Universal Data Scaffold for Structured Content and Zero-Knowledge Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
File hosting services lack the ability to understand the underlying data of digital files, leading to limitations in viewing and collaboration, and they do not support structured data storage, which hinders efficient management and sharing of digital content.
Innovation Solution
A data management platform that represents digital content as a semantic graph using structured data, utilizing universal data scaffolds to define content types, enabling intelligent connection and management of digital content, with features like zero-knowledge encryption and intelligent content retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If file hosting services store digital files as unstructured data, then users can upload and access files across different devices, but the service cannot understand the underlying data meaning and provide intelligent management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments digital content into structured data elements with standardized schemas. Each content type (document, image, video) is broken down into defined fields and attributes, enabling the system to understand and process the underlying data meaning while maintaining accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a data scaffold as an intermediary layer between the raw digital content and the storage system. This scaffold provides a structured framework that mediates between the unstructured nature of digital files and the need for organized, meaningful data representation, enabling both accessibility and understanding.
2Ease of operation
If file hosting services use standard compliant formats presented as visual renderings, then files can be viewed by appropriate viewers, but the service remains unaware of the underlying data structure and meaning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the underlying data structure from the visual rendering presentation. By separating the display layer from the data layer, the system can access and understand the structured data meaning independently of how the content is visually presented to users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a dimensional layer of structured data representation above the traditional file storage approach. This new dimension enables the system to perceive and manage data meaning while maintaining compatibility with standard viewing formats.
3Ease of manufacture
If the system stores digital content as unstructured data, then storage is simple and universal, but efficient management and sharing of digital content is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal data scaffold framework that can accommodate multiple content types through a common structured paradigm. This universal approach maintains storage simplicity while enabling efficient management through standardized organization and retrieval mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary structuring of data before storage using predefined schemas and templates. This advance organization enables efficient management and sharing operations without complicating the storage process, as the structure is established in advance.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the system implements structured data storage with universal data scaffolds, then intelligent connection and management of digital content is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested data scaffolds where specific content type schemas are contained within a universal framework. This nesting approach enables intelligent management capabilities while containing complexity within modular, manageable layers that build upon each other systematically.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure is related to a data management platform (“platform”) for providing a secure storage environment for digital contents associated with a user. The platform may be accessible via an app installed on a user device, which allows the user to upload, modify, and view digital contents. Because a digital content is mapped to a universal scaffold in a structured format, the platform can organize and display the digital contents in meaningful ways. The digital contents can be hosted on a remote server. The platform provides zero-knowledge encryption so that the digital contents stored at the server are secure, as in one cannot know the contents of the encrypted information stored at the server. The platform also facilitates zero-knowledge offers in which offers are sent to multiple users but the server does not know to which users the offers are presented until an offer is accepted by the user.