Digital Verification System for User-Controlled Data Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional online provider systems lack user control over personal data sharing, leading to privacy concerns as individuals are often unaware of how their information is collected and shared, with little benefit in return, and do not allow direct exchange of purchase history for enhanced services at new providers.
Innovation Solution
A digital verification system that enables users to create lifetime value blockchains, controlling which information is shared with third-party providers, allowing selective authorization for data access and providing a secure database for storing and verifying user information, ensuring users receive benefits in exchange for sharing their data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If online providers track and store individual information to improve service and provide benefits, then service quality and personalization are improved, but user privacy control and awareness are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a blockchain-based intermediary system that mediates between users and online providers. The blockchain stores verified personal information and transaction records, allowing providers to access accurate data without directly collecting sensitive user information. This intermediary layer preserves user privacy while enabling personalized services through verified data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the core function of information verification from the traditional online provider model. By separating the verification function and implementing it through blockchain technology, the system allows providers to obtain necessary verification data without directly handling or storing sensitive personal information, thus improving service quality while protecting user privacy.
2Productivity
If online providers sell or share collected information with third parties for financial gain, then provider revenue is improved, but user privacy and control over information sharing are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The blockchain system acts as an intermediary that controls information sharing between users, providers, and third parties. All data access and sharing transactions are recorded on the blockchain with user authorization. This enables legitimate revenue-generating sharing while preventing unauthorized privacy violations, as all third-party access must be verified through the blockchain protocol.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where users can monitor and control information sharing through the blockchain ledger. Users receive notifications and can revoke permissions, creating a feedback loop that ensures privacy protection while allowing revenue-generating data sharing when users consent.
3Productivity
If users consent to information tracking without understanding the value exchanged, then data collection efficiency is improved, but user awareness and equitable benefit distribution are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The blockchain system provides transparent feedback to users about what information is collected, how it is used, and what value is exchanged. The immutable ledger records all data access and sharing transactions, allowing users to monitor and understand the exchange of value. This maintains collection efficiency while dramatically improving user awareness through visible, verifiable transaction records.
4Device complexity
If conventional systems do not provide user access to tracked information, then system simplicity is maintained, but user control and ability to share information selectively are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The blockchain system enables users to self-manage their information through cryptographic keys and digital signatures. Users can independently grant, revoke, and monitor permissions without requiring complex provider-mediated access requests. This maintains relative system simplicity while dramatically improving user control and adaptability through self-service capabilities.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a digital verification system that enables users (e.g., consumers) to control the sharing of their personal information among online providers. The digital verification system provides systems and methods that enable a user to authorize verification requests from third-party providers that request private information about the user. The digital verification system also provides a secure database that stores user information and securely processes authorized verification requests. In particular, the secure database stores lifetime value blockchains for users that the digital verification system accesses when verifying authorized requests.