Attestation Selection Module Filtering Irrelevant Data

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional identity management systems require users to sift through numerous attestations to find the relevant ones, leading to inefficiency and unnecessary computing bandwidth usage.

Innovation Solution

Implement a method that filters out irrelevant attestations and ranks the remaining ones based on request metadata, providing a concise list for selection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If users are provided with all attestations related to an owner, then completeness of information is improved, but time to find relevant attestation and computing bandwidth increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of attestation informationVSAvoidtime to find relevant attestation

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary filtering and ranking of attestations based on request metadata before presenting them to the user. The attestation selection module analyzes request metadata and pre-sorts attestations, so that when a user makes a request, the relevant attestations are already organized and prioritized, eliminating the need for users to manually sift through all attestations in no particular order.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The attestation list is segmented into ranked portions based on relevance to the request. The system divides the complete attestation collection into ordered segments where attestations are grouped by their relevance score, allowing users to access the most relevant attestations first without needing to review less relevant ones.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If all attestations are presented to users, then information completeness is improved, but computing bandwidth and processing resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of attestation informationVSAvoidcomputing bandwidth

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary filtering and ranking of attestations based on request metadata before presenting them to the user. The attestation selection module analyzes request metadata and pre-sorts attestations, so that when a user makes a request, the relevant attestations are already organized and prioritized, eliminating the need for users to manually sift through all attestations in no particular order.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The attestation list is segmented into ranked portions based on relevance to the request. The system divides the complete attestation collection into ordered segments where attestations are grouped by their relevance score, allowing users to access the most relevant attestations first without needing to review less relevant ones.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If users manually search through attestations, then flexibility in selection is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility in attestation selectionVSAvoidease of attestation selection

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary filtering and ranking of attestations based on request metadata before presenting them to the user. The attestation selection module analyzes request metadata and pre-sorts attestations, so that when a user makes a request, the relevant attestations are already organized and prioritized, eliminating the need for users to manually sift through all attestations in no particular order.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the attestation presentation based on the specific request metadata. The ranking and filtering are not static but adapt to each individual request, allowing the system to maintain flexibility while improving ease of operation through automated, context-aware attestation selection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP3743839B1Attestation management

Publication Date: 2023.11.08 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

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AI summary

Embodiments disclosed herein are related to computing systems, computer program products, and methods for selecting and providing an attestation in response to a request from an entity. A request is received from an entity for attestation that included in various attestations related to an owner of the attestations. The attestations define information about the owner of the attestations that the entity desires to obtain. The request includes request metadata that identifies a type of the attestation that is being requested. The request metadata is analyzed to determine the attestation that is being requested. Based on the analysis, the attestation is selected. Access to the attestation is provided to the entity making the request.