Cloud Session Provisioning with Global Unique Identifiers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems face inefficiencies when transferring session data between computing devices, as session data is often stored on a single device and not easily portable across platforms.

Innovation Solution

A cloud-based session management system that generates a unique identifier for data sessions, allowing session data to be stored and accessed across multiple platforms, using a session provision service, cache provision service, and unique identifier provision service to manage and transfer data efficiently.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If session data is stored on a single computing device, then data storage is simple and device complexity is low, but data portability and accessibility across multiple platforms deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata portabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a cloud-based session management system as an intermediary between users and computing devices. This cloud system stores session data centrally and provides it to multiple devices, enabling data portability without requiring complex local storage solutions on each device. The cloud acts as the mediator that resolves the contradiction by centralizing data management while maintaining simple access points at the device level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions session data storage from a single-device dimension to a cloud-based distributed dimension. By moving storage to the cloud, the system enables access from multiple devices simultaneously, effectively adding a new dimension of accessibility. This dimensional shift allows users to access session data from any device while the actual storage complexity is managed centrally in the cloud infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Reliability

If session data is stored locally on each device, then data access speed is fast, but data consistency and transferability between devices deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata consistencyVSAvoiddata transfer time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The cloud-based session management system serves as an intermediary that maintains data consistency across multiple devices. When session data is updated on one device, the cloud system propagates these changes to other devices, ensuring consistency without requiring direct peer-to-peer communication. This intermediary approach eliminates the need for manual data transfer while maintaining real-time consistency across the distributed system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If a cloud-based system is implemented for session management, then data accessibility and portability improve, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser accessibilityVSAvoidinfrastructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cloud-based session management system implements self-service capabilities where the infrastructure automatically handles data storage, retrieval, and synchronization without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously manages session data lifecycle, including creation, storage, updates, and deletion, reducing the operational burden on users. This self-service approach masks the underlying infrastructure complexity from end users while maintaining high accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10498853B2Cloud-based data session provisioning, data storage, and data retrieval system and method
Publication Date: 2019.12.03 WALMART APOLLO LLC
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AI summary

A system for providing a cloud-based data session can be implemented to allow access to session data for client applications across multiple platforms and environments. In embodiments, a system for provisioning data sessions includes a session provision service, cache provision service, unique identifier provision service, and a data store. The unique identifier provision service is programmed to create a unique identifier that is guaranteed to be globally unique across multiple systems so that each unique identifier is unique assigned to only one data session.