TWI423647B - WAP - based instant messaging system and its method - Google Patents

Description

WAP-based instant communication system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a WAP-based instant messaging system and method thereof, and relates to the field of communications technologies, and more particularly to a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) based instant messaging system and method thereof.

Instant Messenger (IM) is an Internet-based communication service that is used to implement instant messaging on the Internet. Moreover, the instant messaging tool refers to a software that implements a network instant messaging service, also known as an instant messaging client software, such as an instant communication tool used by a user. At present, instant messaging tools have been widely used and recognized on the Internet.

When using the instant messaging tool to communicate with each other, the functions provided by the instant messaging tool can also be used to check the status of the other party as above, leaving or going offline, and can also query the other party's users such as basic information and contact. User data such as method or detailed information, and instant messaging to the other party for instant communication, or to transfer files to the other party, or to add the other party as a friend.

The rich functions provided by the instant messaging tool described above must be implemented by the client software after the user activates and logs in to the instant messaging client software, that is, the client must install the instant messaging software in advance. If the client does not have the instant messaging software installed, the instant messaging service cannot be performed, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the user's operation.

With the advent of the 3G era, instant messaging has also been applied in mobile communications, and the interaction between people has become closer. Users can not only talk on the mobile phone, but also access the Internet, read news, and send and receive emails. E-mail), game entertainment, ordering goods and services.

However, the current mobile instant messaging service does not fully integrate the functions of instant messaging service with mobile Internet access, and there are still many inconveniences when mobile phone users use the above-mentioned network instant communication.

Also, WAP is a wireless application agreement and is a global open agreement. WAP defines a universal platform that converts the current Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) message on the Internet into a message described in Wireless Markup Language (WML), which can be used to transmit messages on the Internet to mobile phones. Or other wireless communication terminal. Through WAP technology, a large amount of information and various services of the Internet can be transmitted to wireless communication terminals such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (such as PALM). Whenever and wherever, open a WAP phone, users can access a variety of online information or network resources, such as: comprehensive news, weather forecasts, stock market dynamics, business reports, current exchange rates, e-commerce, online banking, and so on. Through the WAP browser on the WAP mobile phone, users can also get interesting results such as sports results or entertainment circles, etc., to add fun to life, and also use the online booking function to bring more convenience to life.

However, the current mobile instant messaging service does not combine the functions of instant messaging service with mobile Internet access. The mobile phone users have the following inconvenience when using the above-mentioned instant messaging: all current instant messaging service providers are required to act. Terminals (such as WAP phones) install an instant messaging software, so only high-end mobile phones can realize mobile instant messaging, while low-end mobile phones cannot implement mobile instant messaging; currently, instant messaging service providers are independent of each other and cannot communicate with each other. And the mobile phone can not install multiple instant messaging software like a computer, so once the mobile phone manufacturer restricts an instant messaging software, the user can only use the service provided by the instant messaging service provider, if the user is not normally When using the instant messaging software, it is necessary to switch to the new system, which causes a lot of inconvenience to the user; when the user browses the news through the mobile phone, downloads the article, publishes the article in the forum or plays the game, if other users are received, Instant message, need to interrupt the current For and switch to instant messaging interface, which also brought a lot of inconvenience to the user's use.

In view of this, an embodiment of the present invention provides a WAP-based instant messaging system and a method thereof, which realizes instant communication between users by instant messaging using a WAP browser of a terminal, and functions of instant messaging service and mobile Internet access. Perfectly integrated.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a WAP-based instant messaging method, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a WAP page request of a user; and checking, according to the request, that the user has logged in, checking whether the user has an unread message, if any If the message is not read, an unread message is displayed on the page, and a connection for viewing the unread message is provided to view the content of the unread message; according to the request, when the user is not logged in, the login connection is displayed and the prompt is displayed. User login.

A WAP-based instant messaging system includes: a user interface module that displays a function page in an instant messaging system, provides a connection for viewing an instant message, and sends a page request generated on the page; a portal instant messaging module that receives the user The page module sends a page request, determines whether the user logs in, and queries the instant message of the portal after the user logs in, and sends an unread instant message connection to the user interface module for display when there is an unread message, so that View the contents of the unread instant message; the instant message storage center stores the instant message for the instant message module of the portal to query the instant message.

The effect to be achieved by the present invention is that the present invention does not need to install any instant messaging software on the instant messaging terminal, but can realize instant communication between users based on the WAP browser of the instant communication using the terminal, so that the user can Use instant messaging services anytime, anywhere to provide users with great ease of use.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; WAP-based instant messaging system and method thereof, which do not need to install instant messaging software on the instant messaging user terminal, but use the WAP browser of the instant messaging terminal to realize instant communication between users, so that the user can use anytime and anywhere Instant messaging service greatly facilitates the use of users.

When the WAP mobile phone in the embodiment of the present invention logs in to a website through a WAP browser, according to the list information provided by the webpage of the website, the user only needs to input the instant communication ID and password on the list entry of the webpage, Log in to the instant messaging system to check the status of the other party's online, outgoing or offline; check the user's basic data, contact method or detailed information and other user data; and send instant messages to the other party for instant communication; or send files to the other party; Or perform the operation of adding the other party as a friend.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a WAP-based instant messaging system according to the present invention. The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a WAP-based instant messaging system, including: server cluster 100, instant messaging protocol relay module 101, portal instant messaging module 102, user interface (UI) module 103, instant The message storage center 104 and the system broadcast module 105.

The server cluster 100 is responsible for storing and managing, for example, instant messages, friend relationships, and configuration messages. The server cluster 100 is a network of instant messaging servers in the prior art that is stored after the user logs in. The instant message is sent to the user, and the storage and management of the friend relationship and configuration information are performed.

The instant messaging protocol relay module 101 is responsible for providing a simplified protocol version to the instant messaging system as a bridge between the portal instant messaging module 102 and the server cluster 100, and converting the instant messaging protocol and simplify. The instant messaging protocol transit module 101 is mainly used to simplify the instant messaging protocol, and to simplify the protocol of the instant messaging system facing the Internet, so that communication between other modules and the server cluster 100 is simpler and more convenient. Since the server cluster 100 directly faces the client, it is a user login corresponding to a network connection, but this method requires the client to maintain a large number of network connections, thereby increasing the complexity of the portal instant messaging module 102. Therefore, the instant messaging protocol relay module 101 repackages and simplifies this, providing a simplified set of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) long connections. Only one TCP long connection needs to be maintained for communication between the portal instant messaging module 102 and the instant messaging protocol relay module 101.

The portal instant messaging module 102 receives the page request generated by the user interface module 103 to determine whether the user logs in, and after the user logs in, processes all the instant messages of the portal (including messages from the same WAP platform and from the Internet). Road platform information). The foregoing processing includes querying and managing the instant message of the user, and sending the unread instant message connection to the user interface module 103 for display to view the content of the unread instant message; the portal instant message module 102 is to complete the communication function through the simplified protocol of the instant messaging protocol transit module 101, and to perform functions such as historical message query and management (where the server cluster 100 is not storing the historical information of the user, the instant messaging system of the Internet) The historical information is stored in the client software).

The user interface module 103 is responsible for displaying the menu page of the instant messaging system; it mainly displays the WAP page of the user interface, and sends a page request generated on the page to the portal instant message module 102.

The instant message storage center 104 is responsible for storing instant messages from the portal instant messaging module 102 and the instant messaging protocol relay module 101, including unread messages and chat logs, so that the user can perform historical messages. The instant message storage center 104 is configured to store historical information for the user (since the WAP application cannot save a large number of messages to the client, the history message can only be stored in the instant message storage center 104). When the user receives an unread message, the message is stored in the instant message storage center 104. When the user reads the message, the message is set to the read state and becomes a history message. When the WAP user queries the history message, the portal instant message module 102 queries the module through the module.

The system broadcast module 105 is responsible for checking whether there is an unread instant message in the system broadcast. When there is an unread instant message, the connection between the system broadcast message and the unread message is sent to the user interface module 103 for display, prompting the user. There are unread instant messages; and it is responsible for storing the system broadcast messages.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a WAP-based instant messaging system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The interface diagram in the WAP-based instant messaging system shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is taken as an example for description. The process of FIG. 2 includes the following steps: Step S200: When the user A browses a WAP webpage by using a WAP browser on the mobile phone, the system obtains the page request of the user A.

In step S201, the portal instant messaging module 102 checks whether the user A is a login user. For each page request of the user A, the portal instant messaging module 102 checks in advance whether the user A logs in.

In step S202, if it is not a registered user, that is, a visitor, the system prompts the user A to log in, and displays the login connection on the page of the system.

In step S203, if the user is logged in, the system uses the system broadcast module 105 to perform an inquiry to check whether there is an unread message in the system broadcast.

In step S204, if the system broadcasts an unread message, the system message pattern is displayed on the page of the system, and a connection for viewing the message is provided. For example, when the user receives an unread message while watching the news, after reading the message and replying, the user can close the message window and continue to watch the news.

In step S205, if the system broadcasts that there is no unread message, it continues to check whether the user A has an unread message (including messages from the same WAP platform and messages from the Internet platform).

In step S206, if user A has no unread message, a pattern without a message is displayed on the page of the system.

In step S207, if user A has an unread message, a message pattern is displayed on the page of the system, and the number of unread messages is prompted, and a connection for viewing the message is provided, so that the user can view the content of the unread message. For example, when the user receives an unread message while watching the news, after reading the message and replying, the user can close the message window and continue to watch the news.

In step S208, the content requested by the user A is continuously processed, for example, the unread message is viewed through the connection of the unread message.

In step S209, after the user reads the unread message and processes it, the system returns the page to the user A according to the request of the user A, so that the user A can continue the previous things, such as watching news, etc. .

In the above embodiment, there are two types of system setting message modules: a prompt mode and a pop-up mode (as shown in FIG. 3). The prompt mode means that when an unread message comes from, a beating pattern appears at the top of the page, prompting the user to have an unread message, the user can click to pop up the message window and read the message; the pop-up mode refers to the unread message. At the moment, the message window pops up directly for the user to read. These two message mode users can choose their own settings.

At the same time, the instant messaging communication flag is added to the WAP page, allowing the user to send and receive instant messages when entering the page. At the same time, the logo is also an entry point for an instant messaging system, and the user can click on it to actively send a message (as shown in Figure 4).

The above-mentioned embodiments do not require the user to start and log in to the local instant messaging client software, and by using the WAP browser on the mobile phone to access the Internet and log in on the WAP webpage, the user can also implement the same. Log in to the features provided by the local instant messaging client software.

By means of the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the user can directly implement the function of the instant communication tool on the mobile phone WAP webpage, and perform instant message exchange with the instant messaging system, so as to implement the local instant messaging client software user or other mobile phone platform users. instant messaging.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

100. . . Server cluster

101. . . Instant messaging protocol relay module

102. . . Portal instant messaging module

103. . . User interface module

104. . . Instant message storage center

105. . . System broadcast module

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a WAP-based instant messaging system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of a WAP-based instant messaging system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an interface in a WAP-based instant messaging system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention (1).

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an interface in a WAP-based instant messaging system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention (2).

100. . . Server cluster

101. . . Instant messaging protocol relay module

102. . . Portal instant messaging module

103. . . User interface module

104. . . Instant message storage center

105. . . System broadcast module

Claims (7)

A WAP-based instant messaging method is applied to a WAP-based user terminal, wherein a WAP page is set on the user terminal, and the WAP page is provided with an instant message communication flag, allowing the user to send and receive an instant when entering the WAP page. a message, and actively sending an instant message by clicking the flag, the method further includes the following steps: when the user browses any webpage on the WAP page, obtain an instant communication request of the user's WAP page; check according to the instant communication request When the user has logged in, check whether the user has an unread message. If there is an unread message, a message icon is displayed on the WAP page, and a connection for viewing the unread message is provided, so that the user can view the The content of the read message is also provided, and the number of the unread message is also provided; wherein the viewing is implemented by a click-to-start message window or a pop-up message window of the self-selected setting, and after viewing and processing the new message, closing the message window and returning Current WAP page; according to the instant messaging request, when the user is not logged in, the WAP page is Login connection and prompts the user to log on. The WAP-based instant messaging method according to claim 1, wherein before checking whether the user has an unread message, further comprising: checking whether there is an unread message in the system broadcast, if the system broadcasts an unread message, An unread message is displayed on the WAP page, and a connection for viewing the unread message is provided to view the unread message. Rong. The WAP-based instant messaging method according to claim 1, wherein the unread message is set in a prompt mode and a pop-up mode. A WAP-based instant messaging system for instant communication of a user terminal based on a WAP platform, comprising: a user interface module, which displays a list page in an instant messaging system, and a WAP page representing a user interface, wherein the WAP The page is provided with an instant message communication sign, allowing the user to send and receive an instant message when entering the WAP page, and actively sending an instant message by clicking the flag; when the user views any webpage on the WAP page, the user's WAP is obtained. An instant communication request of the page, and sending an instant communication request of the WAP page; the portal instant message module receiving an instant communication request of the WAP page sent by the user interface module, determining whether the user logs in, and determining the user login After that, the instant message of the portal is queried, and when there is an unread message, the connection of the unread instant message is sent to the user interface module for display, so that the user can view the content of the unread instant message, and when determining that the user is not logged in, Sending a login connection to the user interface module to prompt the user to log in; the user community a module, when receiving the connection of the unread instant message sent by the portal instant messaging module, displaying a message icon on the WAP page, and providing a connection for viewing the unread message, so that the user can view the The unread message is also provided, and the unread message is also provided. The number is displayed by the click-to-start message window or the pop-up message window of the self-selected setting. After viewing and processing the new message, the message window is closed to return to the current WAP page; when the portal instant message is received When the login connection is sent by the module, the login connection is displayed on the WAP page and the user is prompted to log in; and the instant message storage center stores an instant message for the portal instant message module to query the instant message. The WAP-based instant messaging system according to claim 4, further comprising: a system broadcast module, which checks whether there is an unread instant message in the system broadcast, and broadcasts the message when there is an unread instant message. The unread message connection is sent to the user interface module; and the system broadcast message is stored. The WAP-based instant messaging system according to claim 4, further comprising: a server cluster for storing and managing instant messages, friend relationships, and configuration messages; an instant messaging protocol relay module that converts and simplifies the portal An instant messaging protocol for instant messaging between the instant messaging module and the server cluster. The WAP-based instant messaging system according to claim 4, wherein the instant message storage center saves the unread instant message when the user receives the unread instant message; and the unread instant message is used After the user reads, the instant message is set as a history message.