KR101987045B1 - Apparatus for providing folder chatting room and apparatus for receiving the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The apparatus for providing a folder chat room includes a memory and a processor electrically connected to the memory, the processor receiving access to a folder from a user terminal, providing a list of files in the folder, and providing a folder chat room for the user terminal. Determining access rights provides at least a portion of message threads associated with the folder and embodied in a folder chat room at the user terminal.

Description

Device and receiving device for folder chat room {APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FOLDER CHATTING ROOM AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a technology for providing a folder chat room, and more particularly, to a folder chat room providing device and a receiving device that can improve the efficiency of folder sharing by supporting communication among users sharing a folder through the folder chat room. .

The Internet messenger corresponds to an application for transferring a message including text or graphics between users, and may be implemented as a chat room engaged by a plurality of users. In one embodiment, the Internet messenger may include a mobile messenger performed in a mobile environment (eg, a mobile phone), and may include, for example, KakaoTalk, Line, WeChat, and Facebook Messenger.

As the number of users using the Internet messenger is rapidly increasing, various applications are being developed in a mobile environment. Among them, a program for sharing files is used by many users.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0073229 (2015.07.01) relates to a file sharing system and method in a messenger group, comprising: a plurality of user terminals for inputting text according to a chat; A messenger server providing a messenger service to the plurality of user terminals; A file sharing server connected to the messenger server and receiving a file from a group consisting of user terminals of some of the plurality of user terminals; And an authentication server for performing predetermined authentication by using the file sharing server.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2014-0104967 (2014.08.29) relates to a technique for sharing and transmitting message content between users, the method comprising: displaying messaging content associated with a user; Receiving a request to share with a recipient, accessing the messaging content associated with the user, and transmitting the messaging content to the recipient.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0073229 (2015.07.01) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0104967 (2014.08.29)

One embodiment of the present invention is to provide a folder chat room providing apparatus and a receiving device that can improve the efficiency of folder sharing by supporting communication between users sharing a folder through a folder chat room.

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a folder chat room providing apparatus and a receiving device that can provide users with a folder chat room that can communicate with each folder for each user to enhance user convenience.

One embodiment of the present invention can provide an unacknowledged message count of a folder chat room for each folder to increase the efficiency of work processing between folder sharers. An apparatus for providing a folder chat room and a receiver are provided.

In embodiments, a folder chat room providing apparatus includes a memory and a processor electrically connected to the memory, the processor receiving access to a folder from a folder chat room receiving device, providing a list of files in the folder, and Determining an access right for a folder chat room of a folder chat room receiving device to provide at least a portion of a message thread associated with the folder and capable of being instantiated from the folder chat room receiving device to a folder chat room.

The processor may create the message thread when the folder is created by a folder creator and determine at least one participant participating in the folder chat room through a user invitation by the folder creator.

The processor may approve the request based on whether the request for the user invitation is performed for a folder sharer for the folder.

If the request for the user invitation is made to at least one user who is not the folder sharer, the processor first performs a folder sharing invitation for each of the at least one user, and if the folder sharing invitation is approved, User invitations can be made.

The processor may notify the arrival of the folder message to a receiver terminal associated with a receiver of the participants when a folder message is received from a sender among participants of the folder chat room.

The processor may receive a business object including a task content and a business processor from the task creator among the participants of the folder chat room, which may be fed back by the business processor, and add the work object to the message thread as a business object message. have.

The processor adds a file object message including an access link to access the file object when the file object is received from the sender among the participants in the folder chat room, to the message thread, and one of the participants via the folder chat room. The file object may be opened or modified only when the file object is accessed.

The processor may store the message thread in the folder as a folder message file defined as a server only file attribute in the process of generating the message thread.

The processor may store the folder message file in association with a file object or a sub-folder in the folder based on a request of the folder chat room receiving apparatus.

The processor moves the folder message file and the file object or sub-folder associated with the folder message file into another folder when a move request regarding the folder message file or a file object or sub-folder associated with the folder message file is received. You can.

The processor may store the message thread in a specific area of a file system in the process of generating the message thread, and manage an association between the folder and the message thread through a folder message database.

The processor may update the association between the folder and the message thread by modifying the folder message database when a request for moving or renaming the folder is received.

The processor may modify the folder message database based on a request of the folder chat room receiving apparatus to establish an association relationship between the message thread and a file object or sub-folder in the folder.

The processor modifies the folder message database upon receipt of a move request relating to the folder chat room or a file object or sub-folder associated with the folder chat room, thereby modifying the folder, the message thread, the associated file object or sub-folder and the corresponding other. You can update the association between folders.

When the folder chat room is designated as a root folder chat room, the processor may set the root folder chat room as a folder chat room for the folder and subfolders of the folder until the sub folder chat room is designated as another root folder chat room.

Each time a message is added to the folder chat room, the processor detects statistical information about an unacknowledged message not identified by the user among all the message threads in the folder and its substructures, and reflects it in the message unacknowledged count in the folder. Can be.

The processor may detect statistical information about a business object generated through at least one message thread associated with all sub-folders in the folder and its substructure, and reflect the statistical information on the cumulative statistical count in the folder.

The processor may detect a work object that satisfies a reminding condition among the work objects generated through the at least one message thread at a specific time period and reflect the work object in the Today task list in the folder.

The processor may perform filtering on the folder or arrange the folder on the basis of the statistical information about the unacknowledged message and the statistical information about the business object according to a request of the folder chat room receiving apparatus.

The processor may notify the message thread of the setting, modification or deletion of the association when the association between the file object in the folder and the folder chat room is set or the file object associated with the folder chat room is modified or deleted. You can add

The processor accumulates a corresponding update count each time an update of a file object associated with the folder chat room occurs, detecting an unconfirmed update count regarding the associated file object not confirmed by the user, and the associated file by the user. When the object is opened, the unconfirmed update count may be initialized.

Among the embodiments, the folder chat room receiving apparatus includes a memory and a processor electrically connected to the memory, the processor requesting a folder chat room providing apparatus for access to a folder, receiving a list of files in the folder, Receiving at least a portion of the message thread associated with the folder from the folder chat room providing apparatus when the access right for the folder chat room associated with the folder is approved, and implemented based on the file window and the portion of the message thread providing the file list Provides an association for a folder chat room window that embodies a folder chat room.

The disclosed technique can have the following effects. However, since a specific embodiment does not mean to include all of the following effects or only the following effects, it should not be understood that the scope of the disclosed technology is limited by this.

The apparatus for providing and providing a folder chat room according to an embodiment of the present invention may improve communication efficiency by supporting communication between users who share a folder through the folder chat room.

The apparatus for providing a folder chat room and the receiving device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may provide users with a folder chat room that can communicate with each folder to enhance user convenience of folder sharers.

The apparatus for providing and providing a folder chat room according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may provide an unacknowledged message count of the folder chat room for each folder to increase the efficiency of business processing between folder sharers.

1 is a view for explaining a folder chat room providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for providing a folder chat room in FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram illustrating functional elements of a processor in FIG. 2.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a folder chat room providing procedure performed by the processor in FIG.
5 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for receiving a folder chat room in FIG. 1.
6 is a flow chart illustrating a folder chat room receiving procedure performed by the processor in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a process in which a folder chat room receiving apparatus of FIG. 1 provides a file sharing interface in association with a folder chat room providing apparatus.

Description of the present invention is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, the objects or effects presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effects, the scope of the present invention should not be understood as being limited thereby.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are intended to distinguish one component from another component, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it should be understood that there may be other components in between, although it may be directly connected to the other component. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring to", should be interpreted as well.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as "comprise" or "have" refer to a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or feature thereof. It is to be understood that the combination is intended to be present and does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

In each step, an identification code (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) is used for convenience of description, and the identification code does not describe the order of the steps, and each step clearly indicates a specific order in context. Unless stated otherwise, they may occur out of the order noted. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

The present invention can be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium, and the computer readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data can be read by a computer system. . Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Generally, the terms defined in the dictionary used are to be interpreted to coincide with the meanings in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless clearly defined in the present application.

1 is a view for explaining a folder chat room providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the folder chat room providing system 100 includes a folder chat room providing apparatus 110 and a folder chat room receiving apparatus 120, which may be connected through a network.

The folder chat room providing apparatus 110 corresponds to a computing device that may be connected to the at least one folder chat room receiving apparatus 120. In one embodiment, the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 may manage at least one member group in which a user associated with the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 is included as a member, and manage a member group associated with each folder. A message thread grouping messages transmitted from a member group configured through at least one folder chat room receiving device 120 may be managed.

In one embodiment, the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 may be connected to the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 through a folder chat room based file sharing agent installed in the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120. In one embodiment, if the folder chat room based file sharing agent is installed in the folder chat room receiving device 120, the folder chat room receiving device 120 and the folder chat room providing device 110 are networked under the approval of the folder chat room receiving device 120. Corresponds to the agent program, which is software that can be connected and interoperated with each other.

The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may correspond to a computing device that may be connected to the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 through a network. For example, the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may correspond to a user terminal implemented as a desktop, a laptop, a tablet PC, or a smartphone. have. In one embodiment, the first folder chat room receiving apparatus 120a may correspond to a mobile terminal, and may be connected to the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 through cellular communication or Wi-Fi communication. In another embodiment, the second folder chat room receiving apparatus 120b may correspond to a desktop and may be connected to the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 through the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for providing a folder chat room in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 may include a processor 210, a memory 220, a user input / output unit 230, and a network input / output unit 240.

The processor 210 may manage a folder chat room launcher 212 capable of executing the folder chat room providing procedure in FIG. 4, and a memory manager 214 capable of managing memory 220 read or created by the folder chat room launcher 212. And a memory synchronization scheduler 216 that can schedule a synchronization time between the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory in the memory 220. The processor 210 may control overall operations of the folder chat room providing apparatus 110, and may be electrically connected to the memory 220, the user input / output unit 230, and the network input / output unit 240 to control data flow therebetween. can do. The processor 210 may be implemented as a central processing unit (CPU) of the folder chat room providing apparatus 110.

The memory 220 may include a secondary memory device which is implemented as a nonvolatile memory such as a solid state disk (SSD) or a hard disk drive (HDD), and is used to store all data required for the folder chat room providing apparatus 110. The main memory may include a main memory implemented with volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM). As such, the memory 220 may be implemented as volatile and nonvolatile memory, and if implemented as nonvolatile memory, the memory 220 may be connected through a hyperlink.

The user input / output unit 230 includes an environment for receiving user input and an environment for outputting specific information to the user, and includes, for example, a mouse, trackball, touch pad, graphic tablet, scanner, touch screen, keyboard, or pointing. It may include an input device including an adapter such as a device and an output device including an adapter such as a monitor or a touch screen. In one embodiment, the user input / output unit 230 may correspond to a computing device connected through a remote connection, in which case, the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 may be performed as a server.

The network input / output unit 240 includes an environment for connecting with the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 through a network, and may include, for example, an adapter for local area network (LAN) communication.

3 is a block diagram illustrating functional elements of a processor in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, the processor 210 may include a folder access manager 310, a file list provider 320, a folder manager 330, a message thread manager 340, and a controller 350.

The folder access manager 310 may receive an access regarding a folder from the folder chat room receiving device 120. More specifically, the folder access management unit 310 may receive an access request for a specific folder from the folder chat room receiving device 120, and access rights of the user associated with the folder chat room receiving device 120 with respect to the specific folder. You can confirm and approve the access.

The file list providing unit 320 may provide a list of files in a folder. More specifically, the file list providing unit 320 is associated with at least one of the file object and the sub-folder in the specific folder when the access to the requested folder is granted from one of the folder sharers who have access to the folder. The list of files may be provided to the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 associated with the requestor.

In one embodiment, the file list providing unit 320 provides the folder chat room receiving device 120 with a file list except for the folder message file stored in the folder to access the folder message file of the folder chat room receiving device 120. You can limit it. This folder message file will be described in more detail in the description regarding the message thread manager 340.

The folder manager 330 may create and manage a folder. The folder manager 330 may create and manage at least one of a file object and a sub-folder in a folder based on a user's request, where the file object may be transmitted from the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120. It may include common user files such as files or multimedia files. When a folder creation request is received from the folder chat room receiving device 120, the folder manager 330 may create a specific folder designated as a folder creator by a user associated with the folder chat room receiving device 120, and invite a sharer by the folder creator. Through at least one user can be determined as a folder sharer for sharing the specific folder.

When the folder is generated by the folder creator, the folder manager 330 may grant the folder creator's access authority to the corresponding folder creator, and may grant the folder sharer's access authority to each user determined as the folder sharer. When the folder manager 330 attempts to access the folder, the folder manager 330 may check the access right to access the folder through the access rights of the folder creator or the folder sharer and allow the requestor to access the folder.

The message thread manager 340 may determine at least a part of a folder chat room of the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 to provide at least a part of the message thread associated with the folder. Here, the message thread may be embodied as a folder chat room in the folder chat room receiving device 120, and in one embodiment, at least one message thread may be generated in association with the folder.

More specifically, the message thread management unit 340 has access permission to the folder chat room associated with the specific folder of the requester associated with the folder chat room receiving device 120 when the access to the folder chat room receiving device 120 for the specific folder is allowed. If the access to the corresponding folder chat room is approved, at least a part of the message thread associated with the folder is provided to the folder chat room receiving device 120 so that the folder chat room receiving device 120 may receive at least a part of the received message thread. It can be instantiated into a folder chat room. The message thread manager 340 may divide the at least a part of the message thread into some conversation threads in units of a specific time interval and provide the requestor in a reverse order.

According to an embodiment, the message thread manager 340 may provide a list of folder chat rooms for all folder chat rooms associated with the folder based on the access right of the folder chat room of the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120. The message thread manager 340 is associated with the requestor with a list of folder chat rooms that include at least one of participant information and recently added message information about each of the at least one folder chat room associated with the folder and whose access rights of the requestor have been verified. The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may be provided (see FIG. 7).

In one embodiment, the message thread manager 340 receives at least a portion of the message thread requested to access a folder from the folder chat room receiving device 120 through the folder chat room list. 120 may be immediately provided so that the folder chat room receiving device 120 may be incorporated into a folder chat room (see FIG. 7). In the process of providing a list of folder chat rooms, the message thread manager 340 provides at least a part of message threads associated with a specific folder chat room that is first created or set as a root folder chat room among the corresponding folder chat room lists, thereby providing a separate list through the folder chat room list. You can still visualize the message thread as the default folder chat room even if there is no request to access it.

In one embodiment, the message thread management unit 340 is associated with a folder and at least a portion of each of at least two message threads of the plurality of message threads of which the access right of the folder chat room receiving device 120 has been confirmed (eg, the folder chat room receiving device ( And the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may simultaneously instantiate each of them into a folder chat room.

In one embodiment, the message thread management unit 340 provides at least a portion of the message thread associated with the folder in the process of providing a list of files to the folder chat room receiving device 120, the folder chat room receiving device 120 to the folder At least some of the information, file lists, and message threads can be visualized together through a folder chat room-based file sharing agent.

In one embodiment, the message thread manager 340 creates at least one participant who participates in the folder chat room by creating a message thread associated with the folder when the folder is created by the folder creator and inviting the user by the folder creator. You can decide. More specifically, when a specific folder is created by the folder creator, the message thread manager 340 at least one user participating in the folder chat room with the folder creator to immediately create a message thread associated with the specific folder and perform a user invitation. You can request to designate as a participant.

In another embodiment, the message thread manager 340 waits for the creation of a message thread associated with the folder when the folder is created, and whenever the folder chat room creation request is received from the folder creator or the folder sharer of the folder, You can create an associated message thread.

The message thread manager 340 may approve the request based on whether the request for the user invitation is performed for the folder sharer for the folder. For example, the message thread manager 340 determines a participant of the folder chat room by inviting a user to a user designated by a folder creator or a participant of the folder chat room and corresponding to one of the folder sharers of the folder. Can be.

In one embodiment, the message thread management unit 340 first performs a folder sharing invitation for each of the at least one user if the request for the user invitation is made to at least one user rather than the folder sharer. Once the folder sharing invitation is approved, you can perform the user invitation.

The message thread manager 340 may notify the arrival of the corresponding folder message to the receiver terminal associated with the receiver among the participants when the folder message is received from the sender among the participants in the folder chat room. More specifically, when the folder message is added to the message thread by one of the participants in the folder chat room, the message thread manager 340 may add the folder message added to the folder chat room receiving device 120 associated with each of the online participants of the folder chat room. It may provide immediately and update the corresponding message thread, and may provide a notification message regarding the update of the message thread to the folder chat room receiving device 120 associated with the participant except the sender. In one embodiment, the folder message may include at least one of a sender, a message content, a message origination time, and a message type, and each message type of each folder message is defined through one of a conversation message, a business object message, and a file object message. Can be.

In one embodiment, the message thread manager 340 adds a file object message including an access link to access the file object when the file object is received from the sender among the participants in the folder chat room, and adds a file object message to the corresponding message thread. A file object can be opened or modified only when one accesses the file object through the folder chat room. For example, the message thread manager 340 may automatically add the received file object to the folder or a specific sub-folder in the folder, and additionally associate the message thread with the file object. If the folder chat room receiving device 120 associated with the file object is opened through the file list of the folder or sub-folder, the file chat room is restricted to be read-only and edited when the file object is opened through the folder chat room. You can control the name change or deletion.

In another embodiment, the message thread manager 340 may receive a file object transmitted from one of the at least one participant as a folder message through a folder chat room. The message thread manager 340 may receive a file object transmitted from one of the participants through the folder chat room, and add the received file object as a folder message to the corresponding message thread.

The message thread manager 340 receives a work object including work contents and a work processor and can be fed back by the work processor from the work creator among the participants in the folder chat room, and sends the work object message to the corresponding message thread. You can add

More specifically, the message thread management unit 340 includes at least one of work contents, work processor, work rating, and deadline created by the task creator from the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 corresponding to the task creator through the folder chat room. A task may be received, and a task object including at least one of a task content, task creator, task handler, task score, and deadline may be created and associated with the corresponding message thread.

The message thread manager 340 may add a business object to the corresponding message thread as an independent business object message which can be directly accessed by participants in the corresponding folder chat room and is distinguished from a text message or a multimedia message. Here, the task processor corresponds to a folder chat room participant designated as a target for processing the task by the task creator, and the task score means the maximum upper limit of the evaluation score that can be evaluated by the task creator when the task is completed. The evaluation score may include an evaluation reservation score and an evaluation score, which means a score that is actually evaluated. Accordingly, the task creator can instruct or evaluate the task in a manner of talking to the task handler through the task object represented by the task object message in the folder chat room.

The message thread manager 340 may perform the progress of the work object including the work progress state indicating the progress status of each processing step, and update the work object by performing such progress based on feedback by the work processor. In one embodiment, the message thread manager 340 updates a predetermined work progress state on a work process diagram that defines a work progress state for each process step by reflecting a request from one of a task creator and a work processor and a response from another. You can later update the business object added as a business object message to the message thread. For example, the work in progress state is 'new' indicating that the work object is newly created, 'working' indicating that the work processor is processing the work object, and the work creator completes the work object. It may include 'confirmed' indicating the status of waiting for the interaction for the completion of the task from the task creator and the status of the task creator confirms the completed work object.

The message thread manager 340 may perform the progress of the work object by updating the work progress state of the work object through a work object related response implemented as a response relationship between the work creator and the work processor. Here, the work object-related response corresponds to a response about a work object that may be answered by the folder chat room receiving device 120 associated with the work creator or work processor, and in one embodiment, the current work processing state of the work object. In accordance with, it may include at least one of a task confirmation response, a task completion response and a task evaluation response. For example, when the message thread manager 340 receives a business interaction from a user corresponding to a business processor with respect to a business object whose business status is 'new', the message thread manager 340 is in the process of performing the next status. Can be updated to 'status.

In one embodiment, the message thread manager 340 may receive a work-related response from the folder chat room receiving device 120 associated with the task creator or the task processor through a control interface relating to the work object in the folder chat room based file sharing agent. If a business object related response is received, it can determine the current processing status and update the message thread.

The message thread manager 340 may perform the progress of the work object and finally receive the evaluation of the work object from the task creator and assign it to the work score of the work object.

The message thread manager 340 may provide a reminder message for requesting completion of a corresponding work progress state according to a specific repetition criterion until the work progress state is associated with a work object through a message thread. In one embodiment, a particular recurrence criterion may be determined for each work progress based on a deadline or work importance designated by the work creator. The message thread manager 340 may add a reminder message including the reminder contents and the reminder number to the corresponding message thread according to a specific repetition criterion (for example, transmitted in a 12 hour period), and the corresponding task handler for the reminder message may be added. Based on the response, the work progress status of the work object can be changed.

In the first embodiment, the message thread manager 340 may store the message thread as a folder message file defined as a server only file attribute in the process of generating the message thread in the folder. Here, the server-only file attribute corresponds to a file attribute for restricting access and management only in the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 functioning as a server. For example, even if the folder chat room receiving device 120 accesses a folder, the folder chat room providing device 110 may access the corresponding message thread of the folder chat room receiving device 120 according to the server-specific file attribute of the folder message file in the folder. Direct access can be restricted, and the folder chat room receiving device 120 provides a list of files excluding folder message files of a server-specific file attribute so that the user cannot confirm the existence of the folder message file or request access to the file. You can restrict it.

In the above first embodiment, the folder manager 330 may store the folder message file in association with a file object or a sub-folder in the folder, based on a request of the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120. For example, the message thread manager 340 may additionally associate the folder message file with the first file object when an association setting request between the folder chat room and the first file object in the folder is received by one of the folder chat room participants. Can be. As another example, the message thread manager 340 may generate a message thread associated with the folder and additionally associated with the first file object when a request for creation of a folder chat room associated with the first file object in the folder is received from the folder sharer. Can be. In the above examples, the file list providing unit 320 provides a file list including the association information of the corresponding file object so that the folder chat room receiving device 120 may visualize the file list through the association indication symbol 724. Information about the association of the file object may be further displayed (see FIG. 7).

In the above first embodiment, the message thread management unit 340, when a move request for a folder message file or a file object or sub-folder associated with the folder message file is received, the file associated with the folder message file and the folder message file. You can move an object or sub-folder into that other folder. For example, the message thread manager 340 may move a request for moving a folder message file stored in the first folder to the second folder when the folder message file in the first folder is associated with the first file object in the same folder. When the received folder message file and the first file object can be moved to the second folder, and, similarly, the first file is received when a move request for moving the first file object stored in the first folder to the second folder is received. Both the object and the folder message file can be moved to the second folder. In one embodiment, the message thread manager 340 may approve the move request based on whether participants in the received folder chat room are included in or matched with the folder sharers of the move target folder.

In the second embodiment, the message thread manager 340 stores the message thread in a specific area of the file system during the creation of the message thread, and associates the folder with the corresponding message thread through a folder message database (not shown). Manage relationships In one embodiment, the message thread manager 340 may store and manage a message thread associated with a folder separately in a specific area in the memory 220, and corresponds to a folder message database that defines an association between a folder and a message thread. You can update the folder message database by creating a new association between a folder and its message thread. In one embodiment, the message thread management unit 340 may manage the message thread as a system file to block access by the folder chat room receiving device 120.

In the second embodiment, the message thread manager 340 may update the association between the folder and the message thread by modifying the folder message database when a request for moving or changing the name of the folder is received.

In the second embodiment, the message thread management unit 340 modifies the folder message database based on a request of the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 to associate the message thread with a file object or sub-folder in the folder. Can be set.

In the second embodiment, the message thread manager 340 modifies the folder message database when a move request regarding a folder chat room or a file object or sub-folder associated with the folder chat room is received, thereby modifying the corresponding folder, message thread, and message thread. You can update the association between the file object or sub-folder associated with the file and its other folders. For example, if a message thread associated with the second folder is additionally associated with a second file object in the same folder, the message thread manager 340 detects an attempt to move the message thread to the third folder when the message thread associated with the second folder is detected. To disassociate the message thread and the second folder defined in the folder's message database, set the association between the message thread and the third folder, and move the second file object associated with the message thread to the third folder. Can be.

In a third embodiment, the message thread manager 340 may store a folder message file defined as a hidden attribute in a corresponding folder in a process of generating a message thread. In this case, the file list providing unit 320 may provide a file list except for the folder message file defined by the hidden attribute.

In the above embodiments, the folder manager 330 may approve the request only if the requestor corresponds to the creator or participant of the folder chat room when a request for deletion or disassociation relating to a file object associated with a specific message thread is received. And, depending on the approval, the association between the message thread and the file object can be released and the file object can be deleted.

In the above embodiments, when the movement of the folder chat room and the associated file object is completed, the folder manager 330 may immediately update the updated folder chat room list and provide it to the updated folder chat room receiving device 120.

The message thread manager 340 may delete the message thread when all participants in the folder chat room leave the folder chat room.

If the folder chat room is designated as the root folder chat room, the controller 350 may set the root folder chat room as a folder chat room for the folder and subfolders of the folder until the sub folder chat room is designated as another root folder chat room. For example, the control unit 350 assumes that there are first to third sub-folders as subfolders in the first folder, and that there is one folder chat room associated with each one. When a request for setting a root folder chat room for the folder chat room of the first folder is received, the folder chat room of the first folder may be set as the root folder chat room for the first to third sub-folders. Accordingly, when the access to the second sub-folder is received from the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120, the controller 350 folders at least a part of the message thread associated with the first folder instead of the message thread associated with the second sub-folder. Provide to the chat room receiving device 120 first to allow the folder chat room receiving device 120 to visualize the message thread associated with the first folder set as the root folder chat room while visualizing the list of files in the second sub-folder, the folder If another folder chat room is selected by the user through the chat room list, the message thread of the selected folder chat room may be immediately provided to the folder chat room receiving device 120.

In one embodiment, when the control unit 350 receives a request for setting a root folder chat room for a folder chat room associated with a specific folder, the controller 350 checks whether the corresponding folder corresponds to a next-level folder or a sub-folder of the next-level folder, and if so, approves the request. can do. According to an embodiment, when the request for providing a folder chat room of a corresponding folder other than the root folder chat room is received from the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120, the controller 350 stops providing a message thread set as a root folder chat room and sends a message associated with the folder. You can start serving threads.

Whenever a message is added to a folder chat room, the control unit 350 detects statistical information about an unacknowledged message which is not acknowledged by the user among all message threads in the folder and its substructure, and reflects it in the message unacknowledged count in the folder. can do. When the message is added to all folders and sub-folders, the control unit 350 may detect accumulated unacknowledged messages of the entire substructure and update each message unacknowledged count. It may be immediately provided to the folder chat room receiving device 120 so that the folder chat room receiving device 120 displays each message unacknowledged count through a message unacknowledged count symbol in the process of visualizing folders and sub-folders through the user interface. (See FIG. 7).

The controller 350 may detect statistical information about a work object generated through at least one message thread associated with a folder and all sub-folders in the substructure and reflect the statistical information on the cumulative statistics count in the folder. The control unit 350 calculates the result of the statistical operation calculated based on at least one of the number of creators, participants, and participants for all the chat rooms, file objects, and sub-folders in the folder and its subfolders. In one embodiment, the statistical operation is performed based on at least one of the number of creation, the number of processing, the task creator and the task processor of the business object generated through the folder and all folder chat rooms in the subfolder. Can be reflected in the cumulative statistics count of the folder. For example, the control unit 350 calculates statistical information about how many folder chat rooms exist for the folder and its substructure as a whole, and how many business objects are generated through them, thereby accumulating statistics in the folder. In the process of providing a file list, the cumulative statistical count of each folder may be provided to the folder chat room receiving device 120 so that the folder chat room receiving device 120 may apply the cumulative statistical count symbol 726. The cumulative statistics count of the folder can be displayed (see FIG. 7).

The controller 350 detects a work object that satisfies the reminding condition among at least one message thread associated with the folder and all sub-folders in the substructure at a specific time period, and thus, the today task list in the folder. It can be applied to the folder chat room receiving device 120 to provide the today's task list detected for all folders and its subfolders so that the folder chat room receiving device 120 displays the list of reminder business objects through the user interface. can do. In one embodiment, the reminder condition may be determined based on the work in progress and the deadline.

According to a request of the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120, the controller 350 may perform filtering on the corresponding folder or arrange the corresponding folder based on the statistical information on the unacknowledged message and the statistical information on the work object. For example, the controller 350 may provide statistical information regarding the unacknowledged message and the work object for each folder, so that the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 has a large number of unacknowledged messages in order of the total amount of preprocessed messages. Alternatively, the generated business objects can be sorted in ascending order, and for example, a folder associated with a business object created by a specific user specified by the requestor, among the folders or folder sharers in a folder chat room where an unacknowledged message exists. Only filter can be provided.

The control unit 350 may provide the activity of the folder chat room calculated for each folder to the folder chat room receiving device 120 so that the folders may be sorted in the order of high activity. In one embodiment, the number of business object creation and the number of participants And the activity of the corresponding folder chat room based on at least one of the update frequency of the message thread.

In one embodiment, the control unit 350 calculates the activity index (a) of each folder chat room based on Equation 1 below, and according to which value range the activity index (a) is calculated within Activity can be determined at a specific activity level. For example, the control unit 350 calculates an activity index (a) of 6 for a folder chat room where 6 participants participate and 3 business objects are generated, and an average message update frequency is detected as 3 hours in the last 3 days. The activity can be determined as 'high'. For example, the controller 350 according to the calculated activity index (a) is 'very high' if a <1, 'high' if 1 ≤ a <10, 'moderate' if 10 ≤ a <25, If 25 ≤ a <50, it can be determined as 'low', and if a ≥ 50, it can be determined as 'very low'.

[Equation 1]

(Where r is an integer rounded by a time basis, representing the time difference between the current time and the update time of the most recently updated message thread, w represents the number of business objects created through that message thread, u Represents the number of participants in the chat room)

In one embodiment, if the folder chat room is created in association with a specific file object, the controller 350 may allow an online participant in the folder chat room to share a real-time manipulation of the file object. For example, the controller 350 may receive an operation sharing request regarding the associated file object from a specific online participant who is opening the corresponding folder chat room, and the requester modifies, adds, or deletes specific content to the file object. Information about the manipulation process may be provided to other online participants who are opening the corresponding folder chat room in real time so that the real time operation situation may be shared through some of the interface of the folder chat room. As another example, the controller 350 may perform an operation of modifying, adding, and deleting a specific content by opening an online participant in a folder chat room editable to a corresponding file object, or updating the file object according to performing the operation. In this case, the operation can be notified to the message thread of the corresponding folder chat room by adding a notification message indicating whether the operation is performed or updated.

According to an embodiment, the control unit 350 may set a corresponding relationship between the file object in the folder and the corresponding folder chat room, or if the file object associated with the folder chat room is modified or deleted, setting the corresponding relationship in the corresponding message thread, and setting the corresponding file object. You can add a notification message about modification or deletion. More specifically, the control unit 350 receives, by one of the participants in the folder chat room, a request for establishing an association between a specific file object in the folder and the folder chat room, the file object is modified, deleted, or the corresponding file. When a change occurs, such as breaking an existing association between an object and its folder chat room, the changer, the change (for example, the changed file object name and type of change (ex. Modify, delete, etc.)), the date and time of the change, and the file Folder messages containing at least one of the object's access links can be added to the corresponding message thread to notify chat room participants, and, for example, as shown in FIG. Quality.docx ”file has been modified on 2017.09.01 AM 11:43”.

) 및 미확인 갱신 횟수(안읽음수 3)을 표시하도록 할 수 있다. 이에 따라, 제어부(350)는 폴더 대화방에 참여 중인 사용자가 현재까지 미확인한 해당 폴더 대화방과 연관된 파일객체의 수정 횟수를 알려줄 수 있어 갱신된 파일객체의 확인을 보다 효과적으로 유인하여 참여자들 간의 업무 처리 효율을 향상시킬 수 있다.In an embodiment, the controller 350 accumulates a corresponding update count each time an update of a file object associated with a folder chat room occurs, and detects an unconfirmed update number for the associated file object not confirmed by the user. When the associated file object is opened, the corresponding unconfirmed update count may be initialized. For example, the control unit 350 accumulates the number of modifications each time a modification occurs to a file object (functional filter production quality) associated with the folder chat room by one of the participants participating in the folder chat room. Can be calculated and managed, and when the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 accesses the file object to open (open) or receive (download) the file object, it is determined that the user has confirmed the update of the file object. You can reset the number of unverified updates to zero. The control unit 350 provides the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 with an unconfirmed update count of the file object associated with the folder chat room so that the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 materializes the corresponding folder chat room. ) To display the number of unconfirmed update, and as shown in FIG. 7, whether or not the file object (functional filter production quality) is updated (

) And the number of unconfirmed updates (unread count 3) can be displayed. Accordingly, the control unit 350 can inform the number of modifications of the file object associated with the corresponding folder chat room that the user participating in the folder chat room has not yet confirmed, and more effectively attracts confirmation of the updated file object, thereby efficiently processing work among the participants. Can improve.

In another embodiment, when the update of the file object associated with the folder chat room occurs, the control unit 350 tracks the number of users accessing the file object until another update occurs in the file object and displays the tracking result in the folder chat room. It may be provided to the receiving device 120. For example, when a modification occurs to a file object (functional filter production quality) associated with a folder chat room, the controller 350 accumulates and counts the number of requestors whenever a request for opening or providing the updated file object is received. The number of users (or the number of unconfirmed users calculated based on the number of confirmed users) can be tracked, and associated file update information including whether the corresponding file object is updated and the number of confirmed users as a result of the tracking is displayed. ), The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may display the number of confirmed users through the associated file update information display symbol 739 or a separate interface.

The controller 350 may control the overall operation of the processor 210, and control data flow between the folder access manager 310, the file list provider 320, the folder manager 330, and the message thread manager 340. can do.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a folder chat room providing procedure performed by the processor in FIG.

In FIG. 4, the folder access management unit 310 may receive an access regarding a folder from the folder chat room receiving device 120 (step S410). The file list providing unit 320 may provide a file list in the corresponding folder (step S420). The message thread manager 340 determines at least a part of the message thread associated with the corresponding folder and may be instantiated from the folder chat room receiving device 120 to a folder chat room by determining an access right of the folder chat room of the folder chat room receiving device 120. It may be provided (step S430).

5 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for receiving a folder chat room in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 5, the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may include a processor 510, a memory 520, a user input / output unit 530, and a network input / output unit 540.

The processor 510 may manage a folder chat room executor 512 capable of executing the folder chat room reception procedure in FIG. 6, and a memory manager 514 capable of managing memory 520 read or created by the folder chat room executor 512. And a memory synchronization scheduler 516 that can schedule synchronization times between volatile and nonvolatile memory in memory 520. The processor 510 may control overall operations of the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120, and may be electrically connected to the memory 520, the user input / output unit 530, and the network input / output unit 540 to control data flow therebetween. The CPU of the folder chat room receiving apparatus 130 may be implemented.

The processor 510 may request the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 to access a folder. The processor 510 may receive a list of files in a corresponding folder, and when the corresponding access request is approved by the folder chat room providing device 110, the processor 510 receives a visualization of a list of files in the folder from the folder chat room providing device 110. You can.

The processor 510 receives at least a part of the message thread associated with the folder from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 when the access right for the folder chat room associated with the folder is approved, and provides a file list 720. And a folder chat room window 730 that embodies a folder chat room implemented based on a part of the corresponding message thread. In one embodiment, the processor 510 correlates a file window and a chat room window via a folder chat room based file sharing agent so that if one of the two windows is moved by the user on the display interface, the other window moves with it. Associations can be provided (see FIG. 7) and each window can be used to visualize file lists and materialize folder chat rooms.

The processor 510 may transmit a folder creation request including at least one user designated as a folder sharer to the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 based on a user request, and to determine a participant of the folder chat room when the folder is created. The user invitation request including at least one user specified by the user may be transmitted.

The processor 510 may visualize the corresponding notification message whenever a notification regarding the arrival of the folder message is received from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110.

The processor 510 may transmit a move request about a folder chat room or a file object or sub-folder associated with the folder chat room to the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 based on a user's request, and if the move request is approved, the folder chat room The updated folder information and the file list are received from the providing device 110 to visualize a result of performing the corresponding move request.

In one embodiment, the processor 510 may receive at least one of an unacknowledged count, a cumulative statistics count, and a today's task list of each folder from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 to provide respective information through the file window. .

The memory 520, the user input / output unit 530, and the network input / output unit 540 may perform substantially the same functions as the memory 220, the user input / output unit 230, and the network input / output unit 240 described above. , The description of each will be omitted.

6 is a flow chart illustrating a folder chat room receiving procedure performed by the processor in FIG.

In FIG. 6, the processor 510 may request the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 to access a folder (step S610). The processor 510 may receive a list of files in a corresponding folder (step S620). The processor 510 receives at least a part of the message thread associated with the folder from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 when the access right for the folder chat room associated with the folder is granted, and the part of the file window and the message thread that provides a list of files. It is possible to associate and provide a folder chat room window which embodies the folder chat room implemented based on (step S630).

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a process in which a folder chat room receiving apparatus of FIG. 1 provides a file sharing interface in association with a folder chat room providing apparatus.

In FIG. 7, the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 is a file in the file chat agent based on the folder chat room installed in the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 based on information on the overall folder provided from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110. Through the sharing interface 700, information about the entire folder can be displayed, and through the file sharing interface 700, a folder chat room is provided for accessing or creating a folder, requesting to send or receive a file object, or creating a folder chat room. May request device 110.

The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 receives a folder list associated with the corresponding user from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 and receives the folder list and the information about the currently accessed folder through the folder window 710 of the file sharing interface 700. Can be visualized. Accordingly, the user may check a list of folders that he or she can share as a folder sharer through the folder window 710 and attempt to access a specific folder in the corresponding folder list. In addition, the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 displays the message unacknowledged count in the corresponding folder to the user through the folder message unacknowledged count symbol 712 based on the message unacknowledged count information provided for each folder from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110. The number of unacknowledged chat messages that have been added to the folder and all folder chat rooms in that folder and not yet acknowledged by the user (for example, in Figure 7, the '04. Productivity Improvement 'folder, the currently selected folder, unconfirmed chats). The number of messages is 9, and 8 of the '06. Customer Satisfaction 'folder among the unselected folders can be notified.

The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 receives a file list and folder sharer information regarding a folder currently accessed from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 and displays a file in the corresponding folder through the file window 720 of the file sharing interface 700. You can visualize rough information about each of the objects and sub-folders. The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 visualizes at least one of file name, file type, creator, creation date, capacity, activity, and association of each file object and sub-folder in the folder through the file window 720. In the case of a sub-folder, the corresponding message unacknowledged count may be indicated through the sub-folder message unacknowledged count symbol 722. The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 displays the association information about each file object in the file list received from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 through the display symbol 724 to associate the file object with the folder chat room of the corresponding folder. And the cumulative statistics count of the folder in the list of received files, via the cumulative statistics count symbol 726, to show the number of all folder chat rooms in that folder and its substructures (number of folder chat rooms: 5) It is possible to visualize the number of business objects (business number: 9) and all file objects of the substructure (file number: 11) generated through all the corresponding folder chat rooms.

The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 adds a folder control interface when a specific user input (for example, a free space touch input or a right-click input by a user) is received through the folder window 710 or the file window 720. Create a new folder through the folder control interface, create a new sub-folder within that folder, create a new folder chat room, send a new file object (file upload), receive a specific file object (file download), The user may receive a request for setting an association between a specific file object and a folder chat room, releasing a preset association, moving a folder chat room or file object to another folder, or inviting a folder sharer.

The folder chat room receiving device 120 receives at least a part of the message thread associated with the folder currently accessed from the folder chat room providing device 110 and at least the message thread through the folder chat room window 730 of the file sharing interface 700. Some can be incorporated into folder chat rooms. The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 transmits a folder message corresponding to one of a chat message, a folder object message, and a file object message to the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 through the folder chat room window 730 to correspond to the corresponding message thread. You can request that a message be added.

) 및 해당 갱신된 파일을 확인 사용자 수(확인 3)을 표시하도록 할 수 있다.The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may display a folder name, a corresponding file object name, a participant, and the like associated with the corresponding folder chat room through the folder chat room main information display field 731, and the associated file update information display symbol 739. To update the associated file object (functional filter production quality)

) And the updated file to display the number of confirmed users (confirmation 3).

The user invite menu (732) can request a user invitation for the corresponding folder chat room, and the business object progress status for each business object created through the corresponding folder chat room (733) via the business object progress display field (733). The number of creations can be displayed in each step (meaning, done and confirmation) and the corresponding business object can be accessed according to user input.

The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may provide a folder message through the message display field 734. For example, the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may express a work object generated through the corresponding folder chat room as an independent work object message distinguished from a general chat message or a multimedia message, as shown in the identification number 735. It is possible to visualize the work contents, task creator, task processor and work status of the company (new (● ○○○), busy (○ ● ○○), done (○○ ● ○) Or a symbol corresponding to the current processing step such as confirmation (○○○ ●) to indicate the current work in progress. For another example, the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may provide a reminder message regarding a work object determined to require a reminder among the work objects generated through the corresponding folder chat room, such as identification number 736, and the provided reminder message. The information on the reminder business object (to-do handler, deadline and current work status of the work object) and the status change button (by the work processor to change the current work progress status of the work object 330) It can be changed from the 'doing' state to the 'done' state).

The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 receives a work object creation request including work information on a work creator, a work processor, work content, and work rating through a work object creation button 737, and transmits the work request to the folder chat room providing apparatus 110. And, accordingly, the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 may create a business object and add it to the corresponding message thread as a folder message, and the folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 receives and identifies information of the updated message thread. Similar to number 735, the business object can be visualized in the folder chat room as a business object message.

The folder chat room receiving device 120 transmits a message received from a user through the folder chat room window 730 to the folder chat room providing device 110 to send a message thread message updated in real time by the folder chat room providing device 110. The message display column 734 may be visualized.

The folder chat room receiving apparatus 120 may visualize a list of folder chat rooms received from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 through the folder chat room list display field 738, and may be visualized by the user through the folder chat room list display field 738. If another folder chat room is selected, the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 may request the opening of the selected other folder chat room, and receives at least a part of the requested message thread from the folder chat room providing apparatus 110 to newly replace the existing folder chat room. Other received folder chat rooms can be visualized.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present application, those skilled in the art various modifications of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below And can be changed.

100: folder chat room providing system
110: folder chat room providing device
120: folder chat room receiving device
210: processor 220: memory
230: user input and output unit 240: network input and output unit
310: folder access management unit 320: file list providing unit
330: folder manager 340: message thread manager
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Claims (22)

A memory and a processor electrically connected to the memory,
The processor is
Receive access to the folders making up the file system from the folder chat room receiving device,
Provides a list of files in the folder,
Providing a folder chat room in which at least one of the sharers of the folder constitutes a participant and is uniquely created for each folder,
When the folder chat room receiving device accesses the folder chat room, a message thread that may be embodied in the folder chat room receiving device by determining whether a user associated with the folder chat room receiving device corresponds to one of the participants. A device for providing a folder chat room that provides at least part of the.
The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
And generating at least one participant who participates in the folder chat room through the user invitation by the folder creator when the folder is created by the folder creator.
The system of claim 2, wherein the processor is
Approving the request based on whether or not the request for the user invitation is made to the folder sharer for the folder.
4. The processor of claim 3, wherein the processor is
If the request for the user invitation is made to at least one user who is not the folder sharer, a folder sharing invitation is first performed for each of the at least one user, and when the folder sharing invitation is approved, the user invitation is made. The apparatus for providing a folder chat room, characterized in that performed.
The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
And when a folder message is received from a sender among participants of the folder chat room, notifying the arrival of the folder message to a receiver terminal associated with a receiver among the participants.
The system of claim 5, wherein the processor is
Receiving a work object including a work content and a business processor through the folder chat room from the participants of the folder chat room through the folder chat room, and can be fed back by the business processor and added to the message thread as a business object message Folder chat room providing device.
The system of claim 5, wherein the processor is
When a file object is received from the sender among the participants in the folder chat room, a file object message including an access link for accessing the file object is added to the message thread, and one of the participants is connected to the file object through the folder chat room. Apparatus for providing a folder chat room so that the file object can be opened or modified only when accessing the file object.
The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
And storing the message thread as a folder message file defined as a server only file attribute in the folder during the creation of the message thread.
The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is
And store the folder message file in association with a file object or a sub-folder in the folder based on a request of the folder chat room receiving device.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is
When a move request regarding a file object or a sub-folder associated with the folder message file or the folder message file is received, the folder message file and the file object or sub-folder associated with the folder message file are moved into another folder. Folder chat room providing device.
The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
And storing the message thread in a specific area of a file system in the process of generating the message thread, and managing an association between the folder and the message thread through a folder message database.
12. The processor of claim 11, wherein the processor is
And modifying the folder message database to update an association relationship between the folder and the message thread when a request for moving or changing a folder name regarding the folder is received.
12. The processor of claim 11, wherein the processor is
And modifying the folder message database based on a request of the folder chat room receiving apparatus to establish an association relationship between the message thread and a file object or sub-folder in the folder.
The processor of claim 13, wherein the processor is
When a move request regarding a file object or a sub-folder associated with the folder chat room or the folder chat room is received, modify the folder message database to associate the folder, the message thread, the associated file object or sub-folder with the other folder. A device for providing a chat room for a folder, characterized in that the relationship is updated.
The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
And if the folder chat room is designated as a root folder chat room, the root folder chat room is set as a folder chat room for the folder and subfolders of the folder until the sub folder chat room is designated as another root folder chat room. .
The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
Whenever a message is added to the folder chat room, statistical information about an unacknowledged message which is not acknowledged by the user among the message threads in the folder and its substructure is detected and reflected in the message unacknowledged count in the folder. Folder chat room providing device.
The processor of claim 16, wherein the processor is
Device for providing a folder chat room, characterized in that for detecting the statistical information about the business object generated through at least one message thread associated with the folder and all sub-folders in the sub-structure and reflects the cumulative statistics count in the folder. .
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is
The apparatus for providing a folder chat room, comprising: detecting a work object satisfying a remind condition among work objects generated through the at least one message thread at a specific time period and reflecting the work object in the Today task list in the folder.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is
The folder chat room providing apparatus according to the request of the folder chat room receiving apparatus to perform filtering on the folder or to sort the folder based on the statistical information about the unconfirmed message and the statistical information about the business object.
The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
Adding a notification message regarding the setting, modification or deletion of the association to the message thread when an association between the file object in the folder and the folder chat room is established or a file object associated with the folder chat room is modified or deleted. A device for providing a folder chat room.
The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is
Whenever an update of a file object associated with the folder chat room occurs, a cumulative count of the update is detected to detect an unconfirmed update number for the associated file object not confirmed by the user, and the associated file object is opened by the user. The folder chat room providing apparatus, characterized in that to initialize the unconfirmed update count.
A memory and a processor electrically connected to the memory,
The processor is
Ask the folder chat room providing device for access to the folders that make up the file system,
Receive a list of files in the folder,
At least one of the sharers of the folder constitutes a participant, and the folder chat room having the access right corresponds to the folder chat room and the folder chat room, among which folder chat rooms are given access rights to the participant and are uniquely created for each folder. Receive some or all of the message threads that
A file window displaying the list of files and a folder chat room window embodying the folder chat room are displayed in association with the folder,
And a folder chat room receiving device for displaying a part or all of the message threads instantiated through the folder chat room.

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