Community Association Platform with Permissioned Blockchain Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current community association management systems are not association-centric, leading to loss of critical information and increased financial burden when switching service providers, and there is a need for secure and efficient data storage using blockchain technology.
Innovation Solution
A blockchain-based, association-centric one-stop-shop technology platform and online marketplace that enables seamless service provider transitions, provides dedicated portals for various roles, and records transactions on a permissioned blockchain ledger.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If service providers use proprietary technology solutions, then service differentiation is achieved, but association data portability and continuity are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a neutral technology platform as an intermediary that all service providers must use. This platform provides common data structures, APIs, and protocols that enable seamless data portability between providers while allowing each provider to offer differentiated services through their own application layer. The platform acts as a mediator that decouples service differentiation from data portability constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the management system into two distinct layers: a standardized platform layer that handles data portability and interoperability, and a service provider layer that enables differentiation. This segmentation allows service providers to compete on service quality while the underlying platform ensures consistent data portability standards are met.
2Adaptability or versatility
If service providers maintain separate record-keeping systems, then service autonomy is preserved, but switching costs and financial burden on associations increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal technology platform that serves all service providers with common infrastructure for data storage, retrieval, and portability. This multi-functional platform reduces switching costs by providing a standardized interface that works with any service provider, eliminating the need for associations to incur costly rework when switching providers.
3Ease of operation
If centralized data storage is used, then service provider control is simplified, but security and data integrity are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional centralized data storage to a blockchain-based distributed ledger system. This dimensional change in data architecture provides both simplicity through automated consensus mechanisms and enhanced security through cryptographic verification and immutability of records. The blockchain structure simultaneously achieves ease of operation and high reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for a community association management platform and marketplace including: a processing component of a management server node connected to a plurality of entities over a blockchain network of an association management platform and marketplace and a memory component on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processing component, cause the processing component to: receive an onboarding request from an entity off chain; parse the onboarding request to derive a role of the entity; broadcast the onboarding request and the role to a plurality of minimum required entities on the blockchain network; responsive to receiving an onboarding consensus from the plurality of minimum required entities, onboard the entity onto the association management platform and/or marketplace; establish digital identity and login credentials for the entity; determine a role of the entity based on the credentials; and enable a UI portal for the entity based on the role.