Contact matching method and apparatus

• US 10,841,252 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2017
• Issued: 11/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Chi, Xingde, Wang, Lu, Ge, Jun, Wu, Zhehui, Li, Rong, Wang, He, Xu, Congqiang, Yu, Jian, Cao, Qianwen, Yuan, Xiao, Wu, Xinwan, Su, Zhiwei, Zhuang, Jiaqi, Yang, Su
• Primary Examiner(s): Nano, Sargon N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Robinson, Christopher B
• Application Number:
  US15/692,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20170366485A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,174 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

Examples of the present disclosure provide a contact matching method. The method includes: obtaining a first interest label corresponding to a contact waiting for match and a second interest label corresponding to respective contact other than the contact waiting for match in a matching interface displayed on the client device; comparing the first interest label and the second interest label to obtain at least one contact matching with the contact waiting for match; and displaying a first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact or a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to a predefined first displaying manner. Examples of the present disclosure also provide a contact matching apparatus. The solution of the present disclosure improves contact matching efficiency and accuracy.

Claims

1. A contact matching method, comprising:

obtaining, by a client device, a first interest label corresponding to a contact waiting for match and a second interest label corresponding to respective contact other than the contact waiting for match in a matching interface displayed on the client device;

comparing, by the client device, the first interest label and the second interest label to obtain at least one contact matching with the contact waiting for match;

displaying, by the client device, a first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact or a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to a predefined first displaying manner which is different from a displaying manner of contacts not matching with the contact waiting for match;

obtaining first position information of the first contact identifier in the matching interface in real time or at a predefined time;

moving the first contact identifier displayed in the matching interface in response to a movement control operation performed by a user of the client device, wherein the first position information of the first contact identifier is updated based on coordinates of the first contact identifier displayed in the matching interface;

obtaining second position information of the second contact identifier in the matching interface;

calculating a screen distance between the first contact identifier and respective second contact identifier displayed in the matching interface based on the first position information and the second position information in the matching interface; and

if the screen distance is smaller than a predefined threshold, displaying a consistent interest element between the first interest label and the second interest label between the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier according to a predefined second displaying manner.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to the predefined first displaying manner comprises:

determining whether there are multiple contacts matching with the contact waiting for match;

if there are multiple contacts matching with the contact waiting for match, obtaining first position information of the first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match in the matching interface, and obtaining second position information of the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface;

determining the second contact identifier closest to the first contact identifier according to the first position information and the second position information; and

displaying the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier closest to the first contact identifier in the matching interface according to the predefined first displaying manner.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to the predefined first displaying manner comprises:

determining whether there are multiple contacts matching with the contact waiting for match;

if there are multiple contacts matching with the contact waiting for match, obtaining first position information of the first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match in the matching interface, and obtaining second position information of the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface;

determining the second contact identifier within a predefined threshold distance from the first contact identifier according to the first position information and the second position information;

displaying the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier within the predefined threshold distance from the first contact identifier or the second contact identifier within the predefined threshold distance from the first contact identifier in the matching interface according to the predefined first displaying manner.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein after displaying the first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact or the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to the predefined first displaying manner, the method further comprising:

when receiving a trigger event associated with the second contact identifier, displaying a chatting interface between the contact waiting for match corresponding to the first contact identifier and the matching contact corresponding to the second contact identifier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparing the first interest label and the second interest label to obtain the contact matching with the contact waiting for match comprises:

comparing respective interest element in the first interest label with respective interest element in the second interest label to determine a matching degree between the first interest label and the second interest label; and

obtaining the contact matching with the contact waiting for match according to the matching degree;

wherein the matching degree of the second interest label corresponding to the matching contact matching with the contact waiting for match is higher than a predefined threshold.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein before obtaining the first interest label corresponding to the contact waiting for match and the second interest label corresponding to respective other contact except for the contact waiting for match in the matching interface, the method further comprising:

determining the contact waiting for match; and

the determining the contact waiting for match comprises;

determining a contact triggering a matching instruction as the contact waiting for match;

or, determining the contact whose contact identifier entering into the matching interface as the contact waiting for match;

or determining the contact whose contact identifier entering into a predefined area in the matching interface as the contact waiting for match.

7. A contact matching apparatus comprising a processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

obtain a first interest label corresponding to a contact waiting for match and a second interest label corresponding to respective contact except for the contact waiting for match in a matching interface displayed on a client device;

compare the obtained first interest label and the second interest label to obtain at least one contact matching with the contact waiting for match;

display a first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact or a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to a predefined first displaying manner which is different from a displaying manner of contacts not matching with the contact waiting for match;

obtain in real time or at a predetermined time first position information of the first contact identifier in the matching interface;

move the first contact identifier displayed in the matching interface in response to a movement control operation performed by a user of the client device, wherein the first position information of the first contact identifier is updated based on coordinates of the first contact identifier displayed in the matching interface;

obtain second position information of the second contact identifier in the matching interface;

determine a screen distance between the first contact identifier and respective second contact identifier displayed in the matching interface according to the first position information and the second position information in the matching interface; and

display, between the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier, a consistent interest element between the first interest label and the second interest label in a predefined second displaying manner when the screen distance is smaller than a predefined threshold.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to display a first contact identifier further cause the processor to:

determine whether there are multiple contacts matching with the contact waiting for match;

obtain, when there are multiple contacts matching with the contact waiting for match, first position information of the first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match in the matching interface and second position information of the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface;

determine a second contact identifier closest to the first contact identifier according to the first position information and the second position information; and

display a first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact or a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to a predefined first displaying manner.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to display a first contact identifier further cause the processor to:

determine whether there are multiple contacts matching with the contact waiting for match;

obtain, when there are multiple contacts matching with the contact waiting for match, first position information of the first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match in the matching interface and second position information of the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface;

determine a second identifier within a predefined threshold distance from the first contact identifier according to the first position information and the second position information; and

display the first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact or the second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to a predefined first displaying manner.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to display a first contact identifier further cause the processor to display, when receiving a trigger event associated with the second contact identifier, a chatting interface between the contact waiting for match corresponding to the first contact identifier and the matching contact corresponding to the second contact identifier.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to compare the obtained first interest label and the second interest label further cause the processor to:

compare respective interest element in the first interest label with respective interest element in the second interest label to determine a matching degree between the first interest label and the second interest label; and

obtain a contact matching with the contact waiting for match according to the matching degree, wherein the matching degree of the second interest label corresponding to the contact matching with the contact waiting for match is higher than a predefined threshold.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to obtain a first interest label further cause the processor to determine a contact triggering a matching instruction as the contact waiting for match;

or determine a contact whose contact identifier entering into the matching interface as the contact waiting for match;

or determine a contact whose contact identifier entering into a predefined area of the matching interface as the contact waiting for match.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising machine readable instructions executable by a processor to perform acts of:

obtaining a first interest label corresponding to a contact waiting for match and a second interest label corresponding to respective contact other than the contact waiting for match in a matching interface displayed on the client device;

comparing the first interest label and the second interest label to obtain at least one contact matching with the contact waiting for match;

displaying a first contact identifier corresponding to the contact waiting for match and a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact or a second contact identifier corresponding to respective matching contact in the matching interface according to a predefined first displaying manner which is different from a displaying manner of contacts not matching with the contact waiting for match;

obtaining first position information of the first contact identifier in the matching interface in real time or at a predefined time;

moving the first contact identifier displayed in the matching interface in response to a movement control operation performed by a user of the client device, wherein the first position information of the first contact identifier is updated based on coordinates of the first contact identifier displayed in the matching interface;

obtaining second position information of the second contact identifier in the matching interface;

calculating a screen distance between the first contact identifier and respective second contact identifier displayed in the matching interface based on the first position information and the second position information in the matching interface; and

if the screen distance is smaller than a predefined threshold, displaying a consistent interest element between the first interest label and the second interest label between the first contact identifier and the second contact identifier according to a predefined second displaying manner.