In a method for providing access to resources, a virtual world application executing on a first server transmits, to a client, data representative of at least one virtual world object. The virtual world application receives, from the client, a request to access a resource executed on a second server....http://www.google.com/patents/US8024407?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8024407 - Methods and systems for providing access, from within a virtual world, to an external resource