Tracking a participant loss in a virtual world
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Abstract
Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a system includes a virtual world in which a participant may participate. The system also includes a covered-loss detection module operable to identify an occurrence of a defined loss in the virtual world suffered by the participant. The defined loss is described in an agreement that includes an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to the participant upon an occurrence in the virtual world of the defined loss.
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72 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A method comprising:
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identifying an occurrence in a virtual world of a loss defined in an agreement, the virtual world including a virtual world operable to interact with a plurality of participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
) upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; andresponding to a benefit claim corresponding to a purported occurrence of a loss suffered by the participant in the virtual world based at least in part on the identified occurrence in the virtual world of a loss defined in the agreement. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer program product, comprising:
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(a) program instructions operable to perform a process in a computer system, the process comprising; receiving a claim for a benefit based upon a purported occurrence in a virtual world of a defined loss described in an agreement and suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
), the virtual world being operable to interact with at the least two participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide the benefit to the participant a upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world;verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and responding to the claim for a benefit based upon the verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and (b) a computer-readable signal-bearing medium bearing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A system comprising:
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means for identifying an occurrence in a virtual world of a loss defined in an agreement, the virtual world including a virtual world operable to interact with a plurality of participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
) upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; andmeans for responding to a benefit claim corresponding to a purported occurrence of a loss suffered by the participant in the virtual world based at least in part on the identified occurrence in the virtual world of a loss defined in the agreement. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. A system comprising:
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circuitry for identifying an occurrence in a virtual world of a loss defined in an agreement, the virtual world including a virtual world operable to interact with a plurality of participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
) upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; andcircuitry for responding to a benefit claim corresponding to a purported occurrence of a loss suffered by the participant in the virtual world based at least in part on the identified occurrence in the virtual world of a loss defined in the agreement.
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58. A computer program product comprising:
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signal bearing medium bearing one or more instructions for identifying an occurrence in a virtual world of a loss defined in an agreement, the virtual world including a virtual world operable to interact with a plurality of participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
) upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; andone or more instructions for responding to a benefit claim corresponding to a purported occurrence of a loss suffered by the participant in the virtual world based at least in part on the identified occurrence in the virtual world of a loss defined in the agreement.
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59. A method comprising:
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receiving a claim for a benefit based upon a purported occurrence in a virtual world of a defined loss described in an agreement and suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
), the virtual world being operable to interact with at the least two participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide the benefit to the participant a upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world;verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and responding to the claim for a benefit based upon the verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A system comprising:
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means for receiving a claim for a benefit based upon a purported occurrence in a virtual world of a defined loss described in an agreement and suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
), the virtual world being operable to interact with at the least two participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide the benefit to the participant a upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world;means for verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and means for responding to the claim for a benefit based upon the verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A system comprising:
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circuitry for receiving a claim for a benefit based upon a purported occurrence in a virtual world of a defined loss described in an agreement and suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
), the virtual world being operable to interact with at the least two participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide the benefit to the participant a upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world;circuitry for verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and circuitry for responding to the claim for a benefit based upon the verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world.
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72. A system comprising:
a signal bearing medium bearing; one or more instructions for receiving a claim for a benefit based upon a purported occurrence in a virtual world of a defined loss described in an agreement and suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
), the virtual world being operable to interact with at the least two participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide the benefit to the participant a upon an occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world;one or more instructions for verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and one or more instructions for responding to the claim for a benefit based upon the verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world.
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