Patents by Inventor Wen Zha

Wen Zha has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10261957
    Abstract: A method for navigating in a record list is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is performed at a terminal device having one or more processors and memory for storing programs to be executed by the one or more processors. The method includes detecting operational information of a user when the user operates the terminal device to navigate in the record list that is displayed in a user interface of the terminal device. The method also includes estimating, based on the operational information of the user, location information of a target record in the record list. The method further includes updating the user interface of the terminal device by introducing, based on the location information of the target record, a record access tool in the user interface of the terminal device. As a result, the user can accelerate access of the target record using the record access tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Wen Zha
  • Patent number: 10225215
    Abstract: Method and device of managing chat messages in a social network application are provided. The method includes: a user device providing a chat interface for a chat session between a first user and a second user, the chat interface including a first region for displaying past chat messages, and a second region for receiving a current message input; receiving a first message input from the first user in the second region; receiving a first incoming message from the second user; displaying the first incoming message in the first region; and automatically, without user intervention, presenting an option to the first user for caching the first message input; receiving an input caching instruction from the first user regarding the first message input; and storing the first message input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Wen Zha
  • Patent number: 10200362
    Abstract: Method and server system for user login verification are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a verification request from a first device for an account operation requested by a user using a first account; identifying, from the server system, usage history data associated with the first account, including data regarding usage of the first account on the first device; determining, in accordance with the data regarding the usage of the first account on the first device and one or more predetermined usage history criteria, whether the account operation associated with the first account on the first device is safe; and in accordance with a determination that the account operation associated with the first account on the first device is not safe, initiating a verification process based on a second device that qualifies as being safe for the account operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Yonglong Wei, Wen Zha, Lifang Cen, Junhong Yan, Wenhao Huang
  • Publication number: 20180331993
    Abstract: An emoticon sending method, performed at a computer device, includes obtaining an emoticon identifier selected by a sender corresponding to a sender identifier; obtaining a corresponding allowed receiver identifier according to the sender identifier and the emoticon identifier; obtaining a candidate receiver identifier; comparing the candidate receiver identifier with the allowed receiver identifiers; and sending the selected emoticon identifier to the candidate receiver identifier, if the candidate receiver identifier is one of the allowed receiver identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jiangxue TIAN, Wen ZHA
  • Patent number: 10058777
    Abstract: A method is performed at a server system comprising one or more processors and memory. The server system executes a task being performed on a first mobile client according to instructions from the first mobile client. The server system receives a handover request from the first mobile client, which indicates that the first mobile client has suspended performance of the task and includes information identifying one or more second mobile clients who are candidates to assume performance of the task. The server system sends, to at least a subset of the second mobile clients, a request to assume performance of the task and receives, from a respective second mobile client of the subset of the second mobile clients, an indication that the respective second mobile client intends to assume performance of the task. The server system executes the task according to instructions received from the respective second mobile client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Wen Zha
  • Patent number: 10026086
    Abstract: The present invention provides an account processing method, apparatus system and server for providing an alert message, and relates to the field of computer technology. The method is for use in a server processing a first account, the method comprising: determining whether the first account meets a processing condition; if the first account meets the processing condition, freezing all information related to the first account; and providing an alert message based on the processing condition to a second account associated with the first account. The embodiments of the present invention comprise, after determining that the first account meets a processing condition, freezing all of the information associated with the first account and displaying an alert message to the second account associated with the first account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wen Zha, Hui Wang
  • Publication number: 20180012308
    Abstract: A method, including: at a client terminal of a user of a social network platform: displaying a first network resource published by a first resource publisher; displaying a resource rewarding affordance in association with the first network resource or an identifier of the first resource publisher; detecting user selection of the resource rewarding affordance; and in accordance with a determination that the resource rewarding affordance has been selected while the resource rewarding affordance is displayed in association with the first network resource or the identifier of the first resource publisher, initiating a resource rewarding operation to reward the first resource publisher on the social network platform, wherein the resource rewarding operation transfers reward goods from a social network account of the user to a social network account of the first resource publisher on the social network platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Wen ZHA, Kaibin CHEN, Changpeng PAN, Dong HUANG, Linping TANG, Ge LIANG
  • Patent number: 9813373
    Abstract: A device may include a storage medium and a processor. The processor may execute a set of instructions in the storage medium to: provide a first platform; provide a first user account registered in the first platform to a user; access, through the first user account, a second user account of the user registered in a second platform; obtain, from the second user account, a communication log of the second user account; obtain an address list from the second user account; obtain a plurality of contacts from the second user account who have a prior communication with the user through the second user account based on the communication log; select, from the plurality of contacts, at least one recommended contact for the user; combine the at least one recommended contact with the address list in to a combined list; and display the combined list via the first user account, highlighting the at least one recommended contact to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Lejun Liu, Yuewei Chen, Yongyu Lin, Yingxia Lin, Changpeng Pan, Wen Zha, Yonglong Wei
  • Publication number: 20170318061
    Abstract: An inquiry for information recommendation sent by a terminal is received; the inquiry for information recommendation may include an account identification of a target communication account; it is determined whether account information corresponding to the account identification of the target communication account includes a pre-set keyword to disable recommendation; if the account information includes the pre-set keyword to disable recommendation, a notification to disable recommendation is sent to the terminal, such that the terminal disables, while communication information is being input in a communication window corresponding to the target communication account, a pop-up of recommended information corresponding to the input communication information in the communication window, improving efficiency in information acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Wen Zha
  • Publication number: 20170220551
    Abstract: An expression image matching method includes obtaining an identity of a session in which a user chats, the session being a dialog set in which the user chats with at least one other user. The method determines, according to a white list and the identity of the session, whether to provide an expression image to the user, and the white list comprising an identity of a session in which a frequency of using expression images meets a predefined condition. The method provides an expression image matching with chat content input by the user when determining to provide the expression image to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Wen ZHA
  • Patent number: 9621806
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods, apparatus, and electronic devices for image capturing. An exemplary image capturing method can include first acquiring image information via a camera contained in an electronic device and then detecting whether a shake amplitude of the electronic device is within a pre-set range. When the shake amplitude of the electronic device is detected within the pre-set range, the image information acquired by the camera can be captured. An exemplary image capturing apparatus can include an acquisition module for acquiring image information; a first detection module for detecting whether a shake amplitude of an electronic device is within a pre-set range; and a capturing module for capturing the image information, when the first detection module detects that the shake amplitude of the electronic device is within the pre-set range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Bin Xiao, Hailong Liu, Wen Zha
  • Publication number: 20170075524
    Abstract: A method of switching interfaces comprises a computer having one or more processors and memory storing programs for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a switching instruction to switch from a current interface and acquiring a sequence of switchable interfaces. The method also includes displaying the sequence of switchable interfaces on a screen and receiving a selecting instruction to select a target interface from the sequence of switchable interfaces. The method also includes switching from the current interface to the target interface and displaying the target interface on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Wen ZHA
  • Patent number: 9497565
    Abstract: Provided are an interface display method, device, terminal, server and system. The interface display method comprises: determining a first terminal and a second terminal currently using the same application with the same account; assigning to the first terminal and the second terminal respectively a permission of using at least one function interface provided by the application, the available function interfaces allocated to the first terminal and second terminal being at least partially different; determining the data associated with the available function interfaces of the first terminal and the second terminal respectively; and based on the available function interfaces of the first terminal and the second terminal, transmitting the data to the first terminal and the second terminal for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Wen Zha
  • Publication number: 20160328458
    Abstract: A method for navigating in a record list is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is performed at a terminal device having one or more processors and memory for storing programs to be executed by the one or more processors. The method includes detecting operational information of a user when the user operates the terminal device to navigate in the record list that is displayed in a user interface of the terminal device. The method also includes estimating, based on the operational information of the user, location information of a target record in the record list. The method further includes updating the user interface of the terminal device by introducing, based on the location information of the target record, a record access tool in the user interface of the terminal device. As a result, the user can accelerate access of the target record using the record access tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Wen ZHA
  • Publication number: 20160316312
    Abstract: Provided are an interface display method, device, terminal, server and system. The interface display method comprises: determining a first terminal and a second terminal currently using the same application with the same account; assigning to the first terminal and the second terminal respectively a permission of using at least one function interface provided by the application, the available function interfaces allocated to the first terminal and second terminal being at least partially different; determining the data associated with the available function interfaces of the first terminal and the second terminal respectively; and based on the available function interfaces of the first terminal and the second terminal, transmitting the data to the first terminal and the second terminal for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: Wen Zha
  • Publication number: 20160307002
    Abstract: A computing device receives information content, which is rendered in a predefined display area of the display. When the information content satisfies predefined conditions privacy requirement), the computing device generates a shielding layer for the information content before rendering the shielding layer and displays the shielding layer on top of the display area such that the information content becomes invisible. Subsequently, the computing device receives a shielding layer hiding instruction from a user of the computing device. In response to the shielding layer hiding instruction, the computing device hides the shielding layer from the display area and restores the shielding layer on top of the display area after a predefined hiding period in accordance with a shielding layer hiding mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventor: Wen ZHA
  • Patent number: 9473619
    Abstract: Devices, terminals and methods are provided for contacts management. For example, one or more first contacts included in a communication log are received, wherein the communication log includes a call log or an SMS log; contact frequencies of the first contacts are calculated based on at least information associated with the communication log; one or more second contacts are selected to be managed from the first contacts based on at least information associated with the contact frequencies; if the second contacts exist in an address book is determined; and in response to the second contacts existing in the address book, the second contacts in the address book are extracted as frequent contacts; and a list of frequent contacts are generated based on at least information associated with the frequent contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Qianya Lin, Wen Zha, Shuo Wang, Yonglong Wei
  • Publication number: 20160277327
    Abstract: Method and device of managing chat messages in a social network application are provided. The method includes: a user device providing a chat interface for a chat session between a first user and a second user, the chat interface including a first region for displaying past chat messages, and a second region for receiving a current message input; receiving a first message input from the first user in the second region; receiving a first incoming message from the second user; displaying the first incoming message in the first region; and automatically, without user intervention, presenting an option to the first user for caching the first message input; receiving an input caching instruction from the first user regarding the first message input; and storing the first message input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Wen Zha
  • Publication number: 20160255078
    Abstract: Method and server system for user login verification are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a verification request from a first device for an account operation requested by a user using a first account; identifying, from the server system, usage history data associated with the first account, including data regarding usage of the first account on the first device; determining, in accordance with the data regarding the usage of the first account on the first device and one or more predetermined usage history criteria, whether the account operation associated with the first account on the first device is safe; and in accordance with a determination that the account operation associated with the first account on the first device is not safe, initiating a verification process based on a second device that qualifies as being safe for the account operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: XIAOLONG ZHANG, YONGLONG WEI, WEN ZHA, LIFANG CEN, JUNHONG YAN, WENHAO HUANG
  • Patent number: D754719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Wen Zha