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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional resource delivery systems fail to efficiently present complementary or supplemental resources from different service providers to end users, requiring users to separately communicate with multiple providers, which is inefficient and cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A central server system stores interest indicators from multiple service providers and identifies capable transporters to facilitate the presentation of relevant communications from second service providers during the checkout process of a first service provider, allowing users to purchase additional resources in a single transaction without significantly increasing delivery time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the system presents complementary resources from multiple service providers to the end user, then the user can efficiently obtain supplemental resources, but the system complexity increases due to data exchange between providers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a central server as an intermediary that manages data exchange between multiple service providers and the end user. The central server receives interest indicators from providers, stores them in a database, and selectively presents complementary resources to users during checkout, thereby simplifying the interaction model while enabling multi-provider resource presentation
Solution Approach 2:
The central server performs multiple functions: it acts as a data storage repository for interest indicators, a processing unit for determining relevant communications, and a distribution system for presenting resources to users. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single system component
2Loss of information
If the system retrieves and processes interest indicators from multiple service providers, then relevant communications can be presented to users, but the data processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by having service providers submit their interest indicators and communications to the central server in advance. These data are stored in a database before being needed, so when a user views resources from one provider, the system can quickly retrieve and filter pre-stored complementary information without real-time processing delays
Solution Approach 2:
The system determines interest indicators locally for each user context by filtering stored communications based on the specific resources the user is viewing. Rather than processing all provider data uniformly, the system selectively processes only relevant communications based on the user's current interests and the compatibility of resources
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system integrates resources from multiple service providers in a single interface, then user convenience is improved, but the integration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the integration task by maintaining separate interest indicators and communications for each service provider in the database. Each provider's data remains distinct and independently manageable, while the central server orchestrates their presentation in a unified user interface through selective retrieval and filtering based on user context
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes storing one or more interest indicators for providing communications for resources associated with a plurality of second service providers, and then receiving, a fulfillment request from an application in an end user device. The fulfillment request being for resources to be fulfilled by a first service provider. The method also includes determining one or more interest indicators from the retrieved interest indicators associated with the second service providers and providing one or more communications associated with at least one of the determined one or more interest indicators of one or more second service providers to the application along with a display of a service provider identifier of the first service provider or the resources to be fulfilled by the first service provider.