Network-Application Association Method and System

• US 20120296995A1
• Filed: 12/20/2010
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Yan, Min
• Application Number:
  US13/514,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20120296995A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications

Abstract

A network-application association method comprises: performing corresponding operations for applications according to instructions of users; sending out association information according to users'"'"' relationship chains of the users and relations among the applications; judging whether the users respond to the association information; if the users respond to the association information, updating the users'"'"' relationship chains of the users or performing corresponding operations for the applications, according to operations for the users responding to the association information. In addition, the present invention further provides a network-application association system. In the above network-application association technology analyzes the users'"'"' relationship chains of the users and the relations among the applications, to find out the implicit relations among the users of the different applications, so as to use the association information to built the association among the different application and inform the users, such that the different applications are combined together, to enrich network service.

Claims

1. A network-application association method, comprising:

performing corresponding operations for applications according to instructions of users;

sending out association information according to users'"'"' relationship chains of the users and relations among the applications;

judging whether the users respond to the association information; and

if the users respond to the association information, updating the users'"'"' relationship chains of the users or performing corresponding operations for the applications, according to operations for the users responding to the association information.

2. The network-application association method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of sending out association information according to users'"'"' relationship chains of the users and relations among the applications, comprises:

if determining the users have a common friend according to the users'"'"' relationship chains of the users, and the applications are simultaneously used by the users, the association information is sent out to the users via the applications, and it is intermediate friend-recommending information configured for recommending opposite users as friends.

3. The network-application association method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of sending out association information according to users'"'"' relationship chains of the users and relations among the applications, comprises:

if determining the users are strangers with each other according to the users'"'"' relationship chains of the users, and the applications are simultaneously used by the users, the association information is sent out to the users via the applications, and it is same-application friend-recommending information configured for recommending opposite users as friends.

4. The network-application association method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

analyzing users'"'"' actions of the users and sending out the same-application friend-recommending information if determining the users'"'"' actions have similarity, before sending out the same-application friend-recommending information.

5. The network-application association method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of sending out association information according to users'"'"' relationship chains of the users and relations among the applications, comprises:

if determining the users are a same user according to the users'"'"' relationship chains of the users, and the relations among the applications indicate parameters of the applications belong to a same type or are able to be converted with each other, the association information is sent out to the users via the applications, and it is crossing-application information configured for moving or converting the parameters.

6. A network-application association system, comprising:

an application module, comprising a plurality of applications and configured for receiving instructions of users to perform corresponding operations for the applications; and

further configured for judging whether the users responding to association information and informing an association module when the users respond to the association information;

a storing module, configured for storing parameters and users'"'"' relationship chains of the users of the applications; and

an association module, electrically coupled to the application module and the storing module respectively, and configured for sending out association information according to the users'"'"' relationship chains of the users and relations among the applications, and updating the users'"'"' relationship chains or perform corresponding operations for the applications according to operations for the users responding to the association information after receiving information of the application module.

7. The network-application association system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the association module comprises an application interactive interface, a task-event unit, a relationship chain engine, a users'"'"' rendering unit and a communication and message unit;

the communication and message unit is configured for building communication among the application interactive interface, the task-event unit, the relationship chain engine and the users'"'"' rendering unit;

the application interactive interface is configured for being communicated with the application module and informing operations of the users operating in the applications to the task-event unit;

the task-event unit is configured for sending out a relationship-chain querying request to the relationship chain engine when receiving the informing, and informing the applications via the application interactive interface if a querying result returned from the relationship chain engine indicates the users have a common friend and the users are simultaneously using the applications;

the users'"'"' rendering unit is configured for sending out association information to the users, and the association information is intermediate friend-recommending information configured for recommending opposite users as friends; and

the relationship chain engine is configured for querying the users'"'"' relationship chains stored in the storing module and returning the querying result to the task-event unit; and

further configured for updating the users'"'"' relationship chains of the storing module when the users respond to the association information.

8. The network-application association system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the association module comprises an application interactive interface, a task-event unit, a relationship chain engine, a users'"'"' rendering unit, and a communication and message unit;

the communication and message unit is configured for building communication among the application interactive interface, the task-event unit, the relationship chain engine and the users'"'"' rendering unit;

the application interactive interface is configured for being communicated with the application module and informing operations of the users operating in the applications to the task-event unit;

the task-event unit is configured for sending out a relationship-chain querying request to the relationship chain engine when receiving the informing, and informing the applications via the application interactive interface if a querying result returned from the relationship chain engine indicates the users are strangers, and the applications are a same application and simultaneously used by the users;

the users'"'"' rendering unit is configured for sending out association information to the users, and the association information is same-application friend-recommending information configured for recommending opposite users as friends; and

the relationship chain engine is configured for querying the users'"'"' relationship chains stored in the storing module and returning the querying result to the task-event unit; and

further configured for updating the users'"'"' relationship chains of the storing module when the users respond to the association information.

9. The network-application association system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the association module comprises an application interactive interface, a task-event unit, a relationship chain engine, a users'"'"' rendering unit, a value-controlling unit, and a communication and message unit;

the communication and message unit is configured for building communication among the application interactive interface, the task-event unit, the relationship chain engine and the users'"'"' rendering unit;

the application interactive interface is configured for being communicated with the application module and informing operations of the users operating in the applications to the value-controlling unit;

the value-controlling unit is configured for modifying value options of the users in the applications according to the operations, and informing the task-event unit when values of the value options satisfy predetermined requests;

the task-event unit is configured for sending out a relationship-chain querying request to the relationship chain engine when receiving the informing, and informing the applications via the application interactive interface if a querying result returned from the relationship chain engine indicates the users are strangers, and the applications are a same application and simultaneously used by the users;

the users'"'"' rendering unit is configured for sending out association information to the users, and the association information is same-application friend-recommending information configured for recommending opposite users as friends; and

the relationship chain engine is configured for querying the users'"'"' relationship chains stored in the storing module and returning the querying result to the task-event unit; and

further configured for updating the users'"'"' relationship chains of the storing module when the users respond to the association information.

10. The network-application association system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the association module comprises an application interactive interface, a task-event unit, a users'"'"' rendering unit, a parameter unit and a communication and message unit;

the communication and message unit is configured for building communication among the application interactive interface, the task-event unit, the users'"'"' rendering unit and the parameter unit;

the application interactive interface is configured for being communicated with the application module and informing operations of the users operating in the applications to the task-event unit;

the task-event unit is configured for sending out a parameter-conversion querying request to the parameter unit when receiving the informing, and informing the applications via the application interactive interface if a querying result returned from the parameter unit satisfies a condition of the parameters belonging to a same type or capable of be converted with each other;

the users'"'"' rendering unit is configured for sending out association information to the users, and the association information is crossing-application information configured for moving or converting the parameters; and

the parameter unit is configured for querying results for converting the parameters among the different applications and returning a querying result to the task-event unit; and

further configured for updating the parameters of the applications stored in the storing module when the users respond to the association information.