IP Library Granted Patent US 10,659,412
Granted Patent B2
US 10,659,412 · App. 15/661,239 · Granted May 19, 2020

Method and device for saving chat record of instant messaging

Inventor: Jingwen Zhou (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
H04L51/16G06F16/22G06F16/9558H04L51/00H04L51/046
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Patent No.
US 10,659,412
App. No.
15/661,239
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for saving chat records of instant messaging (IM) includes when an instant message transmitted or received by an IM chat window comprises non-text information, acquiring a content summary of the non-text information, and saving the instant message, and saving the non-text information as a data object comprising the non-text information and the content summary of the non-text information.

Claims (48)

1. A method for saving IM chat records comprising:

when an instant message transmitted or received by an IM chat window comprises non-text information, acquiring a content summary of the non-text information;

determining whether the non-text information comprises a hyperlink;

in response to determining that the non-text information comprises a hyperlink:

activating a browser to access a webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

extracting at least one phrase with a frequency of occurrence greater than that of other phrases from the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

using the at least one phrase as the content summary of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

acquiring, in response to determining that the non-text information does not comprise a hyperlink, the content summary based on typed text information;

saving the non-text information as a data object comprising the non-text information, a display attribute of the non-text information, the content summary of the non-text information, and a display attribute of the content summary of the non-text information; and

setting, in the data object, the display attribute of the non-text information to visible, and the display attribute of the content summary of the non-text information to invisible.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the non-text information comprises a hyperlink, the method further comprises:

acquiring caption information of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink; and

adding the caption information to the content summary of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring, in response to determining that the non-text information does not comprise a hyperlink, the content summary based on typed text information comprises:

prompting a user to set the content summary for the non-text information; and

receiving text information typed in by the user and using the text information as the content summary of the non-text information.

4. A device for saving IM chat records comprising one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured with instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the device to perform operations comprising:

acquiring, when an instant message transmitted or received by an IM chat window comprises non-text information, a content summary of the non-text information;

determining whether the non-text information comprises a hyperlink;

in response to determining that the non-text information comprises a hyperlink:

activating a browser to access a webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

extracting at least one phrase with a frequency of occurrence greater than that of other phrases from the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

using the at least one phrase as the content summary of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

acquiring, in response to determining that the non-text information does not comprise a hyperlink, the content summary based on typed text information;

saving the non-text information as a data object comprising the non-text information, a display attribute of the non-text information, the content summary of the non-text information, and a display attribute of the content summary of the non-text information; and

setting, in the data object, the display attribute of the non-text information to visible, and the display attribute of the content summary of the non-text information to invisible.

5. The device for saving IM chat records according to claim 4 , wherein, in response to determining that the non-text information comprises a hyperlink, the operations further comprise:

acquiring caption information of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink; and

adding the caption information to the content summary of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink.

6. The device for saving IM chat records according to claim 4 , wherein the acquiring, in response to determining that the non-text information does not comprise a hyperlink, the content summary based on typed text information comprises:

prompting a user to set the content summary for the non-text information; and

receiving text information typed in by the user and use the text information as the content summary of the non-text information.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

when an instant message transmitted or received by an IM chat window comprises non-text information, acquiring a content summary of the non-text information;

determining whether the non-text information comprises a hyperlink;

in response to determining that the non-text information comprises a hyperlink:

activating a browser to access a webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

extracting at least one phrase with a frequency of occurrence greater than that of other phrases from the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

using the at least one phrase as the content summary of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink;

acquiring, in response to determining that the non-text information does not comprise a hyperlink, the content summary based on typed text information;

saving the non-text information as a data object comprising the non-text information, a display attribute of the non-text information, the content summary of the non-text information, and a display attribute of the content summary of the non-text information; and

setting, in the data object, the display attribute of the non-text information to visible, and the display attribute of the content summary of the non-text information to invisible.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media according to claim 7 , wherein, in response to determining that the non-text information comprises a hyperlink, the method further comprises:

acquiring caption information of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink; and

adding the caption information to the content summary of the webpage corresponding to the hyperlink.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media according to claim 7 , wherein the acquiring, in response to determining that the non-text information does not comprise a hyperlink, the content summary based on typed text information comprises:

prompting a user to set the content summary for the non-text information; and

receiving text information typed in by the user and using the text information as a content summary of the non-text information.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053796/0281 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053702/0392 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2017
From: ZHOU, JINGWEN
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 043350/0950 →