Personal Information Capsule Negotiation for Privacy Security

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional information distribution management systems fail to manage personal information effectively by not considering mutual policies and contract terms between personal information generation and utilization apparatuses, leading to unclear responsibilities and potential privacy leaks.

Innovation Solution

A personal information distribution management system that includes negotiation mechanisms between personal information generation and utilization apparatuses to agree on transmission and reception policies, encapsulating personal information with contract information to ensure secure and responsible distribution, and allowing utilization only when conditions are met.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If personal information is distributed without negotiation mechanisms and contract terms, then distribution efficiency is improved, but responsibility clarity and privacy security deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedistribution efficiencyVSAvoidresponsibility clarity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by establishing negotiation mechanisms and contract terms before personal information distribution occurs. The system performs policy negotiation, contract generation, and agreement validation in advance, ensuring that all responsibilities and security requirements are defined prior to data transfer, thus resolving the contradiction between distribution efficiency and responsibility clarity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Speed

If personal information is distributed without encapsulation and contract verification, then distribution speed is improved, but privacy security and utilization control deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedistribution speedVSAvoidprivacy breach risk
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements the nested doll principle by encapsulating personal information within a structured data format that includes multiple nested layers: the core personal information is nested within contract terms, which are nested within policy agreements, which are nested within the overall distribution framework. This nested structure enables verification at each layer without requiring complete unpacking, thus maintaining security while enabling efficient distribution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism in the form of contract information and policy verification modules that mediate between the personal information provider and the utilization apparatus. This intermediary layer verifies compliance with privacy policies and contract terms before allowing distribution, thus reducing privacy breach risk without significantly impacting distribution speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Device complexity

If mutual policies and contract terms are not considered between generation and utilization apparatuses, then system complexity is reduced, but responsibility clarity and privacy protection deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidprivacy protection
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing a standardized contract information structure and policy verification mechanism that can be universally applied across different personal information distribution scenarios. The same negotiation framework, contract template, and verification process are used regardless of the specific type of personal information or utilization purpose, thus managing complexity through standardization while maintaining comprehensive privacy protection.

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

Data Source

PatentUS8255970B2Personal information distribution management system, personal information distribution management method, personal information service program, and personal information utilization program
Publication Date: 2012.08.28 NEC CORP
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AI summary

A personal information generation apparatus 1 encapsulates personal information together with a transmission policy to generate a personal information capsule which is transmitted to personal information utilization apparatus 2. Personal information utilization apparatus 2 receives and holds the personal information capsule for utilization. In this event, personal information generation apparatus 1 transmits a transmission policy defined by the personal information producer. Personal information utilization apparatus 2 in turn transmits a reception policy defined by a personal information user. Then, personal information generation apparatus 1 and personal information utilization apparatus 2 determine a contractual coverage in regard to personal information to be distributed, and generate contract information. Eventually, the personal information is distributed from personal information generation apparatus 1 to personal information utilization apparatus 2 based on the generated contract information.