Electronic trading card
First Claim
1. A system for the exchange of digital content, comprising:
- a disassociated computer code segment embodied in a tangible medium;
said computer code segment expressing said digital content;
said computer code segment further embodied in an electronic format that supports content scarcity and content authenticity;
a header identification code that uniquely identifies said computer code segment;
an optional lock and key mechanism to limit access and impose password protection on said computer code segment;
a computer code segment graphic identification code that may include any of an audio visual logo, a copyright notice, and company information;
multimedia data that may include any of animation, video, pictures, sounds, and text;
optional pointers to external data and programs embedded in scripts that trigger the display of external media and/or run external applications;
optional utility programs;
optional applications, including any of incomplete linkable code segments and utilities; and
an optional user writable area for any of personalization, messages, voice recording, and image storage.
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Abstract
A system for the application of a trading card metaphor to a disassociated computer program and the unique design of several hardware and software systems supports and enhances collecting, trading, game playing, and creating of digital electronic trading cards by taking the traditional trading card metaphor and uniquely updating and enhancing it for application in consumer digital media. An electronic hardware and software architecture for electronic trading cards (ETCs) has a number of components that function together as a system that support making electronic trading cards, trading electronic trading cards, activities (such as game playing) with electronic trading cards, and collecting electronic trading cards. The ETC format is embodied in the components of the electronic trading card system, which are designed to generate and accept a common proprietary electronic trading card format, so that, for example, a card created in a card-making application can be recognized by an electronic trading card album. The card format supports both scarcity and authenticity, which are essential to card collecting and trading, within a disassociated computer code segment.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for the exchange of digital content, comprising:
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a disassociated computer code segment embodied in a tangible medium;
said computer code segment expressing said digital content;
said computer code segment further embodied in an electronic format that supports content scarcity and content authenticity;
a header identification code that uniquely identifies said computer code segment;
an optional lock and key mechanism to limit access and impose password protection on said computer code segment;
a computer code segment graphic identification code that may include any of an audio visual logo, a copyright notice, and company information;
multimedia data that may include any of animation, video, pictures, sounds, and text;
optional pointers to external data and programs embedded in scripts that trigger the display of external media and/or run external applications;
optional utility programs;
optional applications, including any of incomplete linkable code segments and utilities; and
an optional user writable area for any of personalization, messages, voice recording, and image storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for the exchange of digital content, comprising:
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a disassociated computer code segment embodied in a tangible medium;
said computer code segment expressing said digital content; and
said computer code segment further embodied in an electronic format that supports content scarcity and content authenticity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for exchanging a disassociated computer code segment embodied in a tangible medium, comprising the steps of:
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generating said computer code segment, said computer code segment expressing said digital content; and
embodying said computer code segment in an electronic format that supports content scarcity and content authenticity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for the exchange of digital content, comprising:
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a disassociated computer code segment embodied in a tangible medium;
said computer code segment expressing said digital content;
said computer code segment further embodied in an electronic format that supports content scarcity and content authenticity; and
said computer code segment further adapted for use in a system comprising a display system, a housing, software, a power source or input, a CPU, and an LCD display.
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