KR20220151536A - Apparatus and method for providing interface - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments described in the present specification relate to an interface providing device and an interface providing method. According to an embodiment, the interface providing device comprises: a memory that stores one or more contacts; and a control unit providing an interface including at least one of a contact icon and a cell. The contact icon is mapped onto one contact. The cell is mapped onto a group corresponding to a plurality of contacts.

Description

Interface providing device and interface providing method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERFACE}

Embodiments disclosed in this specification relate to an interface providing apparatus and interface providing method, and more particularly, to an interface providing apparatus and method for effectively displaying contacts possessed by a user.

As various platforms that allow users to communicate with each other have developed, it has become easier to communicate with users.

In order to contact other users, users store contact information of acquaintances such as friends and colleagues through a contact application installed on their electronic terminal. A conventional contact application stores specific contact information (name, photo, phone number, etc.) of a contact according to a preset format and displays the requested contact information to the user upon request from the user. However, the contact providing format in these contact applications simply displays contact information in the form of text, and when displaying multiple contacts, it is only listed in the form of a list, making it difficult for users to intuitively understand the contact information. there was

In relation to Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0110060, 'Method for Displaying Contacts and Electronic Device Implementing the Same', the above-described prior art proposes a function of displaying contacts by reconstructing a contact list.

However, in the conventional technologies including the above-described prior art, there is a problem in that the user's accessibility to the contacts is reduced because the contacts are displayed in a list format. In addition, according to the conventional technology for displaying contacts based on text, there is a limit to using the contacts for various purposes because the contacts are statically and uniformly expressed. Therefore, a new level of function is needed to solve the above problems and further improve user satisfaction.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned background art is technical information that the inventor possessed for derivation of the present invention or acquired in the process of derivation of the present invention, and cannot necessarily be said to be known art disclosed to the general public prior to filing the present invention. .

Embodiments disclosed in this specification are aimed at presenting an interface providing device and an interface providing method.

Also, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are intended to provide an apparatus and method for providing an interface in which contact information is visualized.

In addition, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are intended to provide an apparatus and method for providing an interface enabling easy management of contacts.

Also, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are aimed at presenting an apparatus and method for providing a user-customized contact interface.

Also, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are intended to provide an apparatus and method for providing an interface enabling convenient connection between contacts and services.

In addition, the embodiments disclosed herein are interlocked with various services that are in use or available, and provide a device and method for providing a user interface capable of providing optimized information according to the type of interlocked service. There is a purpose.

As a technical means for achieving the above-mentioned technical problem, according to an embodiment, an interface providing device includes a memory for storing one or more contacts, and a control unit for providing an interface including at least one of a contact icon and a cell, The contact icon is mapped to one contact, and the cell is mapped to a group corresponding to a plurality of contacts.

According to another embodiment, a method for providing an interface by an interface providing device, comprising receiving a request for the interface, and providing an interface including at least one of a contact icon and a cell, The contact icon may be mapped to one contact, and the cell may be mapped to a group corresponding to a plurality of contacts.

According to another embodiment, a computer readable recording medium in which a program for performing a method of providing an interface is recorded is disclosed. The interface providing method includes receiving a request for an interface, and providing an interface including at least one of a contact icon and a cell, wherein the contact icon is mapped to one contact, and the cell corresponds to a plurality of contacts. It can be mapped to a group that is.

According to another embodiment, a computer program stored in a medium for performing an interface providing method is disclosed. The interface providing method includes receiving a request for an interface, and providing an interface including at least one of a contact icon and a cell, wherein the contact icon is mapped to one contact, and the cell corresponds to a plurality of contacts. It can be mapped to a group that is.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an interface providing device and an interface providing method are presented.

Also, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an apparatus and method for providing an interface in which contact information is visualized are provided. Through this, it is possible to improve the user's accessibility to the contact information and help the user's intuitive understanding of the contact information.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an apparatus and method for providing an interface enabling easy management of contacts are provided.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an apparatus and method for providing a user-customized contact interface are provided.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a device and method for providing an interface enabling convenient connection between a contact and a service are provided. Through this interface, it is possible to improve user accessibility to services and to provide continuity between services used.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an apparatus and method for providing a user interface capable of providing information optimized according to the type of interlocked service interworking with various services that are in use or available are proposed. .

Effects obtainable from the disclosed embodiments are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned are clear to those skilled in the art from the description below to which the disclosed embodiments belong. will be understandable.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an interface providing apparatus according to an embodiment disclosed in the present specification.
2 to 10 are exemplary diagrams for explaining an interface providing apparatus according to embodiments disclosed herein.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an interface according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments described below may be modified and implemented in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the characteristics of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of matters widely known to those skilled in the art to which the following embodiments belong are omitted. In addition, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments in the drawings are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a component is said to be “connected” to another component, this includes not only the case of being “directly connected” but also the case of being “connected with another component intervening therebetween”. In addition, when a certain component "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further included without excluding other components unless otherwise specified.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, prior to explaining this, the meaning of the terms used below is first defined.

First, 'contact' is information for contacting a specific user, along with information on the user's name or nickname for identifying the user, phone number, e-mail address, account information on the service platform (for example, in the messenger service user account information), or information such as an electronic business card such as vCard. Information included in the contact information is not limited to the above and may include various types of information for contacting and communicating with a specific user.

In addition to the terms defined above, terms that require explanation are separately explained below.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an interface providing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. 2 to 10 are exemplary diagrams for explaining the interface providing apparatus 100 according to embodiments disclosed herein, and are diagrams for explaining an interface displayed through a screen D of an electronic terminal.

The interface providing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that visualizes and provides contact information possessed by a user according to an interface providing method.

Such an interface providing device 100 may be implemented as an electronic terminal in which an application capable of interacting with a user is installed or implemented as a server-client system. It may include an electronic terminal in which the application is installed.

At this time, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, portable terminal, television, wearable device, etc. capable of accessing a remote server through a network or connecting to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, or laptop equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , PCS(Personal Communication System), PDC(Personal Digital Cellular), PHS(Personal Handyphone System), PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), GSM(Global System for Mobile communications), IMT(International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Smart Phone, Mobile WiMAX (Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), etc. (Handheld)-based wireless communication device may be included. In addition, television may include IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), Internet TV (Internet Television), terrestrial TV, cable TV, and the like. Furthermore, a wearable device is a type of information processing device that can be worn directly on the human body, such as, for example, a watch, glasses, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc. can be connected with

In addition, the server may be implemented as a computer capable of communicating with the above-described electronic terminal and a network, or may be implemented as a cloud computing server.

The apparatus 100 for providing an interface according to an embodiment may include an input/output unit 110, a communication unit 120, a memory 130, and a control unit 140.

The input/output unit 110 may include an input unit for receiving an input from a user and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of performing a task or a state of the interface providing device 100 . For example, the input/output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving a user's input and a display panel for displaying a screen.

Specifically, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving various types of inputs, such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera, or a microphone. Also, the output unit may include a display panel or a speaker. However, the input/output unit 110 is not limited thereto and may include a configuration supporting various input/outputs.

According to the embodiment, the input unit may receive a request for displaying an interface from a user, and the output unit may output and provide a result of an operation according to the request. The control unit 140, which will be described later, may display an interface according to an interface providing method according to an embodiment disclosed herein, and the interface displayed by the control unit 140 may be checked by a user through an output unit.

The communication unit 120 may perform wired/wireless communication with other devices or networks. For example, the communication unit 120 may transmit/receive various types of information for performing an interface providing method by communicating with a third server. To this end, the communication unit 120 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired/wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

In this case, the wireless communication supported by the communication unit 120 may be, for example, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), or NFC (Near Field Communication). . In addition, wired communication supported by the communication unit 120 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

According to the embodiment, the interface providing device 100 may communicate with a server providing services necessary for the operation of the interface providing device 100 through the communication unit 120 .

Meanwhile, various types of data such as files, applications, and programs may be installed and stored in the memory 130 . For example, a program for performing an interface providing method may be installed in the memory 130, and one or more contact information may be stored. According to the embodiment, the user can store the contact information he/she wants to retain in the memory 130 .

On the other hand, the control unit 140 controls the overall operation of the interface providing device 100, and may include a processor such as a CPU or GPU. The controller 140 may control other components included in the interface providing apparatus 100 to perform an operation corresponding to a user's input. For example, the controller 140 may access and use stored data, store new data in the memory 130, execute a program stored in the memory 130, or store a file in the memory 130. may be read or a new file may be stored in the memory 130.

According to an embodiment, the controller 140 may provide an interface including at least one of a contact icon and a cell.

A 'contact icon' is information mapped to one user contact, and a 'cell' is information mapped to a group including a plurality of contacts. One or more contact icons and/or one or more cells may be included and displayed on the interface, and other icons or cells may be arranged and displayed around the icons or cells, including top, bottom, left, right, and left. Also, according to an embodiment, when an icon or cell is disposed on an interface, it may be disposed to be spaced apart from other icons or cells by a predetermined distance or more and occupy an area separated from other icons or cells. In this regard, for convenience of description, a user belonging to a group is referred to as a 'group user', and a user who can check and control the interface as the interface is displayed on the screen of the electronic terminal is referred to as a 'view user'.

A cell has cell information and may be displayed on an interface according to the cell information. Cell information may include at least one of size, location, shape, color, representative image, and additional information. Here, the size of the cell means the degree of area occupied by the cell in the interface, the position means the position displayed in the interface, and the shape is the shape in which the cell is displayed, which can be implemented as a closed curve. For example, a circle or a polygon etc. can be implemented. In addition, the representative image is an image displayed inside a cell displayed in the shape of a closed curve, and may refer to an image that occupies the largest area of the area occupied by the corresponding cell or an image that is displayed most clearly. The controller 140 may set a representative image as an image or video related to a service in which group users belonging to a cell participate, or may set an image set by a corresponding service manager when a service is first linked to a cell as a representative image, Alternatively, an image set by the user who created the cell may be set as the representative image. Such a representative image may be changed according to actions of group users of a cell later, or may be changed according to a change in a participation service linked to a cell. On the other hand, the additional information refers to all information other than the representative image of the cell, and may be implemented as text, image, or video. Additional information includes, for example, identification information indicating a group mapped to a cell, the number of group users mapped to a cell, common attributes of group users, information describing a request action requested from a group user mapped to a cell, and It may be information related to the mapped participation service.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the controller 140 may display an interface including one or more contact icons 210 , 220 , 230 , and 240 . Each of the contact icons 210, 220, 230, and 240 is mapped to a contact of each user, and each of the contact icons 210, 220, 230, and 240 may be displayed in a square area having a ratio of 1x1. Also, for example, a contact icon may be displayed together with a tag set for a user corresponding to the icon. For example, when a color is set for a user corresponding to the contact, a color tag may also be displayed. In addition, for example, the location of the contact icon may change depending on the frequency of interaction with the viewing user, and the contact icon of a user with a high interaction frequency may be displayed at the top of the interface or displayed in a larger size than other contact icons. have. When a contact icon is selected by a viewing user, the controller 140 may display the user's contact information corresponding to the icon or contact the corresponding user through a predetermined contact platform based on the user's contact information corresponding to the icon. Therefore, for example, when a browsing user selects a contact icon, the control unit 140 provides an interface for making a phone call to the user of the contact icon to a registered phone number, sending an e-mail to a registered e-mail address, or It can be linked to the messenger platform through a messenger account. When a contact icon is displayed in relation to it, it may be displayed including a representative image, for example, a user image of a contact mapped to the contact icon, or a service-related image most recently participated with a user of the contact, or a corresponding contact A representative image can be set and displayed as the most recently exchanged file or image of content with the user of, and if there is a requested action requested by the viewing user, an image related to the requested action can be set as the representative image and displayed. have.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2 , the controller 140 may display an interface including one or more cells 260 and 270, for example, 1x2, 2x2, 2x4, 4x4, and 4x8 ratios to be distinguished from contact icons. It can be displayed as a rectangular area of . Each of the cells 260 and 270 corresponds to a group consisting of a viewing user and one or more other users. At this time, the group is grouped with users selected by the viewing user, or grouped with users selected by other users, or has a common contact point. Users with can be grouped. For example, if the domain of the email address included in the contacts is the same, they can be grouped into the same group or grouped according to the color tag set for the contact. In addition, each of the cells 260 and 270 can be dynamically changed and displayed according to cell information, and as the cell is dynamically changed, the user can intuitively recognize the change in information related to the cell and can easily display the recognized information. can be utilized

When a cell is activated by a user's selection, the controller 120 may display contact information of at least one user among group users corresponding to the cell or contact at least one of the group users through a service linked to the cell. When contacting a user through a service linked to a cell, the controller 140 may display an interface according to a participation service in which a user of a group corresponding to the cell participates. For example, a chat interface can be provided if cell users are participating in chatting, a video playback page if cell users are watching a video, and a game interface if cell users are playing a game together.

In relation to this, as shown in FIG. 3, when the cell 260 is selected by the viewing user U, the controller 140 displays the user contact information 310, 320, 330 included in the group corresponding to the cell 260. can do.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, when the cell 270 is selected by the viewing user U, the controller 140 may display the interface 410 according to the participation service in which the user of the group corresponding to the cell participates. have. As shown in Figure 4, if the service linked to the cell 270 is a chatting service, the browsing user who selected the cell 270 will contact and have a conversation with the group user mapped to the cell 270 through the chatting service 410. can

In this way, by displaying a contact icon for one user's contacts and a cell for a group of contacts of a plurality of users, contacts can be visualized as an independent area, thereby enabling viewing users to more intuitively understand contacts. make it possible

Meanwhile, the controller 140 may determine cell information of a cell according to various embodiments and display the cell according to the cell information. That is, as at least one cell information among cell size, position, shape, color, representative image, and additional information is changed, the appearance of the cell displayed through the interface may be different, which will be described in detail below.

According to an embodiment, the controller 140 may display a cell having cell information determined based on a participation service mapped to the cell.

In relation to this, 'participation service' is a service application that users of a group mapped to a cell are using in that group, and as a participation service, for example, audio / video chat service, video streaming service, shopping payment service, live commerce service , music streaming service, office program service, business collaboration service, game service, etc. are possible. For example, if the participation service of a group mapped to a cell is a chatting service, users belonging to the group can chat with each other through a chatting application, or, for example, if the participation service of a group mapped to a cell is video streaming, users belonging to the group can chat with each other through a chatting application. Users can watch the same video through a video streaming application. Alternatively, for example, if the participation service of a group mapped to a cell is a shopping service, users belonging to the group can jointly purchase a specific product or make a partial payment. Alternatively, for example, if the participation service of a group mapped to a cell is a work collaboration service, users belonging to the group can check work-related threads and proceed with work steps while clicking a payment approval button. Alternatively, for example, if the participation service of a group mapped to a cell is an office program service, users belonging to the group can change and share information on a specific file. Examples of the participation service are not limited to those described above, and the participation service may be a service provided by the interface providing device 100 or a service provided as the interface providing device 100 communicates with an external server and interlocked with it.

The controller 140 may determine cell information according to information capable of identifying the participation service corresponding to the cell. For example, the text representing the participation service may be determined as additional information, or an image related to the participation service of the cell. It can be determined as a representative image. In relation to this, as shown in FIG. 2 , when users corresponding to the cell 270 are using the chatting service, an image related to the chatting service may be set as the representative image 271 of the cell 270 .

In addition, when the participation service corresponding to the cell is changed, the controller 140 can change the cell information, and can change additional information or representative image representing the participation service. That is, as the participation service corresponding to the cell is a chatting service, as shown in FIG. 5, the cell 510 is displayed as a representative image 511 and additional information 512, but the participation service of the cell is changed to a video streaming service. The control unit 140 may change cell information so that the cell 520 having the changed representative image 521 and additional information 522 is displayed.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment other than the previous embodiment in which cells are displayed according to participation services, the controller 140 may determine cell information based on actions of group users mapped to the cells and display the cells accordingly.

The control unit 140 tracks the actions of the group users mapped to the cell, and as a result of the tracking, identifies frequently occurring actions or actions commonly performed by a predetermined number or more of the entire group users during a predetermined period of time to identify the identified actions. At least one of the size, location, shape, color, representative image, and additional information of the cell may be changed according to.

For example, the control unit 140 may set as additional information a word input by group users a predetermined number of times or more, or set an image corresponding to the word as a representative image, and set an image exchanged by group users as a representative image. can Alternatively, for example, the controller 140 may set a thumbnail image of content that group users traded with each other or an image representing a product traded or purchased together as a representative image. Alternatively, for example, the control unit 140 may set an image corresponding to content that group users are most interested in in the participation service as a representative image. Alternatively, for example, when group users change a participation service, the control unit 140 may change a representative image of a cell, additional information, and the like according to the changed participation service.

As shown in FIG. 6 , if the participating service corresponding to the cell 610 is a chatting service, an image related to the chatting service may be set as the representative image 611 of the cell and displayed. When the group users mapped to the cell 610 commonly perform an action of writing a congratulatory message on someone's birthday, the controller 140 displays the most used emoticon or a preset image corresponding to the action. By changing to the representative image 621, the cell 620 can be dynamically changed and displayed. Through this, the browsing user can intuitively understand that someone's birthday is being celebrated in the current cell 620 .

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment, the controller 140 may display a cell having cell information determined based on a request action requested from a viewing user or group users of the cell.

The requested action refers to a predetermined action required for the user to perform in the participation service corresponding to the cell. The request action may be, for example, the input of a message when the service corresponding to the cell is chatting, or, for example, when the service corresponding to the cell is shopping, the viewing user's payment or purchase confirmation (the purchase price is paid to the seller). It may be an expression of intention to pay ), or, for example, when a service corresponding to a cell is a work-related service, it may be an input regarding whether payment is approved or whether work is completed.

The controller 140 may change cell information by changing at least one of the size, position, shape, color, representative image, and additional information according to the requested action. For example, when a request action for a cell occurs, the controller 140 can move the location of the corresponding cell to the top of the screen or increase the size of the cell when a request action occurs. In addition, the control unit 140 may display additional information according to the requested action. As additional information, whether or not the requested action has been performed, the completion deadline for the requested action to be completed, the remaining days until the deadline, or the task completion rate are displayed. can do it In addition, the controller 140 may change at least one of the size, location, and representative image of the cell based on at least one of whether the requested action is completed or the completion deadline. For example, as the deadline approaches, the cell is positioned at the top of the screen. You can change the size of the cell or increase the size of the cell gradually as the deadline approaches.

In relation to this, as shown in FIG. 7 , since the participation service corresponding to the cell 710 is 'shopping', an image related to shopping may be set as the representative image 711 of the cell and displayed. When a request action requested from a group user or browsing user corresponding to the corresponding cell 710 occurs, the controller 140 can change the representative image of the cell to an image corresponding to the request action, and accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7 Likewise, the cell 720 may be displayed by changing the representative image 711 of the cell to the representative image 721 according to 'schedule voting', which is a requested action requested from group users. In addition, the controller 140 may change the additional information 712 according to the requested action to additional information 722 indicating content related to the requested action. may include a requested deadline, etc., and accordingly, whether the viewing user has completed the action may be displayed as O/X. Therefore, 'tool room' as the additional information 712 is changed to 'tool schedule voting' to indicate that a predetermined action is required from the user, and 'D-2' is displayed to indicate that the tool schedule voting deadline is 2 days away. Along with the notification, whether or not the voting of the viewing user has been completed is indicated by 'O' or 'X' next to 'Voting complete' to notify that the user must perform a predetermined action. In addition, the control unit 140 can focus the attention of the viewing user by changing the location of the cell according to a request action requested from a group user or browsing user corresponding to the corresponding cell 710 . That is, as shown in FIG. 7 , the location of the cell 710 located at the bottom of the screen D can be moved to the top of the screen D whenever a deadline approaches so that the cell 720 can be displayed. have.

As described above, the control unit 140 can visually highlight a cell in which a request action of a browsing user or group user has occurred, and this can minimize the occurrence of unprocessed data by users.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment, the controller 140 may display a cell having cell information determined based on an exchange frequency between group users mapped to the cell.

In this regard, the exchange frequency refers to the number of times a corresponding cell is activated during a predetermined period of time, and according to an example, the exchange frequency may be proportional to the number of times that group users included in a group activate a corresponding cell, or a viewing user It can be proportional to the number of times the cell is activated.

The controller 140 may change cell information by changing at least one of the size, position, shape, color, representative image, and additional information according to the exchange frequency. For example, as the frequency of exchange increases, the controller 140 may increase the size of the cell or move the location of the cell to the top of the interface, change the color of the cell or make it gradated, or lower the transparency of the cell. Cells can be displayed more clearly. On the other hand, for example, as the frequency of exchange decreases, the controller 140 reduces the size of the cell, moves the location of the cell to the bottom of the interface, changes the color of the cell, or increases the transparency of the cell so that the cell is displayed dimly. can do. In addition, additional information may be provided when the exchange frequency is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and additional information may not be provided when the exchange frequency is lower than the predetermined threshold. In addition, the representative image or additional information can be set differently according to the exchange frequency.

In relation to this, as shown in FIG. 8 , as the exchange frequency of group users increases in the cell 810 of the group users using the music streaming service, the control unit 140 changes the location of the cell 810 to the location of the cell 811. can be changed to In this way, by changing the location of the cell according to the frequency of exchange, it is possible to visually and easily grasp information that changes organically according to the frequency of exchange, and it is possible to improve the user's access to the contact information. In relation to this, as shown in FIG. 8 , as the location of the cell 810 is changed, the control unit 140 may rearrange the cells or icons before the change. By moving the position of the cell 830 to the position of the cell 831, processing can be performed so that the arrangement of the cell or icon is not unnatural.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment, the controller 140 may determine cell information based on a group attribute mapped to a cell and display the cell according to the determined cell information. In relation to this, the attributes of the group may be, for example, the number of group users included in the group, common attributes of the group users, and reasons why the group users belong to the corresponding group.

For example, the controller 140 may determine cell information according to the number of users included in the group. For example, when the number of users included in the group is 4, cell information can be determined to have a square size four times the size of the contact icon, but when the number of users included in the group doubles to 8, the size of the cell can be doubled. That is, as shown in FIG. 9 , the controller 140 may change and display the cell 920 based on the attribute of the group user included in the cell 910 . As the number of group users mapped to the cell 910 increases from '3' to '6', the control unit 140 may increase the size of the cell 910 to display it as in the cell 920. As the size of ) expands to the cell 920, the icons 901, 902, 903, and 904 or the cell 905 can be rearranged to display the interface as shown on the right side of the arrow in FIG. Also, for example, since the controller 140 can determine the color of a cell with a color tag that occupies the largest number among the color tags of users included in the group, a user having a new color tag is assigned to the group users mapped to the cell 910. As many of the cells participate, the color of the cell 920 can be displayed to indicate a 'black' color tag that occupies a large number of color tags.

As described above, the control unit 140 can display the cell according to the determined cell information, and the cell information is, for example, a participation service corresponding to the cell, an action of group users, a viewing user, or a request for group users of the cell. It may be determined based on at least one of a request action, an exchange frequency, and attributes of a group mapped to a cell. Through this, it is possible to provide an interface that can check information optimized according to the interlocked service.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the controller 140 may recommend a service based on at least one of a contact icon and a cell disposed on the interface. The controller 140 may recommend a service to a viewing user or to a group user of a predetermined cell.

The controller 140 may recommend a service to the browsing user by analyzing the attributes of a contact icon or cell group arranged as an interface for the browsing user. For example, if a number of cells placed in the viewing user's interface are linked with work-related services, another work-related service may be recommended, or a certain percentage or more of the contact icons placed in the viewing user's interface may be used for work-related contacts. It can recommend a service related to work behind the scenes, or a music streaming service if there are many cells where music is discussed.

In addition, the controller 140 may recommend a service for the cell by analyzing attributes or actions of group users mapped to the cell. For example, as shown in FIG. 10 , the control unit 140 analyzing the frequent upload and download of images among group users mapped to a cell 1010 sends a message 1011 recommending interlocking of image management applications. It can be provided to group users mapped to the browsing user or cell 1010.

As described above, the controller 140 may automatically link the recommended service to a contact icon or cell. For example, a chatting service capable of sending a congratulatory message or gift to a browsing user whose birthday is imminent may be linked to cells in which the browsing user participates, or a new cell linked with the corresponding chatting service may be created and displayed. Through this, an optimized service can be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the control unit 140 may provide the same interface for the same account. Therefore, if the displayed cell is changed and displayed as the cell information of a predetermined cell is changed, the corresponding cell can be changed and displayed to the viewing user even in interfaces displayed through various electronic terminals possessed by the viewing user.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an interface according to an exemplary embodiment. The interface providing method illustrated in FIG. 11 includes steps sequentially processed by the interface providing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 10 . Therefore, even if the contents are omitted below, the contents described above regarding the interface providing apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 may be used in the interface providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 11 .

As shown in FIG. 11 , when receiving a request for providing an interface (S1110), the interface providing apparatus 100 may provide an interface including at least one of a contact icon and a cell (S1120). In this case, a contact icon is mapped to one contact, and a cell is mapped to a group corresponding to a plurality of contacts.

At this time, the cell is displayed according to cell information, and the cell information may include at least one of the size, location, shape, color, representative image, and additional information of the cell. Therefore, for example, when information about the size of a cell among cell information is changed, the interface providing apparatus 100 may change and display the size of the displayed cell.

The interface providing apparatus 100 may change cell information according to various embodiments and display an interface including a cell in which the changed cell information is reflected.

For example, the interface providing apparatus 100 may display a cell according to cell information determined based on an attribute of a group mapped to the cell. Also, for example, the interface providing apparatus 100 may display a cell according to cell information determined based on a participation service interlocked with the cell. Also, for example, the interface providing apparatus 100 may display a cell according to cell information determined based on actions of group users included in a group mapped to the cell. Also, for example, the interface providing apparatus 100 may display a cell according to cell information determined based on a request action requested from a group user included in a group mapped to a cell or a viewing user to whom an interface is provided. Also, for example, the interface providing apparatus 100 may display a cell according to cell information determined based on an exchange frequency of group users included in a group mapped to the cell.

As such, when the interface providing apparatus 100 detects a change in cell information (S1130), the cell may be changed and displayed according to the cell information (S1140). The interface providing apparatus 100 may support continuity and accessibility between a user and a service by changing and displaying a cell in real time according to the changed cell information until termination of interface provision is requested (S1150).

Also, according to the embodiment, the interface providing apparatus 100 recommends services based on actions of group users or browsing users included in a group mapped to a cell, or based on a result of analyzing the contact icon and cell displayed through the interface. Based on this, a service can be recommended. In addition, the interface providing apparatus 100 may link the recommended service to a cell or newly create and display a cell interlocked with the recommended service.

As such, according to the interface providing method according to the embodiment disclosed in this specification, continuity can be maintained while improving user accessibility to services by linking visualized contact icons or cells with various services that are in use or can be used.

The term '~unit' used in the above embodiments means software or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and '~unit' performs certain roles. However, '~ part' is not limited to software or hardware. '~bu' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Therefore, as an example, '~unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

Functions provided within components and '~units' may be combined into smaller numbers of components and '~units' or separated from additional components and '~units'.

In addition, components and '~units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

The interface providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 11 may also be implemented in the form of a computer-readable medium storing instructions and data executable by a computer. In this case, instructions and data may be stored in the form of program codes, and when executed by a processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. Also, computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. Also, a computer-readable medium may be a computer recording medium, which is a volatile and non-volatile memory implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. It can include both volatile, removable and non-removable media. For example, the computer recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as HDD and SSD, an optical recording medium such as CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc, or a memory included in a server accessible through a network.

Also, the interface providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 11 may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. A computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by a processor and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, object-oriented programming language, assembly language, or machine language. . In addition, the computer program may be recorded on a tangible computer-readable recording medium (eg, a memory, a hard disk, a magnetic/optical medium, or a solid-state drive (SSD)).

Accordingly, the interface providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 11 may be implemented by executing the computer program as described above by a computing device. A computing device may include at least some of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to a low-speed bus and a storage device. Each of these components are connected to each other using various buses and may be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Here, the processor may process commands within the computing device, for example, to display graphic information for providing a GUI (Graphic User Interface) on an external input/output device, such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. Examples include instructions stored in memory or storage devices. As another example, multiple processors and/or multiple buses may be used along with multiple memories and memory types as appropriate. Also, the processor may be implemented as a chipset comprising chips including a plurality of independent analog and/or digital processors.

Memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may consist of a volatile memory unit or a collection thereof. As another example, the memory may be composed of a non-volatile memory unit or a collection thereof. Memory may also be another form of computer readable medium, such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

Also, the storage device may provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. A storage device may be a computer-readable medium or a component that includes such a medium, and may include, for example, devices in a storage area network (SAN) or other components, such as a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or a tape device, flash memory, or other semiconductor memory device or device array of the like.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art to which the above-described embodiments belong can easily transform into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the above-described embodiments. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected through this specification is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description above, and should be construed to include all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof. .

100: interface providing device
110: input/output unit 120: communication unit
130: memory 140: control unit

Claims (27)

As a device that provides an interface,
memory to store one or more contacts; and
A control unit providing an interface including at least one of a contact icon and a cell;
The contact icon is mapped to one contact,
The cell is mapped to a group corresponding to a plurality of contacts. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that displays the cell according to cell information determined based on an attribute of a group mapped to the cell. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that displays the cell according to cell information determined based on a participation service linked to the cell. According to claim 3,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that changes and displays a representative image of the cell with an image corresponding to the changed participation service when the participation service linked to the cell is changed. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that displays the cell according to cell information determined based on actions of group users mapped to the cell. According to claim 5,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface for displaying the cell by changing the representative image of the cell to an image corresponding to the action. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that displays the cell according to cell information determined based on a request action requested from a group user mapped to the cell or a viewing user to whom the interface is provided. According to claim 7,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that displays information about at least one of whether the requested action is completed and a deadline for completing the requested action. According to claim 7,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that changes at least one of a size, location, and representative image of the cell based on at least one of whether the requested action is completed and a deadline for completing the requested action. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface for displaying the cell according to cell information determined based on an exchange frequency of group users mapped to the cell. According to claim 10,
The control unit,
The interface providing apparatus of increasing the size of the cell or moving the position of the interface to the top as the frequency of exchange of the group users increases. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface for displaying a cell based on cell information including at least one of the size, position, shape, color, representative image, and additional information of the cell. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that recommends a service based on actions of group users mapped to the cell. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
An interface providing device that recommends a service based on a result of analyzing a contact icon and a cell displayed through the interface. The method of claim 13 or 14,
The control unit,
An apparatus for providing an interface that interlocks a recommended service with a cell or creates and displays a cell interlocked with the recommended service. As a method for an interface providing device to provide an interface,
receiving an interface request; and
providing an interface comprising at least one of a contact icon and a cell;
The contact icon is mapped to one contact,
Wherein the cell is mapped to a group corresponding to a plurality of contacts. According to claim 16,
Providing the interface,
and displaying the cell according to cell information determined based on an attribute of a group mapped to the cell. According to claim 16,
Providing the interface,
A method of providing an interface, comprising displaying a cell according to cell information determined based on a participation service linked to the cell. According to claim 16,
Providing the interface,
and displaying the cell according to cell information determined based on actions of group users mapped to the cell. According to claim 16,
Providing the interface,
and displaying the cell according to cell information determined based on a request action requested from a group user mapped to the cell or a viewing user to whom the interface is provided. According to claim 16,
Providing the interface,
and displaying the cell according to cell information determined based on an exchange frequency of group users mapped to the cell. According to claim 16,
Providing the interface,
A method of providing an interface, comprising displaying a cell based on cell information including at least one of a size, location, shape, color, representative image, and additional information of the cell. According to claim 16,
Providing the interface,
and recommending a service based on actions of group users mapped to the cell. According to claim 16,
Providing the interface,
and recommending a service based on a result of analyzing a contact icon and a cell displayed through the interface. The method of claim 23 or 24,
The recommended steps are:
A method of providing an interface, comprising interworking a recommended service with a cell or generating and displaying a cell in which the recommended service is interlocked. A computer readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method according to claim 16 is recorded. A computer program executed by an interface providing device and stored in a medium to perform the interface providing method according to claim 16.

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