METHOD OF PROVIDING DIGITAL CONTENT FOR USERS OF PHYSICAL ITEMS

摘要

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for enhancing users' overall experiences with physical items by supplementing their physical experiences with digital experiences. According to an embodiment, a user uses an electronic device to scan a smart tag associated with an item to obtain an item identifier of the item. The electronic device sends the item identifier to a server, which selects digital content related to the item.

主权项

1. A method of creating a timeline of information related to one or more items, each of the items being associated with a smart tag encoded with an item identifier that identifies the item, the smart tag configured to transmit the item identifier to a device when the device is positioned proximate to the smart tag, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server from a device, registration information related to one or more of the items, the registration information including for at least some of the items a user identifier of the user, an item identifier that identifies the item, and a date-of-acquisition, the item identifier transmitted from the smart tag to the device upon the device being positioned proximate to the smart tag; obtaining, by the server, an item description of for at least one or more of the items; generating an item timeline for the user, the item timeline listing an item description and a date-of-acquisition for at least some of the items; and displaying the item timeline in a graphical user interface.