Cross-Border Order Payment Integration With Automated Shipping Costs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online shopping systems face challenges in processing orders, payments, and shipping across different countries, particularly for overseas transactions, which are complicated and require separate handling of shipping costs and customs clearance, making it difficult for users lacking expertise.
Innovation Solution
An automated order, payment, and shipping system that integrates domestic and overseas orders, automatically recognizes transaction countries, calculates total payment amounts by adding shipping costs, and processes payments in a unified manner, using product information providers, purchase request inputs, and overall payment processors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If separate systems are used to handle overseas orders and domestic orders, then shipping costs and customs clearance can be processed separately, but the order processing procedure becomes complicated and requires multiple departments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges overseas order processing and domestic order processing into a single integrated system. The server automatically determines whether an order is domestic or overseas and processes both types of orders through unified payment and shipping workflows, eliminating the need for separate processing departments and simplifying the overall system structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The payment processing system is designed to handle both domestic and overseas transactions through a universal interface. The same payment gateway and user interface are used for both order types, with automatic routing based on the shipping destination, making the system multi-functional without requiring separate specialized systems.
2Ease of operation
If overseas orders are processed through purchasing agencies, then shipping can be handled by regional agencies, but users lacking expertise in shipping and customs clearance still find the process difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to place overseas orders directly through the online shopping mall interface without requiring purchasing agencies. Users select products, enter shipping addresses, and complete payments through the same simplified interface used for domestic orders. The server automatically handles the complexity of overseas shipping arrangements and customs clearance requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between the user and the complex overseas shipping system. It automatically determines the shipping destination, calculates appropriate shipping costs, selects suitable shipping methods, and handles customs clearance requirements, shielding users from the underlying complexity while maintaining ease of operation.
3Productivity
If automated recognition of domestic and international transactions is implemented, then order processing can be unified, but the system must automatically calculate shipping costs and integrate payment processing
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs preliminary actions by automatically determining whether an order is domestic or overseas as soon as the shipping address is entered. It pre-calculates shipping costs based on the destination, pre-selects appropriate shipping methods, and prepares the payment interface accordingly, enabling unified and efficient processing without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically changes processing parameters based on the order type. When the server detects an overseas destination, it automatically adjusts shipping cost calculations, selects international shipping carriers, applies appropriate customs clearance procedures, and configures the payment gateway for international transactions, all without requiring separate system configurations.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an automated order placement, payment, and shipping system for an online shop, and a method of operating an online shop for automated order placement, payment, and shipping. The automated order placement, payment, and shipping system for an online shop comprises: a product information providing unit for providing product information including product ship-from location information of sellers in different countries; a purchase request receiving unit for receiving, from buyers in different countries, product purchase requests including product ship-to location information; and a product overall payment processing unit which detects the need for international shipping on the basis of a match between the product ship-from location information and the product ship-to location information, calculates a total payment amount by adding shipping cost information to product price information, and executes an overall payment process. The present invention enables one-stop processing of order placement, payment, and shipping across different countries, and can streamline region-specific order processing processes by combining domestic and overseas orders together.