Showing papers by "Alibaba Group published in 2009"

System of online trading through intermediary platform and methods thereof

Abstract: System and methods of conducting an online transaction through an intermediary platform The intermediary platform server includes a synchronous processing unit that receives information of a product from a merchant causes the information of the product of the merchant to be displayed at a predetermined linked position in a user interface The intermediary platform server also includes a transaction request processing unit that receives a transaction request to purchase the product from a user, sends the transaction request to the merchant, and receives a transaction result from the merchant The intermediary platform database includes a merchant information storage unit that stores contact information of the merchant and a correlation between the information of the product and the merchant The intermediary platform database also includes a transaction information storage unit that stores information of a transaction.

Making payment using communication client

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for making a payment to a third party using a communication client such as a mobile phone. The payment is made through an intermediary platform adapted for establishing communication between the communication client and the third-party subsystem. The intermediary platform receives a call-in request from the communication client, determines whether the communication client has a mobile telephone number, and further determines whether the mobile telephone number has a payment account bound therewith. If affirmative, the intermediary platform accepts a payment request from the communication client, and makes a deduction from the payment account in order to complete the payment. The intermediary platform may also be used to make a payment to the third-party through a network client such as a PC.

Web access using cross-domain cookies

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a system for web access using cross-domain cookie. The method uses a cookie server to generate a public cookie which uniquely identifies a client and is adapted for the client to access multiple operator servers that are recognized by the public cookie. When an operator server receives an access request from the client without a valid public cookie recognizing the operator server, it redirects the access request to the cookie server, which generates a public cookie, redirects the access request back to the operator server and passes along the public cookie. The operator server then writes the public cookie into the client and binds itself with the public cookie. A public cookie may include a group of related cookies identifying the common client that are generated this way to allow the same client's activities to be tracked by different operator servers having different domain names over the Internet.

Visible processing method, apparatus and system for web page access behavior of users

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for visually processing user behaviors of web page access. The method comprises: acquiring click data of the user side; calculating the access frequency of users on various regions in the web page according to the acquired click data; matching the access frequency of the users on the various regions in the web page with corresponding regions; and displaying the matching result. The invention simultaneously discloses a device and a system for visually processing the user behaviors of web page access. The embodiment of the invention can closely connect the relations between the attention degree of the users on content in the web page and corresponding content in the web page, and intuitively and clearly display the attention degree of the users on the content in the web page.

Method and system utilizing communication terminal to pay

Abstract: The invention relates to a method utilizing a communication terminal to pay, comprising the following steps: (1), providing an intermediate platform; (2), judging whether the number of the communication terminal is the number of a mobile telephone or not when an incoming call request transmitted by the communication terminal is received by the intermediate platform; if not, prompting and receiving the number of the mobile telephone input by a user and bound with a payment mode by the intermediate platform; (3), finding out account information bound with the number of the mobile telephone from an account subsystem and receiving an payment request transmitted by the communication terminal of the user; (4), constructing payment alternation between the communication terminal of the user and the subsystem of a third party by the intermediate platform and confirming payment sum; and (5), constructing a relation between the intermediate platform and the user by a short message or speech external call mode, withholding the bound account on the intermediate platform only after a response that the user confirms the payment is received, and returning a withholding treatment result to the subsystem of the third party and the user. The payment method has safe payment and convenient operation and has no need of additionally increasing the cost.

Method and system for efficient data synchronization

Abstract: Data synchronization includes establishing a plurality of target data tables based on a source data table in which data to be synchronized is stored, determining a current target data table from the plurality of target data tables, synchronizing the source data table and the current target data table, and directing an application server to access the current target data table upon successful completion of synchronization.

Image search apparatus and methods thereof

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus of image search are provided. An exemplary method of image search includes: receiving a request and returning a web page, where the returned web page allows uploading an image and adding annotation content for the image; receiving and storing the image and the annotation content for the image; and providing the annotation content for the image as a search index to an image search engine. Using the disclosed method and server, more searches related to information in an image can be provided. Moreover, because more information related to merchandise in an image can be provided to a viewer, it is believed that more online transactions can be facilitated.

Cache data processing method and processing system and device thereof

Abstract: The invention discloses a cache data processing method and a processing system and a cache client thereof, which are applied to networks of a plurality of cache service nodes in a cluster. The method comprises the following steps: the cache client sends an operation request to a master cache service node when needing to operate cache data; the cache client receives an operation result for the operation request from the master cache service node; the cache client selects a spare cache service node and sends the operation request to the spare cache service node when the master cache service nodefails to execute operation. With the adoption of a cluster configuration mode, the invention selects the spare cache service node to execute operation when the master cache service node fails so as to solve the problem of data loss and unavailable cache service node caused by the failure of the cache service node, thereby improving the reliability and availability of the system.

System and method for preventing web crawler access

Abstract: Preventing web crawler access includes receiving a request for a webpage that includes web content that should be protected from a web crawler, encrypting the web content to be protected to generate encrypted content and responding to the request, including sending the encrypted content and a decryption instruction. The decryption instruction is configured to allow a web browser to decrypt the encrypted content.

Online evaluation system and method

Abstract: An online evaluation system and method compute multiple types of evaluation parameters a user including at least an overall evaluation type and a categorical evaluation type using evaluation data received from other users. The system calls the multiple types of evaluation parameters upon receiving a request for evaluation information of a user from a web page, and sends the multiple types of evaluation parameters to a front end of the system to be displayed. The multiple types of evaluation parameters are displayed on a web page using a format pre-confϊgured by the system. Using the method and system help achieve a more comprehensive evaluation of the user, and provide more detailed, more accurate and more reliable evaluation information.

File folder transmission on network

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for transmitting a file folder from the sending end to the receiving end. The system uses a file folder transmission unit at the sending end side to generate a directory structure file of the file folder. The directory structure file may have properties such as the size of the file folder, paths and path lengths of the files in the file folder. The sending end then sends the directory structure file to the receiving end through the file folder transmission unit to allow the system to determine which files in the file folder need to be transmitted. The needed files in the file folder are then transmitted to the receiving end according to the determination. The sending end and the receiving end may communicate using an instant messaging tool. The disclosed method and system allow a faster and more convenient file folder network transmission.

Credit risk control

Abstract: A method and a system of credit risk control use different incentive mechanisms for different type of users for post-loan credit risk control. The method classifies the user to one of several different user types based on the user information and a correspondence relationship between the user information and risk levels, and selects an appropriate incentive mechanism for risk control based on the user type. The incentive mechanisms may either be a positive incentive mechanism or a negative incentive mechanism depending on the user type. The incentive mechanisms are performed over a network, and are designed to encourage a user of good loan payment record but to discourage a user of bad loan payment record. The method and the system are particularly suited for risk control of repayment of various kinds of loans which are applied and disbursed over the Internet.

Method, device, and system for acquiring a web page

Abstract: A technique for acquiring a web page includes: receiving, at a client, a user instruction; obtaining from the instruction a page number of a web page that a user desires to access; searching for web page data in a hidden form that is cached in advance at the client, the search being based at least in part on the page number and the hidden form comprising web page data for a plurality of page numbers and in the event that web page data is found in the hidden form, generating, by the client, the web page using the web page data.

Method and system for cross-domain treatment of COOKIE

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of cross-domain processing COOKIE and a system thereof. The invention can realize that a first website can access the COOKIE of a second website. The method comprises: establishing a FLASH COOKIE of a third website on a user local computer; reading the common COOKIE stored by the second website on the user local computer, and writing the common COOKIE into the FLASH COOKIE of the first website. The system of the invention comprises at least the first website and the second website. The first website establishes the FLASH COOKIE of the first website on the user local computer via the related program resource, and writes the common COOKIE stored by the second website on the user local computer into the FLASH COOKIE of the first website. The method and the system of the invention can realize the cross-domain access on the client and store the COOKIE, so that an e-commerce website can collect the information of users more comprehensively to provide more reliable basis for the e-commerce website to process user information analysis.

Service integration platform system and method for internet services

Abstract: A service integration platform system includes an interface configured to receive a service request initiated by an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and one or more processors configured to authenticate the service request and in the event that the service request is authenticated, route the service request to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) providing the service to be further processed. The service request is routed to a deployment environment provided by the ISP in the event that the service request is received on a deployment Universal Resource Identifier (URI) corresponding to the deployment environment; the service request is routed to a test environment provided by the ISP in the event that the service request is received on a test URI corresponding to the test environment.

Word matching and information query method and device

Abstract: The invention discloses a method and a device which are used for matching words and inquiring information The method comprises the following steps: getting a first input inquiry key word; getting feedback log of a user according to the first inquiry key word; the feedback log of the user comprises query results performed previously with the aim of the first inquiry key word and the clicking frequency of the user for the query results; a second inquiry key word matched with the first inquiry key word is determined according to the query results and the clicking frequency; and query results of the query performed with an aim of the second inquiry key word are fed back Because the feedback log of the user is adopted as base for finding hidden word meanings of query information of the query information of the user, the hidden word meanings of the query information can be determined by utilizing the previous user feedback information under a condition of huge amounts of information, thereby improving the accuracy of the information inquiry

Correlated information recommendation

Abstract: Method and apparatus for information recommendation are provided. In one aspect, a method for information recommendation uses correlated information combinations to improve recommendation accuracy. Upon receiving data from a client indicating a visited information type, the method obtains correlated information types related to the visited information type from stored records. The correlated information types providing one or more correlated information combinations each including at least two correlated information types. For each of the one or more correlated information combinations, the method computes a degree of correlation between the correlated information combination and the visited information type. The method selects a target correlated information combination with a satisfying degree of correlation, and recommends the target correlated information combination to the client.

Link data transmission method, node and system

Abstract: Link data transmission to a plurality of nodes includes: establishing a tree connection among the plurality of nodes; receiving data to be transmitted at a current node; in the event that the current node receiving the data to be transmitted has at least one child node; sending by the current node the data to be transmitted to one of the at least one child node, and in the event that the current node receiving the data to be transmitted has at least one sibling node that has not obtained the data to be transmitted, sending by the current node the data to be transmitted to one of the at least one sibling node.

Online processing for offshore business transactions

Abstract: A method and system for processing offshore online transaction use an intermediary platform to conduct foreign currency exchange on behalf of a buyer and an offshore seller. The method allows the buyer to purchase a product of an offshore merchant website using a local currency through the intermediary platform. The buyer places an order at the offshore merchant website, which sends an order request to the intermediary platform. The intermediary platform calculates the purchase amount in local currency, and exchanges the local currency amount provided by the user into an equivalent foreign currency amount through a financial platform, and sends a transaction message indicating successful payment to the offshore merchant website to allow shipping of the product. The intermediary platform periodically conducts accounting and profit sharing operations with the offshore merchant website.

Data synchronization method and apparatus

Abstract: The invention discloses a data synchronization method and a device thereof. The method comprises: two target data tables which a source data table that stores data to be synchronized is corresponding to are pre-established; when data is synchronized from the source data table to the target data tables, the following steps are implemented: an present target data table is determined from the two target data tables; data is synchronized from the source data table to the present target data table; when data synchronization is finished, a server is used for veeringly visiting the present target data table. As the two target data tables are alternatively used in the method, not only the risk that a revocation/rollback space is filled completely is avoided, but also the data synchronization speed and efficiency are greatly improved.

Method for realizing payment in mobile terminal and mobile device

Abstract: The embodiment of the invention provides a method for realizing interaction between an upper procedure and a bottom procedure and a mobile device. The method comprises the following steps: after receiving the command of opening the purchase link of a shopping website, the upper procedure sends out a call request to a predetermined port of a native via the network; the bottom payment procedure monitors the call request, sent via the network, of the native at the predetermined port, provides an input payment information interface according to the call request and receives the input payment information, connects a payment server via the network, passes the payment information and completes payment. By the method, calling of the bottom procedure by the upper procedure can be realized.

Evaluating loan access using online business transaction data

Abstract: A method and a loan access evaluation system use a loan applicant's actual business transaction information received from an online business system on which the loan applicant conducts business. In addition to the information of the loan applicant's owner, other general background business information and historical business information of the loan applicant, the method and the system obtain detailed transaction data of the loan applicant on e-commerce systems or platforms and banks, and thus have access to dynamic business data of the applicant for a more reliable loan access appraisal.

Evaluating online marketing efficiency

Abstract: A method and a system evaluate a company website's online marketing efficiency on various advertising websites by evaluating both access activities and business activities of users originating from the advertising websites. For each user visiting the company website, the method determines the originating website from which the user enters the company website, and obtains the access activities and the business activities of the user on the company website. The method quantifies the access activities and the business activities of the users who enter the present website from the same originating website to generate evaluation data corresponding to the originating website, and evaluates the company website's online marketing efficiency on the originating website based on the evaluation data of the originating website. Using the disclosed method and system, online marketing efficiency can be evaluated more comprehensively and accurately.

Concurrent data processing and electronic bookkeeping

Abstract: Concurrent processing of business transaction data uses a time slice-centered scheme to cope with the situation where multiple requests demand a same resource at the same time. The method divides the processing time into multiple time slices, allocates each request to a corresponding time slice, and iteratively processing requests according to their corresponding time slices. The method does not require the requests to be processed one by one, and therefore does not cause a situation where other requests have to wait until the current request has been completely processed. Moreover, if a certain time slice has been allocated multiple requests of a same type, the requests are collectively processed as if they were a single request to reduce the frequencies of resource locking and unlocking, as well as the waiting time in a queue for resource access.

Display method and Display device of the tag detail in IM software

Abstract: A display method of the tag detail in IM software comprises the steps of: (1) setting and saving a tag attribute configuration file of tag attribute information in a main interface; (2) loading the tag attribute configuration file; (3) obtaining corresponding attribute information from the tag configuration file when the tag in the main interface is clicked and dynamically creating an extended window of the tag; and (4) displaying the tag in the extended window and the information of the tag detail. By setting the attribute information of the tag into a file singly, the attribute can be revised only by revising the corresponding attribute information of the file; when the attribute information of the tag is used in a code, only the corresponding value is needed to be obtained form the file; in addition, the method has extremely strong expansibility and low error rate. More importantly, the tag is not displayed in the main display area of the main interface; the design ideal of independently creating an extended window when the tag detail is required to be displayed greatly reduces the occupied system resources.

Management method for shop on net, system and instant communication system

Abstract: The invention discloses a management method and a system of online shops. The method and the system are used for realizing the login of sub-account users in an instant messaging system and managing online shops applied and opened by master-account users. The management method of online shops comprises the steps as follows: the master-account users open online shops on an online shop server and create one or a plurality of sub-account users in the instant messaging system; the master-account users authorize the sub-account users to manage the online shops of the master-account users and record the authorization relation between the sub-account users and master account users; and the sub-account users record the authorization relation by the instant messaging system, thus realizing the management operation of online shops. The invention also discloses an instant messaging server.

Providing regional content by matching geographical properties

Abstract: A method and a system provide regional content to users by associating data files with geographical properties and matching the geographical property of a data file with the geographical property of the user. The system extracts geographical information from a data file, and associates the data file with a source geographical property corresponding to the extracted geographical information according to a geographical information database. Upon obtaining a user geographical property of a user, the system provides the data file to the user if the source geographical property matches the user geographical property. The method and the system may be implemented using a geographical name lexicon or a geographical name suffix lexicon.

Method and system for large volume data processing

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for large volume data processing for solving the problem of system collapse caused by processing delays resulting from a failure of processing a large volume of data within a scheduled time. The method allocates a server to divide a source file into multiple small files, according to a source file naming scheme, and allocates multiple servers to distributedly process the small files. The allocation of servers can be based on the filenames named according to a file naming scheme. The disclosed method deploys multiple servers to divide and process large data files, thereby maximally improving the processing power of the system and ensuring the system to complete the processing of the files within scheduled times. Furthermore, the system promises good scalability.

Request processing in a distributed environment

Abstract: A method for request processing in a distributed system includes obtaining event request information at a plurality of application servers, at least some of the event request information pertaining to a resource access request that is sent from a client terminal and that corresponds to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) resource, transferring the event request information to an anti-attack server, determining, based at least in part on the at least some of the event request information, a total number of access requests to the URL resource made by the client terminal in a specified period of time, and determining, based at least on the total number of access request determined and a predefined access rule, whether an abnormal access request has been made by the client terminal.

Instant communication with instant text data and voice data

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an instant communication method, an instant communication server, a speech server and a system thereof. The instant communication method includes: receiving, by a speech server, text data sent via instant communication software by a first user terminal; transforming, by the speech server, the text data into first speech data; sending, by the speech server, the first speech data via a preconfigured phone number to a corresponding second user terminal; receiving, by the speech server, second speech data sent by the second user terminal; and sending, by the speech server, the second speech data to the first user terminal via the instant communication software. Using embodiments of the invention, website owners can communicate with visitors via a mobile phone or a fixed telephone anytime and anywhere, which may improve the reception of Internet marketing, reduce prerequisite requirements for e-commerce; and connect the Internet and the telecommunication network.