发明名称 |
COLLAPSING AREAS OF A REGION IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE TO CONSERVE COMPUTING RESOURCES |
摘要 |
Described herein are processes and devices that collapse areas in a region of a virtual universe to conserve computing resources. One of the devices described is a virtual resource conserver. The virtual resource conserver determines a first area of a region in a virtual universe. The first area has objects or avatars. A first computing resource processes data for presenting and controlling the objects or avatars in the first area. The virtual resource conserver determines a second area of the region that is similar in topology to the first area. The virtual resource conserver moves the objects or avatars from the first area to the second area and transfers data for presenting and controlling the avatars or objects from the first computing resource to a second computing resource. Finally, the virtual resource conserver reduces usage of the first computing resource, thus conserving resources in the virtual universe. |
申请公布号 |
US2009113338(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.04.30 |
申请号 |
US20070931826 |
申请日期 |
2007.10.31 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
HAMILTON, II RICK A.;MOSKOWITZ PAUL A.;O'CONNELL BRIAN M.;PICKOVER CLIFFORD A.;SEAMAN JAMES W. |
分类号 |
G06F3/048 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/048 |
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