WO2009031752A1

WO2009031752A1 - Method for providing diary service and system for executing the method

Info

Publication number: WO2009031752A1
Application number: PCT/KR2008/003773
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jung Hwa Yoo; Eun Jung Song
Original assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
Priority date: 2007-09-07
Filing date: 2008-06-28
Publication date: 2009-03-12

Abstract

A diary service providing method and system is provided. A diary service providing method, including: maintaining a query database storing a predetermined query and a sentence database storing a predetermined basic sentence associated with the query; receiving a user's response to the query through a callback Short Message Service (SMS) including at least one query; and matching the received response with the basic sentence and completing an entry of the user.

Description

METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIARY SERVICE AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD

Technical Field The present invention relates to a diary service, and more particularly, to a diary service providing method and system that may provide an Artificial Intelligence (AI) diary service based on a Short Message Service (SMS).

Background Art Along with the rapid development of the Internet, mobile communication technology, and infrastructure, related services become more varied and widespread. In particular, as a mobile communication terminal has been evolved into a cellular phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), smart phone, and the like, and consumers' need for brand-new services increases, a location-based service is critical as a new mobile communication service.

In general, a location-based service ascertains a current location of a user through Work Analysis Program (WAP) connection, Virtual Machine (VM) application operation, and service access. Also, application services such as a 'searching for a friend' and 'route guidance service' are provided by retrieving a location of a specific user based on a location-based service.

In a location-based service in a conventional art, a user of a mobile communication terminal may be provided with a service capable of providing a current location of another user that is previously registered in association with the user. In a location information service such as 'searching for a friend', a user is required to input an identifier, for example, a mobile number, corresponding to another user through a mobile communication terminal, and a current location of the other user is retrieved. When location information of the other user is requested, the current location of a mobile communication terminal of the other user is received from a location information providing server. The received location information is processed into a predetermined text or graphics, and it is provided to the user.

However, the location information service in the conventional art is limited to retrieving a current location of a corresponding user or another user, and thus users' needs may not be satisfied.

In general, a diary is a book where things that a user desires to remember or what has happened on that day are recorded. In a traditional diary, a user writes down a user's thoughts or feelings on a diary book using a pen on his/her own. Accordingly, a function of a diary is limited and storing is not convenient.

Since most houses and offices have a computer these days, a user uses a diary service recording a daily routine using a program installed in a personal computer.

Through the above diary service, a user records a user's daily schedule or memo like a traditional diary. The diary service stores data and enables the user to check the data, provides a variety of functions, and thus the use of the service is gradually increasing.

However, a diary service in a conventional art has disadvantages in that a user is required to complete an entry on his/her own and continuously spend time writing and managing an entry.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Goals

The present invention provides a diary service providing method and system which automatically completes an entry using a user's response based on a Short Message Service (SMS).

The present invention also provides a diary service providing method and system which automatically completes an entry using location information of a user and a user's response based on an SMS.

The present invention also provides a diary service providing method and system which automatically completes an entry using a user's response based on an SMS, location information of a user, surrounding information about weather, traffic, restaurants, and the like.

The present invention also provides a diary service providing method and system which may access a user's diary in various ways such as a diary by day, map diary, and the like on a web.

The present invention also provides a diary service providing method and system which manages a database to share others' entries on a web, categorizes the others' diaries by a date, area, age, sex, and occupation, and thereby may provide a variety of diary access schemes.

The present invention also provides a diary service providing method and system which provides various types of services such as a friend's diary, exchange diary, hit entry, and the like to share others' diaries.

Technical solutions

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a diary service providing method, including: maintaining a query database storing a predetermined query and a sentence database storing a predetermined basic sentence associated with the query; receiving a user's response to the query through a callback Short Message Service (SMS) including at least one query; and matching the received response with the basic sentence and completing an entry of the user.

The basic sentence of the sentence database includes a sentence associated with location information and surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants, and the diary service providing method, further including: collecting the location information and surrounding information based on a time when the user's response is received; and matching the collected location information and surrounding information with the basic sentence. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a diary service providing system, including: a database storing a predetermined query and predetermined basic sentence associated with the query; and a web server receiving a user's response to the query through a callback SMS including at least one query, matching the received response with the basic sentence, and automatically completing an entry of the user.

The diary service providing system, further including: a location search server querying for location information of the user based on a time when the response to the query is received; and a surrounding information search server querying for surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants based on the location information of the user.

The basic sentence of the database includes a sentence associated with the location information and surrounding information, and the web server matches the queried location information and surrounding information with the basic sentence.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a diary service providing method, including: connecting to a predetermined web community using a user terminal and completing an entry; storing the completed entry for each user, categorizing an entry of each user, and managing the entry of each of the users; and exposing an entry of a user or other users for each category according to a user's request.

The diary service providing method may automatically send a predetermined SMS through the user terminal at a predetermined time, receive a callback SMS with respect to the SMS, the callback SMS including the query, and connect to the web community through the received callback SMS.

The diary service providing method may send a predetermined SMS through the user terminal using a predetermined shortcut number, receive a callback SMS with respect to the SMS, the callback SMS including the query, and connect to the web community through the received callback SMS.

The diary service providing method may directly connect to a web server via wired or wireless authentication.

The diary service providing method may add the text message included in the SMS to the completed entry, when an SMS including a predetermined text message is sent through the user terminal using a predetermined shortcut number.

The diary service providing method may query for location information of the user when the user completes the entry, query for surrounding information about at least one of traffic and weather based on the location information, and add the response, inputted by the user, and the queried location information and surrounding information to the entry of the user.

The diary service providing method may add a character or emoticon, corresponding to the response and queried location information and surrounding information, to the entry based on the response and queried location information and surrounding information. The diary service providing method may categorize entries of the users completing the entry based on at least one of alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation to expose the others' diaries or the user's diary for each category on a web community. Particularly, the diary service providing method may provide the web community including a self-diary view function, friend's diary view function, friend registration function, reply function, recommendation function, hit entry function, exchange diary function, and the like. According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a diary service providing system, including: a web server providing a web community which enables a user to complete an entry and exposes the entry of the user or other users for each category according to a request from the user; and a database storing the completed entry for each user, categorizing the entry for each user, and managing the entry.

The web server categorizes the entry of each user by at least one of date, alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation, and provides the categorized entry to the web community for sharing of the entry.

The web server adds the text message included in the SMS to the completed entry, when receiving an SMS including a predetermined text message from a user through a predetermined shortcut number.

The web server sends to the user a callback SMS with respect to the received SMS, the callback SMS being used for connecting to the web community, when receiving an SMS of a null message from a user through a predetermined shortcut number.

The diary service providing system, further including: a location search server querying for location information of the user based on a time when the user completes the entry; and a surrounding information search server querying for surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants based on the location information of the user, and the web server adds the queried location information and surrounding information to the completed entry.

The diary service providing system, further including: a database storing a character or emoticon previously generated in association with the entry completed by the user, the location information and surrounding information, and the web server adds a character or emoticon, corresponding to the completed entry and queried location information and surrounding information, to the completed entry.

The diary service providing system, further including: a surrounding information search server querying for biorhythm information or fortune information of the user based on a time when the user completes the entry, and the web server adds the queried biorhythm information or fortune information to the completed entry.

Advantageous effects

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a diary service providing method and system automatically completes an entry of a user using a user's response including an emotion, state, condition, and the like, based on a Short Message Service (SMS). That is, the diary service providing method and system may entertainingly provide a user with information.

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a diary service providing method and system adds a user's response as well as location information and surrounding information about traffic, weather, and restaurants based on a current location of the user, to an entry of the user, and thereby may improve quality of the entry. Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a diary service providing method and system may overcome a disadvantage that a user is required to spend time in writing an entire entry in a conventional art, and may automatically complete an entry based on Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a diary service providing method and system manages an entry of each user by categorizing the entry by various standards, and thereby may share the entries of each of the users on a web community. Particularly, a web community including a variety of diary services such as a self-diary view function, friend's diary view function, friend registration function, reply function, recommendation function, hit entry function, exchange diary function, and the like, is provided, and thus user satisfaction may increase.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a diary service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a diary service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 3 through 9 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen for environment settings of a diary service;

FIGS. 10 through 13 are diagrams illustrating a screen displaying a callback Short Message Service (SMS) including a query for completing an entry and a response list to each query; FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic sentence for completing an entry;

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of an entry completed by matching the basic sentence of FIG. 14 with a user's response, location information, and surrounding information through a callback SMS; FIGS. 16 through 19 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with a self-diary view function;

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a diary service method to enable a user or other users to access diaries of the user or other users;

FIGS. 21 through 23 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with a friend's diary view function;

FIGS. 24 through 26 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with a friend search and friend registration function;

FIGS. 27 through 29 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with a hit entry view function; and FIGS. 30 through 33 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with an exchange diary function.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail by referring to the figures.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a diary service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the diary service providing system, a Web Platform (WEBP) 200 interoperates with an entry completion/management server 210 under control of a web server 100.

The web server 100 includes a query database storing a predetermined query and a sentence database storing a predetermined basic sentence associated with the query.

The query database includes at least one query and response list to each of the at least one query. The at least one query and the response list to each of the at least one query are previously generated by a manager of the web server 100 for completing an entry.

Here, the query and the response list may be categorized by at least one of an age, sex, and occupation, and be generated differently for each age, sex, and occupation. Accordingly, an appropriate query and response list may be generated for each age, sex, and occupation. Also, the sentence database stores basic sentences previously generated excluding words corresponding to the user's response to the at least one query.

It is preferable that the basic sentence has a sentence structure based on the user's response to all the queries for each category. All the queries for each category are stored in the query database. Also, the basic sentence may be categorized by at least one of an age, sex, and occupation, and be generated differently for each age, sex, and occupation. Accordingly, an appropriate basic sentence may be generated for each age, sex, and occupation.

Particularly, when a user using the diary service providing system registers his/her occupation through separate detailed information, the query and response list may be divided into each job.

The sentence database may further store a prepared phrase for each response.

The prepared phrase for each response may be generated with respect to all the responses stored in the query database, and be used in an entry as is. Specifically, the entry may be completed using the prepared phrase corresponding to a response without using words corresponding to the response inputted by the user.

For example, when the sentence database stores a phrase, 'my sweetheart', corresponding to a response of 'lover', and the user selects 'lover', 'my sweetheart' may be used in the entry. The web server 100 may communicate with a Short Message Service (SMS) server 300, and thereby may control an SMS transmission and SMS receiving between the SMS server 300 and a user terminal 400. When the user terminal 400 transmits an SMS to the SMS server 300 at a predetermined time, the SMS server 300 receives the SMS from the user terminal 400. Also, the SMS server 300 transmits a callback SMS with respect to the SMS to the user terminal 400 under control of the web server 100.

Here, the SMS transmitted by the user terminal 400 is a message requesting an entry completion service. The callback SMS transmitted by the SMS server 300 is a message including the at least one query, stored in the query database, and the response list to each of the at least one query under control of the web server 100.

The SMS is a null message that designates an identification number of the user terminal 400 as an outgoing number. The callback SMS is a message that designates the outgoing number of the SMS, transmitted from the user terminal 400, as a receiver number. The SMS is transmitted to the SMS server 300, and the callback SMS is transmitted to the user terminal 400.

When the user inputs a response to each query included in a corresponding message through the callback SMS using the user terminal 400, the web server 100 receives the inputted response through the communication with the SMS server 300.

The entry completion/management server 210 automatically completes the entry of the user using the user's response received through the callback SMS under control of the web server 100. Also, the entry completion/management server 210 manages entries for each user. The entry completion/management server 210 interoperates with a member information database 220, location search server 230, surrounding information search server 240, and diary database for each member 250 on the WEBP 200. The surrounding information search server 240 may query for surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants. Here, a member may be referred to as a user.

The WEBP 200 manages the member information database 220 for member management under control of the web server 100 to provide a web community which may automatically complete an entry on the web.

The location search server 230 is for retrieving a location of a user with the user terminal 400 such as a cellular phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and the like, based on a location-based service (LBS).

The WEBP 200 manages a surrounding information database which is not illustrated. The surrounding information database is for retrieving the surrounding information about traffic, weather, and restaurants, based on a current location of the user using the surrounding information search server 240. The surrounding information search server 240 may query for the surrounding information about traffic, weather, and restaurants corresponding to the current location of the user in the surrounding information database under control of the web server 100.

The entry completion/management server 210 may complete the entry of the user based on the user's response, location information of the user, and surrounding information. In this instance, the location information is obtained through the location search server 230 and the surrounding information is retrieved through the surrounding information search server 240 based on the location information.

When a sentence associated with the location and surrounding information is added to the basic sentence of the sentence database, the entry completion/management server 210 may complete the entry of the user using the user's response, location information, and surrounding information of the user based on a time when the user's response is received under control of the web server 100.

The entry completion/management server 210 completes the entry under control of the web server 100, and interoperates with the diary database for each member 250 storing and managing entries for each member. The entries for each member stored in the diary database for each member 250 may be exposed to each user on the web community through a diary view function, and be used as information for analyzing a moving pattern of each of the users, for example, favorite places or activities of each of the users.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the diary service providing system may receive a user's response based on the SMS, and automatically complete an entry of the user using the user's response, location information and surrounding information of the user.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a diary service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, although a method of automatically completing an entry using a user's response, location information, and surrounding information based on an SMS is described, the location and surrounding information may be selectively added or omitted when completing the entry. The surrounding information includes information about traffic, weather, and restaurants.

In operation S200, it is preferable that the user sets a standard for completing the entry, that is, a terminal environment interoperating with the diary service on a user terminal 400 of the user.

Specifically, the standard may include a time that the entry completion is requested, that is, an SMS receiving time, and a number of times that the entry completion is requested, that is, an SMS receiving count. For the entry completion, an SMS of a null message is transmitted to an SMS server 300 communicating with a web server 100 depending on the SMS receiving time and the SMS receiving count set by the user on the user terminal 400. In this instance, the web server 100 receives the SMS transmitted from the user terminal 400 through an SMS server 300, and transmits a callback SMS for the entry completion to the user terminal 400 through the SMS server 300. That is, the SMS receiving count and SMS receiving time with respect to the callback SMS are set in the user terminal 400, and thus the SMS requesting the entry completion may be automatically sent based on the standard set by the user.

Also, the standard may further include information about whether the location information is added to the entry, information about whether the surrounding information is added to the entry, and information about whether to receive an SMS with respect to the completed entry.

FIGS. 3 through 9 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen for environment settings of a diary service.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of an initial screen when connected to a web community corresponding to the diary service. The initial screen includes an overall user menu list with respect to the diary service. Particularly, the initial screen may include a 'setting' menu 310 for setting a standard of the diary service.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a sub-menu screen when the 'setting' menu 310 is selected in the initial screen. The sub-menu of the 'setting' menu 310 may include an SMS receiving count menu 410, SMS receiving time menu 430, actual information interoperation menu 450, and completed entry SMS menu 470. The SMS receiving count menu 410 is for setting a number of times that a callback SMS is received per day, and the SMS receiving time menu 430 is for setting a time that the callback SMS is received. The actual information interoperation menu 450 is for setting whether to add location and surrounding information to an entry. The completed entry SMS menu 470 is for setting whether to receive an SMS with respect to a completed entry.

According to the SMS receiving count menu 410 and SMS receiving time menu 430, SMSs corresponding to the set SMS receiving count may be randomly received within the set SMS receiving time.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a sub-menu screen when the SMS receiving count menu 410 is selected in the menu list. The sub-menu of the SMS receiving count menu 410 is associated with the number of SMSs to be received per day. For example, the SMS receiving count menu 410 may provide a receiving count list such as 1 time/day, 3 times/day, or 5 times/day to enable the user to select any one of the receiving count list, or provide a screen enabling the user to directly input an SMS receiving count.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a sub-menu screen when the SMS receiving time menu 430 is selected in the menu list. The sub-menu of the SMS receiving time menu 430 is associated with a time range to receive the SMSs corresponding to the set number of SMSs. For example, the SMS receiving time menu 430 may provide a receiving time list such as 09 ~ 21 o'clock or 12 ~ 24 o'clock to enable the user to select any one of the receiving time list, or provide a screen enabling the user to directly set an SMS receiving time.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a screen enabling the user to directly input the SMS receiving time. The screen may include a menu 710 inputting a starting time and a menu 730 inputting an ending time for SMS receiving.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a sub-menu screen when the actual information interoperation menu 450 is selected in the menu list. The sub-menu of the actual information interoperation menu 450 is for setting whether to add location information and surrounding information such as weather information or traffic information. That is, whether to add the location information and surrounding information may be selectively determined using the actual information interoperation menu 450. FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a sub-menu screen when the completed entry

SMS menu 470 is selected in the menu list. The sub-menu of the completed entry SMS menu 470 is for setting whether to receive an SMS with respect to a completed entry to enable the completed entry to be checked every day. Whether to receive the SMS with respect to the completed entry every day may be selectively determined using the completed entry SMS menu 470.

When the standard for completing the entry is all set through the above- described operations, the user terminal 400 automatically transmits an SMS requesting the entry completion to the SMS server 300 based on the set standard. Also, the SMS server 300 transmits a callback SMS with respect to the SMS to the user terminal 400 under control of the web server 100. The callback SMS includes at least one query necessary for the entry completion and a previously generated response list to each of the at least one query.

Referring again to FIG. 2, in operation S210, the user terminal 400 receives the callback SMS from the SMS server 300, and registers a response to the query through the received callback SMS.

FIGS. 10 through 13 are diagrams illustrating a screen displaying a callback SMS including a query for completing an entry and a response list to each query.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a screen when the callback SMS is received. The screen provides a menu to connect to a message screen for the entry completion.

FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a message screen when a connection menu is selected in the screen of FIG. 10. The message screen may include at least one query 110 and a response list 150 of each of the at least one query 110 for the entry completion. Also, the message screen may further include an input window 130 enabling the user to directly input a response to a corresponding query, as opposed to a method where the user selects any one response from the response list 150.

FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a guidance screen displaying a state of the entry completion when responses to all the queries are inputted in the message screen of

FIG. 11. The guidance screen includes a state of the standard set in operation S200 and a notice about the entry completion. For example, a notice message "an entry is completed by interoperating contents written by you with information about current location + traffic information + weather information" may be provided when all the responses to the queries are inputted through the guidance screen of FIG. 12.

FIG. 13 illustrates an example of a message screen for confirming all the responses inputted through the message screen of FIG. 11. The message screen of FIG. 13 includes all the responses selected by the user. Also, the message screen of FIG. 13 may further include a menu screen displaying a current location of the user, weather information, traffic information, and the like.

When the user inputs all the responses to the queries through the callback SMS, the web server 100 receives the inputted responses through the SMS server 300.

Referring again to FIG. 2, in operation S220, the entry completion/management server 210 collects surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants and location information of the user based on a time when the user's response is received under control of the web server 100. In operation S230, the entry completion/management server 210 matches the user's response with the basic sentence, and generates a sentence of the user under control of the web server 100. Also, in operation S240, the entry completion/management server 210 matches the basic sentence with the collected location information and surrounding information, and generates the sentence. In operation S250, an entry of the user is automatically completed using the sentences generated based on the user's response as well as the location and surrounding information.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic sentence previously generated on a web server 100. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of an entry completed by matching the basic sentence of FIG. 14 with a user's response, location information, and surrounding information.

As illustrated in FIG. 14, the basic sentence is previously generated based on all queries included in a callback SMS. A sentence associated with the location and surrounding information may be further included. That is, the basic sentence is previously generated excluding words corresponding to the user's response, location information, and surrounding information.

For example, (D is matched with a time when the user's response is received.

(3), ©, and © are matched with user's responses to queries included in the callback

SMS. φ is matched with a current location of the user, and (ED is matched with weather information. © is matched with traffic information, and (8) is matched with information about a restaurant.

FIG. 15 illustrates an entry completed by applying the received user's response, receiving time, and location, weather, traffic, and restaurant information to the basic sentence of FIG. 14.

An entry completion/management server 210 stores and manages the completed entry for each user under control of a web server 100. Also, the entry for each user may be managed in chronological order.

FIGS. 16 through 19 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with a self-diary view function. A web community associated with a diary service that may show an entry in various ways is provided.

FIG. 16 illustrates an example of an initial screen when connected to the web community corresponding to the diary service. The initial screen includes a diary view menu, for example, 'My magic diary' 610. The diary view menu enables a user to check an entry of the user.

FIG. 17 illustrates an example of a sub-menu screen with respect to the diary view menu 610 when inputting the diary view menu 610 in the initial screen of FIG. 16. The sub-menu screen with respect to the diary view menu 610 may provide a menu list including a 'Yesterday's diary', 'Today's diary', and 'View in chronological order'. 'Yesterday's diary' is for viewing yesterday's diary, and 'Today's diary' is for viewing today's diary. 'View in chronological order' is for moving to a list where entries are arranged in chronological order. FIG. 18 illustrates an example of a screen displaying today's entry when

'Today's diary' is selected from the menu list of FIG. 17.

FIG. 19 illustrates a menu screen associated with a list where entries are listed in chronological order when 'View in chronological order' is selected from the menu list of FIG. 17. The menu screen provides the list where the entries are listed from latest to oldest based on today. When the user selects a specific entry from the list of FIG. 19, a screen displaying the selected entry may be provided.

Hereinafter, a diary service providing system and method according to another embodiment of the present invention is described.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the diary service providing system according to the present embodiment, a WEBP 200 interoperates with an entry completion/management server 210 under control of a web server 100.

The web server 100 provides a web community completing an entry, as well as sorting and exposing an entry for each user by a predetermined category to share entries.

The web server 100 includes a query database storing a predetermined query and a sentence database storing a predetermined basic sentence associated with the query. The query database includes at least one query and response list to each of the at least one query. The at least one query and the response list to each of the at least one query are previously generated by a manager of the web server 100 for completing an entry.

Here, the query and the response list may be categorized by at least one of an age, sex, and occupation, and be generated differently for each age, sex, and occupation. Accordingly, an appropriate query and response list may be generated for each age, sex, and occupation.

Also, the sentence database stores basic sentences previously generated excluding words corresponding to the user's response to the at least one query. It is preferable that the basic sentence has a sentence structure based on the user's response to all the queries for each category. All the queries for each category are stored in the query database.

Also, the basic sentence may be categorized by at least one of an age, sex, and occupation, and be generated differently for each age, sex, and occupation. Accordingly, an appropriate basic sentence may be generated for each age, sex, and occupation.

The sentence database may further store a prepared phrase for each response.

The web server 100 may further include a character/emoticon database. The character/emoticon database defines a response which may be represented as a character or emoticon, and generates and stores a character or emoticon corresponding to each response to use the character or emoticon based on a response inputted by the user. Accordingly, the character or emoticon corresponding to the response inputted by the user may be added to an entry of the user. The web server 100 may directly communicate with a user terminal 400, or the user terminal 400 may connect to the web community of the web server 100 through a wired or wireless authentication.

That is, the web server 100 provides the web community including the at least one query. The user connects to the web community using the user terminal 400, and thereby may input a response to the query.

The web server 100 may communicate with an SMS server 300, and thereby may control an SMS transmission and SMS receiving between the SMS server 300 and the user terminal 400. When the user terminal 400 transmits an SMS to the SMS server 300, the SMS server 300 receives the SMS from the user terminal 400. Also, the SMS server 300 transmits a callback SMS with respect to the SMS to the user terminal 400 under control of the web server 100.

In this instance, when the SMS is automatically transmitted at a predetermined time according to a user's setting or the user desires to complete an entry, the user terminal 400 may transmit the SMS using a predetermined shortcut number. The SMS is a null message that designates an identification number of the user terminal 400 as an outgoing number. The callback SMS is a message that designates the outgoing number of the SMS, transmitted from the user terminal 400, as a receiver number. The SMS is transmitted to the SMS server 300, and the callback SMS is transmitted to the user terminal 400. When the user inputs a response to each query included in a corresponding message through the callback SMS using the user terminal 400, the web server 100 receives the inputted response through the communication with the SMS server 300.

The entry completion/management server 210 automatically completes the entry of the user using the user's response received through the callback SMS under control of the web server 100. Also, the entry completion/management server 210 manages entries for each user.

Also, when the user transmits an SMS including a predetermined text message using a predetermined shortcut number through the user terminal 400, the entry completion/management server 210 may receive the text message of the SMS via the SMS server 300 under control of the web server 100. Also, the entry completion/management server 210 may add the received text message to the entry of the user.

The entry completion/management server 210 interoperates with a member information database 220, location search server 230, surrounding information search server 240, and diary database for each member 250 on the WEBP 200. The surrounding information search server 240 may query for surrounding information about traffic, weather, restaurants, biorhythm, and fortune.

The WEBP 200 manages the member information database 220 for member management under control of the web server 100 to provide the web community which may automatically complete an entry on the web.

The location search server 230 is for retrieving a location of a user with the user terminal 400 such as a cellular phone, PDA, and the like, based on an LBS.

The WEBP 200 manages a surrounding information database which is not illustrated. The surrounding information database is for retrieving the surrounding information about traffic, weather, and restaurants, based on a current location of the user using the surrounding information search server 240, or retrieving the surrounding information about biorhythm or fortune of the user when the entry is being completed. The surrounding information search server 240 may query for the surrounding information about traffic, weather, and restaurants corresponding to the current location of the user, or the surrounding information about biorhythm or fortune of the user in the surrounding information database under control of the web server 100. The entry completion/management server 210 may complete the entry of the user based on the user's response, location information of the user, and surrounding information. In this instance, the location information is obtained through the location search server 230 and the surrounding information is retrieved through the surrounding information search server 240. When a sentence associated with the location and surrounding information is added to the basic sentence of the sentence database, the entry completion/management server 210 may complete the entry of the user using the user's response, location information, and surrounding information of the user based.

A character or emoticon corresponding to the surrounding information may be further included in the character/emoticon database to use a character or emoticon based on the surrounding information such as the weather or traffic information. Accordingly, a character or emoticon corresponding to the queried surrounding information may be added to the entry of the user.

The entry completion/management server 210 completes the entry under control of the web server 100, and interoperates with the diary database for each member 250 storing and managing entries for each member. The entries for each member stored in the diary database for each member 250 may be exposed to each user on the web community through a diary view function.

Specifically, the web server 100 sorts and manages the entries for each user by various categories, and provides a variety of diary services such as a self-diary view function, friend registration function, friend's diary view function, reply function, recommendation function, hit entry view function, exchange diary function, and the like.

The web server 100 may sort the entries for each user based on at least one of alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation.

According to the present embodiment of the present invention, the entries for each user, completed through the web community providing the diary service, are categorized and managed, and thus entries may be shared among other users.

Hereinafter, a diary service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention is described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 2, an entry completion operation is described.

In the present embodiment of the present invention, although connecting to a web community through a callback SMS based on an SMS is used for the entry completion operation, it is apparent that a user may directly connect to a web or connect to web contents for entry completion using a predetermined shortcut number.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an entry completion operation of a diary service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention. In operation S200, a user sets a standard for completing the entry, that is, a terminal environment interoperating with the diary service on a user terminal 400 of the user. Specifically, the standard may include a time that the entry completion is requested, that is, an SMS receiving time, and a number of times that the entry completion is requested, that is, an SMS receiving count. For the entry completion, an SMS of a null message is transmitted to an SMS server 300 communicating with a web server 100 depending on the SMS receiving time and the SMS receiving count set by the user on the user terminal 400. In this instance, the web server 100 receives the SMS transmitted from the user terminal 400 through an SMS server 300, and transmits a callback SMS for the entry completion to the user terminal 400 through the SMS server 300. That is, the SMS receiving count and SMS receiving time with respect to the callback SMS are set in the user terminal 400, and thus the SMS requesting the entry completion may be automatically sent based on the standard set by the user.

When the standard is set through the above-described operation, the user terminal 400 automatically transmits the SMS requesting for the entry completion to the SMS server 300 based on the set standard. Also, the SMS server 300 transmits the callback SMS with respect to the SMS to the user terminal 400 under control of the web server 100. The callback SMS includes at least one query and a previously generated response list with respect to the at least one query.

In operation S210, the user terminal 400 receives the callback SMS from the SMS server 300, and registers a response to the query through the received callback SMS.

In operation S220, an entry completion/management server 210 collects surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants and location information of the user based on a time when the user's response is received under control of the web server 100. The location information and surrounding information may selectively set whether to add the location information and surrounding information to the entry or omit an operation of adding the location information and surrounding information in the setting in operation S200. Also, whether to add surrounding information about the biorhythm or fortune of the user to the entry may be selectively set or omitted in the setting in operation S200.

In operation S230, the entry completion/management server 210 matches the user's response with the basic sentence, and generates a sentence of the user under control of the web server 100. Also, in operation S240, the entry completion/management server 210 matches the basic sentence with the collected location information and surrounding information, and generates the sentence.

In operation S250, an entry of the user is automatically completed using the sentences generated based on the user's response as well as the location and surrounding information.

Hereinafter, a diary service method to share entries is described in detail.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a diary service method to enable a user or other users to access diaries of the user or other users. In operation SIlO, an entry completion/management server 210 connects to a web community under control of a web server 100, and stores and manages all entries of users for each user.

In operation S 130, the entry completion/management server 210 categorizes and manages the entries for each user into an alphabetical order, chronological order, area, age, sex, and occupation.

In operation S 150, the web server 100 provides various services enabling the user or other users to access the entries for each user on the web community. In this instance, the entries for each user are managed based on each category through the communication with the entry completion/management server 210. For example, a variety of diary services such as a self-diary view function, friend registration function, friend's diary view function, reply function, recommendation function, hit entry view function, exchange diary function, and the like, may be provided.

FIG. 16 illustrates an example of a user interface screen provided in the web community to share the entries. The user interface screen provides a menu list of diary services provided in the web community.

As illustrated in FIG. 16, the menu list to enable the user to access each of the diary services such as a bridge crossing menu, my magic diary view menu, friend's diary view menu, hit entry view menu, exchange diary menu, and the like is provided. The 'my magic diary view' menu provides the self-diary view function, and the friend's diary view menu provides the friend's diary view function. The bridge crossing menu provides a friend search and friend registration function, the hit entry view menu provides the hit entry view function, and the exchange diary menu provides the exchange diary function.

First, the self-diary view function to enable the user to access an entry completed by the user is described in detail.

FIGS. 17 through 19 illustrate a user interface screen where the self-diary view function is provided. A web community with respect to a diary service exposing the entry completed by the user in various ways may be provided.

FIG. 17 illustrates an example of a menu screen corresponding to the self-diary view function when the 'my magic diary' menu is selected from the menu list of FIG. 16. The menu screen of the self-diary view function includes a 'today's diary' menu, 'yesterday's diary' menu, 'map diary' menu, and 'view in chronological order'. The 'today's diary' menu is for accessing an entry completed today, 'yesterday's diary' menu is for accessing an entry completed yesterday, 'map diary' menu is for accessing a map diary function, and 'view in chronological order' is for moving to a list arranged in chronological order. The map diary function displays entries completed on a map. FIG. 18 illustrates an example of a screen displaying a today's entry or yesterday's entry when the 'today's diary' menu or 'yesterday's diary' menu is selected from the menu list of FIG. 17.

Specifically, when an entry is completed in interoperation with location and surrounding information, a character or emoticon corresponding to a user's response and the location and surrounding information may be added to the entry.

As illustrated in FIG. 18, a weather character/emoticon corresponding to weather information when the entry is completed may be added to the entry. Also, a traffic character/emoticon corresponding to traffic information when the entry is completed, and a condition character/emoticon corresponding to a user's condition may be added.

Also, when the entry is completed in interoperation with the location information, location information of the user may be retrieved when completing the entry, and an entry list of the user may be sorted and managed for each area based on the location information when storing and managing the completed entry. That is, the entry list sorted for each area is provided on a predetermined map image when the 'map diary' menu is selected from the menu list of FIG. 17. Accordingly, the user may access an entry through an area category. FIG. 19 illustrates a menu screen associated with a list where entries are listed in chronological order when 'View in chronological order' is selected from the menu list of FIG. 17. The menu screen provides the list where the entries are listed from latest to oldest based on today. When the user selects a specific entry from the list of FIG. 19, a screen displaying the selected entry may be provided, as illustrated in FIG. 18.

Hereinafter, 'friend's diary view function' is described in detail.

The friend's diary view function enables the user to register at least one user in a friend list on a web community, and access an entry of the at least one user registered in the friend list. The friend list may be sorted and managed based on a chronological order, and area, age, sex, and occupation of a friend.

FIGS. 21 through 23 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with a friend's diary view function. Entries of friends registered in a friend list are categorized, and a diary service enabling a user to access by each category is provided.

FIG. 21 illustrates an example of a menu screen corresponding to a friend's diary view function when a 'friend's diary' menu is selected from the menu list of FIG. 16.

As illustrated in FIG. 21, the menu screen associated with the friend's diary view function may include a 'friends writing entry today' menu 211, 'friend's diary by day' menu 212, 'friend's diary by area' menu 213, 'friend's diary by age' menu 214, 'friend's diary by sex' menu 215, 'friend's diary by occupation' menu 216, and 'friend's diary in an alphabetical order' menu not illustrated. The 'friends writing entry today' menu 211 provides a friend list including friends that write an entry today. The

'friend's diary by day' menu 212 sorts entries of friends into each day and provides a friend list, including friends writing an entry, for each day. The 'friend's diary by area' menu 213 provides a friend list including friends sorted by area, 'friend's diary by age' menu 214 provides a friend list including friends sorted by age, 'friend's diary by sex' menu 215 provides a friend list including friends sorted by sex and, the 'friend's diary by occupation' menu 216 provides a friend list including friends sorted by occupation.

Also, the 'friend's diary in an alphabetical order' menu provides a friend list including friends sorted by an alphabetical order.

FIG. 22 illustrates an example of a screen displaying a selected entry when an entry of a specific friend is selected in the menu screen of FIG. 21. For example, when the 'friends writing entry today' menu 211 is selected in the menu screen of FIG. 21, friends writing an entry today are retrieved, and a friend list including the friends is provided. When a specific friend is selected from the friend list, a screen displaying an entry 350 of the selected friend is provided as illustrated in FIG. 22. The menu screen displaying the friend's entry may further include a 'check my friend's biorhythm/fortune' menu 320, 'reply' menu 330, and 'recommend' menu 340. The 'check my friend's biorhythm/fortune' menu 320 enables the user to check the friend's biorhythm or fortune based on a date when a corresponding entry is completed. The 'reply' menu 330 enables the user to comment on a friend's entry, and the 'recommend' menu 340 enables the user to recommend the friend's entry.

The 'check my friend's biorhythm/fortune' menu 320 enables the user to check the friend's biorhythm or fortune. Specifically, the user may check the friend's biorhythm or fortune based on a time when the friend completes an entry, according to a user's request through 'check my friend's biorhythm/fortune' menu 320. The 'reply' menu 330 enables the user to access the friend's entry and comment on the entry. Through the 'recommend' menu 340, the user may recommend the friend's entry to enable the friend's entry to be a 'hit entry', described in detail below, after the user reads the friend's entry. When a recommendation is made through the 'recommend' menu 340, a number of recommendations is accumulated and the accumulated number may be used to select the hit entry.

Also, the menu screen of FIG. 21 may further include a 'friendship request' menu 231 associated with a friend registration function. As illustrated, the user may request another user for a friendship using SMS, email, and note through the 'friendship request' menu 231. FIG. 23 illustrates an example of a user interface screen provided to a user after a friendship is requested from the user. When a phone number of another user that the user desires to be a friend with is inputted in the 'friendship request' menu 231 of FIG. 21, a friendship request message is transmitted to the phone number and a notice message, for example, 'A friendship request message is sent. When the request is accepted, you can see the friend's diary.' is provided, which is illustrated in FIG. 23.

Hereinafter, a friend search and friend registration function is described in detail. All users using a diary service according to the present invention may be retrieved on a web community providing the diary service, all the users may be sorted by an alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation, and thus a user list for each category may be provided. FIGS. 24 through 26 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with a friend search and friend registration function. All users of a diary service according to the present invention may be sorted based on various categories and a friendship request and friendship registration function with respect to an arbitrary user may be provided. FIG. 24 illustrates an example of a menu screen corresponding to the friend search and friend registration function when a 'bridge crossing' menu is selected from the menu list of FIG. 16. The menu screen provides a category list used to sort the users of the web community.

The category list may include a 'by area' menu, 'by age' menu, 'by sex' menu, 'by occupation' menu, and 'in an alphabetical order' menu. The 'by area' menu provides a user list including users sorted by area, and the 'by age' menu provides a user list including users sorted by age. The 'by sex' menu provides a user list including users sorted by sex, and the 'by occupation' menu provides a user list including users sorted by occupation. The 'in an alphabetical order' menu provides a user list including users sorted in an alphabetical order.

FIG. 25 illustrates an example of a screen displaying a user list arranged in Korean order, when the 'in an alphabetical order' menu is selected from the category list of FIG. 24. FIG. 26 illustrates an example of a screen displaying a user list included in a specific age, when the 'by age' menu is selected from the category list of FIG. 24. When the 'by age' menu is selected from the category list of FIG. 24, a screen displaying age lists (teens, twenties, thirties,..) is displayed. When a specific age is selected from the age lists, the user list included in the selected age may be provided. It is preferable that all sub-menu screens, provided when a menu is selected from the category list of FIG. 24, as illustrated in FIGS. 25 and 26 may include a 'friendship request' menu including a friendship registration function. Also, after selecting a specific user, a friendship is requested through the 'friendship request' menu, and when the specific user accepts the request, the user is registered in a friend list of the user and the user may access a diary of the user.

Hereinafter, a hit entry view function is described in detail.

FIGS. 27 through 29 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with a hit entry view function. The hit entry is selected using an accumulated number of recommendations.

Specifically, when entries are shared among a user or other users on a web community, and a recommendation is made through a 'recommendation' menu, a number of recommendations is accumulated. Particularly, the number of recommendations for each entry is accumulated at every predetermined time period, and an entry having a highest number of recommendations may be selected as a hit entry of the predetermined time period. For example, one day may be the predetermined time period. That is, the number of recommendations for each entry may be accumulated every day, and an entry having the highest number of recommendations may be selected as a hit entry of the day. Also, a hit entry by day may be stored and managed. FIG. 27 illustrates a screen displaying an entry selected as a hit entry based on a time (today) when a hit entry view is requested, when a 'hit entry' menu is selected from the menu list of FIG. 16.

The screen of FIG. 27 may include a 'recommendation' menu and 'daily hit entry' menu. The 'recommendation' menu enables a user to recommend a selected entry as a hit entry, and the 'daily hit entry' menu enable the user to access a daily hit entry list.

FIG. 28 illustrates a menu screen displaying a notice message, for example, 'recommendation completed', after recommending the hit entry when the 'recommendation' menu is selected from the menu of FIG. 27. FIG. 29 illustrates a menu screen displaying entries, selected as a hit entry, in chronological order based on a time when a hit entry view is requested, when a 'daily hit entry' menu is selected from the menu of FIG. 27. That is, a user may access entries selected as the hit entry in chronological order through the 'daily hit entry' menu.

Hereinafter, an exchange diary function is described in detail. FIGS. 30 through 33 are diagrams illustrating a user interface screen associated with an exchange diary function.

When exchanging diaries is agreed between each other, the exchange diary function enables a completed entry to be automatically transmitted to a friend through an SMS at a time when the entry is completed. The friend is a predetermined exchange partner.

FIG. 30 illustrates an example of a menu screen of exchange diary view function when the 'exchange diary' menu is selected from the menu list of FIG. 16.

The menu screen of the exchange diary view function includes a friend list including friends that accept the exchange diary, and 'Let's exchange' menu for requesting a friend for the exchange diary.

FIG. 31 illustrates an example of a screen displaying an entry of a selected friend when a specific friend is selected from the friend list of FIG. 30. The screen of

FIG. 31 may further include a 'reply' menu and 'cancel exchange' menu. The 'reply' menu provides a reply function and the 'cancel exchange' menu provides a cancellation function with respect to the exchange diary.

FIG. 32 illustrates an example of a menu screen associated with a cancellation operation with respect to an exchange diary with a corresponding friend, when the 'cancel exchange' menu is selected from the menu of FIG. 31. The menu screen of the cancellation function provides a menu to operate the cancellation and a confirmation message about the cancellation of the exchange diary, for example, 'Do you want to cancel an exchange diary with the selected friend? When cancelled, you may not receive a diary of the friend through an SMS ' .

FIG. 33 illustrates an example of a menu screen associated with an exchange diary request function, when the 'Let's exchange' menu is selected from the menu screen of FIG. 31. When a phone number of another user that the user desires to exchange a diary is inputted through the 'Let's exchange' menu of FIG. 21, a message requesting the phone number for the exchange diary is transmitted, and the menu screen of the exchange diary request function provides a notice message, for example, 'An exchange diary request message is sent. When the request is accepted, you can see friend's diary.'.

The above-described embodiment of the present invention may be recorded in computer-readable media including program instructions to implement various operations embodied by a computer. The media may also include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. The media and program instructions may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD ROM disks and DVD; magneto-optical media such as floptical disks; and hardware devices that are specially configured to store and perform program instructions, such as read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include both machine code, such as generated by a compiler, and files containing higher level code that may be executed by the computer using an interpreter. The described hardware devices may be configured to act as one or more software modules in order to perform the operations of the above-described embodiments of the present invention.

Although a few embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. Instead, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A diary service providing method, comprising: maintaining a query database storing a predetermined query and a sentence database storing a predetermined basic sentence associated with the query; receiving a user's response to the query through a callback Short Message

Service (SMS) including at least one query; and matching the received response with the basic sentence and completing an entry of the user.

2. The diary service providing method of claim 1, wherein the maintaining comprises: generating a query necessary for completing the entry; generating a response list for each query; and establishing the query database based on the query and response list.

3. The diary service providing method of claim 2, wherein the query and response list are categorized by age, and generated differently for each age.

4. The diary service providing method of claim 2, wherein the query and response list are categorized by sex, and generated differently for each sex.

5. The diary service providing method of claim 2, wherein the query and response list are categorized by occupation, and generated differently for each occupation.

6. The diary service providing method of claim 1, wherein the maintaining comprises: generating a basic sentence excluding words corresponding to the user's response to at least one query; and establishing the sentence database based on the generated basic sentence.

7. The diary service providing method of claim 6, wherein the sentence database is categorized by age, and stores the basic sentence generated differently for each age.

8. The diary service providing method of claim 6, wherein the sentence database is categorized by sex, and stores the basic sentence generated differently for each sex.

9. The diary service providing method of claim 6, wherein the sentence database is categorized by occupation, and stores the basic sentence generated differently for each occupation.

10. The diary service providing method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises: sending to the user the callback SMS including the at least one query at a predetermined time; and receiving, when the user inputs a response to each query through the callback SMS, the user's response.

11. The diary service providing method of claim 10, wherein the callback SMS includes the at least one query and a previously generated response list to each of the at least one query.

12. The diary service providing method of claim 11, wherein the receiving receives selection on any one response in the response list from the user, or receives a response completed by the user.

13. The diary service providing method of claim 1, wherein the basic sentence of the sentence database includes a sentence associated with location information and surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants, and the diary service providing method, further comprising: collecting the location information and surrounding information based on a time when the user's response is received; and matching the collected location information and surrounding information with the basic sentence.

14. The diary service providing method of claim 13, further comprising: setting a standard for completing the entry in a user terminal to connect to the callback SMS.

15. The diary service providing method of claim 14, wherein the standard includes at least one of a number of times that the callback SMS is received, a time when the callback SMS is received, information about whether the location information is added to the entry, and information about whether the surrounding information is added to the entry.

16. The diary service providing method of claim 14, further comprising: automatically sending an SMS requesting completion of the entry in the user terminal based on the set standard, wherein the callback SMS is sent to the user terminal to enable the user to complete the response based on the sent SMS.

17. The diary service providing method of claim 16, wherein the SMS requesting completion of the entry is a null message that designates an identification number of the user terminal as an outgoing number.

18. The diary service providing method of claim 1 , further comprising: storing the completed entry for each user.

19. The diary service providing method of claim 18, further comprising: using the entry stored for each user as information for analyzing a moving pattern of each user.

20. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing the method according to any one of claims 1 through 19.

21. A diary service providing system, comprising: a database storing a predetermined query and predetermined basic sentence associated with the query; and a web server receiving a user's response to the query through a callback SMS including at least one query, matching the received response with the basic sentence, and automatically completing an entry of the user.

22. The diary service providing system of claim 21 , further comprising: an SMS server sending the callback SMS to the user or receiving the response to the query from the user under control of the web server.

23. The diary service providing system of claim 21, further comprising: a location search server querying for location information of the user based on a time when the response to the query is received.

24. The diary service providing system of claim 23, further comprising: a surrounding information search server querying for surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants based on the location information of the user.

25. The diary service providing system of claim 24, wherein the basic sentence of the database includes a sentence associated with the location information and surrounding information, and the web server matches the queried location information and surrounding information with the basic sentence.

26. A diary service providing method, comprising: connecting to a predetermined web community using a user terminal and completing an entry; storing the completed entry for each user, categorizing an entry of each user, and managing the entry of each of the users; and exposing an entry of a user or other users for each category according to a user's request.

27. The diary service providing method of claim 26, wherein the connecting and completing comprises: inputting a response to at least one query provided by the web community; and matching the inputted response with a basic sentence previously generated in association with the query and automatically completing the entry.

28. The diary service providing method of claim 27, wherein the connecting comprises: automatically sending a predetermined SMS through the user terminal at a predetermined time; receiving a callback SMS with respect to the SMS, the callback SMS including the query; and connecting to the web community through the received callback SMS.

29. The diary service providing method of claim 27, wherein the connecting comprises: sending a predetermined SMS through the user terminal using a predetermined shortcut number; receiving a callback SMS with respect to the SMS, the callback SMS including the query; and connecting to the web community through the received callback SMS.

30. The diary service providing method of claim 27, wherein the connecting directly connects to a web server via wired or wireless authentication.

31. The diary service providing method of claim 27, further comprising: sending an SMS including a predetermined text message through the user terminal using a predetermined shortcut number; and adding the text message included in the SMS to the completed entry.

32. The diary service providing method of claim 27, further comprising: querying for location information of the user when the user completes the entry; and querying for surrounding information about at least one of traffic and weather based on the location information, wherein the automatically completing matches the basic sentence with the response and the queried location information and surrounding information to complete the entry, the basic sentence being previously generated in association with the query, the location information, and the surrounding information, and the response being inputted by the user.

33. The diary service providing method of claim 32, wherein the automatically completing adds a character or emoticon, corresponding to the response and queried location information and surrounding information, to the entry using a character or emoticon previously generated in association with the response, the location information, and the surrounding information.

34. The diary service providing method of claim 26, wherein the categorizing categorizes entries of the users completing the entry based on at least one of alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation.

35. The diary service providing method of claim 26, wherein the exposing comprises: providing a diary list of the user in chronological order when the user requests a self-diary view function; and exposing a selected entry when a specific entry is selected from the provided diary list.

36. The diary service providing method of claim 26, further comprising: querying for location information of the user when the user completes the entry, wherein the exposing comprises: sorting and providing a diary list of the user for each area based on location information of each entry of the user, when the user request a map diary view function; and exposing a selected entry when a specific entry is selected from the provided diary list for each area.

37. The diary service providing method of claim 26, wherein the exposing comprises: sorting and providing a diary list of the other users by at least one of a date, alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation, when the user requests an others' diary view function; and exposing a selected entry when a specific entry is selected from the provided diary list.

38. The diary service providing method of claim 37, wherein the exposing further comprises: querying for, when a specific entry is selected from the provided diary list of the other users, biorhythm information or fortune information when the selected entry is completed; and exposing the selected entry and the queried biorhythm information or fortune information.

39. The diary service providing method of claim 37, wherein the exposing further comprises: providing a reply function enabling the user to reply to the selected entry of the other user.

40. The diary service providing method of claim 37, wherein the exposing further comprises: providing a recommendation function to recommend the selected entry of the other user.

41. The diary service providing method of claim 40, wherein the exposing further comprises: accommodating a number of recommendations from the other users with respect to each entry; and sorting and providing a diary list of a user having a highest number of recommendations in chronological order.

42. The diary service providing method of claim 26, wherein the exposing comprises: sorting and providing, by at least one of alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation, a user list registered in the web community, when the user requests a friend registration function; requesting a selected user for a friendship, when a specific user is selected from the provided user list; and registering the selected user in a friend list of the user, when the selected user accepts the friendship.

43. The diary service providing method of claim 42, wherein the exposing comprises: sorting and providing the registered friend by at least one of date, alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation, when the user requests a friend's diary view function; providing a diary list of a friend when a specific list is selected from the friend list, the diary list of the friend being sorted as the selected list; and exposing a selected entry when a specific entry is selected from the provided diary list.

44. The diary service providing method of claim 42, wherein the exposing further comprises: automatically sending to the user a message reporting that the friend completes an entry, when the friend registered in the friend list completes the entry.

45. A diary service providing system, comprising: a web server providing a web community which enables a user to complete an entry and exposes the entry of the user or other users for each category according to a request from the user; and a database storing the completed entry for each user, categorizing the entry for each user, and managing the entry.

46. The diary service providing system of claim 45, wherein the web server provides at least one query through the web community, and when the user inputs a response to the at least one query, matches the inputted response with a basic sentence, and automatically completes the entry, the basic sentence being previously generated in association with the at least one query.

47. The diary service providing system of claim 45, wherein the web server categorizes the entry of each user by at least one of date, alphabetical order, area, age, sex, and occupation, and provides the categorized entry to the web community for sharing of the entry.

48. The diary service providing system of claim 45, wherein, when receiving an SMS including a predetermined text message from a user through a predetermined shortcut number, the web server adds the text message included in the SMS to the completed entry.

49. The diary service providing system of claim 45, wherein, when receiving an SMS of a null message from a user through a predetermined shortcut number, the web server sends to the user a callback SMS with respect to the received SMS, the callback SMS being used for connecting to the web community.

50. The diary service providing system of claim 45, further comprising: a location search server querying for location information of the user based on a time when the user completes the entry; and a surrounding information search server querying for surrounding information about at least one of traffic, weather, and restaurants based on the location information of the user, wherein the web server adds the queried location information and surrounding information to the completed entry.

51. The diary service providing system of claim 50, further comprising: a database storing a character or emoticon previously generated in association with the entry completed by the user, the location information and surrounding information, wherein the web server adds a character or emoticon, corresponding to the completed entry and queried location information and surrounding information, to the completed entry.

52. The diary service providing system of claim 45, further comprising: a surrounding information search server querying for biorhythm information or fortune information of the user based on a time when the user completes the entry, wherein the web server adds the queried biorhythm information or fortune information to the completed entry.