Reciprocal Data Sharing With Contribution-Based Access Limits

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing data exchange systems often operate on a 'full reciprocity' model, where members contribute data to gain full access, leading to inequitable access and potential loss of competitive advantage for larger contributors.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a reciprocal data sharing model that limits data access based on a member's data contribution, using a processor to determine and enforce data access limits based on metadata, ensuring equitable access and retaining control over shared data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If full reciprocity model is used where members contribute data to gain full access, then data accessibility is improved, but data owner control and competitive advantage are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata accessibilityVSAvoidcompetitive advantage

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameter of data access from unlimited (full reciprocity) to limited (proportional to contribution). The system calculates a data access limit based on the ratio of data contributed by a member to the total data in the exchange, thereby resolving the contradiction between accessibility and control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Loss of information

If data access is limited based on contribution ratio, then data owner control is improved, but data accessibility is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata owner controlVSAvoiddata accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring data contributions and automatically adjusting data access limits based on the contribution ratio. This feedback mechanism ensures that control is maintained while still providing proportional access, resolving the contradiction between control and accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Stability of the object's composition

If reciprocal data sharing limits are implemented, then data sharing equity is improved, but system complexity is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata sharing equityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically calculating data access limits based on stored contribution data without requiring manual intervention. The processor retrieves contribution information from the database and computes the appropriate access limit, reducing operational complexity while maintaining equity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20250330427A1System and method of reciprocal data sharing

Publication Date: 2025.10.23 EARLY WARNING SERVICES LLC

AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for implementing reciprocal data sharing in a data exchange system. Limitations may be placed on the amount of data an exchange member may access based on the amount of data contributed. The system may include determining a data contribution associated with a first member of the data exchange, determining a data access limit for the first member based on the data contribution, and providing data to the first member when the first member has not exceeded the data access limit. In some embodiments, there may be separate data access limits for each member of the data exchange, so that a first member may have different access limits when accessing data from a second member, data from a third member, and data from a fourth member. Further, the system may limit a requester to a type of data that corresponds to the type of data contributed.