KR102302106B1 - Method and apparatus for providing information of social network service related activity to chat rooms - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and organs for providing information of social network service-related activities to a chat room. According to an embodiment, providing a social network service used for each of a plurality of anonymity-based profiles created in conjunction with an account of an instant message service, among a plurality of anonymity-based profiles of a user participating in a chat room of the instant message service, Receiving information on social network service-related activities performed through a first anonymous-based profile selected in response to the chat room, and providing information on social network service-related activities performed through the first anonymous-based profile to the chat room do.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION OF SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE RELATED ACTIVITY TO CHAT ROOMS

The following embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for providing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room, and more specifically, a social network service using an anonymous-based profile created in conjunction with an account of an instant message service to a chat room of an instant message service about how to provide it.

The instant message service refers to a service that enables real-time online communication between two or more users using a network such as the Internet. In the instant message service, an informational message delivery function centered on text and emoticons has become a major function.

However, as the demand for various services of instant message service users is increasing, it is necessary to develop a technology capable of providing a new function that is not limited to the conventional information message delivery in order to satisfy this demand.

Furthermore, the instant message service is basically a service that delivers messages between users who are friends in a message application. However, as the Internet spreads gradually, exchanges with non-acquaintances through various online communities or cafes are increasing. In order to send and receive instant messages with non-acquaintances, users have the inconvenience of exchanging personal information such as phone numbers or message application IDs, and must bear the risk of exposing personal information to non-acquaintances.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method for exchanging instant messages and various activities with non-acquaintances in the message application without exchanging personal information such as a phone number or an ID of a message application.

An open chat service exists to address these needs. The open chat service is a service that provides an open chat room where the creator or participant of the chat room can participate with an anonymous profile. Unique link information is mapped to the open chat room, and participants can participate in the open chat room through the link information. At the time of creation or participation in an open chat room, a one-time, anonymous-based profile may be created rather than a general profile of an instant messaging service.

However, the anonymity-based profile in the existing service was limited to one-time use, and the anonymous-based profile is actively used by recycling it to participate in other open chat rooms, or by engaging in social network service activities through the anonymous-based profile. couldn't use it.

The embodiments described below integrate social network services around an instant messaging service by providing a plurality of anonymity-based profiles through a single user account in an era of accelerated relationship formation through the Internet, and provide a multi-dimensional user experience. technology to augment it.

Embodiments seek to provide a plurality of anonymity-based profiles associated with an account of an instant messaging service.

Embodiments are intended to provide information on social network service-related activities using an anonymous-based profile created in conjunction with an account of the instant message service to a chat room of the instant message service.

Embodiments are intended to provide an anonymous-based profile that is created in conjunction with an account of an instant message service and a social network service-related activity using the profile.

According to an embodiment, a method of providing information on a social network service-related activity performed by a server to a chat room includes: providing a social network service for each of a plurality of anonymity-based profiles created in association with an account of an instant message service; receiving information on the social network service-related activity performed through a first anonymity-based profile selected in response to the chat room from among a plurality of anonymity-based profiles of a user participating in a chat room of the instant message service; and providing information on the social network service-related activity performed through the first anonymous-based profile to the chat room.

In the method of providing the chat room, when the profile of the user selected in response to the chat room is changed from the first anonymity-based profile to the second anonymity-based profile, the social network service performed through the second anonymity-based profile receiving information of related activities; and providing information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymity-based profile to the chat room.

The social network service-related activity includes an activity of posting content using the first anonymity-based profile in a posting space corresponding to the first anonymity-based profile, and an activity of modifying content posted using the first anonymity-based profile and an activity of giving feedback to the posted content using the first anonymous-based profile.

The content may include at least one of text, audio, photo, and video.

The information on the social network service-related activity may include at least one of profile information of the at least one first anonymous-based profile, a link for accessing the social network service-related activity, and a thumbnail of the social network service-related activity. have.

The receiving of the information on the social network service-related activity may include receiving a request for sharing the social network service-related activity performed through the first anonymity-based profile for the chat room.

The providing to the chat room may include extracting the chatter who participated in the chat room and transmitting information on the social network service-related activity to the chatter's terminal.

The terminal of the talker may display the received information on the social network service-related activity in the form of a rich feed distinguished from a speech bubble in the chatting display area of the chat room.

The terminal of the talker may display the received information on the social network service-related activity in the form of a list in a pre-allocated area of the chat room.

In response to the input of selecting the rich feed, the terminal of the talker may display an interface for providing the activity related to the social network service.

The chat room may include a chat room that can be joined through link information.

A method of providing information on social network service-related activities performed by a user's terminal to a chat room includes: transmitting a social network service request to a server for each of a plurality of anonymous-based profiles that are created in association with the user's account on an instant message service ; receiving and displaying a list of chat rooms participating in the anonymity-based profile of any one of the plurality of anonymity-based profiles from the server; receiving, from the user, at least one chat room with which to share a social network service-related activity performed through the one anonymous-based profile from the chat room list; and displaying information on the social network service-related activity in the selected chat room.

The step of displaying the social network service-related activity information in the selected chat room may include displaying the social network service-related activity information in a chat display area of the selected chat room in the form of a rich feed distinct from a speech bubble. can

The step of displaying the social network service-related activity information in the selected chat room may include displaying the social network service-related activity information in a list form in a pre-allocated area of the selected chat room in response to the user's input. may include steps.

In response to the input of selecting the rich feed, the method may further include displaying an interface for providing the activity related to the social network service.

The server for providing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room according to an embodiment provides a social network service for each of a plurality of anonymous-based profiles created in association with an account of the instant message service, and provides a chat room of the instant message service. Receive information on the social network service-related activity performed through a first anonymity-based profile selected in response to the chat room from among a plurality of anonymity-based profiles of a participating user, and the social network performed through the anonymity-based profile and a processor for providing information on service-related activities to the chat room.

When the profile of the user selected in response to the chat room is changed from the first anonymity-based profile to a second anonymity-based profile, the processor is configured to provide information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymity-based profile. , and may provide information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymous-based profile to the chat room.

The terminal of the interlocutor participating in the chat room displays the received information on the social network service-related activity in the form of a rich feed distinct from a speech bubble in the chat display area of the chat room, providing the social network service-related activity information to the chat room. can

The terminal of the interlocutor participating in the chat room may provide the social network service related activity information to the chat room by displaying the received social network service related activity information in the form of a list in a pre-allocated area of the chat room.

Embodiments may provide a plurality of anonymity-based profiles associated with an account of an instant messaging service.

Embodiments may provide information on social network service-related activities using an anonymous-based profile created in association with an account of the instant message service to a chat room of the instant message service.

Embodiments may provide an anonymous-based profile created in association with an account of an instant message service and a social network service-related activity using the profile.

1 is a diagram for describing services provided by using profiles created in association with an account of an instant message service according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is an example of an open chat page and a recommended post page in an interface of an instant message service of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
3 is an example of an interface for performing a social network service-related activity of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
4 is a diagram for explaining a method of sharing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room according to an embodiment.
5 is an example of an interface for displaying information on a social network service-related activity in a chat room according to an embodiment.
6 is an example of an interface for displaying information of an open profile in a chat room according to an embodiment.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information on social network service-related activities performed by a server to a chat room according to an exemplary embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions disclosed in this specification are merely illustrative for the purpose of describing embodiments according to technical concepts, and the embodiments may be embodied in various other forms and are limited to the embodiments described herein. doesn't happen

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various elements, but these terms should be understood only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another element. For example, a first component may be termed a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be termed a first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it is understood that the other component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle. Expressions describing the relationship between elements, for example, “between” and “between” or “neighboring to” and “directly adjacent to”, etc. should be interpreted similarly.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

The embodiments may be implemented in various types of products, such as personal computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, smart phones, televisions, smart home appliances, intelligent cars, kiosks, wearable devices, and the like. Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements.

1 is a diagram for describing services provided by using profiles created in association with an account of an instant message service according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the instant message service according to an embodiment may provide real-time online communication to two or more users who have installed the same instant messenger. The instant messenger may be a message application, and the instant message service may be a service that delivers messages between users who have accounts of the instant message service in the message application.

The instant message service may include a user and a server as subjects. A user may mean a client of an instant message service. The user may access the server through a terminal on which the messenger application is installed.

A user's terminal includes a computer, an Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), a workstation, a net-book, a Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), a portable computer, a web tablet, a wireless phone, A mobile phone, a smart phone, an e-book, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a portable game machine, a navigation device, a black box, or a digital camera camera), and may refer to any user device capable of installing and executing a messenger application related to a server. The user's terminal may perform overall service operations such as configuring a service screen, inputting data, transmitting/receiving data, and storing data under the control of the messenger application.

The server may serve as a service platform that provides an instant message service to clients. The user can create an account for the instant message service by subscribing to the instant message service provided by the server through the message application. A user can create a general profile linked with an account of the instant message service and a plurality of anonymous-based profiles. The general profile may be a profile in which account-related information of the instant message service is disclosed to users who have a specific relationship (eg, friend relationship) with the user, and limited information is disclosed to users who are not in a specific relationship. The account-related information of the instant message service may include at least one of an ID, a phone number, and an e-mail address of the user. The anonymous-based profile may be a profile in which account-related information of the instant message service is not disclosed and the information set by the user is disclosed through link information regardless of whether the information set by the user has a specific relationship with the user. Hereinafter, the anonymous-based profile may be referred to as an open profile.

According to an embodiment, a 1:1 chat service function with a corresponding open profile may be supported using link information of the open profile. In this case, the open profile may have link information corresponding to an open chat room in a 1:1 chat format. The open chat room refers to a chat room where you can participate through link information regardless of whether you are a friend in the message application.

The link information may refer to information on a link leading to an open chat room in the 1:1 chat format. For example, the link information may have the form of a Custom URL Scheme, http URL, QR code, highlighted text, an icon, and the like. The Custom URL Scheme may be in the form of link information for executing an application. The http URL may be in the form of link information leading to a predetermined web page. The QR code is a two-dimensional barcode that expresses information in a black and white grid pattern pattern, and may include, for example, information linking to a predetermined web page. The highlighted text has the form of text, but the appearance of all or part of the text is modified, and may include link information leading to a predetermined web page. The icon means a pictogram expressed as a symbolic picture so that objects, facilities, shapes, concepts, etc. can be easily recognized, and may include information linking to a predetermined web page.

According to embodiments, the general profile and the plurality of anonymous-based profiles may be managed by a server (eg, an instant message server) linked to a single account for an instant message service.

The instant message service may provide a plurality of open profiles linked to an account of the instant message service. A user may perform an activity related to an instant message service and an activity related to a social network service (SNS) by using each open profile. Hereinafter, an activity related to an instant message service and an activity related to a social network service may be understood as distinct concepts. For example, activities related to instant messaging service include activities for the purpose of communicating or exchanging information with other users in real-time or semi-real time through a chat room participating with a general profile or anonymity-based profile, and activities related to social network services. may include activities of posting, modifying, or feeding back previously posted content through a posting space distinct from the chat room (eg, a posting space corresponding to an anonymous-based profile).

In addition, the activity related to the instant message service and the activity related to the social network service may be independently performed using each open profile. For example, a message service-related activity performed using the first anonymity-based profile is performed separately from a message service-related activity performed using the second anonymity-based profile.

The activity related to the instant message service may mean performing real-time online communication by participating in a chat room. The chat room may refer to a virtual space opened on an instant message server so that two or more users can participate and exchange instant messages. The chat room may include an anonymous-based chat room. Anonymity-based chat rooms may refer to chat rooms that can be joined through link information. Anonymity-based chat rooms may refer to chat rooms in which users can participate through link information regardless of whether they are friends in a message application. Hereinafter, the anonymous-based chat room may be referred to as an open chat room.

An open chat room can be distinguished from a general chat room for performing chatting with users who are generally friends. The open chat room may be an open chat room of a 1:1 chatting type in which 1:1 chatting is performed or an open chatting room of a group chatting type in which three or more users participate. You can participate in open chat rooms using your open profile.

According to an embodiment, since link information is issued or given when an open chat room and an open profile are created, respectively, in order to prevent link conflict, the server conducts a 1:1 conversation through the other's open profile in the open chat room of the 1:1 chatting type. Applications may be restricted. In addition, according to an embodiment, the change of the corresponding open profile may be restricted in a 1:1 chatting type chat room created through link information provided to the open profile. However, even in this case, the open profile of the participant irrelevant to the link information of the chat room may be changed to another open profile.

Social network service-related activities include the activity of posting content using the open profile in the posting space corresponding to the open profile (eg, the profile page of the open profile) by the user, and the activity of modifying the content posted using the open profile. And it may include at least one of the activity of giving feedback to the published content using an open profile. The content may include at least one of text, audio, photo, and video. Also, the content may be referred to as a post, and the activity of posting the content may be referred to as a posting.

A user may create a plurality of open profiles linked to an account of the instant message service. In addition, a user may perform (eg, post) a social network service-related activity using each open profile, and an activity history using the open profile may be displayed in a chat room participating in the corresponding open profile. Furthermore, the user may perform an activity related to an instant message service and an activity related to a social network service while changing an open profile. Hereinafter, activities related to an instant message service and activities related to a social network service that can be performed using a plurality of open profiles linked to an account of the instant message service will be described.

2 is an example of an open chat page and a recommended post page in an interface of an instant message service of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the interface of the instant message service of the user terminal according to an embodiment shows a first page 201 related to open chat and a second page 202 related to a social network service related activity performed using an open profile. ) may be included. Hereinafter, the first page 201 may be referred to as an open chat page, and the second page 202 may be referred to as a recommended post page.

The user's terminal may display the open chat page 201 in response to an input of selecting the open chat tab 211 of the area 210 within the interface of the instant message service, and select the recommended post tab 212 A featured post page 202 may be displayed in response to the input.

The open chat page 201 may include a first area 220 , a second area 230 , and a third area 240 . The user's terminal may display a list of at least one open chat room created by the user account of the instant message service by using the first area 220 of the open chat page 201 . For example, the user terminal responds to an input of swiping in a specific direction (eg, the left side) in the first area 220 , and not only the currently displayed open chat rooms 221 to 223 but also the not displayed open chat rooms. They may be displayed sequentially in a predetermined order. The predetermined order is the time order in which the open chat rooms were created, the order in which the most recent event occurred among the open chat rooms (for example, the order in which an instant message was received), the order according to the number of participants in the open chat room, and users in the open chat room If has a specific authority (eg, a moderator or a vice-chairperson), it may include at least one of the orders according to the authority. A method of displaying a list of open chat rooms is not limited to the above example, and various methods may be employed. The open chat room displayed in the first area 220 may include an open chat room created using the general profile as well as the open chat room created using the open profile. According to an embodiment, an open chat room may be created using the general profile, but even in this case, only some of the information of the general profile (eg, profile picture and profile name) is extracted and used rather than the general profile is used as it is. can be For this reason, even if an open chat room is created or participated using the general profile, personal information (eg, phone number, etc.) of the general profile may be prevented from being disclosed through the open chat room.

The user's terminal uses the second area 230 of the open chat page 201 to display recommended keywords determined by a predetermined method among keywords related to anonymous-based chat rooms provided through the instant message service. can For example, the server may determine, as the recommended keywords, keywords in the amount or increase amount searched for by users using anonymity-based chatting of the instant message service within a predetermined period of time among keywords related to anonymity-based chat rooms that are greater than or equal to a threshold value.

The user's terminal may display recommended open chat rooms determined by a predetermined method among open chat rooms provided through the instant message service by using the third area 240 of the open chat page 201 . For example, the recommended open chat room is a popular open chat room, and the server may determine it according to a predetermined criterion.

The recommended post page 202 may include a first area 250 and a second area 260 . The user's terminal may display a list of at least one open profile created in association with the user account by using the first area 250 of the recommended post page 202 . The list of open profiles may display the open profiles according to a predetermined order, such as an open profile creation order. For example, the user's terminal displays one open profile at a time in the first area 250 , and responds to an input of swiping the displayed open profile in a specific direction (eg, left) in a predetermined order You can display open profiles one by one. Also, the user's terminal may display the order of the open profile through the area 253 . A method of displaying the list of open profiles is not limited to the above example, and various methods may be employed. The open profile may include an area 251 in which a profile picture is displayed and an area 252 in which text inducing posting is displayed. The user terminal may additionally create an open profile linked to the user account in response to an input of selecting '+create' in the first area 250 .

In response to an input for selecting any one open profile from the list of open profiles, the user's terminal may display an interface for providing a social network service through the selected open profile.

For example, the user's terminal may display a cover view interface of the selected open profile in response to an input for selecting the area 251 of the open profile. For example, when the user selects the area 251 of the open profile, the user terminal may display a cover view interface (eg, the drawing 301 ) of the selected open profile. A detailed description of the cover view interface is described below with reference to FIG. 3 .

As another example, in response to an input for selecting the area 252 , the user's terminal may display an interface for performing a social network service-related activity using an open profile linked to a user account. For example, an interface for performing a social network service-related activity may be an interface for posting content (eg, a post writing interface 401 ).

The user's terminal uses the second area 260 of the recommendation post page 202 to determine by a predetermined method among the social network service-related activities related to the open profile of users who use anonymity-based chatting of the instant message service. It is possible to display a list of recommended activities. For example, the activity related to the social network service may include an activity of posting content, and the recommended activity list is a list of recommended content determined according to a predetermined criterion among the published content, as 'recommendation feeds'. may be referred to.

The server may determine recommended feeds in units of categories, and the user's terminal may display feeds belonging to a specific category using the second area 260 . For example, the user's terminal may display feeds related to a specific category, such as 'life tip post', 'real-time recommendation post', and 'drawers', using the second area 260 . The user's terminal may change and display the recommendation feeds according to a predetermined criterion. For example, the user's terminal may change and display the recommendation feeds every predetermined time (eg, 30 seconds), or may change and display the recommendation feeds in response to the user's refresh input. Furthermore, the user's terminal may display the category of recommendation feeds on the recommendation post tab 212 of the area 210 . In this case, when the recommendation feeds are changed, the display of the recommendation post tab 212 may also be changed.

3 is an example of an interface for performing a social network service-related activity of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the user's terminal according to an embodiment may display cover view interfaces 301 and 302 . As described above, in response to an input for selecting the area 251 of the open profile, the user's terminal displays the cover view interface 301. 302 of the selected open profile (open profile linked to the user's account). can The cover view interfaces 301 and 302 of the open profile linked with one's own user account may be distinguished from the cover view interface 602 of the open profile linked with another user's account. The cover view interface 602 of the open profile linked to another user's account will be described with reference to FIG. 6 below.

The cover view interface may be an interface for displaying profile information of the selected open profile. The cover view interface may include a first area 310 , a second area 335 , a third area 330 , and a fourth area 315 . The user's terminal may display information of the selected open profile by using the first area 310 in the cover view interface. The information of the open profile may include a profile image, a profile nickname, and a hashtag related to the profile, and the information of the open profile may be arbitrarily set by the user.

In response to an input of selecting the posting tab 321 of the area 320 in the cover view interface, the user's terminal may display the second area 335 in the cover view interface, and selecting the chat tab 322 In response to the input, the third area 330 in the cover view interface may be displayed.

The user's terminal may use the third area 330 in the cover view interface to display the chat room list of the participating instant message service using the selected open profile. The chat room displayed in the chat room list may be an open chat room in the form of 1:1 chat using an open profile. According to an embodiment, in the third area 330, instead of displaying all of the chat rooms participating in the selected open profile using the selected open profile, only the 1:1 chat room list created through link information provided to the selected open profile. can be displayed. Other users who have subscribed to the instant message service can apply for 1:1 chat to a specific user's open profile. A chat room may be created. When the applicant applies for 1:1 chat with the corresponding open profile, he or she can select any one of his or her open profiles.

In response to an input of swiping in a specific direction (eg, upward) in the third area 330 , the user terminal may sequentially display not only currently displayed chat rooms but also undisplayed chat rooms according to a predetermined order. The predetermined order is the time order in which the open chat rooms were created, the order in which the most recent event occurred among the open chat rooms (for example, the order in which an instant message was received), the order according to the number of participants in the open chat room, and users in the open chat room If has a specific authority (eg, a moderator or a vice-chairperson), it may include at least one of the orders according to the authority. A method of displaying a list of chat rooms of the instant message service is not limited to the above example, and various methods may be employed.

In response to an input for selecting the fourth area 315 in the cover view interface, the user's terminal may display an interface for performing a social network service-related activity using the selected open profile. For example, the user's terminal responds to an input for selecting the fourth area 315 in the cover view interface, and uses the selected open profile to publish the content (eg, the post writing interface 401 ). can be displayed.

The user's terminal may display a list of social network service-related activities performed through the selected open profile using the second area 335 in the cover view interface. For example, the user's terminal may display the content 336 posted through the selected open profile using the second area 335 in the cover view interface. When there are a plurality of contents posted through the selected open profile, the user terminal responds to an input of swiping in a specific direction (eg, upward) in the second area 335 to display the currently displayed contents 336 as well as Open chat rooms that have not been opened can also be displayed one after the other in a predetermined order. The method of displaying the social network service-related activity list is not limited to the above example, and various methods may be employed.

The user's terminal displays an interface for displaying the selected social network service related activity in response to an input for selecting any one social network service related activity from the displayed social network service related activity list using the second area 335 . can do. The interface for displaying the social network service-related activity may be the post detail interface 303 for displaying the content posted using the open profile. For example, the user's terminal may display the post detail interface 303 for displaying the selected content in response to an input for selecting the content 336 posted in the second area 335 .

The post detail interface 303 may include a first area 350 , a second area 360 , and a third area 340 . The user's terminal may display the content content by using the third area 340 of the post detail interface 303 . The user's terminal may use the first area 350 of the post detail interface 303 to display an open profile that is the subject of feedback on the selected social network service-related activity. For example, the user's terminal inquires and evaluates the selected content 336 using the first area 350 among the plurality of open profiles, and displays the evaluated open profile.

The user's terminal may display information related to feedback on the selected social network service-related activity by using the second area 360 of the post detail interface 303 . For example, the user's terminal may display information related to feedback on the selected content 336 by using the second area 360 of the post detail interface 303 . Information related to feedback includes an icon for providing a rating (e.g. 'Like' or 'Heart' icon), an indicator for rating (e.g. number of 'Likes'), and a list of open profiles that provided ratings (e.g. for example, a list of open profiles that have clicked 'Like').

Furthermore, the user's terminal may display an interface for changing an open profile, which is a subject of feedback, to any one of a plurality of open profiles in response to an input for selecting the first region 350 . For example, the user's terminal may display an interface providing an open profile list in response to an input for selecting the first region 350 , and in response to an input for selecting any one of a plurality of open profiles for a profile You can change the open profile that is the subject of feedback. The default open profile displayed before changing the open profile that is the subject of feedback may be determined according to a predetermined criterion. For example, if you are viewing a post through a chat room, you can determine the open profile used in the chat room, the latest created open profile, or the last selected open profile as the default open profile.

The user may perform feedback on the selected content for each currently selected open profile. For example, the user may press the 'Like' icon for the content selected using the first open profile, select the first area 350 to change to the second open profile, and then 'back to the second open profile' You can click the 'Like' icon. In this case, the user terminal may display both the first open profile and the second open profile in the list of open profiles that have provided evaluation.

4 is a diagram for explaining a method of sharing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , content may be posted in a posting space corresponding to the open profile using an open profile created in association with an account of the instant message service according to an embodiment, and information on such activities may be provided to the instant message service. can be provided in the chat room of For example, a user may use an open profile created in association with an account of an instant message service to post content in a posting space corresponding to the open profile, and then share the content and information about the content in a chat room. Alternatively, even if there is no user's direct request for sharing, information on social network service-related activities may be provided to the chat room. As described above, social network service-related activities include activities in which a user posts content using an open profile in a posting space corresponding to an open profile, an activity to modify content posted using an open profile, and an activity to open the posted content. It may include at least one of providing feedback using the profile.

Hereinafter, a method of sharing content in a chat room after posting content in a posting space corresponding to an open profile using an open profile created in conjunction with an account of an instant message service will be described below. In response to an input for selecting the area 252 , the user's terminal may display an interface for performing a social network service-related activity using an open profile linked to a user account. For example, an interface for performing a social network service-related activity may be an interface for posting content (eg, a post writing interface 401 ).

Alternatively, the user's terminal may display a cover view interface of the selected open profile in response to an input for selecting the area 251 of the open profile. In response to an input for selecting the fourth area 315 in the cover view interface, the user's terminal may display an interface for performing a social network service-related activity using the selected open profile. For example, the user's terminal responds to an input for selecting the fourth area 315 in the cover view interface, and uses the selected open profile to publish the content (eg, the post writing interface 401 ). can be displayed.

The post writing interface 401 may include a first area 410 and a second area 420 . The user's terminal may display the created content using the first area 410 . The user's terminal may display an interface 402 for sharing the created content in an open chat room in response to an input for selecting the second area 420 .

The user's terminal may display a list of open chat rooms in which the open profile participated through the first area 430 in the interface 402 for sharing the created content to the open chat room, and the user's terminal opens one or more of the open chat room lists In response to an input for selecting a chat room, information about content and content posting may be displayed in the selected chat room. For example, through the first area 430 within the interface 402 for sharing in the open chat room, the open chat rooms 431 to 434 in which the open profile participated may be displayed, and the user's terminal may display the chat room 431 and the chat room. In response to an input of selecting 433 , it is possible to display information about content and content posting in the chat room 431 and the chat room 433 . Information on posting content is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 5 .

* FIG. 5 is an example of an interface for displaying information on social network service-related activities in a chat room according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the user's terminal according to an embodiment uses the first open profiles selected by each participant in response to the chat room among a plurality of open profiles of participants participating in the chat room with the open profile. Information of the performed social network service-related activity may be displayed in the corresponding chat room. The information on the social network service-related activity may include at least one of profile information of each of the first open profiles, a link for accessing the social network service-related activity, and a thumbnail of the social network service-related activity.

For example, the user's terminal may display information on a social network service-related activity performed through the first open profile among a plurality of open profiles of the user in the form of a rich feed distinguished from a speech bubble. For example, the user's terminal may display information on content posting performed through the first open profile in the form of rich feeds 510 , 520 , and 530 in the chat room 501 . The rich feed may be in a form distinct from a speech bubble displaying the contents of a conversation between the participants of the chat room, for example, a form such as a feed used when someone enters or leaves the chat room.

The rich feed includes an area for displaying the profile picture of the first open profile that is the target of the rich feed, an area for displaying thumbnails of social network service-related activities performed through the first open profile, and an area for displaying activities related to the social network service. It may include at least one of the areas for displaying the explanatory text. For example, the rich feed 510 may include an area 511 displaying a profile picture of a first open profile that is a target of the rich feed, and a thumbnail of a social network service-related activity performed through the first open profile. region 512 . Also, referring to the thumbnail area 531 of the rich feed 530 , the thumbnail may include text as well as a photo. The user's terminal may display a detailed post interface corresponding to the rich feed in response to an input for selecting the rich feed.

Alternatively, the user's terminal may display information on social network service-related activities performed through the first open profiles selected in response to the chat room by each of the participants participating in the open profile in the form of a list in a pre-allocated area of the chat room. can For example, in response to an input for selecting the area 540 of the chat room 501, the user's terminal displays information about the content posting performed through the first open profiles to the side menu area 550 of the chat room 502. It can be displayed in the form of a list (551, 552).

Although not shown in the drawing, a user participating in a chat room may change a profile for representing himself in the chat room. For example, a user who is participating in a chat room with the first open profile may change the profile for representing himself in the corresponding chat room to the second open profile. In this case, the social network service-related activities performed through the first open profile may no longer be displayed in the corresponding chat room. Instead, the social network service-related activity performed through the second open profile may be displayed in the corresponding chat room.

According to an embodiment, as the open profile selected in response to the chat room is changed, the changed second open profile may be applied to a history of conversations in the past on the chat log of the chat room. However, the open profile that performed the activity is applied to the social network service-related activity displayed in the rich feed method or previously shared through a separate area, for example, as the activity of the first open profile. The contents of the second open profile are not changed.

According to an embodiment, information on the corresponding activity may not be displayed in the form of a rich feed, but may be displayed only through a separate area, depending on the type or importance of the activity of the open profile. For example, in the case of an activity such as modifying hash tag information of a specific open profile, it may not be displayed in the form of a rich feed in order not to disturb the continuity of the chat log. However, even in this case, the corresponding activity may be displayed through a separate area.

6 is an example of an interface for displaying information of an open profile in a chat room according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the user's terminal according to an embodiment may display information on the open profile as well as information on social network service-related activities performed through the open profile in a chat room. For example, the server may receive a request to share information of at least one open profile among a plurality of profiles participating in the chat room, and the user's terminal responds to the information sharing command of the open profile of the server in response to the information of the open profile 610 may be displayed in the chat room 601 . The information 610 of the open profile may include at least one of link information and a profile picture of the corresponding open profile.

In response to an input for selecting the information 610 of the open profile, the user's terminal may display a cover view interface of the corresponding open profile. For example, the user's terminal may display information 610 of at least one open profile other than itself among a plurality of profiles participating in the chat room in the chat room 601, and the user's terminal may display information of the open profile In response to an input of selecting 610 , a cover view interface 602 of an open profile linked to another user's account may be displayed.

The cover view interface of the open profile linked with another user's account (hereinafter referred to as the cover view interface of another account) may include a first area 310 , a second area 335 , and a third area 330 . can The user's terminal may display the information of the corresponding open profile by using the first area 310 in the cover view interface of the other account. The information of the open profile may include a profile image, a profile nickname, and a hashtag related to the profile.

In response to an input for selecting the second area 630 in the cover view interface of another account, the user's terminal may display an interface for providing a general chatting in the form of 1:1 chatting with the corresponding open profile. For example, in response to an input for selecting the second area 630 in the cover view interface of another account, the user's terminal may display an interface for providing a general chatting in the form of 1:1 chatting with the corresponding open profile. have.

The user's terminal may display a list of social network service-related activities performed through the selected open profile by using the third area 640 in the cover view interface of the other account. For example, the user's terminal may display the content posted through the corresponding open profile by using the third area 640 in the cover view interface of the other account. When there are a plurality of contents posted through the corresponding open profile, the user terminal responds to an input of swiping in a specific direction (eg, upward) in the third area 640, and not only the currently displayed contents but also the undisplayed open contents. Chat rooms can also be displayed one after the other in a predetermined order. The method of displaying the social network service-related activity list is not limited to the above example, and various methods may be employed.

In response to an input for selecting any one social network service related activity from the displayed social network service related activity list using the third area 640, the user's terminal displays an interface for displaying the selected social network service related activity can do. The interface for displaying the social network service-related activity may be the post detail interface 303 for displaying the content posted using the open profile. For example, the user's terminal may display the post detail interface 303 for displaying the selected content in response to an input for selecting the content posted on the third area 640 .

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information on social network service-related activities performed by a server to a chat room according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7 , steps 710 to 730 according to an embodiment may be performed by the server described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 .

In step 710, the server provides a social network service for each of the plurality of anonymous-based profiles created in association with the account of the instant message service.

In step 720, the server receives information on social network service-related activities performed through a first anonymous-based profile selected in response to the chat room from among a plurality of anonymous-based profiles of users participating in the chat room of the instant message service. do.

In step 730, the server provides information on social network service-related activities performed through the first anonymous-based profile to the chat room.

Although not shown in the drawing, when the profile of the user selected in response to the chat room is changed from the first anonymity-based profile to the second anonymity-based profile, the server no longer performs social network service-related activities performed through the first anonymity-based profile of information may not be provided to the chat room. Instead, the server may receive information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymity-based profile, and provide information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymity-based profile to the chat room.

The server may extract the interlocutor who participated in the chat room, and transmit information of the social network service-related activity to the interlocutor's terminal. The terminal of the talker may display the received social network service-related activity information in the form of a rich feed distinguished from a speech bubble in the chat display area of the chat room. Alternatively, the terminal of the chatter may display the received social network service related activity information in a list form in a pre-allocated area of the chat room.

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

The software may comprise a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more thereof, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or is independently or collectively processed You can command the device. The software and/or data may be any kind of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embody in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems, and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored in 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, etc. 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 available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer readable recording medium 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 floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated 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 with reference to the limited drawings, those skilled in the art may apply various technical modifications and variations based on the above. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order than the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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A method for providing information on social network service-related activities performed by a server to a chat room,
providing a social network service for each of a plurality of anonymous-based profiles created in association with an account of an instant message service;
receiving information on the social network service-related activity performed through a first anonymity-based profile selected in response to the chat room from among a plurality of anonymity-based profiles of a user participating in a chat room of the instant message service;
providing information on the social network service-related activity performed through the first anonymous-based profile to the chat room;
When the user's profile selected in response to the chat room is changed from the first anonymity-based profile to a second anonymity-based profile, receiving information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymity-based profile step; and
providing information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymous-based profile to the chat room;
How to provide information about social network service-related activities, including, to the chat room.
delete According to claim 1,
The above social network service-related activities are
An activity of posting content using the first anonymity-based profile in a posting space corresponding to the first anonymity-based profile, an activity of modifying content posted using the first anonymity-based profile, and an activity of modifying the content posted using the first anonymity-based profile 1 A method of providing a chat room with information about activity related to a social network service, including at least one of the activity of giving feedback using an anonymous-based profile.
4. The method of claim 3,
The content is
A method of providing a chat room with information on activity related to a social network service, including at least one of text, audio, photo and video.
According to claim 1,
Information on activities related to the social network service is
Providing a chat room with information on social network service-related activity, including at least one of profile information of the first anonymous-based profile, a link for accessing the social network service-related activity, and a thumbnail of the social network service-related activity Way.
According to claim 1,
Receiving the information of the social network service-related activity includes:
Receiving, for the chat room, a request for sharing the social network service-related activity performed through the first anonymity-based profile;
A method of providing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room, including.
According to claim 1,
The step of providing to the chat room is
extracting an interlocutor who participated in the chat room, and transmitting information of the social network service-related activity to a terminal of the interlocutor
A method of providing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room, including.
8. The method of claim 7,
The method for providing information on social network service related activity to a chat room, wherein the terminal of the talker displays the received information on the social network service related activity in the form of a rich feed distinguished from a speech bubble in a chatting display area of the chat room.
8. The method of claim 7,
The method for providing information on the social network service related activity to the chat room, wherein the terminal of the talker displays the received information on the social network service related activity in the form of a list in a pre-allocated area of the chat room.
9. The method of claim 8,
In response to the input of selecting the rich feed, the terminal of the talker displays an interface for providing the social network service-related activity, the method of providing information on the social network service-related activity to the chat room.
According to claim 1,
the chat room
A method of providing a chat room with information about activities related to social networking services, including chat rooms that can be joined via link information.
A method for providing information on social network service-related activities performed by a user's terminal to a chat room, the method comprising:
transmitting a social network service request to a server for each of a plurality of anonymity-based profiles generated in association with the user's account on an instant message service;
receiving and displaying a list of chat rooms participating in an anonymity-based profile from among the plurality of anonymity-based profiles from the server;
receiving, from the user, at least one chat room with which to share a social network service-related activity performed through a first anonymous-based profile from the chat room list;
displaying information on the social network service-related activity in the selected chat room;
receiving an input for changing the profile of the user selected in response to the selected chat room from the first anonymity-based profile to a second anonymity-based profile; and
displaying information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymity-based profile in the selected chat room;
A method of providing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room, including.
13. The method of claim 12,
The step of displaying the information of the social network service-related activity in the selected chat room is
Displaying the information on the social network service-related activity in the form of a rich feed distinguished from a speech bubble in the chat display area of the selected chat room
A method of providing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room, including.
13. The method of claim 12,
The step of displaying the information of the social network service-related activity in the selected chat room is
In response to the user's input, displaying the information on the social network service-related activity in the form of a list in a pre-allocated area of the selected chat room;
A method of providing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room, including.
14. The method of claim 13,
in response to the input of selecting the rich feed, displaying an interface for providing the activity related to the social network service;
A method for providing information of social network service-related activities to the chat room further comprising a.
16. A computer program stored on a medium in combination with hardware to execute the method of any one of claims 1 and 3 to 15.
A social network service is provided for each of a plurality of anonymity-based profiles created in association with an account of the instant message service, and a user selected in response to the chat room from among a plurality of anonymity-based profiles of a user participating in a chat room of the instant message service 1 Receive information on a social network service-related activity performed through an anonymity-based profile, provide information on the social network service-related activity performed through the first anonymity-based profile to the chat room, and select in response to the chat room When the user's profile to be used is changed from the first anonymity-based profile to a second anonymity-based profile, information on the social network service-related activity performed through the second anonymity-based profile is received, and the second anonymity-based profile is received. A processor that provides information on the social network service-related activity performed through the profile to the chat room
A server that provides information on social network service-related activities, including, to the chat room.
delete 18. The method of claim 17,
The terminal of the interlocutor participating in the chat room displays the received information on the social network service-related activity in the form of a rich feed distinct from a speech bubble in the chat display area of the chat room, providing the social network service-related activity information to the chat room server.
18. The method of claim 17,
A server for providing information on social network service-related activities to a chat room, wherein the terminal of the interlocutor participating in the chat room displays the received social network service-related activity information in the form of a list in a pre-allocated area of the chat room.

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