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Allowing an alternative action in a virtual world

  • US 8,062,130 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2007
  • Issued: 11/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for allowing an alternative action in a virtual world, comprising:

  • permitting a user to request an original action for an avatar of the user in the virtual world;

    receiving the request for the original action;

    storing the request in a queue in response to the original action being unavailable to the user'"'"'s avatar;

    determining, using a computer, if an alternative action is available for the user'"'"'s avatar in response to the original action being unavailable to the user'"'"'s avatar;

    presenting an interface to the user to permit the user to accept the alternative action in response to the alternative action being available;

    allowing the user'"'"'s avatar to perform the alternative action in response to the user accepting the alternative action; and

    permitting the user'"'"'s avatar to perform the alternative action while the request for the original action is still in the queue.

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