Virtual Number Allocation for Privacy Protection in Order Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional network systems fail to effectively protect user privacy, particularly telephone numbers, as they are often shared with third parties for communication, leading to potential leakage and misuse.
Innovation Solution
A method and server system that allocates a temporary communication number correlated with the user's original number, allowing only the temporary number to be shared with third parties, thereby preventing the disclosure of the user's original communication number.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user's original communication number is shared with third parties for communication, then communication convenience is improved, but user privacy protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual communication number as an intermediary between the user's original number and third parties. This virtual number acts as a mediator that enables communication while preventing direct exposure of the user's personal number, thus resolving the contradiction between communication convenience and privacy protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the communication number function into two distinct parts: the user's original private number and a virtual public number. This segmentation allows the communication function to be maintained while separating the privacy-protection requirement from the communication-convenience requirement.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the user's communication number is disclosed to third parties, then communication functionality is improved, but risk of privacy leakage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the user's communication number that functions identically for communication purposes but does not reveal the original number. This copying mechanism maintains communication functionality while eliminating the privacy leakage risk associated with disclosing the real number.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual number serves as an intermediary layer that enables third-party communication without exposing the user's original number. This intermediary mechanism preserves communication adaptability while blocking the harmful factor of privacy leakage.
3Reliability
If a temporary communication number is allocated and bound with order request, then privacy protection is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal virtual number allocation mechanism that can be applied across different communication scenarios and order processing systems. This multi-functional approach allows the same privacy protection mechanism to serve multiple purposes, thereby reducing the relative complexity burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary allocation of virtual communication numbers before actual communication or order processing occurs. This advance preparation simplifies the overall system architecture by establishing the privacy protection layer upfront, rather than requiring complex real-time generation and management during transactions.
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AI summary
Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide an order data interaction method and a server. The 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 correlation information to a basic communication server, in which the correlation information carries the first communication number and the second communication number; binding the second communication number with the order request; and sending the order request having a binding relation with the second communication number to a second communication terminal. The data interaction method effectively avoids leakage of users' telephone numbers.