Methods and instant messaging client devices for performing IM using menu option

A client device for performing Instant Messaging (IM), comprising:

• a processor, a memory, an interface and a viewing screen;
• wherein
• the memory is to store (i) a menu mode and associated menu options and (ii) an information sending mode and associated information sending options;
• and
• the processor is for performing the following operations:
• displaying a first session interface of an IM application on a display of a client device, wherein:
• the first session interface is an interface of an IM session between (i) a private account associated with the client device and (ii) a public account associated with another device;
• and
• the first session interface includes (i) a plurality of menu options of a menu mode for retrieving respective web pages published by the public account and (ii) a first switching button for switching from the menu mode to an information sending mode for exchanging instant messages between the private account and the public account;
• detecting a first user selection of a first menu option of the plurality of menu options displayed on the first session interface, the first menu option corresponding to a universal resource locator (URL) identifying a web page published by the public account;
• in response to the first user selection,
• generating, by the client device, a first event request to retrieve the web page identified by the URL for viewing on the display of the client device;
• sending, by the client device, the first event request to an IM server for retrieving the web page identified by the URL;
• receiving, by the client device, a first event response including the web page from the IM server;
• displaying, by the client device, the web page on the first session interface of the IM application on the client device;
• detecting a second user selection of the first switching button on the session interface;
• in response to the second user selection,
• replacing the first session interface with a second session interface of the IM application, wherein the second session interface includes (i) a plurality of information sending options of the information sending mode substituting the plurality of menu options of the menu mode and (ii) a second switching button for switching from the information sending mode back to the menu mode;
• and
• receiving one or more third user inputs through the plurality of information sending options via the second session interface;
• in response to the one or more third user inputs, composing, by the client device, a message and sending the composed message from the private account to the public account via the IM server.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a client device, cause the client device to perform operations comprising:

• displaying a first session interface of an IM application on a display of a client device, wherein:
• the first session interface is an interface of an IM session between (i) a private account associated with the client device and (ii) a public account associated with another device;
• and
• the first session interface includes (i) a plurality of menu options of a menu mode for retrieving respective web pages published by the public account and (ii) a first switching button for switching from the menu mode to an information sending mode for exchanging instant messages between the private account and the public account;
• detecting a first user selection of a first menu option of the plurality of menu options displayed on the first session interface, the first menu option corresponding to a universal resource locator (URL) identifying a web page published by the public account;
• in response to the first user selection,
• generating, by the client device, a first event request to retrieve the web page identified by the URL for viewing on the display of the client device;
• sending, by the client device, the first event request an IM server for retrieving the web page identified by the URL;
• receiving, by the client device, a first event response including the web page from the IM server;
• displaying, by the client device, the web page on the first session interface of the IM application on the client device;
• detecting a second user selection of the first switching button on the session interface;
• in response to the second user selection,
• replacing the first session interface with a second session interface of the IM application, wherein the second session interface includes (i) a plurality of information sending options of the information sending mode substituting the plurality of menu options of the menu mode and (ii) a second switching button for switching from the information sending mode back to the menu mode;
• and
• receiving one or more third user inputs through the plurality of information sending options via the second session interface;
• in response to the one or more third user inputs, composing, by the client device, a message and sending the composed message from the private account to the public account via the IM server.