Method, server, and client for pushing and displaying splash screen

• US 9,578,119 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2013
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Lin, Xiaodan
• Primary Examiner(s): Yohannes, Tesfay
• Application Number:
  US14/091,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20140089397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,182 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/219, 358/1.13, 358/113
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

Methods, servers, and clients for pushing and/or displaying a splash screen are provided herein. In an exemplary embodiment, a server can receive identification information sent from a client. The identification information can include user identification, a globally unique identifier (GUID) of the client, or a combination thereof. The server can obtain feature information correlated with the identification information from a preset database. The server can configure a splash screen according to the feature information and send the splash screen to the client. The splash screen can be displayed next time when the client is opened up.

Claims

1. A method for pushing a splash screen, comprising:

receiving, by a server, identification information sent from a client, wherein the identification information comprises user identification, a globally unique identifier (GUID) of the client, or a combination thereof;

obtaining, by the server, feature information correlated with the identification information from a preset database; and

configuring, by the server, a splash screen according to the feature information and sending the splash screen to the client, wherein the splash screen is displayed on a screen of the client next time when the client is opened up;

wherein the feature information correlated with the identification information is obtained according to at least one of personal information of a user, virtual community attribute data of the user, network browsing activities of the user, and user preferences; and

wherein configuring, by the server, a splash screen according to the feature information and sending the splash screen to the client further comprises;

categorizing, by the server, users into at least two user groups based on a feature value from feature information of the plurality of users, each user group including a plurality of users, wherein users in a same user group have the same feature value;

assigning, by the server, splash screens to the at least two user groups, wherein each user group is assigned with a customized splash screen correlated with the same feature value shared by the users in the user group;

determining, by the server, a specific user group that the client belongs to, according to the feature information correlated with the identification information; and

sending, by the server, the customized splash screen assigned to the specific user group to the client.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises the user identification of a user;

and before the receiving of the identification information sent from the client, the method further comprises;

obtaining, by the server, network behavior data of the user;

extracting, by the server, the feature information of the user from the network behavior data; and

correlating, by the server, the feature information with the user identification of the user and storing the feature information in the preset database.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises a login mode of the user, and wherein the configuring of the splash screen according to the feature information comprises:

configuring, by the server, a first splash screen according to the feature information when the login mode is a first mode; and

configuring, by the server, a second splash screen according to the feature information when the login mode is a second mode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises the GUID of the client, and wherein, before the receiving of the identification information sent from the client, the method further comprises:

obtaining, by the server, user behavior data of the client;

extracting, by the server, the feature information from the user behavior data; and

correlating, by the server, the feature information with the GUID of the client and storing the feature information in the preset database.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein extracting, by the server, the feature information of the user from the network behavior data further comprises:

analyzing, by the server, the obtained network behavior data of a plurality of users by at least one of an intelligent mining analysis and a statistical analysis.

13. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the client is a browser;

the first login mode is a direct login via an account center of the browser; and

the second login mode is a login on a service page when the user browses the service page via the browser.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the customized splash screen contains greetings specifically addressed to the users sharing the same feature value in the use group.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the customized splash screen contains an advertisement specifically addressed to the users having the same feature value in the use group.

16. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the client is a browser; and

the server obtains the network behavior data of the user according to relevant registration information of the user and browsing behavior of the user via the browser.

5. A server comprising:

a first receiving module, configured to receive identification information sent from a client, wherein the identification information comprises user identification, a GUID of the client, or a combination thereof;

a first obtaining module, configured to obtain feature information correlated with the identification information from a preset database; and

a configuring module, configured to configure a splash screen according to the feature information and to send the splash screen to the client, wherein the splash screen is displayed on a screen of the client next time when the client is opened up;

wherein the feature information correlated with the identification information is obtained according to at least one of personal information of a user, virtual community attribute data of the user, network browsing activities of the user, and user preferences; and

wherein the configuring mode is further configured to;

categorize a plurality of users into at least two user groups based on a feature value from feature information of the plurality of users, each user group including a plurality of users, wherein users in a same user group have the same feature value;

assign splash screens to the at least two user groups, wherein each user group is assigned with a customized splash screen correlated with the same feature value shared by the users in the user group;

determine a specific user group that the client belongs to, according to the feature information correlated with the identification information; and

send the customized splash screen assigned to the specific user group to the client.

6. The server of claim 5, wherein the identification information comprises the user identification of a user, and the server further comprises:

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain network behavior data of the user;

a first extracting module, configured to extract the feature information of the user from the network behavior data; and

a first storing module, configured to correlate the feature information with the user identification of the user and to store the feature information in the preset database.

7. The server of claim 5, wherein the identification information comprises a login mode of the user, and wherein the configuring module is used to:

configure a first splash screen according to the feature information when the login mode is a first mode; and

configure a second splash screen according to the feature information when the login mode is a second mode.

8. The server of claim 5, wherein the identification information comprises the GUID of the client, and the server further comprises:

a third obtaining module, configured to obtain user behavior data of the client;

a second extracting module, configured to extract the feature information from the user behavior data; and

a second storing module, configured to correlate the feature information with the GUID of the client terminal and to store the feature information in the preset database.

9. A client comprising:

a sending module, configured to send identification information to a server, wherein the identification information comprises user identification or a GUID of the client, or a combination thereof, and wherein the identification information is used by the server to obtain feature information correlated with the identification information from a preset database;

a second receiving module, configured to receive a splash screen configured by the server according to the feature information; and

a displaying module, configured to display the splash screen next time when the client is opened up;

wherein the feature information correlated with the identification information is obtained according to at least one of personal information of a user, virtual community attribute data of the user, network browsing activities of the user, and user preferences; and

wherein the server is configured to;

categorize a plurality of users into at least two user groups based on a feature value from feature information of the plurality of users, each user group including a plurality of users, wherein users in a same user group have the same feature value;

assign splash screens to the at least two user groups, wherein each user group is assigned with a customized splash screen correlated with the same feature value shared by the users in the user group;

determine a specific user group that the client belongs to, according to the feature information correlated with the identification information; and

send the customized splash screen assigned to the specific user group to the second receiving module.

10. The client of claim 9, wherein the identification information comprises the user identification of a user, and wherein the device further comprises:

a fourth obtaining module, configured to obtain login information of the user, wherein the login information comprises the user identification.

11. The client of claim 10, wherein the identification information further comprises a login mode of the user.