TW201727464A - Method of real-time performing retrieval after holding communication message allows the user to conveniently perform data retrieve while carrying out real-time communication with good friend - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for real-time performing retrieval after holding communication message applied to a terminal device. The terminal device can be connected with a communication server through communication software to carry out real-time communication with other terminal device and can also display a communication picture on its touchscreen. The communication picture comprises at least one communication message transmitted or received by the terminal device. The method comprises the steps: after receiving a pressing instruction of a user by the terminal device, determining whether or not the position of the pressing instruction corresponds to one of the communication messages, determining whether the duration of the pressing instruction exceeds a threshold, and if both determination is true and the communication message is literal content, starting browser software and generating a retrieval instruction according to the literal content to ensure that the user can real-time retrieve network information related to the literal content.

Description

Method of searching immediately after long press of communication message

The invention is a method for promptly searching after long-pressing a communication message, in particular, after receiving a pressing command from a user, a terminal device can first determine whether the pressing command is for a communication message. And is it more than a predetermined time?嗣, further determine whether the communication message is text content, and if so, launch a browser software to retrieve the processing method of the network content of the text content.

According to the fact that smart phones are becoming more and more popular, "instant messaging software" has become an indispensable contact tool in people's lives. All contact information, transmission of electronic files, voice calls, multi-party meetings, etc. Instant messaging software is conveniently implemented, and nowadays instant messaging software is a hundred schools of thought, including Line, WeChat, Skype, M+, Whatsapp, WeChat, etc., developers of such instant messaging software, in order to win more Multi-users, increasing market share, all racking their brains, can develop more unique technologies and experience different from other players, in order to take the lead in the fierce market competition.

In the course of the research, the inventor found that the current technical improvements of various instant messaging software are limited to the "communication" function. If you want to perform functions other than "communication", you must cooperate with other types of software, for example, to transmit When you have photos, you must call out the file management software; when you want to check the network data, you must call the browser software. When switching between different softwares, it is not only time-consuming, but also the user must operate frequently, which will seriously damage the instant messaging software. The main function of the appeal: convenience, intuition.

For example, when the user receives a communication message from a friend (for example, "City Road Run"), if the user does not know the communication message, he or she wants to search for related information. The user must first copy the communication content, then launch a browser software (such as: Chrome browser, FireFox browser), paste the communication content into the search field of the browser software, and then click to retrieve The browser software will display the results of the search. The above process is not only complicated, but also includes "select text, copy, launch browser software, find search fields, paste text, click search" and also requires a short processing time, even if the smart phone has poor computing performance. (such as: the microprocessor is relatively old, the memory capacity is too small, etc.), and even cause significant image delay, which seriously damages the user's operating experience.

Therefore, how to improve the instant messaging software to design a simple, intuitive and rapid processing steps and operation modes, so that users can conveniently perform data retrieval while communicating with friends, which becomes the present invention. This is an important topic to be solved.

In view of the fact that the instant messaging software does not have a browser function, the user must be able to perform data retrieval through complicated operation, and the inventor analyzes the usage habits of the users by virtue of years of research and development experience. After conducting a number of researches and implementation tests, the method of searching for a long-press communication message of the present invention is finally designed, and the performance of the instant messaging software is more humanized and intuitive.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for performing a search after a long press of a communication message, the method being applied to a terminal device, the terminal device comprising a touch screen, a network unit, a storage unit and a processing unit The touch screen can be pressed according to the user's Determining a pressing position and a pressing period to generate a pressing command; the network unit can be connected to a communication server and a browser server on the Internet, so that the terminal device can transmit the communication server Communicating with another terminal device or retrieving data on the Internet through the browser server; the storage unit stores at least one communication software and a browser software; the processing unit is respectively associated with the touch screen The network unit and the storage unit are electrically connected, and a communication screen is displayed on the touch screen according to the communication software, the communication screen includes a first input area and a first display area, the first An input area is provided for the user to input an input message, and the first display area can be along the display area according to the time sequence of sending or receiving the communication message according to at least one communication message that the terminal device has sent or received. The communication axis message is displayed in the time axis direction; the method is such that the processing unit of the terminal device performs the following steps: receiving the touch screen Pressing of the instruction to determine whether the pressing of the command corresponding to the pressing position can correspond to a position wherein the display of the message? And determining whether the pressing period of the pressing command exceeds a threshold value? If the judgment result of the pressing instruction is true, analyze whether the communication message belongs to a text content. If the communication message is text content, launching the browser software, and sending a retrieval instruction to the browser server according to the text content through the browser software and the network unit; receiving the browser server return One of the search results, and a web page is displayed on the touch screen. Thus, through the method of the present invention, when the user performs instant network communication with the friend through the terminal device and the communication software, the user can directly press the dialog box representing the communication message to retrieve the related information of the communication message. Let the communication software use and operate more human and intuitive.

Another object of the present invention is that after the processing unit confirms that the communication message is text content, the selection screen can be further displayed on the touch screen. Included in the plurality of search attribute values, after the user clicks one of the search attribute values, the touch screen can transmit the search attribute value to the processing unit; and the processing unit can receive the search from the touch screen The attribute value, and the browser software is started to generate the retrieval instruction according to the text content and the retrieval attribute value through the browser software and the network unit. In this way, the user can accurately select the direction of the search (such as: viewing the web page, reviewing the picture, checking the location, etc.) to instantly know the relevant information.

In order that the review committee can have a further understanding and understanding of the technical steps, operation modes and purposes of the present invention, the embodiments are combined with the drawings, and the details are as follows:

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1‧‧‧Network System

10‧‧‧Internet

11‧‧‧Communication Server

12‧‧‧Browser Server

2‧‧‧Communication screen

21‧‧‧First input area

22‧‧‧First display area

220‧‧‧Communication message

4‧‧‧Webpage screen

41‧‧‧Second input area

42‧‧‧Second display area

6‧‧‧Selection screen

61‧‧‧Select icon

A, B‧‧‧ terminal devices

A1‧‧‧ touch screen

A2‧‧‧ network unit

A3‧‧‧ storage unit

A4‧‧‧Processing unit

1 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device and a network system to which the method of the present invention is applied; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication screen to which the method of the present invention is applied; and FIG. 3 is a first preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a web page screen to which the method of the present invention is applied; Figure 5 is a flow chart of a second preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention; and Figure 6 is a selection of the method of the present invention. The picture is schematic.

The present invention is a method for performing an instant search after long-pressing a communication message. Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a schematic diagram of a terminal device A and a network system 1 to which the method of the present invention is applied. The terminal device A can be used. The smart phone includes a touch screen A1, a network unit A2, a storage unit A3 and a processing unit A4. The touch screen A1 can determine a pressing position and a pressing position according to a pressing action of the user. During pressing, to generate a pressing command; the network unit A2 can be connected to one of the communication server 11 and the browser server 12 on the Internet 10, so that the terminal device A can communicate with the other terminal device B through the communication server 11, or through the browser. The server 12 retrieves the data on the Internet 10.

The storage unit A3 stores at least one communication software (such as: Line, WeChat, Skype, M+, Whatsapp, WeChat, etc. which can be installed on the mobile phone) and a browser software (such as: Chrome browser, FireFox browser) The processing unit A4 is electrically connected to the touch screen A1, the network unit A2 and the storage unit A3, respectively, and can display a communication screen on the touch screen A1 according to the communication software. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the communication screen 2 includes a first input area 21 and a first display area 22. The first input area 21 is clicked by the user to generate a screen keyboard (not shown). For example, the user can input an input message by pressing the screen keyboard (for example, inputting a dialogue message "Hello" or selecting a map representing "smiley face"), and the first display area 22 can be based on a message that has been sent or received. The at least one communication message 220 displays the communication along the time axis direction of the display area (ie, the vertical direction of FIG. 2 and the upper time communication message 220) according to the time sequence of sending or receiving the communication message 220. Message 220.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 . Taking the third figure as an example, the flow of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated by the processing unit A4 as follows: (301) First, when the user clicks on the When the touch screen A1 is generated to generate a pressing command, the processing unit A4 of the terminal device A can first receive the pressing command sent by the touch screen A1; (302), the processing unit A4 can determine the pressing command. Can the pressed position correspond to the display position of any of the communication messages 220 (ie, is it pressed on the message)? And determining whether the pressing period of the pressing command exceeds a threshold value (for example: 2 seconds, the threshold value may be stored Is there a parameter stored in the terminal device A)? If the determination result of the pressing command is true, the process proceeds to step (303). Otherwise, the process returns to step (301); (303) after confirming that the user is "long press" a communication message 220, the processing unit A4 can then analyze whether the communication message 220 belongs to a text content? For example, the processing unit A4 can determine that the communication message is composed of a text file, a picture file or a positioning data (such as a GPS coordinate). If yes, proceed to step (304), otherwise, the aborting step (for example, when the communication message 220 is composed of a texture material, an error message is displayed and suspended); (304) once the communication message 220 is confirmed as text content, the processing unit A4 will start the browser software installed in the storage unit A3, and send a retrieval instruction to the browser server 12 according to the text content through the browser software and the network unit A2 (for example, searching for "cross-year" And (305) finally, receiving a search result returned by the browser server 12, and displaying a webpage image on the touchscreen A1 according to the search result (eg, Google's search page, but Not limited to this, the industry can design their own display according to their own needs).

Referring to FIG. 4, in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the webpage screen includes a second input area 41 and a second display area 42. The webpage image is displayed in the second display area 42. The plurality of search links may be sequentially arranged; the second input area 41 displays the text content of the communication message 220, and if the user is not satisfied with the search link, the user may click on the second input area. After 41, change the text to retrieve it again.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the webpage screen 4 is directly embedded in the communication screen 2, so that although part of the first display area 22 is shielded, it remains in the The interface of the "communication software", therefore, the processing unit A4 does not need to call a complete browsing According to this, the operational load of the processing unit A4 (i.e., without consuming too much memory resources) can be effectively reduced, and the operational efficiency and fluency of the terminal device A can be ensured.

Through the method of the present invention, when the user performs network instant communication with the friend (ie, the user of another terminal device B) through the terminal device A and the communication software, the user can directly press the representative of the communication message 220. Dialog box to retrieve relevant information of the communication message 220 (for example, querying the translation of "Hello", querying the location of "Starbucks", querying the news of "New Year's Eve", etc.), according to which The function of the software is integrated into the communication software, so that the user can intuitively and conveniently query the unknown information at any time when communicating with his friends, so that the communication software is more humanized.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the flow chart of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated by the processing unit A4 as follows: (501) when the user clicks on the touch When the screen A1 is controlled, the processing unit A4 can receive the pressing command sent by the touch screen A1 first; (502), the processing unit A4 determines whether the pressing position of the pressing instruction can correspond to each of the communication messages 220. Show location? And determining whether the pressing period of the pressing command exceeds a threshold value? If yes, proceed to step (503). Otherwise, return to step (501); (503) if the determination result of the pressing command is true, the processing unit A4 further analyzes whether the communication message 220 belongs to a text content. If yes, go to step (504), otherwise, end the process flow; (504) if the communication message 220 is indeed text content, the processing unit A4 can display a selection screen on the touch screen A1, please refer to the second As shown in FIG. 6 , the selection screen 6 can be overlaid on the communication screen 2 in a translucent manner and includes a plurality of retrieval attributes. Values, in this embodiment, each of the search attribute values can be displayed in an imaged manner of a "selection icon 61" (in other preferred embodiments of the present invention, or only in text form), The functions of "search webpage", "search image", "search movie", "search location", etc., respectively, after the user clicks one of the search attribute values or selects the icon 61, the touch screen A1 can Retrieving the attribute value is transmitted to the processing unit A4; (505) the processing unit A4 receives one of the retrieval attribute values transmitted by the touch screen A1; (506) the processing unit A4 starts the browser software, and transmits the browser software through the browser The software and the network unit A2 generate a retrieval command according to the text content and the retrieval attribute value; and (507) finally, the processing unit A4 can receive the retrieval result of the browser server 12 and return the retrieval result. Displayed on one of the webpage screens 4 on the touch screen A1, that is, in the operation sequence, the touch screen A1 sequentially displays the selection screens shown in the communication screen 2 and the sixth diagram shown in FIG. 6, the 4th page shows the web page 4

The foregoing embodiment, through the design of the selection screen 6, allows the user to more accurately retrieve the type of data that he or she wants to know. After confirming that the communication message 220 is the text content, the processing unit A4 first lets the user select the details of the search. The option, based on the user's selection (eg, retrieving a web page or image), generates the retrieval command to enable the browser software to directionally retrieve a particular type of network material for the user to quickly learn the retrieval result.

In addition, the foregoing search command may also be a series of actions automatically executed by the processing unit A4. For example, when the user selects the search attribute value of the “retrieve picture”, the processing unit A4 may directly enter the browser software after starting the browser software. The Google website retrieves the pages of the image and automatically generates a corresponding search request to retrieve the particular category of information that the user wants to query.

The above description is only a few preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the technology of the present invention The features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and those skilled in the relevant art can easily recognize the equivalent changes after the technical content of the present invention, and should not deviate from the protection scope of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Network System

10‧‧‧Internet

11‧‧‧Communication Server

12‧‧‧Browser Server

A, B‧‧‧ terminal devices

A1‧‧‧ touch screen

A2‧‧‧ network unit

A3‧‧‧ storage unit

A4‧‧‧Processing unit

Claims (6)

A method for performing a search by long-pressing a communication message is applied to a terminal device. The terminal device includes a touch screen, a network unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The touch screen can be based on the user. a pressing action to determine a pressing position and a pressing period to generate a pressing command; the network unit can be connected to a communication server and a browser server on the Internet, so that the terminal device can transmit the a communication server that communicates with another terminal device or retrieves data on the Internet through the browser server; the storage unit stores a communication software and a browser software; the processing unit is respectively associated with the touch The screen, the network unit and the storage unit are electrically connected, and a communication screen is displayed on the touch screen according to the communication software, the communication screen includes a first input area and a first display area, and the communication screen comprises a first input area and a first display area. The first input area is for the user to press to input an input message, and the first display area can be issued or received according to the terminal device. a communication message, the communication message is displayed along a time axis direction of the display area according to a time sequence in which the communication message is sent or received; the method is such that the processing unit of the terminal device performs the following steps: receiving the touch screen The pressing command determines whether the pressing position of the pressing command can correspond to the display position of one of the communication messages. And determining whether the pressing period of the pressing command exceeds a threshold value? If the judgment result of the pressing instruction is true, analyze whether the communication message belongs to a text content. If the communication message is text content, launching the browser software, and sending a retrieval instruction to the browser server according to the text content through the browser software and the network unit; and Receiving a search result returned by the browser server, and displaying a webpage screen on the touch screen according to the search result. The method of claim 1, wherein the webpage screen comprises a second display area, and the processing unit can display the search result in the second display area after receiving the search result. The method of claim 2, wherein the webpage screen further includes a second input area for the user to change the text content. A method for performing a search by long-pressing a communication message is applied to a terminal device. The terminal device includes a touch screen, a network unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The touch screen is based on the user's a pressing action to determine a pressing position and a pressing period to generate a pressing command; the network unit can be connected to a communication server and a browser server on the Internet, so that the terminal device can transmit the communication The server communicates with another terminal device or retrieves data on the Internet through the browser server; the storage unit stores a communication software and a browser software; the processing unit is respectively associated with the touch screen The network unit and the storage unit are electrically connected, and a communication screen is displayed on the touch screen according to the communication software, the communication screen includes a first input area and a first display area, the first An input area is provided for the user to press to input an input message, the first display area being capable of emitting or receiving at least according to the terminal device The communication message displays the communication message along the time axis direction of the display area according to the time sequence in which the communication message is sent or received; the method causes the processing unit of the terminal device to perform the following steps: receiving the touch screen The pressing command determines whether the pressing position of the pressing command can correspond to the display position of one of the communication messages. And determining that the pressing period of the pressing command is Does it exceed a threshold? If the judgment result of the pressing instruction is true, analyze whether the communication message belongs to a text content. If the communication message is text content, a selection screen is displayed on the touch screen, and the selection screen includes a plurality of retrieval attribute values. After the user clicks one of the retrieval attribute values, the touch screen can The search attribute value is transmitted to the processing unit; the search attribute value sent by the touch screen is received, and the browser software is started to generate the browser software and the network unit according to the text content and the search attribute value. a retrieval instruction; and receiving a retrieval result of the browser server back and displaying the webpage image on the touch screen. The method of claim 4, wherein the webpage screen comprises a second display area, and the processing unit can display the search result in the second display area after receiving the search result. The method of claim 5, wherein the webpage screen further includes a second input area for the user to change the text content.