Token-Based Data Access Filtering for Network Bottleneck Resolution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for managing data access face challenges such as data privacy risks, computational intensity, and network bottlenecks due to screen scraping practices, and require significant resources and secure protocols, which can lead to processing delays and security vulnerabilities.

Innovation Solution

The system generates a token with an embedded data directive for a data recipient, allowing for filtered data access without storing extensive data, reducing database calls, and establishing a distributed network with dedicated resources for each data provider, enhancing security and scalability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If screen scraping is used to capture and store user login credentials and account information, then data access is enabled for multiple parties, but significant computing resources, bandwidth, and storage are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata access capabilityVSAvoidcomputing resources

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential authentication token from the full screen scraping process, eliminating the need to capture, store, and process complete login credentials and account information. The token contains sufficient data to authenticate and authorize access without requiring the resource-intensive operations of traditional screen scraping.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The authentication token is designed as a temporary, single-use credential that replaces persistent storage of sensitive data. Each token has a limited lifespan and can be revoked, eliminating the need for long-term storage of login credentials and reducing security risks while minimizing resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

2Adaptability or versatility

If screen scraping is used to capture and store user login credentials, then data access is enabled, but data privacy risks and security vulnerabilities increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata access capabilityVSAvoiddata privacy risks

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The authentication token acts as an intermediary credential between the user, data provider, and data recipient. It enables secure data access without exposing sensitive login credentials to third parties, thereby eliminating the security vulnerabilities inherent in traditional screen scraping while maintaining data access functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If numerous database calls and secure protocols are employed for data processing, then data security is enhanced, but processing delays occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata securityVSAvoidprocessing delays

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The authentication token is generated and validated in advance, containing pre-computed authorization information. This preliminary action eliminates the need for multiple real-time database calls during data access operations, as the token itself carries the necessary authorization credentials, thereby reducing processing delays while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

4Ease of operation

If a centralized system processes data requests from multiple data providers, then data access coordination is simplified, but network bottlenecks occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata access coordinationVSAvoidnetwork performance

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the centralized data processing system into distributed authentication and data access operations. Each data provider can independently validate authentication tokens and process data requests without requiring coordination through a central bottleneck, thereby maintaining operational simplicity while eliminating network performance degradation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20240362345A1Systems and methods for managing tokens and filtering data to control data access

Publication Date: 2024.10.31 AKOYA LLC

AI summary

Systems and methods are described for generating a token for a data recipient and embedding within the token a data directive associated with a data provider. The token may be transmitted to the data recipient, and the token, and a request for user information, may be received from the data recipient. The systems and methods may perform, based on the data directive embedded in the token, filtering of user information data received from the data provider, and transmit the filtered user information data to the data recipient.