KR101342406B1 - Communication system and method using a virtual id in communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a conversation system and method using a virtual ID in a communication network that can communicate between users without exposing personal information using a virtual ID in a communication network, and in particular, provides a virtual ID by accessing a virtual ID chat server. A user terminal for receiving and transmitting conversation content information to another user terminal by the virtual ID; And a virtual ID chat server that generates the virtual ID and provides a chat service of the user terminal by the generated virtual ID, wherein the virtual ID chat server comprises: a virtual ID generator configured to generate a virtual ID; And a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the generated virtual ID and deletes the stored virtual ID at the end of a conversation.

Description

Dialogue system and method using virtual ID in communication network {COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A VIRTUAL ID IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a dialogue system between users through a communication network, and more particularly, to a dialogue system using a virtual ID in a communication network that can communicate between users without exposing personal information using a virtual ID in a communication network; It is about a method.

In the modern information society, computers and the Internet have emerged as the essential tools of new communication as a medium to transmit various information. As a result, computers and internet users are protected from the various disadvantages and disadvantages of informationization, Rapid adaptation and continuous new changes are required for rapid environmental change.

On the other hand, recently, users who need various types of communication communicate with the homepage, e-mail, and telephone ARS (Auto Response Service) .However, the homepage and e-mail are less real-time in customer communication. Although there is an advantage in that it is excellent, there is a disadvantage in that a communication cost burden is great for a user.

On the other hand, Instant Messenger is a useful method for real-time delivery of information using the Internet. The purpose of the instant messenger is the real-time delivery of simple messages between users. The instant messenger can talk in real time through a text transmitted as if two users are talking directly. This is because the instant messenger itself delivers the received content immediately by placing importance on the real time of the message.

In general, chat and information exchange using communication or the Internet has usually been performed on a communication emulator or a web browser. The communication emulator or web browser-based information exchange and chatting initially creates a virtual space called a chat room, and several people in the space It was a way to get involved and communicate or exchange information.

Recently, however, e-mail and chat technologies have been developed that enable two-way or multi-party chats through the pop mail format that is placed on client PCs. The instant messenger program was born.

The instant messenger program downloads a messenger access program to the user's computer with a request for membership for each person who wants to use the service, and then checks the member information every time the messenger server is accessed, and then sends a message menu, a friend menu, and a chat menu. By presenting several menus, such as a notification menu and a help menu, when a user selects a desired menu from among the presented menus, a program of the corresponding selection menu is executed.

For example, when a messenger program user selects a menu called 'friends' from the messenger initial menu window, menus such as online / friend management / group search / new friend / recommendation will appear. By selecting the messenger user can select and execute the desired function.

In the same manner, when the messenger program user selects a menu called 'chat' from among the contents of the messenger program, the messenger program user can enjoy chatting with the other party using a window or a message transfer window of the corresponding submenu.

At this time, when the messenger clients log on to the messenger server, the messenger server stores IP addresses of the messenger clients and mediates the transmission of messages between the messenger clients.

If a user logged on to the messenger server logs off a messenger client that wants to send a message, the messenger server cannot transmit the message because the IP address of the messenger client is not recorded. .

Recently, social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook have been provided as a means of communication online. However, in the case of Twitter, because an unspecified number of users can access and register a message, some anonymity is provided, but there is a problem of registering a message without responsibility. Also, Facebook doesn't provide anonymity, so you can't say anything and it can be a barrier to free conversation. For example, there is a problem that a free conversation cannot be induced because anonymity is not guaranteed when a subject is raised during a meeting or workshop in a company.

Therefore, there is a need for an online conversation system that provides anonymity and enables responsible conversation.

An object of the present invention is to give a virtual ID (ID) during the conversation between the user through the communication network, the system using a virtual ID in a communication network that can be guaranteed anonymity by accessing and communicating through the virtual ID and In providing a method.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to communicate through a volatile virtual ID that can be used temporarily during the conversation between the user through the communication network, and the anonymity of the conversation can be ensured by deleting the user's connection-related information at the end of the conversation A communication system and method using a virtual ID in a communication network are provided.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to enable a conversation system using a virtual ID in a communication network that can be set according to the type of conversation by allowing the user to select between the actual ID and virtual ID according to the user's settings in the communication between the communication network And providing a method.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

In order to achieve the above-described object of the present invention and to achieve the specific effects of the present invention described below, the characteristic structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a communication system using a virtual ID in a communication network includes: a user terminal connected to a virtual ID chat server, provided with a virtual ID, and transmitting conversation content information to another user terminal by the virtual ID; And a virtual ID chat server that generates the virtual ID and provides a chat service of the user terminal by the generated virtual ID, wherein the virtual ID chat server comprises: a virtual ID generator configured to generate a virtual ID; And a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the generated virtual ID and deletes the stored virtual ID at the end of a conversation.

Preferably, the virtual ID chat server is configured to process to select a virtual ID mode or a real ID mode by the selection information through the user terminal, and to control to provide a chat service with a virtual ID or a real ID according to the selected mode. The apparatus further includes an ID attribute control unit.

Preferably, the virtual ID chat server deletes connection related information of the user terminal stored in the virtual ID chat server when the user terminal leaves the chat room after performing the chat service through the virtual ID in the user terminal. The apparatus further includes a connection information deletion processing unit to process.

Preferably, the connection related information of the user terminal is at least one selected from IP address information, access session information, login information, cookie information of the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a conversation method using a virtual ID in a communication network includes: requesting a virtual ID by accessing a virtual ID chat server at a user terminal; Generating the virtual ID according to the request at the virtual ID chat server; Generating password information mapping to the generated virtual ID in the virtual ID chat server; Transmitting, by the virtual ID chat server, the generated virtual ID and password information mapped to the virtual ID to the user terminal; Accessing the virtual ID chat server through the virtual ID and password information at the user terminal and entering the chat room; Providing a chat service through the virtual ID at the virtual ID chat server; And deleting the virtual ID at the virtual ID chat server upon termination of the chat service.

Meanwhile, the information for receiving the conversation method using the virtual ID in the communication network may be stored in a recording medium readable by a server computer. Such a recording medium includes all kinds of recording media in which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include ROMs (Read Only Memory), Random Access Memory, CD (Compact Disk), DVD (Digital Video Disk) -ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, (For example, transmission over the Internet). Such a recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code in a distributed manner can be stored and executed.

According to the present invention, anonymity of a conversation is guaranteed by assigning a virtual ID when a user communicates through a communication network and connecting through the virtual ID, thereby enabling a free conversation with sincerity. .

In addition, according to the present invention, by having a conversation through the virtual ID in the workshop of the company, it is possible to have a conversation with sincerity, thereby increasing the competitiveness of the company.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conversation system using a virtual ID in a communication network according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a virtual ID chat server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a conversation procedure using a virtual ID in a communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web page that provides a virtual ID conversation service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a chat window that provides a chat function using a virtual ID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

The present invention proposes a system and method for ensuring anonymity of a conversation by allowing each user to communicate using a virtual identification number in a conversation service provided through a communication network such as the Internet or an intranet. . In particular, the virtual ID used in the present invention is a volatile ID deleted after the conversation is terminated, so that the information of the visitor cannot be confirmed even by the administrator's account. In addition, when the virtual ID is assigned to the user terminal, the virtual ID is used as volatile information that is not linked to the access IP address of the user terminal and is not connected to any personal information.

At this time, if the virtual ID is mapped to the access IP address of the user terminal and stored in the memory even temporarily, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the control software forcibly deletes the information and provides a conversation service. do.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, all of the conversation information and conversation related information (eg, cookie information, IP information, session information, etc.) of the user terminal connected via the virtual ID at the end of the conversation window are deleted. When storing, only the virtual ID and the conversation content information are stored in text form.

Meanwhile, in the following detailed description, the present invention is described as being driven in the 'user terminal', but the present invention can be applied to any wired or wireless terminal. For example, applications including mobile terminals such as laptop computers, digital broadcasting terminals, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), portable multimedia players (PMPs), navigation devices, as well as fixed terminals such as desktop computers and TVs, including smart phones. It can be applied to all user terminals capable of executing, it is preferable to apply to at least one terminal connected to the wired or wireless network.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conversation system using a virtual ID in a communication network according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system according to the present invention may include a virtual ID chat server 100, a communication network 110, a user terminal 120, and the like.

The virtual ID chat server 100 performs a function of providing a virtual ID chat service according to the present invention. In this case, each user terminal 120 performs various functions according to an embodiment of the present invention by accessing the virtual ID conversation server 100 through the communication network 110.

The communication network 110 may be configured without regard to its communication mode such as wired and wireless, and may be a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area Network), a wide area network (WAN), and the like. In addition, the communication network 110 may be a well-known World Wide Web (WWW), and may use a wireless transmission technology used for short-range communication such as infrared (Infrared Data Assosiation) or Bluetooth (Bluetooth). It may be. In addition, when the present invention is applied between internal user terminals in a company, the communication network 110 may be an internal network or an intranet.

Hereinafter, the detailed structure of the virtual ID chat server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a virtual ID chat server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the virtual ID chat server 100 may be configured with an interface and a solution for a service.

In more detail, the virtual ID chat server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a chat service processing module 200, a virtual ID processing module 210, a database module 230, and the like. .

The chat service processing module 200 may provide basic functions of the chat service (eg, create a chat window, send a chat message, save a chat message, send a file, etc.) so that each user connected to the server may receive a chat service through a communication network. ). Since basic functions of the conversation service processing module 200 may be implemented using functions of a general conversation service, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The virtual ID processing module 210 provides various functions for enabling a chat service by a virtual ID when each user uses the chat service. The virtual ID processing module 210 may include a virtual ID generation unit 211, an ID attribute setting unit 212, a connection information deletion processing unit 213, and the like. In this case, the virtual ID processing module 210 performs various processing through input / output with data stored in various databases in the database module 230 in association with the database module 230.

First, the virtual ID generation unit 211 performs a function of generating a virtual ID according to an embodiment of the present invention. Preferably, the virtual ID is generated randomly and not related to any information of the user. The generated virtual ID may be temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 220, and when the virtual ID is assigned to a specific user, the generated virtual ID may be deleted from the temporary storage unit 220. In this case, the user who has been assigned the virtual ID will have a conversation using the assigned virtual ID when entering the chat room, and it is preferable to transmit the virtual ID and the conversation content together to be displayed when the conversation content is transmitted. Accordingly, the virtual ID chat server 100 may not store any user information and any related information, including the virtual ID.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the virtual ID may be implemented to be encrypted and stored, and the encrypted virtual ID may be implemented such that it cannot be decrypted through any access terminal including an administrator account.

The ID attribute setting unit 212 provides a function to set the virtual ID mode or the actual ID mode when the user connects, and the set attribute information is stored in the attribute information database 233.

Therefore, the conversation service processing module 200 processes the conversation to proceed in the virtual ID mode or the actual ID mode for each user terminal according to the mode set through the ID attribute setting unit 212.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the access information deletion processing unit 213 may access the virtual ID information and related user information (eg, user ID, access IP of the user terminal, session information, etc.) when the chat room is connected, when the conversation is in progress, or when the conversation ends. Etc.) to forcibly delete them. That is, even if a conversation is performed by assigning a virtual ID, when the virtual ID and related information (eg, IP information, session information, etc.) of the user terminal are linked, the user of the virtual ID can be identified by tracking it. Therefore, this may be prevented through the access information deletion processing unit 213.

The member information database 231 stores information of each member who is provided with a chat service using the virtual ID mode. In this case, each user does not necessarily need to register as a member of the site, and can receive a chat service through a virtual ID temporarily given when accessing a chat room.

The conversation information database 232 stores the conversation contents information which the users have talked through the chat room in text form. In this case, the conversation contents information may not store any information related to the conversation participants, and the virtual ID and the contents of the conversation. It is desirable to store only the mapping information between them.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a conversation procedure using a virtual ID in a communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the user terminal 120 accesses the virtual ID conversation server 100 and sets a virtual ID mode (S301), the information set as described above is stored in the attribute information database 233.

Then, when the user terminal requests a virtual ID (S302), the virtual ID chat server 100 generates a temporarily available volatile virtual ID (S303), and the password mapped to the virtual ID (password) Create The generated virtual ID and password are provided to the user terminal 120.

On the other hand, the user terminal 120 is connected to the chat room (S305) by using a virtual ID (S306), and the conversation proceeds using the virtual ID. When the conversation ends and the chat room is exited, the virtual ID chat server 100 deletes the corresponding virtual ID (S308), and deletes all user information related to the virtual ID (S309).

By doing so, even the server administrator cannot confirm the information of the user who accesses the chat room, and it becomes impossible to track the user even through the virtual ID.

In the exemplary system described above, the methods are described based on a flowchart as a series of steps or blocks, but the invention is not limited to the order of steps, and certain steps may occur in a different order or concurrently with other steps than those described above. Can be. In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the steps shown in the flowcharts are not exclusive and that other steps may be included or one or more steps in the flowcharts may be deleted without affecting the scope of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web page that provides a virtual ID conversation service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when accessing the web page 400 of the virtual ID chat service provided by the virtual ID chat server 100, various service related menus may be provided. For example, a virtual ID request menu, a connection menu with a virtual ID, a chat room entry menu, and the like may be provided. Accordingly, the user may request and receive a virtual ID.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the attribute information of the user is set to the virtual ID mode, the virtual ID request may be automatically performed and the virtual ID is automatically provided at the same time as the chat room.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a chat window that provides a chat function using a virtual ID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when accessing a chat room with a virtual ID, only the virtual ID is displayed on the chat window, and no personal information of the user may be displayed. In addition, it is not possible to check the accessor's ID address and session information through the virtual ID.

In this way, in case of a conversation within a specific group, the anonymity of the conversation is ensured, and the authenticity of the conversation can be secured.

As described above, the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions.

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: virtual ID conversation server 110: communication network
120: user terminal 200: conversation service processing module
210: virtual ID processing module 211: virtual ID generation unit
212: ID property setting unit 213: Connection information deletion processing unit
220: temporary storage unit 230: database module
231: Member Information Database 232: Conversation Information Database
233: Property Information Database

Claims (8)

A user terminal connected to a virtual ID conversation server, receiving a virtual ID, and transmitting conversation content information to another user terminal by the virtual ID; And
A virtual ID chat server that generates the virtual ID and provides a chat service of the user terminal by the generated virtual ID;
The virtual ID chat server,
A virtual ID generating unit generating the virtual ID to be encrypted;
A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the generated virtual ID and deletes the stored virtual ID at the end of a conversation;
And a connection information deletion processing unit for deleting the connection related information of the user terminal stored in the virtual ID chat server when the user terminal leaves the chat room after performing the chat service through the virtual ID in the user terminal.
The virtual ID is deleted from the temporary storage unit when the virtual ID is assigned, and the encrypted virtual ID cannot be decrypted through all access terminals including an administrator account.
The connection related information of the user terminal is any one or more selected from among the IP address information, access session information, login information, cookie information of the user terminal, a conversation system using a virtual ID in the communication network.
The method according to claim 1,
The virtual ID chat server,
And an ID attribute control unit for processing to select a virtual ID mode or an actual ID mode by selection information through the user terminal, and controlling to provide a chat service with a virtual ID or an actual ID according to the selected mode. Dialogue system using virtual ID in.
delete delete Requesting a virtual ID by accessing a virtual ID chat server at a user terminal;
Generating the virtual ID to be encrypted according to the request at the virtual ID chat server;
Generating password information mapping to the generated virtual ID in the virtual ID chat server;
Transmitting, by the virtual ID chat server, the generated virtual ID and password information mapped to the virtual ID to the user terminal;
Accessing the virtual ID chat server through the virtual ID and password information at the user terminal and entering a chat room;
Providing a chat service through the virtual ID at the virtual ID chat server;
Deleting, by the virtual ID chat server, the virtual ID upon termination of the chat service; And
Deleting the connection related information of the user terminal stored in the virtual ID chat server when the user terminal leaves the chat room after performing the chat service through the virtual ID in the user terminal;
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The virtual ID is deleted from the virtual ID chat server when the virtual ID is assigned, and the encrypted virtual ID cannot be decrypted through all access terminals including an administrator account.
The connection related information of the user terminal is one or more selected from among the IP address information, access session information, login information, cookie information of the user terminal, a conversation method using a virtual ID in a communication network.
The method according to claim 5,
The ID attribute control unit of the virtual ID chat server processes to select a virtual ID mode or a real ID mode by selection information through the user terminal, and controls to provide a chat service with a virtual ID or a real ID according to the selected mode. The communication method using a virtual ID in the communication network, characterized in that the.
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