Augmented Reality Virtual Object Rights Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Digital rights management systems hinder the legal sharing of digital content, disrupting the traditional method of sharing creative works among friends and family, as they often grant a license rather than ownership, limiting the ability to transfer digital content.
Innovation Solution
A see-through, augmented reality display device system that allows users to physically interact with virtual objects representing digital content items, enabling the transfer of rights through gestures and actions, with the system determining whether the transfer request is permitted based on predefined rules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If digital rights management systems grant a license rather than ownership, then content protection and tracking are improved, but the ability to transfer digital content legally is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical media (CD, DVD, book) that can be digitally transferred. The virtual object represents the content and its ownership rights, allowing legal transfer through digital transmission while maintaining DRM protection. The virtual book or disc can be copied and transferred electronically, preserving the ability to share content legally.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a virtual object as an intermediary between the physical media and the digital content. This virtual representation serves as a mediator that carries ownership information and DRM metadata, enabling transferable rights while maintaining content protection through the intermediary layer.
2Ease of operation
If physical media is used for content distribution, then legal sharing among friends and family is improved, but the convenience and accessibility of digital formats is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual replica of physical media that can be digitally shared without requiring the original physical object to be physically transferred. The virtual book or disc can be transmitted electronically to multiple devices, enabling convenient sharing while maintaining the legal framework of ownership transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical media transfer (handing over CDs, DVDs, or books) with a digital system. The virtual object can be transmitted electronically through networks, eliminating the need for physical transportation while preserving the legal concept of ownership transfer through authenticated digital delivery.
3Adaptability or versatility
If digital content is made highly accessible and playable on any device, then user convenience is improved, but control over content distribution and ownership tracking is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal virtual object format that can be displayed and interacted with across multiple device types (computers, mobile devices, tablets). The virtual book or disc adapts to different display formats while maintaining consistent DRM protection and ownership information, enabling cross-platform compatibility without increasing rights management complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Technology is provided for transferring a right to a digital content item based on one or more physical actions detected in data captured by a see-through, augmented reality display device system. A digital content item may be represented by a three-dimensional (3D) virtual object displayed by the device system. A user can hold the virtual object in some examples, and transfer a right to the content item the object represents by handing the object to another user within a defined distance, who indicates acceptance of the right based upon one or more physical actions including taking hold of the transferred object. Other examples of physical actions performed by a body part of a user may also indicate offer and acceptance in the right transfer. Content may be transferred from display device to display device while rights data is communicated via a network with a service application executing remotely.