Collaborative Chat Post Object for Tamper-Proof Session Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collaborative platforms lack tamper-proof records of real-time collaboration sessions, as normal chat messages or posts can be modified or deleted by participants, leading to unreliable documentation of agreements reached during sessions.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that creates a collaborative chat post object (CCPO) during real-time collaboration sessions, which includes information about participants and chat conversation content. The CCPO is editable by participants but automatically converts to read-only content upon a predetermined condition, ensuring a tamper-proof record.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If normal chat messages or posts are used to document agreements during conference calls, then the documentation process is simple and easy to operate, but the records can be modified or deleted by participants making them unreliable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third-party service provider as an intermediary that creates and manages the chat post object. This intermediary entity independently records the chat content and agreement outcomes, preventing participants from modifying the record while still allowing them to contribute to the discussion. The service provider acts as a neutral mediator between participants and the recorded documentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the documentation system into separate functional components: a chat application for real-time communication, a chat post object for structured agreement recording, and a service provider for management. This segmentation allows each component to serve its specific purpose - the chat app for collaborative discussion and the post object for immutable record-keeping.
2Adaptability or versatility
If chat messages are made editable by all participants during the session, then collaboration and discussion are enhanced, but the ability to create tamper-proof records is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic state changes in the chat post object. During the conference call, the post object allows editing and modification to enable collaborative documentation. Once the call ends or an agreement is reached, the system automatically transitions the post object to a read-only state, preserving the integrity of the recorded agreement while maintaining flexibility during the discussion phase.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the accessibility parameter of the chat post object based on the session state. The system transitions the post object from an editable state during active collaboration to a read-only state after the session concludes or agreement is finalized. This parameter change enables both collaborative flexibility during discussion and record integrity for final agreements.
3Reliability
If the chat post object is made read-only immediately upon creation, then tamper-proof recording is achieved, but the ability to modify and improve the record during the session is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the read-only status dynamic rather than static. The chat post object automatically adjusts its editability based on the conference call state - allowing modifications during active discussion and enforcing read-only status after the session ends or agreement is reached. This dynamic behavior provides both record security and operational flexibility at appropriate times.
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AI summary
A telecommunication device, apparatus, and a computer-implemented method of performing a real-time collaboration session with a plurality of participants can be configured so that a method can be performed. The method can include starting a chat application (e.g. a group chat application) for the participants of the real-time collaboration session; automatically creating, upon a first event being external or internal to the chat application, creating a collaborative chat post object (CCPO), for the session, authorizing the participants to edit the chat conversation content of the CCPO; and automatically sealing permanently the CCPO upon a second event being external or internal event to the chat application. For sealing the CCPO, the editable content of the CCPO can be converted into read-only content.