Authentication Framework for Contractual Geographical Restrictions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to effectively enforce contractual geographical resource restrictions (CGRR) on computing resources, leading to unauthorized access due to manual and inefficient processes, and lack of dynamic enforcement.
Innovation Solution
A method that converts natural language contractual geographical resource restrictions into machine logic rules, allowing for automated enforcement of access controls based on user location, using a system that receives contract data sets, applies natural language parsing, and determines access permissions accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual processes are used to enforce geographical resource restrictions, then flexibility in contract interpretation is maintained, but enforcement efficiency and reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes with an automated computer-based system that uses natural language processing and machine logic to enforce geographical restrictions. The system automatically parses contract text, extracts geographical constraints, and applies them to access requests without human intervention, thereby maintaining contract interpretation flexibility while dramatically improving enforcement efficiency and reliability.
2Device complexity
If manual enforcement of geographical restrictions is used, then system complexity is kept low, but unauthorized access and security violations increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the computer automatically performs contract analysis, geographical constraint extraction, and access decision-making without requiring complex manual configuration or intervention. The automated framework processes contract data sets, generates machine logic rules, and enforces them consistently, improving reliability while keeping the operational complexity manageable through standardized automated procedures.
3Productivity
If automated enforcement systems are implemented, then enforcement speed and consistency improve, but system complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal automated enforcement framework that can handle multiple contract types, geographical restriction formats, and access scenarios through a single integrated system. The natural language processing component universally parses various contract formats, and the machine logic generation capability adapts to different restriction types, thereby improving enforcement speed and consistency while managing implementation complexity through a multi-functional standardized approach.
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AI summary
Natural language contractual geographic resource restrictions (CGRR) are converted by computer into a set of machine logic based rule(s), and then the set of machine logic based rule(s) is used to control access to a set of computing resources in accordance with the CGRR in the operative contract. In some embodiments, the CGRR restrict access based on the geography of the prospective user, or customer, of the computing resources.