Agent system, agent selling method, information providing device, and data recorded medium
OwnerAkiko Asamiinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides an agent system, an agent buying/selling method, a data-providing apparatus and a data-recording medium, which are novel and enable the user to obtain, with ease, an electronic pet that can acts as an agent with various abilities. The agent system comprises at least one client computer which has a display device connected to a communications network, and at least one server computer connected to the client computer by the communications network and having a community (67) which can store an agent (63). The community (67) has an agent market (65z). In the community, the property right to the agent (63) can be transferred.
Claims26
An agent system comprising:
- at least one client computer which has a display device connected to a communications network;
- and
- at least one server computer connected to the client computer by the communications network and having a community which can store an agent,
- wherein the community has an agent market in which properties right to the agent can be transferred.
An agent buying/selling method comprising:
- building a community that can store an agent in a computer that is connected to an information device by a communications network;
- opening an agent market in the community;
- displaying the agent as an agent that can be selected in the market opened in the community;
- and
- designating the agent displayed in the market, thereby to transfer property right to the agent.
A data-providing apparatus connected to an information device by a communications network comprising a community in which the agent is stored, having an agent market in which properties right to the agent can be transferred.
A data-recording medium storing a program comprising the steps of:
- building a community which can store an agent that is connected to an information device;
- opening an agent market in the community;
- displaying the agent as an agent that can be selected in the market opened in the community;
- designating the agent displayed in the market;
- and
- transferring property right to the agent designated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.