MANAGING ONLINE SHOP USING INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEM

• US 20150106220A1
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhang, Jian
• Granted Patent: US 9,275,350 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

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.

Claims

1. A method implemented by one or more computing devices, the method comprising:

creating an online business in a server for a primary account;

creating an auxiliary account in an instant messaging system, wherein the auxiliary account is created in the instant messaging system in association with the primary account;

authorizing the auxiliary account to manage the online business, and recording an authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account; and

based on the recorded authorization relation, allowing the auxiliary account to carry out a managing operation on the online business through the instant messaging system.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the authorization relation is recorded in the instant messaging system.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein allowing the auxiliary account to carry out a managing operation on the online business comprises allowing a user of the auxiliary account to login to the online business through the instant messaging system.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the primary account is created in the instant messaging system.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the instant messaging system comprises an instant messaging server connected to the server on which the online business is created.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein authorizing the auxiliary account to manage the online business, and recording the authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account comprises:

receiving, at the instant messaging system, a request for authorization verification from the primary account, wherein the request comprises online business account information for logging in and managing the online business, and auxiliary account information;

verifying the online business account information submitted from a user of the primary account; and

recording the authorization relation between the auxiliary account and the primary account user upon successful verification by the instant messaging system.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the request for authorization verification is received at the instant messaging system after receiving a request from the auxiliary account for authorization.

9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein verifying the online business account information comprises:

sending the online business account information to the server; and

receiving a verification result at the instant messaging system from the server.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein allowing the auxiliary account to carry out the managing operation on the online business based on the recorded authorization relation 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

if authorized, allowing the auxiliary account to log in the online business through the instant messaging system, and if not authorized, denying the request of the auxiliary account.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising receiving login information of the online business from the server to allow the auxiliary account to log in the online business.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the login information of the online business account information includes an account name and a password of the primary account.

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21. A memory device storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

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, allowing the auxiliary account to carry out a managing operation on the online business through the instant messaging system.

22. The memory device as recited in claim 21, wherein verifying the online business account information comprises:

sending the online business account information to the server; and

receiving a verification result at the instant messaging system from the server.

23. The memory device as recited in claim 21, wherein allowing the auxiliary account to carry out the managing operation on the online business based on the recorded authorization relation 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

if authorized, allowing the auxiliary account to log in the online business through the instant messaging system, and if not authorized, denying the request of the auxiliary account.

24. A system comprising:

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 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 the auxiliary account to carry out an operation on the online business through the instant messaging system.

25. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the authorization relation is recorded in the instant messaging system.

26. The system as recited in claim 24, the acts further comprising receiving a request for authorization verification from the primary account at the instant messaging system, wherein the request comprises auxiliary account information and online business account information for logging in and managing the online business.

27. The system as recited in claim 26, the acts further comprising verifying the online business account information submitted from the primary account.

28. The system as recited in claim 24, the acts further comprising:

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

if authorized, allowing the auxiliary account to log in the online business through the instant messaging system, and if not authorized, denying the request of the auxiliary account.

29. The system as recited in claim 28, the acts further comprising receiving login information of the online business from the server to allow the auxiliary account to log in the online business.