E-Card Item Transfer via Order and Card Management Systems

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Solution Overview

Problem

The current item transfer method is cumbersome and inefficient, requiring users to bind an e-card to a mobile phone and perform multiple steps such as scanning a two-dimensional code and transferring resources, which increases the learning cost and operational complexity.

Innovation Solution

An item transfer apparatus and system that includes an instruction receiving module, order generation module, transfer sending module, and resource transfer module, allowing users to send an order instruction to an order management system, which generates an order, transfers resources between accounts, and completes the item transfer without pre-binding the e-card or scanning a two-dimensional code.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the current item transfer method is used, then the item transfer can be completed, but the operational complexity and learning cost increase due to multiple steps requiring pre-binding and scanning

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational complexityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the item transfer process into separate functional modules: order management system for order processing, card management system for resource transfer, and item provider device for item delivery. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, simplifying the overall operation while maintaining system functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the terminal device automatically reads the e-card and obtains order information without requiring manual scanning or pre-binding operations. The card management system acts as a mediator to transfer resources between accounts, eliminating the need for users to perform complex manual steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If multiple steps including scanning codes and transferring resources are required, then the item transfer can be completed, but the time consumption increases and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransfer efficiencyVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the order management system and card management system infrastructure, where resource accounts are pre-configured. The terminal device automatically reads e-card information and obtains order details in advance, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual scanning and verification steps during the actual transfer process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent ensures continuous automatic execution of the transfer process: the terminal continuously monitors for item information, automatically reads e-card data, obtains order information, and initiates resource transfer without interruption. The card management system continuously manages resource accounts and executes transfers, eliminating idle time between operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS10762542B2Item transfer apparatus, system and method
Publication Date: 2020.09.01 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses an item transfer apparatus, system and method, and belongs to the field of data processing. The method includes: sending, by a terminal, an order instruction of a target item to an order management system, feeding back, by the order management system, order information of an order to the terminal, sending, by the terminal, a resource exchange instruction to a card management system according to the order information and a read e-card, completing, by the card management system, transfer of the exchange resource, sending, by the order management system, an item transfer instruction to an item provider device according to a resource transfer result, and completing, by the item provider device, transfer of the target item. The present disclosure solves the problem that the current item transfer method not only needs to bind an e-card to a mobile phone but also has cumbersome operations; thereby achieving an effect that a user can acquire a target item through the e-card after directly making an order at a terminal without pre-binding or scanning a two-dimensional code or other additional operations.