Activity information sharing method and apparatus

A user terminal comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• a plurality of programs stored in the memory that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user terminal to perform a plurality of operations including:
• launching, by the user terminal, an instant messaging application running on the user terminal;
• establishing, by the user terminal, a communication channel between the instant messaging application and a real-time activity information collection apparatus located adjacent the user terminal, wherein the real-time activity information collection apparatus is physically attached to a home appliance and configured to collect a plurality of parameters according to a predefined operation of the home appliance;
• transmitting, by the user terminal, a control instruction from the instant messaging application to the real-time activity information collection apparatus via the communication channel, wherein the real-time activity information collection apparatus is configured to collect the plurality of parameters according to the predefined operation of the home appliance in accordance with the control instruction and transmit the plurality of parameters from the real-time activity information collection apparatus to the user terminal using the communication channel;
• receiving, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters according to the predefined operation on the instant messaging application;
• and
• transmitting, by the user terminal, information of the plurality of parameters to a social networking website using a share instruction on the instant messaging application running on the user terminal.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in conjunction with a user terminal comprising one or more processors, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a plurality of programs that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user terminal to perform a plurality of operations including:

• launching, by the user terminal, an instant messaging application running on the user terminal;
• establishing, by the user terminal, a communication channel between the instant messaging application and a real-time activity information collection apparatus located adjacent the user terminal, wherein the real-time activity information collection apparatus is physically attached to a home appliance and configured to collect a plurality of parameters according to a predefined operation of the home appliance;
• transmitting, by the user terminal, a control instruction from the instant messaging application to the real-time activity information collection apparatus via the communication channel, wherein the real-time activity information collection apparatus is configured to collect the plurality of parameters according to the predefined operation of the home appliance in accordance with the control instruction and transmit the plurality of parameters from the real-time activity information collection apparatus to the user terminal using the communication channel;
• receiving, by the user terminal, the plurality of parameters according to the predefined operation on the instant messaging application;
• and
• transmitting, by the user terminal, information of the plurality of parameters to a social networking website using a share instruction on the instant messaging application running on the user terminal.