METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A TITLE TRANSACTION NETWORK

摘要

A title management apparatus resident on a first computer including a memory for storing a control program and data, and a processor for executing the control program and for managing the data. The invention includes user data resident in the memory including user security indicia. The invention also includes a set of title objects resident in the memory including a title structure, the title structure further comprising a content element, a set of attributes, and a set of title object security indicia. The invention further includes a set of stub objects coupled to said first set of title objects, wherein said set of stub objects can further optimize said title structure; an authorization structure configured to selectively redeem the content element based at least in part on the user security indicia; and a title management structure configured to associate a first user with particular title objects based at least in part on the user data and the title attributes.