Information Processing Device for Coupon Effectiveness Verification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems that issue coupons based on biological information of users do not effectively determine whether the coupons improve the users' physical condition or lifestyle, making it unclear if the coupons are effective in optimizing the users' biological data values.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that acquires user data including vital and lifestyle data, applies reference data to determine the content of coupons, and uses a determination unit to assess the effectiveness of the coupons based on usage history data, updating weight factors for effective coupons to improve user lifestyle.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If coupons are delivered based on biological information of users, then the coupon selection can be personalized, but it cannot be determined whether the coupon effectively improved the user's physical condition or lifestyle

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoupon personalizationVSAvoideffectiveness verification
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism by acquiring usage history data of coupons and corresponding user data, then determining whether the coupon is effective in improving user lifestyle. This closed-loop feedback system allows the system to verify the actual impact of delivered coupons and use this information for future coupon selection and optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If biological information is used to select coupons, then the coupon delivery can be targeted, but the system cannot confirm whether the coupon contributed to optimizing the user's biological data values

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetargeted deliveryVSAvoideffectiveness confirmation
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system establishes a feedback loop that collects usage history data and compares pre-and post-coupon user data to determine effectiveness. This feedback mechanism provides reliable confirmation of whether targeted coupon delivery actually optimized the user's biological data values, transforming the system from open-loop to closed-loop control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent acquires user data including biological information before coupon delivery, establishing a baseline for comparison. This preliminary data collection enables subsequent verification of whether the coupon achieved its intended effect on the user's physical condition or lifestyle.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11783930B2Information processing device, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program
Publication Date: 2023.10.10 OMRON HEALTHCARE CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention effectively provides, to a user, a coupon to improve a lifestyle. An information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire user data including at least one of vital data including biological information pertaining to a user and lifestyle data pertaining to the user, a provision unit configured to apply, to the user data, reference data indicating criteria for determining a content of the user data and, in accordance with a result of the reference data being thus applied, provide, to the user, coupon data pertaining to a coupon configured to encourage the user to take a specific action, and a determination unit configured to determine, on the basis of usage history data of the coupon data thus provided and the user data corresponding to the usage history data, whether or not a coupon corresponding to the usage history data is effective in improving a lifestyle of the user.