Hierarchical Network Coordination for Privacy and Connectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unifying diverse information recording networks poses challenges such as coordinating records and transfers across multiple networks, which can be burdensome and may compromise privacy due to centralized control.
Innovation Solution
Establishing multiple independent child networks that interact with a parent network, allowing value transfers between participants in different child networks while maintaining privacy and customizable local rules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single global network is established to unify information recording, then connectivity and record-keeping simplicity are improved, but privacy and control are compromised due to centralized visibility of all transfers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the global network into multiple independent child networks, each handling its own transfers privately. The parent network coordinates between child networks without seeing the detailed transfer information within each child network, thus maintaining privacy while enabling global connectivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The parent network acts as an intermediary between child networks. It receives coordinated transfer requests from child networks, processes the coordination, and returns results without exposing the detailed transfer information to other child networks, preserving privacy while enabling cross-network transfers.
2Ease of operation
If a single global network coordinator is appointed to manage all records and transfers, then record-keeping is simplified, but the burden and complexity of coordination become too large
Solution Approach 1:
The coordination function is segmented and distributed to multiple child network coordinators, each managing their own child network. The parent network coordinator only coordinates between child networks, not within them, dividing the overall coordination burden into manageable portions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a hierarchical dimension with parent and child networks. This multi-level structure allows coordination to occur at different levels: child network coordinators handle local coordination, while the parent network coordinator handles inter-child-network coordination, distributing the complexity across dimensions.
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AI summary
A method for providing interactive recording networks is disclosed. Multiple child networks can be established, each child network being coordinated by a respective coordinating entity. Each coordinating entity can also participate in a central parent network. A data package can be sent from one network to another. When a data package is sent to another network, additional data can be added to indicate that the data package is being escalated.