Methods and Systems for Displaying Microblog Topics
First Claim
1. A method for displaying microblog topics, the method comprising:
- sending by a mobile terminal a post that includes at least a first geographic location of the mobile terminal to a server so that the server can search for microblog topics associated with the first geographic location of the mobile terminal based on at least information associated with the post;
receiving the microblog topics sent by the server;
sorting the received microblog topics;
displaying one or more first microblog topics of the sorted microblog topics on a center area of an interface of the mobile terminal; and
displaying the rest of the sorted microblog topics around the center area toward one or more sides of the interface.
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Abstract
Methods and mobile terminals are provided for displaying microblog topics. An example method includes, sending by a mobile terminal a post that includes at least a first geographic location of the mobile terminal to a server so that the server can search for microblog topics associated with the first geographic location of the mobile terminal based on at least information associated with the post, receiving the microblog topics sent by the server, and sorting the received microblog topics. The method further includes, displaying one or more first microblog topics of the sorted microblog topics on a center area of an interface of the mobile terminal, and displaying the rest of the sorted microblog topics around the center area toward one or more sides of the interface.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for displaying microblog topics, the method comprising:
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sending by a mobile terminal a post that includes at least a first geographic location of the mobile terminal to a server so that the server can search for microblog topics associated with the first geographic location of the mobile terminal based on at least information associated with the post; receiving the microblog topics sent by the server; sorting the received microblog topics; displaying one or more first microblog topics of the sorted microblog topics on a center area of an interface of the mobile terminal; and displaying the rest of the sorted microblog topics around the center area toward one or more sides of the interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a transmission module configured to send a post that includes at least a first geographic location of the mobile terminal to a server so that the server can search for microblog topics associated with the first geographic location of the mobile terminal based on at least information associated with the post; a receiving module configured to receive the microblog topics sent by the server; a sorting module configured to sort the received microblog topics; and a displaying module configured to display one or more first microblog topics of the sorted microblog topics on a center area of an interface of the mobile terminal and display the rest of the sorted microblog topics around the center area toward one or more sides of the interface. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising programming instructions for displaying microblog topics, the programming instructions configured to cause a processing system to execute operations comprising:
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sending a post that includes at least a first geographic location of a mobile terminal to a server so that the server can search for microblog topics associated with the first geographic location of the mobile terminal based on at least information associated with the post; receiving the microblog topics sent by the server; sorting the received microblog topics; displaying one or more first microblog topics of the sorted microblog topics on a center area of an interface of the mobile terminal; and displaying the rest of the sorted microblog topics around the center area toward one or more sides of the interface.
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12. A computer-implemented system for displaying microblog topics, said system comprising:
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one or more data processors; a computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for commanding the data processors to execute operations including; sending a post that includes at least a first geographic location of a mobile terminal to a server so that the server can search for microblog topics associated with the first geographic location of the mobile terminal based on at least information associated with the post; receiving the microblog topics sent by the server; sorting the received microblog topics; displaying one or more first microblog topics of the sorted microblog topics on a center area of an interface of the mobile terminal; and displaying the rest of the sorted microblog topics around the center area toward one or more sides of the interface.
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13. A method for displaying microblog topics, the method comprising:
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sending by a mobile terminal a post that includes at least a first geographic location of the mobile terminal to a server so that the server can search for microblog topics associated with the first geographic location of the mobile terminal based on at least information associated with the post; receiving the microblog topics sent by the server; sorting the received microblog topics; displaying one or more first microblog topics of the sorted microblog topics on a center area of an interface of the mobile terminal; displaying the rest of the sorted microblog topics around the center area toward one or more sides of the interface; and displaying, by the mobile terminal, the sorted microblog topics in fonts which become smaller from the center area toward the one or more sides of the interface, the fonts being larger than or equal to a predetermined limit; wherein; the sorting the received microblog topics includes, sorting, by the mobile terminal, the received microblog topics in a descending order according to a quantity of microblogs associated with each of the received microblog topics; the sorting the received microblog topics further includes; sorting, by the mobile terminal, the received microblog topics in an ascending order according to distances between the first geographic location of the mobile terminal and second geographic locations of the received microblog topics, the second geographic locations of the received microblog topics including a third geographic location of a user when the user posts one of the received microblog topics; and in response to two or more of the received microblog topics corresponding to a same second geographic location, sorting, by the mobile terminal, the received microblog topics in a descending order according to a quantity of microblogs associated with each of the received microblog topics.
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14. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a transmission module configured to send a post that includes at least a first geographic location of the mobile terminal to a server so that the server can search for microblog topics associated with the first geographic location of the mobile terminal based on at least information associated with the post; a receiving module configured to receive the microblog topics sent by the server; a sorting module configured to sort the received microblog topics; and a displaying module configured to display one or more first microblog topics of the sorted microblog topics on a center area of an interface of the mobile terminal and display the rest of the sorted microblog topics around the center area toward one or more sides of the interface; wherein; the displaying module is further configured to display the sorted microblog topics in fonts which become smaller from the center area toward the one or more sides of the interface, the fonts being larger than or equal to a predetermined limit; the sorting module includes; a first sorting unit configured to sort the received microblog topics in a descending order according to a quantity of microblogs associated with each of the received microblog topics; a second sorting unit configured to sort the received microblog topics in an ascending order according to distances between the first geographic location of the mobile terminal and second geographic locations of the received microblog topics, the second geographic locations of the received microblog topics including a third geographic location of a user when the user posts one of the received microblog topics; and a third sorting unit configured to, in response to two or more of the received microblog topics corresponding to a same second geographic location, sort the received microblog topics in a descending order according to a quantity of microblogs associated with each of the received microblog topics.
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