Proof of Work Resource Protection for Basic Emergent Users
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to effectively protect resources from misuse by Basic Emergent Users (BEUs) who lack technological knowledge, as conventional authorization mechanisms are cumbersome and inefficient, leading to resource drain for service providers offering free services.
Innovation Solution
A Proof of Work (POW) based protection method that maps physical world work to digital credit scores, using a Work Protocol and Compliance Protocol to authenticate users and dynamically generate questions based on a culture graph, increasing the difficulty for non-compliant users and discouraging resource misuse.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional authorization mechanisms (login IDs, CAPTCHA, passwords) are used to verify user authenticity, then resource protection is improved, but user experience deteriorates due to cumbersome checks
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs authorization checks and credit score validations in the background without requiring user intervention. BEUs simply present their mobile number, and the system autonomously verifies their identity and resource eligibility by checking against stored profiles and credit scores, eliminating the need for manual CAPTCHA solving or password entry.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authorization system that acts as a mediator between the service provider and BEUs. This intermediary automatically manages user profiles, performs real-time credit score assessments, and enforces resource allocation policies without requiring direct interaction between users and service providers, thus simplifying the user experience while maintaining security.
2Ease of operation
If free services are offered to enhance user experience, then customer satisfaction is improved, but resource consumption increases leading to service provider costs
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes the parameter of resource allocation by adjusting credit score thresholds and resource limits based on user behavior patterns, compliance history, and real-time system conditions. This allows the service provider to offer free services to compliant BEUs while automatically restricting or charging excessive users, thereby optimizing resource utilization without compromising user experience for legitimate users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where user resource consumption patterns are continuously monitored and fed back into the credit score system. This feedback loop allows the system to learn from user behavior, adjust credit scores accordingly, and dynamically modify resource allocation decisions, ensuring that free services are sustainably provided to genuine users while preventing resource abuse.
3Reliability
If authorization checks are performed for each user request, then resource misuse is prevented, but service capability deteriorates due to processing overhead
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authorization actions by pre-validating user identities and calculating initial credit scores during user registration. User profiles, including authentication credentials and initial resource entitlements, are pre-configured and stored in the system. This preliminary action enables rapid real-time authorization decisions without requiring complex computations during each service request, thus maintaining both security and service capability.
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AI summary
State-of-the-art techniques hardly attempt to address controlled resource access problem in context of Basic Emergent Users (BEUs). Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for Proof of Work (POW) based protection of resources. The method includes using the POW for work done by BEUs in physical world and mapping it to digital world to generate crypto currency in terms of credit score, wherein an end user is eligible or authorized to use a resource of an entity to get a desired service if accumulated credit score is above a credit threshold. Gaining points to improve the credit score is challenging as it is based on percentage of compliance achieved by the BEU through actual work in accordance with a compliance protocol. Further, the method includes authenticating the authorized user based on a set of questions with increasing difficulty, derived based on a culture graph.