Transaction Processing with Purchase-Based Dish Recommendations

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems fail to effectively promote sales through recipe introductions to customers, despite increasing customer service quality.

Innovation Solution

A transaction processing system that includes updating means to register merchandise items, settling means to determine prices, and introducing means to suggest recipes based on purchased items, using a large-scale language model to propose dishes considering the customer's climate and purchase history.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If recipe introductions are provided to customers, then customer service quality is improved, but sales promotion effectiveness is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomer service qualityVSAvoidsales promotion effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the parameters of recipe introduction by incorporating climate data (temperature, humidity) and purchase history analysis to personalize recommendations. This transforms generic recipe suggestions into targeted, climate-aware promotions that align with customer behavior patterns, thereby improving sales effectiveness while maintaining service quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms by analyzing customer purchase history and climate conditions to continuously refine recipe recommendations. The feedback loop involves monitoring customer responses to introductions and adjusting future recommendations based on this data, making the sales promotion more effective over time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Device complexity

If generic recipe introductions are made, then customer service is simplified, but sales promotion is ineffective

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintroduction system complexityVSAvoidsales promotion effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service through automated analysis of purchase history and climate data, where the system independently generates personalized recipe recommendations without requiring manual intervention. This automation maintains simplicity in operation while significantly improving sales promotion effectiveness through data-driven personalization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system achieves multi-functionality by integrating multiple data sources (purchase history, climate data) and performing multiple functions (analysis, recommendation generation, personalized introduction) within a unified system. This comprehensive approach improves sales promotion effectiveness while keeping the user interface simple

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

Data Source

PatentUS20250322446A1Transaction processing system
Publication Date: 2025.10.16 TOSHIBA TEC KK
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, a transaction processing system includes an update unit, a settlement unit, a judgement unit, and an introduction unit. The update unit updates, at each time when a merchandise item is designated through an operation by a customer, list data representing a list of transacted merchandise items to contain the merchandise item as a transacted merchandise item. The settlement unit settles a price of the transacted merchandise item contained in the list represented by the list data in response to a designation of a settlement. The judgement unit judges, at each time when the list data is updated by the update unit, a dish using a transacted merchandise item contained in a list represented by the updated list data. The introduction unit introduces a dish judged by the judging unit to the customer.