Tracking a participant loss in a virtual world
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1. A system comprising:
- a virtual world in which a participant may participate; and
a covered-loss detection module operable to identify an occurrence of a defined loss in the virtual world suffered by the participant, the defined loss described in an agreement that includes an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to the participant upon an occurrence in the virtual world of the defined loss.
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Abstract
Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a system includes a virtual world in which a participant may participate. The system also includes a covered-loss detection module operable to identify an occurrence of a defined loss in the virtual world suffered by the participant. The defined loss is described in an agreement that includes an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to the participant upon an occurrence in the virtual world of the defined loss.
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1. A system comprising:
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a virtual world in which a participant may participate; and
a covered-loss detection module operable to identify an occurrence of a defined loss in the virtual world suffered by the participant, the defined loss described in an agreement that includes an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to the participant upon an occurrence in the virtual world of the defined loss. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31)
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33. A system comprising:
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a computing system couplable to a network and operable to interact with at least two participants via the network;
a program module operable to manage a virtual world; and
a query module operable to respond to a benefit inquiry corresponding to a claimed occurrence of a defined loss in the virtual world by a participant of the at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
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identifying an occurrence in a virtual world of a loss defined in an agreement, the virtual world including a virtual world operable to interact with a plurality of participants over a network, and the agreement including an obligation of a protection entity to provide a benefit to a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
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responding to a benefit claim corresponding to a purported occurrence of a loss suffered by the participant in the virtual world based at least in part on the identified occurrence in the virtual world of a loss defined in the agreement. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer program product, comprising:
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(a) program instructions operable to perform a process in a computer system, the process comprising receiving a claim for a benefit based upon a purported occurrence in a virtual world of a defined loss described in an agreement and suffered by a participant of at least two participants (hereafter referred to as “
the participant”
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verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and
responding to the claim for a benefit based upon the verifying the purported occurrence of the defined loss in the virtual world; and
(b) a computer-readable signal-bearing medium bearing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 48, 49, 51, 52)
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