CONFIDENTIAL PATENT POSITION REVIEW
PATENT POSITION18/856,095
LEVEL 2 — CONFIDENTIAL EVALUATION
Claim Anatomy

PUBLISHED INDEPENDENT CLAIM — TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN

Each limitation is shown in its own right: the claim language, what it requires technically, the closest publicly documented ILLUST capability, the supporting evidence, and the resulting assessment.

PUBLISHED CLAIM MAPPING — ALLOWED CLAIM VERIFICATION PENDING

The technical mapping presented in this section is based on the publicly available claims of U.S. Patent Publication US 2025/0245933 A1. The application has progressed to allowance. The final allowed claim language will be incorporated following verification against the USPTO prosecution record. Until that verification is complete, the claim mapping should be treated as a technical analysis of the published claim set rather than a representation of final allowed claim scope.

Claim source in use

Built-in baseline — published application text · Publication US 2025/0245933 A1

The claim language reproduced below is the published application text. No allowed claim language has been inferred, paraphrased or generated. Once the allowed claim set is supplied to the claim source register, the allowed analysis becomes the primary commercial analysis and this published analysis is preserved as prosecution history.

Claim source register

LIMITATION 1.a

Published claim language

“receiving a selection of a physical or geographic location or space”

Plain-English technical meaning

A seller or owner designates a selectable real-world position, space or physical object reference within the system.

ELEMENT 1.a

Patent requirement

receiving a selection of a physical or geographic location or space

Public evidence

Creators publicly described as able to anchor assets and AR experiences at physical-world positions.

Technical interpretation

Mapping candidate is strong on public material; construction of 'selectable space' required.

Correspondence assessment

STRONG CORRESPONDENCE

LIMITATION 1.b

Published claim language

“associating a digital asset with the selected location”

Plain-English technical meaning

The system creates a persistent binding between asset record and location data (coordinates, geohash, anchor or geofence).

ELEMENT 1.b

Patent requirement

associating a digital asset with the selected location

Public evidence

GPS coordinates, geohashes, geofences and location anchors publicly described.

Technical interpretation

GeoSpatial Registry material is the primary public support.

Correspondence assessment

STRONG CORRESPONDENCE

LIMITATION 1.c

Published claim language

“generating a map identifying locations at which digital assets may be viewed”

Plain-English technical meaning

A map interface renders markers for the geographic positions of placed assets, enabling discovery.

ELEMENT 1.c

Patent requirement

generating a map identifying locations at which digital assets may be viewed

Public evidence

Google Maps-like interface and AR 'Mapplication' publicly described.

Technical interpretation

Public material describes functionality consistent with this element at a technical-architecture level.

Correspondence assessment

STRONG CORRESPONDENCE

LIMITATION 1.d

Published claim language

“determining physical presence of a user device at the location”

Plain-English technical meaning

Device location is evaluated against the associated location or geofence to condition access.

ELEMENT 1.d

Patent requirement

determining physical presence of a user device at the location

Public evidence

Public material describes navigation toward assets and proof-of-presence functionality.

Technical interpretation

Public material describes functionality consistent with this element at a technical-architecture level.

Correspondence assessment

STRONG CORRESPONDENCE

LIMITATION 1.e

Published claim language

“displaying the digital asset in augmented reality with the real-world environment”

Plain-English technical meaning

The asset is rendered through an AR camera view registered to the physical scene.

ELEMENT 1.e

Patent requirement

displaying the digital asset in augmented reality with the real-world environment

Public evidence

Browser-based AR rendering of works at physical locations.

Technical interpretation

Public material describes functionality consistent with this element at a technical-architecture level.

Correspondence assessment

STRONG CORRESPONDENCE

LIMITATION 1.f

Published claim language

“offering the digital asset for purchase or trade”

Plain-English technical meaning

Marketplace functions expose listing, offer, bidding or trade of the located asset.

ELEMENT 1.f

Patent requirement

offering the digital asset for purchase or trade

Public evidence

Marketplace, sale, bidding and purchase functions described in public terms.

Technical interpretation

Public material describes functionality consistent with this element at a technical-architecture level.

Correspondence assessment

STRONG CORRESPONDENCE

LIMITATION 1.g

Published claim language

“effecting a change in digital ownership following the transaction”

Plain-English technical meaning

Ownership record is updated, potentially via blockchain and/or smart-contract processing.

ELEMENT 1.g

Patent requirement

effecting a change in digital ownership following the transaction

Public evidence

NFT ownership transfer and smart-contract operations publicly described.

Technical interpretation

Final wording of the allowed claim will determine relevance of smart-contract detail.

Correspondence assessment

TECHNICAL CONFIRMATION REQUIRED

Assessment classifications

DIRECT PUBLIC EVIDENCE

Public material directly describes the relevant technical operation.

STRONG CORRESPONDENCE

Multiple public sources demonstrate substantial technical correspondence.

REASONABLE CORRESPONDENCE

The public architecture appears consistent with the patent element but additional technical information is required.

TECHNICAL CONFIRMATION REQUIRED

Public information does not establish every relevant technical limitation.

Patent Mapping Disclaimer

This presentation has been prepared for preliminary commercial and technical evaluation purposes. The analysis is based primarily on publicly available information and does not constitute a complete claim analysis, allegation of infringement, legal opinion or legal advice. References to technical correspondence indicate areas identified for further evaluation and should not be interpreted as a determination of infringement or legal liability. Certain technical operations cannot be established from public information and may require further confidential technical review. Patent prosecution status and claim scope should be independently confirmed with qualified patent counsel before reliance is placed upon this analysis.