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Method and Apparatus for Distributing Virtual Goods Over the Internet

  • US 20120131086A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2012
  • Published: 05/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a website that a plurality of different users access via the public Internet;

    a virtual world that is accessed via the website, the virtual world allowing the different users to interact with each other via respective avatars;

    a client application residing on a host that one of the users uses to interact with the website on the Internet, the client application automatically monitoring the user'"'"'s interactions; and

    a server in communication with the client application that is remote from the website both physically and with respect to Internet addresses,wherein the client application further automatically communicates certain of the monitored user interactions to the server, andwherein the server includes a distribution manager that determines whether to automatically distribute one or more virtual collectibles to the one user based on the communicated certain user interaction.

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