User Account Registration via Email Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for accessing network-based services from mobile terminals, such as commercial photo distribution sites, require cumbersome steps for new users to register and utilize hardware resources like cameras, especially when immediate use is needed without prior account activation.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows creating a new user account for a content management service through a server computer, where a mail message with valid input data initiates an account creation process, including executable instructions for completing registration, enabling immediate service use and publication of data without identifying user information, with optional reminders for completing the registration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a special client application is used to access the service, then the functionality can directly utilize hardware resources like camera, but the user must perform additional steps of searching and installing the application which increases complexity and time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a mail message as an intermediary to trigger automatic client application installation. When a user sends a mail message from a mobile terminal, the system detects this and automatically installs the necessary client application without requiring the user to manually search and install it, thus simplifying the access process while maintaining hardware resource utilization capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically installing the client application before the user actually needs to use it. The installation is triggered in advance by the mail message sending action, so when the user wants to access the service, the application is already ready to use, eliminating the need for manual installation steps
2Ease of manufacture
If a special client application is installed, then hardware resources can be directly utilized, but it requires additional time for searching and installing the application which reduces productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The client application is installed in advance automatically when the system detects a mail message from the mobile terminal. This preliminary installation ensures that when the user needs to access the service, the application is already available, eliminating the time-consuming manual installation step and improving productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting the mail message and initiating the client application installation process without requiring user intervention. The system monitors for mail messages and automatically completes the installation, freeing the user from manual installation tasks and accelerating service access
3Loss of time
If immediate service use is required without prior account activation, then time is saved, but the registration process becomes more complex and requires multiple subsequent steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary account creation by automatically creating a temporary account when receiving a mail message from a new user. This allows immediate service use without requiring the user to complete the full registration process upfront. The account creation is done in advance, and the user can start using the service immediately, with the option to complete registration later
Solution Approach 2:
The registration process is segmented into two phases: an initial automatic account creation phase that enables immediate service use, and a subsequent optional completion phase. This segmentation allows the user to separate the time-critical account creation from the less time-sensitive profile completion, reducing the perceived complexity and enabling immediate productivity
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AI summary
The invention concerns a method for creating a user account for a content management service executable in a server computer and accessible through a network, e.g. a wireless network. The method may comprise any, any combination or all of the steps of receiving in the server computer a mail message comprising data identifiable as valid input data of a new content submission transaction of the content management service, storing the input data in the service to initiate a new user account creation process, sending a reply mail message to the sender of the mail message, the reply mail message comprising at least one computer executable instruction for continuing the user account creation process and/or amending the input data of the content submission transaction, receiving a second message comprising data for continuing the user account creation process and/or for amending the input data of the content submission transaction, and continuing the user account creation process and/or the amending of the input data of the content submission transaction using the data of the second message. Also a computer arrangement and a computer program product are disclosed.