AU2020104439A4 - Method and system for providing instant messaging applications with broadcasting functionality - Google Patents

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for providing instant messaging application with broadcast functionality so that messages in the form of a text, image, voice or video can broadcast from instant message application. /--300 Receiving, from a first user device through an instant message application on the first user device, a topic of interest selected by a first user 305 Displaying, on the first user device, a message regarding information about an expert in a field of the topic of the interest 310 receiving, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a contact list of the instant message application of the first user device 315 Adding the expert in the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device 320 Receiving, from a device of the expert, an expert message 325 Transmitting, via broadcast, the expert message to a plurality of user devices that have added the expert to a contact list of each of the user devices previously. 330 FIG. 3

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Receiving, from a first user device through an instant message application on the first user device, a topic of interest selected by a first user 305
Displaying, on the first user device, a message regarding information about an expert in a field of the topic of the interest 310
receiving, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a contact list of the instant message application of the first user device 315
Adding the expert in the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device 320
Receiving, from a device of the expert, an expert message 325
Transmitting, via broadcast, the expert message to a plurality of user devices that have added the expert to a contact list of each of the user devices previously. 330
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INSTANT MESSAGING APPLICATIONS WITH BROADCASTING FUNCTIONALITY
Field
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method and system for providing instant messaging applications with broadcasting functionality.
Background
[0002] An instant messaging application may be a type of online chat that allows messages to be transmitted over the Internet in real time. The messages may be in the form of a text, image, voice, or video. The messages may be transmitted between two parties in a chat room. In some cases, the messages may be transmitted between people in a group, which may be called as a group chat.
[0003] It might be desirable to extend the uses of the instant message application from message communications between parties to the broadcasting of messages from people with expertise in various fields, for example, sport and entertainment, music, travel, and so on.
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[0004] According to the present disclosure, there is provided a method, comprising: receiving, from a first user device through an instant message application on the first user device, a topic of interest selected by a first user; in response to receiving the topic of interest, displaying, on the first user device, a message regarding information about an expert in a field of the topic of the interest; receiving, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a contact list of the instant message application of the first user device; in response to receiving the request, adding the expert in the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device; receiving, from a device of the expert, an expert message; and transmitting, via broadcast, the expert message to a plurality of user devices that have added the expert to a contact list of each of the user devices previously.
[0005] The message regarding the information about the expert in the field of the topic of the interest may include a list of experts in the field of the topic of interest.
[0006] The message regarding the information about the expert in the field of the topic of the interest may include a question about whether the first user wants to add the expert to the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device.
[0007] The broadcast expert message may be displayed on a one-to-one chat room of each of the plurality of user devices, where the one-to-one chat room may include only the expert and each user of each of the user devices.
[0008] The method may further comprise receiving, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a group chat room of the instant message application of the first user device, where the group chat room includes a group of users, and adding the expert to the group chat room.
[0009] The broadcast expert message may be displayed on the group chat room.
[0010] The method may further comprise blocking a message from the first user device to the device of the expert.
[0011] The expert message includes information regarding a sports event in the field of the topic of interest.
[0012] The present disclosure also provides a system, comprising: a memory device configured to store instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the memory device, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to: receive, from a first user device through an instant message application on the first user device, a topic of interest selected by a first user; in response to receiving the topic of interest, display, on the first user device, a message regarding information about an expert in a field of the topic of the interest; receive, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a contact list of the instant message application of the first user device; in response to receiving the request, add the expert in the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device; receive, from a device of the expert, an expert message; and transmit, via broadcast, the expert message to a plurality of user devices that have added the expert to a contact list of each of the user devices previously.
[0013] The present disclosure further provides a user interface within an instant message application generated by the method described above or the system described above.
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[0014] Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is an example high level architecture and dataflow diagram illustrating an example system for providing an instant messaging application and a chatbot therein according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 an example system including a host server that provides supports for the instant message application with broadcasting functionality according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 3 is an example flow chart of a method of providing an instant message application with broadcasting functionality according to an example embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 4 is an example graphical user interface (GUls) generated by an example instant messaging application according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
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[0015] Figure 1 illustrates an example high-level architecture and dataflow diagram illustrating an example client-server database system 100 including a mobile software application 110 executing on a mobile computing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop.
[0016] The system 100 may generally comprise an instant messaging application 110 and a chatbot system 120, for example, a natural language processing system. The instant messaging application 110 may, for example, be branded ChatmaiteTM and the visual avatars of the chatbots may be referred to as Emajis TM . The instant messaging application 110 and the chatbot system 120 may interface via application programming that interfaces to a knowledge base and/or a content management system 130 and a data store 140.
[0017] Content for the chatbot and instant messaging conversations may be sourced from the knowledge base and/or content management system 130. Interaction history and analytics relating to the chatbot, user, and instant messaging conversations may be stored in the data store140. The chatbot system 120 may be supported by a host server, which will be discussed below.
[0018] Fig. 2 shows an example system 200 for providing instant message application with broadcasting functionality. The system 200 may include a host server 210 that is configured to host one or more systems, algorithms, applications, websites, interactive interfaces, application programming interfaces ("APIs"), etc. that may provide a support for the instant message application. The system 100 may also include one or more expert devices 220A/B that are configured to receive/store/transmit expert messages. The system 100 may further include one or more user devices 230A/B (e.g., user devices). While Fig. 2 shows two user devices 220A/B and two expert devices 230A/B, the example host server 210 may be configured to operate or provide services for more expert/user devices.
[0019] The host server 210 may include one or more processors. The host server 210 may be in communication with a memory device. In an example, the memory device may be part of the host server 210. In another example, the memory device may be separate from the host server 210. One or more instructions may be stored to a memory device that define operation of the one or more processors. Execution of the instructions by a processor of the host server 210 may cause the processor to perform the operations described herein. The instructions may be part of one or more software programs or applications. In some embodiments, at least some of the instructions may be implemented by hardware components, such as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit ("ASIC").
[0020] As used herein, a memory device may refer to a volatile or non-volatile memory device, such as random access memory ("RAM"), read only memory ("ROM"), EEPROM, a distributed storage system (e.g., distributed ledgers/blockchain), or any other device capable of storing data. As used herein, a processor may refer to a device capable of executing instructions encoding arithmetic, logical, and/or 1/O operations. In one illustrative example, a processor may follow Von Neumann architectural model and may include an arithmetic logic unit ("ALU"), a control unit, and a plurality of registers. In a further aspect, a processor may be a single core processor, which is typically capable of executing one instruction at a time (or process a single pipeline of instructions), or a multi core processor that may simultaneously execute multiple instructions. In another aspect, a processor may be implemented as a single integrated circuit, two or more integrated circuits, or may be a component of a multi-chip module (e.g., in which individual microprocessor dies are included in a single integrated circuit package and hence share a single socket). A processor may also be referred to as a central processing unit ("CPU"). Processors may be interconnected using a variety of techniques, ranging from a point-to point processor interconnect, to a system area network, such as an Ethernet-based network. In an example, the one or more processors may be in the host server 210. In an example, all of the disclosed methods and procedures described herein can be implemented by the one or more processors. Further, the host server 210 may be distributed over multiple processors, memories, and networks.
[0021] The one or more expert devices 220A/B may include an instant message application 250. The one or more expert devices 220A/B may include at least one memory device that stores instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions. Execution of the instructions by the processor of the one or more expert devices 220A/B enables the one or more expert devices 220A/B to perform the operations described herein. The one or more expert devices 220A/B may connect to the host server 210 via a network 240 (e.g., the Internet and/or a cellular network). The one or more expert devices 220A/B may receive/store/provide/broadcast one or more expert messages. The one or more expert messages may include information regarding a sports event.
[0022] The one or more expert devices 220A/B may be any processor, computer, workstation, laptop computer, smartphone, tablet computer, etc. In some examples, the one or more expert devices 220A/B may be a local/national broadcasting company server or a contents provider server. In this case, the local/national broadcasting company server or the contents provider server may provide the expert messaging service (e.g., preparing the expert messages) to the host server 210. In some examples, the experts may use the application 250 to input/store/transmit/broadcast messages (e.g., commentary on sports events).
[0023] The one or more user devices 230A/B may be any type of device including a processor, a smartphone, a cellular phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, smart eyewear, smartwatch, smart speaker, etc. The one or more user devices 230A/B may include at least one memory device that stores instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions. Execution of the instructions by the processor of the one or more user devices 230A/B enables the one or more user devices 230A/B to perform the operations described herein.
[0024] The one or more user devices 230A/B may include an application 250 (e.g., instant message application 110) that is specified by at least some of the instructions that are stored in the memory device. The application 250 may operate in connection with the host server 210 and may be configured to display a user interface that provides information provided by the host server 210 and/or the one or more expert devices 220A/B. Users of the one or more user devices 230A/B may use the application 250 to communicate with each other and receive messages/information from experts and/or the host server 210. The application 250 may connect to one or more APIs at the host server 210 to provide query requests and return query results.
[0025] The instant message application 250 may, for example, comprise a multimedia messaging application in which the instant messages comprise one or more of a text, image, voice, and video. In some examples, a visual avatar of a chatbot may be displayed in a contact list within the instant message application as a contact icon corresponding to a virtual contact of the user.
[0026] In some embodiments, instead of the application 250, a web browser may be used to provide services/functions provided by the application 250. The web browser may be configured to access a website hosted or otherwise provided by the host server 210. In some examples, users may use the user devices 230A/B to access a website of the host server 210. The web browser on the user devices 230A/B may be used to access the website to use the instant message application.
[0027] Figure 3 shows a diagram of an example procedure 300 for providing an instant messaging application with broadcasting functionality, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. Although the procedure 300 is described with reference to the flow diagram illustrated in Figure 3, it should be appreciated that many other methods of performing the steps associated with the procedure 300 may be used. For example, the order of many of the blocks may be changed, certain blocks may be combined with other blocks, and many of the blocks described are optional. Further, the actions or steps described in procedure 300 may be performed among multiple devices including, for example, the system 100, the host server 210, the one or more expert devices 220A/B, the one or more user devices 230A/B, and/or the application 250 of Figures 1 and 2. As used herein, a processor may refer to any processors in the system 100 and/or 200 (e.g., host server 210, user devices 230A/B, expert devices 220A/B).
[0028] In an example, one or more processors may receive, from a first user device through an instant message application on the first user device, a topic of interest selected by a first user (block 305). For example, a host device 210 may receive, from a first user device 230A through an instant message application 150 on the first user device 230A, a topic of interest selected by a first user. In some examples, the host device 210 may send a message that includes a question about the user's topic of interest. The host server 210 may provide a list of topics to the users for selection. The list of topics may include sports, trivia quiz, stock market, music, travel, politics, medical, health, food, etc. Each topic of interest may include more specified lists of topics. For example, once the sports topic is selected, the host server 210 may provide a list of different kinds of sports for selection
(e.g., Australian rules football ("AFL"), National Rugby League ("NRL"), National Basketball League, Big Bash League).
[0029] Then, the one or more processors may display, on the first user device, a message regarding information about an expert in a field of the topic of the interest (block 310). For example, in response to receiving the topic of interest, the host server 210 may display, on the first user device 230A, a message regarding information about an expert in a field of the topic of the interest. In some examples, the message regarding the information about the expert in the field of the topic of the interest may include a question about whether the user wants to add the expert to the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device. In some examples, the message regarding the information about the expert in the field of the topic of the interest may include a list of experts in the field of the topic of interest. In this case, the user may be able to select one or more experts from the list. The experts may be an expert or celebrity in the field of sports, trivia quiz, stock market, music, travel, politics, medical, health, food, etc.
[0030] Then, the one or more processors may receive, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a contact list of the instant message application of the first user device (block 315). For example, the host server 210 may receive, from the first user device 230A, a request to add the expert in a contact list of the instant message application 250 of the first user device 230A. The one or more processors may add the expert in the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device (block 320). For example, in response to receiving the request, the host server 210 may add the expert in the contact list of the instant message application 250 of the first user device 230A.
[0031] At a later time, the one or more processors may receive, from a device of the expert, an expert message (block 325). For example, the host server 210 may receive, from an expert device 220A, an expert message. The expert message may include information regarding a sports event (e.g., commentary on teams, matches, players, etc.) in the field of the topic of interest. Then, the one or more processors may transmit, via broadcast, the expert message to a plurality of user devices that have added the expert to a contact list of each of the user devices previously (block 330). For example, the host device 210 may transmit, via broadcast, the expert message to a plurality of user devices that have added the expert to a contact list of each of the user devices previously (block 330). The expert message may be in the form of one or more of a text, voice, image, and video.
[0032] In some examples, the broadcast expert message may be displayed on a one-to one chat room of each of the plurality of user devices. The one-to-one chat room may include only two participants: the expert and each user of each of the user devices. In other examples, the broadcast expert message may be displayed on each of the plurality of user devices in any other suitable way (e.g., as a notification message).
[0033] In some examples, a user may be able to add the expert into a group chat room of the instant message application. The group chat room may include a group of users (e.g., more than two or three users). In some examples, the user may send a request to add the expert to a group chat room of the instant message application. The host server 210 may receive the request to add the expert to the group chat room of the instant message application of the user device and add the expert to the group chat room. In some examples, the host server 210 may allow the expert to be added to the group chat room only if all of the users in the group chat room have agreed to add the expert to the group chatroom. In some examples, the host server 210 may ask each of the users in the group chat room whether they agree to add the expert in the group chat room. In some examples, the host server 210 may assume that the users in the group chat room agreed to the addition of the expert to the group chat room when all of the users in the group chat room already added the expert to the contact list of the instant messaging application of each of the users in the group chat room. When the expert is added to a group chat room, the broadcast expert message may be displayed on the group chat room.
[0034] In some examples, one or more processors may block a message from the user device 230A/B to the expert device 220A/B. The expert device may not receive any message from the user device 230A/B. In some examples, the one or more processors may allow some user devices to send a message to the expert device, for example, when the users are enrolled in a premium service or pay fees for each message to be sent to the expert. In some examples, although the messages from the users may not be directly delivered to the experts (e.g., via the one-to-one chat room), these messages may be used as feedback information. For example, the messages from the users to the experts may be gathered and put together as a list for each expert. This list may become available to the expert and/or the host server in a list view.
[0035] Figure 4 illustrates an example contact list GUI 400 that displays a first field 410 and a second field 420. The first field may include a visual avatar 410 of the chatbot within the instant messaging application 110/250 as a contact icon. The second field may include a list of other users. In some examples, the expert selected by the user may be added next to the virtual avatar 410 in the first field. In other examples, the expert selected by the user may be added to the second filed 420 with other users.
[0036] It will be appreciated that each of the systems, structures, methods and procedures described herein may be implemented using one or more computer program or component. These programs and components may be provided as a series of computer instructions on any conventional computer-readable medium, including RAM, ROM, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks, optical memory, or other storage media, and combinations and derivatives thereof. The instructions may be configured to be executed by a processor, which when executing the series of computer instructions performs or facilitates the performance of all or part of the disclosed methods and procedures.
[0037] In the descriptions above and in the claims, phrases such as "at least one of" or "one or more of" may occur followed by a conjunctive list of elements or features. The term "and/or" may also occur in a list of two or more elements or features. Unless otherwise implicitly or explicitly contradicted by the context in which it used, such a phrase is intended to mean any of the listed elements or features individually or any of the recited elements or features in combination with any of the other recited elements or features. For example, the phrases "at least one of A and B;" "one or more of A and B;" and "A and/or B" are each intended to mean "A alone, B alone, or A and B together." A similar interpretation is also intended for lists including three or more items. For example, the phrases "at least one of A, B, and C;" "one or more of A, B, and C;" and "A, B, and/or C" are each intended to mean "A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, or A and B and C together." Use of the term "based on," above and in the claims is intended to mean "based at least in part on," such that an unrecited feature or element is also permissible.
[0038] The subject matter described herein can be embodied in systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles depending on the desired configuration. The implementations set forth in the foregoing description do not represent all implementations consistent with the subject matter described herein. Instead, they are merely some examples consistent with aspects related to the described subject matter. Although a few variations have been described in detail above, other modifications or additions are possible. In particular, further features and/or variations can be provided in addition to those set forth herein. For example, the implementations described above can be directed to various combinations and subcombinations of the disclosed features and/or combinations and subcombinations of several further features disclosed above. In addition, the logic flows depicted in the accompanying figures and/or described herein do not necessarily require the particular order shown, or sequential order, to achieve desirable results. Other implementations may be within the scope of the following claims.
[0039] It should be understood that various changes and modifications to the example embodiments described herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present subject matter and without diminishing its intended advantages. It is therefore intended that such changes and modifications be covered by the appended claims.
[0040] For the purpose of this specification, the word "comprising" means "including but not limited to," and the word "comprises" has a corresponding meaning.

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CLAIMS The invention is claimed as follows:
1. A system comprising: a memory device configured to store instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the memory device, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to: receive, from a first user device through an instant message application on the first user device, a topic of interest selected by a first user; in response to receiving the topic of interest, display, on the first user device, a message regarding information about an expert in a field of the topic of the interest; receive, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a contact list of the instant message application of the first user device; in response to receiving the request, adding the expert in the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device; receive, from a device of the expert, an expert message; and transmit, via broadcast, the expert message to a plurality of user devices that have added the expert to a contact list of each of the user devices previously.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein: the message regarding the information about the expert in the field of the topic of the interest includes a list of experts in the field of the topic of interest, the message regarding the information about the expert in the field of the topic of the interest includes a question about whether the first user wants to add the expert to the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device, the broadcast expert message is displayed on a one-to-one chat room of each of the plurality of user devices, wherein the one-to-one chat room includes only the expert and each user of each of the user devices, preferably wherein the broadcast expert message is displayed on the group chat room, and/or
the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to: receive, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a group chat room of the instant message application of the first user device, wherein the group chat room includes a group of users; and add the expert to the group chat room.
3. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein: the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to: block a message from the first user device to the device of the expert, and/or the expert message includes information regarding a sports event in the field of the topic of interest.
4. A method comprising: receiving, from a first user device through an instant message application on the first user device, a topic of interest selected by a first user; in response to receiving the topic of interest, displaying, on the first user device, a message regarding information about an expert in a field of the topic of the interest; receiving, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a contact list of the instant message application of the first user device; in response to receiving the request, adding the expert in the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device; receiving, from a device of the expert, an expert message; and transmitting, via broadcast, the expert message to a plurality of user devices that have added the expert to a contact list of each of the user devices previously.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein: the message regarding the information about the expert in the field of the topic of the interest includes a list of experts in the field of the topic of interest,
the message regarding the information about the expert in the field of the topic of the interest includes a question about whether the first user wants to add the expert to the contact list of the instant message application of the first user device, the broadcast expert message is displayed on a one-to-one chat room of each of the plurality of user devices, wherein the one-to-one chat room includes only the expert and each user of each of the user devices, and/or the expert message includes information regarding a sports event in the field of the topic of interest, the method optionally further comprising: receiving, from the first user device, a request to add the expert in a group chat room of the instant message application of the first user device, wherein the group chat room includes a group of users; and adding the expert to the group chat room, and/or blocking a message from the first user device to the device of the expert, preferably wherein the broadcast expert message is displayed on the group chat room.
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