Account Permission Extraction via Browser Extensions Across Software Portals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems face difficulties in efficiently managing and standardizing account permissions across multiple software service providers due to the lack of a standard format in account portals, leading to cumbersome manual data collection and inconsistent results.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing sitemaps, a web crawler, and a browser extension to automate the extraction of account information from different software service providers, with the option to construct sitemaps manually when necessary, enabling standardized data collection and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If account portals are accessed via web browsers without standardization, then accessibility and ease of operation are improved, but data collection consistency and management efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
A browser extension serves as an intermediary between the web browser and account portals, automatically extracting account information and permission data in a standardized format. This intermediary component enables consistent data collection across different portals while maintaining the ease of web-based access, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and data consistency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual data collection from multiple account portals is performed, then adaptability to different portal formats is improved, but time consumption and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of data extraction from manual copying to automated programmatic extraction via browser extension. The extension adapts to different portal formats by detecting and extracting relevant account information automatically, transforming the process from labor-intensive manual collection to efficient automated collection that maintains adaptability across different service providers.
3Productivity
If standardized data extraction is implemented across multiple providers, then management efficiency and productivity are improved, but device complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The browser extension implements self-service functionality by automatically detecting account portal structures and extracting relevant information without requiring complex configuration or manual setup. The system adapts to different providers autonomously, reducing implementation complexity while maintaining high management efficiency through standardized data collection.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for managing permissions for user accounts at first and second software-service providers that provide corresponding first and second account portals that comprise information about user accounts and corresponding permissions thereof. Such an apparatus includes plural sitemaps, a web crawler, and a browser extension. The plural sitemaps comprising a first sitemap constructed from the first account portal. The a browser extension, which is for a browser that accesses the first account portal, determines that the first sitemap is present and causes the web crawler to use the first sitemap to extract the information from the first account portal and to build a table based on the information.