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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2017
Applicant:

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventors:

Lili Zhang, Hangzhou, CN;

Di Zhang, Hangzhou, CN;

Zaixiang Chen, Hangzhou, CN;

Yien Yin, Hangzhou, CN;

Huachen Liu, Hangzhou, CN;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/12 (2013.01); H04L 63/0407 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04L 63/205 (2013.01); H04M 1/72552 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2143 (2013.01); H04L 51/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a method and system for private communication. During operation, the system may determine a privacy level from a plurality of privacy levels associated with a private chat function of a communication application. The private chat function may be configured to transmit and receive private chat messages, and each privacy level is associated with visual effects which are different from the visual effects of other privacy levels. The system may obtain mode configuration information corresponding to the selected privacy level. The system may then configure the private chat function for the communication application based on the obtained mode configuration information, and display the visual effects for the communication application according to the selected privacy level.


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