Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Cooperative computer processing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-26
2010-10-12
Walsh, John B. (Department: 2451)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Cooperative computer processing
C709S246000, C463S042000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07814154
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided for transforming messages propagated in a distributed virtual world such as a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) virtual world. The disturbed virtual world is hosted by a number of peer servers, wherein each peer server hosts a cell, or virtual space, within the virtual world. During message propagation, a peer server receives a message from a sending peer server hosting a virtual space neighboring a virtual space of the peer server. The peer server then identifies one or more transformation rules for transforming the message in a manner that is consistent with the state or properties of its virtual space and applies the transformation rules either directly or indirectly. After the transformation rules are applied, the peer server propagates the message to one or more of its neighboring peer servers.
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Kandekar Kunal
Walsh Richard J.
Qurio Holdings, Inc.
Walsh John B.
Withrow & Terranova , PLLC
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