3D Shopping Cart Spatial Organization for Complex Order Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current e-commerce shopping carts display items in a linear, two-dimensional format, which can be cumbersome and difficult to manage, especially for large orders or groups, making it challenging to verify correctness and handle different delivery addresses and shipping times.
Innovation Solution
A three-dimensional shopping cart system that uses an item classification module and 3D rendering module to analyze items for synergies, generating a 3D ordering that can be displayed and manipulated on a user's device, allowing for intuitive item organization and filtering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If items are displayed in a linear two-dimensional format in the shopping cart, then the system is simple to implement, but it becomes difficult to manage and verify correctness for large orders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a traditional two-dimensional linear shopping cart interface to a three-dimensional visualization system. Items are represented as 3D objects that can be spatially organized and manipulated, allowing users to better comprehend complex orders through depth and spatial relationships rather than just horizontal scrolling or vertical listing.
2Device complexity
If a single line entry is used for each item in the shopping cart, then the data structure is simple, but it takes up several pages or screens to display large group orders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent groups related items together in the three-dimensional space based on their attributes and relationships. Items that share common characteristics or are part of the same order category are merged into proximity or connected through spatial relationships, allowing users to review multiple items in a single visual field rather than scrolling through numerous separate line entries across multiple screens.
3Ease of operation
If items are organized in a linear format, then the checkout process is straightforward, but it is difficult to handle different delivery addresses and shipping times for groups of items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables different regions or groups of items within the three-dimensional shopping cart to have different properties and configurations. Users can assign different delivery addresses, shipping methods, and timing to specific groups or clusters of items based on their spatial organization, while maintaining an overall streamlined checkout process. Each local group can be customized independently without complicating the entire system.
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AI summary
The present invention generally relates to web based electronic commerce systems. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods configured to provide a three dimensional shopping cart for the display of items to be ordered by a user or group of users.