Virtual Viewpoint Image Permission Management via Blockchain NFTs
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current techniques for generating virtual viewpoint images from multiple camera captures lack efficient methods to assign and manage ownership and operation permissions, particularly in virtual spaces and digital content, such as blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which hinders secure and transparent digital asset management.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that generates virtual viewpoint images based on captured images and virtual camera positions, integrates blockchain technology to assign NFTs for permission management, allowing users to operate virtual cameras within defined permissions based on purchase ranks, ensuring secure and transparent ownership.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If blockchain-based NFT technology is integrated for permission management, then ownership security and transparency are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an image processing apparatus as an intermediary component that manages the interface between the virtual viewpoint image generation system and the blockchain-based permission management system. This intermediary handles the complexity of NFT verification and permission checking, shielding users from the underlying system complexity while maintaining security and transparency through blockchain integration.
2Loss of information
If blockchain-based NFT technology is integrated for permission management, then transparency of digital asset management is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The image processing apparatus serves as a mediator that manages the integration between the virtual viewpoint image generation system and the blockchain-based permission management system. It handles NFT verification and permission checking automatically, providing transparent asset management while shielding users from the underlying system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If permission information is generated and output in association with virtual viewpoint images, then user control over virtual camera operation is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-generating and storing permission information associated with virtual viewpoint images before they are fully processed or distributed. This allows the system to quickly verify and enforce user control permissions during operation without requiring time-consuming real-time computations, thus improving ease of operation while minimizing processing time overhead.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors executing the instructions to generate a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses and based on information indicating a position and an orientation of a virtual camera, generate, based on input of a generation instruction, permission information indicating that an operation of the virtual camera corresponding to the virtual viewpoint image is permitted, and output the virtual viewpoint image and the permission information in association with each other.