Transaction Protocol Routing to Reduce Network Traffic Load

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Solution Overview

Problem

Transaction infrastructures are often overburdened with network traffic due to multiple servers transmitting transaction messages, leading to significant latency and resource overutilization.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that selectively route transaction requests through a subset of computers based on predefined rules, including connection establishment, transaction protocol identification, and message distribution across multiple transaction infrastructures to optimize network traffic and resource usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multiple servers transmit transaction messages through the same transaction infrastructure, then transaction processing capability is improved, but network traffic volume increases and processing resources become overburdened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransaction processing capabilityVSAvoidnetwork traffic volume

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the set of computers into multiple subsets, where each subset corresponds to a different transaction protocol. The processor selectively transmits transaction messages to only the subset that matches the identified transaction protocol, thereby reducing overall network traffic volume while maintaining transaction processing capability through protocol-specific routing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If multiple servers transmit transaction messages through the same transaction infrastructure, then transaction processing capability is improved, but processing resources become overburdened and latency increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransaction processing capabilityVSAvoidprocessing latency

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by tailoring the transmission strategy to specific transaction protocols. The processor identifies the transaction protocol and selectively transmits to the corresponding subset of computers, optimizing the transmission path for each protocol's specific requirements and reducing processing latency through protocol-aware routing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If the processor transmits transaction messages to all subsets of computers, then transaction completion reliability is improved, but network traffic and processing resources are overutilized

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransaction completion reliabilityVSAvoidprocessing resource utilization

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by transmitting transaction messages only to the necessary subset of computers corresponding to the identified transaction protocol, rather than to all subsets. This selective transmission maintains transaction completion reliability for the specific protocol while avoiding unnecessary network traffic and processing resource utilization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20250358231A1Systems and method for improving network traffic

Publication Date: 2025.11.20 U S BANCORP NAT ASSOC

AI summary

A method comprises receiving a transaction request comprising an identification of a sending account, an identification of a recipient account, and a value; comparing the value to a threshold identified in one or more rules; identifying a transaction protocol based on the comparing; selecting a first subset of computers of a plurality of subsets of computers based on the identified transaction protocol, each of the plurality of subsets of computers corresponding to a different transaction protocol; and transmitting a message to each computer of the first subset of computers indicating the transaction request, receipt of the message causing each computer of the first subset of computers to complete a transaction corresponding to the transaction request between the sending account and the recipient account.