Directory Service for Trusted Network Presence Documents

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Solution Overview

Problem

The current digital communication networks face challenges in ensuring the trustworthiness of information shared, as users and content providers struggle to verify the accuracy and reliability of network content, which can include false or malicious information.

Innovation Solution

A system is developed to generate and manage network presence documents that include both read-only, trusted content and customizable profiles, using a directory service that receives registration information, searches for public information, and aggregates crowd-sourced content, while restricting customization of the read-only content and allowing customization of the profile content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If network users share and access content over networks, then information accessibility and communication efficiency are improved, but the trustworthiness and reliability of the content deteriorate due to potential false or malicious information

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidcontent trustworthiness

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a directory service as an intermediary between content creators and consumers. This service generates standardized network presence documents that aggregate information from multiple sources and apply consistent formatting and verification protocols, thereby mediating the trust relationship while maintaining information accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating standardized network presence documents with consistent structures, validation rules, and trust indicators before content is shared across the network. This preliminary standardization enables faster verification and enhances trustworthiness without compromising accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If network presence documents allow full customization by members, then user control and adaptability are improved, but the risk of false or malicious content increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprofile customizationVSAvoidfalse or malicious content

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the network presence document into distinct sections: standardized fields generated by the directory service and customizable fields controlled by the member. This segmentation allows selective customization in safe areas while maintaining standardized verification in critical areas, balancing adaptability with security

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different sections of the network presence document have different quality requirements. The patent applies strict validation and standardization to certain fields (local quality control) while allowing greater flexibility in others, ensuring that critical information maintains high reliability while non-critical information allows user adaptability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Manufacturing precision

If the directory service generates standardized network presence documents, then content consistency and verification ease are improved, but the complexity of the system increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedocument standardizationVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The directory service is designed as a universal system that handles multiple functions: information aggregation, document generation, validation, and distribution. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional service, the patent achieves standardization without proportionally increasing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11250079B2Linked network presence documents associated with a unique member of a membership-based organization

Publication Date: 2022.02.15 IDENTITY DIGITAL LTD

AI summary

A system for providing a directory service for generating network presence documents may include a computer processor and memory having instructions stored thereon. These may instruct the processor to parse registration information of a member to obtain a set of keywords. Using the set of keywords, the network maybe searched for information about the member, and registration information may be created based on the information. A trusted network presence document may be generated to include at least a first portion of the registration information as read only content. A link may be created between a profile document and the trusted network presence document. The profile document may include at least a second portion of the registration information as customizable content customizable by the member. The document may then be published on the network.