Real-world profile data for making virtual world contacts
First Claim
1. A method of incorporating a possible real-world consequence in a virtual world, comprising:
- creating one or more contextual categories in the virtual world;
associating the possible real-world consequence with the one or more contextual categories;
identifying a virtual world patron with a real-world profile that correlates with the one or more contextual categories;
making the possible real-world consequence available to the virtual world patron who has a potential relationship with the one or more contextual categories; and
implementing a promotion or offer or award of the real-world consequence to the virtual world patron.
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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 for a targeted virtual world patron may be used in connection with promoting or offering or awarding a real-world benefit in a virtual world environment.
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47 Claims
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1. A method of incorporating a possible real-world consequence in a virtual world, comprising:
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creating one or more contextual categories in the virtual world; associating the possible real-world consequence with the one or more contextual categories; identifying a virtual world patron with a real-world profile that correlates with the one or more contextual categories; making the possible real-world consequence available to the virtual world patron who has a potential relationship with the one or more contextual categories; and implementing a promotion or offer or award of the real-world consequence to the virtual world patron. - 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)
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25. A method of providing virtual world access to an entity, comprising:
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providing a virtual participation parameter having a nexus for communicating with one or more virtual world patrons; incorporating in a virtual world a legend associated with a real-world opportunity provided by the entity, which legend serves as an identifier to the one or more virtual world patrons; identifying among the one or more virtual world patrons a targeted virtual world patron having a real-world profile that correlates with the virtual participation parameter; presenting the legend to the one or more virtual world patrons involved with the virtual participation parameter; and implementing a promotion or offer or award of the real-world opportunity to the targeted virtual world patron. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A communication system in a virtual world environment, comprising:
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computer apparatus for presenting a legend in a virtual world environment, which legend serves as an identifier for a contextual category associated with a real-world consequence; a program module bearing computer readable instructions to make the real-world consequence accessible in the virtual world environment to one or more virtual world participants who have a nexus with the contextual category; a data record listing informational data regarding the real-world consequence; and another data record for real-life profile information regarding the one or more virtual world participants, wherein the program module is configured to correlate the real-life profile information with the contextual category. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. 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 creating one or more contextual categories in a virtual world environment, associating a possible real-world consequence with the one or more contextual categories, identifying a targeted virtual world patron with a real-world profile that correlates with the one or more contextual categories, making the possible real-world consequence available to the targeted virtual world patron who has a potential relationship with the one or more contextual categories, generating a promotion or offer or award of the real-world consequence to the targeted patron; and b) computer readable media for encoding the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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