Home Automation Data Storage via Segmented Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Home computer systems face data loss due to lack of backup and security issues, with current backup methods like cloud storage posing security risks and local data being unsecured, especially if the device is stolen or compromised.
Innovation Solution
A home automation data storage system that utilizes home automation components with storage capabilities to split and store data segments across multiple devices, associating each segment with a controller database for secure and redundant data management, ensuring data integrity and security even if one component is removed or compromised.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If data is stored on a single home computer system, then data accessibility and operation simplicity are improved, but data security and reliability deteriorate due to risk of loss from theft, fire, or failure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides data into multiple segments and distributes them across different home automation components. Each component stores only a portion of the complete data set, so that no single component contains the entire data. This segmentation approach maintains ease of operation through centralized management while improving reliability by ensuring that loss of any single component does not result in complete data loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple home automation components into a distributed storage system that functions as a unified data storage solution. The controller coordinates these separate components to work together, merging their individual storage capacities into a collective system that provides both accessibility and security through the combined effort of multiple devices.
2Reliability
If data is backed up to cloud storage facilities, then data security against local disasters is improved, but new security risks are introduced through potential hacking and unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting data across multiple local home automation components rather than storing it in a single centralized cloud facility, the system reduces the attack surface for potential hackers. Each component contains only a fragment of the complete data, making unauthorized access less valuable and more difficult to exploit.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary between the computing device and the distributed storage components. It manages data segmentation, distribution, and reconstruction, providing a layer of abstraction that enhances security by preventing direct access to raw data segments while maintaining reliable backup capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If data is stored locally on a home laptop, then data accessibility and operation simplicity are improved, but data security deteriorates if the laptop is stolen or compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments complete data into multiple data segments and distributes them across different home automation components. Since no single component holds the complete data, theft of any individual component (including the original laptop) does not result in complete data compromise. The controller manages this segmentation and can reconstruct data only when authorized components are present.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms ordinary home automation components into multi-functional devices that serve both their original automation purposes and additional data storage functions. This universality allows the system to use existing household devices for secure data storage without requiring specialized hardware, maintaining ease of operation while improving security.
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AI summary
A home automation data storage system is provided that can include a plurality of home automation components, each component including a storage device. The system can also include a controller database for storing control data for the home automation system. The system can also include an electronic device communicatively coupled to the plurality of home automation components, the controller database, and a computing device, the electronic device having programming instructions that cause the electronic device to receive data from the computing device, store at least a portion of the data in the storage device of a component from the plurality of home automation components, and store information associating the storage device of the component and the at least a portion of the data in the controller database.