Mobile trading card generation and distribution
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- (A) selecting, from a template of an electronic trading card, an image for a first instance of the electronic trading card;
(B) selecting a first unique identifier for the first instance of the electronic trading card; and
(C) generating the first instance of the electronic trading card, the first instance including a reference to the image and a reference to the first unique identifier.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for generating and distributing electronic trading cards, such as for use with mobile devices, generates instances of electronic trading cards and distributes the instances to users over a computer network. A finite number of instances of each electronic trading card may be generated. Electronic trading card instances may include an image and a digital watermark. Each instance of an electronic trading card may have a unique identifier. One instance of an electronic trading card may include content that is not included on all other instances of the same card. A randomly-generated “pack” of cards may be purchased by and distributed to the user. The contents of the pack may not be made visible to the user until completion of the purchase. Users may purchase additional features, such as a guarantee that the user will not be provided with duplicate instances of any trading card.
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52 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(A) selecting, from a template of an electronic trading card, an image for a first instance of the electronic trading card;
(B) selecting a first unique identifier for the first instance of the electronic trading card; and
(C) generating the first instance of the electronic trading card, the first instance including a reference to the image and a reference to the first unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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image selection means for selecting, from a template of an electronic trading card, an image for a first instance of the electronic trading card;
unique ID selection means for selecting a first unique identifier for the first instance of the electronic trading card; and
card instance generation means for generating the first instance of the electronic trading card, the first instance including a reference to the image and a reference to the first unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(A) receiving, over a network, a first instance of an electronic trading card, the first instance including a reference to an image and a reference to a unique identifier for the instance;
(B) displaying a graphical representation of the first instance of the electronic trading card, the graphical representation of the first instance including a graphical representation of the image and a graphical representation of the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus comprising:
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content reception means for receiving, over a network, a first instance of an electronic trading card, the first instance including a reference to an image and a reference to a unique identifier for the instance;
display means for displaying a graphical representation of the first instance of the electronic trading card, the graphical representation of the first instance including a graphical representation of the image and a graphical representation of the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(A) receiving a request from a recipient for a set of electronic trading cards;
(B) selecting a first subset of a plurality of electronic trading card templates, wherein at least one of the templates in the first subset is selected using a pseudo-random number generator;
(C) generating the requested set by generating a plurality of instances of the first subset of the plurality of electronic trading card templates; and
(D) transmitting the plurality of instances over a network to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus comprising:
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request reception means for receiving a request from a recipient for a set of electronic trading cards;
selection means for selecting a first subset of a plurality of electronic trading card templates, wherein at least one of the templates in the first subset is selected using a pseudo-random number generator;
generation means for generating the requested set by generating a plurality of instances of the first subset of the plurality of electronic trading card templates; and
transmission means for transmitting the plurality of instances over a network to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(A) receiving payment from a user for a selected tier of electronic trading card subscription service, wherein the selected tier of service has terms and is one of;
(1) a first tier of service having terms allowing duplicate instances of electronic trading cards to be transmitted to the user; and
(2) a second tier of service having terms not allowing duplicate instances of electronic trading cards to be transmitted to the user;
(B) receiving a request from the user for an instance of an electronic trading card;
(C) in response to the request, generating an instance of the electronic trading card in accordance with the terms of the selected tier of service; and
(D) transmitting the generated instance of the electronic trading card to the user over a network. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. An apparatus comprising:
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payment reception means for receiving payment from a user for a selected tier of electronic trading card subscription service, wherein the selected tier of service has terms and is one of;
(1) a first tier of service having terms allowing duplicate instances of electronic trading cards to be transmitted to the user; and
(2) a second tier of service having terms not allowing duplicate instances of electronic trading cards to be transmitted to the user;
request reception means for receiving a request from the user for an instance of an electronic trading card;
generation means for generating, in response to the request, an instance of the electronic trading card in accordance with the terms of the selected tier of service; and
transmission means for transmitting the generated instance of the electronic trading card to the user over a network. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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