MESSAGE COMBINATION METHOD AND DEVICE

• US 20150094107A1
• Filed: 12/09/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: CHEN, Chuhao, LI, Feijun
• Granted Patent: US 9,402,172 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• 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

Abstract

The method comprises: receiving a first message, and determining that the first message carries a sub-message identifier, the sub-message identifier being used for indicating that the first message is one of several sub-messages comprising a short message; according to the first message, allocating a storage space to the short message, the number of the storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-message contained in the short message, the storage units contained in the storage space having a location order; according to the first message and the sub-message identifier of at least one second message subsequently received, storing the first message and the at least one second message subsequently received into corresponding storage units in the storage space; and combining the sub-message stored in the storage units in the storage space.

Claims

1. A message combination method, comprising:

receiving a first message and determining a sub-message identifier carried in the first message, with the sub-message identifier being configured for indicating that the first message is one of a plurality of sub-messages forming a short message;

allocating a storage space to the short message according to the first message, with the number of storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, and the storage units contained in the storage space having ordered positions;

storing the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message to corresponding storage units in the storage space according to sub-message identifiers of both the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message; and

combining the sub-messages stored in all the storage units in the storage space.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a first message and determining a sub-message identifier carried in the first message, with the sub-message identifier being configured for indicating that the first message is one of a plurality of sub-messages forming a short message comprises:

receiving a first message and determining according to a preset characteristic information repository whether the first message carries information consistent with any one of characteristic information in the preset characteristic information repository, so as to determine that the first message carries the sub-message identifier if the first message carries the information consistent with any one of characteristic information in the preset characteristic information repository.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the allocating a storage space to the short message according to the first message, with the number of storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, and the storage units contained in the storage space having ordered positions comprises:

determining the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message according to the sub-message identifier; and

allocating the storage space to the short message according to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, with the number of storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, and the storage units contained in the storage space having ordered positions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message to corresponding storage units in the storage space according to the sub-message identifiers of both the first message and subsequently received at least one second message comprises:

obtaining, according to the sub-message identifiers of both the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message, positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message, respectively; and

storing, according to the positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message as well as the ordered position of each of the storage units in the storage space, the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message to the corresponding storage units of which the ordered positions in the storage space correspond to the positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message, respectively.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the combining the sub-messages stored in all the storage units in the storage space comprises:

determining whether each of the storage units in the storage space has stored a sub-message, and combining the sub-messages stored in all the storage units in the storage space if each of the storage units in the storage space has stored a sub-message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein after determining whether each of the storage units in the storage space has stored a sub-message, the method further comprises:

ending, if not all of the storage units in the storage space have stored a sub-message and it is determined that a time period from time of receiving the first message to current time exceeds a preset time period.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-message identifier is information either prefixed or suffixed to the first message.

8. A message combination device, comprising:

a reception module configured for receiving a first message and determining a sub-message identifier carried in the first message, with the sub-message identifier being configured for indicating that the first message is one of a plurality of sub-messages forming a short message;

an allocation module configured for allocating a storage space to the short message according to the first message, with the number of storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, and the storage units contained in the storage space having ordered positions;

a storage module configured for storing the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message to corresponding storage units in the storage space according to sub-message identifiers of both the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message; and

a combination module configured for combining the sub-messages stored in all the storage units in the storage space.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the reception module is specifically configured for receiving a first message and determining according to a preset characteristic information repository whether the first message carries information consistent with any one of characteristic information in the preset characteristic information repository, so as to determine that the first message carries the sub-message identifier if the first message carries the information consistent with any one of characteristic information in the preset characteristic information repository.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein, the allocation module comprises:

a determination unit configured for determining the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message according to the sub-message identifier; and

an allocation unit configured for allocating the storage space to the short message according to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, with the number of storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein, the storage module is specifically configured for obtaining, according to the sub-message identifiers of both the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message, positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message, respectively;

and storing, according to the positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message as well as the ordered position of each of the storage units in the storage space, the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message to the corresponding storage units of which the ordered positions in the storage space correspond to the positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message, respectively.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein, the combination module is specifically configured for determining whether each of the storage units in the storage space has stored a sub-message, and combining the sub-messages stored in all the storage units in the storage space if each of the storage units in the storage space has stored a sub-message.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein, the combination module is further configured for ending, if not all of the storage units in the storage space have stored a sub-message and it is determined that a time period from time of receiving the first message to current time exceeds a preset time period.

14. The device of claim 8, wherein, the sub-message identifier is information either prefixed or suffixed to the first message.

15. A terminal, comprising:

a memory;

one or more programs stored in the memory and performed by one or more processors, with the one or more programs comprising the instructions for performing the operations below;

receiving a first message and determining a sub-message identifier carried in the first message, with the sub-message identifier being configured for indicating that the first message is one of a plurality of sub-messages forming a short message;

allocating a storage space to the short message according to the first message, with the number of storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, and the storage units contained in the storage space having ordered positions;

storing the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message to corresponding storage units in the storage space according to sub-message identifiers of both the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message; and

combining the sub-messages stored in all the storage units in the storage space.

16. The terminal of claim 15, wherein, the receiving a first message and determining a sub-message identifier carried in the first message, with the sub-message identifier being configured for indicating that the first message is one of a plurality of sub-messages forming a short message comprises:

receiving a first message and determining according to a preset characteristic information repository whether the first message carries information consistent with any one of characteristic information in the preset characteristic information repository, so as to determine that the first message carries the sub-message identifier if the first message carries the information consistent with any one of characteristic information in the preset characteristic information repository.

17. The terminal of claim 15, wherein, the allocating a storage space to the short message according to the first message, with the number of storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, and the storage units contained in the storage space having ordered positions comprises:

determining the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message according to the sub-message identifier; and

allocating the storage space to the short message according to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, with the number of storage units contained in the storage space being equal to the number of the sub-messages contained in the short message, and the storage units contained in the storage space having ordered positions.

18. The terminal of claim 15, wherein, the storing the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message to corresponding storage units in the storage space according to the sub-message identifiers of both the first message and subsequently received at least one second message comprises:

obtaining, according to the sub-message identifiers of both the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message, positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message, respectively; and

storing, according to the positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message as well as the ordered position of each of the storage units in the storage space, the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message to the corresponding storage units of which the ordered positions in the storage space correspond to the positions of the first message and the subsequently received at least one second message in the short message, respectively.

19. The terminal of claim 15, wherein, the combining the sub-messages stored in all the storage units in the storage space comprises:

determining whether each of the storage units in the storage space has stored a sub-message, and combining the sub-messages stored in all the storage units in the storage space if each of the storage units in the storage space has stored a sub-message.

20. The terminal of claim 19, wherein, after determining whether each of the storage units in the storage space has stored a sub-message, the instructions for performing the further operations below:

ending, if not all of the storage units in the storage space have stored a sub-message and it is determined that a time period from time of receiving the first message to current time exceeds a preset time period.