Real-world profile data for making virtual world contacts
First Claim
1. A method of making a particular benefit available to a party, comprising:
- obtaining profile data relating to one or more current or prospective clientele of a real-world entity;
establishing a possible real-world benefit correlated with the profile data; and
making an arrangement for the possible real-world benefit to be made available to the clientele in connection with the clientele'"'"'s participation in a virtual world environment.
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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 virtual world patron can participate in various virtual world activities and transactions. Feedback may be provided and records kept regarding the virtual world activities and transactions. The virtual world patron may be a possible recipient of a real-world consequence or benefit based on a virtual world occurrence. In some instances confirmation of an awarded real-world benefit may be provided via a communication interconnection. Real-world profile data may be used in connection with promotional activities in a virtual world environment.
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59 Claims
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1. A method of making a particular benefit available to a party, comprising:
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obtaining profile data relating to one or more current or prospective clientele of a real-world entity;
establishing a possible real-world benefit correlated with the profile data; and
making an arrangement for the possible real-world benefit to be made available to the clientele in connection with the clientele'"'"'s participation in a virtual world environment. - 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, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of providing a real-world opportunity, comprising:
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obtaining real-world profile data for one or more persons;
selecting a possible real-world benefit, which possible real-world benefit is correlated with information in the real-world profile data;
identifying a virtual world environment in which the one or more persons participate; and
making an arrangement for offering the possible real-world benefit in the virtual world environment. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system of making one or more real-world benefits available, comprising:
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a data record of profile information for current or prospective clientele;
a listing of one or more real-world benefits correlated with the profile information;
a real-world entity that is a provider of the one or more real-world benefits; and
a program module authorized by the real-world entity for making the one or more real-world benefits available in a selected virtual world environment. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. 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 identifying one or more persons that are current or potential patrons of a real-world entity, listing real-world profile data related to the one or more persons, listing one or more real-world benefits provided by the real-world entity, correlating the one or more real-world benefits with the one or more persons as a basis for making a possible benefit available in a virtual world environment; and
b) computer readable media for encoding the instructions, which computer readable media includes a storage medium or a transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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