MATTER MESSAGE NOTIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE

• US 20180026932A1
• Filed: 09/30/2017
• Published: 01/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: WANG, Wentao, CHEN, Zhixing, SHI, Kaikai, HAN, Zhiping, YE, Si, LI, Xiongzhi, HUANG, Haolong, HUANG, Muxuan, CHEN, Jinlin, LIU, Feng, ZHANG, Pengfei, LUO, Di, WEI, Ao
• Granted Patent: US 10,397,177 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/04 multi-step notification using statistical or historical mobility data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/12 Inter-network notification

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a subject matter message notification method performed at a terminal and to be disseminated to one or more target users. The method includes: displaying a subject matter editing interface, the subject matter editing interface including an editing item used for editing subject matter content, an editing item used for adding a target user, and an editing item used for adding a file; generating a subject matter message in accordance with user-provided subject matter content through the editing item used for editing subject matter content, one or more user-selected target users through the editing item used for adding a target user, and one or more user-selected files through the editing item used for adding a file; and sending the subject matter message to a server, wherein the server is configured to send the subject matter message to the one or more user-selected target users.

Claims

1. A subject matter message notification method performed at a terminal having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the method comprising:

displaying a subject matter editing interface, the subject matter editing interface including an editing item used for editing subject matter content, an editing item used for adding a target user, and an editing item used for adding a file;

generating a subject matter message in accordance with user-provided subject matter content through the editing item used for editing subject matter content, one or more user-selected target users through the editing item used for adding a target user, and one or more user-selected files through the editing item used for adding a file; and

sending the subject matter message to a server, wherein the server is configured to send the subject matter message to the one or more user-selected target users.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subject matter message is a read-only message for the one or more user-selected target users.

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

displaying a group chat interface in an instant messaging application, the group chat interface including an entrance to the subject matter editing interface; and

displaying the subject matter editing interface after the subject matter editing entrance is triggered,

wherein the one or more target users are selected from users of the instant messaging application that are participants of the group chat.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subject matter editing interface further includes an editing item used for setting a notification manner, the method further comprising:

displaying a notification manner selection control in accordance with a user selection of the editing item used for setting a notification manner; and

obtaining a notification manner that is set according to the notification manner selection control for the one or more user-selected target users, the notification manner comprising at least one of an SMS message, a call, and an instant messaging message.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein there are at least two different notification manners assigned to the one or more user-selected target users.

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

displaying a file directory in accordance with a user selection of the editing item used for adding a file, the file directory being used for selecting at least one file needing to be added, and the file directory comprising at least one of a local file directory and a cloud file directory.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the subject matter message to a server comprises:

displaying a sending-time setting control after a sending control used for guiding to send the subject matter message is triggered; and

sending, to the server, the subject matter message and the sending time that is set according to the sending-time setting control, the sending time being used for triggering the server to send the subject matter message to the target user at the sending time.

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

receiving an acknowledgement from at least one of the one or more user-selected target users; and

updating a status of the corresponding target user in accordance with the acknowledgement.

9. A terminal, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory, the one or more programs being configured to be executed by the one or more processors and cause the first terminal to perform a plurality of operations including;

displaying a subject matter editing interface, the subject matter editing interface including an editing item used for editing subject matter content, an editing item used for adding a target user, and an editing item used for adding a file;

generating a subject matter message in accordance with user-provided subject matter content through the editing item used for editing subject matter content, one or more user-selected target users through the editing item used for adding a target user, and one or more user-selected files through the editing item used for adding a file; and

sending the subject matter message to a server, wherein the server is configured to send the subject matter message to the one or more user-selected target users.

10. The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

displaying a group chat interface in an instant messaging application, the group chat interface including an entrance to the subject matter editing interface; and

displaying the subject matter editing interface after the subject matter editing entrance is triggered,

wherein the one or more target users are selected from users of the instant messaging application that are participants of the group chat.

11. The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the subject matter editing interface further includes an editing item used for setting a notification manner, the method further comprising:

displaying a notification manner selection control in accordance with a user selection of the editing item used for setting a notification manner; and

obtaining a notification manner that is set according to the notification manner selection control for the one or more user-selected target users, the notification manner comprising at least one of an SMS message, a call, and an instant messaging message.

12. The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

displaying a file directory in accordance with a user selection of the editing item used for adding a file, the file directory being used for selecting at least one file needing to be added, and the file directory comprising at least one of a local file directory and a cloud file directory.

13. The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the sending the subject matter message to a server comprises:

displaying a sending-time setting control after a sending control used for guiding to send the subject matter message is triggered; and

sending, to the server, the subject matter message and the sending time that is set according to the sending-time setting control, the sending time being used for triggering the server to send the subject matter message to the target user at the sending time.

14. The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

receiving an acknowledgement from at least one of the one or more user-selected target users; and

updating a status of the corresponding target user in accordance with the acknowledgement.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, configured to store one or more programs that, when executed by one or more processors of a terminal, cause the terminal to perform a plurality of operations including:

displaying a subject matter editing interface, the subject matter editing interface including an editing item used for editing subject matter content, an editing item used for adding a target user, and an editing item used for adding a file;

generating a subject matter message in accordance with user-provided subject matter content through the editing item used for editing subject matter content, one or more user-selected target users through the editing item used for adding a target user, and one or more user-selected files through the editing item used for adding a file; and

sending the subject matter message to a server, wherein the server is configured to send the subject matter message to the one or more user-selected target users.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

displaying a group chat interface in an instant messaging application, the group chat interface including an entrance to the subject matter editing interface; and

displaying the subject matter editing interface after the subject matter editing entrance is triggered,

wherein the one or more target users are selected from users of the instant messaging application that are participants of the group chat.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the subject matter editing interface further includes an editing item used for setting a notification manner, the method further comprising:

displaying a notification manner selection control in accordance with a user selection of the editing item used for setting a notification manner; and

obtaining a notification manner that is set according to the notification manner selection control for the one or more user-selected target users, the notification manner comprising at least one of an SMS message, a call, and an instant messaging message.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

displaying a file directory in accordance with a user selection of the editing item used for adding a file, the file directory being used for selecting at least one file needing to be added, and the file directory comprising at least one of a local file directory and a cloud file directory.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the sending the subject matter message to a server comprises:

displaying a sending-time setting control after a sending control used for guiding to send the subject matter message is triggered; and

sending, to the server, the subject matter message and the sending time that is set according to the sending-time setting control, the sending time being used for triggering the server to send the subject matter message to the target user at the sending time.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

receiving an acknowledgement from at least one of the one or more user-selected target users; and

updating a status of the corresponding target user in accordance with the acknowledgement.