Advertising and managing communities within a virtual space

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2006-01-17

2006-01-17

Edelman, Bradley (Department: 2153)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

C709S223000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06988127

ABSTRACT:
A method and an information processing apparatus are provided for efficiently advertising a community provided in a virtual space. A user transmits a request for generating a community in a virtual space. Data relating to a community is newly generated and stored. Greeting sentences are thereafter sent to communities that are near the newly generated community in a virtual positional relationship of a virtual space.

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