NFT Content Grid Unlocking Through Similarity and Forecast Triggers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing blockchain technologies do not effectively support the dynamic, social, and interactive generation of content based on user inputs and predicted events, leading to immediate availability and loss of value once consumed.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for generating and managing nonfungible tokens (NFTs) with embedded content portions, using cryptography and steganography, to create a grid of tokens that release information based on similarity scores, correlation thresholds, and forecasting equations, allowing dynamic content generation and increased longevity of information value.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If content is made immediately available to users, then user access and interaction are improved, but the longevity of information value deteriorates as content loses value once consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser access to contentVSAvoidinformation value longevity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The content is divided into multiple encrypted portions distributed across different NFTs. Users must collect multiple NFTs to progressively decrypt and access the complete content, transforming immediate availability into progressive disclosure and extending the value duration of the information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Content is pre-encrypted and hidden within NFTs before distribution. The decryption keys are distributed across multiple tokens that users must collect beforehand, allowing the system to prepare and control content release timing, thereby extending information value longevity while maintaining accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Duration of action of stationary object

If content is encrypted and hidden in NFTs, then information value longevity is improved, but user access and ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation value longevityVSAvoiduser access to content
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

A blockchain-based smart contract system acts as an intermediary that automatically manages the decryption process. When users collect the required NFTs, the smart contract verifies collection and automatically releases decryption keys, eliminating manual intervention complexity while preserving content security and value longevity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables users to automatically unlock content by collecting specific NFT combinations. The blockchain network itself verifies the conditions and releases decryption keys without manual intervention, making the encrypted content accessible through simple collection actions rather than complex authorization processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Duration of action of stationary object

If multiple NFTs are created and distributed, then content security and value longevity are improved, but system complexity and device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation value longevityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses a universal blockchain platform that handles NFT creation, distribution, collection verification, and key release through standardized smart contracts. This multi-functional approach consolidates complex operations into a single decentralized infrastructure, reducing overall system complexity while enabling secure multi-NFT content distribution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The encryption and decryption logic is copied and embedded within smart contracts on the blockchain. This allows the complex security mechanism to be replicated across the decentralized network rather than centralized in a single system, distributing the computational burden and simplifying the overall architecture through redundancy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

4Reliability

If correlation scores and similarity thresholds are used to group NFTs, then content security is improved, but measurement precision and difficulty of detecting and measuring increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent securityVSAvoidsimilarity score accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses configurable correlation score thresholds and similarity parameters that can be adjusted based on security requirements. By changing these parameters, the system balances security strength with measurement feasibility, allowing flexible optimization between content security and measurement precision without requiring perfect accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12567042B2Nonfungible token path synthesis with social sharing
Publication Date: 2026.03.03 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A computer-implemented method includes generating several crypto tokens, each token includes a content portion that is encrypted. For each pair of tokens, a first token and a second token, in response to a correlation score between content portions of the first token and the second token exceeding a predetermined correlation threshold, creating a grid link between the first token and the second token. The tokens are added into a ledger. A group of tokens is created, based on a similarity score. A series of forecasting equations is distributed to the group of tokens. A forecast reveal rate is generated based on the series of forecasting equations, and in response to the forecast reveal rate meeting a forecast threshold, a key is generated for revealing at least one content portions embedded in the group of tokens. The key is released to decrypt the at least one content portion.