Reverse Benefits Designer Interface for Plan Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Setting up benefits plan software is complex and requires trained consultants, making it costly and inefficient for administrators to configure systems without intuitive guidance.
Innovation Solution
A reverse benefits designer system provides a graphical user interface for creating a benefits plan design framework, allowing administrators to design and set up software applications with a top-down approach, using a hierarchy of objects and data storage in a repository, guiding users through the setup process without requiring knowledge of the underlying architecture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional setup forms and documentation are used, then the system can be configured, but the process becomes complex and requires trained consultants
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional setup approach by allowing administrators to define benefits plans using high-level business concepts first, then automatically generating the underlying technical configuration. Instead of requiring users to navigate complex system architecture, the system accepts intuitive plan definitions and translates them into technical setup automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer that translates between business-level plan definitions and system-level technical configuration. This intermediary automatically handles the translation, eliminating the need for administrators to understand complex system architecture while still achieving proper system setup.
2Reliability
If a trained consultant is employed to set up the system, then proper configuration is achieved, but costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables benefits plan administrators to perform system setup independently using an intuitive interface that accepts business-level definitions. The system automatically translates these definitions into proper technical configuration, eliminating the need for external consultants while maintaining setup accuracy through automated validation and generation processes.
3Loss of information
If detailed documentation is provided to guide setup, then users have instructions, but the setup process remains inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of reading and following detailed documentation with an automated system that dynamically generates configuration based on high-level inputs. The system substitutes manual interpretation of documentation with automatic translation algorithms that convert business definitions into technical setup without requiring users to read or interpret detailed instructions.
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AI summary
In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for a reverse benefits designer, one or more objects available for creating a plan design framework are displayed in a graphical user interface, an indication of an object from the one or more objects selected for placement in a hierarchy of the plan design framework depicted on the graphical user interface is received, and data is stored in a repository for the plan design framework in accordance with the object placement.