WO2018023878A1

WO2018023878A1 - Method and device for expression interaction

Info

Publication number: WO2018023878A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/102077
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张彬
Original assignee: 深圳市大熊动漫文化有限公司
Priority date: 2016-08-04
Filing date: 2016-10-14
Publication date: 2018-02-08
Also published as: CN106059907A

Abstract

Provided are a method and device for expression interaction. The method comprises: acquiring information of a target expression, searching for at least one interactive expression associated with the target expression; displaying the at least one interactive expression; acquiring information of one expression selected by a user from the at least one interactive expression; searching, on the basis of the information of the interactive expression selected by the user, for an interactive animation corresponding to the interactive expression selected; and playing back the interactive animation.

Description

Expression interaction method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of computer technologies, and in particular, to an expression interaction method and apparatus.

Background technique

In IM (Instant Messaging) tools, sending expressions has become a common form of communication.

The expressions in the prior art are usually static or unilateral, that is, one user sends an expression to another user through the client, and another user can only reply to a single expression if the user wants to reply to the expression, and another user replies. The expression does not interact with the sent expression, lacking the fun of communication.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides an expression interaction method and device, selecting a target expression in a chat interface, and displaying an interactive expression corresponding to the target expression, and the user can play the expression of the account after selecting the expression of the account. Interactive animations and interactive animations related to the target expressions add to the fun of communication.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

An expression interaction method, the method comprising:

Obtaining information of the target expression, searching for at least one interactive expression associated with the target expression; displaying the at least one interactive expression; obtaining information of one of the at least one interactive expression selected by the user; selecting according to the user The information of the interactive expression finds an interactive animation corresponding to the selected interactive expression; playing the interactive animation.

An expression interaction device, the device comprising:

An information acquisition module, configured to obtain information of a target expression; an expression search module, configured to search for at least one interaction expression associated with the target expression; a display module, configured to display the at least one interaction expression; the information acquisition module And an information for obtaining an interaction expression of the one of the at least one interactive expression selected by the user; the animation search module is configured to search for an interaction animation corresponding to the selected interaction expression according to the information of the interactive expression selected by the user; A module for playing the interactive animation.

The expression interaction method and device provided by the invention display an interactive expression related to the target expression after obtaining the target expression, and obtain an interaction animation by using the information of the interactive expression selected by the user, and the interaction animation represents the interaction between the interactive expression and the target expression. Animation, play the interactive animation, achieve interaction with the target expression, increase the fun of expression communication.

The above described objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the aspects of the appended claims.

DRAWINGS

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is a partial embodiment of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of interaction between a server and a local terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a computer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an expression interaction method according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a structural block diagram of an expression interaction apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 to FIG. 9 are diagrams showing an interface of a specific expression interaction process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the invention, which are generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention in the claims All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in a drawing, it is not necessary to further define and explain it in the subsequent drawings. Also, in the description of the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used merely to distinguish a description, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance.

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a schematic diagram of a server 200 interacting with a local terminal 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The server 200 is in communication with one or more local terminals 100 over a network 400 for data communication or interaction. The server 200 can be a web server, a database server, or the like. The local terminal 100 can be a personal computer (PC), a tablet, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like.

As shown in Figure 2, it is a block diagram of a local terminal. The local terminal 100 includes an expression interaction device 300, a memory 101, a memory controller 102, a processor 103, a peripheral interface 104, an input and output unit 105, a display unit 106, and an audio unit 107.

The components of the memory 101, the memory controller 102, the processor 103, the peripheral interface 104, the input and output unit 105, the display unit 106, and the audio unit 107 are electrically connected directly or indirectly to each other to implement data transmission or interaction. For example, the components can be electrically connected to one another via one or more communication buses or signal lines. The expression interaction device 300 includes at least one software function module that can be stored in the memory 101 in the form of software or firmware. The processor 103 is configured to execute an executable module stored in the memory 101, such as a software function module or a computer program included in the expression interaction device 300.

The memory 101 may be, but not limited to, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a programmable read only memory 101 (Programmable Read-Only Memory, PROM). An Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), an Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), or the like. The memory 101 is used to store the program, and the processor 103 executes the program after receiving the execution instruction. The method performed by the local terminal defined by the communication process disclosed in any embodiment of the present invention may be applied to the processor 103. Medium or implemented by processor 103.

The processor 103 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. The processor 103 may be a general-purpose processor 103, including a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (NP processor, etc.), and may also be a digital signal. Processor (DSP), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), off-the-shelf programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component. The methods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented or carried out. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like.

Peripheral interface 104 couples various input/output devices to processor 103 and memory 101. In some embodiments, peripheral interface 104, processor 103, and memory controller 102 can be implemented in a single chip. In other instances, they can be implemented by separate chips.

The input and output unit 105 is configured to receive user input data, thereby implementing user interaction with the local terminal. The input and output unit can be, but is not limited to, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like.

The display unit 106 provides an interactive interface (eg, a user interface) between the local terminal and the user or for displaying image data to the user for reference. In this embodiment, the display unit may be a liquid crystal display or a touch display. For a touch display, it can be a capacitive touch screen or a resistive touch screen that supports single-point and multi-touch operations. Supporting single-point and multi-touch operations means that the touch display can sense a touch operation simultaneously generated from one or more positions on the touch display, and the touch operation is transferred to the processor 103. Perform calculations and processing.

The audio unit 107 provides an audio interface to the user, which may include one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and audio circuitry.

It can be understood that the structure shown in FIG. 2 is merely illustrative, and the local terminal 100 may further include more or less components than those shown in FIG. 2 or have a different configuration from that shown in FIG. 2. The components shown in Figure 2 can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a client is installed in the local terminal 100, and the client may be a browser or a third-party application software (for example, a friend software), and corresponds to a server (Server) to provide services for the user. For example, dating, instant messaging and other services.

The embodiment of the invention provides an expression interaction method, which is used for the user to perform an expression interaction when communicating with other users through the client. Of course, before using the client to communicate, you can log in to the client through the user account. During the login process, enter the login account and enter the login password corresponding to the login account. If the login password matches the login account successfully, the login password is correct, the login is successfully performed, and the chat interface is displayed on the corresponding local terminal. Users can chat and communicate through the client. Of course, in this embodiment, the user who successfully logs in can change the user name, the user avatar, and other corresponding settings on the client. Moreover, the client can save the chat information in the corresponding memory of the local terminal where the client is installed, and when the chat information is too much, the stored chat information can be cleared.

First embodiment

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an expression interaction method according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the method includes:

Step S110: Obtain information of the target expression, and find at least one interactive expression associated with the target expression.

During the process of the user communicating with other users through the client, the client can receive the expression sent by the other party or send an expression to the other party. Of course, it can be understood that in the process of communicating with other users, the communication of other users is also performed by the client installed on the local terminal.

When the user needs to perform an expression interaction with another user for an expression, the expression is selected as the target expression by the input/output unit of the local terminal or the display unit having the touch function. For example, when the user receives an expression of a watermelon sent by another user during the chat process through the client, and the user wants to interact with the watermelon expression, the watermelon expression is selected, and the watermelon expression is the target expression. Of course, in this embodiment, the expression selected by the user may be an expression sent by another client received by the client, or may be an expression sent by the user through the client, which is not limited in this embodiment. Moreover, the manner in which the user selects the target expression may be one or more of clicking, long pressing or sliding, and of course, other.

After receiving the target expression selected by the user, the client obtains the information of the target expression, and searches for the interactive expression associated with the target expression according to the information of the target expression.

Specifically, in the embodiment, the information of the plurality of target expressions and the information of the interaction expressions associated with each target expression are pre-stored in the local terminal on which the client is installed, and each target expression and corresponding The association of interactive expressions. After receiving the target expression selected by the user, the client obtains the information of the target expression. According to the information of the target expression and the association relationship between the target expression and the interactive expression, the information of the interactive expression associated with the target expression is searched, and the obtained interactive expression can be determined according to the obtained information of the interactive expression. In this embodiment, the interactive emoticons associated with one target emoticon may include one or more.

In this embodiment, the information of the expression may be a picture of the expression and a unique identity of the expression corresponding to the image, and the associated relationship between the stored target expression and the interactive expression may be the identity of the target expression and the identity of the interactive expression. The association of the identity. Finding an interaction expression associated with the target expression according to the information of the target expression may be an identity identification according to the target expression, searching for an identity of the interactive expression associated with the identity, and then identifying the identity according to the interaction expression. An interactive expression corresponding to the identity of the interactive expression can be obtained. Of course, the picture of the expression may be dynamic or static, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Of course, the target expression may also be determined by other means, such as using the expression sent by the client to other clients as the target expression or the expression sent by other clients received at the current moment as the target expression.

Step S120: Display at least one interactive expression.

The found interactive expressions are displayed so that the user can select an interactive expression to use in the displayed interactive expressions. It can be understood that the display can be implemented by the display unit of the local terminal.

Further, the display of the interactive expression may be through a floating layer, a pop-up window, or the like, so that the displayed interactive expression is not in the same display layer as the expression communicated in the chat interface, and the floating layer is in a transparent or semi-transparent state. Moreover, the display of the interactive expression may be temporary. When the user selects one of the interactive expressions, the display of the interactive expression ends. Of course, in this embodiment, the interactive expression selected by the user can also be selected by clicking, long pressing, sliding or other means.

Step S130: Obtain information of one of the at least one interactive expression selected by the user.

When the user selects an interactive expression in one or more of the displayed interactive expressions, the interactive expression is the selected interactive expression, and the information of the selected interactive expression is obtained.

Step S140: Find an interactive animation corresponding to the selected interactive expression according to the information of the interactive expression selected by the user.

The interactive animation corresponding to each interactive expression is stored in advance, and the information of each interactive expression, the information of each interactive animation, and the association relationship between the interactive expression and the interactive animation are specifically stored. The intersection The specific content of the interactive painting is the interaction between the interactive expression and the target expression. For example, if the target expression is a watermelon and the interactive expression is a knife, the interactive animation may be a dynamic process of cutting the watermelon.

After obtaining the information of the interactive expression selected by the user, the interactive animation corresponding to the information of the interactive expression is searched according to the information, and the interactive animation is an interactive animation corresponding to the interactive expression.

Step S150: playing the interactive animation.

Play the interactive animation found.

Further, in the embodiment, the playing of the interactive animation may be a position where the target expression is displayed in the chat interface. Then, the target position of the target expression is first obtained, and the target position is the position where the target expression is located in the chat interface. The interactive animation is then played at the target location, so that the interactive animation better reflects the interaction between the interactive expression and the target expression. Of course, when the interactive animation is played at the target position, the target expression of the target position may not be displayed, and the playback of the interactive animation is displayed only at the target position.

In addition, the playing of the interactive animation may also be any position of the current chat interface, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Further, in this embodiment, an effect expression corresponding to the interaction animation may also be stored, and the effect expression is used to represent an effect generated by the motion corresponding to the interaction animation. For example, if the interaction animation is a dynamic process of cutting the watermelon, Then the effect expression can be the cut watermelon. The specific storage method may be: storing the information of the interactive animation and the information of the effect expression, and storing the relationship between the information of the interaction animation and the information of the effect expression. Therefore, in this embodiment, the method may further include:

Step S160: Find an effect expression corresponding to the interaction animation.

The client obtains the information of the interactive animation when searching for the interactive animation corresponding to the selected interactive expression according to the information of the interactive expression selected by the user. According to the information of the interactive animation and the relationship between the information of the interactive animation and the information of the effect expression, the effect expression corresponding to the interactive animation can be found.

After the interactive animation is played, the effect expression may be displayed. Specifically, after the step S150 of playing the interactive animation, step S170 may be further included: updating the target expression displayed by the target position to the effect expression.

Updating the target expression of the target position to the effect expression can reflect the interaction result of the interaction expression and the target expression, and make the expression interaction process more interesting.

Further, in this implementation, the display expression corresponding to the interaction expression may also be stored, and the specific storage manner may be information for storing the interaction expression, information for displaying the expression, and relationship between the information of the interaction expression and the information for displaying the expression. The display expression is used to display the interactive expression after the interactive expression is selected, and the client corresponding to the user who selects the interactive expression uses the interactive expression to interact with the target expression. For example, when the interactive expression selected by the user is a knife, the display expression can be a person holding a knife.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the method further includes: displaying, according to the interactive expression selected by the user, a display expression corresponding to the selected interaction expression; and displaying the display expression. The display position of the display expression may be the latest display position of the chat information corresponding to the current user in the display interface, indicating an expression sent by the current user.

Second embodiment

As shown in FIG. 4, the embodiment provides an expression interaction device 300, and the device 300 includes:

The information acquisition module 310 is configured to obtain information of the target expression; the expression search module 320 is configured to search for at least one interaction expression associated with the target expression; the display module 330 is configured to display the at least one interaction expression; the information acquisition module The 310 is further configured to obtain information of one of the at least one interactive expression selected by the user; the animation searching module 340 is configured to search for an interaction animation corresponding to the selected interactive expression according to the information of the interactive expression selected by the user; The module 350 is configured to play the interactive animation.

Further, the playing of the interactive animation may be at a specific position. In this embodiment, the target position where the target expression is located may be included. The playing module 350 may further include: a position acquiring unit, configured to obtain a target position for displaying the target expression. a playback unit for playing the interactive animation at the target location.

Further, after the interactive animation is played, the interaction effect generated by the interaction action corresponding to the interaction animation may also be displayed, and the effect is expressed by the effect expression. In this embodiment, the apparatus 300 may further include: another expression search module 360. And an effect expression corresponding to the interactive animation; the expression update module 370 is configured to update the target expression displayed by the target position to the effect expression.

Further, after selecting the interactive expression, the user displays the display expression corresponding to the interaction expression corresponding to the client that selects the interaction expression, and displays the location of the chat information corresponding to the user, and the display expression can indicate the currently selected interaction. The relationship between the expression and the user who selected the interactive expression, such as the user's selection of a knife's interactive expression, can display the expression as a person with a knife or directly as a knife. Therefore, in the apparatus 300 provided by the embodiment, the method further includes: a further expression searching module 380, configured to search for a display expression corresponding to the selected interactive expression according to the interactive expression selected by the user; the display module is further configured to display the display expression.

When communicating with the expression interaction method and device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, in a specific implementation manner, when the user receives a watermelon expression 001, as shown in FIG. 5, the user can select the watermelon expression 001, The selected watermelon expression 001 is the target expression. In FIG. 5, the hand pattern 002 is only used to indicate that the selected expression is the target expression, and the hand pattern 002 does not necessarily exist in the actual interface. The client searches for the interactive expression associated with the selected watermelon expression 001 and displays it through the floating layer. The found interactive expression may include a hammer, a fist, a knife, a dagger, etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. ,As shown in Figure 6. When the user selects a knife in the displayed multiple interactive expressions, the latest display of the chat information in the user's chat interface displays the display expression 003 of a person holding the knife, and the display expression 003 of the person holding the knife can be understood as the chat process. The expression sent by the user is shown in Figure 7. Moreover, after the knife expression is selected, the client no longer displays the interactive expression and finds the interactive animation associated with the interactive expression knife based on the interactive expression of the selected knife. In this embodiment, the interaction animation associated with the knife may be a process of cutting the watermelon, and the interactive animation 004 of the knife-cut watermelon is played at the position of the target expression watermelon, as shown in FIG. 8, it can be understood that FIG. 8 Shown is only an instant in the animation process of knife-cut watermelon. After the interactive animation is finished, the effect expression of a cut watermelon is displayed at the target position to indicate the interaction effect, as shown in FIG. Of course, it can be understood that, in this embodiment, the form of each expression and the interactive expression corresponding to each target expression and the interactive animation corresponding to each interactive expression are not limited, and may be set and stored in the client according to actual needs. The local terminal corresponding to the end.

In summary, the method and device for interacting with the expression provided by the embodiment of the present invention can find the corresponding at least one interactive expression after obtaining the information of the target expression, and find the interaction expression with the information of the at least one interactive expression selected by the user. Interactive animation and play interactive animations. The interactive animation can reflect the interaction between the interactive expression and the target expression, making it more interactive and interesting in the process of using expression communication.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may also be implemented in other manners. The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, for example, the flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and functionality of possible implementations of apparatus, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of the invention. operating. In this regard, each block of the flowchart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment, or a portion of code that includes one or more of the Executable instructions. It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may also occur in a different order than those illustrated in the drawings. For example, two consecutive blocks may be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It is also noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, can be implemented in a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or function. Or it can be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

In addition, each functional module in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated to form a separate part, or each module may exist separately, or two or more modules may be integrated to form a separate part.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as separate products, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, or a part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions to make a computer device (can be a personal computer, service) The server, or network device, etc.) performs all or part of the steps of the method of the various embodiments of the present invention. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like. . It should be noted that, in this context, relational terms such as first and second are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply such entities or operations. There is any such actual relationship or order between them. Furthermore, the term "comprises" or "comprises" or "comprises" or any other variations thereof is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device that comprises a plurality of elements includes not only those elements but also Other elements, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, item, or device. An element that is defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device that comprises the element.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in a drawing, it is not necessary to further define and explain it in the subsequent drawings.

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention. It should be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

An expression interaction method, characterized in that the method comprises:

Obtaining information of the target expression, and finding at least one interactive expression associated with the target expression;

Displaying the at least one interactive expression;

Obtaining information of one of the at least one interactive expression selected by the user;

Searching for an interaction animation corresponding to the selected interactive expression according to the information of the interactive expression selected by the user;

Play the interactive animation.
The method of claim 1 wherein said playing said interactive animation comprises:

Obtaining a target position showing the target expression;

Playing the interactive animation at the target location.
The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

Finding an effect expression corresponding to the interactive animation;

After the step of playing the interactive animation, the method further includes:

Updating the target expression displayed by the target position to the effect expression.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

And displaying, according to the interactive expression selected by the user, a display expression corresponding to the selected interactive expression;

The display expression is displayed.
The method of claim 1 wherein said interactive emoticons are displayed by a floating layer.
The method of claim 1 wherein the target expression is an expression selected by a user.
The method of claim 6 wherein:

The target expression is selected by clicking, long pressing or sliding;

The interactive expression selected by the user is selected by clicking, long pressing or sliding.
An expression interaction device, characterized in that the device comprises:

An information acquisition module, configured to obtain information of a target expression;

An expression finding module, configured to find at least one interactive expression associated with the target expression;

a display module, configured to display the at least one interactive expression;

The information acquiring module is further configured to obtain information about one of the at least one interactive expression selected by the user;

An animation search module, configured to search for an interaction animation corresponding to the selected interaction expression according to the information of the interactive expression selected by the user;

a play module for playing the interactive animation.
The device according to claim 8, wherein the playing module comprises:

a location obtaining unit, configured to obtain a target location that displays the target expression;

a playing unit, configured to play the interactive animation at the target location.
The device according to claim 9, wherein the device further comprises:

Another expression finding module is configured to find an effect expression corresponding to the interaction animation;

And an expression update module, configured to update the target expression displayed by the target location to the effect expression.