Distributed Order Processing for Payment and Delivery Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack efficient and integrated solutions for processing delivery and referral information across multiple systems, leading to inefficiencies in order management, payment processing, and communication between merchants, users, and delivery agents.
Innovation Solution
A multi-system distributed processing framework that integrates order collection, payment authorization, and delivery coordination through a centralized system, utilizing communication interfaces and payment processing devices to facilitate seamless transactions and deliveries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple separate systems are used for order collection, payment processing, and delivery coordination, then each system can be optimized independently, but communication overhead increases and integration efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines order collection, payment processing, and delivery coordination into a single integrated system. The processor receives order information, transmits it to the payment processing device for authorization, and coordinates delivery all through one unified platform, eliminating the need for multiple separate systems and reducing communication overhead between them.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system performs multiple functions including order management, payment processing, and delivery coordination through a single platform. The processor handles diverse tasks from receiving order information to authorizing payments and managing delivery, making the system versatile and reducing the need for specialized separate systems.
2Loss of time
If a centralized system integrates all processing functions, then communication overhead is reduced and efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
While the system is centralized, it segments processing into distinct functional modules: order information reception, payment authorization, and delivery coordination. This modular segmentation within the centralized architecture allows efficient communication while managing complexity through organized functional divisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated processor acts as an intermediary that coordinates between different functional components (order collection, payment processing, delivery management). This central intermediary role streamlines communication by providing a single point of coordination, reducing the need for direct communication between multiple separate systems.
3Speed
If manual processing is used for orders and payments, then system complexity is low, but processing speed and accuracy decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service processing where the processor automatically receives order information, transmits it to the payment processing device, and coordinates delivery without manual intervention. This automation increases processing speed and accuracy while managing complexity through systematic automated workflows.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processing with automated electronic processing. The system uses electronic communication between the processor and payment processing device, substituting manual handling with automated digital workflows, thereby increasing speed and accuracy while introducing controlled system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Various systems and methods that may relate to referral and/or delivery services are described. Some embodiments may include syndicating service providers for orders to a plurality of providers, in store delivery options, mobile device ordering, price arbitrage and/or other elements. Various other embodiments are described.