Managing online shop using instant messaging system
First Claim
1. A method implemented by one or more computing devices, the method comprising:
- creating an auxiliary account in an instant messaging system, wherein the auxiliary account is created in the instant messaging system in association with a primary account that is associated with an online business;
authorizing the auxiliary account to manage the online business, and recording authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account; and
based on the recorded authorization relation, determining whether to allow the auxiliary account to carry out a managing operation on the online business through the instant messaging system, wherein determining whether to allow the auxiliary account to carry out the managing operation on the online business comprises;
receiving at the instant messaging system a request of the auxiliary account for logging in and managing the online business;
determining by the instant messaging system whether the auxiliary account is authorized to manage the online business based upon the recorded authorization relation; and
allowing the auxiliary account to log in the online business through the instant messaging system if authorized, or denying the request of the auxiliary account if not authorized.
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Abstract
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.
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1. A method implemented by one or more computing devices, the method comprising:
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creating an auxiliary account in an instant messaging system, wherein the auxiliary account is created in the instant messaging system in association with a primary account that is associated with an online business; authorizing the auxiliary account to manage the online business, and recording authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account; and based on the recorded authorization relation, determining whether to allow the auxiliary account to carry out a managing operation on the online business through the instant messaging system, wherein determining whether to allow the auxiliary account to carry out the managing operation on the online business comprises; receiving at the instant messaging system a request of the auxiliary account for logging in and managing the online business; determining by the instant messaging system whether the auxiliary account is authorized to manage the online business based upon the recorded authorization relation; and allowing the auxiliary account to log in the online business through the instant messaging system if authorized, or denying the request of the auxiliary account if not authorized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A memory device storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
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creating an auxiliary account in an instant messaging system; authorizing the auxiliary account to manage an online business that is created in a server for a primary account, the authorizing comprising; receiving a request for authorization verification from the primary account at the instant messaging system, wherein the request comprises online business account information for logging in and managing the online business, and auxiliary account information; and verifying the online business account information submitted from the primary account; recording an authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account, the recording comprising recording the authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account upon successful verification by the instant messaging system; and based on the recorded authorization relation, determining whether to allow the auxiliary account to carry out a managing operation on the online business through the instant messaging system, wherein determining whether to allow the auxiliary account to carry out the managing operation on the online business comprises; receiving at the instant messaging system a request from the auxiliary account for logging in and managing the online business; determining by the instant messaging system whether the auxiliary account is authorized to manage the online business based upon the recorded authorization relation; and allowing the auxiliary account to log in the online business through the instant messaging system in response to determining that the auxiliary account is authorized to manage the online business, or denying the request of the auxiliary account in response to determining that the auxiliary account is not authorized to manage the online business. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 20)
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13. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising; creating an auxiliary account in an instant messaging system, the auxiliary account being created in association with a primary account; authorizing the auxiliary account to manage an online business created in a server for the primary account; recording an authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account; and based at least in part on the recorded authorization relation, allowing determining whether to allow the auxiliary account to carry out an operation on the online business through the instant messaging system, wherein determining whether to allow the auxiliary account to carry out the operation on the online business comprises; receiving at the instant messaging system a request of the auxiliary account for logging in and managing the online business; determining by the instant messaging system whether the auxiliary account is authorized to manage the online business based upon the recorded authorization relation; and allowing the auxiliary account to log in the online business through the instant messaging system in response to determining that the auxiliary account is authorized to manage the online business, or denying the request of the auxiliary account in response to determining that the auxiliary account is not authorized to manage the online business. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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