Digital Identity Document Attribute Selection and Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current identity documents issued on thermal plastic cards or paper require users to present unnecessary personal information and are inflexible in updating changes, limiting the presentation of additional services due to physical constraints.
Innovation Solution
A digital identity document management system that allows users to select and initialize properties for their identity documents, build templates, and deliver digital identity documents based on user or verifier selection, enabling control over revealed attributes and flexible presentation formats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If thermal plastic cards or paper identity documents are used, then the document provides physical durability and official recognition, but the user must present all personal information including unnecessary details
Solution Approach 1:
The identity document is segmented into multiple digital pages or views, each containing specific attributes. Users can navigate between these segments and selectively present only the necessary information (e.g., showing only age-related attributes when purchasing alcohol) while maintaining the reliability of the official document through cryptographic verification of each segment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the necessary personal information from the complete identity document and presents it separately to verifiers. Users can selectively reveal specific attributes (such as name, age, or address) based on the verification context, while the full identity document remains secure and unaltered in the system.
2Reliability
If thermal plastic cards or paper identity documents are used, then the document provides official identification, but updating changes requires physical recreation and reissuance
Solution Approach 1:
The identity document transitions from a static physical form to a dynamic digital form that can be updated in real-time. When personal information changes (such as address or name), the system automatically updates the digital record and notifies the user, eliminating the need for physical reissuance while maintaining official identification through cryptographic signatures and version control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital copy of the identity document that can be instantly updated and distributed. Instead of physically recreating the document, the system updates the master digital record and generates new versions that are immediately available to users, significantly reducing the time required for updates while maintaining the reliability of official identification through verification mechanisms.
3Reliability
If thermal plastic cards or paper identity documents are used, then the document provides basic identification, but the physical size limits the presentation of additional services information
Solution Approach 1:
The identity document transitions from a two-dimensional physical card to a multi-dimensional digital format. This allows the inclusion of additional services information, hyperlinks, contact details, and supplementary data that would not fit on a physical card, while maintaining the core identification function through cryptographic verification of the essential attributes.
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AI summary
A method, system and computer program product for facilitating the generating of digital identity documents. A system receives a selection and initialization of properties (e.g., identity attributes, document type, alternate views, an acquisition uniform resource locator (URL)) to be used in a digital identity document (e.g., driver's license). The system then builds a template using the selected properties. The system may then present a list of built templates to a user/verifier to be used in generating a corresponding digital identity document. Upon receiving the selected template, the system provides the acquisition URL associated with the selected template to the user/verifier to be used by the user/verifier to request the corresponding digital identity document from the issuer. After receiving the digital identity document constructed by the issuer from the issuer, the system delivers the received digital identity document to the user/verifier.