Shared Mobile App Platform for Dynamic Business Service Rendering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Small businesses face significant challenges in developing and maintaining mobile apps for various platforms, leading to high costs and resource burdens, while consumers face difficulties in accessing multiple mobile apps efficiently due to storage constraints and installation complexities.

Innovation Solution

A shared mobile app platform that allows small businesses to configure and adapt unique mobile app services without developing separate apps, enabling consumers to access multiple services through a single app installation, with dynamic rendering and self-learning features for personalized experiences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If small businesses develop separate mobile apps for each platform, then they can provide platform-specific functionality, but development costs and maintenance burdens increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplatform-specific functionalityVSAvoiddevelopment and maintenance burden
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal mobile device application that can perform multiple functions across different platforms. The single app serves as a gateway to access various business services and information for multiple small businesses, eliminating the need for separate platform-specific apps while maintaining broad functionality and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines multiple business services and functionalities into a single mobile application. By merging access to various small business services, information, and platform-specific features into one unified app, the solution reduces development complexity while preserving adaptability across different mobile platforms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If consumers download separate mobile apps for each small business, then they can access unique business services, but device storage space is consumed and installation time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to unique business servicesVSAvoiddevice storage space
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The universal mobile device application enables consumers to access unique business services from multiple small businesses through a single app installation. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need to download separate apps for each business, preserving access to specialized services while conserving device storage space.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges access to numerous small business services into one consolidated application. By combining multiple service access points into a single app, consumers can maintain access to unique business functionalities without accumulating multiple separate applications on their devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If consumers download and install multiple mobile apps, then they can access diverse business services, but time and effort are wasted on searching and installation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to diverse business servicesVSAvoidtime for searching and installing apps
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The universal mobile device application provides diverse business services through a single platform, eliminating the need for consumers to search for and install multiple separate apps. The app serves as a centralized gateway to various small business services, maintaining adaptability while saving consumer time and effort.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring access to multiple small business services within a single application. Consumers do not need to perform repeated search and installation actions for each service; instead, all services are prepared and accessible in advance through the universal app.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Speed

If small businesses invest in developing mobile apps, then they can provide instant access to consumers, but resource expenditure increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstant access to consumersVSAvoidresource expenditure
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The universal mobile device application enables small businesses to provide instant consumer access through a shared platform. Instead of each business investing resources in separate app development, the multi-functional universal app serves multiple businesses simultaneously, maintaining speed of access while dramatically reducing individual resource expenditure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10623929B1Method and apparatus for shared mobile device app with unique business function adaptation and rendering
Publication Date: 2020.04.14 HARPALE MAHESH
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AI summary

The present invention provides a new and innovative way to provide a method for a small business or any entity to utilize a shared mobile app platform with unique business function adaptation and dynamic rendering. Using the method presented the small business save time, effort, resources, and monetary investments that would be required to develop and maintain an independent mobile app and can still keep business function uniqueness in the shared app. Additionally, the consumer can save time, effort, and resources to search, download, and install a new app and still achieve personalized service offered by unique app and process flow rendering.