Data Forgery Prevention via Metadata-Driven Noise Injection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies face challenges in verifying data forgery, especially in asynchronous environments without network connections and in real-time for multimedia data like images and voice, limiting effective forgery detection.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that determine a noise level based on metadata, generate noise using a preset noise pattern, and transmit transformed data to a server for forgery prevention and detection, utilizing noise patterns agreed upon with the server and client device, allowing for easy detection of forgery regardless of data type.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If noise is added to original data to prevent forgery, then data security is improved, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies noise to original data in advance before transmission or storage, creating transformed data that is resistant to forgery. This preliminary action ensures that when data is later retrieved, its authenticity can be verified without requiring complex real-time analysis, thus improving security while managing processing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameters of the original data by adding noise with specific characteristics (amplitude, frequency, distribution) to create transformed data. This parameter transformation makes the data resistant to forgery while maintaining the ability to verify authenticity through reverse transformation, balancing security enhancement with processing feasibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If noise is added to original data based on metadata, then forgery detection accuracy is improved, but computational requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveforgery detection accuracyVSAvoidcomputational requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different noise characteristics to different portions or aspects of the data based on metadata attributes (such as data type, source, timestamp). This localized approach allows for optimized noise application that improves detection accuracy for specific data categories while reducing unnecessary computational overhead for other aspects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies noise at appropriate levels based on the sensitivity requirements of different data types. For some data, partial noise application suffices for verification, while for more sensitive data, excessive noise may be applied. This selective approach balances detection accuracy with computational efficiency by avoiding uniform over-processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple noise patterns are used for different data types, then versatility of forgery prevention is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveversatility of forgery preventionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs a universal noise generation framework that can handle multiple data types (images, audio, video, documents) through a single integrated process. The same core noise generation mechanism adapts to different data types by adjusting parameters based on metadata, providing versatile forgery prevention without requiring separate complex systems for each data type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system manages multiple noise patterns by parameterizing them rather than hardcoding separate processing paths. Each noise pattern is defined by adjustable parameters (amplitude, frequency, distribution type) that are selected based on data type metadata. This parameter-based approach provides versatility across data types while keeping the underlying system structure relatively simple and maintainable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11470388B2Method and apparatus for preventing forgery of data, method and apparatus for detecting forgery of data
Publication Date: 2022.10.11 SAMSUNG SDS CO LTD
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AI summary

A method for preventing forgery of data according to an embodiment includes determining a noise level based on metadata of original data, generating noise by applying the determined noise level to a preset noise pattern, generating transformed data of the original data by adding the generated noise to the original data, and transmitting the transformed data and the metadata to a server.