Buddy list presentation control method and system, and computer storage medium

• US 10,235,024 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2015
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Xu, Zhifen
• Primary Examiner(s): Higgs, Stella
• Application Number:
  US14/718,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20150253965A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,398 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a buddy list presentation control method and system, and a computer storage medium. The method includes the following steps: acquiring user information, the user information including buddy grouping information; determining whether the acquired user information further includes theme cover information separately corresponding to each buddy group; and adding, if not, a corresponding theme cover to each buddy group separately according to a preset rule, and then, presenting a buddy grouping list obtained by adding the theme covers. According to the method, the system and the computer storage medium in embodiments of the present invention, recognition and operability of buddy grouping are improved, and an operation cost and operation difficulty are lowered.

Claims

1. A buddy list presentation control method implemented by a mobile terminal device, the method comprising:

acquiring user information, the user information comprising buddy grouping information;

determining whether the acquired user information further comprises theme cover information separately corresponding to each buddy group;

adding, if not, a corresponding theme cover to each buddy group separately according to a preset rule;

obtaining through division, according to the buddy grouping information, a display area with a preset size for each buddy group, wherein the preset size is selected from a group of different sizes;

presenting a buddy list obtained by presenting the theme cover of each buddy group in its corresponding display area;

opening a buddy group when it is detected that there is an unfolding operation performed by at least three fingers in a display area of the buddy group, wherein opening the buddy group includes replacing display of the buddy list with concurrent display of respective buddy profile pictures corresponding to a plurality of buddies in the buddy group;

displaying a first buddy profile picture of the respective buddy profile pictures in a magnified manner and displaying functional buttons in a preset area adjacent the first buddy profile picture when it is detected that there is an unfolding operation performed by at least two fingers on the first buddy profile picture, wherein the functional buttons comprise at least a scrawl button; and

while displaying two or more of the respective buddy profile pictures and in accordance with a user'"'"'s scrawl input received after the scrawl button is activated, displaying scrawl markings on the first buddy profile picture that is displayed in the magnified manner.

2. The buddy list presentation control method according to claim 1, wherein, if it is determined that the acquired user information further comprises theme cover information separately corresponding to each buddy group, the acquired user information is presented directly.

3. The buddy list presentation control method according to claim 1, wherein the process of adding a corresponding theme cover to each buddy group separately according to a preset rule comprises:

separately selecting a picture from a preset gallery randomly as the theme cover of each buddy group for each buddy group.

4. The buddy list presentation control method according to claim 1, after a buddy group is opened, the method further comprising:

closing the buddy group when it is detected that there is a gathering operation performed by at least three fingers.

5. The buddy list presentation control method according to claim 4, after the buddy profile picture is displayed in a magnified manner, the method further comprising:

closing a magnifying display function and concealing the functional buttons when it is detected that there is a touch event in an area outside the buddy profile picture.

6. A buddy list presentation control system, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory;

one or more program instructions stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors to;

acquire user information, the user information comprising buddy grouping information;

determine whether the acquired user information further comprises theme cover information separately corresponding to each buddy group;

add, if a determining result of the determining module is no, a corresponding theme cover to each buddy group separately according to a preset rule;

obtain through division, according to the buddy grouping information, a display area with a preset size for each buddy group, wherein the preset size is selected from a group of different sizes;

present a buddy grouping list obtained by presenting the theme cover of each buddy group in its corresponding display area;

open a buddy group when it is detected that there is an unfolding operation performed by at least three fingers in a display area of the buddy group, wherein opening the buddy group includes replacing display of the buddy list with concurrent display of respective buddy profile pictures corresponding to a plurality of buddies in the buddy group;

display a first buddy profile picture of the respective buddy profile pictures in a magnified manner and displaying functional buttons in a preset area adjacent the first buddy profile picture when it is detected that there is an unfolding operation performed by at least two fingers on the first buddy profile picture, wherein the functional buttons comprise at least a scrawl button; and

while displaying two or more of the respective buddy profile pictures and in accordance with a user'"'"'s scrawl input received after the scrawl button is activated, display scrawl markings on the first buddy profile picture that is displayed in the magnified manner.

7. The buddy list presentation control system according to claim 6, wherein, the one or more program instructions further comprises an instructions executed by the one or more processors to present the acquired user information directly when the determining result of the determining module is yes.

8. The buddy list presentation control system according to claim 6, wherein the one or more program instructions further comprises an instruction executed by the one or more processors to separately select a picture from a preset gallery randomly as the theme cover of each buddy group for each buddy group.

9. The buddy list presentation control system according to claim 6, wherein, the one or more program instructions further comprises an instruction executed by the one or more processors to:

in a situation in which a buddy group is opened, close the buddy group when it is detected that there is a gathering operation performed by at least three fingers.

10. The buddy list presentation control system according to claim 9, wherein, the one or more program instructions further comprises an instruction executed by the one or more processors to:

in a situation in which the buddy profile picture is displayed in a magnified manner, close a magnifying display function and conceal the functional buttons when it is detected that there is a touch event in an area outside the buddy profile picture.

11. One or more non-transitory computer storage mediums comprising computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions being used for performing a buddy list presentation control method, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

acquiring user information, the user information comprising buddy grouping information;

determining whether the acquired user information further comprises theme cover information separately corresponding to each buddy group;

adding, if not, a corresponding theme cover to each buddy group separately according to a preset rule;

obtaining through division, according to the buddy grouping information, a display area with a preset size for each buddy group, wherein the preset size is selected from a group of different sizes;

presenting a buddy grouping list obtained by presenting the theme cover of each buddy group in its corresponding display area;

opening a buddy group when it is detected that there is an unfolding operation performed by at least three fingers in a display area of the buddy group, wherein opening the buddy group includes replacing display of the buddy list with concurrent display of respective buddy profile pictures corresponding to a plurality of buddies in the buddy group;

displaying a first buddy profile picture of the respective buddy profile pictures in a magnified manner and displaying functional buttons in a preset area adjacent the first buddy profile picture when it is detected that there is an unfolding operation performed by at least two fingers on the first buddy profile picture, wherein the functional buttons comprise at least a scrawl button; and

while displaying two or more of the respective buddy profile pictures and in accordance with a user'"'"'s scrawl input received after the scrawl button is activated, displaying scrawl markings on the first buddy profile picture that is displayed in the magnified manner.

12. The computer storage medium according to claim 11, wherein, if it is determined that the acquired user information further comprises theme cover information separately corresponding to each buddy group, the acquired user information is presented directly.

13. The computer storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the process of adding a corresponding theme cover to each buddy group separately according to a preset rule comprises:

separately selecting a picture from a preset gallery randomly as the theme cover of each buddy group for each buddy group.

14. The computer storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the computer executable instructions comprise further instructions for, after presenting the acquired user information:

in a situation in which a buddy group is opened, closing the buddy group when it is detected that there is a gathering operation performed by at least three fingers.

15. The computer storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the computer executable instructions comprise further instructions for, after opening a buddy group:

in a situation in which the buddy profile picture is displayed in a magnified manner, closing a magnifying display function and concealing the functional buttons when it is detected that there is a touch event in an area outside the buddy profile picture.