Address Exchange Platform for Privacy-Safe Delivery Requests
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to securely connect online and offline identity management, leading to privacy concerns and inefficiencies in address sharing, especially in online transactions, and lack integration with social media connections for targeted marketing.
Innovation Solution
An address exchange platform that maps online identifiers to offline addresses, allowing secure communication of physical addresses without disclosing them, using permission settings and predefined communication protocols to manage privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If physical addresses are shared with third parties for transactions, then delivery and communication are enabled, but privacy security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an address exchange system as an intermediary between senders and receivers. The system enables address communication through a controlled interface that validates identities and manages address sharing permissions, allowing transactions to proceed while maintaining privacy security through centralized coordination
2Reliability
If multiple identifiers are collected for transaction validation, then transaction reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal address exchange system that handles multiple identifier types (email addresses, phone numbers, social media handles) through a single integrated platform. This multi-functional system validates and processes various identifier formats uniformly, reducing the complexity that would otherwise arise from managing separate validation processes for each identifier type
3Measurement precision
If address information is updated manually at each organization, then address accuracy is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous address updates through the address exchange system. When a user updates their address in the system, the change is automatically propagated to all connected organizations and services, eliminating the need for manual re-entry at each entity while maintaining continuous address accuracy across the board
4Ease of operation
If online identifiers are used instead of physical addresses, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The address exchange system serves as a mediator that bridges online identifiers with verified physical address information. It validates the reliability of online identifiers by cross-referencing them with authenticated address data, enabling smooth online transactions while maintaining the reliability needed for physical delivery and communication
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AI summary
A product exchange system comprising a controller and a memory coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to: provide an application programing interface configured to receive a delivery request from a first user for delivery of an item, wherein the delivery request includes an identifier of a second user, and wherein the API is configured not to receive a physical address of the second user; in response to receiving the delivery request, access a data storage system that stores an association between the identifier and the second user, and further stores one or more permission settings associated with the second user defining delivery requests to allow in response to receipt of the identifier from the first user or in response to receipt of one of the item and product characteristic; and, in response to receipt of the delivery request, tests the permission settings.