Patent ID: RE44054

Claim:
A method of communicating between users, the method comprising: contracting with , by an owner of an image with a first user and/or a second user, for use of said image in a graphic environment approved by said owner, said image characterizing a source of a product or service offered by said owner; configuring said graphic environment; said configuring allowing a second user to communicate with said first user in said graphic environment; displaying said image to a the first user as an organizational avatar having the same trade dress as said source of said product or service, said organizational avatar representing said source of said product or service, said displaying to represent a second user communicating with said first user in the graphic environment that is configured to allow , wherein said configuring controls various emotional expressions of said first and second users as well as physical interactions , if desired, between a representation of said first user and said image organizational avatar representing said second user to emulate an actual physical interaction between said first and second users; and transferring a message between said first user and said second user over a network.