Electronic messaging device and electronic messaging method

• US 10,764,726 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2018
• Issued: 09/01/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Weiguo, Zhao, Tianyue
• Primary Examiner(s): Arevalo, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US16/344,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20190274012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: 455466, 4554563, 455411, 4554141, 455 412, 455344, 455 306
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/47 using near field communication [NFC] or radio frequency identification [RFID] modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• 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

Abstract

An electronic messaging device includes a receiving module, a processing module, and at least one of a display module or a transmitting module. The receiving module receives a message, and sends the message to the processing module. Upon detecting that a triggering condition is satisfied, the processing module sends information associated with the message to the display module and/or the transmitting module for presentation to a subject. The device can further include a communications module configured to forward contacting message and/or phone call from the subject to another subject implicated in the message, and optionally to further forward a reply message from the other subject to the subject. A user can leave a message to the device via a first user terminal, and the electronic messaging device can push the information associated with the message to the subject via a second user terminal.

Claims

1. An electronic messaging device for presenting a message to a subject, comprising:

a receiving module;

a processing module; and

a display module and a transmitting module;

wherein;

the receiving module is configured to receive the message, and then to send the message to the processing module;

the processing module is configured, upon detection that a first triggering condition is satisfied, to send first information associated with the message to the display module or the transmitting module for presentation to the subject;

wherein, the processing module is configured, upon detection that a second triggering condition is satisfied, the second triggering condition being that the electronic messaging device starts, wakes up from a sleep mode, or receives a display command, to send second information associated with the message to the display module for display to the subject;

the electronic messaging device further comprises an identification recognition module configured to obtain an identification of the subject;

the first information presented to the subject comprises information specific to the subject based on the identification of the subject;

in a case that the identification of the subject corresponds to a general visitor, the first information presented to the subject is general content for the general visitor;

in a case that the identification of the subject corresponds to a VIP visitor, the first information presented to the subject is VIP content for the VIP visitor;

each visitor is assigned a different code based on a physical address of a user terminal, a phone number associated with the user terminal, or information provided by the subject;

the identification of the subject is hidden completely or partially to protect privacy of the each visitor;

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the receiving module and the transmitting module are integrated into a transceiver configured to work in an NFC manner, a Bluetooth manner, or an infrared manner to thereby realize an electronic message board function for the subject.

2. The electronic messaging device of claim 1, further comprising a communications module, communicatively connected to a network and configured to forward either or both of a contacting message or a contacting phone call from the subject to another subject implicated in the message through the network, wherein the communications module is configured to hide the identification of the subjects in the messages.

3. The electronic messaging device of claim 2, wherein the communications module is further configured to forward a reply message from the another subject to the subject.

4. The electronic messaging device of claim 2, wherein the communications module comprises at least one of a WIFI module, a cellular network communications module, or an Ethernet module.

5. The electronic messaging device of claim 1, comprising a transmitting module, wherein the processing module is configured, upon detection that a third triggering condition is satisfied, to send third information associated with the message to the transmitting module for pushing to the subject.

6. The electronic messaging device of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured to work in an NFC manner.

7. The electronic messaging device of claim 1, wherein:

the receiving module is further configured to receive configuration data, and then to send the configuration data to the processing module; and

the at least one of the display module and the transmitting module is configured to present the first information in a manner in accordance to the configuration data.

8. An electronic messaging method utilizing an electronic messaging device according to claim 1, the electronic messaging method comprising:

obtaining the message; and

presenting the first information associated with the message to a subject when the first triggering condition is satisfied.

9. The electronic messaging method according to claim 8, further comprising:

forwarding at least one of a contacting message or a contacting phone call from the subject to another subject based on the message.

10. The electronic messaging method according to claim 9, further comprising:

forwarding a reply message from the another subject to the subject.

11. The electronic messaging method according to claim 8, wherein the presenting the first information associated with the message to a subject when the first triggering condition is satisfied comprises at least one of:

displaying second information associated with the message to the subject if a second triggering condition is met;

or

transmitting third information associated with the message to the subject if a third triggering condition is met.

12. The electronic messaging method according to claim 8, wherein the obtaining the message comprises:

receiving the message and configuration data;

wherein;

the presenting the first information associated with the message to a subject when the first triggering condition is satisfied comprises;

presenting the first information to the subject in a manner in accordance to the configuration data.

13. The electronic messaging method according to claim 8, further comprising, prior to the presenting the first information associated with the message to a subject when a triggering condition is satisfied:

determining an identification of the subject;

wherein;

in the presenting the first information associated with the message to a subject when the first triggering condition is satisfied;

the information corresponds to the identification of the subject.

14. An electronic messaging system, comprising an electronic messaging device according to claim 1.

15. The electronic messaging system of claim 14, further comprising a first user terminal, communicatively connected to the electronic messaging device and configured to allow a user to leave a message thereby and further to transmit the message to the electronic messaging device.

16. The electronic messaging system of claim 14, further comprising a second user terminal, communicatively connected to the electronic messaging device and configured to receive from the electronic messaging device, and then to present to a subject, information associated with the message.