Social Platform Shopping Visibility Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network-based social platforms lack efficient mechanisms for users to control and manage the visibility of their shopping information, particularly in relation to auctions and purchases, across different user relationships, leading to potential privacy issues and competitive bidding.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to configure and manage the visibility of their shopping information on a network-based social platform by establishing relationships such as 'friend' or 'favorite friend,' enabling them to control the level of disclosure for specific items or lists, ensuring that only authorized users can view the information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users share shopping information openly on the platform, then social interaction and engagement are improved, but privacy and security of shopping information deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments shopping information into different types (auction information, purchase information, watch list information) and applies different visibility controls to each type. Users can selectively share specific categories of shopping information with different groups of friends, rather than sharing all information uniformly or nothing at all.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by allowing different visibility settings for different pieces of shopping information. Each item can have its own visibility configuration, enabling users to share some items publicly while keeping others private, or sharing specific items with specific friends only.
Solution Approach 3:
The patent makes visibility settings dynamic and adjustable. Users can change who can view their shopping information at any time, and the system adapts to these changes in real-time. The visibility permissions can be modified based on changing social relationships or privacy concerns.
2Reliability
If all users can view shopping information, then transparency and trust are improved, but competitive bidding and unauthorized access increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary permission system that mediates between the user's shopping information and other users. The system checks visibility permissions before allowing any user to access shopping information, acting as a gatekeeper that enforces the user's privacy preferences while enabling trusted users to view information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by establishing visibility permissions in advance before any viewing occurs. Users pre-configure who can view their shopping information, and these permissions are automatically enforced. This prevents unauthorized access before it can happen rather than reacting to breaches.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If users have fine-grained control over shopping information visibility, then privacy and security are improved, but system complexity and configuration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the permission system universal by applying the same visibility control mechanism to multiple types of shopping information (auctions, purchases, watch lists). The same interface and rules apply across different information types, reducing the need for separate configuration systems for each type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows users to start with partial action by enabling visibility for common information types first, then gradually configure more detailed permissions as needed. The system provides default settings that work for most users, and only requires additional configuration when users need finer control.
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AI summary
A system for viewing shopping information on a social networking platform is disclosed. At the social networking platform, the system receives a request from a user device corresponding to a first user of the social networking platform to view a list of a second user of the social networking platform. The list may include items offered for transaction on a network-based commerce server. In response to receiving the request from the user device, the system forwards the request to the network-based commerce server, and then receives updated information for at least one item on the list from the network-based corner server. Then, the system communicates the updated information received from the network-based commerce server to the user device.