System and method for managing transactions in a digital marketplace

Abstract

In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing transaction in a digital marketplace are provided. In example embodiments, a transaction request involving a digital good is received. A determination as to whether the transaction involves a purchase of the digital good is performed. Based on the transaction involving the purchase of the digital good, a further determination as to whether an overlap in inventory or a related item involving the digital good exists is performed. Based on the overlap in inventory existing, a sub-collection of the inventory is created with which to complete the transaction request. Based on existence of the related item, a combination package including the digital good and the related item is created and offered in response to the transaction request.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a transaction request involving a digital good;   determining, using at least one processor of a machine, whether the transaction involves a purchase of the digital good;   based on the transaction involving the purchase of the digital good, determining whether an overlap in inventory or a related item involving the digital good exists;   based on the overlap in inventory existing, creating a sub-collection of the inventory with which to complete the transaction request; and   based on existence of the related item, creating a combination package including the digital good and the related item to be offered in response to the transaction request.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether the transaction request is a request for currency exchange; and   based on the transaction request being a request for currency exchange, accessing an exchange rate and completing the transaction requesting based on the exchange rate.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein at least one currency being exchanged comprises a currency issued by a private entity. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the related item of the combination package comprises a different version or resolution of the digital good. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a response from a user indicating whether the combination package is accepted;   completing the transaction request for the combination package based on the user accepting the combination package by facilitating payment for the combination package; and   completing the transaction request for the digital good based on the user not accepting the combination package by facilitating payment for the digital good.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising completing the transaction request for the sub-collection of the inventory by facilitating payment for the sub-collection. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sub-collection comprises goods that do not overlap with inventory possessed by a user. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sub-collection comprises goods that overlap with inventory possessed by a user which do not have licenses. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transaction request comprises a code for digital access to a digital version of an analog good in possession of a user. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising
 determining whether the code is valid; and   providing access to the digital version of the analog good based on the code being valid.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 determining whether the code was previously used;   based on the code being previously used, billing a previous user of the code for digital access, restoring the code, and providing access to the digital version of the analog good to the user submitting the code.   
     
     
         12 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium in communication with at least one processor, the non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor of a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a transaction request involving a digital good;   determining whether the transaction involves a purchase of the digital good;   based on the transaction involving the purchase of the digital good, determining whether an overlap in inventory or a related item involving the digital good exists;   based on the overlap in inventory existing, creating a sub-collection of the inventory with which to complete the transaction request; and   based on existence of the related item, creating a combination package including the digital good and the related item to be offered in response to the transaction request.   
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining whether the transaction request is a request for currency exchange; and   based on the transaction request being a request for currency exchange, accessing an exchange rate and completing the transaction request based on the exchange rate.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the related item of the combination package comprises a different version or resolution of the digital good. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a response from a user indicating whether the combination package is accepted;   completing the transaction request for the combination package based on the user accepting the combination package by facilitating payment for the combination package; and   completing the transaction request for the digital good based on the user not accepting the combination package by facilitating payment for the digital good.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise completing the transaction request for the sub-collection of the inventory by facilitating payment for the sub-collection, wherein the sub-collection comprises goods that do not overlap with inventory possessed by a user or goods that overlap with inventory possessed by a user which do not have licenses. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the transaction request comprises a code for digital access to a digital version of an analog good in possession of a user. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operation further comprise:
 determining whether the code is valid; and   providing access to the digital version of the analog good based on the code being valid.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining whether the code was previously used;   based on the code being previously used, billing a previous user of the code for digital access, restoring the code, and providing access to the digital version of the analog good to the user submitting the code.   
     
     
         20 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor of a machine;   a determination module configured to receive a transaction request involving a digital good and determine whether the transaction involves a purchase of the digital good;   a collection module configured to determine, using the at least one processor, whether an overlap in inventory exists based on the transaction involving the purchase of the digital good; and   a package module configured to determine whether a related item involving the digital good exists based on the transaction involving the purchase of the digital good;   based on the overlap in inventory existing, the collection module further configured to create a sub-collection of the inventory with which to complete the transaction request; and   based on existence of the related item, the package module further configured to create a combination package including the digital good and the related item to be offered in response to the transaction request.   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20 , further comprising a currency module configured to determine whether the transaction request is a request for currency exchange and based on the transaction request being a request for currency exchange, configured to access an exchange rate and complete the transaction request based on the exchange rate. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the transaction request comprises a code for digital access to a digital version of an analog good in possession of a user, the system further comprising a digital access module configured to determine whether the code is valid and configured to provide access to the digital version of the analog good based on the code being valid.