CN112653611A

CN112653611A - Interaction method and device in instant messaging system, electronic equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN112653611A
Application number: CN201910969559.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴霄
Original assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-12
Filing date: 2019-10-12
Publication date: 2021-04-13
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-12
Also published as: CN112653611B

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an interaction method, an interaction device, an electronic device and a storage medium in an instant messaging system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: responding to the video call instruction, and initiating a video call request to a called terminal; if the called terminal is detected not to respond to the video call request within a preset time threshold, displaying a video message leaving option in a video call interface; and when a triggering instruction for the video message leaving option is received, displaying a video recording interface, and initiating a video message leaving based on the recorded video file. The embodiment of the disclosure can improve the efficiency of instant messaging.

Description

Interaction method and device in instant messaging system, electronic equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of instant messaging, and in particular, to an interaction method and apparatus in an instant messaging system, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Background

In daily life, people often contact each other through an instant messaging system. When the existing instant communication system provides video call service, the situation that the video call cannot be connected due to the fact that a called end user is not on line often occurs, under the situation, a calling end user cannot transmit video messages to the called end user in time, and the instant communication efficiency is low.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present disclosure is to provide an interaction method, an interaction apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium in an instant messaging system, so as to improve instant messaging efficiency.

According to an aspect of the disclosed embodiments, an interaction method in an instant messaging system is disclosed, the method comprising:

responding to the video call instruction, and initiating a video call request to a called terminal;

if the called terminal is detected not to respond to the video call request within a preset time threshold, displaying a video message leaving option in a video call interface;

and when a triggering instruction for the video message leaving option is received, displaying a video recording interface, and initiating a video message leaving based on the recorded video file.

According to an aspect of the disclosed embodiments, an interaction device in an instant messaging system is disclosed, the device comprising:

the video calling module is used for responding to the video call instruction and initiating a video calling request to the called terminal;

the overtime detection module is used for displaying a video message leaving option in a video call interface if the called terminal is detected not to respond to the video call request within a preset time threshold;

and the video message leaving module is used for displaying a video message leaving interface when receiving a triggering instruction of the video message leaving option so as to provide video message leaving service.

According to an aspect of the disclosed embodiments, an interactive electronic device in an instant messaging system is disclosed, comprising: a memory storing computer readable instructions; a processor reading computer readable instructions stored by the memory to perform the method of any of the preceding claims.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program medium is disclosed, having computer readable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any of the preceding claims.

In the process of carrying out video calling, if the called terminal is detected to exceed the preset time threshold value and not respond, the instant messaging system provided by the embodiment of the disclosure automatically displays the video message leaving option in the video calling interface, so that the calling terminal can rapidly and timely leave a video message when the called terminal cannot be connected by video, and the instant messaging efficiency is improved.

Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, or in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings.

Fig. 1 illustrates an architectural diagram of an instant messaging system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2A-2F are diagrams illustrating a terminal interface for leaving a message in an instant messaging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2G-2I are interface diagrams of a terminal for viewing a video message in an instant messaging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2J-2M illustrate terminal interface diagrams for sending video messages in a chat interface in an instant messaging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2N-2Q illustrate terminal interface diagrams for sending text messages in a chat interface in an instant messaging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 shows a flow chart of an interaction method in an instant messaging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a functional hierarchy diagram of a calling end and a called end in an instant messaging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating interaction between clients in an instant messaging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 shows a block diagram of an interactive device of an instant messaging system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 shows a hardware block diagram of an interactive electronic device of the instant messaging system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The drawings are merely schematic illustrations of the present disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar parts, and thus their repetitive description will be omitted.

Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more example embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of example embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the subject matter of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, steps, and so forth. In other instances, well-known structures, methods, implementations, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the disclosure.

Some of the block diagrams shown in the figures are functional entities and do not necessarily correspond to physically or logically separate entities. These functional entities may be implemented in the form of software, or in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different networks and/or processor devices and/or microcontroller devices.

The architecture of an embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference first to FIG. 1.

FIG. 1 illustrates the architectural components of an embodiment of the present disclosure: an instant messaging server 10 and a client 20. The user terminal 20 performs various communications with the instant messaging server 10, such as: voice call, video information exchange, text information exchange.

Since the architecture of the disclosed embodiment is clear, the instant messaging server 10 involved in the interaction between the clients 20 will be omitted in the following description for the sake of brief description without affecting understanding. For example: for the video call process, the complete description mode is that the calling terminal initiates a video call to the called terminal through the instant messaging server, and in the description of the present disclosure, the video call is briefly described as that the calling terminal initiates a video call to the called terminal on the premise of not affecting understanding. It will be understood that this brief description is intended to have the same meaning as fully described.

It should be further noted that there is no essential difference between the ues 20 in the present disclosure when the procedure of a specific embodiment is not considered separately, and each ue 20 can perform the method provided in the present disclosure. When embodied in a specific embodiment, different ue 20 will be described in different expressions due to different actions performed by different ue 20. For example: during the video call, the user terminal 20 that actively initiates the video call is described as a "calling terminal", and the user terminal 20 that passively accepts the video call is described as a "called terminal". It is understood that a particular user terminal 20 is a "calling terminal" in one embodiment, and may be a "called terminal" in another embodiment. The difference between the representations of the user terminal 20 is only made according to the specific embodiment, and the specific representation depends only on the action performed by the user terminal 20 at the time. Similarly, the user terminals 20 that are respectively referred to as "sender" and "receiver" in the following description are different only in the actions performed in the specific embodiments.

The following describes how each ue in the instant messaging system performs various actions according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with reference to the terminal interface diagrams of the ue shown in fig. 2A-2Q.

Specifically, fig. 2A to 2F show terminal interfaces for a calling terminal to leave a message when a video call is made and the video call is not responded for a long time in the instant messaging system in this embodiment.

Fig. 2G-2I show terminal interfaces for viewing a received video message by a video message receiving end in the instant messaging system in this embodiment.

Fig. 2J-2M illustrate terminal interfaces for sending a video message by a message sender in the instant messaging system in this embodiment.

Fig. 2N-2Q illustrate terminal interfaces of sending text messages by a message sending end in the instant messaging system in parallel with the specific processes illustrated in fig. 2J-2M in this embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 2A-2F: fig. 2A shows a home interface of a user LILY in the instant messaging system in this embodiment. Displaying the head portrait of the contact person who has recently communicated on the right side of the home page interface; FIG. 2B is a video call interface illustrating initiation of a video call request to the user BOB after clicking on the avatar of the user BOB in FIG. 2A; FIG. 2C is a video call interface showing a "video message" button after waiting for the user BOB to respond to the video call request for a time period exceeding a predetermined time threshold (e.g., exceeding 30 seconds); FIG. 2D is a video recording interface for leaving a video message after clicking the "video message" button of FIG. 2C; FIG. 2E illustrates a preview interface of the resulting video file recorded after clicking the "record" button between the "beauty" button and the "dial" button in FIG. 2D; fig. 2F shows the home page interface of the prompt "video message sent" prompted by toast after clicking the "send" button on the right side of fig. 2E. Wherein the toast prompt is a prompt which automatically disappears after a period of time is displayed.

Referring to FIGS. 2G-2I: fig. 2G shows a terminal home page interface of the user BOB in the instant messaging system in this embodiment. At the right side of the home page interface, the head portrait of the contact person who has recently communicated is displayed, and simultaneously, as the user LILY sends a video message to the user BOB, a reminding number '1' indicating that 'a message to be viewed' is displayed at the upper right of the 'contact person' button; FIG. 2H shows the contact list interface for all contacts expanded in detail after clicking the "contacts" button in FIG. 2G. Wherein, a reminder number "1" indicating "there is a message to be viewed from the user LILY" is displayed on the upper right of the avatar of the user LILY; fig. 2I shows the chat interface entering into the chat with the user LILY after clicking on the avatar of the user LILY in fig. 2H. And in the chat interface, automatically popping up a video popup window and playing a video file corresponding to the video message initiated by the user LILY.

Referring to FIGS. 2J-2M: fig. 2J shows a chat interface with the user LILY in the instant messaging system, after the user BOB clicks the blank area outside the video popup in fig. 2I, the chat interface with the user LILY is in a video recording state, where the video popup is retracted. A camera view window for displaying a part of a shot picture acquired in real time is arranged in the bottom area of the chat interface, wherein a T button in the camera view window represents a text message input inlet, and a text message input state can be entered by clicking the T button; FIG. 2K illustrates the chat interface with the camera viewfinder fully expanded after clicking the up arrow at the top of the camera viewfinder of FIG. 2J; FIG. 2L shows the chat interface being in the middle of video recording by pressing the "record" button in the camera viewfinder, where the portion of the "record" button that changes color partially represents a progress bar for recording the scratch pad; fig. 2M shows that after the video recording is completed, the recorded video message is sent to the chat interface of the user LILY.

Referring to FIGS. 2N-2Q: FIG. 2N illustrates a chat interface with a user LILY, substantially identical to that shown in FIG. 2J; fig. 2O shows that after the "T" button in fig. 2N is clicked, a text message input state is entered, a text input keyboard is popped up, and a chat interface of a text message "haha ha" is entered in a text input box, a "return" button that returns to a video recording state is provided on the left side of the text input box, and a "send" button that sends a text message is provided on the right side of the text input box; FIG. 2P illustrates the chat interface after clicking the "send" button to send the text message "HAVHA" to the user LILY; figure 2Q shows the chat interface returning to the video recording state after clicking the "back" button in figure 2P.

It should be noted that the terminal interface diagrams of the user terminals shown in fig. 2A to 2Q are only exemplary to show the terminal interfaces of the user terminals according to an embodiment of the disclosure, and should not limit the functions and the application scope of the disclosure.

The following describes in detail an interaction method in the instant messaging system provided by the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3, an interaction method in an instant messaging system includes:

step 310, responding to a video call instruction, and initiating a video call request to a called terminal;

step 320, if it is detected that the called terminal does not respond to the video call request within a preset time threshold, displaying a video message leaving option in a video call interface;

and step 330, when a triggering instruction for the video message leaving option is received, displaying a video recording interface, and initiating a video message leaving based on the recorded video file.

The execution subject of the present disclosure is a user terminal in an instant messaging system. It should be noted that, according to the actions and methods specifically executed by the user side, the user side in the instant messaging system in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be correspondingly expressed as a "calling side" or a "video message sending side", or a "called side" or a "video message receiving side", or a "message sending side" or a "message receiving side".

Specifically, when describing a related process related to a video call, a user terminal that actively initiates the video call is referred to as a "calling terminal", and a user terminal that passively responds to the video call is referred to as a "called terminal"; when describing the relevant process of the relevant video messages, a user side initiating the video messages is expressed as a video message initiating side, and a user side receiving the video messages is expressed as a video message receiving side; when describing the related process related to message exchange, a user side that sends a message is referred to as a "message sender", and a user side that receives a message is referred to as a "message receiver".

It can be understood that, in an embodiment, if the user a initiates the video call to the user B actively, the user B is initiated with a video message if the user a does not obtain a response from the user B. At this time, the "calling end" and the "video message initiating end" both refer to the user end a; the called end and the video message receiving end both refer to the user end B. In the process of message communication of the instant messaging system, the user side a can simultaneously transmit and receive messages, and the user side B can also simultaneously transmit and receive messages. At this time, the "message sending end" may refer to both the user end a and the user end B; the "message receiving end" may refer to both the user end a and the user end B.

It can be seen that the change only depends on the action specifically performed by the user terminal at a specific time in the specific embodiment, and does not mean that the "calling terminal" and the "video message sending terminal" are necessarily different user terminals, nor means that the "calling terminal" cannot execute the method of the "called terminal". Similarly, the same is true for the user terminals in other expression forms, and the description thereof is omitted here.

When a calling terminal in the instant messaging system initiates a video call request to a called terminal, if the called terminal is detected not to respond to the video call request within a preset time threshold, a video message leaving option is displayed in a video call interface, so that when a calling terminal user fails to contact the called terminal user within the preset time threshold in a video mode, a video message can be left for the called terminal user according to the video message leaving option, and the instant messaging efficiency is improved. Specifically, the calling end user triggers the video message option, when the calling end receives a triggering instruction of the video message option, a video recording interface is displayed, a video file is recorded through the video recording interface, and a video message is initiated based on the video file.

The specific procedures of the steps of the present disclosure are described in detail below.

Step 310, responding to the video call instruction, and initiating a video call request to the called terminal.

In an embodiment, the video call instruction is a click of a head portrait of a called end user by a calling end user.

In this embodiment, the calling end user directly clicks the head portrait of the called end user in the calling end, and then the video call request can be initiated to the called end user.

The embodiment has the advantages that the user at the calling terminal can initiate the video call request to the called terminal by only one manual operation, and the operation is convenient.

In an embodiment, the video call instruction is that the calling end user clicks the head portrait of the called end user, and after entering a contact interface of the called end user, the video call button in the contact interface is clicked.

In this embodiment, the calling end user clicks the head portrait of the called end user in the calling end, and the calling end displays the contact interface of the called end user. Besides the video call button, the contact interface of the called end user can also have a voice call button and personal information (such as a name card of the called end user) of the called end user. By clicking the video call button in the contact interface, a video call request can be initiated to the called terminal user.

This embodiment has the advantage that displaying the contact interface of the called end user before determining to initiate a video call request to the called end can provide more options for the calling end user.

In an embodiment, the video call instruction is a voice instruction indicating that a video call is initiated to a called terminal on a home page interface of the calling terminal.

In this embodiment, a calling end user sends a voice instruction to a calling end on a calling end home page interface, where the voice instruction instructs the calling end to initiate a video call to a called end. After receiving the language instruction, the calling terminal can initiate a video call to the corresponding called terminal according to the content of the voice instruction.

The embodiment has the advantages that the calling end user can initiate the video call request to the called end without any manual operation, and the operation convenience of the calling end user is improved.

And step 320, if it is detected that the called terminal does not respond to the video call request within a preset time threshold, displaying a video message leaving option in a video call interface.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, after the calling terminal initiates the video call request, if the response of the called terminal is not received when the preset time threshold is exceeded, that is, it is detected that the called terminal does not respond to the video call request within the preset time threshold, the video message leaving option is displayed in the video call interface, so that the calling terminal user can trigger the video message leaving option, and then a video message is initiated to the called terminal.

For example: when detecting that the called terminal has not responded to the video call request for 30s, the calling terminal displays a "video message" button (refer to fig. 2B-2C) in the video call interface, so that the user of the calling terminal can trigger the "video message" button to initiate a video message to the called terminal.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the time of the called terminal responding to the video call request is monitored, and then when the called terminal is detected not to respond to the video call request within the preset time threshold, the video message option is displayed in the video call interface of the calling terminal, so that the calling terminal user can initiate a video message in time, and further the video call request can be terminated in time, unnecessary call waiting time is reduced, and the instant communication efficiency is improved.

In an embodiment, if it is detected that the called terminal does not respond to the video call request within a preset time threshold, a video message initiation prompt is displayed in a video call interface.

The video message initiating prompt is prompt information used for prompting a calling end user to initiate a video message. In this embodiment, if it is detected that the called end does not respond to the video call request within the preset time threshold, the video message option is displayed in the video call interface, and at the same time, a video message initiation prompt is displayed in the video call interface, so as to prompt that the calling end user can initiate a video message.

For example: when it is detected that the called end has not responded to the video call request for 30 seconds, the calling end displays a "video message leaving" button in the video call interface, and simultaneously displays a text message "the opposite mobile phone may not be around and try the video message leaving bar" in the middle of the video call interface (refer to fig. 2C), so as to prompt that the calling end user can initiate a video message leaving.

In the embodiment, the video message option is displayed and the video message initiation prompt is displayed, so that the calling end user can timely realize that the video message can be left, the time waste in the process is reduced, and the instant messaging efficiency is improved.

In an embodiment, the video message initiation prompt is a text prompt message.

In this embodiment, the video message initiation prompt is displayed in text form on the video call interface of the calling end. For example: the calling end displays the text information of 'probably not around the mobile phone of the opposite party and trying the video message bar' in the middle of the video call interface while displaying the 'video message' button in the video call interface (refer to fig. 2C).

It should be noted that the embodiment is only an exemplary illustration, and should not limit the function and the scope of the disclosure.

In an embodiment, the video message initiation prompt is a prompt message in a voice form.

In this embodiment, the video message initiation prompt is played in the form of voice at the calling end. For example: the calling end displays a 'video message' button in a video call interface and simultaneously plays a voice of 'probably not being around the mobile phone of the opposite side and trying a video message bar'.

And when the calling terminal receives a triggering instruction of the video message option, the calling terminal enters a video message initiating state, displays a video recording interface and further initiates a video message to the called terminal based on the recorded video file. It is understood that, when describing the related process of the video message, it is accurate that the expression of the "calling side" should be adjusted to the "video message initiating side" and the expression of the "called side" should be adjusted to the "video message receiving side". The descriptions below do not adjust the expressions for the purpose of facilitating the comparison.

In an embodiment, the displaying a video recording interface and initiating a video message based on a recorded video file includes:

displaying a video recording interface, and displaying a camera view finding window in the video recording interface;

acquiring a video file recorded in the camera view finding window;

and sending the video file to the called terminal.

In the embodiment, when the calling end receives a trigger instruction for the video message leaving option, the calling end jumps to a video recording interface from the video calling interface, and a camera view finding window is displayed in the video recording interface. The calling end user can record the video file in the camera view finding window by triggering the recording of the camera view finding window, and then the recorded video file is sent to the called end, so that the video message leaving to the called end is realized.

In an embodiment, before sending the video file to the called end, the method further includes:

if a preview instruction for the video file is received, displaying a preview interface, and playing the video file in the preview interface;

and if a rephoto instruction of the video file is received, returning to the video recording interface to record the video file again in the video recording interface.

In this embodiment, after a video file is recorded in a camera view finding window in a video recording interface, before it is determined that the video file is sent to a called terminal, a user at the calling terminal can preview the video file by triggering a preview instruction for the video file. And if a preview instruction of the video file is received, the calling end displays a preview interface and plays the video file in the preview interface for the calling end user to preview.

For example: after a camera view finding window in the video recording interface records a video file, the camera view finding window enters a video preview state and is converted into a preview interface. The preview interface displays a cover picture of the video file, and the calling end user triggers a preview instruction of the video file by clicking the cover picture. And after receiving a preview instruction of the video file, the calling terminal plays the video file on the preview interface for the calling terminal user to preview.

In this embodiment, after a camera viewfinder in a video recording interface records a video file, a user at a calling end may retake the video file by triggering a retake instruction for the video file before determining to send the video file to a called end. And if a rephoto instruction of the video file is received, the calling terminal returns to the video recording interface, so that the video file is recorded again in a camera view finding window in the video recording interface.

For example: after a camera view finding window in the video recording program is recorded to obtain a video file, the camera view finding window enters a video preview state and is converted into a preview interface. A "rephoto" button (shown in fig. 2E) is displayed below the preview interface, and by clicking the "rephoto" button, a rephoto instruction for the video file is triggered. After receiving a rephoto instruction of the video file, the preview interface of the calling end disappears, and the preview interface returns to the video recording interface, so that the calling end user can shoot the video file again through a camera view finding window in the video recording interface.

The embodiment has the advantages that the content of the video message, namely the content of the video file corresponding to the video message, can be checked by the calling end user through previewing and retaking, so that the video message can achieve the target effect of the calling end user.

It should be noted that there is no strict pre-and post-execution relationship between "play video file in preview interface" and "return to video recording interface to re-record video file". The calling end user can preview the video file first and then determine whether to retake the video file according to the preview result; or the video file can be directly retaken without previewing the video file.

In an embodiment, playing the video file in the preview interface includes:

and if a progress adjusting instruction for the video file is received, adjusting the playing progress of the video file based on the progress adjusting instruction.

In this embodiment, when playing a video file in the preview interface, the calling end user may issue a progress adjustment instruction to the calling end to adjust the playing progress of the video file, so as to skip playing of a partial segment of the video file. And after receiving the progress adjusting instruction of the video file, the calling terminal adjusts the playing progress of the video file according to the progress adjusting instruction.

For example: and displaying a playing progress bar of the video file while playing the video file in the preview interface. The calling end user can realize the adjustment of the playing progress of the video file by dragging the playing progress bar.

In one embodiment, after receiving a rephoto instruction for the video file, the method includes:

and deleting the video file.

In the embodiment, after a camera viewfinder in a video recording interface records a video file, the video file is deleted whenever a rephotograph instruction of the video file is received, the video file is returned to the video recording interface, and the video file is recorded again in the video recording interface so as to initiate a video message.

This embodiment has the advantage that the disk storage pressure at the calling end is relieved.

the video file is locally stored until the video message is initiated, and the video file is deleted;

and in the local storage time period, if a calling instruction for the video file is received, determining the video file as the video file for initiating the video message.

In this embodiment, the video file being re-captured is not immediately deleted, but is temporarily saved locally. Before the initiation of the video message is finished, the video file which is re-shot is stored in the local, and the video file which is re-shot is deleted until the initiation of the video message is finished. Before the video message is initiated and ended, if a retrieval instruction of a specific locally-stored rephotographed file is received, the rephotographed file is retrieved and determined as the video file for initiating the video message. Furthermore, after the rephotographed file is called out, the file can be previewed on a preview interface or can be rephotographed again. Wherein, the ending of the video message initiation refers to the ending of the video message initiation. The termination reason may be the successful initiation of the video message, or the initiation of the video message may be interrupted (for example, the instant messaging system is forcibly interrupted).

Specifically, in this embodiment, each time a video file is recorded in a camera viewfinder in a video recording interface, if a rephoto instruction for the video file is received, the video file obtained by the recording is locally stored until the video message to be initiated is finished, and the rephoto video file is deleted. In the local storage time period, the calling end user can issue a calling instruction for the video file which is re-shot to the calling end, so that the video file is called from the local and used for initiating a video message. After receiving the calling instruction of the video file, the calling terminal calls the video file from the local and determines the video file as a video file to be initiated with a video message; after receiving the sending instruction of the video file, the video file is sent to the called terminal, so that the video message is initiated.

The embodiment has the advantages that the video file which is shot again is temporarily stored, so that the calling end user can select and compare the video files shot for multiple times, and the video file which best meets the expectation of the calling end user is selected from the video files, so that a video message is initiated.

The following describes the related processes of receiving and viewing the video messages in the instant messaging system.

In an embodiment, the interaction method in the instant messaging system further includes:

if the video message to be checked is detected to exist, displaying video message reminding information;

and when a triggering instruction of the video message reminding information is received, displaying a chat interface between the video message reminding information and a sending end of the video message, and automatically playing a video file corresponding to the video message in the chat interface in a video popup window mode.

In this embodiment, when the video message receiving end detects that there is a video message to be checked, the video message reminding information is displayed to remind the user of the video message receiving end that there is a video message to be checked. The video message receiving end user can check the video file corresponding to the video message by triggering the video message reminding information. And after receiving the trigger instruction of the video message reminding information, the video message receiving end displays a chat interface between the video message receiving end and the video message sending end, and automatically plays a video file corresponding to the video message in the chat interface in a video popup window mode.

For example: when the video message receiving end detects that the video message to be checked exists, displaying a number '1' (shown in reference to fig. 2H) at the upper right corner of the head portrait of the user at the video message sending end so as to remind the user at the video message receiving end of the video message from the user at the sending end; after the user of the video message receiving end clicks the user head portrait of the video message sending end, the video message receiving end displays a chat interface with the video message sending end, and automatically plays a video file corresponding to the video message in the chat interface (refer to fig. 2I).

In an embodiment, the video message reminding information is a specific icon on a user avatar at the video message sending end.

In this embodiment, the video message reminding information may be any icon capable of playing a reminding role on the avatar of the user at the video message sending end, for example: red dots, and highlighted outlines of the user head portraits at the video message sending end.

The embodiment has the advantage that the specific icon is arranged on the head portrait of the user at the video message sending end, so that the obvious reminding effect can be achieved visually.

In an embodiment, the video message reminding information is a text floating window pushed on a screen locking interface.

In the embodiment, when the video message receiving end detects that the video message to be checked exists, the text floating window is pushed on the screen locking interface to remind a user of the video message receiving end that the video message to be checked exists. For example: and pushing a text floating window with the content of 'you receive a video message of LILY' on the screen locking interface.

The embodiment has the advantages that the text floating window is pushed on the screen locking interface, so that the user at the video message receiving end can be reminded as soon as possible before entering the instant messaging system.

In an embodiment, the method further comprises:

and in the playing process of the video file corresponding to the video message, if the triggering operation of the specified area outside the video popup is detected, the video popup is retracted.

In this embodiment, when a video file corresponding to a video message is played in a form of a video popup in a chat interface between a video message receiving end and a video message sending end, a user of the video message receiving end may close the video popup by triggering an assigned area outside the video popup, thereby completely displaying the chat interface.

For example: when a video file (shown in fig. 2I) corresponding to a video message is played in a chat interface in a form of a video popup, if a user at a video message receiving end clicks an area outside the video popup, the video message receiving end detects the click on the area outside the video popup, and then the video popup is retracted to completely display the chat interface (shown in fig. 2J).

It should be noted that, the video popup is retracted, that is, it means that the "video message receiving end" has finished receiving and/or viewing the video message; after the chat interface is completely displayed, the information communication state is entered, so the video message receiving end is adjusted and expressed as an information sending end, and correspondingly, the expression of the video message sending end is adjusted and expressed as an information receiving end.

The following describes the related processes surrounding message communication in the instant messaging system of the present disclosure in detail.

In an embodiment, after the automatically playing the video file corresponding to the video message in the chat interface in the form of a video popup window, the method further includes:

displaying a camera view finding window at a preset position of the chat interface, wherein the camera view finding window displays a shooting picture acquired in real time;

and responding to a display adjustment instruction aiming at the camera view finding window, and adjusting the display mode of the camera view finding window on the chat interface.

In this embodiment, after the video file corresponding to the video message is played in the chat interface with the message receiving end, the message sending end displays the camera view finding window at the predetermined position of the chat interface. Wherein, the camera view finding window can continuously display the shooting pictures collected in real time before receiving no instruction.

The message receiving end user can adjust the display mode of the camera view finding window, so that the camera view finding window in the chat interface can display the shot picture in real time and record the video message in the adjusted display mode.

The embodiment has the advantages that after entering the chat interface, the camera view finding window is displayed in front of the message sending end user before the text input window, so that the message sending end user can send the video message more conveniently and conveniently without skipping from the text input window to the camera view finding window and then sending the video message.

In an embodiment, the adjusting, in response to the display adjustment instruction for the camera viewfinder, the display manner of the camera viewfinder on the chat interface includes:

if the camera view finding window is expanded and displayed in the chat interface, when the display adjusting instruction is a first instruction, the camera view finding window is folded and displayed at a side bar of the chat interface;

if the camera viewing window is stored and displayed in the chat interface, when the display adjusting instruction is a second instruction, the camera viewing window is expanded and displayed at a preset position of the chat interface.

The camera view finding window is expanded and displayed in the chat interface, namely the camera view finding window is completely displayed in the chat interface; the camera view finding window is displayed in a retracting mode in the chat interface, and the camera view finding window is partially displayed in the chat interface.

In this embodiment, the display adjustment instruction for the camera viewfinder window may be mainly divided into two categories: a first instruction to expand the displayed camera viewfinder, and a second instruction to collapse the displayed camera viewfinder.

If the camera view finding window is expanded and displayed in the chat interface, when the display adjusting instruction is the first instruction, the camera view finding window is folded and displayed on the side bar of the chat interface. Specifically, if the camera viewfinder is completely displayed in the chat interface, when the display adjustment instruction is the first instruction, the camera viewfinder is retracted towards the sidebar of the chat interface, and part of the camera viewfinder is displayed.

If the camera view finding window is retracted and displayed in the chat interface, when the display adjusting instruction is the second instruction, the camera view finding window is expanded and displayed on the side bar of the chat interface. Specifically, if the camera viewfinder is partially displayed in the chat interface, when the display adjustment instruction is the second instruction, the camera viewfinder is completely displayed at the predetermined position of the chat interface.

The embodiment has the advantages that the display mode of the camera view finding window is correspondingly adjusted through the adjustment of the instruction, and the display diversity of the chat interface is improved.

In an embodiment, the method further comprises:

if the camera view finding window is expanded and displayed in the chat interface, displaying a retraction option of the camera view finding window at a preset position of the chat interface, wherein the first instruction is a trigger instruction for the retraction option;

and if the camera view finding window is retracted and displayed in the chat interface, displaying an expansion option of the camera view finding window on a side bar of the chat interface, wherein the second instruction is a trigger instruction for the expansion option.

In this embodiment, if the camera viewfinder is displayed in the chat interface in an expanded manner, a retraction option of the camera viewfinder is displayed at a predetermined position of the chat interface, and the first instruction is a trigger instruction for the retraction option. Specifically, the user of the message sending end can trigger the retraction option, so that the message sending end retracts and displays the camera view finding window on the side bar of the chat interface.

And if the camera view finding window is retracted and displayed in the chat interface, displaying an expansion option of the camera view finding window on a side bar of the chat interface, wherein the second instruction is a trigger instruction for the expansion option. Specifically, the user at the message sending end can trigger the expansion option to enable the message sending end to expand and display the camera view finding window at the preset position of the chat interface.

For example: when the camera viewfinder is displayed in the upper area part of the bottom bar of the chat interface, an upward arrow (shown in reference to fig. 2J) is arranged at the top of the camera viewfinder, the upward arrow is an expansion option, and clicking on the upward arrow is triggering of the expansion option. Clicking the up arrow displays the camera viewfinder in the chat interface (see fig. 2K).

When the camera viewfinder is completely displayed in the chat interface, a downward arrow (shown in fig. 2K and fig. 2L) is arranged at the top of the camera viewfinder, the downward arrow is a retraction option, and clicking the downward arrow is triggering of the retraction option. Clicking the down arrow displays the camera viewfinder in the upper area of the bottom bar of the chat interface (see fig. 2J and 2M).

The side bars of the chat interface may be the left and right bars of the chat interface, or the bottom bar and the top bar.

In an embodiment, the collapsing the camera viewfinder for display at a side bar of the chat interface includes:

displaying a partial area of the camera view finding window in the chat interface by taking the side bar as a display boundary; or,

and completely hiding the camera view finding window towards the direction of the sidebar by taking the sidebar as a retraction boundary.

In this embodiment, the camera viewfinder is retracted and displayed on the sidebar of the chat interface, and a partial area of the camera viewfinder can be displayed in the chat interface by using the sidebar as a display boundary (see fig. 2J); the sidebar can also be used as a retraction boundary to completely hide the camera viewfinder window towards the sidebar.

In one embodiment, after displaying the camera viewfinder at the predetermined position of the chat interface, the method includes:

acquiring a video message recorded in the camera viewfinder;

and sending the video message to a message receiving end.

In this embodiment, a video message may be recorded through a camera view window in the chat interface, and then the recorded video message may be sent to the message receiving end (shown in fig. 2M).

In recording, the camera finder window may be in a retracted display state or in an extended display state. However, in any display state, the video file recorded in the same shooting condition is the same.

In an embodiment, the method further comprises:

displaying a text entry option in the camera viewfinder window;

and when a triggering instruction for the text input option is received, the camera viewing window is folded, and the text input window is displayed in the chat interface.

In this embodiment, a text input option is displayed in a camera view finding window in the chat interface, and when a trigger instruction for the text input option is received, the camera view finding window is retracted and the text input window is displayed in the chat interface.

For example: the camera view window in the chat interface displays a text input option, i.e., a "T" button (see fig. 2N), and if the "T" button is clicked, the message receiving end retracts the camera view window and displays a text input window, including a text input keyboard and a text input box, in the chat interface (see fig. 2O).

In one embodiment, after displaying the text entry window in the chat interface, the method includes:

acquiring a text message input from the text input window;

and sending the text message to a message receiving end.

In this embodiment, the text input window in the chat interface can input the text message, and then send the text message to the message receiving end (refer to fig. 2O-2P).

and when a return instruction for the text input window is received, the text input window is folded, and a camera view finding window is displayed in the chat interface.

In this embodiment, after receiving a return instruction to the text input window in the chat interface, the text input window may be returned to the camera view window.

For example: a "back" button is displayed on the left side of the text input box in the text input window in the chat interface, and the user can return to the camera viewfinder window (see fig. 2Q) by clicking the "back" button (see fig. 2P).

In an embodiment, the method further comprises:

displaying a filter option in the camera viewfinder window;

and when a triggering instruction of the filter option is received, carrying out filter processing on a shooting picture displayed in the camera view finding window.

In this embodiment, a camera view window in the chat interface displays a filter option, and a user at the message sending end can trigger the filter option to make the message sending end filter a shot picture displayed by the camera view window.

For example: a "beauty" button (shown in fig. 2K) is displayed on the left side of the top of the camera viewfinder of the chat interface, and when the "beauty" button is clicked, the beauty and/or the filter processing can be performed on the shot picture displayed by the camera viewfinder.

The function hierarchy of each ue in an embodiment of the present disclosure is briefly described below with reference to fig. 4.

Fig. 4 shows the function hierarchy of each ue in an embodiment of the present disclosure: the calling end comprises a video content recording layer, a video content display layer and a video content operation layer. Specifically, the video content recording layer comprises a camera view finding window module, an operation button module and a mask module; the video content display layer comprises a playing position specifying module and a playing progress module; the video content operation layer comprises a re-recording module and a sending module.

The called end comprises a chat interface layer, a message input layer, a camera operation layer and a keyboard operation layer. Specifically, the chat interface comprises a text display module, a video display module and a system prompt information module; the message sending layer comprises a video message input module and a text message input module; the camera operation layer comprises a shooting module, a camera inversion module and a filter module; the keyboard operation layer comprises a keyboard module and a sending module.

It is understood that, as can be understood from the above description, the function hierarchy shown in this embodiment only shows the functions mainly involved by the calling terminal and the functions mainly involved by the called terminal, and the functions of the two may be mutually assisted to some extent, and does not represent that the functions of the two are absolutely isolated from each other.

The following describes an interaction process between the user terminals and the execution of actions of the corresponding users according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with reference to a flowchart shown in fig. 5.

Fig. 5 shows the execution of actions by a calling end user on a calling end and the execution of actions by a corresponding called end user on a called end in an embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be noted that, as the action is changed, the "called end" may be modified and expressed as "video message receiving end", "message sending end", and the "calling end" may be modified and expressed as "video message sending end" and "message receiving end". For the purpose of brief description, the embodiment will not make the expressive adjustment to the "calling end" and the "called end" without affecting the understanding.

In this embodiment, the calling end user clicks the head portrait of the called end user to initiate a video call. Then the calling terminal displays the video calling page and the called terminal displays the called interface.

When the called user does not answer the call, the calling end waits for 30 seconds, and then the calling end displays a video message leaving button in a video call interface; the calling end user clicks the video message leaving button, and the calling end jumps from the video call interface to the video recording interface; a calling end user clicks and shoots on a video recording interface, and the calling end records a video file on the video recording interface; if the calling end user is unsatisfied with the video, clicking a rephotograph button, and recording the video file on the video recording interface again by the calling end; if the calling end user is satisfied with the video, clicking a sending button, sending the video file to the called end by the calling end, returning to a home page interface, and toast prompting that the video message is sent.

After the calling terminal sends the video file to the called terminal, the called terminal carries out red point prompt of a contact list and/or push prompt in a screen locking manner; after the called user clicks the contact person, the called enters a chat interface, and pops up a video popup to play a video; the called end user can drag the playing progress bar, so that the called end plays from the designated position; the called user clicks the blank, so that the called receives the video popup and displays a chat interface; the called end user can pull down or pull up the camera viewing window and adjust the display position of the camera viewing window; the called end user clicks the recording button, so that the called end records the video and automatically sends the video after the recording is finished; the called user can click the character input, so that the called displays the character input interface; the called terminal displays the video message and/or the text message on the chat interface.

After the called user clicks the blank, if the dialing button is clicked to dial back, the called button progress bar prompts 3 seconds of countdown; after the countdown is finished, the called terminal enters a video call interface, and the action executed by the calling terminal can be executed.

It should be noted that the embodiment is only an exemplary illustration for fully showing the interaction process between the user terminals and the execution of the actions of the corresponding users in an embodiment, and should not limit the function and the scope of the disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 6, there is also provided an interaction apparatus in an instant messaging system, the apparatus including:

the video call module 410 is configured to initiate a video call request to a called terminal in response to a video call instruction;

a timeout detection module 420, configured to display a video message option in a video call interface if it is detected that the called end does not respond to the video call request within a preset time threshold;

and the video message leaving module 430 is configured to display a video recording interface when receiving a trigger instruction for the video message leaving option, and initiate a video message leaving based on a recorded video file.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the video message leaving module 430 is configured to:

acquiring a video file recorded in the camera view finding window;

and sending the video file to the called terminal.

In an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, the apparatus is configured to:

acquiring a video message recorded in the camera viewfinder;

and sending the video message to a message receiving end.

In an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, the apparatus is configured to:

displaying a text entry option in the camera viewfinder window;

In an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, the apparatus is configured to:

acquiring a text message input from the text input window;

and sending the text message to a receiving end.

The interaction method in the instant messaging system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented by the user terminal 20 shown in fig. 1. The user terminal 20 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference to fig. 7. The user terminal 20 shown in fig. 7 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 7, user terminal 20 is in the form of a general purpose computing device. The components of user end 20 may include, but are not limited to: the at least one processing unit 510, the at least one memory unit 520, and a bus 530 that couples various system components including the memory unit 520 and the processing unit 510.

Wherein the storage unit stores program code that is executable by the processing unit 510 to cause the processing unit 510 to perform steps according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention as described in the description part of the above exemplary methods of the present specification. For example, the processing unit 510 may perform the various steps as shown in fig. 3.

The memory unit 520 may include a readable medium in the form of a volatile memory unit, such as a random access memory unit (RAM)5201 and/or a cache memory unit 5202, and may further include a read only memory unit (ROM) 5203.

Storage unit 520 may also include a program/utility 5204 having a set (at least one) of program modules 5205, such program modules 5205 including, but not limited to: an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data, each of which, or some combination thereof, may comprise an implementation of a network environment.

Bus 530 may be one or more of any of several types of bus structures including a memory unit bus or memory unit controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, a processing unit, or a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures.

User end 20 may also communicate with one or more external devices 600 (e.g., keyboard, pointing device, bluetooth device, etc.), with one or more devices that enable a user to interact with the user end 20, and/or with any devices (e.g., router, modem, etc.) that enable the user end 20 to communicate with one or more other computing devices. Such communication may occur via input/output (I/O) interfaces 550. Also, user terminal 20 may communicate with one or more networks (e.g., a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), and/or a public network, such as the internet) via network adapter 560. As shown, network adapter 560 communicates with the other modules of user terminal 20 via bus 530. It should be understood that although not shown in the figures, other hardware and/or software modules may be used in conjunction with user end 20, including but not limited to: microcode, device drivers, redundant processing units, external disk drive arrays, RAID systems, tape drives, and data backup storage systems, among others.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will readily understand that the exemplary embodiments described herein may be implemented by software, or by software in combination with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which may be a CD-ROM, a usb disk, a removable hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes several instructions to enable a computing device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a terminal device, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, there is also provided a computer program medium having stored thereon computer readable instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform the method described in the above method embodiment section.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is also provided a program product for implementing the method in the above method embodiment, which may employ a portable compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM) and include program code, and may be run on a terminal device, such as a personal computer. However, the program product of the present invention is not limited in this regard and, in the present document, a readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

The program product may employ any combination of one or more readable media. The readable medium may be a readable signal medium or a readable storage medium. A readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the readable storage medium include: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RGM), a Read Only Memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

A computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A readable signal medium may also be any readable medium that is not a readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

Program code embodied on a readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

Program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present invention may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as JGvG, C + + or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computing device, partly on the user's device, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computing device and partly on a remote computing device, or entirely on the remote computing device or server. In the case of a remote computing device, the remote computing device may be connected to the user computing device through any kind of network, including a local area network (KGN) or a wide area network (WGN), or may be connected to an external computing device (e.g., through the internet using an internet service provider).

It should be noted that although in the above detailed description several modules or units of the device for action execution are mentioned, such a division is not mandatory. Indeed, the features and functionality of two or more modules or units described above may be embodied in one module or unit, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Conversely, the features and functions of one module or unit described above may be further divided into embodiments by a plurality of modules or units.

Moreover, although the steps of the methods of the present disclosure are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this does not require or imply that the steps must be performed in this particular order, or that all of the depicted steps must be performed, to achieve desirable results. Additionally or alternatively, certain steps may be omitted, multiple steps combined into one step execution, and/or one step broken down into multiple step executions, etc.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will readily understand that the exemplary embodiments described herein may be implemented by software, or by software in combination with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which may be a CD-ROM, a usb disk, a removable hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes several instructions to enable a computing device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a mobile terminal, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

Claims

1. An interaction method in an instant messaging system, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a video recording interface and initiating a video message based on a recorded video file comprises:

acquiring a video file recorded in the camera view finding window;

and sending the video file to the called terminal.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein before transmitting the video file to the called terminal, the method further comprises:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method for interaction in the instant messaging system further comprises:

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

6. The method of claim 4, wherein after automatically playing the video file corresponding to the video message in the chat interface in the form of a video popup, the method further comprises:

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the adjusting the display mode of the camera viewfinder in the chat interface in response to the display adjustment instruction for the camera viewfinder comprises:

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

9. The method of claim 7, wherein collapsing the camera viewfinder for display at a sidebar of the chat interface comprises:

10. The method of claim 6, wherein after displaying the camera viewfinder at the predetermined location of the chat interface, comprising:

acquiring a video message recorded in the camera viewfinder;

and sending the video message to a message receiving end.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

displaying a text entry option in the camera viewfinder window;

12. The method of claim 10, after displaying a text entry window in the chat interface, comprising:

acquiring a text message input from the text input window;

and sending the text message to a message receiving end.

13. An interactive device in an instant messaging system, the device comprising:

14. An electronic device for communication interaction in an instant messaging system, comprising:

a memory storing computer readable instructions;

a processor reading computer readable instructions stored by the memory to perform the method of any of claims 1-12.

15. A computer program medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1-12.