Anonymous acquisition of an exchange item

Abstract

A method for execution by one or more computing devices of a communication network for anonymous acquisition of an exchange item comprises generating a new exchange item, where the new exchange item is controllable by a marketplace server of the communication network at least until acquisition of the new exchange item by an initial owner computing device. The method further includes taking control of the new exchange item in accordance with a secure custody protocol of the communication network. The method further includes receiving set up information from the initial owner computing device, the set up information including a request to associate the new exchange item with the initial owner computing device. The method further includes facilitating transfer of at least a portion of the control of the new exchange item to associate the new exchange item with the initial owner computing device in accordance with the secure custody protocol.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.