摘要 |
A method of providing a purchaser (10) of a product (4) with a replica (6) portraying the product (4) includes the steps of receiving product information relating to a visible feature of the product (4), and causing a replica (6) including the visible feature of the product to be transferred to the purchaser (10). The method may also include obtaining information related to the owner (12) of the purchased product (4) and creating a certificate of ownership (8) associating the product (4), the replica (6), and the owner (12) of the product (4). Also, a registrar (20) may be provided to maintain records associating the product (4), the replica (6), and the owner (12). The registrar (20) may obtain information from a merchant (14) of the product (4), and transfer the information to a replica manufacturer (18) to obtain a replica (6). |