KR102554116B1 - Method For Providing Dating Sevice Based on Book Review Contents - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of providing a dating service using book review contents as a medium in a computing device is disclosed. A dating service providing method according to an embodiment includes registering profile contents of a first user including an audio review of a specific book by a first user as an application is executed, and receiving the date request from a second user. In this case, matching may be completed by allowing the date request to be accepted using virtual currency. The method of providing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification may provide a dating service that substantially reflects the user's individual preference by using a medium such as a book.

Description

Method For Providing Dating Service Based on Book Review Contents}

The present specification relates to a method for providing a dating service in an Internet system.

A social networking service can communicate with an unspecified number of people without restrictions of time and space, and various dating services that recommend the opposite sex using these characteristics are provided.

However, the conventional general social networking service recommends the opposite sex by actually reflecting the tastes and preferences of individual users due to the method of recommending random opposite sex based on the user's general personal information such as the user's age, location, occupation, etc. There is a problem of not being able to sustain a long-term meeting due to the lack of service. There is also a problem in that the dating service between the opposite sex remains as a one-time meeting without confirming whether the individual user registers himself or herself and whether the actual user has such taste, value, or preference.

The purpose of this specification is to provide a dating service that substantially reflects the user's personal preference by utilizing a medium called a book.

In addition, the present specification aims to implement a new business model through communication and appropriate compensation between book content providers, dating service providers, and users on the Internet system.

The technical problems to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems not mentioned are clear to those skilled in the art from the detailed description of the invention below. will be understandable.

A method of providing a dating service through book review content according to an embodiment of the present specification includes registering profile content of a first user including an audio review and a photo of a specific book by a first user as an application is executed. step; displaying on a display a first icon capable of displaying the registered profile content, another person's preference for the registered profile content, and a second icon enabling a date request; and when receiving the date request from the second user, completing the matching by allowing the date request to be accepted using virtual currency required for using paid services among the dating services through the application.

The profile content includes a life graph of the first user input through a user input unit and output through a display, the life graph includes experience events of the first user experienced in a specific age section on a timeline, , The horizontal axis of the life graph is the timeline generated based on the age information of the first user, and the vertical axis may mean a scale representing the importance of the experience event to the first user.

The profile contents are displayed on the display through a calendar interface, which is a virtual personal space independent for each user who has completed membership of the application, and the calendar interface includes the first user's daily recorded contents and uploads by the first user. Whether other people have a preference for at least one content, whether or not they subscribe to a first user account, date partner information recommended based on the preset preference information of the first user, or shared content shared by couples who have been matched, At least one of the shared event information may be displayed.

When the date matching is completed, the calendar interface of the first user and the calendar interface of the second user may interwork with each other, or a couple calendar interface distinguished from the calendar interfaces of the first user and the second user may be newly created.

The dating service providing method may include displaying at least one book list provided by a book content provider on the display; and if the specific book is selected from the at least one book list, displaying on the display an e-book view interface through which contents of the specific book can be checked using the virtual currency; generating the audio review for the selected specific book; and registering the generated audio review as profile content of the first user.

The dating service providing method may include displaying a link to a book content provider on the display; Accessing the homepage of the book contents provider through the connection of the link; generating the audio review for a selected book among at least one book provided through a homepage of the book content provider; and registering the generated audio review as profile content of the first user.

The dating service providing method may include: recommending at least one date candidate with whom the date match is possible according to a preset criterion based on at least one pre-registered personal information of the first user; and when one of the recommended date candidates is selected, completing date matching with the selected date candidate using the virtual currency, wherein the predetermined criterion is a review registered by the first user. It may include at least one of information about a user registering a review of a book related to the specific book, location information of the first user, and content information on which the preference level is indicated by the first user.

The dating service providing method may include displaying profile contents of a third user on the display; outputting a book audio review result through an audio output unit when the book audio review registered with the third user is selected; displaying a photo of the third user on the display using the virtual currency; The method may further include transmitting a date request to the third user using the virtual currency.

The method of providing the dating service may further include, when the date matching is completed, providing the first user with a coupon provided by a book contents provider providing the specific book or the dating service provider. .

The dating service providing method further includes, after the date matching is completed, providing the coupon to the first user and the second user according to a couple maintenance period by the first user and the second user, During the couple maintenance period, the number and type of coupons provided may vary according to at least one couple event performed by the first user and the second user.

The method of providing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification may provide a dating service that substantially reflects the user's individual preference by using a medium such as a book.

In addition, the dating service providing method according to an embodiment of the present specification can implement a new business model through communication between book content providers, dating service providers, and users and appropriate compensation on the Internet system.

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

The accompanying drawings, which are included as part of the detailed description to aid understanding of the present specification, provide examples of the present specification and describe technical features of the present specification together with the detailed description.
1 is a schematic system for providing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification.
2 is a block diagram of a computing device of a service provider for providing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification.
3 is a block diagram of a user terminal implementing a dating service application according to an embodiment of the present specification.
4 is a diagram for explaining a business model for implementing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification.
5 is a flowchart of a method for providing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification.
6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining a process of registering first user profile contents including an audio review of a specific book according to a dating service providing method according to an embodiment of the present specification.
8 to 9 are diagrams for explaining a process of requesting a date by a second user according to 1 user profile content provided according to a dating service providing method according to an embodiment of the present specification.
10 is a diagram for explaining an operation in which date matching is completed through a screen of a first user terminal that has received a date request from a second user according to a date service providing method according to an embodiment of the present specification.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included as part of the detailed description to aid understanding of the present invention, provide examples of the present invention and, together with the detailed description, describe the technical features of the present invention.

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

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. These terms are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

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

1 is a diagram for explaining a schematic system for implementing a method of providing a dating service through a book review according to an embodiment of the present specification.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system 1 includes a computing device 10 operated by a service provider providing the dating service, a first user terminal 20, a second user terminal 30, and a book content provider device ( 40) may be configured.

The computing device 10 may provide a dating service between the first user 21 and the second user 31 through a dating service application. The dating service application may be developed by a dating service provider and provided to the user terminals 20 and 30 in the form of software. The computing device 10 may be a server operated by a dating service provider.

The first user 21 and the second user 31 may access the dating service application through the first user terminal 20 and the second user terminal 30 , respectively. In the embodiment of this specification, for convenience of description, the first user 21 uploads book review content as profile content, and the second user 31 uploads book review content as profile content, based on the profile content of the first user 21. It is assumed that a date matching between the first user 21 and the second user 31 is completed by requesting a date request from the first user 21 .

User terminals described herein include mobile phones, smart phones, laptop computers, digital broadcasting terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), navigation devices, and slate PCs. ), tablet PC, ultrabook, wearable device (eg, watch type terminal (smartwatch), glass type terminal (smart glass), HMD (head mounted display)), etc. can

However, those skilled in the art will readily recognize that the configuration according to the embodiment described in this specification can be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, and digital signage in addition to mobile devices.

The book content provider device 40 may be a server operated by a book content provider. Book content providers include book publishers that can provide e-books used for dating services, companies that receive books from book publishers and provide them to consumers, and all providers that can provide books in the form of eBooks. can include

The dating service providing device 10, the user terminals 20 and 30, and the book contents provider device 40 perform data communication through a communication network, thereby realizing the provision of a dating service through the user terminals 20 and 30. .

2 is a block diagram of a computing device of a service provider for providing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification. The computing device of the service provider may be an external server.

Referring to FIG. 2, the external server 200 includes a dating service application (hereinafter referred to as 'application') 210, a communication unit 220, a storage unit 230, a power supply unit 240, and the like can do. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential to implement the external server 220, so the external server described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above.

The dating service application management unit 210 may be integrated with the storage unit 230 and/or the control unit 250 or managed separately. The dating service application management unit 210 may include a member management unit 211, a virtual currency management unit 212, a profile content management unit 213, a date matching candidate recommendation unit 214, and a book content management unit 215.

The member management unit 211 manages member information to which the application is subscribed. The member information may include not only personal information (age, gender, photo, address, etc.) necessary for subscribing to an application service, but also profile contents created by a user. According to one embodiment of the present specification, the profile content may include book review content, life graph, and the like. The book review content includes audio review content in which a user's voice for a specific book is recorded. The member management unit 211 includes a compulsory withdrawal function for ineligible members, and according to an embodiment, the member management unit 211 can automatically detect ineligible subjects by monitoring activities unrelated to personal information among activities of each member. there is.

The virtual currency management unit 212 may manage virtual currency possessed by each member. The virtual currency may be used when trying to use a paid service among services provided through the application. The virtual currency management unit 212 may manage virtual currency purchases by members, virtual currency compensation payments by members, coupon payments, and the like.

The profile content management unit 213 manages profile content registered by members, such as book review content, life graph, and photos registered by each member. Here, the profile content may be content introducing oneself in order to receive a dating service, unlike basic personal information required for service subscription through the application. According to an embodiment of the present specification, the dating service providing method provides a dating service by disclosing personal profile contents managed by the profile contents management unit 213 to members.

The date matching candidate recommendation unit 214 performs a function of recommending a dating partner based on the profile contents of each member managed by the profile contents management unit 213 and the personal information of each registered member.

The book management content management unit 215 functions to provide book content provided from the book content provider described in FIG. 1 to members or match additional information to book content to help members select. The book management content management unit 215 provides information to help members select a book to be reviewed by providing the additional information, such as the number of completed date matching based on a specific book and preferences of users, together with the book content itself. can do.

The communication unit 220 may include a wireless communication unit. The external server 200 may transmit and receive data with the user terminals 20 and 30 and the book contents provider device 40 through the wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit may include a wireless internet module. The wireless Internet module is configured to transmit and receive radio signals in a communication network based on wireless Internet technologies. Wireless Internet technologies include, for example, WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), 5G, etc. The module transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology within a range including Internet technologies not listed above.

The storage unit 230 may store programs for operation of the control unit 250 and may temporarily store input/output data (eg, member subscription request data, profile content registration data, etc.). The storage unit 230 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, a silicon disk drive type, or a multimedia card micro type. type), card-type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (random access memory; RAM), SRAM (static random access memory), ROM (read-only memory; ROM), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and optical disk may include at least one type of storage medium. The external server 200 may operate in relation to a web storage that performs the storage function of the storage unit 230 on the Internet.

The power supply unit 240 receives external power and internal power under the control of the control unit 260 and supplies power necessary for the operation of each component. The power supply 240 may also include a battery.

The controller 260 controls operations related to application programs and overall operations of a typical computing device. For example, the controller 260 controls the dating service application management unit 210 to perform a dating service operation according to an embodiment of the present specification. The dating service application according to an embodiment of the present specification may be installed in the user terminals 20 and 30 to implement a dating service.

3 is a block diagram of a user terminal implementing a dating service application according to an embodiment of the present specification.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the user terminal 300 according to an embodiment of the present specification includes a communication unit 310, an audio input unit 320, a storage unit 330, a display unit 340, an audio output unit 350, A user input unit 360 may be included.

The communication unit 310 includes a mobile communication module. The mobile communication module complies with technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication (eg, GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multi Access 2000), EVDO (Enhanced Voice- Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced) ) transmits and receives a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network built according to 5G, etc.). The communication unit 310 may further include a location information module. The location information module is a module for acquiring the location (or current location) of the mobile terminal, and representative examples thereof include a Global Positioning System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module. For example, when a mobile terminal utilizes a GPS module, the location of the mobile terminal can be obtained using signals transmitted from GPS satellites. As another example, when the mobile terminal utilizes the Wi-Fi module, the location of the mobile terminal may be obtained based on information of the Wi-Fi module and a wireless access point (AP) that transmits or receives a wireless signal. The location information module is a module used to acquire the location (or current location) of the mobile terminal, and is not limited to a module that directly calculates or acquires the location of the mobile terminal.

The audio input unit 320 processes external sound signals into electrical voice data. The processed voice data may be utilized in various ways according to the function (or application program being executed) being performed in the user terminal 300 . The audio input unit 320 may be a microphone, and various noise cancellation algorithms may be implemented to remove noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The storage unit 330 may store programs for operation of the control unit 370 and may temporarily store input/output data (eg, phonebook, message, still image, video, etc.). The storage unit 330 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, a silicon disk drive type, or a multimedia card micro type. type), card-type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (random access memory; RAM), SRAM (static random access memory), ROM (read-only memory; ROM), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and optical disk may include at least one type of storage medium. The user terminal 100 may operate in relation to a web storage that performs the storage function of the storage unit 330 on the Internet.

The display unit 340 displays (outputs) information processed by the user terminal 300 . For example, the display unit 151 may display execution screen information of an application program driven in the user terminal 300 or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to such execution screen information. .

The audio output unit 350 may output audio data received from the communication unit or stored in the memory in a call signal reception, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like. The audio output unit 350 also outputs sound signals related to functions performed by the user terminal 300 (eg, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 350 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The user input unit 360 is for receiving information from a user, and when information is input through the user input unit 360, the control unit 180 can control the operation of the user terminal 300 to correspond to the input information. there is. The user input unit 360 is a mechanical input means (or a mechanical key, for example, a button located on the front, rear or side of the terminal, a dome switch, a jog wheel, a jog switch, etc. ) and touch input means. As an example, the touch input means consists of a virtual key, soft key, or visual key displayed on a touch screen through software processing, or a part other than the touch screen. On the other hand, the virtual key or visual key can be displayed on the touch screen while having various forms, for example, graphic, text ( text), icon, video, or a combination thereof.

4 is a diagram for explaining a business model for implementing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification may be implemented by providing a dating service application (hereinafter, referred to as an application) in a computing device for providing the dating service.

The first user terminal 20 may execute a dating service application (S400). The book content provider 40 provides book content to the dating service providing computing device 10, and the computing device 10 can provide the book content to users through the dating service application. The book content provider 40 may generate additional revenue by advertising books to users using the dating service application. In addition, the dating service provider can utilize book contents to more efficiently provide a date matching service for members.

The first user 21 may generate audio review contents for the book contents through his/her own voice and register them in the application (S420). Profile contents of the first user registered by the first user 21 may be provided to other users (eg, the second user 31 ). The second user 31 may check the audio review of the first user 21 among the first user profile contents and request a date request.

At this time, in order to transfer the date request request, the second user 30 goes through a process of paying a predetermined virtual currency according to the paid service standard provided to the application (S430), and then sends the date request information to the first user 21 ) can be forwarded to More specifically, when the dating service computing device 10 receives a request for a date from the second user terminal 30 to the first user, it transmits the request to the first user terminal 20, and the first user terminal ( 20) can be displayed on the display.

Meanwhile, upon receiving the date request from the second user 31, the first user terminal 20 may go through a process of paying a predetermined virtual currency, and then perform an operation of accepting the date request (S440). .

When the date request acceptance operation is performed in the first user terminal 20, the computing device 10 may perform a date matching completion process (S440).

When the date matching is completed, the computing device 10 may control couple calendars to be created in each of the first user terminal 20 and the second user terminal 30 (S450).

After the date matching is completed, the computing device 10 determines whether the first user 21 and/or the second user 31 perform various couple events through the application. Compensation may be given to the second user 31 .

The compensation may include payment of a predetermined amount of virtual currency, payment of book coupons, a right to register for a one-time free book audio review, and the like. The type of compensation is not limited to the above example, and may be various, and a subject that pays the compensation may also be provided by a book content provider as well as a dating service provider. For example, if the couple event is an event utilizing book contents provided by a book contents provider, the computing device 10 monitors the performance result of the couple event and shares it with the book contents provider 40. In addition, the book content provider 40 may differently determine the degree of compensation provided according to the extent to which the book's advertising and marketing effects are helpful as a result of the couple event. For example, an event may be performed in which the first user 21 and the second user 31, after completing date matching, periodically upload reviews of the same book content to a couple calendar for a predetermined period of time. Couple calendars are generally set as secret boards by default, but you can also set whether or not to disclose each content uploaded by each couple. Accordingly, when periodic book review content is disclosed and uploaded to the couple calendar, the computing device 10 considers other people's preferences for the uploaded content (number of likes, recommendations, subscriptions, etc.) An operation of providing compensation to the user 21 and the second user 31 may be performed.

The application may provide a calendar interface, which is an independent virtual personal space for each user who has completed membership registration. The calendar interface may include the user's daily record content, other people's preference for at least one content uploaded by the user, subscription to the user account, date partner information recommended based on preset user preference information, or matching It can be used as a space for displaying at least one of shared content and shared event information shared by completed couples.

When the date matching is completed, the calendar interface of the first user and the calendar interface of the second user may interwork with each other, or a couple calendar interface distinguished from the calendar interfaces of the first user and the second user may be newly created. Alternatively, when the computing device determines that date matching is completed for a specific user, the computing device may switch the calendar interface of the specific user from a public mode to a private mode. The public mode may be a mode open to all other users before dating matching with a specific user is completed, and the secret mode may be a mode open only to a date partner.

5 is a flowchart of a method for providing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification. The method of providing the dating service shown in FIG. 5 can be implemented through the system, user terminal, and server described in FIGS. 1 to 3, and the flowchart of FIG. 5 is a control unit of the first user terminal 20 for convenience of description. It will be described assuming that it can be implemented through. 6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining a process of registering first user profile contents including an audio review of a specific book according to a dating service providing method according to an embodiment of the present specification. 8 to 9 are diagrams for explaining a process of requesting a date by a second user according to 1 user profile content provided according to a dating service providing method according to an embodiment of the present specification. 10 is a diagram for explaining an operation in which date matching is completed through a screen of a first user terminal that has received a date request from a second user according to a date service providing method according to an embodiment of the present specification.

Hereinafter, a method of implementing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification and exemplary screen configurations of a terminal will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the control unit 370 of the first user terminal (see FIG. 3 ) may register profile contents of the first user including book orio reviews (S500).

The profile contents of the first user may include audio review contents of a specific book, life graphs, photos, and the like.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 , a process of registering audio review contents of a specific book will be described.

The controller 370 displays at least one book list (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4) provided by a book content provider on the display. The at least one book list may include, in addition to book information, at least one of statistical information on actual date matching through recommended books, compensation information when the date matching is performed through the recommended books, or member's preference information (FIG. 6 A , B, C, ?, N) together with book information, it is possible to help users select a book to leave an audio review.

When the specific book 711 is selected from the at least one book list, the controller 370 displays an e-book view interface 710 for checking the contents of the specific book on the display using the virtual currency. can When an input for selecting the audio input menu 720 is received by the control unit 370, the audio review for the selected specific book 711 can be created. The controller 370 may display an indicator 730 indicating the progress or completion of the audio review on the display, and upon completion of the audio review, a menu 731 inquiring whether to register the completed audio review as profile content. can be shown on the display.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present specification, in addition to the book list provided by the book content provider through the application, a user can directly select a specific book and register an audio review. For example, the controller 370 may display link information on a home page URL of a book content provider on a dating service application execution screen. When the URL link is selected, the control unit 370 accesses the URL, and when a specific book is selected by the user, the selected book is included in the e-book view interface (710 in FIG. 7 ) displayed on the application execution screen. can be controlled as much as possible. Accordingly, in addition to the recommended book list provided through the dating service application, the user can more efficiently create and register book audio review content through the interface for registering audio reviews provided by the application for the book the user wants to register. can

Meanwhile, the controller 370 may display the registered profile content, a preference icon, and a date request icon on the display 340 (S510).

8 is an example of first user profile content provided on the screen of the second user terminal 30 . The controller of the second user terminal displays a thumbnail image 810 of a book targeted for audio review, a name 811 of the book, and summary information 812 of the audio review together with the registered first user profile contents. can do. In addition, the first user profile content may include photo information 820 registered by the first user, and the first user's photo may be disclosed to the second user through a predetermined virtual currency payment. Accordingly, the control unit of the second user terminal may display on the display a menu 821 inquiring whether or not to disclose the first user's photo through virtual currency payment.

In addition, the control unit of the second user terminal may display a preference icon 840 and a date request icon 850 for the registered first user profile content together on the display. According to one embodiment of the present specification, the favorability icon 840 can be used without paying for virtual currency, but in order to request a date, after payment for a predetermined virtual currency is completed, a date request is sent to the first user. Can be implemented on request.

In FIG. 8 , when a predetermined virtual currency payment for publishing the first user's photo is completed through the second user's input, the first user's photo 920 may be displayed on the display as shown in FIG. 9 . On the other hand, the profile contents of the first user disclosed in FIG. 9 may be life graph contents 910 created by the first user instead of an audio review of a book. The life graph includes experience events of the first user experienced in a specific age section on a timeline, a horizontal axis of the life graph is the timeline generated based on the age information of the first user, and a vertical axis represents the timeline. It may refer to a scale representing the importance of the experience event to the first user. The second user may select whether or not to request a date by referring to the life graph of the first user.

The controller 370 of the first user terminal may receive a date request from the second user (S520). The controller 370 may display an alarm message 1010 indicating that a date request has been requested and a menu 1020 for checking profile contents of the second user on the display.

In response to the second user's date request, the controller 370 may display a menu 1030 asking whether to accept the date request on the display 340 (S530).

When accepting the date request is selected in the menu 1030, the controller 370 may display a screen for virtual currency payment on the display 340. When the payment for the virtual currency necessary for accepting the date request is completed, the controller 340 may perform date matching completion processing (S540).

A dating service application according to an embodiment of the present specification may provide various menus. For example, referring to FIG. 10, the execution screen of the application includes a profile content registration menu (Profile), a book menu (Book) providing a list of recommended books provided by a book content provider, and a date request request from another person. In this case, a matching menu (Matching) to determine whether to accept a date, an event menu (Event) that provides various events for members or matched couples in the application, and a store related to paid service items such as virtual currency It may include a menu (Store) and an application setting menu (Set).

The above-described method for providing a dating service according to an embodiment of the present specification can be implemented as computer readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer-readable medium includes all types of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable media include Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Disk (SSD), Silicon Disk Drive (SDD), ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc. , and also includes those implemented in the form of a carrier wave (eg, transmission over the Internet). Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of this specification should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of this specification.

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A method for providing a dating service mediated by book review content in a computing device,
registering profile contents of the first user including an audio review and a photo of a specific book by the first user as the application is executed;
displaying on a display a first icon capable of displaying the registered profile content, another person's preference for the registered profile content, and a second icon enabling a date request; and
When receiving the date request from the second user, completing the matching by allowing the date request to be accepted using virtual currency necessary for using paid services among the dating services through the application,
The profile content is displayed on the display through a calendar interface, which is an independent virtual personal space for each user who has completed membership of the application,
The calendar interface,
Recommendations based on the first user's daily recorded content, other people's preference for at least one content uploaded by the first user, subscription to the first user account, and preset preference information of the first user A dating service providing method characterized in that displaying at least one of date partner information, shared contents shared by matched couple subjects, and shared event information. According to claim 1,
The profile content includes a life graph of the first user input through a user input unit and output through a display;
The life graph is
The experience event of the first user experienced in a specific age section on a timeline is included, the horizontal axis of the life graph is the timeline generated based on the age information of the first user, and the vertical axis is the timeline generated based on the age information of the first user. A method of providing a dating service, characterized in that it means a scale indicating the importance of an experience event.
According to claim 1,
The profile content is displayed on the display through a calendar interface, which is an independent virtual personal space for each user who has completed membership of the application,
The calendar interface,
Recommendations based on the first user's daily recorded content, other people's preference for at least one content uploaded by the first user, subscription to the first user account, and preset preference information of the first user A dating service providing method characterized in that displaying at least one of date partner information, shared contents shared by matched couple subjects, and shared event information.
According to claim 3,
When the date matching is completed,
The first user's calendar interface and the second user's calendar interface are interlocked,
The method of providing a dating service, characterized in that a couple calendar interface is newly created that is distinct from the calendar interfaces of the first user and the second user.
According to claim 1,
displaying at least one book list provided by a book content provider on the display; and
If the specific book is selected from the at least one book list, displaying on the display an e-book view interface through which contents of the specific book can be checked using the virtual currency;
generating the audio review for the selected specific book; and
registering the generated audio review as profile content of the first user;
A method of providing a dating service further comprising.
According to claim 1,
displaying a link to a book content provider on the display;
Accessing the homepage of the book contents provider through the connection of the link;
generating the audio review for a selected book among at least one book provided through a homepage of the book content provider; and
registering the generated audio review as profile content of the first user;
A method of providing a dating service further comprising.
According to claim 1,
recommending at least one date candidate with whom the date matching is possible according to a preset criterion based on at least one pre-registered personal information of the first user; and
When one of the recommended date candidates is selected, completing date matching with the selected date candidate using the virtual currency; further comprising,
The predetermined criteria are
and at least one of user information registering a review of a book associated with the specific book registered for review by the first user, location information of the first user, and content information in which the preference is displayed by the first user. A method of providing dating services.
According to claim 1,
displaying profile contents of a third user on the display;
outputting a book audio review result through an audio output unit when the book audio review registered with the third user is selected;
displaying a photo of the third user on the display using the virtual currency;
transmitting a date request to the third user using the virtual currency;
A method of providing a dating service further comprising.
According to claim 1,
When the date matching is completed,
a step of providing the first user with a coupon provided by a book contents provider providing the specific book or the dating service provider; further comprising;
A method of providing a dating service further comprising.
According to claim 9,
After the date matching is completed, providing the coupon to the first user and the second user according to a couple maintenance period by the first user and the second user;
The method of providing a dating service, characterized in that the number and type of coupons provided vary according to at least one couple event performed by the first user and the second user during the couple maintenance period.

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