Insurance policy management in a virtual universe
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsChristopher J. Dawson, Vincenzo V. Diluoffo, Michael D. Kendzierski
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Abstract
An invention that manages insurance policies in a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is an insurance management tool including a rating component configured to assign a rating to an avatar based on a past behavior of the avatar. The insurance management tool further includes an insurance component configured to enable the use of an insurance policy to manage a behavior of the avatar in the virtual universe based on the rating of the avatar.
Claims20
A method for managing avatar behavior in a virtual universe, comprising:
- assigning a rating to an avatar based on a past behavior of the avatar;
- and
- enabling the use of an insurance policy to manage a behavior of the avatar in the virtual universe based on the rating of the avatar.
A computer system for managing avatar behavior in a virtual universe, comprising:
- at least one processing unit;
- memory operably associated with the at least one processing unit;
- and
- an insurance management tool storable in memory and executable by the at least one processing unit, the insurance management tool comprising:
- a rating component configured to assign a rating to an avatar based on a past behavior of the avatar;
- and
- an insurance component configured to enable the use of an insurance policy to manage a behavior of the avatar in the virtual universe based on the rating of the avatar.
A computer-readable medium storing computer instructions, which when executed, enables a computer system to manage avatar behavior in a virtual universe, the computer instructions comprising:
- assigning a rating to an avatar based on a past behavior of the avatar;
- and
- enabling the use of an insurance policy to manage a behavior of the avatar in the virtual universe based on the rating of the avatar.
A method for deploying an insurance management tool for use in a computer system that manages avatar behavior in a virtual universe, comprising:
- providing a computer infrastructure operable to:
- assign a rating to an avatar based on a past behavior of the avatar;
- enable the use of an insurance policy to manage a behavior of the avatar in the virtual universe based on the rating of the avatar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.