KR102230875B1 - Method for managing chatting rooms in portable terminal and apparatus therefore - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for managing a chat room in a portable terminal. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing a chat room in a mobile terminal includes the steps of adding an icon corresponding to at least one chat room selected by a user among chat rooms of a chat application installed in the mobile terminal to a background screen of the mobile terminal; Determining whether or not a chat message is received in the at least one chat room; And when a chat message is received in the at least one chat room, displaying notification information regarding reception of the chat message on the icon corresponding to the chat room.

Description

How to manage chat rooms on a mobile terminal and its device {METHOD FOR MANAGING CHATTING ROOMS IN PORTABLE TERMINAL AND APPARATUS THEREFORE}

The present invention relates to a chat room management technology in a mobile terminal, and more specifically, for a chat room added as a shortcut icon on a background screen in a chat application installed in the mobile terminal, when a chat message is received, notification information about the chat message is displayed as an icon. It relates to a chat room management method and apparatus that can be displayed on the screen.

With the recent rapid increase in the penetration rate of portable terminals, portable terminals have now become a necessity for modern people. Such a portable terminal is transformed into a multimedia communication device in terms of functionality as it can provide not only a unique voice call service, but also various data transmission services and various additional services.

In addition, with the development of communication technology, mobile terminals can perform not only calls and message transmission/reception functions, but also messenger functions that were only available in conventional PCs. Accordingly, there is a need for a method for subscribers to access a mobile messenger server and have a more convenient conversation with subscribers. In particular, a chatting culture using a portable terminal, for example a smart phone, has developed rapidly, and almost all of them possessing a smart phone use a chatting program.

Chatting allows specific users to form one chat room and transfer messages between users, and most users transmit or receive messages while moving alternately between multiple chat rooms.

Embodiments of the present invention, for a chat room added as a shortcut icon on a background screen in a chat application installed in a mobile terminal, when a chat message is received, a chat room management method capable of displaying notification information on the icon, and the same Provide the device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing a chat room in a mobile terminal includes the steps of adding an icon corresponding to at least one chat room selected by a user among chat rooms of a chat application installed in the mobile terminal to a background screen of the mobile terminal; Determining whether or not a chat message is received in the at least one chat room; And when a chat message is received in the at least one chat room, displaying notification information regarding reception of the chat message on the icon corresponding to the chat room.

In the displaying step, notification information on the number of chat messages not read by the user in the corresponding chat room may be displayed on the icon.

In the displaying step, notification information including the number of chat messages that have not been read by the user in the corresponding chat room and the total number of chat messages that have not been read by the user in chat rooms of the chat application are displayed on the icon. I can.

In the displaying step, notification information on the number of chat messages not read by the user in the corresponding chat room is displayed on the icon, and the total number of chat messages not read by the user in chat rooms of the chat application Notification information for the chat application may be displayed on the chat application.

Further, the method for managing a chat room in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is, when a chat message is received in the at least one chat room, a notification sound, a notification time, and a notification interval set in advance for the chat room in which the chat message is received. Providing the reception of the chat message with at least one of the above, wherein the providing comprises receiving the chat message at a preset vibration time and vibration interval for the corresponding chat room when the mobile terminal is set to silent or vibrate. Can provide.

The apparatus for managing a chat room in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an additional unit for adding an icon corresponding to at least one chat room selected by a user among chat rooms of a chat application installed in the mobile terminal to the background screen of the mobile terminal. ; A determination unit determining whether or not a chat message is received in the at least one chat room; And a display unit for displaying notification information regarding reception of the chat message on the icon corresponding to the chat room when a chat message is received in the at least one chat room.

The display unit may display notification information on the number of chat messages not read by the user in the corresponding chat room on the icon.

The display unit may display notification information including the number of chat messages not read by the user in the corresponding chat room and the total number of chat messages not read by the user in chat rooms of the chat application on the icon. .

The display unit displays notification information on the number of chat messages not read by the user in the corresponding chat room on the icon, and notification of the total number of chat messages not read by the user in chat rooms of the chat application Information can be displayed on the chat application.

When a chat message is received in the at least one or more chat rooms, the chat room management device provides reception of the chat message to at least one of a preset notification sound, a notification time, and a notification interval for a corresponding chat room in which the chat message is received, and the When the mobile terminal is set to silent or vibrate, reception of the chat message may be provided at a preset vibration time and vibration interval for the corresponding chat room.

According to embodiments of the present invention, for a chat room added as a shortcut icon on a background screen in a chat application installed in a mobile terminal, when a chat message is received, notification information about the chat message is displayed on the icon, thereby receiving a chat message. The user can immediately see the chat room, and click the icon to immediately check the received chat message.

According to embodiments of the present invention, by displaying notification information about a chat message received in a corresponding chat room on a shortcut icon added to the background screen, the corresponding chat room can be quickly checked, and through this, the corresponding chat room can be conveniently provided to the user. have.

1 shows an exemplary diagram for a network environment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment for explaining the internal configuration of the portable terminal and the server shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a chat room management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying notification information on a shortcut icon.
5 is a diagram illustrating another example of displaying notification information on a shortcut icon.
6 is a block diagram illustrating a device for managing a chat room according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those who have, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, actions and/or elements in which the recited component, step, operation and/or element is Or does not preclude additions.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used with meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined specifically.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals are used for the same elements in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions for the same elements are omitted.

For example, a chat application installed in a conventional mobile terminal, Kakao Talk, a chat room selected by a user among the chat rooms of Kakao Talk, is a home screen, that is, a background screen of the mobile terminal by the "add a shortcut to the home screen" function. (Or you can add a shortcut icon for the chat room on the home screen). However, in the conventional chatting application installed on a mobile terminal, when a chat message is received in a chat room added to the background screen of the mobile terminal, notification information about message reception is displayed only in the chatting application, so that the user receives the chat message through the chatting application. You can check the chat room. In other words, in the chat application on the existing mobile terminal, when a chat message that the user has not read is received in a chat room where a shortcut icon is added to the background screen, notification information is not displayed on the icon, so that the user sends a chat message to the chat room. I don't know what is being received.

Embodiments of the present invention, for a chat room added as a shortcut icon on a background screen in a chat application installed in a mobile terminal, when a chat message is received, notification information about the chat message is displayed on the icon, so that the chat room in which the chat message is received. Its gist is to provide a technology that allows the user to know immediately and immediately check the received chat message by clicking the corresponding icon.

In this case, the present invention displays notification information on the number of chat messages not read by the user in the corresponding chat room where the shortcut icon is added to the background screen, and displays all unread by the user in chat rooms of the chat application. Notification information on the number of chat messages can be displayed on the chat application, or notification information on the number of unread chat messages by the user for the chat room in which a shortcut icon is added to the background screen is displayed only on the icon, The number of chat messages that have not been read by the user for the chat room in which a shortcut icon is added to the background screen when displaying notification information on the total number of chat messages that have not been read by the user in chat rooms of the chat application. Notification information except for may be displayed on the chat application.

Further, the present invention provides notification information including the number of chat messages not read by the user in the chat room in which the shortcut icon is added to the background screen and the total number of chat messages not read by the user in chat rooms of the chat application. Can be displayed on the top.

According to the present invention, the notification information displayed on the shortcut icon can be displayed in a notification display method preset by the user, and the notification display method can be changed by the user. Of course, the notification display method can be changed by the user of the portable terminal.

1 shows an exemplary diagram for a network environment. The network environment of FIG. 1 shows an example including a plurality of portable terminals 110, 120, 130, and 140, a plurality of servers 150 and 160, and a network 170. 1 is an example for explaining the invention, and the number of mobile terminals or servers is not limited as shown in FIG. 1.

The plurality of portable terminals 110, 120, 130, and 140 are terminals in which a chat application is installed, and may include a mobile terminal including a touch screen for a user's touch input. Examples of the plurality of portable terminals 110, 120, 130, and 140 may include all terminals capable of performing a touch input, such as a smart phone and a mobile phone. For example, the first portable terminal 110 may communicate with other portable terminals 120, 130, and 140 and/or the servers 150 and 160 through the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication method.

The communication method is not limited, and not only a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcasting network), but also a short-range wireless communication between devices may be included. For example, the network 170 includes a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). And any one or more of networks such as the Internet. In addition, the network 170 may include any one or more of a network topology including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, etc. Not limited.

Each of the servers 150 and 160 is a computer device or a plurality of computers that communicates with a plurality of portable terminals 110, 120, 130, and 140 through a network 170 to provide commands, codes, files, contents, services, etc. It can be implemented with devices.

For example, the server 160 may provide a file for installing an application, for example, a chat application to the first portable terminal 110 accessed through the network 170. In this case, the first portable terminal 110 may install an application using a file provided from the server 160. In addition, the server 150 is provided by accessing the server 150 under the control of an operating system (OS) included in the first portable terminal 110 or at least one program (for example, a browser or the installed application). You can receive services or content that you do. For example, when the first mobile terminal 110 transmits a service request message to the server 150 through the network 170 under the control of an application, the server 150 sends a first code corresponding to the service request message. It can be transmitted to the portable terminal 110, and the first portable terminal 110 can provide content to a user by configuring and displaying a screen according to a code under control of an application.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment for explaining the internal configuration of the portable terminal and the server shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the internal configuration of the first portable terminal 110 as an example of one portable terminal and the server 150 as an example of one server will be described. Other portable terminals 120, 130, 140 or server 160 may also have the same or similar internal configuration.

The first portable terminal 110 and the server 150 may include memories 211 and 221, processors 212 and 222, communication modules 213 and 223, and input/output interfaces 214 and 224. The memories 211 and 221 are computer-readable recording media, and may include a permanent mass storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. In addition, the memories 211 and 221 may store an operating system or at least one program code (for example, a code for an application installed and driven in the first portable terminal 110 ). These software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memories 211 and 221. Such a separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In another embodiment, software components may be loaded into the memories 211 and 221 through communication modules 213 and 223 other than a computer-readable recording medium. For example, at least one program is a program installed by files provided by a file distribution system (for example, the server 160 described above) for distributing the installation files of developers or applications (example It may be loaded into the memories 211 and 221 based on the above-described application).

The processors 212 and 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to the processors 212 and 222 by the memories 211 and 221 or the communication modules 213 and 223. For example, the processors 212 and 222 may be configured to execute a command received according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memories 211 and 221.

The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide a function for the first portable terminal 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other through the network 170, and other portable terminals (for example, the second portable terminal 120 )) or another server (for example, server 160). For example, a request (for example, a search request) generated by the processor 212 of the first portable terminal 110 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 211 is transmitted to the network according to the control of the communication module 213. It may be transmitted to the server 150 through 170. Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, etc. provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted through the communication module 223 and the network 170 to the communication module of the first portable terminal 110. It may be received by the first portable terminal 110 through 213. For example, control signals or commands of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211, and contents or files may be transmitted to the first portable terminal 110. May be stored as a storage medium that may further contain.

The input/output interface 214 may be a means for an interface with the input/output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying a communication session of an application. As another example, the input/output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device in which input and output functions are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. As a more specific example, the processor 212 of the first portable terminal 110 uses data provided by the server 150 or the second portable terminal 120 in processing a command of a computer program loaded in the memory 211. The configured service screen or content may be displayed on the display through the input/output interface 214. The input/output interface 224 can also output information configured using data provided by the server 150 when the processor 222 of the server 150 processes commands of the computer program loaded in the memory 221. have.

In addition, in other embodiments, the first portable terminal 110 and the server 150 may include more components than those of FIG. 2. However, there is no need to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the first portable terminal 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the input/output devices 215 described above, or other devices such as a transceiver, a global positioning system (GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, and a database. It may further include components. As a more specific example, when the first portable terminal 110 is a smartphone, an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor, a camera, various physical buttons, a button using a touch panel, an input/output port, and a vibration for vibration are generally included in the smartphone. It can be seen that various components such as a vibrator may be implemented to be further included in the first portable terminal 110.

The portable terminal in the present invention may mean a mobile device such as a smart phone that can download and install a chat application, for example, KakaoTalk, from the server shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the present invention is such a portable terminal. The present invention relates to a technology for managing notification information when an unread chat message is received in a chat room of a shortcut icon added to a background screen of a mobile terminal or a home screen among chat rooms of a chat application installed in the chat room.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a chat room management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in a chat room management method in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, an icon corresponding to at least one chat room selected by a user in a chat application installed in the mobile terminal is added to a background screen (S310). .

Here, step S310 may add a shortcut icon for the chat room or chat partner selected by the user to the home screen or the background screen by using a function provided in the chat application, for example, a "add shortcut to the home screen" function. have.

The chat application according to the present invention may be installed on a mobile terminal and may include all chat applications capable of performing a shortcut addition function to a home screen or a background screen.

At this time, the shortcut icon of the chat room added to the background screen may be an icon corresponding to the corresponding chat room, and the location where the shortcut icon is formed may be set by the user, may be set by a chat application, or portable. It may be set in consideration of the operating system of the terminal, the setting of the chat application, and the setting of the user.

After the shortcut icon for the chat room is added to the background screen in step S310, it is determined whether or not a chat message is received in the chat room to which the shortcut icon is added to the background screen (S320).

As a result of the determination in step S320, when a chat message is received in a chat room in which a shortcut icon is added to the background screen, notification information for reception of the chat message is displayed on the shortcut icon corresponding to the chat room (S330).

In this case, in step S330, the notification information may be displayed on the shortcut icon in a notification display method selected by the user among notification display methods displayed on the shortcut icon during setting of the chat application.

Here, in step S330, the number of chat messages received in the chat room of the shortcut icon and not read by the user may be displayed on the shortcut icon, and not only the number of chat messages not read by the user displayed on the shortcut icon, but also The number of chat messages that have not been read by the user for chat rooms of the chat application may be displayed on the icon of the chat application.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, for chat room 1 420, chat room 2 430, and chat room 3 440, a shortcut icon is added to the background screen. When a chat message is received, notification information 421 for the received chat message For example, the number of chat messages that have not been read by the user is displayed on the shortcut icon of chat room 1, and all chat rooms of the chat application are displayed to the user. Accordingly, the number 411 of unread chat messages can be displayed on the icon 410 of the chat application. Here, FIG. 4A shows a case where the number of chat messages not read by the user in all chat rooms of the chat application is equal to the number of chat messages not read by the user in chat room 1.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 4B, one chat message to chat room 1 with a shortcut icon added to the background screen for chat room 1 420, chat room 2 430, and chat room 3 440 When is received, notification information for the received chat message 421 For example, the number of chat messages not read by the user is displayed on the shortcut icon of chat room 1, and all chat rooms of the chat application on the icon of the chat application The number of chat messages excluding the number of chat messages displayed on the shortcut icon of chat room 1 from the number of chat messages not read by the user may be displayed. Here, FIG. 4B shows a case where the number of chat messages unread by the user in all chat rooms of the chat application is the same as the number of chat messages not read by the user in chat room 1. When the number of unread chat messages is 4 and the number of chat messages not read by a user in chat room 1 is 1, 1 may be displayed on the shortcut icon of chat room 1, and 3 may be displayed on the icon of the chat application. That is, FIG. 4B shows the total number of chat messages that have not been read by the user as the sum of the number of chat messages displayed on the shortcut icon and the number of chat messages displayed on the icon of the chat application.

Here, in a chat room having a shortcut icon in FIG. 4, for example, when a chat message received in chat room 1 is read by a user, notification information displayed on the shortcut icon in chat room 1 may be removed.

In addition, step S330 is the notification information including the total number of chat messages not read by the user in the chat application when the number of chat messages received in the chat room of the shortcut icon and not read by the user is displayed on the shortcut icon. You can also display it.

For example, for chat room 1, chat room 2, and chat room 3, with shortcut icons added to the background screen, two chat messages are received to chat room 1, two chat messages are received to chat room 2, and three chat rooms are three. When the number of total chat messages that are not read by the user in the chat application by receiving 7 chat messages are 7, 7 511 is displayed on the icon 510 of the chat application, as shown in FIG. 5A, and the chat room 1 2 (521) is displayed on the shortcut icon 520, 2 (531) is displayed on the shortcut icon 530 of the chat room 2, and 3 (541) is displayed on the shortcut icon 540 of the chat room 3 May be displayed, but is not limited thereto, and the number of unread chat messages in the corresponding chat room and the total number of unread messages in all chat rooms can be displayed on the shortcut icon together as shown in FIG. 5B. have. That is, as shown in FIG. 5B, with a shortcut icon added to the background screen for chat room 1, chat room 2, and chat room 3, two chat messages are received to chat room 1, and two chat messages are sent to chat room 2. Is received, and when three chat messages are received to chat room 3 and the total number of chat messages not read by the user in the chat application is 7, 7 is displayed on the icon of the chat application, and 2 on the shortcut icon of chat room 1 /7(522) is displayed, 2/7(532) can be displayed on the shortcut icon of chat room 2, and 3/7(542) can be displayed on the shortcut icon of chat room 3.

In this case, if the chat room of the shortcut icon in FIG. 5B, for example, the chat message received in the chat room 1, the chat room 2, and the chat room 3 is read by the user, the notification information displayed on the shortcut icon of the corresponding chat room may be removed. have.

Further, step S330 is to automatically arrange the shortcut icons of each of the chat rooms added on the background screen in consideration of whether or not a chat message is received, the time when the chat message is received, the number of received chat messages, and whether or not to set the reception notification of the chat room. May be.

For example, assuming that a shortcut icon for chat rooms 1 to 3 is added to the background screen, and that all chat rooms 1 to 3 have an incoming alarm set, and the user has read all chat messages, the chat in another chat room If a chat message is received to chat room 1 without a message being received, chat room 1 is displayed at the top of each of the chat rooms 1 to 3 and chat to chat room 2 without receiving a chat message in another chat room. When a message is received, chat room 2 of each of the chat rooms 1 to 3 may be displayed in the uppermost position. In this case, the user may fix the location of the shortcut icon of the chat room through the setting item, and if the location is fixed, it may be excluded from the above-described rules of automatic location change, and if the location is not fixed, the location of the shortcut icon in the chat room may be fixed. It can be applied to the rules of automatic location change. Of course, depending on the situation, the automatic location change may be performed at a certain period of time or may be performed in real time. Furthermore, the above-described automatic location change may be excluded from the rules of automatic location change in the case of chat rooms in which the reception alarm setting is turned off, and when a chat message is received from a counterpart to which settings such as favorites are added by the user, it is automatically It can also be applied from the rule of location change to the highest level rule.

As described above, the method according to an embodiment of the present invention may set a notification display method according to reception of a chat message displayed on a shortcut icon in a chat application, and such a notification display method can be changed by a user. In addition, according to the user's setting, the positions of shortcut icons of the chat room added to the background screen may be automatically changed and displayed.

As described above, in the method according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a chat message is received for a chat room added as a shortcut icon on a background screen or a home screen in a chat application installed on a mobile terminal, notification information about the chat message is displayed on the icon. By doing so, the user can immediately know the chat room in which the chat message has been received, and click the corresponding icon to immediately check the received chat message.

In addition, the method according to an embodiment of the present invention is to set the sorting order of the shortcut icons of the chat room, whether to set the reception alarm of the corresponding chat room, the number of chat messages not read by the user, whether or not to receive the chat message, the reception of the chat message. By automatically changing the alignment position in consideration of the viewpoint, etc., it is possible to quickly check the chat message received in the chat room of the shortcut icon. Of course, depending on the situation, the present invention may preset a display position for the highest priority, and may display a shortcut icon of the highest priority at the set corresponding position.

Further, in the method according to the embodiments of the present invention, the single chat room notification sound can be individually set differently, for example, 1) the single chat room notification sound can be individually set by inputting or selecting text as desired by the user. , 2) The developer may make a notification sound that is likely to be used in advance and allow the user to select it. 3) When the user switches to silence (or vibration), it is simple to adjust the vibration time and interval for each individual chat room. You can also make it distinct.

In the case of 1), you can take out the chat room on the desktop and set a notification sound for the chat room individually when KakaoTalk comes. For example, if you have a single chat room at "Shooters Club", you can make the notification sound "Shooters" and you can change the notification sound setting. Even if the group chat room name is "Family Group Chat Room", you can set the notification sound as "Mom" May be. Of course, the notification sound setting function can work the same even if the single chat room is not put out on the desktop.

In the case of 2), the user can select and use a notification sound with pre-made notification sounds such as "Mom", 　 "Dad", 　 "Company", 　 "My son", and "My daughter". In the case of 2), it is possible to overcome the disadvantage that the voice notification sound is not smooth when entering text.

In the case of 3), by adjusting the vibration time and the vibration interval for each chat room, the user can determine which chat message has been received through the vibration time and the vibration interval. For example, in the case of a corporate chat room, you can set the vibration time and vibration interval to 0.5 seconds and 2 times, and in the case of a family chat room, you can set the vibration time and vibration interval to 2 seconds and 1 time. It can work even if you don't take it out.

As described above, in the method of the present invention, convenience can be maximized by differently setting the Kakao Talk notification sound according to the user's setting or by setting the vibration interval and the vibration time to distinguish the single chat room.

6 is a block diagram showing a configuration block for a chat room management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a conceptual configuration of an apparatus for performing the method of FIGS. 3 to 5.

Referring to FIG. 6, an apparatus 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an additional unit 610, a determination unit 620, and a display unit 630.

The addition unit 610 adds an icon corresponding to at least one chat room selected by a user in a chat application installed in the mobile terminal to the background screen.

The determination unit 620 determines whether or not a chat message for the chat room of the shortcut icon added to the background screen is received.

When a chat message is received in a chat room in which a shortcut icon is added to the background screen, the display unit 630 displays notification information about the reception of the chat message on the shortcut icon corresponding to the chat room.

In this case, the display unit 630 may display the notification information on the shortcut icon in a notification display method selected by the user among notification display methods displayed on the shortcut icon during setting of the chat application.

Further, the display unit 630 may display the number of chat messages received in the chat room of the shortcut icon and not read by the user on the shortcut icon, and the number of chat messages not read by the user displayed on the shortcut icon In addition, the number of chat messages that have not been read by the user for chat rooms of the chat application may be displayed on the icon of the chat application.

Further, the display unit 630 includes the total number of chat messages not read by the user in the chat application when displaying the number of chat messages received in the chat room of the shortcut icon and not read by the user on the shortcut icon. It can also be displayed as notification information.

Although the description of the device of FIG. 6 is omitted, each component constituting FIG. 6 may include all the contents described in FIGS. 3 to 5, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of a hardware component and a software component. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA), It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications executed on the operating system. Further, the processing device may access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of software. For the convenience of understanding, although it is sometimes described that one processing device is used, one of ordinary skill in the art, the processing device is a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, configuring the processing unit to operate as desired or processed independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and/or data may be interpreted by a processing device or, to provide instructions or data to a processing device, of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device. Can be embodyed. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -A hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described by the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order from the described method, and/or components such as systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. described are combined or combined in a form different from the described method, or other components Alternatively, even if substituted or substituted by an equivalent, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and those equivalent to the claims also fall within the scope of the claims to be described later.

Claims (10)

Adding an icon corresponding to at least one chat room selected by a user among chat rooms of a chat application installed in the mobile terminal to a background screen of the mobile terminal;
Determining whether or not a chat message is received in the at least one chat room; And
When a chat message is received in the at least one or more chat rooms, displaying notification information on reception of the chat message on the icon corresponding to the chat room
Including,
The displaying step
The number of chat messages not read by the user for the chat room is displayed on the icon corresponding to the chat room, and all chat rooms of the chat application are not read by the user on the icon of the chat application. Displays the number of chat messages excluding the number of chat messages that have not been read by the user for the corresponding chat room from the number of chat messages,
The number of chat messages unread by the user for all chat rooms of the chat application is
It is the sum of the number of chat messages displayed on the icon corresponding to the chat room and the number of chat messages displayed on the icon of the chat application,
The displaying step
A portable terminal that displays the number of chat messages not read by the user for the chat room and the number of chat messages not read by the user for all chat rooms of the chat application on an icon corresponding to the chat room How to manage chat rooms in.
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When a chat message is received in the at least one or more chat rooms, providing reception of the chat message at least one of a preset notification sound, a notification time, and a notification interval for a corresponding chat room in which the chat message is received.
It further includes,
The providing step is
When the mobile terminal is set to silent or vibrate, the chat room management method in a mobile terminal, comprising providing reception of the chat message at a preset vibration time and vibration interval for the corresponding chat room.
An adding unit for adding an icon corresponding to at least one chat room selected by a user among chat rooms of a chat application installed in the mobile terminal to the background screen of the mobile terminal;
A determination unit determining whether or not a chat message is received in the at least one chat room; And
When a chat message is received in the at least one chat room, a display unit for displaying notification information on the reception of the chat message on the icon corresponding to the chat room
Including,
The display unit
The number of chat messages not read by the user for the chat room is displayed on the icon corresponding to the chat room, and all chat rooms of the chat application are not read by the user on the icon of the chat application. Displays the number of chat messages excluding the number of chat messages that have not been read by the user for the corresponding chat room from the number of chat messages,
The number of chat messages unread by the user for all chat rooms of the chat application is
It is the sum of the number of chat messages displayed on the icon corresponding to the chat room and the number of chat messages displayed on the icon of the chat application,
The display unit
A portable terminal that displays the number of chat messages not read by the user for the chat room and the number of chat messages not read by the user for all chat rooms of the chat application on an icon corresponding to the chat room Chat room management device in.
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The chat room management device
When a chat message is received in the at least one or more chat rooms, reception of the chat message is provided at least one of a preset notification sound, a notification time, and a notification interval for the chat room in which the chat message is received,
When the mobile terminal is set to silent or vibrate, the chat room management apparatus in a mobile terminal provides reception of the chat message at a preset vibration time and vibration interval for the corresponding chat room.

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