Pre-approved Credit System for Targeted Product Marketing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing marketing strategies often waste resources by targeting consumers with no interest in or inability to afford large-ticket products, as they require separate financing with varying rates and restrictions, limiting the effectiveness of targeted product offerings.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that analyzes consumer profile and spending habits to offer pre-approved credit lines for targeted products, determining suitable credit instruments based on credit history, and providing pre-approved financing options tailored to individual consumers or businesses.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If mass marketing is used to target consumers with large-ticket products, then product reach is improved, but resource efficiency deteriorates due to targeting consumers with no interest or inability to afford

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct reachVSAvoidresource efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the consumer market by analyzing spending habits, transaction history, and financial data to identify specific consumer groups likely to be interested in and able to afford large-ticket products. This segmentation allows marketing resources to be focused on relevant audiences rather than mass distribution, resolving the contradiction between reach and efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary credit approval and financial eligibility assessment before marketing campaigns are launched. By pre-screening consumers based on their financial capacity and creditworthiness, the system ensures that marketing efforts are directed only at consumers who can actually afford the targeted products, eliminating waste on unqualified leads.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If consumers are required to obtain separate financing for large-ticket products, then product accessibility is improved, but transaction complexity increases due to varying rates and restrictions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct accessibilityVSAvoidtransaction complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the credit approval process with the product marketing and sales process. By integrating financial eligibility assessment, credit approval, and product offering into a unified system, consumers receive pre-approved financing decisions before being presented with large-ticket products. This integration eliminates the need for separate financing applications and reduces transaction complexity while maintaining accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If targeted marketing is implemented based on consumer data, then marketing effectiveness is improved, but financial eligibility verification becomes a bottleneck

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemarketing effectivenessVSAvoidverification time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs financial eligibility verification and credit assessment in advance, before marketing campaigns are executed. By pre-screening consumers based on their financial data, spending habits, and credit history, the system prepares a ready list of qualified prospects. This preliminary action eliminates verification delays during the marketing process, maintaining high effectiveness without time bottlenecks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8239304B1Method and system for providing pre-approved targeted products
Publication Date: 2012.08.07 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and a system for offering a consumer an opportunity to purchase one or more targeted products and/or services with a pre-approved credit instrument where the selection of one or more products is based on consumer related profile information, which may include previous spending habits, previous transactions and/or other information. Some or all aspects of an offer for the targeted product or service, which may include product type, offer delivery, pricing and payment terms, may be determined by various factors, such as the consumer's credit-worthiness, profile information and/or other information.