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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Matt Danzig, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Marcus Gosling, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vernon Melvin Guymon, Iii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William David Harvey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric Nathan Ries, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matt Danzig, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Marcus Gosling, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vernon Melvin Guymon, III, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William David Harvey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric Nathan Ries, Palo Alto, CA (US);
IMVU, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for home page customization and e-commerce support is disclosed. The present invention relates to avatar home pages and the combination of a home page customization service with an e-commerce marketplace through which users can purchase home page decorations made by third party developers. Various embodiments include a 'chat now' online matching system and a real-time map showing the geographical location of users in an online community.