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| 20100081508 | AVATAR PROTECTION WITHIN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - Methods, program products, services and devices are provided for protecting a protected avatar from actions of a second avatar within a virtual universe. Protection is implemented for a protected avatar from a second avatar within a virtual universe, including identifying an activity of the second avatar and disqualifying the second avatar from engaging in the identified activity within the virtual universe as a function of a relation of the identified activity to the protected avatar. A protective action is defined, associated with the identified activity and executable against the protected avatar or the second avatar. Activity of the protected avatar or the second avatar is monitored within the virtual universe for an occurrence of the identified activity, and the protective action is executed against the protected avatar or the second avatar in response to detecting the occurrence of the identified activity. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100313145 | CONTEXTUAL DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT UTILIZING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - Contextual data center management utilizing a virtual environment is described. In one embodiment, there is a data center management tool for managing a physical data center from a representation of the physical data center operating in a virtual universe. The data center management tool includes a data center contextual object component configured to obtain a data center contextual object that describes operational information of the physical data center in the virtual universe. An operational change component is configured to implement at least one operational change to the representation of the physical data center in the virtual universe. The at least one operational change is implemented as a function of the data center contextual object. A management component is configured to manage the physical data center pursuant to a result obtained from implementing the at least one operational change. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110010316 | PROVIDING A SEAMLESS CONVERSATION SERVICE BETWEEN INTERACTING ENVIRONMENTS - An approach that provides a seamless conversation service between interacting environments is described. In one embodiment, there is a seamless conversation service tool that includes a conversation commencement component configured to facilitate commencement of a conversation between two or more parties occurring over a communication path in one of two or more interacting environments. A user context monitoring component is configured to monitor a user context associated with the conversation. A user context change identification component is configured to identify a change in the user context of the conversation. A conversation transfer component is configured to transfer the conversation between the two or more interacting environments in response to the identified change in the user context, while maintaining a transparency of functionality of the communication path. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110087522 | METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A PROBING ENVIRONMENT FOR PROVISIONED SERVICES TO RECOMMEND OPTIMAL BALANCE IN SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT USER EXPERIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS - A system and method of determining performance metrics for inclusion in a Service Level Agreement (SLA) between a customer and a host computing service provider. The method comprises: receiving a provisioning request from a customer including receiving computing performance requirement parameters and environmental parameters for inclusion in the SLA from the customer; deploying discovery tools to identify relevant infrastructure components based on performance metrics. Based on identification of the customer's relevant infrastructure components, probes are deployed and installed. Then, data is obtained from the probes while changing infrastructure components for simulating and assessing impact of one or more different customer scenarios for different performance policies. In one aspect, the obtained data is used to identify and implement an a priori risk sharing agreement between the customer and service provider. In a further aspect, the data obtained for simulating and assessing impact of one or more different customer policies include data for simulating and assessing different environmental policies. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110138000 | APPLYING TAGS FROM COMMUNICATION FILES TO USERS - A method, data processing system, and computer program product for associating tags with a person or user. A computer receives a communication file. The computer determines a tag for the communication file to form a communication file association of the tag with the communication file. The computer identifies contact information for a user from the communication file. The computer forms a user association between the user and the tag. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20080282356 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR DETECTING AND MANAGING VIEWABILITY OF SCREENS, WINDOWS AND LIKE MEDIA - In the context of screens, windows and like media, arrangements for automatically detecting when a recipient has entered or left a public setting so that privacy configuration changes can be automatically invoked. Also broadly contemplated herein is an arrangement for selectively displaying messages on the recipient's screen but deferring the messages from being visible on a remote hardware device or software display which is publicly visible. Furthermore, there is broadly contemplated herein a secure arrangement for revealing and responding to deferred messages. More generally, there is broadly contemplated herein a new approach to the provision of application notifications and to alarm control during a desktop screen sharing mode, based on the automatic detection of a screen sharing state and on notifying registered applications of the screen sharing in a unified, consistent manner. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080313000 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING SKILL GAP ANALYSIS AND REMEDIATION BASED ON TAG ANALYTICS - This invention includes a workforce management system having a system bus, at least one database in communication with the system bus that includes data representative of workforce employees, and social networking data associated with the employees. A matching functional unit includes a text mining function for mining contextual information from the at least one database to generate context labels for an employee, a clustering function for generating concept labels for an employee, and a matching function that sorts and matches employees by the labels in accordance with a matching criteria. A user interface provides user input to the support operation of the workforce management system. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090299988 | APPLICATION OF USER CONTEXT TO SEARCHES IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - An approach that applies user context to searches in a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is an enhanced virtual universe search tool that includes a receiving component configured to receive a query from an avatar that is online in the virtual universe. A scanning component is configured to scan a collection of avatar data describing attributes that are relevant to behavioral, search and informational needs of the avatar. A resource search component is configured to return search results for the query that are in accordance with the scanned collection of avatar data. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090300493 | EXPLICIT USE OF USER CONTEXT OBJECTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - An approach that facilitates explicit use of user context objects in a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is a user context object tool that includes a user context object retrieving component configured to retrieve the plurality of user context objects for presentation to the avatar. A user context object selection and modification component is configured to receive a user context object selection and any desired modifications made to the user context object selection. A user context object permissions component is configured to permit the avatar to interact with the virtual universe in accordance with the user context object selection. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100146402 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT PRESERVATION BASED ON AUTOMATED ITEM REDUCTION - A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code, includes detecting one of an absence of a virtual universe (VU) occurrence in a VU within a predetermined time period, a special event in the VU and a change of real world status from a previous real world status. Additionally, the method includes determining a VU asset of a VU resident relevant to the VU occurrence, the special event or the previous real world status. Further, the method includes performing an automated asset reduction of the VU asset based on the determining. | 06-10-2010 |
