Instant Messaging Server Integrating Map Views
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing instant messaging services lack the capability to provide region-specific chat functionalities integrated with map information, limiting user interaction and engagement based on geographical locations.
Innovation Solution
An operating method and system for an instant messaging service that includes receiving a request for a local chat page, transmitting a query to a map server based on meta information, generating a map view and a chat view, and providing the local chat page with integrated map and chat views to a terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional instant messaging service is used, then basic chat functionality is provided, but region-specific chat functionality and map information integration are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges instant messaging functionality with map information by integrating a map view display unit into the chat interface. The server combines chat room information with geographical location data, allowing users to see both conversation content and map-based contextual information in a unified interface, thus achieving region-specific chat functionality without requiring separate systems
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a location information acquisition unit and map view generation unit as intermediaries between the chat system and map data. These intermediary components fetch geographical information based on chat room locations and generate visual map views, enabling region-specific functionality while maintaining a relatively simple overall system architecture through modular integration
2Ease of operation
If map information and chat information are integrated, then user interaction is enhanced, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information processing into distinct functional modules: location information acquisition, map view generation, and chat view generation. Each module handles specific tasks independently, reducing the complexity of processing both map and chat information simultaneously. The server divides the integration task into separate processing steps that can be executed efficiently
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-acquiring location information for chat rooms and pre-generating map views based on geographical data before actual user interaction. This allows the system to prepare and cache map information, reducing real-time processing complexity and enabling smoother user interaction with integrated information
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for an instant messaging service. An operating method of a server that provides an instant messaging service includes receiving a request for a local chat page through an instant messenger, transmitting a query based on the meta information of the local chat page to a map server, generating a map view based on local map information received from the map server in response to the query, generating a chat view based on chat information linked with the local chat page, and providing the local chat page including the map view and the chat view to a terminal having executed the instant messenger.