Physical Transfer Path Modification for Alimentary Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current data management systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning lack resources to effectively handle issues that arise during alimentary combination deliveries, such as delays or spoilage, leading to inefficiencies in modifying physical transfer paths.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilize a processor and memory to generate initial and modified physical transfer paths by determining alimentary combination source locations, transfer parties, delivery time thresholds, and spoilage thresholds, and applying machine-learning models to identify trouble states and classify their causes, thereby selecting alternative transfer routes and parties to optimize delivery times.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If machine-learning models are applied to identify trouble states and classify causes in real-time, then delivery optimization and spoilage prevention are improved, but system complexity and computational resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedelivery reliabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-generates multiple alternative transfer paths and pre-identifies potential trouble states before delivery issues actually occur. Machine-learning models are trained in advance to recognize patterns of delivery delays and spoilage risks, enabling proactive rather than reactive optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts transfer paths and selects alternative routes based on real-time condition changes. The machine-learning models continuously monitor delivery parameters and adaptively reclassify trouble states as conditions evolve, allowing the system to respond flexibly to changing delivery scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If multiple delivery parameters and thresholds are monitored in real-time, then delivery quality and spoilage prevention are improved, but data processing requirements and computational load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedelivery precisionVSAvoidcomputational energy
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system monitors multiple delivery parameters (temperature, humidity, delivery time, location) and dynamically adjusts thresholds based on the specific alimentary combination being transported. Different spoilage thresholds are applied depending on the perishability characteristics of each item, optimizing monitoring intensity to match actual risk levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The machine-learning models automatically process and interpret monitoring data without requiring constant human intervention. The system self-adjusts delivery parameters and selects alternative paths based on threshold violations, reducing the need for manual data processing while maintaining high delivery precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If alternative transfer paths and parties are selected based on machine-learning classification, then delivery time optimization is improved, but response time and decision-making complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedelivery productivityVSAvoiddecision time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Alternative transfer paths and transfer parties are pre-identified and ranked by the machine-learning model before trouble states occur. The system maintains a pre-computed hierarchy of alternative routes and carriers, allowing for rapid selection without extensive real-time analysis when delivery issues arise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from past delivery performance data to continuously refine its classification of transfer paths and parties. Machine-learning models learn from historical outcomes to predict which alternatives will be most effective, reducing decision time by relying on proven patterns rather than analyzing all possibilities from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20240403817A1Method and system for modifying a physical transfer path
Publication Date: 2024.12.05 KPN INNOVATIONS LLC
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AI summary

Described herein are systems and methods for modifying a physical transfer path. A system may include a computing device configured to generate an initial physical transfer path; receive a second request for a second alimentary combination; and generate a first modified physical transfer path by determining a second alimentary combination source location as a function of the second request; determining a first delivery time threshold as a function of the first request and a first spoilage threshold associated with the first alimentary combination; determining a second delivery time threshold as a function of the second request and a second spoilage threshold associated with the second alimentary combination; and generating the first modified physical transfer path as a function of the first delivery time threshold, the second delivery time threshold, and the second alimentary combination source location.