Content Checking Unit for Virtual Space Copyright Verification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies lack a means for users to appropriately handle content arranged in virtual spaces, including posting, viewing, rating, and managing rights.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device with a checking unit that verifies the presence of right holder information for content posted in a virtual space, allowing for appropriate handling and management of the content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If content is freely posted and shared in virtual space without verification, then ease of operation and accessibility are improved, but reliability and copyright protection deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of posting contentVSAvoidcopyright protection

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary verification of right holder information before content is posted to the virtual space. The checking unit verifies whether the poster has obtained permission from the right holder in advance, and only content with verified right holder information is allowed to be posted. This preliminary action prevents copyright violations while maintaining ease of operation for legitimate users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If right holder information verification is implemented, then reliability and copyright protection are improved, but device complexity and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecopyright protectionVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The checking unit acts as an intermediary between the poster and the virtual space management. It receives content from posters, verifies right holder information through a standardized process, and either approves or rejects posting based on verification results. This intermediary mechanism simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing verification logic and providing clear decision boundaries.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of information

If right holder information checking is performed, then loss of information is reduced, but loss of time in verification process increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecopyright information accuracyVSAvoidverification time

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system requires posters to self-declare and provide right holder information when posting content. The checking unit then verifies this self-provided information against available records or databases. This self-service approach shifts part of the verification burden to the user, reducing the time and resources required for manual verification while maintaining information accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12223609B2Information processing device, information processing system, and program

Publication Date: 2025.02.11 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

A right holder information checking unit (55) (checking unit) of a content checking device (12) (information processing device) checks whether content (45) posted by a poster (40) to a virtual space in which one or more pieces of content can be shared has right holder information indicating that the content is appropriate content permitted to be posted by the right holder of the content (45).