Dividing three-dimensional space into location based virtual packets

1. A method for three-dimensional virtual world pattern positioning, the method comprising:

creating a three-dimensional pattern for a virtual world environment;

sub-dividing the pattern into a plurality of sub-divisions each having a vector relative to a center of the pattern;

creating, using a processor, a transform including a description of the pattern and shape information for each sub-division, wherein the shape information for each sub-division includes a scaling factor based on a longest dimension of the sub-division and a longest dimension of the pattern such that the longest dimension of the sub-division is relative to the longest dimension of the pattern;

creating a portion of a virtual world environment by positioning the pattern;

rendering the sub-divisions according to the transform; and

storing the transform for reusing the pattern and sub-divisions in another virtual world environment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the shape information further includes an X-Y ratio, wherein the X-Y ratio describes the width of the sub-division in relation to the length of the sub-division.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein coordinates of the vector are offset positions relative to the center of the pattern to a center of the sub-divisions.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving commerce information;

building a node hierarchy with the commerce information;

determining structure information of the commerce information;

transferring the structure information to template node elements;

using the template node elements to determine a pattern to use for creating a level of a virtual world by comparing the template node elements with the stored transform information.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the node hierarchy includes:

a location node including a positioning vector used to determine position of a display node and a terminal node, the display node includes an actual representation of a virtual world element, and the terminal node is an object to appear in the virtual world for interaction with visitors.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the object is a store product.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sub-divisions can be further sub-divided.

8. A system for creating and reusing virtual world patterns, the system comprising:

a processor coupled to a memory, wherein the processor is programmed to implement:

an assembly module configured to:

create a three-dimensional pattern for a virtual world environment;

sub-divide the pattern into a plurality of sub-divisions each having a vector relative to a center of the pattern; and

create a transform including a description of the pattern and shape information for each sub-division, wherein the shape information for each sub-division includes a scaling factor based on a longest dimension of the sub-division and a longest dimension of the pattern such that the longest dimension of the sub-division is relative to the longest dimension of the pattern; and

a model builder module configured to:

create a portion of a virtual world environment by positioning the pattern;

render the sub-divisions according to the transform; and

store the transform for reusing the pattern and sub-divisions in another virtual world environment.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the model builder module is further configured to:

receive commerce information;

build a node hierarchy with the commerce information;

determine structure information of the commerce information;

transfer the structure information to template node elements; and

use the template node elements to determine a pattern to use for creating a level of a virtual world by comparing the template node elements with the stored transform information.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the model builder is configured to generate a location node including a positioning vector used to determine position of a display node and a terminal node, wherein the display node includes an actual representation of a virtual world element, and the terminal node is an object to appear in the virtual world for interaction with visitors.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the model builder is configured to re-use the pattern for building a portion of another virtual world environment.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further programmed to implement an excess handler configured to discard excess commerce information in a first mode and divide the commerce information between available spaces in the pattern.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the shape information further includes an X-Y ratio, wherein the X-Y ratio describes the width of the sub-division in relation to the length of the sub-division.

14. A computer-readable storage device with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a processor to perform:

creating a three-dimensional pattern for a virtual world environment;

sub-dividing the pattern into a plurality of sub-divisions each having a vector relative to a center of the pattern;

creating, using a processor, a transform including a description of the pattern and shape information for each sub-division, wherein the shape information for each sub-division includes a scaling factor based on a longest dimension of the sub-division and a longest dimension of the pattern such that the longest dimension of the sub-division is relative to the longest dimension of the pattern;

creating a portion of a virtual world environment by positioning the pattern;

rendering the sub-divisions according to the transform; and

storing the transform for reusing the pattern and sub-divisions in another virtual world environment.

15. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein the shape information further includes an X-Y ratio, wherein the X-Y ratio describes the width of the sub-division in relation to the length of the sub-division.

16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein coordinates of the vector are offset positions relative to the center of the pattern to a center of the sub-divisions.

17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , further causing the computer to:

receive commerce information;

build a node hierarchy with the commerce information;

determine structure information of the commerce information;

transfer the structure information to template node elements;

use the template node elements to determine a pattern to use for creating a level of a virtual world by comparing the template node elements with the stored transform information.

18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the node hierarchy includes:

a location node including a positioning vector used to determine position of a display node and a terminal node, the display node includes an actual representation of a virtual world element, and the terminal node is an object to appear in the virtual world for interaction with visitors.

19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein the object is a store product.

20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein the sub-divisions can be further sub-divided.