IP Library Granted Patent US 10,706,676
Granted Patent B2
US 10,706,676 · App. 15/809,912 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Method and system for revealing a prize embedded in a candle

Inventors: David Anthony Cayton (Bahama, NC); Brenda Lea Cayton (Bahama, NC); Justin Winter (Durham, NC)
Assignee: DIAMOND CANDLES, LLC
G07F17/3241C11C5/00C11C5/008G06Q20/387G06Q30/0207G07F17/3213G07F17/3225G07F17/3253
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Patent No.
US 10,706,676
App. No.
15/809,912
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A candle with an embedded item and methods for manufacturing same are disclosed. A method for manufacturing a candle having an embedded item can include a prize and a redeemable code. The redeemable code can be associated with a value. The value can be used to select a prize based on the associated value. A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium for revealing a value associated with the prize and redeemable code is also disclosed.

Claims (47)

1. A method for revealing a prize, the method comprising:

embedding a redeemable code in a candle, the redeemable code accessible upon burning at least a portion of the candle;

receiving, at a server, the redeemable code;

determining, at the server, a monetary value associated with the redeemable code; and

transmitting, from the server, the value associated with the redeemable code.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server, a digital media item; and

providing access, from the server, to the digital media item to an online community.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the digital media item is a digital photograph.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the digital media item is a digital video.

5. The method of claim 1 , the determining further comprising:

transmitting, from the server, a spinner, wherein the spinner randomly alternates between a plurality of values associated with the redeemable code.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server, a selection of an item of jewelry equal to the monetary value associated with the redeemable code.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the item of jewelry is a ring.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selection is a size of the ring.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selection is a style of the ring.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the candle also included an embedded prize.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the embedded prize is a ring.

12. A computing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor to store computer-readable instructions, which when executed cause the processor to:

receive data representative of a candle-embedded code, the candle-embedded code accessible upon burning at least a portion of a candle;

determine a monetary value of the candle-embedded code based on the data representative of the candle-embedded code; and

transmit data representative of the monetary value.

13. The computing system recited in claim 12 , wherein the monetary value represents a value of a prize embedded in the candle.

14. The computing system recited in claim 12 , wherein the monetary value represents a value of a claimable prize separate from the candle.

15. The computing system recited in claim 12 , further comprising additional instructions causing the processor to determine parameters of a video to be recorded corresponding with the monetary value of a prize.

16. The computing system recited in claim 12 , further comprising additional instructions causing the processor to:

provide a digital media item to a server communicatively coupled to the computing device over the network; and

providing access, to the server, to share the digital media item to an online community.

17. The computing system recited in claim 16 , wherein the digital media item is a digital photograph.

18. The computing system recited in claim 16 , wherein the digital media item is a digital video.

19. The computing system recited in claim 12 , further comprising additional instructions causing the processor to:

receive, over a network from a server, a spinner, wherein the spinner randomly alternates between a plurality of values associated with the candle-embedded code.

20. The computing system recited in claim 12 , further comprising additional instructions causing the processor to

transmit a selection of an item of jewelry equal to the monetary value associated with the candle-embedded code.

21. The computing system recited in claim 20 , wherein the item of jewelry is a ring.

22. The computing system recited in claim 20 , wherein the selection is a size of the ring.

23. The computing system recited in claim 20 , wherein the selection is a style of the ring.

24. The computing system recited in claim 20 , wherein, the candle also comprises an embedded prize.

25. The computing system recited in claim 20 , wherein the embedded prize is a ring.

26. A candle comprising:

a body composed at least partial of wax; and

a redeemable code embedded in the body, wherein the redeemable code is accessible upon burning of the candle, the redeemable code associated with a monetary value, and the monetary value is determined by a server when the redeemable code is transmitted to the server.

27. The candle of claim 26 , wherein the monetary value represents a value of a prize embedded in the candle.

28. The candle of claim 26 , wherein the monetary value represents a value of a claimable prize separate from the candle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2021
From: WINTER, JUSTIN
To: DIAMOND CANDLES, LLC
Reel/Frame 055956/0993 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15080339 · Mar 24, 2016
Continuation PCTUS2015054746 · Oct 8, 2015
Provisional Application 62061466 · Oct 8, 2014
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