NFT Ticketing System for Secure Secondary Distribution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional ticket processing systems using blockchain struggle to enable convenient ticket assignment to third parties and handling of used tickets as coupons, lacking functionality for secondary distribution and revenue return to original issuers.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that issues non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on a blockchain, allowing for the acquisition and transmission of ticket information, enabling secure and traceable secondary distribution while ensuring revenue return to the original issuers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional blockchain ticket processing is used, then transaction tracking and resale inhibition are improved, but user convenience for ticket assignment and coupon handling deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransaction trackingVSAvoiduser convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates an electronic copy of the physical ticket experience through NFTs. The NFT serves as a digital representation that replicates the functionality of physical tickets, including transferability and reuse as coupons, while maintaining blockchain's tracking capabilities. This allows users to enjoy digital convenience without sacrificing the reliability of transaction tracking.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Ease of operation

If NFT-based ticket system is implemented, then user convenience and ticket transferability are improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveticket transferabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The NFT-based ticket system serves multiple functions: it acts as a transferable ticket, a reusable coupon, and a tracked transaction record all in one entity. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate systems for each purpose, thereby managing complexity while enhancing user convenience and transferability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables users to independently transfer tickets and reuse them as coupons without requiring complex intermediary processes. The NFT's inherent properties on the blockchain allow users to self-manage ticket assignment and coupon redemption, reducing the need for complex centralized management systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If secondary distribution is enabled, then user flexibility is improved, but revenue control for original issuers deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser flexibilityVSAvoidrevenue control

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where original issuers receive notifications and can monitor secondary distribution transactions through the blockchain. This allows issuers to maintain revenue control by tracking ticket transfers and coupon redemptions, ensuring they receive appropriate revenues while still enabling user flexibility in secondary market activities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20240193586A1Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program

Publication Date: 2024.06.13 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

An information processing device (100) according to the present disclosure includes: an issuing unit (131) that issues a non fungible token (NFT) in a blockchain; an acquisition unit (132) that acquires information on a user who owns the NET issued by the issuing unit; and a transmission unit (134) that transmits a ticket associated with the NFT to the user based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit.