Session initiation method and device

A server system including a telephonic session server and an instant messaging (IM) server, each server, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the telephonic session server or the IM server to perform a plurality of operations including:
• receiving, by the telephonic session server, a multi-people telephonic session reservation request from a telephonic session client of a first terminal associated with the first member of the IM application, wherein the multi-people telephonic session reservation request identifies a start time of the multi-people telephonic session;
• generating, by the telephonic session server, corresponding reservation information according to the multi-people telephonic session reservation request;
• sending, by the telephonic session server, the reservation information to the instant messaging client of the first terminal;
• receiving, by the IM server, the reservation information and identifiers of multiple contacts of the first member of the IM application, wherein the multiple contacts of the first member of the IM application were selected by the first member at the instant messaging client of the first terminal as invitees of the multi-people telephonic session;
• sending, by the IM server, the reservation information to the instant messaging client of a respective terminal associated with a corresponding invitee contact of the first member of the IM application, wherein the reservation information is displayed as a text message, in an online chat between the instant messaging client of the first terminal and the instant messaging client of the respective terminal;
• receiving, by the telephonic session server, a telephonic session reservation feedback message from the instant messaging client of a respective terminal whose associated invitee contact of the first member of the IM application has accepted the reservation information through the online chat between the instant messaging client of the first terminal and the instant messaging client of the respective terminal;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the start time of the multi-people telephonic session has begun, automatically initiating, by the telephonic session server, a multi-people telephonic session among the first member and the invitee contacts of the first member who have accepted the reservation information, wherein the automatically initiating comprises:
• sending, by the telephonic session server, a telephonic session initiation request to the telephonic session client of the first terminal and the telephonic session clients of the respective terminals of invitee contacts of the first member who have accepted the reservation information according to the reservation information for causing display of a multi-person telephonic session interface on the terminals, and establishing a multi-person telephonic session on the multi-person telephonic session interface in response to an acceptance of the telephonic session initiation request by the telephonic session client of any of the respective terminals.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising one or more programs that, when executed by one or more processors of a server system including a telephonic session server and an instant messaging (IM) server, cause the telephonic session server or the IM server to perform a plurality of operations including:

• receiving, by the telephonic session server, a multi-people telephonic session reservation request from a telephonic session client of a first terminal associated with the first member of the IM application, wherein the multi-people telephonic session reservation request identifies a start time of the multi-people telephonic session;
• generating, by the telephonic session server, corresponding reservation information according to the multi-people telephonic session reservation request;
• sending, by the telephonic session server, the reservation information to the instant messaging client of the first terminal;
• receiving, by the IM server, the reservation information and identifiers of multiple contacts of the first member of the IM application, wherein the multiple contacts of the first member of the IM application were selected by the first member at the instant messaging client of the first terminal as invitees of the multi-people telephonic session;
• sending, by the IM server, the reservation information to the instant messaging client of a respective terminal associated with a corresponding invitee contact of the first member of the IM application, wherein the reservation information is displayed as a text message, in an online chat between the instant messaging client of the first terminal and the instant messaging client of the respective terminal;
• receiving, by the telephonic session server, a telephonic session reservation feedback message from the instant messaging client of a respective terminal whose associated invitee contact of the first member of the IM application has accepted the reservation information through the online chat between the instant messaging client of the first terminal and the instant messaging client of the respective terminal;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the start time of the multi-people telephonic session has begun, automatically initiating, by the telephonic session server, a multi-people telephonic session among the first member and the invitee contacts of the first member who have accepted the reservation information, wherein the automatically initiating comprises:
• sending, by the telephonic session server, a telephonic session initiation request to the telephonic session client of the first terminal and the telephonic session clients of the respective terminals of invitee contacts of the first member who have accepted the reservation information according to the reservation information for causing display of a multi-person telephonic session interface on the terminals, and establishing a multi-person telephonic session on the multi-person telephonic session interface in response to an acceptance of the telephonic session initiation request by the telephonic session client of any of the respective terminals.