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(11)EP 3 145 128 B1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45)Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.05.2020 Bulletin 2020/19

(21)Application number: 16170921.7

(22)Date of filing:  23.05.2016
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/58(2006.01)
H04L 12/18(2006.01)

(54)

INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS

INFORMATIONSSAMMELVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE COLLECTE D'INFORMATIONS


(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30)Priority: 15.09.2015 CN 201510587719

(43)Date of publication of application:
22.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/12

(73)Proprietor: Xiaomi Inc.
Beijing 100085 (CN)

(72)Inventors:
  • LUO, Jixi
    100085 BEIJING (CN)
  • LIN, Jinbin
    100085 BEIJING (CN)
  • LIU, Ming
    100085 BEIJING (CN)

(74)Representative: Cabinet Beau de Loménie 
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07
75340 Paris Cedex 07 (FR)


(56)References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 624 613
US-A1- 2008 189 620
WO-A1-2015/081720
US-A1- 2009 186 700
  
      
    Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


    Description

    TECHNICAL FIELD



    [0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communications, and more particularly, to an information collection method and apparatus.

    BACKGROUND



    [0002] During group chatting, generally, feedback information of group members needs to be quickly collected. For example, when initiating a group activity, a group manger needs to know as soon as possible feedbacks of all the group members with respect to the group activity. Therefore, how to quickly collect feedback information of the group members during group chatting is significant for improving group chat experience of users.

    [0003] Document EP 1 624 613 A1 discloses using instant messaging to effectuate structured communication.

    [0004] Document US 2008/189620 A1 discloses a method for templates for implementing instant message themes.

    [0005] Document US 2009/186700 A1 discloses computer-implemented systems and methods supporting multiple networked users in a shared venue using short messaging service communication.

    [0006] Document WO 2015/081720 A1 discloses an instant messaging based information recommendation method, apparatus, and terminal.

    SUMMARY



    [0007] To overcome the problem in the related art, the present disclosure provides an information collection method and apparatus defined respectively in the appended claims 1 and 5. The following paragraphs which are not covered by the appended set of claims are understood to be examples useful for understanding the invention, but not claimed embodiments.

    [0008] According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, an information collection method is provided. The method includes:

    receiving a trigger message mass-sent by a preset group member, the trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction;

    generating a corresponding text link based on the prompt text, and displaying the text link on a group chat interface; and

    executing the page jump instruction to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored.



    [0009] Wherein when a local group member is the preset group member, the target page includes a preset trigger option, the preset trigger option being configured to trigger mass-sending of the trigger message to all the group members.

    [0010] Wherein the target page includes a main page and a plurality of subpages, and the preset trigger option is present on each of the subpages of the target page.

    [0011] Optionally, the method further includes:

    outputting a first setting interface when a preset trigger event with respect to the preset trigger option is monitored;

    acquiring a prompt text input in the first setting interface; and

    creating the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page, and mass-sending the trigger message to all the group members.



    [0012] The method further includes:

    outputting a second setting interface when a preset trigger event with respect to the preset trigger option is monitored;

    acquiring a prompt text input by a user in the second setting interface;

    acquiring a target page selected by the user in the second setting interface, and generating a page jump instruction for jumping to the target page; and

    creating the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and the generated page jump instruction, and mass-sending the trigger message to all the group members.



    [0013] Optionally, the displaying the text link on a group chat interface includes:
    highlighting the text link on the group chat interface.

    [0014] Wherein the executing the page jump instruction to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information includes:

    executing the page jump instruction to jump to the corresponding target page;

    acquiring target information input in the target page; and

    uploading the acquired target information to a corresponding service end to complete collection of the target information.



    [0015] Optionally, the target page includes a group album page, a group sign-in page, and a group activity page; and the target information includes picture information, geographical location information, voice information, and text information.

    [0016] According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, an information collection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes:

    a receiving module, configured to receive a trigger message mass-sent by a preset group member, the trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction;

    a displaying module, configured to generate a corresponding text link based on the prompt text, and display the text link on a group chat interface; and

    a jumping module, configured to execute the page jump instruction to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored.



    [0017] Wherein when a local group member is the preset group member, the target page includes a preset trigger option, the preset trigger option being configured to trigger mass-sending of the trigger message to all the group members.

    [0018] Wherein the target page includes a main page and a plurality of subpages, and the preset trigger option is present on each of the subpages of the target page.

    [0019] Optionally, the apparatus further includes:

    a first outputting module, configured to output a first setting interface when the preset trigger event with respect to the preset trigger option is monitored;

    a first acquiring module, configured to acquire a prompt text input in the first setting interface; and

    a first mass-sending module, configured to create the trigger message based on the prompt text acquired by the first acquiring module and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page, and mass-send the trigger message to all the group members.



    [0020] The apparatus further includes:

    a second outputting module, configured to output a second setting interface when the preset trigger event with respect to the preset trigger option is monitored;

    a second acquiring module, configured to acquire a prompt text input by a user in the second setting interface;

    a third acquiring module, configured to acquire a target page selected by the user in the second setting interface, and generate a page jump instruction for jumping to the target page; and

    a second mass-sending module, configured to create the trigger message based on the prompt text acquired by the second acquiring module and the page jump instruction generated by the third acquiring module, and mass-send the trigger message to all the group members.



    [0021] Optionally, the displaying module includes:
    a displaying submodule, configured to highlight the text link on the group chat interface.

    [0022] Wherein the jumping module includes:

    a jumping submodule, configured to execute the page jump instruction to jump to the corresponding target page;

    an acquiring submodule, configured to acquire target information input in the target page; and

    an uploading submodule, configured to upload the acquired target information to a corresponding service end to complete collection of the target information.



    [0023] Optionally, the target page includes a group album page, a group sign-in page, and a group activity page; and the target information includes picture information, geographical location information, voice information, and text information.

    [0024] The advantages and features of the apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are the same with those of the above described method and will not be repeated here.

    [0025] In a particular embodiment, the steps of the information collection method are determined by computer program instructions.

    [0026] Consequently, according to a fourth aspect, the invention is also directed to a computer program for executing, when this program is executed by a computer, the steps of the information collection method.

    [0027] This program can use any programming language and take the form of source code, object code or a code intermediate between source code and object code, such as a partially compiled form, or any other desirable form.

    [0028] The invention is also directed to a computer-readable information medium containing instructions of a computer program as described above.

    [0029] The information medium can be any entity or device capable of storing the program. For example, the support can include storage means such as a ROM, for example a CD ROM or a microelectronic circuit ROM, or magnetic storage means, for example a diskette (floppy disk) or a hard disk.

    [0030] Alternatively, the information medium can be an integrated circuit in which the program is incorporated, the circuit being adapted to execute the method in question or to be used in its execution. The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may achieve the following beneficial effects.

    [0031] In the above embodiments of the present disclosure, a trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction mass-sent by a preset group member is received; a corresponding text link is generated based on the prompt text, and the text link is displayed on the group chat interface; and the page jump instruction is executed to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored. In this way, target information of the group members is quickly collected during group chatting, which is favorable to improving user's group chat experience.

    [0032] It shall be appreciated that the above general description and the detailed description hereinafter are only illustrative and interpretative, but not for limiting the present disclosure.

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS



    [0033] The accompanying drawings herein, which are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

    Fig. 1 is a schematic flowchart illustrating an information collection method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

    Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart illustrating another information collection method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

    Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an information collection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

    Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram illustrating another information collection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

    Fig. 5 is a schematic block diagram illustrating still another information collection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

    Fig. 6 is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet still another information collection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and

    Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating an apparatus for use in information collection according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.


    DETAILED DESCRIPTION



    [0034] Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise represented. The implementations set forth in the following description of exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with aspects related to the present disclosure as recited in the appended claims.

    [0035] The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. As used in the present disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It shall also be understood that the term "and/or" used herein is intended to signify and include any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

    [0036] It shall be understood that, although the terms "first" "second" "third" etc. may be used herein to describe various information, the information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one category of information from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, first information may be termed as second information; and similarly, second information may also be termed as first information. As used herein, the term "if" may be understood to mean "when" or "upon" or "in response to determining" depending on the context.

    [0037] According to an information collection method provided by the present disclosure, a trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction mass-sent (in other words, the trigger message is sent to a plurality of group members at the same time) by a preset group member is received; a corresponding text link is generated based on the prompt text, and the text link is displayed on the group chat interface; and the page jump instruction is executed to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored. In this way, target information of the group members is quickly collected during group chatting, which is favorable to improving user's group chat experience.

    [0038] Fig. 1 illustrates an information collection method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the information collection method is applied in a terminal, and includes the following steps.

    [0039] In step 101, a trigger message mass-sent by a preset group member is received, wherein the trigger message includes a prompt text and a page jump instruction.

    [0040] In step 102, a corresponding text link is generated based on the prompt text, and the text link is displayed on a group chat interface.

    [0041] In step 103, when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored, the page jump instruction is executed to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information.

    [0042] The technical solutions disclosed in step 101 to step 103 may be understood as an information collection logic loaded in group chat client software (for example, an instant messaging APP) installed in the above terminal. The group chat client software may quickly collect target information of group members during group chatting by running the above information collection logic.

    [0043] In this embodiment, the above terminal may be a mobile terminal of a user. For example, the mobile terminal may be a touch-screen smart phone of the user. The target page may include a group album page, a group sign-in page, and a group activity page; and the target information may include picture information, geographical location information, voice information, and text information. Nevertheless, during implementation, the above target page and target information may include other content besides the content mentioned in the above description.

    [0044] When the user is engaged in a group chat by using client software (hereinafter referred to as APP) installed in the terminal, in addition to providing a group chat service for the user, the APP may generally provide value-added services. When the user uses the value-added services provided by the APP, the APP generally has a demand on quickly collecting the target information relevant to the value-added services, wherein the target information is generated in the course of using the value-added services by all the group members.

    [0045] For example, in addition to providing the group chat service, the APP may provide such functions as a group album, a group sign-in, and a group activity for the user. When the user enables the group album function and has created a group album relevant to an offline activity, the APP generally has a demand on quickly collecting photos relevant to the offline activity. When the user enables the group sign-in function, the APP generally has a demand on quickly collecting the sign-in information such as geographical location information of all the group members. When the user enables the group activity function, the APP generally has a demand on quickly collecting text feedback information or voice feedback information of all the group members with respect to the initiated offline activity.

    [0046] In the related art, when the APP collects the target information relevant to the value-added services that is generated in the course of using the value-added services by all the group members, collection of the target information is generally dependent on user's initiative uploading. As a result, the target information of all the group members may not be quickly collected.

    [0047] In this embodiment, to more quickly collect the target information of all the group members, a trigger option may be preset in the target page, wherein the trigger option is configured to trigger mass-sending of the trigger message to all the group members.

    [0048] When a preset group member is using the value-added services provided by the APP, by performing a preset trigger operation for the trigger option, the APP may be triggered to mass-send a trigger message to the other group members. The trigger message may include a prompt text and a page jump instruction. The prompt text may be prompt information input by the preset group member in a customization manner, and the page jump instruction may be an instruction defined by the APP system for jumping to a target page.

    [0049] Meanwhile, when the preset group member is using the value-added services, the APP may monitor in real time a trigger event with respect to the trigger option, and judge whether the monitored trigger event is a preset trigger event corresponding to the preset trigger operation. If the monitored trigger event is the preset trigger event corresponding to the preset trigger operation, the APP may be triggered to mass-send the trigger message to the other group members.

    [0050] It should be noted that, in practical application, the target page may be an independent page, or may include a plurality of subpages. For example, when the target page is a group sign-in page, the target page is generally an independent page; when the target page is a group album page, the target page may generally include a plurality of subalbums, and in this case, the target page may further include, in addition to the main page, a plurality of subpages corresponding to the plurality of subalbums respectively; and when the target page is a group activity page, the target page may generally include a plurality of activity subjects, and in this case, the target page may further include, in addition to the main page, a plurality of subpages corresponding to the plurality of activity subjects respectively.

    [0051] Hereinafter, with respect to the above two circumstances, the process of mass-sending the trigger message by the APP to all the group members is described.

    [0052] In an illustrated implementation manner, when the target page is an independent page, the trigger option may be preset in the independent page of the target page. When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event with respect to the trigger option, a first setting interface may be output to the preset group member. In this case, the preset group member may input a prompt text in the first setting interface.

    [0053] When the prompt text is successfully input, the APP may acquire the prompt text input by the preset group member in the first setting interface, and then create the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page. When the trigger message is successfully created, the trigger message may be mass-sent to all the group members by using the group chat function of the APP. The preset trigger operation may be a click operation, and the preset trigger event may be a click event corresponding to the click operation.

    [0054] In another illustrated implementation manner, when the target page includes a plurality of subpages, the trigger option may be respectively preset in the main page and the plurality of subpages of the target page. When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event with respect to the trigger option on the subpage, the first setting interface may still be output to the preset group member. The specific implementation is not described herein any further.

    [0055] When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event with respect to the trigger option on the main page, a second setting interface may be output to the preset group member. In this case, the preset group member may input a prompt text in the second setting interface, and select a corresponding target subinterface in the second setting interface.

    [0056] When the prompt text is successfully input, the APP may acquire the prompt text input by the preset group member in the second setting interface and the target subinterface selected in the second setting interface, generate a page jump instruction for jumping to the target subinterface at the background, and create the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and the generated page jump instruction. When the trigger message is successfully created, the trigger message may be mass-sent to all the group members by using the group chat function of the APP.

    [0057] The preset group member may be a group manager or a group member having equivalent rights. For example, when the target page is a group sign-in page, the preset group member may be a group manager; and when the target page is a group album page, the preset group member may be a group manager and creators of the subalbums in the group album page. When the target page is a group activity page, the preset group member may be a group manager and initiators of the activities on the group activity page.

    [0058] In this embodiment, when the APP has mass-sent the trigger message, after the APP of each of all the group members receives the trigger message, a corresponding text link may be generated based on the prompt text in the trigger message, and then the generated text link is displayed on the group chat interface. Since there are masses of group chat messages on the group chat interface, the APP may highlight the text link on the group chat interface when displaying the text link. For example, the text link may be displayed in a highlight manner or using a special font.

    [0059] After the text link is displayed on the group chat interface, all the group members may perform a preset trigger operation for the text link to trigger the APP to jump to the corresponding target page. Meanwhile, the APP may monitor the trigger event with respect to the text link at the background. When a preset trigger event corresponding to the preset trigger operation with respect to the text link is monitored, a page jump instruction carried in the trigger message may be automatically executed at the background to jump to a corresponding target page. After the APP jumps to the corresponding target page, the APP may acquire target information input in the target page, and upload the acquired target information to a corresponding service end, to complete collection of the target information.

    [0060] The above described technical solution is hereinafter illustrated with reference to two specific application examples.

    [0061] In one aspect, assume that the target page is a group sign-in page. In this case, the trigger option may be a trigger option "you are invited to sign in" on the group sign-in page.

    [0062] When the APP has monitored a click event with respect to the trigger option on the page, the APP may output the first setting interface to the preset group member, and acquire the prompt text input by the preset group member in the first setting interface. Afterwards, the APP may create the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page.

    [0063] The prompt text may be a prompt text "please upload your own geographical location to complete sign-in", the page jump instruction may be a page jump instruction "mitalk://control/jump_to_location" (which indicates jumping to a location page) defined in the APP system. In this case, the trigger message generated by the APP may be a trigger message "please upload your own geographical location to complete sign-in {mitalk://control/jump_to_location}". When the trigger message is successfully created, the APP may mass-send the trigger message to the other group members in the current group.

    [0064] When the other group members receive the trigger message, a text link "please upload your own geographical location to complete sign-in" may be highlighted on the group chat interface. In this case, the APP may monitor in real time the preset trigger event with respect to the text link at the background.

    [0065] When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event (for example, a click event) with respect to the text link, the instruction "mitalk://control/jump_to_location" may be automatically executed at the background to jump to the location page. An option "upload location" may be provided on the location page, and the local group member may click the option to upload his or her own geographical location information to the service end to complete sign-in. Upon completion of sign-in, the APP may synchronize the geographical location information uploaded by all the group members that is stored at the service end to a local terminal, for all the group members in the group to check.

    [0066] Accordingly, in this manner, when the group members are using the group sign-in service provided by the APP, the group manager may quickly collect the geographical location information of all the group members, thereby greatly improving user's group chat experience.

    [0067] In another aspect, assume that the target page is a group album page. In this case, the trigger option may be a trigger option "you are invited to upload photos" on the main page or each of the subpages of the group album page. When the APP has monitored a click event with respect to the trigger option on the main page, the APP may output the second setting interface to the preset group member, acquire the prompt text input by the preset group member in the second setting interface and a target subpage selected in the second setting interface, and generate a page jump instruction for jumping to the target subpage at the background. Afterwards, the APP may create the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and the generated page jump instruction. Nevertheless, when the APP has monitored the click event with respect to the trigger option on the subpage, the APP may output the first setting interface to the preset group member. For example, when the preset group member has created a subalbum, the trigger option in the subalbum may be clicked to trigger the APP to mass-send the trigger message. The specific implementation is not described herein any further.

    [0068] The prompt text may be a prompt text "please upload your photos of this activity", the page jump instruction may be a page jump instruction "mitalk://control/jump_to_take_photo" (which indicates jumping to an upload page of the selected subalbum) defined in the APP system. In this case, the trigger message generated by the APP may be a trigger message "please upload your photos of this activity {mitalk://control/jump_to_take_photo}". When the trigger message is successfully created, the APP may mass-send the trigger message to the other group members in the current group.

    [0069] When the other group members receive the trigger message, a text link "please upload your photos of this activity" may be highlighted on the group chat interface. In this case, the APP may monitor in real time the preset trigger event with respect to the text link at the background.

    [0070] When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event (for example, a click event) with respect to the text link, the instruction "mitalk://control/jump_to_take_photo" may be automatically executed at the background to jump to an upload page of the selected subalbum. An option "upload photos" may be provided on the upload page, and the local group member may click the option to select locally stored photos to be uploaded, and then upload the selected photos to the selected subalbum at the service end. Upon completion of photo uploading, the APP may synchronize the photos uploaded by all the group members into the subalbum that are stored at the service end to a local terminal, for all the group members in the group to check.

    [0071] Accordingly, in this manner, when the group members are using the group album service provided by the APP, the group manager may quickly collect the photos of all the group members, thereby greatly improving user's group chat experience.

    [0072] In addition, during implementation, the target page may also be a group activity page, and the group activity page may include a plurality of group activity subjects, wherein each subject may correspond to a subpage. The trigger option may be respectively provided on the main page and the subpages. The preset group member may perform a preset trigger operation for the trigger option to select an activity subject, trigger the APP to collect text information or voice information fed back by the local group members with respect to the activity subject, and then upload the collected information to the corresponding service end. With respect to such an application scenario, the specific implementation is the same as the implementation in the above described application scenario where the target page is a group album page, which is thus not described herein any further.

    [0073] In the above embodiment, a trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction mass-sent by a preset group member is received; a corresponding text link is generated based on the prompt text, and the text link is displayed on the group chat interface; and the page jump instruction is executed to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored. In this way, target information of the group members is quickly collected during group chatting, which is favorable to improving user's group chat experience.

    [0074] Fig. 2 illustrates an information collection method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated in Fig. 2, the information collection method is applied in a terminal, and includes the following steps.

    [0075] In step 201, a trigger message mass-sent by a preset group member is received, wherein the trigger message includes a prompt text and a page jump instruction.

    [0076] In step 202, a corresponding text link is generated based on the prompt text, and the text link is highlighted on a group chat interface.

    [0077] In step 203, when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored, the page jump instruction is executed to jump to a corresponding target page.

    [0078] In step 204, target information input in the target page is acquired.

    [0079] In step 205, the acquired target information is uploaded to a corresponding service end to complete collection of the target information.

    [0080] The technical solution disclosed in step 201 to step 205 may be understood as an information collection logic loaded in group chat client software (for example, an instant messaging APP) installed in the above terminal. The group chat client software may quickly collect target information of group members during group chatting by running the above information collection logic.

    [0081] In this embodiment, the above terminal may be a mobile terminal of a user. For example, the mobile terminal may be a touch-screen smart phone of the user. The target page may include a group album page, a group sign-in page, and a group activity page; and the target information may include picture information, geographical location information, voice information, and text information. Nevertheless, during implementation, the above target page and target information may include other content besides the content mentioned in the above description.

    [0082] When the user is engaged in a group chat by using client software (hereinafter referred to as APP) installed in the terminal, in addition to providing a group chat service for the user, the APP may generally provide value-added services. When the user uses the value-added services provided by the APP, the APP generally has a demand on quickly collecting the target information relevant to the value-added services, wherein the target information is generated in the course of using the value-added services by all group members.

    [0083] For example, in addition to providing the group chat service, the APP may provide such functions as a group album, a group sign-in, and a group activity for the user. When the user enables the group album function and has created a group album relevant to an offline activity, the APP generally has a demand on collecting photos relevant to the offline activity. When the user enables the group sign-in function, the APP generally has a demand on quickly collecting the sign-in information such as geographical location information of all group members. When the user enables the group activity function, the APP generally has a demand on collecting text feedback information or voice feedback information of all the group members with respect to the initiated offline activity.

    [0084] In the related art, when the APP collects the target information relevant to the value-added services that is generated in the course of using the value-added services by all the group members, collection of the target information is generally dependent on user's initiative uploading. As a result, the target information of all the group members may not be quickly collected.

    [0085] In this embodiment, to more quickly collect the target information of all the group members, a trigger option may be preset in the target page, wherein the trigger option is configured to trigger mass-sending of the trigger message to all the group members.

    [0086] When a preset group member is using the value-added services provided by the APP, by performing a preset trigger operation for the trigger option, the APP may be triggered to mass-send a trigger message to the other group members. The trigger message may include a prompt text and a page jump instruction. The prompt text may be prompt information input by the preset group member in a customization manner, and the page jump instruction may be an instruction defined by the APP system for jumping to a target page.

    [0087] Meanwhile, when the preset group member is using the value-added services, the APP may monitor in real time a trigger event with respect to the trigger option, and judge whether the monitored trigger event is a preset trigger event corresponding to the preset trigger operation. If the monitored trigger event is the preset trigger event corresponding to the preset trigger operation, the APP may be triggered to mass-send the trigger message to the other group members.

    [0088] It should be noted that, in practical application, the target page may be an independent page, or may include a plurality of subpages. For example, when the target page is a group sign-in page, the target page is generally an independent page; when the target page is a group album page, the target page may generally include a plurality of subalbums, and in this case, the target page may further include, in addition to the main page, a plurality of subpages corresponding to the plurality of subalbums respectively; and when the target page is a group activity page, the target page may generally include a plurality of activity subjects, and in this case, the target page may further include, in addition to the main page, a plurality of subpages corresponding to the plurality of activity subjects respectively.

    [0089] Hereinafter, with respect to the above two circumstances, the process of mass-sending the trigger message by the APP to all the group members is described.

    [0090] In an illustrated implementation manner, when the target page is an independent page, the trigger option may be preset in the independent page of the target page. When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event with respect to the trigger option, a first setting interface may be output to the preset group member. In this case, the preset group member may input a prompt text in the first setting interface.

    [0091] When the prompt text is successfully input, the APP may acquire the prompt text input by the preset group member in the first setting interface, and then create the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page. When the trigger message is successfully created, the trigger message may be mass-sent to all the group members by using the group chat function of the APP. The preset trigger operation may be a click operation, and the preset trigger event may be a click event corresponding to the click operation.

    [0092] In another illustrated implementation manner, when the target page includes a plurality of subpages, the trigger option may be respectively preset in the main page and the plurality of subpages of the target page. When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event with respect to the trigger option on the subpage, the first setting interface may still be output to the preset group member. The specific implementation is not described herein any further.

    [0093] When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event with respect to the trigger option on the main page, a second setting interface may be output to the preset group member. In this case, the preset group member may input a prompt text in the second setting interface, and select a corresponding target subinterface in the second setting interface.

    [0094] When the prompt text is successfully input, the APP may acquire the prompt text input by the preset group member in the second setting interface and the target subinterface selected in the second setting interface, generate a page jump instruction for jumping to the target subinterface at the background, and create the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and the generated page jump instruction. When the trigger message is successfully created, the trigger message may be mass-sent to all the group members by using the group chat function of the APP.

    [0095] The preset group member may be a group manager or a group member having equivalent rights. For example, when the target page is a group sign-in page, the preset group member may be a group manager; and when the target page is a group album page, the preset group member may be a group manager and creators of the subalbums in the group album page. When the target page is a group activity page, the preset group member may be a group manager and initiators of the activities on the group activity page.

    [0096] In this embodiment, when the APP has mass-sent the trigger message, after the APP of each of all the group members receives the trigger message, a corresponding text link may be generated based on the prompt text in the trigger message, and then the generated text link is displayed on the group chat interface. Since there are masses of group chat messages on the group chat interface, the APP may highlight the text link on the group chat interface when displaying the text link. For example, the text link may be displayed in a highlight manner or using a special font.

    [0097] After the text link is displayed on the group chat interface, all the group members may perform a preset trigger operation for the text link to trigger the APP to jump to the corresponding target page. Meanwhile, the APP may monitor the trigger event with respect to the text link at the background. When a preset trigger event corresponding to the preset trigger operation with respect to the text link is monitored, a page jump instruction carried in the trigger message may be automatically executed at the background to jump to a corresponding target page. After the APP jumps to the corresponding target page, the APP may acquire target information input in the target page, and upload the acquired target information to a corresponding service end, to complete collection of the target information.

    [0098] The above described technical solution is hereinafter illustrated with reference to two specific application examples.

    [0099] In one aspect, assume that the target page is a group sign-in page. In this case, the trigger option may be a trigger option for "inviting the group members to sign in" on the group sign-in page.

    [0100] When the APP has monitored a click event with respect to the trigger option on the page, the APP may output the first setting interface to the preset group member, and acquire the prompt text input by the preset group member in the first setting interface. Afterwards, the APP may create the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page.

    [0101] The prompt text may be a prompt text "please upload your own geographical location to complete sign-in", the page jump instruction may be a page jump instruction "mitalk://control/jump_to_location" (which indicates jumping to a location page) defined in the APP system. In this case, the trigger message generated by the APP may be a trigger message "please upload your own geographical location to complete sign-in {mitalk://control/jump_to_location}". When the trigger message is successfully created, the APP may mass-send the trigger message to the other group members in the current group.

    [0102] When the other group members receive the trigger message, a text link "please upload your own geographical location to complete sign-in" may be highlighted on the group chat interface. In this case, the APP may monitor in real time the preset trigger event with respect to the text link at the background.

    [0103] When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event (for example, a click event) with respect to the text link, the instruction "mitalk://control/jump_to_location" may be automatically executed at the background to jump to the location page. An option "upload location" may be provided on the location page, and the local group member may click the option to upload his or her own geographical location information to the service end to complete sign-in. Upon completion of sign-in, the APP may synchronize the geographical location information uploaded by all the group members that is stored at the service end to a local terminal, for all the group members in the group to check.

    [0104] Accordingly, in this manner, when the group members are using the group sign-in service provided by the APP, the group manager may quickly collect the geographical location information of all the group members, thereby greatly improving user's group chat experience.

    [0105] In another aspect, assume that the target page is a group album page. In this case, the trigger option may be a trigger option "you are invited to upload photos" on the main page or each of the subpages of the group album page. When the APP has monitored a click event with respect to the trigger option on the main page, the APP may output the second setting interface to the preset group member, acquire the prompt text input by the preset group member in the second setting interface and a target subpage selected in the second setting interface, and generate a page jump instruction for jumping to the target subpage at the background. Afterwards, the APP may create the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and the generated page jump instruction. Nevertheless, when the APP has monitored the click event with respect to the trigger option on the subpage, the APP may output the first setting interface to the preset group member. For example, when the preset group member has created a subalbum, the trigger option in the subalbum may be clicked to trigger the APP to mass-send the trigger message. The specific implementation is not described herein any further.

    [0106] The prompt text may be a prompt text "please upload your photos of this activity", the page jump instruction may be a page jump instruction "mitalk://control/jump_to_take_photo" (which indicates jumping to an upload page of the selected subalbum) defined in the APP system. In this case, the trigger message generated by the APP may be a trigger message "please upload your photos of this activity {mitalk://control/jum ake_photo}". When the trigger message is successfully created, the APP may mass-send the trigger message to the other group members in the current group.

    [0107] When the other group members receive the trigger message, a text link "please upload your photos of this activity" may be highlighted on the group chat interface. In this case, the APP may monitor in real time the preset trigger event with respect to the text link at the background.

    [0108] When the APP has monitored the preset trigger event (for example, a click event) with respect to the text link, the instruction "mitalk://control/jump_to_take_photo" may be automatically executed at the background to jump to an upload page of the selected subalbum. An option "upload photos" may be provided on the upload page, and the local group member may click the option to select locally stored photos to be uploaded, and then upload the selected photos to the selected subalbum at the service end. Upon completion of photo uploading, the APP may synchronize the photos uploaded by all the group members into the subalbum that are stored at the service end to a local terminal, for all the group members in the group to check.

    [0109] Accordingly, in this manner, when the group members are using the group album service provided by the APP, the group manager may quickly collect the photos of all the group members, thereby greatly improving user's group chat experience.

    [0110] In addition, during implementation, the target page may also be a group activity page, and the group activity page may include a plurality of group activity subjects, wherein each subject may correspond to a subpage. The trigger option may be respectively provided on the main page and the subpages. The preset group member may perform a preset trigger operation for the trigger option to select an activity subject, trigger the APP to collect text information or voice information fed back by the local group members with respect to the activity subject, and then upload the collected information to the corresponding service end. With respect to such an application scenario, the specific implementation is the same as the implementation in the above described application scenario where the target page is a group album page, which is thus not described herein any further.

    [0111] In the above embodiment, a trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction mass-sent by a preset group member is received; a corresponding text link is generated based on the prompt text, and the text link is displayed on the group chat interface; and the page jump instruction is executed to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored. In this way, target information of the group members is quickly collected during group chatting, which is favorable to improving user's group chat experience.

    [0112] Corresponding to the above embodiment of the information collection method, the present disclosure further provides an embodiment of an information collection apparatus.

    [0113] Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an information collection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

    [0114] As illustrated in Fig. 3, an information collection apparatus 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a receiving module 301, a displaying module 302, and a jumping module 303.

    [0115] The receiving module 301 is configured to receive a trigger message mass-sent by a preset group member, the trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction.

    [0116] The displaying module 302 is configured to generate a corresponding text link based on the prompt text, and display the text link on a group chat interface.

    [0117] The jumping module 303 is configured to execute the page jump instruction to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored.

    [0118] In the above embodiment, a trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction mass-sent by a preset group member is received; a corresponding text link is generated based on the prompt text, and the text link is displayed on the group chat interface; and the page jump instruction is executed to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored. In this way, target information of the group members is quickly collected during group chatting, which is favorable to improving user's group chat experience.

    [0119] Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is a block diagram of another apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiment as illustrated in Fig. 3, in this embodiment, when a local group member is the preset group member, the target page includes a preset trigger option, wherein the preset trigger option is configured to trigger mass-sending of the trigger message to all the group members; and the apparatus 300 may further include: a first outputting module 304, a first acquiring module 305, and a first mass-sending module 306.

    [0120] The first outputting module 304 is configured to output a first setting interface when a preset trigger event with respect to the preset trigger option is monitored.

    [0121] The first acquiring module 305 is configured to acquire a prompt text input in the first setting interface.

    [0122] The first mass-sending module 306 is configured to create the trigger message based on the prompt text acquired by the first acquiring module 305 and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page, and mass-send the trigger message to all the group members.

    [0123] Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is a block diagram of still another apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiment as illustrated in Fig. 3, in this embodiment, when a local group member is the preset group member, the target page includes a preset trigger option, wherein the preset trigger option is configured to trigger mass-sending of the trigger message to all the group members; and the apparatus 300 may further include: a second outputting module 307, a second acquiring module 308, a third acquiring module 309, and a second mass-sending module 310.

    [0124] The second outputting module 307 is configured to output a second setting interface when a preset trigger event with respect to the preset trigger option is monitored.

    [0125] The second acquiring module 308 is configured to acquire a prompt text input by a user in the second setting interface.

    [0126] The third acquiring module 309 is configured to acquire a target page selected by the user in the second setting interface, and generate a page jump instruction for jumping to the target page.

    [0127] The second mass-sending module 310 is configured to create the trigger message based on the prompt text acquired by the second acquiring module 308 and the page jump instruction generated by the third acquiring module 309, and mass-send the trigger message to all the group members.

    [0128] It should be noted that the structures of the second outputting module 307, the second acquiring module 308, the third acquiring module 309, and the second mass-sending module 310 in the apparatus embodiment as illustrated in Fig. 5 may also be included in the apparatus embodiment as illustrated in Fig. 4, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

    [0129] Referring to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is a block diagram of yet still another apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiment as illustrated in Fig. 3, in this embodiment, the displaying module 302 may include a displaying submodule 302A.

    [0130] The displaying submodule 302A is configured to highlight the text link on the group chat interface.

    [0131] It shall be noted that, the structure of the displaying submodule 302A as illustrated in the apparatus embodiment of Fig. 6 may also be included in the apparatus embodiments as illustrated in Fig. 4 to Fig. 5, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

    [0132] In the above embodiments, the target page may include a group album page, a group sign-in page, and a group activity page; and the target information may include picture information, geographical location information, voice information, and text information.

    [0133] Specific implementation of functions and effects of various modules in the above apparatuses may be referenced to the implementation of the corresponding steps in the methods, which is thus not described herein any further.

    [0134] With respect to the apparatus embodiments, since the apparatus embodiments are based on the method embodiments, relevant parts may be referenced to the equivalents in the method embodiments. The above-described apparatus embodiments are merely exemplary. The modules described as separate components may be or may not be physically independent of each other. The element illustrated as a module may be or may not be a physical module, that is be either located at a position or deployed on a plurality of network modules. Part of or all of the modules may be selected as required to implement the technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the disclosure, persons of ordinary skills in the art may understand and implement the embodiments without any creative effort.

    [0135] Correspondingly, the present disclosure further provides an apparatus for use in information collection. The apparatus includes:

    a processor; and

    a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

    wherein the processor is configured to:

    receive a trigger message mass-sent by a preset group member, the trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction;

    generate a corresponding text link based on the prompt text, and display the text link on a group chat interface; and

    execute the page jump instruction to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored.



    [0136] Correspondingly, the present disclosure further provides a terminal. The terminal may include a memory and at least one program, wherein at least one program is stored in the memory, and is configured to be run by at least one processor to execute instructions, stored in the at least one program, for performing the following operations:

    receiving a trigger message mass-sent by a preset group member, the trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction;

    generating a corresponding text link based on the prompt text, and displaying the text link on a group chat interface; and

    executing the page jump instruction to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored.



    [0137] Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating an apparatus for use in information collection according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

    [0138] Fig. 7 illustrates an apparatus 700 for use in information collection according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 700 may be a mobile phone, a smart device, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a gaming console, a tablet, a medical device, exercise equipment, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

    [0139] Referring to Fig. 7, the apparatus 700 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 701, a memory 702, a power component 703, a multimedia component 704, an audio component 705, an input/output (I/O) interface 706, a sensor component 707, and a communication component 708.

    [0140] The processing component 701 typically controls overall operations of the apparatus 700, such as the operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 701 may include one or more processors 709 to execute instructions to perform all or a part of the steps in the above-described methods. In addition, the processing component 701 may include one or more modules which facilitate the interaction between the processing component 701 and other components. For example, the processing component 701 may include a multimedia module to facilitate the interaction between the multimedia component 704 and the processing component 701.

    [0141] The memory 702 is configured to store various types of data to support the operations of the apparatus 700. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operated on the apparatus 700, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 702 may be implemented using any type of volatile or non-volatile memory devices, or a combination thereof, such as a static random access memory (SRAM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a read-only memory (ROM), a magnetic memory, a flash memory, a magnetic or optical disk.

    [0142] The power component 703 provides power to various components of the apparatus 700. The power component 703 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with the generation, management, and distribution of power in the apparatus 700.

    [0143] The multimedia component 704 includes a screen providing an output interface between the apparatus 700 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes the touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may not only sense a boundary of a touch or swipe action, but also sense a period of time and a pressure associated with the touch or swipe action. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 704 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data while the apparatus 700 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each of the front camera and the rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focus and optical zoom capability.

    [0144] The audio component 705 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 705 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive an external audio signal when the apparatus 700 is in an operation mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, or a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may be further stored in the memory 702 or transmitted via the communication component 708. In some embodiments, the audio component 705 further includes a speaker to output audio signals.

    [0145] The I/O interface 702 provides an interface between the processing component 701 and a peripheral interface module, such as a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, or the like. The buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, a volume button, a starting button, and a locking button.

    [0146] The sensor component 707 includes one or more sensors to provide status assessments of various aspects of the apparatus 700. For example, the sensor component 707 may detect an open/closed status of the apparatus 700, relative positioning of components, e.g., the display and the keypad, of the apparatus 700; and the sensor component 707 may further detect a change in position of the apparatus 700 or a component of the apparatus 700, a presence or absence of user contact with the apparatus 700, an orientation or an acceleration/deceleration of the apparatus 700, and a change in temperature of the apparatus 700. The sensor component 707 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor component 707 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 707 may also include an accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

    [0147] The communication component 708 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communications between the apparatus 700 and other devices. The apparatus 700 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 708 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 708 further includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on a radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, an infrared data association (IrDA) technology, an ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, a Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

    [0148] In exemplary embodiments, the apparatus 700 may be implemented with one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic components, for performing the above-described methods.

    [0149] In exemplary embodiments, there is also provided a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as included in the memory 702, executable by the processor 709 in the apparatus 700, for performing the above-described methods. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a magnetic tape, a floppy disc, an optical data storage device, or the like.

    [0150] When instructions stored in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal is caused to perform an information collection method, including:

    receiving a trigger message mass-sent by a preset group member, the trigger message including a prompt text and a page jump instruction;

    generating a corresponding text link based on the prompt text, and displaying the text link on a group chat interface; and

    executing the page jump instruction to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored.



    [0151] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure following the general principles thereof and including such departures from the present disclosure as coming within common knowledge or customary technical means in the art. It is intended that the specification and embodiments be considered as exemplary only, with the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

    [0152] It will be appreciated that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact construction that has been described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is only defined by the appended claims.


    Claims

    1. An information collection method, comprising:

    receiving (101, 201) a trigger message sent by a preset group member to a plurality of group members at the same time, the trigger message comprising a prompt text and a page jump instruction;

    generating (102) a corresponding text link based on the prompt text and displaying the text link on a group chat interface of a group chat client software which displays group chat messages;

    executing (103) the page jump instruction carried in the trigger message to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored; and

    wherein when a local group member is the preset group member, the target page comprises a preset trigger option, the preset trigger option being configured to trigger sending of the trigger message to all the group members at the same time;

    the method being characterized in that the target page includes a main page and a plurality of subpages, and the preset trigger option is present on each of the subpages of the target page;

    and in that the method further comprises:

    outputting a second setting interface when a preset trigger event with respect to a trigger option on the main page is monitored;

    acquiring a prompt text input by a user in the second setting interface;

    acquiring a target subpage selected by the user in the second setting interface, and generating a page jump instruction for jumping to the target subpage; and

    creating the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and the generated page jump instruction, and sending the trigger message to all the group members at the same time;

    wherein the step of executing (103) the page jump instruction carried in the trigger message to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information comprises:

    executing (203) the page jump instruction to jump to the corresponding target subpage;

    acquiring (204) target information input in the target subpage; and

    uploading (205) the acquired target information to the target subpage at a corresponding service end which stores the information uploaded to it to complete collection of the target information.


     
    2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

    outputting a first setting interface when a preset trigger event with respect to the preset trigger option is monitored;

    acquiring a prompt text input in the first setting interface; and

    creating the trigger message based on the acquired prompt text and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page, and sending the trigger message to all the group members at the same time.


     
    3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying the text link on a group chat interface comprises:
    highlighting (202) the text link on the group chat interface.
     
    4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the target page comprises a group album page, a group sign-in page, and a group activity page; and the target information comprises picture information, geographical location information, voice information, and text information.
     
    5. An information collection apparatus (300), comprising:

    a receiving module (301), configured to receive a trigger message sent by a preset group member to a plurality of group members at the same time, the trigger message comprising a prompt text and a page jump instruction;

    a displaying module (302), configured to generate a corresponding text link based on the prompt text and display the text link on a group chat interface of a group chat client software which displays group chat messages; and

    a jumping module (303), configured to execute the page jump instruction carried in the trigger message to jump to a corresponding target page to complete collection of target information when a preset trigger event with respect to the text link is monitored;

    wherein when a local group member is the preset group member, the target page comprises a preset trigger option, the preset trigger option being configured to trigger sending of the trigger message to all the group members at the same time;

    the apparatus being characterized in that the target page includes a main page and a plurality of subpages, and the preset trigger option is present on each of the subpages of the target page;

    and in that the apparatus further comprises:

    a second outputting module (307), configured to output a second setting interface when a preset trigger event with respect to a trigger option on the main page is monitored;

    a second acquiring module (308), configured to acquire a prompt text input by a user in the second setting interface;

    a third acquiring module (309), configured to acquire a target subpage selected by the user in the second setting interface, and generate a page jump instruction for jumping to the target subpage; and

    a second sending module (310), configured to create the trigger message based on the prompt text acquired by the second acquiring module and the page jump instruction generated by the third acquiring module, and send the trigger message to all the group members at the same time;

    wherein the jumping module (303) comprises:

    a jumping submodule, configured to execute the page jump instruction to jump to the corresponding target subpage;

    an acquiring submodule, configured to acquire target information input in the target subpage; and

    an uploading submodule, configured to upload the acquired target information to the target subpage at a corresponding service end which stores the information uploaded to it to complete collection of the target information.


     
    6. The apparatus (300) according to claim 5, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

    a first outputting module (304), configured to output a first setting interface when a preset trigger event with respect to the preset trigger option is monitored;

    a first acquiring module (305), configured to acquire a prompt text input in the first setting interface; and

    a first sending module (306), configured to create the trigger message based on the prompt text acquired by the first acquiring module and a preset page jump instruction for jumping to the target page, and send the trigger message to all the group members at the same time.


     
    7. The apparatus (300) according to claim 5, wherein the displaying module (302) comprises:
    a displaying submodule (302A), configured to highlight the text link on the group chat interface.
     
    8. The apparatus (300) according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the target page comprises a group album page, a group sign-in page, and a group activity page; and the target information comprises picture information, geographical location information, voice information, and text information.
     
    9. A computer program including instructions for executing the steps of a method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 when said program is executed by processor of an apparatus.
     
    10. A recording medium readable by a computer and having recorded thereon the computer program according to claim 9.
     


    Ansprüche

    1. Informationssammelverfahren, umfassend:

    Empfangen (101, 201) einer von einem voreingestellten Gruppenmitglied gleichzeitig an mehrere Gruppenmitglieder gesendeten Trigger-Nachricht, wobei die Trigger-Nachricht einen Aufforderungstext und eine Seitensprunganweisung umfasst,

    Erzeugen (102) eines entsprechenden Text-Links basierend auf dem Aufforderungstext und Anzeigen des Text-Links auf einer Gruppen-Chat-Schnittstelle einer Gruppen-Chat-Clientsoftware, die Gruppen-Chat-Nachrichten anzeigt,

    Ausführen (103) der in der Trigger-Nachricht enthaltenen Seitensprunganweisung, um zu einer entsprechenden Zielseite zu springen, um eine Sammlung von Zielinformationen abzuschließen, wenn ein voreingestelltes Trigger-Ereignis in Bezug auf den Text-Link überwacht wird, und

    wobei, wenn ein lokales Gruppenmitglied das voreingestellte Gruppenmitglied ist, die Zielseite eine voreingestellte Trigger-Option umfasst, wobei die voreingestellte Trigger-Option dazu ausgestaltet ist, das Senden der Trigger-Nachricht gleichzeitig an alle Gruppenmitglieder auszulösen,

    wobei das Verfahren dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Zielseite eine Hauptseite und mehrere Unterseiten beinhaltet und die voreingestellte Trigger-Option auf jeder der Unterseiten der Zielseite vorhanden ist,

    und dass das Verfahren ferner umfasst:

    Ausgeben einer zweiten Einstellungsschnittstelle, wenn ein voreingestelltes Trigger-Ereignis in Bezug auf eine Trigger-Option auf der Hauptseite überwacht wird,

    Erfassen eines von einem Benutzer in die zweite Einstellungsschnittstelle eingegebenen Aufforderungstextes,

    Erfassen einer Zielunterseite, die von dem Benutzer in der zweiten Einstellungsschnittstelle ausgewählt wurde, und Erzeugen einer Seitensprunganweisung zum Springen zu der Zielunterseite, und

    Erstellen der Trigger-Nachricht basierend auf dem erfassten Aufforderungstext und der erzeugten Seitensprunganweisung und Senden der Trigger-Nachricht an alle Gruppenmitglieder gleichzeitig,

    wobei der Schritt des Ausführens (103) der in der Trigger-Nachricht enthaltenen Seitensprunganweisung zum Springen zu einer entsprechenden Zielseite zum Abschließen einer Sammlung von Zielinformationen umfasst:

    Ausführen (203) der Seitensprunganweisung, um zu der entsprechenden Zielunterseite zu springen,

    Erfassen (204) von in die Zielunterseite eingegebenen Zielinformationen und

    Hochladen (205) der erfassten Zielinformationen auf die Zielunterseite an einem entsprechenden Service-Ende, das die auf diese hochgeladenen Informationen speichert, um eine Sammlung der Zielinformationen abzuschließen.


     
    2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Verfahren ferner umfasst:

    Ausgeben einer ersten Einstellungsschnittstelle, wenn ein voreingestelltes Trigger-Ereignis in Bezug auf die voreingestellte Trigger-Option überwacht wird,

    Erfassen eines in die erste Einstellungsschnittstelle eingegebenen Aufforderungstextes und

    Erstellen der Trigger-Nachricht basierend auf dem erfassten Aufforderungstext und einer voreingestellten Seitensprunganweisung zum Springen zu der Zielseite und Senden der Trigger-Nachricht an alle Gruppenmitglieder gleichzeitig.


     
    3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Anzeigen des Text-Links auf einer Gruppen-Chat-Schnittstelle umfasst:
    Hervorheben (202) des Text-Links auf der Gruppen-Chat-Schnittstelle.
     
    4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
    wobei die Zielseite eine Gruppenalbumseite, eine Gruppenanmeldeseite und eine Gruppenaktivitätsseite umfasst und
    die Zielinformationen Bildinformationen, geografische Standortinformationen, Sprachinformationen und Textinformationen umfassen.
     
    5. Informationssammelvorrichtung (300), umfassend:

    ein Empfangsmodul (301), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, eine von einem voreingestellten Gruppenmitglied gleichzeitig an mehrere Gruppenmitglieder gesendeten Trigger-Nachricht zu empfangen, wobei die Trigger-Nachricht einen Aufforderungstext und eine Seitensprunganweisung umfasst,

    ein Anzeigemodul (302), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, einen entsprechenden Text-Link basierend auf dem Aufforderungstext zu erzeugen und den Text-Link auf einer Gruppen-Chat-Schnittstelle einer Gruppen-Chat-Clientsoftware anzuzeigen, die Gruppen-Chat-Nachrichten anzeigt, und

    ein Sprungmodul (303), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, die in der Trigger-Nachricht enthaltene Seitensprunganweisung auszuführen, um zu einer entsprechenden Zielseite zu springen, um eine Sammlung von Zielinformationen abzuschließen, wenn ein voreingestelltes Trigger-Ereignis in Bezug auf den Text-Link überwacht wird,

    wobei, wenn ein lokales Gruppenmitglied das voreingestellte Gruppenmitglied ist, die Zielseite eine voreingestellte Trigger-Option umfasst, wobei die voreingestellte Trigger-Option dazu ausgestaltet ist, das Senden der Trigger-Nachricht gleichzeitig an alle Gruppenmitglieder auszulösen,

    wobei die Vorrichtung dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Zielseite eine Hauptseite und mehrere Unterseiten beinhaltet und die voreingestellte Trigger-Option auf jeder der Unterseiten der Zielseite vorhanden ist,

    und dass die Vorrichtung ferner umfasst:

    ein zweites Ausgabemodul (307), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, eine zweite Einstellungsschnittstelle auszugeben, wenn ein voreingestelltes Trigger-Ereignis in Bezug auf eine Trigger-Option auf der Hauptseite überwacht wird,

    ein zweites Erfassungsmodul (308), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, einen von einem Benutzer in die zweite Einstellungsschnittstelle eingegebenen Aufforderungstext zu erfassen,

    ein drittes Erfassungsmodul (309), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, eine von dem Benutzer in der zweiten Einstellungsschnittstelle ausgewählte Zielunterseite zu erfassen und eine Seitensprunganweisung zum Springen zu der Zielunterseite zu erzeugen, und

    ein zweites Sendemodul (310), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, die Trigger-Nachricht basierend auf dem von dem zweiten Erfassungsmodul erfassten Aufforderungstext und der von dem dritten Erfassungsmodul erzeugten Seitensprunganweisung zu erstellen und die Trigger-Nachricht gleichzeitig an alle Gruppenmitglieder zu senden,

    wobei das Sprungmodul (303) umfasst:

    ein Sprunguntermodul, das dazu ausgestaltet ist, die Seitensprunganweisung auszuführen, um zu der entsprechenden Zielunterseite zu springen,

    ein Erfassungsuntermodul, das dazu ausgestaltet ist, in die Zielunterseite eingegebene Zielinformationen zu erfassen, und

    ein Hochladeuntermodul, das dazu ausgestaltet ist, die erfassten Zielinformationen auf die Zielunterseite an einem entsprechenden Service-Ende, das die auf diese hochgeladenen Informationen speichert, hochzuladen, um eine Sammlung der Zielinformationen abzuschließen.


     
    6. Vorrichtung (300) nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Vorrichtung ferner umfasst:

    ein erstes Ausgabemodul (304), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, eine erste Einstellungsschnittstelle auszugeben, wenn ein voreingestelltes Trigger-Ereignis in Bezug auf die voreingestellte Trigger-Option überwacht wird,

    ein erstes Erfassungsmodul (305), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, einen in die erste Einstellungsschnittstelle eingegebenen Aufforderungstext zu erfassen, und

    ein erstes Sendemodul (306), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, die Trigger-Nachricht basierend auf dem von dem ersten Erfassungsmodul erfassten Aufforderungstext und einer voreingestellten Seitensprunganweisung zum Springen zu der Zielseite zu erstellen, und die Trigger-Nachricht an alle Gruppenmitglieder gleichzeitig zu senden.


     
    7. Vorrichtung (300) nach Anspruch 5, wobei das Anzeigemodul (302) umfasst:
    ein Anzeigeuntermodul (302A), das dazu ausgestaltet ist, den Text-Link auf der Gruppen-Chat-Schnittstelle hervorzuheben.
     
    8. Vorrichtung (300) nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7, wobei
    die Zielseite eine Gruppenalbumseite, eine Gruppenanmeldeseite und eine Gruppenaktivitätsseite umfasst
    und die Zielinformationen Bildinformationen, geografische Standortinformationen, Sprachinformationen und Textinformationen umfassen.
     
    9. Computerprogramm, das Anweisungen zum Ausführen der Schritte eines Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4 ausführt, wenn das Programm von einem Prozessor einer Vorrichtung ausgeführt wird.
     
    10. Aufzeichnungsmedium, das von einem Computer lesbar ist und auf dem das Computerprogramm nach Anspruch 9 aufgezeichnet ist.
     


    Revendications

    1. Procédé de collecte d'informations, comprenant :

    la réception (101, 201) d'un message de déclenchement envoyé par un membre de groupe prédéfini à une pluralité de membres de groupe en même temps, le message de déclenchement comprenant un texte d'invite et une instruction de saut de page ;

    la génération (102) d'un lien de texte correspondant sur la base du texte d'invite et l'affichage du lien de texte sur une interface de conversation de groupe d'un logiciel client de conversation de groupe qui affiche des messages de conversation de groupe ;

    l'exécution (103) de l'instruction de saut de page acheminée dans le message de déclenchement pour sauter à une page cible correspondante pour accomplir la collecte d'informations cibles lorsqu'un événement de déclenchement prédéfini par rapport au lien de texte est surveillé ; et

    dans lequel lorsqu'un membre de groupe local est le membre de groupe prédéfini, la page cible comprend une option de déclenchement prédéfinie, l'option de déclenchement prédéfinie étant configurée pour déclencher l'envoi du message de déclenchement à tous les membres de groupe en même temps ;

    le procédé étant caractérisé en ce que la page cible inclut une page principale et une pluralité de sous-pages, et l'option de déclenchement prédéfinie est présente sur chacune des sous-pages de la page cible ;

    et en ce que le procédé comprend en outre :

    la sortie d'une seconde interface de réglage lorsqu'un événement de déclenchement prédéfini par rapport à une option de déclenchement sur la page principale est surveillé ;

    l'acquisition d'un texte d'invite entré par un utilisateur dans la seconde interface de réglage ;

    l'acquisition d'une sous-page cible sélectionnée par l'utilisateur dans la seconde interface de réglage, et la génération d'une instruction de saut de page pour sauter à la sous-page cible ; et

    la création du message de déclenchement sur la base du texte d'invite acquis et de l'instruction de saut de page générée, et l'envoi du message de déclenchement à tous les membres de groupe en même temps ;

    dans lequel l'étape d'exécution (103) de l'instruction de saut de page acheminée dans le message de déclenchement pour sauter à une page cible correspondante pour accomplir la collecte d'informations cibles comprend :

    l'exécution (203) de l'instruction de saut de page pour sauter à la sous-page cible correspondante ;

    l'acquisition (204) d'informations cibles entrées dans la sous-page cible ; et

    le téléversement (205) des informations cibles acquises vers la sous-page cible au niveau d'une extrémité de service correspondante qui stocke les informations téléversées vers celle-ci pour accomplir la collecte des informations cibles.


     
    2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le procédé comprend en outre :

    la sortie d'une première interface de réglage lorsqu'un événement de déclenchement prédéfini par rapport à l'option de déclenchement prédéfinie est surveillé ;

    l'acquisition d'un texte d'invite entré dans la première interface de réglage ; et

    la création du message de déclenchement sur la base du texte d'invite acquis et d'une instruction de saut de page prédéfinie pour sauter à la page cible, et l'envoi du message de déclenchement à tous les membres de groupe en même temps.


     
    3. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'affichage du lien de texte sur une interface de conversation de groupe comprend :
    la mise en évidence (202) du lien de texte sur l'interface de conversation de groupe.
     
    4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la page cible comprend une page d'album de groupe, une page de connexion de groupe, et une page d'activité de groupe ; et les informations cibles comprennent des informations d'image, des informations de localisation géographique, des informations vocales, et des informations textuelles.
     
    5. Appareil de collecte d'informations (300), comprenant :

    un module de réception (301), configuré pour recevoir un message de déclenchement envoyé par un membre de groupe prédéfini à une pluralité de membres de groupe en même temps, le message de déclenchement comprenant un texte d'invite et une instruction de saut de page ;

    un module d'affichage (302), configuré pour générer un lien de texte correspondant sur la base du texte d'invite et afficher le lien de texte sur une interface de conversation de groupe d'un logiciel client de conversation de groupe qui affiche des messages de conversation de groupe ; et

    un module de saut (303), configuré pour exécuter l'instruction de saut de page acheminée dans le message de déclenchement pour sauter à une page cible correspondante pour accomplir la collecte d'informations cibles lorsqu'un événement de déclenchement prédéfini par rapport au lien de texte est surveillé ;

    dans lequel lorsqu'un membre de groupe local est le membre de groupe prédéfini, la page cible comprend une option de déclenchement prédéfinie, l'option de déclenchement prédéfinie étant configurée pour déclencher l'envoi du message de déclenchement à tous les membres de groupe en même temps ;

    l'appareil étant caractérisé en ce que la page cible inclut une page principale et une pluralité de sous-pages, et l'option de déclenchement prédéfinie est présente sur chacune des sous-pages de la page cible ;

    et en ce que l'appareil comprend en outre :

    un second module de sortie (307), configuré pour sortir une seconde interface de réglage lorsqu'un événement de déclenchement prédéfini par rapport à une option de déclenchement sur la page principale est surveillé ;

    un deuxième module d'acquisition (308), configuré pour acquérir un texte d'invite entré par un utilisateur dans la seconde interface de réglage ;

    un troisième module d'acquisition (309), configuré pour acquérir une sous-page cible sélectionnée par l'utilisateur dans la seconde interface de réglage, et générer une instruction de saut de page pour sauter à la sous-page cible ; et

    un second module d'envoi (310), configuré pour créer le message de déclenchement sur la base du texte d'invite acquis par le deuxième module d'acquisition et de l'instruction de saut de page générée par le troisième module d'acquisition, et envoyer le message de déclenchement à tous les membres de groupe en même temps ;

    dans lequel le module de saut (303) comprend :

    un sous-module de saut, configuré pour exécuter l'instruction de saut de page pour sauter à la sous-page cible correspondante ;

    un sous-module d'acquisition, configuré pour acquérir des informations cibles entrées dans la sous-page cible ; et

    un sous-module de téléversement, configuré pour téléverser les informations cibles acquises vers la sous-page cible au niveau d'une extrémité de service correspondante qui stocke les informations téléversées vers celle-ci pour accomplir la collecte des informations cibles.


     
    6. Appareil (300) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel l'appareil comprend en outre :

    un premier module de sortie (304), configuré pour sortir une première interface de réglage lorsqu'un événement de déclenchement prédéfini par rapport à l'option de déclenchement prédéfinie est surveillé ;

    un premier module d'acquisition (305), configuré pour acquérir un texte d'invite entré dans la première interface de réglage ; et

    un premier module d'envoi (306), configuré pour créer le message de déclenchement sur la base du texte d'invite acquis par le premier module d'acquisition et d'une instruction de saut de page prédéfinie pour sauter à la page cible, et envoyer le message de déclenchement à tous les membres de groupe en même temps.


     
    7. Appareil (300) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le module d'affichage (302) comprend :
    un sous-module d'affichage (302A), configuré pour mettre en évidence le lien de texte sur l'interface de conversation de groupe.
     
    8. Appareil (300) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, dans lequel la page cible comprend une page d'album de groupe, une page de connexion de groupe, et une page d'activité de groupe ; et les informations cibles comprennent des informations d'image, des informations de localisation géographique, des informations vocales, et des informations textuelles.
     
    9. Programme informatique incluant des instructions pour exécuter les étapes d'un procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 lorsque ledit programme est exécuté par le processeur d'un appareil.
     
    10. Support d'enregistrement lisible par un ordinateur et sur lequel est enregistré le programme informatique selon la revendication 9.
     




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