Method, system and client for transmitting preview message in instant messaging system

• US 7,774,418 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2007
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Lin, Songtao, Yu, Fei, Zhang, Hexing, Wang, Qingming, Tang, Mu, Huang, Weiguang, Chen, Yan
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan; Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thieu; Benjamin M
• Application Number:
  US11/857,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20080043941A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-206, 709/227, 707/1, 707/10, 707/103, 455/405, 455/466
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]

Abstract

A system, client and method for transmitting preview message in an instant messaging system are disclosed by the present invention. And the system includes: a receiver (400) including a first preview message processing module (401), a first preview message display module (402) and a first receiving module (403); a sender (100) including a second preview message processing module (101) and a second sending module (104); an instant messaging server (200) for transmitting an instant customized message between the sender (100) and the receiver (400); and an Internet (300) for transmitting an instant message between the sender (100) and the receiver (400); wherein the second preview message processing module (101) is configured to convert the preview message received into a code, and transmit the code to the second sending module (104); the second sending module (104) is configured to send the code to the first receiving module (403) via the Internet (300); the first receiving module (403) is configured to send the code to the first preview message processing module (401); the first preview message processing module (401) is configured to convert the code into a prompt message indicating the preview message, and send the prompt message to the first preview message display module (402) for prompt.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting preview message in an instant messaging system, comprising:

a receiver including a first preview message processing module, a first preview message display module and a first receiving module;

a sender including a second preview message processing module and a second sending module;

an instant messaging server for transmitting an instant customized message between the sender and the receiver; and

an Internet for transmitting an instant message between the sender and the receiver;

wherein when the receiver and the sender exchanges instant messages, the second preview message processing module is configured to collect a preview message, convert the preview message into a code, and transmit the code to the second sending module;

the preview message comprising an inputted action state message associated with the instant message, the inputted action state message indicating change of operations during exchanging of the instant messages;

the second preview message processing module is further configured to initiate a first timer while collecting the preview message, to determine whether detect a new preview message during a time period of the first timer if the first timer is expired, and if it is determined that a new preview message is detected, to proceed to collect the preview message and to re-initiate the first timer; and

if the new preview message is not detected during the time period of the first timer, sending a stop code to the receiver and terminating the process;

the second sending module is configured to send the code to the first receiving module via the Internet;

the first receiving module is configured to send the code to the first preview message processing module;

the first preview message processing module is configured to convert the code into a prompt message indicating the preview message, and send the prompt message to the first preview message display module for prompt.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sender further comprises a second receiving module and a second preview message display module;

the receiver further comprises a first sending module;

the first preview message processing module is further configured to convert the previewed message into the code, and send the code to the first sending module;

the first sending module is configured to send the code to the second receiving module via the Internet;

the second receiving module is configured to send the code to the second preview message processing module;

the second preview message processing module is further configured to convert the code into the prompt message indicating the preview message, and send the prompt message to the second preview message display module for prompt.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first preview message processing module further comprises:

a first preview message collection sub-module, a first preview message coding sub-module and a first preview message decoding sub-module; and

the first preview message collection sub-module is configured to send the preview message received to the first preview message coding sub-module;

the first preview message coding sub-module is configured to converting the preview message into the code, and send the code to the first sending module;

the first preview message decoding sub-module is configured to convert the code received from the first receiving module into the prompt message indicating the preview message and sending the prompt message to the first preview message display module.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the second preview message processing module further comprises:

a second preview message collection sub-module, a second preview message coding sub-module and a second preview message decoding sub-module; and

the second preview message collection sub-module is configured to send the preview message received to the second preview message coding sub-module;

the second preview message coding sub-module is configured to converting the preview message into the code, and send the code to the second sending module;

the second preview message decoding sub-module is configured to convert the code received from the second receiving module into the prompt message indicating the preview message and sending the prompt message to the second preview message display module.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the first preview message processing module, the second preview message processing module, the first preview message display module, and the second preview message display module are set in an instant messaging module;

and

the instant messaging module is further configured to store a corresponding relation between the preview message and the code, so that the preview message processing module performs a conversion between the preview message and the code based on the relationship obtain from the instant messaging module.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first preview message processing module, the second preview message processing module, and the first preview message display module are set in an instant messaging module;

and

the instant messaging module is further configured to store a corresponding relation between the preview message and the code, so that the preview message processing module performs a conversion between the preview message and the code based on the relationship obtain from the instant messaging module.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the instant messaging module is further configured to store a corresponding relation between the preview message and a prompt message indicating the preview message, so that the preview message processing module performs a conversion between the preview message and the prompt message indicating the preview message based on the corresponding relation obtained from the instant messaging module.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the instant messaging module is further configured to store a corresponding relation between the code and the prompt message indicating the preview message, so that the preview message processing module performs a conversion between the code and the prompt message indicating the preview message based on the corresponding relation obtained from the instant messaging module.

9. A computer comprising a processor and memory for storing a client for transmitting preview message in an instant messaging system, the client comprising:

a preview message processing module, a preview message display module, a sending module and a receiving module;

the client being configured on the computer acting as a sender or a receiver;

wherein;

when the computer configured with the client acts as the sender, the preview message processing module is configured to collect a preview message, convert the preview message into a code, and send the code to the sending module;

the preview message comprising an inputted action state message associated with the instant message, the inputted action state message indicating change of operations during exchanging of the instant messages;

the preview message processing module is further configured to initiate a first timer while collecting the preview message, to determine whether detect a new preview message during a time period of the first timer if the first timer is expired, and if it is determined that a new preview message is detected, to proceed to collect the preview message and to re-initiate the first timer; and

if the new preview message is not detected during the time period of the first timer, sending a stop code to the receiver and terminating the process;

the sending module is configured to transmit the code from the preview message processing module; and

,

when the computer configured with the client acts as the receiver, the preview message processing module is configured to convert the code received from the receiving module into a prompt message indicating the preview message, send the prompt message to the preview message display module for prompt;

the receiving module is configured to send the code received to the preview message processing module.

10. The computer of claim 9, wherein the preview message processing module further comprises:

a preview message collection sub-module, a preview message coding sub-module and a preview message decoding sub-module;

the preview message collection sub-module is configured to send the preview message received to the preview message coding sub-module;

the preview message coding sub-module is configured to convert the preview message into the code, and send the code to the sending module;

the preview message decoding sub-module is configured to convert the code received from the receiving module into the prompt message indicating the preview message, and send the prompt message to the preview message display module.

11. The computer of claim 9, wherein the preview message processing module and the preview message display module are set in an instant messaging module;

and

the instant messaging module is further configured to store a corresponding relation between the preview message and the code, so that the preview message processing module performs a conversion between the preview message and the code based on the corresponding relation obtained from the instant messaging module.

12. The computer of claim 11, wherein the instant messaging module is further configured to store a corresponding relation between the preview message and the prompt message indicating the preview message, so that the preview message processing module performs a conversion between the preview message and the prompt message indicating the preview message based on the corresponding relation obtained from the instant messaging module.

13. The computer of claim 11, wherein the instant messaging module is further configured to store a corresponding relation between the code and the prompt message indicating the preview message, so that the instant messaging module performs a conversion between the code and the prompt message indicating the preview message based on the corresponding relation obtained from the instant messaging module.

14. A method for transmitting preview message in an instant messaging system, comprising:

collecting, by a computer acting as a sender, a preview message, converting the preview message into a code based on a corresponding relation between the code and the preview message, and sending the code to a computer acting as a receiver;

the preview message comprising an inputted action state message associated with the instant message, the inputted action state message indicating change of operations during exchanging of the instant messages;

initiating, by the computer acting as the sender, a first timer, while collecting the preview message;

if the first timer is expired, determining, by the computer acting as the sender, whether detect a new preview message during a time period of the first timer;

if it is determined that a new preview message is detected, proceeding, by the computer acting as the sender, to collect the preview message and re-initiating the first timer; and

,

if the new preview message is not detected during the time period of the first timer;

sending, by the computer acting as the sender, a stop code to the computer acting as the receiver and terminating the process;

converting, by the computer acting as the receiver, the code received from the computer acting as the sender into a prompt message indicating the preview message for prompt.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the computer acting as sender and the computer acting as the receiver are configured with the clients of the same instant messaging system or different instant messaging systems.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the converting by the computer acting as the receiver the code received from the computer acting as the sender into a prompt message indicating the preview message for prompt comprises:

setting a corresponding relation between the code and the prompt message indicating the preview message at the computer acting as the receiver; and

converting, by the computer acting as the receiver, the code into received from the computer acting as the sender into the prompt message indicating the preview message based on the corresponding relation.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the converting by the computer acting as the receiver the code received from the computer acting as the sender into a prompt message indicating the preview message for prompt comprises:

setting a corresponding relation between the code and the preview message at the computer acting as the receiver;

setting a corresponding relation between the preview message and the prompt message indicating the preview message at the computer acting as the receiver;

acquiring, by the computer acting as the receiver, the preview message corresponding to the code based on the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message;

acquiring, by the computer acting as the receiver, the prompt message indicating the preview message corresponding to the preview message based on the corresponding relation between the preview message and the prompt message indicating the preview message.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message at the computer acting as the sender is same with the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message at the computer acting as the receiver;

and

the setting the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message comprises one of the following processes;

presetting the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message by the computer acting as the sender, and sending the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message to the computer acting as the receiver via an instant messaging server located between the computer acting as the sender and the computer acting as the receiver;

presetting the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message by the computer acting as the receiver, and sending the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message to the computer acting as the sender via the instant messaging server located between the computer acting as the sender and the computer acting as the receiver; and

setting the corresponding relation between the code and the preview message respectively at the computer acting as the receiver and the computer acting as at the sender.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

detecting, by the computer acting as the sender, whether there is the preview message in real time;

if there is the preview message, proceeding to collect by the computer acting as the sender the preview message;

otherwise, proceeding to detect whether there is the preview message in real time.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

initiating, by the computer acting as the receiver, a second timer while receiving the code, and the time period of the second timer is not less than the time period of the first timer set at the computer acting as the sender;

if the second timer at the computer acting as the receiver is expired, determining whether receive the new code by the computer acting as the receiver during the time period of the second timer;

if detect the new code, proceeding to convert by the computer acting as the receiver the code received from the computer acting as the sender into the prompt message indicating the preview message for prompt, and re-initiating the second timer.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining, by the computer acting as the receiver, whether the code received carries a start input ID while receiving the code;

if the code received carries the start input ID, proceeding to convert by the computer acting as the receiver the code received from the computer acting as the sender into the prompt message indicating the preview message for prompt;

otherwise, stopping, by the computer acting as the receiver, prompting the prompt message indicating the preview message corresponding to the code.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the code comprises a message head (MsgHead), a sub-protocol number (SubCmd) and a protocol body (Status);

and

the SubCmd is used for indicating the preview message;

the Status is used for carrying the start input ID or a stop input ID.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein the code comprises a message head (MsgHead), a sub-protocol number (SubCmd) and a protocol body (Status);

and

the SubCmd is used for indicating the preview message;

the Status is used for carrying a start input ID or a stop input ID.