Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,884,029 · App. 08/746,694
User interaction with intelligent virtual objects, avatars, which interact with other avatars controlled by different users
Inventors:
Abbott Purdy Brush, II, Sarah D. Redpath, David B. Lection, Donald Wood
Patented Case
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Granted: Mar 16, 1999
Filed: Nov 14, 1996
Inventors
Abbott Purdy Brush, II
Sarah D. Redpath
David B. Lection
Donald Wood
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation
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