UNSOLICITED ADVERTISEMENTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE THROUGH AVATAR TRANSPORT OFFERS
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1. A method for generating an offer of transport to an avatar that is online in a virtual universe for exposure to an unsolicited advertisement, comprising:
- collecting information on the avatar; and
presenting an offer to transport the avatar to another region within the virtual universe for exposure to the unsolicited advertisement.
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Abstract
A tool is provided that provides unsolicited advertisements in a virtual universe through avatar transport offers. An information collector component is configured to collect information on an avatar that is online in the virtual universe. A transport offer generator component is configured to present an offer to transport the avatar to another region within the virtual universe for exposure to the unsolicited advertisement.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for generating an offer of transport to an avatar that is online in a virtual universe for exposure to an unsolicited advertisement, comprising:
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collecting information on the avatar; and presenting an offer to transport the avatar to another region within the virtual universe for exposure to the unsolicited advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An advertising generation tool for use in a virtual universe, comprising:
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an information collector component configured to collect information on an avatar that is online in the virtual universe; and a transport offer generator component configured to present an offer to transport the avatar to another region within the virtual universe for exposure to the unsolicited advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium storing computer instructions, which when executed, enables a computer system to generate an offer of transport to an avatar that is online in a virtual universe for exposure to an unsolicited advertisement, the computer instructions comprising:
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collecting information on the avatar; and presenting an offer to transport the avatar to another region within the virtual universe for exposure to the unsolicited advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for exposing an avatar within a virtual universe with an unsolicited advertisement, comprising:
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finding an avatar that is online in the virtual universe; and presenting an offer to transport the avatar to another region within the virtual universe for exposure to the unsolicited advertisement.
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27. A computer-readable medium storing computer instructions, which when executed, enables a computer system to generate an offer of transport to an avatar that is online in a virtual universe for exposure to an unsolicited advertisement, the computer instructions comprising:
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collecting information on the avatar; evaluating whether the collected avatar information warrants targeting the avatar for the unsolicited advertisement; and presenting an offer to transport the avatar to another region within the virtual universe for exposure to the unsolicited advertisement.
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28. A method for deploying an advertising generation tool for use in a computer system that generates unsolicited advertisements in a virtual universe, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure operable to; collect information on an avatar that is online in the virtual universe; and offer to transport the avatar to another region within the virtual universe for exposure to the unsolicited advertisement.
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