Patents by Inventor Vandana Mallempatl

Vandana Mallempatl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for group control in a metaverse application
    Patent number: 8990707
    Abstract: A metaverse system and method for allowing a user to control a group of avatars in a metaverse application. The metaverse system includes a client computer, a metaverse server, and a group link engine. The metaverse server hosts a metaverse application over a network. The client computer interfaces with the metaverse application. The group link engine opens a group link connection. A linked group associated with the group link connection includes at least two linked users. At least one user is designated as a leader of the linked group. The group link engine includes a group link controller to allow the leader to control an action of an avatar of at least one other user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Angela Richards Jones, Ruthie D. Lyle, Vandana Mallempatl
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUP CONTROL IN A METAVERSE APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20090177977
    Abstract: A metaverse system and method for allowing a user to control a group of avatars in a metaverse application. The metaverse system includes a client computer, a metaverse server, and a group link engine. The metaverse server hosts a metaverse application over a network. The client computer interfaces with the metaverse application. The group link engine opens a group link connection. A linked group associated with the group link connection includes at least two linked users. At least one user is designated as a leader of the linked group. The group link engine includes a group link controller to allow the leader to control an action of an avatar of at least one other user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Angela Richards Jones, Ruthie D. Lyle, Vandana Mallempatl