Matching Engine for Segmented Message Channel Data Exchange

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users are hesitant to share message channel data due to privacy concerns and desire compensation, making it difficult for data recipients to obtain the specific data they need, as existing systems lack mechanisms for user-specified data exchanges that respect provider preferences and compensate providers accordingly.

Innovation Solution

A system and method using a matching engine to receive and process inputs from data providers and recipients, segmenting data based on provider parameters, and initiating compensation requests, ensuring that only permitted data segments are delivered to recipients while respecting user privacy and compensation preferences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users share message channel data with data recipients, then data utility and value to buyers are improved, but user privacy and data security deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata utilityVSAvoidprivacy risk
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments data into multiple categories (e.g., personally identifiable information, sensitive information, non-sensitive information) and allows users to selectively share specific segments. This enables data recipients to receive useful non-PII data while users maintain control over sensitive segments, thus improving data utility without compromising privacy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary platform that acts as a mediator between users and data recipients. This intermediary handles the matching, segmentation, and delivery of data segments, ensuring that users' privacy preferences are respected while still enabling data recipients to obtain the data they need through controlled access mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If users share all required data parameters, then data recipient needs are fully met, but user privacy protection deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata matching efficiencyVSAvoidprivacy exposure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides data into granular segments based on sensitivity and type, allowing users to share only the specific segments needed by recipients rather than all data. This maintains productivity by enabling precise matching while reducing privacy exposure through selective sharing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different segments of data are treated with different levels of protection and access control. Sensitive segments require explicit user consent and undergo stricter validation, while non-sensitive segments can be shared more freely. This local differentiation maintains overall system productivity while protecting privacy where needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Ease of operation

If users are compensated for data sharing, then user participation increases, but system complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser participationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements automated compensation mechanisms where users receive compensation automatically based on their data sharing agreements and the actual usage of their data segments. This self-service approach increases user participation through easy compensation while minimizing system complexity by reducing manual intervention requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system establishes feedback loops that track data usage and automatically adjust compensation to users based on actual recipient utilization of their data segments. This feedback mechanism drives user participation by ensuring fair compensation while managing system complexity through automated tracking and adjustment algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

4Object-affected harmful factors

If data is segmented and filtered based on user parameters, then privacy protection is improved, but data processing complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprivacy protectionVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-segments data into standardized categories (PII, sensitive, non-sensitive) using automated classification algorithms. This segmentation improves privacy protection by organizing data according to sensitivity levels while managing processing complexity through established classification frameworks and automated tools.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary segmentation and filtering of data before it is offered to users or recipients. By pre-processing data into standardized segments with clear metadata about sensitivity and type, the system reduces the complexity of real-time processing while maintaining strong privacy protection through advance organization and classification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240106779A1Systems and methods for user-specified exchange for message channel data
Publication Date: 2024.03.28 YAHOO AD TECH LLC
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AI summary

A method includes receiving inputs from a plurality of data providers reflecting the plurality of data providers' respective parameters for providing message channel data; receiving inputs from a plurality of data recipients reflecting the data recipients' respective parameters for receiving message channel data; identifying, using a matching engine, message channel data that matches the parameters of at least one of the plurality of data providers and the parameters of at least one of the data recipients; processing the message channel data in accordance with the parameters of the data providers, the processing step comprising segmenting the message channel data into permitted data segments and non-permitted data segments based on the data providers' parameters; delivering the permitted data segments to the identified data recipients in accordance with their respective parameters; and initiating a request for compensation of the identified data providers in accordance with their respective parameters.