Local Node Model Update System for Privacy-Preserving Fraud Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current analytical models for event detection, such as fraud and regulatory compliance, are slow to update and vulnerable to evasion by third-party agents, necessitating a rapid and privacy-preserving method for distributing and implementing model updates across multiple local nodes.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising local nodes with monitoring, diagnosis, and evaluation modules that autonomously detect significant changes, generate, and distribute model updates while maintaining data privacy, using a central module to prioritize and transmit updates to appropriate nodes, ensuring timely and secure model updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual creation of updated detection models is used, then data privacy is maintained, but the model update process becomes slow and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata privacyVSAvoidmodel update speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables local nodes to automatically generate model updates by detecting significant changes in system data and autonomously creating updates without manual intervention, thereby maintaining data privacy while significantly improving update speed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of system data to detect significant changes before model updates are needed, allowing proactive generation and distribution of model updates in advance, which accelerates the overall update process while maintaining privacy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If rapid distribution of model updates across multiple local nodes is implemented, then responsiveness to fraud detection is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemodel update distribution speedVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the centralized model update process into distributed segments at multiple local nodes, where each node independently receives, evaluates, and applies model updates, enabling rapid parallel distribution while managing complexity through modular architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each local node is equipped with multi-functional capabilities including monitoring, diagnosis, evaluation, and model update application, allowing the system to achieve rapid distributed updates without requiring complex specialized components at each node

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If automatic model update generation from successful event detection is implemented, then detection effectiveness is improved, but permission control and security requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection effectivenessVSAvoidpermission control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where successful event detections automatically trigger model update generation, creating a closed-loop system that continuously improves detection effectiveness while maintaining controlled permission structures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary evaluation module that mediates between automatic model update generation and permission control, assessing whether updates should be applied and verifying permission before implementation, thereby simplifying security requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11216268B2Systems and methods for updating detection models and maintaining data privacy
Publication Date: 2022.01.04 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

The present application relates to systems for updating detection models and methods for using the same. The systems and methods generally comprise at least one local node comprising a monitoring module, a diagnosis module, and an evaluation module The system receives at least one model update, and analyzes the model update and current models and data present in the local node, and determines if the update should be applied. In some embodiments, a local node can generate a model update for use in other local nodes, while not sharing private data present in the local node.