Vehicle Data Segmentation for Leasing Privacy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Rental and leasing companies face excessive costs and complexity in managing and providing vehicle data access to both owners and lessees, as well as compliance with regulations, due to the lack of real-time data sharing and indefinite access to historical data after lease termination.
Innovation Solution
A separate database system is implemented, allowing customers to have full access to their vehicle data, with the ability to administer user rights and maintain indefinite access post-lease, shifting liability and data management responsibilities from leasing companies to customers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data from electronic logging devices is stored in a centralized database managed by the leasing company, then all parties can access vehicle data, but the system complexity and staffing requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized database into separate customer-specific databases. Each customer receives their own database instance containing only their vehicle data, eliminating the need for complex access controls and data segmentation in a single centralized system. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining data accessibility while dramatically reducing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an automated data distribution system that acts as an intermediary between the electronic logging devices and customer databases. This intermediary automatically receives data from vehicles and distributes it to appropriate customer databases without requiring manual intervention or complex centralized management, thus reducing staffing requirements while maintaining versatility.
2Reliability
If the leasing company maintains centralized control over all vehicle data, then data security and compliance are managed centrally, but additional staff are required to manage and support multiple levels of customers
Solution Approach 1:
Customers are given direct access to their own databases where they can independently view, download, and manage their vehicle data. This self-service capability eliminates the need for leasing company staff to manually provide data to customers, thereby maintaining compliance management reliability while significantly improving staffing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures each customer database with the appropriate data and access rights before the customer needs them. Data is automatically populated and organized in advance, so when customers access their databases, everything is ready for immediate use without requiring manual setup or support staff intervention.
3Reliability
If customer access to vehicle data is terminated when the lease ends, then data security is maintained, but customers cannot access historical data for compliance disputes or record-keeping
Solution Approach 1:
By giving each customer their own separate database instance, the patent enables indefinite retention of customer data without compromising the security of other customers' data. When a lease ends, the customer's database can be archived or maintained independently, preserving historical data access while maintaining data security through physical separation from active customer databases.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows customer databases to be archived or deactivated rather than deleted when leases end. This enables the recovery and preservation of historical data for compliance disputes or record-keeping purposes while maintaining data security by removing active access credentials. Customers can recover access to their archived databases when needed.
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AI summary
A method for sharing travel data to two sets of databases. In accordance with this invention, a Parent Customer leases vehicles to Child Customers. Travel data from the leased vehicles is directed through the Parent Customer's database first to a Gateway Server, then to a Middleware Server, then to the separate, corresponding Child Customer Databases. Child Customers, therefore, have full privacy, allowing them to see only data related to the vehicles they have rented or leased, and prohibiting future lessees from accessing data belonging to a prior lessee.