Gift Icon Provision System for Mobile Network Address Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for providing gifts through communication networks are inefficient, requiring frequent updates of customer addresses, leading to unnecessary shipping charges and time-consuming database management, especially when sending gifts to multiple recipients.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for providing gifts using a communication network that includes a gift icon provision unit, product information provision, customer management, payment processing, and a control unit, allowing for real-time transmission and management of gift icons to multiple recipients through an address book, reducing administrative effort and enabling timely delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional gift delivery methods are used with manual address management, then gift delivery can be achieved, but time and effort for managing customer addresses and databases is excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses mobile phone numbers as copies of customer identity and contact information, replacing traditional address book systems. The number database stores minimal essential data (phone numbers) that can be automatically processed and used for gift delivery coordination, eliminating the need to manually manage detailed customer addresses and contact information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes of address book management and database recording with an automated information processing system. The server automatically receives gift requests, retrieves phone numbers from the number database, and coordinates delivery without human intervention in the address management process.
2Reliability
If physical gifts are mailed to customers, then gifts can be delivered, but unnecessary shipping charges are incurred when addresses are incorrect or outdated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary verification of customer contact information by storing and retrieving accurate phone numbers from the number database before gift delivery. This advance preparation ensures that gifts are sent to correct recipients, preventing wasted shipping costs on undeliverable packages.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where the server communicates with the number database to verify current contact information before initiating gift delivery. This feedback mechanism ensures address accuracy and prevents shipping to incorrect or outdated locations.
3Ease of operation
If Internet-based gift transmission is used without a database system, then digital gifts can be sent, but repeated manual entry of postal codes and telephone numbers is required for multiple recipients
Solution Approach 1:
The number database serves multiple functions: it stores customer phone numbers, identifies recipients, and provides contact information for delivery coordination. This single universal database replaces multiple separate data entry tasks for postal codes, telephone numbers, and recipient identification across different gift transmissions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple data management functions (address storage, contact information, recipient identification) into a single integrated number database system. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate manual entry of various recipient details for each gift transmission.
4Device complexity
If no database for recording gift information is prepared, then system complexity is reduced, but tracking who received what gift and when requires significant time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The server automatically creates and maintains a digital record of gift transactions by copying essential information (recipient phone number, gift details, timestamp) from the transaction process. This automated record-keeping provides tracking capability without requiring a complex manual database system.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a system for providing a gift using a communication network. The system includes: a gift icon provision unit configured to provide a product list to at least one of an order terminal device and a reception terminal device, and transmit a gift icon to the reception terminal device; a product information provision unit configured to provide information about products to at least one of the order terminal device and the reception terminal device; a customer management unit configured to manage customer information; a payment processing unit configured to provide a webpage to the order terminal device, and identify a completion of a payment; a gift management unit linked with the customer management unit, and configured to provide information about a validity of the gift icon; and a control unit configured to control operations of the units included in the system.