Interactive method, user terminal, server and system, computer storage medium

• US 10,104,162 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2014
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Tao, Yucao, Zhou, Tao, Meng, Jinfeng, Dong, Xijun, Zhong, Rui, Yu, Jun, Wang, Boqiang, Lian, Han, Zheng, Chunlei, Wang, Wei, Liu, Ye
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Li, Liang
• Application Number:
  US14/273,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20140250385A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,621 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

It is described a location based interactive method, user terminal, server, system and computer storage medium, which relate to the field of computers. The method includes: it is send a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location to a location server; it is received from the location server and displayed a POI list containing at least one POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate; it is acquired a group creating instruction, and a group creating request is sent to a login server based on the group creating instruction; and interaction is performed with the login server based on a group to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service, where the group is created by the login server based on the POI carried in the group creating request. According to the method, the group is created based on the POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate, and the interactive service is provided to the user based on the group, and thereby extending the interactive mode and range of the location based service, and achieving better sharing of information between users.

Claims

1. A location based interactive method, comprising:

acquiring, by a user terminal, a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location;

sending, by the user terminal, the acquired geographic coordinate to a location server;

receiving and displaying, by the user terminal, a Point of Interest (POI) list from the location server, wherein the POI list comprises at least one POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

according to a selection by the user from the POI list, sending, by the user terminal, a group creating instruction to a login server, such that the login server directly creates a group in response to the group creating instruction, wherein the login server is separate from the location server, and does not communicate with the location server; and

interacting, by the user terminal, with the login server based on the group created by the login server so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service,

wherein the group is created by the login server based on a POI carried in a group creating request,

wherein the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in;

wherein the method further comprises;

before the interacting with a login server based on a group created by the login server, acquiring the group creating instruction; and

sending the group creating request to the login server based on the group creating instruction, wherein both the group creating instruction and the group creating request are carried with a POI selected by the user from the POI list;

wherein;

the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring a group creating instruction and sending a group creating request to the login server based on the group creating instruction comprises:

receiving the group creating instruction carried with the POI selected by the user from the POI list;

generating the group creating request based on the POI carried in the group creating instruction; and

sending the group creating request to the login server.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the interacting with a login server based on a group created by the login server comprises:

acquiring an intra-group interactive instruction;

sending an intra-group interactive request to the login server based on the intra-group interactive instruction; and

receiving from the login server a response corresponding to the intra-group interactive request, so as to provide the user with the intra-group interactive service.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for joining the created group corresponding to the selected POI, the request being initiated by the user without an invitation.

5. A user terminal, comprising:

a computer processor and a non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to;

acquire a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location and send the geographic coordinate to a location server;

receive and display a Point of Interest (POI) list from the location server, wherein the POI list comprises at least one POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

according to a selection by the user from the POI list, sending a group creating instruction to a login server, such that the login server directly creates a group in response to the group creating instruction, wherein the login server is separate from the location server and does not communicate with the location server; and

interact with the login server based on the group created by the login server so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service, wherein the group is created by the login server based on a POI carried in the group creating request, the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in,

wherein the non-transitory computer storage medium further stores computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to;

acquire the group creating instruction, and send a group creating request to the login server based on the group creating instruction, wherein both the group creating instruction and the group creating request are carried with a POI selected by the user from the POI list,

wherein the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

6. The user terminal according to claim 5, the non-transitory computer storage medium further storing computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to:

receive the group creating instruction carried with the POI selected by the user from the POI list, generate the group creating request based on the POI carried in the group creating instruction, and send the group creating request to the login server.

7. The user terminal according to claim 5, wherein the non-transitory computer storage medium further storing computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to:

acquire an intra-group interactive instruction, send an intra-group interactive request to the login server based on the intra-group interactive instruction, and receive from the login server a response corresponding to the intra-group interactive request, so as to provide the user with the intra-group interactive service.

8. A location based interactive method, comprising:

receiving, by a location server, a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location sent by a user terminal;

searching, by the location server, for a Point of Interest (POI) corresponding to the geographic coordinate; and

transmitting, by the location server, a searched-out POI list to the user terminal, which enables the user terminal to create a group for the user based on the POI list so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service;

according to a selection by the user from the POI list, sending, by the user terminal, a group creating instruction to the login server, such that the login server directly creates the group in response to the group creating instruction, wherein the login server is separate from the location server, and does not communicate with the location server;

wherein the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in,

wherein the method further comprises;

acquiring, by the user terminal, the group creating instruction; and

sending a group creating request to the login server based on the group creating instruction, wherein both the group creating instruction and the group creating request are carried with a POI selected by the user from the POI list;

wherein;

the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

before the searching for a Point of Interest (POI) corresponding to the geographic coordinate,

pre-creating a location database configured to store a relationship between a geographic coordinate and a POI,

wherein the searching for a Point of Interest (POI) corresponding to the geographic coordinate comprises;

searching the location database for a POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate.

10. A location server, comprising:

a computer processor and a non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to;

receive a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location sent by a user terminal;

search for a Point of Interest (POI) corresponding to the geographic coordinate; and

transmit a POI list searched-out to the user terminal, which enables the user terminal to create a group for the user based on the POI list so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service, wherein the user terminal acquires a group creating instruction and sends a group creating request to a login server according to a selection by the user from the POI list, such that the login server directly creates the group in response to the group creating instruction, wherein the login server is separate from the location server and does not communicate with the location server, and both the group creating instruction and the group creating request are carried with a POI selected by the user from the POI list,

wherein the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in,

wherein the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

11. The location server according to claim 10, the non-transitory computer storage medium further storing computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to:

pre-create a location database, wherein the location database is configured to store a relationship between a geographic coordinate and a POI, and

wherein the computer processor is configured to search the location database for a POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate.

12. A location based interactive method, comprising:

receiving, by a login server, from a user terminal a group creating request carried with a Point of Interest (POI), wherein the POI corresponds to a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location, wherein the group creating request is sent according to a selection by the user from a POI list, the POI list being received by the user terminal from a location server according to a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location, wherein the login server is separate from the location server and does not communicate with the location server; and

interacting, by the login server, with the user terminal based on the created group so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service,

wherein the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in,

wherein the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the interacting with the user terminal based on the created group comprises:

receiving an intra-group interactive request from the user terminal, and sending a response to the user terminal based on the intra-group interactive request so as to provide the user with the intra-group interactive service.

14. A login server, comprising:

a computer processor and a non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to;

receive from a user terminal a group creating request carried with a Point of Interest (POI), wherein the group creating request is sent according to a selection by the user from a POI list, the POI list being received by the user terminal from a location server according to a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location, wherein the login server is separate from the location server and does not communicate with the location server; and

interact with the user terminal based on the group so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service,

wherein the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in,

wherein the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

15. The server according to claim 14, wherein the non-transitory computer storage medium further storing computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to:

receive an intra-group interactive request from the user terminal, and send a response to the user terminal based on the intra-group interactive request so as to provide the user with the intra-group interactive service.

16. A location based interactive system, comprising:

a user terminal, a location server, and a login server,

wherein the user terminal is configured to;

acquire a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location and send the geographic coordinate to a location server;

receive and display a Point of Interest (POI) list from the location server, wherein the POI list comprises at least one POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

according to a selection by the user from the POI list, acquire a group creating instruction, and send a group creating request to the login server based on the group creating instruction, such that the login server directly creates a group in response to the group creating instruction, wherein both the group creating instruction and the group creating request are carried with a POI selected by the user from the POI list; and

interact with a login server based on the group created by the login server so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service, wherein the group is created by the login server based on a POI carried in the group creating request,

wherein the location server is configured to receive the geographic coordinate of the user'"'"'s location sent by the user terminal, search for the POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate, and transmit the POI list searched-out to the user terminal, which enables the user terminal to create a group for the user based on the POI list so as to provide the user with the intra-group interactive service, wherein the POI list comprises at least one searched-out POI,

wherein the login server is configured to receive from the user terminal the group creating request carried with the POI, wherein the POI corresponds to the geographic coordinate of the user'"'"'s location, create a group based on the POI carried in the group creating request, and interact with the user terminal based on the group so as to provide the user with the intra-group interactive service,

wherein the login server is separate from the location server, and does not communicate with the location server;

wherein the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in,

wherein;

the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon for execution by at least one processing circuit, the instructions comprising:

acquiring, by a user terminal a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location;

sending, by the user terminal, the acquired geographic coordinate to a location server;

receiving and displaying, by the user terminal, a Point of Interest (POI) list from the location server, wherein the POI list comprises at least one POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

according to a selection by the user from the POI list, sending, by the user terminal, a group creating instruction to a login server, such that the login server directly creates a group in response to the group creating instruction, wherein the login server is separate from the location server and does not communicate with the location server; and

interacting, by the user terminal, with the login server based on the group created by the login server so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service,

wherein the group is created by the login server based on a POI carried in a group creating request,

wherein the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in,

wherein the instructions further comprise;

acquiring the group creating instruction; and

sending a group creating request to the login server based on the group creating instruction, wherein both the group creating instruction and the group creating request are carried with a POI selected by the user from the POI list,

wherein;

the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the acquiring a group creating instruction and sending a group creating request to the login server based on the group creating instruction comprises:

receiving the group creating instruction carried with the POI selected by the user from the POI list;

generating the group creating request based on the POI carried in the group creating instruction; and

sending the group creating request to the login server.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the interacting with a login server based on a group created by the login server comprises:

acquiring an intra-group interactive instruction;

sending an intra-group interactive request to the login server based on the intra-group interactive instruction; and

receiving from the login server a response corresponding to the intra-group interactive request, so as to provide the user with the intra-group interactive service.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon for execution by at least one processing circuit, the instructions comprising:

receiving, by a login server, from a user terminal a group creating request carried with a Point of Interest (POI), wherein the POI corresponds to a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location, wherein the group creating request is sent according to a selection by the user from a POI list, the POI list being received by the user terminal from a location server according to a geographic coordinate of a user'"'"'s location, wherein the login server is separate from the location server and does not communicate with the location server; and

interacting, by the login server, with the user terminal based on the created group so as to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service,

wherein the group includes only the user of the user terminal when the group is created, and other users in the group are added only by invitation or join request, and

wherein the intra-group interactive service comprises;

searching for a location of another user within the group, inviting another user to join the group, receiving a request from another user for joining the group and allowing the another user to join the group, initiating an intra-group session, allowing users within the group to jointly complete a POI sign-in,

wherein the POI list comprises at least two POIs corresponding to the geographic coordinate;

the group creating request includes multiple POIs selected by the user from the POI list; and

the created group is associated with geographic locations corresponding to the multiple POIs.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 20, wherein the interacting with the user terminal based on the created group comprises:

receiving an intra-group interactive request from the user terminal, and sending a response to the user terminal based on the intra-group interactive request so as to provide the user with the intra-group interactive service.