Vehicle Ad Data Encryption With Timed Key Release

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies struggle to restrict the usage of data after it is provided to a third party, compromising user privacy.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device and method that encrypts data before transmission and provides decryption keys at predetermined intervals, allowing controlled access to the data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If data is provided to a third party for analysis, then the usefulness of analysis data is improved, but the ability to restrict usage of the data after provision is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveusefulness of analysis dataVSAvoidrestriction of data usage
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by encrypting the data before it is provided to the third party. The data is encrypted in advance using a key that will only be made available at a predetermined timing, ensuring that the data cannot be accessed or misused before the intended time. This preliminary encryption action maintains data security while still allowing the data to be provided for analysis purposes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing an encryption key as a mediator between the data provider and the third party. The key acts as a controlled access mechanism that allows the third party to access and use the data only at the predetermined timing. This intermediary key enables both data usefulness and usage restriction by controlling when the data can be decrypted and accessed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If data is transmitted to a third party, then data accessibility is improved, but user privacy protection is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata accessibilityVSAvoiduser privacy risk
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-encrypting the data with a key that becomes available only at a predetermined timing. This ensures that even though the data is transmitted and accessible to the third party, it remains protected until the intended time when the key is provided. This preliminary encryption maintains privacy protection while enabling data accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the state parameter of the data from encrypted to decrypted at a predetermined timing by providing the key. This parameter change (encryption state) allows the system to maintain data protection during transmission and storage, then enable access when needed. The encryption/decryption state change resolves the contradiction between accessibility and privacy protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12562897B2Vehicle advertisement system
Publication Date: 2026.02.24 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

Receiving first data regarding driving from the vehicle, a control unit is configured to execute generating and encrypting second data to be transmitted to the first server based on the first data, and transmitting the encrypted second data to the first server. and transmitting to the first server, every predetermined period, a key for decoding the second data transmitted to the first server during the predetermined period.