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INFORMATION ABOUT AVATAR CHARACTERISTICS FOR A USER ARE STORED IN A REMOVABLE MEMORY CARD (115), FOR EXAMPLE IN A SIM CARD FOR THE GSM SYSTEM. THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE AVATAR CAN THEN BE MOVED FROM ONE ACCESS TERMINAL TO ANOTHER. A VIRTUAL WORLD, WHICH THE AVATAR IS DESIGNED TO ENTER, CAN THEN BE ACCESSED FROM MANY DIFFERENT ACCESS TERMINALS BY MEANS OF INSERTING THE SIM CARD AND ENTERING A PERSONAL IDENTITY NUMBER (PIN) CODE. THUS BY ADDING SUCH A MEMORY FUNCTION TO A REMOVABLE MEMORY CARD (E.G. A SIM CARD OR A SMART CARD), BESIDES OF MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO ACCESS A VIRTUAL WORLD FROM DIFFERENT ACCESS TERMINALS, ALSO MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO USE AVATARS IN NEW APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS IN A GSM PHONE OR ANOTHER MOBILE PHONE OR TERMINAL.
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