WO2019037635A1 - Method for changing group type and group creation method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

One or more embodiments of the present specification provide a method for changing a group type and a group creation method and a device. The method may comprise: determining, according to a received type change instruction with respect to a group, a target group type of the group; selecting, according to a limiting condition imposed on group affiliation information of a group member by the target group type, a group member who does not satisfy the limiting condition; and removing the selected group member from the group.

Description

Method for changing group type, group creation method and device

This application claims that the application number submitted on August 24, 2017 is 201710735258.X, the invention name is "method of changing group type, group creation method and device" and the application number submitted on November 8, 2017 is 201711089823.6. The title of the invention is the priority of the Chinese Patent Application, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a method, a group creation method, and an apparatus for changing a group type.

Background technique

In the related technology, the mobile group office platform is more and more widely used in the business processes of various groups such as enterprises, educational institutions, government agencies, etc., which can not only improve communication efficiency between users, reduce communication costs, but also be effective. Improve user event processing efficiency and office efficiency. For example, a mobile group office platform can create a group, and by adding multiple users to the same group, the group members in the group can communicate conveniently.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, one or more embodiments of the present specification provide a method, group creation method, and apparatus for changing a group type.

To achieve the above object, one or more embodiments of the present specification provide the following technical solutions:

According to a first aspect of one or more embodiments of the present specification, a method of changing a group type is provided, comprising:

Determining a target group type of the group according to the received type change instruction for the group;

And screening, according to the restriction condition of the target group type, the group membership information of the group member, the group members in the group that do not meet the restriction condition;

The filtered group members are removed from the group.

According to a second aspect of one or more embodiments of the present specification, a group creation method is provided, including:

Obtaining a creation request initiated by the creator for the cooperation group;

And displaying, according to the group member selected by the creator for the cooperation group, a group in which the group member is located as an alternative group;

The plurality of candidate communities selected by the creator are configured as associated communities of the cooperation group to limit community attribution information of group members of the cooperation group to the association community.

According to a third aspect of one or more embodiments of the present specification, an apparatus for changing a group type is provided, including:

Determining a unit, determining a target group type of the group according to the received type change instruction for the group;

a screening unit, configured to filter group members in the group that do not meet the restriction condition according to a restriction condition of the target group type on group membership information of the group member;

The unit is removed and the filtered group members are removed from the group.

According to a fourth aspect of one or more embodiments of the present specification, a group creation apparatus is provided, comprising:

Requesting an acquisition unit to obtain a creation request initiated by the creator for the cooperation group;

a display unit, according to the group member selected by the founder for the cooperation group, to the group in which the group member is located, as an alternative group;

And a configuration unit, configured to configure, by the creator, a plurality of candidate communities as the associated community of the cooperation group, to limit community association information of the group members of the cooperation group to the associated community.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a group management system according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for changing a group type according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a group creation method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an interface for triggering a group creation according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an interface for selecting a group member according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an interface for configuring a group attribute according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a selection group type according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an interface for selecting a cooperative group enterprise according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an interface for selecting an internal enterprise according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an interface for automatically removing a group member according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a communication session interface of a cooperative group according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an interface for displaying a cooperative group enterprise according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of an interface upgraded to a cooperative group according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a group configuration interface according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a communication session interface after being upgraded to a cooperative group according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

16 is a schematic diagram of an interface for notifying a group member to be removed according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of an interface recommended to be upgraded to an internal group according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of an interface for selecting an internal group enterprise according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of an interface for applying to join an industry group according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of an group application management interface provided by an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of a communication session interface of an industry group according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 23 is a block diagram of an apparatus for changing a group type according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 24 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a block diagram of a group creation apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed ways

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the same or similar elements in the different figures unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with one or more embodiments of the specification. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with aspects of one or more embodiments of the present specification as detailed in the appended claims.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a group management system according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the system may include a server 11, a network 12, an electronic device 13, an electronic device 14, an electronic device 15, and the like.

The server 11 may be a physical server including a separate host, or the server 11 may be a virtual server hosted by the host cluster, or the server 11 may be a cloud server. During the running process, the server 11 can run a server-side program of an application to implement related business functions of the application. For example, when the server 11 runs the program of the mobile group office platform, the mobile group can be implemented. The server side of the platform to implement group management functions, such as changes to group types, creating groups, and so on.

Among them, the mobile group office platform can not only realize the communication function, but also can be used as an integrated function platform for many other functions, such as approval events (such as leave, office item application, financial and other approval events), attendance events, task events, The processing of internal events such as log events, such as the processing of external events such as ordering, purchasing, etc., is not limited by one or more embodiments of the present specification. More specifically, the mobile group office platform can be carried in instant messaging applications in related technologies, such as enterprise instant messaging (EIM) applications, such as Skype For.

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Wait. Of course, the instant messaging function is only one of the communication functions supported by the mobile group office platform, and the mobile group office platform can implement more functions such as the above, which will not be described here.

The electronic devices 13 to 15 may include other types of mobile devices (such as a mobile phone 131, a mobile phone 141, a mobile phone 151), a PC (such as a PC 132, a PC 142, and a PC 152), and the like, such as a tablet device, a notebook computer, and a palm. Computers (PDAs, Personal Digital Assistants), wearable devices (such as smart glasses, smart watches, etc.), etc., one or more embodiments of the present specification are not limited thereto. During operation, the electronic device can run a client-side program of an application to implement related business functions of the application, for example, when the electronic device runs a program of the mobile group office platform, the mobile device can be implemented as the mobile device. The client of the group office platform, thereby automating or implementing the technical solution of the present specification by responding to user operations.

Wherein, the application of the client of the mobile group office platform can be pre-installed on the electronic devices 13-15 so that the client can be started and run on the electronic devices 13-15; of course, when adopting technologies such as HTML5 When the "client" is online, the client can be obtained and run without installing the corresponding application on the electronic devices 13-15.

For the network 12 that interacts between the electronic devices 13-15 and the server 11, various types of wired or wireless networks may be included. In an embodiment, the network 12 may include a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and the Internet. At the same time, the electronic devices 13-15 and the like can also communicate with each other through the network 12, for example, a single-chat communication session is established between any two electronic devices; or the electronic devices 13-15 can participate in the same group. The communication session enables any user to send a communication message to other group members in the communication session through the electronic device. The technical solution of the present specification can be used to create the group or make a type change to the group.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for changing a group type according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the method is applied to a server (such as the server 11 shown in FIG. 1) or a user equipment (such as the electronic devices 13-15 shown in FIG. 1), and may include the following steps:

Step 202: Determine a target group type of the group according to the received type change instruction for the group.

In an embodiment, the type change instruction is used to change the original group type of the group to another group type in the candidate group type; for example, the original group type may be the candidate group. Any group type in the type, thereby changing the original group type to another group type in the alternate group type.

In an embodiment, the candidate group type may include at least one of the following: a normal group, the normal group has no restriction on group membership information of the group member; the cooperation group, the cooperation group will The group membership information of the group member is limited to the plurality of associated groups that are set; the internal group limits the group attribution information of the group member to the set internal group; the industry group, the The industry group limits the group membership information of the group members to one or more of the set industry types, and this specification does not limit this.

In an embodiment, the type change prompt message may be sent to the management member of the group; and then, according to the response operation of the management member to the type change prompt message, the type returned by the management member is received. Change order. The type change prompt message may be sent in response to a prompt instruction issued by a specific object, for example, the specific object may include an administrator on the server side or the user equipment side, or the type change prompt message may be automatically sent, for example, Obtaining community attribution information of a group member in the group, and when the group attribution information of at least a part of the group members meets the restriction condition of the group attribution information of the group member of any candidate group type, The management member of the group sends a type change prompt message for any of the candidate group types.

Step 204: Filter, according to the restriction condition of the target group type on the group attribution information of the group member, the group member in the group that does not meet the restriction condition.

In an embodiment, when the restriction condition corresponding to the target group type restricts the group attribution information of the group member to the set community, the group that needs to be set may be confirmed to the management member of the group; Then, according to the confirmation result returned by the management member, group members whose group attribution information in the group is not related to the group set by the management member are filtered. The management member may include a group member having administrative rights to the group, such as a group owner (ie, a group creator), an administrator (a group member to which the group owner gives management authority), or the management member may Including users outside the group, such as super administrators for all groups, etc., this specification does not limit this.

In one case, the group set by the management member may include: at least one internal group to which the management member belongs. Correspondingly, the above target group type may include an internal group for communication within the group between group members in the internal group.

In another case, the community set by the management member may include: at least one internal community to which the management member belongs, and at least one external community to which other group members in the group belong, wherein the The management member is not attributable to the external group. Correspondingly, the above target group type may include a cooperation group for inter-group communication between the internal group and the group members of the external group.

Step 206, removing the filtered group members from the group.

In an embodiment, when the target group type is such that the group attribution information between the group members in the group is not completely the same, the group members may be opened between the group members in the group. The mutual browsing permission of the affiliation information, so that the group members can understand the group affiliation information of the other party, thereby quickly finding the interested group members and understanding the communication intention of the other party, which helps to improve the communication efficiency.

In an embodiment, the group member can view the group attribution information of each group member by opening the member management interface corresponding to the group.

In an embodiment, the group members can view each other's personal information, and the personal data may include group attribution information of the corresponding group members.

In an embodiment, when any group member sends a group message based on the communication session corresponding to the group, the group message is displayed in a communication session interface corresponding to the communication session, and any one of the group members The group attribution information is also marked in the associated display area corresponding to the group message in the communication session interface, so that the group members can quickly learn the group attribution information of the other party during the normal group communication process. There is no need to manually switch the interface.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a group creation method according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the method is applied to a server (such as the server 11 shown in FIG. 1) or a user equipment (such as the electronic devices 13-15 shown in FIG. 1), and may include the following steps:

Step 302: Acquire a creation request initiated by the creator for the cooperation group.

In an embodiment, the creator may include any user, such as an administrator or a common member of the group to which it belongs, and this specification does not limit this.

Step 304: Display, according to the group member selected by the founder for the cooperation group, the group in which the group member is located to serve as an alternative group.

Step 306: Configure multiple candidate groups selected by the creator to be associated groups of the cooperation group, to limit community association information of group members of the cooperation group to the associated community.

In an embodiment, by creating a cooperation group, group members from different groups can conveniently implement cross-group communication based on the cooperation group to improve communication efficiency. At the same time, by configuring an association group for the cooperation group, the group members can be restricted to the association group, and the group members of other groups are prevented from joining, and the communication content is prevented from being leaked.

In order to facilitate understanding, the technical solution of the present specification will be described by taking the enterprise instant messaging application "Enterprise WeChat" as an example. As shown in FIG. 1 , it is assumed that the enterprise 11 is running on the server 11 and the user A belongs to the enterprise AA. The mobile phone 131 used by the user A runs the enterprise WeChat client 1 , and the user B belongs to the enterprise AA and the user B. The mobile phone 141 runs the enterprise WeChat client 2, and the user C belongs to the enterprise BB, and the mobile phone 151 used by the user C runs the enterprise WeChat client 3. Then, user A can create a cooperation group between the enterprise AA and the enterprise BB through the cooperation between the enterprise WeChat client 1 and the enterprise WeChat server, or change the type of the created group.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an interface for triggering a group creation according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the user A can invoke the menu portal 402 in the communication session list interface 400 provided by the enterprise WeChat client 1 to invoke a corresponding menu interface 404, which includes the enterprise WeChat client 1 can provide. A function option corresponding to a number of functions, the function option may include an "Initiate Group Chat" option 406 for triggering the process of creating a group.

In other embodiments, the process of creating a group may also be triggered by other means, and the above-mentioned "initiating group chat" option 406 is not necessarily required to be triggered, and the specification does not limit this.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an interface for selecting a group member according to an exemplary embodiment. When it is detected that the user A triggers the creation process of the group, the contact selection interface 500 as shown in FIG. 5 can be displayed through the enterprise WeChat client 1 for the user A to select the user who wishes to be added as a group member. User A can add any associated user as a group member, for example, the source of the associated user can include the "phone list" (ie, the 'Contacts' application record on the phone 131 shown by the contact selection interface 500. Local contact information)", "Enterprise WeChat friends (ie contact information recorded on the enterprise WeChat client 1)", "Select existing groups (ie group members in the group that user A has participated in)", "Enterprise AA (that is, a group member of the group to which user A belongs)", "Affiliate (that is, other groups that have an association relationship with the group to which user A belongs, such as the relationship may include a partnership, a management relationship, an inclusion relationship, etc.) This is not limited to)", "My customer (ie, the user who is the customer of this user A)", "common contacts (such as contacts determined according to the number of contacts, contact frequency, contact time period, etc.)", etc. This manual does not limit the source of this "associated user".

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an interface for configuring a group attribute according to an exemplary embodiment. After user A completes the selection of the group members, the group configuration interface 600 shown in FIG. 6 can be transferred to configure the attributes of the created group. For example, the group configuration interface 600 may include a “group name” option 602 for the user A to configure the “name” attribute of the group, for example, the user A configures the “group name” as a “collaboration group”; The interface 600 may include a "group member" option 604. The user A may view the selected group member by triggering the view identifier 6042 corresponding to the "group member" option 604, and the user A may also trigger the "group member". The addition identifier 6044 corresponding to the option 604 is added to add more group members, and the selected group member is deleted by triggering the deletion identifier 6046; the group configuration interface 600 may include a "group type" option 606 for the user A. The "type" attribute of the group is configured; the group configuration interface 600 may include a "new member visible chat history" option 608, and the "new member visible chat history" option 608 is enabled to enable the added group member View the chat history of the group (ie, historical chat history), even if the newly added group member has not joined the group when the chat history is generated, so that the newly added group member will Understanding of the history of an event occurring within the group, help to improve the efficiency of communication and follow-up event processing efficiency.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a selection group type according to an exemplary embodiment. Based on the triggering operation of the above-mentioned "group type" option 606 by the user A, the selection group type interface 700 shown in FIG. 7 can be transferred to select the group type of the group "cooperative group" by the user A. In an embodiment, the candidate group type may include an "internal group", a "cooperative group", a "general group", an "industry group", etc., as shown by the selection group type interface 700, and the user A may trigger the "internal group" Option 702 configures the group "collaboration group" as an internal group, can configure the group "cooperative group" as a cooperative group by triggering the "cooperative group" option 704, and can "group" the cooperative group by triggering the "general group" option 706 Configuring as a common group, the group "cooperative group" can be configured as an industry group by triggering the "industry group" option 708; in other embodiments, other candidate group types can also be provided, and this specification does not limit this. .

In an embodiment, different group types have different restrictions on group attribution information for group members. For example, the restrictions of the internal group include: the group attribution information of the restricted group member belongs to the set internal community; the restriction condition of the cooperation group includes: the group attribution information of the restricted group member belongs to a plurality of set associated groups; the common group The restrictions include: not limiting the group attribution information of the group members. In other words, members of the enterprise in the same enterprise (or other types of groups such as schools, hospitals, government agencies, etc.) can belong to the internal group or the general group, and generally do not belong to the cooperation group. The enterprise members of different enterprises can belong to the cooperation group or Ordinary group, not belonging to the internal group.

In an embodiment, the appropriate group type can be automatically recommended according to the group members determined by the user A through the contact selection interface 500 as shown in FIG. 5 and the group attribution information of each group member. For example, when the group attribution information of the group member belongs to multiple groups, in the group configuration interface 600 shown in FIG. 6, the "group type" option 606 may be automatically marked as "cooperative group"; or, when the group When the group membership information of a group member belongs to the same group, it can be recommended as an "internal group" or the like. User A can be configured according to the recommended group type, and other group types can also be selected through the selection group type interface 700 shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an interface for selecting a cooperative group enterprise according to an exemplary embodiment. When it is detected that the group type selected by the user A is “cooperative group”, the enterprise WeChat client 1 can display the selected cooperation group enterprise interface 800 as shown in FIG. 8 to set the association of the group “cooperative group”. group. As shown in FIG. 8 , the associated community may include an internal association group corresponding to “My Business”, that is, a group to which User A belongs, such as “Enterprise AA”; and an associated group may include an external association group corresponding to “Enterprises of Other Members”. That is, the group to which the other group members in the group "cooperative group" belong, such as the user C or the like belonging to the "enterprise BB", may be displayed in the selected cooperative group enterprise interface 800 for the user A to select.

User A needs to select at least one internal association group and at least one external association group, so that the group members of the group "cooperative group" are respectively from multiple groups to reflect the "cooperative" nature of their cross-group.

For the internal association group, if the user A belongs only to the enterprise AA, there is no need to select. If the user A belongs to multiple groups at the same time, the internal enterprise interface 900 shown in FIG. 9 can be transferred by triggering the identifier 802 shown in FIG. Assuming that user A belongs to both enterprise AA and enterprise AB, the selection internal enterprise interface 900 can show options 902 corresponding to "Enterprise AA", respectively, corresponding to option 904 of "Enterprise AB" for selection by User A.

For the external association group, the user A can select the “enterprise BB” and the “enterprise CC” in the cooperation group enterprise interface 800 to implement the selection operation; wherein, if the “enterprise BB” is selected, the “enterprise BB” can be correspondingly The ○ option is configured as

It should be noted that in one or more embodiments of the present specification, "internal" and "external" belong to a set of relative concepts. For example, in the above embodiment, from the perspective of the user A, it can be considered that the enterprise AA belongs to the "internal" group, and the enterprise BB belongs to the "external" group; from the perspective of the user C, the enterprise BB can be considered as belonging to the "internal" "Group, and enterprise AA belongs to the "external" group.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an interface for automatically removing group members according to an exemplary embodiment. When transferring to the selected cooperative group enterprise interface 800, all enterprises of the "other members of the enterprise" may be selected by default; when the user A is triggered to trigger the "enterprise CC", as shown in FIG. 10, the "enterprise CC" may be correspondingly of

The option is configured as ○, and the corresponding removal prompt interface 1000 is shown to prompt the user A: if the “enterprise CC” is not selected, the group members belonging to the “enterprise CC” (for example, the user E shown in FIG. 10, User H, User L, etc.) will be removed from the group "Collaboration Team". When it is detected that the user A selects the "OK" option in the removal prompt interface 1000, the group members belonging to the "enterprise CC" will be automatically moved out of the group "cooperative group", and the group "cooperative group" will be Configured as a “cooperative group”, and the group members of the “cooperative group” are restricted to enterprise members of enterprise AA and enterprise BB, that is, enterprise members of other enterprises cannot be added as group members of the group “cooperative group” In addition, when the group members in the group "collaboration team" leave from the enterprise AA or the enterprise BB, the enterprise WeChat server can perceive the resignation based on the organizational structure of the enterprise AA or the enterprise BB, and automatically the group Group members are removed from the group "collaboration team" to avoid disclosure of internal information.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a communication session interface of a cooperative group according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, in the communication session interface 1100 corresponding to the group "collaboration group", the user A, the user B, the user C, and the like who are members of the group can respectively pass the above-mentioned enterprise WeChat client 1, enterprise WeChat client. 2. Enterprise WeChat client 3 and other implementation of communication.

In an embodiment, when the group “cooperative group” belongs to the cooperation group, the label information 1102 shown in FIG. 11 may be displayed in the communication session interface 1100 to explicitly indicate that the group type is “cooperative” type, so that the group members are convenient. Make a resolution. Similarly, in the communication session list interface 400 or other interface, such as shown in FIG. 4, the tag information 1102 can be displayed in the display area associated with the group "collaboration group" so that the group members can quickly identify and Differentiating; in particular, when a certain user belongs to many groups at the same time, the group "collaboration group" can be quickly located according to the tag information 1102.

In an embodiment, when the group “collaboration group” belongs to the cooperation group, the enterprise number prompt information 1102 shown in FIG. 11 may be displayed in the communication session interface 1100 to indicate that the group “cooperative group” has two settings. At the same time, when the triggering operation for the identifier 1106 is detected, the cooperative group enterprise display interface 1200 shown in FIG. 12 can be transferred to display the two settings corresponding to the group "cooperative group". Associated groups, such as "Enterprise AA" and "Enterprise BB".

In an embodiment, when the group “cooperative group” belongs to the cooperative group, the community session information of each group member may be displayed in the communication session interface 1100, for example, when the user B belongs to the enterprise AA, the user may receive the user. In the communication message of B, the enterprise label 1108 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed in the associated display area of the communication message, and the content of the enterprise label 1108 may include “enterprise AA”, and the user C may receive the When the communication message of the user C is displayed, the enterprise tag 1110 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed in the associated display area of the communication message, and the content of the enterprise tag 1110 may include “enterprise BB”. In addition, group members can also view mutual community attribution information in other ways, such as viewing personal data of other group members, and this specification does not limit this.

In addition to creating a group, the present specification can implement a group type change for a group that has been created, and the change process will be described below in conjunction with the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of an interface recommended to be upgraded to a cooperative group according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13 , the group “business cooperation communication” created by the user A is used as an example. In the communication session interface 1300 corresponding to the group “business cooperation communication”, the type change prompt information 1302 may be displayed to the user A. The user A can be automatically switched to the group type recommended by the type change prompt information 1302 by triggering the corresponding change trigger option 1304 (for example, the group type recommended in FIG. 13 is “cooperative group”); or, it can be transferred to FIG. 7 The selected group type interface 700 is shown to select the group type of the desired change by the user A according to the actual situation.

In an embodiment, the enterprise WeChat server can automatically push the type change prompt information 1302 shown in FIG. 13 to the enterprise WeChat client 1 according to the group members of each group and their group attribution information. For example, when the enterprise WeChat server finds that the group “business cooperation communication” is a common group, and its group members are from enterprises such as enterprise AA and enterprise BB, it may recommend to change the group “business cooperation communication” into cooperation. group.

In an embodiment, user A can actively trigger a group type change operation for the group "business cooperation communication". For example, the user A can switch to the group configuration interface 1400 shown in FIG. 14 by triggering the interface entry 1306 shown in FIG. 13, and further, by triggering the group type option 1402 included in the group configuration interface 1400, The selection group type interface 700 shown in FIG. 7 is used to select the group type of the required change by the user A according to the actual situation.

When the user A wants to change the group "business cooperation communication" from the general group to the cooperation group, the user A needs to select the cooperation group enterprise interface 800 as the group as shown in FIG. 8 because the corresponding restriction conditions change. "Business Cooperation Communication" sets the corresponding internal association group and external association group. For example, suppose that the group members of the group "business cooperation communication" are from the enterprise AA, the enterprise BB, the enterprise CC, and the user A sets the enterprise AA as an internal affiliate enterprise and the enterprise BB as an external affiliate enterprise, then belongs to The group members of the enterprise CC will be automatically removed from the group "business cooperation communication"; correspondingly, after the group "business cooperation communication" is upgraded to the cooperation group, in the communication session interface 1500 shown in FIG. The removal prompt information 1502 for the group member of the enterprise CC may be shown, for example, the removal prompt information 1502 may be “You move E, H, L out of the group chat”, and the removed group members may receive The removal notification information 1600 is shown, for example, in FIG.

Similar to the communication session interface 1100 shown in FIG. 11 above, the enterprise tag 1506 corresponding to the group member can also be displayed in the communication session interface 1500. For example, when the user B belongs to the enterprise AA, the enterprise tag 1506 can be “ Enterprise AA".

In addition to changing from a common group to a cooperative group, this specification can also support changes between other arbitrary group types, such as changing from ordinary group to internal group, internal group to cooperative group, and internal group to ordinary group. The change from the cooperative group to the internal group, from the cooperative group to the ordinary group, etc., is not limited in this specification. The technical solution of the present specification will be described below by taking an example from the ordinary group to the internal group as an example.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of an interface recommended to be upgraded to an internal group according to an exemplary embodiment. Similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, it is assumed that user A creates a group "X item discussion group", and the enterprise WeChat server according to the group attribution information of the group members in the group "X item discussion group", if found When there is only one enterprise (such as "Enterprise AA"), the change prompt can be automatically initiated to the user A, so that the user A receives the communication session interface 1700 corresponding to the group "X project discussion group" as shown in FIG. To the type change prompt information 1702, so that the user A can automatically change to the internal group or transfer to the selected group type interface 700 shown in FIG. 7 by triggering the corresponding change trigger option 1704, so that the user A selects the required content according to the actual situation. The type of group being changed.

Similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, user A can also transfer (directly into, or indirectly through a group configuration interface similar to that shown in FIG. 14) by triggering interface entry 1706 included in communication session interface 1700. Enter the group type interface 700 as shown in FIG. 7 to select the group type to be changed by the user A according to the actual situation.

When the user A wishes to change the group "X project discussion group" from the general group to the internal group, the enterprise WeChat client 1 can show the user A the selected internal group enterprise interface 1800 as shown in FIG. 18 to be used by the user A. By triggering the option 1802 corresponding to the enterprise AA or the option 1804 corresponding to the enterprise AB, the enterprise AA or the enterprise AB to which the user A belongs is set as the internal community corresponding to the group "X project discussion group". Then, assuming that the user A sets the enterprise AA as the internal group corresponding to the group "X project discussion group", the group members of the group "X project discussion group" can be restricted to the enterprise members of the enterprise AA, and avoid Other users who are not members of the enterprise AA join the group "X project discussion group" to prevent internal information leakage.

The group related content of the "industry group" type is described below for the "industry group" option 708 as shown in FIG. Different from the “cooperative group”, the creator or administrator needs to select the group members. The “industry group” adopts the application method to realize the management of the group members. Assume that any user S wishes to join the group "Internet industry communication group" of the "industry group" type, and the user S can perform the group "Internet industry exchange group" through the enterprise WeChat client 4 running on the used electronic device. search for.

For example, FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of an interface for applying to join an industry group according to an exemplary embodiment. Based on the user S's search for the group "Internet industry communication group", the group information display interface 1900 shown in FIG. 19 can be viewed on the enterprise WeChat client 4, and the group information display interface 1900 can display to the user S. The related information of the group "Internet Industry Exchange Group", for example, the related information may include group name information 1902; the related information may include group member information 1904, and the user S may view the group by further triggering the identifier 1906. Detailed information of group members of the Internet industry exchange group; the related information may include group type information 1908, and may be shown in addition to the group type indicating the group "Internet industry exchange group" by the word "industry group" The type tag 1910, and the industry tag 1912 of the industry of the group "Internet industry exchange group" (for example, the content of the industry tag 1912 is "Internet", indicating that the group "Internet industry exchange group" belongs to the Internet industry; similarly, For groups in other industries, the name of the corresponding industry can be used).

When the user S wishes to join the group "Internet Industry Exchange Group", the "Apply to Group" option in the group information display interface 1900 may be triggered to initiate an admission application for the group "Internet Industry Exchange Group".

In an embodiment, an automatic determination may be employed. For example, when the group "Internet Industry Exchange Group" is set to be associated with the Internet industry (or one or more other types of industries), the enterprise WeChat server may receive the group application initiated by the user S, The industry type of the group "enterprise XX" to which the user S belongs is judged; wherein, when the enterprise XX belongs to the Internet industry, the enterprise WeChat server can automatically agree to add the user S as a member of the group "Internet industry exchange group". When the enterprise XX belongs to a non-internet industry such as machining, the enterprise WeChat server can automatically reject the group application initiated by the user S.

In an embodiment, the group application initiated by the user S may be provided to the creator or administrator of the group "Internet Industry Exchange Group", according to the industry type of the group "Enterprise XX" to which the user S belongs. Whether to agree to their application for admission. For example, FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of an group application management interface provided by an exemplary embodiment. Assume that the administrator of the group "Internet Industry Exchange Group" includes the user R, and the enterprise WeChat client 5 running on the electronic device used by the user R can receive the group application initiated by the user S, and is shown in FIG. The corresponding group application management information 2002 is shown in the group application management interface 2000; similarly, for other group applications initiated for the group "Internet industry exchange group", the group application management interface 2000 can also show The corresponding group application information, such as the group application information 2004 corresponding to the user T, is shown in FIG.

The following takes the group application information 2002 as an example to introduce the information content that the user R can obtain; and the information content of the group application information 2004 and the like is similar, and details are not described herein again. As shown in FIG. 20, the group application information 2002 may include an avatar 2006 of the user S as the applicant, a name of 2008, an enterprise label 2010 corresponding to the group "enterprise XX" to which the user S belongs, and a position of the user S in the enterprise XX. The corresponding job label 2012, the industry label 2013 corresponding to the industry to which the company XX belongs, and the like, this specification does not limit this.

If user R believes that enterprise XX belongs to the Internet industry, and thus agrees that user S joins the group "Internet industry exchange group", the consent option 2014 in the group application management interface 2000 can be triggered to join the group "Internet industry exchange group". ". If the user R does not want the user S to join the group "Internet industry exchange group", the group application information 2002 may be ignored, or the rejection option 2016 in the group application management interface 2000 may be triggered; similarly, for example, due to the user T's belonging The group "enterprise YY" belongs to the machining industry, not the Internet industry, and the user R can solve the group application of the user T, and thus the processing result for the group application information 2004 shown in the group application information 2004 is " Rejected, not "already agreed."

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of a communication session interface of an industry group provided by an exemplary embodiment. It is assumed that FIG. 21 shows a communication session interface 2100 corresponding to the group "Internet industry exchange group", and user B, user C, user S, etc. as members of the group can respectively pass the above-mentioned enterprise WeChat client 2, enterprise WeChat client. 3. Enterprise WeChat client 4 and other implementation of communication.

In an embodiment, when the group “Internet industry exchange group” belongs to the industry group, the label information 2102 shown in FIG. 21 may be displayed in the communication session interface 2100 to clearly indicate that the group type is “industry” type, which is convenient for the group. Group members are distinguished. Wherein, when the group "Internet industry exchange group" is specifically attributed to the Internet industry, the label information 2104 shown in FIG. 21 may be displayed in the communication session interface 2100 to clearly indicate that the industry type is "Internet" industry.

In an embodiment, when the group “Internet industry exchange group” belongs to the industry group, the number of enterprise prompt information “5 companies” shown in FIG. 21 may be displayed in the communication session interface 2100 to indicate the group “Internet” The group members of the industry communication group are attributed to the five groups. At the same time, when the triggering operation for the identifier 2105 is detected, the information of the corresponding five groups can be displayed, and details are not described herein again.

In an embodiment, when the group "Internet industry exchange group" belongs to the industry group, the community session information of each group member may be displayed in the communication session interface 2100, for example, when the user B belongs to the enterprise AA, it may receive When the communication message from the user B is displayed, the enterprise label 2106 shown in FIG. 21 is displayed in the associated display area of the communication message, and the content of the enterprise label 2106 may include “enterprise AA”, and may be received when the user C belongs to the enterprise BB. When the communication message from the user C is displayed, the enterprise label 2110 shown in FIG. 21 is displayed in the associated display area of the communication message, and the content of the enterprise label 2110 may include “enterprise BB”. When the user S belongs to the enterprise XX, the user may Upon receipt of the communication message from the user S, the enterprise tag 2114 shown in FIG. 21 is displayed in the associated display area of the communication message, and the content of the enterprise tag 2114 may include "enterprise XX." In addition, group members can also view mutual community attribution information in other ways, such as viewing personal data of other group members, and this specification does not limit this.

In an embodiment, when the group “Internet industry exchange group” belongs to the industry group, the communication session interface 2100 may display the position information of each group member in the belonging group, such as when the user B is in the enterprise AA. When the position is a CEO, for the received communication message from the user B, the job tag 2108 shown in FIG. 21 may be displayed in the associated display area of the communication message, and the content of the job tag 2108 may include “CEO” when the user When the position of the enterprise BB is the technical director, for the received communication message from the user C, the job label 2112 shown in FIG. 21 and the content of the job label 2112 may be displayed in the associated display area of the communication message. Including the “Technical Director”, when the position of the user S in the enterprise XX is the CEO, for the received communication message from the user S, the job tag 2116 shown in FIG. 21 may be displayed in the associated display area of the communication message. The content of the job tag 2116 may include "CEO." In addition, group members can also view mutual job information through other means, such as viewing the personal data of other group members, etc., and this specification does not limit this.

For the "industry group", similar to the "cooperative group" in the above embodiment, it is also possible to switch between different types, such as "normal group", "internal group", "cooperative group", etc. For the "industry group." For example, when a group is switched from another type to an "industry group", the industry type associated with the "industry group" can be switched according to the group, and the industry type of the group to which the original group member belongs in the group. Automatically delete unmatched group members. Similarly, it is also possible to switch from "industry group" to other group types such as "general group", "internal group", "cooperative group", and will not be repeated here.

In addition, for groups of the "industry group" type, if a group member leaves, the enterprise WeChat server can sense the resignation based on the organizational structure of the corresponding group and automatically move the group member from the corresponding group. In addition, to avoid information leakage.

Figure 22 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus of an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 22, at the hardware level, the electronic device includes a processor 2202, an internal bus 2204, a network interface 2206, a memory 2208, and a non-volatile memory 2210, and of course may also include hardware required for other services. The processor 2202 reads the corresponding computer program from the non-volatile memory 2210 into the memory 2208 and then operates to form a device that changes the group type on a logical level. Of course, in addition to the software implementation, one or more embodiments of the present specification do not exclude other implementation manners, such as a logic device or a combination of software and hardware, etc., that is, the execution body of the following processing flow is not limited to each. A logical unit, which can also be a hardware or logic device.

Referring to FIG. 23, in the software implementation, the apparatus for changing the group type may include:

The determining unit 2301 determines a target group type of the group according to the received type change instruction for the group;

The filtering unit 2302 filters, according to the restriction condition of the group membership information of the group member, the group members in the group that do not meet the restriction condition;

The removing unit 2303 removes the filtered group members from the group.

Optionally, the type change instruction is used to change the original group type of the group to another group type in the candidate group type; the candidate group type includes at least one of the following:

Ordinary group, the general group has no restrictions on group membership information of group members;

a cooperative group, where the cooperative group limits group membership information of the group members to the plurality of associated groups that are set;

An internal group that restricts group membership information of group members to a set internal community.

Optionally, the filtering unit 2302 is specifically configured to:

When the restriction condition corresponding to the target group type restricts the group attribution information of the group member to the set community, confirm the group to be set to the management member of the group;

And grouping the group members in the group that are not related to the group set by the management member according to the confirmation result returned by the management member.

Optionally, the group set by the management member includes:

At least one internal group to which the management member belongs;

Or at least one internal group to which the management member belongs, and at least one external group to which the other group members in the group belong, wherein the management member is not attributed to the external group.

Optionally, it also includes:

The rights management unit 2304, when the target group type is such that the group attribution information between the group members in the group is not completely the same, the group attribution information is opened between the group members in the group Mutual browsing permissions.

Optionally, when any group member sends a group message based on the communication session corresponding to the group, the group message is displayed in a communication session interface corresponding to the communication session, and the group of any group member The attribution information is also indicated at an associated display area corresponding to the group message in the communication session interface.

Optionally, it also includes:

The prompting unit 2305 sends a type change prompt message to the management member of the group;

The determining unit 2301 receives the type change instruction returned by the management member according to the response operation of the management member to the type change prompt message.

Optionally, the prompting unit 2305 is specifically configured to:

Obtaining group attribution information of group members in the group;

When the group attribution information of at least a part of the group members meets the restriction condition of the group membership information of the group member of any candidate group type, sending the candidate group type to the management member of the group Type change prompt message.

Figure 24 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus of an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 24, at the hardware level, the electronic device includes a processor 2402, an internal bus 2404, a network interface 2406, a memory 2408, and a non-volatile memory 2410, and of course may also include hardware required for other services. The processor 2402 reads the corresponding computer program from the non-volatile memory 2410 into the memory 2408 and then operates to form a group creation device on a logical level. Of course, in addition to the software implementation, one or more embodiments of the present specification do not exclude other implementation manners, such as a logic device or a combination of software and hardware, etc., that is, the execution body of the following processing flow is not limited to each. A logical unit, which can also be a hardware or logic device.

Referring to FIG. 25, in the software implementation, the group creation device may include:

The request obtaining unit 2501 obtains a creation request initiated by the creator for the cooperation group;

The displaying unit 2502 displays, according to the group member selected by the founder for the cooperation group, the group in which the group member is located as the candidate group;

The configuration unit 2503 configures a plurality of candidate communities selected by the creator as the associated community of the cooperation group, to limit community association information of group members of the cooperation group to the association community.

The system, device, module or unit illustrated in the above embodiments may be implemented by a computer chip or an entity, or by a product having a certain function. A typical implementation device is a computer, and the specific form of the computer may be a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellular phone, a camera phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a navigation device, an email transceiver, and a game control. A combination of a tablet, a tablet, a wearable device, or any of these devices.

In a typical configuration, a computer includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

The memory may include non-persistent memory, random access memory (RAM), and/or non-volatile memory in a computer readable medium, such as read only memory (ROM) or flash memory. Memory is an example of a computer readable medium.

Computer readable media includes both permanent and non-persistent, removable and non-removable media. Information storage can be implemented by any method or technology. The information can be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of programs, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read only memory. (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical storage, Magnetic cassette tape, disk storage, quantum memory, graphene-based storage media or other magnetic storage devices or any other non-transporting media can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, computer readable media does not include temporary storage of computer readable media, such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

It is also to be understood that the terms "comprises" or "comprising" or "comprising" or any other variations are intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, Other elements not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, commodity, or equipment. An element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device including the element.

The foregoing description of the specific embodiments of the specification has been described. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recited in the claims can be performed in a different order than the embodiments and still achieve the desired results. In addition, the processes depicted in the figures are not necessarily in a particular order or in a sequential order to achieve the desired results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing are also possible or may be advantageous.

The terms used in one or more embodiments of the present specification are for the purpose of describing particular embodiments, and are not intended to limit one or more embodiments. The singular forms "a", "the", and "the" It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in one or more embodiments of the specification, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, the first information may also be referred to as the second information without departing from the scope of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. Similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when" or "when" or "in response to determination."

The above is only a preferred embodiment of one or more embodiments of the present specification, and is not intended to limit one or more embodiments of the present specification, which is within the spirit and principles of one or more embodiments of the present specification, Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., are intended to be included within the scope of the protection of one or more embodiments.

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1. A method for changing a group type, comprising:

   Determining a target group type of the group according to the received type change instruction for the group;

   And screening, according to the restriction condition of the target group type, the group membership information of the group member, the group members in the group that do not meet the restriction condition;

   The filtered group members are removed from the group.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the type change instruction is configured to change an original group type of the group to another group type in an alternative group type; the candidate group The type includes at least one of the following:

   Ordinary group, the general group has no restrictions on group membership information of group members;

   a cooperative group, where the cooperative group limits group membership information of the group members to the plurality of associated groups that are set;

   An internal group that restricts group membership information of the group members to the set internal community;

   An industry group that limits group membership information of group members to one or more industry types that are set.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the screening of the group members in the group that do not meet the restriction condition according to the restriction condition of the group membership information of the group member by the target group type ,include:

   When the restriction condition corresponding to the target group type restricts the group attribution information of the group member to the set community, confirm the group to be set to the management member of the group;

   And grouping the group members in the group that are not related to the group set by the management member according to the confirmation result returned by the management member.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the group set by the management member comprises:

   At least one internal group to which the management member belongs;

   Or at least one internal group to which the management member belongs, and at least one external group to which the other group members in the group belong, wherein the management member is not attributed to the external group.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

   When the target group type is such that the group attribution information between the group members in the group is not completely the same, the mutual browsing permission for the group attribution information is opened between the group members in the group.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein when any group member sends a group message based on the communication session corresponding to the group, the group message is displayed in a communication session interface corresponding to the communication session. And the group attribution information of the any group member is also marked at an associated display area corresponding to the group message in the communication session interface.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

   Sending a type change prompt message to the management member of the group;

   Receiving the type change instruction returned by the management member according to the response operation of the management member to the type change prompt message.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the sending the type change prompt message to the management member of the group comprises:

   Obtaining group attribution information of group members in the group;

   When the group attribution information of at least a part of the group members meets the restriction condition of the group membership information of the group member of any candidate group type, sending the candidate group type to the management member of the group Type change prompt message.
9. A group creation method, comprising:

   Obtaining a creation request initiated by the creator for the cooperation group;

   Determining, according to the group member selected by the founder for the cooperation group, a group in which the group member is located as an alternative group;

   The plurality of candidate communities selected by the creator are configured as associated communities of the cooperation group to limit community attribution information of group members of the cooperation group to the association community.
10. A device for changing a group type, comprising:

    Determining a unit, determining a target group type of the group according to the received type change instruction for the group;

    a screening unit, configured to filter group members in the group that do not meet the restriction condition according to a restriction condition of the target group type on group membership information of the group member;

    The unit is removed and the filtered group members are removed from the group.
11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the type change instruction is configured to change an original group type of the group to another group type in an alternative group type; the candidate group The type includes at least one of the following:

    Ordinary group, the general group has no restrictions on group membership information of group members;

    a cooperative group, where the cooperative group limits group membership information of the group members to the plurality of associated groups that are set;

    An internal group that restricts group membership information of the group members to the set internal community;

    An industry group that limits group membership information of group members to one or more industry types that are set.
12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the screening unit is specifically configured to:

    When the restriction condition corresponding to the target group type restricts the group attribution information of the group member to the set community, confirm the group to be set to the management member of the group;

    And grouping the group members in the group that are not related to the group set by the management member according to the confirmation result returned by the management member.
13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the group set by the management member comprises:

    At least one internal group to which the management member belongs;

    Or at least one internal group to which the management member belongs, and at least one external group to which the other group members in the group belong, wherein the management member is not attributed to the external group.
14. The device according to claim 10, further comprising:

    a rights management unit, when the target group type is such that the group attribution information between the group members in the group is not completely the same, the group attribution information is opened between the group members in the group Mutual browsing permissions.
15. The device according to claim 14, wherein when any group member sends a group message based on the communication session corresponding to the group, the group message is displayed in a communication session interface corresponding to the communication session. And the group attribution information of the any group member is also marked at an associated display area corresponding to the group message in the communication session interface.
16. The device according to claim 10, further comprising:

    a prompting unit, sending a type change prompt message to the management member of the group;

    The determining unit receives the type change instruction returned by the management member according to the response operation of the management member to the type change prompt message.
17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the prompting unit is specifically configured to:

    Obtaining group attribution information of group members in the group;

    When the group attribution information of at least a part of the group members meets the restriction condition of the group membership information of the group member of any candidate group type, sending the candidate group type to the management member of the group Type change prompt message.
18. A group creation device, comprising:

    Requesting an acquisition unit to obtain a creation request initiated by the creator for the cooperation group;

    a display unit, according to the group member selected by the creator for the cooperation group, displaying the group in which the group member is located as the candidate group;

    And a configuration unit, configured to configure, by the creator, a plurality of candidate communities as the associated community of the cooperation group, to limit community association information of the group members of the cooperation group to the associated community.

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