Instant Messenger Hyperlink Abstract Display Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional Instant Messenger systems fail to effectively display the content of hyperlinks in instant messaging messages, leading users to mistakenly identify them as viruses and refuse to click, necessitating additional text descriptions.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that detect hyperlinks in instant messaging messages, pull out abstract information corresponding to them, and display this information alongside the hyperlink, eliminating the need for user-provided descriptions and enhancing usability and interactivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the Instant Messenger directly displays only the URL in instant messaging messages, then the display is simple and straightforward, but users mistake the URL for viruses and refuse to click on it
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically retrieving and displaying abstract information about the hyperlink content before the user clicks on it. This advance provision of context information allows users to understand what the link leads to, building trust and preventing the URL from being mistaken for a virus.
2Loss of information
If users add short text descriptions for input URLs and display them together with the URL, then the hyperlink context is provided, but the operation becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies self-service by automatically retrieving, processing, and displaying the abstract information of hyperlinks without requiring user intervention. The Instant Messenger itself performs the information gathering and presentation tasks that would otherwise require the user to manually add text descriptions, thereby simplifying the operation while maintaining information completeness.
3Ease of operation
If the Instant Messenger displays only the URL without additional information, then the display is concise, but the usability and interactivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by enhancing only the specific portion of the message that contains the hyperlink with additional abstract information, while keeping the rest of the message display simple and concise. This targeted enhancement maintains overall display simplicity while improving hyperlink usability and interactivity through contextual information.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a method and a device for displaying instant messaging messages. The method includes detecting that an instant messaging message to be displayed includes a hyperlink; when it is detected that the instant messaging message comprises the hyperlink, pulling out abstract information corresponding to the hyperlink; filling the pulled-out abstract information in an inserted control; and displaying the instant messaging message as well as the control. The device includes a detection module, a pulling module and a display module. The invention is able to display to users the content of the hyperlink contained in the instant messaging message, therefore improving the usability and interactivity of the Instant Messenger and raising the users' experiences.