Method, apparatus and system for creating discussion group based on instant messaging

An apparatus for creating a discussion group based on instant messaging, comprising:

• a group creating request processing unit, configured to create a new discussion group in response to a discussion group creating request sent by a client according to a page of an original discussion group, take members of the original discussion group as members of the new discussion group by default, generate an editing page according to the new discussion group, and send the editing page to the client;
• an editing unit, configured to unlock an editing tool of the editing page in response to an editing request sent by the client according to the editing page;
• receive the members and a subject of the new discussion group that are added, deleted or changed by using the editing tool and sent by the client, and update the members and the subject of the new discussion group to the editing page of a local database in real time;
• a confirmation unit, configured to generate, in response to a confirmation request sent by the client according to the editing page, a discussion page and an instant messaging link associated with each other, and send the instant messaging link to clients of all the members of the new discussion group;
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• an access request processing unit, configured to send the discussion page of the new discussion group to the client in response to an access request sent by the client according to the instant messaging link.

A system for creating a discussion group based on instant messaging, comprising a client and a server, wherein

• the client is configured to send a discussion group creating request to the server according to a page of an original discussion group;
• the server is configured to create a new discussion group according to the discussion group creating request, take members of the original discussion group as members of the new discussion group by default, generate an editing page according to the new discussion group, and send the editing page to the client;
• the client is further configured to send an editing request to the server according to the editing page;
• the server is further configured to unlock an editing tool of the editing page according to the editing request;
• the client is further configured to send, to the server, the members and a subject of the new discussion group that are added, deleted or changed by using the editing tool;
• the server is further configured to update the members and the subject of the new discussion group to the editing page of a local database in real time;
• the client is further configured to send a confirmation request to the server according to the editing page;
• the server is further configured to generate, according to the confirmation request, a discussion page and an instant messaging link associated with each other, and send the instant messaging link to clients of all the members of the new discussion group;
• the client is further configured to send an access request to the server according to the instant messaging link;
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• the server is further configured to send the discussion page of the new discussion group to the client according to the access request.