System and method for content vending
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1. A method for facilitating virtual entity access, comprising:
- receiving specification of a virtual entity;
receiving specification of a physical entity form factor;
receiving specification of one or more physical entity cosmetic attributes; and
providing a physical entity, wherein said physical entity has said form factor and said cosmetic attributes, and wherein said physical entity is employable in accessing said virtual entity.
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Abstract
Systems and methods applicable, for example, in allowing a user to come to possess a physical entity that allows for the receipt, use, access, and/or the like of a virtual entity (e.g., a media item, software, a service, data, and/or the like). A number of form factors for physical entities might be available. Available form factors might include, for example, images, jewelry, toys, clothing, iron-ons, straps, cards, nail treatments, temporary tattoos, stickers, figurines, and/or the like. Various attributes of a physical entity might, for example, be definable and/or selectable by a user.
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71 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating virtual entity access, comprising:
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receiving specification of a virtual entity;
receiving specification of a physical entity form factor;
receiving specification of one or more physical entity cosmetic attributes; and
providing a physical entity, wherein said physical entity has said form factor and said cosmetic attributes, and wherein said physical entity is employable in accessing said virtual entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for virtual entity access, comprising:
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reading data from a storage element of a physical entity; and
employing said data in accessing a virtual entity, wherein said physical entity has a user-specified form factor, and wherein said physical entity has one or more user-specified cosmetic attributes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for facilitating virtual entity access, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor disposed in communication with said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform;
receiving specification of a virtual entity;
receiving specification of a physical entity form factor;
receiving specification of one or more physical entity cosmetic attributes; and
providing a physical entity, wherein said physical entity has said form factor and said cosmetic attributes, and wherein said physical entity is employable in accessing said virtual entity. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A system for virtual entity access, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor disposed in communication with said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform;
reading data from a storage element of a physical entity; and
employing said data in accessing a virtual entity, wherein said physical entity has a user-specified form factor, and wherein said physical entity has one or more user-specified cosmetic attributes. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A system for facilitating virtual entity access, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein;
physical entity provisioning hardware; and
a processor disposed in communication with said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code, wherein said processor is further disposed in communication with said physical entity provisioning hardware;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform;
receiving specification of a virtual entity;
receiving specification of a physical entity form factor;
receiving specification of one or more physical entity cosmetic attributes; and
providing a physical entity by action of said physical entity provisioning hardware, wherein said physical entity has said form factor and said cosmetic attributes, and wherein said physical entity is employable in accessing said virtual entity.
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71. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium containing program code that when executed causes a computerized vending machine to perform:
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receiving specification of a virtual entity;
receiving specification of a physical entity form factor;
receiving specification of one or more physical entity cosmetic attributes; and
providing a physical entity, wherein said physical entity has said form factor and said cosmetic attributes, and wherein said physical entity is employable in accessing said virtual entity.
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