CN111984115A - Messaging method, device and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application discloses a message sending method, device and electronic device, belonging to the field of communication technology, to solve the problems of cumbersome operation steps and low efficiency in the process of a user using an electronic device to chat with multiple other users. The method includes: in the case that the target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows, and the input area includes the target message, receiving a first input; in response to the above-mentioned first input, in the case that the M conversation windows are kept displayed , the above-mentioned target message is sent to the target chat object; wherein, the M conversation windows correspond to the M chat objects respectively, and the input area is used for inputting a message sent to any chat object in the M chat objects; the target chat object is the M chat objects At least one of the chat objects, M is an integer greater than 1. The present application is used in the scene of chatting with multiple users quickly.

Description

Messaging method, device and electronic device

technical field

The present application belongs to the field of communication technologies, and in particular relates to a message sending method, apparatus and electronic device.

Background technique

With the development of communication technology, users use electronic devices to chat with other users more and more frequently.

Currently, when user A uses an electronic device to chat with user B, user A can trigger the electronic device to display a chat window 1 of user A and user B, and chat with user B in the chat window 1 . Then, when user A wants to chat with user C, user A can trigger the electronic device to exit the chat window 1 with user B, switch to display the chat window 2 of user A and user C, and chat with user C in the chat window 2 .

In this way, when user A uses an electronic device to chat with multiple users, user A needs to trigger the electronic device to switch back and forth among multiple chat windows, making the operation steps for user A to use the electronic device to chat with multiple users cumbersome and inefficient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a message sending method, apparatus and electronic device, which can solve the problems of cumbersome operation steps and low efficiency in the process of a user using the electronic device to chat with multiple other users.

In order to solve the above technical problems, this application is implemented as follows:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for sending a message. The method includes: in the case that a target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows, and the input area includes a target message, receiving a first input; responding to In the above-mentioned first input, under the situation that M conversation windows are kept displayed, the above-mentioned target message is sent to the target chat object; wherein, the M conversation windows correspond to M chat objects respectively, and the input area is used for inputting and sending to the M chat objects. The message of any chat object in the chat object, the target chat object is at least one of the M chat objects, and M is an integer greater than 1.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a message sending device, the device includes: a receiving module and a sending module; the receiving module is configured to include an input area and M conversation windows in a target interface, and the input area includes a target In the case of a message, the first input is received; the sending module is configured to, in response to the above-mentioned first input received by the receiving module, send the above-mentioned target message to the target chat object under the condition that the above-mentioned M conversation windows are kept displayed; wherein , the M conversation windows correspond to M chat objects respectively, the input area is used for inputting messages sent to any chat object in the M chat objects, the target chat object is at least one of the M chat objects, and M is greater than 1 Integer.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an electronic device, the electronic device includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instruction being The processor implements the steps of the method according to the first aspect when executed.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to the first aspect are implemented .

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or an instruction, and implement the first aspect the method described.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows (corresponding to M chat objects respectively), and the input area includes a target message, after the message sending apparatus receives the first input, the message The sending device may send the above target message to the target chat object (at least one of the M chat objects) under the condition that the M conversation windows are kept displayed. The input area is used for inputting a message sent to any chat object among the M chat objects, where M is an integer greater than 1. Through the above solution, when the user wants to chat with multiple chat objects through the message sending device, on the one hand, compared with the solution in the related art that requires the user to trigger the electronic device to switch the chat window back and forth, because the message sending in the present application The device includes conversation windows for multiple chat objects. Therefore, the present application does not need to switch the chat windows, thereby simplifying the operation steps for the user to chat with the multiple chat objects through the message sending device. On the other hand, since the message sending apparatus includes an input area for inputting a message to be sent to any chat object among the plurality of chat objects, when the user wants to send a message through the message sending apparatus, he can input the desired message through the input area. The target message to send. Then, the message sending device can be triggered to send the target message to the target chat object among the plurality of chat objects under the condition that the plurality of conversation windows are kept displayed. In this way, the present application can trigger the message sending device to send a message to any chat object among the multiple chat objects through the input area, thereby further simplifying the operation steps for the user to chat with the multiple chat objects through the message sending device and improving the efficiency.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a message according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is one of schematic diagrams of interfaces of a message sending method application provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is the second schematic diagram of the interface of the application of a message sending method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a third schematic diagram of an interface of an application of a message sending method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a fourth schematic diagram of an interface of an application of a message sending method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is the fifth schematic diagram of the interface of the application of a message sending method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is the sixth schematic diagram of the interface of the application of a message sending method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a seventh schematic diagram of an interface of an application of a message sending method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a message sending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 11 is a second schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terms "first", "second" and the like in the description and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It is to be understood that data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that embodiments of the application can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are usually one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object may be one or more than one. In addition, "and/or" in the description and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

In the related art, when user A uses an electronic device to chat with multiple users, usually, when user A uses an electronic device to chat with user B, user A can trigger the electronic device to display the chat window 1 of user A and user B, where Chat with user B in chat window 1. Then, when user A wants to chat with user C, user A can trigger the electronic device to exit the chat window 1 with user B, switch to display the chat window 2 of user A and user C, and chat with user C in the chat window 2 . By analogy, user A is required to trigger the electronic device to switch back and forth among multiple chat windows, so that the operation steps of user A using the electronic device to chat with multiple users are cumbersome and inefficient.

In order to solve the above problems, the embodiment of the present application provides a message sending method. When a user wants to chat with multiple chat objects through a message sending device, on the one hand, compared with the related art, the user needs to trigger the electronic device to go back and forth. For the solution of switching chat windows, since the message sending device in the present application includes conversation windows of multiple chat objects, the present application does not need to switch the chat windows, thereby simplifying the operation of the user chatting with multiple chat objects through the message sending device step. On the other hand, since the message sending apparatus includes an input area for inputting a message to be sent to any chat object among the plurality of chat objects, when the user wants to send a message through the message sending apparatus, he can input the desired message through the input area. The target message to send. Then, the message sending device can be triggered to send the target message to the target chat object among the plurality of chat objects under the condition that the plurality of conversation windows are kept displayed. In this way, the present application can trigger the message sending device to send a message to any chat object among the multiple chat objects through the input area, thereby further simplifying the operation steps for the user to chat with the multiple chat objects through the message sending device and improving the efficiency.

The message sending method provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below through specific embodiments and application scenarios with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a message sending method provided by an embodiment of the present application, including step 201 and step 202:

Step 201: In the case that the target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows, and the input area includes a target message, the message sending apparatus receives the first input.

The M conversation windows correspond to M chat objects respectively, the input area is used for inputting a message sent to any chat object among the M chat objects, and M is an integer greater than 1.

In this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned target interface may be an existing interface or a newly added interface, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Exemplarily, the above-mentioned target interface may be a newly added interface in a target application (for example, a chat application), or may be a newly added interface in a desktop of a message sending apparatus, or the like.

In this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned M session windows may be session windows in the same application program (application, APP), or may be session windows in different application programs, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the size of each session window in the above-mentioned M session windows may be a default size, or may be flexibly adjusted according to the user's operation, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In an example, taking the session window as a rectangular window as an example, the rectangular window can be enlarged or reduced along the diagonal of the rectangular frame according to the user gesture. For example, when the size of the rectangular window is reduced, the rectangular window can be enlarged or reduced along the diagonal The line is squeezed inward; when the size of the rectangular window is enlarged, the rectangular window can be stretched outward along the diagonal line.

In the embodiment of the present application, the display position of each session window in the above-mentioned M session windows may be the default position, or may be flexibly adjusted according to the user's operation, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In one example, the message sending apparatus may divide the screen into M areas according to the value of M, and display a conversation window in each area. The area sizes of the M areas may be the same or different, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Specifically, when M is equal to 2, the message sending apparatus divides the screen into two areas (area 1 and area 2 respectively), and the message sending apparatus can display session window 1 in area 1 and session window 2 in area 2 ; When M is equal to 2, the message sending device divides the screen into 3 areas (area 1, area 2 and area 3 respectively), the message sending device can display the session window 1 in the area 1, and display the session window in the area 2 2. Display session window 3 in area 3; when M is equal to 4, the message sending device divides the screen into 4 areas (area 1, area 2, area 3 and area 4 respectively), and the message sending device can be in area 1 Show Session Window 1 in Area 2, Session Window 2 in Area 2, Session Window 3 in Area 3, and Session Window 4 in Area 4. By analogy, the message sending apparatus can display the above-mentioned M conversation windows.

For example, taking the message sending device as a mobile phone as an example, in Example 1, when M is equal to 2, as shown in (a) in FIG. 2 , an interface 31 of a chatting APP is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone, and the mobile phone can divide the interface 31 In the upper area 31a and the lower area 31b, the mobile phone can display the conversation window 32 between the mobile phone user and the user 1 in the upper area 31a, and the conversation window 32 displays "message 1"; the mobile phone can display the mobile phone user and the user in the lower area 31b. 2's conversation window 33, which displays "message 2". Example 2, when M is equal to 3, as shown in (b) in Figure 2, the interface 41 of the chat APP is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone, and the mobile phone can divide the interface 41 into an upper left area 41a, an upper right area 41b and a lower area 41c, then, the mobile phone can display the conversation window 42 between the mobile phone user and user 1 in the upper left area 41a, and the conversation window 42 displays "message 1"; in the upper right area 41b, display the conversation window 43 between the mobile phone user and user 2 , the conversation window 43 displays "message 2"; the conversation window 44 between the mobile phone user and user 3 is displayed in the lower area 41c, and the conversation window 44 displays "message 3".

In the embodiment of the present application, one chat object among the above-mentioned M chat objects may be a counterpart user, or may be multiple counterpart users (ie, a group), which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned input area may include at least one of the following: a character input area and a voice input area, which are not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In one example, the above-mentioned input area may be an input box.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned input area may be any display area of the screen of the message sending apparatus, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned target message may include at least one of the following: a character message, a voice message, and a picture message, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Wherein, the target message is a message input by the user through the input area.

In one example, the user can input a voice message in the input area, and then, the message sending apparatus can convert the voice information into a text message through voice recognition, and display the text message (that is, the above-mentioned target message) in the input area. .

In the embodiment of the present application, the message sending apparatus may display the above-mentioned input area and the M conversation windows according to a preset display manner, and may specifically display them in at least two possible manners as follows.

In the first example, the above-mentioned input area can be displayed in a suspended manner on the above-mentioned M conversation windows. Exemplarily, when the user drags the input area, the input area may move on the above-mentioned M session windows along with the user's drag input.

For example, the message sending apparatus may display the above-mentioned input area in a floating manner in an area adjacent to at least two of the above-mentioned M conversation windows.

For example, taking the input area as an input box as an example, in combination with Example 1, as shown in (a) in FIG. 35. The first input box 35 displays "reply message 4". In combination with Example 2, as shown in (b) of FIG. 2 , the mobile phone can display the second input box 46 in a floating manner in the area 45 adjacent to the conversation window 42 , the conversation window 43 and the conversation window 44 . The second input box 46 displays "reply message 4".

In the second example, the message sending apparatus may display the above-mentioned input area and the above-mentioned M conversation windows side by side or side by side. For example, the message sending apparatus can display the input area in the upper area of the screen, and the above-mentioned M conversation windows in the lower area of the screen; M session windows, etc., which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

It should be noted that there is no obvious sequence between the message sending apparatus displaying the above-mentioned M conversation windows and displaying the input area. The message sending apparatus may display the input area before displaying the above-mentioned M conversation windows, or may display the above-mentioned M conversation windows. After the conversation window, the input area is displayed, and the input area may also be displayed while the above-mentioned M conversation windows are displayed, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

In this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first input may be: a user's click input on the screen, or a voice command input by the user, or a specific gesture input by the user, which can be determined according to actual use requirements. The example does not limit this.

The specific gesture in the embodiment of the present application may be any one of a single-click gesture, a sliding gesture, a drag gesture, a pressure recognition gesture, a long-press gesture, an area change gesture, a double-press gesture, and a double-click gesture; in the embodiment of the present application The click input can be single-click input, double-click input, or click input for any number of times, etc., and can also be long-press input or short-press input.

Step 202: In response to the above-mentioned first input, the message sending apparatus sends the above-mentioned target message to the target chat object under the condition that the above-mentioned M conversation windows are kept displayed.

The target chat object is at least one of the M chat objects.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned target chat object may be the default of the system, or may be selected by the user, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Exemplarily, different first inputs may correspond to different chat objects. For example, when the first input is a double-click input on the screen, the target chat object can be chat object A; when the first input is a triple-click input on the screen, the target chat object can be chat object B; In the case where the first input is a re-press input on the screen, the target chat object may be chat object C, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

For example, with reference to (a) in FIG. 2 , when the mobile phone user wants to send the edited "reply message 4" to user 2 through the mobile phone, the user can double-click the mobile phone screen (ie, the above-mentioned first input). At this time, the mobile phone can send the "reply message 4" to the user 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the conversation window 33 displays "reply message 4".

In the message sending method provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows (respectively corresponding to M chat objects), and the input area includes the target message, the message sending device receives the first input Afterwards, the message sending apparatus may send the above target message to the target chat object (at least one of the M chat objects) under the condition that the M conversation windows are kept displayed. The input area is used for inputting a message sent to any chat object among the M chat objects, where M is an integer greater than 1. Through the above solution, when the user wants to chat with multiple chat objects through the message sending device, on the one hand, compared with the solution in the related art that requires the user to trigger the electronic device to switch the chat window back and forth, because the message sending in the present application The device includes conversation windows for multiple chat objects. Therefore, the present application does not need to switch the chat windows, thereby simplifying the operation steps for the user to chat with the multiple chat objects through the message sending device. On the other hand, since the message sending apparatus includes an input area for inputting a message to be sent to any chat object among the plurality of chat objects, when the user wants to send a message through the message sending apparatus, he can input the desired message through the input area. The target message to send. Then, the message sending device can be triggered to send the target message to the target chat object among the plurality of chat objects under the condition that the plurality of conversation windows are kept displayed. In this way, the present application can trigger the message sending device to send a message to any chat object among the multiple chat objects through the input area, thereby further simplifying the operation steps for the user to chat with the multiple chat objects through the message sending device and improving the efficiency.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, in addition to determining different target chat objects according to different first inputs, the message sending apparatus may also determine target chat objects through at least two possible implementations as follows, so as to realize the above The target message is sent to the target chat partner.

In the first possible implementation:

Exemplarily, in the case that the above-mentioned first input includes a first sub-input and a second sub-input, and the above-mentioned target interface includes a first area and a second area, and the first area includes the above-mentioned input area, the above-mentioned step 202 is specific. The following steps 202a1 and 202a2 may be included, wherein:

Step 202a1: In response to the first sub-input, the message sending apparatus displays the M object identifiers of the M chat objects in the second area under the condition that the M conversation windows are kept displayed.

Exemplarily, the above-mentioned first sub-input may specifically be a click input by the user on the input area, or a voice command input by the user, or a specific gesture input by the user, which may be specifically determined according to actual use requirements. This is not limited.

Exemplarily, the above-mentioned second area may be an upper area of the first area, a lower area of the first area, a left area of the first area, or a right area of the first area, This embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned second area may be a peripheral area of the input area.

Exemplarily, the above-mentioned object identifier may include at least one of the following: text and picture. For example, the object identification may be the name of the chat object.

Step 202a2: In response to the above-mentioned second sub-input, the message sending apparatus sends the above-mentioned target message to the target chat object.

Wherein, the above-mentioned second sub-input is a user's selection input of the target object identifier among the above-mentioned M object identifiers.

Specifically, the above-mentioned selection input may be a user's click input on the target object identifier, or a voice command input by the user, or a specific gesture input by the user, which may be determined according to actual use requirements. Not limited.

Exemplarily, the target chat object is a chat object corresponding to the target object identifier.

For example, in conjunction with (a) in FIG. 2, when the mobile phone user wants to send the edited "reply message 4" to user 2 through the mobile phone, the mobile phone user can long press the first input box 35 (that is, the above-mentioned first sub enter). At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 , the mobile phone displays two buttons in the upper area of the first input box 35 . Among them, the two buttons are the "User 1" button and the "User 2" button 37 respectively. Then, the user can click on the "User 2" button 37 (ie, the second sub-input described above). At this time, the mobile phone can send the "reply message 4" to the user 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the conversation window 33 displays "reply message 4".

It should be noted that, in order to achieve the effect of prompting the user of the selected chat object, when the user clicks the "User 2" button 37, the mobile phone can highlight the "User 2" button 37, or the mobile phone can display the "User 2" button 37 in a preset color (eg , green) to display the "User 2" button 37, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

It should be noted that the message sending apparatus may also display a "cancel" control, where the "cancel" control is used to trigger the message sending apparatus to cancel sending the above target message to the target chat object.

In the second possible implementation:

Exemplarily, in the case where the above-mentioned input area is a target input box, the above-mentioned first input may be the input of the user dragging the target input box to the first session window, and the first session window is the same as the one in the above-mentioned M session windows. The conversation window of the above target chat object.

For example, in conjunction with (a) in Figure 2, when the mobile phone user wants to send the edited "reply message 4" to User 2 through the mobile phone, as shown in Figure 5, the mobile phone user can drag the first input box 35 completely Move to the conversation window 33. At this time, the mobile phone can send the "reply message 4" to the user 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the conversation window 33 displays "reply message 4".

The message sending method provided by the embodiment of the present application may be applied to a scenario where the flexibility of determining a target chat object is improved. The message sending apparatus may display M object identifiers for the user to select the target chat object, or the message sending apparatus may After the user drags the target input box to the input of the first conversation window corresponding to the target chat object, the target chat object is determined. In this way, the realization method of determining the target chat object is enriched, the flexibility of determining the target chat object is improved, and the human-computer interaction performance.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the user may trigger the message sending apparatus to determine the above-mentioned M chat objects from multiple chat objects, and trigger the message sending apparatus to display the conversation windows of the M chat objects.

Exemplarily, before receiving the first input in the above step 201, the method may further include the following steps A1 to A4:

Step A1: When the message sending device displays a chat list including X chat objects, the message sending device receives the second input.

Wherein, X is a positive integer greater than or equal to M.

Exemplarily, the above-mentioned X chat objects include the above-mentioned M chat objects.

Exemplarily, the above-mentioned second input may be a user's click input on the chat list, or a voice command input by the user, or a specific gesture input by the user. Not limited.

In an example, the above-mentioned user's click input on the chat list may specifically be: the user's click input on M chat fields in the chat list. The chat list may include X chat bars, one chat bar corresponds to one chat object, and the X chat bars include the M chat bars.

Step A2: In response to the above-mentioned second input, the message sending apparatus determines the above-mentioned M chat objects from the above-mentioned X chat objects, and adds a target chat column in the above-mentioned chat list.

Exemplarily, the message sending apparatus may add a target chat bar at any position in the chat list, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Exemplarily, the target chat bar indicates the above-mentioned M conversation windows.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6 , the mobile phone displays the main interface 51 of the chat APP, the main interface 51 displays a chat list 52 , and the chat list displays four chat columns. Among them, the four chat columns are the chat column between the mobile phone user and the user 1, the chat column between the mobile phone user and the user 2, the chat column 53 between the mobile phone user and the user 3, and the chat column between the mobile phone user and the user 4 respectively. When the mobile phone user wants to chat with user 1 and user 2 respectively through the mobile phone, first, the mobile phone user can long press the chat bar between the mobile phone user and user 1, at this time, the mobile phone can display the button 53 of “join multiple chat bars”. When the mobile phone user wants to select user 1, the mobile phone user can click on the button 53 of "add to multi-chat bar", so that the mobile phone determines user 1. Then, the mobile phone user can long press the chat bar between the mobile phone user and the user 2, and at this time, the mobile phone can display the button 53 of “join multiple chat bars”. When the mobile phone user wants to select the user 2, the mobile phone user can click the button 53 of "add to multi-chat bar", so that the mobile phone determines the user 2. Finally, after the mobile phone determines user 1 and user 2, as shown in FIG. 7 , the mobile phone can add a “multi-chat bar” to the first display position of the chat list 52 .

Step A3: The message sending apparatus receives the third input to the above-mentioned target chat field.

Exemplarily, the above-mentioned third input may be a click input by the user on the target chat bar, or a voice command input by the user, or a specific gesture input by the user, which can be specifically determined according to actual use requirements. This is not limited.

Step A4: In response to the above-mentioned third input, the message sending apparatus displays the above-mentioned M conversation windows.

Exemplarily, the message sending apparatus may display the above-mentioned M conversation windows in the above-mentioned target interface.

For example, referring to FIG. 7 , when the mobile phone user wants to chat with user 1 and user 2 respectively through the mobile phone, he can click on the “multi-chat bar”. Then, in conjunction with (a) in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 8, the mobile phone can display the conversation window 32 between the mobile phone user and the user 1 in the upper area 31a of the interface 31, and the conversation window 32 displays "message 1"; A conversation window 33 between the mobile phone user and the user 2 may be displayed in the lower area 31b, the conversation window 33 displaying "message 2".

The message sending method provided by the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a scenario where a message sending device is triggered to display M conversation windows. The message sending device can add a target chat bar in the chat list, and after the user operates the target chat bar, the message sending device can Trigger the message sending device to display the above-mentioned M conversation windows. In this way, the message sending device can add a target chat bar to provide a quick entry for the user to communicate with the above-mentioned M chat objects in the future. The step of communicating between the message sending device and the above-mentioned M chat objects.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, after the message sending apparatus displays the above-mentioned M conversation windows, the user may trigger the message sending apparatus to display the input area through a specific input.

Exemplarily, after the above step A4, the method may further include the following steps A5 and A6:

Step A5: The message sending apparatus receives the fourth input.

Wherein, the above-mentioned fourth input is an input whose input track matches the preset track.

Exemplarily, the above-mentioned preset trajectory may be a straight line or a curved line, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Step A6: In response to the above-mentioned fourth input, the message sending apparatus displays the above-mentioned input area in the first area.

Wherein, the above-mentioned first area overlaps with a partial area of at least two conversation windows in the above-mentioned M conversation windows.

For example, taking the preset track as "S" as an example, when the user wants to trigger the mobile phone to display the first input box, as shown in Figure 8, the user can draw "S" on the screen. If the mobile phone determines the input input by the user If the track matches the preset track, as shown in (a) of FIG. 2 , the mobile phone can display the first input box 35 in the first area 34 in a floating manner, wherein the first area 34 is connected with the conversation window 32 and the conversation window. 33 partial areas overlap.

It should be noted that the user can trigger the mobile phone to cancel the display of the first input box.

The message sending method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a scenario where a message sending device is triggered to display an input area through a specific input, and the message sending device can display the input area only after receiving a specific input. The input area is displayed when the user needs to input a message, so that more display space can be used for displaying the session window, thereby improving the flexibility of displaying the input area.

In addition, the user can trigger the message sending device to display the input area after the message sending device displays the M conversation windows, and can also trigger the message sending device to display the input area before displaying the M conversation windows. For example, the user may trigger the message sending device to display the input area when the message sending device displays the above chat list.

It should be noted that, in the case of displaying the above chat list and input area, the message sending device may also input a message through the input area, and send the message to the chat object who wants to chat, and the chat object who wants to chat is: All or part of the chat objects included in the above chat list.

It should be noted that, when the message sending device displays the above chat list and the input area, the process of sending a message to the chat object may refer to the message sending device in the present application when the input area and the above-mentioned M conversation windows are displayed. The description of the target message sent by the chat object will not be repeated here.

It should be noted that, in the message sending method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the execution body may be a message sending apparatus, or a control module in the message sending apparatus for executing the message sending method. In the embodiment of the present application, the message sending device provided by the embodiment of the present application is described by taking a message sending device executing a message sending method as an example.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a possible structure for implementing a message sending apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 9 , the message sending apparatus 600 includes: a receiving module 601 and a sending module 602, wherein: the receiving module 601 is used for The target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows, and when the input area includes a target message, the first input is received; the sending module 602 is used for responding to the first input received by the receiving module 601, and keeps displaying the above-mentioned In the case of M conversation windows, the target message is sent to the target chat object; wherein, the M conversation windows correspond to M chat objects respectively, and the input area is used to input a message sent to any chat object among the M chat objects, and the target The chat object is at least one of the M chat objects, and M is an integer greater than 1.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 9 , the message sending apparatus 600 further includes: a display module 603; the first input includes a first sub-input and a second sub-input; the above-mentioned target interface includes a first area and a second area, the first The area includes the above-mentioned input area; the display module 603 is used to, in response to the first sub-input received by the receiving module 601, keep displaying the above-mentioned M conversation windows, in the second area, display the above-mentioned M chat objects M object identifiers; the sending module 602 is specifically configured to, in response to the second sub-input received by the receiving module 601, send the target message to the target chat object; wherein, the second sub-input is the user's message in the M object identifiers Select input for target object ID.

Optionally, the input area is a target input box; the first input is an input by the user dragging the target input box to a first conversation window, and the first conversation window is a conversation window with the target chat object among the M conversation windows.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 9 , the message sending apparatus 600 further includes: a display module 603 and an adding module 604; and a receiving module 601, further configured to receive a second input in the case of displaying a chat list including X chat objects , X is a positive integer greater than or equal to M; the adding module 604 is used to determine the above-mentioned M chat objects from the above-mentioned X chat objects in response to the second input received by the receiving module 601, and add the target in the chat list Chat bar; the receiving module 601 is further configured to receive the third input to the target chat bar; the display module 603 is configured to display M conversation windows in response to the third input received by the receiving module 601 .

Optionally, the receiving module 601 is further configured to receive a fourth input, where the fourth input is an input in which the input track matches the preset track; the display module 603 is further configured to respond to the fourth input received by the receiving module 601, In the first area, an input area is displayed, and the first area overlaps with a partial area of at least two conversation windows in the above-mentioned M conversation windows.

It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 9 , the modules that must be included in the message sending apparatus 600 are indicated by solid line boxes, such as the receiving module 601; the modules that may or may not be included in the message sending apparatus 600 are indicated by dotted line boxes, such as Add module 604.

In the message sending device provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows (respectively corresponding to M chat objects), and the input area includes the target message, the message sending device receives the first input Afterwards, the message sending apparatus may send the above target message to the target chat object (at least one of the M chat objects) under the condition that the M conversation windows are kept displayed. The input area is used for inputting a message sent to any chat object among the M chat objects, where M is an integer greater than 1. Through the above solution, when the user wants to chat with multiple chat objects through the message sending device, on the one hand, compared with the solution in the related art that requires the user to trigger the electronic device to switch the chat window back and forth, because the message sending in the present application The device includes conversation windows for multiple chat objects. Therefore, the present application does not need to switch the chat windows, thereby simplifying the operation steps for the user to chat with the multiple chat objects through the message sending device. On the other hand, since the message sending apparatus includes an input area for inputting a message to be sent to any chat object among the plurality of chat objects, when the user wants to send a message through the message sending apparatus, he can input the desired message through the input area. The target message to send. Then, the message sending device can be triggered to send the target message to the target chat object among the plurality of chat objects under the condition that the plurality of conversation windows are kept displayed. In this way, the present application can trigger the message sending device to send a message to any chat object among the multiple chat objects through the input area, thereby further simplifying the operation steps for the user to chat with the multiple chat objects through the message sending device and improving the efficiency.

The message sending apparatus in this embodiment of the present application may be an apparatus, and may also be a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The apparatus may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. Exemplarily, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, an in-vehicle electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, or a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant). , PDA), etc., the non-mobile electronic device may be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), a personal computer (personal computer, PC), a television (television, TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, etc. The embodiments of the present application There is no specific limitation.

The message sending apparatus in this embodiment of the present application may be an apparatus having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android (Android) operating system, an ios operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

The message sending apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiments in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 , and to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 10 , an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device 700, including a processor 701, a memory 702, a program or instruction stored in the memory 702 and executable on the processor 701, When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 701, each process of the above-mentioned embodiment of the message sending method is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described here.

It should be noted that the electronic devices in the embodiments of the present application include the aforementioned mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The electronic device 100 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 101, a network module 102, an audio output unit 103, an input unit 104, a sensor 105, a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, and a processor 110, etc. part.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device 100 may also include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power management through the power management system. consumption management and other functions. The structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 11 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or combine some components, or arrange different components, which will not be repeated here. .

Wherein, the user input unit 107 is used to receive the first input when the target interface includes a display input area and M conversation windows, and the input area includes the target message; the radio frequency unit 101 is used to respond to the user input unit The first input received in 107, under the situation that the above-mentioned M conversation windows are kept displayed, the target message is sent to the target chat object; wherein, the M conversation windows are respectively corresponding to the M chat objects, and the input area is used for inputting and sending to the chat object. A message of any chat object among the M chat objects, the target chat object is at least one of the M chat objects, and M is an integer greater than 1.

Optionally, the first input includes a first sub-input and a second sub-input; the above-mentioned target interface includes a first area and a second area, and the first area includes the above-mentioned input area; the display unit 106 is used to respond to the user input unit The first sub-input received in 107, in the case of maintaining the display of the above-mentioned M conversation windows, in the second area, the M object identifiers of the above-mentioned M chat objects are displayed; the radio frequency unit 101 is specifically used to respond to the user input The second sub-input received by the unit 107 sends the target message to the target chat object; wherein, the second sub-input is the user's selection input of the target object identification among the M object identifications.

Optionally, the input area is a target input box; the first input is an input by the user dragging the target input box to a first conversation window, and the first conversation window is a conversation window with the target chat object among the M conversation windows.

Optionally, the user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a second input when a chat list including X chat objects is displayed, where X is a positive integer greater than or equal to M; the processor 110 is configured to respond to the user The second input received by the input unit 107 is to determine the above-mentioned M chat objects from the above-mentioned X chat objects, and add the target chat bar in the chat list; the user input unit 107 is also used to receive a third message to the target chat bar. Input; the display unit 106 is configured to display M conversation windows in response to the third input received by the user input unit 107 .

Optionally, the user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a fourth input, where the fourth input is an input in which the input track matches the preset track; the display unit 106 is further configured to respond to the fourth input received by the user input unit 107 Input. In the first area, an input area is displayed, and the first area overlaps with a partial area of at least two conversation windows in the above-mentioned M conversation windows.

In the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows (corresponding to M chat objects respectively), and the input area includes a target message, after the electronic device receives the first input, The electronic device may send the above target message to the target chat object (at least one of the M chat objects) under the condition that the M conversation windows are kept displayed. The input area is used for inputting a message sent to any chat object among the M chat objects, where M is an integer greater than 1. Through the above solution, when the user wants to chat with multiple chat objects through the electronic device, on the one hand, compared with the solution in the related art that requires the user to trigger the electronic device to switch the chat window back and forth, because the electronic device in the present application includes There are conversation windows of multiple chat objects. Therefore, the present application does not need to switch chat windows, thereby simplifying the operation steps for a user to chat with multiple chat objects through an electronic device. On the other hand, since the electronic device includes an input area for inputting a message to be sent to any chat object among the plurality of chat objects, when the user wants to send a message through the electronic device, the user can input the desired message through the input area. target message. Then, the electronic device can be triggered to send the target message to the target chat object among the plurality of chat objects under the condition that the plurality of conversation windows are kept displayed. In this way, the present application can trigger the electronic device to send a message to any chat object among the multiple chat objects through the input area, thereby further simplifying the operation steps for the user to chat with the multiple chat objects through the electronic device and improving the efficiency.

It should be understood that, in this embodiment of the present application, the input unit 104 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042. camera) to process the image data of still pictures or videos. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 107 includes a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072 . The touch panel 1071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which are not described herein again. Memory 109 may be used to store software programs as well as various data including, but not limited to, application programs and operating systems. The processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, and an application program, and the like, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication. It can be understood that, the above-mentioned modulation and demodulation processor may not be integrated into the processor 110 .

The embodiments of the present application further provide a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned embodiment of the method for sending a message can be implemented, and the same can be achieved. In order to avoid repetition, the technical effect will not be repeated here.

Wherein, the processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, where the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or an instruction to implement the above message sending method embodiments Each process can achieve the same technical effect. In order to avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as a system-on-chip, a system-on-chip, a system-on-a-chip, or a system-on-a-chip, or the like.

It should be noted that, herein, the terms "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order depending on the functions involved. To perform functions, for example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to some examples may be combined in other examples.

From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course hardware can also be used, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present application can be embodied in the form of software products in essence or the parts that make contributions to the prior art, and the computer software products are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, CD-ROM), including several instructions to make a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the inspiration of this application, without departing from the scope of protection of the purpose of this application and the claims, many forms can be made, which all fall within the protection of this application.

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1. a message sending method, is characterized in that, described method comprises: receiving a first input when the target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows, and the input area includes a target message; In response to the first input, while maintaining the display of the M conversation windows, sending the target message to the target chat object; Wherein, the M conversation windows correspond to M chat objects respectively, the input area is used for inputting a message sent to any chat object in the M chat objects, and the target chat object is one of the M chat objects At least one of , M is an integer greater than 1. 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first input includes a first sub-input and a second sub-input; the target interface includes a first area and a second area, and the first area includes the input area; The sending the target message to the target chat object in response to the first input while maintaining the display of the M conversation windows includes: In response to the first sub-input, under the condition that the M conversation windows are kept displayed, in the second area, M object identifiers of the M chat objects are displayed; in response to the second sub-input, sending the target message to the target chat object; Wherein, the second sub-input is a user's selection input of the target object identifier among the M object identifiers. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input area is a target input frame; The first input is an input by the user dragging the target input box to a first conversation window, where the first conversation window is a conversation window with the target chat object among the M conversation windows. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein before receiving the first input, the method further comprises: In the case of displaying a chat list including X chat objects, receiving a second input, where X is a positive integer greater than or equal to M; In response to the second input, determining the M chat objects from the X chat objects, and adding a target chat column in the chat list; receiving a third input to the target chat field; The M session windows are displayed in response to the third input. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein after displaying the M session windows, the method further comprises: receiving a fourth input, where the fourth input is an input in which the input trajectory matches the preset trajectory; In response to the fourth input, in a first area, the input area is displayed, and the first area overlaps with a partial area of at least two of the M conversation windows. 6. A message sending device, characterized in that the message sending device comprises: a receiving module and a sending module; The receiving module is configured to receive the first input when the target interface includes an input area and M conversation windows, and the input area includes a target message; The sending module is configured to, in response to the first input received by the receiving module, send the target message to the target chat object under the condition that the M conversation windows are kept displayed; Wherein, the M conversation windows correspond to M chat objects respectively, the input area is used for inputting a message sent to any chat object in the M chat objects, and the target chat object is one of the M chat objects At least one of , M is an integer greater than 1. 7 . The message sending apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the message sending apparatus further comprises: a display module; the first input includes a first sub-input and a second sub-input; the target interface includes a first sub-input and a second sub-input. 8 . an area and a second area, the first area including the input area; The display module is configured to, in response to the first sub-input received by the receiving module, display the M chat windows in the second area under the condition that the M conversation windows are kept displayed M object identifiers of the object; The sending module is specifically configured to send the target message to the target chat object in response to the second sub-input received by the receiving module; Wherein, the second sub-input is a user's selection input of the target object identifier among the M object identifiers. 8. The message sending device according to claim 6, wherein the input area is a target input box; The first input is an input by the user dragging the target input box to a first conversation window, where the first conversation window is a conversation window with the target chat object among the M conversation windows. 9. The message sending device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the message sending device further comprises: a display module and an adding module; The receiving module is further configured to receive a second input when a chat list including X chat objects is displayed, where X is a positive integer greater than or equal to M; The adding module is configured to, in response to the second input received by the receiving module, determine the M chat objects from the X chat objects, and add a target chat bar in the chat list; The receiving module is further configured to receive a third input to the target chat bar; The display module is configured to display the M conversation windows in response to the third input received by the receiving module. 10. The message sending device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The receiving module is further configured to receive a fourth input, where the fourth input is an input whose input track matches a preset track; The display module is further configured to, in response to the fourth input received by the receiving module, display the input area in a first area, the first area and at least one of the M session windows. Parts of the two session windows overlap.

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