Method, server, and system for obtaining navigation information

• US 9,316,503 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2014
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Zhang, Yuexin, Zhu, Liqun
• Primary Examiner(s): Figueroa, Jaime
• Application Number:
  US14/244,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20140324344A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 701/537, 701/538, 701/540, 701/541
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation

Abstract

Various embodiments provide methods, servers, and systems for obtaining navigation information. In an exemplary method, a first obtaining request of a client device can be received and the first obtaining request can at least contain navigation key information and a public account ID. According to the public account ID, a target public account database can be determined. The target public account database can be a public account database corresponding to the public account ID. The target public account database can include the navigation key information and corresponding navigation information. According to the navigation key information, navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database can be obtained. The obtained navigation information can then be sent to the client device to display the obtained navigation information.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining navigation information, comprising:

receiving, by a backend server, a public account ID registration, wherein the backend server supports instant communications among a plurality of client devices;

corresponding, by the backend server, a public account database with the public account ID;

receiving, by the backend server, a first obtaining request of a client device, the first obtaining request at least containing navigation key information and the public account ID;

according to the public account ID, determining, by the backend server, a target public account database, wherein the target public account database is the public account database corresponding to the public account ID, the target public account database comprising the navigation key information and corresponding navigation information;

according to the navigation key information, obtaining, by the backend server, navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database; and

sending, by the backend server, the obtained navigation information to the client device to display the obtained navigation information as an incoming communication message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first obtaining request further contains navigation area information and wherein according to the navigation key information, obtaining the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database comprises:

according to the navigation area information, determining navigation information corresponding to the navigation area information from the target public account database; and

according to the navigation key information, obtaining the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the navigation information corresponding to the navigation area information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first obtaining request further contains a navigation information type, and wherein according to the navigation key information, obtaining the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database comprises:

according to the navigation key information, obtaining the navigation information matching the navigation information type and corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, prior to obtaining the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database, the method further comprises:

when the navigation key information has a second specified format, converting the second specified format into a first specified format, wherein the first specified format is supported by the target public account database, and the second specified format is not supported by the target public account database.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein, according to the public account ID, determining the target public account database comprises:

according to the public account ID, obtaining the target public account database from a pre-set corresponding relationship between the public account ID and public account database.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, prior to receiving the first obtaining request of the client device, the method further comprises:

searching, by the client device, the public account ID;

receiving, by the client device, a confirmation to add the public account ID as a friend or follow the public account ID;

receiving, by the backend server, a binding request of the client device, wherein the binding request at least contains a user ID of the client device and the public account ID; and

establishing a binding relationship between the user ID of the client device and the public account ID.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein, according to the navigation key information, obtaining the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database comprises:

according to the navigation key information, sending a second obtaining request to a server of the target public account database, wherein the second obtaining request at least contains the navigation key information, such that the server of the target public account database returns the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information; and

receiving the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information.

12. The method of claim 4, wherein:

the first specified format is a text message, and the second specified format includes a voice input and an image input.

13. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the public account ID is searched based on a user input from the client device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the user input includes at least one of a text message, a voice message, and a voice control command.

15. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the public account ID is searched based on a geographic location information of the client device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the geographic location information is obtained according to a location based service provided by the client service, the location based service including at least one of a look-around function to search a nearby account, a shake function to match another account, and a drift bottle function to send messages to another account.

17. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

after the binding relationship is established, receiving, by the client device, a push message from the public account ID.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the target public account database is hosted on a public account server; and

the backend server is used only for an unvarnished transmission between the client device and the public account server, including forwarding the obtaining request of the public account to the public account server, and forwarding the navigation information returned from the public account server to the client device.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein:

when the client device sends the first obtaining request, the client device displays the navigation key information on a dialogue interface as an outgoing communication message.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein:

a display interface of the client device takes a form of one reply to one question in a process to obtain the navigation information.

8. A backend server comprising one or more processors, memory, and one or more program modules stored in the memory and to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more program modules comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive a first obtaining request of a client device, the first obtaining request at least containing navigation key information and a public account wherein the public account ID is registered on the backend server;

a target database determining module, configured, according to the public account ID, to determine a target public account database that comprises a public account database corresponding to the public account ID, the target public account database comprising the navigation key information and corresponding navigation information;

a navigation information obtaining module, configured, according to the navigation key information, to obtain navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information from the target public account database; and

a sending module, configured to send the obtained navigation information to the client device to display the obtained navigation information;

wherein;

the backend server is further configured to support instant communications among a plurality of client devices; and

the client device displays the obtained navigation information as an incoming communication message.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein the first obtaining request further contains a navigation information type and the navigation information obtaining module is configured:

according to the navigation key information, to obtain the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information and matching the navigation information type from the target public account database.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the target database determining module is configured, according to the public account ID, to obtain the target public account database from a pre-set corresponding relationship between the public account ID and the public account database.

11. The server of claim 10, wherein the navigation information obtaining module is configured:

according to the navigation key information, to send a second obtaining request to a server of the target public account database, wherein the second obtaining request at least contains the navigation key information, such that the server of the target public account database returns the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information; and

to receive the navigation information corresponding to the navigation key information.