# US 10,373,243 B2 · Method of displaying and transacting electronic trading cards > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,373,243 B2 - Document ID: US10373243B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/579,417 - Filed: 2011-02-15 - Published: 2013-08-15 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2010-02-15 - Applicants: Roy Clark - Inventors: Roy Clark - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10373243B2 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0643: {graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation} - A47L 11/33: having means for storing dirt - A47L 11/4013: {Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like} - A47L 11/4025: {Means for emptying} - A47L 11/4041: {Roll shaped surface treating tools} - A63F 13/85: Providing additional services to players - B65D 5/10: with end closures formed by inward-folding of self-locking flaps hinged to tubular body - G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling - G06Q 20/10: specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems - G06Q 30/00: Commerce - G06Q 30/06: Buying, selling or leasing transactions - G06Q 30/08: Auctions - G06Q 40/02: Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance (credit or loans G06Q40/03) - G06Q 40/04: Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange - G07F 17/32: for games, toys, sports, or amusements - A63F 2300/308: Details of the user interface - A63F 2300/407: Data transfer via internet - A63F 2300/575: for trading virtual items - A63F 2300/8052: Ball team management - G06Q 40/00: Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes - G06Q 50/00: Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism (healthcare informatics G16H) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract A method of displaying, buying, and trading electronic trading cards on a computer or handheld electronic device by running an electronic trading card application on the computer or handheld device that communicates via the internet with at least one remote server containing a registry of all electronic trading cards. The electronic trading card application running on the computer or handheld device transmits a transaction request to the at least one remote server to execute a purchase or trade between two users of one or more electronic trading cards. The electronic trading card application further displays various components of an electronic trading card based upon user inputs. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of displaying an electronic trading card on a handheld device, wherein the handheld device comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, a display, and a means for accepting user input, and the handheld device is configured to detect motion, orientation, and direction of rotation using accelerometer-based motion detector devices, the method comprising: running an electronic trading card application in the processor of the handheld device; storing an electronic trading card in the non-transitory memory of the handheld device using the electronic trading card application, wherein the electronic trading card comprises at least one component; selecting the electronic trading card for display by the means for accepting user input; displaying the at least one component of the electronic trading card on the display; and upon detecting motion, orientation, and direction of rotation of the handheld device, discontinuing display of the at least one component and displaying at least one other component of the electronic trading card on the display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic trading card includes a package of components that comprises: a picture, a video clip, a database of information, electronic trading card relation identifiers, and a unique identifier. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication includes an electronic coupon to redeem a gift'. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the electronic coupon is based on one or both of time and location of the at least one person. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising determining the time and location of the at least one person based upon a promotional code entered by the at least one person. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein each of the electronic trading cards includes a package of components that comprises: a picture, a video clip, a database of information, electronic trading card relation identifiers and a unique identifier. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the at least one electronic trading card further comprises displaying one or more of another set of components of the at least one electronic trading card based upon user input.