Decentralized Digital Card Management via Metafolder Tagging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computing systems that allow applications to operate across different contexts face challenges in managing and accessing data stored in central databases, including difficulties in moving data without affecting the application and cumbersome processes for developers.
Innovation Solution
A decentralized data storage system architecture that uses digital cards, which can contain references to other digital cards and include properties or attributes, stored in data pods. These digital cards can be tagged and managed through a metafolder system, allowing for aggregation and projection of digital cards as if they come from a single virtual location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If data is stored in a central database service, then data can be stored and accessed at a central location, but it becomes difficult to move the data without affecting the application and the process becomes cumbersome for developers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data into discrete digital cards that can be independently managed, tagged, and moved within the decentralized storage system. Each digital card represents a unit of data that can be handled separately, enabling flexible data movement without affecting the entire database structure or application functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a metafolder system as an intermediary layer between applications and the decentralized storage system. This metafolder system manages digital cards and their tags, providing an abstraction that simplifies data movement and management while shielding applications from the underlying storage complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized database service is used, then data storage and access is simplified, but application developers must open accounts and spin up database services which increases complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal decentralized storage system that can be accessed by multiple applications and developers without requiring individual database service setups. The system provides common functionality for storing, managing, and accessing digital cards through a standardized interface, eliminating the need for each developer to spin up separate database services.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables developers to directly utilize the decentralized storage infrastructure without requiring account management or service configuration. The self-service model allows developers to immediately store and access data through the metafolder system without administrative overhead.
3Ease of operation
If digital cards are stored in a decentralized system, then data can be moved freely, but managing and tagging digital cards across multiple locations becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a tagging dimension to digital cards stored in decentralized locations. By attaching metadata tags to digital cards, the system creates an additional organizational layer that enables efficient management and retrieval across multiple storage locations without restricting data mobility. The metafolder system operates in this tag space to manage cards regardless of their physical location.
Data Source
AI summary
A reference to a digital item is stored as a digital card. The digital card can also be contained in, and/or refer to, other digital cards. The digital card can also include properties or attributes that may be added from the digital item that is being referred to. The digital card can be tagged with a tag that may also be applied to other digital cards. The digital card can be stored in a data pod within a de-centralized data storage system architecture so the tag is surfaced along with the digital card in different contexts.