Emergency alert notification and verification
US-9398619-B1 · Jul 19, 2016 · US
Informing users of a virtual universe of real world events
US10248932B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10248932-B2 |
| Application number | US-62872009-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | Dec 1, 2009 |
| Publication date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
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The present invention provides various approaches for disseminating emergency broadcasting messages or other messages of importance (hereinafter “alerts”) within virtual world environments such that interested virtual world residents can be made aware of matters of importance based on their physical world locations (e.g., without respect to the locale of their current virtual world presence).
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for informing users of a virtual universe (VU) of real world events, comprising: receiving, from a real-world emergency notification service, an alert at a VU server hosting the VU, the alert notifying of an emergency event that is currently occurring in a real world emergency location, the VU including a computer-based virtual environment that a plurality of users access, the plurality of users interacting with the computer-based virtual environmen…
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- What does patent US10248932B2 cover?
- The present invention provides various approaches for disseminating emergency broadcasting messages or other messages of importance (hereinafter “alerts”) within virtual world environments such that interested virtual world residents can be made aware of matters of importance based on their physical world locations (e.g., without respect to the locale of their current virtual world presence).
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Gershfang Igor Y, Hamilton Ii Rick A, Katz Neil A, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06Q10/10. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 02 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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