Geo-Control Tags for Wireless Data Egress
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of wireless communication devices lack robust and efficient control over the geographic egress of their data sets when exchanging data with wireless networks, as existing deep packet inspection systems do not effectively provide geographic control.
Innovation Solution
Wireless communication devices translate user instructions into geo-control tags, which are integrated into user data sets and exchanged with wireless access points, allowing these access points to control the egress of data based on specified geographic areas, using deep packet inspection systems or other data scanning methods to detect and implement these tags.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If deep packet inspection systems are used to scan data traffic, then viruses and applications can be detected, but geographic control of user data sets cannot be effectively provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data control mechanism by embedding individual geo-control tags within each user data set (photos, videos, documents). Each tag independently carries geographic control information, allowing granular control over specific data items rather than treating all data traffic uniformly. This enables the system to provide geographic control for user data sets while maintaining the deep packet inspection capability to detect and process these embedded tags.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces geo-control tags as intermediary elements that bridge deep packet inspection systems and geographic control requirements. These tags are embedded within user data sets and serve as mediators that carry geographic control information through the network. The deep packet inspection system detects these intermediary tags and enables geographic control based on their content, thus resolving the contradiction between detection capability and geographic control functionality.
2Loss of information
If traditional watermarking is used in media files, then information can be embedded, but geographic control of data egress cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms traditional watermarking by changing the functional parameters of the embedded information. Instead of merely embedding static identification or ownership information, the geo-control tags embed actionable geographic control parameters (allowed geographic areas, egress instructions). This parameter change enables the embedded information to actively control data egress behavior rather than just track or identify data, thus achieving both information preservation and user control over data egress.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by embedding geo-control tags into user data sets before the data is transmitted or shared. The geographic control instructions are pre-configured and attached to the data, enabling automatic enforcement of egress control without requiring real-time user intervention. This preliminary embedding of control mechanisms allows users to maintain control over their data's geographic distribution while the system automatically executes the predefined control rules.
3Reliability
If users manually control data egress, then security can be maintained, but efficiency and robustness are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling user data sets to automatically carry their own geographic control instructions through embedded geo-control tags. Each data set independently contains the information needed to control its own egress, eliminating the need for continuous manual user intervention or complex centralized control systems. The deep packet inspection system automatically detects and enforces these self-contained control tags, maintaining robust security control while enabling efficient automated data exchange.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where geo-control tags embedded in user data sets provide continuous control information to the deep packet inspection system. As data traverses the network, the inspection system detects these tags and automatically enforces geographic control policies, creating a closed-loop feedback system. This automated feedback mechanism maintains reliable security control by continuously monitoring and enforcing geographic restrictions while improving efficiency by eliminating manual control processes.
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AI summary
In a wireless communication network, wireless communication devices receive user instructions indicating geographic control of associated user data sets. The wireless communication devices translate the user instructions into geo-control tags for the associated user data sets and include the geo-control tags in the associated user data sets. The wireless communication devices exchange wireless signals transporting the user data sets and their geo-control tags with wireless access points. The wireless access points individually control wireless egress of the user data sets based on their geo-control tags.