REDUCTION OF COMPUTER RESOURCE USE IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE

The invention provides a method, system, and program product for reducing use of one or more computer resources. In one embodiment, the invention includes monitoring a user's interaction with a virtual universe, determining whether the user's interaction with the virtual universe is consis...

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Main Authors HAMILTON, II RICK A, SEAMAN JAMES W, MOSKOWITZ PAUL A, O'CONNELL BRIAN M, PICKOVER CLIFFORD A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.03.2016
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:The invention provides a method, system, and program product for reducing use of one or more computer resources. In one embodiment, the invention includes monitoring a user's interaction with a virtual universe, determining whether the user's interaction with the virtual universe is consistent with the user's attention being diverted from the virtual universe, determining whether a computer resource allocated to the user should be reduced, and in the case that the computer resource should be reduced, reducing the computer resource.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514938326