3D Digital Collectible Display with Rotating Multi-Surface Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital collectibles are limited to static, two-dimensional representations, lacking interactivity and advanced features for user engagement and collection management.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for creating, managing, and displaying 3D digital collectibles, featuring a graphical user interface that allows users to interact with 3D virtual display elements, rotate surfaces, and manage collections, with features like drag-and-drop functionality and automatic media playback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If digital collectibles are made static and two-dimensional, then they are simple to create and display, but they lack interactivity and user engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms traditional two-dimensional digital collectibles into three-dimensional virtual display elements (such as cubes with multiple faces). Each face can display different content including digital media files, data, and graphical user interface elements. This dimensional transformation enables users to interact with collectibles by rotating them to view different faces, thereby achieving both simplicity in creation and enhanced interactivity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If digital collectibles include multiple surfaces with digital media files and data, then user engagement is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the 3D virtual display element as a multi-functional structure where each face can serve multiple purposes: displaying digital media files (videos, images), presenting data (text, statistics), and showing graphical user interface elements. This universal design allows a single complex structure to fulfill multiple functions, thereby managing complexity through consolidation rather than proliferation of separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic display capabilities where the orientation and content of each face can change based on user interaction. The system can automatically rotate the 3D element to present different faces, or respond to user input to display specific content on specific faces. This dynamic behavior allows the complex structure to adapt to different usage scenarios, effectively managing complexity through programmable flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If a graphical user interface with user tools is added, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the graphical user interface elements directly with the faces of the 3D virtual display element. Instead of having a separate interface layer, the GUI elements (such as rotation controls, content selection options, and interaction tools) are integrated into the display faces themselves. This merging reduces the perceived complexity by combining multiple functions into a unified visual structure.
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AI summary
A system and method for creating, managing, and displaying an interactive display for 3D digital collectibles comprising a virtual, three dimensional, n-sided structure including a digital media file or set of digital media files representing an event rendered on a representation of a first surface thereof, and data relating to the event rendered on at least a second surface thereof, where the digital media file may be a video clip of the event that can be played automatically via a media player associated with the display. The interactive display may provide a graphical user interface that displays a set of user tools to interact with the 3D digital collectibles and a user interface control module that receives user input via the user tools and generates instructions to control the display of one or more 3D digital collectible display elements.