Live-Stream Order Compilation with Parent–Child Purchase Nodes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing live video streaming platforms lack an efficient mechanism for compiling and managing purchase requests from viewer accounts during live streams, leading to fragmented and costly shipping processes for bundled purchases.
Innovation Solution
The Order Compilation Engine (O.C. Engine) generates parent and child nodes for purchase requests within a selected time range, linking them to create a parent order for concurrent purchases, with a single shipping fee assessed upon expiration, and manages the shipping process efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate purchase requests are processed individually during live streams, then each request can be handled independently, but shipping costs increase and the process becomes fragmented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple purchase requests from the same viewer account into a single parent order when they are placed within a specified time range during live streams. This merging approach consolidates shipping logistics and reduces overall shipping costs while simplifying the purchase compilation process for both the platform and viewers.
2Loss of energy
If purchase requests are compiled into parent orders with time ranges, then shipping costs are reduced through consolidation, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments order management into hierarchical levels: individual purchase requests are organized into parent orders based on viewer account and time range. Each parent order contains multiple child requests, creating a structured segmentation that manages complexity through hierarchical organization rather than treating all orders as a single undifferentiated group.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary compilation mechanism that automatically groups purchase requests into parent orders based on predefined criteria (viewer account, time range). This intermediary layer handles the complexity of consolidation logic, shielding the shipping and fulfillment systems from direct complexity while achieving cost savings.
3Loss of energy
If a single shipping fee is assessed for bundled purchases, then shipping costs are reduced, but tracking and managing bundled items becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested order structure where individual purchase requests (child nodes) are contained within parent orders. This nesting preserves detailed tracking information for each individual item while consolidating shipping under a single parent order identifier, allowing both granular and aggregate tracking simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems and computer products disclosed herein are directed to an O.C. Engine that detects a first request sent from a requesting account during a target account session, the target account associated with multiple sessions. The O.C. Engine generates a first request parent node active for a range of time. The O.C. Engine detects a subsequent second request sent from the requesting account and generates a second request node. The O.C. Engine verifies that the subsequent second request is not an initial request by the requesting account during a range of time that has not yet expired. Upon verification, the O.C. Engine identifies the second request node as a child node by generating a link between the parent node and the child node.