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US 2024/0127328 A1Published application
Enhanced articles embedded with sports artifacts
OwnerDavid Bunnellinventor
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Disclosed herein are enhanced articles of sale which contain sports and entertainment artifacts which refer to an array of items or fixtures that maintains significance because of its presence or use in a cultural event or moment; for example, a sports game or series, concert, award ceremony, show, entertainment venue or any other memorable, culturally relevant instance that is preserved. These artifacts can be affixed to apparel such as caps, hats, scarves, tee shirts, hoodies, sweat pants, socks, footwear etc., in wall hangings or shelf memorabilia such as artwork, baseball cards, any trading cards, pictures, lithographs, autographs, statues, bobbleheads, plaques, etc., and instruments or game devices, such as bats, balls, sticks, rackets, clubs, gloves, drumsticks, etc. When a consumer purchases an enhanced article, they are given a certificate of authenticity that may be registered on an online database which allows a consumer to view all present and former interactions with their purchased product. Consumers may also buy, trade, sell, and view the metadata of their enhanced article of sale and monitor its valuations.
A cloud storage organization system with user data pertaining to the serial numbers assigned to enhanced articles and for maintaining and storing cloud data regarding said serial numbers and unique asset IDs of said enhanced articles of sale over a web service, processing data and retrieving data to provide user input by way of a server, utilizing cloud software tools and cloud-based data storage tools for user and asset authentication for allowing consumers to engage with one another by bidding on a variety of enhanced articles in an online marketplace, wherein a collector may choose to put up their enhanced articles for sale and provide relevant details including the amount made and the serial number of their item in order for potential buyers to authenticate their enhanced article using the platform's database, and utilizing load balancers to monitor and guide client requests across backend servers.
A method of selling articles infused with artifacts with associated serial numbers assigned to enhanced articles and for maintaining unique asset IDs of said enhanced articles of sale to distribute to consumers with user and asset authentication to allow said consumers to engage with one another by bidding on a variety of said enhanced articles in a marketplace, and wherein a collector may choose to auction said enhanced articles of sale and provide relevant details including the number made in order for potential buyers to authenticate said enhanced article.
A method of selling articles infused with artifacts to consumers by using a cloud storage organization system with user data pertaining to the serial numbers assigned to enhanced articles and for maintaining and storing cloud data regarding said serial numbers and unique asset ids of said enhanced articles of sale over a web service, processing data and retrieving data to provide user input by way of a server, utilizing cloud software tools and cloud-based data storage tools for user and asset authentication for allowing consumers to engage with one another by bidding on a variety of enhanced articles in an online marketplace, wherein a collector may choose to put up their enhanced articles for sale and provide relevant details including the amount made and the serial number of their item in order for potential buyers to authenticate their enhanced article using the platform's database.
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