Service processing method and apparatus

• US 10,412,573 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2018
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Ma, Kai, Chen, Maohua, Zhao, Mo, Qiu, Zhenxi, Wu, Xiaoming, Cheng, Nan, Zheng, Xiaohui, Chen, Junxiong, Xie, Jinheng, Cheng, Zhe, Yu, Le, Mei, Shuhui, Zhang, Chi, Yang, Huiqin, Qin, Yao, Ye, Shunfu, Zhang, Tao, Tang, Wenrong, Huang, Yangbin, He, Ming, Diao, Chaoxiong, Zhang, Pengbo, Su, Guanqiao, Zheng, Hongmin, Zhang, Xiaojuan, Huang, Zhejin, Qian, Xiaoyang, Guo, Zhongming, Fang, Xiaoyi, Zuo, Yang, Dai, Yan
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US16/056,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20180352415A1
• Time in Patent Office: 400 Days
• Field of Search: 4554563, 455 412, 455 6711, 455 6713
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a near-field wireless communication service processing method performed at a first computing device. While running a social networking application, the first computing device listens to a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by a second computing device. After detecting the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device, first computing device processes the near-field wireless communication signal to obtain identification information associated with the second computing device. The first computing device sends the identification information associated with the second computing device to a remote server supporting the social networking application and obtains a preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server, and displays the preset service page within the social networking application on the first computing device.

Claims

1. A service processing method, comprising:

at a first computing device associated with a first user account of a social networking application, the first computing device having one or more processors and memory storing a plurality of programs to be executed by the one or more processors;

displaying, in the social networking application, a page listing a plurality of service provider accounts that have been registered with the social networking application;

listening to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals broadcasted by one or more computing devices;

detecting a BLE signal broadcasted by a second computing device associated with a first service provider account of the plurality of service provider accounts registered with the social networking application, wherein the first computing device and the second computing device are communicatively connected to a server that supports the social networking application;

obtaining a strength value and a reference value of the BLE signal from the second computing device;

calculating a distance between the first computing device and the second computing device according to the strength value and the reference value of the BLE signal;

determining whether the distance between the first computing device and the second computing device is less than a preset threshold;

in accordance with a determination that the distance between the first computing device and the second computing device is less than a preset threshold;

processing the BLE signal to obtain, from the BLE signal, identification information associated with the second computing device;

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to the server;

obtaining, from the server, a preset service page of the first service provider account in the social networking application corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device; and

displaying the preset service page in the social networking application on the first computing device.

2. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the preset service page is displayed in an in-app browser of the social networking application running on the first computing device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein before listening to the BLE signals broadcasted by the one or more computing devices, the method further comprises:

enabling a near-field wireless communication function of the first computing device, the near-field wireless communication function comprising a Bluetooth communication function or a near field communication (NFC) function;

detecting whether the first computing device performs a movement operation along a direction approaching the second computing device; and

in accordance with a determination that the first computing device is moving towards the second computing device, triggering and performing the step of detecting the BLE signal broadcasted by the second computing device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein before listening to the BLE signals broadcasted by the one or more computing devices, the method further comprises:

detecting a magnetic field strength in a preset distance range of the first computing device; and

when it is detected that the magnetic field strength is greater than the preset magnetic field strength, triggering and performing the step of listening to the BLE signals broadcasted by the one or more computing devices.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the detecting the magnetic field strength in a preset distance range of the first computing device comprises:

detecting the magnetic field strength in the preset distance range of the first computing device using a magnetic sensor in the first computing device to sense a magnetic field strength and a magnetic field direction.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the preset service page of the first service provider account in the social networking application corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server comprises:

receiving a uniform resource locator of the preset service page sent by the server; and

obtaining service information corresponding to the preset service page according to the uniform resource locator of the preset service page.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein

detecting the BLE signal broadcasted by the second computing device comprises:

detecting a beacon signal that is sent by the second computing device on the basis of an iBeacon positioning function; and

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to the server comprises;

sending a request command including the identification information associated with the second computing device retrieved from the beacon signal to the server, to request a preset service page associated with the identification information associated with the second computing device obtained from the beacon signal.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein

detecting the BLE signal broadcasted by the second computing device comprises:

detecting a WiFi signal that is sent by the second computing device on the basis of a WiFi positioning function; and

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to the server comprises;

sending the request command including the identification information associated with the second computing device retrieved from the WiFi signal to the server, to request a preset service page associated with the identification information associated with the second computing device obtained from the WiFi signal.

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

receiving first input data from the first user account in accordance with the preset service page;

sending the first input data to the server for processing;

receiving and displaying a service confirmation page including information aggregated from input data of one or more other user accounts who are participants of a group with the first user account in the social networking application;

receiving a confirmation from the first user account of the service confirmation page; and

submitting the service confirmation page to the server.

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

displaying an interactive affordance on the service conformation page for inviting the first user account to follow an official account of the first service provider account;

receiving a user interaction with the interactive affordance on the service confirmation page; and

sending instruction to the server to subscribe the first user account to follow the official account; and

after the first user account is subscribed to follow the official account, displaying a home page of the official account in the social networking application.

11. A first computing device associated with a first user account of a social networking application, the first computing device having one or more processors, and memory storing a plurality of programs, wherein the plurality of programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first computing device to perform the following operations:

displaying, in the social networking application, a page listing a plurality of service provider accounts that have been registered with the social networking application;

listening to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals broadcasted by one or more computing devices;

detecting a BLE signal broadcasted by a second computing device associated with a first service provider account of the plurality of service provider accounts registered with the social networking application, wherein the first computing device and the second computing device are communicatively connected to a server that supports the social networking application;

obtaining a strength value and a reference value of the BLE signal from the second computing device;

calculating a distance between the first computing device and the second computing device according to the strength value and the reference value of the BLE signal;

determining whether the distance between the first computing device and the second computing device is less than a preset threshold;

in accordance with a determination that the distance between the first computing device and the second computing device is less than a preset threshold;

processing the BLE signal to obtain, from the BLE signal, identification information associated with the second computing device;

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to the server;

obtaining, from the server, a preset service page of the first service provider account in the social networking application corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device; and

displaying the preset service page in the social networking application on the first computing device.

12. The first computing device according to claim 11,

wherein:

the preset service page is displayed in an in-app browser of the social networking application running on the first computing device.

13. The first computing device according to claim 11, wherein before listening to the BLE signals broadcasted by the one or more computing devices, the method further comprises:

enabling a near-field wireless communication function of the first computing device, the near-field wireless communication function comprising a Bluetooth communication function or a near field communication (NFC) function;

detecting whether the first computing device performs a movement operation along a direction approaching the second computing device; and

in accordance with a determination that the first computing device is moving towards the second computing device, triggering and performing the step of detecting the BLE signal broadcasted by the second computing device.

14. The first computing device according to claim 11, wherein the obtaining the preset service page of the first service provider account in the social networking application corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server comprises:

receiving a uniform resource locator of the preset service page sent by the server; and

obtaining service information corresponding to the preset service page according to the uniform resource locator of the preset service page.

15. The first computing device according to claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving first input data from the first user account in accordance with the preset service page;

sending the first input data to the server for processing;

receiving and displaying a service confirmation page including information aggregated from input data of one or more other user accounts who are participants of a group with the first user account in the social networking application;

receiving a confirmation from the first user account of the service confirmation page; and

submitting the service confirmation page to the server.

16. The first computing device according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprises:

displaying an interactive affordance on the service conformation page for inviting the first user account to follow an official account of the first service provider account;

receiving a user interaction with the interactive affordance on the service confirmation page; and

sending instruction to the server to subscribe the first user account to follow the official account; and

after the first user account is subscribed to follow the official account, displaying a home page of the official account in the social networking application.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of programs in connection with a first computing device associated with a first user account of a social networking application, the first computing device having one or more processors, wherein the plurality of programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first computing device to perform the following operations:

displaying, in the social networking application, a page listing a plurality of service provider accounts that have been registered with the social networking application;

listening to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals broadcasted by one or more computing devices;

detecting a BLE signal broadcasted by a second computing device associated with a first service provider account of the plurality of service provider accounts registered with the social networking application, wherein the first computing device and the second computing device are communicatively connected to a server that supports the social networking application;

obtaining a strength value and a reference value of the BLE signal from the second computing device;

calculating a distance between the first computing device and the second computing device according to the strength value and the reference value of the BLE signal;

determining whether the distance between the first computing device and the second computing device is less than a preset threshold;

in accordance with a determination that the distance between the first computing device and the second computing device is less than a preset threshold;

processing the BLE signal to obtain, from the BLE signal, identification information associated with the second computing device;

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to the server;

obtaining, from the server, a preset service page of the first service provider account in the social networking application corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device; and

displaying the preset service page in the social networking application on the first computing device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17,

wherein:

the preset service page is displayed in an in-app browser of the social networking application running on the first computing device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein before listening to the BLE signals broadcasted by the one or more computing devices, the method further comprises:

enabling a near-field wireless communication function of the first computing device, the near-field wireless communication function comprising a Bluetooth communication function or a near field communication (NFC) function;

detecting whether the first computing device performs a movement operation along a direction approaching the second computing device; and

in accordance with a determination that the first computing device is moving towards the second computing device, triggering and performing the step of detecting the BLE signal broadcasted by the second computing device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving first input data from the first user account in accordance with the preset service page;

sending the first input data to the server for processing;

receiving and displaying a service confirmation page including information aggregated from input data of one or more other user accounts who are participants of a group with the first user account in the social networking application;

receiving a confirmation from the first user account of the service confirmation page; and

submitting the service confirmation page to the server.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 20, wherein the operations further comprise:

displaying an interactive affordance on the service conformation page for inviting the first user account to follow an official account of the first service provider account;

receiving a user interaction with the interactive affordance on the service confirmation page; and

sending instruction to the server to subscribe the first user account to follow the official account; and

after the first user account is subscribed to follow the official account, displaying a home page of the official account in the social networking application.