KR102494580B1 - User terminal apparatus, server and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A user terminal device is disclosed. The user terminal device includes a communication unit for communicating with the server, a display unit for displaying a message screen including a message received from the server and a message transmitted to the server, and a display unit displayed in the message screen when a share menu is selected in the message screen. and a processor controlling a display unit so that each message is displayed in an individually selectable state, wherein the processor, when a plurality of messages are selected in the message screen and at least one sharing partner to share the message with is selected, the processor selects the selected message. Messages and sharing partners can be notified to the server.

Description

User terminal device, server and control method thereof { USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF }

The present invention relates to a user terminal device, a server, and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a user terminal device capable of selectively sharing content among a plurality of users, a server, and a control method thereof.

Due to the spread of smart phones and the development of information and communication technology, instant message transmission applications such as mobile messengers and social network services (SNS) are spreading, and the number of users is also increasing explosively. These mobile messengers and social network services can be used not only for exchanging private conversations, but also for sharing information about notices and news with others.

In addition, as individual user terminals and Internet services develop, contents created by individuals increase exponentially, and contents created in this way can be widely shared among users through the above-described mobile messengers, social network services, and the like.

However, in the prior art, there were inefficient restrictions on this content sharing method. For example, it can be assumed that a plurality of messages transmitted and received between two people through a mobile messenger are to be delivered to a third party. At this time, the user has no choice but to use a method of sharing a conversation message by selecting and transmitting it to a third party one by one or using a method of transmitting a screen shot image captured from a conversation screen, which causes inconvenience.

In addition, since messages simply received from others, especially messages including photos and videos, can be delivered to third parties regardless of the intention of others, there is a problem that even content that requires security can be shared with third parties without restrictions. there was.

Therefore, in order to solve these inconveniences and problems, a solution for conveniently and safely sharing messages transmitted and received between a plurality of users is required.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is a user terminal device and a server capable of more conveniently sharing messages exchanged with other user terminal devices with a third party and minimizing security issues. And to provide a control method thereof.

To achieve the above object, a user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a communication unit for communicating with a server, and a display unit for displaying a message screen including messages received from the server and messages transmitted to the server. and a processor controlling the display unit so that when a sharing menu is selected in the message screen, each message displayed in the message screen is displayed in an individually selectable state, wherein the processor controls a plurality of messages in the message screen. are each selected, and if at least one sharing partner to share a message with is selected, the selected message and the sharing partner may be notified to the server.

In addition, when the share menu is selected, the processor displays a menu window for selecting a share option, and when a first option for directly selecting a message is selected in the menu window, each message displayed in the message screen is displayed. The display unit may be controlled so that messages are displayed in an individually selectable state.

In addition, the processor controls the display unit so that each message displayed in the message screen is displayed in an individually selectable state when a second option for selecting a message based on a period is selected in the menu window, When two messages are selected from among the messages, all intermediate messages between the two selected messages can be controlled to be selected.

In addition, when the sharing partner selection option is selected from the menu window, the processor displays a list of pre-stored other user terminal devices, and when at least one other user terminal device is selected from the list, the selected other user terminal device. It is possible to determine the sharing partner.

In addition, when the sharing menu is selected, the processor displays a menu window for selecting a sharing option, and the sharing option includes a first option for directly selecting a message and a second option for selecting a message based on a period. option, a third option for selecting a sharing partner, a fourth option for providing a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of an instance page containing a shared message, a fifth option for setting a sharing deadline for a shared message, a shared message At least one of a sixth option capable of setting the number of times a message can be checked may be included.

In addition, when a notification message for a plurality of messages selected from another user terminal device is received through the communication unit, the processor displays the notification message, and displays a shared message screen linked to the notification message when the notification message is selected. and the shared message screen may include the plurality of messages selected from the other user terminal device.

In addition, when receiving a sharing approval request from the server, the processor controls to display a sharing approval screen including a selection menu for approval or not, and transmits a control signal corresponding to a user's selection of the sharing approval screen to the server. can be sent to

In addition, the message screen is a chatting screen displayed according to the execution of a chatting application, and messages input by each of a plurality of user terminal devices participating in chatting are sequentially displayed on the chatting screen. When at least one of the displayed messages is selected, a sharing approval request may be transmitted to a plurality of user terminal devices participating in the chatting.

Meanwhile, when a server according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a request for sharing a plurality of messages from a communication unit for performing communication with a plurality of user terminal devices and one of the plurality of user terminal devices, the server transmits the plurality of messages. and a processor generating a shared message screen combining the above, generating a notification message linked to the shared message screen, and transmitting the notification message to at least one sharing target device designated by the sharing request.

In addition, if at least one of the plurality of messages is a message uploaded by another user terminal device, the processor may transmit a sharing approval request for the message uploaded by the other user terminal device to the other user terminal device.

Meanwhile, a control method of a user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes displaying a message screen including a message received from a server and a message transmitted to the server, when a share menu is selected in the message screen, Displaying each message displayed in the message screen in an individually selectable state, and when a plurality of messages are selected in the message screen and at least one sharing target to share messages with each other is selected, the selected message and the and notifying the server of a sharing target.

In addition, the displaying of each of the messages in an individually selectable state includes displaying a menu window for selecting a sharing option when the sharing menu is selected, and a first option for directly selecting a message in the menu window. When is selected, displaying each of the messages displayed in the message screen in an individually selectable state.

In addition, the step of displaying each of the messages in an individually selectable state may include, when the second option for selecting a message based on a period is selected in the menu window, each message displayed in the message screen is individually selectable. state, and the second option may be an option to select all intermediate messages between the selected two messages when two messages are selected from among the messages.

In addition, the step of notifying the server of the selected message and the sharing partner includes, when a sharing partner selection option is selected in the menu window, displaying a list of pre-stored other user terminal devices and at least one other user on the list. When a terminal device is selected, the method may further include determining the selected other user terminal device as the sharing target.

In addition, the step of displaying each message in an individually selectable state includes, when the share menu is selected, displaying a menu window for selecting a share option, wherein the share option is a first option for directly selecting a message, a period 2nd option for selecting a message based on , a 3rd option for selecting a sharing partner, a 4th option for providing the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of an instance page containing a shared message, and a sharing deadline for a shared message. It may include at least one of a fifth option capable of setting , and a sixth option capable of setting the number of times a shared message can be checked.

In addition, when a notification message for a plurality of messages selected from another user terminal device is received, displaying the notification message and when the notification message is selected, further comprising displaying a shared message screen linked to the notification message , The shared message screen may include the plurality of messages selected from the other user terminal device.

In addition, when a sharing approval request is received from the server, displaying a sharing approval screen including a selection menu for approval or not, and transmitting a control signal corresponding to the user's selection of the sharing approval screen to the server. may further include.

In addition, the message screen is a chatting screen displayed according to the execution of a chatting application, and messages input by each of a plurality of user terminal devices participating in chatting are sequentially displayed on the chatting screen, and the selected message and the sharing target are sequentially displayed. In the step of informing the server, if at least one of the messages displayed on the chatting screen is selected, a sharing approval request is transmitted to a plurality of user terminal devices participating in the chatting control method.

Meanwhile, a method for controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, when receiving a sharing request for a plurality of messages from one of a plurality of user terminal devices, generating a shared message screen combining the plurality of messages; Generating a notification message linked to a sharing message screen, and transmitting the notification message to at least one sharing target device designated by the sharing request.

In addition, if at least one of the plurality of messages is a message uploaded by another user terminal device, transmitting a sharing approval request for the message uploaded by the other user terminal device to the other user terminal device. can

According to various embodiments of the present invention described above, messages exchanged with other user terminal devices can be more conveniently and safely shared with a third party.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system including a plurality of user terminal devices and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram briefly showing the configuration of a user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of a user terminal device for sharing a plurality of messages with other user terminal devices according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4a to 4e are diagrams illustrating a process for sharing a plurality of messages with other user terminal devices according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of a user terminal device for checking a shared message according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6a and 6b are diagrams illustrating a process for checking a shared message according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of a user terminal device for selecting whether to approve sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8A to 8C are diagrams illustrating a process for selecting whether to approve sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9a to 9d are diagrams illustrating a process of individually selecting and sharing messages received from a plurality of users on a chatting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;
10A and 10B are views illustrating a process of voting on whether to approve message sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention;
11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining a method of sharing posts on SNS to other groups according to an embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a view for explaining a method of asking whether to approve sharing of a post according to an embodiment of the present invention;
13a to 13d are views for explaining a method of sharing a post in a link form on SNS according to an embodiment of the present invention;
14a to 14e are diagrams for explaining a method of sharing a file with others on a cloud service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
15 is a block diagram briefly showing the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
16 is a diagram for explaining various modules stored in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
17 is a flowchart for explaining a method for controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
18 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal device in detail according to another embodiment of the present invention;
19 is a flowchart illustrating a message sharing process between a server and first and second user terminal devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20(a) to 20(f) are diagrams illustrating a process of transmitting a plurality of messages between a user terminal device and an artificial intelligence server device to another user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
21(a) to 21(e) are diagrams illustrating a process of transmitting a plurality of messages between a user terminal device and a healthcare wearable device to another user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system including a plurality of user terminal devices and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 1 , a system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3 and a server 200.

The network 1000 may relay transmission and reception of signals between the server 200 and the plurality of user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3. As an embodiment, the network 1000 may include a mobile communication network, a wireless communication network such as a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN), a wired communication network such as the Internet, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi. -Fi) may include a local area network. However, the network 1000 is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

The user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3 may include an input unit through which a user may input a message, and the input unit may include at least one of a keyboard and a touch panel. For example, a message may be input using a keyboard in a PC, and a message may be input using a touch panel in a smart phone.

Here, the input message may mean various contents including text, image, and video. For example, the user may transmit an image or video stored in the first user terminal device 100-1 to the second and third user terminal devices 100-2 and 100-3 in the form of a message.

The first user terminal device 100-1 may display a message input by the user and transmit the input message to the second and third user terminal devices 100-2 and 100-3 through the server 200. there is. Also, the first user terminal device 100 - 1 may receive and display messages input from the second and third user terminal devices 10 and 20 through the server 200 . That is, messages transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3 may be relayed by the server 200. Accordingly, the first user terminal device 100-1 may select a message to be shared, select a user terminal device that is a sharing partner of the message, and transmit the selected message and information on the selected sharing partner to the server 200. . In addition, the first user terminal device 100-1 may select and transmit the message received from the second user terminal device 100-2 to the third user terminal device 100-3.

The user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3 may be electronic devices having a communication function. For example, the user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3 include a smart phone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a video phone, and an e-book reader. ), desktop PC (desktop personal computer), laptop PC (laptop personal computer), netbook computer, PDA (personal didital assistant), PMP (portable multimedia player), MP3 player, mobile medical device, navigation , It may include at least one of a camera or a wearable device, and the wearable device may include a Head Mounted Device (HMD) such as electronic glasses, electronic clothing, an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, and an electronic appcerssory. ) and a smart watch.

However, the user terminal devices 100 - 1 to 100 - 3 may be any devices as long as they have an input device and an output device and can communicate with the server 200 . For example, the user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3 may include smart home appliances having communication functions such as televisions, digital video disk (DVD) players, audio devices, refrigerators, air conditioners, and the like. may be However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3 according to the present invention are not limited to the above devices.

The server 200 provides a service to transmit and receive messages to the plurality of user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3. Like various conventional messenger or SNS services, the server 200 plays a relaying role in receiving text input by each user through his/her user terminal device and transmitting the text to the user terminal device to be transmitted.

When requesting a conversation with another user from each of the user terminal devices 100-1 to 100-3, the server 200 checks the status information of the user terminal device of the other party to whom the conversation is requested, and then creates a conversation channel between them. It can perform a function of providing a message service. For example, when a conversation channel is created between the first user terminal device 100-1 and the second user terminal device 100-2, the first user terminal device 100-1 and the second user terminal device 100 -2) Messages transmitted from each may be transmitted to the first user terminal device 100-1 and the second user terminal device 100-2 through the server 200, respectively.

In addition, the server 200 may store messages transmitted from each user terminal device to the other user terminal device. For example, conversation contents including messages transmitted from each user terminal device to the other user terminal device may be stored in chronological order or date order. The server 200 may provide stored previous conversation contents according to a request for previous conversation contents from each user terminal device.

Also, the server 200 may group some of the user terminal devices used by some users among the plurality of user terminal devices 100 , 10 , and 20 into one group. A message from any one user terminal device in a group consisting of a plurality of user terminal devices may be transmitted to each of the plurality of user terminal devices. At this time, messages received from each of the plurality of user terminal devices may be individually checked.

In addition, the server 200 provides a message transmission service as well as functions such as virtual router technology or General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU) for a networking service involved in sharing a file in the form of a message. It is desirable to have a module capable of performing

2 is a block diagram briefly illustrating the configuration of a user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 2 , a user terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 110 , a display unit 120 and a processor 130 .

The communication unit 110 is a component that performs communication with various types of external devices according to various types of communication methods. Here, the external device may include at least one of another user terminal device or the server 200 providing a message service.

The communication unit 110 may be connected to the server 200 through mobile communication using at least one antenna under the control of the processor 130 . The communication unit 110 may include at least one of a wireless LAN module and a short-range communication module. The wireless LAN module may be connected to the Internet at a place where a wireless access point (AP) is installed under the control of the processor 130 . The wireless LAN module may support a wireless LAN standard (eg, IEEE802.11x) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The short-range communication module may perform short-range communication wirelessly with another user terminal device located at a short distance under the control of the processor 130 . Short-distance communication methods may include Bluetooth, Infrared Data Association (IrDA), and the like. Under the control of the processor 130, the communication unit 110 may access the server 200 to transmit/receive conversation messages or receive conversation contents stored in the server 200.

To this end, the communication unit 110 may include a Wi-Fi chip, a Bluetooth chip, a wireless communication chip, and an NFC chip. The processor 130 may communicate with the server 200 or other user terminal devices using the communication unit !10.

In particular, the Wi-Fi chip and the Bluetooth chip perform communication using the Wi-Fi method and the Bluetooth method, respectively. In the case of using a Wi-Fi chip or a Bluetooth chip, various types of information such as an SSID and a session key are first transmitted and received, and various types of information can be transmitted and received after a communication connection is established using the transmitted/received information. The wireless communication chip refers to a chip that performs communication according to various communication standards such as IEEE, ZigBee, 3rd Generation (3G), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and Long Term Evolution (LTE). The NFC chip refers to a chip that operates in a Near Field Communication (NFC) method using a 13.56 MHz band among various RF-ID frequency bands such as 135 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, 860 to 960 MHz, and 2.45 GHz.

The display unit 120 may provide various content screens. Here, the content screen may include an application execution screen including various messages such as text, image, and video, a GUI (Graphic User Interface) screen, and the like. In the present invention, the display unit 120 may display a message received from or transmitted to the server 200 to the user.

The implementation method of the display unit 120 is not limited, and examples include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) display, Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AM-OLED), and Plasma Display Panel (PDP). ), etc., may be implemented in various types of displays. The display unit 120 may additionally include additional components according to its implementation method. For example, when the display unit 120 is a liquid crystal type, the display unit 120 includes an LCD display panel (not shown), a backlight unit (not shown) for supplying light thereto, and a panel for driving the panel (not shown). A driving substrate (not shown) may be included.

In addition, the display unit 120 is implemented as a touch screen capable of receiving various gesture inputs such as proximity or touch through the user's body (for example, a finger including a thumb or index finger) or a touchable stylus pen. It can be. The touch screen may be implemented using a resistive method, a capacitive method, an infrared method, or an acoustic wave method.

The processor 130 is a component that controls overall operations of the user terminal device 100 .

When the sharing menu is selected in the message screen, the processor 130 may control the display unit 120 to display messages displayed in the message screen in a state in which they can be individually selected. The user can select a plurality of messages within the message screen. Specifically, a user may select and select only a message to be shared with other users from among a plurality of messages, and when at least one sharing partner is selected, the selected message and the sharing partner may be notified to the server.

The share menu includes options to select and select messages to share with other user terminal devices within the message screen, options to select a sharing partner to share messages with, limits on the sharing period and number of confirmations for messages to be shared, etc. It may include at least one of options that can be set.

Similarly, the processor 130 may receive notification messages for a plurality of messages selected from other user terminal devices through the communication unit 110 . Here, the process of selecting a plurality of messages in another user terminal device is the same as the process of selecting a message using the share menu described above. When a notification message is received, the processor 130 may display the received notification message. In this case, when the user selects a notification message, the processor 130 may control to display a shared message screen linked to the notification message. Here, the linked shared message screen refers to a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) screen linked to a plurality of messages selected from other user terminal devices. The shared message screen may be a screen that sequentially displays a plurality of messages selected from other user terminal devices, or may be a screen that displays a plurality of messages in the form of a list.

Also, the processor 130 may receive a sharing approval request from the server 200, and may control to display a sharing approval screen including a selection menu for approval or not. Specifically, when another user intends to share the content for which the user of the user terminal device 100 is registered as an author with a third party, a sharing approval request may be received from the other user. At this time, a message screen for exchanging messages with other users may be created, and a sharing approval request may be accepted or rejected on the created message screen. If the share approval request is rejected, the third party cannot check the corresponding content. Specifically, the processor 130 transmits a control signal corresponding to the user's selection of the sharing approval screen to the server 200 . When the sharing approval request is accepted, the server 200 grants the third party permission to check the corresponding content and transmits the corresponding content to the third party's terminal device. Conversely, if the sharing approval request is rejected, the server 200 may not grant the third party the right to check the corresponding content and may not transmit the corresponding content to the third party's terminal device.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the user terminal device 100 selects a plurality of messages to be shared with other user terminal devices, an embodiment in which the user terminal device 100 receives messages shared from other user terminal devices, and a user terminal device In (100), each embodiment of accepting or rejecting the sharing approval request will be described in detail.

First Embodiment of Selecting Multiple Messages to Share

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a user terminal device for sharing a plurality of messages with other user terminal devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a message screen including a message received from the server 200 and a message transmitted to the server 200 is displayed (S310). Here, the message screen is a conversation screen of commercial messenger applications such as KakaoTalk, Line, and WhatsApp, or Facebook, Twitter, and Google Circle. A news posting screen of a social network service (SNS) or the like may be included. In a messenger application, a message can mean a message that includes various contents such as text, images, and videos transmitted and received by each user. In SNS, a message includes various contents such as text, images, and videos posted by users. can mean

Thereafter, when the sharing menu is selected in the message screen, each message displayed in the message screen is displayed in a state in which it can be individually selected (S320). The share menu can be displayed by selecting an icon displayed in the message screen by touching, etc., and the user selects options such as how to select a message to be shared, who to share the message with, and setting limits on message sharing. can be determined by

The user may select one of the individual selection options for messages to be shared or the period selection option to automatically select all intermediate messages between the two selected messages when two messages are selected.

When the user selects an option for selecting a message to be shared, a selection icon for selecting each corresponding message may be displayed around each message displayed in the message screen. Here, a plurality of selection icons may be displayed for each message in the form of a check box or the like. The user may select a message to be shared by touching the selection icon. When a selection icon is touched, a message corresponding to the touched selection icon is selected, and a selection icon of a selected message may be displayed differently from a selection icon of an unselected message. However, the selection icon may not be separately displayed, and each message may be selected by a method in which the user touches an area where the message is displayed. At this time, the color of the selected message is displayed differently from the non-selected message so that they can be distinguished from each other.

Meanwhile, when a user selects a sharing menu within a message screen, the sharing menu may not be displayed and may be immediately changed to a state in which messages can be individually selected and displayed.

Thereafter, when a plurality of messages are selected in the message screen and at least one sharing target to share messages is selected, the server 200 may be notified of the selected message and the sharing target (S330). Here, the user terminal device 100 may be logged in with an account registered in the server 200 . The user may select another user terminal device of another account registered in the server 200 as a sharing target. Specifically, when a user selects a sharing partner selection option in a menu window for selecting a sharing option, a list of other user terminal devices pre-stored in the user terminal device 100 may be displayed. When at least one other user terminal device is selected from the list, the selected other user terminal device may be determined as a mutual partner.

However, it does not matter if any one of the selection of a plurality of messages and the selection of a sharing target is made first, and when a plurality of messages to be shared and a sharing target are selected, information on the selected message and the sharing target is transmitted to the server 200. .

4A to 4E are diagrams illustrating a process for sharing a plurality of messages with other user terminal devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A illustrates a conversation screen of a messenger application executed in the user terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4A , the user terminal device 100 may sequentially display a plurality of messages 41-1 to 41-4 received from 'Kildong', a user of another user terminal device. Here, the message may be various contents including text, image, and photo. When the user selects the share icon 42 displayed on the menu bar at the top of the conversation screen, the processor 130 may display a menu window 43 for selecting a message sharing option.

4B illustrates a screen on which a menu window for selecting a sharing option is displayed in the user terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the sharing options selectable from the menu window 43 include a first option 43-1 for directly selecting a message and a second option 43-2 for selecting a message based on a period. ), a third option (43-3) for selecting a sharing partner, a fourth option (43-4) for providing a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of an instance page including a shared message, and a sharing deadline for the shared message. It may include at least one of a fifth option 43-5 capable of setting , and a sixth option 43-6 capable of setting the number of times a shared message can be checked.

The first option 43-1 and the second option 43-2 are options for selecting a method of selecting a message. The first option 43-1 is an option that allows the user to select and select a message to directly share. When the first option 43-1 is selected in the menu window 43, the processor 130 displays a message screen. The display unit 120 may be controlled so that each displayed message is displayed in an individually selectable state.

FIG. 4C illustrates an embodiment in which messages displayed in the message screen are displayed in an individually selectable state.

As shown in FIG. 4C, when the first option 43-1 is selected, check boxes 44-1 to 44-5 for selecting each message 41-1 to 41-5 on the message screen are displayed. Each of the messages 41-1 to 41-5 may be generated and displayed. The user may select only messages 44-2 to 44-4 to be shared with other user terminal devices from among the displayed messages 41-1 to 41-5.

Meanwhile, the second option 43-2 is an option for the user to directly select a message to be shared, but to select a message based on a period. When the second option 43-2 is selected in the menu window 43, the processor 130 displays each of the messages 41-1 to 41-5 displayed in the message screen in an individually selectable state, When two messages are selected among the messages 41-1 to 41-5 listed in chronological order, all intermediate messages of the selected two messages can be controlled to be selected.

For example, the processor 130 automatically selects the message 44-3 between the two messages 41-2 and 41-4 when the user selects the two messages 41-2 and 41-4. can be selected as

Meanwhile, messages that can be selected on the message screen are not limited to currently displayed messages, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that messages displayed by scrolling the screen up and down can also be selected.

A third option 43-3 is an option for selecting another user terminal device to share a message with. When the third option 43 - 3 is selected in the menu window 43 , the processor 130 may display a list of other user terminal devices previously stored in the user terminal device 100 .

4D illustrates a list from which a sharing partner can be selected according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4D , when the third option 43-3 is selected, the processor 130 may display a list 45 for selecting a sharing partner. The user can select at least one terminal device of another account user from the list 45 . When at least one other user terminal device is selected from the list by the user, the selected other user terminal device may be determined as a sharing partner.

A fourth option (43-4) is an option capable of providing a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of an instance page including a shared message instead of selecting a shared state. Here, the instance page is a page including a shared message and may be temporarily created by the server 200 . If the user selects the fourth option, the processor 130 may display a temporary URL address that can be linked to an instance page including the shared message, and the user shares the message by informing the sharing partner of the URL address. You may.

A fifth option (43-5) is an option for setting a sharing deadline for a shared message. The user may set the expiration date of the shared message through the fifth option 43 - 5 displayed on the menu window 43 . When the set expiration date elapses, the sharing partner cannot view the message. Specifically, the processor 130 may transmit information on the set expiration date to the server 200, and the server 200 may not transmit any more messages to the terminal device of the sharing counterpart when the corresponding expiration date has elapsed.

A sixth option 43-6 is an option for setting the number of times a shared message can be confirmed. The user can set the number of times a shared message can be checked through the sixth option 43 - 6 displayed on the menu window 43 . For example, when the user sets the number of times a shared message can be checked to 5 times, the processor 130 may transmit information about the number of times that a message can be checked to the server 200 . The server 200 receives information about the number of confirmations of the message from the terminal device of the sharing partner whenever a shared message is checked by the terminal device of the sharing counterpart, and when the number of confirmations reaches 5, the terminal device of the sharing counterpart You can no longer send messages.

When the selection of the sharing option is completed in the menu window 43, a transmission operation may be performed by touching an icon for transmitting the selected message to a terminal device to be shared.

4E illustrates a screen on which a notification message for a message to be shared is transmitted to a terminal device as a sharing target according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4E , when the transmission operation is completed, a notification message 46 linked to a URL of an instance page where the selected message can be checked may be transmitted to the terminal device of the sharing counterpart through the server 200 . The notification message 46 may include information about a sharing expiry date of a shared message, the number of times that a message can be checked, and the like, and a URL link 47 of an instance page through which a shared message can be checked.

A second embodiment of receiving a shared message

5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a user terminal device for checking a shared message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a notification message for a plurality of messages selected from another user terminal device is received (S510). Here, a process of selecting a plurality of messages from another user terminal device and transmitting them to the user terminal device 100 may be the same as that of the first embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4E .

Then, the received notification message is displayed (S520).

Thereafter, when a notification message is selected, a shared message screen linked to the notification message may be displayed (S530). In detail, when the user selects the URL link of the instance page included in the notification message, the processor 130 may display the instance page including the shared message. Here, the instance page may be a page configured by listing shared messages or a list thereof in chronological order.

6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating a process for checking a shared message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6A illustrates a screen for receiving a notification message notifying that there is a message shared from another user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6A , a notification message 61 transmitted from another user terminal device may include a URL link 62 of an instance page including a shared message.

6b shows an instance page 63 linked to a URL link 62 . When the user receiving the notification message 61 selects the URL link 62, the instance page 63 created and stored in the server 200 may be displayed. Here, the shared messages 64-1 to 64-3 are messages selected by other user terminal devices.

Third Embodiment for Receiving Sharing Approval Request

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a message received from the other party is to be forwarded to a third party, the other party's permission may be required. For example, when a user of the first user terminal device transfers a message received by a first user terminal device from a second user terminal device through a messenger application to a third user terminal device using the same application, the third user terminal device The user of the terminal device can check the corresponding message only when the user of the second user terminal device approves sharing. Here, the message to be approved means a message uploaded by the user of the second user terminal device. If the approval target message is a message uploaded from the fourth user terminal device and transmitted to the second user terminal device, the corresponding message can be checked when the fourth user terminal device approves sharing. That is, the user terminal device that initially uploaded the corresponding message can receive a sharing approval request as the author of the corresponding message.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a user terminal device for selecting whether to approve sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the message uploaded by the first user terminal device is transmitted to the third user terminal device by the second user terminal device, the first user terminal device may receive a sharing approval request from the server 200 (S710). ). In this case, the third user terminal device may receive a notification message for a message selected in the second user terminal device through the server 200 . However, until the sharing approval request for the first user terminal device is accepted, the shared message screen linked to the notification message may be a screen in which an area of the message to be shared is empty.

Thereafter, a sharing approval screen including a selection menu for approval or not may be displayed (S720). The sharing approval request may be received from the third user terminal device in the form of a message including a selection menu for approval or not.

Thereafter, a control signal corresponding to the user's selection of the sharing approval screen may be transmitted to the server (S730). When the user of the first user terminal device accepts the approval on the shared approval screen, a control signal corresponding to the acceptance of the approval is transmitted to the server 200, and a corresponding message is transmitted from the server 200 to the third user terminal device. can However, when the user of the first user terminal device rejects approval, a control signal corresponding to the rejection of approval is transmitted to the server 200, and a corresponding message is not transmitted from the server 200 to the third user terminal device. . Accordingly, in this case, the user of the third user terminal device cannot view the corresponding message.

8A to 8C are diagrams illustrating a process for selecting whether to approve sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8A illustrates a screen on which a sharing approval request message is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8A , picture messages 81 to 83 are transmitted from Gildong's user terminal device 100 to Jungmin's user terminal device, and the picture messages 81 to 83 are sent back to Younghee from Jungmin's user terminal device. It can be assumed that it is transmitted to the user terminal device of In this case, when Jeong-min selects the share menu and delivers the corresponding photo messages 81 to 83 to Young-hee, an approval request message 84 requesting approval for sharing can be displayed on Gil-dong's user terminal device 100. .

The approval request message 84 includes a 'view shared message' menu 84-1 for checking shared messages, an 'approval' menu 84-2 for accepting an approval request, and a 'approval' menu for rejecting an approval request. A rejection' menu 84-3 may be included.

When Gil-dong selects the 'view shared message' menu 84-1, an instance page including a message shared with Young-hee's user terminal device can be checked in advance.

When Gil-dong selects the 'approval' menu 84-2, the processor 130 can display a menu window 85 for changing the authority for a shared message, as shown in FIG. 8B. When the sharing blocking option 85-1 is selected in the menu window 85, messages shared with Younghee's user terminal device can be blocked from being shared any more. In addition, the menu window 85 may include an option 85-2 for setting a sharing deadline for a shared message, an option 85-3 for setting the number of times a shared message can be checked, and the like. When the confirmation menu 85-4 is selected, options set in the menu window 85 are applied to the corresponding message and transmitted to Younghee's user terminal device. Information on the option set in the menu window 85 is transmitted to the server 200, and based on the information on the set option, the server 200 can manage Younghee's authority for the corresponding message.

When Gil-dong selects the 'reject' menu 84-3, the processor 130 may transmit a control signal corresponding to Gil-dong's selection to the server 200. In this case, the server 200 sends a picture message 81 ~ 83), it may be determined that Younghee's request for sharing with the user terminal device has been rejected. Therefore, the server 200 does not transmit the picture messages 81 to 83 to Younghee's user terminal device. In Young-Hee's user terminal device, as shown in FIG. 8C, the instance page 86 linked to the notification message provides blank areas 86-1 to 86-3 to contain photo messages 81 to 83. Therefore, Younghee cannot check the corresponding picture messages (81 to 83).

9A to 9D are diagrams illustrating a process of individually selecting and sharing messages received from a plurality of users on a chatting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiments of FIGS. 9A to 9D illustrate an embodiment in which a conversation made in a group chat room composed of three or more users, rather than a one-to-one conversation between users, is transmitted to another person who does not belong to the group chat room. As shown in FIG. 9A , the user terminal device 100 may select and transmit some of the messages 91-1 to 91-3 received from a plurality of users to other user terminal devices 100. At this time, the process of selecting a message to be delivered may be the same as that of the first embodiment of selecting a plurality of messages to be shared shown in FIGS. 4A to 4E. On the user terminal device 100, the user can individually select only messages to share with Younghee according to options set in the sharing menu window displayed through the share button 94, and select a sharing target to share the selected message with.

As shown in FIG. 9B , the user of the user terminal device 100 sets checkboxes 92-1 to 92-1 to the happy birthday message 91-1 for Cheolsu and the happy birthday message 91-2 for Minho on the message screen. 92-2), and if Gilsoon's message 91-3 is judged to be inappropriate as a happy birthday message, it may not be selected.

As shown in FIG. 9C , when Younghee's user terminal device is selected as a sharing partner and messages 91-1 and 91-2 of Cheolsu and Minho, the selected message and information on the sharing partner are transmitted to the server 200. The server 200 may transmit notification messages 94 for the plurality of messages 91-1 and 91-2 selected in the user terminal device 100 to Younghee's user terminal device. At this time, the notification message 94 may include a URL link 95 connected to an instance page including the shared messages 91-1 and 91-2.

Fig. 9d shows the screen of the instance page displayed when the URL link (95-2) is selected. As shown in Fig. 9d, the instance page 96 shows the shared messages 91-1, 91- 2) and user information (Chulsu, Younghee) who sent the message may be displayed in chronological order At this time, the server 200 requests sharing approval for sharing the selected plurality of messages 91-1 and 91-2 may be transmitted to the user terminal device 100, and if acceptance has not yet been made, the instance page 96 does not include the shared messages 91-1 and 91-2 and is provided in an empty form. It can be.

10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating a process of voting on whether to approve message sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a message uploaded in a message group composed of a plurality of group members is delivered to a non-group member who is not included in the group, a vote on whether to share the message may be made. there is.

As shown in FIG. 10A, it can be assumed that one of the group members, Sungjun, wants to share a video message 1001 uploaded in a group chat room consisting of a plurality of group members on a messenger application with Kanguk, a non-group member. there is. At this time, the video message 1001 may be selected according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 4A to 4E. However, in this case, a vote is made among group members to share the message 1001 with Kang-wook, a non-group member, and the message is sent to Kang-wook, a non-group member, only when the voting result is unanimous or in favor of a majority or more. 1001) may be transmitted. To this end, when the video message 1001 is selected as a message to be shared, the processor 130 may display a voting participation message 1002 through which group members can participate in voting on the message screen. In the voting participation message 1002, a 'view shared message' menu 1002-1 for previewing a shared message screen (eg, instance page) including messages to be shared, and a 'vote' for voting for and against sharing are made. 'To do' menu 1002-2 may be included.

As shown in FIG. 10B , when the 'Vote' menu 1002-2 is selected, a voting screen 1003 for voting whether to share the video message 1001 with Kang-wook, a non-group member, may be displayed. The voting screen 1003 may include a voting status such as the current approval rate of group members, a yes button 1003-2, and a disagree button 1003-3. The user can vote on whether or not to share the video message 1001 to Kang-wook by selecting either the yes button 1003-2 or the no button 1003-3.

11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining a method of sharing posts on SNS with other groups according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11A illustrates a World Wide Web-based SNS service screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11A , a user whose account is registered in the server 200 providing the SNS service may share various news within a group sharing interests or activities. In this case, it may be assumed that a user wants to share a post uploaded in one group to which he/she is subscribed to another group. For example, the user may transmit and share a post uploaded to the group 1104 of which only the user's family members are members to the group 1105 to which the user's friends are registered. At this time, the user may select at least one of the posts uploaded to the group 1104 to which family members are registered as a message to be shared with the friend group 1105 .

Specifically, the user may select a plurality of posts to be shared by selecting buttons 1102-1 to 1102-3 at the top of each of the posts 1101-1 to 1101-3 uploaded in the group 1104. After the user completes the selection of a plurality of posts, when the user selects a menu that leads to the friend group 1105 in the menu bar at the top of the SNS screen, the user is connected to the friend group 1105 and posts uploaded to the friend group 1105 can be displayed. At this time, a permission setting menu 1106 for setting permission of a post to be shared may be displayed at the top of the post of the friend group 1105 . The permission setting menu may include an option to set the sharing deadline for posts to be shared (1106-1), an option to set the number of times a shared post can be checked (1106-2), etc. A temporary URL address 1106-3 may also be included. When the user presses the share button 1106 - 4 , a plurality of posts selected in the family group 1104 are transmitted to the friend group 1105 through the server 200 and shared.

12 is a diagram for explaining a method of asking whether to approve sharing of a posting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, when sharing a post uploaded by the first group with a second group, a sharing approval request is sent to the uploader of the corresponding post, and only when the approval request is accepted by the uploader. Posts may be shown in a second group.

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when trying to share a post uploaded in the family group 1104 to the friend group 1105, a sharing approval request message 1201 may be displayed in the family group 1104, , the uploader of the corresponding post may accept or reject the sharing approval request by pressing the approval button 1201-1 or the rejection button 1201-2. On the other hand, as another embodiment, the processor 130 provides the above-mentioned voting screen, and the sharing of the post may be approved only when all or more than half of the group members included in the family group 1104 agree to the sharing approval. there is.

13A to 13D are diagrams for explaining a method of sharing a post in a link form on an SNS according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 13A , the user may select a post 1301 to be shared with a third party other than the user and the other person by selecting a button 1302 at the top of a post posted in another person's SNS screen. In this case, the shared post may include a written message 1301 and a comment 1304 . As shown in FIG. 13B , when the user selects a button 1302, a menu asking whether to share the corresponding post 1301 in the form of a link (1305-1) or to select a sharing target (1305-2) 1305 is displayed, and when a sharing target is selected (1305-2), a corresponding post 1301 can be selected and shared with a third party according to the process shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B.

Meanwhile, when the user selects to share the corresponding post 1301 in the form of a link (1305-1), as shown in FIG. An address 1306 may be generated, and the generated temporary URL address 1306 may be transmitted to a terminal device of a sharing partner. In addition, if the user selects sharing in the form of a link (1305-1), a menu for setting permissions for the shared posts of the sharing partner may be displayed, and the sharing deadline and number of times to check the shared posts in the corresponding menu may be displayed. can be set.

13D illustrates an instance page including a shared post 1301 according to an embodiment of the present invention. On the instance page, a corresponding post may include a written message 1307 and a comment, and a sharing deadline and the number of times to check 1308 of the corresponding post may be displayed.

14A to 14E are diagrams for explaining a method of sharing a file with others on a cloud service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

14A illustrates files stored in a storage space provided by a cloud service according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the storage space, various types of files such as text, images, and videos may be stored. As shown in FIG. 14A , two image files 1401-1 and 1402-2 may be stored in the storage space, and selection menus 1402-1 and 1402-2 for selecting the corresponding image files are displayed. Each can be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 14B , when a user selects two image files 1401-1 and 1402-2 and selects a share button, a first menu 1403 for selecting a method for sharing the selected image files is selected. ) can be displayed.

When a sharing partner selection 1403-1 is selected in the first menu 1403, a second menu 1404 for selecting a sharing partner and setting permissions for a file to be shared is displayed as shown in FIG. 14C. It can be. A second menu 1404 includes an option for selecting a sharing partner (1404-1), an option for setting a sharing deadline for a message to be shared (1404-2), and an option for setting the number of times a message to be shared can be viewed. (1404-3) may include at least one. When the selection of the sharing option is completed, the corresponding file is shared with the terminal device of the selected sharing partner, and a sharing deadline and the number of times that can be checked may be set for the corresponding file according to the set option.

On the other hand, when sharing by link 1403-2 is selected in the first menu 1403, a second menu 1404 for selecting a sharing partner and setting permissions for a file to be shared is similarly displayed. When the selection of the share option is completed in step 1404, the server 200 may generate an instance page for checking shared files. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 14D , the temporary URL address 1405 of the created instance page may be transmitted to the terminal device of the sharing counterpart in the form of a message.

14E illustrates an instance page for checking shared files according to an embodiment of the present invention. The instance page displays information on the shared files (1401-1, 1401-2) and the sharing deadline set for the shared files (1401-1, 1401-2) and the number of times they can be checked (1406-1, 1406-2). It can be.

15 is a block diagram briefly illustrating the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 15, the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 210 and a processor 220.

The communication unit 210 may communicate with a plurality of user terminal devices. Since the server 200 communicates in the same way as the user terminal device 100, the communication unit 210 of the server 200 has the same configuration as the communication unit 110 of the user terminal device 100. Since the configuration of the communication unit 110 of the user terminal device 100 has been described with reference to FIG. 2 , a description of the communication unit 210 will be omitted.

When a request for sharing a plurality of messages is received from one of a plurality of user terminal devices, the processor 220 may create a shared message screen combining a plurality of messages. Here, the shared message screen may be an instance page including a plurality of messages. In addition, the processor 220 may generate a notification message linked to the sharing message screen, and transmit the notification message to at least one sharing target device designated by the sharing request.

Meanwhile, when at least one of the plurality of messages is a message uploaded by another user terminal device, the processor 220 may transmit a sharing approval request for the message uploaded by the other user terminal device to the other user terminal device.

16 is a diagram for explaining various modules stored in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 16, the server 200 may further include a storage unit 230, and the storage unit 230 includes an authentication module 231, a group level management module 22, a user module 233, and a message module. 234 , multiple selection sharing module 235 , instance page module 236 and message authority module 237 .

The authentication module 231 performs authentication on a plurality of user terminal devices. When the user terminal device 100 accesses the server 200 and requests login, the server 200 performs login processing by referring to information stored in a database (not shown) storing user information, and the authentication module 231 ), authentication may be performed according to the authentication information of the terminal device transmitted from each of the plurality of user terminal devices. Here, the authentication information of the terminal device may include at least one of an ID value, an IP address, and a serial code of the user terminal device. For example, since a PC has its own IP address, authentication can be performed through it. If the user terminal device is a smart phone, authentication may be performed using a serial code containing an ID value or a serial number of the terminal device.

The group level management module 232 is a module that sets a security level for a message group composed of a plurality of user terminal devices. For example, when a message group has a security level of 'high', messages uploaded in the corresponding message group may not be shared, such as delivered to other user terminal devices outside the group. At this time, a function capable of delivering an uploaded message may not operate in the corresponding message group.

On the other hand, when the security level of the message group is 'medium', messages uploaded in the corresponding message group may only be partially shared, requiring sharing approval from the message uploader or a plurality of users in the group. In addition, when the security level of the message group is 'low', messages uploaded within the group can be shared with other user terminal devices outside the group without any restrictions.

The security level of the group can be set by the user in the user terminal device 100, and when the corresponding setting information is transmitted to the server 200, the group level management module 232 can manage the security level of the group.

The user module 233 is a module that stores and manages information about user terminal devices whose accounts are registered in the server 200 .

The message module 234 performs a function of receiving a message entered through a chatting window after the user terminal device 100 logs in to the server 200 and transmitting the message to other user terminal devices. Also, transmitted messages may be stored in a message information database (not shown). In addition, the message module 234 manages the created chat room and performs a function of managing information related to the chat room and information on a plurality of members participating in the created chat room (eg, chat room ID, member information, etc.) .

The multi-selection sharing module 235 displays messages in a state in which messages can be individually selected on the message screen and performs a function of enabling multiple selection of each message.

When a message is shared with other users, the instance page module 236 creates an instance page and sequentially displays the shared message on the created instance page. The instance page module 236 may provide an empty instance page without a corresponding message when the message uploader does not accept the sharing approval request.

The message authority module 237 performs a function of setting authority for a shared message of a selected sharing partner. Specifically, the message authority module 237 may set a sharing deadline for shared messages according to a user input, and may set the number of times a shared message can be checked. If the sharing period of the shared message has expired or the number of confirmations exceeds the number of confirmations, the shared message may not be transmitted.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when a request for sharing a plurality of messages is received from one of a plurality of user terminal devices, a shared message screen combining a plurality of messages is created (S1710).

Thereafter, a notification message linked to the shared message screen is generated (S1720).

Thereafter, a notification message is transmitted to at least one sharing target device specified by the sharing request (S1730).

Meanwhile, if at least one of the plurality of messages is a message uploaded by another user terminal device, a sharing approval request for the message uploaded by the other user terminal device may be transmitted to the other user terminal device.

18 is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of a user terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 18, a user terminal device 100' according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 110, a display unit 120, a processor 130, a storage unit 140, and an image processing unit 150. ), an audio processing unit 160, an audio output unit 170, and a user interface unit 180. Hereinafter, a description of a configuration overlapping with the configuration described in FIG. 2 will be omitted.

The processor 130 is a component that controls the overall operation of the user terminal device 100'. Specifically, the processor 130 includes a RAM 131, a ROM 132, a graphics processing unit 133, a CPU 134, first to n interfaces 135-1 to 135-n, and a bus 136 do. Here, the RAM 131, the ROM 132, the graphic processing unit 133, the CPU 134, and the first to n interfaces 135-1 to 135-n may be connected to each other through a bus 136.

The CPU 134 accesses the storage unit 140 and performs booting using the O/S stored in the storage unit 140 . Also, the CPU 134 may perform various operations using various programs, contents, and data stored in the storage unit 140 .

The RAM 131 stores command sets for system booting and the like. When a turn-on command is input and power is supplied, the CPU 134 copies the O/S stored in the storage unit 140 to the RAM 131 according to the command stored in the ROM 132 and executes the O/S to operate the system boot up When booting is completed, the CPU 134 copies various application programs stored in the storage unit 140 to the RAM 131 and executes the copied application programs in the RAM 131 to perform various operations.

The graphic processing unit 133 uses a calculation unit (not shown) and a rendering unit (not shown) to create a screen including various objects such as icons, images, and text. The calculation unit calculates attribute values such as coordinate values, shapes, sizes, and colors of each object to be displayed according to the layout of the screen. The rendering unit generates screens of various layouts including objects based on the attribute values calculated by the calculation unit.

The first to n interfaces 134-1 to 134-n are connected to the various elements described above. One of the interfaces may be a network interface connected to an external device through a network.

Meanwhile, the above-described operation of the processor 130 may be performed by a program stored in the storage unit 140 .

The storage unit 140 may store various data such as an operating system (O/S) software module for driving the user terminal device 100' and various multimedia contents.

Specifically, the storage unit 140 includes a base module for processing signals transmitted from each hardware included in the user terminal device 100', a storage module for managing a database (DB) or registry, and a layout screen for generating graphic processing module, security module, etc. In particular, the storage unit 140 may store a communication module capable of transmitting and receiving messages on a message application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The image processing unit 150 is a component that performs various image processing such as decoding, scaling, noise filtering, frame rate conversion, and resolution conversion for content.

The audio processor 160 is a component that processes audio data. Specifically, the audio processing unit 160 may process pronunciation information from which a touch gesture is input, convert it into voice data, and transfer the converted voice data to the audio output unit 170 .

The audio output unit 170 is a component that outputs audio data processed by the audio processing unit 160 . The audio output unit 170 outputs the converted voice data and may output it to a receiver or speaker.

The user interface unit 180 is a component for detecting user interaction for controlling the overall operation of the user terminal device 100'.

19 is a flowchart illustrating a message sharing process between a server and first and second user terminal devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the first user terminal device 100-1 and the second user terminal device 100-2 may exchange messages with each other through the server 200 (S1905). Thereafter, the first user terminal device 100-1 may individually select a plurality of messages received from the second user terminal device 100-2 (S1910), and the third user terminal, which is a sharing partner device, from the sharing menu. A device can be selected (S1915). Also, a sharing option may be selected from the sharing menu (S1920).

The first user terminal device 100-1 transmits information on the selected message, sharing partner, and sharing option to the server 200 (S1925), and the server 200 transmits the information to the third user terminal based on the received information. A shared message screen to be delivered to the device 100-3 may be created (S1930).

When the shared message screen is generated, the server 200 transmits a notification message linked to the shared message screen to the third user terminal device 100-3 (S1935). In addition, the server 200 may transmit a sharing approval request requesting permission to share with the third user terminal device 100-3 to the second user terminal device 100-2 that has uploaded the corresponding message. (S1940). When the second user terminal device 100-2 receiving the sharing approval request accepts the approval request (S1945), the second user terminal device 100-2 is approved as the third user terminal device 100-3. A control signal corresponding to acceptance of the request can be transmitted (S1950), and when the third user terminal device 100-3 receives the control signal, the shared message can be checked through the shared message screen (S1955). .

As described above, according to various embodiments of the present invention, messages exchanged with other user terminal devices can be more conveniently and safely shared with a third party.

In the foregoing, a process of sharing a message exchanged between a user terminal device and another user terminal device with a third party has been described. However, the user may share messages exchanged with other electronic devices through the user terminal device with the third user terminal device or other electronic devices. Also, messages exchanged between the user terminal device and another electronic device may be shared by the other electronic device with the third user terminal device or other electronic device.

Other electronic devices may include, for example, server devices equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) capable of natural language recognition and expression, smart phones, printers, refrigerators, wearable devices, and the like.

Artificial intelligence may mean, for example, software technology capable of self-learning from big data, accumulating knowledge, communicating with users, sharing information and knowledge through autonomous collaboration as needed, and evolving.

Artificial intelligence capable of processing big data can support problem solving and decision-making at the level of experts through analysis/reasoning and deep learning on general knowledge, specialized knowledge, etc. In addition, artificial intelligence may have the knowledge production ability to build a knowledge base capable of communication, self-learning, and domain expansion with human-level knowledge and intelligence systems. In addition, artificial intelligence can solve new problems by itself through collaborative intelligence that is developed based on autonomous collaboration between devices and disparate heterogeneous knowledge installed in various devices.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of transmitting a conversation between a user terminal device and another electronic device to a third user terminal device will be described.

20(a) to 20(f) are diagrams illustrating a process of transmitting a plurality of messages between the user terminal device 100 and the artificial intelligence server device to other user terminal devices according to an embodiment of the present invention. .

20(a) shows a conversation screen of a messenger application executed in the user terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention on the display 120. As shown in (a) of FIG. 20, user A may request A's artificial intelligence server device (hereinafter, assistant A 2010) to establish a schedule with B. Secretary A 2010 may recognize a schedule establishment request with B received in the form of a message using a natural language recognition program.

20 (b) shows that in the terminal device 100 of user A according to an embodiment of the present invention, secretary A (2010) checks the schedule from B's artificial intelligence server device (hereinafter, secretary B (2040)). It shows a screen displaying information to notify user A.

According to various embodiments, the terminal device 100 of user A may check B's schedule through collaboration between secretary A 2010 and secretary B 2040, and display the contents of confirmation of an available time for an appointment with user A. . For example, the terminal device 100 of user A may display on the screen 120 a message requesting user A to confirm and/or a check box 2020 according to the schedule received from assistant A.

20(c) illustrates a screen in which user A approves the schedule confirmed by secretary A 2010 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in (c) of FIG. 20 , user A can confirm the schedule by selecting a check box 2020 to approve the schedule confirmed by secretary A 2010 and selecting confirmation 2030. there is.

20(d) illustrates a screen in which secretary B 2040 requests approval of a schedule negotiated with secretary A 2010 from user B, according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in (d) of FIG. 20 , the terminal device of user B may display a schedule with user A confirmed by assistant B 2040 collaborating with secretary A 2010 . Also, the terminal device of user B may display a check box 2050 for confirming whether user B approves the schedule for which secretary B 2040 collaborated with secretary A 2010 .

20(e) illustrates a screen in which user B approves the schedule confirmed by assistant B 2040 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in (e) of FIG. 20 , user B can confirm the schedule by selecting a check box 2050 to approve the schedule confirmed by secretary B 2040 and selecting confirmation 2060. there is.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when approval of user B is confirmed in (e) of FIG. 20 , assistant A 2010 may transmit a message to user A as shown in (b) of FIG. 20 . However, it is not limited thereto. For example, operations in which secretary A 2010 and secretary B 2040 obtain approval for a schedule from respective users may be performed separately.

20(f) illustrates a screen for receiving a notification message 2070 notifying that another user terminal device has a reservation according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in (f) of FIG. 20 , when the approvals of users A and B are confirmed, secretary A 2010 may transmit a message requesting a reservation to a pre-selected place. For example, the notification message 2070 transmitted by secretary A 2010 may include a URL link 2071 of an instance page including a shared message.

When the user receiving the notification message 2070 selects the URL link 2071, an instance page generated and stored in the server 200 may be displayed. Here, the content to be shared may be content requesting a reservation at C restaurant based on schedules approved by users A and B.

21(a) to 21(e) are diagrams illustrating a process of transmitting a plurality of messages between a user terminal device and a healthcare wearable device to another user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

21(a) shows a conversation screen of a messenger application executed in the user terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention on the display 120. As shown in (a) of FIG. 21 , the healthcare wearable device (hereinafter referred to as health device 2110 ) may notify user A of the measured body data 2120 . The measured body data 2120 may be, for example, user A's heart rate, blood sugar, number of steps/day, calories consumed/day, and the like. However, the body data is not limited thereto and may vary according to the type of health device 2110 .

The terminal device 100 of user A may sequentially display a plurality of messages received from the health device 2110 . Here, the message may be various contents including text, image, and photo.

The health device 2110 transmits all of the measured body data 2120 to another user terminal device (eg, a data receptionist terminal device of a hospital), or transmits all of the measured body data 2120 that is out of a preset range. Values can be transmitted to other user terminal devices. The health device 2110 may proceed with obtaining user approval before transmitting the body data 2120 to another user terminal device.

21(b) may be a screen for requesting approval before the health device 2110 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits the body data 2120 to another user terminal device. As shown in (b) of FIG. 21, the health device 2110 requests approval from user A for transmitting the heart rate 2121, blood sugar 2122, and calories 2123 to hospital B 2124. can

21(c) shows a screen selected by user A for an item to approve transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in (c) of FIG. 21, user A selects items 2130 to approve actual data transmission, approves 2132, and confirms 2140, and transmits the measured body data to another user terminal. can be sent to the device. However, according to various embodiments, when not wanting to approve the data transmission, the administrator can select decline 2134 in the checkbox.

According to various embodiments, when user A approves data transmission, the items approved by user A may be transmitted to other user terminal devices.

21(d) illustrates a screen for receiving a notification message 2150 notifying that another user terminal device has measured body data, according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, the notification message 2150 transmitted by the health device 2110 may include a URL link 2151 of an instance page including a shared message. When the user receiving the notification message 2150 selects the URL link 2151, the instance page 2160 created and stored in the server 200 may be displayed.

According to various embodiments, the processes described in FIGS. 21(a) to 21(B) may be performed in a terminal device of a guardian capable of representing user A. For example, if user A is a minor or requires a separate guardian, data measured by user A's health device 2110 may be transmitted to user A's terminal device 100 and user A's guardian terminal device. there is. In this case, the guardian of user A may proceed with the above-described approval action for transmission of data measured using the terminal device of the user A to another user terminal device (eg, a data receiver terminal device of a hospital).

According to another embodiment, the health device 2110 may directly transmit the measured body data 2120 to other user terminal devices without the process described above in FIGS. 21(a) to 21(c). For example, when the measured body data 2120 is farther away from the reference range than a predetermined value, the health device recognizes that user A is in an emergency situation and transmits the measured body data 2120 to another user terminal device. so that you can be notified of an emergency. However, even in this case, the health device 2110 may inform the user or the user's guardian of the measured body data.

Meanwhile, the control method of the user terminal device 100 according to various embodiments described above may be implemented as a program and stored in various recording media. That is, a computer program that is processed by various processors and can execute the above-described various control methods may be stored in a recording medium and used.

For example, displaying a message screen including a message received from the server and a message transmitted to the server, displaying each message displayed in the message screen in an individually selectable state when a share menu is selected in the message screen When a plurality of messages are selected in the steps and message screens, and at least one sharing target to share messages with each other is selected, a non-transitory readable medium storing a program performing the step of notifying the server of the selected message and sharing target ( A non-transitory computer readable medium) may be provided.

A non-transitory readable medium is not a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, or memory, but a medium that stores data semi-permanently and can be read by a device. Specifically, the various applications or programs described above may be stored and provided in non-transitory readable media such as CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM, and the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and is common in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications are possible by those with knowledge of, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or prospect of the present invention.

100: user terminal device 200: server
110: communication unit 120: display unit
130: processor 210: communication unit
220: processor

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a communication unit for communicating with the server;
a display unit displaying a message screen including a message received from the server and a message transmitted to the server; and
When a sharing menu is selected in the message screen, the display unit is controlled so that each message displayed in the message screen is displayed in a state in which it can be selected individually, a plurality of messages are selected in the message screen, respectively, and messages are sent to each other. a processor notifying the server of the selected message and the sharing partner when at least one sharing partner is selected;
the processor,
When the share menu is selected, a menu window for selecting a share option is displayed, and when a first option for directly selecting a message is selected in the menu window, each message displayed in the message screen is individually selected. Controlling the display unit to be displayed in a possible state, and selecting at least one of the messages displayed in the selectable state based on a user input;
When the second option for selecting a message based on a period is selected in the menu window, the display unit is controlled so that each message displayed in the message screen is displayed in an individually selectable state, and two of the messages are displayed. When two messages are selected, the user terminal device selects all intermediate messages between the two selected messages. delete delete According to claim 1,
the processor,
When a sharing partner selection option is selected in the menu window, a list of pre-stored other user terminal devices is displayed;
When at least one other user terminal device is selected from the list, determining the selected other user terminal device as the sharing partner. According to claim 1,
The sharing options include a third option for selecting a sharing partner, a fourth option for providing a uniform resource locator (URL) of an instance page including a shared message, and a fifth option for setting a sharing deadline for a shared message. , A user terminal device further comprising at least one of a sixth option capable of setting the number of times a shared message can be confirmed. According to claim 1,
the processor,
When a notification message for a plurality of messages selected from another user terminal device is received through the communication unit, the notification message is displayed, and when the notification message is selected, control to display a shared message screen linked to the notification message,
The shared message screen includes the plurality of messages selected from the other user terminal device. According to claim 1,
the processor,
When a sharing approval request is received from the server, the user terminal controls to display a sharing approval screen including a selection menu for approval or not, and transmits a control signal corresponding to the user's selection of the sharing approval screen to the server. Device. The method of any one of claims 1 and 4 to 7,
The message screen is
A chatting screen displayed according to the execution of the chatting application,
Messages input by each of a plurality of user terminal devices participating in chatting are sequentially displayed on the chatting screen;
the processor,
When at least one of the messages displayed on the chatting screen is selected, the user terminal device transmits a sharing approval request to a plurality of user terminal devices participating in the chatting. delete delete In the control method of the user terminal device,
Displaying a message screen including a message received from a server and a message transmitted to the server; and
When the sharing menu is selected in the message screen, each message displayed in the message screen is displayed in a state that can be individually selected, a plurality of messages are selected in the message screen, and at least one message is shared with each other. When a sharing counterpart is selected, informing the server of the selected message and the sharing counterpart;
Informing the server of the selected message and the sharing partner,
When the share menu is selected, a menu window for selecting a share option is displayed, and when a first option for directly selecting a message is selected in the menu window, each message displayed in the message screen is individually selected. Display in a possible state, and select at least one of the messages displayed in the selectable state based on a user input;
In the menu window, when the second option for selecting a message based on a period is selected, each message displayed in the message screen is displayed in a state that can be individually selected, and when two messages are selected from among the messages A control method for selecting all intermediate messages between the two selected messages. delete delete According to claim 11,
Informing the server of the selected message and the sharing partner,
displaying a list of pre-stored other user terminal devices when a sharing partner selection option is selected in the menu window; and
If at least one other user terminal device is selected from the list, determining the selected other user terminal device as the sharing partner. According to claim 11,
The sharing options include a third option for selecting a sharing partner, a fourth option for providing a uniform resource locator (URL) of an instance page including a shared message, and a fifth option for setting a sharing deadline for a shared message. , A control method further including at least one of a sixth option capable of setting the number of times a shared message can be confirmed. According to claim 11,
displaying the notification message when a notification message for a plurality of messages selected from another user terminal device is received; and
When the notification message is selected, displaying a shared message screen linked to the notification message;
The control method of claim 1 , wherein the shared message screen includes the plurality of messages selected from the other user terminal device. According to claim 11,
When a sharing approval request is received from the server, displaying a sharing approval screen including a selection menu for approval or not; and
The control method further comprising transmitting a control signal corresponding to the user's selection of the sharing approval screen to the server. The method of any one of claims 11 and 14 to 17,
The message screen is
A chatting screen displayed according to the execution of the chatting application,
Messages input by each of a plurality of user terminal devices participating in chatting are sequentially displayed on the chatting screen;
Informing the server of the selected message and the sharing partner,
If at least one of the messages displayed on the chatting screen is selected, a control method for transmitting a sharing approval request to a plurality of user terminal devices participating in the chatting.
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