MULTIMEDIA-ENABLED PHYSICAL TRADING CARD
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1. A collectible trading card comprising:
- a front card formed from cardstock with an image of a famous figure, location, or event;
a back card formed from cardstock;
a spacer frame having a cutout section and attached to and located between the front and back cards;
a memory device located within the cutout of the spacer frame and between the front and back cards;
an adaptor electrically coupled to the memory device that allows connection of the memory device to a computing device; and
the memory device containing computer readable program code adapted for enabling access to content relating to the famous figure, location or event.
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Abstract
A trading card containing embedded memory coupled to a computer interface for connecting the embedded memory to a computer. The memory device may contain multimedia content that may be accessed through the computer, electronic trading cards, or enable content to be retrieved from a separate location accessed by the computer.
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1. A collectible trading card comprising:
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a front card formed from cardstock with an image of a famous figure, location, or event; a back card formed from cardstock; a spacer frame having a cutout section and attached to and located between the front and back cards; a memory device located within the cutout of the spacer frame and between the front and back cards; an adaptor electrically coupled to the memory device that allows connection of the memory device to a computing device; and the memory device containing computer readable program code adapted for enabling access to content relating to the famous figure, location or event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A collectible trading card comprising:
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a front surface with an image of a famous figure, location or event; a back surface with information relating to the image; a computer usable medium enclosed between the front and back surfaces; an interface coupled to the computer usable medium and capable of coupling to a computer; and the computer usable medium having a computer readable program code adapted to be executed by the computer to implement a method for providing interactive content, the method comprising; initiating connection from the computer to a remote server through a network; transmitting access information to the remoter server to verify authority to access image related information; and providing access to the image related information only while computer usable medium is coupled to the computer through the interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A collectible trading card comprising:
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a front surface with an image of a famous figure, location or event; a back surface with information relating to the image; a computer usable medium enclosed between the front and back surfaces; an interface coupled to the computer usable medium and capable of coupling to a computer; and the computer usable medium having a computer readable program code adapted to be used by the computer to implement a method for providing content, the method comprising; executing an application program on the computer to display multimedia programming relating to the famous figure, location or event; and disabling access to the multimedia content on detecting removal of the interface from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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