Email-Based Web Page Generation with Unique Address Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for generating Web pages cannot allow multiple users to create Web pages for different topics, and information from unauthorized users can be inadvertently added to a single user's home page when using email-based registration.

Innovation Solution

An information registration apparatus that discriminates receiver addresses in emails to register and manage generation information for each topic, using unique email addresses to control access and prevent unauthorized additions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If a single receiver address is used for email-based Web page generation, then automated Web page creation is enabled, but unauthorized users can inadvertently add information to the wrong user's home page

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomated Web page generationVSAvoidinformation registration accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the single receiver address into multiple unique email addresses, each corresponding to a specific user or topic. This allows the system to automatically generate Web pages while ensuring that each user's information is registered to the correct dedicated address, preventing cross-contamination of data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback by sending notification emails to users when new information is registered. This feedback mechanism allows users to verify that their information is being registered correctly and to report any discrepancies, thereby improving the reliability of the automated registration process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If email-based registration is used for simplicity, then ease of operation is improved, but the system cannot support multiple users creating Web pages for different topics

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregistration simplicityVSAvoidmulti-user topic support
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal email address management system that can handle multiple users and multiple topics simultaneously. Each user has their own unique email address, and the system can process emails for different topics through the same automated registration mechanism, thereby maintaining simplicity while achieving multi-user support.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system adds a dimensional layer by introducing unique identifiers and topic tags to the email-based registration process. This allows the simple email interface to support complex multi-user, multi-topic scenarios without compromising ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Productivity

If automated email processing is implemented, then productivity is improved, but security against unauthorized information addition deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation registration efficiencyVSAvoidunauthorized information addition
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring unique email addresses for each user and topic before any information registration occurs. This preliminary setup enables the automated system to inherently distinguish between authorized and unauthorized information addition attempts, maintaining security while achieving high productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary verification mechanism that processes emails before registration. This intermediary layer checks whether the email address and content are authorized, thereby preventing unauthorized information addition while maintaining the efficiency of automated processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9235536B2Information registration apparatus, information registration method, information registration program, and recording medium
Publication Date: 2016.01.12 RAKUTEN GROUP INC
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AI summary

While making it possible to register generation information used to generate a Web page for each topic by sending element information being components of the Web page by an email and add element information to the generation information by an email, it is made difficult for persons other than a person who registered the generation information to add the element information. When a receiver address included in a received email is a first address, an information registration apparatus registers generation information included in the email and transmits an email including a unique second address corresponding to the generation information to a sender of the received email, and when the receiver address is a second address and the receiver address is not the same as receiver addresses included in emails received before, the information registration apparatus adds element information to the generation information corresponding to the receiver address included in the currently received email.