Token-Based Virtual Shopping Cart Sharing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing e-commerce systems do not efficiently allow users to share virtual shopping carts with others, leading to situations where potential buyers cannot immediately purchase items for others, resulting in idle shopping carts until both parties are in the same physical space.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that enables users to generate a token for items in their virtual shopping cart, allowing them to share a request for purchase with another user, who can then access and purchase those items through their own virtual shopping cart, with options to modify or add items before finalizing the transaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users share virtual shopping carts with others, then purchasing convenience is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a token as an intermediary element that mediates between the first user's shopping cart and the second user's interface. The token encapsulates shopping cart information and enables secure transfer without requiring direct system integration or complex authentication protocols, thus improving ease of operation while controlling system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the shopping cart information embedded within the token, allowing the second user to view and interact with a representation of the original cart without modifying the source system. This copying mechanism simplifies the sharing process while maintaining system integrity
2Reliability
If token-based sharing is implemented, then security is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shopping cart information is pre-processed and encapsulated into the token before transfer. This preliminary action ensures that security validations and data formatting are completed in advance, reducing the processing time required when the token is redeemed by the second user
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AI summary
The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer-implemented methods for users to identify a set of items from a merchant in a virtual shopping cart and share a request for purchase, by another, of those items. One example method includes associating items with a first user's first electronic shopping cart. A request is received from the first user to initiate a share to pay operation for the at least one item. A token is generated corresponding to the shared item, and the generated token is provided to the first user. A request associated with the generated token is received from a second user different than the first, and, based on the request and generated token, the items of the first user's first electronic shopping cart are added to a second electronic shopping cart of the second user based on the generated token.