Virtual world reversion rights
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Abstract
A method and system provides transactions and arrangements in virtual world environments. A user can participate in transactions to acquire virtual property and related virtual rights. In some implementations, real-world and virtual parties can be involved in possible transfers and/or transfer revocations involving various types of virtual objects and virtual rights.
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54 Claims
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26. A method for cancelling a possible transfer in a virtual world, comprising:
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enabling a virtual world patron or its associated character to be a donor party authorized to make a future transfer of one or more particular virtual objects or virtual rights to a recipient party; establishing confirmation of a required real-world or virtual world disqualification factor before initiating the future transfer; making a determination whether criteria for revocation of the future transfer have been established; and completing the future transfer to the recipient party in the event that the criteria for revocation have not been established. - View Dependent Claims (11, 14, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system for processing a possible future transfer comprising:
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one or more computer devices for creating a virtual world environment; a first data record identifying something in the virtual world environment that is subject to a future transfer from a donor party to a recipient, which future transfer is contingent upon a disqualification occurrence; a second data record that includes criteria for revocation of the future transfer; a controller module operably coupled to the one or more computer devices to facilitate a determination whether to implement the revocation of the future transfer in accordance with the criteria for revocation, wherein the controller module is configured to complete the future transfer to the recipient in the event that the criteria for revocation have not been established. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53)
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