Social Network Platform Product Availability Prediction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Product shortages are exacerbated by consumers hoarding when product availability information is publicly shared on social networks, leading to imbalances in supply and demand, as publicizing availability can trigger a run on certain sources while others may have ample stock.
Innovation Solution
A social network platform manages user rights based on purchasing patterns and behavior, predicting product availability using purchase history data, and limiting information dissemination to prevent hoarding by controlling user access to product availability data within specific groups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If product availability information is publicly shared on social networks, then consumers can discover when and where goods become available, but this triggers hoarding behavior that exacerbates supply shortages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the public audience into different groups based on their purchasing behavior and propensity to hoard. By dividing users into segments with different information access rights, the system allows product availability information to be shared with consumers who are less likely to trigger hoarding, while restricting access to information that would cause widespread demand spikes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing different levels of information access to different user groups. Instead of uniform information distribution, the system tailors information availability based on individual user characteristics, allowing some users to access detailed product availability data while restricting access to others who exhibit hoarding patterns.
2Ease of operation
If product availability is publicized at specific sources, then consumers can locate available products, but this creates runs on specific sources while other sources have ample stock
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that monitor consumer responses to product availability information. By analyzing purchasing patterns and demand responses, the system adjusts information dissemination strategies to prevent concentrated demand on specific sources, thereby balancing product distribution across multiple sources.
3Quantity of substance
If user rights are limited to prevent hoarding, then product availability can be managed more effectively, but consumer access to product information is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making user rights and information access flexible rather than static. The system dynamically adjusts information availability based on real-time analysis of user behavior, purchasing patterns, and market conditions, allowing users to gain or lose access to certain information based on their demonstrated consumption patterns.
Data Source
AI summary
In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including obtaining purchase history data for a plurality of users within a group, the purchase history corresponding to at least one product; determining a first product availability corresponding to the at least one product based on the purchase history data; transmitting, to a User Equipment (UE) of a user of the plurality of users, a notification including the first product availability; obtaining updated purchase history data, the updated purchase history data corresponding to the at least one product; determining a second product availability corresponding to the at least one product based on the updated purchase history data; determining a product availability change based on the first product availability and the second product availability; and modifying user rights of the user based on the product availability change.