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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Shinya Kawanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiro Takase, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Naohiko Uramoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring and judging activities in a virtual world environment are disclosed. The method comprises a first user engaging in an activity in the virtual world environment, a witness witnessing the first activity and reporting the activity to a monitor as possibly malicious, and the monitor organizing a jury comprised of a plurality of jurors. The jurors view and judge the activity in the virtual world environment; and on the basis of this judging, defined benefits in the virtual world environment are awarded to the witness, monitor and jurors. The method may further comprise penalizing the first user in the virtual world environment. For instance, if the first user has friends in the virtual world environment, the penalizing may include penalizing these friends.