SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERENCE OF RIGHTS TO DIGITAL MEDIA VIA PHYSICAL TOKENS
First Claim
1. A method for transferring rights to digital content comprising:
- providing a physical token, the physical token containing a near field communication tag;
reading a unique identifier from the near field communication tag, the unique identifier uniquely identifying the physical token;
determining the digital content to be transferred;
associating, in a database on a server, the unique identifier and the digital content to be transferred;
receiving a request for access to the digital content, the request containing the unique identifier;
validating the request using the association in the database on the server; and
providing access to the digital content if the request is validated.
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Abstract
A system and method for transferring digital content includes a physical token incorporating a Near Field Communication (“NFC”) tag that represents a virtual gift of digital content such as an eBook. The tag can include a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that can be used to gain access to the electronic content which can be stored on a remote server. A unique identifier on the tag is associated with gifted digital content. This association is preferably stored on a remote server in the “cloud”. A user receiving the physical and places it on or next to their electronic device, which includes an NFC receiver, and the device reads the tag and connects to the remote server. The remote server validates the information on the token and provides the user with access to the digital content, such as downloading the digital content to the user'"'"'s electronic device.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for transferring rights to digital content comprising:
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providing a physical token, the physical token containing a near field communication tag; reading a unique identifier from the near field communication tag, the unique identifier uniquely identifying the physical token; determining the digital content to be transferred; associating, in a database on a server, the unique identifier and the digital content to be transferred; receiving a request for access to the digital content, the request containing the unique identifier; validating the request using the association in the database on the server; and providing access to the digital content if the request is validated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for transferring rights to digital content comprising:
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a memory that includes instructions for operating the system, and includes a digital content database containing digital content; control circuitry coupled to the memory the control circuitry capable of executing the instructions and is operable to at least; receive a request to associate a unique identifier contained in near field communication tag on a physical token with specified digital content to be transferred, the unique identifier uniquely identifying the physical token; associate, in a tag content database in the memory, the unique identifier and the specified digital content to be transferred; receive a request for access to the specified digital content, the request containing the unique identifier; validate the request using the association in the in a tag content database; and provide access to the specified digital content if the request is validated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for transferring rights to digital content comprising:
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a physical token; a near field communication tag contained in the physical token, the near field communication tag containing a unique identifier that uniquely identifies the physical token; an electronic device, the electronic device comprising; a memory that includes instructions for operating the electronic device, a near field communication reader, control circuitry coupled to the memory and coupled to the near field communication reader, the control circuitry capable of executing the instructions and is operable to at least; instruct the near field communication reader to read the unique identifier from the near field communication tag on the physical token, generate a request for access to digital content, the request containing the unique identifier, transmit the request to a server for validation, and receive access to the digital content from the server. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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