SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESEARCHING VIRTUAL MARKETS AND OPTIMIZING PRODUCT PLACEMENTS AND DISPLAYS
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1. A system comprising:
- a monitoring engine configured to monitor information about a user reaction and/or at least one product;
a recommendation engine configured to recommend a location within a virtual universe to display the at least one product based on the information monitored by the monitoring engine; and
a display engine configured to display the at least one product at a recommended location.
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Abstract
A system and method for researching virtual markets and using the research to optimize product placements and displays. The system includes a monitoring engine configured to monitor information about user reactions and/or at least one product. The system also includes a recommendation engine configured to recommend a location within a virtual universe to display the at least one product based on the information monitored by the monitoring engine and a display engine configured to display the at least one product at a recommended location.
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1. A system comprising:
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a monitoring engine configured to monitor information about a user reaction and/or at least one product; a recommendation engine configured to recommend a location within a virtual universe to display the at least one product based on the information monitored by the monitoring engine; and a display engine configured to display the at least one product at a recommended location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method implemented on a computing infrastructure for displaying products comprising:
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monitoring one or more user reactions or interactions with a product or display by one or more users in a virtual universe; aggregating the one or more user reactions or interactions; recommending a location to place the product or display based on the aggregated one or more user reactions or interactions; and displaying the product or display at the recommended location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:
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aggregate one or more user actions related to a product within a virtual universe; recommend a location for the product based on the aggregated one or more user actions; and display the product at the recommended location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for deploying an application for displaying products, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; gather information ascertained about an interaction between at least one user and a product or display in a virtual universe; recommend at least one location to display the product or the display based on the gathered information; and display the product or the display at the at least one location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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