EP 1299852 A2 20030409 - VIRTUAL UNLOCKING OF A TRADING CARD
Title (en)
VIRTUAL UNLOCKING OF A TRADING CARD
Title (de)
VIRTUELLE FREIGABE EINER KARTE ZUM AUSTAUSCHEN
Title (fr)
DEVERROUILLAGE VIRTUEL DE CARTES DE COLLECTION RELATIVES AU SPORT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0119289 W 20010615
- US 60507500 A 20000628
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0201494A2] The present invention is generally directed to a sports trading card, memorabilia item or collectible that may be distributed to collectors or customers and that can be used to access an electronic trading card, memorabilia item or collectible via a communication network. A particular embodiment of the invention involves a distributed trading card that can be used to access an electronic trading card. The distributed item may be associated with an identifier, which may be unique. The identifier may be submitted to a central computer, which may access a computer readable medium on which virtual items are stored based on the submitted identifier information. The central computer may cause the virtual item to be displayed and may change the virtual item through an evolution process. The central computer may also host games, prize drawings or other activities in which the virtual items are used.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B42D 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G07F 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B42D 15/00 (2013.01); G06Q 20/04 (2013.01); G06Q 20/28 (2013.01); G06Q 20/342 (2013.01); G07F 7/025 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0201494A2
Citation (examination)
WO 9930455 A1 19990617 - HAYES THOMAS J [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0201494 A2 20020103; WO 0201494 A8 20020815; AU 6847601 A 20020108; EP 1299852 A2 20030409
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0119289 W 20010615; AU 6847601 A 20010615; EP 01946423 A 20010615