METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INFORMATION MATCHING

• US 20140372403A1
• Filed: 06/23/2014
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: LIU, YELU, LI, CHANGLIN, PENG, YU
• Granted Patent: US 9,396,264 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services

Abstract

A method and system for information matching in an instant messaging user interface are disclosed. The method includes monitoring, in real time, chat records in an instant messaging interface to identify a keyword and starting a search application interface if the keyword is identified. The method further includes obtaining key information associated with keyword through the search application interface, and presenting the key information in the instant messaging interface. The method and system consistent with the present disclosure may enrich the user experience in instant messaging applications.

Claims

1. A method for matching information in an instant messaging user interface, comprising:

monitoring, in real time, chat records in the instant messaging interface to identify a keyword;

starting a search application interface if the keyword is identified;

obtaining key information associated with the keyword through the search application interface; and

presenting the key information in the instant messaging interface.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein monitoring chat records in real time further comprises:

parsing a chat record; and

determining whether a parsed word is a keyword.

3. The method according to claim 2, the method further comprising:

adding to an appearance counter for a keyword for each time the keyword appears in the chat record; and

starting the search application interface if the appearance counter for the keyword reaches a threshold value.

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

prompting a user in the instant messaging interface about loading the key information; and

retrieving the key information if the user gives an instruction to load the key information.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the keyword is a name of a place.

6. The method according to claim 5, the method further comprising:

searching for coordinates corresponding to the keyword in a keyword database;

starting a street view application interface;

sending the coordinates to a server through the street view application interface;

receiving, from the server, a URL to a street view picture corresponding to the coordinates sent; and

presenting the street view picture in the instant messaging interface.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the keyword is a technical term.

8. The method according to claim 7, the method further comprising:

searching for a definition of the keyword through a browser interface;

sending the definition to a server;

receiving, from the server, a URL to a webpage providing definitions or explanations of the keyword; and

presenting the URL in the instant messaging interface.

9. A system for matching information in an instant messaging user interface, comprising:

a monitoring unit configured to monitor, in real time, chat records in the instant messaging interface to identify a keyword;

a retrieval unit configured to start a search application interface if the keyword is identified;

an obtaining unit configured to obtain key information associated with the keyword through the search application interface; and

a display unit configure to present the key information in the instant messaging interface.

10. The system according to claim 9, the monitoring unit further comprising:

a parsing subunit configured to parse a chat record; and

a determination subunit configured to determine whether a parsed word is a keyword.

11. The system according to claim 10, the system further comprising:

a counting unit configured to add to an appearance counter for a keyword for each time the keyword appears in the chat record, wherein the retrieval unit is further configured to start the search application interface if the appearance counter reaches a threshold value.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the display unit is further configured to prompt a user in the instant messaging interface about loading the key information.

13. The system according to claim 12, further comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction from a user about whether to load the key information.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the keyword is a name of a place.

15. The system according to claim 14, the obtaining unit further comprising:

a searching subunit configured to search for coordinates corresponding to the keyword in a keyword database;

a first sending subunit configure to start a street view application interface and send the coordinates to a server through the street view application interface;

a first receiving subunit configured to receive a URL to a street view picture corresponding to the coordinates; and

a first obtaining subunit configured to obtain the street view picture using the URL.

16. The system according to claim 9, wherein the keyword is a technical term.

17. The system according to claim 16, the obtaining unit further comprising:

a searching subunit configured to search for a definition of the keyword through a browser interface;

a second sending subunit configured to send a definition of the keyword to a server;

a second receiving subunit configured to receive, from the a server, a URL to a webpage providing definition and explanations of the keyword; and

a second obtaining subunit configured to obtain the definitions and explanations from the webpage linked to the URL.