Method and system for prompt message display

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for displaying a prompt message. The method includes displaying a first prompt message in an entry box on a user interface of an electronic terminal; determining there is an input instruction in the entry box; replacing the first prompt message with a second prompt message; and changing display status of the first prompt message.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for displaying a prompt message to a user in an entry box of a user interface of an electronic terminal, the system comprising:
 a bus;   a storage medium in connection with the bus, configured to store data and instructions; and   at least one processor in communication with the storage medium, wherein when executing the instructions, the at least one processor is directed to:
 display a first prompt message in the entry box; 
 determine if there is a cursor in the entry box; and 
 replace the first prompt message with a second prompt message and display the second prompt message in the entry box upon determination that the cursor is in the entry box, 
 wherein the replacement of the first prompt message with the second prompt message is triggered by the cursor only without actual input of any content into the entry box. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein to display the first prompt message in the entry box, the at least one processor is further directed to:
 acquire a pixel length of the first prompt message and a pixel length of the entry box based on a user operation;   determine the pixel length of the first prompt message is larger than the pixel length of the entry box; and   dynamically display the first prompt message in the entry box to allow the user to view the first prompt message in full.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the user operation comprises opening a form including the entry box or putting a mouse pointer on the entry box. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein to dynamically display the first prompt message, the at least one processor is further directed to scroll the first prompt message back and forth in the entry box. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the cursor is introduced by at least one of a mouse pointer clicking, a mouse point touching, or a finger touching on the entry box. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is directed to: display the first prompt message elsewhere on the user interface while replacing the first prompt message with the second prompt message. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein to display the first prompt message elsewhere on the user interface, the at least one processor is further directed to perform at least one of:
 making the first prompt message disappear,   changing a font size of the prompt message,   changing the color of the prompt message, or   playing an audio clip associated with the first prompt message.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein to display the first prompt message elsewhere on the user interface, the at least one processor is further directed to: move the first prompt message to a different place in the entry box, a place on the border of the entry box, or a place outside the entry box. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein to display the second prompt message in the entry box, the at least one processor is further directed to:
 acquire a pixel length of the second prompt message and a pixel length of the entry box;   determine the pixel length of the second prompt message is larger than the pixel length of the entry box; and   dynamically display the second prompt message in the entry box by scrolling the second prompt message back and forth in the entry box to allow the user to view the second prompt message in full.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further directed to:
 determine that there is no cursor in the entry box;   determine that there is input information in the entry box;   determine that the input information in the entry box conflicts with a rule; and   display a third prompt message.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the third prompt message is configured to remind an error of the input information. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the conflict determination is based on information from an external source. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further directed to:
 determine that there is no cursor in the entry box;   determine that there is no input information in the entry box; and   replace the second prompt message in the entry box with the first prompt message.   
     
     
         14 . A method implemented on an electronic terminal for displaying a prompt message to a user in an entry box of a user interface of the electronic terminal, the method comprising:
 displaying, by the electronic terminal, a first prompt message in the entry box;   determine, by the electronic terminal, if there is a cursor in the entry box; and   replace, by the electronic terminal, the first prompt message with a second prompt message and display the second prompt message in the entry box upon determination that the cursor is in the entry box,   wherein the replacement of the first prompt message with the second prompt message is triggered by the cursor only without actual input of any content into the entry box.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , the displaying the first prompt message in the entry box further comprising:
 acquiring a pixel length of the first prompt message and a pixel length of the entry box based on a user operation;   determining the pixel length of the first prompt message is larger than the pixel length of the entry box; and   dynamically displaying the first prompt message in the entry box to allow the user to view the first prompt message in full.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the cursor is introduced by at least one of a mouse pointer clicking, a mouse point touching, or a finger touching on the entry box. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising displaying the first prompt message elsewhere on the user interface while replacing the first prompt message with the second prompt message. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the displaying the first prompt message elsewhere on the user interface comprises: moving the first prompt message to a different place in the entry box, a place on the border of the entry box, or a place outside the entry box. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 determining that there is no cursor in the entry box;   determining that there is no input information in the entry box; and   replacing the second prompt message in the entry box with the first prompt message.   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for displaying a prompt message to a user in an entry box of a user interface of an electronic terminal, when executed by a processor of the electronic terminal, causing the electronic terminal to:
 display a first prompt message in the entry box;   determine if there is a cursor in the entry box; and   replace the first prompt message with a second prompt message and display the second prompt message in the entry box upon determination that the cursor is in the entry box,   wherein the replacement of the first prompt message with the second prompt message is triggered by the cursor only without actual input of any content into the entry box.