Unified Offer Aggregation System for Mobile Commerce
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile offer delivery systems lack flexibility and customization, requiring users to check multiple sources for commercial offers and redirects users to various vendor websites, making it inconvenient and cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A database-based system that accumulates and stores offers and coupons, allowing users to set preferences and push relevant offers to registered users through a third-party network, accessible via an Application Program Interface (API), enabling in-application delivery and wider audience reach.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users check multiple sources for commercial offers, then they can access more offers, but it becomes inconvenient and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple offer sources into a single unified application interface. The system aggregates commercial offers from various merchants and affiliates, allowing users to access all offers through one application rather than checking multiple separate sources, thereby maintaining versatility while improving convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The application serves as a universal platform that handles multiple functions: aggregating offers from different sources, filtering based on user preferences, and delivering customized offers. This multi-functional approach allows the single application to replace multiple specialized offer sources
2Adaptability or versatility
If services aggregate multiple commercial offers from multiple sources, then users can access more offers, but users are redirected to various vendor websites
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer (the application) between the offer aggregation and the user. Instead of directly redirecting users to vendor websites, the application acts as a mediator that presents offers within its own interface and handles the delivery process, maintaining a consistent user experience while still providing access to multiple offer sources
3Ease of manufacture
If offer delivery systems use fixed delivery methods, then implementation is simple, but flexibility and customization are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic offer delivery by allowing users to set and modify delivery preferences according to their location, device type, and other variables. The system adapts the delivery method and timing based on real-time conditions and user preferences, providing both simplicity through automated adaptation and flexibility through user control
4Ease of manufacture
If offer delivery is limited to specific applications, then delivery mechanism is simple, but audience reach is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal offer delivery system that can reach users across multiple platforms and devices. By implementing cross-platform compatibility and allowing users to access their preferences and offers through any device, the system expands audience reach while maintaining a consistent and simple delivery mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A computer system processes a message from a user mobile device by receiving the message from the user mobile device, wherein the message comprises a purchase request, and then determining a matching purchase offer in a database containing a plurality of purchase offers, wherein the matching purchase offer corresponds to an offer identified in the purchase request. The system then transmits a purchase request to a purchase agent at a third party provider that is associated with the matching purchase offer, and processing a purchase transaction received from the purchase agent at the third party provider.