Personalized Vehicle Plate Generation System Using Digital Trie

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing system for issuing personalized vehicle number plates in Australia is cumbersome for users, often resulting in frustration due to frequent rejections of preferred choices, leading to dissatisfaction with the final purchase, as it is difficult to find plates with a high degree of personalization amidst a large population of taken plates.

Innovation Solution

A computer system that electronically generates character strings using a combination of rules-based and hybrid-type algorithms to produce a range of personalized options, compares these with unavailable plates, and presents available options for selection, incorporating a digital trie data structure for real-time availability checks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If users repeatedly adjust their selection to find available personalized plates, then the likelihood of finding an available plate increases, but user frustration increases and time is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveavailability of preferred plateVSAvoidtime for repeated adjustments

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary generation of multiple personalized plate options using algorithms that incorporate user preferences, vehicle details, and naming conventions before the user needs to make a selection. This advance preparation eliminates the need for repeated user adjustments and immediately presents viable available options.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides immediate feedback to users about the availability of generated personalized plates and automatically adjusts the selection based on real-time availability data. This feedback loop allows the system to present only available options without requiring users to repeatedly test different selections.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If the system presents fewer personalized plate options, then the selection process is simpler, but the degree of personalization decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of selection processVSAvoiddegree of personalization

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the large set of generated personalized plate options into multiple categorized groups based on personalization level, format preferences, and availability. This segmentation allows users to navigate through organized subsets rather than overwhelming lists, maintaining simplicity while preserving access to highly personalized options.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts presentation parameters such as the number of options displayed, filtering criteria, and sorting preferences based on user behavior and preferences. This allows the system to maintain ease of operation by default while enabling users to access higher degrees of personalization when desired.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system generates a large number of personalized plate options, then the degree of personalization increases, but the complexity of the generation system increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedegree of personalizationVSAvoidcomplexity of generation system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary generation of personalized plate options using pre-defined algorithms and templates that incorporate user preferences, vehicle details, and naming conventions. By pre-generating options before the user needs to select, the system manages complexity through structured advance processing rather than complex real-time generation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses template-based generation that creates personalized plates by copying and adapting standardized formats with user-specific content. This approach generates highly personalized options while maintaining system simplicity through reusable templates rather than complex custom generation logic for each plate.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

4Speed

If users are presented with available personalized plates quickly, then user satisfaction increases, but the system requires more sophisticated algorithms to generate relevant options

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespeed of presenting optionsVSAvoidsophistication of algorithms

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary generation of personalized plate options using algorithms that incorporate user preferences, vehicle details, and naming conventions before the user needs to make a selection. This advance preparation enables rapid presentation of relevant options without requiring complex real-time generation algorithms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10909330B2Computer system configured for issuing a personalized vehicle number plate

Publication Date: 2021.02.02 PLATE PROPERTIES PTY LTD

AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method configured to generate a personalized vehicle number plate based on a keyword. The method electronically generates a combined set of character strings appropriate for selection by the user for a personalized vehicle number plate by combining a: a plurality of character strings or content derived from or based on user details; and/or a second plurality of character strings or content derived from or based on one or more keywords.