KR101920329B1 - Schedule sharing service providing system, method and application - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a schedule sharing service providing system, a method thereof and an application thereof and, more specifically, to a technology for supporting quick determination of available dates when a large number of people make an appointment with each other by matching my schedule and a schedule of a designated party to each other and diagrammatically displaying the matched schedule.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a schedule overlay service providing system, a method and an application,

The present invention relates to a system, a method, and an application for providing a certain shared service. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for providing a certain shared service. More specifically, This is about technology that can help you decide.

In order for a number of people to make appointments such as meetings, every person with whom a particular person participates must contact each other and coordinate the schedule.

In recent years, mobile messenger's group chat room has been supported by voting, which allows voting dates to be set. However, it is almost impossible to schedule an optimal appointment because the process of opening a vote is complex, can not guarantee everyone's participation in the vote, and most people choose a preferred date rather than a possible date There is a problem.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0088381 discloses a prior art related to a certain shared service providing system.

The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a messenger application installed in a user terminal by supporting a calendar function for recording a personal schedule, However, it is an object of the present invention to provide a technology for enabling a user to easily determine appointments such as meetings by checking the schedule of several persons specified by the user and outputting them to different interfaces for overlapping schedules.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for controlling the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a schedule sharing service providing system, comprising: an appending unit for providing an application to a user terminal; A member management unit for storing schedule information input by the user terminal; And a scheduling unit configured to check scheduling information for a plurality of users designated by the user terminal and to provide the scheduling information to the user terminal.

The predetermined shared service providing system may include a communication unit for connecting a communication channel for transmitting and receiving information with the application operating server or another user terminal; An app operating unit for receiving the appendage of the application operating server and operating a dedicated application installed therein to control the entire function of a certain shared service; And a display for outputting schedule information through various user interfaces and calendar functions provided by the dedicated application.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a schedule sharing service, the method comprising: providing an application to a user terminal; Receiving and storing schedule information input by the user terminal; Checking schedule information for a plurality of users designated by the user terminal and providing overlapping schedule information to the user terminal; And outputting the overlapping schedule information for the plurality of users in different colors for each date in the user terminal.

In addition, the method may further include outputting the overlapping schedule information in different colors on a vertical bar graph in a specific date by time zone.

In addition, an application for achieving the above object is installed and driven in a user terminal, the application providing a calendar to the user terminal; Receiving calendar information for a specific date of the calendar; Providing the schedule information to an application operating server; Checking the schedule information for a plurality of users designated by the user terminal from the application operating server and receiving overlapping schedule information; Outputting the overlapping schedule information for the plurality of users in different colors for each date on the calendar; And outputting the overlapping schedule information in different colors on a vertical bar graph in a specific date by time zone.

According to the present invention, when an application is installed in a user terminal, a basic calendar including a schedule addition, a schedule deletion, an alert setting, a widget setting and a schedule sharing can be managed through a calendar function. By outputting different schedules on different interfaces, you can easily make appointments such as meetings.

In addition, by checking the schedule of several persons specified within the selected date and outputting them as a vertical bar graph for overlapping time periods, it is possible to conveniently set the time period schedule.

In addition, if all participants have a calendar date without dates, but if there is no such date, the meeting date must be determined by the date on which a large number of people can participate. In this case, Participants who want to schedule each other can quickly and easily schedule a meeting by marking the dates on which participants can meet.

In addition, it is possible to display the schedule of the desired members only on the calendar, so that the schedule with the specific member can be easily checked without asking the specific member for the schedule.

In addition, in the case of a close partner who frequently schedules an appointment, the other person's calendar can be easily linked to their own calendars so that they can easily check each other's schedule and make an appointment.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule sharing service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a schedule sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a schedule-based overlaying function in a schedule sharing service providing application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining a time-based schedule overlapping function in a schedule sharing service providing application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 16 are diagrams for explaining an example of using a schedule sharing service providing application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, some configurations which are not related to the gist of the present invention may be omitted or compressed, but the configurations omitted are not necessarily those not necessary in the present invention, and they may be combined by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. .

In addition, each component, server, and system described below does not necessarily have to be an independent component or server that performs each function, but may be implemented as one or more programs or one or more servers or a collection of one or more systems, May be shared.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a schedule sharing service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a schedule sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a schedule-based overlaying function in a schedule sharing service providing application according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. And FIGS. 5 to 16 are diagrams for explaining usage examples of a schedule sharing service providing application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the schedule sharing service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an application operating server 100 and user terminals 10, 20, and 30.

The application operating server 100 includes a communication processing unit 110, an appending unit 120, a member managing unit 130, a constant operating unit 140, and a database 150.

The communication processing unit 110 is provided for connecting a communication channel for transmitting and receiving information with the user terminals 10, 20, and 30.

The application server 120 is provided to provide a dedicated application to the user terminals 10, 20 and 30. The dedicated application provided to the user terminals 10, 20 and 30 basically includes a calendar function and can be associated with a messenger program installed in the user terminals 10, 20 and 30, It may be equipped with both functions and calendar functions.

The member management unit 130 is provided to manage users who have installed dedicated applications according to user specification or according to a specific group.

The schedule operation unit 140 stores the schedule information inputted from the user terminals 10, 20 and 30 in the database 150 or checks the schedule information stored in the database 150 to check whether the schedule is overlapped among the specific groups , And provides information on this to the user terminals (10, 20, 30).

The database 150 is provided for storing member information or schedule information.

Meanwhile, the user terminals 10, 20, and 30 associated with the application operating server 100 may be a conventional smart phone or a tablet PC, but may be a desktop computer or a notebook computer.

These user terminals 10, 20 and 30 include a communication unit 11, a display 12, a key input unit 13, an application operating unit 14, an information providing unit 15 and an information receiving unit 16. The respective components may be hardware implemented in a smart phone or the like, or may be implemented in software in accordance with installation of a dedicated application.

The communication unit 11 is provided for connecting a communication channel for transmitting and receiving information to and from the application operating server 100 or other user terminals 10, 20 and 30.

The display 12 is provided for outputting schedule information through various user interfaces and calendar functions provided by a dedicated application.

The key input unit 13 is provided for receiving user commands such as schedule information. The key input unit 13 may be formed as a touch screen integrated with the display 12 according to the embodiment.

The app operating unit 14 is provided to control the entire functions of a certain shared service by operating a dedicated application received from the apps study 120 of the app operating server 100. [

The information providing unit 15 is provided for providing the information input to the user terminals 10, 20 and 30 to the application operating server 100 or other user terminals 10, 20 and 30.

The information receiving unit 16 is provided for receiving information transmitted from the application operating server 100 or other user terminals 10, 20,

Hereinafter, a method of providing a fixed shared service through the fixed shared service providing system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the user accesses the application operating server 100 through the user terminals 10, 20, and 30, downloads a dedicated application, and installs a dedicated application in the terminal, and then drives the terminal.

Users can use the calendar function basically by running dedicated application. That is, a specific date is selected through the calendar, and then a schedule is input to store the schedule information in the user terminal 10, 20, 30 (S210).

At this time, the dedicated application basically includes a calendar function, and can be linked to a messenger program installed in the user terminals 10, 20, and 30 according to the execution.

The schedule information stored in the user terminals 10, 20 and 30 is transmitted to the application operation server 100. The schedule information received by the application operation server 100 is stored in the database 150, The unit 140 comprehensively checks the schedule for a plurality of users designated by the user. At this time, the schedule information includes date and time information.

The overlapping schedule information is provided to the user terminals 10, 20, and 30 at the user terminals 10, 20, and 30, and the overlapping schedule information is output through the display 12 at step S230 >.

At this time, the overlapping schedule information outputted through the display 12 of the user terminal 10, 20, 30 can be displayed in different colors in the calendar on a date basis.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 12 to FIG. 14, when a plurality of users participating in a group chat room perform a certain overlapping view function and participate, a plurality of users' calendars are interlocked, Users who are unable to participate in all time zones are displayed in red, users who can participate in all time zones and users who can not participate in all time zones, Is displayed in orange, and a day when a plurality of users can participate in all the time periods can be displayed in green.

At this time, users who can participate in all time zones, users who can not participate in all time zones, or users whose time zones are overlapped by time zones and users whose time zones are overlapped by time zones are displayed in orange on the calendar, It is also possible to display them so as to be distinguished from each other. For example, if four users are scheduled to schedule a meeting, the day when three users can participate in all time zones is indicated by a light orange color, and the day when one or two users can participate in all time zones is indicated by a deep orange color It is possible to display and distinguish. As a result, if all users do not have a date on which they can participate, it is possible to quickly determine a date on which as many users as possible can participate and determine a meeting schedule.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to check details of overlapping schedule of a plurality of users by a time period on a specific date.

At this time, the overlapping schedule information for each time period in the specific date outputted through the display 12 of the user terminal 10, 20, 30 can be displayed in different colors on the vertical bar graph divided into 24 hours.

4 and FIG. 12 to FIG. 14, a time zone in which there is no user who can overlap each schedule of a plurality of users in a specific date is displayed in red on the vertical bar graph, Mixed time zones can be displayed in orange on the vertical bar graphs, and green for all available users. In addition, it is also possible to display the members that can participate in the time zone on the right side of the vertical bar graph with a dark check, and the members that can not participate with light gray. At this time, it is possible to set a basic exclusion time including curfew, personal time, and sleep time, and in the case of a member who does not share the schedule, it is also possible to display the time available for participation through the manual bar in the vertical bar graph .

In addition, according to the present invention, it is also possible for users who can participate to automatically organize and arrange in many date and time order.

More specifically, in the steps < S220 > to < S230 > in FIG. 2, the constant operation unit 140 of the app operating server 100 comprehensively checks the schedule for a plurality of users designated by the user, The date and time are sequentially extracted and arranged in the order of the date and time to the user terminals 10, 20 and 30, So that it is possible to output it. At this time, the number of output date and time can be variously set through the calendar application.

When the final schedule including date and time is determined, the final determined schedule can be posted on the group chat room.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, it is also possible to output only the schedule between the designated users by using the calendar function and output it to the calendar, or it is possible to directly schedule the schedule through the calendar. At this time, the schedule uploaded through our calendar can be automatically notified to the group chat room through speech balloon.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, it is possible to use a basic schedule management function including schedule addition and deletion, notification, widget setting and schedule sharing.

10 and 11, in the case of a close partner who frequently schedules an appointment, it is also possible to link the calendar of the other party with his / her own calendar. Specifically, when inviting the user to input a phone number and name of a partner to which the calendar is to be linked, an invitation notification message is transmitted through the messenger application associated with SMS (character) or the calendar application according to the present invention, It is possible to confirm the schedule of each other easily by completing the interworking if approved.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when an application is installed in a user terminal, basic calendar management including addition of a schedule, deletion of a schedule, notification setting, widget setting and schedule sharing can be performed through a calendar function, By checking a person's schedule and outputting them on different interfaces for overlapping schedules by date, appointments such as meetings can be determined easily.

In addition, by checking the schedule of several persons specified within the selected date and outputting them as a vertical bar graph for overlapping time periods, it is possible to conveniently set the time period schedule.

In addition, if all participants have a calendar date without dates, but if there is no such date, the meeting date must be determined by the date on which a large number of people can participate. In this case, Participants who want to schedule each other can quickly and easily schedule a meeting by marking the dates on which participants can meet.

In addition, it is possible to display the schedule of the desired members only on the calendar, so that the schedule with the specific member can be easily checked without asking the specific member for the schedule.

In addition, in the case of a close partner who frequently schedules an appointment, the other person's calendar can be easily linked to their own calendars so that they can easily check each other's schedule and make an appointment.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And additions should be considered as falling within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

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Claims (5)

An apprentice providing an application to the user terminal side;
A member management unit for storing schedule information input by the user terminal;
And a scheduling unit configured to check scheduling information for a plurality of users designated by the user terminal and provide the scheduling information to the user terminal whether or not the schedule information is overlapped with each other. And
A communication unit for connecting a communication channel for transmitting and receiving information with the application operating server or another user terminal;
An app operating unit for receiving the appendage of the application operating server and operating a dedicated application installed therein to control the entire function of a certain shared service;
And a display for outputting schedule information through various user interfaces and a calendar function provided by the dedicated application,
Overlapping schedule information for a plurality of users provided from the constant operation unit to the user terminal is output in different colors according to the availability of the plurality of users through the display,
In the case of a date on which the participating user and the non-participating user are mixed among the plurality of users, the date on which many participants are available and the date on which few participants are available are displayed in different colors,
Outputting a different color to a vertical bar graph according to a time zone according to availability of the plurality of users within a specific date,
And outputting the right and left members of the vertical bar graph to be distinguishable from each other in the time zone,
The predetermined operation unit of the application operating server collectively schedules schedules for a plurality of users designated by the user and arranges them in the order of date and time in which many users can participate through the display of the user terminal, A system for providing service of a schedule overlay.
delete Providing an application to a user terminal;
Receiving and storing schedule information input by the user terminal;
Checking schedule information for a plurality of users designated by the user terminal and providing overlapping schedule information to the user terminal;
Wherein the user terminal outputs the overlapping schedule information for the plurality of users in different colors according to whether the plurality of users can participate or not, Outputting a date in which the number of possible users is large and the number of users who can participate in a small number in different colors;
Outputting the overlapping schedule information in different colors on a vertical bar graph in a specific time on a specific date and outputting a member capable of participating in a time zone and an impossible member in a time zone on the right side of the vertical bar graph; And
And a step of collectively checking schedules for a plurality of users designated by the user, and arranging and outputting a plurality of users who can participate through the user terminal in order of date and time.
delete In an application,
The application is installed and driven in a user terminal,
The application comprises:
Providing a calendar to a user terminal;
Receiving calendar information for a specific date of the calendar;
Providing the schedule information to an application operating server;
Checking the schedule information for a plurality of users designated by the user terminal from the application operating server and receiving overlapping schedule information;
And outputting the overlapping schedule information for the plurality of users in different colors on the calendar according to whether the plurality of users can participate or not, A step in which the user outputs a date in which the user has many dates and a date in which the number of users who can participate is small;
Outputting the overlapping schedule information in different colors on a vertical bar graph in a specific time on a specific date and outputting a member capable of participating in a time zone and an impossible member in a time zone on the right side of the vertical bar graph; And
And a step of collectively checking schedules for a plurality of users designated by the user, and arranging and outputting a plurality of users who can participate in a sequence of date and time, and outputting the stored applications.

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