KR101421422B1 - Apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium for messaging based on a location through the interest channel - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a location-based messaging service system through a channel of interest. More particularly, the present invention relates to a location-based messaging service system in which, when an application is installed and registered as a service member through the installed application, A user terminal for receiving and displaying information of a member included in a predetermined distance from a location of a user who joins as a service member from a message service server and accessed; And a control unit for receiving the position information from the user terminal, checking the position information of each member connected to the service among the members stored in the database, and calculating the distance between the received position information and the identified position information of each member And a message service server for transmitting information of a member within the set distance of the calculated distance to the user terminal. When receiving the member information from the message service server at the request of the user terminal, And receives information about the other members participating in the same channel as the interested channel participated in the user terminal among the members within the set distance.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates generally to location-based messaging service systems, methods, and computer-readable media on a channel of interest. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION < RTI ID =

The present invention relates to a location-based messaging service system using a smart phone, and more particularly, to a location-based messaging service system using a location-based messaging service system through a channel of interest A method, and a computer-readable recording medium.

As the performance of recently released smartphones has improved, users are moving a lot from smart phones to general mobile phones. Smart phone is an intelligent mobile phone that adds a computer support function to a mobile phone. It is equipped with a personal digital assistant (PDA) function, internet function, video playback function, Etc., to provide a more convenient interface for use. In addition, with the support of wireless Internet function, it is connected to internet and computer, and also functions as a terminal such as e-mail, web browsing, fax, banking, and game. On the other hand, smart phones have a standard operating system (OS) or a dedicated operating system to accommodate various functions.

[0003] As various functions can be implemented through a smart phone, a variety of dedicated application programs and contents are being developed in a smart phone.

Meanwhile, in recent years, smartphones have been providing various applications for forming relationships among users beyond the function and information providing function of the mobile phone.

For example, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 2012-0069812 entitled " Location Based Message Service Method and System (Jung Ju-Hyung) ", which is a patent application of the same inventor as the present invention as a technology for forming a relationship between users in such a smart phone ) Discloses a location-based message service method and system capable of selecting a recipient based on a location of a mobile terminal and transmitting a message.

However, the conventional message transmission through the location based service has a problem that too many users and messages are mixed in one space because all users within a certain distance communicate within the same space. Further, there is a problem that the user continuously faces a user who is not interested, or the user continuously sees a message that he is not interested in.

[Patent Document 1] Korean Published Patent Application No. 2012-0069812 Location Based Message Service Method and System

It is an object of the present invention to provide a location based messaging service system, method and computer-readable recording medium through a channel of interest that provides message transmission between members within a channel of interest of the same keyword among members located within a preset predetermined distance The purpose.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a list of members in a channel of interest of the same keyword among members located within a preset predetermined distance and to provide a location based messaging service through a channel of interest A service system, a method, and a computer readable recording medium.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a list of members in a channel of interest of the same keyword among members located within a preset predetermined distance, and to provide a list of members (e.g., Based messaging service system, method, and computer-readable recording medium through a channel of interest capable of transmitting a message to a location-based messaging service system.

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 location-based messaging service system through a channel of interest, when an application is installed and a user registers as a service member through the installed application, transmits his or her measured location information to the message service server A user terminal for receiving and displaying information of a member included in a predetermined distance from a location of the user who joins as a service member from the message service server; And a control unit for receiving the position information from the user terminal, checking the position information of each member connected to the service among the members stored in the database, and calculating the distance between the received position information and the identified position information of each member And a message service server for transmitting information of a member within the set distance of the calculated distance to the user terminal. When receiving the member information from the message service server at the request of the user terminal, And receives information about the other members participating in the same channel as the interested channel participated in the user terminal among the members within the set distance.

Preferably, participation in the channel of interest is automatically entered into the channel of interest corresponding to each keyword of interest entered or selected by each user.

Preferably, the application installed in the user terminal can arrange users based on the location or access time for users participating in a specific channel of interest among the members within the set distance.

Preferably, the application installed in the user terminal may transmit a message to a user who meets a condition selected from among age, gender, and area for users participating in a specific channel of interest among the members within the set distance.

Preferably, when receiving the information of the member from the message service server in response to the request of the user terminal, one of the members selected from the profile information, age, sex, region, photo, Or more.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for location-based messaging over a channel of interest, comprising: installing an application on a user terminal, subscribing and logging in as a service member through the installed application; Transmitting the measured location information of the user terminal to a message service server; Receiving the location information from the user terminal in the message service server; Checking location information of each member connected to the service among the members stored in the database of the message service server and calculating the distance between the received location information and the location information of each confirmed member; Transmitting information of a member within the set distance of the calculated distance at the message service server to the user terminal; And receiving and displaying information of a member included in a predetermined distance received from the message service server through an application installed in the user terminal, and displaying the member information from the message service server at the request of the user terminal Receives the channel information of interest of each member at the time of reception and provides information of other members participating in the channel of interest same as the channel of interest participated in the user terminal among the members within the set distance.

Meanwhile, the information for receiving the location-based messaging method through the channel of interest may be stored in a recording medium readable by the 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.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily form a community centered on interests by communicating with users who have the same interests among the users adjacent to the user.

In addition, when a channel of interest is generated according to the present invention, a channel is created based on a specific keyword of interest inputted by a user in a profile, or if a keyword is included, the user automatically participates in the channel, And it is advantageous that communication between adjacent users can be easily performed by linking this with a location-based service.

In addition, it is also possible to sort users based on the location or access time based on the channel of interest generated according to the embodiment of the present invention, or to search for specific conditions (e.g., age, sex, It is possible to facilitate communication with users having the same interests by transmitting a message or a push to a user of the mobile terminal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A brief description of each drawing is provided to more fully understand the drawings recited in the description of the invention.
1 is a diagram illustrating a location based messaging service system over a channel of interest according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a message service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed function of an application installed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a location based messaging service procedure over a channel of interest according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing an execution screen of an application driven by a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, 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. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which the claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

The present invention provides a list of members in a channel of interest of the same keyword among members located within a certain distance from a message service server by an application installed in a user terminal and receives a channel of interest to easily communicate with members in the channel of interest A location based messaging service system and method is disclosed.

At this time, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a function of arranging and displaying the members in the channel of interest according to the position or connection time may be provided. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a function of transmitting a message to a member meeting a specific condition (for example, age, sex, region, etc.) among the members in the channel of interest may be provided.

The user terminal in the detailed description to be described later is not limited to a smart phone but may be a portable computer such as a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, an MP3 player, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) Or mobility, any terminal can be a user terminal of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

1 is a diagram illustrating a location based messaging service system over a channel of interest according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a system according to the present invention may include a user terminal 100, a communication network 110, and a message service server 120.

The system according to the present invention provides a service for exchanging messages between a plurality of user terminals 100. [ For this purpose, the message service system 130 is connected to the user terminal 100 through the communication network 120 to exchange various information and data.

The user terminal 100 is a communication terminal device that a user uses to exchange messages with other users through the communication network 120. The user terminal 100 is a communication terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) And a terminal equipped with a microprocessor and having computation and communication capabilities.

The message service server 130 is connected to the user terminal 100 through the communication network 120 and transmits a message transmitted from the sender terminal to the receiver terminal. Here, the caller terminal is a terminal device used by a user who wants to transmit a message to a counterpart in the user terminal 100, and the receiver terminal means a terminal device used by a user who receives a message from the caller terminal. In particular, the message service server 130 according to the present invention selects and transmits a recipient to which a message is to be delivered according to the location of the user terminal 100. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a message is transmitted to at least one user terminal selected from users corresponding to the same channel of interest.

The message service server 130 may include at least one database as shown in FIG. 2. The database stores various information and data necessary for providing a location-based message service according to the present invention, And provides the corresponding data according to the request of the service server 130.

More specifically, the database may store member information, location information of a user terminal, service utilization information, information on channels of interest, and the like. The member information may include a user name, an ID, a password, a resident registration number, an address, a profile, and the like. The user terminal location information may include past location information as well as the current location information of the user terminal, and GPS information obtained from a Global Positioning System (GPS) module (not shown) of the user terminal 100 may be used . The service utilization information may include transmission / reception list information of a location-based message according to the present invention, and additional information such as a message frequency with other users may be included. In addition, the channel-related information of interest may include channel-of-interest information according to a keyword of interest set by each user during membership, information of a user selected for at least one channel of interest set for a specific topic, and the like.

Meanwhile, in the mobile communication system, a database is used to confirm the location of a mobile communication subscriber to receive a telephone call, and at the same time, a Home Location Register (HLR) which performs a function of controlling various additional services such as call- ) Or a Visitor Location Register (VLR). In this case, when a message service using a wireless Internet network such as Wi-Fi or Wibro is provided according to an embodiment, a service provider providing a location-based message service according to the present invention, separately from the mobile communication system, It is possible.

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 known World Wide Web (WWW) or may use a wireless transmission technique used for short-distance communication such as Infrared Data Association (IrDA) or Bluetooth have.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 100 stores location information by communicating with a GPS satellite (not shown) using a GPS module provided in the terminal, and transmits the stored location information to the message service server 130, Based service can be provided.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the message service server 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2, the message service server 130 includes a membership subscription processing unit 210, a channel setting unit 220, a location information collecting unit 230, an inquiry request receiving unit 240, a distance calculating unit 250, An inquiry result transmitting unit 260, a messaging processor 270, and the like.

The message service server 130 may further include a member information database 281, an interested channel information database 282, a location information database 283, and a message information database 284.

In the meantime, each component of the message service server 130 is shown separately in the drawing in order to show that it can be functionally and logically separated, and it means that it is physically separate component or it is implemented as a separate code It is not.

In this specification, each functional unit (or module) may mean a functional and structural combination of hardware for carrying out the technical idea of the present invention and software for driving the hardware. For example, each functional unit may refer to a logical unit of a predetermined code and a hardware resource for executing the predetermined code, and may be a code physically connected to the functional unit, But can be easily deduced to the average expert in the field of the invention.

Also, in this specification, a database may mean a functional and structural combination of software and hardware that stores information corresponding to each database. The database may be implemented as at least one table, and may further include a separate DBMS (Database Management System) for searching, storing, and managing information stored in the database. In addition, it can be implemented in various ways such as a linked-list, a tree, and a relational database, and includes all data storage media and data structures capable of storing information corresponding to the database.

First, the membership subscription processing unit 210 receives member information from each user terminal 100, stores the membership information in the member information database 281, and performs membership subscription processing. At this time, it is preferable that the information providing agreement for collecting the location information of each user terminal 100 is allowed according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to receive and store a keyword of interest for participating in a channel of interest. That is, according to the present invention, a user creates a channel of interest based on at least one specific interest keyword input as profile information at the time of membership, or when the channel of interest corresponding to the keyword exists, You can participate.

The channel-of-interest setting unit 220 sets a channel of interest according to an embodiment of the present invention and stores the channel of interest into the channel-of-interest information database 282 as described above. For example, as described above, a service provider can directly generate channels of interest for a plurality of keywords and allow each user to participate in a channel of interest that has already been created. Alternatively, each user may create a new channel of interest by entering a particular keyword and have other users join the channel of interest generated. Alternatively, when the user enters, registers or logs in to the user's profile to input, select or modify the keyword of interest as described above, the user can automatically participate in the channel of interest for the keyword of interest.

The location information collecting unit 230 receives location information from a user terminal of each member at a preset period or at the time of occurrence of a specific event, and stores the received location information in the location information database 283. The location-based service according to the embodiment of the present invention can be provided through the collected location information.

The inquiry request receiving unit 240 performs a function of receiving and processing the inquiry request when requesting inquiries of members at adjacent positions by an application installed in each user terminal 100. [

The distance calculator 250 calculates the distance between the user terminal 100 and the other user terminals 100 through the location information of each user terminal 100 stored in the location information database 283, .

The inquiry result transmitting unit 260 transmits information of at least one user terminal 100 included within a predetermined distance to the inquiry requesting user terminal 100 according to the result calculated by the distance calculating unit 250, To the user terminal 100 that has requested the inquiry. At this time, the information to be transmitted may include basic information (e.g., profile information, age, gender, location, personal information such as photographs), location information, and connection time information of the corresponding user terminal 100, And may further include at least one channel of interest information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The messaging processor 270 receives a message transmission request from each user terminal 100 for a specific member (for example, a member participating in the same channel of interest) and transmits a message to the corresponding user terminal 100 . At this time, the transmitted message may be stored in the message information database 284.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed function of an application installed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, an application 300 installed in a user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an interested channel selection unit 310, a location information transmission unit 320, an adjacent member information request unit 330, An information receiving unit 340, and a channel-of-interest manager 350.

The channel-of-interest selection unit 310 selects a channel of interest by inputting or selecting a specific keyword according to an embodiment of the present invention, and transmits a participation request to the message-service server 130 on the channel-of-interest.

The location information transmission unit 320 transmits the location information of the user terminal 100 collected through the GPS module to the message service server 130.

The adjacent member information requesting unit 330 performs a function of requesting the message service server 130 for information of members belonging to a predetermined distance (for example, 1 km) according to the inquiry request input from the user.

The information receiving unit 340 receives the information of the adjacent member from the message service server 130 as a result of the information request through the adjacent member information requesting unit 330. [ At this time, the received information includes the basic information (e.g., profile information, age, gender, area, and personal information such as photographs) of the adjacent user terminal 100, location information, and connection time information And may further include at least one channel of interest information, in particular according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The channel-of-interest management unit 350 performs a function of managing lists in the channels of interest in which the user participates according to each execution menu of the application. For example, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a function of sorting and displaying the members in a particular channel of interest participated by the user according to the position or access time, or, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, (E.g., age, gender, region, etc.), and transmit the message.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a location based messaging service procedure over a channel of interest according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, an application is installed and executed in the user terminal 100 (S401). Then, the message service server 120 accesses the message service server 120 and transmits the membership information to the member server 120 (S402). The message service server 120 stores the membership information in the database (S403) . At this time, it is possible to input or select at least one keyword of interest as the membership subscription information according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the member can automatically participate in a channel of interest corresponding to the inputted or selected keyword of interest . In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the message service server 120 can obtain agreement on location information collection from each member at the time of membership registration.

When the membership registration procedure is completed, the location information is collected from each user terminal 100 (S404). The collected position information is updated in the database (S405). The location information collection may be performed at preset intervals or may be performed when a specific event (e.g., login, etc.) occurs in each user terminal 100.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when requesting information about a neighboring member through an application installed in the user terminal 100 (S406), the message service server 120 confirms the location information of the requested member, The distance from the member's current position to another member currently logged in is calculated (S407). Then, information of another member within a predetermined distance (for example, 1 km) from the member requesting the information is extracted from the calculated distance information (S408).

The extracted information of the adjacent member is transmitted to the corresponding user terminal 100 requesting the information (S409). The transmitted information may include basic information (e.g., profile information, age, gender, location, personal information such as photographs), location information, and connection time information of the adjacent member, And may further include at least one channel of interest information in which each adjacent member participates according to an embodiment of the present invention. The transmitted neighboring member information is displayed on the application of the user terminal 100 (S410).

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the user selects a particular channel of interest or participates in the channel, or selects a channel of interest to which the user is participating, the list of members participating in the channel of interest among the adjacent members is shown in FIG. (S415).

For example, when the user selects a particular channel of interest through the application (S411), the channel of interest information is transmitted to the message service server 120 to update the information stored in the channel information database 282 of interest (S413). The channel of interest update information may also be transmitted to another user terminal 100 (S414).

5 is a view showing an execution screen of an application driven by a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, when a channel of interest is created according to an embodiment of the present invention, a channel may be created based on a specific keyword of interest input by the user in the profile, or may automatically participate in the channel of interest if the keyword is present.

At this time, based on the generated channel of interest as shown in FIG. 5, the users can be sorted based on location or access time. In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a message can be transmitted to a user of a specific condition (age, sex, region, etc.) targeted based on the channel of interest, or a push message, as described above.

It is also possible to register a post to an SNS site (e.g., a Facebook group, a BAND, a Next Camp, etc.) via the application.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to record the position information in the channel of interest, and to arrange the channel of interest in order of position or participating user, thereby facilitating selection of the channel of interest.

For example, the channel of interest having the name of the channel of interest may be filtered to show the channel of interest with the closest name from the current position by filtering the channel of interest, and the location information may be set and mapped to the channel of interest, It is also possible to sort and show the channels of interest for which the location information is set.

Meanwhile, the location-based messaging service method over the channel of interest according to the embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like in the form of a carrier wave (for example, . The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

The various operations and functions as described herein with respect to the various methods may be performed by any of a number of types of functions, such as a particular processing function and / or a processing function implemented therein, and / ≪ / RTI > For example, such functions may be described herein, as well as performing various operations and processes as described herein, or any other operations and functions as described herein, etc., or the like, And may perform such operations, processes, and the like.

In some embodiments, such functions (which may be implemented on the same device or on distinct devices) may be implemented in such a manner and in accordance with various aspects of the present invention, etc., and / Operations and functions, and their equivalents. In some embodiments, such processing is performed together by the first functional portion in the first device and the second functional portion in the second device. In other embodiments, such processing, operations, etc. are performed entirely by the processing units within one particular apparatus. Even in other embodiments, such processing and operations are performed using at least a first functional portion and a second functional portion within a single device.

Also, in the foregoing description, the terms " system, " " device, " and " section " may be a single processing device or a plurality of processing devices. Such a processing device may be a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a central processing unit, a field programmable gate array, a programmable logic device, a state machine, a logic circuit, an analog circuit, a digital circuit, and / (Analog and / or digital) based on hard coding of operational instructions. The processing module, module, processing circuit, and / or processing unit may be implemented as a single memory device, a plurality of memory devices, and / or a combination of the processing modules, the processing circuitry, and / Lt; / RTI > memory and / or an integrated memory element. Such a memory device may be any device that stores read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), volatile memory, non-volatile memory, static memory, dynamic memory, flash memory, cache memory, and / . If the processing module, the module, the processing circuit, and / or the processing unit include one or more processing devices, the processing devices may be centrally located (i.e., directly or indirectly via a wired and / Connected), distributed (e.g., cloud computing via an indirect connection over a local and / or wide area network). If the processing module, module, processing circuit, and / or processing unit implements one or more of those functions through a static machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and / or circuitry, memory and / It should further be noted that the corresponding operating instructions may be internal or external to the circuit including the static machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and / or logic circuitry. The memory element may be stored and the processing module, module, processing circuitry, and / or processing unit may be configured to store a hard-coded and / or hard-coded data item corresponding to at least a portion of the steps and / or functions depicted in one or more of the figures It should be further noted that it carries out operational instructions. Such a memory device or memory element may be included within the components of the manufacture.

The invention has been described above with the aim of method steps illustrating the performance of certain functions and their relationships. The boundaries and order of these functional components and method steps have been arbitrarily defined herein for convenience of description. Alternative boundaries and sequences may be defined as long as the specific functions and relationships are properly performed. Any such alternative boundaries and sequences are therefore within the scope and spirit of the claimed invention. In addition, the boundaries of these functional components have been arbitrarily defined for ease of illustration. Alternative boundaries can be defined as long as certain important functions are properly performed. Likewise, the flow diagram blocks may also be arbitrarily defined herein to represent any significant functionality. For extended use, the flowchart block boundaries and order may have been defined and still perform some important function. Alternative definitions of both functional components and flowchart blocks and sequences are therefore within the scope and spirit of the claimed invention. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the functional components and other illustrated blocks, modules, and components herein may be implemented as illustrated or as separate components, such as semiconductor integrated circuits (ASICs) And the like, or any combination thereof.

The invention may also be described, at least in part, in the language of one or more embodiments. Embodiments of the invention are used herein to describe the invention, aspects thereof, features thereof, concepts thereof, and / or examples thereof. The physical embodiment of an apparatus, article of manufacture, machine, and / or process for implementing the invention may include one or more aspects, features, concepts, examples, etc., described with reference to one or more embodiments described herein . Moreover, in the entire drawings, embodiments may incorporate the same or similarly named functions, steps, modules, etc. that may use the same or different reference numerals, and so forth, Steps, modules, etc., may be the same or similar functions, steps, modules, etc., or the like.

In the meantime, the term " processing unit "is used in the description of various embodiments of the present invention. A module includes a functional block implemented via hardware to perform one or more functions, such as processing one or more input signals to produce one or more output signals. The hardware implementing the functional block may operate directly by combining software and / or firmware. As used herein, a module may include one or more sub-modules that are themselves modules.

While various combinations of features and specific combinations of features of the present invention are explicitly described herein, other combinations of these features and functions are likewise possible. The present invention is not limited to the specific examples disclosed herein, and explicitly incorporates these different combinations.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes 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: user terminal 110:
120: message service server 210:
220: interested channel setting unit 230: position information collecting unit
240: inquiry request receiving unit 250: distance calculating unit
260: inquiry result transmitting unit 270: messaging processor
281: Member information database 282: Interest channel information database
283: Location information database 284: Message information database
300: application 310: channel of interest
320: position information transmission unit 330: neighbor member information request unit
340: information receiving unit 350: interested channel managing unit

Claims (11)

And transmits the measured location information of the user to the message service server. When the user who subscribes to the service member from the message service server accesses the site, And a user terminal for receiving and displaying information of a member included within a predetermined distance from the location, the system comprising:
Receives the location information from the user terminal, confirms the location information of each member connected to the service among the members stored in the database, calculates the distance between the received location information and the identified location information of each member And a message service server for transmitting information of a member within the set distance of the calculated distance to the user terminal,
The message server comprising:
A channel of interest setting unit 220 for setting a channel of interest for members and storing the channels of interest in the channel information database 282,
A location information collection unit 230 for receiving location information from user terminals of each member and storing the location information in the location information database 283,
An inquiry request receiving unit 240 for receiving an inquiry request for members at adjacent positions by an application installed in a user terminal of each member,
A distance calculating unit 250 for calculating the distance between the user terminal of the inquiry requesting member and the user terminals of other members through the location information of the user terminal of each member stored in the location information database 283 according to the reception of the inquiry request,
Information on one or more members that are determined to be located within a predetermined distance from the user terminal of the inquiry-requesting member according to the result calculated by the distance calculating unit 250, location information, connection time information, An inquiry result transmitting unit 260 for transmitting the inquiry result to the user terminal of the inquiry requesting member,
And a messaging processor (270) for receiving a message transmission request for the selected member from the user terminal of the inquiry requesting member and transmitting the message to the user terminal of the member,
The basic information of the member includes at least one of a profile, an age, a gender, an area and a photograph of the member, and the inquiry result transmitting unit 260 transmits basic information of the inquired members within the set distance, The access time information, and the information of the channel of interest to the user terminal of the member who has requested the inquiry, and sorting the members in the specific channel of interest participating in the inquiry request by the user terminal based on the basic information, the location information, The user selects a channel to which the user wishes to transmit a message, displays interest channel information of the inquired member to display a channel of interest, and receives and stores selection information related to the selected channel of interest. Based messaging service system.
The method of claim 1,
Wherein each user is automatically entered into a corresponding channel of interest corresponding to an input or selected interest keyword at the time of signing up for membership.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the application installed in the user terminal comprises:
Based on the position or access time, for users participating in a specific channel of interest among members belonging to the set distance.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the application installed in the user terminal comprises:
Based messaging service system through a channel of interest, wherein a message can be transmitted to a user satisfying any one of the conditions of age, gender, and region for users participating in a specific channel of interest among members belonging to the set distance.
delete A method of location based messaging service over a channel of interest, the method comprising the steps of:
Joining a user connected through an application installed in a user terminal as a service member and performing login processing;
Receiving measured position information from the user terminal;
Receiving a neighbor membership information request from a user terminal;
Receiving the neighboring member information request, checking location information of each member connected to the service among the members stored in the database, and calculating the distance between the received location information and the identified location information of each member; And
Extracting the information of a member within the set distance of the calculated distance as information of a neighboring member and transmitting the neighboring member information to the requesting user terminal,
In the step of transmitting the neighboring member information to the requesting user terminal, information on the neighboring member transmitting the neighboring member information to the requesting user terminal includes information on the profile information, age, gender, Location information, connection time information, and information of a channel of interest,
The user terminal requesting the neighboring member information receives and displays the information of the neighboring member received from the message service server through the installed application and displays the member in the specific channel of interest participated by the member requesting the neighboring member information from the user terminal The base information, the location information, and the connection time information to select a member to which the message is to be transmitted.
7. The method of claim 6,
Wherein each member is automatically participated in a corresponding channel of interest corresponding to the input or selected interest keyword at the time of membership registration.
The method of claim 6, wherein the application installed in the user terminal comprises:
Based on the position or access time, for members participating in a particular channel of interest among the members within the set distance.
The method of claim 6, wherein the application installed in the user terminal comprises:
Wherein the message can be transmitted to a user meeting any one of the conditions of age, gender, and region for members participating in a specific channel of interest within the set distance.
delete A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 6 to 9.

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