Server System for Reselling Installed Software Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current application marketplaces lack efficient mechanisms for users to resell software applications and items purchased using those applications, with no standardized process for determining resale prices or managing user rights.
Innovation Solution
A server system that receives requests to resell applications and items, determines resale prices based on original prices, usage periods, and resale policies, and manages user rights for authenticated accounts, enabling seamless transactions between devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users can resell applications and items, then user flexibility and marketplace efficiency are enhanced, but the system complexity increases due to need for price determination and rights management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server system as an intermediary between buyers and sellers to manage the resale process. The server handles price determination based on original prices and usage periods, and manages user rights authentication, thereby enabling user flexibility without requiring complex peer-to-peer negotiation and management mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically determines resale prices based on predefined policies considering original prices and usage periods, eliminating the need for manual pricing negotiations. The server automatically manages rights issuance to authenticated users, reducing the operational complexity for both buyers and sellers.
2Productivity
If standardized resale price determination is implemented, then marketplace efficiency improves, but the system requires complex policies considering original prices and usage periods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs parameter changes by using original price and usage period as input parameters to calculate resale prices. The server applies transformation rules that convert these parameters into standardized resale pricing, enabling efficient automated price determination while keeping the underlying policy logic manageable through clear parameter relationships.
3Speed
If user rights management is automated, then transaction speed increases, but the system requires sophisticated authentication and rights issuance mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The server automatically handles user rights issuance to authenticated users without requiring manual intervention. The system uses authentication credentials to automatically grant rights for the purchased application and item, significantly increasing transaction speed while maintaining security through standardized authentication protocols.
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AI summary
In one example embodiment, a server includes a receiver configured to receive, from a first device, a request to resell an application installed on the first device and an item purchased using the application; a resale manager configured to: issue, to a second device, a resale price of the application and the item, and receive, from the second device, a request to purchase the application and the item; and a rights manager configured to issue, to a user account authenticated on the second device, rights to use the application and the item.