Real-world profile data for making virtual world contacts
First Claim
1. A method of obtaining access to a virtual world patron, comprising:
- choosing a virtual participation parameter having a nexus for communicating with one or more virtual world patrons;
arranging to incorporate in a virtual world an identifier legend associated with a real-world opportunity;
authorizing the legend to be made available to the one or more virtual world patrons involved with the virtual participation parameter; and
directing a promotion or offer or award of the real-world opportunity to a targeted virtual world recipient involved with the virtual participation parameters, wherein the targeted virtual world recipient is selected based on a predetermined correlation with the recipient'"'"'s real-world profile.
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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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27 Claims
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1. A method of obtaining access to a virtual world patron, comprising:
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choosing a virtual participation parameter having a nexus for communicating with one or more virtual world patrons; arranging to incorporate in a virtual world an identifier legend associated with a real-world opportunity; authorizing the legend to be made available to the one or more virtual world patrons involved with the virtual participation parameter; and directing a promotion or offer or award of the real-world opportunity to a targeted virtual world recipient involved with the virtual participation parameters, wherein the targeted virtual world recipient is selected based on a predetermined correlation with the recipient'"'"'s real-world profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating with a virtual world patron, comprising:
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establishing an identifier legend for use in a virtual world environment for communicating a real-world benefit to the virtual world patron; incorporating in the identifier legend certain informational data regarding the real-world benefit; identifying a contextual category in the virtual world environment as a technique for presenting the identifier legend to the virtual world patron; and authorizing a promotion of offer or award of the real-world benefit to be made in the virtual world environment to a targeted virtual world recipient based on a correlation between the contextual category and the recipient'"'"'s real-world profile. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 providing an identifier legend for use in a virtual world environment for communicating informational data regarding a real-world consequence, identifying a contextual category in the virtual world environment, which contextual category is associated with the real-world consequence such that the identifier legend is presented to one or more virtual world patrons having a nexus with the contextual category, directing a promotion or offer or award of the real-world benefit to be made in the virtual world environment to a targeted virtual world recipient based on a correlation between the contextual category and the recipient'"'"'s real-world profile; and b) computer readable media for encoding the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for monitoring contacts with virtual world patrons in a virtual world environment, comprising:
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computer apparatus to implement a procedure for presenting an identifier legend in connection with a contextual category in a virtual world environment, which legend serves as an identifier for a contextual category associated with a real-world consequence provided by or authorized by a real-world entity; a program module bearing computer readable instructions to make the real-world consequence accessible in the virtual world environment to one or more targeted 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 (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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