Instant Messaging Account Authorization for Online Shop Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing e-commerce systems, users with auxiliary accounts in instant messaging systems cannot log in or manage online shops created by primary account users, limiting their ability to perform tasks such as modifying product prices or shipping costs.
Innovation Solution
The system allows a primary account user to authorize an auxiliary account to manage an online shop by recording an authorization relation between the two accounts within the instant messaging system, enabling the auxiliary account to perform management operations on the online shop.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If auxiliary accounts are created in the instant messaging system for communication purposes, then communication functionality is improved, but the ability to manage online shops is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling auxiliary accounts to perform multiple functions: both instant messaging communication and online shop management. The system allows auxiliary accounts to be created for communication purposes while also granting them authorized access to manage online shops, making a single account type versatile enough to handle both communication and management tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing an authorization mechanism that mediates between the auxiliary account and the online shop management system. The primary account user authorizes the auxiliary account through the instant messaging system, which then acts as an intermediary to grant the necessary permissions for shop management without compromising account security or system integrity.
2Reliability
If account authorization is restricted to maintain security, then system security is improved, but user flexibility and delegation capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making account authorization flexible and changeable. The primary account user can dynamically authorize or revoke access for auxiliary accounts based on needs. The system supports dynamic permission assignment where the primary user can control what specific operations the auxiliary account can perform, allowing security policies to adapt to changing business requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by providing differentiated authorization levels for different auxiliary accounts. Instead of a blanket permission system, the primary account user can grant specific permissions to specific auxiliary accounts based on their roles and responsibilities. This allows fine-grained control where each auxiliary account receives only the necessary permissions for its specific function.
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AI summary
A method and a system for managing an online shop use an instant messaging system to allow an auxiliary account to log in and manage an online shop of a primary account user. The primary account user creates an online shop in an online shop server, and associates itself with one or more auxiliary accounts in an instant messaging system. Upon authorization by primary account user to allow an auxiliary account to manage the online shop, the system records an authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account. The authorization relation may be recorded in the instant messaging system. Based on the recorded authorization relation, the system allows a user of the authorized auxiliary account to manage the online shop system through the instant messaging system. An instant messaging server serving for this purpose is also disclosed.