Dynamic Pixel Display for Electronic Communication Data Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital data security measures in electronic communications are inadequate against sophisticated hacking and malicious attacks, leading to potential data breaches and unauthorized access, especially when sensitive information such as personally identifiable information (PII) and funding source data are transmitted.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a dynamic pixel display using a randomized pixel arrangement within electronic communications, where each pixel is assigned a corresponding web link, making it difficult for malicious users to reconstruct the pixel arrangement without significant computing resources, thereby enhancing data security and protecting sensitive information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional data transmission methods are used in electronic communications, then ease of operation and accessibility are maintained, but data security and protection against malicious attacks are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments sensitive data into individual pixel elements arranged in a randomized pixel grid. Each pixel represents a portion of the overall data image, and the randomization of pixel positions and values creates multiple segments that must be reassembled in the correct configuration to reveal the original data. This segmentation approach prevents malicious users from easily reconstructing the complete data set even if they intercept individual pixel transmissions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic pixel values that change over time or based on specific conditions. Rather than static data representation, the pixel values are dynamically generated and can be updated, ensuring that even if the pixel arrangement is intercepted, the underlying data representation changes, making reconstruction increasingly difficult. This dynamic approach enhances security while maintaining operational functionality for authorized users.
2Reliability
If robust data security measures are implemented using dynamic pixel display, then protection against hacking and unauthorized access is improved, but device complexity and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy or representation of sensitive data in the form of a pixel grid image, rather than transmitting the actual raw data. The pixel arrangement serves as a visual copy that can be displayed and transmitted, while the original sensitive data remains protected on the server side. This copying approach allows secure transmission of data representations without exposing the underlying sensitive information, reducing the need for complex encryption mechanisms.
3Reliability
If randomized pixel arrangement is used to protect sensitive information, then brute force attacks become impractical, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring the actual data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces asymmetry through randomized pixel positioning and asymmetric pixel values that do not directly correspond to their position in the original data structure. The randomization creates an asymmetric mapping between the transmitted pixel grid and the original sensitive data, making it computationally infeasible for attackers to reverse-engineer the data through brute force or pattern recognition methods. Authorized users possess the key or algorithm to symmetrically decode the randomization, while attackers face asymmetric difficulty.
Data Source
AI summary
There are provided systems and methods for a dynamic pixel display in electronic communications to enhance data security. Electronic network communications by a service provider, such as an electronic transaction processor for digital transactions, may be compromised by malicious computing attacks or other actions that compromise the security of the communications and corresponding data within the communications. To increase security of the data within a communication, such as text or images in an email, the service provider may utilize a pixel arrangement within a field of the communication that has corresponding identifiers and weblinks to backend pixel data that have randomized so that each pixel's location is variable between different communications. When the email is opened, code for the email may request the backend pixel data using the weblinks. A malicious party listening to the communication does not receive the data without having to reconstruct the randomized layout.