DIGITAL CHARMS SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling access to a digital asset. A first host device is provided to a first host device owner and rights are determined to a digital asset. A digital charm is selected, wherein selecting includes granting to the digital charm certain rights to the digital asset. The digital charm is attached to the first host device to form a charm system, wherein attaching includes conferring, to the first host device owner, the rights to the digital asset that were granted to the digital charm.
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50 Claims
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26. In a system in which a host device owner has a charm system, wherein the charm system includes a host device with one or more digital charms, including a first digital charm, wherein each digital charm is associated with a digital asset, a machine-readable medium including instructions for controlling access to a digital asset, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform the method comprising:
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querying the first digital charm; and determining, based on the query, rights to the digital asset associated with the first digital charm. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system, comprising:
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a charm association database; a plurality of wearable host devices, wherein each wearable host device is connected to the charm association database by a network; and a plurality of charms; wherein each charm includes an identifier code and an attachment mechanism; and wherein, when attached via the attachment mechanism, each charm and its corresponding wearable host device form a charm system, wherein the charm system queries the charm association database to determine digital assets associated with the attached charms and rights granted through the charms to the charm system to access those digital assets. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A wearable charm device, comprising:
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a wearable host device with one or more attachment points; and one or more charms, wherein each charm includes an attachment mechanism; wherein the attachment mechanism attaches to the host device through the attachment points; and wherein each charm includes an identifier, wherein each identifier identifies digital assets associated with the charm and rights granted to the charm to access those digital assets. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of controlling access to a digital asset, comprising:
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providing a plurality of host devices, including a first host device; selecting a digital charm; granting the digital charm rights to a digital asset; attaching the digital charm to the first host device to form a charm system; and accessing the digital asset as a function of the rights granted to the digital charm. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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Specification