Cross-Platform NFT Framework for Transferable Game Assets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems are inadequate for enabling the transfer and use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing digital assets, such as game assets, across different games and platforms, limiting their functionality and usability.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows a first end-user entity to be awarded an NFT for performing a task in a computer simulation, with the NFT indicating use rights across multiple simulations and platforms, and prevents others from duplicating the achievement by removing the digital asset or task performance opportunities, using standardized formats and blockchain technology to ensure cross-compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If NFTs are used to represent digital assets in computer simulations, then ownership and transferability are improved, but cross-platform compatibility and usability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating an NFT framework that enables digital assets to be used across multiple computer simulations and platforms. The system allows an NFT awarded in one simulation to be recognized and utilized in other simulations, making the NFT system multi-functional rather than platform-specific. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliable ownership proof while achieving cross-platform adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer (the NFT framework system) that mediates between different computer simulations and platforms. This intermediary manages the recognition, validation, and transfer of NFTs across platform boundaries, enabling cross-platform compatibility while preserving the integrity and reliability of ownership verification through blockchain technology.
2Ease of operation
If digital assets are made available for multiple users to perform tasks, then accessibility is improved, but duplication of achievements and loss of exclusivity occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors which digital assets have been awarded as NFTs and prevents their duplication. When a user successfully performs a task and receives an NFT, the system records this achievement and subsequently prevents other users from obtaining the same NFT for the same task, maintaining exclusivity while allowing broad accessibility for different users to pursue different achievements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by establishing the NFT award system and exclusivity rules before users attempt tasks. The framework pre-configures the conditions under which NFTs are awarded and the mechanisms that prevent duplication, ensuring that exclusivity is maintained from the outset while allowing multiple users to access and compete for achievements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If NFTs are transferable between users, then marketability is improved, but control over asset usage and security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary NFT framework system that mediates all transfer operations. When an NFT is transferred between users, the system validates the transfer, updates the blockchain record, and maintains the usage rights information. This intermediary layer enables transferability while preserving control over asset usage, as the system can enforce usage rules and prevent unauthorized activities even after transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service through the blockchain-based NFT system that automatically manages transfer records and ownership verification. The decentralized nature of blockchain provides inherent security and control mechanisms that operate autonomously, reducing the need for centralized control while maintaining reliability in usage rights management through smart contracts and cryptographic verification.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining that a first end-user entity has performed a task within a computer simulation for which a non-fungible token (NFT) is to be provided, where the NFT is associated with a digital asset. Responsive to the determination, the NFT is provided to the first end-user entity so that the digital asset may be used, via the NFT, across plural different computer simulations and/or across plural different computer simulation platforms. Ownership of the NFT may also be subsequently transferred to other end-user entities for their own use across different simulations and/or platforms.