Collector Container for Physical NFT Display and Ownership

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Solution Overview

Problem

NFT owners currently lack a way to physically engage with or possess their digital assets, despite the pride of ownership that comes with NFTs.

Innovation Solution

The development of collector container devices that store and display NFT assets, uniquely store NFTs certifying ownership, and enable physical possession and transfer of ownership through secure transaction ledgers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If NFTs are stored only as digital data on a blockchain, then ownership can be verified and transferred securely, but NFT owners cannot physically possess or engage with their digital assets

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveownership verificationVSAvoidphysical possession

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a physical collector container as an intermediary device that bridges the digital NFT and physical ownership. The container includes a display interface that presents the NFT asset to the owner and a transfer interface that enables physical exchange of the container between owners, thus mediating between digital verification and physical possession requirements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a physical copy of the digital NFT ownership through the collector container. The container contains a copy of the NFT asset representation and can be physically transferred, while the original digital NFT remains on the blockchain. This allows physical engagement without compromising the digital ownership record

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Ease of operation

If NFTs are made physically transferable through collector containers, then owners can physically possess and trade assets, but the complexity of the system increases due to additional hardware and interfaces

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvephysical transferVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the NFT ownership system into separate functional components: the digital NFT on the blockchain for verification, the physical collector container for possession and display, and the transfer interface for exchange. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function without requiring the entire system to be complex

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The collector container is designed as a multi-functional device that combines display interface, storage compartment for the NFT asset representation, and transfer interface. This universal design allows a single physical device to handle multiple operations (viewing, possessing, transferring) without requiring separate systems for each function

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12307438B2Collector container for non-fungible token (NFT) assets

Publication Date: 2025.05.20 DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC

AI summary

According to one exemplary implementation, a collector container includes processing hardware, an output device controlled by the processing hardware; and a memory storing a digital wallet. The collector container is configured to uniquely store a non-fungible token (NFT) in the digital wallet, the NFT certifying ownership of an NFT asset. The collector container is further configured to store the NFT asset in the memory, and to display the NFT asset using the output device.