Patents by Inventor Wiliam B. Nicol, II

Wiliam B. Nicol, II 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).

  • Three-dimensional (3D) virtual world wormholes
    Patent number: 8659623
    Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) virtual world wormhole includes hosting a 3D virtual world, and creating a wormhole at a selected location in the 3D virtual world for automatic transport of an avatar from the selected location to a selected destination in the 3D virtual world. Policies may be defined for the wormhole where the wormhole operates in accordance with the defined policies. An avatar may be automatically transported from the location to any one of a plurality of destinations based on a current capacity of each of the plurality of destinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wiliam B. Nicol, II, Brian R. Bokor, Andrew B. Smith, Daniel E. House, Peter F. Haggar
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) VIRTUAL WORLD WORMHOLES
    Publication number: 20090267938
    Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) virtual world wormhole includes hosting a 3D virtual world, and creating a wormhole at a selected location in the 3D virtual world for automatic transport of an avatar from the selected location to a selected destination in the 3D virtual world. Policies may be defined for the wormhole where the wormhole operates in accordance with the defined policies. An avatar may be automatically transported from the location to any one of a plurality of destinations based on a current capacity of each of the plurality of destinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Wiliam B. Nicol, II, Brian R. Bokor, Andrew B. Smith, Daniel E. House, Peter F. Haggar