System and method for providing cryptographically secured digital assets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12284274-B2
Application number	US-202318351849-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2023
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Apr 22, 2025
Grant date	Apr 22, 2025

Abstract

A method of distributing a real-life product version of a cryptographic digital asset includes modifying an attribute of the cryptographic digital asset based on a received input, the cryptographic digital asset being registered on a distributed blockchain ledger and including a plurality of attributes with at least one of the plurality of attributes being an attribute that is capable of modification. The modification being operative to transition the cryptographic digital asset through one or more stages of evolution. The method further includes unlocking the real-life product version of the cryptographic digital asset upon reaching a specific stage of evolution, and providing the user with the ability to purchase the unlocked real-life product version.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method of distributing a real-life product version of a cryptographic digital asset, the cryptographic digital asset being registered on a distributed blockchain ledger and including a plurality of attributes, and wherein at least one of the plurality of attributes is an attribute that is capable of modification, the method comprising:
modifying the attribute of the cryptographic digital asset based on a received input, the modification operative to transition the cryptographic digital asset through one or more stages of evolution;
unlocking the real-life product version of the cryptographic digital asset upon reaching a specific stage of evolution of the one or more stages of evolution;
providing the user with the ability to purchase the unlocked real-life product version; and
wherein the real-life product version has similar attributes and appearance as the cryptographic digital asset at the specific stage of evolution.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request from the user to manufacture the real-life product version; and
providing the real-life product version to the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a rarity score for the cryptographic digital asset based on the plurality of attributes, wherein the rarity score provides an indication of the overall exclusivity of the cryptographic digital asset within a population of digital assets.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising transmitting the rarity score to a computing device of the user.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying an image representative of the real-life product version alongside the cryptographic digital asset on a digital marketplace.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising exporting the plurality of attributes of the cryptographic digital asset to a digital software application to enable use of the cryptographic digital asset within the digital software application.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the real-life product is a shoe, and wherein the plurality of attributes includes at least one of: colorway, materials, manufacturing, make, and/or model data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attribute is an age of the digital asset.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more stages of evolution are representative of various life stages.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received input includes one or more actions performed within a virtual environment by a user's avatar, and wherein the one or more actions are controlled by the user.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received input is representative of one or more actions occurring within the real world, and wherein the modifications to the attribute influence one or more of a rate of maturation, a visual appearance, or a value of the cryptographic digital asset.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modifications of the attribute are based on time or the frequency and nature of interactions between the user and the cryptographic digital asset within a virtual environment.

13. A method of providing a real-life product based on a cryptographic digital asset having a plurality of attributes, wherein the plurality of attributes includes one or more evolving attributes, the method comprising:
obtaining information about the plurality of attributes of the cryptographic digital asset, the cryptographic digital asset being programmable such that the one or more evolving attributes are operative to evolve or change over time;
determining an evolutionary state of the cryptographic digital asset based on the obtained information;
identifying a set of real-life product characteristics from the plurality of attributes and the evolutionary state of the cryptographic digital asset; and
providing a user with the ability to purchase the real-life product having the identified set of real-life product characteristics; and
wherein the real-life product version has similar attributes and appearance as the cryptographic digital asset at the evolutionary state of the cryptographic digital asset.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the evolutionary state of the cryptographic digital asset evolves from a baby digital asset to an adult digital asset, and wherein the age or maturity state comprises one or more of a baby stage, a toddler stage, a preschooler stage, and an adult stage.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the cryptographic digital asset is a digital shoe and the real-life product is a corresponding physical shoe.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the set of real-life product characteristics includes at least one of colorway, materials, make, and model data.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein obtaining the information about the current state plurality of attributes of the cryptographic digital asset comprises accessing a blockchain ledger where the state of the cryptographic digital asset is recorded.

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Andon Christopher
• Davis Matthew
• Pham Hien Tommy
• Schroeder Jeremy

Classifications

• H04L2209/60

  Digital content management, e.g. content distribution · CPC title

• H04W12/63

  Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent · CPC title

• H04L9/3226

  using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN (network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083) · CPC title

• H04L9/50 Primary

  using hash chains, e.g. blockchains or hash trees · CPC title

• G06Q2220/00

  Business processing using cryptography · CPC title