SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20180352415A1
• Filed: 08/06/2018
• Published: 12/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: MA, Kai, CHEN, Maohua, ZHAO, Mo, QIU, Zhenxi, WU, Xiaoming, CHENG, Nan, ZHENG, Xiaohui, CHEN, Junxiong, XIE, Jinheng, CHENG, Zhe, YU, Le, MEI, Shuhui, ZHANG, Chi, YANG, Huiqin, QIN, Yao, YE, Shunfu, ZHANG, Tao, TANG, Wenrong, HUANG, Yangbin, HE, Ming, DIAO, Chaoxiong, ZHANG, Pengbo, SU, Guanqiao, ZHENG, Hongmin, ZHANG, Xiaojuan, HUANG, Zhejin, QIAN, Xiaoyang, GUO, Zhongming, FANG, Xiaoyi, ZUO, Yang, DAI, Yan
• Granted Patent: US 10,412,573 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a near-field wireless communication service processing method performed at a first computing device. While running a social networking application, the first computing device listens to a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by a second computing device. After detecting the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device, first computing device processes the near-field wireless communication signal to obtain identification information associated with the second computing device. The first computing device sends the identification information associated with the second computing device to a remote server supporting the social networking application and obtains a preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server, and displays the preset service page within the social networking application on the first computing device.

Claims

1. A service processing method, comprising:

at a first computing device having one or more processors and memory storing a plurality of programs to be executed by the one or more processors;

listening to a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by a second computing device;

detecting the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device, and processing the near-field wireless communication signal to obtain identification information associated with the second computing device;

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to a server; and

obtaining a preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server, and displaying the preset service page on the first computing device.

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

running a social networking application on the first computing device while listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device,

wherein;

the identification information associated with the second computing device is sent to a social networking server that supports the social networking application; and

the preset service page is displayed in an in-app browser of the social networking application running on the first computing device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein before listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcast by the second computing device, the method further comprises:

enabling a near-field wireless communication function of the first computing device, the near-field wireless communication function comprising a Bluetooth communication function or a near field communication (NFC) function;

detecting whether the first computing device performs a movement operation along a direction approaching the second computing device; and

in accordance with a determination that the first computing device is moving towards the second computing device, triggering and performing the step of listening to a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device is a BLE signal, after the processing the near-field wireless communication signal to obtain the identification information associated with the second computing device, the method further comprises:

determining, according to the BLE signal, whether the second computing device meets a service condition; and

if the second computing device meets the service condition, performing the step of obtaining the preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the determining, according to the BLE signal, whether the second computing device meets the service condition comprises:

obtaining a strength value and a reference value of the BLE signal from the second computing device;

calculating a distance between the first computing device and the second computing device according to the strength value and the reference value of the BLE signal;

determining whether the distance is less than a preset threshold; and

if the distance is less than the preset threshold, confirming that the second computing device meets the service condition.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein before listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcast by the second computing device, the method further comprises:

detecting a magnetic field strength in a preset distance range of the first computing device; and

when it is detected that the magnetic field strength is greater than the preset magnetic field strength, triggering and performing the step of listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the detecting the magnetic field strength in a preset distance range of the first computing device comprises:

detecting the magnetic field strength in the preset distance range of the first computing device using a magnetic sensor in the first computing device to sense a magnetic field strength and a magnetic field direction.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server comprises:

receiving a uniform resource locator of the preset service page sent by the server; and

obtaining service information corresponding to the preset service page according to the uniform resource locator of the preset service page.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein

listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device comprises:

detecting a beacon signal that is sent by the second computing device on the basis of an iBeacon positioning function; and

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to the server comprises;

sending a request command including the identification information associated with the second computing device retrieved from the beacon signal to the server, to request a preset service page associated with the identification information associated with the second computing device obtained from the beacon signal.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein

listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device comprises:

detecting a WiFi signal that is sent by the second computing device on the basis of a WiFi positioning function; and

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to the server comprises;

sending the request command including the identification information associated with the second computing device retrieved from the WiFi signal to the server, to request a preset service page associated with the identification information associated with the second computing device obtained from the WiFi signal.

11. A first computing device having one or more processors, and memory storing a plurality of programs, wherein the plurality of programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first computing device to perform the following operations:

listening to a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by a second computing device;

detecting the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device, and processing the near-field wireless communication signal to obtain identification information associated with the second computing device;

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to a server; and

obtaining a preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server, and displaying the preset service page on the first computing device.

12. The first computing device according to claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

running a social networking application on the first computing device while listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device,

wherein;

the identification information associated with the second computing device is sent to a social networking server that supports the social networking application; and

the preset service page is displayed in an in-app browser of the social networking application running on the first computing device.

13. The first computing device according to claim 11, wherein before listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcast by the second computing device, the operations further comprise:

enabling a near-field wireless communication function of the first computing device, the near-field wireless communication function comprising a Bluetooth communication function or a near field communication (NFC) function;

detecting whether the first computing device performs a movement operation along a direction approaching the second computing device; and

in accordance with a determination that the first computing device is moving towards the second computing device, triggering and performing the step of listening to a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device.

14. The first computing device according to claim 11, wherein the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device is a BLE signal, after the processing the near-field wireless communication signal to obtain the identification information associated with the second computing device, the operations further comprise:

determining, according to the BLE signal, whether the second computing device meets a service condition; and

if the second computing device meets the service condition, performing the step of obtaining the preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server.

15. The first computing device according to claim 14, wherein the determining, according to the BLE signal, whether the second computing device meets the service condition comprises:

obtaining a strength value and a reference value of the BLE signal from the second computing device;

calculating a distance between the first computing device and the second computing device according to the strength value and the reference value of the BLE signal;

determining whether the distance is less than a preset threshold; and

if the distance is less than the preset threshold, confirming that the second computing device meets the service condition.

16. The first computing device according to claim 11, wherein the obtaining the preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server comprises:

receiving a uniform resource locator of the preset service page sent by the server; and

obtaining service information corresponding to the preset service page according to the uniform resource locator of the preset service page.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of programs in connection with a first computing device having one or more processors, wherein the plurality of programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first computing device to perform the following operations:

listening to a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by a second computing device;

detecting the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device, and processing the near-field wireless communication signal to obtain identification information associated with the second computing device;

sending the identification information associated with the second computing device to a server; and

obtaining a preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server, and displaying the preset service page on the first computing device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

running a social networking application on the first computing device while listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device,

wherein;

the identification information associated with the second computing device is sent to a social networking server that supports the social networking application; and

the preset service page is displayed in an in-app browser of the social networking application running on the first computing device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein before listening to the near-field wireless communication signal broadcast by the second computing device, the operations further comprise:

enabling a near-field wireless communication function of the first computing device, the near-field wireless communication function comprising a Bluetooth communication function or a near field communication (NFC) function;

detecting whether the first computing device performs a movement operation along a direction approaching the second computing device; and

in accordance with a determination that the first computing device is moving towards the second computing device, triggering and performing the step of listening to a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by the second computing device is a BLE signal, after the processing the near-field wireless communication signal to obtain the identification information associated with the second computing device, the operations further comprise:

determining, according to the BLE signal, whether the second computing device meets a service condition; and

if the second computing device meets the service condition, performing the step of obtaining the preset service page corresponding to the identification information associated with the second computing device from the server.