System, method and client for joining in group

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9264246-B2
Application number	US-201013258805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2010
Priority date	Apr 13, 2009
Publication date	Feb 16, 2016
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016

Abstract

A system, method and client for joining in a group, include: a group server receiving a recommendation request for joining in a group, and adding to the group the user being recommended to be added to the group according to the recommendation request. Adopting the system, method and client for joining in a group provided by the present invention, the user's operation can be facilitated, thereby the user's experiences are improved.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A group communication system, comprising a group server and a plurality of clients, wherein,
a first client among the plurality of clients generates a request for recommending a first user of the first client to be added to a first group, receives characters of the first group inputted by the first user, and transmits to a second client among the plurality of clients the characters of the first group and the request for recommending the first user to be added to the first group;
the first client receives from a third client among the plurality of clients characters of a second group inputted by a second user of the third client and a first request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group, searches for the second group matching to the characters of the second group received from the third client, generates a second request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group, and transmits to the group server the second request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group, an identifier of the second group searched out and an identifier of the second user; and
the group server receives the second request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group, the group server searching for the identifier of the second group, and the identifier of the second user, and adds the second user to the second group in response to the second request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group;
generates a request for recommending a third user of a fourth client to be added to a third group, wherein the third user is selected to be recommended to be added to the third group by a local user;
transmits to the fourth client of the third user the request for recommending the third user to be added to the third group and an identifier of the third group;
receives from a fifth client a first request for recommending the local user to be added to a fourth group and an identifier of the fourth group, and determines whether to join in the fourth group; and,
generates a second request for recommending the local user to be added to the fourth group, transmitting to the group server the second request for recommending the local user to be added to the fourth group, an identifier of the local user, and the identifier of the fourth group.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein, the group server searches out an administrator list of the second group, transmits the second request for recommending the second user to a client of an administrator according to the administrator list, and determines whether to add the identifier of the second user to a membership list of the second group according to whether the client of the administrator accepts to add the second user to the second group.

3. A client, configured to implement a method comprising:
generating a request for recommending a first user of the client to be added to a first group;
receiving characters of the first group inputted by the first user;
transmitting to a second client the characters of the first group inputted by the first user and the request for recommending the first user to be added to the first group;
receiving characters of a second group inputted by a second user of a third client and a first request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group from the third client of the second user;
searching for the second group matching to the characters of the second group;
generating a second request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group, and transmitting the second request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group, and searching for an identifier of the second group and an identifier of the second user;
generating a request for recommending a third user of a fourth client to be added to a third group, wherein the third user is selected to be recommended to be added to the third group by a local user;
transmitting to the fourth client of the third user the request for recommending the third user to be added to the third group and an identifier of the third group;
receiving from a fifth client a first request for recommending the local user to be added to a fourth group and an identifier of the fourth group,
determining whether to join in the fourth group; and
generating a second request for recommending the local user to be added to the fourth group, transmitting to a group server the second request for recommending the local user to be added to the fourth group, an identifier of the local user, and the identifier of the fourth group.

4. A method for joining in a group, comprising:
generating a request for recommending a first user of a first client to be added to a first group;
receiving characters of the first group inputted by the first user;
transmitting to a second client the characters of the first group inputted by the first user and the request for recommending the first user to be added to the first group;
receiving characters of a second group inputted by a second user of a third client and a first request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group from the third client of the second user;
searching for the second group matching to the characters of the second group;
generating a second request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group, and transmitting the second request for recommending the second user to be added to the second group, and searching for an identifier of the second group and an identifier of the second user;
generating a request for recommending a third user of a fourth client to be added to a third group, wherein the third user is selected to be recommended to be added to the third group by a local user;
transmitting to the fourth client of the third user the request for recommending the third user to be added to the third group and an identifier of the third group;
receiving from a fifth client a first request for recommending the local user to be added to a fourth group and an identifier of the fourth group,
determining whether to join in the fourth group; and
generating a second request for recommending the local user to be added to the fourth group, transmitting to a group server the second request for recommending the local user to be added to the fourth group, an identifier of the local user, and the identifier of the fourth group.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
searching, by the group server, an administrator list of the first group according to the request for recommending the first user to be added to the first group, transmitting the request for recommending the first user to a client of an administrator according to the administrator list, and determining whether to add to a membership list of the first group an identifier of the first user according to whether the client of the administrator accepts to add the first user to the first group.

Assignees

• Li Jianzhen
• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Jianzhen

Classifications

• H04L12/1822 Primary

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