Establishing social network service relationships
AssigneeAlibaba Group Holding Limited
InventorJiawen Wang
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Abstract
This present disclosure discloses techniques for establishing social network service (SNS) relationship. According to the techniques, online payment information of the first user and/or the second user are obtained from the database of the online transaction platform. Using this online payment information, it is determined whether the first user and the second user know each other. If they do, a message to establish an SNS relationship establishment is sent to the first user. The message contains personal information of the second user and allows the first user to decide whether to establish the relationship. The techniques therefore improve security and success rates in establishing SNS relationships.
Claims20
A method for establishing a social network service (SNS) relationship, performed by one or more processors configured with computer-executable instructions, the method comprising:
- retrieving payment information of a first user, a second user, or both;
- determining that the first user and the second user know each other based on the payment information, the determining including:
- determining that a direct payment record between the first user and the second user exists based on the payment information, the direct payment record indicating that the first user or the second user is a payee;
- and
- determining that the direct payment record is not for a purchase transaction between the first user and the second user;
- and
- sending a first message to establish the SNS relationship to a first computing device of the first user and a second message to establish the SNS relationship to a second computing device of the second user, the first message including a request to establish the SNS relationship between the first user and the second user;
- receiving a first confirmation message from the first computing device of the first user and a second confirmation message from the second computing device of the second user respectively;
- and
- establishing the SNS relationship between the first user and the second user.
A device for establishing a social networks service (SNS) relationship, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer storage media stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- retrieving payment information of a first user, a second user, or both;
- determining that a direct payment record between the first user and the second user exists based on the payment information, the direct payment record indicating that the first user or the second user is a payee;
- determining that the direct payment record is not for a purchase transaction between the first user and the second user;
- sending a first message to establish the SNS relationship to a first computing device of the first user and a second message to establish the SNS relationship to a second computing device of the second user, the first message including a request to establish the SNS relationship between the first user and the second user;
- receiving a first confirmation message from the first computing device of the first user and a second confirmation message from the second computing device of the second user respectively;
- and
- establishing the SNS relationship between the first user and the second user.
One or more memories comprising computer-readable instructions executable by one or more processors that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- retrieving payment information of a first user, a second user, or both;
- determining that the first user and the second user know each other based on the payment information, the determining including:
- determining that a direct payment record between the first user and the second user exists based on the payment information, the direct payment record indicating that the first user or the second user is a payee;
- and
- determining that the direct payment record is not for a purchase transaction between the first user and the second user;
- sending a first message to establish a social network service (SNS) relationship to a first computing device of the first user and a second message to establish the SNS relationship to a second computing device of the second user, the first message including a request to establish the SNS relationship between the first user and the second user;
- receiving a first confirmation message from the first computing device of the first user and a second confirmation message from the second computing device of the second user respectively;
- and
- establishing the SNS relationship between the first user and the second user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.