Data Transmission Tracking via Inventory Validation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large enterprises face challenges in ensuring the secure and valid transmission of confidential data to external entities, as existing validation systems often rely on pre-transmission awareness and may fail due to user unawareness or negligence, leading to unvalidated data transmissions that can result in data breaches.

Innovation Solution

A system that implements a data transmission inventory and registrar to track and validate external data transmissions by importing logs and schedules, validating the data, internal source, and external target, and generating registration identifiers, with automated processes for validation and alerting mechanisms for invalid transmissions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If pre-transmission validation systems are implemented, then data transmission security is improved, but user awareness and pre-planning requirements increase system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transmission securityVSAvoidvalidation system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs validation actions before data transmission occurs by monitoring transmission logs and schedules, identifying potential security issues in advance, and generating alerts or blocking transmissions before they happen. This allows security validation to occur proactively rather than reactively, improving reliability while managing complexity through automation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors data transmission activities, compares actual transmissions against validation rules and registered transmissions, and provides feedback through alerts or transmission blocking. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures ongoing security validation without requiring complex manual intervention at each transmission point.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Difficulty of detecting and measuring

If comprehensive data transmission monitoring is implemented, then detection of invalid transmissions is improved, but processing time and system resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedetection of invalid transmissionsVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Difficulty of detecting and measuringVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary validation by comparing transmissions against pre-established criteria and registered transmissions before final processing occurs. This early detection approach identifies invalid transmissions quickly without requiring exhaustive analysis of every transmission in real-time, reducing processing time while maintaining detection effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies validation to all data transmissions but focuses intensive analysis only on transmissions that fail initial checks or lack proper registration. This partial application of full validation resources optimizes processing time by avoiding redundant comprehensive analysis of already-valid transmissions while ensuring thorough detection of suspicious activities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Productivity

If automated validation and registration systems are implemented, then productivity of data transmission management is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transmission management efficiencyVSAvoidvalidation system structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs validation, registration, and monitoring of data transmissions without requiring manual intervention. Transmission logs and schedules are automatically processed, validations are automatically performed, and alerts are automatically generated. This self-service automation improves productivity by eliminating manual management tasks while the modular architecture manages complexity through clear separation of functions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs multiple functions including transmission monitoring, validation, registration, alert generation, and transmission blocking within a unified framework. This multi-functionality improves productivity by consolidating what could be separate systems into one integrated solution, managing complexity through shared infrastructure and common processing logic across all functions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10021183B2System for tracking external data transmissions via inventory and registration

Publication Date: 2018.07.10 BANK OF AMERICA CORP

AI summary

A platform for tracking external data transmissions through implementation of a data transmission inventory and registration process. The data transmission inventory provides for collection of data transmission logs and data transmission schedules from various sources throughout an enterprise. The information from the data transmission inventory is used to determine whether a pending, ongoing or completed data transmission is currently registered and, if so, whether the registration is currently valid. If a determination is made that no registration exits or the current registration is invalid, a validation/registration process ensues, whereby the data, the internal source and the external target are validated according to requisite requirements of the corresponding transmission. If validated, the data channel is deemed valid and is registered. If the data, internal source or external source are found to be invalid entries in the data transmission log or schedule are tagged/flagged indicating the invalidity and cause of the invalidity.