KR102011472B1 - Social network service providing system, user terminal and relationship setting method for setting relationship between users of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a social network service providing system, a user terminal, and a relationship setting method for establishing a relationship between users of a mobile terminal. The social network service providing system is located within a predetermined distance based on a receiving unit for receiving the location information of the user terminal and the location information of the user terminal in response to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal allowed to provide the location information. A user terminal checking unit for checking at least one other user terminal allowed to provide the information, a user information transmitter for checking and transmitting the user information of the other user terminal to the user terminal, and the user information of the other user terminal selected from the user terminal If so, it includes a relationship setting unit for setting the relationship between the user terminal and the users of the other user terminal.

Description

SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, USER TERMINAL AND RELATIONSHIP SETTING METHOD FOR SETTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN USERS OF MOBILE TERMINAL}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a social network service providing system for establishing a relationship between users of a mobile terminal, a user terminal, and a relationship setting method.

In the prior art, in order to establish a relationship between users, a user first accesses a server through a user's terminal, and the user (eg, a phone number or ID) about another user who wants to establish a relationship such as an online friend. It must be entered through the terminal and passed to the server. In addition, the server uses the information about the other user to query the other user for consent to establish a relationship, and sets the relationship of the users according to the query result.

In other words, the user has to go through the process of connecting to the server to find information about the other user who wants to establish a relationship, finding another user on the server, and asking for consent. There is a problem that takes a lot of time for the process.

In addition, Korean Patent No. 10-0888632 (name of the invention: Apparatus and method for driving an application of a mobile terminal using an inertial sensor) generates a signal corresponding to a change in the movement state of the mobile terminal according to the movement of the mobile terminal. In addition, a content of driving a predetermined application on a mobile terminal using the generated signal as an input signal is disclosed.

In the present specification, a system and method for more effectively establishing a relationship between users are proposed.

When a friend is requested to add a location, the location of other users near the user is displayed on the user terminal, and the desired user's information is selected from the information on other users displayed by the user. By supporting the registration as a friend, a system for providing a social network service, a user terminal, and a relationship setting method capable of forming a network-like social relationship between users through a simple operation of request and selection are proposed.

Provides information about users who requested to add a friend through each user terminal within a predetermined distance, and allows any user to select a desired user's information among other provided users and register as a friend. Thereby, a system and method for providing a social network service that can form a friend-like social relationship between users through simple operation of request and selection are proposed.

A system and method for providing a social network service that can form a network of friends-like relationships between users through a simple operation of holding user terminals like business cards (touching a specific area) and bumping each other as if exchanging business cards with each other are proposed. .

Receiving unit for receiving the location information of the user terminal in response to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal is allowed to provide the location information, and exists within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal, the location information is permitted A user terminal checking unit that checks at least one other user terminal, a user information transmitting unit that checks user information of another user terminal and transmits the user information to the user terminal, and when user information of another user terminal is selected in the user terminal; A social network service providing system including a relationship setting unit for setting a relationship between users of different user terminals is provided.

According to one side, the location information may be determined whether to allow the provision according to the setting of the application installed in the user terminal.

According to another aspect, a request for adding a friend may be transmitted from the user terminal through control of an application installed in the user terminal.

According to another aspect, the distance may be preset according to the scale of the map, and the map may be displayed on the display of the user terminal through an application installed in the user terminal.

According to another aspect, the receiver may further receive information on the scale of the map from the user terminal, and the user terminal checker may set the distance using the information on the scale.

According to another aspect, user information of another user terminal may be sequentially displayed on a display of the user terminal according to a distance through an application installed in the user terminal.

According to another aspect, a map may be further displayed on the display, and user information of another user terminal may be sequentially displayed on the map based on the distance according to the position of the user terminal and the position of the other user terminal.

According to another aspect, the display may further show a map and a display line moving on the map, and the user information of another user terminal may be located at a distance and a position on the map of the display line according to the position of the user terminal and the other user terminal. Can be displayed on the map on the basis of that.

According to another aspect, the relationship setting unit may establish a relationship by storing the user information of the user terminal and the user information of the other user terminal in association with each other.

A user terminal operating under the control of an installed application, comprising: a transmission unit for transmitting a request for adding a friend and location information to a server, a reception unit for receiving user information of another user terminal from the server, and a display unit for displaying user information on a display The other user terminal includes at least one other user terminal allowed to provide location information among other user terminals existing within a predetermined distance from the location according to the transmitted location information, and the transmission unit is displayed A user terminal is provided, characterized by further transmitting user information selected by the user from the information to the server, and establishing a relationship between the user and the user according to the user information transmitted from the server.

At least one other user terminal which is located within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal and transmits a request for adding a friend according to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal; The user terminal checking unit for checking the user information, the user information transmitter for checking and transmitting the user information of the other user terminal and the user information of the other user terminal is selected in the user terminal, between the user terminal and the user of the other user terminal A social network service providing system including a relationship setting unit for setting a relationship of is provided.

A user terminal operating under the control of an installed application, comprising: a transmission unit for transmitting a request for adding a friend and location information to a server, a reception unit for receiving user information of another user terminal from the server, and a display unit for displaying user information on a display The other user terminal may include at least one other user terminal that transmits a request for adding a friend among other user terminals existing within a predetermined distance from the location according to the transmitted location information, and the transmission unit may be displayed. A user terminal is further provided, wherein user information selected by the user among the user information is further transmitted to the server, and a relationship is established between the user and the user according to the user information transmitted from the server.

Receiving unit for receiving a request to add a friend from the first user terminal and the second user terminal respectively and a relationship setting unit for setting the relationship between the users of the first user terminal and the second user terminal, the request for adding a friend Provided is a social network service providing system, which is generated through an operation in which a first user terminal and a second user terminal collide with each other.

A user terminal operating under the control of an installed application, the user terminal comprising: an operation sensing unit sensing a collision with another user terminal and a transmission unit transmitting a request for adding a friend to a server based on the sensing result; In response to a request for and a request for a friend from another user terminal, a relationship between the user and a user of another user terminal is established in the server.

Receiving the location information of the user terminal in response to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal allowed to provide the location information, exists within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal, the location information is permitted Identifying at least one other user terminal, checking and transmitting the user information of the other user terminal to the user terminal, and if the user information of the other user terminal is selected in the user terminal, between the user terminal and the users of the other user terminal. There is provided a relationship setting method comprising the step of establishing a relationship.

A method for establishing a relationship performed by a user terminal operating under control of an installed application, the method comprising: transmitting a request for adding a friend and location information to a server, receiving user information of another user terminal from the server, and receiving user information And displaying on a display, wherein the other user terminal comprises at least one other user terminal permitted to provide location information among other user terminals existing within a predetermined distance from the location according to the transmitted location information, The transmitting step further includes transmitting user information selected by the user from the displayed user information to the server, and establishing a relationship between the user and the user according to the transmitted user information at the server.

Receiving location information of the user terminal according to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal, the at least one other user terminal existing within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal and transmitting a request for adding a friend Checking the information, checking the user information of the other user terminal and transmitting the user information to the user terminal, and if the user information of the other user terminal is selected in the user terminal, setting a relationship between the user terminal and the users of the other user terminal. There is provided a relationship setting method comprising a.

A method for establishing a relationship performed by a user terminal operating under control of an installed application, the method comprising: transmitting a request for adding a friend and location information to a server, receiving user information of another user terminal from the server, and receiving user information And displaying on a display, wherein the other user terminal includes at least one other user terminal which transmits a request for adding a friend among other user terminals existing within a predetermined distance from the location according to the transmitted location information. In the transmitting, the method further includes transmitting user information selected by the user from the displayed user information to the server, and establishing a relationship between the user and the user according to the transmitted user information at the server.

Receiving a request for adding a friend from the first user terminal and the second user terminal respectively and setting the relationship between the users of the first user terminal and the second user terminal, the request for adding friends, Provided is a method for establishing a relationship, which occurs through an operation in which a first user terminal and a second user terminal collide with each other.

A method of establishing a relationship performed by a user terminal operating under control of an installed application, the method comprising: sensing an operation of colliding with another user terminal and transmitting a request for adding a friend to a server based on a result of the sensing; In response to a request for adding a friend and a request for adding a friend from another user terminal, a relationship is established between the user and a user of another user terminal in the server.

When a friend is requested to add a location, the location of other users near the user is displayed on the user terminal, and the desired user's information is selected from the information on other users displayed by the user. By supporting registration as a friend, it is possible to form a friendship-like relationship between users through a simple operation of request and selection.

Provides information about users who requested to add a friend through each user terminal within a predetermined distance, and allows any user to select a desired user's information among other provided users and register as a friend. Thus, it is possible to form a friend-like networking relationship between users through simple manipulation of requests and selections.

Just like exchanging business cards with each other, users can form a friendship-like relationship between users through a simple operation of holding user terminals as business cards (touching a specific area) and bumping them together.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a social network service providing system and a plurality of user terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an example of a display in which user information is displayed on a map according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an example of a display in which user information and a display line are displayed on a map according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an example of a display in which an add friend button is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an example of a display indicating that a friend who can be added is searched according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an example of a display showing information about a found friend according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a method of establishing a relationship through an operation in which user terminals collide with each other according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of each of a user terminal and a system for providing a social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a relationship setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of each of a user terminal and a social network service providing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a relationship setting method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of each of a user terminal and a system for providing a social network service according to another embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a relationship setting method according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a social network service providing system and a plurality of user terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 illustrates a social network service providing system 100 and a plurality of user terminals 110.

The social network service providing system 100 may establish a friend-like relationship between users who meet certain conditions among users of the plurality of user terminals 110. That is, the social network service providing system 100 may support social network services that allow users to form a human network on the web, thereby forming a social relationship between users.

The plurality of user terminals 110 may basically include terminals of users subscribed to a social network service that the social network service providing system 100 may provide. For example, mobile terminals, such as smartphones of users subscribed to a particular social network service, may be included in the plurality of user terminals 110, and an identifier of a user transmitted through each of the plurality of user terminals 110 may be included. Users or each of the plurality of user terminals 110 may be identified through a telephone number that may be used by the plurality of user terminals 110. An application provided for a social network service may be installed in each of the plurality of user terminals 110, and each of the plurality of user terminals 110 may communicate with the social network service providing system 100 through control of the application. Can be.

In this case, the social network service providing system 100 may establish network relationships between users of the plurality of user terminals 110 in various ways.

In a first method, the social network service providing system 100 provides user information of other user terminals existing within a predetermined distance from the user terminal and allowed to provide location information to the user terminal requesting the addition of a friend. The user of may select a user for establishing a relationship based on the provided user information.

First, the social network service providing system 100 receives location information of a user terminal in response to a request for adding a friend from a user terminal that is allowed to provide location information, and within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal. It is possible to identify at least one other user terminal that exists and is permitted to provide location information. For example, in response to a request for adding a friend from the first user terminal illustrated in FIG. 1, location information indicating a current location of the first user terminal is received, and the current location of the first user terminal is based on the location information. Other user terminals located within a predetermined distance from and allowed to provide location information can be identified. If the other user terminals located within a predetermined distance from the current location of the first user terminal are the second user terminal and the Nth user terminal, the other user terminals allowed to provide the location information are the second user terminal and the third user terminal. In this case, the social network service providing system 100 may identify a second user terminal that is located within a preset distance from the current location of the first user terminal and is a user terminal that is allowed to provide location information.

In addition, the social network service providing system 100 checks the user information of the confirmed other user terminal and transmits it to the corresponding user terminal, and when the user information of the other user terminal is selected in the corresponding user terminal, the user different from the corresponding user terminal. The relationship between the users of the terminal can be set.

In the present specification, the 'relationship' between the users may mean a social relationship such as a friend already described, and the relationship between the users may include a unilateral relationship. For example, user A may add user B as a friend, but user B may also be identified as a case where a relationship is formed between users even when user A is not added as a friend.

2 is an example of a display in which user information is displayed on a map according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows an example of a display 200 of a user terminal owned by an arbitrary user. In this case, the cross marks on the display 200 may indicate locations of other users on the map, more specifically, locations of user terminals of other users, and user information on the user of the corresponding location may be displayed on the square boxes. That is, user information for each user may be displayed on the square boxes in which the first to fourth users are described. Here, the user information may include information on at least one of names or telephone numbers of users, nicknames set by users, images set by users, status information set by users, and location according to location information of user terminals of users. Can be. In addition, if necessary, the location of the user terminal of any user may also be displayed on the display 200.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the social network service providing system 100 receives location information from a user terminal including the display 200 of FIG. 2 and located within a predetermined distance based on the received location information. While checking at least one other user terminal allowed to provide the location information, it is possible to provide the user information of the identified other user terminal to the user terminal. In this case, user information may be displayed on the display 200 of the user terminal as shown in FIG. 2. In this case, when the user of the user terminal selects at least one user information among the user information displayed on the display 200, the selected user information may be transmitted to the social network service providing system 100. The social network service providing system 100 may receive user information and set a relationship between a user corresponding to the received user information and a user of the user terminal based on the received user information. For example, the social network service providing system 100 may establish a relationship between users by storing user information of a user terminal and user information of another user terminal in association with each other.

3 is an example of a display in which user information and a display line are displayed on a map according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 shows an example of a display 300 of a user terminal owned by any user. In this case, the display 300 displays not only user information but also display lines on a map. 3 illustrates an example in which a display line rotates in a clockwise direction using a display system of a radar system, and user information is displayed in an order close to the position of the user terminal according to the trajectory of the display line.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the social network service providing system 100 may establish a relationship between users of user terminals who have requested to add friends to each other within a predetermined distance in a second manner.

First, the social network service providing system 100 receives location information of the user terminal according to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal, exists within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal, and At least one other user terminal that has sent the request may be identified. For example, when a request for adding a friend occurs in a second user terminal existing within a predetermined distance from the first user terminal, the social network service providing system 100 may identify the second user terminal as another user terminal. .

In addition, the social network service providing system 100 checks the user information of the other user terminal and transmits the user information to the user terminal, and when the user information of the other user terminal is selected in the user terminal, between the user terminal and the users of the other user terminal. You can establish a relationship. For example, when the second user terminal is confirmed according to a request for adding a friend of the first user terminal, user information of the second user terminal may be transmitted to the first user terminal. In this case, when user information of another user terminal is selected in the first user terminal by the user of the first user terminal, the social network service providing system 100 may establish a relationship between the users of the first user terminal and the second user terminal. Can be set. For example, the social network service providing system 100 may store the user information of the first user terminal and the user information of the second user terminal in association with each other.

4 is an example of a display on which a friend add button is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an example of a display indicating that a friend that can be added is searched according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is an example of a display showing information about a friend searched for in an embodiment of the present invention.

That is, in the display 400 of FIG. 4, an input interface such as a friend add button is set in a predetermined area, and when a friend add button is touched by the user, a request for friend addition may be generated.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display 500 of FIG. 5 displays a search for friends for adding as a friend request button is added to generate a friend. In this case, the request for adding a friend may be delivered to the social network service providing system 100 described with reference to FIG. 1, and the social network service providing system 100 receives a user through a user terminal in response to a request for adding a friend. Information on friends to be added may be provided to the user terminal based on the location information of the terminal. That is, the social network service providing system 100 may proceed with a process for setting a relationship between users who have touched the add friend button within a predetermined distance.

The display 600 of FIG. 6 displays user information of another user terminal located within a predetermined distance from the user terminal and touching the add friend button. In this case, the user information may be displayed on the display 600 based on the distance between the user terminals based on the center of the area where the add friend button is set. In the display 600 of FIG. 6, an image set by a user is displayed as user information. However, as already set, the user information includes a name or a phone number, an alias set by the user, and an image set by the user. It may include information on at least one of the status information set by the user, the location according to the location information of the user terminals of the user.

5 and 6 may be set by the social network service providing system 100 described with reference to FIG. 1, by an application installed in a user terminal, or directly by a user.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the social network service providing system 100 may, in a third manner, relate to the relationships between users of user terminals through a request for friend addition that occurs through an operation in which at least two or more user terminals collide with each other. Can be set.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a method of establishing a relationship through an operation in which user terminals collide with each other according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 7 shows that the relationship can be established between the users by holding the user terminals in the hands and performing the operation of bumping the user terminals together, as if the business cards are exchanged between the users. In this case, the request for adding a friend may occur when the operation is recognized while a specific area on the display of the user terminal is touched, and the generated request is transmitted to the social network service providing system 100 described with reference to FIG. 1. Can be. In this case, the social network service providing system 100 may establish a relationship between users of user terminals that have transmitted a request for adding a friend.

8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of each of a user terminal and a system for providing a social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal 810 according to the present embodiment may include a transmitter 811, a receiver 812, and a display 813. The social network service providing system 820 includes a receiver 821 and a user terminal checker. 822, a user information transmitting unit 823, and a relationship setting unit 824.

The transmitter 811 of the user terminal 810 transmits a request for adding a friend and location information to the social network service providing system 820 which is a server. In this case, the user terminal 810 may operate under the control of an application installed in the user terminal 810, and whether to provide the location information may be determined according to the setting of the application installed in the user terminal 810. For example, a request for adding a friend may also be transmitted from the user terminal 810 to the social network service providing system 820 through control of an application installed in the user terminal 810.

In this case, the receiving unit 821 of the social network service providing system 820 receives the location information of the user terminal 810 in response to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal 810 that is allowed to provide the location information. That is, the receiver 821 of the social network service providing system 820 may receive location information transmitted by the transmitter 811 of the user terminal 810.

The user terminal identification unit 822 of the social network service providing system 820 identifies at least one other user terminal that exists within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal 810 and is provided with the location information. do. In this case, whether to provide the location information may be determined according to the setting of the application installed in the other user terminal. That is, when the preset distance is 50 meters, for example, the user terminal checking unit 822 may be located within 50 meters from the current position of the user terminal 810, and may identify another user terminal allowed to provide location information. .

Here, a map may be displayed on a display of the user terminal 810 through an application installed in the user terminal 810, and the distance may be preset according to the scale of the map. For example, the larger the scale of the map, the shorter the distance, and the smaller the scale of the map, the longer the distance. That is, when the user adjusts the scale of the map through the application installed in the user terminal 810, the distance may be set according to the adjusted scale.

To this end, the transmitter 811 of the user terminal 810 may further transmit information about the scale of the map to the social network service providing system 820 which is a server, and the receiver of the social network service providing system 820. The 821 may further receive information on the scale of the map from the user terminal 810. In this case, the user terminal checking unit 822 of the social network service providing system 820 may set the distance using the received scale information.

The user information transmitter 823 of the social network service providing system 820 checks user information of another user terminal and transmits it to the user terminal 810. Here, user information of another user terminal may be sequentially displayed on the display of the user terminal 810 according to the distance through an application installed in the user terminal 810.

That is, the receiver 812 of the user terminal 810 may receive user information of another user terminal from the social network service providing system 820 which is a server, and the display unit 813 of the user terminal 810 may receive user information. Can be displayed on the display. In this case, the display unit 813 may sequentially display user information of another user terminal on the display according to the distance. For example, a specific position of the display may be set as the current position of the user terminal 810, and the user information may be displayed at a position relatively farther from the specific position as the distance increases.

For example, a map may be further displayed on a display of the user terminal 810, and user information of another user terminal is based on a distance according to the location of the user terminal 810 and the location of the other user terminal. May be displayed sequentially.

As another example, a map and a display line moving on the map may be further displayed on the display of the user terminal 810, and user information of another user terminal may include a distance and a display line according to the position of the user terminal and the position of another user terminal. It may be displayed on the map based on the location on the map. In this case, the user information may be displayed on the map when the display line passes a location on the map according to the distance. That is, assuming that the display line rotates clockwise like the display of the radar system as shown in FIG. 2, user information may be sequentially exposed in accordance with the movement of the display line.

In this case, the transmitter 811 of the user terminal 810 may further transmit the user information selected by the user among the displayed user information to the social network service providing system 820.

The relationship setting unit 824 of the social network service providing system 820 may set a relationship between the user terminal 810 and the users of the other user terminal when the user information of the other user terminal is selected in the user terminal 810. have. For example, the social network service providing system 820 receives user information further transmitted by the transmitter 811 of the user terminal 810, and associates the received user information with the user information of the user terminal 810. By storing the data, the relationship between users can be set.

That is, when adding a friend is requested for users who allow the provision of location information, the location of other users near the user is displayed on the user terminal 810, and among the information about other users displayed by the user, By supporting the user's information to be registered as a friend, a friend-like networking relationship can be formed between the users through a simple operation of request and selection.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a relationship setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for establishing a relationship according to the present embodiment may be performed by the user terminal 810 and the social network service providing system 820 described with reference to FIG. 8. In addition, the method for establishing a relationship according to the present embodiment may include steps performed by the user terminal 810 or steps performed by the social network service providing system 820.

In operation 910, the user terminal 810 transmits a request for adding a friend and location information to the social network service providing system 820, which is a server. In this case, the user terminal 810 may operate under the control of an application installed in the user terminal 810, and whether to provide the location information may be determined according to the setting of the application installed in the user terminal 810. For example, a request for adding a friend may also be transmitted from the user terminal 810 to the social network service providing system 820 through control of an application installed in the user terminal 810.

In operation 920, the social network service providing system 820 receives location information of the user terminal 810 in response to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal 810 that is allowed to provide location information. That is, the social network service providing system 820 may receive location information transmitted from the user terminal 810 in step 920.

In operation 930, the social network service providing system 820 identifies at least one other user terminal that exists within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal 810 and is allowed to provide the location information. In this case, whether to provide the location information may be determined according to the setting of the application installed in the other user terminal. That is, the social network service providing system 820, for example, when the preset distance is 50 meters, is located within 50 meters from the current location of the user terminal 810, and may identify another user terminal that is allowed to provide location information. have.

Here, a map may be displayed on a display of the user terminal 810 through an application installed in the user terminal 810, and the distance may be preset according to the scale of the map. For example, the larger the scale of the map, the shorter the distance, and the smaller the scale of the map, the longer the distance. That is, when the user adjusts the scale of the map through the application installed in the user terminal 810, the distance may be set according to the adjusted scale.

To this end, the user terminal 810 may further transmit information on the scale of the map to the social network service providing system 820, which is a server, and the social network service providing system 820 may transmit the information from the user terminal 810. More information about the scale of the map can be received. In this case, the social network service providing system 820 may set the distance using information on the received scale degree.

In operation 940, the social network service providing system 820 checks user information of another user terminal and transmits it to the user terminal 810. Here, user information of another user terminal may be sequentially displayed on the display of the user terminal 810 according to the distance through an application installed in the user terminal 810.

In operation 950, the user terminal 810 may receive user information of another user terminal from the social network service providing system 820, which is a server.

In operation 960, the user terminal 810 may display user information on a display. In this case, the user terminal 810 may sequentially display user information of another user terminal on the display according to the distance. For example, a specific position of the display may be set as the current position of the user terminal 810, and the user information may be displayed at a position relatively farther from the specific position as the distance increases.

For example, a map may be further displayed on a display of the user terminal 810, and user information of another user terminal is based on a distance according to the location of the user terminal 810 and the location of the other user terminal. May be displayed sequentially.

As another example, a map and a display line moving on the map may be further displayed on the display of the user terminal 810, and user information of another user terminal may include a distance and a display line according to the position of the user terminal and the position of another user terminal. It may be displayed on the map based on the location on the map. In this case, the user information may be displayed on the map when the display line passes a location on the map according to the distance. That is, assuming that the display line rotates clockwise like the display of the radar system as shown in FIG. 2, user information may be sequentially exposed in accordance with the movement of the display line.

In this case, the user terminal 810 may further transmit the user information selected by the user among the displayed user information to the social network service providing system 820.

In operation 970, when the user information of another user terminal is selected in the user terminal 810, the social network service providing system 820 may establish a relationship between the user terminal 810 and users of the other user terminal. For example, the social network service providing system 820 receives user information that the user terminal 810 further transmits, and stores the received user information and the user information of the user terminal 810 in association with each other. You can set the relationship.

That is, when adding a friend is requested for users who allow the provision of location information, the location of other users near the user is displayed on the user terminal 810, and among the information about other users displayed by the user, By supporting the user's information to be registered as a friend, a friend-like networking relationship can be formed between the users through a simple operation of request and selection.

10 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of each of a user terminal and a social network service providing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal 1010 according to the present embodiment may include a transmitter 1011, a receiver 1012, and a display 1013. The social network service providing system 1020 includes a receiver 1021 and a user terminal checker. 1022, a user information transmission unit 1023, and a relationship setting unit 1024 may be included.

The transmitter 1011 of the user terminal 1010 transmits a request for adding a friend and location information to the social network service providing system 1020 which is a server. Here, the user terminal 1010 may operate under the control of an application installed in the user terminal 1010, and the location information may be determined according to the setting of the application installed in the user terminal 1010. In this case, the request for adding a friend may be generated when a predetermined area on the display of the user terminal 1010 is touched. In this case, the preset area may be displayed on the display under the control of an application installed in the user terminal 1010. For example, an input interface such as an add friend button may be set in the preset area, and when a user touches the corresponding area, a request for adding a friend may be transmitted to the social network service providing system 1020.

In this case, the receiving unit 1021 of the social network service providing system 1020 receives location information of the user terminal 1010 in response to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal 1010. That is, the receiver 1021 of the social network service providing system 1020 may receive location information transmitted by the transmitter 1011 of the user terminal 1010.

The user terminal identification unit 1022 of the social network service providing system 1020 is located within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal 1010 and transmits at least one other user terminal that transmits a request for adding a friend. Check it. In this case, the other user terminal may also transmit a request for adding a friend to the social network service providing system 1020 when a preset area displayed on the display is touched under the control of an application installed in the other user terminal. In other words, another user terminal that has requested to add a friend together within a certain distance from the user terminal 1010 may be confirmed by the user terminal identification unit 1022. For example, another user terminal requesting to add a friend together with the user terminal 1010 within 5 meters may be confirmed by the user terminal identification unit 1022.

In this case, the distance may include at least one of a preset default distance and a distance set by the user through an application installed in the user terminal 1010. When the user sets the distance directly, the receiving unit 1021 of the social network service providing system 1020 further adds information on the distance set by the user through the application installed in the user terminal 1010 from the user terminal 1010. Can be received. 8 and 9 may also include a preset default distance or a distance set by a user.

The user information transmitter 1023 of the social network service providing system 1020 checks user information of another user terminal and transmits it to the user terminal 1010.

In this case, the receiving unit 1012 of the user terminal 1010 may receive user information of another user terminal from the social network service providing system 1020 which is a server, and the display unit 1013 of the user terminal 1010 may receive the user information. Can be displayed on the display. In this case, the display unit 1013 may display user information of another user terminal on the display of the user terminal 1010 based on the distance between the location and the location of the other user terminal based on the location of the user terminal 1010. In this case, the center of the preset area may correspond to the position of the user terminal 1010. In other words, user information may be displayed on the display based on the distance based on the center of the preset area. For example, as the distance increases, the user information may be displayed far from the center of the preset area.

In this case, the transmitter 1011 of the user terminal 1010 may further transmit the user information selected by the user among the displayed user information to the social network service providing system 1020.

The relationship setting unit 1024 of the social network service providing system 1020 may set a relationship between the user terminal 1010 and the users of the other user terminal when the user information of another user terminal is selected in the user terminal 1010. have. For example, the social network service providing system 1020 receives user information further transmitted by the transmission unit 1011 of the user terminal 1010, and associates the received user information with the user information of the user terminal 1010. By storing the data, the relationship between users can be set.

In this case, when the user terminal 1010 has a plurality of user information displayed on the display, and the predetermined area of the display is touched again after the user information is displayed, the relationship setting unit 1024 of the social network service providing system 1020 The relationship between the users according to all the displayed user information and the user of the user terminal can be set. That is, the user may select user information one by one or select all the displayed user information at once.

That is, within a preset distance, each user terminal 1010 provides information on users who have requested to add a friend to each other, and a user selects information of a desired user from among information on other users provided by a user. By supporting registration, it is possible to form a friendship-like relationship between users through simple manipulation of requests and selections.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a relationship setting method according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method for establishing a relationship according to the present embodiment may be performed by the user terminal 1010 and the social network service providing system 1020 described with reference to FIG. 10. In addition, the method for establishing a relationship according to the present embodiment may be configured by steps performed by the user terminal 1010 or steps performed by the social network service providing system 1020.

In operation 1110, the user terminal 1010 transmits a request for adding a friend and location information to the social network service providing system 1020, which is a server. Here, the user terminal 1010 may operate under the control of an application installed in the user terminal 1010, and the location information may be determined according to the setting of the application installed in the user terminal 1010. In this case, the request for adding a friend may be generated when a predetermined area on the display of the user terminal 1010 is touched. In this case, the preset area may be displayed on the display under the control of an application installed in the user terminal 1010. For example, an input interface such as an add friend button may be set in the preset area, and when a user touches the corresponding area, a request for adding a friend may be transmitted to the social network service providing system 1020.

In operation 1120, the social network service providing system 1020 receives location information of the user terminal 1010 according to a request for adding a friend from the user terminal 1010. That is, the social network service providing system 1020 may receive location information transmitted by the user terminal 1010 in step 1120 in step 1120.

In operation 1130, the social network service providing system 1020 identifies at least one other user terminal existing within a predetermined distance based on the location information of the user terminal 1010 and transmitting a request for adding a friend. In this case, the other user terminal may also transmit a request for adding a friend to the social network service providing system 1020 when a preset area displayed on the display is touched under the control of an application installed in the other user terminal. That is, another user terminal requesting to add a friend together within a certain distance with the user terminal 1010 may be identified in step 1130. For example, another user terminal requesting to add a friend with the user terminal 1010 within 5 meters may be identified by the social network service providing system 1020.

In this case, the distance may include at least one of a preset default distance and a distance set by the user through an application installed in the user terminal 1010. When the user sets the distance directly, the social network service providing system 1020 may further receive information on the distance set by the user through an application installed in the user terminal 1010 from the user terminal 1010.

In operation 1140, the social network service providing system 1020 checks user information of another user terminal and transmits it to the user terminal 1010.

In operation 1150, the user terminal 1010 may receive user information of another user terminal from the social network service providing system 1020, which is a server.

In operation 1160, the user terminal 1010 may display user information on the display. In this case, the user terminal 1010 may display user information of another user terminal on the display of the user terminal 1010 based on the distance between the location and the location of the other user terminal based on the location of the user terminal 1010. . In this case, the center of the preset area may correspond to the position of the user terminal 1010. In other words, user information may be displayed on the display based on the distance based on the center of the preset area. For example, as the distance increases, the user information may be displayed far from the center of the preset area.

In this case, the user terminal 1010 may further transmit the user information selected by the user among the displayed user information to the social network service providing system 1020.

In operation 1170, when the user information of another user terminal is selected in the user terminal 1010, the social network service providing system 1020 may establish a relationship between the user terminal 1010 and users of the other user terminal. For example, the social network service providing system 1020 receives user information further transmitted by the user terminal 1010, and stores the received user information and the user information of the user terminal 1010 in association with each other, thereby allowing users to share information with each other. You can set the relationship.

In this case, when the user terminal 1010 has a plurality of user information displayed on the display, and the predetermined area of the display is touched again after the user information is displayed, the social network service providing system 1020 may perform a user according to all the displayed user information. Can establish a relationship between the user and the user of the user terminal. That is, the user may select user information one by one or select all the displayed user information at once.

That is, within a preset distance, each user terminal 1010 provides information on users who have requested to add a friend to each other, and a user selects information of a desired user from among information on other users provided by a user. By supporting registration, it is possible to form a friendship-like relationship between users through simple manipulation of requests and selections.

12 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of each of a user terminal and a system for providing a social network service according to another embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal 1210 according to the present embodiment may include an operation sensing unit 1211 and a transmitting unit 1212, and the social network service providing system 1220 may include a receiving unit 1221 and a relationship setting unit 1222. It may include.

The motion sensing unit 1211 of the user terminal 1210 senses motions that collide with other user terminals.

The transmitter 1212 of the user terminal 1210 transmits a request for adding a friend to the social network service providing system 1220, which is a server, based on the sensing result. Here, the request for adding a friend may occur when an operation of hitting each other with another user terminal is sensed while the area set on the display is touched under the control of an application installed in the user terminal 1210.

In this case, the area may be activated using at least one of the following three methods.

In the first manner, the area may be activated by the application when a friend add mode is set in the application according to a user input.

In the second manner, the area may be activated after the friend addition area displayed on the display is touched. In this case, the friend addition area may be displayed on the display through control of the application.

In a third way, the area can be activated when the application is running.

That is, when the user terminal 1210 collides with another user terminal while touching the activated area, the user terminal 1210 senses an operation of hitting the user terminal 1210 to request a request for adding a social network service system ( 1220). The other user terminal may also be activated on the display of the other user terminal under the control of an application installed in the other user terminal, and the other user terminal may be connected to the user terminal 1210 while the user of the other user terminal touches the activated area. In the case of bumping into each other, a motion hitting by another user terminal may be sensed to transmit a request for adding a friend to the social network service providing system 1220.

In this case, in response to the request for adding a friend and the request for adding a friend from the other user terminal, a relationship may be established between the user and the user of the other user terminal in the social network service providing system 1220 which is a server. In addition, when the relationship is established, user information of the user may be transmitted to the social network service providing system 1220 or user information of another user terminal may be received from the social network service providing system 1220. In this case, user information of the user transmitted to the social network service providing system 1220 may be transferred to another user terminal through the social network service providing system 1220. In other words, when a relationship between users is established, user information such as profiles of users may be exchanged between user terminals.

The receiving unit 1221 of the social network service providing system 1220 receives a request for adding a friend from a first user terminal that is a user terminal 1210 and a second user terminal that is another user terminal, respectively. In this case, the request for adding a friend may occur through an operation in which the first user terminal and the second user terminal collide with each other as described above. In more detail, as described above, the request for adding a friend may be performed when the preset first area on the display of the first user terminal and the preset second area on the display of the second user terminal are respectively touched. It may occur through the operation in which the second user terminals collide with each other.

Here, the method of activating the first region and the second region may use at least one of the three methods described above.

That is, in the first scheme, when the friend addition mode is set in the first application installed in the first user terminal, the first area may be activated by the first application, and the second area may be activated in the second user terminal. If a friend add mode is set in the second application, the friend may be activated by the second application.

In a second scheme, the first area and the second area may be activated after the friend addition area displayed on the display of each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal is touched. In this case, the friend addition area may be displayed on the display under the control of an application installed in each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal.

In a third scheme, the first region and the second region may be activated when an application installed in each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal is driven.

The relationship setting unit 1222 of the social network service providing system 1220 sets a relationship between users of the first user terminal and the second user terminal. For example, the relationship setting unit 1222 may set the relationship by storing the user information of the first user terminal and the user information of the second user terminal in association with each other.

In addition, when the relationship is established, the social network service providing system 1220 may provide the user information of the second user terminal to the first user terminal or the user information of the first user terminal to the second user terminal. It may further include an information provider (not shown). That is, when a relationship between users is established, user information such as a profile of users may be exchanged between user terminals.

Therefore, a friendship-like relationship can be formed between the users through a simple operation of holding the user terminals like business cards (touching a specific area) and bumping them together as if exchanging business cards with each other.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a relationship setting method according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The method for establishing a relationship according to the present embodiment may be performed by the user terminal 1210 and the social network service providing system 1220 described with reference to FIG. 12. In addition, the method for establishing a relationship according to the present embodiment may include steps performed by the user terminal 1210 or steps performed by the social network service providing system 1220.

In operation 1310, the user terminal 1210 senses an operation of colliding with another user terminal.

In operation 1320, the user terminal 1210 transmits a request for adding a friend to the social network service providing system 1220, which is a server, based on the sensing result. Here, the request for adding a friend may occur when an operation of hitting each other with another user terminal is sensed while the area set on the display is touched under the control of an application installed in the user terminal 1210.

In this case, the area may be activated using at least one of the following three methods.

In the first manner, the area may be activated by the application when a friend add mode is set in the application according to a user input.

In the second manner, the area may be activated after the friend addition area displayed on the display is touched. In this case, the friend addition area may be displayed on the display through control of the application.

In a third way, the area can be activated when the application is running.

That is, when the user terminal 1210 collides with another user terminal while touching the activated area, the user terminal 1210 senses an operation of hitting the user terminal 1210 to request a request for adding a social network service system ( 1220). The other user terminal may also be activated on the display of the other user terminal under the control of an application installed in the other user terminal, and the other user terminal may be connected to the user terminal 1210 while the user of the other user terminal touches the activated area. In the case of bumping into each other, a motion hitting by another user terminal may be sensed to transmit a request for adding a friend to the social network service providing system 1220.

In this case, in response to the request for adding a friend and the request for adding a friend from the other user terminal, a relationship may be established between the user and the user of the other user terminal in the social network service providing system 1220 which is a server. In addition, when the relationship is established, user information of the user may be transmitted to the social network service providing system 1220 or user information of another user terminal may be received from the social network service providing system 1220. In this case, user information of the user transmitted to the social network service providing system 1220 may be transferred to another user terminal through the social network service providing system 1220. In other words, when a relationship between users is established, user information such as profiles of users may be exchanged between user terminals.

In operation 1330, the social network service providing system 1220 receives a request for adding a friend from a first user terminal, which is a user terminal 1210, and a second user terminal, which is another user terminal, respectively. In this case, the request for adding a friend may occur through an operation in which the first user terminal and the second user terminal collide with each other as described above. In more detail, as described above, the request for adding a friend may be performed when the preset first area on the display of the first user terminal and the preset second area on the display of the second user terminal are respectively touched. It may occur through the operation in which the second user terminals collide with each other.

Here, the method of activating the first region and the second region may use at least one of the three methods described above.

That is, in the first scheme, when the friend addition mode is set in the first application installed in the first user terminal, the first area may be activated by the first application, and the second area may be activated in the second user terminal. If a friend add mode is set in the second application, the friend may be activated by the second application.

In a second scheme, the first area and the second area may be activated after the friend addition area displayed on the display of each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal is touched. In this case, the friend addition area may be displayed on the display under the control of an application installed in each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal.

In a third scheme, the first region and the second region may be activated when an application installed in each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal is driven.

In operation 1340, the social network service providing system 1220 sets up a relationship between users of the first user terminal and the second user terminal. For example, the social network service providing system 1220 may establish the relationship by storing the user information of the first user terminal and the user information of the second user terminal in association with each other.

In addition, when the relationship is established, the social network service providing system 1220 may provide the user information of the second user terminal to the first user terminal or the user information of the first user terminal to the second user terminal. It may further include an information provider (not shown). That is, when a relationship between users is established, user information such as a profile of users may be exchanged between user terminals.

Therefore, a friendship-like relationship can be formed between the users through a simple operation of holding the user terminals like business cards (touching a specific area) and bumping them together as if exchanging business cards with each other.

As described above, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, when a friend is requested to be added to users who are allowed to provide location information, the location of other users near the user is displayed on the user terminal, and the other user is displayed. By selecting the desired user's information among the information on the users so that they can register as a friend, it is possible to form a network of friends like friends through a simple operation of request and selection.

In addition, within a predetermined distance, each user terminal can provide information on users who requested to add a friend through each user terminal, and any user can select a desired user's information among other provided users and register as a friend. In this way, it is possible to establish a friend-like networking relationship between users through simple manipulation of requests and selections.

In addition, it is possible to form a friendship-like relationship between users through a simple operation of holding a user terminal like a business card (touching a specific area) and bumping each other as if exchanging business cards with each other.

Methods according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

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Receiving a first friend addition request generated from the first user terminal through an operation in which a first user terminal and a second user terminal collide with each other, and adding a second friend generated from the second user terminal through the operation in which they collide with each other. Receiving unit for receiving a request; And
According to the received first friend add request and the second friend add request, users of the first user terminal and the second user terminal are registered with each other as friends to establish a network relationship between the users on a social network service. Relationship setting part to do
Including,
The relationship setting unit,
If it is determined that the first user terminal that generated the first friend request and the second user terminal that has generated the second friend request are located within a preset distance range, the users are registered as friends. And establishing a social network relationship between the users on the social network service by storing the user information of the first user terminal and the user information of the second user terminal in association with each other. The method of claim 1,
The first friend addition request and the second friend addition request may include the first first area on the display of the first user terminal and the first second area on the display of the second user terminal, respectively. Social network service providing system, characterized in that occurs through the operation of the user terminal and the second user terminal hit each other. The method of claim 2,
The first area is activated by the first application when the friend addition mode is set in the first application installed in the first user terminal.
And the second area is activated by the second application when a friend add mode is set in a second application installed in the second user terminal. The method of claim 2,
The first area and the second area are activated after the friend addition area displayed on the display of each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal is touched.
The friend addition area is displayed on the display under control of an application installed in each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal. The method of claim 2,
The first area and the second area are activated when an application installed in each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal is driven. The method of claim 1,
A user information providing unit providing user information of the second user terminal to the first user terminal or providing user information of the first user terminal to the second user terminal when the network relationship is established.
Social network service providing system further comprising. The method of claim 1,
And the distance range is preset according to a degree of accumulation of a map displayed on at least one of the first user terminal and the second user terminal. In the user terminal operating under the control of the installed application,
An operation sensing unit configured to sense an operation of colliding with another user terminal; And
A transmitter for transmitting a first friend add request to a server based on the sensing result
Including,
A second friend addition request is transmitted from the other user terminal to the server through the collision with each other.
When the user terminal generating the first friend addition request and the other user terminal generating the second friend addition request are located within a preset distance range, the user of the user terminal and the other user terminal A user terminal on a social network service between users is set by storing user information of the user terminal and user information of the other user terminal in association with each other. The method of claim 8,
The first friend addition request is generated when an operation of hitting each other with the other user terminal is detected while the area set on the display is touched under the control of the application. The method of claim 9,
The area is activated by the application when a friend addition mode is set in the application according to a user input. The method of claim 9,
The area is activated after the friend addition area displayed on the display is touched,
The friend addition area is displayed on the display under the control of the application. The method of claim 9,
And the area is activated when the application is driven. The method of claim 8,
When the network relationship is established, user information of the user is transmitted to the server or user information of the other user terminal is received from the server,
User information of the user transmitted to the server, characterized in that the transfer to the other user terminal via the server. In the relationship setting method of the social network service providing system including a receiving unit and a relationship setting unit,
The receiving unit receives a first friend addition request generated from the first user terminal through an operation in which the first user terminal and the second user terminal collide with each other, and is generated from the second user terminal through the operation in which they collide with each other. Receiving a second friend addition request; And
The relationship setting unit registers the users of the first user terminal and the second user terminal as friends according to the received first friend add request and the second friend add request, and the users on the social network service. Steps to establish a social network
Including,
Setting the network relationship,
The social network service between the users when it is determined that the first user terminal generating the first friend request and the second user terminal generating the second friend request are located within a preset distance range. And establishing a network relationship by storing the user information of the first user terminal and the user information of the second user terminal in association with each other. The method of claim 14,
The first friend addition request and the second friend addition request may include the first first area on the display of the first user terminal and the second area on the display of the second user terminal. 1. The method of claim 1, wherein the user terminal and the second user terminal collide with each other. The method of claim 15,
The first area is activated by the first application when the friend addition mode is set in the first application installed in the first user terminal.
And the second region is activated by the second application when a friend add mode is set in the second application installed in the second user terminal. The method of claim 15,
The first area and the second area are activated after the friend addition area displayed on the display of each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal is touched.
The friend addition area is displayed on the display under control of an application installed in each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal. The method of claim 15,
And the first area and the second area are activated when an application installed in each of the first user terminal and the second user terminal is driven. In the relationship setting method performed by the user terminal operating under the control of the installed application,
Sensing an operation of colliding with another user terminal; And
Transmitting a first friend addition request to a server based on a result of the sensing;
Including,
A second friend addition request is transmitted from the other user terminal to the server through the collision with each other.
When the user terminal generating the first friend addition request and the other user terminal generating the second friend addition request are located within a preset distance range, the user of the user terminal and the other user terminal A social networking service on a social network service between users is established by storing user information of the user terminal and user information of the other user terminal in association with each other. The method of claim 19,
The first friend add request is generated when an operation of hitting each other with the other user terminal is detected while the area set on the display is touched under the control of the application. The method of claim 20,
And the area is activated by the application when a friend add mode is set in the application according to a user input. The method of claim 20,
The area is activated after the friend addition area displayed on the display is touched,
The friend addition area is displayed on the display under the control of the application. The method of claim 20,
And the area is activated when the application is driven. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of claim 14.

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