Digital Trading Card Platform with Machine-Readable Code
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Solution Overview
Problem
The traditional trading card industry faces challenges in integrating interactive technologies, making it difficult for athletes and other subjects to access sponsorship opportunities and for consumers to determine the value of trading cards, especially with the changing NIL policies and the expansion of subjects eligible for such deals.
Innovation Solution
A digital trading card platform that uses machine-readable codes to link physical trading cards with digital representations, allowing for the querying of attribute data records and computation of value metrics, and providing access to associated content and sponsorship opportunities, facilitating interactions between athletes, artists, sponsors, collectors, and consumers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional trading cards are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but interactive engagement and value determination are limited
Solution Approach 1:
A machine-readable code (e.g., QR code, NFC tag) is embedded in the physical trading card to serve as an intermediary between the physical card and digital systems. This code enables the card to communicate with smartphones, tablets, or computers to access digital representations and interactive content without requiring complex integration into the card itself
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the trading card from a two-dimensional physical object to a multi-dimensional digital ecosystem by linking to digital representations that include 3D models, videos, augmented reality overlays, and interactive interfaces. This adds layers of engagement beyond the physical card's surface
2Loss of information
If digital representations and content are integrated, then value determination and engagement are enhanced, but data management and content delivery become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
A digital representation (e.g., NFT, digital twin) is created as a copy or counterpart to the physical trading card. This digital copy stores comprehensive information about the card, its provenance, associated content, and value metrics, making this information universally accessible through various devices without requiring complex data management infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
Content such as videos, 3D models, and interactive elements is pre-loaded and associated with the machine-readable code before use. When a user scans the code, the content is already prepared and can be immediately accessed or streamed, eliminating the need for complex real-time data retrieval and processing
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AI summary
An approach is provided for trading card platform. The approach involves, for example, initiating a reading of a machine readable code from a trading card to determine a card identifier. The approach also involves querying for one or more attribute data records associated with the trading card based on the card identifier. The approach further involves computing a value metric based on the one or more attribute data records and presenting a user interface displaying a digital representation of the trading card, the one or more sponsorship data records, the value metric, or a combination thereof.