Patents by Inventor George R. Dolbier

George R. Dolbier 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).

  • Method for extending a virtual environment through registration
    Patent number: 10369473
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality and a base world list of base virtual world users, includes providing a virtual world layer, communicating to the base virtual world that the virtual world layer will overlay the base virtual world and adding the virtual world layer to the base world list in order to register the virtual world layer with the base virtual world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • Method for providing a virtual world layer
    Patent number: 10166470
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality, including providing a virtual world layer having virtual world layer functionality beyond the base virtual world functionality, coupling the virtual world layer to the base virtual world and coupling the virtual world layer to the user. User access to the base virtual world functionality and to the virtual world layer functionality by the virtual world layer is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • METHOD FOR EXTENDING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REGISTRATION
    Publication number: 20150160825
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality and a base world list of base virtual world users, includes providing a virtual world layer, communicating to the base virtual world that the virtual world layer will overlay the base virtual world and adding the virtual world layer to the base world list in order to register the virtual world layer with the base virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: George R. DOLBIER, Rick A. HAMILTON, II, Neil A. KATZ, Brian M. O'CONNELL
  • Method for extending a virtual environment through registration
    Patent number: 8957914
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality and a base world list of base virtual world users, includes providing a virtual world layer, communicating to the base virtual world that the virtual world layer will overlay the base virtual world and adding the virtual world layer to the base world list in order to register the virtual world layer with the base virtual world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • Method for providing parallel augmented functionality for a virtual environment
    Patent number: 8527625
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having a base virtual world functionality, includes providing first, second and third virtual world layers having respective first, second and third virtual world layer functionalities beyond the base virtual world functionality and providing user access to the base virtual world functionality and to the first and second virtual world functionalities by the second virtual world layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • Method for providing parallel augmented functionality for a virtual environment
    Patent number: 8478863
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having a base virtual world functionality, includes providing first, second and third virtual world layers having respective first, second and third virtual world layer functionalities beyond the base virtual world functionality and providing user access to the base virtual world functionality and to the first and second virtual world functionalities by the second virtual world layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • Virtual environment module bundle
    Patent number: 7882222
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality, includes providing a virtual world layer having virtual world layer functionality beyond the base virtual world functionality, encapsulating the virtual world layer to provide a virtual world module and transmitting the virtual world module to virtual world layer infrastructure to provide a transmitted virtual world module. The transmitted virtual world module is executed to provide user access to the base virtual world functionality and the virtual world layer functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT MODULE BUNDLE
    Publication number: 20100030854
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality, includes providing a virtual world layer having virtual world layer functionality beyond the base virtual world functionality, encapsulating the virtual world layer to provide a virtual world module and transmitting the virtual world module to virtual world layer infrastructure to provide a transmitted virtual world module. The transmitted virtual world module is executed to provide user access to the base virtual world functionality and the virtual world layer functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL WORLD LAYER
    Publication number: 20100031164
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality, including providing a virtual world layer having virtual world layer functionality beyond the base virtual world functionality, coupling the virtual world layer to the base virtual world and coupling the virtual world layer to the user. User access to the base virtual world functionality and to the virtual world layer functionality by the virtual world layer is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • METHOD FOR PROVIDING PARALLEL AUGMENTED FUNCTIONALITY FOR A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20100026681
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having a base virtual world functionality, includes providing first, second and third virtual world layers having respective first, second and third virtual world layer functionalities beyond the base virtual world functionality and providing user access to the base virtual world functionality and to the first and second virtual world functionalities by the second virtual world layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell
  • METHOD FOR EXTENDING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REGISTRATION
    Publication number: 20100020100
    Abstract: A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality and a base world list of base virtual world users, includes providing a virtual world layer, communicating to the base virtual world that the virtual world layer will overlay the base virtual world and adding the virtual world layer to the base world list in order to register the virtual world layer with the base virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: George R. Dolbier, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Neil A. Katz, Brian M. O'Connell