METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A CHAT ROOM

• US 20140365924A1
• Filed: 08/04/2014
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: HAN, BING
• Granted Patent: US 10,133,442 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for accessing a chat room are provided. A shortcut of the chat room to be accessed can be detected. When that a user clicks on the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed is detected, a room identification of the chat room to be accessed and protocol name information of a protocol used by a voice client can be obtained from the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed. The chat room to be accessed can then be accessed according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed and the protocol name information.

Claims

1. A method for accessing a chat room comprising:

detecting a shortcut of the chat room to be accessed;

when that a user clicks on the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed is detected, obtaining, from the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed, a room identification of the chat room to be accessed and protocol name information of a protocol used by a voice client; and

accessing the chat room to be accessed according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed and the protocol name information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein accessing the chat room to be accessed according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed and the protocol name information comprises:

determining whether the voice client is running according to the protocol name information; and

when that the voice client is running is determined, accessing the chat room to be accessed via the voice client, according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining whether the voice client is running according to the protocol name information comprises:

obtaining a process identification (PID) information of a process used for running the voice client from a correspondence relationship between the protocol name information and the PID information contained in a client registry, according to the protocol name information;

deciding whether the process used for running the voice client is running according to the obtained PID information; and

when the process used for running the voice client is running, determining that the voice client is running;

or

when the process used for running the voice client is not running, determining that the voice client is not running.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

when that the voice client is not running is determined, starting the voice client according to the protocol name information and accessing the chat room to be accessed via the voice client according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein starting the voice client according to the protocol name information comprises:

obtaining a storage path of the voice client from a correspondence relationship between the protocol name information and the storage path contained in the client registry, according to the protocol name information; and

starting the voice client according to the storage path of the voice client.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, before detecting the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed, the method further comprises:

receiving a command submitted by the user and used to create the shortcut;

obtaining the protocol name information of the protocol used by the voice client, and the room identification and an icon of the chat room selected by the user; and

generating the shortcut of the chat room according to the protocol name information, and the room identification and the icon of the chat room.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein generating the shortcut of the chat room according to the protocol name information, and the room identification and the icon of the chat room comprises:

creating a file having a file type of a shortcut type;

setting the icon of the chat room as an icon of the file;

storing the protocol name information and the room identification of the chat room in the file; and

obtaining the shortcut of the chat room.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon, wherein, when being executed, the instructions cause the one or more processors of an apparatus to perform the method according to claim 1.

9. An apparatus for accessing a chat room comprising:

a detecting module configured to detect a shortcut of the chat room to be accessed;

an obtaining module configured, when that a user clicks on the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed is detected, to obtain, from the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed, a room identification of the chat room to be accessed and protocol name information of a protocol used by a voice client; and

an accessing module configured to access the chat room to be accessed according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed and the protocol name information.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the accessing module comprises:

a determining unit configured to determine whether the voice client is running according to the protocol name information; and

a first accessing unit configured, when that the voice client is running is determined, to access the chat room to be accessed via the voice client, according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the determining module comprises:

a first obtaining sub-unit configured to obtain a process identification (PID) information of a process used for running the voice client from a correspondence relationship between the protocol name information and the PID information contained in a client registry, according to the protocol name information;

a deciding sub-unit configured to decide whether the process used for running the voice client is running according to the obtained PID information; and

a determining sub-unit configured, when the process used for running the voice client is running, to determine that the voice client is running;

or when the process used for running the voice client is not running, to determine that the voice client is not running.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the accessing module further comprises:

a starting unit configured to start the voice client according to the protocol name information, when the voice client is not running; and

a second accessing unit configured to access the chat room to be accessed via the voice client according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the starting unit comprises:

a second obtaining sub-unit configured to obtain a storage path of the voice client from a correspondence relationship between the protocol name information and the storage path contained in the client registry, according to the protocol name information; and

a starting sub-unit configured to start the voice client according to the storage path of the voice client.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a generating module configured to receive a command submitted by the user and used to create the shortcut;

to obtain the protocol name information of the protocol used by the voice client, and the room identification and an icon of the chat room selected by the user; and

to generate the shortcut of the chat room according to the protocol name information, and the room identification and the icon of the chat room.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the generating module comprises:

a receiving unit configured to receive the command submitted by the user and used to create the shortcut; and

to obtain the protocol name information of the protocol used by the voice client, and the room identification and the icon of the chat room selected by the user of the voice client; and

a creating unit configured to create a file having a file type of a shortcut type, to set the icon of the chat room as an icon of the file, to store the protocol name information and the room identification of the chat room in the file, and to obtain the shortcut of the chat room.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

one or more processors, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions executed by the one or more processors and comprising the detecting module, the obtaining module, and the accessing module.