Enterprise Group Creation via Identity Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing enterprise instant messaging (EIM) systems face complexity when adding a large number of employees from outside enterprises to an inside group, requiring repetitive group establishment processes.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that automatically identify the identity of added users and create inter-enterprise groups if their identity information does not match the inside group's attribute information, simplifying the process by allowing employees from outside enterprises to collaborate without compromising internal data security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a new group is established for each outside employee to be added to an inside group, then the inside group can maintain its security attributes, but the procedure becomes complex and repetitive when adding a large number of employees
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments employees into different categories (inside employees and outside employees) and applies different group types (inside groups and inter-enterprise groups) to each segment. This allows the system to maintain security for inside groups while using a simplified process for adding outside employees through inter-enterprise groups, resolving the contradiction between security and procedural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal group establishment mechanism that handles both inside employees and outside employees through a unified inter-enterprise group type. This multi-functional approach allows the same group establishment procedure to serve multiple purposes (adding inside employees and outside employees), thereby simplifying the overall procedure while maintaining appropriate security controls through attribute-based access.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate groups are created for outside employees, then each employee can be managed individually, but the overall system complexity increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management of outside employees into a unified inter-enterprise group structure rather than creating separate management mechanisms for each employee. This combining approach maintains adaptability and versatility in employee management while significantly reducing system complexity by eliminating the need for multiple separate group establishment procedures.
3Reliability
If the inside group attributes are strictly enforced, then internal data security is maintained, but outside employees cannot be added to collaborate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the inter-enterprise group with its own attribute set) that mediates between the security requirements of inside groups and the collaboration needs of outside employees. This intermediary allows outside employees to be added and collaborate effectively while maintaining data security through controlled attribute-based access, resolving the contradiction between security enforcement and collaboration capability.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a method for establishing an enterprise group and a corresponding apparatus. According to an example, an IM application server may determine, according to a received join-group request for adding a first user to an inside group, whether identity information of the first user matches attribute information of the inside group. If the identity information of the first user matches the attribute information of the inside group, the server may add the first user to the inside group, and send a first notification message to a client corresponding to the first user. If the identity information of the first user does not match the attribute information of the inside group, the server may create an inter-enterprise group including the first user and all members of the inside group, and send a second notification message to the client corresponding to the first user.