Exclusive social network based on consumption of luxury goods
OwnerJean Alexandera Munemanninventor
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Abstract
Network node devices that may be embedded into luxury goods are described. These devices may allow luxury goods to offer access to a social networking system that is based upon ownership of luxury goods, and may also be used to verify the authenticity of the luxury goods. The devices may include an interface so that the device may communicate with other network node devices, including other products or a smartphone or other device, and a memory that stores a unique identifier of the brand or of the luxury good itself.
Claims21
A network node device comprising:
- a network interface configured to send messages and receive messages;
- a memory, comprising storage for:
- a brand identifier that uniquely identifies a supplier of the product in which the network node device is embedded;
- and
- user details, representing details of a user of the product;
- and
- a program memory, comprising storage for program code including:
- program code to authenticate the network node device to additional network node devices;
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- program code for interaction between the network node device and the additional network node devices if those additional network node devices are authenticated as having a brand identifier in common.
A networking device for use in a retail location, comprising:
- a processor;
- a network interface, usable to send and receive messages to and from network node devices embedded in products associated with the retail location;
- a data memory, comprising storage for:
- a brand identifier that uniquely identifies a supplier of the products in which the network node devices are embedded;
- a retail location identifier;
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- a list of authorized network node devices that are within communication range of the networking device;
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- a program memory, comprising storage for program code including:
- program code for identifying persons having one or more of the products based on their possession of products in which the network node devices are embedded and user identifying information that was provided to the network node devices;
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- program code for sending offers to users having the one or more of the products.
A method for operating a social network based on product ownership, the method comprising:
- detecting, using a mobile device having an associated user, a network node device embedded in a product, the network node device including a brand identifier that uniquely identifies a supplier of the product;
- identifying the product based on the brand identifier included in the network node device;
- determining an owner of the product based on the associated user of the mobile device;
- storing user details of the associated user, including information about the owner of the product;
- authenticating the mobile device for interaction with other mobile devices based on the brand identifier;
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- providing communication capabilities between the mobile device and the other mobile devices through a social network, based on the brand identifier.
A system for operating an authentication network based on product ownership, the system comprising:
- an electronic identifier embedded in a product;
- a device synced with the electronic identifier in the product, the device comprising:
- a network interface configured to send messages and receive messages;
- a memory, comprising storage for:
- an identifier that uniquely identifies the product;
- user details that represent details of an owner of the product;
- a program memory, comprising storage for program code configured to:
- present a user interface for interaction with the device;
- authenticate the device to a plurality of other devices;
- update change of product ownership between the device and another device of the plurality of other devices;
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- interact with one or more devices of the plurality of other devices on the condition that the one or more devices are authenticated as having the identifier that uniquely identified the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.