# US 12,603,856 B2 · Information replay method and apparatus, electronic device, computer storage medium, and product > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,856 B2 - Document ID: US12603856B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/573,052 - Filed: 2022-06-27 - Published: 2025-01-09 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-01 - Assignees: Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Xinyi Li; Na Sun; Siqi Tan; Ye Lin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603856B2 ## CPC - G06F 16/48: Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually - H04L 51/18: Commands or executable codes - G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range - H04L 51/10: Multimedia information - H04L 51/224: providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages - H04L 51/52: for supporting social networking services - H04N 21/2187: Live feed - H04N 21/4312: {involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations} - H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An information reply method and apparatus, an electronic device, a computer storage medium, and a product. The method includes: after target information is collected, displaying the target information in a collection page in response to a viewing instruction for the target information, the target information being obtained by commenting or replying to target multimedia content (S101); receiving a reply instruction for the target information (S102); and replying to the target information in response to the reply instruction (S103). Thus, information can be replied again by means of the collected information, so that the operation complexity for a user is reduced, the channel for a reply mode is facilitated to be enriched, the interest of the user in replying to information is improved, and the possibility for the user to create and publish a video is also facilitated to be increased. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for replying to information, comprising: after favoriting target information, displaying the target information in a favorites page in response to a viewing instruction with respect to the target information, the target information being obtained by commenting on or replying to target multimedia content; receiving a reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page; and replying to the target information in response to the reply instruction, wherein replying to the target information in response to the reply instruction comprises: acquiring first multimedia content and replying to the target information with the first multimedia content, wherein the target information is displayed on a playing interface of the first multimedia content. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on a first control displayed in the favorites page, wherein the first control is used for replying to the target information in a text form and/or a multimedia form. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on a second control displayed in the favorites page, wherein the second control is used for replying to the target information in a multimedia form. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: in response to receiving an instruction corresponding to a trigger operation having a duration greater than or equal to a preset duration performed on the target information displayed in the favorites page, displaying a third control in the favorites page; and receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on the third control. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises: in response to receiving the instruction corresponding to the trigger operation having the duration greater than or equal to the preset duration performed on the target information displayed in the favorites page, displaying a fourth control in the favorites page; and receiving an instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on the fourth control, to perform any of operations of cancelling the favoriting, copy, and translation on the target information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises: in response to receiving an instruction corresponding to a trigger operation having a duration less than the preset duration performed on the target information displayed in the favorites page, jumping to a comment area of the target multimedia content, and displaying the target information in the comment area of the target multimedia content, wherein the comment area of the target multimedia content is an area for commenting on or replying to the target multimedia content. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein a first sticker containing the target information is displayed on a playing interface of the first multimedia content. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises: sending the first multimedia content to a server so that the server sends a notification message to a client associated with the target information, wherein the notification message is used for notifying the client associated with the target information that the target information has been replied to in a multimedia form. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the method further comprises: displaying the target information and a first card in a comment area of the target multimedia content, wherein the comment area of the target multimedia content is an area for commenting on or replying to the target multimedia content, and the first card comprises a thumbnail jointly formed by the playing picture of the first multimedia content and the first sticker. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: displaying the target information in a comment area of the target multimedia content, the comment area of the target multimedia content being an area for commenting on or replying to the target multimedia content; in response to receiving an instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on the target information, displaying a fifth control on the comment area of the target multimedia content; and in response to receiving an instruction corresponding to the trigger operation performed on the fifth control, favoriting the target information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: playing second multimedia content and displaying a second sticker containing second target information on a playing interface of the second multimedia content, the second multimedia content being content with which the second target information is replied to, the second target information being obtained by commenting on or replying to the target multimedia content; and in response to receiving an instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on the second sticker, favoriting the second target information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises: in response to receiving an instruction corresponding to the trigger operation performed on the second sticker, jumping to a comment area of the target multimedia content, and displaying the second target information and a second card in the comment area of the target multimedia content, wherein the second card comprises a thumbnail jointly formed by the playing picture of the second multimedia content and the second sticker. ### Claim 13 An electronic device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory; and one or more computer programs stored in the memory; wherein the one or more processors, when executing the one or more computer programs, cause the electronic device to implement the following operations for replying to information: after favoriting target information, displaying the target information in a favorites page in response to a viewing instruction with respect to the target information, the target information being obtained by commenting on or replying to target multimedia content; receiving a reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page; and replying to the target information in response to the reply instruction, wherein replying to the target information in response to the reply instruction comprises: acquiring first multimedia content and replying to the target information with the first multimedia content, wherein the target information is displayed on a playing interface of the first multimedia content. ### Claim 14 A non-transitory computer storage medium, comprising computer instructions which, when run on an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform the following operations for replying to information: after favoriting target information, displaying the target information in a favorites page in response to a viewing instruction with respect to the target information, the target information being obtained by commenting on or replying to target multimedia content; receiving a reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page; and replying to the target information in response to the reply instruction, wherein replying to the target information in response to the reply instruction comprises: acquiring first multimedia content and replying to the target information with the first multimedia content, wherein the target information is displayed on a playing interface of the first multimedia content. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on a first control displayed in the favorites page, wherein the first control is used for replying to the target information in a text form and/or a multimedia form. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on a second control displayed in the favorites page, wherein the second control is used for replying to the target information in a multimedia form. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: in response to receiving an instruction corresponding to a trigger operation having a duration greater than or equal to a preset duration performed on the target information displayed in the favorites page, displaying a third control in the favorites page; and receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on the third control. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 14, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on a first control displayed in the favorites page, wherein the first control is used for replying to the target information in a text form and/or a multimedia form. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 14, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on a second control displayed in the favorites page, wherein the second control is used for replying to the target information in a multimedia form. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 14, wherein receiving the reply instruction with respect to the target information displayed in the favorites page comprises: in response to receiving an instruction corresponding to a trigger operation having a duration greater than or equal to a preset duration performed on the target information displayed in the favorites page, displaying a third control in the favorites page; and receiving the reply instruction corresponding to a trigger operation performed on the third control.