KR101381791B1 - Method and apparatus for adding friends in messenger service - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method and an apparatus for adding a friend of a messenger service. A method of adding a messenger friend in association with a game server providing a game service by a messenger server providing a messenger service includes: (a) at least one subscription to the game service from a terminal of a first user logged into the messenger service; Receiving a request to add a second user as a messenger friend, (b) acquiring game service account information of the second user from a database of the game server according to the received request, (c) the Registering the second user as a messenger friend of the first user using the obtained game service account information, and (d) transmitting information of the registered messenger friend to the terminal of the first user. .

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING FRIENDS IN MESSENGER SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for adding a friend of a messenger service, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for adding a friend formed on a user's game service as a friend on a messenger service.

Recently, as the use of the Internet is becoming more common, online games are spreading.

Such an online game has evolved from a game played by a user alone to a game played with more and more users, thereby forming various communities through online games.

However, only within the online game, there was only a smooth communication between users through various methods such as chat, note, whisper, etc., there was a problem that communication is difficult when the game ends.

Therefore, users have to be inconvenient to contact by telling the phone number or messenger ID in order to contact separately outside the online game.

On the other hand, as the use of mobile messenger has recently been activated due to the spread of smart phones, the demand for contacting friends other than games by registering game friends as messenger friends is increasing.

Therefore, Korean Patent Publication No. 2009-0075123 (community support system and method for online game using a mobile terminal) proposed a method of chatting with a user of an online game using a mobile terminal, but adding a friend through a messenger. The solution is still not present.

Korean Laid-Open Patent No. 2009-0075123, 'Community Support System and Method in Online Game Using Mobile Terminal'

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for adding a friend formed on a game service of a user as a friend on a messenger service.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of adding a messenger friend in conjunction with a game server providing a game service is a messenger server providing a messenger service according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) to the messenger service Receiving a request to add at least one second user subscribed to the game service as a messenger friend from a terminal of a logged-in first user, (b) according to the received request, from the database of the game server; Obtaining game service account information of a second user, (c) registering the second user as a messenger friend of the first user using the obtained game service account information, and (d) the registered messenger; And transmitting information of a friend to a terminal of the first user.

In one aspect of the invention, step (a) is a step of receiving information from the terminal of the first user, at least one of the character name, server name, class and level on the game service for the second user And (b) may include obtaining game service account information of the second user corresponding to the received information from a database of the game server.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, a messenger service account of the second user from a database of the messenger server based on the obtained game service account information of the second user between the steps (b) and (c). The method may further include obtaining information, wherein the second user may be subscribed to the messenger service.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the second user may be registered as a game friend of the first user in the game service.

Further, in an aspect of the present invention, the game friend list, which is a list of one or more users registered as game friends of the first user in the game service before the step (a), is obtained from the game server. The method may further include transmitting to the terminal of the first user, wherein the second user may be a user included in the game friend list of the first user.

In addition, in one aspect of the invention, (e) further comprising the step of providing a chat service between the first user and the second user, the first user is logged into the messenger service, the second user is The game service may be logged in.

In order to achieve the above object, a messenger friend adding device providing a messenger service and a game service according to an embodiment of the present invention may store game service account information and messenger service account information linked to the game service account information. A friend addition request receiving unit configured to receive a request for adding at least one second user subscribed to the game service as a messenger friend from a terminal of a first user logged in to the messenger service, according to the received request, An account information acquisition unit for acquiring game service account information of the second user from the database, a friend registration unit for registering the second user as a messenger friend of the first user using the obtained game service account information, and the registration Messenger friend's information from the first user only And a control unit for controlling the friend information transmitting unit and the database, the friend addition request receiving unit, the account information obtaining unit, the friend registration unit, and the friend information transmitting unit.

In one aspect of the invention, the friend add request receiving unit receives at least one information of the character name, server name, class and level on the game service for the second user from the terminal of the first user, the account The information obtaining unit may obtain game service account information of the second user from the database based on the received information.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the account information obtaining unit obtains the messenger service account information of the second user from the database, the second user may be subscribed to the messenger service.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the second user may be registered as a game friend of the first user in the game service.

In addition, according to an aspect of the present invention, the game service to obtain a list of the game friend, which is a list of one or more users registered as a game friend of the first user from the game server to transmit to the terminal of the first user The game friend list acquisition unit may be further included, and the second user may be a user included in the game friend list of the first user.

Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the control unit is the first user logged in to the messenger service and the second user logged in to the game service after the second user is registered as a messenger friend of the first user. You can control the chat between them.

According to the present invention, the game account and the messenger account are linked to each other, so that the game friend and the messenger can conveniently communicate with each other without logging in to the game service.

Further, according to the present invention, even if the other party is registered as a game friend without knowing the other party's phone number or messenger ID, it can be conveniently added as a messenger friend.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is easy to expand the community on the game to a mobile messenger because the user can search by the character name of the game through a messenger, or the member of the guild to which the user is registered as a messenger friend.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects and include all effects that can be deduced from the detailed description of the present invention or the configuration of the invention described in the claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a messenger service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a messenger service system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a service providing server of a messenger service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adding a friend of a messenger server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a screen for adding a friend according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "indirectly connected" . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements, not excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a messenger service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a messenger service system according to an exemplary embodiment may include a messenger server 110, a game server 120, and a terminal 130 of a first user.

Here, the messenger server 110 may provide a method of adding a messenger friend in cooperation with the game server 120.

Referring to each component, the messenger server 110 is a server that provides a messenger service, and at least one second user who has subscribed to a game service from a terminal 130 of a first user who is logged in to the messenger service as a messenger friend. You can receive a request to add.

Here, the first user may subscribe to the messenger service and the game service, and the second user may subscribe to only the game service or the game service and the messenger service.

In addition, the messenger server 110 may obtain game service account information of the second user from the database of the game server 120 according to the received friend addition request.

Here, the database of the game server 120 may be included in the game server 120, or may be present separately from the outside.

In addition, the game server 120 and the messenger server 110 may use each database separately, or may share and use one database.

In addition, the messenger server 110 may register the second user as a messenger friend of the first user by using the obtained game service account information.

At this time, when the messenger server 110 and the game server 120 each include a separate database, information of the messenger friend of the first user registered in the database of the messenger server 110 may be stored.

When the messenger server 110 and the game server 120 share a database, information on a messenger friend of the first user registered in the shared database may be stored.

In addition, the messenger server 110 may transmit the registered messenger friend information to the terminal 130 of the first user.

Therefore, the first user can check the registered messenger friend, and the second user can be registered as the messenger friend and managed through the messenger service.

In addition, the messenger server 110 may receive information about a game subscribed to by the first user from the game server 120 and transmit the received information to the terminal 130 of the first user.

Thereafter, the messenger server 110 may receive the game information selected by the first user among the game information transmitted from the terminal 130 of the first user and transmit the received game information to the game server 120.

Thereafter, the messenger server 110 may receive information of the character of the game selected by the first user from the game server 120 and transmit the information to the terminal 130 of the first user.

Thereafter, the messenger server 110 may receive information of the character selected by the first user among the character information transmitted from the terminal 130 of the first user and transmit the received information to the game server 120.

Thereafter, the messenger server 110 may receive game service account information of the second user registered as the game friend of the character selected by the first user from the game server 120.

In addition, the messenger server 110 may obtain a list of one or more users (hereinafter referred to as game friend lists) registered as friends for the game service account of the first user or a character created in the account from the game server 120. Acquire and transmit it to the terminal of the first user.

Thereafter, the first user may select one or more second users to be registered as messenger friends from the list of their game friends displayed on the terminal 130 of the first user, and the messenger server 110 may select the first user. Information about a second user to be added as a messenger friend may be received from the user's terminal 130.

That is, the first user can add as a messenger friend by directly inputting an account name or a character name of another user, as well as another user who wants to register as a messenger friend from his game friend list displayed on the messenger. You can also easily select.

Here, a detailed description of the process performed by the messenger server 110 will be described later with reference to FIG. 5.

Meanwhile, the game server 120 is a server that provides a game service and may receive a request for adding at least one second user as a messenger friend from the messenger server 110.

In addition, the game server 120 may obtain game service account information of the second user from the database and transmit the game service account information to the messenger server 110 according to the received friend addition request.

Meanwhile, the terminal 130 of the first user may transmit a request for adding at least one second user subscribed to the game service as a messenger friend to the messenger server 110 through the login of the messenger service.

In addition, when the second user is registered as a messenger friend of the first user, the terminal 130 of the first user may receive information of the registered messenger friend from the messenger server 110.

For reference, the terminal 130 of the first user may be connected to the messenger server 110 or the game server 120 through a network such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), or the like. It can include any type of handheld based wireless communication device, in addition to a messenger server 110 or game server over a network, such as an IPTV including desktop PCs, tablet PCs, laptop PCs, and set-top boxes. It may also include a communication device that can be connected to 120.

Meanwhile, the second user registered as the messenger friend of the first user may check whether the first user and the messenger friend are registered through the messenger service or the game service.

2 is a diagram illustrating a messenger service system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a messenger service system according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a terminal 130 and a service providing server 140 of a first user.

Description of the terminal 130 of the first user among the components is the same as that described in Figure 1 will be omitted.

The service providing server 140 is a server providing a messenger service and a game service, and may include the messenger server 110 and the game server 120 of FIG. 1.

The service providing server 140 may receive a request for adding at least one second user subscribed to the game service as a messenger friend from the terminal 130 of the first user logged in to the messenger service.

In addition, the service providing server 140 may obtain game service account information of the second user from the database according to the received friend addition request.

In addition, the service providing server 140 may register the second user as a messenger friend of the first user by using the obtained game service account information.

In addition, the service providing server 140 may transmit the registered information of the messenger friend to the terminal 130 of the first user.

Meanwhile, the service providing server 140 may perform all the operations performed by the messenger server 110 and the game server 120.

3 is a block diagram of a service providing server 140 of a messenger service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the service providing server 140 is an embodiment of a friend adding device of a messenger service.

As shown in FIG. 3, the service providing server 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a database 310, a friend add request receiver 320, an account information acquirer 330, a friend register 340, The friend information transmitter 350 and the controller 360 may be included.

In describing each component, the database 310 may store game service account information and messenger service account information linked to game service account information.

Here, the database 310 may be included in the service providing server 140 or may be separately installed outside.

The friend addition request receiving unit 320 may receive a request for adding at least one second user who has subscribed to the game service as a messenger friend from the terminal 130 of the first user who is logged in to the messenger service.

The account information acquirer 330 may obtain game service account information of the second user from the database 310 according to the request received from the friend add request receiver 320.

The friend registerer 340 may register the second user as a messenger friend of the first user by using game service account information acquired by the account information acquirer 330.

The friend information transmitting unit 350 may transmit the information of the messenger friend registered by the friend registering unit 340 to the terminal 130 of the first user.

The controller 360 may control operations performed by the database 310, the friend add request receiver 320, the account information acquirer 330, the friend register 340, and the friend information transmitter 350.

In addition, after the second user is registered as a messenger friend of the first user in the friend register 340, the controller 360 may enable a chat between the first user logged in the messenger service and the second user logged in the game service. Can be controlled.

Thus, a chat service can be provided between a first user connected on the messenger service and a second user connected on the game service, and the first user connected to the messenger service even if the second user is not logged in to the messenger service. Chat can be made.

For example, when the second user transmits a message to the first user while using the game service, the terminal 130 of the first user who is logged in to the messenger service receives the transmitted message, and when the first user transmits the message, The terminal of the second user (not shown) receives the transmitted message, so that the first user and the second user can have a conversation while using a messenger service and a game service, respectively.

In addition, the friend addition request receiving unit 320 may receive information on at least one of a character name, server name, class, and level on the game service for the second user from the terminal 130 of the first user. The unit 330 may obtain game service account information of the second user from the database 310 based on the information received from the friend add request receiver 320.

Accordingly, the first user may not only search for the second user by using the character name on the game service, but also search for at least one second user who matches a specific condition by using the server name, class, or level. Can be added as

In one embodiment of the present invention, the service providing server 140 may further include a game friend list obtaining unit, and the game friend list obtaining unit may be a friend to a game service account of the first user or a character created in the corresponding account. The game friend list, which is a list of registered one or more users, may be obtained from the game server 120 and transmitted to the terminal 130 of the first user.

Here, the second user may be a user included in the game friend list of the first user.

Thereafter, the first user may select one or more second users to be registered as messenger friends from the list of their game friends displayed on the terminal 130 of the first user, and the messenger server 110 may select the first user. Information about a second user to be added as a messenger friend may be received from the user's terminal 130.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the service providing server 140 may be linked with a web server that provides a web service. In this case, the friend addition request receiving unit 320 may be provided from the terminal 130 of the first user. The second user may further receive a nickname on the web service, and the account information acquiring unit 330 may receive the web service account of the second user from the database of the web server based on the nickname received by the friend addition request receiving unit 320. Information can be obtained.

Therefore, even if the second user is not registered as the friend of the first user on the game service and the web service, the second user may be added as the messenger friend of the first user through a character name on the game service or a nickname on the web service. .

In addition, when the second user is subscribed to the messenger service, the account information obtaining unit 330 may obtain the messenger service account information of the second user from the database 310.

In addition, when the second user is registered as a game friend of the first user in the game service, and the game service account information of the second user acquired by the account information obtaining unit 330 is plural, the friend registration unit 340 may have a plurality of game friends. The game friend selected by the first user of the account information may be registered as the messenger friend of the first user.

Here, the game friend of the first user may include a member of a guild to which the first user has subscribed on the game service.

Accordingly, the first user may register the entire friend registered as a friend of the game service on the messenger service as a messenger friend, select a friend desired by the first user and register as a messenger friend, and the first user may play the game service. You can also register as a friend of the members of the guild joining the award.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adding a friend of the messenger server 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the messenger server 110 receives a request for adding a second user as a friend from the terminal 130 of the first user (S401).

Here, the messenger server 110 may receive a request for adding at least one second user who has subscribed to the game service as a messenger friend from the terminal 130 of the first user who is logged in to the messenger service.

At this time, the messenger server 110 may receive at least one information of a character name, a server name, a class, and a level on the game service for the second user from the terminal 130 of the first user.

In addition, the second user may be registered as a game friend of the first user in the game service.

In addition, prior to receiving a request to add a friend, the messenger server 110 receives a game friend list from the game server 120 which is a list of one or more users registered as game friends of the first user in the game service. Acquire and transmit to the terminal 130 of the first user.

Here, the second user may be a user included in the game friend list of the first user.

After S401, the messenger server 110 obtains game service account information of the second user from a database of the game server 120 (S402).

Here, the messenger server 110 may obtain game service account information of the second user from the database of the game server 120 according to the received friend addition request.

At this time, when information on at least one of a character name, a server name, a class, and a level on the game service for the second user is received from the terminal 130 of the first user, the messenger server 110 corresponds to the received information. Game service account information of the second user may be obtained from a database of the game server 120.

In addition, when the second user is subscribed to the messenger service, the messenger server 110 obtains the messenger service account information of the second user from the database of the messenger server 110 based on the acquired game service account information of the second user. Can be obtained.

After S402, the messenger server 110 registers the second user as a messenger friend of the first user (S403).

Here, the messenger server 110 may register the second user as a messenger friend of the first user by using the obtained game service account information.

At this time, when the second user is registered as a game friend of the first user in the game service, and the obtained game service account information of the second user is plural, the messenger server 110 may determine the first user among the plurality of account information. The selected game friend may be registered as a messenger friend of the first user.

After S403, the messenger server 110 transmits the registered messenger friend information to the terminal 130 of the first user (S404).

In addition, the messenger server 110 may provide a chat service between a first user logged in to a messenger service and a second user logged in to a game service.

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen for adding a friend according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the system of FIG. 1, FIG. 5A illustrates that a first user logs in to a messenger service through a terminal 130 of a first user and adds a second user subscribed to a game service as a friend. If a request for the request is made, the window is displayed on the screen of the terminal 130 of the first user.

Here, the terminal 130 of the first user may receive the game information provided by the game server 120 from the messenger server 110 and display the information on the screen.

At this time, the information of the entire game provided by the game server 120 may be displayed on the screen, or only information on the game subscribed by the first user may be displayed on the screen.

When the first user selects a game that is not subscribed to, 'no character information' may be displayed on the screen as a popup window.

FIG. 5B illustrates a window in which information of a character generated by the first user in the game 3 is displayed on the screen of the first user terminal 130 when the first user selects 'game 3'.

Here, when the first user selects a game, the terminal 130 of the first user may receive information of the character of the selected game from the messenger server 110 and display the information on the screen.

5C illustrates that when a first user selects 'character B', information of a friend registered as a game friend of 'character B' selected by the first user is displayed on the screen of the terminal 130 of the first user. It's a window.

Here, the first user may select a friend who wants to register as a messenger friend and individually register as a messenger friend or register the entire friend.

In addition, when the first user joins the guild through 'Character B', the terminal 130 of the first user may display information of members of the joined guild on the screen.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

110: messenger server
120: Game Server
130: terminal of the first user
140: service providing server
310: Database
320: friend add request receiving unit
330: account information acquisition unit
340: friend register
350: friend information transmission unit
360:

Claims (12)

In the messenger server providing a messenger service to add a messenger friend in conjunction with the game server providing a game service,
(a) receiving a request to add at least one second user subscribed to the game service as a messenger friend from a terminal of a first user logged in to the messenger service;
(b) acquiring game service account information of the second user from a database of the game server according to the received request;
(c) registering the second user as a messenger friend of the first user using the obtained game service account information; And
(d) transmitting the information of the registered messenger friend to the terminal of the first user;
(e) a chat service capable of having a conversation between the messenger service and the game service between a first user logged into the messenger service and a second user not logged into the messenger service but logged into the game service; Steps to provide
Including, the method of adding a friend of the messenger service. The method according to claim 1,
The step (a)
Receiving information from at least one of a character name, a server name, a class, and a level on the game service for the second user, from the terminal of the first user;
The step (b)
Acquiring game service account information of the second user corresponding to the received information from a database of the game server;
Method of adding a friend of the messenger service including. The method according to claim 1,
Between steps (b) and (c)
Acquiring messenger service account information of the second user from a database of the messenger server based on the obtained game service account information of the second user;
The method of claim 2, wherein the second user is subscribed to the messenger service. The method according to claim 1,
The second user
Registering as a friend of the game of the first user in the game service. The method according to claim 1,
Before the step (a)
Acquiring, from the game server, a game friend list, which is a list of one or more users registered as game friends of the first user, from the game server to the terminal of the first user in the game service;
Further comprising:
And the second user is a user included in the game friend list of the first user. delete In the messenger friend addition device providing a messenger service and a game service,
A database for storing game service account information and messenger service account information associated with the game service account information;
A friend addition request receiving unit configured to receive a request for adding at least one second user subscribed to the game service as a messenger friend from a terminal of a first user logged in to the messenger service;
An account information acquisition unit for acquiring game service account information of the second user from the database according to the received request;
A friend register configured to register the second user as a messenger friend of the first user using the obtained game service account information;
A friend information transmitter to transmit the registered information of the messenger friend to the terminal of the first user; And
Control unit for controlling the database, the friend add request receiving unit, the account information obtaining unit, the friend registration unit and the friend information transmission unit
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The controller may be configured to, between the first user logged into the messenger service and a second user not logged into the messenger service after the second user is registered as a messenger friend of the first user. And a chat to control a conversation between the messenger service and the game service. The method of claim 7, wherein
The friend add request receiving unit
Receiving at least one information of a character name, a server name, a class, and a level on the game service for the second user from the terminal of the first user,
The account information acquisition unit
And obtaining game service account information of the second user from the database based on the received information. The method of claim 7, wherein
The account information acquisition unit
Obtaining messenger service account information of the second user from the database, wherein the second user is subscribed to the messenger service. The method of claim 7, wherein
The second user
The friend adding device of the messenger service, which is registered as a game friend of the first user in the game service. The method of claim 7, wherein
A game friend list obtaining unit which obtains a game friend list, which is a list of one or more users registered as game friends of the first user in the game service, from the game server and transmits the game friend list to the terminal of the first user;
Further comprising:
And the second user is a user included in the game friend list of the first user. delete

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