IP Library Granted Patent US 10,798,088
Granted Patent B2
US 10,798,088 · App. 16/040,310 · Granted Oct 6, 2020

Service object allocation

Inventor: Jing Ji (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
H04L63/0823G06F21/33G06F21/44G06Q20/0655G06Q20/3223G06Q20/351G06Q30/02H04L51/32H04L67/125H04L67/20H04L67/22H04L67/32H04L67/42H04W12/06
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Patent No.
US 10,798,088
App. No.
16/040,310
Granted
Oct 6, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A request is received at a server and from a first software client to obtain at least one electronic credential, and the first software client is associated with a first user, and the server stores multiple electronic credentials that are used to extract a service object; at least one electronic credential is transmitted from the server to the first software client based on a predetermined rule; an allocation request is received at the server to extract the service object, and the allocation request includes electronic credentials selected from electronic credentials obtained by the first software client; a number of categories of the selected electronic credentials that included in the allocation request is determined to be is greater than or equal to a predetermined number; and the service object that selected from a service object set is allocated to the first software client based on a predetermined allocation rule.

Claims (46)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a server and from a first software client, a request to obtain at least one electronic credential, wherein the first software client is associated with a first user, wherein the server stores a plurality of electronic credentials,

wherein the plurality of electronic credentials stored at the server are divided into a plurality of types of electronic credential, and wherein the plurality of types of electronic credential are divided into a rare set of types of electronic credential and a common set of types of electronic credential;

determining an activeness of the first user, the activeness based on a social connectivity of the first user in a software application;

determining that the activeness of the first user is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold;

in response to determining that the activeness of the first user is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, transmitting, from the server, an electronic credential having a type in the rare set of types to the first software client based on a predetermined rule;

receiving, at the server and from the first software client, an allocation request to extract a service object, wherein the allocation request comprises a second plurality of electronic credentials selected from electronic credentials obtained by the first software client;

determining, at the server, that a number of types of electronic credential included in the second plurality of electronic credentials is greater than or equal to a predetermined number; and

allocating the service object to the first software client based on a predetermined allocation rule, wherein the service object is selected from a service object set.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic credentials obtained by the first software client comprise electronic credentials received from the server and from a second software client associated with a second user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the allocation request is transmitted to the server by the first software client after the first software client determines that a number of types of electronic credential collected by the first software client is greater than or equal to the predetermined number.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined rule is that a number of types of electronic credential delivered to the first software client from the server is smaller than the predetermined number.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the at least one electronic credential to the first software client comprises randomly delivering the electronic credentials to the first software client.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein, when allocating the service object to the first software client, an allocation result is sent to the first software client for display on a computer display, wherein the allocation result comprises one or more of a number of service objects, a sender of the service object, a number of other receivers of the service object, and an allocation rule of the service object.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the social connectivity of the first user is based on a number of friends of the first user in the software application.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a server and from a first software client, a request to obtain at least one electronic credential, wherein the first software client is associated with a first user, wherein the server stores a plurality of electronic credentials,

wherein the plurality of electronic credentials stored at the server are divided into a plurality of types of electronic credential, and wherein the plurality of types of electronic credential are divided into a rare set of types of electronic credential and a common set of types of electronic credential;

determining an activeness of the first user, the activeness based on a social connectivity of the first user in a software application;

determining that the activeness of the first user is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold;

in response to determining that the activeness of the first user is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, transmitting, from the server, an electronic credential having a type in the rare set of types to the first software client based on a predetermined rule;

receiving, at the server and from the first software client, an allocation request to extract a service object, wherein the allocation request comprises a second plurality of electronic credentials selected from electronic credentials obtained by the first software client;

determining, at the server, that a number of types of electronic credential included in the second plurality of electronic credentials is greater than or equal to a predetermined number; and

allocating the service object to the first software client based on a predetermined allocation rule, wherein the service object is selected from a service object set.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the electronic credentials obtained by the first software client comprise electronic credentials received from the server and from a second software client associated with a second user.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the allocation request is transmitted to the server by the first software client after the first software client determines that a number of types of electronic credential collected by the first software client is greater than or equal to the predetermined number.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined rule is that a number of types of electronic credential delivered to the first software client from the server is smaller than the predetermined number.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein transmitting the at least one electronic credential to the first software client comprises randomly delivering the electronic credentials to the first software client.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein, when allocating the service object to the first software client, an allocation result is sent to the first software client for display on a computer display, wherein the allocation result comprises one or more of a number of service objects, a sender of the service object, a number of other receivers of the service object, and an allocation rule of the service object.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the social connectivity of the first user is based on a number of friends of the first user in the software application.

15. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:

receiving, at a server and from a first software client, a request to obtain at least one electronic credential, wherein the first software client is associated with a first user, wherein the server stores a plurality of electronic credentials,

wherein the plurality of electronic credentials stored at the server are divided into a plurality of types of electronic credential, and wherein the plurality of types of electronic credential are divided into a rare set of types of electronic credential and a common set of types of electronic credential;

determining an activeness of the first user, the activeness based on a social connectivity of the first user in a software application;

determining that the activeness of the first user is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold;

in response to determining that the activeness of the first user is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, transmitting, from the server, an electronic credential having a type in the rare set of types to the first software client based on a predetermined rule;

receiving, at the server and from the first software client, an allocation request to extract a service object, wherein the allocation request comprises a second plurality of electronic credentials selected from electronic credentials obtained by the first software client;

determining, at the server, that a number of types of electronic credential included in the second plurality of electronic credentials is greater than or equal to a predetermined number; and

allocating the service object to the first software client based on a predetermined allocation rule, wherein the service object is selected from a service object set.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein the electronic credentials obtained by the first software client comprise electronic credentials received from the server and from a second software client associated with a second user.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein the allocation request is transmitted to the server by the first software client after the first software client determines that a number of types of electronic credential collected by the first software client is greater than or equal to the predetermined number.

18. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined rule is that a number of types of electronic credential delivered to the first software client from the server is smaller than the predetermined number.

19. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein transmitting the at least one electronic credential to the first software client comprises randomly delivering the electronic credentials to the first software client.

20. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein the social connectivity of the first user is based on a number of friends of the first user in the software application.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053754/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053743/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2019
From: JI, JING
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047910/0282 →