US 12,177,757 B2
Methods, apparatuses, terminals, and storage media for transmitting and responding to assistance request
Fen He, Shenzhen (CN); Sihua Li, Shenzhen (CN); Rong Li, Shenzhen (CN); Wei Xiang, Shenzhen (CN); Hanquan Liu, Shenzhen (CN); Feng Lin, Shenzhen (CN); Qinghua Zhong, Shenzhen (CN); and Liqiang Liu, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,021.
Application 17/717,021 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/080125, filed on Mar. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010324287.9 (CN), filed on Apr. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240073 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04L 51/046 (2022.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/90 (2018.02) [H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting assistance request information, implemented by a terminal, the method comprising:
displaying, by an instant messaging (IM) client of a requesting user executed on the terminal, an assistance request setting page, the assistance request setting page comprising a first control for customizing an assistance request signal and a second control for selecting an IM user account associated with the requesting user as an emergency contact, the assistance request signal including at least one of a piece of voice about a specific phrase, a text, a fingerprint, a connection pattern, or an operation gesture;
in response to the instant messaging client of the requesting user receiving an assistance request verification signal that matches the customized assistance request signal, determining that an assistance request instruction is received;
transmitting an assistance request message to an instant messaging client of at least one request-receiving user based on the assistance request instruction, the assistance request message being displayed on a session page of the instant messaging client, the session page being used by the at least one request-receiving user to conduct a message session; and
acquiring assistance request content of an assistance requesting user in real time, and displaying the assistance request content to the session page.