Temporary Communication Number Allocation for Privacy Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional network systems fail to effectively protect user privacy, particularly telephone numbers, as they often require disclosure for communication, leading to potential leakage and misuse.
Innovation Solution
A method and server that allocate a temporary communication number, binding it to the user's original number, allowing only the temporary number to be shared with third parties, thereby preventing the leakage of the original communication number.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If user's original communication number is disclosed to third parties for communication, then communication functionality is achieved, but user privacy is compromised and number leakage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual communication number as an intermediary between the user's real number and third parties. This virtual number acts as a mediator that enables communication functionality while preventing direct exposure of the user's private number. The mapping relationship between real and virtual numbers ensures that third parties can communicate through the virtual number without obtaining access to the original private number.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the communication number functionality into two distinct layers: the user's private original number and a public virtual number. This segmentation allows the communication function to be divided such that the private number remains hidden while the virtual number handles all external communications, effectively separating privacy protection from communication functionality.
2Loss of information
If temporary communication number is allocated and bound to original number, then privacy protection is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a virtual number mapping mechanism as an intermediary layer that manages the relationship between original and temporary numbers. This mapping system, while adding complexity, provides automated number allocation, binding, and routing functions that protect privacy without requiring complex user-side modifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automatic number allocation and binding mechanisms where the server automatically generates virtual numbers, binds them to original numbers, and manages the mapping relationships. This self-service approach reduces manual configuration complexity while maintaining robust privacy protection through automated processes.
3Loss of information
If virtual number mapping system is implemented, then number leakage is prevented, but communication overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the mapping relationship between original and virtual numbers before actual communication occurs. The virtual number is allocated and bound in advance, so that during communication, the system only needs to perform simple number substitution and routing lookups, minimizing real-time processing overhead while maintaining strong leakage prevention.
Data Source
AI summary
An interaction method includes receiving an order request sent by a first communication terminal, and acquiring a first communication number according to the order request; allocating a second communication number to the first communication number, and setting a correlation between the first communication number and the second communication number; sending first correlation information to a basic communication server, the first correlation information carrying the first communication number and the second communication number; binding the second communication number with the order request; issuing the order request, the order request carrying the second communication number; receiving response information sent by a second communication terminal, and obtaining a third communication number according to the response information; and sending second correlation information to the basic communication server, the second correlation information carrying at least the second communication number and the third communication number. The interaction method effectively protects user privacy.