Patent ID: 8386559
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for exchanging requests between a computer application of a first mobile terminal and an instant messaging (IM) server, the method comprising: detecting an event by the IM server, wherein the event that is detected includes a message being written by a computer application of a second mobile terminal, and wherein the second mobile terminal is included in a buddy list of the first mobile terminal; transmitting, from the IM server to the computer application of the first mobile terminal, a first value or a second value, wherein the IM server determines the first value based on a modification parameter that is generated by a table of correspondence matching types of events with modification parameters; by the computer application of the first mobile terminal, sending requests to the IM server; when the requests are sent by the computer application of the first mobile terminal, if the event is not detected by the IM server, controlling the computer application of the first mobile terminal using the IM server so that the computer application of the first mobile terminal sends the requests according to a request frequency set to the second value, wherein the second value is lower than the first value, and wherein the first value and the second value are defined by the IM server; and in response to the IM server detecting the event, controlling the computer application of the first mobile terminal using the IM server so that the computer application of the first mobile terminal sends the requests according to a request frequency set to the first value.