Voluntary Delivery Matching via Server Database Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In traditional delivery service systems, issues arise when there are no deliverers near the consigner's location, leading to delayed pickups, increased loads for specific deliverers, limited consigner and deliverer flexibility, and lack of choice in selection, resulting in reduced convenience and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A system allowing consigners and deliverers to connect directly via a server that manages databases for client and deliverer information, enabling voluntary matching for pickup and delivery services, allowing deliverers to select their service areas and schedules, and enabling consigners to choose deliverers based on preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the server entirely controls and determines pickup/delivery, then the delivery process can be managed systematically, but the deliverer has no flexibility in selection of date, time and area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the delivery assignment process into two parts: the server segments delivery requests by geographic area and notifies relevant deliverers, while deliverers segment their own schedules by selecting available time slots. This segmentation allows both systematic management and individual flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic elements by allowing deliverers to dynamically select from multiple available time slots and areas based on their preferences and availability. The system adapts to deliverer choices rather than enforcing fixed assignments, creating a flexible yet structured process.
2Extent of automation
If pickup and delivery items are concentrated at a particular area, then the server can manage deliveries centrally, but the load of a particular deliverer increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by notifying deliverers specifically about delivery requests in their registered service areas rather than assigning all deliveries centrally. This allows deliverers to focus on local regions where they operate, balancing workload across multiple deliverers while maintaining centralized server coordination.
3Extent of automation
If there is no deliverer near the address of a consigner, then the server can still manage the system, but pickup cannot be performed quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having deliverers pre-register their service areas and availability in advance. When a delivery request comes in, the server can immediately notify appropriate deliverers based on pre-stored information, enabling quick pickup without requiring real-time search or coordination.
4Productivity
If the server notifies deliverers of new items, then deliveries can be assigned efficiently, but deliverers have no choice in selection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates feedback by allowing deliverers to provide input about their available time slots and service areas, which the server uses to notify them of appropriate delivery requests. Deliverers can then choose from notified requests based on their preferences, creating a feedback loop that balances efficiency with choice.
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AI summary
A delivery service system including a server that can be connected to a plurality of client terminals and a plurality of deliverer terminals 10 via the internet, wherein information about a client's desired pickup/delivery date, time, etc., for a pickup/delivery item, the information being input using the plurality of client terminals over the internet, is registered in databases on the server for each item. For new items registered in the databases, the server receives contract applications for items in which the area of the client's address corresponds to a service area from deliverer terminals that have accessed the databases via the internet, registers the applications in the databases, and notifies the client terminal associated with a new item for which applications are being received about the applications.