Digital Content Control Based on Nonfungible Tokens
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsShannon Bruce Vosseller, Christopher Michael Matthews
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Abstract
Techniques are described, as implemented by computing devices, to provide digital content to users through use of nonfungible tokens (NFTs). This is performed by leveraging a blockchain such that digital content associated with an item is made available to encourage the user to interact with NFTs on the service provider platform (e.g., discounts, NFT listing functionality, automatic initiation of NFT transfers, and so forth) based on a user's possession of the NFT.
Claims20
A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the computing device, a request to access digital content, the request identifying a nonfungible token (NFT) associated with a physical item involved in a transaction and data describing a three-dimensional physical characteristic of the physical item;
- locating, by the computing device, a blockchain account by querying a blockchain, the blockchain account associated with the nonfungible token (NFT) associated with a physical item;
- locating, by the computing device, a service provider account of a service provider system based on the located blockchain account, the service provider account involved in the transaction;
- verifying, by the computing device via the service provider account, possession of the physical item based on the data describing a three-dimensional physical characteristic and possession of the NFT;
- and
- communicating, by the computing device, the digital content responsive to the verifying.
A computing device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, responsive to execution by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations including:
- receiving a request to access digital content, the request identifying a nonfungible token (NFT) associated with a physical item involved in a transaction;
- locating a service provider account of a service provider system based on the nonfungible token (NFT), the service provider account involved in the transaction;
- receiving data describing a three-dimensional physical characteristic of the physical item;
- verifying, via the service provider account, possession of the NFT and possession of the physical item based on the data describing the three-dimensional physical characteristic;
- and
- communicating the digital content responsive to the verifying.
One or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, responsive to execution by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request to access digital content, the request identifying a nonfungible token (NFT) associated with a physical item;
- locating a blockchain account by querying a blockchain, the blockchain account associated with the nonfungible token (NFT);
- locating a service provider account of a service provider system based on the located blockchain account,
- receiving data describing a three-dimensional physical characteristic of the physical item;
- verifying, via the service provider account, possession of the NFT and possession of the physical item based on the data describing a three-dimensional physical characteristic;
- and
- communicating the digital content responsive to the verifying.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.