Supervisory authority in virtual world environment
First Claim
1. A method for allowing supervision in a virtual world environment, the method comprising:
- identifying a real-world player or participant who engages in participation in a virtual world environment;
allowing one or more aspects of the participation in the virtual world environment to be subject to auxiliary supervisory authority by or on behalf of a supervisory entity;
enabling implementation of a consequential result involving the one or more aspects subject to the auxiliary supervisory authority, which consequential result is at least partially based on an attribute related to the real-world player or participant, wherein the consequential result is authorized by the supervisory entity in accordance with a supplemental oversight procedure.
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Abstract
A method and system provides arrangements creating a relationship between a real-world entity and a virtual world environment. A participant or player can participate in various virtual world experiences including activities, settings, events, purchases, sales and diverse transactions to acquire virtual products, virtual services, and/or virtual items of value. Feedback may be provided and records kept regarding the virtual world participation. In some circumstances, multiple persons can participate as a group or participate as individuals in the virtual world environment. Some embodiments provide an oversight procedure that enables a supervisory entity to exercise direct or indirect control over certain virtual world aspects of a participant or player. In some implementations the oversight procedure is at least partially based on an attribute related to the participant or player.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for allowing supervision in a virtual world environment, the method comprising:
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identifying a real-world player or participant who engages in participation in a virtual world environment;
allowing one or more aspects of the participation in the virtual world environment to be subject to auxiliary supervisory authority by or on behalf of a supervisory entity;
enabling implementation of a consequential result involving the one or more aspects subject to the auxiliary supervisory authority, which consequential result is at least partially based on an attribute related to the real-world player or participant, wherein the consequential result is authorized by the supervisory entity in accordance with a supplemental oversight procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system of supervisory authority in a virtual world environment, comprising:
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a virtual world environment including an operating procedure available to a player or participant that has access to the virtual world environment;
a control module operably coupled to the virtual world environment and capable of implementing a supplemental oversight procedure that is applicable to a particular player or participant, which supplemental oversight procedure has been authorized by or on behalf of a supervisory entity;
an input communication link for receiving informational data related to real-world and/or virtual world attributes involving the particular player or participant, and for transmitting the information data to the control module, wherein the control module causes a consequential result to occur in the virtual world environment in accordance with the supplemental oversight procedure. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer program product comprising:
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(a) program instructions configured to perform a process that associates information in a computer system, the process including providing a virtual world environment including an operating procedure for a player or participant, implementing a supplemental oversight procedure that is applicable to a particular player or participant having access to the virtual world environment, which supplemental oversight procedure has been authorized by or on behalf of a supervisory entity, obtaining confirmation of a real-world and/or virtual world attribute associated with the particular player or participant, and responsive to the confirmation, modifying an aspect related to virtual world participation of the particular player or participant in accordance with the supplemental oversight procedure; and
(b) a computer-readable signal-bearing media bearing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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