Cross-System Award Tracking Through Unique Action Identifiers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems face challenges in efficiently tracking and applying awards across multiple systems or services, especially when intermediary systems are third-party services, leading to difficulties in accessing relevant data and errors in award calculations and cancellations.
Innovation Solution
The use of unique action identifiers that are specific to each action, generated based on action and user data, allows for centralized award tracking and management, ensuring accurate application and cancellation of awards by linking relevant data across systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple systems or services are used to track awards, then award tracking coverage is improved, but system complexity and difficulty of accessing relevant data increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a unique action identifier as an intermediary element that connects multiple systems and services. This identifier serves as a universal key that can be recognized and processed across different platforms, eliminating the need for complex inter-system communication protocols and data mapping mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The unique action identifier is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a tracking key, a data lookup key, a cancellation reference, and an audit trail element. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate systems needed and simplifies the overall architecture.
2Reliability
If unique action identifiers are used to track awards, then accuracy of award application is improved, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system generates and stores the unique action identifier at the time of the action occurrence, before any award calculation or application takes place. This preliminary creation of the identifier ensures that all subsequent processing refers to a pre-established, consistent key, eliminating the need for complex real-time data correlation and reducing processing overhead.
3Reliability
If centralized award tracking is implemented, then error reduction is improved, but initial system setup complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the award tracking functionality into independent, modular components: identifier generation, identifier storage, award calculation, and award application. Each component operates independently and communicates through standardized interfaces using the unique action identifier, making the system easier to implement, test, and maintain despite its centralized nature.
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AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments for action specific award tracking. An award multiplier is determined based at least in part on action data. Then, a unique action identifier is generated which is associated with the award multiplier. Next, an action is initiated based at least in part on an action request which comprises the unique action identifier. Then, an award is calculated based at least in part on the unique action identifier in an action receipt. Finally, an award can be deducted based at least in part on a unique action identifier in a cancellation request.