Service Server for Automated Pan-Provider Revenue Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current infrastructure lacks the ability to facilitate the creation of pan-provider services, where multiple network stakeholders can charge for their use, leading to situations where only the last network in the chain collects the entire fee for content access, while intervening networks do not receive compensation for their services.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that includes a service server capable of facilitating automated creation of pan-provider services by assigning globally unique identifiers to users and providers, enabling payment allocation across multiple stakeholders, and providing an infrastructure for inter-provider based services, allowing for fee-based arrangements such as listing fees, recurring fees, or percentage of transaction fees.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If a traditional network infrastructure is used where only the last network collects fees, then the transaction process is simple, but the revenue distribution is unfair and lacks sustainability
Solution Approach 1:
The service server acts as an intermediary between users and multiple service providers, automatically creating pan-provider services and distributing payments. It receives service requests, identifies multiple providers, coordinates service delivery, and allocates payments according to pre-negotiated arrangements, thereby enabling fair revenue distribution without requiring direct complex negotiations between all parties
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing service provider relationships, payment allocation rules, and service delivery protocols before actual service transactions occur. This allows automated service creation and payment distribution to happen efficiently during transactions without real-time negotiation overhead
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple service providers are involved in providing services, then the service quality and coverage improve, but the payment allocation and coordination become complex
Solution Approach 1:
The service server performs multiple functions including service request reception, provider identification, service coordination, payment collection, and payment distribution. This multi-functional approach simplifies the overall system architecture by consolidating complex coordination tasks into a single universal platform that can handle diverse service provider relationships
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the service delivery process into distinct phases: service request handling, provider identification, service execution, and payment allocation. Each phase is managed independently, allowing multiple service providers to be coordinated through standardized interfaces without requiring complex inter-provider communication
3Productivity
If automated service creation is implemented, then the service delivery efficiency improves, but the infrastructure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The service server automatically creates pan-provider services without requiring manual intervention from service providers during each transaction. It self-manages provider identification, service coordination, and payment distribution based on pre-configured rules, thereby achieving high service creation efficiency while keeping infrastructure complexity manageable through automation
Data Source
AI summary
A method may include receiving, at a service server, a request for services from a requesting device. The service server may identify one or more service options responsive to the request and send a list of the identified service options to the requesting device. The service server may receive a selected service option from the requesting device. The service server may collect payment information for the selected service option from the requesting device and providing accounting information to a service provider of the selected service option based on the payment information.