METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED LIFE THROUGH VIRTUAL CITIES
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a virtual environment in which a user is able to interact with a virtual representation of a physical object, wherein;
the interaction between the user and the virtual representation of the physical object results in a transaction involving the physical object.
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Abstract
A virtual cities server hosts one or more virtual cities, which in turn include one or more virtual environments with which a user interacts, where the one or more virtual environmental are three-dimensional spaces. The one or more virtual cities correspond to one or more physical cities, and virtual environments in turn correspond to physical environments in physical cities, thereby allowing businesses, organizations, and individual to establish virtual presences that correspond to physical presences and conduct transactions and activities that ultimately facilitate physical transactions and activities.
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1. A method comprising:
providing a virtual environment in which a user is able to interact with a virtual representation of a physical object, wherein; the interaction between the user and the virtual representation of the physical object results in a transaction involving the physical object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
providing a virtual environment in which a user is able to interact with a virtual representation of a physical object, wherein; the interaction between the user and the virtual representation of the physical object results in a physical action involving the physical object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
providing a virtual world in which a user is able to interact with a virtual environment that corresponds to a physical environment, wherein; the virtual world comprises a virtual city that corresponds to a physical city; the virtual environment is located in the virtual city; the location of the virtual environment in the virtual city corresponds to a geographic location of the corresponding physical environment in the corresponding physical city. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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