Avatar personalization in a virtual environment
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsSteven Makofsky, Paul Cutsinger
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed to facilitate avatar personalization in a virtual environment. A request to generate an avatar in the virtual environment to represent a requesting entity is received. Data pertaining to the requesting entity is retrieved, the data not specifying any visual appearance of the avatar. A proposed avatar is generated based on the retrieved data. The proposed avatar is output to the requesting entity.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of avatar personalization in a virtual environment, based on visual appearance, geographic region, and topic of interest, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a request to generate an avatar in the virtual environment to represent a requesting entity;
- determining an aspect of visual appearance of the requesting entity;
- determining a topic of interest pertaining to a geographic region of the requesting entity;
- and
- generating, by operation of one or more computer processors, a proposed avatar having a visual appearance based on the aspect of visual appearance and further having a name based on the topic of interest pertaining to the geographical region, wherein the proposed avatar is output to the requesting entity.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a program, which when executed, is configured to perform an operation for avatar personalization in a virtual environment, based on visual appearance, geographic region, and topic of interest, the operation comprising:
- receiving a request to generate an avatar in the virtual environment to represent a requesting entity;
- determining an aspect of visual appearance of the requesting entity;
- determining a topic of interest pertaining to a geographic region of the requesting entity;
- and
- generating, by operation of one or more computer processors when executing the program, a proposed avatar having a visual appearance based on the aspect of visual appearance and further having a name based on the topic of interest pertaining to the geographical region, wherein the proposed avatar is output to the requesting entity.
A system of avatar personalization in a virtual environment, based on visual appearance, geographic region, and topic of interest, the system comprising:
- one or more computer processors;
- a memory containing a program, which when executed by the one or more computer processors is configured to perform an operation comprising:
- receiving a request to generate an avatar in the virtual environment to represent a requesting entity;
- determining an aspect of visual appearance of the requesting entity;
- determining a topic of interest pertaining to a geographic region of the requesting entity;
- and
- generating a proposed avatar having a visual appearance based on the aspect of visual appearance and further having a name based on the topic of interest pertaining to the geographical region, wherein the proposed avatar is output to the requesting entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.