Patents by Inventor Xiaolong ZHANG

Xiaolong ZHANG 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: 9113002
    Abstract: A method for identifying relevant information of an object using a mobile terminal that has a built-in camera, a processor, and memory for storing programs to be executed by the processor is provided. The method includes automatically generating a plurality of image frames while the built-in camera pointing at the object; automatically transmitting one or more of the plurality of image frames to a remote server, wherein different transmitted image frames satisfy distinct predefined conditions; receiving information from the server when at least one of the transmitted image frames matches an image stored at the server, wherein the image corresponds to the object and is associated with information relevant to the object; and displaying the information relevant to the object at the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Jian Ding, Xiao Liu, Pinlin Chen, Hailong Liu, Junbin Kuang
  • Publication number: 20150215261
    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: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaolong ZHANG, Lejun Liu, Yuewei Chen, Yongyu Lin, Yingxia Lin, Changpeng Pan, Wen Zha, Yonglong Wei
  • Publication number: 20150188853
    Abstract: Mail processing methods and a server are described. The server receives a mail reply request sent from a client, determines whether a new contact and an original attachment are present in the mail reply request, and if it determines that the new contact and the original attachment are present in the mail reply request, generates a data packet based on a predetermined rule for non-regular mails, and transmits the data packet to a destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Huateng MA, Xiaolong ZHANG, Tieming HUANG, Jiahui DU, Jie YANG, Ziqun HUANG, Wenjie ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20150186875
    Abstract: A method of authorizing a payment transaction is disclosed. The method includes: at a payment server, receiving, from a user device, a payment request and a payment key entered by a user at the user device. The method further includes, receiving, from the user device and with the payment key, predetermined device identification data for the user device; determining whether the predetermined device identification data corresponds to a registered user device associated with a payment account identified by the payment request; and in accordance with an outcome of the determining, selecting a corresponding reference payment key from multiple reference payment keys stored for the payment account, to verify the payment key entered by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaolong ZHANG, Wa YE, Peng LlU, Maocai LI, Nan JIANG
  • Publication number: 20150180870
    Abstract: A third-party application client performs authorization authentication with a user client and a platform server. The third party application obtains an access token and an open ID. The third-party application client interacts with the platform server for information related to the user ID by using the token, calls the user client or is called by the user client according to the open ID. The third-party application client may interact with the platform server for the information related to the user ID by using the token, so that other resources or information of the user accumulated for the platform server can be used by the third-party application client continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaolong ZHANG, Bin ZHANG, Yuetong MAI, Runda CAI, Jisheng HUANG, Kunfeng RONG, Sixin GU, Yi DUAN, Linping TANG, Wa YE, Xixi WANG, Hongyang WANG
  • Publication number: 20150163325
    Abstract: A method, device and system for information transmission are provided. The method comprises steps of: logining, by a client with a processor, into a server with a first communication type through a first communication account; getting, by the client with the processor, a second communication account of a second communication type wherein the second communication account is not in a friend list of the first communication account and does not accept an invitation request from the client; receiving, from a user interface, by the client with the processor, first information carrying the second communication account wherein the first information is input by a user using the user interface; and transmitting, by the client with the processor, the first information to the server, and transmitting, by the server, the first information to the client corresponding to the second communication account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Yi Shan
  • Publication number: 20150156157
    Abstract: Disclosed are an association method and device for communication modes, the method comprising: receiving a first operation instruction, the first operation instruction being used for instructing the establishment of an association of identification numbers in a first Internet application; responding the first operation instruction, and acquiring a first identification number of a first e-mail box and a second identification number of a second e-mail box; establishing an association between the first identification number and the second identification number in the first Internet application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Tieming Huang, Wenjie Zhou
  • Patent number: 9032037
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a mail sending method and an email system and relates to the field of internet communications. The method includes: receiving a mail sending request which carries a mail template filled out by a sender; encapsulating the mail template into an anonymous mail that includes no receiver mailbox ID and no sender mailbox ID; and obtaining a receiver mailbox ID and delivering the encapsulated anonymous mail to a mailbox corresponding to the obtained receiver mailbox ID. The email system includes: a receiving module, an encapsulating module, and a delivering module. The present invention enables a sender to send an anonymous mail to a stranger whose mailbox address is unknown to the sender and provides a service for users to talk about privacy issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Tieming Huang, Kai Xie, Xiaolong Zhang, Linjia Wan, Qianya Lin
  • Patent number: 9032495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a webpage login method involving two client devices and a server. The server receives an information access request from a first client device. In response to the information access request, the server generates a unique identifier and returns the unique identifier to the first client device. The unique identifier is to be displayed on the first client device. Next, the server receives a first message from a second client device, the first message including user account information at the server system and authentication information. The server determines whether the authentication information corresponds to the unique identifier generated by the server system. If the authentication information corresponds to the unique identifier, the server authenticates the information access request such that the user can access information at the server and associated with the user account information from the first client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Xiaolong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150126149
    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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Qianya Lin, Wen Zha, Shuo Wang, Yonglong Wei
  • Publication number: 20150120710
    Abstract: A method of searching content is provided. The method includes receiving, in a social media messaging program, a search request including one or more search terms from a user of a client device. The method further includes searching, among the user's contacts locally stored on the client device, for contacts matching with the one or more search terms to produce first search results displaying a least a subset of the first search results and one or more search navigation affordances. At least one of the search navigation affordances corresponds to second search results of a first content type that are shared by the user and other users and at least one of the search navigation affordances corresponds to third search results of a second content type different from the first content type that are associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaolong ZHANG, Wei LUO
  • Publication number: 20150121409
    Abstract: A method for retrieving and playing a TV program uses a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal obtains one or more images of a TV program currently played on a TV using the image sensor and sends the images to a remote server. The remote server determines an identity of the TV program using the images by comparing them with images in an image library and then generates an information record for the TV program and returns the TV program information record to the mobile terminal, the TV program information record including a hyperlink to the TV program. After receiving the TV program information record from the remote server, the mobile terminal displays the hyperlink on the display of the mobile terminal. In response to a user selection of the hyperlink, the mobile terminal plays the TV program on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaolong ZHANG, Junbin Kuang, Yang Liu
  • Publication number: 20150095754
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for inputting account information in the field of Internet communications. The method includes: obtaining user account information included in a first application; obtaining an information type of a form element included in a form of a second application; determining account information corresponding to the form element according to the information type of the form element and the user account information; and automatically inputting the account information corresponding to the form element to the form element. The device includes a processor and a non-transitory storage medium, which includes: a first obtaining module, a second obtaining module, a determining module, and an inputting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaolong ZHANG, Yuejun LIU, Shuo WANG, Yonglong WEI
  • Publication number: 20150054737
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for triggering an instruction, methods and systems for obtaining user information, a terminal, and a server. The instruction triggering method includes: detecting a shaking operation of a mobile terminal; and triggering a preset input instruction according to the detected shaking operation. The user information obtaining method includes: when a mobile terminal detects a shaking operation, the mobile terminal sending a user information obtaining request to a server; and the mobile terminal receiving user information of a matching user returned according to the user information by the server. Another user information obtaining method includes: after a server receives a user information obtaining request triggered by a shaking operation of a mobile terminal, obtaining a user who matches the user information obtaining request and sending user information of the matching user to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Guanchu Wu, Yongbo Xie, Lei Huang
  • Publication number: 20150026275
    Abstract: A method, a terminal, a server, a system and a computer storage medium for sharing contents are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a reporting request massage carrying position information and identifier information of a user sent by a terminal when an application adapted to obtain contents is used to obtain a content to be shared, obtaining a sharing object according to the position information and the identifier information of the user, wherein the distance between the user and the sharing object is less than a predetermined distance and/or the sharing object has used the application in a predetermined time period, and sending a reporting response massage carrying the sharing object to the terminal to enable the terminal to share the content to be shared according to the sharing object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Xiaolong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150006657
    Abstract: According to an example, an emoticon state of an animated emoticon transmitted by each of a plurality of clients is obtained, or emoticon states of an animated emoticon transmitted by any two of a plurality of clients are obtained; a determination result of emoticon states transmitted by the clients is obtained according to a predefined animated emoticon determination rule; and the determination result is outputted to the clients for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaolong ZHANG, Qianya LIN, Yueteng WENG, Yuehai CHEN, Zhenan GUAN
  • Publication number: 20140344163
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing objects. For example, a call request message is received, the call request message carrying an identification (ID) of order data associated with one or more objects, the order data including at least a total value of the objects and an ID of a second subject; a first account related to a first subject and a user password related to the first subject are acquired; the first account and the user password and the ID of the order data are sent; the first account and the user password and the ID of the order data are forwarded; and based on at least information associated with the first account and the user password and the ID of the order data, the total value is deducted from a first value included in the first account related to the first subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Wa Ye, Peng Liu, Shushen Lu, Xing Liang, Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20140337038
    Abstract: The current invention discloses methods, applications, and devices for audio transmission from a mobile terminal. After receiving an audio signal transmission request from a user, the mobile terminal may initiate a recording session to record audio signals into audio frames. During the recording session, the terminal may adjust the audio codecs used for encoding the audio frames based on the workload and the performance of the terminal. By measuring and evaluating the encoding time, the terminal may change between using a floating-point AMR audio codec and a fixed-point AMR audio codec. The encoded audio frames are transmitted to a remote server. The current invention provides a flexible and efficient approach for audio signal encoding and transmission, balancing signal integrity and encoding speed at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Yuan Zhao, Ganrong Yang
  • Publication number: 20140337207
    Abstract: A first aspect of the present disclosure provides a device, server and system for making a payment from a messaging application on a mobile device. A second aspect of the disclosure provides a method of associating a payer account number with a mobile device. Further provided herein is a method of performing a payment transaction from a messaging application on a mobile device, wherein the payment transaction is initiated by a message or a 2D image from an OpenID with the messaging application, a 2D image from a website, or a mobile application from the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Wa Ye, Peng Liu, Ming Chen, Nan Jiang
  • Publication number: 20140324414
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods and apparatus for displaying an emoticon. In an exemplary method, an instant message can be received and a pre-set keyword contained in the instant message can be determined. An emoticon corresponding to the pre-set keyword contained in the instant message can then be obtained and displayed on a chat interface displaying the instant message. Accordingly, an exemplary apparatus for displaying an emoticon can include a first obtaining module, a second obtaining module, and/or a displaying module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Qianya Lin, Min Li, Yingxia Lin, Weicang Zhang, Linping Tang