Virtual world escrow user interface

• US 20060178218A1
• Filed: 08/26/2005
• Published: 08/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/213,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20060178218A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

In one aspect, a method related to conducting virtual world transactions. In addition to the foregoing, other method and system and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present application.

Claims

1. A method related to virtual world transactions, the method comprising:

providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction; and

accepting input to the interface.

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85. A system related to virtual world transactions, the system comprising:

circuitry for providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction; and

circuitry for accepting input to the interface.

86. A system comprising:

means for providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction; and

means for accepting input to the interface.

87. A program product, comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction, and

one or more instructions for accepting input to the interface.

90. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to access information concerning a candidate grantor and/or a candidate depository and/or a candidate grantee and/or a candidate depository item and/or a candidate agent.

91. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for.

92. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for.

93. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for.

96. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to access performance information.

100. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction.

101. The program product of claim 100, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for.

102. The program product of claim 100, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for.

103. The program product of claim 100, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for.

104. The program product of claim 100, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an entity to be a grantor in the escrow transaction.

105. The program product of claim 100, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an entity to be a depository in the escrow transaction.

106. The program product of claim 100, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an entity to be a grantee in the escrow transaction.

107. The program product of claim 100, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to designate an item and/or an entity to be a depository item in the escrow transaction.

108. The program product of claim 100, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an item and/or an entity to serve in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to select an entity to be an agent in the escrow transaction.

109. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to verify an identity in the escrow transaction.

115. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction.

116. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to choose to participate as a grantor in the escrow transaction.

117. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to choose to participate as a depository in the escrow transaction.

118. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to choose to participate as a grantee in the escrow transaction.

119. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to choose to participate as a depository item in the escrow transaction.

120. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to choose to participate as an agent in the escrow transaction.

121. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to participate as a grantor in the escrow transaction.

122. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to participate as a depository in the escrow transaction.

123. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to participate as a grantee in the escrow transaction.

125. The program product of claim 115, wherein providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to elect to participate in a role in the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to participate as an agent in the escrow transaction.

126. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to negotiate an agreement to govern the escrow transaction.

127. The program product of claim 126, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to negotiate an agreement to govern the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to propose a term of the escrow agreement.

128. The program product of claim 126, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to negotiate an agreement to govern the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to agree to a proposed term of the escrow agreement.

129. The program product of claim 126, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to negotiate an agreement to govern the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to reject a proposed term of the escrow agreement.

130. The program product of claim 126, wherein the providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to negotiate an agreement to govern the escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to change an agreed term of the escrow agreement.

131. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to effect a change in a possession of an item in the escrow transaction.

146. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to verify an action related to possession of an item in the escrow transaction.

152. The program product of claim 87, wherein the providing an interface to enable a player to use an opportunity in an imaginary environment to participate in an escrow transaction further comprises:

one or more instructions for providing an interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to access a record of the escrow transaction.

169. The program product of claim 87, wherein the accepting input to the interface further comprises:

one or more instructions for accepting input to the interface to enable the player to use an opportunity in the imaginary environment to negotiate an agreement to govern the escrow transaction.

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