Abstract: We present a way of anti-sexual harassment in Virtual Reality. An avatar lets a region of its surface be clickable. When a second avatar touches the region, it goes to another VR site, playing disorienting images and cacophonous sound. The first avatar can be a stripper, lap dancer or taxi dancer. She can define her bra and panties as off limits. Or she defines her vagina, anus and mouth off limits.

Abstract: We have methods against sexual harassment and virtual rape in a Virtual Reality site. The site offers a superpower to a victim. If attacked, she temporarily has enhanced strength or speed, letting her defeat the attacker. Another method has a bodyguard that co-inhabits the victim's avatar. The bodyguard and victim share the visual input of her avatar. If attacked, she hands control of her avatar to the bodyguard, who fights off the attacker, using her avatar's body. Afterwards, the victim regains control of her avatar.

Abstract: We address uncertainty about a Metaverse link. If a user clicks and goes to a bad site, where a sex predator might accost her, the immersive nature of the Metaverse can increase trauma to her. Now, before clicking, she asks a search engine to show recent images of the destination. She asks that a spider at the destination meet her when she jumps to it. Or a guardian avatar made by the server can do this. Virtual items can be carried across sites. An avatar can carry another avatar to a site.

Abstract: A first avatar in a VR room can show a clickable image on its outer surface. Or it can wear a sandwich board showing clickable images. When a second avatar gets close to the first avatar, it can click the image, taking the second avatar to another room. The first avatar defines an off ramp from the first room, outside the control of the first room. An avatar can sing a link to another room. A listening avatar can decode the song and download the link and pick it, to go to the other room. A clickable link on an avatar can take both avatars to the same destination.

Abstract: Spiders scans websites. A ghost spider scans VR/Metaverse “rooms”. The ghost spider does not use an avatar to represent itself when it visits rooms. It has no visible presence to avatars. A ghost spider can follow an avatar, documenting its activities. A room can have policies on forbidden items for avatars. Two common problems with rooms are (a) unauthorised use of trademarks; (b) when users with avatars visit a room, (zombie) avatars often remain logged in and static, as their users do other tasks. The room falsely benefits in attendance numbers with zombies present. Our specification attacks both problems.

Abstract: A first avatar in a VR room can show a clickable image on its outer surface. Or it can wear a sandwich board showing clickable images. When a second avatar gets close to the first avatar, it can click the image, taking the second avatar to another room. The first avatar defines an off ramp from the first room, outside the control of the first room. An avatar can sing a link to another room. A listening avatar can decode the song and download the link and pick it, to go to the other room. A clickable link on an avatar can take both avatars to the same destination.

Abstract: Spiders scans websites. A ghost spider scans VR/Metaverse “rooms”. The ghost spider does not use an avatar to represent itself when it visits rooms. It has no visible presence to avatars. A ghost spider can follow an avatar, documenting its activities. A room can have policies on forbidden items for avatars. Two common problems with rooms are (a) unauthorised use of trademarks; (b) when users with avatars visit a room, (zombie) avatars often remain logged in and static, as their users do other tasks. The room falsely benefits in attendance numbers with zombies present. Our specification attacks both problems.

Abstract: We describe offline links to online digital assets. The offline links can be in hardcopy text. A link can be in a format like [BBQ Ribs], where there is a starting delimiter (eg “[”) and a closing delimiter (“]”). We call this a “linket”. A user has a mobile device with a camera. She scans a linket in hardcopy she is reading. Her device converts this to digital form and sends to a server. The server maps the linket to an URL or other electronic data. The linket acts as a brand, akin to a domain name.

Abstract: Theme parks host visitors' games, watched by remote viewers (esports). Games are played on visitors' phones. A game can involve searching for clues indoors and outdoors. A game can be played at night for a live daytime audience. Parks have portals simulating sending items between parks. An item is put into a portal, copies appear at other portals. An item is put into a portal, items of other types appear at multiple portals. An item is put into a portal, a copy appears at a randomly picked portal. A portal gets an item representing a young individual (eg. kitten), an item representing an older individual (eg. cat) appears at another portal. Visitors and viewers can join teams. A team can span different parks. A portal can be controlled by a team.

Abstract: In esports a game firm has a game played by a gamer and shown on a third party viewing platform. To the firm, the platform is a middleman. The customer of the platform should be a customer of the firm. The gamer guides a viewer to watch the gamer on a read only copy of the game installed on the viewer's computer. The platform is bypassed. The viewer is now the firm's customer. The firm monetizes with ads and subscriptions. A viewer can be a tour guide of the game to other viewers.

Abstract: A theme park permits interactions between visitors and remote viewers in Mixed Reality. The park has devices controllable by visitors and viewers. A viewer uses an app to interact. A visitor can use an app on a mobile device. Viewers watch or follow a visitor (akin to esports). A viewer can change physical aspects at the park. Including opening and closing a door or window, moving a vehicle, adjusting a fountain. Visitor and viewer can form a team. A viewer can aid or hinder a visitor. Visitor and viewer can trade virtual assets. The park makes a movie for a theatre. The viewer watches the movie and captures items that the visitor uses in the park. There can be multiple Mixed Realities.

Abstract: A theme park permits interactions between visitors and remote viewers in Mixed Reality. The park has devices controllable by visitors and viewers. A viewer uses an app to interact. A visitor can use an app on a mobile device. Viewers watch or follow a visitor (akin to esports). A viewer can change physical aspects at the park. Including opening and closing a door or window, moving a vehicle, adjusting a fountain. Visitor and viewer can form a team. A viewer can aid or hinder a visitor. Visitor and viewer can trade virtual assets. The park makes a movie for a theatre. The viewer watches the movie and captures items that the visitor uses in the park. There can be multiple Mixed Realities.

Abstract: A digital assistant (“Ann”) interacts with the owner's mobile device. He sees a product on a third party website. If she sells it cheaper, he buys from her. Ann gets more business. A non-owner near Ann cannot buy directly from her. He says he wants to buy on his device. Ann says an URL. His device decodes and shows the page from Ann. He buys from it. Ann gets more business. A user near Ann asks to analyse a news page on his device. She advises if the page is real or “fake news”. Two users with mobile devices near Ann use her to play a game, on website or app. A user uses a Virtual Reality device near Ann. He interacts with her via voice. She advises on what he sees and can do in the VR. Two digital assistants from different firms are near each other and a person with a mobile device. An assistant benchmarks itself against the other by passive and active means. Ann can have a barcode, that lets users pass information between her and their devices.

Abstract: Theme parks host visitors' games, watched by remote viewers (esports). Games are played on visitors' phones. A game can involve searching for clues indoors and outdoors. A game can be played at night for a live daytime audience. Parks have portals simulating sending items between parks. An item is put into a portal, copies appear at other portals. An item is put into a portal, items of other types appear at multiple portals. An item is put into a portal, a copy appears at a randomly picked portal. A portal gets an item representing a young individual (eg. kitten), an item representing an older individual (eg. cat) appears at another portal. Visitors and viewers can join teams. A team can span different parks. A portal can be controlled by a team.

Abstract: A Registry stores data about linkets. A linket has data about users who use it to interact with the linket owner via an app or bot. This linket group lets members interact with each other. To help each other with advice about using the linket. The Registry can host a message board, where users of a linket can communicate with each other. The linket owner gets feedback about her interactions with the users. It is easier for her to shift from using an app in the deep link to an app made by a different firm. The user data is not held by any app firm, allowing this independence.

Abstract: Fans use a read only version of a computer game to watch a gamer. Fans wander in the game. Contextual ads are shown, based on fans' history using a search engine or social network. Gamification is used in an ad to improve response. Groups of fans form to go thru games. A fan or gamer uploads pet data to make a pet character to follow her thru the game.

Abstract: In esports a game firm has a game played by a gamer and shown on a third party viewing platform. To the firm, the platform is a middleman. The customer of the platform should be a customer of the firm. The gamer guides a viewer to watch the gamer on a read only copy of the game installed on the viewer's computer. The platform is bypassed. The viewer is now the firm's customer. The firm monetizes with ads and subscriptions. A viewer can be a tour guide of the game to other viewers.

Abstract: A theme park permits interactions between visitors and remote viewers in Mixed Reality. The park has devices controllable by visitors and viewers. A viewer uses an app to interact. A visitor can use an app on a mobile device. Viewers watch or follow a visitor (akin to esports). A viewer can change physical aspects at the park. Including opening and closing a door or window, moving a vehicle, adjusting a fountain. Visitor and viewer can form a team. A viewer can aid or hinder a visitor. Visitor and viewer can trade virtual assets. The park makes a movie for a theatre. The viewer watches the movie and captures items that the visitor uses in the park. There can be multiple Mixed Realities.

Abstract: A Registry stores data about linkets. A linket has data about users who use it to interact with the linket owner via an app or bot. An app firm makes a bot interface for the app engine of its app. Users interact with the app engine via the app or a bot. The Registry maps from a linket to one or more of a deep link, a bot interface address and an app id. A linket have several deep links and bot interfaces. The Registry could pick a deep link closest to the device making the query. The Registry can overweight some deep links according to knowledge about the respondents at those deep links. When the Registry gets a query with a linket, and there are several deep links to pick from, the Registry can conduct a Real Time Bidding (RTB) auction to pick a deep link. A user with a bot on a mobile device uses the bot to search the Registry.

Abstract: A theme park permits interactions between visitors and remote viewers in Mixed Reality. The park has devices controllable by visitors and viewers. A viewer uses an app to interact. A visitor can use an app on a mobile device. Viewers watch or follow a visitor (akin to esports). A viewer can change physical aspects at the park. Including opening and closing a door or window, moving a vehicle, adjusting a fountain. Visitor and viewer can form a team. A viewer can aid or hinder a visitor. Visitor and viewer can trade virtual assets. The park makes a movie for a theatre. The viewer watches the movie and captures items that the visitor uses in the park. There can be multiple Mixed Realities.