KR20100046086A - Instant message service providing system saving and providing group information, and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An instant message service providing system saving and providing group information, and a control method thereof are provided to automatically add a counterpart person list which is matched with a group condition about the group, thereby easily finding a desired counterpart person. CONSTITUTION: An instant messenger server(200) extracts user information according to group condition information in a received group register request signal from a database. The instant messenger server matches the extracted user information with the group. The instant messenger server transmits registered group information to a mobile communication terminal(100'). If registration of new communication terminal user information corresponding to the group condition information is sensed, the instant messenger server automatically includes the corresponding user information in the corresponding group.

Description

INSTANT MESSAGE SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM SAVING AND PROVIDING GROUP INFORMATION, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an instant message service providing system and a method of controlling the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to receiving a group condition from any one terminal, creating a new group, and simultaneously generating user information corresponding to the group condition. The present invention relates to an instant message service providing system and a control method of matching new user information to a corresponding group automatically when registration of new user information corresponding to the group condition is detected.

There are many ways to communicate with the other party.

For example, a method of making a voice call with the other party using a phone (recently, a video call is also possible), a method of transmitting text data using a short message of a mobile communication terminal, and text information using an instant messenger (IM) This is how to send and receive immediately.

Among them, the instant messenger is advantageous in that it does not need to make a sound like a voice call, and is also advantageous in that the instant messenger can talk with the other party in near real time rather than sending a short message. Due to these advantages, many people send and receive real-time text messages to and from other parties using various messengers such as Microsoft's MSN messenger and Nate on messenger.

Recently, due to the development of mobile communication technology, a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone is equipped with a messenger function, allowing a user to have a kind of chat with the other party using a mobile phone.

However, in using such an instant messenger, each user should have a list of counterparts who will have a messenger conversation in advance, and when the counterpart drives a messenger, a conversation with the counterpart can be made.

The counterpart list is displayed when the instant messenger program is driven, and the user may create an arbitrary group (for example, a folder) to match specific counterpart lists with the corresponding group.

For example, you create a group called 'Alumni' and then move the list of counterparts corresponding to your classmate into the group. If you use this group, even if you have a large list of contacts, you can quickly find and send instant message data.

However, referring to a process of using a group in a conventional instant messenger, a user may directly receive an email address registered in an instant messenger from another party, or after confirming the other party's email address through a search on a specific portal on the Internet, If you request a friend to the other party using the e-mail address on the messenger, and the person accepts the request to add a friend, the user list is added to your instant messenger, and the user moves the added user list to a specific group. I manage it.

In other words, once a user creates a group, the user list included in the group does not change unless the user directly modifies the group. In addition, to check whether a user belonging to a certain group is newly registered, each time, the user had to search directly from a predetermined site.

However, in order to include a desired user in a specific group as a list, manually inputting each time or searching a predetermined site is a very cumbersome process, which is a user complaint.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. The object of the present invention is to automatically add a group of instant messengers to which the user does not search, even if the user does not directly search the list. An instant message service providing system and a method of controlling the same are provided to facilitate checking.

In order to achieve the above object, the instant message service providing system according to the present invention performs an instant message transmission / reception function with a counterpart communication terminal using a mounted instant messenger module, and includes a group including group condition information input from a user. A communication terminal for transmitting a registration request signal on a network; A database unit for registering and storing information of a communication terminal user, receiving a group registration request signal of the communication terminal, and extracting user information corresponding to group condition information included in the received group registration request signal from the database unit; After registering by matching to the corresponding group and transmitting the registered group information to the mobile communication terminal, if the registration of the new communication terminal user information corresponding to the group condition information of the registered group is detected, the corresponding user information to the corresponding group It is configured to include an instant messenger server to automatically include.

In addition, to achieve the above object, a control method of an instant message service providing system according to the present invention includes the steps of: a communication terminal having an instant messenger module transmitting a group registration request signal to an instant messenger server; Extracting, by the instant messenger server, a group condition included in a group registration request signal received from the communication terminal, extracting user information corresponding to the group condition from a pre-registered user information database, and matching and registering the group information with a corresponding group; Wow; And if the instant messenger server detects registration of new communication terminal user information, automatically including the corresponding user information in a corresponding group.

As described above, according to the present invention, in using the instant messenger, the user automatically includes a counterpart list corresponding to the group condition set by the user in the corresponding group, so that the user can repeatedly search for a desired counterpart in a specific portal site. This saves you the trouble of searching.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The instant message service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 100 ′, 100 ″ and an instant messenger server 200 as shown in FIG. 1.

The mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 "include a portable wireless communication device such as a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant (PDA). In this embodiment, the mobile communication terminals 100' and 100" communicate through the wireless communication section. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention may be any communication device that performs an Instant Messenger function such as a personal computer connected to a wired network.

The mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 "may be configured to transmit and receive voice, video calls, and text messages with the other party. In particular, the mobile communication terminals 100' and 100" may be provided with the other party's mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 ". And instant messenger module to enable instant messaging.

When the instant message module is stored in the mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 "in the form of a software program, the instant message module may be included in the mobile communication terminals 100' and 100" in the production stage of the mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 ". After the mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 "are shipped, the mobile communication terminals 100' and 100" are received from a specific server provided in the mobile communication network 400 or the Internet network according to a user's key manipulation and included in the mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 ". It may be.

The mobile communication terminal (100 ', 100 ") executes the mounted instant messenger module to perform an instant message transmission / reception function with the other mobile communication terminal (100', 100") and includes group condition information input from a user. The group registration request signal is transmitted to the instant messenger server 200. Of course, when the mobile communication terminal 100 ', 100 "transmits an instant message to the counterpart mobile communication terminal 100', 100", it may also pass through the instant messenger server 200.

Here, the group registration request signal is a signal for newly registering a group displayed on the display unit of the mobile communication terminal 100 ', 100 "while the instant messenger module is executed. The messenger server 200 creates and registers a new group, which will be described later.

The mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 "communicate with the mobile communication network 400 through the base stations 410' and 420", and the mobile communication network 400 includes, for example, a packet data service node (PDSN) 300. Likewise, devices that perform a kind of router may be included. By the PDSN 300, the mobile communication terminals 100 ′ and 100 ″ and the instant messenger server 200 may communicate with each other.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the instant messenger server 200 includes a database unit (ie, a user information database 210 and a group database 230) including information and group information of a user of the mobile communication terminal 100 ′ and 100 ″, respectively. The control unit 220 is provided.

The controller 220 performs an overall function of the instant messenger server 200, and in particular, performs a function of reading, searching, and writing data of the user information database 210 and the group database 230.

The user information database 210 stores personal information of the user of the mobile communication terminal 100 ', 100 "for messenger communication. For example, the mobile phone terminal 100', 100" user's telephone number and instant messenger communication. It may include a nickname to be used at the time of the city, a primary school of origin, a place of residence, a keyword designated by another user or an administrator, and the like.

An example of data stored in the user information database 210 is shown in FIG. 3.

In the drawing, the first user has a mobile communication terminal (100 ', 100 ") whose telephone number is' 011-111-1111 ', an instant message name is' bluesky ', the elementary school is' Seoul Elementary School ', and the residential area is' Gangnam-gu, Seoul ', and the keyword is' electronic basketball'.

The data shown in FIG. 3 is just one example, and in addition, various personal information may be included in the user information database 210. As the variety of information varies, any specific mobile communication terminal 100 ', 100 will be described later. ") It is easier for the user to search for the other party he / she wants. Thus, the information contained in the user information database 210 is directly inputted and transmitted after the user of the mobile communication terminal 100 ', 100" drives the instant messenger module. It may be based on the information or the information input by the user of the mobile communication terminal (100 ', 100 ") to a separate web site through a wired Internet network.

The group database 230 stores group information used for instant message communication between the mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 ". That is, the mobile communication terminal 100' and 100" itself when the instant messenger module is driven. The pre-registered group information is requested to the instant messenger server 200. At this time, the instant messenger server 200 extracts the corresponding group information from the group database 230 and transmits the group information to the mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 ". .

An example of data stored in such a group database 230 is shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B.

For example, in FIG. 4A, a user whose mobile number is '010-555-5555' as a creator has created a group called 'alumni', and the condition of the group called 'alumni' resides. The area is 'Seoul', and the elementary school is from 'Seoul Elementary School'.

In addition, the group database 230 stores user information corresponding to each group condition generated by the users of the mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 ", an example of which is illustrated in FIG. 4B.

FIG. 4B is a diagram of a list of users of mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 " corresponding to a group condition' Seoul, Seoul Elementary School 'of a group called' Alumni 'generated by the' 010-555-5555 'creator of FIG. 4A. An example is shown.

That is, using the information stored in the user information database 210, the instant messenger server 200 extracts a list of users whose residence area is 'Seoul' and whose elementary school is 'Seoul Elementary School' to generate data as shown in FIG. 4B. It is.

In order to send and receive an actual instant message with the other party, the other party's consent is required. In FIG. 4B, whether or not a friend is registered indicates whether or not the other party's consent was received.

That is, the instant messenger server 200 receives a group registration request signal of the mobile communication terminals 100 'and 100 ", and transmits user information corresponding to the group condition information included in the received group registration request signal to a user information database ( Extract from 210 to match the group and register.

Thereafter, the instant messenger server 200 automatically detects registration of new communication terminal user information corresponding to group condition information of a pre-registered group and automatically includes the corresponding user information in the corresponding group.

That is, when new user information that is not included when the group is first created is registered, the instant messenger server 200 includes the corresponding user information in a corresponding group when it corresponds to a group condition of a previously stored group.

Hereinafter, the overall control process of the instant messaging service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

In the present embodiment, in order to avoid confusion, a mobile communication terminal for registering a group is referred to as a first mobile communication terminal 100 ', and a mobile communication terminal for newly registering user information is referred to as a second mobile communication terminal 100 ". Assume

First, the first mobile communication terminal 100 'transmits and registers user information input by the user to the instant messenger server 200 (step S1). Such user information registration can be made by all mobile communication terminals using the instant messenger module.

Of course, a predetermined web server for sharing data with the instant messenger server 200 or the instant messenger server 200 using a personal computer, rather than a method of directly transmitting user information using a mobile communication terminal as described above ( It may be registered by transmitting the user information (not shown).

The instant messenger server 200 registers and stores user information transmitted from mobile communication terminals in the user database 210 (step S3).

Meanwhile, the user of the first mobile communication terminal 100 'displays the group registration menu on the display unit according to the user's command (step S5). The group registration menu may be displayed while the instant messenger module is driven in the first mobile communication terminal 100 '.

For example, as the user presses a predetermined menu button while the instant messenger module is driven, the first mobile communication terminal 100 ′ may display a group registration menu on the display.

This example is shown in FIG. 6. That is, when the user presses the menu button while the instant messenger module is driven as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the first mobile communication terminal 100 ′ displays a menu screen for group registration, and then the user selects a group registration menu. The first mobile communication terminal 100 ′ displays a selection menu for group registration on the display unit as shown in FIG. 6 (b). When the user selects 'find school alumni', for example, the first mobile communication terminal ( 100 ') displays a screen for inputting group conditions as shown in FIG. 6C.

When the user inputs the group condition information through the input screen as shown in FIG. 6 (c), for example, when the elementary school name and the year of graduation information are input in FIG. 6 (c) (step S7), the first mobile communication terminal ( 100 ') transmits a group registration request signal including the group condition information to the instant messenger server 200 (step S7).

When the instant message server 200 receives a group registration request signal from the first mobile communication terminal 100 ′, the instant messenger server 200 checks the group condition information included in the group registration request signal, and uses the user information corresponding to the group condition information. It extracts from the information database 210 (step S11).

A group is generated to include the extracted user information (step S13), and the generated group information is transmitted to the first mobile communication terminal 100 '(step S15).

The first mobile communication terminal 100 'displays the group information received from the instant messenger server 200 on the display unit (step S17). 6D illustrates a state in which group information is displayed on the display unit of the first mobile communication terminal 100 ′. As shown in the figure, information about users corresponding to the group may be displayed as a user name or a user telephone number. Alternatively, a user nickname may be displayed.

In this state, the first mobile communication terminal 100 ′ selects one of the displayed users to request an agreement for mutual transmission and reception of an instant message, and when the other party receiving the request presses a key that agrees, FIG. 6 (e). As shown, an icon indicating that the user agrees is displayed. That is, FIG. 6 (e) shows that the icon displayed in front of the user is changed when a consent message for mutual communication between instant messages from the "Honey" user of the first list is received. With respect to the counterpart, the user of the first mobile communication terminal 100 'can select the counterpart and send and receive instant messages as in a general personal computer.

For reference, the icon up to the third list, that is, the blue icon, of the icons of FIG. 6 (a) indicates that the other party is currently logged in, and the icons of the fourth and fifth lists, that is, the dim red icon, represent the current party. Indicates that this is not logged in. As such, it is possible to easily check whether the other party is logged in only by the form of the icon.

The other party's consent process for mutual communication between instant messages may be performed through an intermediate server (not shown), which is only a known technique (for example, the "add friend" function of instant messenger). Detailed description will be omitted.

On the other hand, when the second mobile communication terminal 100 ″ newly transmits user information necessary for the use of the instant message to the instant messenger server 200 (step S19), the instant messenger server 200 transmits the second mobile communication terminal. In addition to storing the user information received from the "100" in the user information database 210, it is determined whether the user information corresponds to a group condition of a specific group previously generated (step S21).

If there is a group condition corresponding to newly registered user information as a result of the determination, the instant messenger server 200 automatically includes the corresponding user information in the corresponding group (step S23).

That is, the instant messenger server 200 updates the group database 230 to include new user information.

Subsequently, the instant messenger server 200 transmits the updated group information to the first mobile communication terminal 100 '(step S25), that is, transmits a kind of group information update signal, and transmits the first mobile communication terminal 100'. Displays the group information currently displayed on the display unit with newly received group information (step S27).

An example of displaying the updated group information by the first mobile communication terminal 100 ′ is illustrated in FIG. 7. That is, it can be seen that a new user named "JY" at the bottom of the figure is additionally included in a group called "alumni".

In the figure, the newly added user's name is different so that the user of the first mobile communication terminal 100 'can easily check the color.

As such, when the user of the first mobile communication terminal 100 ′ registers a predetermined group in the instant messenger server 200 to collect a list of counterparts who will send and receive instant messages, the users of the mobile communication terminals corresponding to the group condition of the corresponding group are registered. The group information can be automatically updated every time a new registration is performed, thereby reducing the trouble of searching for desired parties each time or registering a new group.

For example, a mobile terminal user who wants to store his or her elementary school alumni list as a group transmits the group conditions (eg, elementary school name, year of graduation, etc.) of the elementary school alumni to the instant messenger server 200 to When requesting registration, the list of mobile communication terminal users corresponding to the current group condition is included in the corresponding group and transmitted from the instant messenger server 200 to the mobile communication terminal, and a new alumni is later added to the instant messenger server 200. ), When the alumni's information is automatically included in the group that they have already registered, the result is displayed on their mobile communication terminal.

In the above-described embodiment, the group information is automatically updated and displayed according to the registration of the additional user while the instant messenger module is driven in the first mobile communication terminal 100 '. However, the first mobile communication terminal 100 When the instant messenger module of the terminal is terminated and restarted, the newly updated group information may be received from the instant messenger server 200 and displayed.

In addition, in the foregoing embodiment, a case of transmitting and receiving instant message data in a mobile communication terminal has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to the use of the mobile communication terminal. Of course, it can be applied to the communication device.

In addition, the instant messenger server 200 may not be provided in the mobile communication network 400, but may be provided in another communication network (for example, the Internet network) associated with the mobile communication network 400.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. It is to be understood that such variations and modifications are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of an instant message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a database included in the instant messenger server of FIG. 1.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a user information database of FIG. 2;

4A and 4B illustrate an example of data stored in the group database of FIG. 2.

5 is a control flowchart of an instant message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 and 7 illustrate examples of screens displayed on the display unit of the first mobile communication terminal of FIG. 5.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

100 ': first mobile communication terminal 100 ": second mobile communication terminal

200: IM server 300: PDSN

400: mobile communication network 410 ', 420 ": base station

Claims (9)

A communication terminal for performing an instant message transmission / reception function with the counterpart communication terminal using the mounted instant messenger module and transmitting a group registration request signal including group condition information input from a user on a network; A database unit for registering and storing information of a communication terminal user, receiving a group registration request signal of the communication terminal, and extracting user information corresponding to group condition information included in the received group registration request signal from the database unit; After registering by matching to the corresponding group and transmitting the registered group information to the mobile communication terminal, if the registration of the new communication terminal user information corresponding to the group condition information of the registered group is detected, the corresponding user information to the corresponding group Instant messenger service system comprising an instant messenger server to be automatically included. The method of claim 1, And the instant messenger server registers the group by matching the group to at least one of the communication terminal information transmitting the group registration request signal and the communication terminal user information. The method of claim 2, And the communication terminal receives and displays information on a group matched with the instant messenger server when the instant messenger module is driven. The method of claim 1, And the communication terminal transmits a user information registration request signal including user information input from a user to the instant messenger server. The method of claim 1, The group information received by the communication terminal from the instant messenger server includes at least one of a group name, a communication terminal user name included in the group, a communication terminal telephone number, and a communication terminal user nickname. Provide system. The method of claim 3, The communication terminal transmits a friend registration request signal to the counterpart communication terminal selected by the user in the displayed group information, and when a friend registration permission signal is received from the counterpart communication terminal, an instant message transmission and reception with the counterpart communication terminal is possible. The instant message service providing system, characterized in that the. (a) transmitting a group registration request signal to an instant messenger server by a communication terminal having an instant messenger module; (b) the instant messenger server extracts a group condition included in a group registration request signal received from the communication terminal, extracts user information corresponding to the group condition from a pre-registered user information database, and matches the group; Registering; (c) if the instant messenger server detects registration of new communication terminal user information, automatically including the corresponding user information in a corresponding group. The method of claim 7, wherein In the step (c), The instant messenger server is a control method of an instant message service providing system, characterized in that to register a matching group to at least one of the communication terminal information and the corresponding communication terminal user information that transmitted the group registration request signal. The method of claim 7, wherein After step (b), (b1) receiving, by the communication terminal, group information registered by the instant messenger server from the instant messenger server, displaying a group and a counterpart information list included in the group on a display unit; After step (c), (c1) the instant messenger server transmitting a group information update signal to the communication terminal according to addition of new user information in a group; (c2) further comprising the step of displaying, by the communication terminal, user information newly registered in the instant messenger server in a previously displayed group counterpart information list according to the group information update signal of the instant messenger server. Method of controlling an instant message service providing system.

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