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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Erik Porter, Kirkland, WA (US);
Tobin R. Titus, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ernest A. Booth, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mario Esposito, Redmond, WA (US);
Vincent Edward Bannister, Redmond, WA (US);
Erik Porter, Kirkland, WA (US);
Tobin R. Titus, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ernest A. Booth, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mario Esposito, Redmond, WA (US);
Vincent Edward Bannister, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Technologies are described herein for sharing advertisement revenue. An advertiser-generated avatar is provided to a first participant. The advertiser-generated avatar may be associated with an advertisement. Further, the first participant may be associated with a current avatar. The current avatar is replaced with the advertiser-generated avatar. While the first participant is associated with the advertiser-generated avatar, a level of interaction between the first participant and other participants is monitored. An amount of compensation to provide the first participant is determined based on the level of interaction between the first participant and the other participants. The compensation is provided to the first participant.