Smart Resource Instrument System for Secure Interaction Processing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Resource instrument technology has not evolved to improve interaction functionality, leading to inefficiencies in processing and security concerns such as misappropriation.

Innovation Solution

A smart resource instrument system with reader and writing components, integrated with user computer systems, captures and processes interaction information, authenticates users, and tracks resource instruments to prevent misappropriation, enabling secure and efficient interactions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional resource instrument processing channels are used, then processing speed is slow and security concerns arise, but allowing continued use of traditional channels maintains compatibility

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing speedVSAvoidchannel compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines traditional resource instrument processing with modern electronic processing systems. The system integrates physical resource instruments with electronic databases and communication networks, allowing simultaneous operation of traditional and modern channels. This merging enables faster processing through electronic verification while maintaining compatibility with existing traditional processing infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal processing system that can handle both traditional resource instruments and modern electronic interactions. The system is designed to work with multiple types of resource instruments (checks, money orders, electronic transfers) and multiple processing channels (traditional paper-based, electronic, hybrid), providing multi-functional capability that resolves the contradiction between speed improvement and channel compatibility.

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

2Productivity

If resource instrument functionality is improved with smart technology, then interaction efficiency increases, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces intermediary components such as reader components, writer components, and electronic databases that mediate between simple user actions and complex processing operations. These intermediaries handle the complexity of smart technology integration, authentication, and verification processes, allowing users to benefit from improved interaction efficiency without directly managing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements self-service capabilities where resource instruments automatically perform functions such as validation, authentication, and processing tracking without requiring complex user intervention. The smart resource instruments contain embedded logic and communication capabilities that enable them to interact autonomously with the processing system, improving efficiency while keeping the user interface simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Measurement precision

If reader and writer components are integrated into resource instrument systems, then interaction information capture is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation capture accuracyVSAvoidcomponent integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges reader and writer components into integrated resource instrument systems that can simultaneously or sequentially perform information capture and output functions. This integration reduces the number of separate devices needed and simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining high information capture accuracy through coordinated operation of reading and writing mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS10621327B2Smart resource instruments and devices
Publication Date: 2020.04.14 BANK OF AMERICA CORP
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AI summary

A resource instrument system, alone or in combination with a user computer system, may be utilized to capture information from third-party resource instruments associated with interactions, using a reader component, and process such third-party resources. Additionally, or alternatively, the resource instrument systems may also automatically capture interaction information associated with an interaction and automatically create one or more first resource instruments, using a writing component, in order utilize the one or more first resource instruments in interactions. Moreover, the resource instrument systems of multiple parties may interact with each other to facilitate electronic interactions that may include providing aggregated resources from multiple parties and providing a resource instrument to a third-party.