Portable remote processing apparatus for property transactions

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Solution Overview

Problem

In arm's length property transactions, the involvement of multiple actors and time delays in negotiations between buyers and sellers, often mediated by agents, hinder the agreement-reach process due to inefficiencies in communication and coordination.

Innovation Solution

A portable remote processing apparatus that facilitates property transactions by enabling communication between seller and buyer devices, negotiating sale prices, and preparing properties for showing, equipped with biometric authentication and environmental sensing capabilities, leveraging remote servers for processing and minimizing hard coding.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple actors and agents are involved in property transactions, then security and formal requirements are met, but communication delays and coordination inefficiencies increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransaction securityVSAvoidnegotiation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The portable remote processing apparatus serves as an intermediary device between buyers and sellers, enabling direct communication while maintaining security protocols. The device facilitates negotiations by providing a secure platform for exchange of information and offers, reducing the need for multiple intermediate actors while preserving transaction security through built-in authentication and encryption mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If agents mediate negotiations between buyers and sellers, then transaction security is maintained, but communication efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransaction securityVSAvoidnegotiation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The portable remote processing apparatus enables buyers and sellers to conduct negotiations independently without requiring agent mediation. The device provides self-service capabilities including secure communication, offer submission, counter-offer generation, and agreement documentation, allowing parties to complete transactions directly while maintaining security through integrated authentication and encryption features.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If traditional communication methods are used in property transactions, then formal requirements are met, but time delays increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransaction integrityVSAvoidcommunication time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The portable remote processing apparatus replaces traditional mechanical communication methods (phone calls, in-person meetings, physical document exchange) with electronic communication and digital document processing. The device enables real-time or near-real-time exchange of offers, counter-offers, and agreements through wireless communication, significantly reducing communication time while maintaining transaction integrity through digital signatures and secure data transmission protocols.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS10929938B1Portable remote processing apparatus for property transactions
Publication Date: 2021.02.23 WELLS FARGO BANK NA
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AI summary

A portable remote processing apparatus facilitates various aspects of a transaction, such as a real estate property transaction. A seller of the real estate property can use the portable remote processing apparatus to prepare a walk-through of the property for prospective buyers, to configure the property for a showing, and/or to interact with a buyer device to negotiate a sale of the real estate property. Typically, the portable remote processing apparatus communicates with a remote server device, thereby limiting the amount of hard coding in the apparatus and improving the processing capability of the apparatus.