Beverage Container Carrier Assembly with Interchangeable Payment Chip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage containers with electronic payment components lack versatility and convenience in interchanging different payment components, limiting their use and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A container assembly featuring a carrier with a base and receptacle that supports a beverage container, allowing for the easy engagement and disengagement of electronic payment chips, which can be removably or non-removably inserted, enabling interchangeable payment information transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electronic payment components are integrated into beverage containers using adhesive, molding, or cavity structures, then the payment functionality is achieved, but the versatility and convenience of interchanging different payment components is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The container assembly is divided into separate functional components: the beverage container, the carrier assembly (which may be removable), and the payment component. This segmentation allows the payment component to be independently interchangeable while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. The carrier assembly acts as an intermediary that holds the payment component and connects to the beverage container.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier assembly is designed with universal engagement structures that can accommodate different payment components (such as RFID tags, NFC chips, or other electronic payment devices). This multi-functionality allows a single carrier design to work with various payment technologies without requiring complex customization for each payment type.
2Ease of operation
If existing containers use fixed payment components connected by adhesive or molded into the body, then payment functionality is provided, but convenience of operation for changing payment methods is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement structure between the carrier assembly and beverage container is designed to be dynamically changeable - allowing easy attachment and detachment. This dynamic connection enables users to conveniently change payment components by simply removing and reattaching the carrier assembly or replacing the payment component within the carrier, rather than requiring permanent fixation.
3Ease of repair
If payment components are permanently integrated into containers, then reliability of payment function is maintained, but ease of repair and replacement of payment components is limited
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the payment component from the beverage container through the intermediary carrier assembly, the system enables easy replacement of payment components while maintaining reliable payment function. The segmented design allows the payment component to be independently replaced without affecting the container or the engagement mechanism, ensuring both ease of repair and functional reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure and versatile system for supporting beverage containers while allowing for easy interchange of payment chips, enhancing usability and compatibility with various payment systems without altering existing financial infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
the chip may include at least one of a radio-frequency identification tag or a near-field communication chip
Implementation Method 2
the chip may include at least one of a radio-frequency identification tag or a near-field communication chip
Data Source
AI summary
A container assembly includes a container, e.g., configured for containing a beverage, where the container has a connecting structure, and a carrier assembly that includes a carrier having an engagement structure configured for releasable connection to the connecting structure of the beverage container to releasably connect the beverage container to the carrier assembly. The carrier assembly also includes a chip engaged with the carrier such that the chip is carried by the carrier, where the chip stores electronic payment information and is configured for transmitting the electronic payment information to an external computer for authorizing payment.