WO2008071109A1

WO2008071109A1 - A method and system for realizing the third-party mail account management

Info

Publication number: WO2008071109A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/070991
Authority: WO
Inventors: Tianshi Mu
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2006-12-11
Filing date: 2007-10-30
Publication date: 2008-06-19
Also published as: CN101202737B; CN101202737A

Abstract

A method for realizing the third-party mail account management, which includes the following steps: A. the client logs in the network account sever, a third-party mail account managing request is sent to the third-party account server by the network account server, and the network account information is involved in the request; B. the third-party account server uses the corresponding relation and the network account information to obtain the third-party mail account information, determines the server of the corresponding third-party mail account according to the third-party mail account information, and operates the server of the third-partymail account. With the method, the client can conveniently manage the mail accounts with the different domain names by an existing network account, and has no use of extra software, so to improve the user experience. A system for realizing the third-party mail account management is also provided.

Description

Method and system for realizing third party mail account management

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of computer networks and communications, and in particular, to a method and system for implementing third party mail account management. Background of the invention

With the development of computer networks, more and more users use email for data transmission, and many users have multiple email accounts belonging to different mail service providers. For example, some users may have mail accounts for domain names such as Sina (Sina), 163, and 21cn. These mail providers will provide users with a Web Mail service. Each time a user logs in to a Web mailbox of a domain name (Web Mail) ), only the mail account of the domain can be managed on the client of the mail. For example, if the user logs in to the mailbox of Sina on the World Wide Web (Web), then only the mail account whose current domain name is sina can be managed. However, when a user has multiple mail accounts with multiple domain names, it is necessary to log in to Web Mail of different domain names, which is very inconvenient for managing mail accounts of multiple domain names, and also needs to be managed when users manage mails of different domain names. A series of operations in multiple web pages make the user experience worse. Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a method and system for implementing third party mail account management, which solves the problem of inconvenient management of multiple mail accounts belonging to different domain names and poor experience of users in management in the prior art.

The present invention provides a method for implementing third party mail account management, which is applied to a system including a third party account server and a network account server, wherein the third party account server stores the correspondence between the network account information and one or more third party mail account information. , the method includes The following steps:

A. The client logs into the network account server, and sends a third party mail account management request to the third party account server through the server, where the request includes the network account information;

B. The third-party account server obtains the third-party mail account information by using the correspondence relationship and the network account information, and determines, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, where the third-party mail account is located The server is operating.

The present invention also provides a system for implementing third party mail account management, the system comprising: a network account server, configured to send a third party mail account management request sent by a network account that has logged in to a third party account server, the request The third-party account server included in the network account letter is configured to save a correspondence between the network account information and one or more third-party mail account information, and obtain the third-party mail account information by using the correspondence relationship and the network account information, according to the third-party mail message. The account information determines the server where the corresponding third party mail account is located, and operates the server where the third party mail account is located.

The present invention also provides a method for implementing third party mail account management, which is applied to a system including a third party account server and a network account server, the method comprising the steps of:

A. The client logs into the network account server, and sends a third party mail account management request to the third party account server through the server, where the request includes more than one third party mail account information;

B. The third-party account server determines, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, and operates the server where the third-party mail account is located.

The present invention also provides a system for implementing third party mail account management, the system comprising: a network account server for sending a third party mail that has been sent in a network account that is logged in by itself An account management request is sent to a third party account server, the request including more than one third party mail account information;

The third-party account server is configured to determine, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, and operate the server where the third-party mail account is located.

The invention logs in to the network account server through the client, and sends a third party mail account management request to the third party account server through the server, and the third party account server reuses the saved network account information and one or more third party mail account information. The corresponding relationship and the network account information obtain the third-party mail account information, determine the server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located according to the third-party mail account information, and perform the server where the third-party mail account is located according to the service operation information. The operation method enables the user to conveniently manage the mail account different from the domain name through the existing network account, without adding unnecessary software, and the user experience is good. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural view of a system of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of the steps of Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flowchart of a step of Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

4 is a schematic flow chart of the steps of Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Mode for carrying out the invention

The invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a schematic structural diagram of a system according to the present invention. The system includes a network account server 11 and a third-party account server 12, wherein the network account server 11 is configured to manage a third-party mail account that has been sent in a network account that is logged in by itself. Request to send to a third party account The server 12, the request includes the network account information; the third-party account server 12 is configured to save the correspondence between the network account information and one or more third-party mail account information, and obtain the third-party mail account information by using the correspondence relationship and the network account information, according to The third party mail account information determines the server where the corresponding third party mail account is located, and operates the server where the third party mail account is located. Of course, the third party account server 12 can also carry the business operation information in the third party mail account management request, and the third party account server 12 operates the server where the third party mail account is located according to the business operation information. The business operation information may include a business operation type code including one or more of inserting, deleting, selecting, opening, closing, checking, and reading command words.

The network account server 11 includes a sending unit 21 for transmitting a third party mail account management request sent by the network account that has logged in itself to the third party account server, the request including the network account information.

The third party account server 12 includes a storage unit 31, a receiving unit 32, and an operation unit 33. The storage unit 31 is configured to save a correspondence between the network account information and one or more third-party mail account information; the receiving unit 32 is configured to receive a third-party mail account management request sent by the network account server, and send the The operation unit 33 is configured to obtain third-party mail account information by using the correspondence relationship and network account information, and determine, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, and the third-party mail account The server where it is operating.

The system also includes a common gateway interface unit 13 for receiving a third party mail account management request sent by the network account server and forwarding the request to the third party account server. The public gateway interface unit 13 is further configured to forward the third party mail account management request to the third party account server by using a user datagram protocol.

The network account information includes the network account identifier, and the third party mail account information includes at least a username and password of the third party mail account. The operation unit 33 includes a login unit 41 and a control unit 42, wherein the login unit 41 is configured to log in to the server where the third party mail account is located according to the username and password of the third party mail account; and the control unit 42 is configured to use the type of the service operation. The code operates on the server where the logged-in third party mail account is located, and returns the operation result to the feedback unit 22 according to the network account identifier.

The network account server 11 further includes a feedback unit 22 for receiving the operation result returned by the control unit 42 and displaying the result of the operation to the network account client.

When the third party mail account management request is received through the user datagram protocol, the receiving unit 32 is further configured to parse the received third party mail account management request.

When the service operation type code includes a read command word, the control unit 42 is further configured to send the read mail in the third party mail account to the feedback unit 22.

The network account server further includes a first authentication unit 23, configured to authenticate the network account information in the third-party mail account management request that has been sent by the network account that is logged in by itself, and when the authentication is passed, the request is made. Sended to the transmitting unit 21.

The system further includes a second authentication unit 14 configured to receive a third party mail account management request sent by the network account server, and perform authentication on the network account information in the request, when the authentication is passed, The request is sent to the public gateway interface unit 13.

The method of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments. The method of the present invention is applied to a system including a third party account server and a server providing services to the network account, wherein the third party account server stores the correspondence between the network account information and one or more third party mail account information, and the client logs in to the network account server. And sending, by the server, a third-party mail account management request to the third-party account server, where the request includes the network account information and service operation information, and the third-party account server obtains the third party by using the correspondence relationship and the network account information. a mail account information, determining, according to the third party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third party mail account is located, and mailing the third party according to the business operation information The server where the account is located operates, and in the present invention, the network account may include an IM (Instance, Message) account or a mail account.

In the embodiment, the client manages the third-party mail account through an existing IM account. In this embodiment, the IM account server is used to represent the network account server using the IM. As shown in FIG. 2, the embodiment of the present invention is an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of a 1-step process, which mainly includes the following steps:

Step 201: Correspondence between the IM account information saved in the third party account server and one or more third party mail account information.

The client runs the IM software, logs in to the IM account server, and initiates a provisioning request to the third-party account server through the IM account server, and requests management of the third-party account, where the IM account information and the number are included in the opening request. Corresponding relationship of the third party mail account information, the IM account information includes the IM account identifier, the third party mail account information includes a user name, password information of the third party mail account, and related information of other third party mail accounts, the other The related information of the third party account is shown in Table 1. After receiving the opening request, the third-party account server authenticates the IM account information, and saves the corresponding relationship after the authentication is passed. In the present invention, there may be various authentication conditions. For example, it may be judged whether or not authentication is performed based on information such as points or priorities of the IM account.

Table 1 Step 202: The client sends a third party mail account management request to the IM account server. After the client sends a provisioning request to the third-party account server through the IM account server, the third-party mail account management request can be sent to the third-party account server through the IM account server again. If the client exits the IM account server after sending the provisioning request, The third-party mail account management request can be sent to the third-party account server through the IM account server when logging in next time.

The client first sends a third-party mail account management request to the IM account server, where the IM account information and the business operation type code (CMD, Command) are included in the management request, and the CMD is for the client to subscribe to the third-party mail account. Operations, including: insert, delete, select, turn on, turn off, check, and read one or more of the command words. After receiving the third-party mail account management request, the IM account server authenticates the IM account included in the request, and queries whether the account is eligible to initiate the request. In this embodiment, setting an IM account that can log in normally is eligible to initiate a third-party mail account management request, and of course, an authentication request may be set according to other requirements, for example, according to the priority or point of the IM account. . The IM account server queries that the IM account has been logged in normally, and the information in the request is encrypted by authenticating the IM account.

Step 203: The IM account server sends a third party mail account management request to the third party account server through a Common Gateway Interface (CGI).

The IM account server sends the encrypted request information to the CGI. After receiving the request information, the CGI needs to authenticate the IM account in the request. In this embodiment, the IM account that can be normally logged in can be passed. Authentication, of course, can also be used to authenticate. After verifying the legality of the IM account by the server where the IM is located, the CGI decrypts and restores the original encrypted data to the original data according to the symmetric key, and then passes the original data through the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). , User Datagram Protocol ) is sent to the third-party account server. In this embodiment, verifying the legality of the IM account is by CGI. Completed, CGI plays the role of passing data and verifying identity. Of course, the authentication process can also be done by a third-party account server.

Step 204: The third-party account server obtains the third-party mail account information by using the saved IM account information and the correspondence between one or more third-party mail account information and the network account information, and determining the corresponding third-party mail account according to the third-party mail account information. And the server operates on the server where the third-party mail account is located according to the service operation information.

After receiving the UDP packet sent by the CGI, the third-party account server parses and verifies the UDP packet to obtain the IM account information and the CMD. After determining that the IM account passes the authentication, the third-party mail account information is found according to the corresponding relationship between the saved IM account information and one or more third-party mail account information, and then the user name and password in the third-party mail account information are used. Log in to the server where the third-party mail account is located, and perform the CMD operation on the third-party mail account in the server. For example, when the user name of the third-party account is 123@sina.com and the password is 123456, the third-party account server logs in to the mail account on the sina mail server through the network, and operates through the server where the account is located. Implement the operation of the mail account. When the CMD is an insert/delete/select command word, an insert/delete/select operation of the third-party account is performed. When the CMD is open/close/check these command words, the account opening/closing/checking the account is performed. When the CMD is a command word of adduidl/deluidl/select (sdectuidl), the insert/delete/select operation of the third-party account mail is performed. When the CMD is a read command word, the third party account server obtains the read mail in the third party account from the server where the third party account is located, and sends the message to the IM account server through the CGI, and then returns to the client.

Step 205: Return the operation result to the client.

When the third-party account server completes the operation of all third-party accounts, it will operate The operation result is returned to the CGI through the UDP protocol, and the CGI returns the operation result to the server where the IM account is located, and the server returns the operation result to the client, and completes the management of the third party mail account through the IM account. process. When the CMD is a read command word, the third-party account server stores the read mail in the third-party account, and sends the message to the IM account server through the CGI, and the process of returning to the client may be in step 204, or may be in step 205. The read message is returned at the same time as the result of the operation is returned.

In the embodiment 2, the client manages the third party mail account through a mail account in a registered domain name. As shown in FIG. 3, it is a schematic flowchart of the steps in the embodiment. The method mainly includes the following steps:

Step 301: Save the correspondence between the registered mail account information and one or more third party mail account information in the third party account server.

Step 302: The client sends a third party mail account management request to the server where the registered mail account is located.

After the registered mail account is successfully logged in, the client sends a third party mail account management request to the server where the registered mail account is located, and the request includes the mail account information and the CMD of the registered login. Subsequent steps 303, 304, and 305 are the same as 203, 204, and 205 in Embodiment 1, and are not described here. This method is used to complete the management of third-party mail accounts through registered mail accounts.

In the above method, the correspondence between an existing account and one or more third-party mail accounts is saved, and in the present invention, the correspondence relationship may be disregarded, and the client logs in to the network account server, and through the server The third-party account server sends a third-party mail account management request, the request includes one or more third-party mail account information and business operation information, and then the third-party account server determines the corresponding third party according to the one or more third-party mail account information. The server where the mail account is located, and the method for operating the server where the third-party mail account is operated according to the business operation information Ming purpose. The method is described in detail below through Embodiment 3. In this embodiment, the client manages the third-party mail account through an existing IM account, and uses the IM account server to indicate the use of the IM network account server, such as FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a process in Embodiment 3 of the present invention, where the method mainly includes the following steps:

Step 401: The client logs in to the IM account server and sends a third party mail account management request to the server.

After the client runs the IM software to log in to the corresponding IM account server, the third account mail account management request is sent to the IM account server, where the request includes the IM account information, one or more third party mail account information, and the CMD. The three-party mail account information includes the user name, password information and other third-party mail account related information of the third-party mail account, and the related information of the other third-party accounts is shown in Table 1. The CMD is one or more of the client's desire to operate on a third party mail account, including: insert, delete, select, open, close, check, and read command words. After receiving the third-party mail account management request, the IM account server authenticates the IM account included in the request, and queries whether the account is eligible to initiate the request. In this embodiment, the IM account that can be normally logged in is also eligible to initiate a third party mail account management request, and of course, the authentication request can be set according to other requirements. The IM account server queries that the IM account has been logged in normally, and the information in the request is encrypted by authenticating the IM account.

Step 402: The IM account server sends a third party mail account management request to the third party account server through a common gateway interface (CGI). This step is consistent with the foregoing step 203 and will not be described again here.

Step 403: The third-party account server determines, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, and operates the server where the third-party mail account is located according to the service operation information.

The UDP packet is received by the third-party account server after receiving the UDP packet sent by the CGI. Perform parsing and verification to obtain the IM account, third party mail account information and CMD. Then, according to the username and password of the third-party mail account, the server is located at the server where the third-party mail account is located, and the CMD operation is performed on the third-party mail account in the server.

Step 404: Return the operation result to the client.

Through the invention, the user can conveniently manage the mail account different from the domain name through the existing network account, and does not need to add redundant software, so that the user experience is better.

According to the method described in Embodiment 3 above, a system for implementing third party mail account management can be obtained, the system comprising a network account server and a third party account server, wherein the network account server is used for the network account that has logged in itself The sent third party mail account management request is sent to the third party account server, the request includes one or more third party mail account information and business operation information; and the third party account server is configured to determine the corresponding third party according to the third party mail account information a server where the mail account is located, and operating the server where the third party mail account is located according to the business operation information. It is within the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and modifications of the invention

Claims

Claim

A method for implementing third party mail account management, which is applied to a system including a third party account server and a network account server, wherein the third party account server stores network account information and one or more third party mail account information. Correspondence, the method includes the following steps:

B. The third-party account server obtains the third-party mail account information by using the correspondence relationship and the network account information, and determines, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, where the third-party mail account is located The server performs business operations.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network account comprises at least an instant message IM account or a mail account.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network account information comprises the network account identifier, and the third party mail account information comprises a username and a password of the third party mail account.

The method of claim 1, wherein the third party mail account management request further comprises: service operation information;

Performing the service operation on the server where the third-party mail account is located in step B includes: performing one or any of the following operations on the server where the third-party mail account is located according to the service operation information: inserting, deleting, selecting, and opening , close, check, read operations.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network account server in step A sends the third party to the third party account server through a public gateway interface. Mail account management request.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the network account server sends the third party mail account management request to the third party account server through a user datagram protocol through a public gateway interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein step B comprises:

C. The third party account server returns the operation result to the network account server, and when the business operation is reading the mail, sending the read mail in the third party mail account to the network account server, the server Display the read message to the client.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step A comprises: the network account server authenticating the network account information in the request, and when the authentication is passed, the network account server is a third party A mail account management request is sent to the third party account server.

9. The method according to claim 5, wherein the public gateway interface authenticates network account information in the third party mail account management request, and when the authentication passes, the third party account is The server sends the request.

10. A system for implementing third party mail account management, characterized in that the system comprises:

a network account server, configured to send a third-party mail account management request sent by the network account that has logged in to the third-party account server, where the request includes the third-party account server of the network account letter, used to save the network account information and Corresponding relationship of one or more third-party mail account information, using the correspondence relationship and network account information to obtain third-party mail account information, determining, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, and the third-party mail The server where the account is located performs business operations.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said network account server Includes:

And a sending unit, configured to send, to the third-party account server, a third-party mail account management request sent by the network account that has logged in, the request including the network account information.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the third party account server comprises: a storage unit, a receiving unit, and an operating unit, wherein

The storage unit is configured to save a correspondence between the network account information and one or more third-party mail account information;

The receiving unit is configured to receive a third party mail account management request sent by the network account server;

The operating unit is configured to obtain third-party mail account information by using a correspondence relationship stored by the storage unit and network account information received by the receiving unit, and determining, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located And operating on the server where the third-party mail account is located according to the service operation information.

The system of claim 10, wherein the system further comprises: a common gateway interface unit, configured to receive a third party mail account management request sent by the network account server, and forward the request to the Third-party account server.

The system of claim 13, wherein the public gateway interface unit is further configured to forward the third party mail account management request to the third party account server by using a user datagram protocol.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the network account information includes the network account identifier, and the third party mail account information includes at least a username and password of the third party mail account.

The operating unit includes:

a login unit, configured to log in to the server where the third-party mail account is located according to the username and password of the third-party mail account; a control unit, configured to operate, according to the service operation type code, a server where the logged-in third-party mail account is located, and return an operation result to the feedback unit according to the network account identifier;

The network account server further includes:

The feedback unit is configured to receive an operation result returned by the control unit, and display the operation result to the network account client.

The system of claim 12, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to parse the received third party mail account management request when the third party mail account management request is received through a user datagram protocol.

The system of claim 15, wherein the control unit is further configured to send the read email in the third party mail account to the feedback unit when the service operation is a read operation.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the network account server further comprises:

The first authentication unit is configured to authenticate the network account information in the third-party mail account management request that has been sent by the network account that is logged in, and send the request to the sending unit when the authentication is passed.

The system according to claim 13, wherein the system further comprises: a second authentication unit, configured to receive a third party mail account management request sent by the network account server, and in the request The network account information is authenticated, and when the authentication is passed, the request is sent to the public gateway interface unit.

20. A method for implementing third party mail account management, applied to a system comprising a third party account server and a network account server, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

A. The client logs in to the network account server, and sends a third party mail account management request to the third party account server through the server, where the request includes more than one Three-party mail account information;

B. The third-party account server determines, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, and performs a business operation on the server where the third-party mail account is located.

21. A system for implementing third party mail account management, characterized in that the system comprises:

a network account server, configured to send a third party mail account management request sent by the network account that has logged in to the third party account server, the request including one or more third party mail account information;

The third-party account server is configured to determine, according to the third-party mail account information, a server where the corresponding third-party mail account is located, and perform a business operation on the server where the third-party mail account is located.