Integrated Project Funding Management With DLT Transaction Records

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional project funding and management systems are fragmented, leading to inefficiencies, miscommunication among stakeholders, and an inability to adapt to real-time changes or emerging risks, especially in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Innovation Solution

An integrated project funding and management system that collects real-time project status indicators and contextual stakeholder data, using a central controller with data ingestion, analysis, and a data exchange platform incorporating distributed ledger technology (DLT) for secure transaction recording and smart contract automation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If traditional fragmented systems are used for project funding and management, then device complexity is reduced, but information loss and communication inefficiency increase among stakeholders

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation lossVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines previously fragmented project management functions (funding, risk management, compliance, deployment) into a single integrated platform. This consolidation eliminates information silos and improves communication among stakeholders by providing a unified system where all data and processes are interconnected and visible to authorized users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Productivity

If traditional manual processes are used for funding allocation and risk management, then automation extent is reduced, but productivity and decision-making speed decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveproductivityVSAvoidautomation extent
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements automated processes for funding allocation, risk assessment, and compliance monitoring that operate without manual intervention. The platform automatically collects data from multiple sources, analyzes risks using predefined criteria, allocates funds based on project needs and stakeholder contributions, and generates compliance reports, thereby significantly improving productivity while maintaining high automation levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional systems are used for resource allocation, then adaptability to real-time changes is reduced, but resource misallocation and inefficiency increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveadaptabilityVSAvoidresource allocation reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic resource allocation that automatically adjusts to real-time changes in project status, stakeholder contributions, and risk factors. The system continuously monitors project progress and stakeholder engagement, reallocating funds and resources dynamically to ensure optimal distribution based on current needs and performance metrics, thereby improving both adaptability and allocation reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Loss of information

If decentralized technologies like blockchain are used, then transparency and security are improved, but device complexity and implementation difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovetransparencyVSAvoidimplementation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a centralized platform as an intermediary that incorporates blockchain technology for specific functions such as transaction recording and smart contract execution. This approach maintains the transparency and security benefits of decentralized technology while avoiding the full complexity of a completely decentralized system, as the platform manages the blockchain integration and provides user-friendly interfaces that abstract away the underlying complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250322332A1Integrated project funding and management system
Publication Date: 2025.10.16 BJONTEGARD BERNT ERIK
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AI summary

A system for integrated project funding and management is disclosed. The system consists of data collection units, a central controller, and a data exchange platform. The central controller includes a back-end server that processes contextual project data and contextual stakeholder data through data ingestion and analysis modules to determine stakeholder participation metrics and project performance indicators. The data exchange platform comprises a distributed ledger technology (DLT) module for transaction recording, a tokenization module for asset representation, and a smart contract generation module for financial process automation. In operation, the central controller is adapted to automatically tokenizes project assets based on performance metrics and stakeholder participation, while recording project transactions through its distributed ledger framework. This system provides a solution for project funding and management through asset tokenization and automated transaction processing.