Web-Based Life Management Platform for Secure Post-Event Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current online storage and cloud-based platforms face challenges in allowing secure and timely access to personal documents and messages by loved ones or designated individuals in the event of life events such as accidents or deaths, due to security measures that restrict access.
Innovation Solution
A web-based life management platform, like LifeExec, that enables users to create and configure electronic communications to be triggered by future events, allowing secure messaging and document access for specified contacts upon predefined triggers like death or accident, using a secure message viewer and multi-contact distribution scheme.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If security measures are implemented to protect stored data, then data security is improved, but access to data by loved ones in emergency situations becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to pre-configurable event triggers and designate contacts before emergencies occur. When an event is triggered, the system automatically notifies pre-designated contacts and provides access to stored documents, eliminating the need for manual authentication during critical moments while maintaining security through advance planning
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism where designated contacts receive automated notifications and temporary access credentials from the platform administrator. This intermediary process enables loved ones to access data during emergencies without compromising the overall security system, as the administrator retains control while facilitating controlled access through the notification and credential delivery mechanism
2Loss of time
If automated event triggering is implemented, then timely communication during emergencies is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Users configure event triggers and contact information in advance during normal operation. The system stores these pre-configured settings and automatically executes the appropriate notifications and access grants when triggers are activated, eliminating manual intervention and reducing response time during emergencies while keeping the automation logic simple and maintainable
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service functionality where users can independently configure their own event triggers, designate contacts, and manage access settings without requiring administrator intervention. This self-service capability reduces operational complexity while enabling timely automated responses during emergencies, as the system serves itself through pre-configured automation rules
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AI summary
In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided methods and systems for implementing a web-based life management platform with user created electronic communications triggered upon future events supported by a processor and a memory to execute such functionality. For instance, there is disclosed in accordance with one embodiment, a life management platform including means for: generating a user account for a subscriber at the system; communicably interfacing with a user device over a network via a receive interface of the system, in which the user device operates remotely from the system; authenticating the subscriber via subscriber credentials received from the user device; receiving input from the user device defining each of: (i) one or more contacts, (ii) one or more messages, and (iii) one or more documents; receiving a request to configure a plan for the subscriber and configuring the plan to include (i) at least one of the one or more contacts, (ii) at least one of the one or more messages for the included contacts, and (iii) at least one of the one or more documents to be made accessible to the included contacts; defining an event trigger for the plan, in which the event trigger is to initiate execution of the plan upon occurrence of a subscriber defined event; and triggering execution of the plan at the system pursuant to determination the event trigger has occurred, in which execution of the plan includes transmitting a notice to the included contacts for the plan with a link to access the message and the one or more documents. Other related embodiments are disclosed.