KR101857002B1 - Method and apparatus for providing preview of emoticon - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a preview of an emoticon and a device thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a server exposes an emoticon for an instant message service to a webpage in an inactivation state, and requests transmission of a preview message including information for exposing the emoticon, selected based on selection of a user about the emoticon of the inactivation state, to an activation state through the instant message service.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PREVIEW OF EMOTICON [0002]

The following embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for providing a preview of an emoticon.

Various emoticons may be provided to reflect the individuality and fun of the users at the time of transmitting a message through the instant message service. Users can purchase emoticons from an instant messenger application running on a smart phone, or access a separate web page that sells emoticons using a PC to purchase emoticons.

When an emoticon is purchased through a web page, the emoticon displayed on the web page may be expressed differently from the emoticon transmitted in the actual instant message. For example, when purchasing an emoticon only by viewing a form displayed on a web page, users can specify specific contents such as how the selected emoticon is displayed on the instant messenger, or the effect of the selected emoticon is displayed on the instant messenger It is difficult to grasp accurately.

In addition, there is a risk that the emoticons displayed on a web page are downloaded unauthorized by right-clicking, drag-and-drop, or the like.

A method of providing a preview of an emoticon according to one side comprises: exposing at least one emoticon included in an emoticon set for an instant messaging service to a web page in an inactive state; Receiving a transmission request for a preview message for the selected emoticon based on a user's selection of the emoticon in the deactivated state; In response to the transmission request of the preview message, generates a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon through the instant message service in an activated state, or prepares information for generating the preview message step; And requesting transmission of the preview message.

The deactivated emoticon may include a representative image of the at least one emoticon.

Wherein the step of exposing to the web page includes the step of exposing the interface object instructing the transmission of the preview message while preventing unauthorized downloading of the deactivated emoticons as the user interface for selection is adjacent to the deactivated emoticons .

The information for exposing the selected emoticon to the activated state may include at least one of a visual effect corresponding to the selected emoticon and an auditory effect corresponding to the selected emoticon.

The method of providing a preview of the emoticon may further include determining an account of a target terminal to receive the preview message.

Determining the account of the target terminal comprises: determining an account of the user linked to the web page as an account of the target terminal; And determining an account established through the web page as an account of the target terminal.

The step of requesting transmission of the preview message may include requesting transmission of the preview message so that the preview message is transmitted through a chat room corresponding to the web module providing the web page.

The method of providing a preview of the emoticon may include transmitting a payment message for payment through the chat room corresponding to the payment module that performs payment according to the purchase request in response to the purchase request of the emoticon set through the web page The method may further include requesting transmission of the settlement message.

The method of providing a preview of the emoticon may further include transmitting a purchase completion message including the emoticon set through a chat room corresponding to the item module managing the purchase item as payment is completed based on the payment information included in the payment message Requesting transmission of the purchase completion message so that the purchase completion message is transmitted.

A server according to one side provides a web page that exposes at least one emoticon included in an emoticon set for an instant messaging service in an inactive state; A receiving unit for receiving a request for transmitting a preview message for the selected emoticon based on a user's selection of the emoticon in the deactivated state; Generating a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon in an activated state through the instant message service in response to a transmission request of the preview message, or generating a preview message including information for generating the preview message part; And a transmission unit for requesting transmission of the preview message.

Wherein the information for exposing the selected emoticon to the activated state includes at least one of a visual effect corresponding to the selected emoticon and an auditory effect corresponding to the selected emoticon And may include at least one.

The web page may expose an interface object indicating a request for transmission of the preview message while preventing unauthorized downloading of the emoticon in the deactivated state as the user interface for selection is adjacent to the deactivated emoticon.

The transmitting unit may request transmission of the preview message through a chat room corresponding to the web module providing the web page.

In response to the purchase request of the emoticon set, the transmission unit may request transmission of the settlement message for settlement through the chat room corresponding to the settlement module that performs settlement according to the purchase request.

Upon completion of the payment based on the payment information included in the payment message, the transfer unit may request the transfer of the purchase completion message including the emoticon set through the chat room corresponding to the item module managing the purchase item.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of a system for providing a preview of an emoticon according to an embodiment; Fig.
2 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a web page for providing a preview of an emoticon according to an exemplary embodiment;
3 is a view for explaining that an emoticon selected by a user in a web page is displayed in the form of a preview message on a screen of a target terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;
4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of operating a server to provide a preview of an emoticon according to one embodiment.
5 illustrates a configuration and operation of a system for purchasing an emoticon selected by a user according to an embodiment;
6 is a diagram for explaining how settlement of an emoticon according to an embodiment proceeds through interlocking between a PC and a target terminal.

In the following, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements. Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It is to be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, but include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives to them.

The terms used in the examples are used only to illustrate specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the embodiments, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the embodiments may be unnecessarily blurred.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of a system for providing a preview of an emoticon according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, a system for providing a preview of an emoticon includes a PC 101, a target terminal 105, and a server 110.

The PC 101 may include a display, a processor, and a communication interface, and may display a web page received via the communication interface through a display. At this time, the web page may be to provide a preview of at least one emoticon included in the emoticon set for the instant messaging service. In addition, the PC 101 may process a user interface corresponding to a web page or a user interaction through a processor, or may provide a processing result to the server 110.

The target terminal 105 is a terminal that includes a display, a processor, and a communication interface, and is capable of receiving an instant message service, for example, a smart phone, a wearable device, or the like. The instant messenger application may be installed in the target terminal 105 and be driven.

The server 110 may include a web module 111 and a message module 115. The web module 111 may provide a web page that provides a preview of the emoticons. The message module 115 may perform operations for the transmission of an instant message. As will be described in detail below, the server 110 may further include a payment module 117. The payment module 117 can perform payment according to the purchase request of the emoticon set. In addition, the server 110 may further include an item module (see 113 in FIG. 5) for managing the purchase item.

Each module included in the server 110 may be configured as a module of the server 110 as shown in FIG. 1, or may be configured as a separate server for performing a unique operation. According to one embodiment, the web module 111, the message module 115, the payment module 117 and the item module may have unique IDs corresponding to each module. In this case, a message generated according to the unique operation of the web module 111, the message module 115, the payment module 117, and the item module is provided to the target terminal 105 via a separate chat room corresponding to each module .

The operation between the components of the system to provide a preview of the emoticons according to one embodiment is as follows.

When the PC 101 accesses the web module 111 of the server 110 in operation 120, the web module 111 provides a web page providing a preview of the emoticons to the PC 101 (125). The web page provided to the PC 101 may be configured as, for example, the screen 210 of FIG.

At least one emoticon included in the set of emoticons for the instant messaging service in the web page provided by the web module 111 is exposed 130 in an inactive state.

Emoticons transmitted in an instant message can have various effects such as a visual effect, an auditory effect, or a combination thereof. Visual effects can include animated effects that animate the emoticon. The fact that an emoticon is exposed as inactive on a web page means that the effect contained in the emoticon is displayed as inactive. For example, when a dynamic emoticon having an animation effect is exposed in an inactive state, a static image representative of the emoticon may be displayed. Alternatively, when the emoticon having an auditory effect is exposed in an inactive state, only the emoticon can be displayed without an auditory effect. At this time, the set of emoticons including at least one emoticon exposed through the web page may be displayed, for example, as the screen 230 of FIG.

The PC 101 receives the selection of the inactive emoticon exposed on the screen of the PC 101 from the user (135). At this time, if the user interface for selecting the disabled emoticon is adjacent to the disabled emoticon, an interface object for requesting transmission of a preview message may be displayed instead of the disabled emoticon. The interface object may be a visual object, such as an icon, that can interface with the user.

For example, when the mouse cursor is positioned on the emoticon in the inactive state, an icon requesting transmission of a preview message may be displayed instead of the corresponding emoticon. Accordingly, the user can recognize that the preview service can be provided when the corresponding emoticon is selected. At the same time, unauthorized downloading of the emoticon by mouse right clicking, drag-and-drop, or the like can be prevented.

As will be described below in detail, the manner in which an interface object for requesting transmission of a preview message is displayed instead of the inactive emoticon may be modified in various ways, and a more detailed description of the display method of the interface object will be described later.

PC 101 may determine 140 the request to send a preview message. The PC 101 may request the web module 111 to transmit a preview message (145). For example, the screen 310 of FIG. 3 may be displayed on the screen of the PC 101. FIG. The PC 101 may request the web module 111 to transmit a preview message for the emoticon selected by the user based on the selection of the confirmation button 335 displayed on the screen 330 in FIG.

The web module 111 generates a preview message (step 150), and transmits a transmission request of the preview message to the message module 115 (step 155). At this time, the preview message includes information for exposing the emoticon selected by the user in step 135 through the instant message service. When an emoticon is exposed as active, it means that the effect contained in the emoticon is displayed as activated.

Although FIG. 1 shows a scenario in which a preview message is generated by the web module 111, a preview message may be generated by the message module 115 according to an embodiment. For example, in step 150, the web module 111 prepares information for generating a preview message, such as information on the target terminal, information on the emoticon selected by the user, Message to the message module 115 and request transmission of the preview message. In this case, the message module 115 may generate a preview message based on the received information, and then transmit the preview message to the target terminal 105 in step 160.

The target terminal 105 to which the preview message is to be transmitted may be determined based on the login information of the web page. Alternatively, the target terminal 105 to which the preview message is to be transmitted may be determined based on account information such as an ID, a telephone number, or an e-mail address input through a web page.

In response to the transmission request of the preview message of step 155, the message module 115 transmits a preview message to the target terminal 105 (160).

Upon receiving the preview message, the target terminal 105 may display a preview message (165). At this time, the target terminal can display a preview message, for example, the screen 350 shown in FIG. 3, through the chat window provided through the instant message service. The chat window in which the preview message is displayed may be a chat window corresponding to the web module 111. [ A unique name (e.g., an emoticons shop) of the web module 111 or a unique identifier may be displayed together with the chat window in which the preview message is displayed.

The specific operation of the server 110 for providing a preview of the above-described emoticons will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a screen of a web page for providing a preview of the emoticons according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2, a screen 210 of a web page provided through a PC screen and a screen 230 showing an emoticon set including at least one emoticon are shown.

The screen 210 is the main screen of the web page provided by the web module. Representative images of various emoticon sets for instant messaging service may be displayed on the screen 210.

For example, when the user selects one representative image 211 of the representative images of the set of emoticons displayed on the screen 210, the PC displays a screen 230 including a set of emoticons corresponding to the representative image 211, Can be displayed. At this time, the screen 230 may display a plurality of emoticons included in the emoticon set corresponding to the representative image 211 selected by the user on the screen 210. At this time, the plurality of emoticons may be exposed to the web page in a state in which the visual effect and the auditory effect corresponding to the emoticon are inactivated.

The user selects one of the plurality of emoticons 235 exposed in the inactive state on the screen 230 so that the emoticon 235 can be displayed on the instant messenger You can preview it through. At this time, the user can select the emoticon 235 through a user interface such as, for example, a mouse cursor.

On the other hand, when the user selects one of the plurality of emoticons 235 exposed in the inactive state on the screen 230, based on the account information such as the ID, telephone number, or e-mail address designated by the user The user of the determined terminal can preview through the determined terminal how the emoticon 235 is actually displayed on the instant messenger.

3 is a diagram for explaining that an emoticon selected by a user in a web page is displayed in the form of a preview message on the screen of the target terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. 3, when the user selects the emoticon 235 shown in FIG. 2, the screens 310 and 330 of the web page displayed on the PC and the preview screen 350 of the emoticon displayed on the user terminal are displayed. .

As the user moves the mouse cursor to the emoticon 235 to select the deactivated emoticon 235 displayed on the screen 230 in Fig. 2, the deactivated emoticon 235 displayed on the web page is displayed on the screen 310 ). At the same time, an icon 315 requesting transmission of a preview message may be overlaid on the corresponding emoticon. At this time, the icon 315 may include contents informing that the corresponding emoticon requesting the preview is provided through the instant messaging service of the user terminal rather than the web page.

As the user selects the icon 315, a screen 330 informing that the corresponding emoticon requesting preview is provided to the user terminal in the form of an instant message may be displayed on the web page.

The preview message may be displayed as a screen 350 on the chat window of the target terminal through the instant messaging service. At this time, the preview message displayed on the screen 350 may include information for exposing the emoticon in an activated state through the instant message service. Accordingly, the emoticon 355 displayed on the screen 350 is exposed in an activated state in which a visual effect or an auditory effect in which various motions corresponding to the emoticon 355 corresponding to the emoticon 355 are displayed is displayed .

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a server for providing a preview of an emoticon according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 4, an apparatus for providing a preview of emoticons according to an embodiment (hereinafter referred to as 'providing apparatus') may be a server (web module of FIG. 1). The providing device may be implemented in one or more software modules, one or more hardware modules, or various combinations thereof.

The providing device exposes (410) at least one emoticon included in the set of emoticons for the instant messaging service to the web page in an inactive state. At this time, the deactivated emoticon may include a representative image of at least one emoticon.

The providing apparatus may expose an interface object indicating a request for transmission of a preview message while preventing unauthorized downloading of the emoticon in the deactivated state as the user interface is adjacent to the deactivated emoticon. For example, the providing device may display the interface object instead of the inactive emoticon while the user interface is adjacent to the inactive emoticon.

As an example of displaying an interface object instead of an inactive emoticon, the providing device may expose the overlay by applying a predetermined visual effect to the inactive emoticons and an icon requesting transmission of the preview message to the inactive emoticons. Here, the predetermined visual effect can be set variously, for example, an effect of displaying the emoticon in the inactivated state in a translucent manner, an effect of changing the shape of the emoticon in the inactive state to another shape, and the like. Alternatively, the providing apparatus may invert or rotate the emoticon in the inactive state so that at least a part of the emoticon in the inactive state is not exposed, and the icon requesting transmission of the preview message is exposed.

The providing apparatus receives the transmission request of the preview message for the selected emoticon based on the user's selection of the emoticon in the inactivated state (420).

In response to the transmission request of the preview message, the providing apparatus generates a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon through the instant message service in an activated state, or prepares information for generating a preview message 430). The information for exposing the selected emoticon in the activated state may include, for example, a visual effect corresponding to the selected emoticon and an auditory effect corresponding to the selected emoticon. As described above with reference to FIG. 1, the preview message may be generated by a separate intra-device message module different from the providing device. In this case, instead of generating a preview message in step 430, the providing apparatus may prepare information for generating a preview message, such as counter information, information on the selected emoticons, and the like.

The providing apparatus requests the transmission of the preview message (440). The providing apparatus may request the transmission of the preview message so that the preview message is transmitted through the chat room corresponding to the web module providing the web page, for example.

Herein, in step 440, the web module of the providing apparatus requests the message module in the providing apparatus or the intra-apparatus message module to transmit the preview message to the target terminal, and accordingly, the message module transmits the preview message to the target terminal . Alternatively, the providing apparatus may transmit information for generating a preview message to a message module in the providing apparatus or in a separate apparatus. In this case, a preview message can be generated by the message module and transmitted to the target terminal.

The providing apparatus can determine the account of the target terminal in order to provide a preview message through the account of the target terminal. For example, the providing apparatus may determine the account of the user linked to the web page as the account of the target terminal, or may determine the account set as the account of the target terminal through the web page. At this time, the 'user's account linked to the web page' can be understood as the account of the user who log-in to the web page. Also, the account set through the web page may be an account of another person.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the configuration and operation of a system for purchasing a set of emoticons selected by a user according to an embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of payment of emoticons according to an embodiment, And Fig.

5 and 6, the server 110 may include a web module 111, an item module 113, a message module 115, and a payment module 117. Item module 113 may manage a purchase item including a set of emoticons.

If the user selects 'Buy' for the set of emoticons via the interface of the web page (520), the PC 101 may request the web module 111 to purchase (525). In response to the purchase request in step 525, the web module 111 requests information on the payment means through the web page displayed on the PC 101 (530), and transmits the request to the payment means from the user via the PC 101 (533). At this time, the PC 101 may be provided with a screen 610 of FIG. 6, for example, in order to receive information on a payment means from a user. The information on the payment means may include identification information (for example, a phone number of the user terminal and a date of birth of the user, etc.) for a predetermined payment means (e.g., simple payment, etc.).

Upon completion of the input of the information on the payment means, the PC 101 may request the web module 111 to settle (535). As the PC 101 requests payment to the web module 111, the PC 101 may start to count down the time limit for payment, for example, as shown in the screen 620 of FIG. 6. For example, the screen 620 may be displayed on the PC 60 until payment is confirmed 565 from the payment module 117 after payment is completed through the payment module 117 or until payment completion 575 is received from the PC 101 (101).

The web module 111 requesting settlement from the PC 101 can request settlement to the settlement module 117 (540).

In response to the request of step 540, the payment module 117 may generate a payment message containing the payment information to the message module 115 and request the transmission of the payment message (545).

The message module 115 may send a payment message to the target terminal 105 (550). At this time, the message module 115 may provide the settlement message to the target terminal 105 through the chat room corresponding to the settlement module 117.

Although FIG. 5 illustrates a scenario in which a payment message is generated by the payment module 117, a payment message may be generated by the message module 115 according to an embodiment. For example, in response to the request of step 540, the payment module 117 prepares information for generating a payment message, such as a payment target product, a payment method, and a payment amount, (115) and request the transmission of the payment message. In this case, the message module 115 may generate a payment message based on the received information, and then transmit the payment message to the target terminal 105 in step 550.

The target terminal 105 may display a payment message containing payment information (555). At this time, the payment message may be configured as, for example, a screen 630 of FIG.

In response to the input of the user of the target terminal 105, the target terminal 105 may request a payment to the payment module 117 (560). For example, payment may be requested to the payment module 117 by the user of the target terminal 105 selecting the 'make payment' button on the screen 630 displayed in the chat window.

The payment module 117 having requested payment can request authentication information for payment as shown in a screen 640 of FIG. 6, for example, through a chat window of the target terminal 105 (561).

The user of the target terminal 105 having received the authentication information can request the payment module 117 to authenticate the payment by selecting the 'make payment' button displayed on the screen 640 (563). Here, the target terminal 105 may be a target terminal that has received the preview message. Accordingly, the preview service and the settlement service can be efficiently performed in one terminal.

As the authentication request of step 563 is successful, the payment module 117 performs the payment and informs the web module 111 that the payment has been completed (565). As the authentication request of step 563 is successful, a screen informing that the settlement is completed can be displayed on the target terminal 105, for example, the screen 650 of FIG. 6.

After the settlement is completed, the user can confirm that the payment is completed in the PC 101 (570). For example, after receiving the screen 650 of FIG. 6 through the target terminal 105, the user can click the 'settlement' button on the screen 620 of FIG. 6 through the PC 101. The PC 101 may inform the web module 111 that the user has confirmed that the payment has been completed (575).

After the settlement of the user is completed, the post-settlement screen may be displayed on the PC 101 as shown in FIG. 6 (660) (580), for example.

The web module 111 may inform the item module 113 that the user's purchase has been confirmed (585). The item module 113 may request the transmission of the purchase complete message to provide the set of emoticons purchased by the user to the target terminal 105 (586). The message module 115 may transmit to the target terminal 105 a purchase completion message including information for downloading the set of emoticons purchased by the user. The message module 115 may transmit the purchase complete message through the chat room corresponding to the item module 113. [ In the target terminal 105, for example, an emoticon set purchased as shown in a screen 670 of FIG. 6 may be displayed (595).

In the above-described embodiment, the chat room corresponding to the web module 111, the chat room corresponding to the payment module 117, and the chat room corresponding to the item module 113 are distinguished from each other. At this time, the company accounts corresponding to the respective modules are distinguished from each other, so that a preview message, a payment message, and a purchase completion message can be transmitted to different chat rooms.

However, according to the embodiment, the enterprise accounts corresponding to each module may be integrated. In this case, at least two of the preview message, the payment message, and the purchase complete message may be transmitted to the same chat room.

Although not shown in the drawing, a server according to an embodiment includes a providing unit, a receiving unit, a generating unit, and a transmitting unit. The providing unit provides a web page that exposes at least one emoticon included in the emoticon set for the instant messaging service in an inactive state. The receiving unit receives a request for transmitting a preview message for the selected emoticon based on the user's selection of the emoticon in the inactive state. The generating unit generates a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon in an activated state through the instant message service in response to a transmission request of the preview message, or prepares information for generating a preview message.

The transmitting unit requests transmission of the preview message. For example, the transmitting unit may transmit the information for generating the preview message to the message server, and request the preview message to be transmitted to the target terminal.

The providing unit, the receiving unit, the generating unit, and the transmitting unit may be implemented through a processor, a memory, and a communication interface. The processor, memory and communication interface may be interconnected via a communication bus.

For example, the processor exposes at least one emoticon included in the set of emoticons for the instant messaging service to the web page in a disabled state. The communication interface receives a request to send a preview message for the selected emoticon based on the user's selection of the deactivated emoticon exposed to the web page by the processor. In response to the transmission request of the preview message, the processor generates a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon through the instant message service in an activated state, or prepares information for generating a preview message. At this time, the memory may store information for generating a preview message or a preview message generated by the processor. The communication interface transmits a preview message to the target terminal or requests transmission of a preview message to the message server.

In addition, the processor may perform an algorithm corresponding to at least one method or at least one method described above with respect to Figures 1-6. The processor can execute the program and control the providing apparatus. The program code executed by the processor may be stored in a memory.

The server may be, for example, a single server computer or similar system, or a plurality of servers arranged in one or more server banks or other arrangements. The provisioning device may be in a single facility or it may be a server "cloud " distributed across many different geographic locations.

The embodiments described above may be implemented in hardware components, software components, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatuses, methods, and components described in the embodiments may be implemented by, for example, a processor, a controller, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU) arithmetic logic unit, a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICS) may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced. Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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Wherein at least one computing device is configured to expose at least one emoticon included in the set of emoticons for the instant messaging service to a web page in an inactive state;
Receiving, by the computing device, a transmission request of a preview message for the selected emoticon based on a user's selection of the emoticon in the deactivated state;
Wherein the computing device generates a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon in an activated state through the instant message service in response to a transmission request of the preview message, Preparing information for the user; And
Wherein the computing device is configured to request the transmission of the preview message
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Wherein the selected emoticon is exposed in an activated state through a chat window of a target terminal receiving the preview message through the instant message service.
The method according to claim 1,
The emoticon in the deactivated state
And a representative image of the at least one emoticon.
Wherein at least one computing device is configured to expose at least one emoticon included in the set of emoticons for the instant messaging service to a web page in an inactive state;
Receiving, by the computing device, a transmission request of a preview message for the selected emoticon based on a user's selection of the emoticon in the deactivated state;
Wherein the computing device generates a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon in an activated state through the instant message service in response to a transmission request of the preview message, Preparing information for the user; And
Wherein the computing device is configured to request the transmission of the preview message
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The step of exposing to the web page
Exposing an interface object indicating a request for transmission of the preview message while preventing unauthorized downloading of the emoticon in the deactivated state as the user interface for selection is adjacent to the deactivated emoticon
And providing a preview of the emoticon.
The method according to claim 1,
The information for exposing the selected emoticon in the activated state is
A visual effect corresponding to the selected emoticon, and an auditory effect corresponding to the selected emoticon.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the computing device determines an account of a target terminal to receive the preview message
The method comprising the steps of: providing a preview of an emoticon;
6. The method of claim 5,
The step of determining the account of the target terminal
The computing device determining an account of a user associated with the web page as an account of the target terminal; And
Wherein the computing device determines an account established through the web page as an account of the target terminal
Wherein the at least one emoticon includes at least one of: < RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >
The method according to claim 1,
The step of requesting transmission of the preview message
Requesting transmission of the preview message so that the computing device transmits the preview message through a chat room corresponding to the web module providing the web page
And providing a preview of the emoticon.
The method according to claim 1,
The settlement message for settlement is transmitted through the chat room corresponding to the settlement module that performs the settlement according to the purchase request in response to the purchase request of the emoticon set through the web page, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 >
The method comprising the steps of: providing a preview of an emoticon;
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the computing device is configured to transmit the purchase completion message including the emoticon set through the chat room corresponding to the item module that manages the purchase item upon completion of settlement based on the payment information included in the payment message, Requesting transmission of a message
The method comprising the steps of: providing a preview of an emoticon;
9. A computer program stored on a medium for execution in accordance with any one of claims 1 to 9 in combination with hardware.
Providing a web page that exposes at least one emoticon included in an emoticon set for an instant messaging service in an inactive state;
A receiving unit for receiving a request for transmitting a preview message for the selected emoticon based on a user's selection of the emoticon in the deactivated state;
Generating a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon in an activated state through the instant message service in response to a transmission request of the preview message, or generating a preview message including information for generating the preview message part; And
A transmission unit for requesting transmission of the preview message,
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Wherein the selected emoticon is exposed in an activated state through a chat window of a target terminal receiving the preview message through the instant message service.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the information for exposing the selected emoticon to the activated state includes at least one of a visual effect corresponding to the selected emoticon and an auditory effect corresponding to the selected emoticon And at least one server.
Providing a web page that exposes at least one emoticon included in an emoticon set for an instant messaging service in an inactive state;
A receiving unit for receiving a request for transmitting a preview message for the selected emoticon based on a user's selection of the emoticon in the deactivated state;
Generating a preview message including information for exposing the selected emoticon in an activated state through the instant message service in response to a transmission request of the preview message, or generating a preview message including information for generating the preview message part; And
A transmission unit for requesting transmission of the preview message,
Lt; / RTI >
The web page
And exposes an interface object indicating a request for transmission of the preview message while preventing unauthorized downloading of the emoticon in the deactivated state as the user interface for selection is adjacent to the deactivated emoticon.
12. The method of claim 11,
The transmitter
And requests transmission of the preview message through a chat room corresponding to the web module providing the web page.
12. The method of claim 11,
The transmitter
Requesting transmission of a settlement message for settlement through a chat room corresponding to a settlement module that performs settlement according to the purchase request, in response to a purchase request of the emoticon set through the web page.
16. The method of claim 15,
The transmitter
Requesting transmission of a purchase completion message including the emoticon set through a chat room corresponding to an item module managing a purchase item upon completion of payment based on the payment information included in the payment message.

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