Patent ID: 8881254

Claim:
A method for managing at least one virtual object in a network, the method comprising: creating a unique link between the at least one virtual object and a physical token, wherein the at least one virtual object is represented by a first set of distinct predefined properties and is associated with a data set and the physical token has a magnetic stripe with a unique magnetic fingerprint based on the arrangement of magnetic particles in the magnetic stripe, making the physical token distinct from every other physical token; maintaining information about the unique link between the at least one virtual object and the physical token and information about the first set of distinct predefined properties; and regulating access to the at least one virtual object based on a second set of predefined properties and verification of the physical token based on: deriving an electronic representation of the unique magnetic fingerprint of the magnetic stripe on the physical token that is based on the arrangement of magnetic particles in the magnetic stripe; and verifying the authenticity of the physical token using the electronic representation of the unique magnetic fingerprint of the magnetic stripe on the physical token; wherein the second set of predefined properties includes properties defining the access to be granted to the virtual object on verification of the physical token.