KR102278918B1 - Messenger and controll method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A messenger according to the present invention includes a wireless communication unit that receives a message sent from an external device using wireless communication, a counting unit that counts the number of times a message is received based on the received message, and the counting and a control unit that generates a control command to output notification information indicating that the message has been received when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to a preset message notification condition as a result of the execution, wherein the control unit includes: When the number of times of reception corresponds to the preset message notification condition and the notification information is output, the counting unit controls the counting unit to initialize the counting information for the number of times of message reception, and the counting unit includes a new counting information in the initialized state. When a message is received, it is characterized in that the first counting is performed.

Description

Messenger and its control method {MESSENGER AND CONTROLL METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a messenger that outputs notification information indicating that a message has been received according to a notification condition.

Communication between people using smartphones has already become common. In particular, messenger applications (hereinafter referred to as 'apps') are recognized as free text messages, and most smartphone users install and use them for communication. Messenger apps are being actively used not only for daily conversations but also for work. For example, if you use the Kakao Talk (hereinafter referred to as 'Kakao Talk') messenger app, you can open a group chat room, a so-called group chat room, where you can have multi-party conversations. A group chat room composed of team members has also been opened, and various tasks such as work orders, work reports, and information sharing are performed through the group chat room.

Recent messengers have a problem in that dozens of notifications are output in a short time due to excessive message reception, which interferes with daily life or causes inconvenience to others. Accordingly, there is a need for a messenger that efficiently provides a notification of a received message according to various criteria.

Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0039421 discloses a technology for selectively enabling whether to notify or not receive a message in a friend list. However, this technology can exclude only the sender notification that users want to limit, and a number of other messages are inevitably provided to the user as soon as they are received.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes a messenger capable of providing a message notification more efficiently.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One object of the present invention is to solve the inconvenience of a messenger user or others due to a notification when a plurality of messages are received in a messenger.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a message reception notification selectively according to a message notification interval set by a messenger.

A messenger according to the present invention includes a wireless communication unit that receives a message sent from an external device using wireless communication, a counting unit that counts the number of times a message is received based on the received message, and the counting and a control unit that generates a control command to output notification information indicating that the message has been received when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to a preset message notification condition as a result of the execution, wherein the control unit includes: When the number of times of reception corresponds to the preset message notification condition and the notification information is output, the counting unit controls the counting unit to initialize the counting information for the number of times of message reception, and the counting unit includes a new counting information in the initialized state. When a message is received, it is characterized in that the first counting is performed.

As an example, the preset message notification condition includes message reception number information specifying a message notification interval, and the controller includes a message received through the wireless communication unit at each message notification interval according to the message reception number information It is characterized in that the notification information is output.

As an example, when the number of cumulative reception of the message does not correspond to the preset message notification condition as a result of performing the counting, the control unit limits the output of notification information indicating that the message has been received. do.

As an example, the preset message notification condition further includes information on a specific chat room among at least one chat room provided through the messenger, and the controller, when the message is received, sends the message to the messenger. Checks the message for which chat room among the at least one chat room provided through, and as a result of the check, if the message is a message for the specific chat room corresponding to the preset message notification condition, the number of times the message is received It is characterized in that the counting unit is controlled so that the counting is performed.

As an example, when the message is not a message for the specific chat room, the control unit controls the counting unit not to count the number of times the message is received, and outputs notification information indicating that the message has been received characterized in that

As an example, the message reception count information specifying the message notification interval may be changed based on a user's selection.

As an example, a chat room including the message is output to the display unit of the electronic device, and at least one area of the chat room includes a graphic object for setting the message notification interval, and a touch property of a touch on the graphic object It is characterized in that the message notification interval is set differently according to each other.

As an example, the controller may control the counting unit to count messages received in a chat room including at least three or more interlocutors among chat rooms provided through the messenger.

As an example, the preset message notification condition further includes identification information related to a specific conversationalist, and when the message is received, the control unit checks whether the conversationalist of the message is the specific conversationalist corresponding to the identification information, and , based on the check result, characterized in that the counting unit is controlled to count the number of times the message is received.

As an example, the controller may set information on the number of times of message reception for each specific chatter based on a user's selection, and based on the information on the number of times of message reception set for each specific chatter, counting the number of times of message reception and the It is characterized in that the counting unit is controlled so that initialization is performed.

When a message is received, the messenger according to the present invention can provide a message notification when the accumulated number of message receptions corresponds to an alarm condition. Accordingly, the messenger may provide notification information to the user according to the notification interval set in the alarm condition. Through this, the present invention can solve the problem that a notification is continuously output due to excessive message reception, which interferes with the user's daily life or causes inconvenience to others.

Meanwhile, the messenger according to the present invention may individually count the number of times a message is received in consideration of the properties of the received message, and output notification information indicating that a message has been received for each specific chatter or specific chat room according to the counting result. Through this, it is possible to minimize the inconvenience caused by the message reception notification by individually setting the notification interval for the chatter or chat room with a large number of messages received.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a messenger execution screen output to a display unit of an electronic device together with a configuration diagram of a messenger according to the present invention.
2 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a messenger according to the present invention.
3 to 5 are reference views for explaining an example of a method of setting a notification condition of a messenger according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components will be given the same reference numbers regardless of reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "part" for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of only the ease of writing the specification, and do not have a meaning or role distinct from each other by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical spirit disclosed herein is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention , should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

Terms including an ordinal number, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it is understood that the other component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, terms such as "comprises" or "have" are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The present invention relates to a messenger that counts the number of messages received and provides message reception notification information according to whether the cumulative number of messages received meets a notification condition, and the messenger according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. see.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an execution screen of a messenger displayed on a display unit of an electronic device together with a configuration diagram of a messenger according to the present invention. 2 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a messenger according to the present invention. Meanwhile, FIGS. 3 to 5 are reference diagrams for explaining an example of a method of setting a notification condition of a messenger according to the present invention.

A messenger according to the present invention is an application or software capable of sending and receiving messages, and may be implemented through a download or initial installation program in an electronic device. Recent messengers can transmit and receive not only messages but also at least one of still images (eg, photos), videos, voice recordings, document files, music information, gifts, electronic money, location information, and schedule information. is very high There are various types of such messenger applications, for example, KakaoTalk, LINE, Facebook, NateOn, and HangOuts.

Meanwhile, the message arrival notification of the messenger may be provided by at least one method among a plurality of notification methods.

Here, as for the plurality of notification methods, the message arrival notification may be output through at least one notification method among audio, tactile, and visual methods.

Whether the message arrival notification is output by any notification method among the plurality of notification methods may be determined based on a user's selection.

Meanwhile, the controller may output an arrival notification of a message by combining at least two of the plurality of notification methods. In this case, the combined at least two notification methods may be determined based on a user's selection.

As an example, as an auditory method, there is a sound notification method, and a specific sound may be output whenever a message is received. For example, when receiving a message, a voice notification sound of “KakaoTalk” may be output.

As another example, as a tactile method, there is a vibration notification method, and whenever a message is received, vibration may be output at a preset interval through the electronic device.

As another example, in a visual manner, message reception information may be provided to the user through a notification window (or a pop-up window). In this case, the visual notification may be provided simultaneously with at least one of an auditory method and a tactile method according to a user's selection (or setting), or only a visual notification may be provided. For example, when a message arrives, the sender profile picture and the message may be output through a pop-up window in one area of the smartphone screen.

Meanwhile, as described above, even when the message arrival notification method is set on the messenger, the notification method of the messenger may vary depending on the setting mode of the electronic device (eg, smartphone) in which the messenger is installed (or equipped). . Here, the setting mode of the electronic device may be set to various modes. As an example, the setting mode of the electronic device may be set to at least one of a sound mode, a vibration mode, and a silent mode.

As an example, when the setting mode of the electronic device is the silent mode, the controller 150 may set the output of all notification methods to be limited. As another example, in the silent mode, the controller 150 may set only a visual alarm to be provided.

Meanwhile, the electronic device may be a fixed terminal implemented as a computer device or a mobile terminal. Examples of the electronic device include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a computer, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable multimedia player (PMP). As an example, in FIG. 1 , the electronic device shows the shape of a smart phone as a mobile terminal, but in embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device communicates with another electronic device or a server through a network using a wireless or wired communication method. It can mean one of a variety of physical computer devices that can

In this case, the communication method is not limited, and may include wireless Internet technology for wireless Internet access and short-range communication for short-range communication. For example, as the wireless Internet technology, Wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), Wireless broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), etc. may be used. As short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used.

1 , the messenger 100 according to the present invention may include a wireless communication unit 110 , a counting unit 120 , an output unit 130 , a memory unit 140 , and a control unit 150 . have.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 1 , the execution screen of the messenger 100 according to the present invention may be output through the display unit of the electronic device 200 (eg, a smartphone). Here, the execution screen of the messenger 100 may be configured in various ways, and may include, for example, at least one of a chat room, a chat room list, a friend list, and a setting screen.

In this case, an execution screen (eg, displaying a user interface screen of a chat room, etc.) provided by the messenger may be output to the display unit. Also, a user's input for using the messenger function or controlling the messenger may be received through the display unit, and the user's input may be a touch input applied to the display unit. Furthermore, the user's input is not limited to a touch input, and may be at least one of a voice input, a gesture input, or an input for a physical key (or a hardware key) provided in an electronic device.

Meanwhile, the wireless communication unit 110 of the messenger 100 may receive information from at least one external server or external terminal, or may transmit information to at least one external server or external terminal. In the case of receiving or transmitting information in the wireless communication unit 110, that is, when performing wireless communication with an external server, as a means for performing wireless communication, a communication module (eg, mobile A communication module, a short-range communication module, a wireless Internet module, a location information module, a broadcast reception module, etc.) may be used. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may receive information from an external server or transmit information through a wireless Internet module (eg, a Wi-Fi module) provided in the mobile terminal.

When a message is received through the wireless communication unit 110 , the counting unit 120 may count the number of times the message is received. At this time, the meaning of performing the counting means counting the number of times a message is received, that is, counting. Using the result of the counting unit 120 counting, the control unit 150 may determine whether to output notification information.

Meanwhile, the output unit 130 outputs the execution screen of the messenger 100 according to the present invention to the display unit. In this case, the output unit 130 interworks with the display unit of the electronic device to display the messenger 100 . Any one of various execution screens provided through the display is output on the display unit.

For example, as shown on the right side of FIG. 1 , the output unit 130 may output a chat room in which a message is exchanged with a specific interlocutor on the display unit of the electronic device.

The memory unit 140 may store a program for the operation of the control unit 150 and may store data input/output to/from the messenger 100 (eg, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). Data stored in the memory unit 140 of the messenger may be permanently stored or may be temporarily stored and initialized as necessary.

Memory unit 140 is a flash memory type (flash memory type), hard disk type (hard disk type), multimedia card micro type (multimedia card micro type), card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory, etc.), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, It may include at least one type of storage medium among a magnetic disk and an optical disk.

As an example, the memory unit 140 according to the present invention may store information related to a message received through the wireless communication unit 110 , and also counting information by counting the number of times a message is received through the counting unit 120 . can be saved In this case, the counting information for counting the number of times of message reception may be information on the number of times of cumulative reception of messages.

Meanwhile, the controller 150 may control the overall operation of the messenger 100 according to the present invention. For example, the controller 150 may determine whether the accumulated number of messages received corresponds to a preset message notification condition, based on a result of the counting by the counting unit 120 of the present invention. Also, when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to the preset message notification condition, the controller 150 may control to output notification information through the output unit 130 . On the other hand, the control unit 150, when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to the preset message notification condition and the notification information is output through the output unit 130, the counting unit so as to initialize the counting information for the number of messages received. can be controlled At this time, initializing the counting information means a preparation step for the counting unit 120 to start a new counting, that is, the first counting by initializing the accumulated number of messages received to '0'.

In the above, the components of the messenger 100 according to the present invention have been described. Hereinafter, a messenger and a method for controlling the same according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the aforementioned components and drawings.

First, in the messenger 100 according to the present invention, a process of receiving a message transmitted from an external device using wireless communication is performed (S210).

The messenger 100 according to the present invention counts the number of times a message is received based on the message being received (S220). In this case, the counting of the number of times the message is received may be performed through the counting unit 120 .

Here, counting the number of times a message is received means counting the number of times a message is received, that is, counting the number of times.

The counting unit 120 may count the number of times the message is received in various ways.

As an example, the counting unit 120 may count the number of times a message is received by adding 1 to the accumulated number of receptions of the message whenever one message is received. For example, when a message is received for the first time from a specific conversationalist, the counting unit 120 counts the number of times the message is received, and as a result of the counting, the cumulative number of reception of the message becomes '1' from 0. Thereafter, when the second message is received, the counting unit 120 counts the number of times the message is received, and as a result of the counting, the cumulative number of reception of the message is 1 to '2'.

The control unit 150 may store counting information counting the number of times the message is received through the counting unit 120 in the memory unit 140 .

The control unit 150 of the messenger 100 according to the present invention determines whether the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to a message notification condition (or a preset message notification condition) based on a result of the counting unit 120 counting. can determine whether

The control unit 150 according to the present invention may generate a control command to output notification information indicating that a message has been received when it is determined that the accumulated number of messages received corresponds to the message notification condition (S230).

Here, the notification information indicating that the message has been received may be output in various ways to notify the user that the message has been received. As an example, based on the setting mode of the electronic device, notification information indicating that a message has been received may be output through at least one of an auditory, a tactile, and a visual method. However, when the setting mode of the electronic device corresponds to the collection mode, output of the notification information may be limited.

Meanwhile, the message notification condition may include information on the number of times of receiving a specific message that specifies the message notification interval. Here, the message notification interval relates to whether to output notification information every time how many messages are received, and the interval may vary based on a user's selection (or setting).

For example, when the number of times of receiving a specific message specifying a message notification interval among message notification conditions is set to '5', the controller 150 controls to output a message reception notification whenever the number of times a message is received is 5 can do.

Meanwhile, the message notification condition can be changed based on a user's selection. A user's selection to change the message notification interval may be made through a messenger.

In more detail, the controller 150 may set (or change) information on the number of times of receiving a specific message for specifying the message notification interval, based on the user's selection. In this case, the notification condition can be set (or changed) in various ways. For example, a notification condition may be set (or changed) through a setting screen among execution screens of a messenger displayed on the display unit of the electronic device. As another example, a notification condition may be set (or changed) through a touch input to a graphic object displayed on one area of a chat room among execution screens of a messenger output on the display unit of the electronic device.

As another example, in the messenger 100 according to the present invention, based on a user input for profile information (or identification information) of an interlocutor (or message sending interlocutor) included in a chat room, the setting for the notification condition can be changed. have. A method of setting (or changing) a specific notification condition will be described later.

On the other hand, the control unit 150, when the cumulative number of reception of the message counted through the counting unit 120 corresponds to a preset message notification condition, that is, the specific message reception number information, control so that notification information for notifying the message reception is output can do.

As an example, when the notification condition of the messenger 100 is set to output notification information indicating that a message is received 'always' whenever a message is received, the controller 150 controls whenever a message is received from an external device. Message reception notification information can be output. At this time, counting of the number of times the message is received is not performed. Accordingly, whenever a message is received, the user may be provided with a message reception notification.

As another example, the notification condition of the messenger 100 may be set to output notification information indicating that a message has been received every number of times a specific message is received (eg, notification information is output every '5' messages). In this case, the control unit 150 controls to count the number of times a message is received through the counting unit 120 , and as a result of counting, the cumulative number of receptions is the specific number of receptions (eg, the cumulative number of receptions is “5”). ), notification information indicating that a message has been received may be output.

The controller 150 may control the output of the notification information to be limited when the cumulative number of reception times of the messages counted through the counting unit 120 does not correspond to a preset message notification condition.

In the present invention, "limiting the output of notification information" means that even when a message is received, the notification information is not output.

The controller 150 may not output notification information indicating that the message has been received when the accumulated number of times of receiving the message corresponding to the received message does not correspond to the preset message notification condition.

As described above, the output of the notification information may be performed through at least one of visual, auditory, and tactile notification methods, and the controller 150 may limit the output of at least one of the notification methods. .

For example, in the messenger 100 , even when a sound notification method is set as an output method of message notification information, when the accumulated number of times of receiving messages corresponding to the received message does not correspond to the preset message notification condition , a sound notification for the received message may not be output.

As another example, the controller 150, as a message reception notification method, when a plurality of notification methods are set (eg, a sound notification method, a vibration notification method, a visual notification method), at least one of the plurality of notification methods It is possible to limit the output only for At this time, when the cumulative number of reception times of the message corresponding to the received message does not correspond to the preset message notification condition, the control unit 150 controls a visual notification method (eg, sound notification) and a tactile notification method ( For example, output of notification information according to a vibration notification) may be restricted, and notification of the received message may be allowed for a visual notification method (eg, a pop-up notification).

Meanwhile, as described above, even when the message arrival notification method is set on the messenger 100 , according to the setting mode of the electronic device (eg, smart phone) in which the messenger 100 is installed (or provided), the notification of the messenger The method may be different. As an example, when the setting mode of the electronic device is the silent mode, the controller 150 may set the output of all notification methods to be limited. As another example, in the silent mode, the controller 150 may set only a visual alarm to be output.

The messenger 100 according to the present invention may limit the output of notification information based on the counted number of accumulated messages received. For example, the control unit 150 controls to count the number of times a message is received through the counting unit 120, and as a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of receptions is 1 to 4, a notification condition (eg, ' Since it does not correspond to the condition of outputting notification information every 5'), it controls to limit the output of notification information indicating that a message has been received.

On the other hand, when the accumulated number of reception of the message corresponds to the preset message notification condition and outputting notification information, the control unit 150 controls the counting unit 120 to initialize the counting information for the number of times of message reception. can

At this time, the control unit 150 resets the accumulated number of messages received to '0' by initializing the stored counting information so that the counting unit 120 can perform a new counting of the number of messages received again. In this case, the controller initializes the accumulated number of messages received by initializing the stored counting information, and the setting for the number of specific message receptions, which is a set notification condition, may be maintained. Therefore, when the cumulative number of messages received is initialized, the number of received messages is counted after initialization, and as a result of the counting, the cumulative number of receptions becomes the specific message reception number (for example, outputting notification information every '5'). , it is possible to output notification information indicating that a message has been received. In this way, the controller 150 may control the output of the notification information while the counting step and the initialization step are repeatedly performed at a notification interval corresponding to a preset message notification condition.

Specifically, the counting unit 120 may perform the first counting when a new message is received in a state in which the counting information is initialized.

As an example, when the notification condition of the messenger 100 is set to output notification information indicating that a message has been received every number of times a specific message is received (eg, notification information is output every '5' messages), the control unit 150 ), it is possible to determine whether the accumulated number of reception corresponds to the number of reception of the specific message (eg, '5'). As a result of the determination, if the accumulated number of receptions corresponds to the number of reception of the specific message, the control unit 150 outputs notification information indicating that a message has been received, and initializes counting information for the number of receptions of the message. As a result of the initialization, the cumulative number of messages received becomes '0'. Furthermore, when a message is received for the first time after counting information on the number of times of message reception is initialized, the counting unit 120 may perform the first counting, and the cumulative number of reception of messages becomes '1' again.

As described above, the messenger according to the present invention counts the number of times of message reception of a received message, and selectively outputs notification information on message reception according to whether the cumulative number of times of receiving messages as a result of the counting corresponds to a notification condition. can Accordingly, it is possible to solve the problem that the notification of the message is continuously output, which interferes with the user's daily life or causes inconvenience to others.

Meanwhile, in the messenger 100 according to the present invention, whether or not counting is performed may vary according to the properties of a received message. Hereinafter, a method of performing counting according to message properties will be described with a focus on specific embodiments. Here, the attribute of the message may include at least one of outgoing chatter information (or identification information of the outgoing chatter) of the message, chat room information in which the message was received, and information when the message was received.

1) Example of performing counting for all messages

The messenger 100 according to the present invention may count the number of messages received for all received messages. That is, the messenger 100 may be set to count the number of times the message is received regardless of the properties of the received message.

Accordingly, the messenger 100 can count the number of times a message is received according to the order in which the message is received without considering the properties of the received message. As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to the specific message reception number, the controller 150 may output notification information related to message reception and initialize the cumulative number of messages received.

In this case, the controller 150 may set (or change) information on the number of times of receiving a specific message for specifying the message notification interval based on the user's selection.

In this case, the notification condition can be set (or changed) in various ways. For example, a notification condition may be set (or changed) through a setting screen among execution screens of a messenger displayed on the display unit of the electronic device. As another example, a notification condition may be set (or changed) through a touch input to a graphic object displayed on an area of a chat room among execution screens of a messenger output on the display unit of the electronic device. As another example, in the messenger 100 according to the present invention, based on a user input for profile information (or identification information) of an interlocutor (or message sending interlocutor) included in a chat room, the setting for the notification condition can be changed. have.

2) Example of performing counting for a specific message

Meanwhile, the messenger 100 according to the present invention may be set to count the number of times a message is received in consideration of the properties of the received message.

Accordingly, the controller 150 according to the present invention may selectively count the number of times a message is received in consideration of the properties of the received message, and output notification information indicating that the message has been received based on the counting result.

Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to an embodiment of counting the number of times a message is received in consideration of various properties of the message.

[Example of performing counting only for a specific chat room]

The messenger 100 according to the present invention may count the number of times a message is received in consideration of information related to a chat room in which the message was received, among attributes of the received message. Here, the information related to the chat room in which the message was received may include information on which chat room the received message belongs to among at least one chat room provided through the messenger.

The message notification condition of the messenger 100 according to the present invention may include specific chat room information among at least one chat room provided through the messenger as well as information on the number of times of message reception specifying the message notification interval.

In this case, when a message is received, the controller 150 may check which chat room the received message is for among at least one chat room provided through a messenger. As a result of the check, when the received message is a message for a specific chat room corresponding to the notification condition, the controller 150 may control the counting unit 120 to count the number of times the message is received. As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to the specific message reception number, the controller 150 may output notification information related to message reception and initialize the cumulative number of messages received.

However, as a result of the check, if the received message is not a message for a specific chat room corresponding to the notification condition, the control unit 150 may control the counting unit 120 to not count the number of times the message is received. In this case, the controller 150 may output information indicating that the message has been received. That is, the controller 150 may perform counting only in the case of a message for a specific chat room set as a notification condition, and may output notification information for a message that does not correspond to the message whenever a message is received.

Meanwhile, the controller 150 may set (or change) a specific chat room among at least one chat room provided through the messenger, based on the user's selection.

In this case, the 'specific chat room' is a chat room subject to limiting the output of notification information according to the counting result.

In this case, the selection of a chat room (or a specific chat room) that is a target for restricting output of notification information may be made on an execution screen corresponding to the chat room.

[Example in which counting is performed only for chat rooms containing 3 or more chat rooms]

The messenger 100 according to the present invention may count the number of times a message is received in consideration of information related to a chat room in which the message was received, among attributes of the received message. Here, information related to the chat room in which the message was received is a chat room (for example, a group chat room or group chat room, hereinafter referred to as a 'group chat room') consisting of at least three or more interlocutors among at least one chat room in which the received message is provided through a messenger. Named) may include information related to whether or not That is, the information related to the chat room in which the message was received may include information related to whether the received message is a message for a private chat room (that is, a chat room consisting of two or less chatters) or a message for a group chat room.

When it is determined that the received message corresponds to a group chat room among at least one chat room provided through a messenger, the control unit 150 according to the present invention includes a counting unit ( 120) can be controlled. As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of messages received for the group chat room corresponds to the specific message reception number, the controller 150 may output notification information related to message reception and initialize the cumulative number of messages received.

When it is determined that the received message does not correspond to a group chat room among at least one chat room provided through a messenger, that is, when the received message is a message for a private chat room, the received message The counting of the number of times a message is received for a message can be controlled to be limited. In this case, the messenger 100 may adjust only the message reception notification interval of the group chat room, and the personal chat room may provide notification information on message reception whenever a message is received.

[Example in which counting is performed for each conversational person]

The messenger 100 according to the present invention may count the number of times a message is received in consideration of attribute information of the received message. Here, the attribute information of the message may include at least one of outgoing chatter information (or outgoing chatter identification information) of the received message and information related to the chat room in which the message was received.

Here, the originating conversationalist information of the received message is identification information for distinguishing the conversationalist who sent the message from other conversationalists. For example, the identification information for distinguishing the chatter who sent the message may include at least one of a name, a phone number, an email, and ID information of the chatter.

Meanwhile, the messenger 100 according to the present invention may set a message notification condition for outputting a notification for each chatter. Here, the message notification condition may include identification information related to a specific chatter among at least one chatter included in the messenger.

When a message is received, the control unit 150 according to the present invention may extract identification information of a speaker who has sent the message. In addition, the control unit 150 may check (or determine) whether the conversational person who sent the message corresponds to a specific conversational speaker by using the extracted information. In more detail, the controller 150 may check (or determine) whether the identification information of the chatter who has sent the message matches the identification information of the specific chatter stored in the message notification condition.

On the other hand, the controller 150 may set (or change) a specific chatter from among the chatter provided through the messenger, based on the user's selection. The controller 150 may set (or change) a specific conversationalist among at least one conversationalist included in the specific chatting room, based on the user's selection.

In this case, the 'specific conversationalist' is a conversationalist subject to limiting the output of notification information according to the counting result.

In this case, selection of a conversationalist (or a specific conversationalist) as a target for restricting output of notification information may be made on an execution screen corresponding to the chat room.

The controller 150 may control the counting unit 120 to count the number of times the message is received based on the check result. As a result of the check, only when the outgoing chatter of the received message corresponds to a specific chatter stored in the set message notification information, the controller 150 may control the counting unit 120 to count the number of times the message is received. As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to the specific message reception number, the controller 150 may output notification information related to message reception and initialize the cumulative number of messages received.

As a result of the check, when the originator of the received message does not correspond to a specific conversationalist stored in the set message notification information, the control unit 150 limits the counting of the number of times a message is received, and notifies a message every time a message is received information can be output.

[Example of performing counting when a specific chatter is in a specific chat room]

Meanwhile, the messenger 100 according to the present invention receives a message in consideration of both the outgoing chatter information (or outgoing chatter identification information) of the received message among attribute information of the received message and information related to the chat room in which the message was received The number of times can be counted.

When a message is received, the controller 150 according to the present invention may extract identification information of a conversationalist who sent the message and information related to the chat room in which the message was received. And, the control unit 150, using the extracted information, i) whether the outgoing chatter of the received message corresponds to a specific chatter, and ii) to a specific chat room among at least one chat room in which the received message is provided through a messenger. You can check whether it corresponds to the message for In this case, the order of the checks is irrelevant, and it is possible to check i first and then ii, or vice versa. Alternatively, i and ii may be checked at the same time.

The controller 150 may control the counting unit 120 to count the number of times the message is received based on the check result. As a result of the check, only when the outgoing chatter of the received message corresponds to a specific chatter stored in the set message notification information, and the received message corresponds to a message for a specific chat room among at least one chat room provided through the messenger, The controller 150 may control to count the number of times the message is received. As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of receptions corresponds to the number of specific message receptions, the controller 150 may output notification information related to message reception and initialize the cumulative reception number of messages.

As a result of the check, when the outgoing chatter of the received message does not correspond to the specific chatter stored in the set message notification information, and the received message does not correspond to the message for the specific chat room among at least one chat room provided through the messenger , the control unit 150 may limit the counting of the number of times a message is received, and output message notification information whenever a message is received. That is, the message notification information is output according to the counting result only when the sender of the received message is a specific chatter and the received message is a message for a specific chat room, and other (if only one condition is satisfied or all are satisfied) If not), message notification information can be output every time a message is received.

In this case, the selection of a chat room, which is a target for restricting the output of notification information, and an interlocutor included in the chat room may be made on an execution screen corresponding to the chat room.

Hereinafter, a method of setting (or changing) a message notification condition on the execution screen of the messenger 100 as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 . However, the method of setting (or changing) the message notification condition of the messenger 100 according to the present invention is not limited to the method described below, and can be set (or changed) in various ways. For example, there is a method of setting (or changing) a message notification condition through a setting screen among execution screens of a messenger output to a display unit of an electronic device.

First, FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a chat room screen output to a display unit of an electronic device (eg, a smartphone). In this case, the chat room (or chat window) may include content such as text messages, images, videos, and emoticons exchanged by the interlocutors, and such content may be displayed in at least a partial area of the chat room. Hereinafter, the chat room screen output to the display unit of the electronic device (eg, smart phone) will be named 'chat room'.

As an example, an area of the chat room shown in FIG. 3A may include a graphic object 310 for setting information related to a message notification. In this case, the information related to message notification may be set to count the number of messages received for all messages regardless of the properties of the message, or counting the number of times to receive messages for a specific message set based on the properties of the message It may be set to perform this.

As described above, the attribute of the message may include at least one of outgoing chatter information (or identification information of the outgoing chatter) of the message, chat room information in which the message was received, and information when the message was received.

In this case, the specific message may be, for example, at least one of a message for a specific chat room, a message for a group chat room, or a message for a private chat room.

Hereinafter, a method of setting a notification method based on the properties of a message will be described. More specifically, a method of setting a notification method based on a chat room will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

The controller 150 may set the counting of the number of times the message is received when the received message is a message of a specific chat room. As shown in FIG. 3A , a specific chat room screen among execution screens of the messenger may be output on the display unit of the electronic device.

The controller 150 may set a notification method (eg, notification interval) based on a user input to the graphic object 310 for receiving message notification-related information set.

The controller 150 may output at least one area (eg, a chat room screen) of a messenger screen to receive a graphic object 310 for setting information related to a message notification from a user. When a user's input (eg, a touch input) for the output graphic object 310 is applied, the controller 150 displays a message notification and a message notification in at least one area of the chat room as shown in (b) of FIG. 3 . A selection window 320 for setting related information may be output. Here, the selection window 320 may be called a setting window or a pop-up window. The selection window 320 may include at least one item (or item) related to a function related to a messenger. For example, at least one item for setting a function related to a messenger as well as information related to a message notification may be further included.

In this case, the controller 150 may control to set the message notification interval based on a user input selected through the selection window 320 output to the chat room. As an example, the selection window 320 illustrated in FIG. 3B may include a plurality of items 321 to 325 respectively corresponding to different notification intervals.

For example, as shown, each of the plurality of items may include “turn off notifications” 321 , “always” 322 , “every 5” (323), “every 10” (324), and “15 every" (325).

When any one item (eg, "every 5" item 323) is selected from among the plurality of items based on the user's selection, the control unit 150 includes a notification interval (eg, "every 5") corresponding to the selected item. For example, 5) can be controlled to be set as notification conditions.

On the other hand, the control unit 150, the information on the specific message notification interval selected through the selection window 320 (for example, referring to Fig. 3 (c), 'five'), at least one of the chat room can be printed in the area. For example, as shown in (c) of FIG. 3 , at least one area of the chat room includes a graphic object 330 related to notification setting of a message, and the control unit 150 provides the graphic object 330 to the graphic object 330 . Information on the selected specific message notification interval may be output.

In this way, a number corresponding to the selected message notification interval may overlap on the graphic object 330 .

As another example, a method of setting a message notification condition so that the counting of the number of times of message reception is performed for each chatter will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 4 , a graphic object 410 for receiving message notification-related information set may be included in one area of the chat room. When the graphic object is selected (eg, touch input) based on the user's selection, the control unit 150 outputs a selection window 420 capable of setting information related to a message notification in at least one area of the chat room. can do it

The selection window 420 may include an item 421 for setting an individual notification for each chatter.

When the item 421 for setting an individual notification for each conversational user is selected (eg, a touch input), the control unit 150, as shown in FIG. 4( b ), is configured to set an individual notification for each conversational person. The pop-up window 430 may be output to at least one area of the chat room or the entire area of the chat room.

The pop-up window 430 for setting an individual notification for each conversational person may output a list of at least one conversationalist among a plurality of conversationals included in the messenger, and individually set the number of times of message reception corresponding to the message notification condition for each outputted conversationalist. .

In this case, the plurality of chatters included in the pop-up window 430 may be at least one chatter included in the chatter list included in the corresponding chat room.

When an individual notification is set for each chatter based on the user's selection, the controller 150 provides information indicating that an individual notification is set in at least one area of the graphic object 440 as shown in FIG. 4(c). can be output. In this case, information indicating that an individual notification has been set may be overlapped with the graphic object 440 .

As another example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 5 , the user selects a graphic object (eg, profile picture) 510 that can identify a specific conversationalist in a chat room with a specific conversationalist (eg, For example, by using a touch input), it is possible to set individual notification conditions for a specific chatter.

As another example, as shown in (b) of Figure 5, by selecting the graphic object 520 shown in one area of the chat room (eg, touch input), it is possible to set individual notification conditions of a specific chat room .

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, the control unit 150 according to the present invention can control the notification interval to be set differently according to the touch property of the graphic object shown in one area of the chat room.

A chat room including a received message is output on the display unit of the electronic device, and the chat room includes a graphic object 330 related to a notification setting of a message.

At least one area of the chat room includes a graphic object (eg, 310 in FIG. 3) for receiving the message notification interval setting, and the controller 150 includes the graphic object (eg, 310 in FIG. 3). It is possible to control the message notification interval to be set differently according to the touch property of the touch.

Here, the touch property may include at least one of a touch gesture on the graphic object, the number of touches, a touch length, and a touch interval.

As an example, when the user selects a graphic object through a touch input, the controller 150 may control the message notification interval to be differently set according to the user's touch length.

For example, when the user touches a graphic object with touch inputs having different touch lengths, the controller 150 may set a notification interval for a long touch input longer than a notification interval for a short touch input. can be controlled to be set. That is, the controller 150 may control the message notification interval to increase as the user's touch length increases, and to decrease the message notification interval as the user's touch length decreases.

As another example, when the user selects a graphic object through a touch input, the controller 150 may control the message notification interval to be differently set according to the user's touch direction.

For example, when a touch started from the graphic object is applied in the first direction, the controller 150 increases the notification interval, and the touch started from the graphic object is different from the first direction (eg, in the opposite direction) When applied in the second direction, it is possible to control to decrease the notification interval.

On the other hand, when a touch applied in the first direction from the graphic object is continuously applied in the second direction, the controller may control the alarm interval to increase and then decrease again.

As described above, the messenger according to the present invention counts the number of times of message reception of a received message, and selectively outputs notification information on message reception according to whether the cumulative number of times of receiving messages as a result of the counting corresponds to a notification condition. can Accordingly, it is possible to solve the problem that the notification of the message is continuously output, which interferes with the user's daily life or causes inconvenience to others.

Meanwhile, in the messenger 100 according to the present invention, whether or not counting is performed may vary according to the properties of a received message. Hereinafter, a method of performing counting according to message properties will be described with a focus on specific embodiments. Here, the attribute of the message may include at least one of outgoing chatter information (or identification information of the outgoing chatter) of the message, chat room information in which the message was received, and information when the message was received.

Meanwhile, the messenger according to the present invention may individually count the number of times a message is received in consideration of the properties of the received message, and output notification information indicating that a message has been received for each specific chatter or specific chat room according to the counting result. Through this, it is possible to minimize the inconvenience caused by the message reception notification by individually setting the notification interval for the chatter or chat room with a large number of messages received.

100: messenger
110: wireless communication unit
120: counting unit
130: output unit
140: memory unit
150: control unit

Claims (13)

a wireless communication unit for receiving a message transmitted from an external device using wireless communication;
a counting unit that counts the number of times the message is received based on the reception of the message; and
As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to a preset message notification condition, a control unit generating a control command to output notification information indicating that the message has been received,
As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of reception of the message does not correspond to the preset message notification condition, notification information indicating that the message has been received is not output even if the message is received through the wireless communication unit messenger with According to claim 1,
The preset message notification condition is,
contains information on the number of times a message has been received, specifying the message notification interval;
The control unit is
and outputting notification information on a message received through the wireless communication unit at each message notification interval according to the message reception count information. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
When the notification information is output when the accumulated number of times of receiving the message corresponds to the preset message notification condition, controlling the counting unit to initialize the counting information for the number of times of receiving the message,
The counting unit,
and counting the new message as a first received message when a new message is received while the counting information is initialized. 4. The method of claim 3,
The preset message notification condition further includes information on a specific chat room among at least one chat room provided through the messenger,
The control unit is
When the message is received, it is checked which chat room the message is for among the at least one chat room provided through the messenger,
As a result of the check, when the message is a message for the specific chat room corresponding to the preset message notification condition, the message counting unit is controlled to count the number of times the message is received. 5. The method of claim 4,
The control unit is
When the message is not a message for the specific chat room, the counting unit is controlled so that the counting of the number of times the message is received is not made,
and outputting notification information indicating that the message has been received. 3. The method of claim 2,
The message reception number information specifying the message notification interval is changeable based on a user's selection. 3. The method of claim 2,
A chat room including the message is output to the display unit of the electronic device,
At least one area of the chat room includes a graphic object for setting the message notification interval,
The message notification interval is set differently according to a touch property of a touch on the graphic object. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
and controlling the counting unit to count messages received in a chat room including at least three or more interlocutors among chat rooms provided through the messenger. According to claim 1,
The preset message notification condition further includes identification information related to a specific conversationalist,
The control unit is
When the message is received, it is checked whether the chatter of the message is the specific chatter corresponding to the identification information,
and controlling the counting unit to count the number of times the message is received based on the check result. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit is
Based on the user's selection, information on the number of times to receive a message is set for each specific chatter
and controlling the counting unit to count and initialize the number of times the message is received based on the message reception number information set for each specific talker. receiving, by a wireless communication unit, a message transmitted from an external device using wireless communication;
counting the number of times the message is received based on the message being received; and
As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to a preset message notification condition, generating a control command to output notification information indicating that the message has been received;
As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of reception of the message does not correspond to the preset message notification condition, notification information indicating that the message has been received is not output even if the message is received through the wireless communication unit How to control messenger. 12. The method of claim 11,
In the step of performing the counting,
The method further comprises the step of initializing counting information for the number of times of message reception when the notification information is output when the cumulative number of times the message has been received corresponds to the preset message notification condition,
When a new message is received while the counting information is initialized, the new message is counted as a first received message. A program stored in a computer-readable recording medium that is executed by one or more processes in an electronic device,
The program is
Receiving a message sent from an external device using wireless communication;
counting the number of times the message is received based on the message being received; and
As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of messages received corresponds to a preset message notification condition, it includes instructions for generating a control command for outputting notification information indicating that the message has been received,
As a result of the counting, when the cumulative number of reception of the message does not correspond to the preset message notification condition, notification information indicating that the message has been received is not output even if the message is received through the wireless communication A program stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

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