Construction Data Access with Segmented Geometry Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing platforms either expose full geometry data to intermediaries, compromising security, or rely on cumbersome manual controls, creating efficiency trade-offs in sharing structural design data with potential suppliers.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method divides construction data into structural and geometry data sets, with geometry data accessible only via the provider's system, using an intermediary platform to manage access through encrypted transmission and controlled release via access codes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If full geometry data is exposed to intermediaries for data sharing, then ease of operation is improved, but security is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments construction data into two distinct sets: structural data (made publicly accessible on the intermediary platform) and geometry data (kept confidential and only accessible through controlled transmission). This segmentation allows the platform to facilitate supplier registration and structural data sharing while preventing unauthorized access to sensitive geometry data, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the provider's computer system as an intermediary that controls the transmission of geometry data. The intermediary platform facilitates the matching process and structural data sharing, while the provider's system acts as a gatekeeper for geometry data, enabling controlled access only to authenticated suppliers. This dual-intermediary approach maintains both operational efficiency and security.
2Reliability
If manual controls are used for data access, then security is improved, but productivity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic access control system where the level of data accessibility changes based on the supplier's authentication status. Registered suppliers gain automatic access to structural data through the intermediary platform, while geometry data access dynamically switches from completely restricted to controlled access based on provider authorization. This dynamic approach eliminates manual controls for routine access while maintaining security through automated authentication mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables suppliers to self-register on the intermediary platform and automatically access structural data without manual approval. The system autonomously manages user registration, authentication, and data delivery, eliminating the need for manual controls while maintaining security through automated verification processes. This self-service mechanism significantly improves productivity while preserving security controls.
3Ease of manufacture
If geometry data is made accessible to suppliers, then ease of manufacture is improved, but loss of information control is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments construction data into structural data (accessible to suppliers for manufacturing planning) and geometry data (confidential information requiring provider control). This segmentation enables suppliers to perform manufacturing tasks using structural data while the provider retains exclusive control over geometry data transmission, preventing information loss while maintaining manufacturing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the provider's computer system as a controlled intermediary that mediates geometry data transmission to suppliers. The intermediary platform handles structural data sharing, while the provider's system controls geometry data access through authenticated transmission channels, ensuring providers maintain information control while suppliers gain necessary manufacturing data.
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AI summary
In the computer-implemented method for mediating access to construction data of a product and/or its parts and/or components of a product provider to a potential supplier manufacturing or procuring the product for the product provider, construction data is separated into structural data on the one hand and sensitive geometric data on the other. A supplier requires both data sets for further processing. The supplier can display the structural data via an Internet platform of an intermediary. If the supplier then wants to obtain knowledge of the geometry data, this geometry data is released through the intermediary, which does not have the geometry data at any time and does not receive it from the product provider or even from the supplier. The intermediary typically provides the product provider with a software component that enables process steps for the supplier to access the geometry data (in encrypted form) of the product provider.