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VIRTUAL WORLD INTEGRATED AUCTION

  • US 20110040645A1
  • Filed: 08/14/2009
  • Published: 02/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computing platform providing a virtual world environment including an auctioning element being integrated into the virtual world environment, the computing platform comprising:

  • a processor;

    a memory device communicatively coupled to the processor;

    a third party interface to a real-world live auction for receiving auction data;

    a user interface;

    a virtual auction space component residing on a memory device and including instructions that when executed by the processor, are operative to;

    receive the auction data from the third party interface;

    create a visual environment for presentment of the auctioning data to the user interface;

    receive a bid from the user interface for an item being auctioned as defined in the auction data;

    present the bid to the real world auction through the third party interface;

    receive data from the third party interface indicating that the bid from the user interface has been accepted as a winning bid for the item being auctioned; and

    finalize a transaction to attribute the item to a user associated with the bid.

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