Account Migration System with Machine Learning Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional methods for merging and migrating online accounts across multiple platforms are prone to errors due to inaccuracies in user-provided information, leading to improper account consolidation and potential security breaches, especially with sensitive financial information.

Innovation Solution

A method that compares and migrates online user accounts by retrieving and analyzing personally identifiable information, determining an association confidence value, and performing a secondary comparison using machine learning algorithms to filter out improbable values and ensure accurate account association and migration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional methods relying on user-provided information (names, dates of birth, email addresses) are used for account merging, then the process is simple and easy to operate, but the accuracy and reliability of account association is poor, leading to improper merging and potential security breaches

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of account associationVSAvoidcomplexity of comparison process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The account comparison process is divided into multiple stages: initial comparison using user-provided information, secondary comparison using machine learning algorithms to analyze patterns and probabilities, and manual review for high-confidence matches. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high reliability while managing complexity through structured processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A machine learning-based intermediary system is introduced between the initial account comparison and final merging decisions. This intermediary analyzes patterns, probabilities, and contextual information to refine match accuracy, acting as a mediator that improves reliability without requiring complete manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If machine learning algorithms and multiple comparison stages are implemented to improve account association accuracy, then the reliability of account merging is improved, but the processing time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of account associationVSAvoidprocessing time for account comparison
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by performing machine learning analysis only for accounts that pass the initial comparison threshold, rather than analyzing all accounts through every stage. This selective approach maintains high reliability for critical matches while reducing overall processing time by avoiding excessive computation on low-probability matches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The initial comparison using user-provided information serves as a preliminary action that filters out obvious non-matches before applying more time-consuming machine learning analysis. This preliminary screening reduces the workload for subsequent processing stages, balancing accuracy with processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If manual review of all account fields is performed to ensure accuracy, then the precision of account matching is improved, but the ease of operation and processing efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of account matchingVSAvoidease of account merging operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where machine learning algorithms continuously refine their matching based on patterns observed in confirmed matches, and where manual reviewers receive automated suggestions that are pre-sorted by confidence level. This feedback loop maintains high precision while making the operation more efficient by reducing the manual review burden.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The machine learning system performs self-service by automatically analyzing patterns, probabilities, and contextual information without requiring manual intervention for each decision. This automation maintains precision for complex matches while significantly improving operational ease by handling routine cases independently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12197434B2Account merging and migration with reduced error rates
Publication Date: 2025.01.14 FANDUEL LTD
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AI summary

Computer-readable media, methods, and systems for comparing and migrating multiple online user accounts from multiple online platforms while reducing the probability of false mergers. At least one first online platform comprising a plurality of online accounts associated with the first online platform may be compared with at least one second online platform comprising a plurality of online accounts associated with the second online platform. The comparison further includes comparing the one or more fields of personally identifiable information associated with the first user and the one or more fields of personally identifiable information associated with the second user while excluding known improbable values. Following the comparison between the online accounts, a migration outcome may be determined for creating a new online account, migrating online accounts across online platforms, or consolidating online accounts.