IP Library Granted Patent US 12,470,510
Granted Patent B2
US 12,470,510 · App. 18/575,120 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Information, electronic device, computer storage medium, and product

Inventors: Xinyi Li (Beijing, CN); Na Sun (Beijing, CN); Siqi Tan (Beijing, CN); Ye Lin (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
H04L51/52G06F3/0482H04L51/10H04L51/224H04N21/4316H04N21/4788H04N21/858
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Patent No.
US 12,470,510
App. No.
18/575,120
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for replying to information, electronic device, computer storage medium, and product. The method includes: playing first multimedia content and displaying a first sticker comprising target information in a playing interface of the first multimedia content, wherein the target information is associated with target multimedia content; receiving a first instruction for the first sticker which instructs to make a reply to the target information in multimedia form; and in response to receiving the first instruction, acquiring second multimedia content for replying to the target information.

Claims (55)

1 . An information replying method, comprising:

displaying first multimedia content which comprises a first sticker comprising target information, wherein the target information is at least one of comment information or topic information associated with original multimedia content, and the first multimedia content comprises multimedia content that associated with the target information;

receiving a first instruction triggered on the first sticker, which instructs to create second multimedia content associated with the target information;

in response to receiving the first instruction, acquiring the second multimedia content;

adding a representation of a link associated with the target information to the second multimedia content, wherein the link is for directing to a displaying interface of the target information; and

uploading the second multimedia content to a server, wherein the representation of the link is displayed with the second multimedia content in a video playing interface.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second instruction triggered on the first sticker, wherein the second instruction is used to instruct to view the target information; and

switching to a playing interface of the target multimedia content in response to the second instruction, and displaying the target information and a comment card in a comment area of the playing interface of the target multimedia content, wherein the comment card comprises a thumbnail comprising a playing picture of the first multimedia content and the first sticker.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a link associated with the target information in a playing interface of the first multimedia content, wherein the link is used to trigger a display of the target information; and

receiving a trigger operation on the link, switching to the playing interface of the target multimedia content, and displaying the target information and a comment card in the comment area of the playing interface of the target multimedia content, wherein the comment card comprises a thumbnail comprising a playing picture of the first multimedia content and the first sticker.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

uploading the second multimedia content to a server so that the server sends a notification message to at least one client associated with the target information, wherein the notification message is used to notify the at least one client that the target information has been replied in multimedia form.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying an aggregation page of at least one multimedia content associated with the target information in the first sticker after receiving a third instruction for the first sticker.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first multimedia content is acquired after receiving a fourth instruction indicating a multimedia reply to the target information displayed in the comment area of the playing interface of the target multimedia content; or

the first multimedia content is acquired after receiving a fifth instruction indicating a multimedia reply to the target information displayed in a third sticker.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring second multimedia content for replying to the target information in response to the first instruction comprises:

switching to an acquisition interface of the second multimedia content in response to the first instruction; and

acquiring the second multimedia content after receiving an acquisition instruction for the second multimedia content in the acquisition interface of the second multimedia content.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the acquisition interface of the second multimedia content comprises a second sticker comprising the target information, and display parameter(s) of the second sticker comprise at least one of a display mode, a display position, or a display duration of the second sticker.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

playing the second multimedia content and displaying the second sticker in a playing interface of the second multimedia content.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an add-to-favorites instruction triggered on the first sticker, wherein the add-to-favorites instruction is used to add the target information in Favorites; and

adding the target information to the Favorites in response to the add-to-favorites instruction.

11 . An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory; and

one or more computer programs; wherein the one or more computer programs are stored in the memory;

the one or more processors, when executing the one or more computer programs, enable the electronic device to implement an information replying method comprising:

displaying first multimedia content which comprises a first sticker comprising target information, wherein the target information is at least one of comment information or topic information associated with original multimedia content, and the first multimedia content comprises multimedia content that associated with the target information;

receiving a first instruction triggered on the first sticker, which instructs to create second multimedia content associated with the target information;

in response to receiving the first instruction, acquiring the second multimedia content;

adding a representation of a link associated with the target information to the second multimedia content, wherein the link is for directing to a displaying interface of the target information; and

uploading the second multimedia content to a server, wherein the representation of the link is displayed with the second multimedia content in a video playing interface.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the first multimedia content comprises multimedia content that replies to the target information in multimedia form, and the target information is at least one of comment information or topic information for the target multimedia content.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive a second instruction for the first sticker, wherein the second instruction is used to instruct to view the target information; and

switch to a playing interface of the target multimedia content in response to the second instruction, and display the target information and a comment card in a comment area of the playing interface of the target multimedia content, wherein the comment card comprises a thumbnail comprising a playing picture of the first multimedia content and the first sticker.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

display a link associated with the target information in the playing interface of the first multimedia content, wherein the link is used to trigger a display of the target information; and

receive a trigger operation on the link, switching to the playing interface of the target multimedia content, and display the target information and a comment card in the comment area of the playing interface of the target multimedia content, wherein the comment card comprises a thumbnail comprising a playing picture of the first multimedia content and the first sticker.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

upload the second multimedia content to a server so that the server sends a notification message to at least one client associated with the target information, wherein the notification message is used to notify the at least one client that the target information has been replied in multimedia form.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

display an aggregation page of at least one multimedia content associated with the target information in the first sticker after receiving a third instruction for the first sticker.

17 . A non-transitory computer storage medium, characterized in comprising computer instructions that, when running on an electronic device, cause the electronic device to implement an information replying method comprising:

displaying first multimedia content which comprises a first sticker comprising target information, wherein the target information is at least one of comment information or topic information associated with original multimedia content, and the first multimedia content comprises multimedia content that associated with the target information;

receiving a first instruction triggered on the first sticker, which instructs to create second multimedia content associated with the target information;

in response to receiving the first instruction, acquiring the second multimedia content;

adding a representation of a link associated with the target information to the second multimedia content, wherein the link is for directing to a displaying interface of the target information; and

uploading the second multimedia content to a server, wherein the representation of the link is displayed with the second multimedia content in a video playing interface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2026
From: SUN, NA; TAN, SIQI; LIN, YE
To: SHANGHAI SUIXUNTONG ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; TIKTOK INC.; MIAOZHENDIDA (BEIJING) NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074421/0652 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2026
From: TIKTOK INC.; SHANGHAI SUIXUNTONG ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; MIAOZHENDIDA (BEIJING) NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOG Y CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074421/0693 →
Priority Claims (1)
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