Reporting a participant loss in a virtual world
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a covered-loss detection module operable to identify an occurrence of a defined loss in a virtual world suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
) that participate in the virtual world, the defined loss being described in a risk management agreement that includes an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to the participant upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and
a claims module operable to send a signal indicative of the occurrence of a defined loss in the virtual world.
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Abstract
Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, the system includes a covered-loss detection module operable to identify an occurrence of a defined loss in a virtual world suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “the participant”) that participate in the virtual world. The defined loss is described in a risk management agreement that includes an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to the participant upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world. The system also includes a claims module operable to send a signal indicative of the occurrence of a defined loss in the virtual world.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a covered-loss detection module operable to identify an occurrence of a defined loss in a virtual world suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
) that participate in the virtual world, the defined loss being described in a risk management agreement that includes an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to the participant upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and
a claims module operable to send a signal indicative of the occurrence of a defined loss in the virtual world. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system comprising:
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a computing system couplable to a network;
an overseer module operable to monitor a virtual world for an occurrence of a loss defined in an agreement, the virtual world including a virtual world configured to interact with at least two participants via a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to a participant of the at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
) upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and
a reporting module operable to transmit via the network a signal indicative of a monitored occurrence of a loss defined in the agreement. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method comprising:
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monitoring a virtual world operable to interact with a participant over a network; and
transmitting a reporting signal indicative of an identified occurrence of a protected loss in the virtual world suffered by the participant. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, comprising:
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(a) program instructions operable to perform a process in a computer system, the process comprising monitoring a virtual world configured to interact with at least two participants over a network for an occurrence of a loss defined in an agreement, the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to a participant of the at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
) upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world, andtransmitting a signal indicative of a monitored occurrence of a loss defined in the agreement; and
(b) a computer-readable signal-bearing medium bearing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising:
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a computer-readable signal-bearing medium; and
a signal borne by the computer-readable signal-bearing medium, indicative of a detected occurrence of a defined loss described in an agreement, and generated in response to monitoring a virtual world for an occurrence of the defined loss, the virtual world including a virtual world operable to interact with a plurality of participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to a participant upon an occurrence of the defined loss by the participant in the virtual world in exchange for a consideration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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