METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTACT AVATAR, PLATFORM FOR MANAGING CONTACT AVATAR, AND USER TERMINAL

摘要

Example embodiments of the present invention provide for a contact avatar selection mechanism that allows a user terminal to receive contact avatars thru a selection process of a contact avatar management system or platform. The system or platform can receive from a user terminal a request message that includes text attribute information of a contact for obtaining a contact avatar. Based on the text attribute information received, a contact avatar picture tag is extracted and used to determine an appropriate contact avatar picture. The selected or determined contact avatar picture is then sent to the user terminal for storage with the contact information and/or display.