Patent ID: 8547380

Claim:
A computer including an application, comprising: a receiver to receive a request for at least one data field used by the application and to receive data for said at least one data field from a management application, said management application capable of immersing said avatar into at least the application and a second application offering different functionality; a transmitter to transmit said at least one data field to said management application, wherein said at least one data field do not include at least a second data field for which said management application stores data for said avatar; an avatar instantiator to instantiate said avatar using said received data; a data store to store data for said avatar unique to the application and not needed by any other application into which said management application can immerse said avatar; and wherein the transmitter is operative to transmit updated data for said at least one data field to said management application, after which said avatar is capable of being immersed in either the application or said second application, and said at least one data field stores data according to a standard set by a certifying organization.