Aggregation Platform Filter for Data Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face complexity in managing authorizations for multiple entities accessing their online data, making it difficult to determine which entities are aggregating their data, how to change or revoke authorizations, and leading to inefficiencies that may result in third-party services blocking users or entities.
Innovation Solution
A hardware computing device and method for an aggregation platform filter that monitors and detects similar electronic credentials across multiple third-party service providers, allowing the sharing of data using a same session identity, thereby simplifying data management and authorization control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple entities access user data from third-party service providers, then data aggregation capability is improved, but authorization management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an aggregation platform as an intermediary between users and multiple third-party service providers. This platform consolidates authorization management, allowing users to control all data access permissions through a single interface rather than managing separate authorizations with each service provider individually.
Solution Approach 2:
The aggregation platform provides universal authorization management that works across multiple third-party service providers simultaneously. A single authorization mechanism handles diverse data sources and service types, eliminating the need for separate management systems for each provider.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users authorize multiple entities to access their data, then data aggregation functionality is enhanced, but user control over authorizations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The aggregation platform serves as a mediator that gives users centralized control over all authorizations. Users can view, manage, and revoke permissions for multiple entities through a single unified interface, significantly improving ease of operation compared to managing each authorization separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple separate authorization interfaces into a single unified authorization management system. All permissions across different service providers are merged into one dashboard, allowing users to control all authorizations from a single location.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple entities access the same data from third-party service providers, then data availability is improved, but efficiency deteriorates due to redundant access
Solution Approach 1:
The aggregation platform merges data access operations by establishing a single authorized connection to each third-party service provider. Instead of multiple entities making separate access requests, the platform consolidates these into one efficient data retrieval operation, then distributes the data to all authorized entities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary data aggregation by the aggregation platform before distribution to multiple entities. This preliminary action of centralized data retrieval eliminates redundant access operations, as the data is fetched once and then shared with all authorized parties.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple entities access user data from third-party service providers, then comprehensive data aggregation is achieved, but third-party blocking risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The aggregation platform acts as a protective intermediary between users and third-party service providers. By consolidating access through a single authorized entity, the platform reduces the likelihood of triggering third-party blocking mechanisms that might detect multiple simultaneous access attempts from different entities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple data access operations into a single unified access pattern through the aggregation platform. This consolidation makes the data aggregation process appear as legitimate single-user activity to third-party service providers, reducing the risk of being blocked compared to multiple separate access attempts.
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AI summary
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are presented for an aggregation platform filter. A hardware computing device is configured to download users' data from a first plurality of third-party service providers over a data network on behalf of the users for a second plurality of third-party service providers. A filter module is configured monitor electronic credentials of users used by a hardware computing device to download the users' data. A filter module is configured to detect similar electronic credentials of a user for the same third-party service provider from a first plurality being used for multiple third-party service providers from a second plurality of third-party service providers. A filter module is configured to share, with multiple third-party service providers, the same data downloaded by a hardware computing device from a same third-party service provider with similar electronic credentials using a same session identity.