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Rick A. Hamilton, Ii
Also filed as: HAMILTON II RICK · HAMILTON II RICK A · HAMILTON II RICK ALLEN · HAMILTON III RICK A
1,067 granted patents·251 pending applications·19,655 citations·filing 1997–2023
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1,318 records- 0199US9469195B1Adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument displayIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·43 cites·15 claims
- 0299US9462013B1Managing security breaches in a networked computing environmentIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 4, 2016·176 cites·12 claims
- 0399US9299080B2Dynamic spawning of focal point objects within a virtual universe systemDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 29, 2016·134 cites·20 claims
- 0499US9286731B2Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resourcesACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 15, 2016·134 cites·22 claims
- 0599US8827816B2Avatar protection within a virtual universeBHOGAL KULVIR S·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·135 cites·22 claims
- 0699US8692835B2Spawning projected avatars in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK ALLEN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·143 cites·18 claims
- 0799US8648865B2Variable rendering of virtual universe avatarsDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 11, 2014·442 cites·19 claims
- 0899US8624903B2Modifying a display quality of an area in a virtual universe according to avatar characteristicsHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·142 cites·21 claims
- 0999US8607356B2Detecting a phishing entity in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 10, 2013·134 cites·25 claims
- 1099US8514249B2Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resourcesHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·140 cites·18 claims
- 1199US8458601B2System and method for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication pathsCASTELLI VITTORIO·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 4, 2013·436 cites·5 claims
- 1299US8442946B2Controlling and using virtual universe wish listsHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2012·Granted May 14, 2013·136 cites·12 claims
- 1399US8334871B2Spawning projected avatars in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK ALLEN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 18, 2012·171 cites·3 claims
- 1499US8233005B2Object size modifications based on avatar distanceFINN PETER GEORGE·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 31, 2012·146 cites·16 claims
- 1599US8214335B2Controlling and using virtual universe wish listsHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 3, 2012·140 cites·16 claims
- 1699US8214750B2Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resourcesHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·142 cites·16 claims
- 1799US8108774B2Avatar appearance transformation in a virtual universeFINN PETER G·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 31, 2012·608 cites·25 claims
- 1899US8051462B2Secure communication modes in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 1, 2011·154 cites·20 claims
- 1999US8019797B2Method and system for merging disparate virtual universes entitiesIBM·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 13, 2011·138 cites·15 claims
- 2099US8018462B2Pack avatar for shared inventory in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 13, 2011·147 cites·20 claims
- 2199US7996164B2Managing energy usage by devices associated with a virtual universe resource conservation regionIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 9, 2011·142 cites·20 claims
- 2299US7990387B2Method and apparatus for spawning projected avatars in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 2, 2011·138 cites·8 claims
- 2399US7945802B2Modifying time progression rates in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·224 cites·25 claims
- 2499US7873485B2Indicating physical site energy usage through a virtual environmentIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 18, 2011·178 cites·20 claims
- 2599US7792801B2Controlling and using virtual universe wish listsIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·183 cites·20 claims
- 2698US10686809B2Data protection in a networked computing environmentIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 16, 2020·31 cites·20 claims
- 2798US9363008B2Deployment criteria for unmanned aerial vehicles to improve cellular phone communicationsIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·65 cites·19 claims
- 2898US9083654B2Use of information channels to provide communications in a virtual environmentACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·133 cites·20 claims
- 2998US8849917B2Use of information channels to provide communications in a virtual environmentDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 30, 2014·138 cites·19 claims
- 3098US8245241B2Arrangements for interactivity between a virtual universe and the world wide webHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 14, 2012·141 cites·11 claims
- 3198US8241131B2Avatar protection within a virtual universeBHOGAL KULVIR S·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 14, 2012·137 cites·18 claims
- 3298US8245283B2Region access authorization in a virtual environmentDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·161 cites·21 claims
- 3398US8234579B2Aging and elimination of avatars and associated objects from computer simulated displayed virtual universesDO LYDIA MAI·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 31, 2012·144 cites·20 claims
- 3498US8214843B2Framework for distribution of computer workloads based on real-time energy costsBOSS GREGORY J·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 3, 2012·82 cites·24 claims
- 3598US8214751B2Dynamic spawning of focal point objects within a virtual universe systemDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 3, 2012·133 cites·18 claims
- 3698US8199145B2Managing use limitations in a virtual universe resource conservation regionHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 12, 2012·144 cites·16 claims
- 3798US8187067B2Automatic transformation of inventory items in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2008·Granted May 29, 2012·141 cites·17 claims
- 3898US8184116B2Object based avatar trackingFINN PETER GEORGE·Filed 2008·Granted May 22, 2012·144 cites·18 claims
- 3998US8176421B2Virtual universe supervisory presenceDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·137 cites·20 claims
- 4098US8171559B2Detecting a phishing entity in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·135 cites·25 claims
- 4198US8171408B2Dynamic location generation within a virtual worldDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·139 cites·20 claims
- 4298US8145676B2Shared inventory item donation in a virtual universeBHOGAL KULVIR S·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 27, 2012·144 cites·21 claims
- 4398US8140340B2Using voice biometrics across virtual environments in association with an avatar's movementsBHOGAL KULVIR S·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·266 cites·20 claims
- 4498US8140982B2Method and system for splitting virtual universes into distinct entitiesHAMILTON II RICK ALLEN·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 20, 2012·217 cites·6 claims
- 4598US8128487B2Compensating participants of virtual environmentsHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 6, 2012·465 cites·20 claims
- 4698US8127236B2Virtual universe subject matter expert assistanceHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 28, 2012·152 cites·13 claims
- 4798US8099338B2Management of virtual universe item returnsBETZLER BOAS·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 17, 2012·140 cites·20 claims
- 4898US8056121B2Virtual universe account protectionIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 8, 2011·141 cites·19 claims
- 4998US8041614B2Inventory item expiration and renewal in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 18, 2011·139 cites·23 claims
- 5098US8013861B2Reducing a display quality of an area in a virtual universe to conserve computing resourcesIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 6, 2011·143 cites·20 claims
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