Collectible holders having radio frequency identification tags and systems and methods for using the same

• US 20070118436A1
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anderson Press, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Anderson Press, Inc.
• Inventors: Mullen, Jeffrey, McDowell, John, Nix, Roger
• Application Number:
  US11/479,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20070118436A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation

Abstract

A collectible holder is provided. Such a holder may encapsulate a collectible and a radio frequency identification tag. Scanners may be utilized to simultaneously scan a number of RFID-enabled holders such that information about a large number of collectibles can be obtained in a short period of time. Such information can be utilized to generate an online store for a dealer, and online auction for a collection, or a virtual collectible convention that mimics a physical collectible convention.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a holder encapsulating a collectible and a radio frequency identification tag;

a scanner for reading said radio frequency tag to obtain a collectible identification number; and

a processor for retrieving collectible information associated to said collectible identification number.

2. A method of grading a collectible comprising:

receiving a collectible;

grading the condition of said collectible;

encapsulating said collectible in a collectible holder;

shipping said collectible;

taking a plurality of pictures of said collectible before said shipping;

associating a collectible identification number to a collectible;

associating said plurality of pictures to said collectible identification number; and

storing said plurality of pictures in a memory.

3. A method for generating a webpage for a collectible comprising:

retrieving a collectible identification number from a collectible holder with a scanner;

obtaining information associated to said collectible information number from a memory; and

generating said webpage with said obtained information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said scanner retrieves said collectible identification number from a radio frequency identification tag.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein said webpage allows for the purchase of said collectible.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein said webpage allows for the reception of a bid for said collectible.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein said webpage displays location information for finding the collectible at a collectible show.