NFT Issuing Method With Watermark Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing NFT mechanism allows individuals other than the artist to generate NFTs of digital artwork without permission, leading to unclear ownership and lack of legitimate rewards for the artist.
Innovation Solution
An NFT issuing method that authenticates the user's identity by referencing a watermark embedded in the artwork, ensuring only the artist can generate an NFT, involving a processor-based system that receives artwork selection, authenticates the user, and generates an NFT upon successful authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If NFT generation is freely allowed without authentication, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability of ownership is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication of the user's identity against the artwork's registered creator information before allowing NFT generation. This preliminary verification ensures that only authorized creators can mint NFTs, preventing unauthorized generation while maintaining a streamlined process for legitimate users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary authentication mechanism that mediates between the user and the NFT generation process. The authentication module verifies the user's identity credentials against the artwork's registered creator data, acting as a trusted intermediary that ensures ownership reliability without complicating the overall process.
2Reliability
If authentication is implemented to verify artist identity, then reliability of ownership is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses cryptographic copying of identity verification data. Instead of complex manual verification processes, the system copies and compares digital identity credentials (such as public keys or authentication tokens) against registered creator information, providing reliable verification through simple cryptographic operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex mechanical or manual authentication mechanisms with automated digital verification. The authentication process uses software-based credential verification against blockchain or database records, eliminating the need for complex physical verification systems while maintaining high reliability.
3Reliability
If watermark verification is added to authenticate artwork, then reliability of ownership is improved, but manufacturing precision is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The watermark is embedded in the artwork during the initial creation or registration phase, before NFT generation occurs. This preliminary embedding ensures that the authentication marker is already present in the artwork data, allowing for simple verification during NFT minting without requiring additional processing or compromising artwork quality.
Data Source
AI summary
An NFT (Non-Fungible Token) issuing method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a selection of a first artwork in which a watermark is embedded, authenticating, in reference to the watermark and information concerning a user who selects the first artwork, whether or not the user is an artist of the first artwork, and generating a first NFT indicating the first artwork when the authenticating succeeds. Embodiments of the present disclosure can prevent NFT conversion of a digital artwork by a person who does not have a legitimate right.