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Title:
MARKETING OF AUTHENTICATED ARTICLES THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/030851
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
A system to enable possessors of special articles to display such articles online in a social network to specific social network invited participants as invitees. The system has at least one article and at least one display, and the system renders the at least one article to be special by verifying that the at least one article is rightfully possessed by a display owner, and authenticating that the at least one article is brand authenticated. The system displays the at least one special article, displays an image, icon or the like representing the at least one special article by inserting the image, icon or the like into the display, enters the display with the at least one special article image into a selected social network, and invites a party through the social network to view the at least one special article image.

Inventors:
COSTA PASQUALE VINCENT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/000184
Publication Date:
July 16, 2015
Filing Date:
August 22, 2014
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
VALMARC CORP (US)
International Classes:
G06Q99/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
POLLACK, Morris, I. (East Hanover, NJ, US)
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Claims:
AMENDED CLAIMS

received by the International Bureau on 20 April 2015 (20.04.2015)

6. (new) A system to enable possessors of "special" articles to display such articles on-line in a social network to specific social network invited participants (invitees);

comprising:

a. providing a display in a virtual configuration of the type(s) and purposes of rooms and spaces generally found within a domicile;

b. providing at least one article;

c. rendering that said at least one article to be "special" by,

i. providing verification that said at least one article is rightfully

possessed by a display owner; and

ii. providing authentication that said at least one article is brand

authenticated;

d. placing said "special" article, or an image, icon or the like representing said at least one "special" article, into said display; within a room or space of said display commensurate with the type of room or space where similar articles may be located in an actual domicile;

g. entering said display with said at least one "special" article image into a selected social network; and

h. inviting a party through said social network to view said at least one

"special" article image.

7. (new) The system of claim 6 wherein the possessor of said "special" article is also an owner of the "special" article.

8. (new) The system of claim 6 wherein there are a number of different "special" articles and/or images, icons or the like of said "special" articles.

9. (new) The system of claim 7 wherein said images, icons or the like are virtual.

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10.(new) The system of claim 6 wherein said display for each said "special" article, or image, icon or the like representing said "special" article, includes a communication device indicating that the respective invitee would like to purchase the "special" article, and which, in addition, establishes a means to do so.