Issued Patents 2011
Showing 1–25 of 26 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8086354 | Optimizing consumption of resources | Vitaliy Bondar, Ching-Hua Chen-Ritzo, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Ralph P. Williams | 2011-12-27 |
| 8085421 | Efficient print operations | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Victoria L. Vogelsang, Keith R. Walker | 2011-12-27 |
| 8056121 | Virtual universe account protection | Rick A. Hamilton, II, James R. Kozloski, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-11-08 |
| 8051462 | Secure communication modes in a virtual universe | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Anne R. Sand, Keith R. Walker | 2011-11-01 |
| 8041614 | Inventory item expiration and renewal in a virtual universe | Kulvir S. Bhogal, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Anne R. Sand | 2011-10-18 |
| 8032799 | System and method for managing server performance degradation in a virtual universe | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-10-04 |
| 8019797 | Method and system for merging disparate virtual universes entities | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Steven M. Harrison, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-09-13 |
| 8018462 | Pack avatar for shared inventory in a virtual universe | Kulvir S. Bhogal, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Anne R. Sand | 2011-09-13 |
| 8014914 | Energy and emission responsive routing for vehicles | Gregory J. Boss, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-09-06 |
| 8013861 | Reducing a display quality of an area in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Paul A. Moskowitz, Brian M. O'Connell, James W. Seaman | 2011-09-06 |
| 8010815 | Computational device power-savings | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-08-30 |
| 8001161 | Cloning objects in a virtual universe | Peter G. Finn, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-08-16 |
| 7996287 | Allocating carbon offsets for printing tasks | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-08-09 |
| 7996164 | Managing energy usage by devices associated with a virtual universe resource conservation region | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-08-09 |
| 7991892 | Comparative efficiency decisions in print operations | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Victoria L. Vogelsang, Keith R. Walker | 2011-08-02 |
| 7990387 | Method and apparatus for spawning projected avatars in a virtual universe | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-08-02 |
| 7984138 | Apparatus and methods for activity-based management of computer systems | David F. Bantz, Thomas E. Chefalas, Srikant Jalan, Steven J. Mastrianni | 2011-07-19 |
| 7976311 | Automatic determination of E-learning obsolescence | David F. Bantz, Jarir K. Chaar | 2011-07-12 |
| 7953519 | Energy usage monitoring and balancing method and system | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Julianne Frances Haugh, James R. Kozloski, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-05-31 |
| 7945802 | Modifying time progression rates in a virtual universe | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Paul A. Moskowitz, Brian M. O'Connell, James W. Seaman, Keith R. Walker | 2011-05-17 |
| 7921128 | Method and system for merging disparate virtual universes entities | Rick A. Hamilton, II, Steven M. Harrison, Brian M. O'Connell, Keith R. Walker | 2011-04-05 |
| 7882043 | Method and apparatuses for facilitating spontaneous shopping collaboration | David F. Bantz | 2011-02-01 |
| 7877332 | Apparatuses for spontaneous collaboration between shoppers and selected consultants | David F. Bantz | 2011-01-25 |
| 7873485 | Indicating physical site energy usage through a virtual environment | Vittorio Castelli, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Robert W. Wisniewski | 2011-01-18 |
| 7870252 | System and method for networking educational equipment | Neal M. Keller, Juhnyoung Lee, Robert W. Wisniewski | 2011-01-11 |