Granular Product Review System Using Component-Level Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Consumers face limited information when making purchasing decisions, as existing product reviews do not account for the quality and longevity of individual components that comprise a product, leading to incomplete assessments of a product's overall performance.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method utilizing AI and IoT devices to gather granular feedback on product components, providing timely and relevant reviews by monitoring product use and soliciting feedback at specific intervals, and integrating natural language processing to analyze user comments and demographic data for personalized insights.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If traditional product review systems are used, then product reviews are available for consumers, but the reviews do not account for individual component quality and longevity, leading to incomplete assessments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomponent quality informationVSAvoidproduct assessment accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the product into individual components and collects feedback specifically about each component's performance and longevity. The system tracks usage data and solicit user feedback at different stages of product lifecycle for specific components, enabling granular assessment rather than overall product ratings only.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements continuous feedback loops by monitoring product usage through IoT devices and actively soliciting user feedback at predetermined intervals and trigger events. This feedback is specifically directed at component performance, allowing the system to update reviews dynamically based on real-world usage data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If continuous monitoring and feedback collection is implemented, then granular and timely product reviews are generated, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereview generation timelinessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system establishes predetermined feedback collection intervals and trigger events in advance based on product type classification. This preliminary configuration allows the system to automatically initiate feedback solicitation at appropriate moments without requiring complex real-time analysis, simplifying the overall system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically processes collected feedback through trained algorithms to generate updated reviews without requiring manual intervention. The machine learning models self-adjust and refine their assessments based on incoming data, reducing the need for complex human-managed processing systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If AI algorithms and trigger events are used to solicit feedback, then relevant and timely inquiries are sent to users, but the need for product classification and event management increases system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeedback timing relevanceVSAvoidclassification system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a universal product classification framework that categorizes products into types with common feedback patterns and trigger events. This multi-functional classification system allows the same feedback mechanisms to be applied across diverse product categories, reducing the need for product-specific complex configurations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system adjusts feedback collection parameters such as inquiry intervals and trigger event thresholds based on product type classification and observed usage patterns. These parameter changes are made dynamically without requiring fundamental system restructuring, allowing adaptability while maintaining manageable complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240119492A1Continuous granular reviews and ratings
Publication Date: 2024.04.11 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

Computer implemented method, systems, and computer program products include program code executing on a processor(s) that determines that a user has purchased a product. The program code classifies, with at least one trained algorithm, the product into a product type classification. The program code implements one or more trigger events; based on each trigger event occurring, the processor(s) generates and transmits an inquiry to the user. The program code determines that a trigger event has occurred. The program code generates the inquiry, obtains responsive feedback, and generates a product review.