Virtual Space Content Distribution System with Privacy-Protected Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content distribution systems for virtual spaces struggle to appropriately hide actions made by a user's avatar from other users, especially in situations where confidentiality is required.
Innovation Solution
A content distribution system that includes a processor to detect specific states where an avatar performs actions that should be hidden from other users, and generates content images expressing the virtual space in a way that these actions are not visible on the user terminals of other users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a shared mode is used to allow multiple users to view the virtual space, then user interaction and collaboration are improved, but privacy and confidentiality of user actions are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the virtual space into multiple regions with different privacy levels. A first region is designated as a privacy-protected region where user actions are hidden from other users, while a second region allows normal sharing. This spatial segmentation enables simultaneous shared viewing and privacy protection without requiring users to manually switch modes.
2Loss of information
If manual mode switching is implemented to protect privacy, then confidentiality can be maintained, but user operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary configuration by automatically designating certain regions as privacy-protected based on predefined rules or user preferences set in advance. When a user enters the privacy-protected region, the system automatically applies privacy protection without requiring manual mode switching. This eliminates the need for users to manually change sharing modes while maintaining confidentiality.
3Reliability
If automatic detection of specific states is implemented, then appropriate privacy protection is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the positions of avatars and the regions they occupy, and automatically adjusts visibility based on real-time feedback. When an avatar enters a privacy-protected region, the system detects this state and automatically hides actions in that region from other users. This feedback mechanism ensures reliable privacy protection without requiring complex manual intervention.
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AI summary
Content distribution systems for displaying a virtual space to user terminals, content distribution methods executed by a content distribution system including at least one processor, and non-transitory computer-readable media storing a content distribution program are disclosed. An example system according to the disclosure includes at least one processor that detects when an avatar corresponding to a first user performs a predetermined action in a virtual space, and displays a content image of the virtual space on a user terminal of a second user among the plurality of user terminals. The predetermined action is invisible in the content image when the processor detects that the avatar performs the predetermined action.