PET OF THE MONTH WITH MUSIC PLAYER
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1. A method, comprising:
- accepting a registration code that is associated with a real-world item to allow registration of the real-world item on a website;
responsive to said registration of said real-world item on said website, providing at least one image on the website;
determining if said registration has been accepted during a specified and limited time period; and
if said registration was accepted during said specified and limited time period, providing an item of media to the website user that carried out the registration, where said item of media is related to said real-world item.
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Abstract
A unique code is used to register a virtual pet or other item using a code that is associated with the pet, and which, when entered, allows viewing and interacting with a virtual representation of the actual item on the website. If the code is entered during a specific time period, it allows obtaining at least one additional item, for example an exclusive item that cannot be obtained in any other way. The specific time period can be extended, e.g., using supplemental codes. The codes may specify fixed or variable time periods, and may be generic extension codes and extend other things other than this period.
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1. A method, comprising:
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accepting a registration code that is associated with a real-world item to allow registration of the real-world item on a website; responsive to said registration of said real-world item on said website, providing at least one image on the website; determining if said registration has been accepted during a specified and limited time period; and if said registration was accepted during said specified and limited time period, providing an item of media to the website user that carried out the registration, where said item of media is related to said real-world item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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entering a unique registration code into a website on a computer; viewing and interact with a virtual item on the website, where said virtual item is provided after the entering of the unique registration code; and only if the unique registration code was entered during a specified time, obtaining an item of media on the website, where the item of media is related to the virtual item, and if the unique registration code is entered after said specified time, not obtaining said item of media on the website. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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registering an item on a website using a code; providing a user with a virtual item, after said registering; and only if said registering is carried out during a specified period during which said code represents an item that is associated with a special promotion time, providing an item of media to the web site user that carried out the registration, where said item of media is related to said real-world item, and where the item of media is related to the virtual item and includes a likeness of the virtual item, and if the unique registration code is entered after said specified period, not obtaining said item of media on the website.
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22. A method, comprising:
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entering a registration code that is associated with a real-world item to allow registration of the real-world item into a local computer; said local computer communicating information indicative of said registration code to a network; viewing at least one image on the local computer, responsive to said entering of said registration code; and receiving an item of media on the local computer that carried out the registration, but only if said registration was accepted during a specified and limited time period, and not if said registration is accepted at a time outside said specified and limited time period, where said item of media is related to said real-world item. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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