Transmitting media content during instant messaging

• Main Authors: KNIGHT MARK, SILCHEV MAXIM ANATOLEVICH
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 20.10.2017
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A method implemented at a network entity during an instant messaging communication session conducted between a plurality of user terminals over a communications network, the method comprising: receiving a request over the communications network from one of said user terminals, the request comprising a uniform resource locator that has been exchanged in an instant message during the instant messaging communication session; retrieving media content associated with the uniform resource locator from a further network entity connected to said network; storing the retrieved media content in a data store connected to said network; and transmitting a response to said user terminal, the response comprising one of (i) at least one identifier of a location in the data store where the retrieved media content was stored; and (ii) the retrieved media content. 种在通过通信网络在多个用户终端之间进行的即时消息传递通信会话期间在网络实体处实现的方法，所述方法包括：通过所述通信网络从所述用户终端之接收请求，所述请求包括在即时消息传递通信会话期间已经在即时消息中交换的统资源定位符；从连接到所述网络的另网络实体取回与所述统资源定位符相关联的媒体内容；将取回的媒体内容存储在与所述网络连接的数据存储