IP Library Patent Application 16684984
Patent Application
App. No. 16/684,984

MANAGING ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS

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Patent No.
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App. No.
16/684,984
Abstract

Managing access to digital content at a server system in communication with mobile devices including: receiving a user account identifier and performance information from a mobile device; accessing a collectible database storing collectible records; comparing the received performance information with the performance information in the collectible records; accessing a user account database that stores user account records; adding the retrieved collectible identifier to the identified user account record; retrieving a music-related asset identifier from the identified collectible record; and sending a confirmation to the mobile device that indicates the collectible asset has been collected and indicates the retrieved music-related asset identifier.

Claims (58)

1 . A system for managing access to digital content, comprising:

a music: database storing music assets as music data and music asset identifiers for each music asset, wherein the music assets include music-related assets;

a collectible database storing collectible records for collectible assets, wherein a collectible record includes data indicating a collectible identifier, a collectible type, a music asset identifier for a music asset associated with the collectible asset, a representation for the collectible asset, and performance information associated with the collectible asset;

a user account database storing user account records for users, wherein a user account record includes data indicating an identifier for a user, and a list of collectible identifiers of collectible assets collected by the user; and

a processor configured to receive a user account identifier and performance information from a mobile device, to compare the received performance information with the performance information in the collectible records, to identify a collectible record that has the performance information matching the received performance information, to retrieve a collectible identifier for the identified collectible record, to identify a user account record matching the received user account identifier, and to add the retrieved collectible identifier to the identified user account record.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the performance information associated with the collectible asset comprises

a location of the collectible asset.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the performance information associated with the collectible assets comprises

at least one of completing actions, being at a geolocation, spending an amount of time at a geolocation, being at a geolocation under set conditions, and performing actions at a geolocation physically or digitally.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the music-related assets comprise songs, albums, playlists, video, programs, movies, games, and virtual reality (VP) experiences.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the collectible identifier includes an image file.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifier for the user includes at least one of: an email address and a mobile device number.

7 . A method for managing access to digital content at a server system in communication with mobile devices, comprising:

receiving a user account identifier and performance information from a mobile device;

accessing a collectible database storing collectible records including performance information for collectible assets and music-related asset identifiers for music-related assets;

comparing the received performance information with the performance information in the collectible records;

identifying a collectible record that has performance information matching the received performance information;

retrieving a collectible identifier for the identified collectible record;

accessing a user account database that stores user account records including user account identifiers and collectible identifiers indicating collectible assets collected by a user account;

identifying a user account record matching the received user account identifier;

adding the retrieved collectible identifier to the identified user account record to indicate the user account has collected the collectible asset associated with the retrieved collectible identifier;

accessing a music database that stores music-related assets as digital data and music-related asset identifiers that correspond to respective music-related assets;

retrieving a music-related asset identifier from the identified collectible record; and

sending a confirmation to the mobile device that indicates the collectible asset has been collected and indicates the retrieved music-related asset identifier.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the music-related assets comprise songs, albums, playlists, video, programs, movies, games, and VR experiences.

9 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising

receiving a request from the mobile device to access a song represented by a music-related asset, where the request includes the retrieved music-related asset identifier.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising

identifying the music-related asset in the music database that corresponds to the retrieved music asset identifier.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising

sending the digital data corresponding to the identified music-related asset to the mobile device for playback of the song by processing the sent digital data at the mobile device.

12 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the performance information for the collectible assets comprises

location information for the collectible assets.

13 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the performance information for the collectible assets comprises

at least one of completing actions, being at a geolocation, spending an amount of time at a geolocation, being at a geolocation under set conditions, and performing actions at a geolocation physically or digitally.

14 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising

enabling the mobile device to access the music-related asset when the confirmation is received by the mobile device.

15 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising

creating image representations of the collectible assets.

16 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising

enabling the mobile device to share information about the collectible assets.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein sharing information about the collectible assets includes

sending images or information about an experience of collecting the collectible assets.

18 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising

sending collecting points or environment currency, and associated titles or other environment privileges for collecting the collectible assets.

19 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the collectible assets include interactive representations with an animated objects or characters.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program to manage access to digital content at a server system in communication with mobile devices, the computer program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:

receive a user account identifier and performance information from a mobile device;

access a collectible database storing collectible records including performance information for collectible assets and music-related asset identifiers for music-related assets;

compare the received performance information with the performance information in the collectible records;

identify a collectible record that has performance information matching the received performance information;

retrieve a collectible identifier for the identified collectible record;

access a user account database that stores user account records including user account identifiers and collectible identifiers indicating collectible assets collected by a user account;

identify a user account record matching the received user account identifier;

add the retrieved collectible identifier to the identified user account record to indicate the user account has collected the collectible asset associated with the retrieved collectible identifier;

access a music database that stores music-related assets as digital data and music-related asset identifiers that correspond to respective music-related assets;

retrieve a music-related asset identifier from the identified collectible record; and

send a confirmation to the mobile device that indicates the collectible asset has been collected and indicates the retrieved music-related asset identifier.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 17, 2023
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063672/0079 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2020
From: SACHSON, THOMAS; SPAHR, BRADLEY
To: SONY CORPORATION; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Reel/Frame 052609/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2020
From: SACHSON, THOMAS
To: SONY CORPORATION; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Reel/Frame 051725/0848 →