On-Demand Virtual Queue for Physical Resource Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In high-demand physical resource environments, existing scheduling systems fail to efficiently manage resource allocation due to dynamic and unpredictable conditions, leading to long wait times and inefficiencies in resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method utilizing an on-demand virtual queue system that tracks and manages physical resource availability through image recognition and metadata, allowing users to register and receive notifications for resource usage, and dynamically transfers users to equivalent resources for faster access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If traditional scheduling systems are used to manage physical resource allocation, then resource assignment can be performed, but wait times become excessively long and resource utilization efficiency decreases due to dynamic and unpredictable environmental conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual queue system that copies the state of physical resource availability into a digital representation. Users interact with the virtual queue through image uploads and metadata, allowing the system to track and manage resource allocation without direct physical intervention, thereby reducing wait times and improving utilization efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual queue acts as an intermediary between users and physical resources. It mediates the interaction by receiving image data and metadata, processing availability information, and managing user requests asynchronously, which eliminates the need for users to physically wait for resource allocation decisions
2Device complexity
If manual tracking of physical resource availability is performed, then resource allocation can be managed, but the system becomes complex and difficult to scale in dynamic environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical tracking methods with an automated image-based system. Users upload images of physical resources, and the system automatically processes these images to determine availability, eliminating complex manual tracking mechanisms while maintaining high adaptability to dynamic environmental changes
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service operation where users independently upload images and metadata to register physical resources. The automated processing handles subsequent allocation decisions, reducing system complexity while maintaining versatility in handling dynamic resource availability
Data Source
AI summary
Managing high-demand physical resource usage is provided. An identification of a first physical resource to track availability of the first physical resource via an on-demand virtual queue is received from a first user. An image of the first physical resource is uploaded to the on-demand virtual queue. The image containing metadata regarding a geographic location of the first physical resource. A request to utilize the first physical resource is received from a second user. The second user is added to the on-demand virtual queue for the first physical resource. An indication that the first physical resource is available with the geographic location of the first physical resource is sent to the second user who is first in the on-demand virtual queue. The second user is removed from the on-demand virtual queue in response to receiving an indication that the second user finished utilizing the first physical resource.