Cloud Content Sharing System for Automated Sensitive Data Redaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cloud-based content-sharing systems lack efficient methods for users to automatically identify and remove sensitive information from digital assets before sharing, leading to time-consuming manual processes and potential data compromise.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based content-sharing system that automatically identifies sensitive information in digital assets, generates a redacted version by modifying the content, and provides authentication information, allowing users to share assets while maintaining confidentiality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually review and alter digital assets to remove sensitive information, then confidentiality of sensitive information is maintained, but the process becomes time-consuming and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-service redaction by analyzing digital assets and autonomously identifying and removing sensitive information without requiring user intervention. The processor automatically performs redaction based on predefined sensitivity criteria, eliminating the time-consuming manual review process while maintaining confidentiality standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual redaction process with an automated computational system. The processor uses algorithmic analysis to identify sensitive information and performs redaction operations automatically, substituting human manual operations with machine-based automated processing to reduce time while preserving confidentiality.
2Reliability
If users manually redact digital assets, then sensitive information can be protected, but users need certain level of computer skills that ordinary users may lack
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic self-service redaction by autonomously analyzing digital assets and identifying sensitive information without requiring user skills. The processor automatically executes the redaction process based on predefined criteria, eliminating the need for users to possess specialized computer skills while ensuring reliable protection of sensitive information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated redaction system that mediates between the user's sharing intent and the need for sensitive information protection. This intermediary processor handles the complex redaction operations automatically, shielding ordinary users from technical complexity while maintaining effective sensitivity protection.
3Reliability
If users manually alter digital assets to remove sensitive information, then confidentiality is maintained, but users may compromise the confidentiality due to the tedious process
Solution Approach 1:
The automated system performs self-service redaction by autonomously identifying and removing sensitive information from digital assets. This eliminates the tedious manual process that causes users to compromise confidentiality, while simultaneously improving productivity by enabling rapid, efficient sharing without sacrificing confidentiality standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary automated redaction before the sharing process begins. By pre-processing digital assets to remove sensitive information automatically, the system eliminates the risk of users compromising confidentiality due to process difficulty, while enabling efficient subsequent sharing operations.
4Productivity
If automatic identification of sensitive information is implemented, then the redaction process is streamlined, but authentication of the redacted content becomes necessary
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the automatic sensitive information identification, redaction, and authentication functions into a single integrated system. The processor combines these operations seamlessly, streamlining the overall process while managing system complexity through unified architecture. This integration maintains high productivity by automating the workflow while incorporating necessary authentication mechanisms.
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AI summary
Cloud-based methods and systems for content sharing are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems may include one or more processors configured to: receive, from a client device, an instruction for sharing a designated digital asset; retrieve the designated digital asset from a storage device; determine provenance of the designated digital asset based on metadata of the designated digital asset; generate authentication information based on the provenance of the designated digital asset; identify sensitive information in the designated digital asset; generate a redacted version of the designated digital asset by modifying content of the designated digital asset to alter the identified sensitive information; and provide the redacted version and authentication information of the designated digital asset to a recipient of the designated digital asset.