Activity information sharing method and apparatus

• US 9,992,323 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2017
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Wong, Tat Hei, Fang, Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Mizrahi, Diane
• Application Number:
  US15/627,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20170289340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 351 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• 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

A real-time activity information sharing method performed at a user terminal include: invoking, by the user terminal, an activity tracking application running on the user terminal; establishing, by the user terminal, a near field communication connection between the activity tracking application and a real-time activity information collection apparatus located adjacent the user terminal; executing, by the user terminal, a control instruction on the activity tracking application that causes the real-time activity information collection apparatus to processes real-time activity information associated with a user of the user terminal; receiving, by the user terminal, real-time activity information collected by the real-time activity information collection apparatus of a current activity of the user on the activity tracking application; and sharing, by the user terminal, the real-time activity information on a social networking application by using the control instruction on the activity tracking application running on the user terminal.

Claims

1. A real-time activity information sharing method performed by a user terminal having one or more processors and memory for storing programs to be executed by the one or more personal computers, the method comprising:

invoking, by the user terminal, an activity tracking application running on the user terminal;

in response to a home appliance performing a predefined activity;

establishing, by the user terminal, a near field communication connection between the activity tracking application and a real-time activity information collection apparatus located adjacent the user terminal, wherein the real-time activity information collection apparatus is physically attached to the home appliance and has one or more sensors configured to collect a plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity, and the activity tracking application is bound to the real-time activity information collection apparatus via a third-party server;

executing, by the user terminal, a control instruction on the activity tracking application that causes the one or more sensors of the real-time activity information collection apparatus to be activated and collect the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity, wherein the plurality of parameters is transmitted from the real-time activity information collection apparatus to the user terminal using the near field communication connection;

receiving, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity collected by the one or more sensors of the real-time activity information collection apparatus via the near field communication connection;

displaying, on a user interface of the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity; and

sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity on a social networking application by using a share instruction on the activity tracking application running on the user terminal.

2. The real-time activity information sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the operation of sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the share instruction comprises:

sending, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity to a social networking application server by using the share instruction, wherein the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity carry activity time information;

sending, by the user terminal, a search request to the social networking application server, wherein the search request is used to search for a second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the predefined activity performed within a same time; and

receiving, by the user terminal, user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of a target user, wherein the target user is a user of the second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the predefined activity performed within a time corresponding to the activity time information.

3. The real-time activity information sharing method according to claim 2, wherein:

the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity carries duration of a target action in the predefined activity;

the search request of the user terminal is used to search for a second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the target action of the predefined activity performed within a same time; and

the operation of receiving, by the user terminal, user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of a target user comprises;

receiving, by the user terminal, the user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of the target user, wherein the target user is a user of the second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the target action of the predefined activity performed within a time corresponding to the duration.

4. The real-time activity information sharing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

sending, by the user terminal, a friend request to the target user; and

receiving, by the user terminal, a response message sent by the target user in response to the friend request.

5. The real-time activity information sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the operation of sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the share instruction comprises:

sending, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the share instruction; and

receiving, by the user terminal, user feature information sent by the social networking application server, wherein the user feature information comprises user feature information calculated by the social networking application server based on at least one of the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity.

6. The real-time activity information sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the predefined activity comprises any one of the following:

an exercise activity, a food-and-beverage activity, and an entertainment activity.

7. A user terminal comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

a plurality of programs stored in the memory that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user terminal to perform a plurality of operations including;

invoking, by the user terminal, an activity tracking application running on the user terminal;

in response to a home appliance performing a predefined activity;

establishing, by the user terminal, a near field communication connection between the activity tracking application and a real-time activity information collection apparatus located adjacent the user terminal, wherein the real-time activity information collection apparatus is physically attached to the home appliance and has one or more sensors configured to collect a plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity, and the activity tracking application is bound to the real-time activity information collection apparatus via a third-party server;

executing, by the user terminal, a control instruction on the activity tracking application that causes the one or more sensors of the real-time activity information collection apparatus to be activated and collect the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity, wherein the plurality of parameters is transmitted from the real-time activity information collection apparatus to the user terminal using the near field communication connection;

receiving, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity collected by the one or more sensors of the real-time activity information collection apparatus via the near field communication connection;

displaying, on a user interface of the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity; and

sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity on a social networking application by using a share instruction on the activity tracking application running on the user terminal.

8. The user terminal according to claim 7, wherein the operation of sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the share instruction comprises:

sending, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity to a social networking application server by using the share instruction, wherein the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity carry activity time information;

sending, by the user terminal, a search request to the social networking application server, wherein the search request is used to search for a second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the predefined activity performed within a same time; and

receiving, by the user terminal, user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of a target user, wherein the target user is a user of the second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the predefined activity performed within a time corresponding to the activity time information.

9. The user terminal according to claim 8, wherein:

the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity carries duration of a target action in the predefined activity;

the search request of the user terminal is used to search for a second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the target action of the predefined activity performed within a same time; and

the operation of receiving, by the user terminal, user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of a target user comprises;

receiving, by the user terminal, the user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of the target user, wherein the target user is a second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the target action of the predefined activity performed within a time corresponding to the duration.

10. The user terminal according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

sending, by the user terminal, a friend request to the target user; and

receiving, by the user terminal, a response message sent by the target user in response to the friend request.

11. The user terminal according to claim 7, wherein the operation of sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the share instruction comprises:

sending, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the share instruction; and

receiving, by the user terminal, user feature information sent by the social networking application server, wherein the user feature information comprises user feature information calculated by the social networking server based on at least one of the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity.

12. The user terminal according to claim 7, wherein the predefined activity comprises any one of the following:

an exercise activity, a food-and-beverage activity, and an entertainment activity.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in conjunction with a user terminal comprising one or more processors, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a plurality of programs that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user terminal to perform a plurality of operations including:

invoking, by the user terminal, an activity tracking application running on the user terminal;

in response to a home appliance performing a predefined activity;

establishing, by the user terminal, a near field communication connection between the activity tracking application and a real-time activity information collection apparatus located adjacent the user terminal, wherein the real-time activity information collection apparatus is physically attached to the home appliance and has one or more sensors configured to collect a plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity, and the activity tracking application is bound to the real-time activity information collection apparatus via a third-party server;

executing, by the user terminal, a control instruction on the activity tracking application that causes the one or more sensors of the real-time activity information collection apparatus to be activated and collect the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity, wherein the plurality of parameters is transmitted from the real-time activity information collection apparatus to the user terminal using the near field communication connection;

receiving, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity collected by the one or more sensors of the real-time activity information collection apparatus via the near field communication connection;

displaying, on a user interface of the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity; and

sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity on a social networking application by using a share instruction on the activity tracking application running on the user terminal.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the operation of sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the share instruction comprises:

sending, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity to a social networking application server by using the share instruction, wherein the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity carries activity time information;

sending, by the user terminal, a search request to the social networking application server, wherein the search request is used to search for a second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the predefined activity performed within a same time; and

receiving, by the user terminal, user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of a target user, wherein the target user is a user of the second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the predefined activity performed within a time corresponding to the activity time information.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein:

the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity carries duration of a target action in the predefined activity;

the search request of the user terminal is used to search for a second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the target action of the predefined activity performed within a same time; and

the operation of receiving, by the user terminal, user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of a target user comprises;

receiving, by the user terminal, the user information, sent by the social networking application server in response to the search request, of the target user, wherein the target user is a user of the second user terminal running the activity tracking application that indicates the target action of the predefined activity performed within a time corresponding to the duration.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

sending, by the user terminal, a friend request to the target user; and

receiving, by the user terminal, a response message sent by the target user in response to the friend request.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the operation of sharing, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the control instruction comprises:

sending, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity by using the share instruction; and

receiving, by the user terminal, user feature information sent by the social networking application server, wherein the user feature information comprises user feature information calculated by the social networking application server based on at least one of the plurality of parameters uniquely associated with the predefined activity.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the predefined activity comprises any one of the following:

an exercise activity, a food-and-beverage activity, and an entertainment activity.