KR20130125274A - Method for displaying user profile on terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for displaying a user profile on a terminal unit. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the method where a terminal unit displays a display screen comprises the following steps of: setting a specific area in the display screen as a profile area; generating an exposure profile pool by receiving profile information of another user who interacts with the user of the terminal unit; and displaying a selected user profile from the exposure profile pool on the profile area. [Reference numerals] (310) Setting a specific area in the display screen as a profile area;(320) Generating an exposure profile pool by receiving profile information of another user who interacts with the user of the terminal unit;(330) Displaying a selected user profile from the exposure profile pool on the profile area;(AA) Start;(BB) End

Description

Method for displaying user profile on terminal device

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen display technology for configuring a display screen using a user profile. In particular, the terminal device interacts with other users, such as a graphical user interface (GUI) environment of an operating system, a messenger, and a social network service (SNS) application. The present invention relates to a device, a method for configuring a display screen by exposing a user profile in a GUI environment of an application, and a recording medium recording the method.

With the development of information technology, various technical means for interacting with other users through user terminal devices have been proposed. Through the communication network, users can utilize social network service (SNS), which enables them to strengthen their network of acquaintances such as friends, seniors, and colleagues, build new networks, and form a wider human network. Beyond communication, it is possible to form a one-media or community that shares personal information and distributes knowledge.

In particular, as the desire for expression of the individual becomes stronger, a messenger service and a social network service, which form a social relationship between people and maintain a close relationship, are also developed. While social services such as Internet cafes and clubs on the network are groups that are interested in a particular subject, they share the closed service, while social network service is a place where you, or individuals, share your interests and personalities. There is a difference in that. As a result, demands of consumers to express themselves more actively and to more easily connect with counterparts have steadily increased.

The technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention, overcomes the limitation that the standby screen of the conventional terminal device does not provide any information about the other party interacting with the user, even if the user of the terminal device Even if the user runs the SNS application, unless the user actively searches for the conversation counterpart, the weakness of the exposure of the information to the counterpart is always performed passively. As a result of this weakness, as the number of counterparts connected through the network increases, It is to solve the problem that the perception of the other person is lowered.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a method for displaying a display screen by a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device setting a specific area in the display screen as a profile area; Generating, by the terminal device, an exposure profile pool by receiving profile information of another user who interacts with a user of the terminal device; And displaying, by the terminal device, a user profile selected from the generated exposure profile pool in the set profile area according to a preset exposure probability for each user, wherein the other user is registered in an address book of the terminal device. Any one of a user, a user registered as a conversation partner through a messenger application of the terminal device, and a user connected through an SNS application of the terminal device.

According to an embodiment, a method of displaying a display screen may include: detecting whether the received profile information is updated based on at least one of a change of a profile picture and a change of an introduction; And increasing the exposure probability of the user whose profile is updated according to the detection result.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a method of displaying a display screen may include: receiving paid service usage information of the other user; And adjusting the exposure probability for each user in proportion to the payment cost of the received paid service usage information.

According to an embodiment, a method of displaying a display screen may include: recording an interaction history with the other user; Extracting the frequency of the interaction or the last interaction time from the recorded history for a user having the interaction history for a predetermined period of time; And adjusting the exposure probability for each user based on the extracted frequency or time.

In the method of displaying the display screen according to an embodiment, when a messenger application is executed in the terminal device, the profile area is set in a separate area together with a chat window of the messenger application, and a conversation through the messenger application is performed. The user profile selected in the generated exposure profile pool is continuously displayed in the set profile area while the process is in progress.

In addition, in the method of displaying the display screen, when the conversation is initiated through the messenger application, receiving an interactive user list of the conversation counterpart; And increasing an exposure probability for each user for a user common to the received user list in the generated exposure profile pool.

In addition, in the method of displaying the display screen, the terminal device may store the classification information of the other user in advance, and when the conversation is started through the messenger application, the terminal device may store the classification information in the exposure profile pool based on the previously stored classification information. The method may further include increasing the exposure probability for each user for a user belonging to the same category as the conversation counterpart.

Further, when the profile area is selected while the conversation is in progress through the messenger application, the method may further include participating the selected user in a conversation in progress.

On the other hand, the following description provides a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute a method for displaying a display screen by the terminal device described above.

Embodiments of the present invention receive profile information of another user who interacts with a user of the terminal device to generate an exposure profile pool, and the other party through a profile area specified during execution of an idle screen of the operating system, a messenger application or an SNS application. By continuously exposing the profile of the user, information on the other party can be provided even on the standby screen of the terminal device. Furthermore, even when the messenger application or the SNS application is executed, the information about the other party can be automatically exposed without the user's active search. In addition, by adjusting the exposure probability for each user according to the set conditions, even if the number of counterparts connected through the network increases, perception and interest of the counterpart may be maintained through exposure of an appropriate user profile, and communication may be facilitated.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a profile area that is adopted by embodiments of the present invention.
2A to 2D are views illustrating a method in which a profile area adopted by embodiments of the present invention is displayed on a user terminal.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying a display screen by a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 6 are flowcharts illustrating various embodiments of determining an exposure probability for a user profile in the display screen display method of FIG. 3.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a function of linking a dialogue situation and a profile exposure method in the screen display method of FIG. 2D illustrating a dialogue situation via a messenger application.
8 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal device configuring a display screen using a user profile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Before describing the embodiments of the present invention in detail, the basic idea adopted by the embodiments of the present invention and the technical means for implementing the same will be outlined. The terminal device described below refers to various types of personal user devices including a general PC, a notebook computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, and the like, and is based on the assumption that the terminal device is connected to a network through wired / wireless communication means. The method of constructing and displaying a display screen proposed by embodiments of the present invention is not dependent or limited to a specific operating system mounted on these terminal devices.

As described above, the standby screen of the operating system mounted on the terminal device does not display information about other users with whom the user of the terminal device communicates and interacts with. In addition, the messenger application or the SNS application provides a search function for finding a counterpart and a profile page displaying a profile list of the counterpart. If the user wants to interact with a specific counterpart, the user must search the counterpart directly by using a search function or select the user through the entire profile list. Although the function of grouping the profile list according to a certain condition is provided, this also requires the active search of the user. Therefore, as the number of registered counterparts increases, it becomes more difficult to approach a specific counterpart. For example, if the user profile is displayed in the order of the name, it is inconvenient to scroll the screen several times in order to select the opponent whose last name is 'ha'.

Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention described below adopt a method of always utilizing a specific area in the display screen as an area for displaying information about another user regardless of what situation the terminal device is under. That is, the terminal device may continuously expose information about other users through a specific area set even during a standby screen in which a specific application is not running, and even if a messenger or SNS application is executed, a specific area set without a user's special search Can expose information about other users.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention intends to utilize a user profile to summarize and display information about another user who interacts with the user of the terminal device. 1 is a view illustrating a configuration of a profile area 100 adopted by embodiments of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the profile area 100 includes a user identifier 110 and a profile picture 120 to an introduction. / State information 130 may be included.

The user identifier 110 may use a name, an alias, a phone number, an email address, etc. of the other party, and is used as a means for identifying the other party in the terminal device. The profile picture 120 is an image that the other party wants to display to other users who interact with each other through a network, and a picture or emoticon that the other person can directly register with may be utilized. The introductory / status information 130 can also be a text-type short sentence that can be directly registered by the other party, and can describe an introductory article describing itself or its own state. Of course, such introduction / status information 130 may be automatically set by the application, without registering the other party directly. For example, when the terminal device is in an idle state or lacks power, or when navigation is performed while driving, unnecessary communication attempts may be blocked by displaying corresponding state information.

2A to 2D are views illustrating a method of displaying a profile area adopted by embodiments of the present invention on a user terminal, and illustrating a situation in which the profile area 100 is displayed through a smartphone.

2A illustrates a situation in which the profile area 100 is exposed on the standby screen of the smartphone. As shown in FIG. 2A, a part of the upper part is set as the profile area 100 separately from the icons of other applications or the display area 210 of the desktop in the entire display screen, and continuously through the set profile area 100. The profile information of other users will be displayed. At this time, the displayed profile information is selected from among the exposure profile pools generated by various rules, and after being exposed through the profile area 100 for a predetermined time, it is preferable to be replaced with another user profile. Of course, the exposure profile pool may be randomly selected from among a plurality of users registered to the terminal device, but may be variously configured according to the type of the application or the execution condition of the application being executed through the terminal device. That is, it is preferable to differentiate the exposure for each user through the configuration of the exposure profile pool or the profile area 100. The exposure method of the profile region 100 described above may be similarly applied to not only FIG. 2A but also FIGS. 2B to 2D, and a more detailed exposure profile pool configuration method will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 2A, when the user of the smartphone selects the exposed user profile through the profile area 100, a list of various services that may be provided through the corresponding smartphone may be displayed in association with the selected user. For example, an operation such as making a phone call, sending a text, writing an email, messenger or SNS application and sending feedback to the selected user may be performed. Therefore, it is possible to utilize the profile area 100 as a kind of portal or shortcut for entering a specific application.

2b to 2d assume a situation in which a messenger application is executed in a smartphone.

2B illustrates a screen displaying a friend list 220 of a messenger application, and it can be seen that the friend list 220 arranged in order of names is displayed. At this time, the user profile is continuously exposed through a profile area 100 set at the top of the screen separately from the friend list 220 at the bottom of the screen. In this case, the exposed user profile may correspond to a user having a relatively higher priority than the general friend list 220 displayed at the bottom of the screen. For example, a high priority may be given to a user who has a high frequency of conversations or a user who has many call records. Through this screen configuration, the user can more easily access the conversation counterpart by selecting the profile area 100 exposed at the top of the screen without scrolling the friend list 220 at the bottom of the screen.

2C illustrates a screen displaying a past chat history list 230 of a messenger application. Also, according to a specific condition through the profile area 100 set at the top of the screen separately from the chat history list 230 at the bottom of the screen, FIG. You will continue to expose your user profile.

2D illustrates a screen in which a message is being attempted to communicate with a specific counterpart through a messenger application. The user profile is continuously maintained through a profile area 100 set at the top of the screen separately from the chat window 240 at the bottom of the screen. Will be exposed. In this case, the exposed user profile may correspond to a user having a high degree of association with the other party in the chat window 240 at the bottom of the screen. For example, if a user profile of a user who is currently in conversation and a friend of the other party who are in conversation is displayed through the profile area 100, it may be possible to induce a common friend to the ongoing conversation. More group chats are possible. Therefore, if a conversation is in progress through a messenger application, a user profile having an increased exposure probability may be exposed to the profile area 100 by calculating a degree of association with the other party of the conversation. A more detailed process will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

In summary, embodiments of the present invention by automatically exposing the profile information of the other party interacting with the user of the terminal device through the user's own terminal device through the profile area 100 as described above to allow the user to automatically contact the other party. To obtain a summary of the information.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned technical problems will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It is to be noted that the same components are denoted by the same names and reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying a display screen by a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and includes the following process.

In operation 310, the terminal device sets a specific area in the display screen as a profile area. To this end, the operating system of the terminal device may reserve the set profile area in configuring the display screen, and display the standby screen or the application program of the operating system through the other area, or the standby of the operating system that is normally displayed. After displaying the screen or the application program, the set profile area may be displayed in a floating manner.

In step 320, the terminal device receives profile information of another user interacting with the user of the terminal device, and generates an exposure profile pool. The other user may be any one of a user registered in an address book of the terminal device, a user registered as a conversation partner through a messenger application of the terminal device, and a user connected through an SNS application of the terminal device. That is, the user identifier may be obtained from an address book stored in association with a user account of the terminal device, or an identifier of a contact or friend registered through a messenger or SNS application installed in the terminal device. Then, the terminal device receives the profile of the counterpart from the counterpart terminal device or the profile provision server using the user identifier thus obtained, and configures an exposure profile pool to be exposed through the profile area. At this time, it is preferable that the exposure profile pool does not include a user who is missing basic element information (for example, a profile picture or an introduction / status information) constituting the profile information. Because a user profile lacking information introducing itself is less valuable as profile information, it is advantageous to exclude it from the exposure profile from the point of view of information provision.

In step 330, the terminal device displays the user profile selected from the exposure profile pool generated in step 320 in the profile area set in step 310 according to a preset exposure probability for each user. In the profile pool created in step 320, each individual user profile may be basically given the same exposure probability, but the exposure probability may be adjusted according to the situation when displayed in the profile area or the execution condition of the application. have.

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 4 to 6, various embodiments of determining an exposure probability for a user profile in the display screen display method of FIG. 3 will be described. 4 through 6 each include additional configurations performed after generating the exposure profile of FIG. 3 (step 320), but these orders may vary according to implementation needs, and are added herein to avoid duplication of description. Focus on describing the configuration.

4 illustrates a method of changing a weight of a user profile exposure according to a change of a profile.

In operation 321, the terminal device detects whether the received profile information is updated based on at least one of a change of a profile picture and a change of an introduction. To this end, the terminal device receives the updated profile information from the other party's terminal device or a separate profile server. At this time, it is preferable that the user's terminal stores profile information of the counterpart before being updated with a timestamp. Accordingly, when the time stamp of the newly received profile information is compared with the time stamp of the previously stored profile information, and it is confirmed that the time stamp of the newly received profile information is a later value in time, it may be determined that the profile information of the corresponding party has been updated. .

In step 322, the terminal device increases the exposure probability of the user whose profile is updated according to the detection result in step 321. That is, by increasing the exposure probability of the other party to maintain the latest profile can be induced to be exposed through the profile area more frequently.

In operation 330, the user is selected from the exposure profile pool according to the changed exposure probability for each user, and the profile information of the selected user is displayed in the set profile area.

5 illustrates a method of varying a weight of a user profile exposure in connection with a monetization service.

In operation 323, the terminal device receives paid service usage information of another user. Here, the paid service may be a paid service associated with the operating system itself, a paid service associated with a messenger or an SNS application, and the like, and specific items of the paid service are not limited. For example, it may be the case that another user (meaning a conversation partner) has purchased a paid product of a messenger application, or another user has purchased a paid product related to a profile exposure / advertisement of a messenger application. Can be. That is, a provider of a messenger service may sell paid items related to messenger exposure for consumers who want to increase their profile exposure, and a user who purchases such a paid item may display his user profile with a relatively high probability. do.

In step 324, the terminal device adjusts the exposure probability for each user in proportion to the payment cost of the paid service usage information received in step 323. At this time, as the payment cost is higher, the exposure probability per user increases. In addition, for convenience of implementation, a section may be assigned by classifying payment intervals and an exposure probability may be obtained by calculating a relative weight for each rating. For example, a user who purchases a first-class profile advertising product may be given the highest weight, and a user who purchases a second-class profile advertising product may be given a relatively low weight. Of course, a user who has not purchased any paid service will be given a lower weight than a paid service buyer.

In operation 330, the user is selected from the exposure profile pool according to the changed exposure probability for each user, and the profile information of the selected user is displayed in the set profile area.

6 introduces a method of varying the weight of a user profile exposure based on histories of interaction with other users.

In operation 325, the terminal device records a history of interaction between the user of the terminal device and another user. The interaction history may be a telephone call history, a message transmission history, an email transmission history, a conversation or a feedback history through a messenger or an SNS application. That is, all forms of communication history between the user himself and the other party are the object.

In step 326, the terminal device extracts the frequency of the interaction or the last interaction time from the history recorded in step 325 for the user who has the interaction history for a predetermined period of time. At this time, the setting of a certain period is to exclude from the history to consider that the contact is disconnected if the time when the communication with the specific counterpart is too long. That is, the frequency of the interaction or the interaction time is extracted from the history recorded on the basis of a certain period of time.

In operation 327, the terminal device adjusts the exposure probability for each user based on the frequency or time extracted in operation 326. In this case, the adjustment of the exposure probability per user may be designed in proportion to or inversely proportional to the extracted frequency or time. For example, suppose you set a period of time to one week. If there is a conversation history for a week, but the conversation frequency is low or a long time since the last conversation, the user's profile can be exposed more frequently by adjusting the exposure probability per user. This is to facilitate conversation by actively recognizing the presence of the interaction but the less frequent one. Alternatively, under the same conditions (assuming there is a conversation history for a week, but the conversation frequency is low and a long time since the last conversation), the exposure probability per user may be adjusted lower. This is to consider that the user does not intend to talk frequently with the corresponding conversation partner according to the conversation pattern of the user, and to reduce the number of profile exposures.

In operation 330, the user is selected from the exposure profile pool according to the changed exposure probability for each user, and the profile information of the selected user is displayed in the set profile area.

In the above, various embodiments in which the exposure probability for each user is adjusted through FIGS. 4 to 6 are illustrated. These embodiments may be implemented independently of each other, if necessary, may be combined with each other to operate in parallel. If the respective embodiments operate in combination and in parallel, it may be calculated according to one consistent exposure probability calculation method by quantifying the adjustment values of the respective exposure probabilities. To this end, a weight calculation table as shown in Table 1 may be used.

Rating Classifier weight One If you purchased an A-profile ad product 50 2 If you purchased a B-profile ad product 20 3 3 or more calls, messages, emails, or chats within 3 days 15 4 If you change your profile photo or introduction within 3 hours 10 5 If you have fewer than three calls, messages, emails, or chats within a week 7 6 If your profile photo or introduction has changed within 3 days 5 7 If your profile photo or introduction is registered 2 8 Photos and introductions are not registered 0

That is, it is possible to calculate the weight for each user through the weight calculation table illustrated in Table 1 according to an event occurring for each user, and determine the exposure probability even under complex conditions.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a function of linking a dialogue situation and a profile exposure method in the screen display method of FIG. 2D illustrating a dialogue situation through a messenger application. When the messenger application is executed in a terminal device, FIG. It is assumed that the user profile is displayed through the profile area 100 set in the separate area together with the chat window 240. At this time, even while the conversation through the messenger application is in progress, the terminal device continuously displays the user profile selected from the previously generated exposure profile pool in the profile area 100. In addition, in order to display the user profile through the profile area 100, the terminal device may create an exposure profile pool using a profile of a user other than the conversation partner of the messenger application. It may be included in the exposure profile pool.

2D, it has been described that the user who is highly related to the conversation counterpart is displayed through the profile area 100. That is, in FIG. 7, a user exposed through the profile area 100 (hereinafter, referred to as a third party for convenience) may be a common friend of the user of the terminal device and the conversation counterpart. Here, the friend refers to a counterpart who interacts through a terminal device, not a friend in a dictionary meaning, and may be a call counterpart, a message counterpart, a message counterpart, an email counterpart or a chat counterpart or a feedback counterpart of an SNS application. . Therefore, in FIG. 7, the user of the terminal device may wish to engage a third party who is a common friend in the ongoing conversation. If the current conversation is a group conversation, the third party may be a common friend of all the conversation counterparts and the user in a group conversation, or may be a common friend of at least one of the conversation partners and the user. As such, the range of common friends may be determined according to user settings or basic settings.

Therefore, when the user selects the profile area 100 while the conversation is in progress through the messenger application, the user of the terminal device, the conversation partner who participated in the original conversation, and the selected person may additionally participate by selecting the profile area 100. Induce group conversations involving users (meaning third parties). Various implementations may be utilized to engage a common friend in an ongoing conversation and to conduct a group conversation. For example, if a user profile selected through the profile area 100 is selected while the current conversation is in progress, the conversation may be directly 1: 1 or group conversation, or a separate screen is provided to provide various choices. May be displayed to indicate selectable function items.

In the example of FIG. 7, which is presented as an example, when the user selects the profile area 100, the selection buttons as shown are displayed. The user may select a button 150 for a 1: 1 conversation to start a separate conversation with a third party in addition to the current conversation, or select a button 170 for a group conversation to allow a third party to participate in the current conversation. It may be induced. If the user selects the group conversation button 170, a group conversation in which three users, 'a person', 'party' and 'third party' participates is performed. In addition, when a user selects the profile area 100 under a situation where a group conversation is currently being performed by a large number of participants, selection buttons as shown in FIG. 7 may appear. The user may select a button 150 for a 1: 1 conversation to start a separate conversation with a third party in addition to the current conversation, or select a button 170 for a group conversation to allow a third party to participate in the current conversation. It may be induced. If the user selects the group dialog button 170, the selected user (meaning a third party) is invited as an additional contact to participate in the ongoing group conversation.

To this end, in the embodiment of FIG. 7, after the conversation is started through the messenger application, the terminal device performs a process of configuring an appropriate exposure profile pool. This process can be implemented in the following two embodiments.

First, the terminal device receives the interactive user list of the conversation counterpart and increases the exposure probability for each user for a user common to the received user list in the exposure profile pool already created through the previous process. That is, by increasing the exposure probability of the user and the common friend of the other party, the user profile having a high correlation with the conversation partner of the messenger application is induced to be displayed in the profile area with a relatively high probability.

Second, the terminal device prestores the classification information of another user, and when the conversation is started through the messenger application, the exposure probability for each user of the user belonging to the same category as the conversation partner in the exposure profile pool based on the previously stored classification information. Increase. In this case, the classification information may be classification information of an address book associated with a user account of the terminal device, classification information preset by a user through a messenger or an SNS application, and the like. For example, if the conversation partner belongs to the 'college motivation' category, the exposure probability is increased for the users belonging to the other 'college motivation' category. That is, the user profile having a high correlation with the conversation counterpart of the messenger application may be displayed in the profile area with a relatively high probability by referring to the classification information stored in the terminal device without receiving additional information.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal device 800 constituting a display screen using a user profile according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication unit 10, the processing unit 20, and the display unit 30 are largely illustrated in FIG. Include. Although the configuration is utilized to configure the terminal device 800, the description thereof has been omitted for the configuration that may damage the nature of the present invention. In addition, since each configuration of FIG. 8 corresponds to each step of the method of displaying the display screen of FIG. 3 as described above, the operation will be outlined here by focusing on the device features.

The communication unit 10 is a means for connecting the terminal device 800 to another device through a network, and includes a wired / wireless communication device.

The display unit 30 is a display unit for configuring a screen of the terminal device. The display unit 30 configures a standby screen under control of an operating system stored in the processor 20 or displays a screen of a messenger or SNS application. Of course, the screen displayed at this time includes the profile area described above through various embodiments of the present invention.

The processor 20 sets a specific area in the display screen as a profile area, receives profile information of another user who interacts with the user of the terminal device 800 through the communication unit 10, and generates an exposure profile pool in advance. The user profile selected from the exposure profile pool is displayed in the profile area through the display unit 30 according to the set exposure probability for each user.

At this time, the processor 20 detects whether the received profile information is updated based on at least one of a change of a profile picture and a change of an introduction, and increases the exposure probability of the user whose profile is updated according to the detection result. You can. In addition, the processor 20 may receive the paid service usage information of another user and adjust the exposure probability for each user in proportion to the payment cost of the received paid service usage information. Further, the processor 20 records the interaction history with other users, extracts the frequency of the interaction or the last interaction time from the recorded history for the user who has the interaction history for a certain period of time. The exposure probability may be adjusted for each user based on the extracted frequency or time.

In view of the implementation, the processor 20 may be implemented with at least one processor to perform a series of operations as described above, and in order to secure a necessary work space in the process of performing these operations as necessary. Memory may be utilized. Of course, software code that defines these operations based on processor may be added.

According to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the profile information of another user who interacts with the user of the terminal device is received to generate an exposure profile pool, which is specified during execution of an idle screen, a messenger application or an SNS application of an operating system. By continuously exposing the other party's profile through the profile area, information on the other party can be provided on the standby screen of the terminal device. Furthermore, even when the messenger application or the SNS application is executed, the information on the other party can be provided without the user's active search. It can be exposed automatically, and by adjusting the exposure probability for each user according to the set condition, even if the number of connected parties through the network increases, the exposure of the appropriate user profile maintains awareness and interest of the other party, and facilitates communication. Can be.

Meanwhile, embodiments of the present invention can be implemented by computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device and the like, and also a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily deduced by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs.

The present invention has been described above with reference to various embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

100: profile area 110: user identifier
120: Profile Photos 130: Introduction / Status Messages
150, 170: Chat button
800: terminal device
10: communication unit 20: processing unit
30: display unit

Claims (8)

In the method for the terminal device to display the display screen,
Setting, by the terminal device, a specific area within the display screen as a profile area;
Generating, by the terminal device, an exposure profile pool by receiving profile information of another user who interacts with a user of the terminal device; And
And displaying, by the terminal device, a user profile selected from the generated exposure profile pool in the set profile area according to a preset exposure probability for each user.
The other user may be any one of a user registered in an address book of the terminal device, a user registered as a contact through a messenger application of the terminal device, and a user connected through an SNS application of the terminal device. The method of claim 1,
Detecting whether the received profile information is updated based on at least one of a change of a profile picture and a change of an introduction; And
And increasing the exposure probability of the user whose profile has been updated according to the detection result. The method of claim 1,
Receiving the paid service usage information of the other user; And
And adjusting the exposure probability for each user in proportion to the payment cost of the received paid service usage information. The method of claim 1,
Recording a history of interaction with the other user;
Extracting the frequency of the interaction or the last interaction time from the recorded history for a user having the interaction history for a predetermined period of time; And
Adjusting the exposure probability for each user based on the extracted frequency or time. The method of claim 1,
When the messenger application is executed in the terminal device,
The profile area is set in a separate area together with a chat window of the messenger application,
And continuously displaying the user profile selected from the generated exposure profile pool in the set profile area even during a conversation through the messenger application. The method of claim 5, wherein
When a conversation is started through the messenger application,
Receiving an interactive user list of the conversation counterpart; And
Increasing the exposure probability per user for a user that is common to the received user list in the generated exposure profile pool;
And inducing a user profile having a high correlation with the conversation counterpart of the messenger application to be displayed in the profile area with a relatively high probability. The method of claim 5, wherein
The terminal device stores the classification information of the other user in advance,
When a conversation is started through the messenger application,
Increasing the exposure probability per user for a user belonging to the same category as the conversation counterpart in the exposure profile pool based on the previously stored classification information;
And inducing a user profile having a high correlation with the conversation counterpart of the messenger application to be displayed in the profile area with a relatively high probability. The method of claim 5, wherein
If the profile area is selected while a conversation is in progress through the messenger application,
And additionally joining the selected user to the ongoing conversation. The method of claim 1, further comprising inducing a group conversation including a user of the terminal device, a conversation partner who participated in the original conversation, and the selected user.

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