WO2015003592A1

WO2015003592A1 - Method and device for posting micro-blog

Info

Publication number: WO2015003592A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/081731
Authority: WO
Inventors: Haizhen LIAO
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2013-07-08
Filing date: 2014-07-07
Publication date: 2015-01-15
Also published as: CN104283921A

Abstract

Examples of the present disclosure provide a method and device for posting a micro- blog. The method includes: obtaining a picture to be posted, the picture comprises text information; identifying the picture to be posted, and obtaining the text information in the picture; and posting the text information in a micro-blog content publishing field. In the present disclosure, by identifying and converting text information in a picture is identified and converted into editable text information, and posting the converted text information in a micro-blog, content in the picture may be posted without uploading the picture. Thus, the traffic required when the publisher uploads a picture and the viewer watches the picture may be decreased, and the speed of posting and viewing the micro-blog may be increased.

Description

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSTING MICRO-BLOG

[0001] This application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No.

201310284481.9, filed on July 8, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates to Internet technologies, and more particularly, to a method and device for posting a micro-blog.

BACKGROUND

[0003] With the rapid development of economy and society, the Internet technology has obtained large development, fast retrieval of huge amounts of information and rich application services become the main means of the Internet to attract users, and various Internet applications arise constantly. For example, micro-blog which is also called "Weibo" is a network platform of information sharing, dissemination, and acquisition based on user relationships. A user may establish a personal community through Web, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) as well as a variety of clients, update information using a text with about 140 words, and realize the real-time sharing. The micro-blog is deeply loved by users due to the characteristics, such as short superb, rich in content and convenient.

[0004] During the process of posting a micro-blog by a user, when the user want to share a favorite picture through the micro-blog, the user needs to select a post-button for posting the micro-blog, select the picture to be posted in a input field, and then upload the picture to complete the post. In above process, a lot of traffic is taken when a publisher uploads the picture and a viewer watches the picture, at the same time the speed of posting and viewing the micro-blog is decreased.

SUMMARY

[0005] According to examples of the present disclosure, a method and device for posting a micro-blog is provided to resolve the problem that when a publisher uploads a picture and a viewer watches the picture, a lot of traffic is taken, and at the same time the speed of posting and viewing the micro-blog is decreased. [0006] The method for posting a micro-blog provided by an example of the present disclosure includes: obtaining a picture to be posted, the picture comprises text information; identifying the picture to be posted, and obtaining the text information in the picture; and posting the text information in a micro-blog content publishing field.

[0007] The device for posting a micro-blog provided by an example of the present disclosure includes: an obtaining unit, configured to obtain a picture to be posted, the picture comprises text information; an identifying unit, configured to identify the picture to be posted, and obtain the text information in the picture; and a posting unit, configured to post the text information in a micro-blog content publishing field.

[0008] In the present disclosure, a picture to be posted is obtained, the picture includes text information; the picture to be posted is identified, and the text information in the picture is obtained; the obtained text information is posted in a micro-blog content publishing field. As can be seen from the above technical solutions of the present disclosure, by identifying and converting text information in a picture is identified and converted into editable text information, and posting the converted text information in a micro-blog, content in the picture may be posted without uploading the picture. Thus, the traffic required when the publisher uploads a picture and the viewer watches the picture may be decreased, and the speed of posting and viewing the micro-blog may be increased.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] In order to make technical solutions of examples of the present disclosure clearer, accompanying drawings to be used in description of the examples will be simply introduced hereinafter. Obviously, the accompanying drawings to be described hereinafter are only some examples of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may obtain other drawings according to these accompanying drawings without creative labor.

[0010] Figure 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for posting a micro-blog according to an example of the present disclosure.

[0011] Figure 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for posting a picture on a terminal device according to an example of the present disclosure. [0012] Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for posting a micro-blog according to another example of the present disclosure.

[0013] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device for posting a micro-blog according to an example of the present disclosure.

[0014] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device for posting a micro-blog according to another example of the present disclosure.

[0015] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating another structure of the device for posting a micro-blog according to an example of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] Reference will now be made in detail to examples, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. Also, the figures are illustrations of an example, in which modules or procedures shown in the figures are not necessarily essential for implementing the present disclosure. In other instances, well- known methods, procedures, components, and circuits have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the examples. As used herein, the term "includes" means includes but not limited to, the term "including" means including but not limited to. The term "based on" means based at least in part on. In addition, the terms "a" and "an" are intended to denote at least one of a particular element.

[0017] In examples of the present disclosure, a picture to be posted is obtained, the picture includes text information; the picture to be posted is identified, and the text information in the picture is obtained; the obtained text information is posted in a micro-blog content publishing field.

[0018] Figure 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for posting a micro-blog according to an example of the present disclosure. As shown in figure 1, the method may include the following operations.

[0019] In block S101, a picture to be posted is obtained. The picture includes text information. [0020] In the example, the picture to be posted may be selected through a picture selection entrance provided on a micro-blog publishing interface.

[0021] In block S102, the picture to be posted is identified, and text information in the picture is obtained.

[0022] In the example, the picture to be posted may be identified through a character recognition algorithm. For example, the text information in the picture to be posted may be identified through the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) algorithm, namely the text information included in picture content may be converted to editable text information.

[0023] In block S103, the text information may be posted in a micro-blog content publishing field, such as a micro-blog content publishing bar.

[0024] In order to facilitate understanding, the method for posting a micro-blog of the present disclosure will be described with reference to a specific example. Figure 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for posting a picture on a terminal device according to an example of the present disclosure. It is taken as an example that a picture is posted on a terminal device. As shown in figure 2, the process may include the following operations.

[0025] 1) A user clicks to enter a micro-blog editing interface.

[0026] 2) A terminal device reads a backend picture database, and obtains picture list information, and displays the picture list information on a user interface (UI) of the terminal device.

[0027] 3) The user selects a picture to be posted according to the picture list information displayed by the terminal device.

[0028] 4) The terminal device displays a conversion entrance for converting a picture into text.

[0029] 5) The user determines to convert the picture into text according to the convention entrance. [0030] 6) The terminal device performs conversion processing on the picture, converts the picture into text, and returns a conversion result.

[0031] 7) The user clicks a micro-blog posting button on a micro-blog interface to post the converted text in a micro-blog content publishing field.

[0032] In the example, a picture to be posted is obtained, and the picture includes text information; the picture to be posted is identified, and the text information in the picture is obtained; the obtained text information is posted in a micro-blog content publishing field. As can be seen from the above technical solutions of the present disclosure, by identifying and converting text information in a picture into editable text information, and posting the converted text information in a micro-blog, content in the picture may be posted without uploading the picture. Thus, the traffic required when the publisher uploads a picture and the viewer watches the picture may be decreased, and the speed of posting and viewing the micro-blog may be increased.

[0033] Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for posting a micro-blog according to another example of the present disclosure. As shown in figure 3, the method may include the following operations.

[0034] In block S201, a picture of text information to be posted is taken through a preset shortcut camera entrance on a micro-blog interface to generate a picture to be posted.

[0035] In the example, when a piece of text information needs to be published in a micro- blog, a picture of the text information may be taken to generate a picture to be posted through a preset shortcut camera entrance on a micro-blog interface.

[0036] In block S202, prompt information for asking whether the picture to be posted is to be identified is outputted.

[0037] In the example, prompt information may be outputted to the user, and the prompt information may be a dialog box prompt, an animation tip, a voice prompt, and so on. The user is prompted whether to identify and convert the picture through the prompt information. When the picture needs to be converted, the block S203 is performed. [0038] In block S203, when determination information that the picture to be posted is to be identified is received, the picture to be posted is pre-identified to determine whether the number of characters in the picture is larger than a preset threshold.

[0039] In the example, by pre-identifying the picture to be posted, when it is pre-identified that the number of characters in the picture to be posted is larger than a preset threshold, for instance, the preset threshold may be 140 characters, such as 140 Chinese characters, it means that the number of characters in the picture is larger than the number of characters capable of being posted in the micro-blog content publishing field. In order to completely post the content, block S206 is performed; when it is pre-identified that the number of characters in the picture to be posted is not larger than a preset threshold, it means that the number of characters in the picture is not larger than the number of characters capable of being posted in the micro-blog content publishing field, thus block S204 is performed.

[0040] In the example, the identification performed on the picture to be posted may be simple identification, for example, the picture to be posted may be identified piecewise.

[0041] In block S204, when the number of characters in the picture to be posted is not larger than a preset threshold, the picture to be posted is identified to obtain text information in the picture.

[0042] In block S205, the obtained text information is posted in the micro-blog content publishing field.

[0043] In block S206, when the number of characters in the picture to be posted is larger than a preset threshold, the picture to be posted is posted in the micro-blog content publishing field.

[0044] In the example, text information to be posted is captured to generate a picture to be posted through a preset shortcut camera entrance on a micro-blog interface, and the picture to be posted is identified to obtain text information in the picture, and then obtained text information is posted in the micro-blog content publishing field. By capturing the text to generate a picture and converting the picture into text, the text information to be posted may be posted without manually inputting the text. Thus the operation is simple and convenient, and the micro-blog posting time is saved. In addition, by pre-identifying the picture to be posted, the accuracy of posting information may be ensured, and the loss of content may be avoided.

[0045] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device for posting a micro-blog according to an example of the present disclosure. In order to facilitate the description, only components related to the example of the present disclosure in the device are shown in figure 4. The device may be a software unit or a hardware unit or a combination thereof which is built in a terminal device.

[0046] As shown in figure 4, the device may include an obtaining unit 31, an identifying unit 32 and a posting unit 33.

[0047] The obtaining unit 31 is configured to obtain a picture to be posted, the picture includes text information.

[0048] The identifying unit 32 is configured to identify the picture to be posted, and obtain the text information in the picture.

[0049] The posting unit 33 is configured to post the text information obtained by the identifying unit 32 in a micro-blog content publishing field.

[0050] In the example, the obtaining unit 31 obtains the picture to be posted, the identifying unit 32 identifies the picture to be posted, and obtains text information in the picture; the posting unit 33 posts the text information in a micro-blog content publishing field. As can be seen from the above technical solutions of the present disclosure, by identifying and converting text information in a picture into editable text information, and posting the converted text information in a micro-blog, content in the picture may be posted without uploading the picture. Thus, the traffic required when the publisher uploads a picture and the viewer watches the picture may be decreased, and the speed of posting and viewing the micro-blog may be increased.

[0051] The device for posting a micro-blog provided by the example of the present disclosure may be used to execute the method for posting a micro-blog shown in figure 1. The specific processing of each unit may refer to the description accompanying with figure 1, no further descriptions will be given here. [0052] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device for posting a micro-blog according to another example of the present disclosure. In order to facilitate the description, only components related to the example of the present disclosure in the device are shown in figure 5. The device may be a software unit or a hardware unit or a combination thereof which is built in a terminal device.

[0053] As shown in figure 5, the device may include an obtaining unit 41, a prompting unit 42, a pre-identifying unit 43, an identifying unit 44 and a posting unit 35.

[0054] Differing from the device shown in figure 4, the device shown in figure 5 may further include the prompting unit 42 and the pre-identifying unit 43.

[0055] The obtaining unit 41 is configured to obtain a picture to be posted, the picture includes text information. Specifically, the obtaining unit 41 may obtain a picture to be posted by taking a picture of text information to be posted through a preset shortcut camera entrance on a micro-blog interface.

[0056] The pre-identifying unit 43 is configured to pre-identify the picture to be posted to determine whether the number of characters in the picture is larger than a preset threshold; when the number of characters in the picture to be posted is not larger than a preset threshold, triggers the identifying unit 44, so that the identifying unit 44 may identify the picture to be posted, and obtain the text information in the picture.

[0057] Optionally, besides the function of posting unit 33 mentioned above, the posting unit 45 is further configured to, when the number of characters in the picture to be posted is larger than a preset threshold, post the picture to be posted in the micro-blog content publishing field.

[0058] The prompting unit 42 is configured to output prompt information for asking whether the picture to be posted is to be identified; when receiving determination information that the picture to be posted is to be identified, trigger the pre-identifying unit 43.

[0059] The device for posting a micro-blog provided by the example of the present disclosure may be used to execute the method for posting a micro-blog shown in figure 3. The specific processing of each unit may refer to the description accompanying with figure 3, no further descriptions will be given here.

[0060] In above examples, the units included in the devices are divided according to function logic, and not limited to the above division, as long as the corresponding functions may be achieved. In addition, names of the units are only used to easily distinguish from each other, and not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

[0061] The above examples may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. For example the various methods, processes and functional modules described herein may be implemented by a processor (the term processor is to be interpreted broadly to include a CPU, processing unit/module, ASIC, logic module, or programmable gate array, etc.). The processes, methods and functional modules may all be performed by a single processor or split between several processors; reference in this disclosure or the claims to a 'processor' should thus be interpreted to mean One or more processors' . The processes, methods and functional modules are implemented as machine readable instructions executable by one or more processors, hardware logic circuitry of the one or more processors or a combination thereof. The modules, if mentioned in the aforesaid examples, may be combined into one module or further divided into a plurality of sub-modules. Further, the examples disclosed herein may be implemented in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a non-transitory storage medium and comprises a plurality of instructions for making an electronic device implement the method recited in the examples of the present disclosure. The non-transitory storage medium includes a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic disk, a compact disk (e.g., CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD+RW), a tape, a Flash card, ROM, and so on. Optionally, it is possible to download the program codes from a server computer via a communication network.

[0062] For example, figure 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating another structure of the device for posting a micro-blog according to an example of the present disclosure. As shown in figure 6, the device may include a memory 51 and a processor 52 in communication with the memory 51. [0063] The memory 51 may store a group of instructions which may be executed by the processor 52 to implement the operations of units of any one of the devices shown in figure 3 or 4.

[0064] The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific examples. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings. The examples were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present disclosure and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present disclosure and various examples with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

Claims

CLAIMS WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A method for posting a micro-blog, comprising:

obtaining a picture to be posted, the picture comprises text information;

identifying the picture to be posted, and obtaining the text information in the picture; and

posting the text information in a micro-blog content publishing field.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the picture to be posted comprises:

taking a picture of text information to be posted to generate a picture to be posted through a preset camera entrance on a micro-blog interface.

3. The method according to claim 1, before identifying the picture to be posted, and obtaining the text information in the picture, further comprising:

pre-identifying the picture to be posted to determine whether the number of characters in the picture is larger than a preset threshold; and

when the number of characters in the picture is not larger than the preset threshold, performing the identifying the picture to be posted, and obtaining the text information in the picture.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

when the number of characters in the picture is larger than the preset threshold,

posting the picture to be posted in the micro-blog content publishing field.

5. The method according to claim3, after obtaining the picture to be posted, further comprising:

outputting prompt information for determining whether the picture to be posted is to be identified; and

when receiving determination information that the picture to be posted is to be

identified, performing the pre-identifying the picture to be posted.

6. A device for posting a micro-blog, comprising:

an obtaining unit, configured to obtain a picture to be posted, the picture comprises text information;

an identifying unit, configured to identify the picture to be posted, and obtain the text information in the picture; and

a posting unit, configured to post the text information in a micro-blog content

publishing field.

7. The device according to claim 6, the obtaining unit obtains the picture to be posted by taking a picture of text information to be posted through a preset camera entrance on a micro-blog interface.

8. The device according to claim 6, further comprising:

a pre-identifying unit, configured to pre-identify the picture to be posted to determine whether the number of characters in the picture is larger than a preset threshold, when the number of characters in the picture to be posted is not larger than a preset threshold, triggers the identifying unit.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the posting unit is further configured to post the picture to be posted in the micro-blog content publishing field when the number of characters in the picture to be posted is larger than a preset threshold.

10. The device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a prompting unit, configured to output prompt information for determining whether the picture to be posted is to be identified; when receiving determination information that the picture to be posted is to be identified, trigger the pre- identifying unit.

11. A device for posting a micro-blog, comprising: a memory and a processor in

communication with the memory;

the memory stores a group of instructions which may be executed by the processor to implement the operations of units of the device according to any one of claims 6 to 10.