User Group Management via Contracting Invitation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Managing user groups on voice communication platforms is challenging due to difficulties in user registration and content output, leading to ineffective management of users.

Innovation Solution

A method and device for user group management that includes receiving a contracting invitation, generating a contracting-invitation page with an indication message and interface elements for acceptance, displaying it on a user's terminal, and adding the user's identifier to a user list upon acceptance, allowing for efficient user group management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If any user can independently register as a host and output content to the voice communication platform, then user participation and content diversity are improved, but platform management effectiveness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser participationVSAvoidplatform management
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments users into different groups (host groups, user groups) with distinct management mechanisms. Host groups allow centralized management of content output permissions, while user groups enable organized invitation-based enrollment. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining open participation through multiple group types while improving manageability through structured organization and centralized control at the group level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If users are added to user groups through a streamlined invitation process, then user group management efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases due to additional interface elements and workflows

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser group management efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service mechanisms where group administrators can independently send invitations and manage their groups without requiring platform administrator intervention. The system provides automated invitation delivery, tracking, and acceptance handling. This self-service approach improves management efficiency while containing complexity within the automated system rather than requiring complex manual procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Measurement precision

If a contracting invitation system with explicit acceptance is implemented, then user enrollment accuracy is improved, but the registration process time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser enrollment accuracyVSAvoidregistration process time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent sends contracting invitations in advance to potential users, allowing them to review and accept at their convenience. The system prepares and delivers the invitation with all necessary information before the user completes enrollment. This preliminary action ensures accurate tracking of user intent and enrollment status while allowing users to complete the process at their own pace, reducing rushed or erroneous enrollments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9531653B2Systems and methods for user group management
Publication Date: 2016.12.27 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for user group management. For example, a contracting invitation for joining a user group and a first identifier of a first user from a first terminal associated with an administrator of the user group are received; a contracting-invitation page including a first indication message to request the first user to join the user group and a first interface element for inputting a contracting acceptance is generated; the contracting-invitation page is displayed on a second terminal associated with the first user to allow the first user to input the contracting acceptance via the interface element; the contracting acceptance is received from the second terminal; and the first identifier of the first user is added to a user list corresponding to the user group.