KR20180026999A - Method for browsing a post for place-based sns, terminal, server and system for performing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for browsing posts on SNS and a system performing the method. The method comprises the steps of: entering into a post map browsing mode; receiving representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one post from an SNS server; displaying a map; placing a post object indicating at least one post at a point corresponding to the representative position information on the map; obtaining the calculated number of recommendations of the post object; displaying the post object by reflecting the number of recommendations of the post object; obtaining a user input for selecting a specific post object from the post objects disposed on the map; requesting the SNS server for post data indicated by the specific post object, and receiving the post data; and entering into a post browsing mode with the request, and displaying a post.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a location-based social networking service, and more particularly,

The present invention relates to a method for browsing a post in a social networking service, a terminal, a server, and a system performing the method, and more particularly to a personal computer (PC) via an OS And a terminal, a server, and a system that perform the method of browsing a post of a location-based social networking service including location information at a user terminal including a notebook, a tablet PC, and a smart phone.

Recently, with the popularization of the Internet and smart phones, the network communication among individuals is activated, and the desire for public disclosure and viewing of the public is continuously increasing. In line with such social trends, social networking service (SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE) is growing as a center of communication and information sharing among individuals.

Examples of such social networking services include a one-to-one messenger service such as KakaoTalk and LINE, a blog that can post long-term posts such as Tistory, EGLOOS, and Facebook Facebook, and Twitter, and microblogs that share short texts.

However, as the main purpose of messenger service is one-to-one communication, it is difficult to share a wide range of information, and since blogs are generally created and provided by professional bloggers, unidirectional information is transmitted. It does not fit the trend, and it does not function as a place for extensive personal experience sharing. On the other hand, microblogs are open to a large number of people in a single posting, and publishers are not confined to specific groups, and have low psychological barriers to posting, which is more advantageous than messenger and blogs in information sharing.

However, conventional microblogs are devoted to recording and sharing experiences of users, and lacking the concept of classification for providing such experiences to other users, making systematic information sharing and access impossible.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method of creating a post that enables an SNS user to easily access location-based information such as travel destination information, a terminal, a server, and a system for performing the post.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for creating a post of a micro-blog including location information that can be utilized for searching and / or classifying a post, a terminal, a server, and a system for performing the post.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of browsing a post of a place-based social networking service, the method comprising: entering a post map browsing mode; When entering the post map browsing mode, receiving representative position information and recommendation information of at least one post from the SNS server, the recommendation number information indicating the number of user responses to posts such as recommendation, sympathy, or likes ; Displaying a map; A step of arranging a post object indicating at least one post at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post, A post whose distance is less than a predetermined distance is indicated by a single post object; Obtaining a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on recommendation number information of a post indicated by the post object; Displaying the post object by reflecting a recommendation number of the post object; Obtaining a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map; Requesting the SNS server for post data indicated by the specific post object based on the user input and receiving the post data; And entering a post viewing mode with the request and displaying a post based on the post data received in the request in the post viewing mode; A method of browsing a post of a social networking service may be provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system comprising: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving SNS data from an SNS server; An input unit for acquiring user input; display; And a controller for controlling the SNS server to be connected to the SNS server via the communication unit to transmit and receive SNS data, acquire a post map browsing mode entry command for receiving SNS user posts on the map, enter the post map browsing mode, When entering the map browse mode, the server receives representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one post from the SNS server, and the recommendation number information indicates the number of user responses to posts such as recommendation, empathy, or likes, And a post object indicating at least one post is arranged at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post, Is less than a predetermined distance The post is indicated by a single post object, obtains a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on the recommendation number information of the post indicated by the post object, displays the post object by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object , Obtains a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map, requests posting data indicated by the specific post object to the SNS server based on the user input and receives the post data, And a controller for entering a post viewing mode together with the posting data and displaying the posting based on the posting data received in the request in the posting browse mode, may be provided for browsing a post of the social networking service.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an SNS server for providing a location-based social networking service that maintains data for an SNS user's post and provides the held data to the terminal, the SNS server comprising: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the terminal; A database for storing SNS data including SNS user information and SNS user posts; And transmits SNS data including representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one or more posts stored in the database to the terminal, and upon receipt of a post data request signal from the terminal, And a controller for controlling the terminal to transmit data to the terminal. The SNS server may be provided to provide a social networking service.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including at least one terminal interworking with an SNS server; And an SNS server connected to the terminal and providing data on an SNS user's post requested by the terminal, the SNS system comprising: an SNS server for providing a post of a location based social networking service, A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data; An input unit for acquiring user input; display; And a controller for controlling the SNS server to be connected to the SNS server via the communication unit to transmit and receive SNS data, acquire a post map browsing mode entry command for receiving SNS user posts on the map, enter the post map browsing mode, When entering the map browse mode, the server receives representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one post from the SNS server, and the recommendation number information indicates the number of user responses to posts such as recommendation, empathy, or likes, And a post object indicating at least one post is arranged at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post, Is less than or equal to a predetermined distance The post is indicated by a single post object, obtains a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on the recommendation number information of the post indicated by the post object, displays the post object by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object , Obtains a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map, requests posting data indicated by the specific post object to the SNS server based on the user input and receives the post data, A terminal control unit which enters a post viewing mode together with the terminal and displays a post based on the post data received in the request in the post viewing mode; Wherein the SNS server comprises: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal; A database for storing SNS data including SNS user information and SNS user posts; And transmits SNS data including representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one or more posts stored in the database to the terminal, and upon receipt of a post data request signal from the terminal, And an SNS system for providing a post of the social networking service, wherein the SNS system comprises:

It is to be understood that the solution of the problem of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned solutions, and the solutions which are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs It will be possible.

According to the present invention, the postings created by the user can be classified according to the traveled places, so that the postings created by the user can be easily accessed later.

According to the present invention, a search is performed based on representative position information given to each post so that a user other than the author can easily access information about a place of interest, thereby accessing a post created by more users, Can be easily obtained and compared with each other.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and the effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing an SNS according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an SNS server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a display screen provided by a terminal in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating inputting of media in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating input of a plurality of media in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating input of location information in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating location information displayed on a text location information object in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a map provided in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a view for moving a location setting object on a map provided in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating location information output on a text location information object as a location setting object is set on a map in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a view showing a post displayed on a display screen provided by a terminal in a browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a display screen provided by a terminal in a post search mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a diagram illustrating an example of retrieving an address in a post search mode according to an embodiment of the present invention and receiving a result.
FIG. 15 illustrates moving a post to a post viewing mode by selecting a post in the search result window in the post search mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a diagram illustrating an interface displayed on a display of a terminal entering a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a diagram illustrating a case where one post object indicates a plurality of posts in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating how post objects are merged / separated as the scale of the map changes in the post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a number object indicating a recommendation number of a post object in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating that a color value of a region in which a post object is located is changed according to a recommendation number of a post object according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating that the size of a post object according to an embodiment of the present invention is changed according to the recommendation number of a post object. FIG.
22 is a diagram illustrating an edge object in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a travel route displayed in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a movement distance and a ranking displayed in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
25 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a post according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a post-creation process of a post according to an embodiment of the present invention.
27 is a flowchart showing a method of browsing a post according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to be illustrative of the present invention and not to limit the scope of the invention. Should be interpreted to include modifications or variations that do not depart from the spirit of the invention.

Although the terms used in the present invention have been selected in consideration of the functions of the present invention, they are generally used in general terms. However, the present invention is not limited to the intention of the person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs . However, if a specific term is defined as an arbitrary meaning, the meaning of the term will be described separately. Accordingly, the terms used herein should be interpreted based on the actual meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and on the content throughout the description.

The drawings attached hereto are intended to illustrate the present invention easily, and the shapes shown in the drawings may be exaggerated and displayed as necessary in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and thus the present invention is not limited to the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a detailed description of known configurations or functions related to the present invention will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be obscured.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication system including at least one terminal interworking with an SNS server; And an SNS server connected to the terminal and providing data on an SNS user's post requested by the terminal, the SNS system comprising: an SNS server for providing a post of a location based social networking service, A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data; An input unit for acquiring user input; display; And a controller for controlling the SNS server to be connected to the SNS server via the communication unit to transmit and receive SNS data, acquire a post map browsing mode entry command for receiving SNS user posts on the map, enter the post map browsing mode, When entering the map browse mode, the server receives representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one post from the SNS server, and the recommendation number information indicates the number of user responses to posts such as recommendation, empathy, or likes, And a post object indicating at least one post is arranged at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post, Is less than or equal to a predetermined distance The post is indicated by a single post object, obtains a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on the recommendation number information of the post indicated by the post object, displays the post object by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object , Obtains a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map, requests posting data indicated by the specific post object to the SNS server based on the user input and receives the post data, A terminal control unit which enters a post viewing mode together with the terminal and displays a post based on the post data received in the request in the post viewing mode; Wherein the SNS server comprises: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal; A database for storing SNS data including SNS user information and SNS user posts; And transmits SNS data including representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one or more posts stored in the database to the terminal, and upon receipt of a post data request signal from the terminal, And an SNS system for providing a post of the social networking service, wherein the SNS system comprises:

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for browsing a post of a location-based social networking service, which is performed by a terminal associated with an SNS server, comprising: entering a post map browsing mode; When entering the post map browsing mode, receiving representative position information and recommendation information of at least one post from the SNS server, the recommendation number information indicating the number of user responses to posts such as recommendation, sympathy, or likes ; Displaying a map; A step of arranging a post object indicating at least one post at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post, A post whose distance is less than a predetermined distance is indicated by a single post object; Obtaining a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on recommendation number information of a post indicated by the post object; Displaying the post object by reflecting a recommendation number of the post object; Obtaining a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map; Requesting the SNS server for post data indicated by the specific post object based on the user input and receiving the post data; And entering a post viewing mode with the request and displaying a post based on the post data received in the request in the post viewing mode.

In addition, the post indicated by the post object may include a new post of another user having a certain relationship with the user.

Also, in the step of displaying the post by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object, the number object displaying the recommendation number of the post object may be displayed on the post object.

In the step of displaying the post by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object, the color attribute of the area on the map where the post object is located may be given based on the recommendation number of the post object.

The size of the post object may be displayed based on the recommendation number of the post object in the step of displaying the post by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object.

In addition, the map displayed in the post map browsing mode may include at least one edge object indicating the number of post objects not displayed on the map at the boundary of the map, and at least one edge object among the at least one edge object The user can move the map in the direction in which the particular edge object is positioned to display the non-displayed post object in a particular edge object direction.

The method may further include displaying a line connecting the post objects disposed on the map so that the travel path of the user is reflected. A method of browsing a post of a social networking service may be provided.

Further, in the above-described step, the line may be shown in consideration of the representative position of the post and the time sequence of the post.

Also, in the step of displaying the line, a line taking the time sequence into consideration may be a connection between the first post object and the second post object created immediately after the SNS server creation point of the post indicated by the first post object And the like.

The method may further include calculating and outputting a total travel distance along the travel route.

The method may further include displaying on the map the user travel ranking based on the calculated total travel distance.

Also, a recording medium on which a program for performing the above method is recorded can be provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving SNS data from an SNS server; An input unit for acquiring user input; display; And a controller for controlling the SNS server to be connected to the SNS server via the communication unit to transmit and receive SNS data, acquire a post map browsing mode entry command for receiving SNS user posts on the map, enter the post map browsing mode, When entering the map browse mode, the server receives representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one post from the SNS server, and the recommendation number information indicates the number of user responses to posts such as recommendation, empathy, or likes, And a post object indicating at least one post is arranged at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post, Is less than a predetermined distance The post is indicated by a single post object, obtains a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on the recommendation number information of the post indicated by the post object, displays the post object by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object , Obtains a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map, requests posting data indicated by the specific post object to the SNS server based on the user input and receives the post data, And displays a post based on the post data received in the request in the post browse mode; A terminal for browsing a post of the social networking service may be provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an SNS server for providing a location-based social networking service that maintains data for an SNS user's post and provides the held data to the terminal, the SNS server comprising: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the terminal; A database for storing SNS data including SNS user information and SNS user posts; And transmits SNS data including representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one or more posts stored in the database to the terminal, and upon receipt of a post data request signal from the terminal, A controller for controlling data to be transmitted to the terminal; An SNS server for providing a social networking service may be provided.

<Systems that perform social networking services>

Hereinafter, a system for providing a social networking service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The social networking service (SNS) described in the present invention is a service for allowing individuals to construct their own personal information publicly or semi-publicly in a specific system, link them with them It is a web-based service that allows you to browse a list of networks that other users have, and a list of networks that other people in the system have. Through this, SNS functions as a social software that supports the formation of a user's network through the Internet Web and performs platform functions of networking, communication and media by exchanging information between users.

The SNS system described in the present invention means a system in which the SNS, which is a social software, can be operated, provided and utilized.

The SNS system according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a server for operating and providing services and a plurality of user terminals connected to the server to enable services. In addition, the SNS system may further include a map server for conveniently providing location information, in order to provide a location based SNS that shares media including location information.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing an SNS according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an SNS system 1000 may include an SNS server 1200, a map server 1400, and a user terminal 1600. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and the system may have more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, each component of the SNS system will be described.

1. SNS server 1200

The SNS server 1200 herein may include computer software or other programs and / or computer programs that provide services to an electronic device on which the SNS server program is running.

In this specification, the SNS server manages or controls a network to which an external terminal and a server are connected, and can share software resources such as SNS data. The SNS server may be a single server that is physically one, and a plurality of servers may be a distributed server that distributes its throughput or role.

2 is a block diagram of an SNS server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the SNS server 1200 may include a communication unit 1220, a database 1240, and a controller 1260. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, and the server may have more or fewer components. Also, each component may be physically contained in one server, or may be a distributed server distributed for each function.

The communication unit 1220 can communicate with an external device such as a user terminal and / or another server. The communication unit 1220 may include one or more modules for enabling the communication. The communication unit 1220 can communicate with an external device through a wired method and can communicate with an external device through a wireless method. The communication unit 1220 may include a wired communication module for connecting to the Internet or the like via a LAN (Local Area Network), a mobile communication module such as an LTE (Long Term Evolution) for connecting to a mobile communication network via a mobile communication base station, , A short distance communication module using a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) based communication method such as Wi-Fi, a wireless personal area network (WPAN) based communication method such as Bluetooth and Zigbee, A Global Positioning System (GPS), or a combination thereof. The communication unit 1220 can receive and transmit SNS post data from the user terminal and various information with external electronic devices such as the location information data to the map server 1400.

The database 1240 may store information such as user information and data regarding SNS posts. The database may store data temporarily or semi-permanently, and may be a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a ROM (read-only memory) Random Access Memory).

The control unit 1260 controls the overall operation of the SNS server 1200. To this end, the control unit can perform operations and processes of various information and control the operation of the components of the server. The control unit 1260 may be implemented as a computer or similar device in accordance with hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The controller 1260 may be provided in the form of an electronic circuit such as a CPU chip that performs a control function by processing an electrical signal and is provided in a form of a program that drives a hardware controller 1260 in software .

The controller 1260 of the server 1200 can perform various operations. A brief description will be given below. Of course, the control unit 1200 may perform other operations than those described below, which will be described later in this specification.

When the user requests the SNS server to create a post through the terminal, the controller 1260 can acquire representative position information included in the SNS post data received through the communication unit 1220. [ The control unit 1260 can assign post attributes (e.g., location attributes, etc.) to the SNS posts based on the acquired representative location information. Also, the controller 1260 may generate a posting by labeling the posts based on the attributes of the posts assigned to the posting, and store the postings in the database 1240 according to predetermined rules. When the user requests access to the post to the SNS server in order to view the post through the terminal, the controller 1260 may output a command to transmit the data of the requested SNS post to the terminal.

2. Map server 1400

In this specification, the map server 1400 may provide a map of location information requested by a terminal or a server. The map server is operated separately from the SNS server, and can provide the SNS server with the map reflecting the location information through the application programming interface (API). Also, the map server 1400 may be included in the SNS server and directly provide the map information. Accordingly, the map server 1400 can provide a map and a marker displayed on the user's post based on the information received from the server when the user requests to view the post.

3. User terminal 1600

In this specification, the user terminal 1600 is connected to the SNS server 1200 through a network as a part of the SNS system to request and create SNS posts, and access the SNS posts to view the posts.

The number of terminals shown in FIG. 1 is not intended to limit the system, but indicates that there are a plurality of terminals and / or users who can use the SNS. Therefore, it is not necessary for one user to necessarily use one terminal, and one user can use the SNS in this specification using a plurality of terminals, and a plurality of users can use the SNS using one terminal Do.

In this specification, the user terminal is not limited to a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a laptop, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP And may include the same fixed terminal. More generally, anything capable of communicating with other electronic devices and / or servers through a network to exchange information can be a terminal in this specification.

Hereinafter, the terminal will be described in detail. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the user terminal will be described on the basis of a smart phone. However, the user terminal is not necessarily limited to a smart phone.

<Configuration and Operation of User Terminal>

1. Configuration of terminal

3 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the terminal may include an input unit 1620, an output unit 1640, a communication unit 1660, a memory 1680, and a controller 1650. However, the components shown in FIG. 3 are not essential, and a terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the respective components of the terminal will be described in order.

Input unit 1620 may receive user input from a user. The user input may be in various forms including key input, touch input, and phonetic lunar power. Examples of the input unit 1620 capable of receiving such a user input include a conventional keypad, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch sensor for sensing a user's touch, a microphone for receiving a voice signal, and a gesture recognition unit A camera, a proximity sensor including an illuminance sensor or an infrared sensor for sensing user access, a motion sensor for recognizing a user's operation through an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor, and various types of user sensors for sensing or receiving various types of user input And input means. Here, the touch sensor may be implemented by a touch panel attached to a display panel or a piezoelectric or electrostatic touch sensor that senses a touch through a touch film, or an optical touch sensor that senses a touch by an optical method. In addition, the input unit 1620 may be implemented in the form of an input interface (USB port, PS / 2 port, etc.) for connecting an external input device that receives user input to the terminal 1600, have. In addition, the input unit 1620 may include an imaging device such as a camera for inputting directly acquired data to the terminal 1600 as well as receiving the intention of the user.

The output unit 1640 may output information obtained and / or processed to the user. The output unit 1640 may include a display for outputting an image, a speaker for outputting sound, a haptic device for generating vibration, and various other types of output means. Hereinafter, the output unit 1640 of the terminal will mainly describe a display capable of visually transmitting an SNS interface in which an SNS post is created and viewed. Nevertheless, the SNS interface at the terminal is not necessarily output to the user through the display, but may be output to the user through all of the other output means described above. The display may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, a flat panel display (FPD) various types of devices capable of performing image display functions such as display, curved display, flexible display, 3D display, holographic display, projector, Quot; means a wide range of video display devices. Such a display may be in the form of a touch display integrated with the touch sensor of the input unit 1620. [ In addition, the output unit 1640 may be implemented in the form of an output interface (a USB port, a PS / 2 port, or the like) that connects an external output device to the terminal 1600 instead of a device that outputs information to the outside.

The communication unit 1660 may perform a role of transmitting and receiving information with an external device, such as the communication unit 1220 of the server. Therefore, redundant descriptions of the modules constituting the communication unit are omitted. The terminal 1600 can transmit SNS post data and / or location information to the SNS server 1200 and / or the map server 1400 and receive a response thereto. In addition, the terminal communication unit 1660 may include a location information communication module. The location information communication module is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the terminal 1600. [ A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the present technology, the GPS module calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to one point (object), information on the time when the distance information is measured, and then trigonometry is performed on the calculated distance information It is possible to calculate three-dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude of one point (object) in one hour. Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. However, the method of acquiring the position information is not limited to the above, and any module that performs the method of acquiring the position information by a method other than the above-described method by changing the paradigm of the technology or the development of the technology, . Through this, the terminal 1600 can acquire position information essential for creating and browsing SNS posts. The acquired location information may be included as meta data on the media to be acquired when the camera is photographed, and may be sent to the map server 1400 and used to receive a map corresponding to the location information from the map server 1400 .

Memory 1680 may store information obtained by the user terminal. The memory 1680 can store various kinds of information. Memory 1680 may store data temporarily or semi-permanently. Examples of the memory 1680 include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory 1400, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory ) Or Cloud Storage. The memory 1670 may be provided in a form embedded in the terminal 1600 or in a detachable form. The memory 1680 stores various programs necessary or used for driving the terminal 1600 such as an operating system (OS) for driving the terminal 1600, an SNS application program according to the embodiment of the present invention, Various data relating to the media to be referred to by the program, and the like.

The controller 1650 controls the overall operation of the terminal 1600. To this end, the control unit may perform various operations on information and control the operations of the components of the terminal. The control unit 1650 may be implemented as a computer or similar device depending on the hardware, software, or combination thereof. The controller 1650 may be provided in the form of an electronic circuit such as a CPU chip that performs a control function by processing an electrical signal and is provided in a form of a program that drives a hardware controller 1650 in software . The operation of the terminal 1600 can be interpreted to be performed under the control of the control unit 1650 when there is no particular mention below.

2. Operation of terminal to perform SNS

Hereinafter, the operation of the terminal for creating and viewing a place-based SNS post will be described. Through the terminal, the user can create a post to form a human network with other people, share information, and browse posts stored in the SNS server.

An SNS post may typically include media such as photos, videos, and text that contains the user's impression or information. Meanwhile, the SNS post according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention allows users to easily share location-based information by using the location information related to the media or the location information related to the post as general information, As shown in FIG. And may include a map including a marker indicating a location indicated by the location information so that the location-based information can be easily recognized.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal can perform a post creation mode for creating a post shared through the SNS and a post browsing mode for browsing or browsing the post.

Hereinafter, each mode will be described in more detail.

2.1. Post creation mode

In the post creation mode according to the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal can provide a post creation interface for receiving various information necessary for creating a post. The user can access the SNS web site via the web browser at the terminal or execute the SNS application to enter the post creation mode for creating the SNS post.

4 is a diagram illustrating a display screen provided by a terminal in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the interface displayed on the display for composing a post may include a media input object 4200, a comment input object 4400, a text location information object 4600, and a map 4800.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user enters the post creation mode, the terminal 1600 can acquire the current location information of the terminal through the GPS module. For example, the terminal can acquire current location information at the entry of the post creation mode. Also, the terminal can acquire the current position information even after the entry point in the post creation mode. The acquired location information can be used for setting an initial screen of a map and / or generating post representative location information, which will be described later.

5 is a diagram illustrating inputting of media in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the media input object 4200 is an interface provided so that the user can upload images.

5, when the user selects the media input object through the input unit 1620, the terminal can select and load media to be included in the SNS post from the media stored in the memory 1680 of the terminal. The media thus obtained can be output through a display as a thumbnail image at a media input object position. The medium acquired by the terminal through the media input object may include an image image, an operation image such as a GIF animation in which a plurality of consecutive images are reproduced, an audiovisual file such as a moving image, and a sound. Hereinafter, an image file among the media will be described. However, the media obtained by the media input object is not limited to the image file. Here, the media may include information on the time and place at which the media was recorded as metadata. The location information included in the media may be acquired in the form of GPS coordinates by a GPS module included in the device recording the media. Also, the media may include the location information of the media through post processing on the terminal even after the generation time of the media.

Also, it is possible not only to select the media through the media input object 4200, but also to directly acquire the media generated and generated media. For example, when the user selects the media input object 4200 When entering user input, the terminal may obtain user input for media creation (e.g., shooting or recording). The user can enter the media creation mode by inputting a user input for executing the media creation. Here, the media generation mode may mean an operation of a terminal for generating audiovisual data such as photographing or recording. The terminal can acquire the media generated in the media creation mode, and redundant description will be omitted below.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the terminal 1600 acquires the media through the media input object 4200, the location information included in the media can be extracted from the media and acquired. The location information thus obtained can be used for screen setting of the map and the generation of post representative position information, which will be described later. At this time, the terminal can output to the display a notification window (not shown) asking the user whether to extract location information and / or use the location information. In this case, the terminal may acquire user input to the notification window and process the information based on the acquired user input.

6 is a diagram illustrating input of a plurality of media in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal 1600 may obtain a plurality of images through the media input object 4200. When the first media is obtained through the first media input object 4220 and displayed as a thumbnail, the user can select the second through fourth media input objects 4240, 4260, 4280 ) Through the second to fourth media. When a plurality of media are acquired in this way, a plurality of pieces of position information can be extracted. When the terminal acquires an input for selecting any one of the media obtained through the first to fourth media input objects, the terminal can display position information on the selected media input object. That is, position information can be displayed for each media. Therefore, if media having different media location information are input, when different media are selected in the post creation mode, different address information can be displayed on the map and text location information object. In this case, the processing of the position information will be described in detail in the map and text position information object described later. Other duplicate explanations are omitted.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the comment input object 4400 is an interface provided so that the user can input a comment, and the terminal obtains the text input through the input unit 1620 on the comment input object 4400 . Further, by additionally inputting a command such as a # key into the text input through the comment input object 4400, a part of the text can be given as a post attribute (e.g., a hash tag, hashtag).

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating input of location information in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the text position information object 4600 is an interface for inputting position information and representing input position information in text.

When the terminal obtains a user input for selecting the text position information object 4600, the terminal can output a search window on the display of the terminal. The user can input the location information through the search window. The input location information can be displayed on the location input object as text. In addition to the direct input method for the text position information object 4600, position information obtained by another position information obtaining method described later may be displayed on the position input object. The positional information thus input can be used for screen setting of a map to be described later and for generating post representative position information.

8 is a diagram illustrating location information displayed on a text location information object in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the text position information displayed on the text position information object 4600 includes not only position information directly input through the text position information object, Location information acquired through the module, location information extracted from the media by the terminal, and location information corresponding to the location of the location object set on the map, which will be described later.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the map 4800 may receive map data from the map server 1400 and be output to the terminal.

9 is a diagram illustrating a map provided in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the map 4800 may include a positioning object 4840, which is a marker that can set a specific position on the map. The map 4800 may also include a current location acquisition object 4820 to acquire a current location. The initial center position of the map output by the map 4800 may be a position corresponding to the position information acquired by the terminal through the GPS module at the time of entering the post creation mode. Also, the position placed on the map of the position setting object 4840 may be the center position of the map.

Since the initially obtained location information can be changed by the movement of the user, the user can update the location information of the terminal. The current position acquisition object 4820 is an interface that can be obtained by updating the current position information of the terminal 1600 in the post creation mode. When the terminal 1600 acquires the user input for selecting the current position acquisition object 4820, the position information at the time when the user input is acquired through the GPS module included in the communication unit 1660 of the terminal is converted into GPS coordinates As shown in FIG. The terminal can transmit the acquired location information to the map server 1400. [ The terminal 1600 displays the current position information provided from the map server 1400 as the center of the map 4800 or arranges the position setting object 4840 in the current position information, Can be updated.

As described above, even when the terminal 1600 extracts and acquires positional information from the medium or acquires positional information from the textual positional information object 4600, the position information acquired by such method is transmitted to the map server 1400, As shown in FIG. Accordingly, the terminal can update the screen displayed on the map by using the acquired location information provided from the map server as the center of the map 4800 or arranging the location object 4840 in the location information. Accordingly, the terminal can set the position of the position setting object (marker) 4840 set on the map to a position corresponding to position information obtained by various position information obtaining methods.

FIG. 10 is a view for moving a location setting object on a map provided in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal 1600 can move the positioning object 4840 to a position desired by the user through a user input directly inputted by the user.

The user input for moving the position setting object 4840 disposed on the map includes a user input for extracting the position information from the medium, a user input for inputting the position information in the text position information object 4600, The user input to the current position acquisition object 4820 to be acquired and the user input to move directly. Referring to FIG. 10, a method of directly inputting a user input may include a method of dragging a position setting object 4840 disposed on a map through an input unit of a terminal such as a mouse or a touch, or changing a coordinate value.

11 is a diagram illustrating location information output on a text location information object as a location setting object is set on a map in a post creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, as described above, when the position of the positioning object 4840 is set on the map, position information corresponding to the set position may be output on the text position information object 4600.

The terminal 1600 can transmit the location information obtained by the above method to the map server 1400. [ The terminal 1600 may receive the map information including the coordinate information corresponding to the position information and output the received map information to the display of the terminal.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the post object 4900 is an interface for requesting the SNS server to generate a post when creation of a post is completed. When the terminal acquires a user input such as touching or clicking on the post object 4900, it can send the information-media, text, and marker position information acquired in the post creation mode to the server and request creation of a post.

In the above-described post creation mode, the user can easily create a place-based post whose positional information is one attribute of the post, and thereby, the place information can be easily shared and accessed.

2.2. Post Browsing Mode

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in a post browsing mode, the terminal can provide an interface for browsing a post through an output unit. The user can access the SNS web site through the web browser or execute the SNS application in the terminal, thereby entering the post browsing mode for browsing the SNS post. A browse mode for browsing a post may include a search mode for accessing the post, a map browsing mode, and a browse mode for viewing the contents of the post.

Hereinafter, each mode of the post browsing mode will be described in detail.

2.2.1. Viewing mode

FIG. 12 is a view showing a post displayed on a display screen provided by a terminal in a browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the browsing mode, the terminal provides an interface through which a user can view a post. In the browse mode, the user can be provided with a list of a plurality of posts as well as a single post.

In the browsing mode, the user can receive the content of the selected post in the post access mode including the search mode and the map browsing mode, which will be described later, through the display of the terminal.

12 (a), a post provided in the browse mode may include a map 12800 that includes media 12200, a comment 12400, text location information 12600, and a location display object 12850 have. The location display object 12850 is displayed on the map at a location corresponding to the text location information so that the user can visually easily grasp the geographical information represented by the representative location information of the post through the location display object. In the browse mode, the user may enter a response to the post (e.g., a recommendation and / or a comment).

As described above, since the SNS is a main function of forming a human network between users and exchanging information, the SNS post is recommended as a user response to a post for strengthening human connections between users and selecting preference information. It can be expressed as good - and you can get comments. The recommendation number may include the total number of comments on the recommendation and / or SNS posts.

When a plurality of posts are provided in the browse mode, the plurality of posts may be displayed by a predetermined rule. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of posts may be categorized by region based on representative position information included in each post. For example, referring to FIG. 12 (b), each post may be classified by continent, in which case the user selects any one continent in the continent category 12700, and the representative location information belongs to the continent Only the post 12900 classified as &quot; 12900 &quot;

2.2.2. Search mode

In the search mode, the terminal can provide an interface for receiving a result of inputting a related keyword in a search window to access a desired post.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a display screen provided by a terminal in a post search mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, the search mode 13000 may include a search input window 13200, a search classification tab 13400, and a search result window 13600.

The search classification tab 13400 can classify the results of the search keywords input in the search input window 13200 by items. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the search classification tab 13400 may include, as an item, an address 13420, a user ID 13440, and a hash tag 13460 as classification criteria.

14 is a diagram illustrating an example of retrieving an address in a post search mode according to an embodiment of the present invention and receiving a result.

14, when a user designates a classification tap 13400 as an address 13420 and inputs a keyword to the search input window 13200, a post having representative position information corresponding to the keyword is displayed in a search result window (13600). In this way, even when the search classification tab 13400 is designated as another item, only a search result related to the item can be presented. Duplicate description is omitted.

The user can select one of the search results displayed in the search result window 13600 to access the post to which one of the search results is linked.

FIG. 15 illustrates moving a post to a post viewing mode by selecting a post in the search result window in the post search mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, a user can select a result displayed in the search result window and move to a browse mode for browsing a selected post as described above.

2.2.2. Map browsing mode

In the map browsing mode, the terminal can provide an interface for placing a post object on the map based on representative position information included in the post of the user. The user can enter a browse mode for browsing a post indicated by the post object through the post object.

Hereinafter, the map browsing mode will be described in detail.

16 is a diagram illustrating an interface displayed on a display of a terminal entering a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 16, the map browsing mode 16000 may include a map 16200 and a post object 16400. In addition, the post object 16400 can display the post object recommendation number 16450. [ A map is an image provided to access a post based on location information. The map 16200 does not necessarily mean an actual map, but it is also possible to provide a simplified form of the map with a shape and / or outline enough to identify a geographical area. A post object 16400 can be placed on the map 16200. The post object 16400 is an object pointing to a post and can enter a browse mode for a post indicated by the post object on the terminal by a user input for selecting the post object 16400. [ The post object recommendation number 16450 indicates the recommendation number calculated based on the recommendation number information of the post indicated by the post object 16400. [

When the terminal 1600 enters the post map browsing mode, the terminal receives the representative position information of the post from the SNS server 1200 and updates the post object 16400 based on the representative position information included in the post indicated by the post object And may be disposed at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the post indicated by the post object 16400 in the post map browsing mode may be the post of the user himself. It is also possible to post not only your own posts, but also other users' posts. For example, when another user in the user's friend list or another user who is following registers a new post, a post object 16400 indicating the new post is displayed on the map 16200 of the post map browsing mode .

Through this, the user can visually easily grasp the relationship between the post of the user himself / herself or another user and the representative position information included in the post, so that access to the post is advantageous compared with the browsing method provided by the existing list method It is possible to maximize the effect of location based SNS. Further, the user easily grasps new travel destinations of other users who have a certain relationship with him / herself, and can easily acquire trends related to travel information of acquaintances visually.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the post object 16400 may indicate at least one post.

17 is a diagram illustrating a case where one post object indicates a plurality of posts in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 17, when one post object indicates two or more posts, the terminal outputs a list of two or more posts to the display, and upon receiving a selection of one of the posts in the list, You can enter the post viewing mode for the selected post.

The post objects 16400 disposed on the map 16200 may be merged or separated.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating how post objects are merged / separated as the scale of the map changes in the post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

The map 16200 provided through the display of the terminal can change the scale. The method of changing the scale may include a user input for rotating the mouse scroll or a zoom in / out method for sensing at least two user taps on the display. As the scale of the map is changed, the distance between points corresponding to the representative position information on the map can be changed. As the map is shrunk, the two post objects can be merged into one post object 16430 if the distance between the two post objects 16421, 16422 is less than a predetermined distance, and as the map expands, The one post object may be divided into three post objects 16426, 16427, and 16428 if the distance between the points corresponding to the representative position information of the three posts indicated by the object 16435 is larger than a predetermined distance.

This allows users to receive a large number of posts by region.

The post object 16400 on the map 1600 of the map browsing mode can obtain the recommended number calculated based on the recommendation number information of the post indicated by the post object. If one post object points to a single post, the recommendation number 16450 of the post object may be the same as the number of posts in the post.

When one post object 16400 indicates a plurality of posts, the recommendation number 16450 of one post object can be calculated as the sum of the number of recommendation of each post for a plurality of posts indicated by the one post object have. For example, if the first post and the second post are indicated by the A post object, where the recommendation number of the first post is n1 and the recommendation number of the second post is n2, the recommendation number of the post object is n1 + n2 . &Lt; / RTI &gt;

The calculated recommendation number can be represented on the display in various ways. The display of the terminal may display the post object according to a predetermined criterion by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object.

FIG. 19 is a view showing a number object 16452 indicating a recommendation number of a post object in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 19, a number object indicating a recommendation number of a post object may be added to the post object. The number object may constitute a post object and an object shape, and may also be added as a separate object in the vicinity of the post object.

The color value of the area where the post object is located on the map may be changed according to the recommendation number of the post object.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating that a color value 16454 of an area where a post object is located is changed according to the recommendation number of a post object according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 20, the saturation value of the hue may gradually increase as the number of the post object is increased. In Fig. 20, the magnitude of the saturation value is represented by the diagonal direction. The large saturation value is a diagonal line descending from the upper left corner to the lower right corner, and the smaller saturation value is represented by a diagonal line descending from the upper right corner to the lower left corner.

In addition to the area where the post object is located, the color of the post object boundary and the color of the recommendation object of the post object may also change based on the recommended number.

The size of the post object located on the map can be changed according to the recommendation number of the post object. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating that the size of a post object 16456 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is changed according to the recommendation number of a post object. Referring to FIG. 21, the larger the recommendation number of the post object, the larger the size of the post object on the map becomes.

Through the display of the recommended number, the user can visually and easily grasp his or her popular post, thereby making it possible to specify information about his or her own visit and to facilitate the setting of a re-visit plan or the recommendation of a visit to a nearby person have.

22 is a diagram illustrating an edge object in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the map is enlarged, a part of the post object may not be displayed on the display of the terminal. In this case, referring to FIG. 22, the map of the map browsing mode may include at least one edge object, which can indicate the number of post objects not displayed on the map, Gt; 16260 &lt; / RTI &gt; The number of the edge object 16260 can be displayed so that the number of the post objects can be known directly. The boundaries of the map 16200 may mean boundaries that are placed at the top, bottom, left, and right of the boundary of the map browsing mode. Upon acquiring a user input for selecting an edge object 16260 at the boundary, the map screen is moved in the direction of the selected edge object, and a non-displayed post object can be displayed accordingly.

This allows users to quickly access large numbers of post objects with simple operations.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the map of the map browsing mode 23000 may show the travel path of the user by connecting the post objects located on the basis of the representative position information of the post. As a result, the user can easily visually confirm his / her travel route.

23 is a diagram showing that a travel route 23200 is displayed in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a line connecting the post objects to the post in chronological order may be displayed based on the recording time of the media, which is the metadata of the media included in the post, and / . Referring to FIG. 23, the line indicating the travel route may be displayed reflecting the actual flight route based on the straight route and / or route information.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a ranking map 23400 and a travel distance 23600 displayed in a post map browsing mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 24, the total travel distance can be displayed on the map by calculating the physical length indicated by the line indicating the travel route along with the travel route. At this time, the travel route may be displayed using the SI unit, or may be expressed in units of one wheel of the earth. In addition, the user ranking can be determined according to the calculated travel distance. In this way, the user can show his or her movement distance to other users or compete with other users.

&Lt; Method of performing each operation in the terminal >

Hereinafter, a method of performing a terminal operation on the above-described terminal operation will be described in detail.

1. How to create a post

25 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a post according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 25, a method of generating a post (S1000) includes entering a post creation mode (S1100), acquiring location information of a terminal (S1200), displaying a map (S1300), displaying a text location information (S1400) S1500), location setting user input acquisition (S1600), comment information acquisition (S1700), representative location information selection (S1800), and post creation request (S1900). In the following, we will examine each step in detail.

In the posting mode enter step S1100, the terminal obtains a user input to access a web page or a post creation interface of the SNS application, and requests the SNS server to provide a post creation interface. The terminal receives the data for the post creation interface from the SNS server and can output the post creation interface to the user based on the data.

In the step S1200 of acquiring the location information of the terminal, when the terminal enters the post creation mode, the terminal can acquire the current location information of the terminal through the GPS module of the communication unit. The location information of the acquired terminal can be transmitted to the map server. The terminal can be obtained not only when the terminal enters the post creation mode but also by a user input for selecting the current position acquisition object of the user.

In the map display step S1300, map information is received from the map server and output to the display of the terminal. In this case, the output map may display the coordinates corresponding to the position information of the terminal acquired at S1200 and transmitted to the map server at the time of entry into the post creation mode, as the center of the map and / or the position of the marker. The marker is a position setting object that can set a representative position of a post, and the position can be changed by a user input from the point of time when the map is displayed on the terminal.

In the text position information display step S1400, text position information indicating an address linked to the position setting object may be displayed on the text position information object. Since the text position information is interlocked with the position setting object, when the user input for changing the position of the position setting object on the map is input, information on the position on the map can be transmitted to the map server. In addition, the terminal can change the position of the positioning object on the map simultaneously or sequentially by receiving text information on the position from the map server again.

In the media file acquisition step (S1500), when the user input for selecting a media input object is obtained, the terminal can output a list of media stored in the storage unit to the display to acquire the media. When the terminal acquires the user's selection from the list, the metadata included in the media information is extracted from the selected media information to generate and maintain data in a format to be included in the post. The meta data may include media creation time and media creation location information.

In the position setting user input obtaining step S1600, a user input for setting the position of the position setting object (marker) on the map can be obtained. The input may include a current location information acquisition command via the GPS module of the terminal, a media location information extraction command extracted from the media, a text location information acquisition command input to the text location information object, and a user input acquisition command to directly move the location object on the map . &Lt; / RTI &gt;

According to one embodiment of the present invention, at S1600, the user may input a command to directly move the positioning object on the map through the input unit of the terminal. The user input information for moving the position on the map of the position setting object acquired by the terminal is transmitted to the map server and the position setting object can be set again by receiving the position information corresponding to the set position from the map server.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, at S1600, the terminal may acquire media location information included in the metadata extracted from the media obtained in the media file acquisition step. The obtained media location information is transmitted to the map server, and the location information corresponding to the acquired media location information is received from the map server, and the location object can be set.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in S1600, when the terminal obtains the current location information acquiring user input on the map, the terminal acquires the current location information through the GPS module and transmits the current location information to the map server, The position setting object can be set by receiving the position information corresponding to the position information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in step S1600, the terminal acquires position information input to the text position information object, transmits the position information to the map server, and receives position information corresponding to the acquired current position information from the map server The position setting object can be set.

Although the position information obtained in the step S1600 of acquiring the position setting user input may be updated by the position information obtained in a time series manner, it is not necessary that the substituted position information should be volatilized, Can be maintained.

In the comment information acquiring step S1700, the user input is obtained through the comment input object, and data of a format to be included in the post can be generated and maintained.

In the representative position information selection step (S1800), representative position information given as one attribute of the post among the terminal position information, the media position information, the terminal position information, and the object position information acquired by the terminal can be selected.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the terminal obtains a user input for selecting a post object, the terminal can output a list in which representative position information can be selected to the user, and selects the position information selected from the list as representative position information .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, last position information acquired by the terminal before user input to select a post object may be used as representative position information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of media includes a post, the location information of the media input to the first media input object may be used as the representative location information.

As another example of a case where there are a plurality of media, the terminal may extract common position information from each piece of media position information and use the extracted common position information as representative position information. The representative position information obtained in the representative position information selection step may be generated and maintained as data of a format to be included in the post.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a post-creation process of a post according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 26, in the post creation request (S1900), when the terminal acquires a user input for selecting a post object, the post data including the media data, comment data, and representative position information data retained before acquisition of the user input To the SNS server together with the post creation request signal (S1910). When the SNS server receives the post data and the post creation request signal, the SNS server can extract the representative location information from the received post data (S1920). The SNS server may generate a location attribute based on the identifier and the representative location information that can identify the post data and give the location attribute to the identifier (S1930). In addition, the identifier and the post data may be stored in the database of the SNS server (S1940).

2. Map browsing mode How to view my posts

27 is a flowchart showing a method of browsing a post according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 27, a method of browsing a post (S2000) includes entering a post map browsing mode (S2100), posting representative position information and recommended number information reception (S2200) from a SNS server, displaying a map display (S2300) (S2400), a post object recommendation count (S2500), a post object display reflecting a recommendation number (S2600), a post object selection and a post entry mode enter S2700. In the following, we will examine each step in detail.

In the post map browsing mode entry step (S2100), the terminal obtains the user input to access the web page or the post map browsing interface of the SNS application, and requests the SNS server to provide data related to the map browsing interface.

In step S2200, when the terminal enters the map browsing mode, it can receive post representative location information and recommendation number information for one or more posts from the SNS server according to the data request of the terminal. The received post representative position information and recommendation number information can be used to generate a post object described later.

In the map display step S2300, the terminal receives map data necessary for the post map browsing mode from the SNS server and / or the map server, and outputs the map data to the display of the terminal.

In the post object placement step (S2400), the terminal can place the post object at the point corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post. When acquiring a user input that changes the scale of the map, a post whose distance between positions corresponding to the representative position information of the post on the map is equal to or less than a predetermined distance can be indicated by one post object. If the distance between positions corresponding to the representative position information of the post on the map due to the scale change of the map exceeds a predetermined distance, one post object can be separated into two or more post objects again.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an edge object can be generated and displayed at the boundary of the map. A post object displayed on the map is determined by a user input for changing the scale of the map, the number of post objects not displayed on the map is reflected on the edge object, and an input for selecting the edge object of the user is obtained , It is possible to display a post object that is not displayed on the user's terminal by displaying and moving the map in the direction indicated by the edge object.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a post object is placed, the post object is linked in chronological order based on the generation time of the post indicated by the post object and / or the media creation time as the metadata of the medium included in the post Lt; / RTI &gt; Also, the physical distance represented by the line connecting the post object can be calculated and displayed. The calculated physical distance may be transmitted to the SNS server and used to compute the ranking between users.

In the post object recommendation number calculation step S2500, the terminal can calculate the recommendation number of the post object based on the recommendation information of the received post. At this time, the recommendation number of the post object can be calculated through the control unit of the terminal by receiving the sum of the recommendation number of the posts indicated by one post object or by receiving the sum of the recommendation number of the post corresponding to the post object from the SNS server It is possible.

 In the recommendation reflecting post object display step S2600, a graphic attribute of the post object displayed on the map can be generated based on the calculated recommendation number. It is possible to display the recommended number calculated in the post object according to the recommendation number and to change the saturation value or the size of the post object in the area around the post object placed on the map based on the recommendation number.

In the post object selection and entry mode (step S2700), when the user acquires a user input for selecting any one of the post objects disposed on the map, the post data object requesting unit 205 requests the SNS server for data on the post indicated by the selected post object . The SNS server transmits requested post data stored in the database to the terminal, and the terminal can enter a post viewing mode for displaying a post based on the received post data.

In the creating method and browsing method according to the present invention described above, the steps constituting each embodiment are not essential, and therefore, each embodiment can selectively include the above-described steps. Moreover, each step constituting each embodiment is not necessarily performed according to the order described, and the step described later may be performed before the step described earlier. It is also possible that each step is repeatedly performed during operation.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes or modifications may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1000: SNS system 1200: SNS server
1400: map server 1600: user terminal
4000: Post creation mode
4200 (4220, 4240, 4260, 4280): Media input object
4400: comment input object 4600: text position information object
4800: map 4820: current location acquisition object
4840: Position setting object (marker) 4900: Post object
16000: map browsing mode 16200: map
16260: Edge object
16400 (16421,16422,16426,16427,16428,16430,16435): The post object
16450: Number of post object references

Claims (15)

At least one terminal interworking with the SNS server; And an SNS server connected to the terminal and providing data on an SNS user's post requested by the terminal, the SNS system comprising:
The terminal,
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving SNS data from the SNS server;
An input unit for acquiring user input;
display; And
The control unit controls the SNS server to be connected to the SNS server via the communication unit to transmit and receive SNS data, obtains a post map browsing mode entry command for receiving SNS user posts on the map, enters the post map browsing mode, When entering the browsing mode, the server receives representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one post from the SNS server, and the recommendation number information indicates the number of user responses to a post such as recommendation, sympathy, or likes. A post object indicating at least one post is arranged at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post, and a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map Is less than a predetermined distance - a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on the recommended number information of the post indicated by the post object, and the post object is displayed reflecting the recommendation number of the post object , Obtains a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map, requests posting data indicated by the specific post object to the SNS server based on the user input and receives the post data, A terminal control unit which enters a post viewing mode together with the terminal and displays a post based on the post data received in the request in the post viewing mode;
Including the
The SNS server,
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal;
A database for storing SNS data including SNS user information and SNS user posts; And
And transmits SNS data including representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one or more posts stored in the database to the terminal, and upon receipt of a post data request signal from the terminal, To the terminal; and a server control unit
SNS system for providing posts of social networking services.
A method of browsing posts of a location-based social networking service performed by a terminal connected to an SNS server,
Entering a post map browsing mode;
When entering the post map browsing mode, receiving representative position information and recommendation information of at least one post from the SNS server, the recommendation number information indicating the number of user responses to posts such as recommendation, sympathy, or likes ;
Displaying a map;
A step of arranging a post object indicating at least one post at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map based on the representative position information of the received post, A post whose distance is less than a predetermined distance is indicated by a single post object;
Obtaining a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on recommendation number information of a post indicated by the post object;
Displaying the post object by reflecting a recommendation number of the post object;
Obtaining a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map;
Requesting the SNS server for post data indicated by the specific post object based on the user input and receiving the post data; And
Entering the post viewing mode with the request and displaying the post based on the post data received in the request in the post viewing mode;
To view a post of a social networking service.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the post indicated by the post object includes a new post of another user having a predetermined relationship with the user.
How to view posts on social networking services.
3. The method of claim 2,
In the step of displaying the post by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object,
And a number object for displaying a recommendation number of the post object on the post object.
How to view posts on social networking services.
3. The method of claim 2,
In the step of displaying the post by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object,
Wherein a color attribute of an area on the map where the post object is located is given based on a recommendation number of the post object.
How to view posts on social networking services.
3. The method of claim 2,
In the step of displaying the post by reflecting the recommendation number of the post object,
And the size of the post object is displayed based on a recommendation number of the post object.
How to view posts on social networking services.
3. The method of claim 2,
The map displayed in the post map browsing mode may be,
At least one edge object indicating the number of post objects not displayed on the map at the boundary of the map,
And wherein when a user input for selecting a particular edge object of the at least one edge object is obtained, moving the map in a direction in which the particular edge object is positioned to display the non-
How to view posts on social networking services.
3. The method of claim 2,
Displaying a line connecting the post objects disposed on the map so that the travel path of the user is reflected;
The method comprising the steps of:
9. The method of claim 8,
In the step showing the line,
And said line is displayed in consideration of a representative position of said post and a time sequence of said post.
How to view posts on social networking services.
10. The method of claim 9,
In the step showing the line,
Wherein the line that considers the time order is a line connecting a first post object and a second post object created immediately after the SNS server creation point of the post indicated by the first post object.
How to view posts on social networking services.
9. The method of claim 8,
Calculating and outputting a total travel distance along the travel route;
The method comprising the steps of:
12. The method of claim 11,
Displaying the user travel ranking on the map based on the calculated total travel distance;
The method comprising the steps of:
A recording medium on which a program for performing the method of any one of claims 2 to 12 is recorded.
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving SNS data from the SNS server;
An input unit for acquiring user input;
display; And
Controls to transmit and receive SNS data by being connected to the SNS server through the network through the communication unit,
Acquiring a post map browsing mode entry command for receiving an SNS user post on the map, entering the post map browsing mode,
Receiving the representative location information and recommendation number information of at least one post from the SNS server when the post map browsing mode is entered, the recommendation number information indicating the number of user responses to posts such as recommendation, sympathy,
Display the map,
A post object indicating at least one post is arranged at a position corresponding to the representative position information on the map on the basis of the representative position information of the received post and a distance between points corresponding to the representative position information on the map Is less than a predetermined distance is indicated by a single post object -
Acquiring a recommendation number of the post object calculated based on the recommendation number information of the post indicated by the post object,
Displaying the post object by reflecting a recommendation number of the post object,
Obtaining a user input for selecting a specific post object among the post objects disposed on the map,
Requesting the SNS server for post data indicated by the specific post object based on the user input and receiving the post data,
Enters the post viewing mode together with the request,
A controller for displaying a post based on the post data received in the request in the post browse mode;
A terminal for viewing a post of the social networking service.
An SNS server for providing a location-based social networking service for maintaining data on an SNS user's post and providing the maintained data to the terminal,
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal;
A database for storing SNS data including SNS user information and SNS user posts; And
Transmits SNS data including representative position information and recommendation number information of at least one or more posts stored in the database to the terminal,
A controller for controlling the terminal to transmit the requested post data stored in the database to the terminal in response to the post data request signal from the terminal;
And an SNS server for providing a social networking service.

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