Electronic Coupon Pool Sharing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information sharing methods for electronic coupons are inefficient, allowing only one-to-one sharing, resulting in low spreading and use efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An information sharing method that involves obtaining and sharing electronic coupons in a shared pool, where after a user redeems a coupon, additional coupons are sent by a server and shared back to the pool, enabling multiple users to view and use them, thereby increasing sharing and usage efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If coupons are shared in a one-to-one manner to specific friends, then the sharing method is simple and easy to operate, but the spreading efficiency and use efficiency of the coupons are very low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the coupon sharing process into multiple stages: initial one-to-one sharing, then automatic re-sharing to information pools of both the first user and second user. This segmentation allows the system to start with simple operation while automatically achieving broader distribution through the re-sharing mechanism to multiple information pools.
2Loss of information
If coupons are shared to a single recipient, then the information sharing is straightforward, but the information asymmetry remains and mutual usage among friends is not promoted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where after the second user processes data using the first information, the system automatically sends back N pieces of second information to both users' information pools. This feedback loop ensures that information is redistributed to eliminate asymmetry, and the automatic nature of this process maintains operational simplicity for users.
3Productivity
If the system automatically re-shares N pieces of second information to multiple information pools, then the spreading efficiency increases significantly, but the system complexity and data management burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the system self-service by automatically handling the complex task of re-sharing N pieces of second information to multiple information pools without requiring manual user intervention. The server automatically identifies the first and second users, retrieves their information pools, and distributes the second information, thereby managing complexity internally while maintaining simplicity for users.
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AI summary
An information sharing method, including; receiving an instruction for sharing first information to a first information pool of a first user, wherein the first information pool includes a plurality of electronic coupons shared by one or more contact users associated with the first user, and wherein the first information pool is accessible to respective user accounts of the one or more contact users; adding the first electronic coupon to the first information pool; receiving a confirmation notification from a third-party server corresponding to the first electronic coupon, wherein the confirmation notification is sent by the third-party server in response to a second user in the contact users applying the first electronic coupon in an online transaction, wherein the confirmation notification includes at least second information that corresponds to the first information, wherein the second information includes a second electronic coupon related to the first electronic coupon.