Watch skins selection application with blockchain token
Electronic watch faces can be created in customized and associated with a block chain system. More particularly, the block chain's system uses non-fungible tokens which are in general unique, to represent the ownership of a specific watch face. Users own the token and can display the watch face only while they own the token. After selling the watch face, the token is changed to represent the new owner of the token and the original owner can no longer display the watch face at that point.
1. An electronic watch system, comprising:
a watch device, having a housing, a display face, and a memory storing information for displaying on the display face; and
a processor, storing a cryptographic code associated with the information for displaying on the display face,
and the processor controlling the information to be displayed on the display face responsive to the cryptographic code associated with the information for displaying on the display face indicating exclusive ownership of the information to be displayed on the display face,
and the processor controlling the information and not allowing the information to be displayed on the display face responsive to the cryptographic code associated with the information for displaying on the display face not indicating exclusive ownership of the information to be displayed on the display face.
2. The electronic watch system as in claim 1 , further comprising a program running on a computer which enables customizing a watch face to create a customized watch face, and wherein the customized watch face is part of the information and is associated with the cryptographic code.
3. The electronic watch system as in claim 2 , wherein the customizing comprises selecting a look of numbers on the watch face, a font of the numbers, a style of the numbers, a look of clock hands, and a thickness of the clock hands.
4. The electronic watch system as in claim 2 , wherein the display face displays video to show at least one of the items that are customized by the customizing.
5. The electronic watch system as in claim 1 , wherein the cryptographic code is a non-fungible token of a blockchain system.
6. The electronic watch system as in claim 5 , wherein the blockchain system is an Ethereum blockchain system.
7. The electronic watch system as in claim 2 , wherein the cryptographic code includes information indicative of an authorized owner of the watch face, and the processor determines the watch face to be authorized to be displayed on the display face only responsive to the watch face being owned by the authorized owner, and determines the watch face not to be authorized to be displayed on the display face responsive to the watch face being not owned by the authorized owner.
8. The electronic watch system as in claim 7 , wherein the processor enables changing the ownership of the watch face to another owner, and wherein after changing the watch face to another owner, the original owner can no longer display the watch face.
9. The electronic watch system as in claim 8 , wherein a change owner function of the blockchain system is used for said changing the ownership of the watch face.
10. The electronic watch system as in claim 1 , wherein the processor is inside the housing.
11. A method of displaying a watch face on an electronic watch, comprising:
in an electronic watch device, having a housing, a display face, and a memory, enabling information from the memory to be displayed on the display face, the display face showing a current time, and an arrangement based on the information from the memory;
storing a cryptographic code associated with the information for displaying on the display face, and
using the cryptographic code for controlling the information to be displayed on the display face, 1) responsive to the cryptographic code associated with the information for displaying on the display face indicating exclusive ownership of the information for displaying on the display face, displaying the information from the memory on the display face, and 2) responsive to the cryptographic code associated with the information for displaying on the display face not indicating exclusive ownership of the information for displaying on the display face, preventing the information from the memory being displayed on the display face.
12. The method as in claim 11 , further customizing the watch face to create a customized watch face, the customized watch face being part of the information and associated with the cryptographic code.
13. The method as in claim 12 , wherein the customizing comprises selecting a look of numbers on the watch face, a font of the numbers, a style of the numbers, a look of clock hands, and a thickness of the clock hands.
14. The method as in claim 12 , further comprising controlling the display face to display video to show at least one of the items that are customized by the customizing.
15. The method as in claim 11 , wherein the cryptographic code is a non-fungible token of a blockchain system.
16. The method as in claim 15 , wherein the blockchain system is an Ethereum blockchain system.
17. The method as in claim 11 , wherein the cryptographic code includes information indicative of an authorized owner of the watch face, and further comprising determining the watch face to be authorized to be displayed on the display face responsive to the watch being owned by the authorized owner, and determining the watch face not to be authorized to be displayed on the display face responsive to the watch not being owned by the authorized owner.
18. The method as in claim 17 , further comprising changing the ownership of the watch face to another owner, and wherein after changing the watch face to another owner, the original owner can no longer display the watch face.
19. The method as in claim 18 , wherein a change owner function of the blockchain system is used for said changing the ownership of the watch face.
20. The method as in claim 1 , further comprising using a processor for accessing the cryptographic code, wherein the processor is inside the housing.