Incremental Account Clearing via Data Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current clearing and reconciliation processes are inefficient, causing high pressure on business systems at specific times, low resource utilization, and unsatisfactory real-time capabilities, as they are typically performed only at the end of a transaction day.

Innovation Solution

The method involves partitioning data into multiple points based on preset factors such as time or transaction volume, allowing for incremental clearing and reconciliation as data accumulates, thereby distributing the workload and improving efficiency and real-time processing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If clearing and reconciliation is performed only at the end of a transaction day, then system resource utilization is low, but clearing and reconciliation efficiency is low and system pressure is concentrated at specific time points

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclearing and reconciliation efficiencyVSAvoidtime concentration pressure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the clearing and reconciliation process into multiple batches based on preset factors such as transaction types, time periods, or amount thresholds. Instead of performing all clearing and reconciliation operations at once at the end of the day, the system divides them into smaller batches that can be processed incrementally, thereby improving efficiency and distributing system pressure throughout the day.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary clearing and reconciliation operations during the transaction day based on segmented batches rather than waiting until the end of the day. By executing clearing and reconciliation operations in advance on segmented data, the system reduces the workload at peak times and improves overall processing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If clearing and reconciliation is performed at the end of a transaction day, then system resource utilization is low, but real-time capability is unsatisfying

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time capabilityVSAvoidsystem resource utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements continuous clearing and reconciliation operations throughout the transaction day by segmenting data and processing it in multiple batches. This continuous processing approach maintains real-time capability and keeps system resources consistently utilized rather than idle for most of the day with a single peak at the end.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Ease of operation

If clearing and reconciliation is performed on all accumulated data at once, then processing is simple, but the pressure on the business system is concentrated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing simplicityVSAvoidsystem pressure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSStress or pressure

Solution Approach 1:

The patent automatically segments clearing and reconciliation data into multiple batches based on preset factors without requiring complex manual intervention. This segmentation approach maintains operational simplicity while distributing system pressure, as the batching logic is automatically determined by predefined criteria such as transaction types, time windows, or amount thresholds.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3796246B1Account clearing and reconciliation method, apparatus, and computer device
Publication Date: 2023.11.01 NETSUNION CLEARING CORP
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AI summary

The present application provides an account clearing and reconciliation method, an apparatus, and a computer device. The method comprises: performing segmentation according to a preset factor corresponding to data to be cleared and reconciled, and obtaining a plurality of segmentation points; and at each segmentation point, clearing and reconciling data that has been accumulated up to the current segmentation point. The present application can reduce pressure on a service system, enhance clearing and reconciliation efficiency, improve system resource utilization, and achieve improved real-time processing.