Patents
US 12499496 B2: Systems and methods for marking virtual objects
- Granted
- 2025-12-16
- Filed
- 2023-08-25 application 18238302
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Techniques are described herein for marking virtual objects. An exemplary system includes one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions thereon. The instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: (1) receive a transaction listing from a first entity, the transaction listing including (i) a digital asset that is associated with a virtual object in a virtual environment and (ii) a status of the digital asset indicating an active association with the first entity, (2) generate a transaction based upon the transaction listing, the transaction including an indication of the virtual object, (3) record the transaction in a distributed ledger, and (4) responsive to recording the transaction in the distributed ledger, cause the status of the digital asset to be displayed when the virtual object is viewed in the virtual environment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251216.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 2,604 patents | US company or organization | Bloomington, IL | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Mark Fields | Phoenix, AZ | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| EllaKate LeFebre | Mesa, AZ | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anthony Welcome | Mesa, AZ | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Amancha | Tempe, AZ | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jose Ivan Gutierrez | Co-op Village, AZ | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q50/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LEFEBRE, ELLAKATE signed 2023-05-02 AMANCHA, STEVE signed 2023-05-08 WELCOME, ANTHONY signed 2023-05-23 FIELDS, BRIAN signed 2023-07-26 GUTIERREZ, JOSE IVAN signed 2023-07-26 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 64755/670 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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