Virtual property system
First Claim
1. A digital object ownership system, comprising:
- a plurality of user terminals, each of said user terminals being accessible by at least one individual user;
at least one central computer system, said central computer system being capable of communicating with each of said user terminals;
a plurality of digital objects, each of said digital objects having a unique object identification code, each of said digital objects being assigned to an owner, said digital objects being persistent such that each of said digital objects is accessible by a particular user both when said user'"'"'s terminal is in communications with said central computer system and also when said terminal is not in communication with said central computer system, said object having utility in connection with communication over a network, said utility requiring the presence of the object identification code and proof of ownership;
wherein said objects are transferable among users; and
wherein an object that is transferred is assigned to the new owner.
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Abstract
A digital object ownership system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of user terminals, where each terminal is accessible by at least one individual user. The system also includes at least one central computer system that is capable of communicating with each of the user terminals. A plurality of digital objects are provided, where each of the digital objects has a unique object identification code. Each of the digital objects are assigned to an owner. The digital objects are persistent, such that each of the digital objects is accessible by a particular user both when the user'"'"'s terminal is in communication with the central computer system and also when the user'"'"'s terminal is not in communication with the central computer system. The digital objects have utility in connection with communication over a network in that the object requires both the presence of the object identification code and proof of ownership.
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24 Claims
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1. A digital object ownership system, comprising:
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a plurality of user terminals, each of said user terminals being accessible by at least one individual user; at least one central computer system, said central computer system being capable of communicating with each of said user terminals; a plurality of digital objects, each of said digital objects having a unique object identification code, each of said digital objects being assigned to an owner, said digital objects being persistent such that each of said digital objects is accessible by a particular user both when said user'"'"'s terminal is in communications with said central computer system and also when said terminal is not in communication with said central computer system, said object having utility in connection with communication over a network, said utility requiring the presence of the object identification code and proof of ownership; wherein said objects are transferable among users; and wherein an object that is transferred is assigned to the new owner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A digital object ownership server system for conducting interactions with a plurality of users over a computer network, said interactions involving objects owned by at least one user, ownership of said objects being transferable among users, said digital object ownership system comprising:
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a user registrar, said user registrar issuing user identification codes to each of said at least one users; an object registrar, said object registrar issuing object identification codes associated with each of said objects; a bookkeeper, said bookkeeper associating each object with an owner, and validating ownership of said objects prior to use; wherein said system issues an ownership certificate to the owner of an object; and wherein said system maintains at least one certificate revocation list identifying ownership certificates that are no longer valid. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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