Item purchase, item purchase method and refrigerator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current refrigerators lack the capability to seamlessly integrate online shopping functionality, limiting users' ability to conveniently purchase items directly from the appliance.
Innovation Solution
A refrigerator equipped with a touchscreen display and communication module that allows users to receive and transmit item purchase requests, display purchase information, and place orders through a user device, enabling online shopping by connecting to a service server and displaying store options, item availability, and prices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a refrigerator includes only basic display and communication modules, then the device complexity is low, but the online shopping functionality and user convenience are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The refrigerator is designed to perform multiple functions beyond basic refrigeration, including displaying purchase requests, communicating with external devices, and facilitating online shopping transactions. The touchscreen display and controller enable the refrigerator to act as both a food storage appliance and an e-commerce interface, allowing users to browse items, select purchases, and receive notifications directly at the appliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The refrigerator serves as an intermediary device between the user and external e-commerce platforms. The communication module transmits purchase requests to external devices or servers, while the touchscreen display presents item information and purchase options to the user. This intermediary role enables seamless integration of online shopping capabilities without requiring the refrigerator itself to contain all e-commerce functionality.
2Ease of operation
If the refrigerator integrates full online shopping capabilities, then user convenience is improved, but the ease of operation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The refrigerator enables users to independently complete online shopping tasks directly at the appliance. Users can browse items, view prices and availability, select purchases, and receive order confirmations through the refrigerator's touchscreen display without needing to switch to mobile devices or computers. The system autonomously handles communication with external servers and processes purchase requests, allowing users to complete transactions through simple touchscreen interactions.
3Loss of information
If the refrigerator displays detailed purchase information and multiple store options, then the information completeness is improved, but the information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information display is divided into distinct sections on the touchscreen interface. Purchase requests, item details, store options, prices, and availability information are presented in separate, organized areas. This segmentation allows users to systematically review different aspects of the purchase information without being overwhelmed by a single wall of text, while the controller efficiently manages the presentation of multiple data elements.
Data Source
AI summary
An item purchase system may include a user device configured to receive an item purchase request from a user and transmit the item purchase request, and the refrigerator configured to display the item purchase request in response to receiving the item purchase request and place an order for the item requested to be purchased according to an input by the user or another user.