Actuation Command Validation via Confidence Metadata Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional systems for processing requests from multiple devices do not account for the events triggering these requests, leading to potential issues with the validity and reliability of actuation commands, particularly from malicious entities or unverified data sources.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that perform metadata analysis on actuation command requests to determine their validity, utilizing confidence metadata to verify the reliability of data sets and ensure that only valid commands are sent to actuation devices, thereby reducing malicious or erroneous requests.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional request processing systems are used without event context analysis, then processing speed is maintained, but the reliability and validity of actuation commands deteriorate due to inability to verify request legitimacy

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereliability of actuation commandsVSAvoidcomplexity of request processing system

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of event context and confidence metadata before processing actuation commands. By evaluating the legitimacy of requests in advance through metadata analysis and event triggering verification, the system ensures command reliability without compromising processing speed during execution

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces confidence metadata as an intermediary element between the request source and the actuation command processing. This metadata layer verifies request legitimacy by analyzing event context and triggering conditions, thereby enhancing reliability without requiring complex direct verification mechanisms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If metadata analysis on confidence metadata is performed for each actuation command, then the reliability of actuation commands is improved, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevalidity of actuation commandsVSAvoidprocessing time of actuation commands

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs metadata analysis and event context verification in advance, before actuation commands are generated. By pre-evaluating confidence metadata and establishing the legitimacy of data sources, the system reduces the time required for verification during actual command execution

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements self-verification mechanisms where confidence metadata automatically validates its own integrity and authenticity. Through self-contained verification protocols embedded in the metadata structure, the system reduces external verification overhead and accelerates processing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11360703B2Method and system for a trusted actuation via data fabric metadata

Publication Date: 2022.06.14 EMC IP HLDG CO LLC

AI summary

A method for managing data includes obtaining, by a local data manager, an actuation command request, performing a metadata analysis on confidence metadata associated with the actuation command request, making a determination that the actuation command request is valid, and in response to the determination, sending an actuation command to an actuation device based on the actuation command request.