Digital Key Cache Distribution for Real-Time Multi-Product Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital key distribution systems face issues with high customer request frequency leading to queuing, unreliable database performance, and inconsistent key delivery due to locking mechanisms, especially when multiple providers are involved.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a first database to store digital product keys and transfer them to a second database cache, allowing real-time retrieval and refreshing of keys from the cache to meet demand, with features like priority assignment, revocation, and threshold-based transfer to maintain cache availability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If keys are stored in a single database table and multiple customers request keys simultaneously, then key distribution can be performed, but customers are put into queues and delivery becomes slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single database table into multiple database tables, with each table dedicated to storing keys for a specific digital product. This segmentation allows multiple customers to retrieve keys from different tables simultaneously without queuing, as each table can be accessed independently by different database connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension to the key distribution system by organizing keys not just by provider but by product type across multiple tables. This dimensional organization transforms the single-table bottleneck into a multi-table parallel access architecture, enabling simultaneous key deliveries without conflicts.
2Reliability
If a lock is placed on the database table to add or revoke keys, then key integrity is maintained, but the database system becomes unable to provide real-time delivery
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting keys into multiple product-specific tables, the patent reduces the scope of locking operations. When a key needs to be added or revoked, only the specific product table is locked rather than the entire database, allowing other tables to remain accessible and maintain real-time delivery capabilities for other products.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary key generation and storage in the database before customer requests arrive. Keys are pre-populated in the appropriate product tables, so when a customer requests a key, it can be immediately retrieved without real-time generation or complex validation locking, enabling real-time delivery while maintaining reliability through pre-established key integrity.
3Quantity of substance
If keys are provided by multiple providers in a haphazard manner, then key availability increases, but key management becomes unreliable with keys being distributed multiple times or not at all
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the key management system by creating separate database tables for each digital product, regardless of which provider supplied the keys. This segmentation organizes the haphazard multi-provider key supply into a structured system where all keys for a product are stored together, ensuring consistent and reliable distribution while maintaining high availability through aggregated multi-provider key pools.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for distributing digital keys. The method includes the steps of a first database storing a plurality of keys relating to a plurality of products; for each product, transferring keys from the first database to a corresponding cache in a second database; in response to a request for a key for a product, retrieving and distributing a key from the corresponding cache; and refreshing the corresponding cache by transferring further keys from the first database to the corresponding cache. A system for distributing digital keys is also disclosed.