Virtual Matching System for Secure Protected Content Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing matching systems primarily focus on bringing individuals with matching profiles into physical proximity, lacking effective mechanisms for secure and regulated information exchange in virtual spaces, particularly concerning protected content and sensitive information.
Innovation Solution
A virtual matching system that utilizes subscriber profiles, permissions, and contractual conditions to facilitate the secure exchange of protected information and content, ensuring only authorized parties can access and share qualified information, with graphical indicators for affinity and matching criteria.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If matching systems bring individuals into physical proximity using RFID, GPS, and Bluetooth technology, then the ability to identify and connect individuals with related interests is improved, but the mechanism for secure and regulated information exchange in virtual spaces is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual matching system that acts as an intermediary between individuals with matching profiles. This system operates in virtual spaces and provides regulated information exchange mechanisms, mediating the connection process to ensure security and control over protected content sharing while maintaining the ability to identify and connect interested parties.
2Productivity
If profile information is shared to facilitate matching, then the ability to find qualified recipients is improved, but the privacy and security of protected information is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing differentiated information sharing based on permissions and qualifications. Different portions of profile information are made accessible to different parties based on their authorization levels and meeting specific criteria. This allows the system to provide necessary information for matching while protecting sensitive data that should remain private.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary verification of qualifications and permissions before allowing information exchange. By checking credentials, permissions, and matching criteria in advance, the system ensures that only authorized parties access protected information, thereby maintaining security while enabling productive matching.
3Reliability
If permissions and contractual conditions are implemented to regulate information sharing, then the security and privacy protection is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal permission and qualification framework that handles multiple security requirements through a unified system. This multi-functional approach manages permissions, contractual conditions, and qualification verification through integrated mechanisms, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive security and privacy protection.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for using a matching system in a virtual space to facilitate the exchange of protected information and protected content. Subscriber computing devices each operated by a subscriber are associated with a subscriber identifier. Each computing device is connected to the network. In an embodiment, the sharing of protected information and content by one party with another party is regulated through permissions that determine whether a sharing party is authorized to disclose the protected content, whether a potential receiving party is authorized to receive protected content, and whether the protected content meets conditions established by the potential reviewing party for review by the potential reviewing party. Matching instructions may reveal whether a potential recipient is qualified to view the protected information or content and whether the subscriber also possesses any required supplemental information.