Adaptive Product Selection Interface for Popular Option Prioritization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing product dispensing machines have static user interfaces that make popular options difficult to notice and access, leading to inefficiency and potential customer dissatisfaction.

Innovation Solution

A product dispensing machine with an adaptive user interface controlled by a controller that learns from user interactions to prioritize and prominently display more popular options, adjusting based on usage data and various situations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the user interface displays all options equally, then all options are visible, but popular options are not prioritized and the interface becomes inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility of popular optionsVSAvoidinterface efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface dynamically reorders options based on aggregated usage data, transforming from a static display to an adaptive system that automatically prioritizes popular options without requiring manual intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The controller aggregates usage data from user interactions and uses this feedback to continuously adjust the presentation order of options, creating a closed-loop system that improves efficiency based on actual usage patterns

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If the interface is static after initial setup, then the system is simple to operate, but it cannot adapt to changing user preferences and makes popular options difficult to notice

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to user preferencesVSAvoidinterface complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically learns and adapts to user preferences by aggregating usage data and reordering options without requiring manual configuration or intervention, enabling the interface to serve itself

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The presentation parameters of the user interface (order, prominence, positioning of options) are dynamically changed based on aggregated usage data, allowing the system to adapt to varying user preferences

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If popular options are prominently displayed, then user interaction efficiency improves, but less popular options become harder to find

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinteraction efficiencyVSAvoidaccessibility of all options

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface segments options into different priority levels based on popularity, with popular options prominently displayed and less popular options still accessible through organized categories or secondary display areas

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20260073752A1Adaptive input options for product selection

Publication Date: 2026.03.12 PEPSICO INC

AI summary

A product dispensing machine includes a user interface configured to receive user selections and to present user selectable options. The product dispensing machine also includes a controller configured to control the user interface to present user selectable options in order of priority. The controller is configured to aggregate the user selections and to dynamically adjust the priority of the user selectable options based on the aggregated user selections.