Patent ID: 8990331
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for sharing a microblog message, comprising: receiving, by a microblog server, sharing information required for sharing a microblog message transmitted by a microblog client, wherein the sharing information comprises: an ID of the IM client, the microblog message ID and source information of the microblog message; generating, by the microblog server, a microblog data packet according to the sharing information, and transmitting the microblog data packet to an Instant Messaging (IM) client via an IM server; or transmitting, by the microblog server, the sharing information to an IM server, generating, by the IM server, a microblog data packet according to the sharing information and transmitting the microblog data packet to the IM client; before the microblog server receives the sharing information required for sharing the microblog message transmitted by the microblog client, the method further comprises: transmitting, by the microblog server, an IM friend information obtaining request transmitted by the microblog client to the IM server; wherein the IM friend information obtaining request carries an IM number corresponding to the microblog client; transmitting, by the microblog server, IM friend information corresponding to the IM number obtained by the IM server according to the IM number carried in the IM friend information obtaining request to the microblog client, wherein the ID of the IM client in the sharing information is selected from the IM friend information.