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

  • US 10,213,682 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2015
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of facilitating a printing of trading cards 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:

  • obtaining, by the computer system, information related to a first portion of a first trading card that is unique to the first trading card and information related to a second portion of the first trading card that is common to a set of trading cards;

    obtaining, by the computer system, information related to a first portion of a second trading card that is unique to the second trading card, wherein the second trading card further comprises a second portion that is common to the set of trading cards, and corresponds to the second portion of the first trading card;

    providing, by the computer system, the information related to the first portion of the first trading card to a printing system;

    providing, by the computer system, the information related to the second portion of the first trading card to the printing system;

    providing, by the computer system, an indication to the printing system that the information related to the second portion of the first trading card is to be used to print a corresponding second portion of the second trading card;

    providing, by the computer system, the information related to the first portion of the second trading card to the printing system;

    wherein the first trading card is printed based on the information related to the first portion of the first trading card and the information related to the second portion of the first trading card; and

    wherein the second trading card is printed based on the information related to the first portion of the second trading card, the information related to the second portion of the first trading card, and the indication that the information related to the second portion of the first trading card is to be used to print a corresponding second portion of the second trading card.

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