Digital Asset Management Agent Activation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing digital asset management systems face challenges in efficiently managing digital assets when users become incapacitated, as setting periods for confirmation notices can lead to prolonged unmanaged states due to either excessively long or short notification intervals, causing inefficiencies and potential misuse of user resources.

Innovation Solution

A digital asset management apparatus that registers agent information, transmits confirmation notices to users after a set period of inactivity, followed by agent notifications if the user does not respond, and authenticates agents to grant authority over the digital assets when successful authentication occurs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the setting period for confirmation notice is long, then the user has time to respond and reduce false positives, but the digital asset remains unmanaged for a longer period

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of incapacity determinationVSAvoidtime asset remains unmanaged
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The confirmation process is segmented into two distinct stages: first a confirmation notice to the user, then an agent notice. This segmentation allows the system to progress through capability verification steps efficiently, reducing overall waiting time while maintaining reliability through progressive confirmation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The user preliminarily designates an agent and sets preferences during normal operation. When incapacity is detected, this pre-configured information allows immediate notification of the appropriate agent without requiring real-time decision-making, thus reducing the time the asset remains unmanaged.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If the setting period for confirmation notice is short, then the asset can be managed quickly, but the number of confirmation notices increases and user burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeed of asset management transferVSAvoiduser effort for confirmation
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs a partial confirmation process by first notifying the user and only proceeding to agent notification if the user does not respond within the setting period. This partial action approach avoids excessive confirmation steps while ensuring adequate user notification, balancing speed with user burden reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The confirmation notice serves as an intermediary step between detecting incapacity and notifying the agent. This intermediate notification allows the system to verify user capability with minimal effort (a simple response) before proceeding to the more significant action of agent notification and asset transfer.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If the system waits for user response before notifying agent, then false agent activation is prevented, but the asset remains unmanaged during the waiting period

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of agent activationVSAvoiddelay in agent notification
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The notification process is made dynamic and adaptive based on user response. The system transitions from a static waiting period to an active two-stage notification process that can proceed to agent notification without delay if the user does not respond, thus reducing the effective waiting time while maintaining reliability through the initial confirmation attempt.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20240386483A1Digital asset management apparatus, digital asset management system, digital asset management method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
Publication Date: 2024.11.21 NEC CORP
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AI summary

An object is to provide a digital asset management apparatus capable of appropriately managing a digital asset. A digital asset management apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a registration unit (11) that registers agent information of an agent with respect to member information of a member having an account; a first transmission unit (12) that transmits a confirmation notice to the member in a case where there is no access for a setting period set by the member or more; a second transmission unit (13) that transmits an agent notice to the agent in a case where there is no member response; an authentication control unit (14) that controls authentication of the agent in a case where there is an agent response; and an authorization unit (15) that gives the agent authority related to a digital asset when the authentication is successful.