Contextual Authorization Device for Secure Electronic Record Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
As electronic records grow in size and complexity, the process of identifying relevant data and gaining authorization for access becomes increasingly complex and difficult, especially in compliance with regulations like HIPPA, making it challenging for external devices to access patient records securely and efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A distributed architecture-based system with a contextual authorization device that uses GPS tracking, crowdsourced credentialing, and user behavior analytics to dynamically manage access rights, ensuring secure and location-specific access to electronic records, while also enabling monetization of record usage through a QR code-based data structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If direct authorization approach is used for external devices to access electronic records, then the authorization process is simple, but the system cannot handle large and complex electronic record datasets effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a contextual authorization device as an intermediary between the external device and the electronic records. This mediator automatically evaluates access requests by analyzing contextual information (location, device type, user behavior patterns) and makes authorization decisions without requiring direct human intervention, thus maintaining simplicity while handling complex datasets
Solution Approach 2:
The authorization system performs self-service by automatically evaluating access requests based on pre-defined contextual rules and historical behavior patterns. The system autonomously determines authorization status without requiring manual review for each request, enabling it to handle large datasets efficiently while keeping the user experience simple
2Reliability
If comprehensive access control is implemented to ensure security and compliance, then regulatory compliance is improved, but the authorization process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining contextual authorization rules and maintaining historical behavior patterns before actual access requests occur. When a request comes in, the system quickly matches it against pre-established rules and patterns, enabling rapid authorization decisions that comply with regulations without requiring time-consuming manual review
Solution Approach 2:
The authorization device uses feedback from historical access patterns and contextual data to automatically adjust and refine authorization decisions in real-time. This feedback mechanism enables the system to maintain high security standards while reducing processing time by learning from past decisions and adapting to new patterns efficiently
3Reliability
If location-based access control is implemented using GPS tracking, then access security is improved, but device complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the location verification function from the complex authorization system by using GPS-based tracking to determine physical location and matching it against pre-defined acceptable locations. This extraction allows the system to maintain high security through location verification while reducing overall system complexity by handling location data separately through established GPS infrastructure
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AI summary
A system for authorizing an external device to access computerized records. The system includes a server. The server includes a computerized records data-store. The computerized records data-store stores multiple computer executable files associated with subjects. The system includes a communication network which facilitates communication between at least two of the subjects, the server, and the external device. The system includes a contextual authorization device for authorizing access to the external device for the computerized records. The contextual authorization device includes a database storing a set of custom rules. The contextual authorization device further includes a Global Positioning System-based tracking device, a credentialing engine, and a user behavior analytics engine. The contextual authorization device further includes an access module to process authorization of the external device for access of the computerized records.