KR101184849B1 - Apparatus and method for providing social network service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for servicing a social network and a method thereof are provided to enable a user to manage various social network services or to be supplied the various social network services. CONSTITUTION: A graphic user interface providing unit(110) provides a first graphic user interface for a input of membership information in a social network service which is different with the social network service of a user registered. A social network service connecting unit(120) connects to a network server providing the different social network service by using the membership information inputted through the first graphic user interface. The social network service connecting unit connects the social network service to the different social network service. [Reference numerals] (110) Graphic user interface providing unit; (120) Social network service connecting unit; (130) Control unit

Description

Apparatus and method for providing social network service {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and a method for providing a social network service, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for providing a social network for allowing a user to collectively receive or manage various social network services.

Social Network Service (SNS) is a service that allows users to form a human network on the web. It is a media / one person that enables the sharing of personal information and the communication through the Internet. Means community

As interest in such social network services increases, the number of users using two or more social network services simultaneously increases gradually.

However, if a user using more than one social network service posts or checks posts related to him (i.e., the user is provided with more than one social network service), he or she must I had to experience the inconvenience of having to visit and write or check posts individually.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention proposes an apparatus and method for providing a social network that can be provided or managed in a variety of social network services collectively.

Other objects of the present invention may be derived by those skilled in the art through the following examples.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, in the apparatus for providing a social network service (SNS), the network server for providing a social network service different from the social network service Provided is a social network service providing apparatus including a social network service interlocking unit for accessing and interworking the novel network service and the other social network service.

The apparatus may further include a graphic user interface (GUI) providing unit configured to provide a first graphical user interface for receiving subscription information of the subscriber from the other social network service, and the social network service interworking unit may include the first graphic. The subscription information in the other social network service input through the user interface may be used to access a network server providing the other social network service.

The graphic user interface providing unit further provides a second graphical user interface for displaying a post written using the social network service and a post written using the other social network service to a user (subscriber) subscribed to the social network service. can do.

The graphical user interface further provides a third graphical user interface for allowing the subscriber to compose a post, and the social network service interworking unit is configured to, when the subscriber composes a post via the third graphical user interface, Information about the post created by the user may be transmitted to a network server providing the other social network service.

The network server providing the other social network service may display information about a post written by the subscriber in a graphic user interface for providing the other social network service.

The information regarding the post written by the subscriber may include information indicating that the post has been created through the social network service and URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information of the social network service.

URL information of the social network service may be displayed in the form of a hyperlink.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, in a method for providing a social network service, receiving subscription information from a social network service different from the social network service of a user (subscriber) subscribed to the social network service Providing a first graphical user interface for; Receiving subscription information of the subscriber from the other social network service through the first graphical user interface; And connecting the social network service and the other social network service by accessing a network server providing the other social network service using subscription information of the subscriber in the other social network service. A method is provided.

According to the present invention, various social network services can be collectively provided or managed.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a social network service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 4 are diagrams showing examples of a graphical user interface provided by a graphical user interface providing unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an overall flow of a method for providing a social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

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

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an apparatus for providing a social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the apparatus 100 for providing a social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a graphic user interface providing unit 110, a social network service interworking unit 120, and a controller 130. .

The graphical user interface providing unit 110 may use various graphical user interfaces (GUIs) used for social network services (hereinafter, referred to as "basic social network services") basically provided through the social network service apparatus 100. ) To the user.

The social network service interworking unit 120 uses the social network service providing apparatus 100 to identify a social network service different from the social network service and the basic social network service (hereinafter, referred to as “another social network service”). Perform the function of interlocking.

That is, the social network service interworking unit 120 connects to the network server for providing the other social network service (hereinafter, referred to as "another network server" for convenience of description) and the basic novel network service and the other social network. Link service. The interworking between these social network services is performed so that users (subscribers) subscribed to two or more social network services can simultaneously receive various social network services from various network servers or manage posts created through social network services.

In addition, the controller 130 controls the overall operation of the social network service providing apparatus 100 including the graphic user interface providing unit 110 and the social network service interworking unit 120.

Each component constituting the social network service providing apparatus 100 may include software or hardware such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Can mean. However, the above components are not limited to software or hardware, and may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to execute one or more processors. The functions provided in the above components may be implemented by more detailed components, or may be implemented as one component that performs a specific function by combining a plurality of components.

In addition, the social network service providing apparatus 100 may be implemented in a personal computer (PC) or may be implemented in a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet PC.

2 to 4, the operation of the social network service providing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a subscriber of the basic social network service wants to connect (log in) to a network server (hereinafter referred to as a "basic network server") providing the basic social network service, a graphical user interface The providing unit 110 may generate a graphic user interface (login GUI) for performing login and provide the same to the subscriber.

As an example, the graphical user interface providing unit 110 may provide the subscriber with a graphical user interface as shown in FIG. In this case, "Club SNS" corresponds to the basic social network service.

In addition, as described above, the social network service interworking unit 120 connects the basic novel network service and the other social network service by accessing the other network server, and the graphic user interface providing unit 110 performs such social A graphical user interface for acquiring subscriber information used for interworking between networks may be generated and provided to the subscriber.

That is, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the graphical user interface providing unit 110 may receive a graphical user interface for receiving subscription information from the other social network service of the subscriber subscribed to the basic social network service (hereinafter, “ A first graphical user interface "may be provided to the subscriber. In this case, the social network service interworking unit 120 may access the other network server using subscription information from the other social network service input through the first graphical user interface.

As an example, the graphical user interface providing unit 110 may provide the subscriber with a first graphical user interface as shown in FIG. In this case, "Twitter" may correspond to the other social network service, and the subscription information of the subscriber in the other social network service may correspond to an ID (ID) and a password (P / W).

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the graphical user interface providing unit 110 subscribes to a post written using the basic social network service and a post written using the other social network service. A second graphical user interface for displaying to the subscriber may be further provided (where the post is a concept including both a body text and a comment, and the post may be attached with multimedia files such as image files, audio files, and video files). have). To this end, the social network service interworking unit 120 accesses the other network server and receives a post written using the other social network service.

Accordingly, subscribers of the basic social network service can simultaneously check posts created through other social network services as well as posts created through the basic social network service, thereby increasing user convenience.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the graphical user interface providing unit 110 may further provide a third graphical user interface for allowing the subscriber to write a post. If the post is created through the third graphical user interface, the social network service interworking unit 120 may transmit information about the post written by the subscriber to the other network server.

That is, when a subscriber of the basic social network service writes a post to another subscriber subscribed to the basic social network service through the basic social network service, the post is transferred to the account of the other subscriber through the basic social network service. Transmitted to the other subscriber.

In addition, when a subscriber of the basic social network service writes a post to a specific person subscribed to the other social network service through the basic social network service, the social network service interworking unit 120 transmits the post via the basic social network service. The information about the post is transmitted to the other network server to the specific person, and the other network server may display the information about the post written by the subscriber in a graphical user interface for providing the other social network service.

In this case, the information about the post may include information indicating that the post has been made through the basic social network service, and URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information of the basic social network service (which may be displayed in the form of a hyperlink). .

As an example, the graphical user interface displayed via the other network server may be as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 (FIG. 3 is a graphical user interface provided by “Twitter” and FIG. 4 is provided by “Facebook”). Graphical user interface).

3 and 4, the information on the post is information indicating that a message is transmitted from the subscriber (clubsns.b@gamil.com) subscribed to the basic social network service (CLUB SNS) through the basic social network service ( clubsns.c@gamil.com in the CLUBSNS has sent you a message) and the URL information (URL: http://bit.ly/aTpyX1) of the basic social network service. At this time, the user who receives the message can directly search the basic social network service or click URL information to access the network server providing the basic social network service, perform a subscription procedure, and then check the corresponding post. .

Accordingly, the subscriber of the basic social network service can write a post to the subscriber of the other social network service through the basic social network service, thereby increasing user convenience. In addition, as described above, when the URL information is included in the information on the post, an additional effect of inducing a new subscription to the basic social network service occurs.

In other words, the apparatus 100 for providing a social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention allows the subscriber of the basic social network service not only to create / confirm a post using the basic social network service but also to use the post using the other social network service. Since the writing / confirmation is supported together, the user can be provided with a plurality of social network services using only one social network service.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an overall flow of a method for providing a social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The social network service providing method described with reference to FIG. 5 may be performed by the social network service providing apparatus 100 described with reference to FIG. 1. Hereinafter, a process performed for each step will be described in detail.

First, in operation S510, a first graphical user interface for receiving subscription information from a social network service different from the basic social network service of a subscriber of the basic social network service provided by the social network service providing apparatus 100 may be input. In operation S520, the subscription information of the subscriber's other social network service is input through the first graphical user interface.

Thereafter, in step S530, the basic social network service and the other social are connected by accessing a network server (another network server) that provides the other social network service by using subscription information of the other social network service of the subscriber. Link network services.

In operation S540, a second graphical user interface for displaying a post written using the basic social network service and a post written using the other social network service to a subscriber of the basic social network service. Accordingly, the subscriber of the basic social network service can simultaneously check the post written through the other social network service as well as the post written through the basic social network service.

In operation S550, a third graphical user interface may be provided to allow the subscriber to create a post. In operation S560, a post may be received from the subscriber through the third graphical user interface. ) Transmits the information about the post written by the subscriber to the other network server. Accordingly, the subscriber of the basic social network service can write a post to the subscriber of the other social network service through the basic social network service.

So far, embodiments of the method for providing a social network service according to the present invention have been described, and the configuration of the apparatus for providing a social network service 100 described above with reference to FIG. 1 is also applicable to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a detailed description will be omitted.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed by various computer means to be recorded on a computer readable 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 those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Examples of program instructions, such as magneto-optical and ROM, RAM, flash memory and the like, can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like, as well as machine code, Includes a high-level language code. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of one embodiment of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and limited embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- Various modifications and variations may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

100: social network service providing device
110: graphical user interface provider
120: social network service linkage
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Claims (10)

In the apparatus for providing a social network service (SNS),
A graphical user interface providing unit providing a first graphical user interface for receiving subscription information from a social network service of a user (subscriber) subscribed to the social network service; And
A social network that connects the social network service and the other social network service by accessing a network server providing the other social network service using subscription information of the other social network service input through the first graphical user interface. Including service interworking,
The graphical user interface providing unit may further provide a third graphical user interface for allowing the subscriber to write a post, and the social network service interworking unit may create the post through the third graphical user interface. The subscriber transmits information about a post written by the subscriber to a network server providing the other social network service, and the network server providing the other social network service is written by the subscriber in a graphical user interface for providing the other social network service. Information about a post is displayed, and information about a post written by the subscriber is information indicating that the post has been created through the social network service and the URL of the social network service (Uniform Resource L). ocator) information,
The social network service interworking unit may be connected with the social network service only after the user is logged in to the social network service, when the subscription information of the user in the other social network service is input through the first graphical user interface. Social network service providing apparatus characterized in that the other social network services are interlocked. delete The method of claim 1,
The graphic user interface providing unit further provides a second graphical user interface for displaying a post written using the social network service and a post written using the other social network service to a user (subscriber) subscribed to the social network service. Social network service providing device characterized in that. delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
The URL information of the social network service is a social network service providing apparatus, characterized in that displayed in the form of a hyperlink (Hyperlink). A method for providing a social network service using a social network service providing apparatus including a graphic user interface providing unit and a social network service interworking unit,
Providing, by the graphical user interface provider, a first graphical user interface for receiving subscription information from a social network service of a user (subscriber) subscribed to the social network service;
When subscription information in the other social network service of the subscriber is input through the first graphical user interface, the social network service interworking unit uses the subscription information in the other social network service of the subscriber to use the other social network. Connecting the social network service and the other social network service by accessing a network server providing a service;
Providing, by the graphical user interface provider, a third graphical user interface for allowing the subscriber to compose a post; And
If the post is input from the subscriber via the third graphical user interface, the social network service interworking unit comprises the step of transmitting information about the post created by the subscriber to the network server providing the other social network services,
The network server providing the other social network service displays information about a post written by the subscriber in a graphical user interface for providing the other social network service, and the information about the post written by the subscriber indicates the social network service. It includes information indicating that the post has been created and the URL information of the social network service,
The interworking may include the social network service and the social network service only after inputting the user's subscription information from the other social network service through the first graphical user interface after the user is logged in to the social network service. A method for providing a social network service, comprising interworking with other social network services. The method of claim 8,
The graphic user interface providing unit provides a second graphical user interface for displaying a post written using the social network service and a post written using the other social network service to a user (subscriber) subscribed to the social network service. step
The social network service providing method further comprises. delete

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