Voucher Management Service for Data Processing Ownership Transfers
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing systems for managing vouchers during ownership transfers of data processing systems are inefficient, consuming excessive computing resources and imposing a high cognitive load on intermediate entities, which can lead to delays and security vulnerabilities.
Innovation Solution
The voucher management system generates and maintains vouchers throughout all transactions until authority over the data processing system is transferred to the final entity, thereby eliminating the intermediate entity's role in handling vouchers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If intermediate entities handle vouchers during ownership transfers, then ownership transfers can be facilitated, but computing resources are excessively consumed and cognitive load is high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the voucher management function from intermediate entities and concentrates it in the voucher management service. The voucher management service directly provides vouchers to buying entities without requiring intermediate entities to handle, store, or process vouchers, thereby eliminating the computing resource consumption and cognitive load associated with intermediate entity involvement while maintaining ownership transfer facilitation.
2Ease of operation
If intermediate entities handle vouchers during ownership transfers, then ownership transfers can be facilitated, but delays occur in the sale process
Solution Approach 1:
By removing intermediate entities from the voucher management process, the patent eliminates the time delays associated with voucher handling by multiple parties. The voucher management service directly issues vouchers to buying entities, streamlining the ownership transfer process and eliminating procedural delays while maintaining the ability to facilitate transfers.
3Ease of operation
If intermediate entities handle vouchers, then ownership transfers can occur, but security vulnerabilities increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts voucher handling responsibilities from intermediate entities and centralizes them in the voucher management service. This eliminates security vulnerabilities introduced by multiple handling points, as only the trusted voucher management service has access to and control over vouchers throughout the entire ownership transfer process.
Solution Approach 2:
The voucher management service acts as a dedicated intermediary that securely manages vouchers throughout the ownership transfer process. Instead of multiple intermediate entities potentially compromising security, a single trusted voucher management service mediates all voucher-related operations, maintaining both transfer facilitation and security.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for managing vouchers usable to onboard data processing systems are disclosed. To manage vouchers, a first entity may maintain a voucher for a data processing system using a voucher management service following sale of the data processing system to an intermediate entity. The first entity may obtain transaction data to record a log of all transactions involving the data processing system without providing the voucher to any intermediate entities. Upon sale of the data processing system by an intermediate entity to a final entity, the first entity may update the voucher to reflect ownership of the data processing system by the final entity and may initiate onboarding of the data processing system by the final entity.