Personal Virtual Data Network Hub for Secure Cloud Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current online data storage solutions lack effective mechanisms for customers to control and manage their data securely, leading to concerns about data privacy, access, and fragmentation across different service providers.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an online data storage and retrieval system utilizing Application Containers for Operating System Level Virtualization, which separates customer data storage, processing, and communication channels from others, and includes a Personal Virtual Data Network (PVDN) hub with primary and secondary storage facilities for secure data management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cloud storage providers are used to store customer data remotely, then data accessibility and convenience are improved, but customer control and data security deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data storage system into multiple independent containers, each dedicated to a specific customer. This segmentation isolates customer data from others and prevents unauthorized access while maintaining remote accessibility through the virtual network infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a Personal Virtual Data Network (PVDN) as an intermediary layer between the customer's device and the physical storage infrastructure. The PVDN hub acts as a mediator that enables secure data transfer and access without requiring the customer to physically control the storage facilities, thus maintaining accessibility while enhancing security and control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cloud storage providers are used to store different types of data, then data storage capacity and versatility are improved, but data fragmentation and management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal PVDN container structure that can store multiple types of data (files, images, videos, documents) within a single standardized framework. This multi-functional container system eliminates the need for multiple specialized storage providers while maintaining versatility in data types and reducing management complexity through unified access protocols.
3Reliability
If data is stored in remotely located facilities, then physical security and disaster recovery are improved, but customer awareness and monitoring capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms through the PVDN hub that provide customers with real-time information about their data storage status, access logs, and system operations. This feedback loop enables customers to monitor their remotely stored data without compromising physical security, as the hub provides visibility into data status while maintaining isolation in the storage facilities.
Data Source
AI summary
An online data storage and retrieval system wherein the data storage for a particular customer, the computer processes operating upon the customer data and the communication channels across which the customer data is communicated are separated from all other data storage, computer processes and communication channels used for other customers, the separation achieved by the use of Application Containers effecting Operating System Level Virtualisation, under the control of an automated control service that allocates containers to customers for the hosting of microservices, the microservices provided by the Application Containers including a Personal Virtual Data Network (PVDN) hub including primary storage facilities that effect storage and access functions allowing services to operate the PVDN.