Private Data Area Information Sharing via Message Gateway
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic device architectures face challenges in securely and efficiently sharing information between processing entities due to security measures that guard individual data integrity and confidentiality, often requiring system administrator intervention and using shared data areas that compromise privacy.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that allow direct data transfer between private data areas of processing entities without an intervening shared area and without invoking a system administrator, using an invocation framework to pre-populate directories with links for specific recipients, enabling secure and efficient information sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data is placed in an intervening shared data area for sharing between processing entities, then information sharing capability is improved, but data confidentiality and integrity are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message gateway as an intermediary component that mediates data transfer between processing entities. The gateway receives data from a sender, validates it through a protocol, and forwards it to the recipient without exposing the data to a shared data area. This mediator approach enables information sharing while maintaining security boundaries, resolving the contradiction between sharing capability and data confidentiality.
2Reliability
If a system administrator-like entity is invoked to manage data sharing between processing entities, then security control is improved, but system complexity and operation overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where processing entities autonomously manage their own data sharing through predefined protocols and the message gateway. Entities can send and receive data directly without requiring system administrator intervention. The gateway automatically handles validation and routing, enabling security control to be maintained while reducing system complexity and operational overhead.
3Productivity
If direct data transfer between private data areas is implemented, then operation efficiency is improved, but security control mechanisms are bypassed
Solution Approach 1:
The message gateway serves as a secure intermediary that enables direct transfer between private data areas while maintaining security control. The gateway validates data through a defined protocol before transfer, ensuring security requirements are met. This approach achieves the efficiency of direct transfer without bypassing security mechanisms, as the gateway automates security validation in the data path.
Data Source
AI summary
Information is shared between processing entities that each have a corresponding private data area by placing data corresponding to information for a first one of the private data areas for a first one of the processing entities directly into a second one of the private data areas for a second one of the processing entities without placing the data in an intervening shared data area and without directly invoking a system administrator-like entity. In addition, these private data areas can be pre-populated with a plurality of directories that each have a one-to-one correspondence to a particular predetermined information recipient and then providing a link to a given one of the recipients as corresponds to a given one of the directories when information is placed in that directory to provide the corresponding predetermined information recipient with at least read access to the information.