Methods and systems for quick reply operations

• US 10,514,829 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2018
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Lou, Hongwei, Huang, Tieming, Yang, Jie, Liu, Jun, Wang, Jia, Zhang, Zuozhou
• Primary Examiner(s): Brahmachari, Mandrita
• Application Number:
  US15/889,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20180164962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04895 Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting

Abstract

A method and system for performing quick reply operations are disclosed. The method for quick reply operations includes displaying a text box; determining a display area of the text box; and receiving a user instruction. The method further includes determining whether the user instruction is a pull-down gesture in the display area of the text box; determining whether the pull-down gesture exceeds a threshold length; and displaying a quick reply text box. The method and system consistent with the present disclosure implement quick reply functions and improve the user experience for replying to various messages and postings.

Claims

1. A method for quick reply operations, comprising:

displaying a text box at an original position;

receiving a user instruction;

determining whether the user instruction is a pull gesture in a display area of the text box;

in response to determining that the user instruction is a pull gesture in the display area of the text box, displaying, at a first position adjacent to the text box, a user prompt icon indicating that a quick reply operation to the text box is to be triggered;

determining whether the pull gesture exceeds a threshold length; and

in response to determining that the pull gesture exceeds the threshold length, displaying a quick reply text box at the first position, the quick reply text box being configured to process the quick reply operation to the text box, wherein the quick reply text box replaces the user prompt icon.

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

moving the text box towards a first direction from the original position as the pull gesture lengthens, the first direction being consistent with a direction of the pull gesture.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein:

the user prompt icon includes an object indicating a pulled length of the pull gesture, and

the method further comprises;

changing a display status of the object as the pull gesture lengthens.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein:

the moving of the text box towards the first direction and the changing of the display status of the object are performed simultaneously as the pull gesture lengthens.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein changing a display status of the object as the pull gesture lengthens comprises:

rotating the object from an initial direction as the pull gesture lengthens.

6. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

in response to determining that the pull gesture ends and does not exceeds the threshold length;

returning the text box to the original position; and

deleting the user prompt icon.

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

when displaying the quick reply text box, removing the user prompt icon at the first position.

7. A user terminal for quick reply operations, comprising:

a display;

a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor is configured for;

displaying a text box at an original position;

receiving a user instruction;

determining whether the user instruction is a pull gesture in a display area of the text box;

in response to determining that the user instruction is a pull gesture in the display area of the text box, displaying, at a first position adjacent to the text box, a user prompt icon indicating that a quick reply operation to the text box is to be triggered;

determining whether the pull gesture exceeds a threshold length; and

in response to determining that the pull gesture exceeds the threshold length, displaying a quick reply text box at the first position, the quick reply text box being configured to process the quick reply operation to the text box, wherein the quick reply text box replaces the user prompt icon.

8. The user terminal according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured for:

moving the text box towards a first direction from the original position as the pull gesture lengthens, the first direction being consistent with a direction of the pull gesture.

9. The user terminal according to claim 8, wherein:

the user prompt icon includes an object indicating a pulled length of the pull gesture, and

the processor is further configured for;

changing a display status of the object as the pull gesture lengthens.

10. The user terminal according to claim 9, wherein:

the moving of the text box towards the first direction and the changing of the display status of the object are performed simultaneously as the pull gesture lengthens.

11. The user terminal according to claim 9, wherein changing a display status of the object as the pull gesture lengthens comprises:

rotating the object from an initial direction as the pull gesture lengthens.

12. The user terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured for:

in response to determining that the pull gesture ends and does not exceeds the threshold length;

returning the text box to the original position; and

deleting the user prompt icon.

19. The user terminal according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured for:

when displaying the quick reply text box, removing the user prompt icon at the first position.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable program that, when being executed by a processor of a first terminal, implementing a method for quick reply operations, the method comprising:

displaying a text box at an original position;

receiving a user instruction;

determining whether the user instruction is a pull gesture in a display area of the text box;

in response to determining that the user instruction is a pull gesture in the display area of the text box, displaying, at a first position adjacent to the text box, a user prompt icon indicating that a quick reply operation to the text box is to be triggered;

determining whether the pull gesture exceeds a threshold length; and

in response to determining that the pull gesture exceeds the threshold length, displaying a quick reply text box at the first position, the quick reply text box being configured to process the quick reply operation to the text box, wherein the quick reply text box replaces the user prompt icon.

14. The storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

moving the text box towards a first direction from the original position as the pull gesture lengthens, the first direction being consistent with a direction of the pull gesture.

15. The storage medium according to claim 14, wherein:

the user prompt icon includes an object indicating a pulled length of the pull gesture, and

the method further comprises;

changing a display status of the object as the pull gesture lengthens.

16. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein:

the moving of the text box towards the first direction and the changing of the display status of the object are performed simultaneously as the pull gesture lengthens.

17. The storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to determining that the pull gesture ends and does not exceeds the threshold length;

returning the text box to the original position; and

deleting the user prompt icon.

20. The storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

when displaying the quick reply text box, removing the user prompt icon at the first position.