Method and System for Issuing, Managing, Verifying and Displaying Digital Badges
AssigneeBadgeCert Inc.
InventorsGinger G. Malin, Jay Ira Malin, Raed Adhami
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Abstract
A method is described herein for displaying digital badge information. The badge is a digital image being presented to a user of a computer application and associated with an individual or entity badge owner to whom the badge is issued. The method involves displaying the digital image to the user, receiving input indicating that the user has selected the digital image, and obtaining, from a data repository, information pertaining to the image and particular to an accomplishment of the badge owner. The method also further involves displaying at least a subset of the obtained information on an overlay to the image.
Claims20
A method for displaying digital badge information, the badge corresponding to a digital image being presented to a user of a computer application and associated with an individual or entity badge owner to whom the badge is issued, comprising;
- displaying the digital image to the user;
- receiving input indicating that the user has selected the digital image;
- obtaining, from a data repository, information pertaining to the image and particular to an accomplishment of the badge owner;
- and displaying at least a subset of the obtained information on an overlay to the image
The method of claim 1, wherein the obtained information comprises data from a customized set of data fields.
4 The method of claim 1, further comprising:
- combining data for a first digital badge of the badge owner with data for a second digital badge of the badge owner to form the digital badge corresponding to the digital image being presented.
The method of claim 4 further comprising:
- receiving an indication that the badge owner has succeeded in a sequence of accomplishments corresponding a sequence of digital badges;
- and
- combining data for each of a sequence of digital badges of the badge ow ner to form the digital badge corresponding to the digital image being presented
8 The method of claim 1, further comprising:
- providing a custom QR code to the badge owner at the time of the accomplishment;
- receiving an indication that the custom QR code has been accessed, and
- adding the information particular to the accomplishment for the badge owner to the data repository.
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
- receiving, from the badge owner, information regarding the accomplishment;
- wherein the displayed information indicates that the badge is self-reported.
The method of claim 9, further comprising:
- receiving, from the badge owner, the identity of an endorser for the self-reported badge;
- transmitting an endorsement request to the endorser, including information pertaining to the badge owner and the accomplishment;
- receiving, from the endorser, an endorsement in response to the request;
- and
- adding the endorsement to the information in the data repository corresponding to the badge;
- wherein the displayed information indicates that the self-reported badge is endorsed.
A system for providing data contained in a digital badge data structure to a user of a computer application, the data including data corresponding to a digital image, the system comprising:
- core engine means, including one or more processors, for creating the digital badge data structure;
- processor readable storage media configured to store the digital badge data structure and the data corresponding to the digital image;
- issuer gateway means for receiving instructions from an issuer, and for creating the digital badge data structure;
- and
- earner gateway means for providing, to an earner, a notification of the creation of the digital badge data structure and a reference to a location at which the digital badge data structure is located.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.