Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Competitive sales environment in a virtual world
- Patent Title (中): 在虚拟世界中竞争激烈的销售环境
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Application No.: US12144788Application Date: 2008-06-24
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Publication No.: US08732035B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Peter G. Finn , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Neil A. Katz , James W. Seaman
- Applicant: Peter G. Finn , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Neil A. Katz , James W. Seaman
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent Lisa Ulrich
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q40/00

Abstract:
The invention provides a method, system, and program product for providing a competitive sales environment in a virtual world. In one embodiment, the invention comprises receiving a request for product or service information from a consumer avatar, querying a database of vendors based on the request for product or service information, identifying at least one vendor relevant to the request for product or service information, notifying the at least one vendor of the request, and making available to the consumer avatar a sales environment based on the request for product or service information.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090319390A1 COMPETITIVE SALES ENVIRONMENT IN A VIRTUAL WORLD Public/Granted day:2009-12-24
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