Profile Access Engine for Secure Content Block Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiencies and security concerns when repeatedly providing personal information to multiple providers, as existing systems lack a centralized and secure method for managing and sharing user profiles and content blocks.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allow users to compile profiles with multiple content blocks, granting selective access to these profiles and blocks to providers through an access engine and profile application, enabling secure and efficient dissemination of information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users repeatedly provide personal information to multiple providers, then providers can access the information needed for services, but users experience inefficiency and security concerns
Solution Approach 1:
The user profile is divided into multiple content blocks (e.g., contact information, health information, payment information), each with independent access controls. This allows selective sharing of specific information blocks with providers based on their needs, improving both security by minimizing data exposure and efficiency by avoiding repeated provision of the same information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a centralized profile management system as an intermediary between users and providers. Users compile their information into a structured profile once, and the system manages the distribution of appropriate content blocks to providers through controlled access mechanisms, eliminating the need for users to repeatedly provide information.
2Productivity
If a centralized system manages user profiles and content blocks, then secure and efficient information sharing is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The profile management system serves multiple functions: it stores user information, manages access permissions, divides data into content blocks, tracks access history, and facilitates provider-user communication. By consolidating these functions into a single system, the patent improves productivity across multiple operations while managing complexity through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts access parameters (permissions, time limits, content block visibility) based on user preferences and provider needs. This allows the system to adapt to different scenarios without requiring complex custom configurations for each case, improving efficiency while managing complexity through parameterization.
3Productivity
If users grant access to their profiles to providers, then information sharing becomes efficient, but security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the user profile into discrete content blocks with individual access controls, the system enables efficient information sharing while minimizing security risks. Providers only access the specific content blocks relevant to their services, reducing the impact of potential security breaches and giving users granular control over their data exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining content blocks, access permissions, and time limits before information sharing occurs. Users can set expiration dates and access conditions in advance, ensuring that even if security vulnerabilities arise, the pre-established constraints limit the duration and scope of potential data exposure.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for use in implementing access controls to content blocks of a user profile associated with a user. One exemplary system includes an access engine configured to receive an access command from a user, via a communication device, to access the user profile. The access command includes a designation of at least one the content blocks for access by a provider, an identity of the provider, and a duration of the access. The access engine is configured to also modify a permission associated with the designated content block(s) in relation to the provider to permit the access by the provider, and to expose the content block(s) to the provider, thereby granting the access for the provider to the content block(s). The access engine is configured to further terminate the access of the provider to the content block(s) when the duration of the access expires.