WO2017121278A1

WO2017121278A1 - Information-pushing device, method, client and machine-readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2017121278A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/070210
Authority: WO
Inventors: 伍中联
Original assignee: 广州市动景计算机科技有限公司
Priority date: 2016-01-14
Filing date: 2017-01-05
Publication date: 2017-07-20
Also published as: CN105718534B; CN105718534A

Abstract

An information-pushing device and method supporting user-defined expression in pushed information, the method comprising: when performing information pushing, replacing, on the basis of a predefined mapping relationship, a character defined according to a unified character coding standard in the pushed information with a user-defined emoticon and then rendering the pushed information, with the replaced character therein, as a bitmap, and displaying the bitmap in a client display. The present invention can push information comprising user-defined emoticon content and boost attractiveness of pushed information to users, increasing click-through rates of pushed information.

Description

Information push device, method, client and machine readable storage medium

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of information push technology, and in particular, to an information push device, an information push method, and a client.

Background technique

Electronic devices such as smart phones, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), personal digital assistants (PDAs), and tablets have become indispensable communication and entertainment tools in people's daily work and life. Many electronic devices support user-defined installation of various applications (Application, App) to meet different user needs. After the electronic device installs the corresponding application, the background of the application can periodically provide the user with the push function of the information when new information or news is generated. However, most electronic device operating systems (such as Android, Android) have strict system restrictions on the information notification function. When the information is pushed through Notification, the display content of the push notification bar can only be Simple text content. The user may feel boring when seeing the display content of the push notification bar, which reduces the user's willingness to open the push information for viewing.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, an object of embodiments of the present invention is to provide an information pushing apparatus, method, client, and machine readable storage medium.

An information pushing apparatus is provided to a client, where the apparatus includes: a push information receiving module, configured to receive first push information sent by the server; and a character extracting module, configured to extract the a character encoded in the first push information according to the preset Unicode encoding standard;

The character replacement module is configured to replace the extracted characters with the corresponding custom emoticons, and generate second push information including the customized emoticons.

Preferably, the information pushing device further includes a view rendering module, configured to perform view rendering on the second push information to generate a bitmap including the second push information, and an information pushing module, configured to include the The bitmap of the second push information is displayed through the display window of the client.

Preferably, the view rendering module performs standard view rendering according to the text attribute of the first push information, where the text attribute includes a text font size and a spacing between characters in the first push information.

Preferably, the information pushing module displays the bitmap including the second push information through the display window by calling a picture display control supported by the system in the client.

Preferably, the custom emoticons are stored in a custom emoticon package, and each of the custom emoticons has a one-to-one mapping relationship with the characters encoded according to the preset unified character encoding standard.

Preferably, the information pushing apparatus further includes: an emoticon updating module, configured to receive emoticon update information, and store the emoticon update information into the database, the emoticon update information including newly added customization The emoji and the mapping relationship between the custom emoji and the characters encoded by the Unicode standard.

Preferably, the client is installed with an application downloaded from the server and adapted to the operating system of the client, and the operating system is an Android system.

An information pushing method is provided to the client, and the method includes: receiving the first push information sent by the server; and extracting, according to the preset, the first push information included in the first push information a character encoded by the Unicode character standard; and replacing the extracted character with a corresponding custom emoticon to generate second push information including a custom emoticon.

Preferably, the method further includes: performing view rendering on the second push information to generate a bitmap including the second push information; and passing the bitmap containing the second push information through a display window of the client Display.

Preferably, the step of performing view rendering on the second push information comprises:

Performing standard view rendering according to the text attribute of the first push information, the text attribute including a text font size in the first push information, and a spacing between characters.

Preferably, the step of displaying the bitmap containing the second push information through the display window of the client comprises:

A bitmap including the second push information is displayed through the display window by calling a picture display control supported by the system in the client.

Preferably, the information pushing method further includes: the information pushing device receives the emoticon update information, and stores the emoticon update information into the database, the emoticon update information includes a newly added custom emoticon and the A mapping relationship between a custom emoticon and a character encoded by the Unicode standard.

A client provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

a memory; a processor; and an information push device, the information push device comprising one or more modules stored in the memory and executed by the processor, the information push device comprising:

a push information receiving module, configured to receive first push information sent by the server;

a character extraction module, configured to extract characters included in the first push information and encoded according to the preset Unicode encoding standard;

The character replacement module is configured to replace the extracted characters with the corresponding custom emoticons, and generate second push information including the customized emoticons. ;

Preferably, the client may further include: a view rendering module, configured to perform view rendering on the second push information, generate a bitmap including the second push information; and an information push module, configured to include the The bitmap of the second push information is displayed through the display window of the client.

Preferably, the client may further include: a database storing a custom emoticon package, the custom emoticon package storing at least one custom emoticon, each custom emoticon and performing according to a preset Unicode standard The encoded characters have a one-to-one mapping relationship.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a non-transitory machine readable storage medium having executable code stored thereon, and when the executable code is executed by a processor, causing the processor to execute the information pushing method.

Compared with the prior art, the information pushing device, the method, the client and the machine readable storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present invention can implement information push including the content of the customized emoji, and increase the attraction of the push information to the user. Increased clickthrough rate for push messages. At the same time, a consistent user experience is provided for all users by using a unified custom emoji.

The above described objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the aspects of the appended claims.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It should be understood that the following drawings show only certain embodiments of the present invention, and therefore It should be seen as a limitation on the scope, and those skilled in the art can obtain other related drawings according to these drawings without any creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a client interacting with a server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of the client shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the information pushing apparatus of the client shown in FIG. 2 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an information pushing method applied to the client shown in FIG. 3 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Main component symbol description

Server 100

Client 200

Information push device 10

Memory 20

Processor 30

Database 101

Push information receiving module 102

Character extraction module 103

Character replacement module 104

View rendering module 105

Information Push Module 106

Emoji Update Module 107

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the invention, which are generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention in the claims All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in a drawing, it is not necessary to further define and explain it in the subsequent drawings. Also, in the description of the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used merely to distinguish a description, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance.

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a schematic diagram of a client 200 interacting with a server 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The server 100 is in communication with one or more clients 200 over a network for data communication or interaction. The server 100 can provide at least one installation package of an application (Application, APP) suitable for various operating systems for the client 200 to download. After the client 200 accesses the server 100 through the network, an installation package of an application suitable for the operating system of the client 200 can be downloaded from the server 100 through the network to install the application to the server. In the client 200. In this embodiment, after the client 200 installs the application, the client 200 may periodically receive the push information about the application that is pushed by the server 100. In the preferred embodiment, the client is installed with an application program downloaded from the server and adapted to the operating system of the client, and the operating system is an Android system. The application is preferably a browser, such as a UC browser.

The server 100 may be, but not limited to, a network (web) server, a ftp (file transfer protocol) server, a database server, and the like. The client 200 can be, but is not limited to, a smartphone, a tablet, a smart wearable device, and the like. The operating system of the client 200 may be, but not limited to, an Android system, an IOS system, a Windows Phone system, and the like. Preferably, in this embodiment, the operating system of the electronic device 100 is an Android system.

FIG. 2 shows a block schematic diagram of client 200. The client 200 includes an information push device 10, a memory 20, and a processor 30.

The memory 20 and the processor 30 are electrically connected directly or indirectly to each other to implement data transmission or interaction. For example, electrical connections can be made to one another via one or more communication buses or signal lines.

The memory 20 may be, but not limited to, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a programmable read-only memory (PROM). Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), Electric Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), and the like. The memory 20 is used to store a program, and the processor 30 executes the program after receiving an execution instruction.

The illustrated processor 30 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. The processor 30 may be a general-purpose processor, including a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (NP processor, etc.), or a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit. (ASIC), off-the-shelf programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component. The methods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented or carried out. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor 30 may be any conventional processor or the like.

The information push device 10 includes at least one or more software function modules that can be stored in the memory 20 or are solidified in an operating system (OS) of the client 200 in the form of software or firmware. . The processor 30 is configured to execute an executable module stored in the memory 20, such as the information pushing device 10 software functional modules or computer programs included. In this embodiment, the client is installed with an application downloaded from the server and adapted to the operating system of the client, and the operating system is an Android system. The information push device 10 may be a separate application installed on the client 200 or a part (such as a functional module) of the downloaded application downloaded from the server 100.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the information pushing apparatus 10 of the client 200 shown in FIG. 2 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The information pushing apparatus 10 may include a database 101, a push information receiving module 102, a character extracting module 103, a character replacement module character replacing module 104, a view rendering module 105, an information pushing module 106, and an emoji updating module 107.

The database 101 stores a custom emoticon package, where the custom emoticon package stores at least one custom emoticon, and each of the custom emoticons has a one-to-one mapping with characters encoded according to a preset Unicode standard. relationship.

Emoji is widely used in common communication or social software. Users can express emotions or describe the characteristics of things more vividly through emoji. In this embodiment, the custom emoticon is a picture format, and thus the emoticon package is an emoticon picture package. The custom emoticons may be currently common emoticons (such as emoji emoticons), or other newly designed emoticons. In the database 101, each custom emoticon has a corresponding Unicode encoded character corresponding thereto. The mapping relationship between the custom emoticons and the Unicode-encoded characters can be set in advance before being added to the database 101, and can be modified at any time as needed.

The push information receiving module 102 is configured to receive the first push information sent by the server 100.

When the server 100 has notification information (such as news) that needs to be pushed, the first push information is sent to the client 200, and the push information receiving module 102 receives the information. The server 100 transmits the first push information, and may include characters encoded by Unicode in addition to the text information. For example, the first push information sent by the server 100 includes "hello" text information and Unicode-encoded characters corresponding to the "smiley" emoji. In order to ensure the unification of the mapping relationship, the server 100 may also store the same custom emoticons as in the database 101, and the custom emoticons and Unicode stored in the server 100. The mapping between encoded characters. Specifically, the database 101 can be automatically decompressed into the client 200 when the client 200 downloads and installs the application from the server 100.

The character extraction module 103 is configured to extract, according to the preset unified character encoding standard, the characters included in the first push information.

After receiving the first push information, it is first confirmed whether there is a Unicode encoded character in the first push information. If present, the Unicode encoded characters in the first push information are extracted. The Unicode-encoded characters in the first push information may be arranged in multiple consecutive rows, or may be discretely distributed among other text information. As a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, when extracting Unicode-encoded characters, the order and position of the characters in the first push information are recorded to ensure that the notification content that needs to be pushed when the subsequent operation is performed is not changed or the order is not upset.

The character replacement module 104 is configured to replace the extracted characters with corresponding custom emoticons, and generate second push information including the customized emoticons.

After extracting the Unicode encoded characters from the first push information, searching for the custom emoticons corresponding to the extracted Unicode encoded characters according to the mapping relationship between the custom emoticons and the Unicode encoded characters in the database 101, to find the The custom emoticon replaces the Unicode encoded character in the first push message. Preferably, on the basis of recording the order and position of the extracted Unicode encoded characters in the first push information, the found custom emoticons are sequentially replaced in the extracted order to the original Unicode encoded characters in the first push information. At the location, get the second push information. In the second push information, the bit width of the custom emoticon instead of the original Unicode encoded character and the distance from other text information are the same as the bit width of the original Unicode encoded character and the distance from other text information. .

The view rendering module 105 is configured to perform view rendering on the generated second push information to generate a bitmap including the second push information.

View rendering operations can be invoked by functions that have view rendering capabilities. Specifically, when view rendering the second push information, the view rendering module 105 performs standard view rendering according to the text attribute of the first push information, where the text attributes include, but are not limited to, the first push The font size of the text in the message, the spacing between adjacent characters Wait. The standard view rendering means that the space between the text and the text seen by the bitmap generated after the view is rendered, the text character size, and the like are not changed compared with the original first push information. That is, the view is rendered according to the original text font size of the first push information and the spacing between the characters, and the values of the relevant parameters in the text attribute in the first push information are retained, and the rendering result is exported to a bitmap, and the result is obtained. a bitmap of the second push information.

The information pushing module 106 is configured to display the generated bitmap including the second push information through a display window of the client 200.

Specifically, the information pushing module 106 may display a bitmap including the second push information through the display window by calling a picture display control supported by the system in the client 200 (such as an Imageview of the notification in the Android system). .

Since the custom emoticon in the second push information is from the pre-saved custom emoticon package in the database 101, after the second push information is rendered in the view, the image display control supported by the system in the client 200 is invoked. Displaying, for the client 200 using a different operating system, the bitmap displayed finally is the same.

When a plurality of clients 200 using different operating systems are connected to the server 100, when the server 100 pushes the notification, the same first push information can be sent, and the information can be pushed to different clients 200, and each client is implemented. 200 The consistency of the notification content that is finally displayed.

The emoji update module 107 is configured to receive emoji update information, and store the emoji update information into the database 101, where the emoji update information includes a newly added custom emoji and the custom emoji A mapping relationship between characters encoded with the Unicode standard. The emoticons in the database 101 can be updated at any time, and the update operation is completed by receiving the emoticon update information. The emoji update information may be transmitted by the server 100 connected to the client 200 or directly at the client 200. Alternatively, the custom emoticon package in the database 101 may be updated together with the version of the application upon receiving the application version update sent by the server 100. By continuously updating the custom emoticons in the database 101, the diversity of the custom emoticons is increased, and the user experience is further improved.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an information push method applied to the client 200 shown in FIG. 3 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The specific processes and steps shown in FIG. 4 will be described in detail below.

Step S401, the push information receiving module 102 receives the first push information sent by the server 100.

In this embodiment, the server 100 sends the first push information to the client 200 connected thereto. When the client 200 senses that the server 100 has the push, the client 200 obtains the text content of the first push information pushed by the server 100.

In step S402, the character extraction module 103 extracts characters that are encoded according to the preset Unicode encoding standard existing in the first push information.

In the present embodiment, the first push information includes content of two parts of text information and Unicode encoded characters, and the character extraction module 103 extracts the character portion of the Unicode code.

Step S403, the character replacement module 104 replaces the extracted characters with the corresponding custom emoticons, and generates second push information including the customized emoticons.

The difference between the second push information and the first push information is that the Unicode encoded character in the first push information has been replaced with the corresponding custom emoticon in the second push information. The content of the text information portion of the second push information is not changed by the custom emoticon replacing the Unicode encoded character.

Step S404, the view rendering module 105 performs view rendering on the generated second push information to generate a bitmap including the second push information.

The specific manner of performing the view rendering on the second push information is: performing standard view rendering according to the text attribute of the first push information, where the text attribute includes a text font size and a character in the first push information. The spacing between the two. While the text attribute of the first push information is retained, the generated bitmap is consistent with the second push information content.

In step S405, the information pushing module 106 displays the generated bitmap including the second push information through the display window of the client 200.

Specifically, the information pushing module 106 displays the bitmap including the second push information through the display window by calling a picture display control supported by the system in the client 200. Since the generated bitmap is consistent with the content of the second push information, even if The picture display controls are different, and the content displayed on the client 200 display window is also the same.

Step S406, the emoticon update module 107 receives the emoticon update information, and stores the emoticon update information in the database 101.

The emoji update information includes a newly added custom emoji and a mapping relationship between the custom emoji and characters encoded by the Unicode standard. As a preferred embodiment, for the update of the custom emoticon, in addition to adding a new custom emoticon, the custom emoticon already stored in the database 101 can be modified, or the custom emoticon and the Unicode can be modified. The mapping between encoded characters.

The above technical concept of the present invention can also be embodied as a computing device including a processor and a non-transitory machine readable storage medium. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium stores executable code thereon. When the executable code is executed by the processor, the processor is caused to perform some or all of the steps of the information pushing method described in the above method embodiments.

The information push method provided by the present invention will be further described in detail below by way of a specific example.

For example, suppose that there are a plurality of clients 200 for smartphones respectively loaded with different kinds of Android systems, the client 200 downloads an application (such as a browser) from the server and installs, and the information push device 10 is downloaded and installed in the smart device. A part of the function module of the browser of the mobile phone, and the server 100 is a background server of the browser. When there is a new notification that needs to be pushed (such as the hot news that just happened), the server 100 transmits the first push information including the Unicode encoded characters to each smart phone, and the browser installed by each smart phone receives the first push. After the information, the text content of the first push information is obtained, and the Unicode encoded character existing in the first push information is extracted. The database 101 is a local database 101 of the browser, wherein the saved custom emoticons are emoji emoticons, and each emoji emoticon corresponds to a pre-set Unicode encoded character. The browser performs a replacement operation through a control having a text replacement function (such as performing a span replacement operation of the TextView), and replaces the extracted Unicode encoded characters with the corresponding emoji expressions to obtain a second push information. Then call the function with view rendering function, according to The text attribute of the first push information performs standard view rendering on the second push information, and stores the rendered content in the bitmap to obtain a bitmap of the second push information. In Android, Notification supports the push function of information, and the display content of the push notification bar can only be simple text. To overcome this problem, the bitmap file is handed over to a picture display control (such as Notification ImageView) supported by the system for processing. The bitmap is displayed to the push notification bar of the smartphone through ImageView, so that the user can view the push notification including the emoji expression.

The information pushing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention performs the replacement operation of the Unicode encoded characters in the first push information by the information pushing device 10, and makes all versions of the system according to the same custom emoticons and mapping relationships. The final push notification is displayed. Since the emoticons stored in the database 101 are custom emoticons, the custom emoticons in the database 101 can be updated at any time.

In summary, the information push device, the information push method, and the client provided by the implementation of the present invention first replace the characters in the push information with the custom emoticons according to the predefined mapping relationship when performing information push, and then The replaced push information is rendered as a bitmap and displayed through the display window of the client 200. In this way, the information push including the content of the custom emoji can be realized, the attraction of the push information to the user is increased, the click rate of the push information is improved, and the activity level of the user is effectively improved. At the same time, a consistent user experience is provided for all users by using a unified custom emoji.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may also be implemented in other manners. The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, for example, the flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and functionality of possible implementations of apparatus, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of the invention. operating. In this regard, each block of the flowchart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment, or a portion of code that includes one or more of the Executable instructions. It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may also occur in a different order than those illustrated in the drawings. For example, two consecutive blocks may be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. Also note that each block in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, as well as the blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts The combination of blocks may be implemented by a special hardware-based system that performs the specified functions or actions, or may be implemented in a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

In addition, each functional module in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated to form a separate part, or each module may exist separately, or two or more modules may be integrated to form a separate part.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as separate products, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, or a part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium, including The instructions are used to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like. . It should be noted that, in this context, relational terms such as first and second are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply such entities or operations. There is any such actual relationship or order between them. Furthermore, the term "comprises" or "comprises" or "comprises" or any other variations thereof is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device that comprises a plurality of elements includes not only those elements but also Other elements, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, item, or device. An element that is defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device that comprises the element.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in a drawing, it is not necessary to further define and explain it in the subsequent drawings.

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention. It should be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

An information pushing device is applied to a client, and the device includes: a push information receiving module, configured to receive first push information sent by the server;

a character extraction module, configured to extract characters included in the first push information and encoded according to a preset Unicode encoding standard;

The character replacement module is configured to replace the extracted characters with the corresponding custom emoticons, and generate second push information including the customized emoticons.
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a view rendering module, configured to perform view rendering on the second push information to generate a bitmap including second push information; and

The information pushing module is configured to display the bitmap including the second push information through a display window of the client.
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the view rendering module performs standard view rendering according to a text attribute of the first push information, the text attribute including a text font size and a character in the first push information The spacing between them.
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said information pushing module displays a bitmap including said second push information through said display window by calling a picture display control supported by said system in said client.
The device according to claim 1, wherein the custom emoticons are stored in a custom emoticon package, and each of the custom emoticons has a one-to-one correspondence with the characters encoded according to a preset unified character encoding standard. Mapping relationship.
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

The emoji update module is configured to receive emoji update information, where the emoji update information includes a newly added custom emoticon and a mapping relationship between the custom emoticon and a character encoded by the Unicode standard.
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said client is installed with an application downloaded from said server and adapted to an operating system of said client, said operating system being an Android system.
An information push method applied to a client,

The method includes:

Receiving the first push information sent by the server;

Extracting characters included in the first push information and encoding according to a preset Unicode encoding standard;

The extracted characters are replaced with corresponding custom emoticons to generate second push information including custom emoticons.
The method of claim 8 further comprising:

Performing view rendering on the second push information to generate a bitmap including the second push information; and

The bitmap containing the second push information is displayed through the display window of the client.
The method of claim 9, wherein the step of rendering the second push information for view comprises:

Performing standard view rendering according to the text attribute of the first push information, the text attribute including a text font size in the first push information, and a spacing between characters.
The method of claim 9, wherein the step of displaying the bitmap containing the second push information through the display window of the client comprises:

A bitmap including the second push information is displayed through the display window by calling a picture display control supported by the system in the client.
The method of claim 8 further comprising:

Receiving emoji update information and storing the emoji update information to the database, the emoji update information including a newly added custom emoji and characters of the custom emoji encoded with the Unicode standard Mapping relations.
A client that includes:

Memory

Processor;

An information pushing device, the information pushing device comprising one or more modules stored in the memory and executed by the processor, the information pushing device comprising: a push information receiving module, configured to receive the first Push information;

a character extraction module, configured to extract characters included in the first push information and encoded according to a preset Unicode encoding standard;

The character replacement module is configured to replace the extracted characters with the corresponding custom emoticons, and generate second push information including the customized emoticons.
The client according to claim 13, further comprising:

a view rendering module, configured to perform view rendering on the second push information to generate a bitmap including second push information; and

The information pushing module is configured to display the bitmap including the second push information through a display window of the client.
The client according to claim 13, further comprising:

The emoji update module is configured to receive emoji update information, where the emoji update information includes a newly added custom emoticon and a mapping relationship between the custom emoticon and a character encoded by the Unicode standard.
The client according to claim 13, further comprising:

The database stores a custom emoticon package, and the custom emoticon package stores at least one custom emoticon, and each of the custom emoticons has a one-to-one mapping relationship with characters encoded according to a preset unified character encoding standard.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method of any of claims 8-12 method.