KR102416178B1 - Method and apparatus for generating user group - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and apparatus for creating a user group for users using the same content service are provided. A target mobile terminal of another user is determined based on the location of the user's mobile terminal, and a user group is created to include the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal. Users of the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal may exchange information using a user group.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING USER GROUP

The following embodiments relate to a method and an apparatus for creating a user group, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for creating a user group based on a location of a mobile terminal.

Users who use the same content service form an online community and exchange information about the content service. For example, when the content service is a game service, users exchange information for forming a team and operating the team. Communities are sometimes formed through services other than content services. For example, a community is formed using a cafe function supported by a portal search service or the like. When a community is formed, a chat window is created using a mobile messenger or the like, and users exchange information through the chat window.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0001574 (published on January 09, 2009) discloses an invention related to a community site. Public inventions add game elements to community activities on the website to arouse users' interest, thereby continuously increasing activity participation in the community. It is possible to provide various profit models derived from community activities to website or community operators.

One embodiment may provide a server and method for creating a user group.

An embodiment may provide a mobile terminal and method for creating a user group.

According to one aspect, a method for generating a user group performed by a server providing a content service includes transmitting a request for location information of a user who is provided with the content service through a user terminal to a mobile terminal of the user ; receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal; determining a target mobile terminal based on the location information; and creating a user group by grouping the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal.

The user group creation method may include: receiving status information of the user from the user terminal; and determining the mobile terminal of the user based on the status information.

The location information request may include information indicating that the user of the user terminal and the user of the mobile terminal are the same.

The determining of the target mobile terminal based on the location information may include determining the target mobile terminal existing within a preset distance from the location of the mobile terminal.

In the determining of the target mobile terminal based on the location information, when the determined number of target mobile terminals exceeds a preset number, determining the preset number of target mobile terminals in an order close to the location of the mobile terminal It may further include the step of

The user group creation method may further include providing a reward to a user in the user group when the user group is created.

The reward may be related to the content service.

The generating of the user group may include: transmitting a group creation message to the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal; receiving a message confirming group membership from the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal; and creating the user group including the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal.

The generating of the user group may include: when the target mobile terminal is included in the previously created user group, transmitting information on the previously created user group to the mobile terminal; receiving a message confirming group membership from the mobile terminal; and including the mobile terminal in the pre-created user group.

The generating of the user group may include: transmitting information for direct communication between devices to the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal; and when a user group is created by the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal, receiving information about the user group from the mobile terminal.

The user group may be a community capable of exchanging information between the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal.

The content service may be a game service provided through a network.

According to another aspect, a server providing a content service includes a memory for storing a program for generating a user group; and a processor executing the program, wherein the program transmits a request for location information of a user who is provided with the content service through a user terminal to a mobile terminal of the user; receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal; determining a target mobile terminal based on the location information; and creating a user group by grouping the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal.

The program may include: receiving status information of the user from the user terminal; and determining the mobile terminal of the user based on the status information.

The determining of the target mobile terminal based on the location information may include determining the target mobile terminal within a preset distance from the location of the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect, in the method of creating a user group performed by a mobile terminal, it is confirmed from a server providing a content service whether the user of the mobile terminal is a user of the user terminal that is provided with the content service receiving a message to say; transmitting a confirmation message for the message to the server; receiving an authority to create a group from the server; determining a target mobile terminal based on the location information of the mobile terminal when the authority is received; and creating a user group by grouping the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal.

The determining of the target mobile terminal based on the location information may include determining the target mobile terminal within a preset distance from the location of the mobile terminal.

In the determining of the target mobile terminal based on the location information, when the determined number of target mobile terminals exceeds a preset number, determining the preset number of target mobile terminals in an order close to the location of the mobile terminal It may further include the step of

The method for generating the user group may include: when the user group is created, transmitting information about the user group to the server; and receiving a reward from the server.

The reward may be related to the content service.

The user group may be a community capable of exchanging information between the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal.

The content service may be a game service provided through a network.

According to another aspect, a mobile terminal includes: a memory for storing a program for generating a user group; and a processor executing the program, wherein the program comprises: receiving, from a server providing a content service, a message confirming whether the user of the mobile terminal is a user of the user terminal receiving the content service; transmitting a confirmation message for the message to the server; receiving an authority to create a group from the server; determining a target mobile terminal based on the location information of the mobile terminal when receiving the authority; and creating a user group by grouping the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal.

According to another aspect, in the method of creating a user group performed by a server providing a content service, a message for confirming whether a user of a mobile terminal is a user of a user terminal receiving the content service is transmitting to a mobile terminal; receiving a confirmation message for the message from the mobile terminal; transmitting the group creation authority to the mobile terminal; and when the user group is created by the mobile terminal, receiving information about the user group from the mobile terminal, wherein the user group is created based on location information of the mobile terminal.

The user group may include the mobile terminal and a target mobile terminal within a preset distance from a location of the mobile terminal.

The method for generating the user group may further include transmitting a reward to the mobile terminal when the user group is created.

The reward may be related to the content service.

The content service may be a game service provided through a network.

According to another aspect, a server for providing a content service includes: a memory for storing a program for generating a user group; and a processor executing the program, wherein the program transmits a message to the mobile terminal to confirm whether the user of the mobile terminal is a user of the user terminal receiving the content service; receiving a confirmation message for the message from the mobile terminal; transmitting the group creation authority to the mobile terminal; and when the user group is created by the mobile terminal, receiving information about the user group from the mobile terminal, wherein the user group is created based on location information of the mobile terminal.

A server and method for creating user groups are provided.

A mobile terminal and method for creating a user group are provided.

1 illustrates a content service providing system according to an example.
2 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment.
3 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment.
4 is a signal flow diagram of a method for creating a user group according to an embodiment.
5 is a flowchart of a method of determining a target mobile terminal performed by a server according to an example.
6 is a flowchart of a method of creating a user group according to an example.
7 is a flowchart of a method of creating a user group according to another example.
8 is a flowchart of a method of creating a user group according to another example.
9 is a signal flow diagram of a method for creating a user group according to another embodiment.
10 is a flowchart of a method of determining a target mobile terminal performed by a mobile terminal according to an example;

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements.

Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It should be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, and include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes thereto.

Terms used in the examples are used only to describe specific examples, and are not intended to limit the examples. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries 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 application. does not

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. In describing the embodiment, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the embodiment, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 illustrates a content service providing system according to an example.

The content service providing system 100 includes a server 110 that provides a content service, and a plurality of user terminals 122 and 132 that receive a content service from the server 110 . The plurality of user terminals 122 and 132 may be client terminals. For example, the content service may be a game service, and the server 110 may be a server providing a game service.

The first user 120 uses the content service through the first user terminal 122 . For example, the first user terminal 122 may be a personal computer (PC). When the first user terminal 122 can obtain the location information of the first user terminal 122 , the server 110 may provide a service based on the user's location to the first user 120 . If the first user terminal 122 cannot obtain the location information of the first user terminal 122, the server 110 is a first mobile terminal (mobile) of the first user 120 that can obtain the location information A service based on the user's location may be provided to the first user 120 through the terminal) 124 .

The service based on the user's location may be a service that connects users located in similar places among users using the content service. A service that connects users located in similar places may be referred to as a user grouping service. For example, when the second user 130 is located around the location of the first user 120 , the first user 120 and the second user 130 may be connected. The second user 130 may be a user who receives a content service from the server 110 through the second user terminal 132 . That is, the user grouping service may be a service that connects users who use the same content service.

The first user 120 and the second user 130 may be included in the user group through the first mobile terminal 124 and the second mobile terminal 134 . When the user group is created, the first user 120 and the second user 130 may exchange information through the user group. The server 110 may provide a reward to the users 120 and 130 included in the user group. Since the server 110 provides a reward, users of the content service can actively use the user grouping service.

A method of creating a user group will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 10 below.

2 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment.

The server 200 corresponds to the server 110 described above with reference to FIG. 1 . The server 200 includes a communication unit 210 , a processor 220 , and a memory 230 . When the same content service is provided through a plurality of servers, the server 200 may be one of the plurality of servers, or may be an integrated server integrating the plurality of servers.

The communication unit 210 is connected to the processor 220 and the memory 230 to transmit and receive data. The communication unit 210 may be connected to another external device to transmit/receive data.

The communication unit 210 may be implemented as circuitry in the server 200 . For example, the communication unit 210 may include an internal bus and an external bus. As another example, the communication unit 210 may be an element that connects the server 200 and an external device. The communication unit 210 may be an interface. The communication unit 210 may receive data from an external device and transmit the data to the processor 220 and the memory 230 .

The processor 220 processes data received by the communication unit 210 and data stored in the memory 230 . A “processor” may be a data processing device implemented in hardware having circuitry having a physical structure for performing desired operations. For example, desired operations may include code or instructions included in a program. For example, a data processing device implemented as hardware includes a microprocessor, a central processing unit, a processor core, a multi-core processor, and a multiprocessor. , an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), and a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).

Processor 220 executes computer readable code (eg, software) stored in memory (eg, memory 230 ) and instructions issued by processor 220 .

The memory 230 stores data received by the communication unit 210 and data processed by the processor 220 . For example, the memory 230 may store a program. The stored program may be a set of syntaxes coded to create a user group and executable by the processor 220 . The memory 230 may store a program for providing a content service and a program for creating a user group.

According to one aspect, memory 230 may include one or more of volatile memory, non-volatile memory and random access memory (RAM), flash memory, hard disk drive, and optical disk drive.

The memory 230 stores an instruction set (eg, software) for operating the server 200 . The instruction set for operating the server 200 is executed by the processor 220 .

The communication unit 210 , the processor 220 , and the memory 230 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10 .

3 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment.

The mobile terminal 300 corresponds to the first mobile terminal 124 described above with reference to FIG. 1 . The mobile terminal 300 includes a communication unit 310 , a processor 320 , and a memory 330 .

The communication unit 310 is connected to the processor 320 and the memory 330 to transmit and receive data. The communication unit 310 may be connected to another external device to transmit/receive data.

The communication unit 310 may be implemented as a circuit network in the mobile terminal 300 . For example, the communication unit 310 may include an internal bus and an external bus. As another example, the communication unit 310 may be an element that connects the mobile terminal 300 and an external device. The communication unit 310 may be an interface. The communication unit 310 may receive data from an external device and transmit the data to the processor 320 and the memory 330 .

The processor 320 processes data received by the communication unit 310 and data stored in the memory 330 . Processor 320 executes computer readable code (eg, software) stored in memory (eg, memory 330 ) and instructions issued by processor 320 .

The memory 330 stores data received by the communication unit 310 and data processed by the processor 320 . For example, the memory 230 may store a program. The stored program may be a set of syntax that is coded so as to create a user group and is executable by the processor 320 . The program may be stored in the memory 330 in the form of an application.

According to one aspect, memory 330 may include one or more of volatile memory, non-volatile memory and RAM, flash memory, hard disk drive, and optical disk drive.

The memory 330 stores an instruction set (eg, software) for operating the mobile terminal 300 . The instruction set for operating the mobile terminal 300 is executed by the processor 320 .

Although not shown, the mobile terminal 300 may further include a location detection device for detecting the geographic location of the mobile terminal 300 . For example, the location detection device may be a Global Positioning System (GPS).

The communication unit 310 , the processor 320 , and the memory 330 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10 .

<How the server creates user groups>

A method for the server 200 to create a user group will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8 below. When the server 200 creates a user group, terminals in the user group may exchange data via the server 200 .

4 is a signal flow diagram of a method for creating a user group according to an embodiment.

In step 405 , the communication unit 210 of the server 200 provides a content service to the user terminal 400 . The user terminal 400 corresponds to the first user terminal 122 described above with reference to FIG. 1 . For example, the content service may be a game service, and is not limited to the described embodiment.

In step 410 , the communication unit 210 of the server 200 receives status information from the user terminal 400 . For example, the status information may include information about a user of the user terminal 400 and a request for creating a user group. The information about the user may be information of the mobile terminal 300 possessed by the user. As another example, the state information may be information for confirming whether the user of the user terminal 400 and the user of the mobile terminal 300 are the same user. Whether the users are the same may be determined by asking the user terminal 400 and answering the question by the mobile terminal 300 .

In step 415 , the processor 220 of the server 200 determines the mobile terminal 300 based on the state information. For example, the mobile terminal 300 associated with a user account using the content service may be identified. As another example, when the state information includes information on the mobile terminal 300 , the mobile terminal 300 may be determined based on the information.

In step 420, the processor 220 of the server 200 generates a message requesting the user's location information. The communication unit 210 of the server 200 transmits the generated location information request to the mobile terminal 300 .

In step 425 , the communication unit 310 of the mobile terminal 300 receives a location information request from the server 200 . The processor 320 of the mobile terminal 300 generates location information. For example, the processor 320 of the mobile terminal 300 may generate location information using GPS.

In step 430 , the communication unit 310 of the mobile terminal 300 transmits the generated location information to the server 200 . The communication unit 210 of the server 200 receives location information of the mobile terminal 300 .

In step 435 , the processor 220 of the server 200 determines a target mobile terminal based on the received location information of the mobile terminal 300 . The target mobile terminal may be a terminal located close to the location of the mobile terminal 300 . The target mobile terminal may correspond to the second mobile terminal 134 described above with reference to FIG. 1 . For example, location information of the second mobile terminal 134 may be previously received from the second mobile terminal 134 before step 435 is performed, and the received location information may be used in step 435 . A method of determining the target mobile terminal will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 5 .

In step 440, the processor 220 of the server 200 creates a user group. The user group includes the mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal. There may be a plurality of target mobile terminals included in the user group. The user group may be a community capable of exchanging information between the mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal. For example, a user group may be created in the form of a chat window.

A method of creating a user group will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 .

In step 445 , the processor 220 of the server 200 provides a reward to a user in the user group when the user group is created. The reward may be provided to the user's user account. The reward may be related to a content service. For example, when the content service is a game service, the reward may be an item that can be used in the game service, and is not limited to the described embodiment.

The following steps 450 and 455 may be selectively performed, and may not be performed according to an embodiment. In step 450 , the communication unit 210 of the server 200 transmits the reward to the mobile terminal 300 . In step 455 , the communication unit 210 of the server 200 transmits the reward to the user terminal 400 .

5 is a flowchart of a method of determining a target mobile terminal performed by a server according to an example.

According to one aspect, step 435 described above with reference to FIG. 4 includes steps 510 to 530 below. Steps 510 to 530 are performed by the server 200 described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4 .

In step 510 , the processor 220 determines a target mobile terminal existing within a preset distance from the location of the mobile terminal 300 . For example, when the server 200 obtains the location of the preliminary target mobile terminal of users receiving the content service, the processor 220 calculates the distance between the location of the mobile terminal 300 and each of the preliminary target mobile terminals. can

In step 520 , the processor 220 determines whether the determined number of target mobile terminals exceeds a preset number.

In step 530, when the determined number of target mobile terminals exceeds the preset number, the processor 220 determines a preset number of target mobile terminals that satisfy the preset condition. For example, the preset condition may be an order close to the location of the mobile terminal 300 . As another example, the preset condition may be an order of increasing the level of characters registered in the user account.

6 is a flowchart of a method of creating a user group according to an example.

According to one aspect, step 440 described above with reference to FIG. 4 includes steps 610 to 630 below. Steps 610 to 630 are performed by the server 200 described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4 .

In step 610 , the communication unit 210 transmits a group creation message to the mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal. The group creation message may be a message for inviting the mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal to a user group. For example, the group creation message may include information on subscription candidate terminals.

In step 620 , the communication unit 210 receives a message confirming group membership from at least one mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal. When a user group is created, the terminal transmitting the message confirming group membership may be included in the user group.

In step 630, the processor 220 creates a user group. The user group includes the mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal. The mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal may exchange information through a user group. A user group may be a community, and may be created in the form of a chat window. For example, information transmitted by the mobile terminal 300 may be transmitted to the target mobile terminal via the server 200 .

7 is a flowchart of a method of creating a user group according to another example.

Step 440 described above with reference to FIG. 4 further includes steps 710 to 730 below.

In step 710 , the processor 220 determines whether the target mobile terminal is included in the user group. For example, the processor 220 may determine whether a user group has already been created around the location of the mobile terminal 300 .

In step 720 , the communication unit 210 transmits information on the user group created in advance to the mobile terminal 300 .

In step 730 , the communication unit 210 receives a message confirming group membership from the mobile terminal 300 .

In step 740, the processor 220 includes the mobile terminal in the user group.

8 is a flowchart of a method of creating a user group according to another example.

According to another aspect, the step 440 described above with reference to FIG. 4 includes the following steps 810 to 820 . Steps 810 to 820 are performed by the server 200 described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4 .

In step 810 , the communication unit 210 transmits information for direct communication between devices to the mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal. Upon receiving the above information, the mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal may establish an association with each other. For example, direct communication between devices may be device to device (D2D) communication. Information for direct communication between devices may include information for identifying terminals and security information for protecting data transmitted between terminals. The terminals may establish an association using the security information.

In step 820 , when the user group is created, the communication unit 210 receives information about the user group from at least one of the mobile terminal 300 and the target mobile terminal.

<How a mobile terminal creates a user group>

A method for the mobile terminal 300 to create a user group will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 10 below. When the mobile terminal 300 creates a user group, terminals in the user group may exchange data without going through the server 200 .

9 is a signal flow diagram of a method for creating a user group according to another embodiment.

In step 905 , the communication unit 210 of the server 200 provides a content service to the user terminal 400 . For example, the content service may be a game service, and is not limited to the described embodiment.

In step 910 , the communication unit 210 of the server 200 receives status information from the user terminal 400 . For example, the status information may include information about a user of the user terminal 400 and a request for creating a user group. The information about the user may be information of the mobile terminal 300 possessed by the user. As another example, the state information may be information for confirming whether the user of the user terminal 400 and the user of the mobile terminal 300 are the same user.

In step 915 , the processor 220 of the server 200 determines the mobile terminal 300 based on the state information. For example, the mobile terminal 300 associated with a user account for using a content service may be determined. As another example, when the state information includes information on the mobile terminal 300 , the mobile terminal 300 may be determined based on the information.

In step 920 , the processor 220 of the server 200 generates a user confirmation message. For example, the user confirmation message may be a question set by the user of the user terminal 400 . Information included in the user confirmation message may be extracted from status information transmitted by the user terminal 400 . The communication unit 210 of the server 200 transmits a user confirmation message to the mobile terminal 300 .

In step 925, the mobile terminal 300 receiving the user confirmation message generates a confirmation message for the user confirmation message. For example, the mobile terminal 300 may receive information for user confirmation from the user of the mobile terminal 300 and generate a confirmation message based on the received information. As another example, when the user confirmation message requests information of the mobile terminal 300 , the mobile terminal 300 may generate the requested information as a confirmation message.

In step 930 , the processor 220 of the server 200 determines whether the user of the user terminal 400 and the user of the mobile terminal 300 are the same based on the confirmation message transmitted by the mobile terminal 300 . do. For example, when the answer transmitted by the mobile terminal 300 corresponds to a question set by the user of the user terminal 400, it may be determined that the user of the user terminal 400 and the user of the mobile terminal 300 are the same. have.

When it is determined that the user of the user terminal 400 and the user of the mobile terminal 300 are the same, the processor 220 of the server 200 may generate a group creation right. The group creation right may be information that enables the mobile terminal 300 to create a user group associated with a content service. For example, the group creation right may include a policy of a user group. The communication unit 210 of the server 200 transmits the created group creation right to the mobile terminal 300 .

In step 935 , the mobile terminal 300 obtains location information of the mobile terminal 300 . For example, the mobile terminal 300 may generate location information of the mobile terminal 300 using GPS.

According to one embodiment, step 935 may be performed after step 920 described above is performed. In this case, the location information may be included in the confirmation message transmitted from the mobile terminal 300 to the server 200 . When the server 200 receives the location information of the mobile terminal 300, based on the location information of the mobile terminal 300, the information of the mobile terminals located around the mobile terminal 300 is included in the group creation right to create a mobile It can be transmitted to the terminal 300 .

In step 940 , the mobile terminal 300 determines a target mobile based on the location information. For example, the target mobile terminal may be a terminal that allows its location to be exposed in order to create a user group. The target mobile terminal may notify the server 200 of exposing its location in advance. Information of the target mobile terminal may be included in the group creation right.

According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal 300 may detect the target mobile terminal by propagating a beacon around itself. The target mobile terminal receiving the beacon may transmit a response to the beacon to the mobile terminal 300 . The mobile terminal 300 may detect the target mobile terminal 300 by receiving the response. Information of each mobile terminal may be included in the beacon and the response to the beacon.

According to another embodiment, the mobile terminal 300 may determine the target mobile based on information on mobile terminals located around the mobile terminal 300 included in the group creation right.

A method of determining a target mobile terminal will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 10 below.

In step 945, the mobile terminal 300 creates a user group. For example, the mobile terminal 300 may establish an association with each other through direct communication with the target mobile terminal. For example, direct communication between devices may be D2D communication. Information for direct communication between devices may include information for identifying terminals and security information for protecting data transmitted between terminals. The terminals may establish an association using the security information. When the association is established, a user group of the mobile terminal 300 may be created.

In step 950 , when the user group is created, the mobile terminal 300 transmits information about the user group to the server 200 . For example, the information on the user group may be information on terminals included in the user group.

In step 955 , the processor 220 of the server 200 provides a reward to a user in the user group when the user group is created. The reward may be provided to the user's user account. The reward may be related to a content service. For example, when the content service is a game service, the reward may be an item that can be used in the game service, and is not limited to the described embodiment.

The following steps 960 and 965 may be selectively performed, and may not be performed according to an embodiment. In step 960 , the communication unit 210 of the server 200 transmits the reward to the mobile terminal 300 . In step 965 , the communication unit 210 of the server 200 transmits the reward to the user terminal 400 .

10 is a flowchart of a method of determining a target mobile terminal performed by a mobile terminal according to an example;

Step 940 described above with reference to FIG. 9 may include the following steps 1010 to 1030 . Steps 1010 to 1030 are performed by the mobile terminal 300 described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 9 .

In step 1010 , the processor 320 determines a target mobile terminal existing within a preset distance from the location of the mobile terminal 300 . For example, when the mobile terminal 300 obtains the location of the preliminary target mobile terminal of users receiving the content service, the processor 320 calculates the distance between the location of the mobile terminal 300 and each of the preliminary target mobile terminals. can be calculated

In step 1020 , the processor 320 determines whether the determined number of target mobile terminals exceeds a preset number.

In step 1030, if the determined number of target mobile terminals exceeds the preset number, the processor 320 determines a preset number of target mobile terminals that satisfy the preset condition. For example, the preset condition may be an order close to the location of the mobile terminal 300 . As another example, the preset condition may be an order of increasing the level of characters registered in the user account. As another example, the preset condition may be whether the target mobile terminal provides a function of direct communication.

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. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

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 an order different from 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.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description by those skilled in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in an order different from 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.

100: content service providing system
200: server
300: mobile terminal
400: user terminal

Claims (32)

performed by a server that provides content services,
receiving status information of the user from a user terminal of the user receiving the content service;
determining the mobile terminal of the user based on the status information;
transmitting the user's location information request to the user's mobile terminal;
receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal;
determining a target mobile terminal based on the location information; and
Creating a user group by grouping the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal
including,
The state information includes information for confirming whether the user of the user terminal and the user of the mobile terminal are the same user,
How to create user groups.
delete delete According to claim 1,
The step of determining the target mobile terminal based on the location information,
determining the target mobile terminal existing within a preset distance from the location of the mobile terminal
containing,
How to create user groups.
5. The method of claim 4,
The step of determining the target mobile terminal based on the location information,
When the determined number of target mobile terminals exceeds a preset number, determining the preset number of target mobile terminals in an order close to the location of the mobile terminal
further comprising,
How to create user groups.
According to claim 1,
providing a reward to a user in the user group when the user group is created
further comprising,
How to create user groups.
7. The method of claim 6,
The reward relates to the content service,
How to create user groups.
According to claim 1,
Creating the user group includes:
transmitting a group creation message to the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal;
receiving a message confirming group membership from the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal; and
creating the user group including the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal
containing,
How to create user groups.
According to claim 1,
Creating the user group includes:
transmitting information on the previously created user group to the mobile terminal when the target mobile terminal is included in the previously created user group;
receiving a message confirming group membership from the mobile terminal; and
including the mobile terminal in the pre-created user group
containing,
How to create user groups.
According to claim 1,
Creating the user group includes:
transmitting information for direct communication between devices to the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal; and
When a user group is created by the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal, receiving information about the user group from the mobile terminal
containing,
How to create user groups.
According to claim 1,
The user group is a community that can exchange information between the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal,
How to create user groups.
According to claim 1,
The content service is a game service provided through a network,
How to create user groups.
13. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for performing the method of any one of claims 1, 4 to 12.
In the server providing a content service,
a memory storing a program for creating user groups; and
a processor executing the program
including,
The program is
receiving status information of the user from a user terminal of the user receiving the content service;
determining the mobile terminal of the user based on the status information;
transmitting the user's location information request to the user's mobile terminal;
receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal;
determining a target mobile terminal based on the location information; and
Creating a user group by grouping the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal
do,
The state information includes information for confirming whether the user of the user terminal and the user of the mobile terminal are the same user,
server.
delete 15. The method of claim 14,
The step of determining the target mobile terminal based on the location information,
determining the target mobile terminal within a preset distance from the location of the mobile terminal
containing,
server.
performed by a mobile terminal,
Receiving a message from a server that provides a content service to confirm whether the user of the mobile terminal is a user of the user terminal that receives the content service;
transmitting a confirmation message for the message to the server;
receiving an authority to create a group from the server;
determining a target mobile terminal based on the location information of the mobile terminal when the authority is received; and
Creating a user group by grouping the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal
including,
The mobile terminal is identified by the server based on the user's status information transmitted to the server by the user terminal of the user provided with the content service,
How to create user groups.
18. The method of claim 17,
The step of determining the target mobile terminal based on the location information,
determining the target mobile terminal within a preset distance from the location of the mobile terminal
containing,
How to create user groups.
19. The method of claim 18,
The step of determining the target mobile terminal based on the location information,
When the determined number of target mobile terminals exceeds a preset number, determining the preset number of target mobile terminals in an order close to the location of the mobile terminal
further comprising,
How to create user groups.
18. The method of claim 17,
transmitting information on the user group to the server when the user group is created; and
Receiving a reward from the server
further comprising,
How to create user groups.
21. The method of claim 20,
The reward relates to the content service,
How to create user groups.
18. The method of claim 17,
The user group is a community that can exchange information between the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal,
How to create user groups.
18. The method of claim 17,
The content service is a game service provided through a network,
How to create user groups.
24. A computer-readable recording medium containing a program for performing the method of any one of claims 17 to 23.
In a mobile terminal (mobile terminal),
a memory storing a program for creating user groups; and
a processor executing the program
including,
The program is
Receiving a message from a server that provides a content service to confirm whether the user of the mobile terminal is a user of the user terminal that receives the content service;
transmitting a confirmation message for the message to the server;
receiving an authority to create a group from the server;
determining a target mobile terminal based on the location information of the mobile terminal when the authority is received; and
Creating a user group by grouping the mobile terminal and the target mobile terminal
do,
The mobile terminal is identified by the server based on the user's status information transmitted to the server by the user terminal of the user provided with the content service,
mobile terminal.
performed by a server that provides content services,
receiving status information of the user from a user terminal of the user receiving the content service;
determining a mobile terminal based on the status information;
transmitting a message for confirming whether the user of the mobile terminal is a user of the user terminal to the mobile terminal;
receiving a confirmation message for the message from the mobile terminal;
transmitting the group creation authority to the mobile terminal; and
When the user group is created by the mobile terminal, receiving information about the user group from the mobile terminal
including,
The state information includes information for confirming whether the user of the user terminal and the user of the mobile terminal are the same user,
The user group is generated based on the location information of the mobile terminal,
How to create user groups.
27. The method of claim 26,
The user group is
Comprising a target mobile terminal within a preset distance from the mobile terminal and the location of the mobile terminal,
How to create user groups.
27. The method of claim 26,
When the user group is created, transmitting a reward to the mobile terminal
further comprising,
How to create user groups.
29. The method of claim 28,
The reward relates to the content service,
How to create user groups.
27. The method of claim 26,
The content service is a game service provided through a network,
How to create user groups.
A computer-readable recording medium containing a program for performing the method of any one of claims 26 to 30.
In the server providing a content service,
a memory storing a program for creating user groups; and
a processor executing the program
including,
The program is
receiving status information of the user from a user terminal of the user receiving the content service;
determining a mobile terminal based on the status information;
transmitting a message for confirming whether the user of the mobile terminal is a user of the user terminal to the mobile terminal;
receiving a confirmation message for the message from the mobile terminal;
transmitting the group creation authority to the mobile terminal; and
When the user group is created by the mobile terminal, receiving information about the user group from the mobile terminal
do,
The state information includes information for confirming whether the user of the user terminal and the user of the mobile terminal are the same user,
The user group is generated based on the location information of the mobile terminal,
server.

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