KR102453805B1 - Method for interworking messenger service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for interworking with a messenger service is provided. A messenger service interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of receiving data regarding an email account of a designated second client from a first client, identifying whether the email account is a registered user, and registering an email account according to the identification As a result of determining that the user is not the registered user, the steps of granting the status of the messenger counterpart to the e-mail account, receiving the message for the user of the e-mail account sent from the first client, and converting the format of the message into the MIME format and conversion It may include transmitting the message in the MIME format to the second client.

Description

How to link messenger service {METHOD FOR INTERWORKING MESSENGER SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a method for interworking with a messenger service. More particularly, it relates to a method of enabling a message to be exchanged between a registered user registered in a messenger service system and an external user who is not registered.

A messenger service is one of useful methods for real-time delivery of information using the Internet that can exchange messages between users registered on a messenger system. In delivering information through the messenger service, a specific user among users registered in the system is designated as the counterpart, and messages are exchanged through a chat window designated as the counterpart.

On the other hand, general messenger services are generally used after external users go through a separate sign-up process and register with the system. However, corporate messenger services allow only internal employees to register on the system, and external users who are not employees After issuing a temporary account through the procedure of If an external user is granted the same account as an employee in the company without a separate management system, security problems such as leakage of company confidentiality will occur.

Accordingly, a method for solving the above-mentioned problems and for easily exchanging messages between a user registered in a messenger service system and an external user is proposed.

Korea Patent Publication No. 2016-0104421

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus capable of converting a message transmitted by a user registered in a specific messenger into an e-mail format to an external user who is not registered in the specific messenger.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing content in an e-mail format transmitted by an external user who is not registered with a specific messenger in the form of a chat room of a specific messenger.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In a messenger service interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, a messenger interworking server device receives data about an email account of a second client specified from a first client, and the email account is identifying whether the user is a registered user, the step of the messenger interworking server device determining that the e-mail account is not a registered user according to the identification, the step of granting the status of the messenger counterpart to the e-mail account; receiving, by a server device, a message for a user of the email account sent from the first client, and converting the format of the message into a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format, by the messenger interworking server device, the conversion and transmitting the MIME format message to the second client.

In an embodiment, as a result of determining that the e-mail account is not a registered user according to the identification, the step of granting the status of the messenger counterpart to the e-mail account may include: a domain of the e-mail account permitted by the interworking server. and granting the status of the messenger counterpart only to an e-mail account having .

In one embodiment, the step of receiving the message for the user of the email account sent from the first client and converting the format of the message into the MIME format includes: When compliance information is included in the message, in the message It may include converting to a MIME format based on a result excluding the compliance information.

In one embodiment, the step of receiving the message for the user of the e-mail account sent from the first client, and converting the format of the message into a MIME format, comprises: converting a code related to a message ID in the MIME format to the first The method may include mapping a code related to a chat room in which the client and the second client are interlocked and storing the code in the messenger interworking server device.

In one embodiment, the step of receiving the message for the user of the e-mail account sent from the first client, and converting the format of the message into a MIME format, includes: a message area input by the first client in the MIME format The method may include allocating a hidden tag to the MIME format to output only the MIME format.

In one embodiment, the step of transmitting the converted MIME format message to the second client may include, as a result of the transmission, confirming that reception of the message is completed by the second client, followed by an email account of the second client. may include the step of storing in the messenger interworking server device as a preliminary registrant.

In one embodiment, the step of transmitting the converted MIME format message to the second client includes transmitting the converted MIME format message, wherein the message includes a first message and a second message, wherein the first message is a message at a first time point and the second message is a message at a second time point; the message comprises a first message and a second message, wherein the first message is a message at a first time point , and the second message may be a message at the second time point.

In a messenger service interworking method according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, a messenger interworking server device receives data about an email account of a first client designated from a second client, and the email account is Identifies whether the user is a registered user, but the second client is an unregistered user Detecting, by the messenger interworking server device, a code of a chat room in which the first client and the second client are interlocked; The method may include inversely converting to a messenger format, and transmitting, by the messenger interworking server device, the message in the inversely converted messenger format to the first client.

In one embodiment, the step of receiving, at the second client, data regarding the email account of the designated first client includes: receiving a first message for the first external user and the second external user sent from the first client; including,

Transmitting the message in the inversely transformed messenger format to the first client includes:

Transmit a message in the messenger format, wherein the message includes a first reply message and a second reply message, wherein the first reply message is a response of the first external user to the first message, and the second reply The message may be a response to the second external user to the first message.

In an embodiment, transmitting the message in the inversely transformed messenger format to the first client may include generating data for displaying a mail item in a chat room that is a user interface of the first client.

A messenger service interworking server device according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem receives data about an email account of a second client designated from a first client, and determines whether the email account is a registered user an account management unit that grants the status of a messenger counterpart to the email account as a result of determining that the email account is not a registered user according to the identification; a message to the user of the email account sent from the first client and a message converter configured to receive the message, convert the format of the message into a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format, and transmit the converted message in the MIME format to the second client.

A messenger service interworking server device according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem receives data about an email account of a first client designated from a second client, and determines whether the email account is a registered user A message management unit that detects a code of a chat room in which the first client and the second client are interlocked, as a result of determining that the email account of the first client is a registered user according to the identification, input from the second client and a message converter for inversely converting a message in the multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format into a messenger format that can be output in the chat room, and transmitting the inversely converted message in the messenger format to the first client.

1 is a diagram for explaining a network system in which a message interworking service provided by a messenger interworking server is implemented.
2 is a diagram for explaining an example of transmitting and receiving messages between messenger users.
3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a messenger interworking server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart of a messenger interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 6 are diagrams for explaining a user interface that can be provided by the messenger service interworking method described in FIG. 4 .
7 is a flowchart of a messenger interworking method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a user interface that can be provided by the messenger interworking method illustrated in FIG. 7 .
9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface that may be provided by a messenger interworking method according to some embodiments of the present invention.
10 is a diagram illustrating an existing example of a user interface for receiving mail replies from a plurality of external users.
11 to 13 are diagrams for explaining a user interface to be provided by a messenger interworking method according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used with the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly defined in particular. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural, unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase.

As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, operations and/or elements mentioned. or addition is not excluded.

1 is a diagram for explaining a network system in which a message interworking service provided by a messenger interworking server device 100 is implemented. The system may include a messenger interworking server device 100 , a network 300 , a smart phone 201 , a tablet PC 202 , and a desktop PC 203 . However, this is only a preferred embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention, and it goes without saying that some components may be added or deleted as needed. In addition, it should be noted that each component of the system shown in FIG. 1 represents functional elements that are functionally separated, and that at least one component may be implemented in a form that is integrated with each other in an actual physical environment.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the plurality of client devices are illustrated as examples of a smartphone 201 , a tablet PC 202 , and a desktop PC 203 , but the client devices in which the messenger can be installed are not limited thereto, and other client devices are not limited thereto. It may be implemented as a general-purpose electronic device.

For example, if a messenger is installed on multiple PCs and a message is used with one messenger account, if a messenger is installed on a PC and a mobile device and a message is used with one messenger account, the messenger is installed on a plurality of mobile devices and A case of using a message with one messenger account may correspond to the messenger use environment described in this specification. Alternatively, this may also apply to a case where the messenger is installed on a physical device and a virtual device.

A user may install a messenger application on the client devices 201 , 202 , 203 used by the user to exchange messages or data with other users.

In this case, the user may be in a state of accessing messenger applications installed in different client devices 201 , 202 , and 203 using one account.

The message input by the user may be transmitted to the client device of another user through the messenger interworking server device 100 . In this case, the messages input by the user may be transmitted to each other client device in which the messenger is installed, so that the conversation contents may be synchronized.

For example, if the user transmits a message to another user through the smart phone 201, the messenger interworking server device 100 transmits the message input by the user to the client device of the other user as well as It is also transmitted to the tablet PC 202 and the desktop PC 203 used by the user.

Even when receiving a message from another user, the messenger interworking server device 100 transmits the message to a messenger installed in each client device to synchronize the conversation.

Accordingly, even if the user exchanges messages from the outside using the smart phone 201 and replaces the client terminal device with the desktop PC 203 , the conversation can be continued.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting messages in different formats between a plurality of different client devices will be described in detail.

2 is a diagram for explaining an example of transmitting and receiving messages between messenger users.

2 is a chat room screen implemented as a user interface displayed on the first client device 210 and the second client device 220 capable of exchanging messages between users registered in the messenger service.

For example, the first input message 1010 that the first user of the first client device 210 input into the first chat room 1000 and transmitted is the second chat room of the second user of the second client device 220 . (2000) is output as a second output message (1030). In addition, the second input message 1040 that the second user of the second client device 220 input into the second chat room 2000 and transmitted is the first chat room 1000 of the first user of the first client device 210 . ) is output as a first output message 1020 .

In the above-described example, messages transmitted and received with each other indicate conversations between users registered in the messenger service. The message is transmitted or received in the form of the same format through a messenger service server (not shown).

However, unlike the above example, assuming that the first user is a user registered in the messenger service and the second user is not a user registered in the messenger service, in order for the second user to exchange messages with the first user However, it is necessary to separately sign up and register for the messenger service, and at least a cumbersome procedure to be granted a temporary status by the messenger service manager.

The messenger service interworking method according to some embodiments of the present invention described below may provide an interworking service capable of exchanging a message between a user registered in the messenger service and a non-registered user.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a messenger interworking server device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the messenger interworking server device 100 may include a message server 110 and a mail server 120 . However, only the components related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown in FIG. 3 . Accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can see that other general-purpose components other than those shown in FIG. 3 may be further included. In addition, as each component of the messenger interworking server device 100 shown in FIG. 3 represents functionally distinct functional elements, at least one component may be implemented in a form that is integrated with each other in an actual physical environment. Take note.

The message server 110 may include a message processing unit 111 , a message conversion unit 112 , a message management unit 113 , and an account management unit 114 . Hereinafter, the function and operation of each component will be described in detail.

The message processing unit 111 may receive a message input through a client device of a user registered in the messenger service, and transmit the received message to a client of another registered user. In addition, when a message input through a client device of a user registered in the messenger service is delivered to another user who is not registered in the messenger service, the message conversion unit 112 converts the input message into a MIME format. can be forwarded to

The message conversion unit 112 may convert a message received through the message processing unit 111 and the mail transmission unit 122 into different formats. When the message received through the message processing unit 111 is a messenger format used in a specific messenger service, the message conversion unit 112 may convert the messenger format into a MIME format. Accordingly, the message input in the messenger may be transmitted by e-mail to other users who are not registered with the messenger service in the form of e-mail. Conversely, when the message received through the mail transmitter 122 is in the MIME format, the message conversion unit 112 may convert the MIME format into a messenger format. The converted message in the messenger format may be transmitted to the message processing unit 111, and the converted message in the messenger format is provided to the message processing unit 111 to be displayed in a chat room, which is a user interface provided by the messenger service. .

In addition, when converting the message in the messenger format into the MIME format, the message conversion unit 112 may assign a conversation identification ID to the e-mail subject and assign a content identifier to the e-mail content.

The message management unit 113 may store and manage a message in a messenger format. The message in the messenger format may be data about a message input by a messenger service registered user, or data about a message converted from a MIME format message into the messenger format. Accordingly, it is possible to synchronize the contents of conversations exchanged between users through messages regardless of registration of the messenger service. Also, the message management unit 113 stores matching information that allows the message to be linked to a specific chat room after the message is converted into a MIME format. Accordingly, when an e-mail is received from an external user, it may be determined whether the external user is linked to a chat room on a messenger service.

Meanwhile, the message management unit 113 may remove unnecessary content in the message provided in the chat room by applying a hidden tag to the message converted from the MIME format to the messenger format.

When a message transmitted between users includes content that conflicts with compliance and internal security matters, the account management unit 114 may block an external user who transmits the message from accessing the server. In addition, the ID and domain of the e-mail account may be distinguished from the information of users who send and receive messages through the interworking server device 100 . By distinguishing the domains included in the e-mail account, it may be determined whether the user is a registered user of the messenger service. For example, if the email accounts of different users are divided into A@REGISTERED.COM and B@UNREGISTERED.COM, the domain is REGISTERED.COM as a registered user in the messenger service, and in the case of UNREGISTERED.COM, the messenger service It can be identified as a user who is not registered in According to the determination, the account management unit 114 may classify users registered in the messenger service as registered users and external e-mail users as unregistered users and store them.

In addition, even if it is determined that a conversation history with a user registered in the messenger service exists even for a user who is not registered with the messenger service, the email account of the user who is not registered with the messenger service is stored in the account management unit 114 . and can be managed.

The mail server 120 may include a security processing unit 121 , a mail transmitting unit 122 , a mail storage unit 123 , and a mail receiving unit 124 . Hereinafter, the function and operation of each component will be described in detail.

The security processing unit 121 may include content that conflicts with compliance and internal security matters in a message sent to an external user, or may damage the server such as malicious code in a message sent by an external user to a user registered in the messenger service. It plays a role in determining whether there are harmful elements present and blocking them.

The mail transmitter 122 may transmit a message received from a registered user and converted from a messenger format to a MIME format to an external user. In this case, the message input by the registered user into the messenger may be delivered to the user who is not registered in the messenger service in the form of an e-mail through the e-mail account.

The mail storage unit 123 stores data on the MIME format for emails transmitted and received by the mail transmission unit 122 and the mail reception unit 124 , respectively. The stored MIME format data is to be converted into a messenger format message.

The mail receiving unit 124 may receive an email transmitted from an external user who is not registered with the messenger service and transmit it to the mail storage unit 123 . The external user may reply to the user registered in the messenger service through the email received through the mail receiving unit 124 . In addition, when an e-mail is received from an external user in the mail receiving unit 124 , a notification for receiving the e-mail may be transmitted to the message server 110 .

The above description relates to the function and operation of each component included in the interworking server device 100 . Hereinafter, various processes implemented by the interworking server device 100 and chat rooms and mail windows, which are user interfaces implemented by the processes, will be described in detail.

Hereinafter, each step of the messenger interworking method according to some embodiments of the present invention may be performed by a computing device. For example, the computing device may be the messenger interworking server device 100 . However, for convenience of explanation, the description of the operating subject of each step included in the messenger interworking method may be omitted.

4 is a flowchart of a messenger interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention. However, this is only a preferred embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention, and it goes without saying that some steps may be added or deleted as needed.

In step S100, data regarding the email account of the second client designated by the first client is received, and it is identified whether the email account is a registered user. The first client referenced in step S100 is a computing device in which a messenger application is installed by a user registered in the messenger service, and the second client is not registered in the messenger service and is registered in the messenger service through a separate email account. Refers to a computing device used by an external user to send and receive messages to and from the user.

By determining whether the e-mail account is a registered user, the interworking server device 100 may perform an interworking process for making a message transmitted between a registered user and an unregistered user compatible.

As a criterion for determining whether the email account is a registered user, domains included in the email account may be distinguished to determine whether the email account is a registered user in the messenger service. However, it should be noted that this is only an example of a criterion for judging, and various judging criteria may be applied according to the setting of the internal system of the interworking server device 100 .

In step S200, as a result of determining that the e-mail account is not a registered user according to the identification, the status of the messenger counterpart is given to the e-mail account. This is to enable the user of the e-mail account to exchange messages with the registered user as a result of giving the status of the messenger counterpart.

When the user of the e-mail account is given the status of the messenger counterpart, a chat window between the registered user and the user of the e-mail account may be created. In other words, the interworking server device 100 may designate an e-mail account of a user who is not registered in the messenger service as a conversation partner of a chat room used in the messenger service to be interlocked. A user registered in the messenger service through the chat window implemented as a user interface can send and receive messages using the chat window provided by the existing messenger service instead of separately sending and receiving e-mail, and a user who is not registered in the messenger service can Existing message details can be exchanged using the mail window. A detailed description of a chat room and a mail window implemented as a user interface will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5 below.

In step S300, a message for a user of an email account transmitted from the first client is received, and the format of the message is converted into a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format. A message input through a chat room provided by the messenger service may correspond to a specific format adopted by the messenger service. Therefore, in order to deliver the input message to an external e-mail account user, a process of converting the input message into a MIME format is required. The above-described interworking server device 100 automatically determines whether the e-mail account is registered for the messenger service, and automatically converts the messenger format accordingly, so that the message can be easily delivered to the unregistered user through the chat room of the already used messenger service. have.

Meanwhile, the following processing may be further performed on the converted MIME format message.

First, the code related to the message ID in the MIME data may be mapped with the code related to the chat room and stored in the interworking server device 100 . For example, the code for the message ID can be mapped to Message-ID: 20180425074721 epcms6p106ccb6e7f8cc968472c32428988e8903 @epcms6p1, and the code for the chat room can be mapped to ChatRoom-ID: C20180425074721-68472c32428988e890.

Second, a unique identification key can be added as a hidden tag to the mail body for each generated message. For example, a hidden tag using the code of <div id=msgstart> MsgId-20180425074721epcms6p106ccb6e7f8cc968472c32428988e8903@epcms6p1;MsgOrder-20181012 S020305135824C608739 </div> is added.

Third, it is possible to generate MIME data to which a hidden tag code is applied so that a message input in a chat room is output only in the message area in the mail window.

In step S400, the converted MIME format message is transmitted to the second client. A message input in the chat room of the messenger service is transmitted in the converted MIME format to a second client used by an external user, and the message is outputted through a user interface in an e-mail format and provided to the external user.

In an embodiment, as a result of determining that the e-mail account is not a registered user, in the step of granting the status of the messenger counterpart to the e-mail account, only when the e-mail account has a domain allowed by the messenger service interworking server device You can grant the status of the messenger counterpart. Among external users who can have different domains, only external users who use e-mail accounts with verified domains can be granted the status of a messenger counterpart to prevent an inappropriate counterpart from entering the messenger in advance.

In another embodiment, in the step of converting the messenger format to the MIME format, when the message includes compliance information, the message may be converted into the MIME format based on a result of excluding the compliance information. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a registered user from leaking information that violates internal security to an external user.

In another embodiment, in the step of receiving a message for a user of an email account sent from a first client, and converting a format of the message into a MIME format, a code relating to a message ID in the MIME format is transmitted to the first client and The second client may be mapped with the code related to the interlocked chat room and stored in the messenger interworking service server device. Accordingly, even if the registered user restarts a specific chat room after exiting the messenger service, the message can be delivered following the previous chat history.

In another embodiment, in the step of transmitting the converted MIME format message to the second client, as a result of the transmission, after confirming that the message has been received by the second client, the email account of the second client is Even after all conversations with the external user are finished without the external user having to go through a separate registration procedure for the messenger service by storing it as a preliminary registrant in the messenger interworking server device, the registered user can send the external user through the email account stored in the messenger service. You can designate it as a contact again.

Meanwhile, the description of FIG. 4 described above relates to a process related to a messenger service interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, chat rooms and mail windows, which are user interfaces implemented by the above process, will be described in detail.

5 to 6 are diagrams for explaining a user interface that can be provided by the messenger service interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 4 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , a chat room 1000 that is a user interface implemented in the first client and a mail window 3000 that is a user interface implemented in the second client can be identified. The user of the first client inputs "C@UNREGITERED.COM", which is an account that is not registered in the messenger service, into the input window as a contact partner of the chat room 1000, and the user of the first client enters an input message of hello (1000) in the input window. ), the input message is transmitted to the companion server device 100 , the input message is converted into a MIME format, and MIME data is transmitted to the second client. As for the transmitted input message of the first client, an output message of hello 3002 is output to the mail window 3000 which is a user interface implemented in the second client.

Meanwhile, when the user of the second client transmits a reply message to the user of the first client through the mail window 3000 (not shown), the user of the second client is sent to the chat room 1000 which is a user interface implemented in the first client. A hidden tag 3004 may be attached to the MIME data for each message so that only a reply message can be output. A detailed reply process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 8 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , when a message is received from the second client, the code related to the message ID and the code related to the chat room may be stored in the interworking server device 100 as a set unit, and accordingly, the established chat room 1000 may be saved. It is possible to exchange messages with the user of the second client through the

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining another means of designating a conversation partner in the chat room 1000 . As shown in FIG. 6 , as a result of inputting an email account and a message using the hashtag 1100 , the message Hello 1000 is output to the chat room 1000 . Referring to FIG. 5 for a user interface implemented in the second client according to the input result.

Meanwhile, the messenger service interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 relates to a process in which an external user not registered in the messenger service receives a message transmitted by a user registered in the messenger service. . Hereinafter, a process in which a user registered in the messenger service receives a message sent or returned by the external user will be described in detail.

7 is a flowchart of a messenger service interworking method according to another embodiment of the present invention. However, this is only a preferred embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention, and it goes without saying that some steps may be added or deleted as needed.

In step S110, data regarding the email account of the first client designated by the second client is received, and it is identified whether the email account is a registered user. The first client referenced in step S110 is a computing device on which a messenger application is installed by a user registered with the messenger service, and the second client is not registered with the messenger service, but is registered with the messenger service through a separate email account. Refers to a computing device used by an external user to send and receive messages to and from the user.

The message transmitted according to the present embodiment relates to a registered user of a non-registered user inputted to and transmitted to the second client. Meanwhile, when the transmitted message is a reply message to the message transmitted from the first client, it may be very effective for message transfer between the first client and the second client.

In step S210, as a result of determining that the e-mail account is a registered user according to the identification, the code of the chat room in which the first client and the second client are linked is detected. The first client and the second client detect a code of a designated chat room, and send messages exchanged between them to a user through a chat room, which is a user interface implemented in the first client, and a mail window, which is a user interface, implemented in the second client. It can ensure the continuity of dialogue between them. At this time, the implemented user interface will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 9 below.

In step S310, the MIME format message input by the second client is inversely converted into a message format that can be output in the chat room. As a result of performing the inverse conversion process, a message written in an e-mail format is a message that fits the format of a messenger, and a messenger service can be provided to a registered user through the chat room.

In step S410, the message in the inversely transformed messenger format is transmitted to the first client. A message written in an e-mail format may be transmitted to a first client used by a registered user in the inversely converted messenger format, and the message may be output through a chat room that is a user interface of the messenger service.

Meanwhile, the description of FIG. 7 described above relates to a processor related to a messenger service interworking method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a mail window and a chat room, which are user interfaces implemented by the above process, will be described in detail.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a user interface that may be provided by the messenger interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 7 .

Referring to FIG. 8 , a mail window 4000 that is a user interface implemented in the second client and a chat room 1000 that is a user interface implemented in the first client can be identified. Unlike FIG. 5 , in FIG. 8 , a message transmitted from the first client to the second client, that is, a message transmitted from an external user to a registered user, is transmitted through the interworking server device 100 .

Although the interworking server device 100 may receive a message initiated from the second client and execute a command to open a new chat room on the first client, in this embodiment, the second client sends a reply message to the first client. Let me explain with an example.

As shown in FIG. 8 , in the mail window 4000 implemented as a user interface to the second client, the message Hello 4002 sent by the first client is received. As described above in the description of FIG. 5 , as a result of preliminarily adding a hidden tag 4004 to the message sent by the first client, hello 4002 , to the MIME data, a reply is sent to the chat room 1000 , which is the user interface of the first client. You can only print nice (1030) as a message. When an external user using the second client inputs a reply message to the registered user, nice to you (4006), through the mail window (4000), the reply message, nice to meet you (4006) and the incoming message, hello (4002), are sent together. It is generally transmitted, but as a result of identifying the previously assigned hidden tag 4004 , only a reply message input by an external user can be output to the chat room 1000 . Accordingly, it can be seen from FIG. 8 that only the reply message, Nice to meet you 1020, is output to the chat room 1000 in which the external user (C@UNREGISTERED.COM) is designated as the chat partner of the registered user.

In the above, a process in which a single message is converted into different formats and transmitted/received through the interworking server device 100 and a user interface implemented by the process have been described. Next, some examples of user interfaces to which some embodiments of the present invention are applied will be described.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface that may be provided by a messenger interworking method according to some embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the chat room 1000 implemented by the user interface of the first client and the mail window 3000 implemented by the user interface of the second client can be checked. When the code for the message ID stored in the interworking server device 100 referenced in some embodiments of the present invention described above and the code related to the chat room are loaded, the messages in the chat room 1000 and the mail window 3000 are in a continuous chat form, respectively. can be output.

Specifically, Hello (1010) and Welcome (1050), which are messages input through the first client used by the registered user, and Hello (1020), which are output messages sent from the second client, are output from the chat room 1000, You can see that the messages input by the external user, welcome (3020), and the output messages, Hello (3010) and Welcome (3050), sent from the first client, are output in the mail window (3000). have. In this case, even if the registered user temporarily closes the chat room 1000, the previous chat history can be reloaded by the code for the message ID and the chat room code, and a new message is added to the previous chat history to can transmit Such continuity may also be applied to the mail window 3000 .

In one embodiment, in the step of transmitting the converted MIME format message to the second client, the transmitted message includes a first message and a second message, wherein the first message is a message at a first time point, and the The second message may be a message at the second time point. According to this embodiment, a continuous conversation between the registered user and the external user can be confirmed through the user interface shown in FIG. 9 .

Next, another example of a user interface that can be provided by the messenger interworking method according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described.

10 is a diagram illustrating an existing example of a user interface for receiving mail replies from a plurality of external users. 10 , when the registered user A sends one message or mail to a plurality of external users, the one sent message is received by each of the plurality of external users, and each of the plurality of external users receives A message or mail will be sent as a reply to the received mail. In this case, when the registered user A receives a reply from each of the plurality of external users, as shown in FIG. 10 , it is inconvenient to open each received mail to check the message.

11 is a diagram illustrating that messages received from a plurality of external users are output as reply messages to the chat room 1000 . Referring to FIG. 11 , the message from the registered user, please reply 1200, and the reply message from a plurality of external users in the chat room 1000 are the first reply 1301, the second reply 1302, and the third reply ( 1303) was output. As shown, unlike the existing mail check method, all reply messages can be checked in the chat room 1000, which is one user interface, by the process implemented in the present invention. In FIG. 11 , the reply message is shown as a first arrival reply 1301 , a second arrival reply 1302 , and a third arrival reply 1303 for convenience of explanation, but the content of the reply message is directly output to the area where the reply message is output. Of course it could be. Accordingly, there is an effect that the reply messages of different external users can be checked at once on a single user interface.

In one embodiment, in the step of receiving data about a designated first client email account from a second client, receiving a first message for a first external user and a second external user sent from the first client, the In the step of transmitting the message in the inversely transformed messenger format to the first client, the message in the messenger format is transmitted, wherein the message includes a first reply message and a second reply message, wherein the first reply message is the first reply message. The first external user may respond to the first message, and the second reply message may be a response to the second external user to the first message. Referring to FIG. 11 , according to the present embodiment, it can be confirmed that each reply message of a plurality of external users to a registered user is all output through the user interface.

12 to 13 are diagrams for explaining some examples of user interfaces provided by a messenger interworking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12 , a mail item 1400 and a mail tag 1410 provided in a chat room 1000 that is a user interface implemented in the first client device used by the registered user may be checked.

A registered user may execute a mail item 1400 provided in the chat room 1000 and transmit a mail to an external user using a messenger mail window associated with the chat room 1000 . In addition, a mail may be transmitted to an external user by using the mail tag 1410 in the input window of the chat room 1000 .

Referring to FIG. 13 , a user interface in the process of transmitting a reply mail from an external user to a registered user can be confirmed. When a reply message "Meeting time is 12:00 pm (3100)" is input to the mail window 3000, which is the user interface of the external user, and the reply message is transmitted to the registered user through the messenger interworking server 1000, the chat room The reply message is provided to the registered user through 1000 in the form of a message. Specifically, the message "Meeting time is 12:00 PM (1502)" is output to the chat room 1000, which is a reply message to the previously sent message "Today's meeting time sharing request (1501)". When the transmitted message and the reply message are written in the form of e-mail, a mail icon and message content may be output to the chat room 1000 together as shown in FIG. 13 .

The concept of the present invention described so far with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13 may be implemented as computer readable code on a computer readable medium. The computer-readable recording medium may be, for example, a removable recording medium (CD, DVD, Blu-ray disk, USB storage device, removable hard disk) or a fixed recording medium (ROM, RAM, computer-equipped hard disk). can The computer program recorded in the computer-readable recording medium may be transmitted to another computing device through a network such as the Internet and installed in the other computing device, thereby being used in the other computing device.

Although acts are shown in a particular order in the drawings, it should not be understood that the acts must be performed in the specific order or sequential order shown, or that all depicted acts must be performed to obtain a desired result. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of the various components in the embodiments described above should not be construed as necessarily requiring such separation, and the program components and systems described may generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. It should be understood that there is

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can realize that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. can understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

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Receiving, by a messenger interworking server device, data on an email account of a second client designated by the first client, and identifying whether the email account is a registered user;
As a result of the messenger interworking server device determining that the e-mail account is not a registered user according to the identification, the messenger counterpart who can exchange messages with the registered user for the messenger service using the mail window for the e-mail account granting status;
The messenger interworking server device receives a message for a user of the e-mail account transmitted from the first client by being input to a chat window of a messenger service displayed on the first client, and sets the format of the message to MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail) extensions) format; and
and transmitting, by the messenger interworking server device, the converted MIME format message to the second client.
How to link messenger service. The method of claim 1,
As a result of determining that the e-mail account is not a registered user according to the identification, the step of assigning the status of the messenger counterpart to the e-mail account comprises:
and granting the status of the messenger counterpart only to an email account whose domain of the email account has a domain allowed by the messenger interworking server device.
How to link messenger service. The method of claim 1,
Receiving the message for the user of the e-mail account sent from the first client, and converting the format of the message into a MIME format,
When the message includes compliance information, converting the message into a MIME format based on a result of excluding the compliance information,
How to link messenger service. The method of claim 1,
Receiving the message for the user of the e-mail account sent from the first client, and converting the format of the message into a MIME format,
and mapping a code related to a message ID in the MIME format with a code related to a chat room in which the first client and the second client are interlocked and storing the code in the messenger interworking server device,
How to link messenger service. The method of claim 1,
Receiving the message for the user of the e-mail account sent from the first client, and converting the format of the message into a MIME format,
Allocating a hidden tag to the MIME format so that only the message area input by the first client is output in the MIME format,
How to link messenger service. The method of claim 1,
Transmitting the converted MIME format message to the second client comprises:
After confirming that the message is received by the second client as a result of the transmission, storing the email account of the second client as a preliminary registrant in the messenger interworking server device,
How to link messenger service. The method of claim 1,
Transmitting the converted MIME format message to the second client comprises:
Transmit the converted MIME format message, wherein the message includes a first message and a second message, wherein the first message is a message at a first time, and the second message is a message at a second time comprising the steps of
How to link messenger service. receiving, by a messenger interworking server device, data regarding an email account of a first client designated by a second client, and identifying whether the email account is a registered user, wherein the second client is an unregistered user;
As a result of the messenger interworking server device determining that the email account of the first client is a registered user according to the identification, the first client and the second client are linked, and the code of the chat room displayed on the first client detecting;
Inversely converting, by the messenger interworking server device, a message in a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format input from the second client using a mail window into a messenger format that can be output in a chat room identified according to the detected code ; and
and transmitting, by the messenger interworking server device, the message in the inversely converted messenger format to the first client.
How to link messenger service. 9. The method of claim 8,
Receiving, at the second client, data regarding the email account of the designated first client, includes:
Receiving a first message for a first external user and a second external user sent from the first client,
Transmitting the message in the inversely transformed messenger format to the first client includes:
Transmit a message in the messenger format, wherein the message includes a first reply message and a second reply message, wherein the first reply message is a response of the first external user to the first message, and the second reply wherein the message is a response to the second external user to the first message.
How to link messenger service. 9. The method of claim 8,
Transmitting the message in the inversely transformed messenger format to the first client includes:
generating data for displaying a mail item in a chat room that is a user interface of the first client;
How to link messenger service. As a result of receiving data regarding an email account of a designated second client from the first client, identifying whether the email account is a registered user, and determining that the email account is not a registered user according to the identification, the email account an account management unit for granting a status of a messenger counterpart capable of exchanging messages with a registered user for a messenger service using a mail window; and
Receives a message for a user of the e-mail account sent from the first client by being input to a chat window of the messenger service displayed on the first client, and converts the format of the message into a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format, , including a message converter for transmitting the converted MIME format message to the second client,
server device. As a result of receiving data about the email account of the first client designated from the second client, identifying whether the email account is a registered user, and determining that the email account of the first client is a registered user according to the identification; a message management unit interworking with the first client and the second client and detecting a code of a chat room displayed on the first client; and
The message in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format input from the second client using the mail window is inversely converted into a messenger format that can be output in the chat room identified according to the detected code, and the message in the inversely converted messenger format is Containing a message conversion unit for transmitting to the first client,
server device.

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