Backend Data Provision Configuration for Privacy-Controlled Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for configuring data-generating functions are unsatisfactory, lacking flexibility and efficiency in providing data to recipients, especially in adapting to changing legal requirements and ensuring data protection.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allow configuring data provision functions using configuration parameters via a backend server, with standardized interfaces for data provision devices, enabling flexible configuration and data protection through 'privacy by design' mechanisms, including checking devices to ensure permissible data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data-generating functions are configured using traditional methods, then device compatibility is maintained, but flexibility and adaptability to changing requirements deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration system is segmented into independent configuration parameters that can be individually defined, modified, and managed. Each function is configured through separate parameters rather than monolithic configuration blocks, enabling flexible adaptation without redesigning the entire configuration system.
Solution Approach 2:
Configuration parameters are predefined and prepared in advance through a configuration interface before being applied to data-generating functions. This preliminary configuration allows the system to adapt to changing requirements by simply updating pre-defined parameters rather than restructuring the entire system.
2Reliability
If all generated data is transmitted to recipients, then data availability is improved, but data protection and compliance with privacy standards deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Different quality levels of data transmission are applied locally based on recipient and context. The system determines which specific data should be transmitted to which specific recipient based on configured parameters, rather than applying a uniform transmission policy to all data. This enables selective data sharing that protects privacy while maintaining necessary data availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration system incorporates feedback mechanisms where data transmission decisions are continuously adjusted based on compliance requirements and privacy standards. The system monitors and adapts data transmission behavior to ensure ongoing compliance with privacy regulations while maintaining data utility.
3Manufacturing precision
If configuration parameters are manually set for each function, then precision of data provision is improved, but time and effort required for configuration deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Configuration parameters can be copied and reused across multiple functions and devices. Once a configuration is established, it can be replicated and adapted for similar functions, maintaining precision while dramatically reducing the time and effort required for configuration. This copying mechanism preserves exact parameter settings while enabling rapid deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration parameters are designed to be universal and applicable across multiple functions and device types. A single set of configuration parameters can serve multiple purposes and be applied to different data-generating functions, reducing redundant configuration work while maintaining precise control over data provision.
4Adaptability or versatility
If data provision is adapted to legal requirements, then compliance is improved, but system complexity and configuration difficulty deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration parameters are designed to be dynamic and adjustable based on changing legal requirements. Rather than requiring system redesign when laws change, operators can update configuration parameters to reflect new compliance requirements, maintaining ease of operation while improving adaptability to legal standards.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for providing data (20) for at least one data receiver (21), the data (20) being generated by means of at least one function (4, 14) of a data-provision device (2, 12), which at least one function (4, 14) can be configured on the basis of at least one configuration parameter (5), the method comprising the following steps: creating a configuration (10) for the at least one function (4, 14) by specifying the at least one configuration parameter (5) by means of a configuration device (8) of a back-end server (3), transmitting the created configuration (10) to the data-provision device (2, 12) by means of an interface (9) of the back-end server (3), receiving the configuration (10) by means of an interface (6) of the data-provision device (2, 12), configuring the at least one function (4, 14) on the basis of the received configuration (10), delivering the data (20) generated by means of the configured at least one function (4, 14) via the interface (6) of the data-provision device (2, 12). The invention further relates to an associated system (1).