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US 12,572,982 · App. 18/474,718 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Systems and methods for presenting insurance-related information in metaverses

Inventors: Timothy Blair Chalmers (San Antonio, TX); Robert Lee Black (San Antonio, TX); Subhalakshmi Selvam (Allen, TX); Shayla Leigh Callis (Simi Valley, CA); Roberto Virgillio Jolliffe (San Antonio, TX); Timothy Benjamin Czerlinsky (Dallas, TX); Sean Michael Wayne Craig (San Antonio, TX)
Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
G06Q40/08
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Patent No.
US 12,572,982
App. No.
18/474,718
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

The embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for providing insurance-related in metaverses. For example, a metaverse user affiliation system may be used to continuously monitor data relating to activity of a metaverse user with respect to one or more metaverses, to automatically generate insurance-related data to be presented to the metaverse user via the one or more metaverses based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the metaverse user with respect to the one or more metaverses, and to transmit the insurance-related data to one or more metaverse servers to enable presentation of the insurance-related data to the metaverse user via the one or more metaverses.

Claims (49)

1 . A method, comprising:

continuously monitoring, via a user affiliation system, data relating to activity of a user with respect to one or more virtual worlds, wherein the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds comprises data relating to one or more interactions of the user with a virtual complex of virtual buildings that provide users with real-world services in the one or more virtual worlds;

automatically rearranging, via the user affiliation system, the virtual buildings of the virtual complex presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user;

automatically generating, via the user affiliation system, insurance-related data to be presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds;

utilizing, via the user affiliation system, a data conversion protocol to convert the insurance-related data into a data format specific to the one or more virtual worlds; and

transmitting, via the user affiliation system, the insurance-related data to one or more servers to enable presentation of the insurance-related data to the user via the one or more virtual worlds when the user approaches a particular virtual building of a second virtual complex of virtual buildings presented in the one or more virtual worlds.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining, via the user affiliation system, one or more user affiliations of the user based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user; and

automatically generating, via the user affiliation system, the insurance-related data to be presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the one or more user affiliations of the user.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the insurance-related data comprises an insurance payment amount associated with a vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

4 . The method of claim 3 , comprising:

automatically generating, via the user affiliation system, additional data associated with the insurance-related data to be presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds; and

transmitting, via the user affiliation system, the additional data to the one or more metaverse servers to enable presentation of the additional data to the user via the one or more virtual worlds.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the additional data comprises a financial payment amount to buy or lease the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

6 . The method of claim 5 , comprising determining, via the user affiliation system, the insurance payment amount and/or the financial payment amount based at least in part on insurance history data and/or financial history data for the user.

7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the additional data relates to a condition and/or insurability of the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the additional data comprises a cost to maintain the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

9 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the additional data comprises a fuel usage cost for the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

10 . The method of claim 1 , comprising limiting, via the user affiliation system, the insurance-related data based at least in part on one or more settings selected by the user.

11 . The method of claim 1 , comprising customizing, via the user affiliation system, the insurance-related data based at least in part on one or more preferences of the user.

12 . A user affiliation system, comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored in memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the user affiliation system to:

continuously monitor data relating to activity of a user with respect to one or more virtual worlds, wherein the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds comprises data relating to one or more interactions of the user with a virtual complex of virtual buildings that provide users with real-world services in the one or more virtual worlds;

automatically rearrange the virtual buildings of the virtual complex presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user;

automatically generate insurance-related data to be presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds;

utilize a data conversion protocol to convert the insurance-related data into a data format specific to the one or more virtual worlds; and

transmit the insurance-related data to one or more servers to enable presentation of the insurance-related data to the user via the one or more virtual worlds when the user approaches a particular virtual building of a second virtual complex of virtual buildings presented in the one or more virtual worlds.

13 . The user affiliation system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the user affiliation system to:

determine one or more user affiliations of the user based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user; and

automatically generate the insurance-related data to be presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the one or more user affiliations of the user.

14 . The user affiliation system of claim 12 , wherein the insurance-related data comprises an insurance payment amount associated with a vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

15 . The user affiliation system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the user affiliation system to:

automatically generate additional data associated with the insurance-related data to be presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds; and

transmit the additional data to the one or more metaverse servers to enable presentation of the additional data to the user via the one or more virtual worlds.

16 . The user affiliation system of claim 15 , wherein the additional data comprises a financial payment amount to buy or lease the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds, relates to a condition and/or insurability of the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds, comprises a cost to maintain the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds, or comprises a fuel usage cost for the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

17 . A system, comprising:

a user affiliation system configured to:

continuously monitor data relating to activity of a user with respect to one or more virtual worlds, wherein the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds comprises data relating to one or more interactions of the user with a virtual complex of virtual buildings that provide users with real-world services in the one or more virtual worlds;

automatically rearrange the virtual buildings of the virtual complex presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user;

automatically generate insurance-related data to be presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds;

utilize a data conversion protocol to convert the insurance-related data into a data format specific to the one or more virtual worlds; and

transmit the insurance-related data to one or more servers to enable presentation of the insurance-related data to the user via the one or more virtual worlds when the user approaches a particular virtual building of a second virtual complex of virtual buildings presented in the one or more virtual worlds; and

one or more physical servers configured to: receive the insurance-related data; and

present the insurance-related data to the user via the one or more virtual worlds when the user approaches the particular virtual building of the second virtual complex of virtual buildings presented in the one or more virtual worlds.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the insurance-related data comprises an insurance payment amount associated with a vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the user affiliation system is configured to:

automatically generate additional data associated with the insurance-related data to be presented to the user via the one or more virtual worlds based at least in part on the data relating to the activity of the user with respect to the one or more virtual worlds; and

transmit the additional data to the one or more metaverse servers to enable presentation of the additional data to the user via the one or more virtual worlds.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the additional data comprises a financial payment amount to buy or lease the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds, relates to a condition and/or insurability of the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds, comprises a cost to maintain the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds, or comprises a fuel usage cost for the vehicle being viewed by the user in the one or more virtual worlds.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2026
From: UIPCO, LLC
To: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Reel/Frame 073591/0577 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2023
From: CHALMERS, TIMOTHY BLAIR; BLACK, ROBERT LEE; SELVAM, SUBHALAKSHMI; CALLIS, SHAYLA LEIGH; JOLLIFFE, ROBERTO VIRGILLIO; CZERLINSKY, TIMOTHY BENJAMIN; CRAIG, SEAN MICHAEL WAYNE
To: UIPCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065033/0630 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63377429 · Sep 28, 2022
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