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US 12,563,120 · App. 18/748,390 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Method and system for controlling interoperability architecture for cross-platform metaverse

Inventors: Wook Hyun (Daejeon, KR); Mi Young Huh (Daejeon, KR); Jung Ha Hong (Daejeon, KR); Shin Gak Kang (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
H04L67/131H04L63/0428H04L67/141
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Patent No.
US 12,563,120
App. No.
18/748,390
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system for controlling an interoperability architecture for a cross-platform metaverse are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method and system for controlling the architecture that manages the interaction and major components of the metaverse platform are provided.

Claims (81)

1 . A method of controlling a interoperability architecture for the cross-platform metaverse, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first metaverse platform, first manifesto information of a second metaverse platform from a second metaverse platform;

identifying, by the first metaverse platform, interoperability between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform based on second manifesto information of the first metaverse platform and the first manifesto information;

based on identifying that support of a metaverse bridge is needed for interoperability between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform, transmitting, by the first metaverse platform, the first manifesto information and the second manifesto information to the metaverse bridge;

transmitting, by the metaverse bridge, third manifesto information related to a virtual bridge to the first metaverse platform;

establishing, by the first metaverse platform, a virtual bridge connection with the metaverse bridge and transmitting the first manifesto information and the third manifesto information to the second metaverse platform; and

establishing, by the second metaverse platform, the virtual bridge connection with the metaverse bridge based on at least one of the first manifesto information and the third manifesto information.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

by the first metaverse platform, at least one function capable of direct connection between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform and at least one function not capable of direct connection are identified,

information related to the at least one function not capable of direction connection among the first manifesto information and the second manifesto information is transmitted to the metaverse bridge by the first metaverse platform, and information related to the at least one function capable of direct connection among the first manifesto information and the second manifesto information is transmitted from the first metaverse platform to the second metaverse platform, and

a direct connection interface is established by the second metaverse platform based on information related to the at least one function capable of direct connection.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the information related to at least one function not capable of direct connection is exchanged between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform through the virtual bridge.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the generating the virtual bridge comprises:

generating at least one converting engine for interconnection between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform; and

transmitting information on a specific converting engine among the at least one converting engine to the first metaverse platform.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:

by the first metaverse platform, a first request signal requesting connection setup of the virtual bridge is transmitted to the metaverse bridge based on the information on the specific converting engine, and

by the metaverse bridge, the third manifesto information is transmitted to the first metaverse platform according to the first request signal.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the third manifesto information includes information on an address, connection method, and protocol required for the second metaverse platform to access the virtual bridge, and

the information on the address, connection method, and protocol required to access the virtual bridge is encrypted based on a public key of the second metaverse platform.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the establishing the virtual bridge connection with the metaverse bridge by the second metaverse platform comprises:

decrypting the information on the address, connection method, and protocol required to access the virtual bridge;

establishing the virtual bridge connection through the information on the address, connection method, and protocol required to access the decrypted virtual bridge; and

receiving a virtual bridge connection setup result from the metaverse bridge.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first manifesto information includes at least one of information related to the second metaverse platform and information on at least one function supported by the second metaverse platform,

the second manifesto information includes at least one of information related to the first metaverse platform and information about at least one function supported by the first metaverse platform, and

the information on the at least one function supported by each of the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform includes protocols and authentication information related to the at least one function supported by each of the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the at least one function supported by each of the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform include at least one of an avatar-related function, an asset-related function, a content-related function, or an identity-related function.

10 . A system that controls interoperability architecture for cross-platform metaverse, the system comprising:

a first metaverse platform;

a second metaverse platform; and

a metaverse bridge,

wherein the first metaverse platform is configured to:

receive first manifesto information of a second metaverse platform from a second metaverse platform;

identify interoperability between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform based on second manifesto information of the first metaverse platform and the first manifesto information;

based on identifying that support of a metaverse bridge is needed for interoperability between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform, transmit the first manifesto information and the second manifesto information to the metaverse bridge;

receive, from the metaverse bridge, third manifesto information related to a virtual bridge; and

establish a virtual bridge connection with the metaverse bridge and transmit the first manifesto information and third information to the second metaverse platform, and

wherein the second metaverse platform is configured to establish the virtual bridge connection with the metaverse bridge based on at least one of the first manifesto information and the third manifesto information.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:

by the first metaverse platform, at least one function capable of direct connection between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform and at least one function not capable of direct connection are identified,

information related to the at least one function not capable of direction connection among the first manifesto information and the second manifesto information is transmitted to the metaverse bridge by the first metaverse platform, and information related to the at least one function capable of direct connection among the first manifesto information and the second manifesto information is transmitted from the first metaverse platform to the second metaverse platform, and

a direct connection interface is established by the second metaverse platform based on information related to the at least one function capable of direct connection.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the information related to at least one function not capable of direct connection is exchanged between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform through the virtual bridge.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:

the metaverse bridge is configured to:

generate at least one converting engine for interconnection between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform; and

transmit information on a specific converting engine among the at least one converting engine to the first metaverse platform.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:

by the first metaverse platform, a first request signal requesting connection setup of the virtual bridge is transmitted to the metaverse bridge based on the information on the specific converting engine, and

by the metaverse bridge, the third manifesto information is transmitted to the first metaverse platform according to the first request signal.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein:

the third manifesto information includes information on an address, connection method, and protocol required for the second metaverse platform to access the virtual bridge, and

the information on the address, connection method, and protocol required to access the virtual bridge is encrypted based on a public key of the second metaverse platform.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein:

the second metaverse platform is configure to:

decrypt the information on the address, connection method, and protocol required to access the virtual bridge;

establish the virtual bridge connection through the information on the address, connection method, and protocol required to access the decrypted virtual bridge; and

receive a virtual bridge connection setup result from the metaverse bridge.

17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein:

the first manifesto information includes at least one of information related to the second metaverse platform and information about at least one function supported by the second metaverse platform,

the second manifesto information includes at least one of information related to the first metaverse platform and information about at least one function supported by the first metaverse platform, and

the information about the at least one function supported by each of the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform includes protocols and authentication information related to the at least one function supported by each of the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein:

the at least one function supported by each of the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform include at least one of an avatar-related function, an asset-related function, a content-related function, or an identity-related function.

19 . A first metaverse platform included in a interoperability architecture for cross-platform metaverse, the first metaverse platform comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive first manifesto information of a second metaverse platform from a second metaverse platform;

identify interoperability between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform based on second manifesto information of the first metaverse platform and the first manifesto information;

based on identifying that support of a metaverse bridge is needed for interoperability between the first metaverse platform and the second metaverse platform, transmit by the first metaverse platform, the first manifesto information and the second manifesto information to the metaverse bridge; and

transmit, by the metaverse bridge, third manifesto information related to a virtual bridge to the first metaverse platform;

establish a virtual bridge connection with the metaverse bridge and transmit the first manifesto information and the third manifesto information to the second metaverse platform.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2024
From: HYUN, WOOK; HUH, MI YOUNG; HONG, JUNG HA; KANG, SHIN GAK
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 067784/0506 →
Priority Claims (5)
KR 10-2023-0082355 · Jun 27, 2023 · national
KR 10-2023-0115641 · Aug 31, 2023 · national
KR 10-2024-0023693 · Feb 19, 2024 · national
KR 10-2024-0040012 · Mar 22, 2024 · national
KR 10-2024-0046244 · Apr 4, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
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