IP Library Granted Patent US 11,238,402
Granted Patent B2
US 11,238,402 · App. 16/741,531 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Information operation

Inventor: Yongdong Wei (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
G06Q10/087G06F16/23G06F16/9566
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Patent No.
US 11,238,402
App. No.
16/741,531
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information operation method and apparatus are described to solve the technical problem in the prior art of inconvenient, error-prone, and ineffective use of an identification number with a long length for communication and information operation. The techniques of the present disclosure generate a short identification number corresponding to an original identification number; store the short identification number and a corresponding relationship between the original identification number and the short identification number; upon a receipt of an operation request that includes the short identification number, search for the original identification number corresponding to the short identification number carried in the operation request; and perform an operation based on information corresponding to the found original identification number. The techniques of the present disclosure replace the original identification number with the generated short identification number for communication and information operation, which are convenient and less error-prone and enhance the operation efficiency.

Claims (55)

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

generating a short identification number corresponding to an original identification number for enhancing operation efficiency for processing the original identification number, the short identification number having fewer digits than the original identification number;

setting a preset expiration time for the short identification number based at least in part on digits of the short identification number or a frequency of use of the short identification number;

sending the short identification number to a user terminal;

searching for the original identification number corresponding to the short identification number in response to receiving an operation request that includes the short identification number from the user terminal; and

performing an operation based on information corresponding to the original identification number.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation request comprises a query request, and performing the operation based on the information corresponding to the original identification number comprises using the original identification number to search for the information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation request comprises a generation request for generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and performing the operation based on the information corresponding to the original identification number comprises:

generating a URL indicating the short identification number; and

providing the URL indicating the short identification number to the user terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation request comprises a link request that carries a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and performing the operation based on the information corresponding to the original identification number comprises:

replacing the short identification number indicated by the URL with the original identification number; and

linking to relevant information through the replaced URL.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the short identification number corresponding to the original identification number comprises:

receiving a request for generating the short identification number; and

generating the short identification number based on a preset rule.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining that the generated short identification number exists in stored short identification numbers corresponding to each original identification number; and

re-generating another short identification number based on the preset rule until when the re-generated short identification number does not exist in the stored short identification numbers corresponding to each original identification number.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining that the generated short identification number does not exist in stored short identification numbers corresponding to each original identification number; and

using the generated short identification number as the short identification number corresponding to the original identification number.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein generating the short identification number based on the preset rule comprises generating the short identification number in a preset value range.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the original identification number comprises: a product number, a transaction number, or an order number.

10. One or more computer readable media storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

generating a short identification number corresponding to an original identification number for enhancing operation efficiency for processing the original identification number, the short identification number having fewer digits than the original identification number;

setting a preset expiration time for the short identification number based at least in part on digits of the short identification number or a frequency of use of the short identification number;

sending the short identification number to a user terminal;

searching for the original identification number corresponding to the short identification number in response to receiving an operation request that includes the short identification number from the user terminal; and

performing an operation based on information corresponding to the original identification number.

11. The one or more computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the operation request comprises a query request, and performing the operation based on the information corresponding to the original identification number comprises using the original identification number to search for the information.

12. The one or more computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the operation request comprises a generation request for generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and performing the operation based on the information corresponding to the original identification number comprises:

generating a URL indicating the short identification number; and

providing the URL indicating the short identification number to the user terminal.

13. The one or more computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the operation request comprises a link request that carries a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and performing the operation based on the information corresponding to the original identification number comprises:

replacing the short identification number indicated by the URL with the original identification number; and

linking to relevant information through the replaced URL.

14. The one or more computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein generating the short identification number corresponding to the original identification number comprises:

receiving a request for generating the short identification number; and

generating the short identification number based on a preset rule.

15. The one or more computer readable media of claim 14 , the acts further comprising:

determining that the generated short identification number exists in stored short identification numbers corresponding to each original identification number; and

re-generating another short identification number based on the preset rule until when the re-generated short identification number does not exist in the stored short identification numbers corresponding to each original identification number.

16. The one or more computer readable media of claim 14 , the acts further comprising:

determining that the generated short identification number does not exist in stored short identification numbers corresponding to each original identification number; and

using the generated short identification number as the short identification number corresponding to the original identification number.

17. The one or more computer readable media of claim 14 , the acts wherein generating the short identification number based on the preset rule comprises generating the short identification number in a preset value range.

18. The one or more computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the original identification number comprises: a product number, a transaction number, or an order number.

19. A user terminal 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:

sending a request for generating a short identification number corresponding to an original identification number to a server, generating the short identification number corresponding to the original identification number enhancing operation efficiency for processing the original identification number, wherein the short identification number includes fewer digits than the original identification number;

receiving the short identification number from the server, the short identification number having a preset expiration time that is set based at least in part on digits of the short identification number or a frequency of use of the short identification number; and

sending an operation request that includes the short identification number to the server to cause the server to search for the original identification number corresponding to the short identification number, and to perform an operation based on information corresponding to the original identification number.

20. The user terminal of claim 19 , wherein the operation request comprises a generation request for generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and the acts further comprise receiving a URL indicating the short identification number from the server.

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 054064/0610 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053650/0816 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2020
From: WEI, YONGDONG
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051500/0479 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201410381282.4 · Aug 5, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
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