JP2022130330A - Chat room management method, computer program, and computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a method of, a system for, and a computer program for merging and using chat rooms.SOLUTION: A method of merging chat rooms to use them according to the present invention has as step of merging two or more chat rooms among existing chat rooms already generated on a client in response to a request from the client to merge chat rooms, and a step of, in response to a request to transmit a message in any one of chat rooms among the two or more chat rooms, transmitting the message to the two or more chat rooms.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The following description relates to techniques for merging existing chat rooms.

An instant messenger, which is one of the general communication tools, is software that enables real-time transmission and reception of messages and data. You can exchange messages in real time.

Such a messenger function is widely used not only in PCs but also in the mobile environment of mobile communication terminals.

For example, Patent Document 1 (published on September 30, 2002) describes a mobile messenger of a mobile terminal using a wireless communication network, which can provide a messenger service between mobile messengers installed in the mobile terminal. A service system and method are disclosed.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2002-0074304

To merge and utilize two or more existing chat rooms without newly generating a chat room.

To separate again into an existing chat room after merging and using chat rooms for a temporary purpose.

A chat room management method performed by a computer system, said computer system including at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in a memory, said chat room management method comprising: a merging step of merging, by at least one processor, two or more chat rooms already created and existing on the client according to a client's chat room merging request; and by the at least one processor, a chat room management method including a transmitting step of transmitting a corresponding message to said two or more chat rooms in a merged state in response to a message transmission request in any one of said two or more chat rooms; offer.

According to one aspect, the merging step includes receiving identification information of the two or more chat rooms identified by the client, and recording merged information including the identification information of the two or more chat rooms in a database. may include the step of

According to another aspect, the merging step may merge the two or more chat rooms such that members of different chat rooms are invited to each other at once.

According to yet another aspect, the merging step includes an interface for inputting whether to accept chat room merging if at least one other chat room to be merged is identified in a chat room. communicating the received system message to the other chat room; and, if chat room merging is accepted at the interface, merging the one chat room with the other chat room.

According to another aspect, the transmitting step includes verifying whether a chat room requesting message transmission is a chat room merged with at least one other chat room; if the chat room is merged with another chat room, transmitting the message to the members of the one chat room and the members of the other chat room.

According to another aspect, the chat room management method may further include canceling a merged state of the two or more chat rooms according to the client's chat room separation request by the at least one processor. .

According to yet another aspect, the chat room management method further comprises: when a chat room separation request is received in any one of the two or more chat rooms by the at least one processor, the database separating the two or more chat rooms by removing the merged information from the chat room.

According to another aspect, the chat room management method includes, according to a request from the client, the at least one processor, according to a request from the client, selecting messages exchanged in a merged state among messages included in the two or more chat rooms. It may further include querying.

According to another aspect, each chat room of the client includes an interface for selecting a chat room to be merged from a list of chat rooms on the client for a chat room merging request, and a chat room to be merged. At least one of the interfaces for directly entering room identification information may be included.

According to yet another aspect, each chat room of the client may further include an interface for automatically copying identification information of the corresponding chat room.

A computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer system to execute the chat room management method is provided.

A computer system, comprising at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in a memory, the at least one processor executing a chat room merging request on the client in response to the client's chat room merging request. A chat room management unit that merges two or more chat rooms among chat rooms that have already been created and exist, and a request to send a message in any one of the two or more chat rooms. to the two or more chat rooms in a merged state.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a network environment in one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer system in one embodiment of the invention; FIG. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of components that a processor of a computer system may include in one embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method that may be performed by a computer system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of merging chat rooms according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of merging chat rooms according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of merging chat rooms according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of merging chat rooms according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of merging chat rooms according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a chat room separation process according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a chat room separation process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to techniques for merging existing chat rooms that have been created.

Embodiments including the matters specifically disclosed herein can merge and utilize two or more existing chat rooms without creating a new chat room, thereby providing convenience , chat room management, service quality, etc.

A chat room management system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by at least one computer system, and a chat room management method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by at least one computer system included in the chat room management system. may be executed. At this time, a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed and executed in the computer system, and the computer system may perform chat room management according to an embodiment of the present invention under control of the executed computer program. the method may be carried out. The computer program described above may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium in order to combine with a computer system and cause the computer to execute the chat room management method.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network environment in one embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 illustrates an example including multiple electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , multiple servers 150 , 160 , and a network 170 . Such FIG. 1 is merely an example for explaining the invention, and the number of electronic devices and the number of servers are not limited as in FIG. Also, the network environment in FIG. 1 is merely for explaining an example of the environment applicable to this embodiment, and the environment applicable to this embodiment is not limited to the network environment in FIG. .

The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 may be fixed terminals or mobile terminals implemented by computing devices. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 include smartphones, mobile phones, navigation systems, PCs (personal computers), notebook PCs, digital broadcasting terminals, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and PMPs (Portable Multimedia Players). ), tablets, etc. As an example, FIG. 1 shows a smart phone as an example of the electronic device 110, but in embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 110 substantially utilizes a wireless or wired communication scheme and communicates with other devices via the network 170. may refer to one of a wide variety of physical computing devices capable of communicating with the electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and/or the servers 150, 160.

The communication method is not limited, and not only the communication method using the communication network that can be included in the network 170 (eg, mobile communication network, wired Internet, wireless Internet, broadcasting network), but also the short distance between devices. Wireless communication may be included. For example, the network 170 includes a PAN (personal area network), a LAN (local area network), a CAN (campus area network), a MAN (metropolitan area network), a WAN (wide area network), a BBN (broadband network), and the Internet. Any one or more of the networks may be included. Additionally, network 170 may include any one or more of network topologies including, but not limited to, bus networks, star networks, ring networks, mesh networks, star-bus networks, tree or hierarchical networks, and the like. will not be

Each of servers 150, 160 is implemented by one or more computing devices that communicate with a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 over network 170 to provide instructions, code, files, content, services, etc. good. For example, server 150 may be a system that provides a service (eg, messenger service) to a plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 connected via network 170 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example computer system, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Each of the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 and each of the servers 150, 160 described above may be realized by the computer system 200 shown in FIG.

Such a computer system 200 may include memory 210, processor 220, communication interface 230, and input/output interface 240, as shown in FIG. The memory 210 is a computer-readable storage medium and may include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and permanent mass storage devices such as disk drives. Here, a permanent mass storage device such as a ROM or disk drive may be included in computer system 200 as a separate permanent storage device separate from memory 210 . Also stored in memory 210 may be an operating system and at least one program code. Such software components may be loaded into memory 210 from a computer-readable medium separate from memory 210 . Such other computer-readable recording media may include computer-readable recording media such as floppy drives, disks, tapes, DVD/CD-ROM drives, memory cards, and the like. In other embodiments, software components may be loaded into memory 210 through communication interface 230 that is not a computer-readable medium. For example, software components may be loaded into memory 210 of computer system 200 based on computer programs installed by files received over network 170 .

Processor 220 may be configured to process computer program instructions by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to processor 220 by memory 210 or communication interface 230 . For example, processor 220 may be configured to execute received instructions according to program code stored in a storage device, such as memory 210 .

Communication interface 230 may provide functionality for computer system 200 to communicate with other devices (eg, the recording devices described above) via network 170 . By way of example, processor 220 of computer system 200 may transmit requests, instructions, data, files, etc. generated according to program code stored in a storage device such as memory 210 to others via network 170 under the control of communication interface 230 . device. Conversely, signals, instructions, data, files, etc. from other devices may be received by computer system 200 through communication interface 230 of computer system 200 over network 170 . Signals, instructions, data, etc., received through communication interface 230 may be communicated to processor 220 and memory 210, and files, etc., may be stored on storage media (the permanent storage devices described above) that computer system 200 may further include. may be recorded.

Input/output interface 240 may be a means for interfacing with input/output device 250 . For example, input devices may include devices such as a microphone, keyboard, or mouse, and output devices may include devices such as displays, speakers, and the like. As another example, input/output interface 240 may be a means for interfacing with a device that integrates functionality for input and output, such as a touch screen. Input/output device 250 may be one device with computer system 200 .

Also, in other embodiments, computer system 200 may include fewer or more components than the components of FIG. However, most prior art components need not be explicitly shown in the figures. For example, computer system 200 may be implemented to include at least some of the input/output devices 250 described above, and may also include other components such as transceivers, databases, and the like.

Specific embodiments of methods and systems for using chat rooms together are described below.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components that a processor of a computer system may include in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 illustrates the components executed by the computer system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a flow chart showing an example of a possible chat room management method;

The computer system 200 according to the present embodiment may provide a messenger service for clients by accessing a dedicated application installed on the client or a web/mobile site associated with the computer system 200 . Computer system 200 may be configured with a computer-implemented chat room manager. For example, the chat room management system may be realized in the form of an independently operating program, or may be configured in the form of an in-app of a specific application, and can operate on the specific application. It may be implemented as

Processor 220 of computer system 200 may include chat room manager 310 and message processor 320 as shown in FIG. 3 as components for executing the chat room management method described below. Depending on the embodiment, components of processor 220 may be selectively included or excluded from processor 220 . Also, depending on the embodiment, the components of processor 220 may be separated or merged to represent the functionality of processor 220 .

Such processor 220 and components of processor 220 may control computer system 200 to perform the steps involved in the chat room management method described below. For example, processor 220 and components of processor 220 may be implemented to execute instructions according to the code of an operating system and the code of at least one program contained in memory 210 .

Here, the components of processor 220 may represent different functions performed by processor 220 according to instructions provided by program code recorded in computer system 200 . For example, chat room manager 310 may be used as a functional representation of processor 220 that controls computer system 200 according to the instructions described above so that computer system 200 merges or separates two or more chat rooms.

Processor 220 may read the necessary instructions from memory 210 loaded with instructions associated with controlling computer system 200 . In this case, the read instructions may include instructions for controlling processor 220 to perform the chat room management method described below.

The steps included in the chat room management method described below may be performed in an order different from that shown in the figures, some of the steps may be omitted, or additional steps may be included. good too.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step S410, the chat room management unit 310 stores merge information including information on two or more chat rooms in a database (eg, memory 210) according to the chat room merge request received from the client. Record and manage. The chat room merging request may include information about two or more chat rooms to be merged, such as information for identifying the chat rooms (eg, unique code or ID). The chat room management unit 310 may receive information on two or more chat rooms designated as targets for merging from the client together with a request for merging, and indicates the state of merging of the two or more chat rooms designated for merging. Merge information may be generated and inserted into the database.

In step S420, the message processing unit 320 may transmit the corresponding message to the members of the merged chat room by using the information on merging the chat rooms in response to the message transmission request received from the client. When a client requests transmission of a message created in the first chat room, the message processing unit 320 reads the merged information recorded in the database, and reads the second chat room in which the first chat room is at least one other chat room. You may check if the chat room is merged with the chat room. If the first chat room is a chat room merged with the second chat room, the message processing unit 320 searches the members included in the first chat room and the members included in the second chat room to send the message. may be transmitted. In other words, the message processing unit 320 may transmit the message sent in the first chat room to the members of the second chat room merged with the first chat room as well as the members of the first chat room.

According to the present embodiment, when it is necessary to interact with members of other chat rooms in addition to the members of the current chat room, instead of creating a new chat room, an existing chat in which members who need interaction exist is generated. Rooms can be merged and used.

In step S430, the chat room management unit 310 may delete the merge information of the merged chat rooms from the database according to the chat room separation request received from the client. When a client requests separation from a merged chat room in a specific chat room, the chat room management unit 310 may delete the merged information indicating the current merged state of the corresponding chat room.

According to this embodiment, chat rooms can be merged and used for temporary purposes and then separated at any time.

5-9 are exemplary diagrams for explaining the process of merging chat rooms according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 9 show a process of merging a chat room A including users X, Y, and Z and a chat room B including users I, J, and K according to user X's request.

For example, FIG. 5 shows a chat room A screen 500 displayed on a client device, which is user X's electronic equipment.

The chat room A screen 500 may include a 'merge' menu 51 for requesting chat room merging.

When the “merge” menu 51 is selected on the chat room A screen 500, the client device provides a chat room selection screen 510 for selecting a merge target.

As an example, the client device may provide chat room list 511 in chat room selection screen 510 and support an environment for identifying chat rooms to merge with chat room A in chat room list 511 . The method of selecting chat rooms to be merged is similar to the method of adding friends to chat rooms. When user X selects a chat room to be merged with chat room A, if the chat room to be merged is a chat room to which user X belongs, user X selects a subject to be merged from the chat room list 511 on messenger. good.

As another example, the client device directly inputs a unique code (or ID, etc.) for identifying a chat room to be merged with chat room A, and displays the interface 512 for requesting the merging of chat rooms on the chat room selection screen. 510 may be provided. If user X knows the unique code of the chat room to be merged, user X may directly input the chat room code to request merging with chat room A.

As yet another example, the client device may provide an interface 513 on the chat room selection screen 510 for automatically copying the chat room code. In order for users other than users X, Y, and Z who are members of chat room A to request merging with chat room A, chat room A's unique code may be used. For example, user X copies the code of chat room A on the chat room selection screen 510 and transmits it to user I, and user I enters the code of chat room A in chat room B to which user I belongs to request chat room merging. You can In other words, in order to merge chat rooms, the unique code of the chat room to be merged is submitted to the server 150. At this time, each chat room acquires the unique code for the member of the corresponding chat room. provides an interface for

As for the method of requesting the merging of chat rooms, various interfaces and routes may be used in addition to the methods described above. For example, in the PC version, an input type of dragging another chat room screen within the screen of a particular chat room could be recognized as a chat room merge request.

Referring to FIG. 6 , when user X selects chat room B from chat room list 511 or directly inputs the unique code of chat room B to be merged with chat room A, the client device and a unique code of chat room B may be transmitted to the server 150 (S61).

The server 150 may generate a merge ID as merge information indicating the merge state of the chat room A and the chat room B and record it in the database 60 (S62). The database 60 has a chat room table 61 in which the IDs of the chat rooms merged for each merged ID are recorded, and the IDs of the members included in the corresponding chat room are recorded for each chat room ID. A member table 62 may be included.

The merging of chat room A and chat room B may be performed by collectively inviting members of other chat rooms between them based on the member table 62 . In other words, chat room A may have members of chat room B added, and chat room B may have members of chat room A added.

Upon merging a chat room, the client device may display a system message on the chat room screen indicating the merging status with another chat room.

As shown in FIG. 7, a system message 501 indicating the state of merging with chat room B may be displayed on chat room A screen 500 where user X requests merging with chat room B. FIG.

For chat room B, chat room B screen 700 may initially display a system message 701 that includes an interface for inputting whether to accept the merge request. The server 150 may merge chat room A and chat room B if the merge with chat room A is accepted in chat room B, and after that, on the chat room B screen 700, the merge with chat room A is displayed. A system message 702 may be displayed indicating the status.

Acceptance/rejection of a merge request may be handled individually for each member. If acceptance/rejection is handled separately, the accepting and rejecting members may be indicated by system messages in the merged chat room. Members who decline the merge request will not be notified of messages sent in the merged chat room.

Depending on the embodiment, if authorized members or more than a certain percentage of members accept/reject, the opinion of all members may be collectively processed. For example, if the user who created chat room B accepts the merge with chat room A, all members of chat room B may be added to chat room A.

When the server 150 receives a message transmission request in a chat room merged with other chat rooms, the server 150 may deliver the corresponding message to all the merged chat rooms.

Referring to FIG. 8, the server 150 may receive a message transmission request from user X in chat room A including users X, Y, and Z (S81).

The server 150 may use the chat room table 61 of the database 60 to search for other chat rooms merged with the chat room A according to the message transmission request (S82).

When chat room A is merged with another chat room, server 150 uses member table 62 of database 60 to search for members of chat room A and members of chat room B merged with chat room A. (S83).

Server 150, in chat room A, converts messages received from user X to users X, Y, Z who are members of chat room A, and users I, J who are members of chat room B merged with chat room A. , K (S84).

When chat room A and chat room B are merged, members of chat room B (users I, J, and K) are added to chat room A as shown in FIG. , a message 505 sent by a member of chat room A as well as a message 506 sent by a member of chat room B are displayed.

In addition, members of chat room A (users X, Y, and Z) are added to chat room B, and messages 705 sent by members of chat room B are displayed on the screen 700 of chat room B. A message 706 sent by the member is displayed.

If the same user is a member of a merged chat room, i.e., a member of chat room A and a member of chat room B, adding friends and receiving messages through chat room merging may apply to both chat rooms. In other words, the user will be able to see the same message in both chat room A and chat room B.

Depending on the embodiment, it may also apply to any one of the merged chat rooms, such as the chat room selected by the user or the chat room where the user has a high activity score. For example, an activity score may be calculated for each chat room based on the number and frequency of messages sent by the user, the number of times the user shared content such as images and videos, and so on. Adding friends and receiving messages by merging chat rooms may be selectively applied to chat rooms with high activity scores.

Therefore, the client device does not need to create a new chat room for the purpose of temporary interaction, and by merging existing chat rooms, members of different chat rooms can take over the interaction.

10 and 11 are exemplary diagrams for explaining the chat room separation process in one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 again, on the chat room A screen 500 in the merged state, the "merge" menu 51 may be switched to the "separate" menu 52 for requesting separation of the chat rooms.

The authority to request chat room separation may be all members of chat room A who requested chat room merging, or a member of chat room A who requested chat room merging. may be activated and displayed on chat room A screen 500 based on the authority of the separation request.

The client device may cancel the chat room merging state when the “separate” menu 52 is selected on the chat room A screen 500 .

Referring to FIG. 10 , when user X who is a member of chat room A selects “separate” menu 52 on chat room A screen 500 , the client device transmits a merge/separate request for chat room A to server 150 . Good (S101).

The server 150 may delete the merge information indicating the merge state of the chat rooms A and B from the database 60 in accordance with the merge/separate request for the chat room A (S102). In other words, server 150 may delete the merged ID recorded in chat room table 61 of database 60 for chat room A. FIG.

Separation of chat room A and chat room B may be performed based on the member table 62 in such a manner that not existing members but members temporarily invited by the merging of chat rooms are removed from the chat room. In other words, the members of the chat room B leave the chat room A, and the members of the chat room A leave the chat room B.

Upon isolating the chat room, the client device may display a system message on the chat room screen indicating the chat room isolation status.

As shown in FIG. 11, on the screen 500 of the chat room A requested to be separated from the chat room B by the user X, a system message 509 indicating the state of separation from the chat room B may be displayed. Similarly, on the screen 700 of the chat room B, a system message 709 indicating the state of separation from the chat room A may be displayed by separating the chat room.

Although it is described above that chat room separation is performed by a member who requests chat room merging, it should not be limited to this. In some embodiments, the chat room separation may be done by other members of the chat room or by the member of the chat room who received the request to merge the chat rooms.

New chat rooms may be created as needed for chat rooms merged for temporary purposes. The client device may create a new chat room made up of members currently participating in the conversation if there is a separate request in the merged chat room.

The client device may also provide filter functionality for querying interaction messages exchanged in a merged state, even after being merged or separated. For example, a search environment within a messenger or chat room may provide the ability to aggregate and view merged interactions only.

Thus, according to the embodiment of the present invention, by temporarily merging existing chat rooms that have already been created on messenger for purposes of use, convenience, etc., interaction between members of different chat rooms can be facilitated. and can be used conveniently.

The apparatus described above may be realized by hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments include processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic units (PLUs), microprocessors, Or may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as various devices capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing unit may run an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications that run on the OS. The processor may also access, record, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to executing software. For convenience of understanding, one processing device may be described as being used, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the processing device may include multiple processing elements and/or multiple types of processing elements. You can understand. For example, a processing unit may include multiple processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may include computer programs, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, to configure a processor to operate at its discretion or to independently or collectively instruct a processor. You can Software and/or data may be embodied in any kind of machine, component, physical device, computer storage medium, or device for interpretation by, or for providing instructions or data to, a processing device. good. The software may be stored and executed in a distributed fashion over computer systems linked by a network. Software and data may be recorded on one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiments may be embodied in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. Here, the medium may record the computer-executable program continuously or temporarily record it for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a combination of single or multiple hardware, and is not limited to a medium that is directly connected to a computer system, but is distributed over a network. It may exist in Examples of media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc., and may be configured to store program instructions. Another example of the medium may be an application store that distributes applications, a site that supplies or distributes various software, or a recording medium or storage medium that is managed by a server.

As described above, the embodiments have been described based on the limited embodiments and drawings, but those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and variations based on the above description. For example, the techniques described may be performed in a different order than in the manner described and/or components such as systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. described may be performed in a manner different from the manner described. Appropriate results may be achieved when combined or combined, opposed or substituted by other elements or equivalents.

Accordingly, different embodiments that are equivalent to the claims should still fall within the scope of the appended claims.

220: Processor 310: Chat Room Manager 320: Message Processor

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A chat room management method executed by a computer system, comprising:
The computer system includes at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in memory;
The chat room management method includes:
a merging step of merging, by the at least one processor, two or more chat rooms already created and existing on the client according to a chat room merging request of the client; and by the at least one processor. , a chat room management method including a transmission step of transmitting a corresponding message to said two or more chat rooms in a merged state in response to a message transmission request in any one of said two or more chat rooms. . The merging step includes:
2. The method of claim 1, comprising: receiving identification information of the two or more chat rooms identified at the client; and recording merged information including identification information of the two or more chat rooms in a database. chat room management method. The merging step includes:
The chat room management method according to claim 1, wherein the two or more chat rooms are merged in such a manner that members of different chat rooms are invited together. The merging step includes:
If one chat room identifies at least one other chat room to be merged, communicate a system message to said other chat room that includes an interface for inputting whether or not to accept the chat room merge. and merging the one chat room with the other chat room if merging chat rooms is accepted in the interface. The transmitting step comprises:
confirming whether a chat room requesting message transmission is a chat room merged with at least one other chat room; and if the one chat room is a chat room merged with the other chat room. , communicating messages to members of the one chat room and members of the other chat room. The chat room management method includes:
2. The chat room management method of claim 1, further comprising: canceling a merged state of the two or more chat rooms according to the client's chat room separation request by the at least one processor. The chat room management method includes:
When a chat room separation request is received in any one of the two or more chat rooms by the at least one processor, the two or more chat rooms are separated by deleting the merged information from the database. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising isolating chat rooms. The chat room management method includes:
2. The chat of claim 1, further comprising: querying messages exchanged in a merged state among messages contained in the two or more chat rooms by the at least one processor at the request of the client. Room management method. Each chat room of the client has an interface for selecting a chat room to be merged from a chat room list on the client for a chat room merging request, and the identification information of the chat room to be merged directly. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the interfaces for input is included. 10. The chat room management method of claim 9, wherein each chat room of the client further includes an interface for automatically copying identification information of the corresponding chat room. A computer program that causes a computer system to execute the chat room management method according to any one of claims 1 to 10. a computer system,
at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in memory;
The at least one processor
a chat room management unit that merges two or more chat rooms already created and existing on the client according to a chat room merging request from the client; and any one of the two or more chat rooms. or a message processing unit that, in response to a message transmission request in one chat room, transmits a corresponding message to the two or more chat rooms in a merged state. The chat room management unit
receiving identification information of the two or more chat rooms identified at the client;
13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein merged information including identification information of said two or more chat rooms is recorded in a database. The chat room management unit
13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the two or more chat rooms are merged such that members of different chat rooms between each other are invited together. The chat room management unit
If one chat room identifies at least one other chat room to be merged, communicate a system message to said other chat room that includes an interface for inputting whether or not to accept the chat room merge. death,
13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein if chat room merging is accepted at the interface, merging the one chat room with the other chat room. The message processing unit is
Checking whether one chat room requesting message transmission is a chat room merged with at least one other chat room;
12. When the one chat room is a chat room merged with the other chat room, the message is delivered to members of the one chat room and members of the other chat room. the computer system described in . The chat room management unit
13. The computer system according to claim 12, wherein the merged state of the two or more chat rooms is released according to the chat room separation request of the client. The chat room management unit
separating the two or more chat rooms by deleting the merged information from the database when a chat room separation request is received in any one of the two or more chat rooms. 14. A computer system as claimed in claim 13, characterized by: The message processing unit is
13. The computer system according to claim 12, wherein, at the request of the client, the computer system searches messages exchanged in a merged state among messages contained in the two or more chat rooms. Each chat room of the client has an interface for selecting a chat room to be merged from a chat room list on the client for a chat room merging request, and the identification information of the chat room to be merged directly. 13. The computer system of claim 12, including at least one of the interfaces for input.

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