JP5965430B2 - Social network service providing system and method for setting relationship between users using position and movement pattern of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a social network service providing system and method for setting a relationship between users using a position and a motion pattern of a mobile terminal.

  In the prior art, in order to establish a relationship between users, first, a user connects to a server via a user terminal, and information related to other users who desire a relationship such as online friends (for example, telephone numbers and ID) must be input via the user terminal and transmitted to the server. In addition, the server queries other users for consent related to relationships using information related to other users, and sets relationships between users according to the query results.

  That is, the user is required to go through a series of processes such as connecting to a server in order to provide information related to other users who desire a relationship, searching for other users on the server, and requesting consent. There are problems that occur and require a lot of time for the information provision and consent process.

  In addition, Korean Patent No. 10-0886632 (Title of Invention: Mobile Terminal Application Driving Device and Method Using Inertial Sensor) as a conventional technique supports changes in the movement state of the mobile terminal according to the movement of the mobile terminal. The content which drives the application previously set on the mobile terminal using the generated signal as an input signal is disclosed.

Korean Patent No. 10-0886632

  The present specification provides a social network service providing system and method capable of more effectively setting a relationship between users.

  It is an object of the present invention to allow a user to move each mobile terminal to perform the same operation or an operation corresponding to each other, and to generate a movement pattern of the mobile terminal according to the operation. Another object is to provide a social network service providing system and method capable of forming a relationship.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a social network service that can form not only a movement pattern of a mobile terminal but also a position of the mobile terminal to form a personal connection or a relationship between users within a range corresponding to the position. It is to provide a system and method.

  An object of the present invention is to further use at least one time among a local time when the mobile terminal transmits information on the position and motion pattern and an arrival time when information on the position and motion pattern is received, It is an object of the present invention to provide a social network service providing system and method capable of forming a personal connection or relationship between users.

  An information receiving unit for receiving information on the position and motion pattern of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal; an information storage control unit for storing information on the received position and motion pattern in a database in association with information on the user of the mobile terminal; There is provided a social network service providing system including an information providing unit that inquires information about a user of another mobile terminal from a database based on information on a position and a motion pattern and provides the information to the mobile terminal.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the information providing unit may further provide information related to a user of the mobile terminal to another mobile terminal.

  In another embodiment, when information about a user of another mobile terminal is selected from the mobile terminal, the social network service providing system associates the information about the user of the mobile terminal with the information about the user of the other mobile terminal. An information storage unit may be further provided.

  In another embodiment, the information providing unit inquires information about a user of another mobile terminal that has the same motion pattern as the motion pattern from the database and is located within a preset distance from the location. May be.

  In another embodiment, information regarding the distance transmitted from the mobile terminal may be further received. In this case, the information providing unit inquires information on the user of another mobile terminal that has the same motion pattern as the motion pattern from the database and is located within the range determined using the information on the position and the distance. May be.

  In another embodiment, information on at least one of the local time when the mobile terminal transmits information on the position and motion pattern and the arrival time when information on the position and motion pattern is received is stored in the database. May be further stored. In this case, the information providing unit may further inquire information on users of other mobile terminals from the database by further using information on at least one time.

  In another embodiment, the information providing unit has the same movement pattern as the movement pattern, and is located within a range based on the position information, and the local time difference or the arrival time difference is selected in advance. Information about other mobile terminal users that are less than or equal to the difference value may be queried from the database.

  In another embodiment, the social network service providing system may further include a motion pattern information storage unit that stores information about corresponding different motion patterns. In this case, the information providing unit in the social network service providing system has at least one motion pattern among different motion patterns corresponding to the motion pattern and the same motion pattern, and is within the range based on the information on the position. Information about users of other mobile terminals located at the location may be queried.

  In another embodiment, the motion pattern may include a value generated by a sensor included in the mobile terminal in response to movement of the mobile terminal, or may include a pattern value generated using the generated value. Good.

  In another embodiment, an object that moves according to a motion pattern may be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal, or a moving direction based on the motion pattern may be displayed.

  Information on the position and motion pattern of the mobile terminal is received from the mobile terminal, the received information on the position and motion pattern is stored in the database in association with the information on the user of the mobile terminal, and the database is based on the information on the position and motion pattern A method for providing a social network service including inquiring information about a user of another mobile terminal and providing the information to the mobile terminal is provided.

  According to the present invention, a user moves each mobile terminal to perform the same operation or an operation corresponding to each other, and generates a movement pattern of the mobile terminal according to the operation. A relationship can be formed.

  According to the present invention, not only the motion pattern but also the position of the mobile terminal can be further used to form a personal connection or relationship between users within a range corresponding to the position.

  According to the present invention, at least one of the local time when the mobile terminal transmits information on the position and motion pattern and the arrival time when information on the position and motion pattern is received is further used between users. A network or relationship can be formed.

It is an example which shows the whole image of the social network service provision method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 2 is an example illustrating a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to a motion pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is an example illustrating a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to information on a motion pattern, a position, and a distance according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an example illustrating a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to information on a motion pattern, a position, a distance, and time according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is an example illustrating a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to corresponding different motion patterns according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an example illustrating a method of measuring a motion pattern of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is an example showing a part of a screen of a mobile terminal provided with information about a user according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the internal structure of the social network service provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the social network service provision method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an example which shows the pattern of the touch on the screen which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an example showing an overview of a social network service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, FIG. 1 shows a social network service providing system 100, a first mobile terminal 110, and a second mobile terminal 120.

  Here, the social network service providing system 100 may be a system that basically forms and maintains a network or relationship like a friend and provides an additional service related to the network or relationship formed as necessary. .

  The first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 mean terminals owned by each user. Although only two mobile terminals are shown in FIG. 1, the relationship between users of mobile terminals may be formed by the same method for three or more mobile terminals. In the embodiment according to the present invention, a request for forming a personal connection or a relationship is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the social network service providing system 100 according to the movement of the mobile terminal. Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, not only the movement of the mobile terminal but also information on the movement pattern and position of the mobile terminal may be used. In other words, when various groups of users move the mobile terminal simultaneously to form a human network or relationship within the error range of the location information of the user of the mobile terminal, the social network service providing system 100 moves the mobile terminal. Because of this alone, each group cannot be identified individually. Therefore, the social network service providing system 100 can identify each group based on a difference in motion patterns.

  That is, when the first user of the first mobile terminal 110 and the second user of the second mobile terminal 120 try to form a personal network or relationship like online friends, the first user and the second user are When each of the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 is moved, the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 may be moved in the same motion pattern or in different motion patterns set in advance so as to correspond to each other. In this case, each of the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 detects a motion by a sensor to generate a motion pattern, and the generated motion pattern and information about the first and second mobile terminals 110 and 120 are obtained. You may transmit to the social network service provision system 100. Here, the motion pattern may include a value generated by a sensor included in the mobile terminal according to the motion of the mobile terminal, or may include a pattern value generated using the generated value. In other words, the motion pattern transmitted to the social network service providing system 100 may simply include the detection value detected by the sensor, or may include the pattern value of the value processed by the detection value.

  Here, the social network service providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits information about the position and the motion pattern received from each mobile terminal (first mobile terminal 110 and second mobile terminal 120) to the mobile terminal. You may associate with the information regarding each user, and may store in a database. In addition, for each mobile terminal, information on users of other mobile terminals may be queried from the database according to the position and motion pattern, and transmitted to the corresponding mobile terminal. For example, if the motion patterns of the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 are the same as each other or have different motion patterns preset to correspond to each other, as described above, 110 may be provided with information regarding the user of the second mobile terminal 120, and the second mobile terminal 120 may be provided with information regarding the user of the first mobile terminal 110. Thereafter, when information related to the user of the second mobile terminal 120 is selected in the first mobile terminal 110 and information related to the user of the first mobile terminal 110 is selected in the second mobile terminal 120, the social network service providing system 100 A personal connection or relationship between users of the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 may be formed. For example, the social network service providing system 100 may store information about users of the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 in association with each other.

  Here, the social network service providing system 100 may further inquire information on the user by further using the information on the position of the mobile terminal described above.

  In one embodiment, the social network service providing system 100 has another movement pattern that is the same as the movement pattern of the first mobile terminal 110 and is located within a predetermined distance from the position of the first mobile terminal 110. Information about the user of the mobile terminal may be queried from the database and provided to the first mobile terminal 110. For example, when the preset distance is 50 meters, the social network service providing system 100 transmits the same motion pattern as the motion pattern received from the first mobile terminal 110 and the position of the first mobile terminal 110 Information about users of other mobile terminals existing within 50 meters from the database may be queried from the database and provided to the first mobile terminal 110.

  In another embodiment, the social network service providing system 100 may further receive and use information regarding the distance from the first mobile terminal 110. That is, the social network service providing system 100 has a movement pattern that is the same as the movement pattern of the first mobile terminal 110 and is determined using information on the position of the first mobile terminal 110 and the received distance. Information about users of other mobile terminals located within may be queried from the database and provided to the first mobile terminal 110. For example, when “10 meters” is received as information about the distance from the user, the social network service providing system 100 stores information about users of other mobile terminals located within 10 meters from the position of the first mobile terminal 110 in the database. And may be provided to the first mobile terminal 110.

  In another embodiment, at least one of the local time when the first mobile terminal 110 transmits information on the position and the motion pattern and the arrival time when the information on the position and the motion pattern is received. Information may further be stored in the database. That is, the social network service providing system 100 records the arrival time of the time when the local time is further received from the first mobile terminal 110 or the position and motion pattern information is received from the first mobile terminal 110. May be further stored in the database. Here, the social network service providing system 100 further uses information on at least one of the local time and arrival time to inquire information about users of other mobile terminals for providing to the first mobile terminal 110 from the database. May be. For example, the social network service providing system 100 has the same movement pattern as the movement pattern of the first mobile terminal 110, is located within a range based on information about the position of the first mobile terminal 110, and has a difference in local time or arrival. Information regarding users of other mobile terminals whose time difference is equal to or smaller than a preselected difference value may be queried from the database and provided to the first mobile terminal 110. For example, when the information about the position and the motion pattern is transmitted at 3: 3: 15 at the first mobile terminal 110, and the information about the position and the motion pattern is transmitted at 3: 3: 16 at the second mobile terminal 120, The difference in local time between the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 is 1 second. Also, the arrival times at which the information regarding the positions and movement patterns of the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 are received by the social network service providing system 100 are 3: 3: 20 and 3: 3: 23, respectively. In some cases, the difference in arrival time between the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 120 is 3 seconds. In this case, the social network service providing system 100 is only when such a local time difference is equal to or smaller than a preset difference value or an arrival time difference is equal to or smaller than a preset difference value. The first mobile terminal 110 or the second mobile terminal 120 can be searched as a target mobile terminal.

  Such local time or arrival time may be used when the information regarding the position of the mobile terminal is not accurate as in a room, and the preset difference value is adjusted according to the error range of the information regarding the position. And may be set. In the above-described example, when the difference value set in advance from the viewpoint of the first mobile terminal 110 is 2 seconds and the difference in local time is used, the difference in local time is 1 second. In response to 110 requests, the second mobile terminal 120 is searched. However, when the difference value set in advance is 2 seconds and the difference in arrival time is used, the difference in arrival time is 3 seconds, so the second mobile terminal 120 makes a request to the first mobile terminal 110. In response, it is not searched. That is, local time or arrival time may be used to correct the accuracy of the information regarding the position of the mobile terminal. The difference value for the local time and the difference value for the arrival time may be different from each other or may be set by the user.

  In another embodiment, the social network service providing system 100 may store information regarding corresponding different motion patterns. In this case, the social network service providing system 100 has a different motion pattern corresponding to the motion pattern of the first mobile terminal 110, and other mobile terminals located within the range based on the information related to the position of the first mobile terminal 110. Information about the user may be queried from the database and provided to the first mobile terminal 110. For example, when the movement pattern of the first mobile terminal 110 is a pattern that moves up and down, and a different movement pattern corresponding to the pattern that moves up and down is a rotating pattern, the position of the first mobile terminal 110 is within a certain range. Among other mobile terminals, information on users of other mobile terminals that have transmitted the motion pattern of the rotating pattern may be queried from the database.

  FIG. 2 is an example illustrating a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to a motion pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 2 illustrates a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to the embodiment first described in FIG. In FIG. 2, a first arrow 210, a second arrow 220, and a third arrow 230 indicate the positions of the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C in a two-dimensional manner. Here, it is assumed that the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C exist within a predetermined distance range at each position. The first dotted line box 240 indicates that the mobile terminal A has transmitted a movement pattern of a pattern that moves up and down, and the second dotted line box 250 indicates that the mobile terminal B has transmitted a movement pattern of a pattern that moves left and right, A third dotted box 260 indicates that the mobile terminal C has transmitted a motion pattern of a pattern that moves up and down.

  That is, referring to FIG. 2, from the viewpoint of the mobile terminal A, information regarding the user of the mobile terminal C having the same motion pattern as the mobile terminal A is searched. From the viewpoint of the mobile terminal C, information on the user of the mobile terminal A having the same pattern as the movement pattern of the mobile terminal C is searched. However, since the motion pattern of the mobile terminal B is different from the motion patterns of the mobile terminals A and C, the mobile terminal B is provided with information indicating that there is no information about the searched user.

  Here, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time, in the social network service providing system 100, information related to the user of the mobile terminal C is selected in the mobile terminal A, and information related to the user of the mobile terminal A is selected in the mobile terminal C. In this case, the relationship between the users of the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal C may be set by storing information about the users of the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal C in association with each other. That is, the user of the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal C can form a personal connection or relationship as online friends.

  The social network service providing system 100 may also process a unidirectional friend application. In other words, even when information related to the user of the mobile terminal C is selected in the mobile terminal A, but the information related to the user of the mobile terminal A is not selected in the mobile terminal C, the social network service providing system 100 also includes the mobile terminal A The friend application may be transmitted to the mobile terminal C, and the relationship between the user of the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal C may be set according to the selection of the user of the mobile terminal C.

  FIG. 3 is an example illustrating a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to information on a motion pattern, a position, and a distance according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 3 illustrates a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to the second embodiment described in FIG. In FIG. 3, a first arrow 310, a second arrow 320, and a third arrow 330 indicate the positions of the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C in a two-dimensional manner. In addition, the first dotted parabola 340, the second dotted parabola 350, and the third dotted parabola 360 can be searched for other mobile terminals according to the distance information received from the mobile terminal A, mobile terminal B, and mobile terminal C, respectively. Range. Here, dotted line boxes 370 to 390 are patterns in which the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C move up and down, and indicate that all the same movement patterns are transmitted.

  That is, in FIG. 3, from the viewpoint of the mobile terminal A, only the mobile terminal B is included in the searchable range. From the viewpoint of the mobile terminal B, both the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal C are included in the searchable range. From the viewpoint of the mobile terminal C, there is no mobile terminal included in the searchable range.

  Here, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time, the social network service providing system 100 has the same movement pattern as the mobile terminal A and exists within a range based on information on the position and distance of the mobile terminal A. Information regarding the user of the mobile terminal B may be provided to the mobile terminal A.

  Similarly, the social network service providing system 100 has information about the users of the mobile terminals A and C that have the same movement pattern as that of the mobile terminal B and exist within a range based on the information about the position and distance of the mobile terminal B. You may provide to the mobile terminal B.

  However, since the social network service providing system 100 has the same movement pattern as that of the mobile terminal C, and the mobile terminal existing within the range based on the information on the position and distance of the mobile terminal C is not searched, the mobile terminal C Can't provide information about searched users. In this case, the social network service providing system 100 may provide information indicating that the user searched by the mobile terminal C does not exist.

  Here, when the information regarding the user of the mobile terminal B is selected in the mobile terminal A and the information regarding the user of the mobile terminal A is selected in the mobile terminal B, the social network service providing system 100 is configured so that the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal B The relationship between the users of mobile terminal A and mobile terminal B may be set by associating and storing information relating to the users of the mobile terminal A and B. That is, the user of the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal B can form a personal connection or relationship as online friends.

  The social network service providing system 100 may also process a unidirectional friend application. In other words, when the information regarding the user of the mobile terminal C is selected in the mobile terminal B, the social network service providing system 100 applies for the friend of the mobile terminal B even if the searched mobile terminal does not exist in the mobile terminal C. May be transmitted to the mobile terminal C, and the relationship between the mobile terminal B and the user of the mobile terminal C may be set according to the selection of the user of the mobile terminal C.

  FIG. 4 is an example illustrating a method for searching for a mobile terminal according to information on motion patterns, positions, distances, and times according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 4 illustrates a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to the third embodiment described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, a first arrow 410, a second arrow 420, and a third arrow 430 indicate the positions of the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C in a two-dimensional manner. A dotted parabola 440 indicates a range in which another mobile terminal can be searched according to the information related to the distance of the mobile terminal B. Here, the time displayed in the upper part of the first arrow 410, the second arrow 420, and the third arrow 430 indicates the local time of each of the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C. Further, it is assumed that the preset difference value with respect to time is 3 seconds.

  Dotted boxes 450 to 470 are patterns in which the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C move up and down, and indicate that all transmit the same motion pattern.

  When only the information related to the position and the information related to the distance are used, from the viewpoint of the mobile terminal B, both the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal C may be searched according to the request from the mobile terminal B. However, when it is determined that the accuracy of the position information is equal to or less than a preset value, information regarding the time for at least one of the local time and the arrival time may be further used. In this case, the difference between the local times of the mobile terminal B and the mobile terminal C is 5 seconds, which is larger than the difference value of 3 seconds described above, so the mobile terminal C is excluded from the search. That is, information regarding local time and arrival time may be used to guarantee the accuracy of the position information.

  Referring to FIG. 1 again, the social network service providing system 100 receives information on the position and motion pattern from the first mobile terminal 110 and then repeatedly searches for other mobile terminals at a certain period during a certain time. Information about other searched users of the mobile terminal may be provided to the first mobile terminal 110. For example, the social network service providing system 100 may receive information on the position and motion pattern from the second mobile terminal 120 after receiving information on the position and motion pattern from the first mobile terminal 110. Here, a query related to the first mobile terminal 110 is generated before receiving information on the position and motion pattern from the second mobile terminal 120 and storing the information on the position and motion pattern of the second mobile terminal 120 in the database. In this case, the second mobile terminal 120 may be excluded from the search even if the condition according to the motion pattern and the position is satisfied. That is, in order to prevent a mobile terminal that satisfies a condition from being excluded from a search due to a difference in information transmission time according to a network state or the like, the social network service providing system 100 is not Mobile terminals can be searched from the database repeatedly at regular intervals.

  FIG. 5 is an example illustrating a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to corresponding different motion patterns according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 5 illustrates a method of searching for a mobile terminal according to the fourth embodiment described in FIG. A first arrow 510, a second arrow 520, and a third arrow 530 shown with reference to FIG. 2 simply indicate the positions of the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C two-dimensionally, respectively. Here, it is assumed that the mobile terminal A, the mobile terminal B, and the mobile terminal C exist within a preset distance at each position. The first dotted line box 540 indicates that the mobile terminal A has transmitted a motion pattern of a pattern that moves up and down, the second dotted line box 550 indicates that the mobile terminal B has transmitted a motion pattern of a pattern that moves left and right, A dotted line box 560 indicates that the mobile terminal C has transmitted a motion pattern of a pattern that moves diagonally. The fourth dotted line box 570 indicates that the movement pattern of the pattern that moves up and down and the movement pattern of the pattern that moves left and right correspond to each other and are preset patterns.

  That is, in FIG. 5, mobile terminal A, mobile terminal B, and mobile terminal C all transmit different motion patterns. However, the social network service providing system 100 according to the fourth embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 sets some of the different motion patterns so as to correspond to each other as illustrated in the fourth dotted box 570, and corresponds to each other. For mobile terminals that transmit different motion patterns, information on users may be provided. For example, in FIG. 5, the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal B transmit different motion patterns, but since the motion patterns of the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal B are preset to correspond to each other, the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal B can provide information on the other party user to each other. Such an embodiment may be used when a plurality of users form a personal connection or relationship with a single user. For example, when one user moves a mobile terminal up and down and other ten users move the mobile terminal left and right, information on all other ten users is provided to one user's mobile terminal. The information on one user may be provided to the mobile terminals of other ten users.

  Although FIGS. 1 to 5 have focused on only each embodiment, the social network service providing system 100 basically receives information from the mobile terminal as needed using information on the position and movement pattern of the mobile terminal. Information on users of other mobile terminals for selectively providing at least one of the measured distance, local time, arrival time, and corresponding motion patterns can be queried from the database. .

  1 to 5, only the patterns that move up and down, the patterns that move to the left and right, and the patterns that move in a diagonal line have been described as movement patterns. On the other hand, at least a part of all the patterns that can be measured may be used. Here, such a movement pattern of the mobile terminal may be generated by a sensor such as an accelerometer or a gyroscope included in the mobile terminal.

  FIG. 6 is an example illustrating a method of measuring a motion pattern of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the first mobile terminal 610 illustrates a method of measuring a motion pattern using an accelerometer. The accelerometer is capable of recognizing a vector shape moving from a specific point to another point. When the first mobile terminal 610 is laid on the bottom and the screen is facing upward, X = 0, Y = 0 And Z = -1, with the screen facing the bottom, it has values close to X = 0, Y = 0 and Z = 1. Further, when the first mobile terminal 610 is set up vertically, it has values close to X = 0, Y = −1 and Z = 0 or X = 0, Y = 1 and Z = 0. It has values close to X = -1, Y = 0 and Z = 0 or X = 1, Y = 0 and Z = 0. In addition, the second mobile terminal 620 shows a method of measuring a motion pattern using a gyroscope. The gyroscope detects changes in the mobile terminal by tracking changes in the X, Y, and Z axes.

  For example, if the mobile terminal is moved in an oblique pattern while the screen of the mobile terminal faces the user, four types of patterns of up / down / right / left are possible, and changes in the X and Z values of the accelerometer Measure the range and determine the diagonal direction as any one of the four types of patterns. Even if the pattern value is specified by letters or numbers such as U for upper, D for lower, R for right, and L for left Good. Here, by displaying the diagonal direction in the form of an arrow on the screen of the mobile terminal, the user can easily recognize his / her movement, and by displaying an object that moves according to the movement pattern on the screen of the mobile terminal, the user can You can easily recognize your own movements.

  As described above, the mobile terminal may measure the movement pattern of the mobile terminal using a sensor such as an accelerometer or a gyroscope. Here, the movement pattern transmitted from the mobile terminal to the social network service providing system 100 may include the value detected by the sensor as described above, or may include the pattern value generated using the detected value. Good. When the motion pattern includes the detected value as it is, the actual motion pattern is recognized by the social network service providing system 100.

  FIG. 7 is an example showing a part of a screen of a mobile terminal provided with information about a user according to an embodiment of the present invention. A screen 700 of the mobile terminal shows a part of a screen on which information about the user is displayed. 7, the screen 700 of the mobile terminal includes information 710 to 740 related to the fourth user from the first user, an interface 750 to 780 for selecting the user, and a friend application for the selected user with reference to FIG. The interface 790 for making a request to the social network service providing system 100 described above is displayed. That is, the user of the mobile terminal selects information regarding at least one user using the interfaces 750 to 780 for selecting the user, and displays information regarding the selected user using the interface 790 for requesting a friend application. You may provide to the social network service provision system 100. FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of a social network service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The social network service providing system 800 according to the present embodiment corresponds to the social network service providing system 100 described with reference to FIG. That is, the social network service providing system 800 may basically inquire information on the user of at least one other mobile terminal using information on the position and movement pattern of the mobile terminal, and may display information on the inquired user. You may provide to a mobile terminal.

  Such a social network service providing system 800 may include an information receiving unit 810, an information storage control unit 820, and an information providing unit 830 as shown in FIG.

  The information receiving unit 810 receives information related to the position and motion pattern of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal. Here, the motion pattern may include a value generated by a sensor included in the mobile terminal according to the motion of the mobile terminal, or may include a pattern value generated using the generated value. In addition, in order for the user to easily recognize his / her movement, an object that moves according to the movement pattern may be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal, or a movement direction based on the movement pattern may be displayed. Here, the moving object may have a shape like a ball as an example.

  The information storage control unit 820 stores the received information related to the position and motion pattern in the database in association with the information related to the user of the mobile terminal. That is, in the database, information on the position and motion pattern transmitted from the mobile terminal to the social network service providing system 800 may be stored in association with information on the user of each mobile terminal. Here, the information regarding the user may include an identifier for identifying the user, or may include an identifier of the mobile terminal. In addition, storing information related to the position and movement pattern in association with the user is intended to easily retrieve information related to the user to be provided to the mobile terminal from the database later. It is possible to include at least one of all types of information that enables a query of information about the user, without being limited by the identifier.

  The information providing unit 830 inquires information about a user of another mobile terminal from the database based on the information about the position and the motion pattern, and provides the information to the mobile terminal. Any one of the following four types of examples may be used as a method for inquiring information about the user.

  As a first example, the information providing unit 830 may query information related to users of other mobile terminals that have the same motion pattern as the motion pattern and are located within a preset distance from the database.

  As a second example, the information providing unit 830 may further receive information about the distance from the mobile terminal, where the information providing unit 830 has the same movement pattern as the movement pattern from the database, and the position and Information regarding users of other mobile terminals located within a range determined using information regarding distance may be queried.

  As a third example, information regarding at least one of the local time when the mobile terminal transmits information regarding the position and motion pattern and the arrival time when information regarding the position and motion pattern is received is stored in the database. Here, the information providing unit 830 may further inquire information on a user of another mobile terminal from the database using the information on at least one time. In this case, the information providing unit 830 has the same motion pattern as the motion pattern, is located within the range based on the position information, and the local time difference or arrival time difference is equal to or less than a preselected difference value. Information about users of other mobile terminals may be queried from the database.

  As a fourth example, the social network service providing system 800 may further include a motion pattern information storage unit (not shown) that stores information on corresponding different motion patterns. In this case, the information providing unit 830 has at least one motion pattern among different motion patterns corresponding to the motion pattern and the same motion pattern, and other mobile terminals located within the range based on the position information Information about other users may be queried from the database.

  Further, a method in which two or more of the above four types of examples are combined may be used. For example, the position of the first example, the motion pattern, the preset distance and the information about the time of the third example are used together, or the position, the motion pattern of the second example, the distance received from the mobile terminal, and the third All the information regarding the time in the example may be used.

  Here, the information providing unit 830 may further provide information regarding the user of the mobile terminal to at least one other mobile terminal. In this case, the social network service providing system 800, when information related to a user of another mobile terminal is selected by the mobile terminal and information related to the user of the mobile terminal is selected by other mobile terminal, You may further provide the information storage part (not shown) which associates and stores the information regarding the user of another mobile terminal.

  Moreover, the information provision part 830 does not need to further provide the information regarding the user of a mobile terminal to at least 1 other mobile terminal separately as needed. In this case, the social network service providing system 800 may transmit a friend request related to the user of the mobile terminal to the other mobile terminal when information regarding the user of the other mobile terminal is selected on the mobile terminal. Here, the information storage unit further provided in the social network service providing system 800 stores the information related to the user of the mobile terminal and the information related to the user of the other mobile terminal in association with each other when approving the friend request in the other mobile terminal. May be.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a social network service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The social network service providing method according to the present embodiment may be performed by the social network service providing system 800 described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 9, the social network service providing method will be described by explaining a process in which each step is performed by the social network service providing system 800.

  In step S910, the social network service providing system 800 receives information regarding the position and motion pattern of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal. Here, the motion pattern may include a value generated by a sensor included in the mobile terminal according to the motion of the mobile terminal, or may include a pattern value generated using the generated value. Further, in order for the user to easily recognize his / her movement, an object that moves according to the movement pattern may be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal, or a movement direction based on the movement pattern may be displayed. Here, the moving object may have a ball-like shape as an example.

  In step S920, the social network service providing system 800 stores the received information on the position and motion pattern in the database in association with the information on the user of the mobile terminal. That is, in the database, information on the position and motion pattern transmitted from the mobile terminal to the social network service providing system 800 may be stored in association with information on the user of each mobile terminal. Here, the information regarding the user may include an identifier for identifying the user, or may include at least an identifier of the mobile terminal. In addition, storing information related to the position and movement pattern in relation to the user is intended to easily retrieve information related to the user to be provided later to the mobile terminal from the database. It is not limited to the identifier of the terminal, but may include at least one of all types of information that can be referred to by information about the user.

  In step S930, the social network service providing system 800 inquires information related to users of other mobile terminals from the database based on the information related to the position and movement pattern, and provides the information to the mobile terminals. Any one of the following four methods may be used as a method for inquiring information about the user.

  As a first example, the social network service providing system 800 inquires information related to users of other mobile terminals that have the same motion pattern as the motion pattern and are located within a preset distance from the database. Also good.

  As a second example, information on the distance may be further received from the mobile terminal. Here, the social network service providing system 800 has the same movement pattern as the movement pattern from the database, and information on the position and the distance. Information about users of other mobile terminals located within a range determined using can be queried.

  As a third example, information on at least one of the local time when the mobile terminal transmits information on the position and motion pattern and the arrival time when information on the position and motion pattern is received is stored in the database. Further, the social network service providing system 800 may further use the information related to at least one time to query information related to users of other mobile terminals from the database. In this case, the social network service providing system 800 has the same movement pattern as the movement pattern, is located within the range based on the position information, and the local time difference or the arrival time difference is equal to or less than a preselected difference value. Information about other mobile terminal users may be queried from the database.

  As a fourth example, the social network service providing system 800 may further include a step (not shown) of storing information regarding corresponding different motion patterns. In this case, the social network service providing system 800 has at least one motion pattern among different motion patterns corresponding to the motion pattern and the same motion pattern, and is located within the range based on the position information. Information about users of other mobile terminals may be queried from the database.

  A method in which two or more of the four types of examples are combined may be used. For example, the position, motion pattern, preset distance of the first example, and information regarding the time of the third example may all be used, and the position, motion pattern, distance received from the mobile terminal of the second example. All of the information regarding the time in the third example may be used.

  Here, the social network service providing system 800 may further provide information regarding the user of the mobile terminal to at least one other mobile terminal. In this case, in the social network service providing system 800, when information regarding a user of another mobile terminal is selected by the mobile terminal, and information regarding a user of the mobile terminal is selected by another mobile terminal, information regarding the user of the mobile terminal A step (not shown) of storing information related to users of other mobile terminals in association with each other may be further performed.

  In addition, the information providing unit 830 may additionally provide information related to the user of the mobile terminal to at least one other mobile terminal as needed. In this case, the social network service providing system 800 may transmit a friend request related to the user of the mobile terminal to the other mobile terminal when information regarding the user of the other mobile terminal is selected on the mobile terminal. Here, when approving a friend request at another mobile terminal, the social network service providing system 800 may store information related to the user of the mobile terminal and information related to the user of the other mobile terminal in association with each other.

  The contents omitted in the description of FIGS. 8 and 9 may be referred to FIGS.

  So far, the embodiment using the movement pattern of the mobile terminal has been described with reference to FIG. 1, but the social network service providing system 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention uses the touch pattern on the screen of the mobile terminal. It may be used instead of the movement pattern of the mobile terminal.

  FIG. 10 is an example showing a touch pattern on the screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows a screen 1010 of the first mobile terminal and a screen 1020 of the second mobile terminal, respectively. Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the touch pattern on the screen of the first mobile terminal and the touch pattern on the screen of the second mobile terminal are added to the social network service providing system 100 described with reference to FIG. The social network service providing system 100 may perform the operation described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 using a touch pattern instead of a motion pattern. The method for setting the relationship between users using patterns has already been described in detail with reference to FIGS. The contents omitted in FIG. 10 may be referred to FIGS.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a user moves each mobile terminal to perform the same operation or an operation corresponding to each other, and by generating a movement pattern of the mobile terminal by the operation, A network or relationship like a friend can be formed, and not only the movement pattern but also the position of the mobile terminal can be further used to form a network or relationship between users within a range corresponding to the position. In addition, the local time when the mobile terminal transmits information on the position and the motion pattern and the arrival time when the information on the position and the motion pattern is received further use at least one time to connect the human network between the users. A relationship can be formed.

  The method according to the embodiment of the present invention may be realized in the form of program instructions capable of executing various processes via various computer means, and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the purposes of the present invention, and are known and usable by those skilled in the art in the field of computer software. Also good. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy (registered trademark) disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as optical disks, and ROMs. A hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as RAM, flash memory, etc., may be included. Examples of the program instructions include not only machine language code generated by a compiler but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate at one or more software layers to perform the operations of the present invention.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the limited embodiment and the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. For example, various modifications and variations can be made from such an embodiment.

  Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is defined not only by the claims but also by the equivalents of the claims.

100 Social network service providing system 110 First mobile terminal 120 Second mobile terminal

Claims (13)

An information receiving unit for receiving information on the position and motion pattern of the mobile terminal from a mobile terminal;
An information storage controller that stores information on the received position and motion pattern in a database in association with information on the user of the mobile terminal;
Information on users of other mobile terminals that have at least one motion pattern among different motion patterns corresponding to the motion pattern and the same motion pattern as the motion pattern, and are located within a range based on the information on the location. An information providing unit that inquires from the database and provides the information to the mobile terminal;
With
A social network service providing system in which a personal relationship between both users is formed by the selection of the user of the mobile terminal and the user of the other mobile terminal. The information providing unit further provides the other mobile terminal with information related to a user of the mobile terminal;
When information related to a user of the other mobile terminal is selected from the mobile terminal, and information related to a user of the mobile terminal is selected from the other mobile terminal, the information related to the user of the mobile terminal is formed to form the personal relationship. The social network service providing system according to claim 1, further comprising an information storage unit that stores information and information about the user of the other mobile terminal in association with each other. Further receiving distance information from the mobile terminal;
The information providing unit inquires information about a user of another mobile terminal located within a range determined using the information about the position and the distance. Social network service provision system.   The social network service providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a motion pattern information holding unit that holds information about corresponding different motion patterns.   The movement pattern includes a value generated by a sensor included in the mobile terminal according to a movement of the mobile terminal, or a pattern value generated using the generated value. The social network service provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The social network service providing system according to claim 5, wherein an object that moves according to the movement pattern is displayed on a screen of the mobile terminal, or a movement direction according to the movement pattern is displayed. Receiving information on the position and motion pattern of the mobile terminal from a mobile terminal;
Storing information on the received position and motion pattern in a database in association with information on a user of the mobile terminal;
Information on users of other mobile terminals that have at least one motion pattern among different motion patterns corresponding to the motion pattern and the same motion pattern as the motion pattern, and are located within a range based on the information on the location. Inquiring from the database and providing to the mobile terminal;
Including
A social network service providing method, wherein a personal relationship between both users is formed by the selection of a user of the mobile terminal and a user of the other mobile terminal. Querying and providing the information to the mobile terminal further provides the at least one other mobile terminal with information about a user of the mobile terminal;
When information related to a user of the other mobile terminal is selected from the mobile terminal, and information related to a user of the mobile terminal is selected from the other mobile terminal, the information related to the user of the mobile terminal is formed to form the personal relationship. The method of claim 7, further comprising storing information and information about the user of the other mobile terminal in association with each other. Further receiving distance information from the mobile terminal;
The step of querying and providing the information to the mobile terminal refers to information on a user of another mobile terminal located within a range determined using the information on the position and the distance. The social network service providing method according to claim 7 or 8.   The method for providing a social network service according to any one of claims 7 to 9, further comprising a step of holding information on corresponding different motion patterns.   The movement pattern includes a value generated by a sensor included in the mobile terminal according to a movement of the mobile terminal, or a pattern value generated using the generated value. The social network service providing method according to any one of claims 7 to 10.   The method for providing a social network service according to claim 11, wherein an object that moves according to the movement pattern is displayed on a screen of the mobile terminal, or a movement direction based on the movement pattern is displayed.   A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 7 to 12.