SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING PHYSICAL OBJECTS TO CONTROL SOFTWARE ACCESS

摘要

A system and method is provided for controlling access to software via a physical object. The system may include one or more of a physical object, such as a toy, a computing device, and a server. The toy may include a unique identifier that permits an owner of the toy to download software to the computing device via the server. In some variations, a purchaser of the toy may be permitted to download software to the computing device directly from a storage device associated with the toy.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of providing access to an executable software application stored on a host computer system, the method being implemented in the host computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the host computer system to perform the method, the method comprising:
receiving, at the host computer system, from a computing device, a unique identifier read from a physical object; authenticating, by the host computer system, the unique identifier; authorizing, by the host computer system, a download of the executable software application to the computing device responsive to authentication of the unique identifier; transmitting, by the host computer system, the executable software application to the computing device; and restricting, by the host computer system, further downloads of the executable software application for the unique identifier.