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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Shenzhen, CN;
Xiangyao Lin, Shenzhen, CN;
Jinhai Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Chenglin Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Liangliang Fan, Shenzhen, CN;
Shihai Cheng, Shenzhen, CN;
Kai Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
Abstract
A method and device for controlling peripheral devices via a social networking platform includes a method and device for registering a peripheral device on a social networking platform, which includes: at a user device having one or more processors and memory: executing a social networking client application of the social networking platform on the user device; through the social networking client application, receiving an input identifying a peripheral device; and in response to receiving the input identifying the peripheral device: sending a request to establish a social networking identity for the peripheral device; and upon successful establishment of the social networking identity for the peripheral device, presenting the peripheral device as a social network contact of the user account in a user interface of the social networking client application.