Collaborative Commerce Network Intra-Organization Link Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Commerce networks are limited in their ability to provide notifications of beneficial connections between buyers and suppliers, based on collaborative interactions and general commerce information, which hinders effective user experience and collaboration.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for managing member organization experiences in a collaborative commerce community through a network, involving the management of buyer and seller profiles, unified management of collaborative interactions, and electronic notification of intra-organization links between users based on these interactions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If commerce networks provide basic buyer-seller connections, then network coverage is improved, but the ability to provide beneficial connection notifications is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebeneficial connection informationVSAvoidconnection facilitation efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments connection information into different types (intra-organization links, inter-organization links, collaborative interactions) and processes each type separately through dedicated algorithms, enabling comprehensive notification capabilities without overwhelming the system

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary notification system that analyzes collaborative interactions and commerce information to identify beneficial connections, then notifies users through intermediate communication channels, bridging the gap between basic connections and intelligent recommendations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If unified management of collaborative interactions is implemented, then user experience is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser experienceVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple interaction management functions (collaborative interactions, notifications, profile management) into a unified platform, providing users with a single interface for comprehensive interaction management while maintaining modular internal architecture

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The notification system is designed with multi-functionality to handle various types of connections (intra-organization, inter-organization) and various interaction types (collaborative, transactional) through a single unified management interface, reducing user learning curve and improving ease of operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Measurement precision

If intra-organization links are determined based on collaborative interactions, then connection accuracy is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnection accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of collaborative interactions and pre-identifies potential beneficial connections before user requests, storing these pre-processed results for rapid retrieval and notification, thus maintaining high accuracy while reducing real-time processing time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical search and analysis methods with automated algorithms that efficiently process collaborative interaction data, using computational approaches to quickly determine intra-organization links with high precision without manual intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS9990634B2Managing an experience of a member organization of a collaborative commerce community through a network

Publication Date: 2018.06.05 ARIBA INC

AI summary

Embodiments for methods, systems and apparatuses for managing a member organization experience of a collaborative commerce community through a network are disclosed. One method includes managing buyer company profiles of a plurality of buyer organizations and seller company profiles of a plurality of seller organizations, wherein the buyer company profiles and the seller company profiles are shared amongst the buyer organizations and the seller organizations associated with the network, wherein the member organization is at least one of the plurality of seller organizations or the plurality buyer organizations. The method further includes providing unified management of collaborative interactions between the plurality of seller organizations and the plurality of buyer organizations, determining an intra-organization link between users of the member organization based on the collaborative interactions of the member organization and a subset of the plurality of buyer organizations or a subset plurality of seller organizations.