Profile Service Identifier Mapping for Secure Data Consolidation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems struggle to unify data across disparate namespaces without causing name collisions or violating security protocols, hindering the ability of applications to leverage combined user information for improved services.
Innovation Solution
A profile service that uses a digital relation to map identifiers across namespaces, retrieving and consolidating profile data while avoiding namespace merging, and generating responses based on aggregated data, adhering to security policies and user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data from multiple namespaces is merged to create a unified view, then data completeness and analytical capability are improved, but name collisions and data ambiguity occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data by preserving namespace boundaries while creating a unified view. Each namespace maintains its own data structure and identifiers, but a mapping layer connects them through a unified identifier system. This allows data from multiple namespaces to be accessed together without merging the namespaces themselves, preventing name collisions while maintaining data completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a profile service as an intermediary between data repositories in different namespaces. This service receives requests, resolves unified identifiers to corresponding namespace-specific identifiers, and retrieves data from the appropriate namespaces. The intermediary layer enables data consolidation without direct namespace merging, avoiding name collision issues.
2Ease of operation
If namespaces are merged to consolidate data, then data accessibility is improved, but security protocols may be violated and name collisions occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains separate namespace boundaries while enabling data access across namespaces through a unified identifier mapping system. Each namespace retains its own security protocols and access controls, but the mapping layer provides a unified interface for data retrieval. This segmentation approach allows improved data accessibility without compromising security or creating name collisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The profile service acts as a security-aware intermediary that handles data requests from multiple namespaces. It resolves unified identifiers to namespace-specific identifiers and enforces security protocols for each namespace individually. This intermediary approach improves data accessibility while maintaining security boundaries and avoiding name collision issues.
3Productivity
If a unified data structure is implemented across namespaces, then data consolidation efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal identifier mapping mechanism that works across all namespaces without requiring namespace-specific consolidation logic. The profile service provides a multi-functional interface that can resolve identifiers, retrieve data, and manage access for any namespace. This universality improves consolidation efficiency while keeping the added complexity manageable through a single unified approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The profile service as an intermediary handles the complexity of identifier resolution and data retrieval across namespaces. By centralizing this functionality in a single service layer, the patent improves data consolidation efficiency without proportionally increasing overall system complexity. The intermediary absorbs the complexity of multi-namespace coordination.
4Adaptability or versatility
If existing code is modified to support multi-namespace data access, then data unification capability is improved, but development time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data access layer from the namespace-specific data storage. By implementing a unified identifier mapping mechanism at the access layer, applications can access data across namespaces without modifying their core logic. This segmentation approach improves data unification capability while minimizing development time and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The profile service as an intermediary provides a unified data access interface that applications can use without modifying their existing code. The service handles identifier resolution and data retrieval across namespaces, enabling data unification capability while minimizing development effort. Applications simply need to use the unified identifier system provided by the intermediary service.
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AI summary
Embodiments presented herein provide systems and methods for unifying data that is stored in disparate namespaces. A system described herein receives an electronic request for data associated with an entity. The electronic request includes a first identifier of the entity in a first namespace. The system includes a digital relation that maps the first identifier to a primary identifier. The system determines additional identifiers that map to the primary identifier in the relation. The additional identifiers are associated with the entity in respective additional namespaces. The system retrieves a consolidated set of profile data associated with the primary identifier, including attributes of the entity within the first namespace and attributes of the entity within the additional namespaces. The system generates an electronic response to the electronic request based on the consolidated set of profile data and sends the response to an application that submitted the electronic request.