In the spring of 2001, Tencent applied for its first patent - a single-window multi-page browsing device , and the inventor was Pony (Ma Huateng).
According to reports, this patent has promoted a change in the way browsers are used - multiple pages can be opened with one window .
At that time, browsers needed to open new windows if many websites were opened at the same time, so in the end not only messed up the desktop, but also consumed more memory.
Based on this pain point, Pony came up with a solution - to display multiple web pages in the same window of the browser, and improved on the basis of this solution, and finally formed the first patent proposed by Tencent:
It can be said that until now, everyone is still enjoying the convenience brought by this patent when surfing the Internet.
According to reports , in the same batch as the "single-window multi-page browsing device", there was also "a system and method for instant messaging" - it was QQ. The installation package of the first version of OICQ was only 200kb, which solved the pain points of poor domestic network conditions and slow downloads at that time.
By the way, the WeChat applet that everyone uses every day has also been patented by Tencent - "Application Processing Method and Device (ZL201610908829.0)".
Aiming at the problem of low efficiency for users to use applications, Mini Programs provide a brand-new method and device for processing applications—running based on the parent application, and using its common components to quickly build sub-application pages.