KR20210051744A - System and method for integrating associated message in messenger service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for integrating related messages in a messenger service which comprises: a message display unit for displaying information according to the execution of a messenger program; and a message processing unit for outputting a message to a group chat window connected to at least two counterpart terminals and controlling a plurality of related messages to be integrated and displayed as a group message. Therefore, the apparatus groups the same or similar messages to be easily managed.

Description

Device and method for integrating related messages in messenger service {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING ASSOCIATED MESSAGE IN MESSENGER SERVICE}

The present invention is an apparatus and method for integrating related messages in a messenger service capable of integrating the same or similar related messages of members participating in the group conversation and displaying them as group messages when a group conversation is conducted through a messenger service. It is about.

With the development of information and communication technology, various types of terminals such as mobile terminals and personal computers are being implemented to perform various functions.

For example, a mobile terminal communicates messages between remote users using a messenger program, as well as voice communication, data communication, media file playback, games, and broadcast viewing.

Among them, the frequency of use of a messenger program in which a number of users connect to a communication network using a terminal and then transmit and receive messages to communicate with a plurality of users is continuously increasing.

Users can use a messenger program to have a one-on-one chat as well as group chat with several people through a single chat window, and a messenger program allows group chats to take place by participating in a chat with several people in a single chat window.

In such a group chat window, the same message may be output from several people in some cases. For example, in a group conversation with 100 people, if chatter A sends a message saying "Happy Birthday to B", as many as 98 chatters each send a "congratulations" message.

When one of the talkers participating in the group conversation turns on the message notification, the 98th notification occurs due to the same message saying "Congratulations", so it may be difficult to use the terminal normally, and the previous message is displayed in the group conversation window. When trying to find, there is a problem that is difficult to find because of the numerous identical messages.

In order to solve this problem, the talker who participated in the group conversation can turn off the notification, but there is a problem that when an important message arrives, it cannot be immediately recognized.Therefore, a plan to solve such a problem is urgently required. to be.

KR 10-1936776 B1 KR 10-1844583 B1 KR 10-2016-0104477 A1

The present invention solves various inconveniences caused by the presence of multiple identical received messages in the message window by combining a plurality of messages related to each other among messages received from other members participating in the group conversation and displaying them as a group. It is intended to provide an apparatus and method for integrating related messages in a capable messenger service.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention outputs a message to a message display unit that displays information according to execution of a messenger program, and a group chat window connected to at least two counterpart terminals, and integrates a plurality of the messages related to each other to provide a group message. It provides an apparatus for integrating a related message in a messenger service including a message processing unit that controls to be displayed as.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the message processing unit may control to display one group message by integrating a plurality of the messages having the same or a similarity greater than a preset threshold value.

According to an embodiment, the message processing unit may control to integrate messages output on the group chat window within a preset time into targets and display them as the group message.

According to an embodiment, the message processing unit converts the selected message into the group message according to the user's group message generation command, and then combines the messages output on the group chat window into the group message and displays the group message. Can be controlled to do.

According to an embodiment, the message processing unit controls to display an expand/collapse icon next to the group message, and displays all messages integrated into the group message according to a user's selection input of the expand/collapse icon, or The combined messages that are all displayed may be displayed as one group message.

According to an embodiment, the message processing unit integrates messages other than the group message into the group message according to a user's drag-and-drop input, or combines and excludes at least one of the messages integrated in the group message outside the group message. I can make it.

According to an embodiment, the message processing unit may delete all messages integrated in the group message according to a user's command to delete the group message.

In the present invention, the message display unit displays information according to the execution of the messenger program, and the message processing unit outputs a message to a group chat window connected to at least two counterpart terminals in the messenger program, It provides a method for integrating a related message in a messenger service comprising the step of integrating and controlling the display as a group message.

According to the present invention, a plurality of messages related to each other among messages received from other members participating in a group conversation are combined and displayed as a group. Difficulties can be solved or discomfort caused by repeated notifications can be solved.

In addition, it is easy to group and manage the same or similar messages, and in particular, there is an effect that collective deletion is possible.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a messager system including an apparatus for integrating a related message in a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the main configuration of the terminal shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the messenger service device shown in FIG. 1.
4 is an exemplary diagram of a group chat window screen of a messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is another exemplary diagram of a group chat window screen of a messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an operating environment of a device for configuring a group icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to clarify the features and advantages of the means for solving the problems of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to specific embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

However, in the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed descriptions of known functions or configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible throughout the drawings.

The terms or words used in the following description and drawings should not be interpreted as being limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of terms for describing his or her invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that there is. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention. It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second are used to describe various elements, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from other elements, and to limit the elements. Not used. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the second element may be referred to as the first element, and similarly, the first element may be referred to as the second element.

In addition, when a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it means that it is logically or physically connected, or can be connected. In other words, it should be understood that a component may be directly connected or connected to another component, but another component may exist in the middle, or may be indirectly connected or connected.

In addition, terms used in the present specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, terms such as "comprises" or "have" described herein are intended to designate the existence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification. It is to be understood that the above other features or the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof are not preliminarily excluded.

In addition, embodiments within the scope of the present invention include computer-readable media having or carrying computer-executable instructions or data structures stored on the computer-readable media. Such computer-readable media may be any available media accessible by a general purpose or special purpose computer system. By way of example, such computer readable media may be in the form of RAM, ROM, EPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage, or computer executable instructions, computer readable instructions, or data structures. It may include, but is not limited to, physical storage media such as any other media that can be used to store or deliver certain program code means of the computer and can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer system. .

In the description and claims that follow, a “network” is defined as one or more data links that enable the transfer of electronic data between computer systems and/or modules. When information is transmitted or provided to a computer system through a network or other (wired, wireless, or a combination of wired or wireless) communication connection, this connection can be understood as a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable instructions include, for example, instructions and data that cause a general purpose computer system or a special purpose computer system to perform a specific function or group of functions. Computer-executable instructions may be, for example, assembly language, or even binary, intermediate format instructions such as source code.

In addition, the present invention relates to a personal computer, a laptop computer, a handheld device, a multiprocessor system, a microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, a network PC, a minicomputer, a mainframe computer, a mobile phone, a PDA, a pager. It can be implemented in a network computing environment having various types of computer system configurations including (pager) and the like. The invention may also be practiced in a distributed system environment where both local and remote computer systems linked through a network with a wired data link, a wireless data link, or a combination of wired and wireless data links perform tasks. In a distributed system environment, program modules may be located in local and remote memory storage devices.

Now, a method for integrating a related message in a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention and a messenger system to which the same is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a messenger system to which a group icon configuration method in a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the messenger system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a messenger service device 110, a plurality of terminals 120, 130, and a plurality of terminals 120, 130, or between the A network 150 for transmitting and receiving data between the terminals 120 and 130 and the messenger service device 110 may be included.

However, since the components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, a messenger system having more components or fewer components than that can be implemented.

Hereinafter, each component will be described.

The terminals 120 and 130 may refer to a user's device capable of transmitting and receiving various data via the network 150 according to the user's manipulation.

As described above, the terminals 120 and 130 can perform voice or data communication through the network 150, and in particular, can transmit and receive various information with the messenger service device 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention. have. To this end, the terminals 120 and 130 may include a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data, a memory storing programs and protocols, and a microprocessor for calculating and controlling by executing various programs.

The terminals 120 and 130 may be implemented in various forms, and any device capable of transmitting and receiving data with the messenger service device 110 through the network 150 or with a terminal of another user is not particularly limited. , For example, mobile terminals such as smart phones, tablet PCs, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), and MP3 players, as well as smart TVs and desktop computers It may be a fixed terminal such as.

Hereinafter, for the convenience of explanation of the present invention, the terminal 120 of the user and the terminal 130 of the conversation counterpart from the user's side will be described. In this case, the counterpart terminal 130 may be used by a plurality of participants who participated in the group conversation and may be plural.

The terminals 1230 and 130 can transmit and receive data with the messenger service device 110 via the network 150, and the terminals 1230 and 130 provide a messenger service through a messenger program provided by the messenger service device 110. Can be used. Here, the messenger program may be provided by the messenger service device 110 and may refer to a program capable of providing an instant messaging service. Such a messenger program may be downloaded from the messenger service device 110 or a program providing server (not shown) and installed in the terminals 120 and 130, but is not limited thereto, and the terminals 120 and 130 Even if it is not installed, it is possible to access the messenger service device 110 and use the messenger program in a cloud service method.

The messenger program may be executed according to a user's request or may be executed when a specific event occurs. For example, when a specific event occurs, such as when a message is received from a counterpart or when specific information is received from the messenger service device 110, the terminals 120 and 130 may execute a messenger program.

These terminals 120 and 130 may execute a messenger program and output an execution screen of the messenger program (eg, an initial screen, a chat window screen, etc.). In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user's terminal 120 ) May perform a group conversation with a plurality of counterpart terminals 130 through a messenger program. That is, in the messenger program, multiple people participate in a conversation in a single conversation window, and a group conversation can be performed by sharing messages of participants with each other.

The messenger service device 110 may support transmission and reception of messages or contents between a plurality of terminals 120 and 130 through a messenger program. Specifically, when a message is input from the user's terminal 120, the messenger service device 110 transmits a message to one or more other terminals 130 participating or connected thereto through a chat window of the messenger program, and conversely, from the counterpart terminal 130. When a message is received, the entire process of transmitting the message to the terminal 120 may be controlled.

In addition, the messenger service device 110 may store a message or content that is currently being transmitted or received through a chat window, and may provide a previously stored message or content to a user upon request. At this time, the stored message or content may be stored in any one of the terminals 120, 130, but preferably stored in the messenger service device 110, and the users of the terminals 120 and 130 may be stored in the messenger service device ( 110) and after going through the login procedure, the user can check the messages or contents exchanged with the other party.

Alternatively, messages or contents transmitted and received through the messenger program may be simultaneously stored in the terminals 120 and 130 and the messenger service device 110, and only specific messages or specific contents are selected according to the user's selection. It can also be stored in the messenger service device 110.

In addition, in order to provide a messenger service to a plurality of terminals 120 and 130, the messenger service device 110 divides subscribed users by user identifiers, and provides status, reception mode, and message recipient list for each subscribed user. And managing subscriber environment information, and managing an IM chat session, that is, a chat channel, for transferring an IM chat message between users who are connected to the Internet (On-line). In addition, the messenger service device 110 can perform SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) call processing and MSRP (Message Session Relay Protocol) relay functions, and through this, a plurality of terminals, for example, the user's terminal 120 and the counterpart terminal It is possible to provide a chat service between (130).

In particular, the messenger service apparatus 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention may control a process for group conversation between the user's terminal 120 and a plurality of counterpart terminals 130 based on a messenger program. For example, a process of establishing a conversation session for group conversation between the user's terminal 120 and a plurality of counterpart terminals 130 through a messenger program, a process of transmitting and receiving messages, and the like may be supported.

The messenger service device 110 may be implemented as a set of various devices to support the above-described operation. For example, a database server capable of storing and managing various related information, a file server for file processing, and a push server capable of automatically pushing information related to the terminals 120 and 130 may be included. In addition, it can be implemented including various servers according to the system design method. Of course, the function corresponding to the server may be implemented in one messenger service device 110 as one module.

The processors mounted in the terminals 120 and 130 and the messenger service device 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention are for processing commands stored in a memory or a storage device, and execute a method according to an embodiment of the present invention. It can process program commands to do.

Meanwhile, among the above-described contents, the connected state through a chat window may refer to a moving path through which messages can be transmitted and received between a plurality of terminals 120 and 130, that is, a state in which a session is connected. For example, an act of creating a chat window by selecting one or more second terminals 130 to which the first terminal 120 wishes to conduct a conversation, and the first terminal 120 sending one or more second messages input from the user. It may be a concept that includes all acts of transmission to the terminal 130 and the like.

A plurality of terminals 120 and 130 and the messenger service device 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmit and receive various related information through the network 150, wherein the network 150 is a WLAN (Wireless LAN), It is preferable to use a wireless communication method such as Wi-Fi, Wibro, Wimax, and High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), but is not limited thereto, and Ethernet ), xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable), FTTC (Fiber to The Curb), FTTH (Fiber To The Home).

In addition, the network 150 may include, for example, at least one access network (not shown) and a core network (not shown), or may include an external network, for example, an Internet network (not shown). Here, the access network (not shown) is an access network that performs wired/wireless communication with the terminals 120 and 130, for example, a plurality of base stations such as BS (Base Station), BTS (Base Transceiver Station), NodeB, eNodeB, etc., It may be implemented with a base station controller such as a base station controller (BSC) or a radio network controller (RNC). In addition, as described above, the digital signal processing unit and the wireless signal processing unit, which were integrally implemented in the base station, are divided into digital units (hereinafter referred to as DUs) and wireless units (hereinafter referred to as RUs), A plurality of RUs (not shown) may be installed in each of a plurality of areas, and a plurality of RUs (not shown) may be configured by connecting them with a centralized DU (not shown).

In addition, the core network (not shown) constituting the mobile network together with the access network (not shown) serves to connect the access network (not shown) and an external network, for example, an Internet network (not shown).

As described above, such a core network (not shown) is a network system that performs major functions for mobile communication services such as mobility control and switching between access networks (not shown). switching) and manages and controls the packet flow in the mobile network. In addition, the core network (not shown) manages the mobility between frequencies, and plays a role for interworking with traffic in the access network (not shown) and the core network (not shown) and other networks, such as the Internet network (not shown). May be. These core networks (not shown) further include Serving GateWay (SGW), PDN GateWay (PGW), Mobile Switching Center (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), Mobile Mobility Entity (MME) and Home Subscriber Server (HSS). It may be configured to include.

In addition, the Internet network (not shown) refers to a common open communication network, that is, a public network in which information is exchanged according to the TCP/IP protocol, and is connected to the messenger service device 110 and from the messenger service device 110. Provided information can be provided to the terminals 120 and 130 via a core network (not shown) and an access network (not shown), and information provided from the terminals 120 and 130 can be provided to the access network (not shown) and the core network ( (Not shown) may be provided to the messenger service device 110.

In addition, in addition to the above-described communication method, all types of communication methods that are widely known or will be developed in the future may be included.

3 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the messenger service device shown in FIG. 1.

3, the messenger service device 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication interface module 111, a member management module 112, a conversation session processing module 113, and a messenger program providing module ( 114) and a messenger function support module 115.

In more detail, the communication interface module 111 serves to support transmission and reception of information through a plurality of terminals 120 and 130 and a communication device.

The member management module 112 manages information on a user who uses a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention, and stores and manages various information generated according to use of a messenger service for each user. A user can register as a member of the messenger service only by installing a messenger program on his terminal 120 without a separate membership registration procedure. In this case, the member management module 112 may support the entire process of automatically registering a counterpart terminal installed with the same messenger program among the phone numbers registered in the user's terminal 110 in the messenger service. In addition, the user can use the messenger service according to the general membership registration procedure. In this case, the member management module 112 sends information about the other terminal in various ways, such as a general ID, email address, etc., not a phone number. It can support the entire process of being added to the service.

In addition, the member management module 112 of the present invention may perform a role of storing and managing various messages or contents transmitted and received for each user for a predetermined period.

The conversation session processing module 113 classifies users subscribed to the messenger service by user identifiers, manages status, reception mode, message recipient list, and subscriber environment information for each subscribed user, and is connected to the Internet (On -line) Manage IM chat sessions, that is, chat channels, to deliver IM chat messages between users. In addition, the conversation session processing module 113 can perform SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) call processing and MSRP (Message Session Relay Protocol) relay functions, through which a plurality of terminals, for example, the user's terminal 120 and the counterpart It is possible to transmit and receive messages or content between the terminals 130.

The messenger program providing module 114 supports a role of performing various processes related to a messenger program. For example, it is possible to support the entire process of providing the messenger program to the terminals 120 and 130 that have requested the messenger program, and if there is update information, it supports the process of transmitting the update information to the terminals 120 and 130 that have provided the messenger program. I can.

The messenger function support module 115 supports the overall process of processing various messenger functions supported by the messenger program. The messenger function support module 115 may perform a method for integrating a related message in a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention. In other words, in the method for integrating a related message in a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention, the operation may be performed by the terminals 120 and 130, but the operation may be performed by the messenger service device 110. May be. In this case, the messenger function support module 115 integrates similar messages by checking the messages according to the group conversation and calculating the similarity between the messages when the terminals 120 and 130 are conducting a group conversation with two or more counterpart terminals. So, you can support the whole process of grouping.

The main configuration and operation method of the messenger service device 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described above.

Hereinafter, the terminals 120 and 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminals 120 and 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a message display unit 121 and a messenger processing unit 122 from a functional viewpoint. Here, the'unit' is a component that performs a predetermined function, and may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. For example, the'unit' may mean a program module, which is executed by a processor to perform a predetermined function, software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and Components such as task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays , And variables.

The message display unit 121 may serve to display information according to execution of a messenger program. The message display unit 121 may transmit various types of information according to execution of a messenger program to a display device capable of communicating, so that a user can recognize it through the display device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a messenger program is executed, the message display unit 121 may display a chat window list screen in which a list of one or more previously generated chat windows is displayed. Here, the chat window list screen may include not only items for one-on-one chat windows connected to one counterpart terminal, but also items for group chat windows connected to two or more counterpart terminals.

In addition, the message display unit 121 may display a chat window selected by the user, but may display messages exchanged by the user within the chat window.

The messenger processing unit 122 may control overall operations of the messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a messenger program is executed, the messenger processing unit 122 may display a chat window list screen in which a list of one or more previously generated chat windows is displayed so that the user can recognize it through the message display unit 121. In addition, messages transmitted and received in the chat window selected by the user can be displayed in various ways.

In this case, the message processing unit 122 outputs a message to a group chat window connected to at least two counterpart terminals, and controls to display a group message by merging or merging a plurality of messages related to each other.

4 is an exemplary diagram of a group chat window screen of a messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the group chat window screen 210 of the messenger program may include an upper area 211, a message display area 212, and a lower area 213.

In the upper area 211 of the messenger program group chat window screen, a matter for confirming information on members participating in the group chat of the messenger program may be displayed. Here, as information on members, a group icon 214 in which profile images of each member are collected, group information 215 indicating the number of members, and the like may be displayed. In addition, although not shown in the drawings, a button for adding another user, a call button for performing an audio or video call between users, a button for leaving the current chat window screen, and the like may be further displayed.

In the message display area 212, a message received from a counterpart and a message input by a user may be sequentially displayed. In this case, in order to distinguish between a message transmitted and received between the other party and the user, a message received from the other party may be displayed on the left side of the screen, and a message input from the user may be displayed on the right side of the screen, but this is not limited thereto.

In this case, a time when a message is received, a time when a message is input, or a time elapsed since the message is received or input may be displayed along with the message. Furthermore, messages displayed on the message display area 212 may be displayed divided by date.

When a plurality of messages of a counterpart output according to an embodiment of the present invention are related to each other, as shown in FIG. 4(b), a plurality of messages related to each other may be combined and displayed as one.

Conventionally, as shown in Fig. 4(a), when a member (or interlocutor) participating in a group conversation turns on a message notification, a related message having the same or similar meaning received from different members , For example, "Congratulations" (2121), "Congratulations" (2122), "Congratulations" (2123), "Chuka Chuka" (2124), "Congratulations" (2125), "Congratulations" (2126). Since it is repeatedly received, it may be difficult to use the terminal normally, and there is also a problem that is difficult to find due to numerous messages when trying to find a previous message in the corresponding group chat window.

Therefore, the message processing unit 122 according to an embodiment of the present invention solves the above problem when a plurality of messages related to each other among messages received from other members participating in a group conversation are combined and displayed as a group. can do.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4(b), any one of a plurality of messages related to each other or one message 217 representing them may be output in the message display area 212, and related to each other. A group icon 216 that collects profile images of members who have sent a message may be displayed.

The message processing unit 122 does not specifically limit the relationship or similarity between a plurality of messages, but calculates the similarity between messages using Word2Vec of Google that implements word embedding of the CBOW method and the Skip-Gram method according to an embodiment. And, messages having a similarity or higher similarity as the calculated similarity is greater than a preset threshold may be combined into one.

In this case, the messages that the message processing unit 122 is a target for calculating the similarity may be received messages that are output on the group chat window within a preset time from the present. That is, the message processing unit 122 may automatically calculate the similarity by targeting the messages received from the counterpart terminals 130 within a predetermined time, and combine and output messages with high similarity. Of course, there may be one or more group messages that are combined and output.

According to another embodiment, the message processing unit 122 converts the message selected according to the user's group message generation command into a group message, and then calculates a similarity by targeting messages output to the group chat window. , A message with a similarity greater than or equal to a threshold value may be combined and displayed as a corresponding group message.

Specifically, referring to the drawing shown in FIG. 4A, the user may select a message of reference numeral 2121 and convert the attribute of the message into a group message. For example, when the touch on the message of reference numeral 2121 is lengthened, one of the drop-down menus, "Convert to group message", may be selected to convert the message into a group message. Thereafter, a similarity degree is calculated for the received messages, and similar messages can be integrated into a group message whose attribute has been switched.

The group message may have a different color of the speech bubble or the border color of the chat partner profile image to make it easier to distinguish it from other general messages, and according to another embodiment, expand/collapse in a "+" shape next to the group message. The icon 218 can be displayed.

That is, the message processing unit 122 may display all of the messages integrated into the group message in the expand window 219 according to the user's selection input of the expand/fold icon 218, and, on the contrary, the user may display the expand/fold. By repeating the selection input for the icon 218, the expansion window 219 can be folded and only the group message 217 can be displayed (see FIG. 4(b)).

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, a message arbitrarily selected by a user may be incorporated into a group message.

Specifically, the message processing unit 122 may select a message 2127 other than the group message 217 according to a user's drag & drop input, move to the group message 217 and integrate it.

According to a threshold set in the message processing unit 122, there may be a message that is similar but calculated with a low similarity. In this case, at least one message may be integrated into the group message 217 by the user's selection.

Conversely, when all messages integrated into group messages are displayed in the expand window 219 or the like according to the selection input of the expand/collapse icon 218, the expand window 219 selected by the user according to the user's drag-and-drop input. At least one message can be extracted from the group message 217 by moving one of the messages displayed in the outside of the expansion window 219.

Likewise, there may be a message that is not similar due to a determination error of the message processing unit 122 but calculated with a high degree of similarity. In this case, at least one message in the group message 217 is selected from the group message 217 by the user's selection. It can be pulled out and integrated and excluded.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the message processing unit 122 may delete the entire group message according to a user's input.

For example, when a user's touch on the reference numeral 217, which is a group message, is long input, a drop-down menu can be displayed, and a group message can be deleted by selecting "Delete", one of the drop-down menus, to collectively delete similar messages. Can be deleted.

On the other hand, in the lower area 213 of the chat window screen of the messenger program, a content sharing screen display menu for sharing various information, such as photos and music, with the terminals of members participating in the group chat, and emoticons and stickers are transmitted to the other terminal. It may be configured to include a menu for inputting a message, an input box for inputting a message, and the like.

In addition, a transmission button for transmitting a message input from a user through the input field to a counterpart terminal connected through the chat window screen may be displayed at a lower portion of the chat window screen of the messenger program. The transmit button may be activated and displayed only when the cursor is positioned in the input field, that is, when the input field is touched, and if not, the transfer button is deactivated or a button for generating a voice message. It can also be displayed as a switch.

In addition, when the input message is transmitted to the other party according to a preset input method, such as dragging to a preset input method, for example, a message display area, the transmission button may be omitted.

When a user makes a predetermined input, such as a touch input, in the input field, the terminals 120 and 130 may activate a cursor in the input field, thereby recognizing that the user can input text through the input field. In addition, depending on the messenger implementation method, the text input area may be activated and displayed at the lower part of the messenger program chat window screen. Can be displayed.

At this time, although not shown in the drawing, while the above-described screen is being displayed, the terminals 120 and 130 are buttons for returning to the previous stage from the user (inserted and displayed in the messenger program, or a terminal-specific button can be used). ) When input is detected, the text input area is deactivated so that it is not displayed, and when the input of the return button is detected once more, it leaves the current dialog screen and displays the daily execution screen of the messenger program. can do.

The method for integrating a related message in a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above may be provided in the form of a computer-readable medium suitable for storing computer program instructions and data. A program recorded in a recording medium for implementing a method for integrating a related message in a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a messenger program is executed, the message display unit 121 displays information according to the execution of the messenger program. The message processing unit 122 outputs a message to a group chat window connected to at least two counterpart terminals in the messenger program, but performs a step of controlling to display a group message by integrating a plurality of the messages related to each other. I can.

At this time, the program recorded on the recording medium is read, installed, and executed by a computer to execute the above-described functions.

Here, in order for the computer to read the program recorded on the recording medium and execute the functions implemented as the program, the above-described program is C, C++, which can be read by the computer's processor (CPU) through the computer's device interface. It may include code coded in a computer language such as JAVA and machine language.

Such code may include a functional code related to a function defining the above-described functions, and may include a control code related to an execution procedure necessary for the processor of the computer to execute the above-described functions according to a predetermined procedure. In addition, such code may further include additional information necessary for the processor of the computer to execute the above-described functions or code related to a memory reference to which location (address address) of the internal or external memory of the computer should be referenced. . In addition, when the computer's processor needs to communicate with any other computer or server in a remote in order to execute the above-described functions, the code is It may further include a communication-related code for how to communicate with other computers or servers, and what information or media should be transmitted/received during communication.

Computer-readable media suitable for storing computer program commands and data include, for example, magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, and compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM). , Optical Media such as DVD (Digital Video Disk), Magnetic-Optical Media such as Floptical Disk, and ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (RAM) , Random Access Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM). The processor and memory can be supplemented by special purpose logic circuitry or incorporated into it.

In addition, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed over a computer system connected through a network, so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, the functional program for implementing the present invention, and related codes and code segments, etc., are programmers in the technical field to which the present invention pertains in consideration of the system environment of a computer that reads the recording medium and executes the program. It may be easily inferred or modified by

Each step according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention may be implemented as a computer-executable instruction and executed by a computing system. Here, "computing system" is defined as one or more software modules, one or more hardware modules, or a combination thereof that operate together with the performance of an operation on electronic data. For example, the definition of a computer system includes software modules such as an operating system of a personal computer and hardware components of a personal computer. The physical layout of the module is not important. The computer system may include one or more computers connected through a network.

Similarly, the computing system may be implemented as a single physical device in which internal modules such as a memory and a processor operate together with the execution of operations on electronic data.

That is, the apparatus for configuring a group icon in a messenger service according to the present invention may be implemented to perform the above-described embodiments based on the computing system described below.

6 is a diagram illustrating an operating environment of a device for configuring a group icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 and the following description are intended to provide a simple, general description of a suitable computing environment in which the present invention may be implemented. Although not a requirement, the invention may be described in terms of computer executable instructions such as program modules being executed by a computer system. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer-executable instructions, associated data structures, and program modules represent examples of program code means for executing the acts of the invention disclosed herein.

6, an exemplary computing system implementing the present invention connects various system components including a processing unit 11, a system memory 12, and the system memory 12 to the processing unit 11 It includes a computing device in the form of a system bus (10).

The processing unit 11 is capable of executing computer-executable instructions designed to implement features of the present invention.

The system bus 10 may be any of several types of bus structures including a local bus, a peripheral bus, and a memory bus or memory controller using any of a variety of bus architectures. The system memory 12 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12a and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12b. A basic input/output system (BIOS) 13a containing basic routines that help to transfer information between components in the computing system at times such as during startup may generally be stored in the ROM 12a.

The computing system may include storage means, for example, a hard disk drive 15 that reads information from or writes information to the hard disk, reads information from or writes information to the magnetic disk. A magnetic disk drive 16 for recording, and for example, an optical disk drive 17 for reading information from an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or other optical medium, or writing information to the optical disk. . The hard disk drive 15, the magnetic disk drive 16, and the optical disk drive 17 are each system by a hard disk drive interface 18, a magnetic disk drive-interface 19, and an optical drive interface 20. It is connected to the bus 10.

In addition, the computing system may further include an external memory 21 as a storage means. The external memory 21 may be connected to the system bus 10 through an input/output interface 24.

The above-described drives and associated computer-readable media read and written by the drives provide non-volatile storage of computer-executable instructions, data structures, program modules, and other data. Exemplary environments described herein illustrate a hard disk 15, a magnetic disk 16, and an optical disk 17, but in addition to magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, DVDs, Bernoulli cartridges, RAM Other types of computer-readable media for storing data may be used, including, ROM, and the like.

And one or more program modules including an operating system 13b, one or more application programs 13c, other program modules 13d, and program data 13c, which are loaded and executed by the processing unit 11 The program code means may be stored in the hard disk 15, the magnetic disk 16, the optical disk 17, the ROM 12a or the RAM 12b.

In addition, the computing system may receive commands and information from a user through other input devices 22 such as a keyboard, a pointing device, a microphone, a joy stick, a game pad, a scanner, and the like. These input devices 22 can be connected to the processing unit 11 through an input/output interface 24 connected to the system bus 10. The input/output interface 24 is, for example, a serial port interface, a PS/2 interface, a parallel port interface, a USB interface, an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 interface (i.e., a FireWire interface). Any of a variety of different interfaces may be logically represented, or even a combination of different interfaces may be represented logically.

In addition, the computing system to which the present invention is applied may further include a display device 26 such as a monitor or LCD, or an audio device 27 such as a speaker or a microphone, and these may further include a video/audio interface 25. It is connected to the system bus 10. Other peripheral output devices (not shown) such as, for example, speakers and printers may also be connected to the computer system 420. The video/audio interface unit 25 may include a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Graphics Device Interface (GDI), or the like.

Further, the computing system implementing the present invention is capable of accessing a network such as, for example, an office-wide area or enterprise-wide area computer network, a home network, an intranet, and/or the Internet. The computer system may exchange data with external sources such as, for example, a remote computer system, a remote application, and/or a remote database, via such a network.

To this end, the computing system to which the present invention is applied includes a network interface 27 that receives data from an external source and/or transmits data to an external source.

In the present invention, such a computing system can transmit and receive information with a device located in a remote location through the network interface 27. For example, when the computing system refers to the terminal 100, information may be transmitted and received with the messenger service device 110 through the network interface 27. On the other hand, when the computing system refers to the messenger service device 110, information can be transmitted and received with the terminal 100 through the network interface 27. The network interface 27 may be represented as a logical combination of one or more software and/or hardware modules, such as, for example, a network interface card and a corresponding Network Driver Interface Specification ("NDIS") stack.

Likewise, the computer system receives data from an external source or transmits data to an external source through the input/output interface 24. The input/output interface 24 may be connected to a modem 23 (eg, a standard modem, a cable modem, or a digital subscriber line (“DSL”) modem), through which an external source It may receive data from and/or transmit data to an external source.

While Figure 6 shows an operating environment suitable for the present invention, the principles of the present invention can be employed in any system capable of implementing the principles of the present invention, with suitable modifications, if necessary. The environment shown in FIG. 6 is exemplary only and does not represent a small portion of the wide variety of environments in which the principles of the present invention may be implemented.

In addition, the messenger program of the present invention and various information generated when the messenger program is executed may be stored and accessed in any computer-readable medium related to the computing system as illustrated in FIG. 6. For example, some of these program modules and some of the related program data, in order to store in the system memory 12, the operating system 13b, the application program 13c, the program module 13d, and/or the program data. It may be included in (13e).

In addition, when a mass storage device such as a hard disk is connected to the computing system, such program modules and related program data may be stored in the mass storage device. In a network environment, the program module related to the present invention or a part thereof is a remote computer system connected through the modem 23 of the input/output interface 24 or the network interface 25, for example, the user terminal 100 and the affiliated store terminal ( 200) may be stored in a remote memory storage device such as a system memory and/or mass storage device associated with the computing system. Execution of these modules may be performed in a distributed environment as described above.

As explained above, the specification includes details of a number of specific implementations, but these should not be understood as limiting to any invention or scope of claimable, rather, which may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention. It should be understood as a description of features. Certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable sub-combination. Furthermore, although features operate in a particular combination and may be initially described as so claimed, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, and the claimed combination may be a sub-combination. Or sub-combination variations.

Likewise, although operations are depicted in the drawings in a specific order, it should not be understood that such operations must be performed in that particular order or sequential order shown, or that all illustrated operations must be performed in order to obtain a desired result. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous. Further, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the program components and systems described are generally integrated together into a single software product or packaged in multiple software products. It should be understood that you can.

Specific embodiments of the subject matter described herein have been described. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. For example, the operations recited in the claims may be performed in a different order while still achieving desirable results. As an example, the process depicted in the accompanying drawings does not necessarily require that particular depicted order or sequential order to obtain desirable results. In certain implementations, multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous.

The present description presents the best mode of the invention, and provides examples to illustrate the invention and to enable those skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The written specification is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific terms presented. Accordingly, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, those skilled in the art can make modifications, changes, and modifications to these examples without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the claims.

100: messenger system 110: messenger service device
111: communication interface module 112: member management module
113: conversation session processing module 114: messenger program providing module
115: messenger function support module 120: terminal
121: message display unit 122: message processing unit
130: counterpart terminal 150: network
210: dialog screen 211: upper area
212: message display area 213: lower area
214: group icon 215: group information
216: Profile Image Collection 217: Group Message
218: expand/collapse icon 219: flutter window

Claims (8)

A message display unit that displays information according to execution of a messenger program; And
A message processing unit that outputs a message to a group chat window connected to at least two counterpart terminals, and controls a plurality of related messages to be combined and displayed as a group message;
Device for integrating a related message in a messenger service comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The message processing unit,
A device for integrating a related message in a messenger service, characterized in that a plurality of the messages are identical to each other or have a similarity greater than a preset threshold value and are controlled to be displayed as one group message. The method of claim 1,
The message processing unit,
A device for integrating a related message in a messenger service, characterized in that controlling to integrate messages output on the group chat window within a preset time period and display them as the group message. The method of claim 1,
The message processing unit,
In a messenger service, characterized in that, according to a user's group message generation command, the selected message is converted into the group message, and messages output on the group chat window are combined into the group message and displayed as the group message. A device for integrating associated messages. The method of claim 1,
The message processing unit,
By controlling to display an expand/collapse icon next to the group message, all messages integrated into the group message are displayed according to the user's selection input of the expand/collapse icon, or the combined message all displayed in one group An apparatus for integrating a related message in a messenger service, characterized in that the message is displayed as a message. The method of claim 1,
The message processing unit,
A related message in a messenger service, characterized in that a message other than the group message is integrated into the group message according to a user's drag-and-drop input, or at least one of the integrated messages in the group message is integrated and excluded from the group message. Device for integrating. The method of claim 1,
The message processing unit,
A device for integrating related messages in a messenger service, comprising deleting all messages integrated in the group message according to a user's command to delete the group message. The message display unit may include displaying information according to execution of a messenger program; And
The message processing unit may include outputting a message to a group chat window connected to at least two counterpart terminals in the messenger program, and controlling a plurality of related messages to be combined and displayed as a group message;
Method for integrating a related message in a messenger service comprising a.

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