Direct-Channel Data Updates for Secure Mediated Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
In mediated data exchange systems, obtaining updated data from a source entity is often a manual, time-consuming process that introduces errors and security vulnerabilities, especially when sensitive information is transmitted through a mediator without direct connection to the target entity.
Innovation Solution
An orchestrator server generates a data collection message with interactive elements that allows the source entity to input and submit updated data directly, using an authentication token for verification, thereby bypassing the mediator and ensuring secure, efficient data updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data is exchanged through a mediator entity without direct connection between source and target, then the mediator can store and manage data for interactions, but the process becomes time-consuming and error-prone when updated data is needed from the source
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an orchestrator server as a new intermediary that facilitates direct communication between the source entity and the target entity through a data collection message. The orchestrator generates a message containing input elements and a submission element with the target's network identifier, enabling the source to send updated data directly to the target without manual mediation, thus reducing time and errors while maintaining system coordination
Solution Approach 2:
The source entity is empowered to autonomously provide updated data to the target entity through the data collection message mechanism. The source can directly input and submit updated data without requiring the mediator to manually retrieve it, enabling self-service data updates that eliminate transcription errors and reduce the time required for data refreshment
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual processes are used to obtain updated data from the source, then flexibility is maintained, but processing delays and security vulnerabilities are introduced
Solution Approach 1:
The orchestrator server acts as a secure intermediary that maintains process flexibility while eliminating security vulnerabilities. It generates authenticated data collection messages that enable direct, secure communication between source and target, replacing manual processes with an automated yet adaptable mechanism that preserves flexibility through configurable message content while ensuring security through direct authenticated channels
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes with an automated electronic message-based system. The orchestrator generates and transmits data collection messages electronically, and the source entity submits updated data through electronic input elements, eliminating the need for manual data collection and transcription while maintaining adaptability through programmable message generation and submission handling
3Ease of operation
If the mediator stores data for use in interactions with the target entity, then data management is simplified, but privacy and security vulnerabilities arise when sensitive information is transmitted
Solution Approach 1:
The orchestrator server serves as a trusted intermediary that simplifies data management by generating structured data collection messages while simultaneously improving security by enabling direct authenticated communication. The orchestrator manages the message generation and submission process centrally, maintaining operational simplicity, while the direct communication channel eliminates the need for the mediator to store sensitive data, reducing privacy vulnerabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts sensitive data transmission from the mediator's storage function and places it in a direct communication channel between source and target. The orchestrator generates messages that enable the source to send data directly to the target, removing sensitive information from the mediator's data storage pathway while maintaining the mediator's coordination role, thus reducing privacy risks associated with data storage
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AI summary
A method in an orchestrator computing device includes: detecting a request to obtain updated data from a data source, for storage in a dataset corresponding to the data source; retrieving, from the dataset, a client identifier of the data source; generating a data collection message including (i) an input element to receive the updated data, (ii) a selectable submission element including a network identifier of the orchestrator computing device, and (iii) an authentication token; transmitting the data collection message for delivery to the data source using the client identifier; responsive to (i) entry of the updated data via the input element, and (ii) selection of the submission element at a client computing device associated with the data source, receiving, from the client computing device, the updated data and the authentication token; and updating the dataset to include the updated data.