CN1852111B - Methods of Information Access in Instant Messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an information access method in instant messaging, aiming at the defect in the prior art that it is difficult to call each other due to the lack of correlation between the instant messaging system and the information storage management system, it provides a communication terminal that can The method of using the information storage management server in the communication, that is, passing the message between the instant messaging server and the information storage management server, so that the two are associated, and the communication terminal can access the information storage management server through the instant messaging server during the instant messaging process In this way, the information storage method in the instant messaging process is increased, and the application field of the information storage management system is expanded to the instant messaging field.

Description

Methods of Information Access in Instant Messenger

technical field

The invention relates to information processing, more specifically, to an information access method in instant messaging.

Background technique

In the information age, communication services have been more and more integrated into people's work and life, and are playing an increasingly important role. As an important means of communication, instant messaging brings faster, more convenient and instant communication services. Because of this, there are more than hundreds of millions of users using instant messaging in the world.

At the same time, there are more and more important information necessary for modern people's life and work, such as relatives and friends, customer contacts, schedules, notebooks, photos, pictures, etc. In addition, in order to meet the needs of communication, enterprises also need to establish their own address book. For the purpose of backup and convenient use, it is necessary to establish a unified system for storing and managing these information.

When using instant messaging services, it is often necessary to access some information. However, because the instant messaging server and the information storage management server are two independent systems, sometimes you have to log in to the two systems at the same time, and due to the lack of correlation, the operation steps are quite cumbersome.

Contents of the invention

The invention relates to an information access method in instant messaging, aiming at the defect in the prior art that it is difficult to call each other due to the lack of correlation between the instant messaging system and the information storage management system, it provides a communication terminal that can The method of using the information storage management server in the communication.

The solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is to provide a method for accessing information in instant messaging, which is characterized in that by passing messages between the instant messaging server and the information storage management server, the two are associated, The first communication terminal accesses the first information storage management server through the instant messaging server to access information.

The method comprises the steps of:

S1. The instant messaging server sends a first request message carrying a message type to the first information storage management server according to the received access instruction;

S2. The first information storage management server performs identity authentication according to the first request message, and when the message type of the first request message is an information storage message and the identity authentication is valid, the first information storage management server stores The second information content carried in the first request message, and send an information storage response message to the instant messaging server; when the message type of the first request message is an information request message and the identity authentication is valid, the second An information storage management server sends the first information content requested in the first request to the instant messaging server through an information request response message.

In the method of the present invention, the first request message includes session value, message type, operation object and authentication information, and the information storage response message includes session value, message type and first information content.

In the method of the present invention,

The step S1 further includes: the instant messaging server saves the session value in the first request message while generating the first request message;

The step S2 further includes: the instant messaging server receives the information storage response message or the information request response message, and compares whether the session value in the information storage response message or the information request response message is the same as the saved session value, If the same, delete the saved session value.

In the method of the present invention, before the step S1, it further includes that the first communication terminal sends an access instruction to the first information storage management server.

In the method of the present invention, the access instruction is an information request instruction; the instant messaging server generates an information request message as the first request information.

In the method of the present invention, the first information content is stored in the first information storage management server by the second communication terminal through the second information storage management server.

In the method of the present invention, the access instruction is an information storage instruction; the instant messaging server generates an information storage message as the first request message.

In the method of the present invention, the second communication terminal reads the second information content from the first information storage management server through the second information storage management server.

The method also includes the steps of:

P1. The second communication terminal sends an access instruction to the second information storage management server;

P2. The second information storage management server sends a second request message to the first information storage management server, requesting access to information;

P3. The first information storage management server performs identity authentication according to the second request message, performs a corresponding access operation, and sends a second response message to the second information storage management server, and the second response message includes the first 3. information content;

P4. The second information storage management server sends the third information content to the second communication terminal.

In the method of the present invention, the first information storage management server includes one of a storage device, a storage medium and a storage server.

In the method of the present invention, the second request message includes session value, message type, and operation object, and the second response message also includes session value and message type.

In the method of the present invention,

The step P1 further includes: the second information storage management server saves the session value in the second request message while generating the second request message;

The step P2 further includes: the second information storage management server receives the second response message, compares whether the session value in the second response message is the same as the saved session value, and if they are the same, deletes the saved session value .

In the method of the present invention, the access instruction is an information request instruction; the second information storage management server generates an information request message as the second request message; The third information content is read from the server; the second response message is an information request response message.

In the method of the present invention, the access instruction is an information storage instruction; the second information storage management server generates an information storage message as a second request message, and the information storage message also includes fourth information content; The access operation is to store the fourth information content in the first information storage management server; the second response message is an information storage response message.

Implementing the information access method in instant messaging of the present invention has the following beneficial effects: by passing messages between the instant messaging server and the information storage management server, the two are associated, and the communication terminal can pass the instant messaging during the instant messaging process. The communication server accesses the information storage management server to access information. In this way, the information storage method in the instant communication process is increased, and the application field of the information storage management system is expanded to the instant communication field.

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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of first kind of realization method of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the flowchart of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the flowchart of the second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the second implementation method of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the flowchart of the third embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a flowchart of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the first implementation method of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, in this method, the instant messaging server provides the instant messaging service for the user, and the user can use the instant messaging server by logging on to the instant messaging server through a first communication terminal such as a mobile terminal or a PC (personal computer, referred to as PC) client. Serve. WV (Wireless Village, WV) and other protocols can be used for communication between mobile terminals and instant messaging servers, and HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP for short) can be used for communication between PC clients and instant messaging servers; information storage The management server provides information access services for users. Users can log in to the information storage management server through mobile terminals or PC clients to use these services. Protocols such as SyncML can be used for communication between the mobile terminal and the information storage management server, and protocols such as HTTP can be used for communication between the PC client and the information storage management server. The protocol used for communication between the instant messaging server and the information storage management server can be HTTP protocol or private protocol, etc., but no matter what protocol is used, a session includes a request message and a response message, and requests in the same session The session value contained in the message and the response message is the same, and the session value of different sessions is generally different, and the session value is generated by the party that initiates the request. The message transmitted by the two servers in the communication includes session value, message type, operation object, authentication information and other similar information, as an option, may also include information content and other similar information.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart of the first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the user reads the information stored on the first information storage management server by sending an information request instruction to the instant messaging server, and this process includes the following steps:

201. A user logging into the instant messaging server such as "123456" wants to use the address book information stored on the first information storage management server, and sends an information request command such as "contact book request command" to the instant messaging server.

202. The instant messaging server receives the information request instruction, judges that it is an "address book request instruction", and then sends an information request message such as "address book request message" to the first information storage management server. The session value generated by the communication server is such as "0x1001", the message type is "request for address book information", the operation object is the operation object that initiates the request, such as "123456", and the authentication information is the password such as "111111". The instant messaging server will Save the newly generated session value such as "0x1001" until receiving the information request response message returned by the first information storage management server such as "address book request response message".

203. After the first information storage management server receives an information request message such as an "address book request message", it judges from the message type that it is an "address book information request" message, and then checks whether the user identified as "123456" exists, If it exists, then check whether the password "111111" is the user's preset password. When these two conditions are all satisfied, the received request is a legal request, and then the first information storage management server can be saved. The user's address book information is returned to the instant messaging server, and the returned information request response message, such as "address book request response message", includes the session value brought by the information request message, such as "address book request message", such as "0x1001", and also includes The message type is "response to address book information", and the message content is address book information such as "Zhang San", "Li Si" and so on.

204. After the instant messaging server receives the information request response message such as "Contact Book Request Response Message", it judges that this is the response message of user "123456" according to the session value in it, such as "0x1001", and deletes the saved session value " 0x1001", return the information content such as "Zhang San" and "Li Si" in the information request response message such as "Address Book Request Response Message" to the PC client.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the user saves the created information on the storage management server by sending an information storage instruction to the instant messaging server. This process includes the following steps:

301. A user logging into the instant messaging server such as "123456" wants to save the newly created address book information on the first information storage management server, and then sends an information storage instruction such as "address book storage instruction" to the instant messaging server.

302. After receiving the information storage instruction, the instant messaging server determines that it is an "address book storage instruction", and then sends an information storage message such as "address book storage message" to the first information storage management server. The message contains the session value generated by the instant messaging server such as "0x2001", the message type such as "contact information storage request", the operation object is the operation object that initiates the request such as "123456", and the authentication information is the password such as "111111" , the information content is newly created address book information such as "Wang Wu", "Ma Liu" and so on. The instant messaging server will always save the newly generated session value such as "0x2001" until it receives an information storage response message such as an "address book storage response message" returned by the first information storage management server.

303. After the first information storage management server receives an information storage message such as "address book storage message", it judges from the message type that it is a "contact book information storage request" message, and then checks whether the user "123456" exists, and if so , and then check whether the password "111111" is the user's preset password. When these two conditions are met, the request received is a legal request, and the address book information of the user "123456" such as "Wang Wu" is saved. "Ma Liu" and so on, and then return an information storage response message such as "address book storage response message" to the instant messaging server. The message contains the session value brought by the information storage message such as "address book storage message", such as "0x2001", and also includes the message type such as "contact information storage response", and the information content is to save the operation result such as "operation successful".

304. After the instant messaging server receives the information storage response message such as "address book storage response message", it judges according to the session value such as "0x2001" that this is the response message of the user "123456", and deletes the saved session value such as "0x2001", returns the storage operation result in the information storage response message such as "address book storage response message" such as "operation successful" to the PC client.

The present invention also provides an alternative to the above solution, which will be described in detail below.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the second implementation method of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 4, in this method, an independent shared first information storage management server can be used between the instant messaging server and the second information storage management server. Instant The communication server and the second information storage management server independently interact with the first information storage management server, but do not communicate directly with each other. Between the instant messaging server or the second information storage management server and the first information storage management server Use HTTP protocol or private protocol to communicate. A session includes a request message and a corresponding response message, and the session value contained in the request message and response message in the same session is the same, and the session values of different sessions are generally different. , the session value is generated by the party that initiates the request. The message transmitted in the communication includes session value, message type and other similar information, as an option, it can also include operation object, authentication information, message content and other similar information.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart of the third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first communication terminal, such as a PC client, reads the information stored on the first information storage management server by sending an information request command to the instant messaging server; The information storage management server sends an information storage instruction to save the setting of the address book information to the first information storage management server. The first information storage management server may be a storage device or a storage medium or a storage server.

501. The user "123456" sends an information storage instruction such as an "address book setting instruction" to the information storage and management server through the mobile terminal.

502. After receiving the information storage instruction, the second information storage management server determines that it is an "address book setting instruction", and then sends an information storage message such as an "address book setting message" to the first information storage management server. The message contains the session value generated by the second information storage management server, such as "0x3001", the message type is "request for setting address book information", the operation object is the operation object that initiates the request, such as "123456", and the information content needs to be set The address book such as "Zhang San", "Li Si" and so on. The second information storage management server will always save the newly generated session value such as "0x3001" until it receives an information storage response message such as an "address book setting response message".

503. After the first information storage management server receives an information storage message such as "address book setting message", it judges from the message type that it is a "request for setting address book information" message, so it stores the address book of user "123456", Then return an information storage response message such as an "address book setting response message" to the second information storage management server. The message contains the session value such as "0x3001" brought by the information storage message such as "Address Book Setting Message", the message type is "Response for Setting Address Book Information", and the information content is the setting operation result such as "Operation Successful".

504. After the second information storage management server receives the information storage response message from the first information storage management server, such as "Address Book Setting Response Message", it judges that this is the user " 123456" response message, and then delete the saved session value such as "0x3001", and forward the setting operation result such as "operation successful" in the information storage response message such as "address book setting response message" to the mobile terminal.

505. The user "123456" sends an information request command such as "contact book request command" to the instant messaging server through the PC client.

506. After the instant messaging server receives an information request instruction such as "address book request instruction", it judges that it is an "address book request instruction", and then sends an information request message such as "address book request message" to the first information storage management server . The message contains the session value generated by the instant messaging server such as "0x4001", the message type is "request for address book information", the operation object is user "123456", and the authentication information is a password such as "111111". The instant messaging server will always save the newly generated session value such as "0x4001" until it receives an information request response message such as an "address book request response message".

507. The first information storage management server receives an information request message such as an "address book request message", judges from the message type that it is an "address book information request" message, then checks whether the user "123456" exists, and if so, then Check whether the password "111111" is the user's preset password. When these two conditions are met, the received request is a legal request, and then the user's communication stored on the first information storage management server can be saved. Directory information is returned to the instant messaging server. The returned information request response message such as "Contact Book Request Response Message" includes the session value brought by the information request message such as "Contact Book Request Message" such as "0x4001", and the message type is " Address book information response", the information content is address book information such as "Zhang San", "Li Si", this information is the address book information set by the user on the first information storage management server through the second information storage management server through the mobile terminal .

508. The instant messaging server receives the information request response message sent by the first information storage management server, such as "address book request response message", and judges that this is the response of user "123456" according to the session value in it, such as "0x4001". message, delete the saved session value such as "0x4001", and forward the address book information in the information request response message such as the "Address Book Request Response Message" message to the PC client. The server stores the address book information set on the first information management server.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Here, in this embodiment, the first communication terminal, such as the PC client, saves the created information on the first information storage management server by sending an information storage instruction to the instant messaging server. The second communication terminal, such as a mobile terminal, reads the information stored on the first information storage management server by sending an information request instruction to the second information storage management server.

601. The user "123456" sends an information storage instruction such as "address book storage instruction" to the instant messaging server through the PC client.

602. After the instant messaging server receives an information storage instruction such as "address book storage instruction", it judges that it is an "address book storage instruction", and then sends an information storage message such as "address book storage message" to the first information storage management server . The message contains the session value generated by the instant messaging server, such as "0x5001", the message type, such as "contact information storage request", the operation object is the operation object that initiates the request, such as "123456", and the authentication information is a password such as "111111" , the information content is the address book information to be stored, such as "Wang Wu", "Ma Liu" and so on. The instant messaging server will always store the newly generated session value such as "0x5001" until it receives an information storage response message such as an "address book storage response message".

603. After the first information storage management server receives an information storage message such as "address book storage message", it judges from the message type that the message received is "address book information storage request", and then checks whether the user "123456" exists, Check whether the password "111111" is the user's preset password. When these two conditions are met, the request received is a legal request, and then store the address book information of the user "123456" as "Wang Wu" And "Ma Liu". Then send an information storage response message such as "address book storage response message" to the instant messaging server. The message contains the session value such as "0x5001" brought by the information storage message such as "address book storage message", the message type is "address book information storage response", and the information content is the result of the storage operation such as "operation successful".

604. After receiving the information storage response message from the first information storage management server, such as the "address book storage response message", the instant messaging server judges that this is the user "123456" according to the session value in it, such as "0x5001". Respond to the message, and then delete the saved session value such as "0x5001", and forward the storage operation result in the information storage response message such as "address book storage response message" to the PC client.

605. The user "123456" sends an information request command such as "contact book request command" to the second information storage management server through the mobile terminal.

606. After the second information storage management server receives an information request instruction such as "address book request instruction", it judges that it is an "address book request instruction", and then sends an information request message such as "address book request instruction" to the first information storage management server. Request message", the message contains the session value such as "0x6001" generated by the second information storage management server, the message type is "request for address book information", and the operation object is the user "123456" who initiates the request. The second information storage management server will always save the newly generated session value such as "0x6001" until it receives an information storage response message such as an "address book storage response message".

607. After the first information storage management server receives an information request message such as "address book request message", it judges from the message type that it has received the "address book information request" message, and then retrieves the address book information of user "123456". , and then send an information request response message such as "Contact Book Request Response Message" to the second information storage management server. The response message includes the session value such as "0x6001" brought by the information request message such as "Contact Book Request Message", and the message type is such as "Response to address book information", the content of the information is the extracted address book information, which is the address book information saved by the instant messaging server to the first information storage management server, such as "Wang Wu" and "Ma Liu".

608. After the second information storage management server receives the information request response message from the first information storage management server, such as "address book request response message", it judges according to the session value such as "0x6001" that this is the user "123456 ", delete the saved session value such as "0x6001", and forward the address book information in the information request response message such as "Contact Book Request Response Message" to the mobile terminal. Address book information saved on .

Through the present invention, when the user logs into the instant messaging system but not the information storage management system, the user can use the services provided by the information storage management system and the stored information through the instant messaging system. In this way, on the one hand, the information storage management system The scope of use is expanded to the scope of instant messaging, providing users with a convenient and fast access to the information storage management system; on the other hand, it also increases the amount of available information for the instant messaging system and provides a new storage , The way of managing information is of great help to improve user experience.

Claims (14)

1. A method for accessing information in instant messaging, comprising the steps of: S1. The instant messaging server sends a first request message carrying a message type to the first information storage management server according to the received access instruction; S2. The first information storage management server performs identity authentication according to the first request message, and when the message type of the first request message is an information storage message and the identity authentication is valid, the first information storage management server stores The second information content carried in the first request message, and send an information storage response message to the instant messaging server; when the message type of the first request message is an information request message and the identity authentication is valid, the second An information storage management server sends the first information content requested in the first request to the instant messaging server through an information request response message. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first request message includes session value, message type, operation object and authentication information, and the information storage response message includes session value, message type and first information. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The step S1 further includes: the instant messaging server saves the session value in the first request message while generating the first request message; The step S2 further includes: the instant messaging server receives the information storage response message or the information request response message, and compares whether the session value in the information storage response message or the information request response message is the same as the saved session value, If the same, delete the saved session value. 4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising, before the step S1, the first communication terminal sending an access instruction to the first information storage management server. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the access instruction is an information request instruction; and the instant messaging server generates an information request message as the first request information. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the first information content is stored in the first information storage management server by the second communication terminal through the second information storage management server. 7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the access instruction is an information storage instruction; and the instant messaging server generates an information storage message as the first request message. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the second communication terminal reads the second information content from the first information storage management server through the second information storage management server. 9. The method according to claim 6 or 8, further comprising the steps of: P1. The second communication terminal sends an access instruction to the second information storage management server; P2. The second information storage management server sends a second request message to the first information storage management server, requesting access to information; P3. The first information storage management server performs identity authentication according to the second request message, performs a corresponding access operation, and sends a second response message to the second information storage management server, and the second response message includes the first 3. information content; P4. The second information storage management server sends the third information content to the second communication terminal. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first information storage management server comprises one of a storage device, a storage medium and a storage server. 11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the second request message includes a session value, a message type, and an operation object, and the second response message further includes a session value and a message type. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The step P1 further includes: the second information storage management server saves the session value in the second request message while generating the second request message; The step P2 further includes: the second information storage management server receives the second response message, compares whether the session value in the second response message is the same as the saved session value, and if they are the same, deletes the saved session value . 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the access instruction is an information request instruction; the second information storage management server generates an information request message as the second request message; the access operation is The third information content is read in the first information storage management server; the second response message is an information request response message. 14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the access instruction is an information storage instruction; the second information storage management server generates an information storage message, and as a second request message, the information storage message also The fourth information content is included; the access operation is to store the fourth information content in the first information storage management server; the second response message is an information storage response message.

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