Data Migration Apparatus for User Portability and Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing value of personal data in the IoT era leads to market dominance by companies controlling user data, hindering competition and user control over their own data.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a receiving unit and an output unit that facilitates data migration from a current administrator to a new administrator, allowing users to easily transfer their personal data in a format acceptable to the new administrator, while ensuring data security and user consent for data associated with others.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If personal data is controlled by a single company, then market dominance is achieved, but competition is hindered and user control is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a data portability mechanism as an intermediary system that enables users to transfer their personal data between different service providers. This mediator allows data to move freely while maintaining proper management and control, thus preventing any single company from monopolizing data control while still ensuring reliable data management through structured transfer processes.
2Ease of operation
If data migration is facilitated between administrators, then user control and competition are improved, but data security and integrity may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary actions by requiring user consent and authentication before data migration occurs. The system performs preliminary verification of the user's authority, confirms the migration destination, and secures user approval before any data transfer takes place. This preliminary action ensures data security is maintained while enabling easy data portability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If data is easily transferred between companies, then user control increases, but complexity of data management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal data migration framework that can handle multiple scenarios (different administrators, various data types, diverse user preferences) through a single standardized mechanism. This multi-functional system provides user control over data transfer while managing complexity through unified processes that work across different contexts and administrators.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit and an output unit. The receiving unit receives a data migration request submitted to a current administrator of data associated with a user. In accordance with the data migration request, the output unit outputs data that to be migrated and that is information acceptable to a new administrator serving as a data migration destination.