Arbiter Module for Anonymous Metaverse Identity Binding
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of maintaining anonymous identity separation between real-world and meta identities in the Metaverse is complicated by the need for verifiable information during commerce, leading to difficulties in engaging in anonymous virtual commerce, especially due to practices like 'doxing' and the prevalence of legacy payment systems.
Innovation Solution
An arbiter module facilitates anonymous data transfer and identity management by binding real-world and meta identities, using cryptographic techniques to maintain anonymity and enable secure, cross-environment interactions, allowing for the creation of multiple meta identities linked to a single true identity without revealing the connection to third parties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If verifiable information is provided during commerce, then transaction reliability is improved, but identity anonymity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an arbiter module as an intermediary between the metaidentity and third parties. This arbiter verifies transaction information and provides guarantees without revealing the true identity of the metaidentity owner. The arbiter acts as a mediator that enables reliable commerce while preserving anonymity by decoupling verification from identity disclosure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the identity system into multiple layers: the true identity (hidden), the metaidentity (public-facing), and the arbiter (verification layer). This segmentation allows different functions to be performed at different identity levels, enabling transactions to be verified without exposing the underlying true identity to third parties.
2Loss of information
If multiple meta identities are created, then anonymity is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple metaidentities under a single arbiter module. Instead of managing each metaidentity separately with its own verification infrastructure, multiple metaidentities are combined and anchored to one arbiter, which simplifies the overall system architecture while still allowing for multiple anonymous identities to coexist.
Solution Approach 2:
The arbiter module is designed as a universal component that can serve multiple metaidentities simultaneously. It performs multiple functions including verification, anchoring, and transaction facilitation for different metaidentities, reducing the need for separate systems for each identity and thereby reducing overall complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for implementing an arbiter module includes cryptographically binding a true identity for a particular real-world individual to an arbiter module and cryptographically binding one or more real-world entities to the arbiter module. The one or more real-world entities store third party information associated with the particular real-world individual. The method also includes cryptographically communicating one or more data packages, which include the third-party information, from the one or more real-world entities to the arbiter module. The method also includes cryptographically binding one or more metaidentities to the arbiter module such that the third-party information associated with the particular real-world individual is at least partially attributable to the one or more metaidentities via the arbiter module for facilitating one or more metaverse actions within the one or more metaverses without revealing the true identity that is bound to the arbiter module.