INTERACTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL FOR SYNCRETIC COMMUNICATION

• US 20120254777A1
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Liu, Yong, Yang, Fei
• Application Number:
  US13/434,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20120254777A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

In the field of communications technologies, an interaction method for syncretic communication is provided, which is invented for effectively improving the use experience of a user. The provided interaction method for syncretic communication includes: establish a window gadget Widget unit floatingly displayed on a main display interface, in which the Widget unit is associated with at least one virtual user in a syncretic communication unit; the Widget unit receives communication information of the virtual user associated with the Widget unit, in which the communication information is sent to the Widget unit through the syncretic communication unit; the Widget unit sends a prompt signal according to an information type of the communication information; and the Widget unit receives a response instruction of a user that is sent in response to the prompt signal, and triggers a response policy according to the response instruction.

Claims

1. An interaction method for syncretic communication, comprising:

establishing a window gadget, Widget unit, floatingly displayed on a main display interface, wherein the Widget unit is associated with at least one virtual user in a syncretic communication unit;

receiving, by the Widget unit, communication information of the virtual user associated with the Widget unit, wherein the communication information is sent by the syncretic communication unit to the Widget unit;

sending, by the Widget unit, a prompt signal according to the information type of the communication information; and

receiving, by the Widget unit, a response instruction of a user that is sent in response to the prompt signal, and triggering a response policy according to the response instruction.

2. The interaction method according to claim 1, wherein the triggering the response policy according to the response instruction comprises:

suspending the prompt signal sent by the Widget unit according to the response instruction, and generating a graphical reply window for the user to communicate with the virtual user.

3. The interaction method according to claim 1, wherein the establishing the Widget unit floatingly displayed on the main display interface comprises:

receiving a Widget creation instruction, selecting Widget model data set in advance from a Widget model database, and creating the Widget unit according to the selected Widget model data; and

establishing an association used for performing information interaction between the Widget unit and the at least one virtual user in the syncretic communication unit.

4. The interaction method according to claim 1, wherein the sending, by the Widget unit, the prompt signal according to the information type of the communication information comprises:

varying, by the Widget unit, a visible feature associated with the Widget unit according to the information type of the communication information, or emitting an acoustic feature associated with the Widget unit, or varying the visible feature associated with the Widget unit and simultaneously emitting the acoustic feature associated with the Widget unit.

5. The interaction method according to claim 4, wherein the varying the visible feature associated with the Widget unit comprises:

changing a geometrical shape of the Widget unit, periodically changing a display position of the Widget unit on the main display interface, shaking a particular portion of the Widget unit, or varying a color of a part or the whole of the Widget unit.

6. The interaction method according to claim 1, wherein before the triggering the response policy according to the response instruction, the method further comprises:

generating a visible link between the response policy and the Widget unit.

7. The interaction method according to claim 1, wherein

the response policy comprises:

suspending the prompt signal sent by the Widget unit, disabling the Widget unit, enabling communication of the virtual user associated with the Widget unit, modifying a user state or updating user information.

8. The interaction method according to claim 7, wherein

the communication of the virtual user associated with the Widget unit comprises:

fixed conversation, mobile conversation, instant messaging, E-mail, video conversation or multi-party conversation.

9. An apparatus for syncretic communication, comprising:

a creating unit, a Widget unit, and a syncretic communication unit, wherein;

the creating unit is configured to create the Widget unit floatingly displayed on a main display interface and associated with at least one virtual user in the syncretic communication unit; and

the Widget unit is configured to receive communication information of the virtual user, associated with the Widget unit, sent by the syncretic communication unit and send a prompt signal according to the information type of the communication information; and

receive a response instruction of a user that is sent in response to the prompt signal, and trigger a response policy according to the response instruction.

10. The apparatus for syncretic communication according to claim 9, wherein

the Widget unit is configured to suspend the prompt signal sent by the Widget unit according to the response instruction, and generate a graphical reply window for the user to communicate with the virtual user.

11. The apparatus for syncretic communication according to claim 9, wherein

the creating unit comprises:

a Widget creating module, configured to receive a Widget creation instruction, select Widget model data set in advance from a Widget model database, and creating the Widget unit according to the selected Widget model data; and

an association creating module, configured to establish an association used for performing information interaction between the Widget unit and the at least one virtual user in the syncretic communication unit.

12. The apparatus for syncretic communication according to claim 9, wherein

the Widget unit is configured to vary a visible feature associated with the Widget unit according to the information type of the communication information, or emit an acoustic feature associated with the Widget unit, or vary the visible feature associated with the Widget unit and simultaneously emit the acoustic feature associated with the Widget unit.

13. The apparatus for syncretic communication according to claim 12, wherein

that the Widget unit varies the visible feature associated with the Widget unit comprises:

changing a geometrical shape of the Widget unit, periodically changing a display position of the Widget unit on the main display interface, shaking a particular portion of the Widget unit, or varying a color of a part or the whole of the Widget unit.

14. The apparatus for syncretic communication according to claim 9, wherein

before the Widget unit triggers the response policy according to the response instruction, the Widget unit is further configured to generate a visible link between the response policy and the Widget unit.

15. The apparatus for syncretic communication according to claim 9, wherein the response policy triggered by the Widget unit comprises:

suspending the prompt signal sent by the Widget unit, disabling the Widget unit, enabling communication of the virtual user associated with the Widget unit, modifying a user state or updating user information.

16. The apparatus for syncretic communication according to claim 15, wherein the communication, enabled by the Widget unit, of the virtual user associated with the Widget unit comprises:

fixed conversation, mobile conversation, instant messaging, E-mail, video conversation or multi-party conversation.

17. A terminal for syncretic communication, wherein the terminal for syncretic communication is installed with the apparatus for syncretic communication according to the claim 9.