1. A system comprising:
a collection engine configured to collect one or more inputs;
at least one rule set; and
an emotion engine configured to accept the one or more inputs and operate on the at least one rule set by comparing the one or more inputs to the at least one rule set, the emotion engine configured to modify at least one characteristic of a user participating in a virtual universe when the comparing produces a match.
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a feedback engine configured to provide feedback to the user based on the comparing, wherein an amount and type of the feedback is determined from a policy table.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the policy table comprises one or more audio andor visual modifications, which are configured to alter an inferred mood.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one rule set comprises at least one of a rule name, rule number, condition test, condition priority, characteristic action, characteristic duration or the at least one characteristic.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more inputs are obtained from at least one of an analysis agent, financial transaction agent, medical andor prescription agent, environmental sensor, calendar agent, profile information, physiological agent, or biometric agent.
6. The system of claim 1, further comprising an override configured to prevent the at least one characteristic from being modified and a filter to prevent at least one of the one or more inputs from being sent to the emotion engine.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one characteristic is associated with one or more of an avatar, a landscape, a map, and a building.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more inputs are aggregated from a plurality of users and reflected in a building or a landscape.
9. A method implemented on a computer infrastructure for modify characteristics comprising:
ascertaining one or more inputs of an avatar in a virtual universe;
comparing the one or more inputs to at least one rule set via which comprises at least one characteristic;
applying a priority to the at least one characteristic; and
modifying the at least one characteristic based on the priority.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the modifying step is performed when the comparing step produces a match between the one or more inputs and the at least one rule set.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one characteristic includes one or more of hair color, skin color, height, weight, build, emotion, facial expression, voice, clothing, stature, and body movements.
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising controlling the at least one avatar characteristic through an Application Program Interface.
13. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing feedback to a user in a virtual universe based on the comparing step and displaying a modified characteristic to one or more avatars within a virtual universe.
14. The method of claim 9, comprising:
ascertaining the one or more inputs from at least one of a text analysis agent, financial transaction agent, medical andor prescription agent, environmental sensor, calendar agent, profile information, physiological agent, or biometric agent;
comparing the one or more inputs to the at least one rule set via an emotion engine, wherein the rule set comprises at least one of a rule name, rule number, condition test, condition priority, or the at least one characteristic;
providing feedback to a user based on the comparing step, wherein the feedback is determined from a policy table;
allowing the user to override a modification from the modifying step before or after the modification is applied; and
displaying a modified characteristic to one more avatars within a virtual universe.
15. The method of claim 9, wherein the steps of claim 9 are offered by a service provider based on one of a fee and subscription basis.
16. The method of claim 9, wherein the steps of claim 9 are provided on a computer infrastructure, which is one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.
17. The method of claim 9, wherein the steps of claim 9 are implemented on a combination of software and hardware or hardware.
18. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:
obtain one or more inputs;
compare the one or more inputs to at least one rule set to determine an applicability of the at least one rule set, wherein the comparison is performed by an emotion engine;
modify at least one characteristic based on the comparison; and
display the modified at least one characteristic in a virtual universe.
19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer program product is operable to provide feedback to a user before the display and is further operable to permit the user to override at least one of the modification and the display.
20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer program product is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.
21. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer program product is operable to:
ascertain the one or more inputs from at least one of a text analysis agent, financial transaction agent, medical andor prescription agent, environmental sensor, calendar agent, profile information, physiological agent, or biometric agent;
compare the one or more inputs to at least one rule set, wherein the rule set comprises at least one of a rule name, rule number, condition test, condition priority, or the at least one characteristic;
provide feedback to a user based on the comparison, wherein the feedback is determined from a policy table;
allow the user to override a modification before or after the modification is applied; and
display a modified characteristic to one more avatars within a virtual universe.
22. A method for deploying an application for modifying audio communications, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
ascertain one or more inputs;
compare the one or more inputs to at least one rule set;
modify at least one avatar characteristic based on the comparison; and
display the modified at least one avatar characteristic in a virtual universe.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the at least one avatar characteristic includes one or more of hair color, skin color, height, weight, build, emotion, facial expression, voice, clothing, stature, and body movements.
24. The method of claim 22, wherein the one or more inputs are from one or more of a text analysis agent, financial transaction agent, medical andor prescription agent, environmental sensor, calendar agent, profile information, physiological agent, or biometric agent.
25. The method of claim 22, wherein the computer infrastructure is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A process of using a composite material as a fluid barrier under cryogenic conditions, the composite material having:
(a) a tensile Young’s modulus of less than 50 Gpa at ambient conditions; and
(b) a tensile strain at break of at least 5% at ambient conditions.
2. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the composite material has a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 250*10\u22126 mm\xb0 C. at 40\xb0 C.
3. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the composite material has a tensile strain at break of at least 3% at \u2212196\xb0 C.
4. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the composite material has a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 100*10\u22126 mm\xb0 C. at \u221260\xb0 C.
5. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the composite material comprises a mono-material composite or a plastic matrix material reinforced by a reinforcer.
6. A process as claimed in claim 5 wherein the mono-material composite is a thermoplastic material, in which both an oriented thermoplastic material and a matrix between the oriented thermoplastic material comprises the same thermoplastic polymer.
7. A process according to claim 5 wherein the composite material comprises a plastic matrix material reinforced by a reinforcer, and the reinforcer has a tensile strain at break of at least 5%.
8. A process according to claim 1 in the containment, storage, processing, transport or transfer of a cryogenic fluid.
9. A sandwich for use as a barrier under cryogenic conditions comprising a composite material as defined in claim 1 and a structural support layer.
10. A sandwich for use as a barrier under cryogenic conditions comprising a layer of an insulating material and a barrier comprising a composite material as defined in claim 1.
11. A containment system for a cryogenic fluid comprising at least one layer of a composite material as defined in claim 1.
12. A containment system as claimed in claim 11 being a container for storing a cryogenic fluid, the container at least comprising:
a load bearing structural outer shell;
on the inside of the outer shell, one or more fluid barriers comprising a composite material as defined in claim 1.
13. A containment system as claimed in claim 11 being a pipe for transporting a cryogenic fluid at least comprising:
one or more concentric inner fluid barriers around a central fluid conduit, the or each inner fluid barrier comprising a composite material as defined in claim 1;
an outer concentric layer; and
optionally, at least one annulus between at least one inner fluid barrier and the outer concentric layer, said at least one annulus being filled with one or more thermal insulants.
14. A containment system according to claim 13 comprising two, three or four inner fluid barriers, with an annulus between at least one neighbouring set of two inner fluid barriers andor between the outermost inner fluid barrier and the outer concentric layer.
15. A containment system according to claim 14 comprising two, three or four inner fluid barriers, with an annulus between each neighbouring set of two inner fluid barriers and between the outermost inner fluid barrier and the outer concentric layer.
16. A process as claimed in claim 2 wherein the composite material has a tensile strain at break of at least 3% at \u2212196\xb0 C.
17. A process as claimed in claim 2 wherein the composite material has a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 100*10\u22126 mm\xb0 C. at \u221260\xb0 C.
18. A process as claimed in claim 3 wherein the composite material has a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 100*10\u22126 mm\xb0 C. at \u221260\xb0 C.
19. A process as claimed in claim 2 wherein the composite material comprises a mono-material composite or a plastic matrix material reinforced by a reinforcer.
20. A process as claimed in claim 3 wherein the composite material comprises a mono-material composite or a plastic matrix material reinforced by a reinforcer.