IP Library Granted Patent US 12683917
Granted Patent B2
US 12683917 · App. 18/573,995 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Method and electronic device for message notification based on client active status

Inventors: Zifeng Feng (Beijing, CN); Ziqing Xu (Beijing, CN); Jianfeng Ni (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
H04L51/043H04L51/046H04L51/224
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Patent No.
US 12683917
App. No.
18/573,995
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method, apparatus, device and storage medium for message notification, the method including: in accordance with a determination that a message is reachable for a plurality of clients of a user, determining a currently active client of the user; and notifying the message in a first notification mode at the currently active client, and notifying the message in a second notification mode at a currently inactive client. The disclosure enables the currently active client to receive a message from other clients and process rapidly by notifying the message is in a plurality of clients in accordance with a determination that a message is reachable for the plurality of clients of a user and notifying in different modes at the currently active client and the currently inactive client.

Claims (31)

1 . A method for message notification, comprising:

determining, based on a determination that a message is reachable for a plurality of clients of a user, a currently active client of the user; and

notifying the message in a first notification mode at the currently active client, and notifying the message in a second notification mode at a currently inactive client, wherein the first notification mode is a strong reminder notification; and the second notification mode is a weak reminder notification,

wherein a display interface of the currently active client comprises a page of a current document; and the method further comprises: displaying prompt content in a third display area of the page of the current document based on a determination that content corresponding to the message is resolved and based on a fourth operation on the message, the prompt content being used to indicate that the content corresponding to the message has been resolved, and resolution of the content corresponding to the message comprising deletion, hiding of the content corresponding to the message or other set invisible states.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first notification mode is determined based on a number of unread messages of the currently active client; and the second notification mode uses a first fixed badge on a notification center icon for notification.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the first notification mode based on the number of unread messages of the currently active client comprises:

updating, based on a determination that the number of unread messages is less than a first threshold, a number badge on the notification center icon, wherein the number badge on the notification center icon is the number of unread messages; and

applying, based on a determination that the number of unread messages is greater than or equal to the first threshold, a second fixed badge on the notification center icon for notification.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying, based on a first operation on the page of the current document, the message in a first display area of the page of the current document, the message being associated with the current document and/or a document other than the current document.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: displaying, based on a determination that the current document is in a first operating mode, and based on a first operation on the message, message content in a second display area and navigating to a location associated with the message content.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: switching, based on a determination that the current document is in a second operating mode, and based on a second operation on the message, the current document to a first operating mode, displaying message content in a second display area, and navigating to a location associated with the message content.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: closing a floating layer and navigating to a location associated with message content based on a determination that the floating layer is present on the page of the current document, and based on a third operation on the message.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: displaying, based on a determination that content corresponding to the message is re-enabled, the content corresponding to the message in the page of the current document, and receiving content input by the user in response to a fifth operation on the content corresponding to the message.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein content corresponding to the message is content at a document client of the user; and

the method further comprises: displaying, based on a determination that the content corresponding to the message is re-enabled, an enabling message at an instant messaging client of the user, the enabling message comprising a document link.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: jumping to a document page corresponding to a document link based on a determination that the message comprises the document link, based on a fourth operation on the message.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: jumping to a page of a document space based on a determination that the message comprises a document link and a linked document belongs to the document space, and based on a fifth operation on the message.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

marking a particular message of which message content has been displayed at any client, as read and canceling an unread mark of the particular message at all clients.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the strong reminder notification comprises presenting a significant state change in an existing interface element in a client interface, or adding a new interface element in the client interface to remind, and the weak reminder notification comprises presenting an insignificant state change in the existing interface element in the client interface by a fixed badge.

14 . An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a storage device for storing one or more programs, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

determining, based on a determination that a message is reachable for a plurality of clients of a user, a currently active client of the user; and

notifying the message in a first notification mode at the currently active client, and notifying the message in a second notification mode at a currently inactive client, wherein the first notification mode is a strong reminder notification; and the second notification mode is a weak reminder notification,

wherein a display interface of the currently active client comprises a page of a current document; and the method further comprises: displaying prompt content in a third display area of the page of the current document based on a determination that content corresponding to the message is resolved and based on a fourth operation on the message, the prompt content being used to indicate that the content corresponding to the message has been resolved, and resolution of the content corresponding to the message comprising deletion, hiding of the content corresponding to the message or other set invisible states.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first notification mode is determined based on a number of unread messages of the currently active client; and the second notification mode uses a first fixed badge on a notification center icon for notification.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein determining the first notification mode based on the number of unread messages of the currently active client comprises:

updating, based on a determination that the number of unread messages is less than a first threshold, a number badge on the notification center icon, wherein the number badge on the notification center icon is the number of unread messages; and

applying, based on a determination that the number of unread messages is greater than or equal to the first threshold, a second fixed badge on the notification center icon for notification.