Patent ID: 8914854

Claim:
A method for user credential verification indication in a virtual universe, the method comprising: verifying a credential of a user of a first avatar in the virtual universe, wherein the credential is selected from a group consisting of: an occupational position, an occupational certification, an education level, an employment status, an income, a social security number, an age, and a driver's license; and establishing a zone that causes an indication of the credential of the user of the first avatar to appear in response to an action being taken relative to the zone, wherein the zone is a graphical area in the virtual universe and the action includes the first avatar being placed in the graphical area, and wherein the indication of the credential appears only while the first avatar is in the graphical area, determined through a three-dimensional spatial location within the virtual universe, and wherein the indication of the credential is selected from a group consisting of: a text window, a change in an appearance of the avatar, and a visual indicator.