Digital Wallet Enforcement for Subscription-Based Trust Functions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers of data confidence services and hardware can bypass payment mechanisms by purchasing hardware or modules from third-party providers at a lower cost and using them for purposes outside the scope of the data confidence service, thereby avoiding usage charges.
Innovation Solution
Implement a subscription-based model with a trusted platform module (TPM) chip or secure enclave to ensure trust in consumer data, using smart contracts to differentiate and charge based on the type of application request, and integrate a digital wallet to enforce payment to the data confidence service provider.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If hardware or modules are purchased from third-party providers at a lower cost, then consumer expenditure is reduced, but payment mechanisms implemented by the data confidence service provider are bypassed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a digital wallet as an intermediary component that mediates between the consumer device and the data confidence service provider. The digital wallet contains a public key and is integrated with the trust module, enabling automated payment enforcement. When trust functions are invoked, the system automatically charges the digital wallet, preventing bypass of payment mechanisms even when hardware is obtained from third parties.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by requiring consumers to connect their digital wallet to the data confidence fabric agent before using trust functions. The digital wallet is pre-configured with payment capabilities and is automatically charged when trust functions are invoked. This preliminary setup ensures payment enforcement is in place before any potential bypass attempts can occur.
2Ease of operation
If trust modules are sold at low cost with usage-based charging, then initial consumer barrier is reduced, but mechanisms to ensure payment for additional usages must be implemented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the digital wallet to serve multiple functions: it acts as both a payment mechanism and a trust verification component. The digital wallet is integrated with the trust module and the data confidence fabric agent, enabling it to handle both authentication and payment enforcement in a unified system, thereby reducing overall device complexity despite the added functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through automated charging of the digital wallet when trust functions are invoked. The data confidence fabric agent automatically detects usage and charges the connected digital wallet without requiring manual intervention from the consumer or complex payment processing infrastructure. This self-service mechanism simplifies payment enforcement while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
One example method includes connecting a digital wallet of a customer to an agent of a data confidence fabric, receiving, from an application, a request for performance of a trust function, by the data confidence fabric, with respect to customer data, processing the customer data by applying the trust function to the customer data, returning the customer data, after the processing, to the agent, creating annotations for the customer data, based on the trust function that was applied, upon successful execution of a smart contract, transferring a fee from the digital wallet to a trust provider associated with the data confidence fabric, and providing the processed customer data to another entity.