Ultrasonic Scan Data Pricing Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack a method to automatically determine and monetize the processing of ultrasonic scan data files based on unique meta-data characteristics, processing requirements, and timeliness, leading to inefficient pricing models for ultrasonic weld data processing.
Innovation Solution
A method that accesses meta-data from each scan data file to apply a pricing model, calculates processing costs, and associates these costs with customer accounts for timely invoicing, considering factors like scan file size, complexity, and priority.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual pricing methods are used for ultrasonic scan data processing, then pricing can be customized for each project, but the billing process is inefficient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-service pricing by having the processing system automatically calculate fees based on pre-established pricing rules and metadata, eliminating the need for manual pricing intervention and significantly reducing billing time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual pricing operations with an automated electronic pricing system that uses algorithms to calculate fees based on metadata and pricing rules, substituting human labor with automated computational processes
2Adaptability or versatility
If uniform pricing is applied to all scan data files, then billing is simple, but it does not account for variations in file size, complexity, and processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes pricing parameters dynamically based on file metadata characteristics such as file size, complexity indicators, and processing requirements, allowing the pricing model to adapt to different file types without requiring a completely different pricing structure
Solution Approach 2:
The pricing model is segmented into multiple components that evaluate different metadata parameters independently, with each parameter contributing to the final price calculation, making the complex pricing adaptable to various file characteristics
3Measurement precision
If detailed metadata analysis is performed for pricing, then accurate pricing reflecting processing needs is achieved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of metadata during the data processing workflow before final pricing calculation, so that pricing-relevant information is already extracted and ready when billing is needed, reducing additional processing time
Data Source
AI summary
A method of monetization of the processing of a collection of ultrasonic data files is disclosed. The process accesses each scan data file and reads meta-data held by that scan data file. Responsive to the extant meta-data, a pricing model is applied, and a processing cost calculated for the processing of each data file. That pricing information is then associated with a customer account and invoiced at a time of choosing of the processing company. Various pricing models may be applied responsive to the characteristics of the data file processed, and responsive to the timeliness and priority of such processing.