Configuration-Driven Sign-Up Processor for Adaptive User Onboarding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sign-up processes for apps and online services are often cumbersome and require customized configurations, involving extensive personal information and validation, which can be inefficient and inconsistent across different applications.
Innovation Solution
A configuration-driven sign-up process utilizing a base set of executable code, where the sign-up process is managed through configuration data stored in accessible files, allowing for thematic elements, conditional branching, user input validation, and external service integration, enabling a standardized yet customizable experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If each app or service provides its own customized sign-up process, then the sign-up process can be tailored to specific service requirements, but the complexity of implementation and maintenance increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal sign-up processor that can handle multiple different sign-up scenarios through configuration data. Instead of creating separate sign-up processes for each app or service, a single processor executes different configuration sets based on the service type, app type, and user type, thereby reducing implementation complexity while maintaining customization capability
Solution Approach 2:
The sign-up process is segmented into distinct configuration elements (service type configuration, app type configuration, user type configuration) that can be independently defined and combined. This segmentation allows each aspect to be customized separately through configuration data while being processed by a unified framework
2Device complexity
If a standardized sign-up process is used across all apps and services, then implementation becomes simpler, but the ability to accommodate service-specific requirements is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts the sign-up process by selecting and executing different configuration sets based on runtime parameters such as service type, app type, and user type. The configuration data structures allow the same processor to behave differently for different services, providing service-specific customization without requiring separate implementation for each service
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter-based configuration where the behavior of the sign-up processor is controlled by changing configuration parameters (service type, app type, user type) rather than changing the processor itself. This allows a single standardized processor to accommodate diverse service requirements through parameter variation
3Reliability
If extensive personal information is collected during sign-up, then service providers can better validate user eligibility and provide personalized services, but the time required for the sign-up process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining configuration sets that specify what information is needed for different service types, app types, and user types. The configuration data structures (service type configuration, app type configuration, user type configuration) are prepared in advance, allowing the processor to efficiently collect only the necessary information without redundant validation steps
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for conducting a sign-up process according to configuration data are presented. As indicated, the sign-up process is driven by configuration data, typically though not exclusively contained in an accessible configuration file, to conduct a sign-up process. According to the configuration data, the sign-up process utilizing the base set of executable code may conduct a sign-up process that includes presentation of data according to thematic elements, control the ordering of data aggregation and presentation, provide conditional branching among configuration items/instructions based on a variety of factors including user-provided input, validation of sign-up information including third-party validation of sign-up information, nesting sign-up processes, access to remotely located information, and external execution of functionality from or by external third-party services.