Information Providing Apparatus Using Moving Cost for Shop Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional techniques fail to provide users with practical information on shops where they can purchase items due to limitations in considering geographical location and transportation costs, often suggesting shops based solely on straight-line distance rather than practical accessibility.
Innovation Solution
An information providing apparatus that receives user wish information and position data, determines the moving cost to potential shops, and notifies the user of shops where the moving cost satisfies a predetermined condition, thereby suggesting shops with lower transportation costs and higher purchase feasibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If shops are selected based solely on straight-line distance from user location, then geographical proximity is improved, but practical accessibility considering transportation cost deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the selection parameter from simple straight-line distance to a composite parameter that includes transportation cost, calculating practical distance by integrating route information and fare data. This transforms the single parameter (geographical distance) into a multi-parameter evaluation system that reflects real-world accessibility.
2Quantity of substance
If all shops within a predetermined distance are provided to users, then information completeness is improved, but information relevance to user needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different information to different users based on their specific conditions. Instead of uniformly providing all shops within a distance threshold, the system selectively provides shop information that matches each user's transportation cost criteria, making the information quality locally optimized for each user's situation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses partial action by providing only a subset of available shop information - specifically, those shops that meet the user's transportation cost conditions. Rather than providing all shops within distance X (excessive information), the system provides only the relevant portion that satisfies the cost constraint.
3Reliability
If shop selection considers multiple factors including transportation cost, then purchase feasibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary information providing apparatus that mediates between the user and multiple shops. This intermediary collects user conditions, evaluates shops against transportation cost criteria, and filters results before presenting to the user. The complexity is centralized in the intermediary system rather than distributed across multiple user devices or shop systems.
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AI summary
An information providing apparatus receives wish information relevant to a wish item that a user wishes to have and position information of the user. The information providing apparatus transmits the wish information to a provider device used by a provider who provides items. The information providing apparatus receives provision information relevant to provision of the wish item from the provider device. The information providing apparatus determines whether a moving cost, which is required for moving from a position indicated by the position information to a providing place at which the provider provides the wish item, satisfies a predetermined condition. The information providing apparatus notifies a user device of the provision information corresponding to a provider in which the moving cost satisfies the predetermined condition.