Decision Tree Monitoring for Unauthorized Market Data Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems struggle to effectively monitor and control the unauthorized use and distribution of market data generated by data transaction processing systems, such as financial exchanges, due to the ease of digital replication and transmission, making it difficult to enforce licensing agreements and detect fluctuating market data.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a decision tree-based processing system that learns relationships between market data attributes and proactively monitors public repositories for unauthorized use, using a decision tree data structure to identify and alert on potential misuse.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If market data is disseminated to licensed users through digital channels, then data accessibility and utility are improved, but control over data distribution deteriorates due to ease of replication and transmission

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata accessibilityVSAvoiddata control
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by proactively monitoring public repositories before unauthorized use can spread. The decision tree model is trained in advance to recognize patterns of unauthorized data use, and the system continuously scans public websites and repositories to detect potential infringements early, allowing preventive measures to be taken before widespread distribution occurs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms through continuous monitoring and analysis of public repositories. The decision tree model processes feedback from scanned data, updates its understanding of unauthorized use patterns, and provides ongoing alerts and reports to data generators about potential infringements, enabling iterative improvement of detection accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If manual monitoring of data usage is performed, then detection accuracy is improved, but resource consumption and time requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection accuracyVSAvoidresource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service through automated decision tree-based detection that operates independently of manual intervention. The model autonomously scans public repositories, analyzes data patterns, and identifies unauthorized use without requiring human resources, thereby maintaining high detection accuracy while eliminating the resource consumption and time requirements associated with manual monitoring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical monitoring processes with an automated computational system. The decision tree model uses algorithmic analysis to detect unauthorized data use patterns, substituting human operators with computer-based detection mechanisms that achieve comparable or superior accuracy without the resource constraints of manual labor.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Difficulty of detecting and measuring

If comprehensive monitoring of all data distributions is implemented, then detection capability is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Difficulty of detecting and measuringVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies segmentation by dividing the comprehensive monitoring task into manageable segments. The decision tree model processes data in structured segments, analyzing specific patterns and characteristics of unauthorized use rather than attempting to monitor all data distributions uniformly. This segmentation approach maintains high detection capability across diverse data sources while reducing the complexity of implementation and operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12536589B2Decision tree data structure based processing system
Publication Date: 2026.01.27 CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC
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AI summary

A decision tree based processing system implements a decision tree data structure to process publicly available files, such as websites suspected to contain data generated by a data transaction processing system which may be constantly fluctuating and varying. The data transaction processing system generates the data based on processing electronic data transaction request messages received over a network.