Queue Position Exchange Verification for Time-Based Transactions
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Solution Overview
Problem
There are no known mechanisms or technological solutions for managing queues to balance the different time preferences of individuals, facilitating the exchange of queue positions, or enabling transactions between devices, particularly in contexts such as autonomous vehicles and electronic ticketing systems.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for managing queues and facilitating transactions based on the exchange of queue positions using queuing devices, which can be physical or electronic, involving user devices like smartphones or wearable devices, and utilizing digital wallets for real-time or delayed transactions, with verification methods for position changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If users wait in queue to maintain fairness, then queue management simplicity is improved, but time efficiency of users deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a queue management system as an intermediary between users and the service resource. This system facilitates position exchanges and transactions automatically, resolving the contradiction by maintaining fair queue management while allowing users to reduce waiting time through verified position exchanges and payments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the queue system dynamic by allowing position exchanges rather than maintaining fixed positions. Users can dynamically adjust their queue positions based on their time value and willingness to pay, transforming the static first-come-first-served model into a flexible system that balances fairness with time efficiency.
2Loss of time
If queue position exchange is allowed, then user time efficiency is improved, but system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors queue positions, verifies exchanges, and processes transactions. This automated feedback loop manages system complexity by handling position exchange validation and transaction processing systematically, enabling position exchanges without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The queue management system enables users to self-service their queue position needs through automated position exchange requests and transactions. Users independently initiate position exchanges and complete transactions without requiring complex manual intervention, reducing the burden on system complexity while improving time efficiency.
3Productivity
If position exchange transactions are facilitated, then transaction efficiency is improved, but security requirements deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary verification of queue positions and user identities before facilitating transactions. By pre-validating exchange eligibility and user authentication, the system ensures transaction security is established beforehand, allowing efficient processing without compromising security requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The queue management system acts as a trusted intermediary that securely handles position exchange transactions. It verifies exchange validity, manages payment processing, and ensures transaction integrity, thereby maintaining high security standards while enabling efficient position exchange transactions between users.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are method, system, and computer product embodiments for queue management and facilitating transactions based on an exchange of queue position. This may include a physical change in relative queue position between queuing devices and/or an exchange of queue position in an electronic queue. Upon exchanging queue positions, the queuing devices may conduct a transaction to transfer value for the exchanged queue position. The exchange of queue positions may include vehicles traveling on a roadway and exchanging positions in traffic, exchanging positions between mobile device users standing in a line, and/or exchanging positions in an electronic queue. Monetary funding may be transferred between the queuing devices when exchanging positions in the queue. A queue management system may generate a suggested positional exchange amount based on user parameters, conditions, and/or preferences for interacting with the queue.