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System and method for uniquely identifying physical trading cards and incorporating trading card game items in a video game

  • US 10,086,266 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2015
  • Issued: 10/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of detecting and validating a trading card for use with a video game, the method being implemented in a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions which, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computer system to perform the method, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by the computer system, an image;

    detecting, by the computer system, a trading card candidate present in the image;

    detecting, by the computer system, a version icon candidate on the detected trading card candidate;

    determining, by the computer system, whether the version icon candidate matches a valid version icon;

    identifying, by the computer system, based on a determination that the version icon candidate matches a valid version icon, a trading card set version that is indicated by the matching valid version icon;

    obtaining, by the computer system, based on the identified trading card set version, a graphic coding scheme for decoding a graphical representation of a unique trading card identification code present on the trading card candidate;

    obtaining, by the computer system, a unique trading card identification code candidate based on the graphic coding scheme;

    determining, by the computer system, whether the unique trading card identification code candidate matches a unique code of a set of unique codes associated with the identified trading card set version, wherein the set of unique codes comprises unique codes that respectively identify valid trading cards; and

    identifying, by the computer system, the trading card candidate as a valid trading card responsive to a determination that the unique trading card identification code candidate matches a unique code of the set of unique codes.

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