Digital Identifier Repurchasing System for E-Commerce
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic commerce methods require buyers to repeatedly enter payment and address information, leading to a cumbersome process that decreases buyer satisfaction.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a digital identifier, such as a barcode or QR code, associated with merchandise items, allowing buyers to reorder by scanning or submitting the identifier, eliminating the need to re-enter payment and address information, which is stored in a third-party payment provider's database.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If buyers enter payment and address information each time they order a product, then the transaction can be completed with full information verification, but the process becomes cumbersome and buyer satisfaction decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores payment and address information in advance during the first transaction. When a buyer reorders by scanning a barcode, the pre-stored information is automatically retrieved and applied, eliminating the need to re-enter data while ensuring verified information is used.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy of the buyer's payment and address information from the first transaction. This copy is stored securely and reused for subsequent transactions triggered by barcode scanning, maintaining information accuracy while simplifying the ordering process.
2Measurement precision
If buyers re-enter all information for each order, then data accuracy can be maintained, but the transaction time increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Payment and address information is captured and verified once during the initial transaction, then stored for future use. The barcode scanning system retrieves this pre-verified information automatically, maintaining data accuracy while significantly reducing transaction time for reorders.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically retrieves and applies stored payment and address information when a barcode is scanned, without requiring buyer intervention to re-enter data. This self-service mechanism maintains data consistency while accelerating the transaction process.
3Ease of operation
If a simple barcode scanning system is used for reordering, then ease of operation improves, but the system complexity increases due to database integration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
A third-party payment provider database serves as an intermediary layer between the simple barcode scanning interface and the complex data storage requirements. The database handles information retrieval and matching automatically, keeping the user-facing system simple while managing the necessary complexity in the background.
Solution Approach 2:
The third-party payment provider database performs multiple functions: storing buyer information, matching barcodes to purchases, retrieving payment details, and facilitating reorders. This multi-functional approach consolidates system complexity into a single universal platform rather than requiring separate systems for each function.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure involves a system. The system includes a computer memory storage module configured to store executable computer programming code. The system includes a computer processor module operatively coupled to the computer memory storage module. The computer processor module is configured to execute the computer programming code to perform the following operations: associating a digital identifier with a merchandise item; receiving notification that the merchandise item has been sent to a buyer; thereafter detecting a submission of the digital identifier from the buyer; and initiating, in response to the detecting, a reorder of the merchandise item for the buyer.