Multi-modal Portal System for Secure Optical Instrument Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for monitoring and managing user data from multiple devices and sensors are fragmented, requiring different protocols and applications, and often lack interoperability, posing security and privacy concerns, especially for sensitive healthcare data in aging-in-place scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A multi-modal portal system that aggregates user data from various sources, providing on-demand authorization and access control through a cloud-based platform, allowing authorized users to interface securely with clients via optical instruments like cameras, and managing access based on profile configurations to ensure security and privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple point solutions and devices are used to monitor specific aspects, then monitoring capability is improved, but system complexity and difficulty of configuration increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple point solutions and monitoring devices into a unified cloud-based platform that aggregates data from various sensors and devices. This consolidation maintains comprehensive monitoring capability while reducing system complexity by providing centralized management and interoperability through standard protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud-based platform is designed to be universal, supporting multiple types of monitoring devices and data sources through standardized interfaces. This multi-functional approach allows the system to handle diverse monitoring needs without requiring separate specialized systems, thereby reducing overall complexity.
2Loss of information
If data from multiple sensing devices is aggregated, then information completeness is improved, but security and privacy concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud-based platform acts as an intermediary between multiple sensing devices and end users. It implements security measures including authentication, authorization, and data encryption to protect aggregated information. This intermediary layer enables complete information aggregation while mitigating security and privacy risks through controlled access mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If visual interface is provided for remote monitoring, then user interaction is improved, but security and privacy risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements pre-authorization mechanisms where users grant permission for visual interface access in advance through profile configurations. This preliminary action enables convenient remote monitoring while maintaining security by establishing authorization boundaries before actual access occurs, thus reducing security risks associated with impromptu access requests.
4Speed
If on-demand visual interface is implemented, then responsiveness is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The visual interface system is designed to be dynamic, allowing users to request and control optical instruments on-demand through a simplified interface. The cloud-based platform dynamically manages resource allocation and interface provisioning, providing responsive service without requiring complex local infrastructure at each endpoint.
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-modal portal system provides an authorization prior to establishing a visual interface connection between a support user or caller and a client user or receiving party. Once the caller is authorized, the caller is permitted to drop-in such that a visual interface connection is established with the receiving party. The authorization can be based on a profile configuration that indicates whether the caller has the credentials required for the visual interface. The authorization can require that a notification be sent to a trusted user or primary contact or the caller can be associated with a profile configuration that allows for a pre-authorization without requiring the notification. Also, a trusted user can be provided access to control an optical instrument associated with a client user where the client user is associated profile configuration or both.