Encrypted Static Facsimiles for Controlled Digital Content Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information handling systems face challenges in securely sharing digital content due to cumbersome licensing processes, leading to data breaches and loss of protected information when collaborators lack proper access permissions, and resort to unsecured static facsimiles.
Innovation Solution
A method for capturing and encrypting a static facsimile of digital content with predefined access controls, applying a watermark, and transmitting it to an access control device for secure sharing, allowing collaborators to access the facsimile with defined permissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional licensing processes are used to control access to digital content, then information security is maintained, but collaboration efficiency deteriorates due to delays and administrative overhead
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a static facsimile (copy) of the digital content that can be shared without requiring the collaborator to have access to the original licensed application. This copy maintains the necessary information while bypassing the licensing bottleneck, allowing immediate sharing without administrative delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary encryption system that sits between the content creator and collaborator. The encrypted facsimile acts as a mediator that preserves security requirements while enabling sharing, eliminating the need for direct licensing of the original application by the collaborator.
2Productivity
If static facsimiles are shared to bypass licensing restrictions, then collaboration efficiency improves, but information security deteriorates due to unsecured data transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies encryption to the static facsimile, fundamentally changing its security parameter from unsecured to secured. This allows the facsimile to maintain its sharing efficiency while eliminating the security vulnerability of unencrypted data transmission.
3Adaptability or versatility
If access permissions are granted to collaborators outside the organization, then collaboration versatility improves, but security risk increases due to potential data breaches
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a static facsimile that contains only the necessary visual information for collaboration, removing executable code and interactive elements that could pose security risks. This allows safe sharing with external collaborators while maintaining information security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the content from an interactive, executable application state to a static, encrypted image format. This parameter change eliminates the security risks associated with external access to live applications while preserving the collaborative viewing capability.
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AI summary
A method for securely providing a second user with access to a static facsimile captured by a first user is provided. An embodiment of the method includes receiving an indication, associated with a first user, to capture a static facsimile of digital content; capturing the static facsimile of the digital content in accordance with the indication; determining an encrypted static facsimile by encrypting the static facsimile; and transmitting the encrypted static facsimile and access instructions to an access control device for providing a second user with access to the static facsimile. The access instructions define conditions of the access provided to the second user.