Information Updating System for Data Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for updating item information across multiple sites on an information providing site are inconsistent, leading to the risk of providing outdated information to users, as the update periods differ between sites, resulting in potential inaccuracies.
Innovation Solution
An information update method and system that allows for user-selected item updates by comparing information on the information providing site with the original site, and automatically updates information at set reservation times, ensuring that the most recent data is displayed, using a user terminal, information extracting server, and specific website connected via an online network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If information is updated frequently across all sites, then information accuracy is improved, but server load and update complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by updating only the specific item information that has changed on the target site, rather than updating all information across all sites. The server identifies and extracts only the modified item data (such as price, title, or specification changes) and updates those specific records on the information providing site, thereby maintaining high information accuracy while reducing overall update complexity and server load.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the information update process into distinct components: information extraction from the target site, change detection through comparison, selective identification of modified items, and targeted updating on the information providing site. This segmentation allows the system to handle updates efficiently by processing only necessary changes rather than performing comprehensive site-wide updates.
2Reliability
If information is updated in real-time, then information freshness is improved, but system resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action through scheduled update reservations. Instead of continuous real-time monitoring and updating, the system periodically checks for changes at predetermined intervals or at scheduled times. The server compares item information at these periodic intervals and performs updates only when changes are detected, thereby maintaining information freshness while significantly reducing system resource consumption compared to continuous real-time updating.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive information is provided across all sites, then information completeness is improved, but data synchronization difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the extraction principle by selectively extracting only the changed item information from the target site using an information extracting server. Instead of attempting to synchronize all information across all sites, the system extracts only the specific modified data (such as updated prices, titles, or specifications) and transfers only that information to the information providing site, thereby maintaining information completeness for relevant items while simplifying the data synchronization process.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of updating item information of a specific site on an information providing site is provided. The method includes displaying the specific item information of the specific site, receiving user input for selecting one item among the displayed specific items, and when the selected item information displayed on the information providing site is not the same as the information about the selected item provided on the specific site, updating the selected item information into the information provided on the specific site and displaying the updated information.