CN106789552B - A method and device for updating a friend's avatar of a social account - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method and device for updating a friend's avatar of a social account. The method includes: receiving a friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal, wherein the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account has been updated; determine whether the friend avatar of the social account has been updated; There is an update of the friend's avatar of the account, and the updated friend's avatar of the social account is sent to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal to update the friend's avatar of the social account. Therefore, when the user triggers a friend avatar update check request, the server will update the friend avatar of the social account corresponding to the first terminal, which ensures that the update process of the friend avatar of the social account is visible to the user, and effectively avoids the automatic update of the friend's avatar of the social account. As a result, the user cannot connect the updated avatar information with the user's familiar friend account identities.

Description

A method and device for updating a friend's avatar of a social account

technical field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of Internet applications, and in particular, to a method and device for updating a friend's avatar of a social account.

Background technique

With the rapid development of Internet applications, social applications running in terminals realize friend identification through avatars, remarks, and account numbers. Compared with the remarks and accounts, the avatars are displayed in the form of images. Therefore, compared with the remarks and accounts displayed in the form of text, the display of the avatars provides a very high degree of recognition for friends in social applications. The identities of friends corresponding to each social account can be clearly distinguished in various displays of social applications.

Specifically, in social applications, in order to find the social account corresponding to a certain friend, most of them first find the social account corresponding to the friend by finding the avatar. However, if the avatar of a friend's social account is automatically updated, the updated avatar information displayed on the social account will not be able to establish a connection with the identities of the friend's account familiar to the user, reducing the friend's identity of the social account corresponding to the updated friend's avatar. This makes it more difficult for users to find the social accounts corresponding to friends, and even users cannot find the social accounts corresponding to their friends through the avatars of their friends, so users have to find the social accounts corresponding to friends through text-form remarks or account information. account, which reduces the user experience of social applications.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a method and device for updating a friend's avatar of a social account.

A method for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a server, the method comprising:

receiving a friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal, wherein the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated;

Determine whether there is an update of the friend's avatar of the social account;

If the avatar of the friend of the social account is updated, the updated avatar of the friend of the social account is sent to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal to update the avatar of the friend of the social account.

A method for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a first terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a trigger signal, where the trigger signal is used to instruct the first terminal to send a friend avatar update check request;

sending the friend avatar update check request to the server, where the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated;

If the avatar of the friend of the social account is updated, receive the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server;

Replace the old avatar of the friend account of the social account with the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server.

A friend avatar update device applied to a social account of a server, the device comprising:

a first receiving module, configured to receive a friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal, wherein the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated;

a judging module for judging whether the avatars of the friends of the social account are updated;

The first sending module is configured to send the updated friend avatar of the social account to the first terminal if there is an update of the friend avatar of the social account, so as to indicate the first terminal to the social account's avatar. Update your friend's avatar.

An apparatus for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a first terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a first receiving module, configured to receive a trigger signal, where the trigger signal is used to instruct the first terminal to send a friend avatar update check request;

a sending module, configured to send the friend avatar update check request to the server, where the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated;

a second receiving module, configured to receive the updated friend avatar of the social account sent by the server if the avatar of the friend of the social account is updated;

The processing module is configured to replace the old avatar of the friend account of the social account with the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

In the method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the server receives a friend's avatar update check request sent by the first terminal, the server determines whether the friend's avatar corresponding to the social account is updated. If there is an update, the server sends the updated friend avatar of the social account to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal to update the friend avatar of the social account. Therefore, when the user triggers a friend avatar update check request, the server will Updating the friend avatar of the social account corresponding to the first terminal ensures that the user can see the update process of the friend avatar of the social account, that is, during the update process of the friend avatar of the social account provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the user can see that the old avatar is replaced by the new avatar In the replacement process, the user can know the old avatar corresponding to the new avatar, that is, the user can know the friend's social account corresponding to the new avatar, that is, the user can know the friend's identity corresponding to the new avatar, which effectively avoids friends' social account avatars caused by automatic update. The user cannot connect the updated avatar information with the identities of the friend accounts familiar to the user, which improves the recognition of the friend identities of the social accounts corresponding to the updated friend avatars, and reduces the user's ability to search for the social media corresponding to the friends according to the updated friend avatars. The difficulty of accounts improves the user experience of social applications.

It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary only and do not limit the present disclosure.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of an implementation environment involved in accordance with the present disclosure;

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account of a server according to an exemplary embodiment;

4 is a flowchart of a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account of a server according to another exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 5 shows an exemplary embodiment according to the embodiment corresponding to Fig. 3 showing that if there is an update to the avatar of the friend of the social account, the updated avatar of the friend of the social account is sent to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal to update the avatar of the social account A flow chart describing the details of the steps for updating the avatar of a friend;

Fig. 6 is another exemplary embodiment according to the embodiment corresponding to Fig. 3 showing that if there is an update to the avatar of the friend of the social account, the updated avatar of the friend of the social account is sent to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal A flow chart describing the details of the steps for updating the avatars of friends in social accounts;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account of a first terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 8 is a flowchart of a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account of a first terminal according to another exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 9 is a flow chart describing the details of the step of replacing the old avatar of the social account with the updated avatar of the social account sent by the server according to the corresponding embodiment of Fig. 7;

10 is a flow chart illustrating the details of the step of replacing the old avatar of the social account with the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server in another embodiment according to the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 7;

11 is a schematic diagram of an application of a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account according to an exemplary embodiment;

12 is a schematic diagram of an old avatar shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

13 is a schematic diagram of interactive display between the old avatar and the new avatar in the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 12;

Fig. 14 is the schematic diagram of the new avatar shown in the embodiment corresponding to Fig. 13;

15 is a schematic diagram of an address book page in a social application according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a user status display page according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 17 is a block diagram of a device for updating a friend's avatar that is applied to a social account of a server according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 18 is a block diagram of a device for updating a friend's avatar that is applied to a social account of a server, according to another exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 19 is a block diagram of a device for updating a friend's avatar that is applied to a social account of a first terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 20 is a block diagram of a device for updating a friend's avatar that is applied to a social account of a first terminal according to another exemplary embodiment.

Detailed ways

The description will now be made in detail of exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Where the following description refers to the drawings, the same numerals in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the illustrative examples below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the invention as recited in the appended claims.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an implementation environment involved in accordance with the present disclosure. The implementation environment includes: a first terminal 110 , a server 120 and a second terminal 130 .

The social application running in the first terminal 110 exchanges data with the server 120 , and then updates the avatars of friends of the social account in the first terminal 110 through the cooperation of the server 120 .

Different from the first terminal 110, the second terminal 130 performs data exchange between the two with the server. The user logged in in the second terminal 130 is a friend in the social application of the first terminal 110 . The user logged in in the social application of the second terminal 130 has a friend relationship with the user logged in in the social application of the first terminal 110 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the apparatus 200 may be the first terminal 110 or the second terminal 130 in the implementation environment shown in FIG. 1 . For example, the first terminal 110 may be a smart phone, a tablet computer, or the like.

2, the apparatus 200 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 202, a memory 204, a power supply component 206, a multimedia component 208, an audio component 210, a sensor component 214, and a communication component 216.

The processing component 202 generally controls the overall operation of the device 200, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations, and the like. The processing component 202 may include one or more processors 218 to execute instructions to perform all or some of the steps of the methods described below. Additionally, processing component 202 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 202 and other components. For example, processing component 202 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 208 and processing component 202.

Memory 204 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at device 200 . Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 200 . Memory 204 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Magnetic Memory, Flash Memory, Magnetic or Optical Disk. The memory 204 also stores one or more modules configured to be executed by the one or more processors 218 to perform all or part of the steps in the methods described below.

Power supply assembly 206 provides power to various components of device 200 . Power supply components 206 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 200 .

The multimedia component 208 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 200 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, swipe, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundaries of a touch or swipe action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe action.

Audio component 210 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 210 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive external audio signals when device 200 is in operating modes, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may be further stored in memory 204 or transmitted via communication component 216 . In some embodiments, the audio component 210 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

Sensor assembly 214 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 200 . For example, the sensor assembly 214 can detect the open/closed state of the device 200, the relative positioning of the components, and the sensor assembly 214 can also detect changes in the position of the device 200 or a component of the device 200 and changes in the temperature of the device 200. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 214 may also include a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 216 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between apparatus 200 and other devices. Device 200 may access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 216 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 216 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, apparatus 200 may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable A gate array (FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic component implementation for performing the method described below.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account of a server according to an exemplary embodiment. The method for updating a friend avatar of a social account of a server is applicable to the implementation environment shown in FIG. 1 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the method for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a server may include the following steps.

In step 310, a friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal is received, wherein the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated.

Wherein, the social account referred to is a paired login account used to represent a user's identity in a social application. For example, the social ID may be a QQ account, a Weibo account, a WeChat account, or the like. The friend's avatar is the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal that has a friend relationship with the social account corresponding to the first terminal. For example, if the social account corresponding to the first terminal is a WeChat account, the friend's avatar exists with the WeChat account. The user avatar corresponding to the WeChat account of the friend relationship, that is, the avatars of other users displayed in the friend display list corresponding to the WeChat account after the WeChat account logs in to the first terminal. It needs to be supplemented here that the friend relationship includes the established long-term session relationship and the temporary session relationship, etc., and is not specifically limited here.

The friend avatar update check request initiated by the first terminal to the server for the friend avatar is generated by the first terminal triggering an avatar update operation for the friend avatar and initiated to the server. On the user side, it is a friend avatar update check request initiated on the friend avatar in the display interface of the social application. For example, when the user logs in the social account on the first terminal 110, the first terminal 110 is triggered to send a friend avatar update check request to the server 120; or when the user clicks on the friend list displayed in the display interface of the first terminal 110 When the friend's avatar is displayed, the first terminal 110 is triggered to send a friend's avatar update check request to the server 120; or when the user refreshes the friend list displayed in the display interface of the first terminal 110, the first terminal 110 is triggered to send the friend's avatar update to the server 120. A check request; of course, this is only for illustration, and does not mean that the triggering of the first terminal to send a friend avatar update check request to the server in this embodiment of the present invention is limited to this.

In step 330, it is determined whether there is an update of the friend's avatar of the social account.

The server determines whether there is an update of the friend's avatar in the first terminal under the instruction of the friend's avatar update check request corresponding to the social account of the first terminal, that is, checks whether there is an updated avatar in the friend's avatar displayed on the first terminal.

In the second terminal, after logging into the social network application corresponding to the social account of the second terminal, a new avatar of the self can be uploaded to the server. For the first terminal, the new avatar uploaded by the second terminal corresponding to the social account is the updated avatar of the friend.

When the server receives the friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal, the server obtains the social account corresponding to the first terminal, and then determines whether there is an avatar update in the friend account corresponding to the social account. For example, if the social account corresponding to the first terminal is a WeChat account, and the friends corresponding to the WeChat account are Zhang San and Li Si respectively, when Zhang San updates the avatar of his WeChat account, the server will store Zhang San's new profile. avatars, and then when the server receives the friend avatar update check request sent by the WeChat account on the first terminal, it can first obtain the avatars of Zhang San and Li Si on the first terminal, and then respectively match the avatars of Zhang San and Li Si stored on the server. Compare and judge the avatars of Zhang San and Li Si to determine whether there is an avatar update on the WeChat accounts of Zhang San and Li Si.

In step 350, if there is an update of the avatar of the friend of the social account, the updated avatar of the friend of the social account is sent to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal to update the avatar of the friend of the social account.

Wherein, if there is an update of the friend's avatar of the social account, the updated friend's avatar of the social account is sent to the first terminal, and in this way, the updated friend's avatar is synchronously updated to the first terminal, so as to be implemented on the second terminal After uploading its avatar, it can be controllably updated to the first terminal.

Through the above exemplary embodiment, when the server receives the friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal, the server determines whether the friend avatar corresponding to the social account is updated, and if the friend avatar of the social account is updated, the server Send the updated avatar of the friend of the social account to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal to update the avatar of the friend of the social account, so that the server will update the first terminal only when the user triggers a check request for the update of the avatar of the friend of the social account The avatars of friends of the corresponding social accounts ensure that the update process of the avatars of friends of the social accounts is visible to the user, that is, in the process of updating the avatars of friends of the social accounts provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the user can see the process of replacing the old avatars with the new avatars. Furthermore, the user can know the old avatar corresponding to the new avatar, that is, the user can know the friend's social account corresponding to the new avatar, that is, the user can know the friend's identity corresponding to the new avatar, which effectively avoids the user's inability to update the friend's social account avatar due to automatic update. The updated avatar information establishes a connection with the identities of the friends' accounts familiar to the user, which improves the recognition degree of the identities of the friends of the social accounts corresponding to the updated avatars, and reduces the difficulty for the users to find the social accounts corresponding to the friends according to the updated avatars. Improve the user experience of social applications.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing a method for updating an avatar of a social account of a server according to another exemplary embodiment. The method for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a server, as shown in FIG. 4 , may include the following steps.

In step 410, a social account avatar update request sent by the second terminal is received, and the social account avatar update request is used to instruct the server to update the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal.

Wherein, the server updates its avatar for the social account logged in the social application in the second terminal through data interaction with the second terminal.

During this process, the server will first receive the social account avatar update request sent by the second terminal, and learn the occurrence of the avatar update process of the social account in the second terminal through the social account avatar update request.

In step 430, the avatar data sent by the second terminal is received.

The avatar data includes the avatar updated by the social account corresponding to the second terminal, and the server receives the avatar data sent by the second terminal, so that the server can update the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal to a new avatar, and at the same time, The server may also record that the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal is updated.

In step 450, the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal is updated according to the avatar data data sent by the second terminal, and stored in the server.

Wherein, the avatar data data sent by the second terminal can obtain the updated avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal, which is then stored in the server in association with the social account. It can be understood that this avatar will be used as the avatar of the friend of the social account corresponding to the first terminal. Therefore, the avatar of the friend of the social account in the first terminal shown in the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 3 will be updated.

The first terminal and the second terminal are relative, and relative to the update process of a friend's avatar of a social account, the terminal that uploads the new avatar is the second terminal, and the terminal that updates its friend's avatar correspondingly is the first terminal .

That is to say, for the server, there are two types of terminals that perform data interaction with it. One type of terminal is a terminal that uploads a new avatar to the server, that is, the second terminal, and the other type of terminal is a terminal that updates a friend's avatar accordingly, that is, first terminal.

Relative to the transformation of the avatar update process performed by the server, the corresponding first terminal and the second terminal will also change accordingly.

The server stores the avatar uploaded by the second terminal for avatar update, specifically, for the social account corresponding to the second terminal. In an exemplary embodiment, in addition to storing the old avatar corresponding to the social account, the server also stores the avatar uploaded through the avatar data material when the avatar is updated currently.

In another exemplary embodiment, after step 450, the method for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a server may further include the following steps.

Sending prompt information to the first terminal, where the prompt information is used to remind the first terminal that there is an avatar update in a friend's social account, wherein the social account corresponding to the first terminal and the social account corresponding to the second terminal have a friend relationship.

When the social account corresponding to the second terminal updates its avatar data, and uploads the updated avatar data to the server, however, since the first terminal does not trigger a friend's avatar update check request, at this time, the first terminal The displayed avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal is still the old avatar.

Therefore, after the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal is updated to the server through the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 4, the update prompt of the avatar of the friend in the first terminal can be realized under the control of the server, which ensures that the server updates the avatar in time. The notification is sent to the first terminal, and then the avatars of friends of the social account corresponding to the first terminal can be actively requested by the user to update the avatars of friends of their social accounts on the premise of ensuring that the user is visible.

For example, if the social account is a WeChat account, the prompt information sent by the server to the first terminal may be the update prompt information of the friend's avatar displayed in the WeChat circle of friends, or may be on the friend's avatar in the friend list displayed on the first terminal. A red corner mark is displayed to remind the user that there is an avatar update for the friend. Of course, this is only an example, which does not mean that the prompt information in the embodiment of the present invention is limited to this.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the details of step 350 in an exemplary embodiment according to the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 3 . Step 350, as shown in FIG. 5, may include the following sub-steps.

In step 351a, when the avatars of friends in the social account are updated, multiple avatars updated by the friends are determined.

Among them, the update of the avatar of the friend of the social account corresponding to the first terminal on the corresponding terminal, that is, the second terminal, may be updated once or multiple times. For example, the update of the avatar may only be performed once. , or multiple updates of the avatar may have been performed consecutively. Therefore, the server stores multiple avatars for this social account. Compared to the update of the corresponding friend's avatar, the multiple avatars updated by the social account are the multiple avatars updated by this friend within a period of time.

It can be understood that, in the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 3 , the process of judging whether the avatars of friends in the social account are updated is a process of judging whether the avatars of friends in the first terminal are updated.

Correspondingly, if the avatar of a friend of a social account is updated and the server stores multiple avatars for the friend, the server determines the multiple avatars of the friend after the avatar is updated.

In step 353a, the final friend avatar is extracted from the multiple buddy avatars of the friend according to the time sequence.

The final friend avatar refers to the avatar last uploaded by the friend's social account on the second terminal where the friend logs in. In step 355a, the final friend avatar is sent to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal to update the friend's final friend avatar.

Wherein, regardless of whether the second terminal corresponding to the social account performs one or more avatar updates, the server only updates the finally uploaded avatar to the first terminal.

Through the above-mentioned embodiment, even if the avatar in the second terminal where the friend is located is uploaded multiple times or even frequently, the update process of the friend's avatar in the first terminal will take the final uploaded avatar, that is, the final friend's avatar as It does not update the avatar uploaded in the middle to the first terminal, so as to avoid interference caused by invalid avatars.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart describing the details of step 350 shown in another exemplary embodiment according to the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 3 . There are multiple updated friend avatars, respectively corresponding to multiple friends. Step 350, as shown in FIG. 6, may include the following steps.

In step 351b, when the avatars of friends in the social account are updated, the avatars of friends corresponding to the updated avatars of multiple friends are determined.

In step 353b, the respective friend avatars corresponding to the updated avatars of the multiple friends are sent to the first terminal, so as to instruct the first terminal to update the updated friend avatars of the multiple friends.

Wherein, after the server obtains the updated avatars of multiple friends and corresponding avatars of friends, it can be understood that these avatars of friends are new avatars of multiple friends of the social account corresponding to the first terminal that are about to be updated to the first terminal.

Through the above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, a specific implementation on the server side is provided for the avatar update of multiple friends in the avatar display of the first terminal. Friends' avatars are updated.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account of a first terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. The method for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a first terminal, as shown in FIG. 7 , may include the following steps.

In step 510, a trigger signal is received, and the trigger signal is used to instruct the first terminal to send a friend avatar update check request.

The trigger signal is generated by a user operation triggered in the first terminal. For example, the user operation may be a page refresh operation of displaying a friend's avatar.

The first terminal that receives the trigger signal will trigger to perform the operation specified by the trigger signal, for example, trigger the first terminal to send a request for checking the update of the avatar of the friend of the social account to the server.

In step 530, a friend avatar update check request is sent to the server, and the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated.

Wherein, in the first terminal, after receiving the trigger signal from the user, the first terminal is triggered to send a friend avatar update check request to the server, wherein the friend avatar update check request may include identification information of the social account, and the identification information uses For identifying the identity information of the social account, for example, the identification information may be account information of the social account.

It is understandable that the initiated friend avatar update check request can be for a friend's avatar update check; it can also be performed for multiple friends or all friends, that is, a request for multiple friends or friends of all friends is made in the first terminal. Avatar update check.

In step 550, if there is an update of the avatar of the friend of the social account, the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server is received.

In step 570, the old avatar of the social account is replaced with the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server.

Wherein, as described in the foregoing steps, the first terminal is currently displaying the friend avatars of each friend.

Among the displayed friend avatars, the updated friend avatar of the social account sent by the server is used to replace the displayed friend avatar, and the entire replacement process is displayed on the first terminal, so the replacement between the old avatar and the updated friend avatar , is visible to the user, that is, the user can know the friend's social account corresponding to the new avatar, that is, the user can know the friend's identity corresponding to the new avatar, which effectively avoids the user's inability to update the updated avatar information caused by the automatic update of the avatar of the friend's social account. Establishing a connection with the user's familiar friend account identities, improving the recognition degree of the friend identity of the social account corresponding to the updated friend avatar, reducing the difficulty for the user to find the social account corresponding to the friend according to the updated friend avatar, and improving social applications. user experience.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account of a first terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. Before step 510, the method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account of the first terminal may further include the following steps.

In step 610, prompt information sent by the server is received, and the prompt information is used to remind the friend that there is an update of the social account.

In step 630, prompt information is displayed.

Wherein, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , when the social account corresponding to the second terminal updates its avatar data, and uploads the updated avatar data to the server, however, because the first terminal does not trigger the friend's avatar Therefore, the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal displayed in the first terminal at this time is still the old avatar. At this time, the server may send prompt information to the first terminal, where the prompt information is used to remind the first terminal that there is an avatar update in the social account of its friend.

For example, if the social account is a WeChat account, the prompt information sent by the server to the first terminal may be the update prompt information of the friend's avatar displayed in the WeChat circle of friends, or may be on the friend's avatar in the friend list displayed on the first terminal. A red corner mark is displayed to remind the user that there is an avatar update for the friend. Of course, this is only an example, which does not mean that the prompt information in the embodiment of the present invention is limited to this.

The first terminal will display the prompt information, so that the user can timely know that there is an update of the avatar of his friend according to the prompt information, and then the user triggers the first terminal to update the avatar of his friend.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the details of step 570 according to the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 7 . This step 570, as shown in FIG. 9, may include the following steps.

In step 571, the old avatar of the friend account of the social account is replaced with the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server.

In step 573, the old avatar of the friend account of the social account gradually fades out, and the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server is gradually displayed.

Wherein, through step 550 in the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 7 , after receiving the updated friend avatar of the social account sent by the server, the old avatar of the corresponding friend account will be replaced. In order to ensure that the user whose friend's avatar is updated in the first terminal is visible, for the old avatar that is about to disappear and the friend's avatar of the updated social account to be displayed, the dynamic display effect between the two will ensure that the entire avatar updating process is visible to the user.

Specifically, for the old avatar, a dynamic display effect of gradually fading out the old avatar will be performed; for the updated friend avatar of the social account, a dynamic display effect of gradually displaying will be performed.

Through the above process, in the process of updating the friend's avatar of the social account from the old avatar to the new avatar in the first terminal, the old avatar of the friend's account gradually fades out and the new avatar is gradually displayed, that is, in the implementation of the present invention During the update process of the friends' avatars of the social accounts provided in the example, the user can see the process of replacing the old avatar with the new avatar, and then the user can know the old avatar corresponding to the new avatar, that is, the user can know the friend's social account corresponding to the new avatar, that is, The user can know the friend's identity corresponding to the new avatar, which effectively avoids the user's inability to connect the updated avatar information with the user's familiar friend's account identity due to the automatic update of the friend's social account avatar, and improves the social account corresponding to the updated friend's avatar. The recognition degree of the friend's identity is improved, which reduces the difficulty for the user to find the social account corresponding to the friend according to the updated friend avatar, and improves the user experience of the social application.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the details of step 570 according to an exemplary embodiment.

The updated friend avatars are more than two, respectively corresponding to two or more friend accounts of the social account corresponding to the first terminal. As shown in FIG. 10 , the following steps may be included.

In step 575, the updated friend avatars of the avatars of two or more friend accounts are determined in the avatar display of the first terminal to determine the corresponding old avatars.

The display of the avatar of the first terminal is performed for multiple friend accounts, that is, the multiple friend accounts display the avatar of the friend in the first terminal.

In the display of the friend avatars of the multiple friend accounts by the first terminal, there are avatar updates in two or more friend accounts, that is, through step 550 in the corresponding embodiment of FIG. The avatar of the friend whose avatar has been updated, thus, the old avatar of the friend will be determined in the avatar display of the first terminal.

In step 577, according to the arrangement order corresponding to the old avatars, determine the display order of the avatars of the friend account after the avatars of the friends are updated, and determine the distance between the old avatars of the friends' avatars corresponding to the avatars of the friends after the update of the avatars of the friend accounts in the display order of the next friend's account The number of avatars between the old avatars corresponding to the friends avatars after the updated avatars.

Among them, it should be noted that for the display of the avatars of friends in the first terminal, there is a certain arrangement order among the avatars of each friend, and a plurality of avatars of friends are distributed in the display interface of the first terminal according to a certain arrangement order .

For the friend's avatar corresponding to the updated avatar of the friend's account, there is a corresponding relationship with an avatar displayed on the first terminal, that is, the aforementioned old avatar. The arrangement order of the avatars in the avatar display obtains the display order of the avatars of the friends after the avatars of the friend accounts are updated, and the display order matches the arrangement order of their old avatars in the avatar display.

Further, in this display sequence, the friend avatar displayed adjacent to the friend avatar corresponding to the updated avatar of a friend account may be determined, that is, the friend avatar corresponding to the updated avatar of the next friend account in the display sequence.

In step 578, for each friend's avatar after the update of the avatar of the friend's account, according to the distance between the corresponding old avatar and the avatar of the next friend's account, the distance between the old avatar and the old avatar of the corresponding friend's avatar after the update is based on the number of avatars and the predetermined distance. The set read time determines the replacement execution time for the avatar of the next buddy account in the display order after the avatar is updated, and obtains the replacement execution time of the avatar of each friend after the avatar of each friend account is updated.

Wherein, through the foregoing steps, the avatars of friends corresponding to the updated avatars of each friend account in the display order are determined, and on this basis, the old avatars corresponding to the avatars of each friend can be obtained in the avatar display of the first terminal.

For two friends' avatars that are adjacent in the display order, according to the number of avatars spaced between the corresponding old avatars and the preset reading time, the next friend's avatar in the display order is the next friend's avatar in the adjacent two friends' avatars. The replacement execution time is determined, and by analogy, the replacement execution time of the corresponding friend avatar after the avatar of each friend account is updated can be obtained.

By determining the replacement execution time, the subsequent replacement of the friend's avatar can be controlled in an orderly manner, and because the time required for the user to read the avatar, that is, the preset reading time, is considered for the user. The friend avatar provides a guarantee, that is, it ensures that the user can see the update process of all friend avatars, and avoids the situation that the friend avatar and the old avatar cannot be unified into a friend account caused by the simultaneous update and replacement of too many friend avatars in the first terminal. .

In a specific implementation of an exemplary embodiment, the determination of the replacement execution time can be implemented according to the formula: read time*n+1, where n is the number of avatars in the interval+1.

For example, if two friends' avatars are adjacent in the display order, there is no updated avatar between the corresponding old avatars, and the number is 2. According to the above formula, it can be determined that the two friends' avatars are displayed in the display. The friend avatars placed in the order will be replaced at the 10th second, that is, the replacement execution time is 10 seconds, and so on, to determine the replacement execution time of the corresponding friend avatar after the avatar of each friend account is updated.

In step 579, according to the replacement execution time of the avatars of the corresponding friends after the avatars of each friend account are updated, the avatars of the corresponding friends after the avatars of each social account are updated in sequence, and the avatars of the corresponding friends after the avatars of all social accounts are updated. replacement.

Wherein, after determining the replacement execution time of the corresponding friend avatar after the avatar of each friend account is updated through the foregoing steps, the avatar of the corresponding social account is updated according to the determined replacement execution time. After the avatars of each friend account are updated, the avatars of corresponding friends are replaced in sequence. When all avatars are replaced, in the avatar display of the first terminal, the old avatars that have been updated will be replaced with the updated avatars. 's friend's avatar.

Through the above process, a specific implementation is provided for the update of the friend avatars of multiple friend accounts, so that even if the avatars of multiple friend accounts are updated in the first terminal, it can be ensured that the updated friend avatars have a very high quality. The recognition degree of the above-mentioned replacement ensures that the user can unify all the replaced friend avatars and the old avatars on one friend account.

In a specific implementation of an exemplary embodiment, the display of the avatar in the first terminal is implemented by paging. In other words, all the friends' avatars are distributed and displayed on multiple pages, and the display of the friends' avatars in the corresponding pages is realized by switching pages in the first terminal.

The implementation process corresponding to the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 will be performed for each page in this scenario. In each page, if the updated avatars of friends sent by the server are received, the avatars of friends in the page are updated according to the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 10 .

It can be understood here that the update of the friend's avatar in the present disclosure is also performed for the currently displayed page.

To sum up, through the implementation of the above-mentioned solution, the friend avatar of each friend account in the first terminal can be executed under the control of the user, which avoids many problems caused by automatically updating the friend avatar. For example, based on the impression memory of the old avatar, the impression memory of the updated friend avatar will be established, so as to maintain the high recognizability of the avatar displayed in the form of images, so that the unrecognizable avatar will not be forced to check the remarks. and other text content.

Taking a social application running in the first terminal as an example, and combining with a specific application scenario, a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account is described.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of an application of a method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11 , the realization of the update of the avatars of friends of social accounts will be roughly divided into three major parts, one is the update of the own avatar realized by the second terminal; the other is the connection between the second terminal and the first terminal by the server; The third is that there is an updated avatar in the first terminal, that is, the manipulation update of the old avatar.

The second terminal will execute step 710 to enter the social application, so as to run the social application in the second terminal to update the old avatar of the logged-in social account, as shown in step 720 and step 730.

Here, it needs to be explained first that the social account has a friend relationship with the social account corresponding to the first terminal, and the first terminal is displaying the friend's avatar, and the old avatar is displayed, as shown in step 810 .

Therefore, after obtaining the updated friend avatar of the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal, the server will execute step 740 to notify the first terminal that the avatar corresponding to the social account is updated.

The first terminal that has performed step 810 will perform step 830 to send a friend avatar update check request to the server after receiving the trigger signal, and then receive a corresponding new avatar sent by the server, that is, perform step 840 .

In this way, when it is determined that there is an update to the avatar, step 850 can be executed to interactively display the old and new avatars, so as to realize the aforementioned interactive actions. After the execution of step 850, the new avatar can be displayed in the first terminal. , thereby completing the update of the avatar in the first terminal.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an old avatar according to an exemplary embodiment. Correspondingly, FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of interactive display between the old avatar and the new avatar in the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 12 . The interactive display of the old and new avatars may be the interactive display process shown in FIG. 13 , and then the new avatars shown in FIG. 14 can be obtained.

It can be understood that the above-mentioned new avatar update can be applied to any page in a social application that needs to display an avatar, for example, the address book page shown in FIG. 15 and the user status display page shown in FIG. 17 .

Fig. 15 is a schematic diagram of an address book page in a social application according to an exemplary embodiment. In the address book page of this type of social application, through the avatar update process as described above, you can intuitively see the situation where the other party has recently changed the avatar on the address book page, that is, the selected area 910 , area 930 and Interactive display of the old avatar and the new avatar is sequentially performed in the area 950 .

Fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of a user status display page according to an exemplary embodiment. On the user status display page of this social application, the user status display will be identified by avatar and username.

In the display entry of user status, the avatar, user name and user status are displayed. When the avatar is updated, the replacement of the avatar will be performed in the displayed item of the user state, and the corresponding user state may be blank when the update is not performed, that is, the box-selected interval 1010 in FIG. 16 .

For the avatar update implemented by the present disclosure, the update will not be prompted again in the first terminal to avoid interference caused by excessive prompting of the update.

The following is an embodiment of an apparatus of the present disclosure, which can be used to implement the above-mentioned apparatus for updating a friend avatar of a social account of the present disclosure applied to a server. For details that are not disclosed in the apparatus embodiments of the present disclosure, please refer to the embodiments of the method for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a server of the present disclosure.

Fig. 17 is a block diagram of a device for updating a friend's avatar for a social account of a server according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17 , the device for updating the friend avatar of the social account of the server includes but is not limited to: a first receiving module 1110 , a determining module 1130 and a first sending module 1150 .

The first receiving module 1110 is configured to receive a friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal, wherein the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated.

The judging module 1130 is used for judging whether the avatars of friends of the social account are updated.

The first sending module 1150 is configured to send the updated avatar of the friend of the social account to the first terminal if there is an update of the avatar of the friend of the social account, so as to instruct the first terminal to update the avatar of the friend of the social account.

Fig. 18 is a block diagram of a device for updating a friend's avatar that is applied to a social account of a server, according to another exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 18 , the device for updating friend avatars applied to the social account of the server, as shown in FIG. 18 , further includes but is not limited to: a second receiving module 1210 , a third receiving module 1230 and a processing module 1250 .

The second receiving module 1210 is configured to receive a social account avatar update request sent by the second terminal, where the social account avatar update request is used to instruct the server to update the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal.

The processing module is configured to update the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal according to the avatar data data sent by the second terminal, and store the avatar in the server.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus for updating a friend's avatar applied to a social account of a server further includes, but is not limited to: a second sending module.

The second sending module is used to send prompt information to the first terminal, where the prompt information is used to remind the first terminal that there is an avatar update in the social account of a friend, wherein the social account corresponding to the first terminal and the social account corresponding to the second terminal exist Friendship.

Fig. 19 is a block diagram of a device for updating a friend's avatar that is applied to a social account of a first terminal, according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 19 , the device for updating friend avatars applied to the social account of the first terminal may include, but is not limited to, a first receiving module 1310 , a sending module 1330 , a second receiving module 1350 and a processing module 1370 .

The first receiving module 1310 is configured to receive a trigger signal, and the trigger signal is used to instruct the first terminal to send a friend avatar update check request.

The sending module 1330 is configured to send a friend avatar update check request to the server, where the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated.

The second receiving module 1350 is configured to receive the updated friend avatar of the social account sent by the server if there is an update of the friend avatar of the social account.

The processing module 1370 is configured to replace the old avatar of the friend account of the social account with the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server.

Fig. 20 is a block diagram of a device for updating a friend's avatar that is applied to a social account of a first terminal according to another exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11 , the device for updating friend avatars applied to the social account of the first terminal may include, but is not limited to, a third receiving module 1410 and a display module 1430 .

The third receiving module 1410 is configured to receive prompt information sent by the server, where the prompt information is used to remind a friend's social account that there is an avatar update.

The display module 1430 is used for displaying prompt information.

In an exemplary embodiment, the processing module 1370 is specifically configured to:

Replace the old avatar of the friend account of the social account with the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server.

The old avatar of the friend account of the social account gradually fades out, and the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server is gradually displayed.

Optionally, the present disclosure also provides a server, and the terminal can be used in the implementation environment shown in FIG. 1 to execute any one of the friends shown in FIG. 3 , FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 applied to the social account of the server. All or part of the steps of the avatar update method. The device includes:

processor;

memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform:

receiving a friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal, wherein the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated;

Determine whether there is an update of the friend's avatar of the social account;

If the avatar of the friend of the social account is updated, the updated avatar of the friend of the social account is sent to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal to update the avatar of the friend of the social account.

The specific manner in which the processor of the apparatus in this embodiment performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method for updating a friend's avatar of a social account applied to a server, and will not be described in detail here.

Optionally, the present disclosure further provides a first terminal, which can be used in the implementation environment shown in All or part of the steps of the method for updating the profile picture of friends of the social account of the terminal. The device includes:

processor;

memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to perform:

receiving a trigger signal, where the trigger signal is used to instruct the first terminal to send a friend avatar update check request;

sending the friend avatar update check request to the server, where the friend avatar update check request is used to instruct the server to determine whether the friend avatar of the social account is updated;

If the avatar of the friend of the social account is updated, receive the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server;

Replace the old avatar of the friend account of the social account with the updated avatar of the friend of the social account sent by the server.

In an exemplary embodiment, there is also provided a storage medium, which is a computer-readable storage medium, for example, may be a transitory and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions. The storage refers to, for example, the memory 204 including instructions that can be executed by the processor 218 of the device 200 to complete the above-mentioned method for updating the profile picture of a friend of a social account.

It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise structures described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A friend head portrait updating method applied to a social account of a server is characterized by comprising the following steps:

receiving a friend head portrait updating check request sent by a first terminal in response to a friend head portrait updating operation triggered by a user, wherein the friend head portrait updating check request is used for indicating a server to judge whether the friend head portrait of the social account is updated;

judging whether the head portrait of the friend of the social account is updated or not;

and if the head portrait of the friend of the social account is updated, sending the updated head portrait of the friend of the social account to the first terminal so as to indicate the first terminal to update the head portrait of the friend of the social account.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein before the receiving the friend avatar update check request sent by the first terminal in response to the user triggering friend avatar update operation for the friend avatar, the method further comprises:

receiving a social account avatar updating request sent by a second terminal, wherein the social account avatar updating request is used for indicating a server to update an avatar of a social account corresponding to the second terminal;

receiving head portrait data information sent by a second terminal;

and updating the head portrait of the social account corresponding to the second terminal according to the head portrait data information sent by the second terminal, and storing the head portrait in the server.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the updating of the avatar of the social account corresponding to the second terminal according to the avatar data material sent by the second terminal and the storing of the avatar data material after the server further comprises:

and sending prompt information to the first terminal, wherein the prompt information is used for reminding the first terminal that head portrait update exists in the social contact account of the friend, and the social contact account corresponding to the first terminal and the social contact account corresponding to the second terminal have friend relationship.

4. A friend head portrait updating method applied to a social account of a first terminal is characterized by comprising the following steps:

receiving a trigger signal generated by a user in response to a friend head portrait triggering friend head portrait updating operation, wherein the trigger signal is used for indicating the first terminal to send a friend head portrait updating check request;

sending the friend head portrait updating and checking request to a server, wherein the friend head portrait updating and checking request is used for indicating the server to judge whether the friend head portrait of the social account is updated;

if the friend head portrait of the social account is updated, receiving the updated friend head portrait of the social account sent by the server;

and replacing the old head portrait of the friend account of the social account with the updated head portrait of the friend account of the social account sent by the server, wherein the old head portrait of the friend account of the social account is gradually faded away, and the updated head portrait of the friend of the social account sent by the server is gradually displayed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein before receiving the trigger signal generated in response to the user triggering the friend avatar update operation for the friend avatar, further comprising:

receiving prompt information sent by a server, wherein the prompt information is used for reminding a friend that a head portrait of a social account is updated;

and displaying the prompt information.

6. A friend avatar updating apparatus applied to a social account of a server, the apparatus comprising:

the first receiving module is used for receiving a friend head portrait updating check request sent by a first terminal in response to a friend head portrait updating operation triggered by a user, wherein the friend head portrait updating check request is used for indicating a server to judge whether the friend head portrait of the social account is updated;

the judging module is used for judging whether the head portrait of the friend of the social account is updated or not;

the first sending module is configured to send the updated friend icon of the social account to the first terminal to indicate the first terminal to update the friend icon of the social account if the friend icon of the social account is updated.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

the second receiving module is used for receiving a social account avatar updating request sent by a second terminal, wherein the social account avatar updating request is used for indicating a server to update an avatar of a social account corresponding to the second terminal;

the third receiving module is used for receiving the head portrait data information sent by the second terminal;

and the processing module is used for updating the head portrait of the social account corresponding to the second terminal according to the head portrait data information sent by the second terminal and storing the head portrait in the server.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

and the second sending module is used for sending prompt information to the first terminal, wherein the prompt information is used for reminding the first terminal that the head portrait of the social contact account of the friend exists for updating, and the social contact account corresponding to the first terminal and the social contact account corresponding to the second terminal have a friend relationship.

9. A friend head portrait updating device applied to a social account of a first terminal is characterized by comprising:

the friend head portrait updating system comprises a first receiving module, a second receiving module and a judging module, wherein the first receiving module is used for receiving a trigger signal generated by a user in response to a friend head portrait triggering friend head portrait updating operation, and the trigger signal is used for indicating the first terminal to send a friend head portrait updating check request;

the sending module is used for sending the friend head portrait updating and checking request to a server, wherein the friend head portrait updating and checking request is used for indicating the server to judge whether the friend head portrait of the social account is updated or not;

the second receiving module is used for receiving the updated friend head portrait of the social account sent by the server if the friend head portrait of the social account is updated;

and the processing module is used for replacing the old head portrait of the friend account of the social account with the updated head portrait of the friend account of the social account sent by the server, the old head portrait of the friend account of the social account is gradually faded away, and the updated head portrait of the friend of the social account sent by the server is gradually displayed.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

the third receiving module is used for receiving prompt information sent by the server, wherein the prompt information is used for reminding a friend that the head portrait of the social account is updated;

and the display module is used for displaying the prompt message.

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