SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE ITEM PUBLICATION AND MARKETPLACE WITHIN VIRTUAL WORLDS
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1. A method of providing access to a networked commerce site from within a virtual world, said method comprising:
- receiving a first request of shopping information from a virtual world user;
transmitting said first request of shopping information to a networked commerce site translation application;
transmitting a second request of shopping information from said networked commerce site translation application to said networked commerce site;
processing a first set of results received back from said networked commerce site within said networked commerce site translation application to create a second set of results; and
transmitting said second set of results to a virtual world server application for display to said virtual world user.
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Abstract
A system and method for publishing information about items and allowing internet shopping within virtual worlds. A server based application for internet commerce has been designed to integrate with virtual world servers and the client programs that work with the virtual world servers. For example, a consumer within a virtual world may approach a billboard that will allow the user to interact with a real internet-based marketplace that is available in the real world. Both real world and virtual world items may be purchased from the internet-based marketplace after locating a desired item within the virtual world.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to a networked commerce site from within a virtual world, said method comprising:
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receiving a first request of shopping information from a virtual world user; transmitting said first request of shopping information to a networked commerce site translation application; transmitting a second request of shopping information from said networked commerce site translation application to said networked commerce site; processing a first set of results received back from said networked commerce site within said networked commerce site translation application to create a second set of results; and transmitting said second set of results to a virtual world server application for display to said virtual world user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing marketplace capabilities from within a virtual world, said system comprising:
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a networked commerce site, said network commerce site having an application programming interface for receiving search requests; a networked commerce site translation server, said networked commerce site translation server comprising a request processing module, said request processing module receiving a first request of shopping information from a virtual world user, processing said first request into a second request and transmitting said second request to said networked commerce site, and a response processing module, said response processing module processing a first set of results received back from said networked commerce site to create a second set of results and transmitting said second set of results to a virtual world server application for display to said virtual world user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable medium, said machine-readable medium comprising a set of computer instructions that provide method for accessing a networked commerce site from within a virtual world, said method comprising:
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receiving a first request of shopping information from a virtual world user; transmitting said first request of shopping information to a networked commerce site translation application; transmitting a second request of shopping information from said networked commerce site translation application to said networked commerce site; processing a first set of results received back from said networked commerce site within said networked commerce site translation application to create a second set of results; and transmitting said second set of results to a virtual world server application for display to said virtual world user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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