Electronic system for automatic provisioning of limited-transferability electronic digital certificates associated with events

This invention describes a computer system that automatically creates unique digital certificates for people associated with events. The system gathers information about the event and the person, then generates a special digital certificate. This certificate is stored on a shared, secure digital record system (like a blockchain), and a special digital agreement (a smart contract) is also created to ensure the certificate cannot be transferred to anyone else. The system records that the person owns the certificate and then notifies them. The claims specifically mention that these certificates can include details about a user's attendance at an event.

Why it matters: Filed when blockchain-based digital certificates were emerging, the concept of non-transferable digital assets (like soulbound tokens) has since matured significantly. The underlying infrastructure and development tools for creating and managing smart contracts that enforce transfer restrictions are now more robust and widely adopted, simplifying implementation compared to 2021.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedDistributed ledger, smart contract logic

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