Patent ID: 8566171

Claim:
A system for creating, distributing, tracking and authenticating digital objects, the system comprising: A special purpose machine comprising a server, the server configured to: a) produce a limited number of digital objects, with each digital object being numbered sequentially; b) mark each digital object such that the special purpose machine may subsequently authenticate the object; c) distribute the limited number of digital objects; d) record the identity of each original recipient of the digital object; e) record any subsequent transfers of the digital objects from one recipient to a new recipient and authenticate each digital object before a subsequent transfer; f) condition an original distribution of the digital objects upon a recipient requesting a digital object within a predetermined time period; g) condition an original distribution of the digital objects upon a recipient requesting a digital object while located within a predetermined geographic area; h) condition the original distribution of the digital objects upon a recipient consenting to use the system as the exclusive means of authentication; and i) issue the digital objects branded with a third party trademark.