Systems for providing electronic items having customizable locking mechanism

A method for providing an electronic item, comprising:

• receiving, from a first computing device associated with a first user via a software application, an electronic lock, and the electronic item, wherein the electronic lock comprises a first lock clue, a lock image and a lock solution, wherein the lock solution represents a trace path associated with a portion of the lock image;
• transmitting, to a second computing device associated with a recipient and for display by the second computing device, the first lock clue and the lock image;
• receiving, from the second computing device, one or more attempted lock solutions comprising an attempted trace pattern, the attempted trace pattern representing a second user-input trace pattern made by a second user of the second computing device by tracing a second line over a portion of the lock image using a second touchscreen associated with the second computing device;
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• responsive to determining that a first attempted lock solution of the one or more attempted lock solutions does not match the lock solution with a predetermined confidence level:
• transmitting, to the first computing device, an unlock attempt notification comprising a failed unlock attempt indication;
• receiving, from the first computing device, a second lock clue which is a portion of the lock solution;
• transmitting, to the second computing device, the second lock clue;
• causing the second computing device to display the second lock clue contemporaneously with the lock image;
• responsive to determining that one or more additional incorrect attempted lock solutions of the one or more attempted lock solutions do not match the lock solution:
• receiving, from the first computing device, a remote unlock instruction;
• responsive to receiving the remote unlock instruction, transmitting the electronic item to the second computing device;
• granting access to the electronic item to the second computing;
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• responsive to determining that a second attempted lock solution of the one or more attempted lock solutions matches the lock solution within the predetermined confidence level, granting access to the electronic item to the second computing device.

A method for providing an electronic item, comprising:

• receiving, from a first computing device associated with a first user via a software application, an electronic lock, and the electronic item, wherein the electronic lock comprises a lock clue, a lock image, and a lock solution, wherein the lock solution represents a trace path associated with a portion of the lock image;
• transmitting, to a second computing device associated with a recipient and for display by the second computing device, the lock clue and the lock image;
• receiving, from the second computing device, an attempted lock solution comprising an attempted trace pattern, the attempted trace pattern representing a second user-input trace pattern made by a second user of the second computing device by tracing a line over a second portion of the lock image using a second touchscreen associated with the second computing device;
• transmitting the attempted lock solution to the first computing device;
• responsive to receiving, from the first computing device, a determination that the attempted lock solution does not match the lock solution within a predetermined confidence level, transmitting a notification to the second computing device that the attempted lock solution does not match the lock solution;
• responsive to receiving, from the first computing device, the determination that the attempted lock solution does not match the lock solution within the predetermined confidence level and a remote unlock instruction, granting access to the electronic item to the second computing device;
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• responsive to receiving, from the first computing device, a determination that the attempted lock solution matches the lock solution, transmitting the electronic item to the second computing device for display or use by the second computing device.