Server System for Confirming Digital Incentive Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Confirming the electronic delivery of digital incentives is challenging due to difficulties in tracking and verifying successful delivery.

Innovation Solution

A server computer system with a communications module, processor, and memory that obtains a list of incentives and electronic addresses, assigns incentives, sends them via the communications module, and monitors an error log to confirm successful delivery, including generating a customized incentive interface and providing updates for unsuccessful deliveries.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If digital incentives are sent electronically, then delivery speed and efficiency are improved, but confirmation of successful delivery becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedelivery speedVSAvoiddelivery confirmation

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms by monitoring error logs and sending confirmation notifications to both the sender and recipient. The server continuously checks delivery status and provides real-time feedback on whether the digital incentive was successfully delivered to the electronic address, resolving the uncertainty about delivery confirmation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The server acts as an intermediary between the sender and recipient, maintaining a centralized log of delivery status. It mediates the delivery confirmation process by recording whether the incentive was successfully transmitted and by sending notification messages to both parties, thereby enabling reliable confirmation without direct interaction between sender and recipient.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If bulk orders are processed manually, then customization is possible, but processing time and labor requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoidprocessing efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating and sending customized digital incentives to multiple recipients simultaneously. The server pre-processes the bulk order by assigning unique incentives to each recipient's electronic address and initiating delivery in bulk, thereby maintaining customization while dramatically improving processing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates and distributes copies of digital incentives to multiple recipients. Each recipient receives a unique copy of the digital incentive, allowing for customized content while the bulk processing mechanism maintains high productivity. The server manages multiple copies simultaneously without requiring manual handling of each individual incentive.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS20230306461A1System and method for confirming electronic delivery of digital incentives

Publication Date: 2023.09.28 THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK

AI summary

A server computer system comprises a communications module; a processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to obtain a list of incentives associated with a bulk order of incentives and electronic addresses of recipients of the incentives; assign one or more of the incentives to one or more of the electronic addresses; send, via the communications module and to the one or more of the electronic addresses, the incentives; and monitor an error log to confirm successful delivery of the incentives.