KR20130143316A - System, method and computer readable recording medium for generating a group of a messenger service automatically linked to the activity of a user - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for automatically generating a group in a messenger service linked with user activities, which, if an activity for multiple users is generated in a certain service server, automatically generates a messenger group for the multiple users. More particularly, the system includes the following servers: a service server which performs a requested activity according to a request of performing a specific activity for one or more users selected by a specific user, and requests the generation of a messenger group, which includes the specific user and the selected one or more users as group members, from a messenger server; and the messenger server which receives the request for the generation of a messenger group from the service server, and automatically generates a messenger group which includes the specific user and the selected one or more users, who were received from the service server, as group members. [Reference numerals] (101) E-mail server;(102) SNS server;(103) Calendar server;(104) SMS server;(110) Authentication server;(120) Messenger server;(130) Messenger group DB;(AA) Group activity: set up To and CC for multiple people;(BB) Group activity: send message, generate group;(CC) Group activity: generate schedule for participation of multiple people;(DD) Group activity: send group text messages;(EE,FF,GG,HH) Generate group

Description

SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A GROUP OF A MESSENGER SERVICE AUTOMATICALLY LINKED TO THE ACTIVITY OF A USER}

The present invention relates to a method for creating a group in a messenger service. More specifically, when an activity for a plurality of users occurs on a service server, a messenger group with the plurality of users is automatically generated. A system, apparatus, method, and computer readable recording medium for automatic group generation in a messenger service associated with a user activity.

In general, the Internet is an open network configured to freely connect and use a common protocol called TCP / IP to a remote computer to be accessed anywhere in the world and to anyone. It is an open network that not only transmits basic character information but also develops compression technology, And various services such as e-mail, file transfer, and World Wide Web (WWW), which are used for delivering the service, can be used.

As the use of the internet has rapidly increased in Korea and the world, the importance of the Internet has been rapidly increasing as a strategic tool for improving efficiency and productivity throughout the existing industries. As a result, new business opportunities through the Internet have been continuously created , And the number of Internet service providers is also increasing.

In recent years, users who need various communication communicate with homepage, e-mail, telephone ARS (Auto Response Service), etc. However, homepage and e-mail are inferior in real-time communication in customer communication. However, there is a disadvantage that the communication cost is heavy for the user.

On the other hand, there is an instant messenger (i.e., a messenger) as a useful method for real-time transmission of information using the Internet. The purpose of messenger is to deliver a simple message between users in real time. The messenger can talk in real time through the letters that are transmitted as if the two users talk directly. This is because the messenger itself attaches importance to the real-time nature of the message and immediately transmits the input contents.

Such a messenger client program not only provides a function of transmitting a message but also provides a function of transmitting an emoticon, a flash cone, a gift cone or the like to a conversation partner through a messenger conversation window or a file using a conversation window.

It also provides a group chat feature that allows not only 1: 1 chat but also chatting with multiple people in one chat window. For the group conversation, the messenger client program must select a plurality of conversation partners and request a conversation to create a group conversation window or add a conversation person in the opened conversation window.

On the other hand, in order to create a group chat room in the instant messenger, each member must be invited to participate in the conversation, or a member who has not joined the chat room but wants to participate in the group chat must search the room and participate in the conversation.

However, in the case of performing multi-party collaborative work or activities for a specific purpose such as a task, a project, or an appointment in an external service other than a messenger, a group conversation is often performed on a messenger in connection with this. In this case, since the messenger service and the external service are not interworked, the user group needs to create a duplicate group to create a new group and invite members in the messenger service even if the group designation is made in a specific external service. There is discomfort.

In addition, the activities are managed separately in both the external service and the messenger service, so it is impossible to integrate and view the activity history for achieving a specific purpose, and it is not possible to systematically manage or inquire various results and data generated during the work. There are disadvantages. For example, if you co-author a book and store a document file in a web office program, etc., each writer can share a comment or share material with the chat service when needed and update the output back to the web office. It is inconvenient that the intermediate process and data of the project are not managed with the result (document).

On the other hand, as a technique for a method for creating a group chat room in an instant messenger, Korean Patent Publication No. 2010-0095205 "Chat provision system (Sinkpool)" (Document 1) has a chat system that can be linked with the stock trading system As an example, even if there is no request for opening a chat room from a user, a configuration for automatically opening a chat room for each stock item for at least one item is disclosed.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-0131493, entitled " Method of providing a real-time search query room using the Internet (Minho Kim) "(Document 2), forms a chat room between users, And a chat window can be provided.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2003-0022462 entitled "E-mail transmission-based chatting method (Bongbrae)" (Document 3) and Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-0072844 entitled "E-mail based chat participation induction method" 4), an e-mail is sent to the other party who wants to chat using e-mail, and the other party receiving the e-mail can provide a chat service between the user who has sent the e-mail and the user who has received the e- do.

However, since these methods do not create a messenger group in conjunction with multi-party collaborations or activities with specific purposes, such as tasks, projects, appointments, etc., external users still access the messenger server associated with the collaboration separately. To create a group, each member visits the created group and participates in the inconvenience.

Therefore, there is a need for a method for automatically creating a messenger group in a messenger server for collaborators through external activities.

[Patent Document 1] Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-0095205 (No. [Patent Document 2] Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-0131493 DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION PROBLEMS [Patent Document 3] Korean Published Patent Application No. 2003-0022462 Email transmission-based chatting method (Park, Bong Rae) 2003.03.17 [Patent Document 4] Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2003-0072844 Email-based chat participation induction method (Park, Bong Rae) 2003.09.19

An object of the present invention is to link each server of an external service, not a messenger, with a messenger server, and when a variety of activities occur in a specific external service, at least one member associated with the activity and a user activity that automatically creates a messenger group. An automatic group creation system, apparatus, method, and computer readable recording medium in a messenger service are provided.

It is also an object of the present invention to link each server of an external service other than a messenger server with a messenger server, and automatically generate at least one member and a messenger group associated with the activity when various activities occur in a specific external service. An automatic group generation system, apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium in a messenger service linked to a user activity for notifying a member of creation and participation of a messenger group.

It is also an object of the present invention to link each server of an external service other than a messenger server with a messenger server, and automatically generate at least one member and a messenger group associated with the activity when various activities occur in a specific external service. The present invention provides an automatic group generation system, apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium in a messenger service in which activity activity information in a messenger group is linked to user activities shared with the external service.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a messenger service linked to a user activity that automatically creates a messenger group using the sender and recipients of the email as members in a separate messenger server when sending an email to a plurality of recipients. An automatic group creation system, apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium are provided.

In addition, another object of the present invention is linked to a user activity that automatically generates a messenger group consisting of the sender and recipients of the message in a separate messenger server when sending a message to a plurality of subjects on a social network service An automatic group generation system, apparatus, method, and computer readable recording medium in a messenger service are provided.

In addition, another object of the present invention is a user activity that automatically creates a messenger group of members and users who have created the schedule in a separate messenger server when sharing the schedule with a plurality of subjects in a calendar service; An automatic group generation system, apparatus, method, and computer readable recording medium in a messenger service interworking with the present invention are provided.

In addition, another object of the present invention is a messenger service interworking with a user activity of automatically creating a messenger group of members of the short message sender and the receivers in a separate messenger server when transmitting a short message by selecting a plurality of recipients. An automatic group generation system, apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium in the present invention are provided.

In order to achieve the above-described object of the present invention and to achieve the specific effects of the present invention described below, the characteristic structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an automatic group generation system in a messenger service linked with a user activity executes the requested activity according to a request for executing a specific activity targeting at least one user selected from a specific user, A service server for requesting a messenger server to create a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one user as a group member; And a messenger server receiving a request for generating a messenger group from the service server and automatically generating a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one selected user as a group member.

Preferably, the service server interoperates with the messenger server, detects the specific activity, and automatically requests the creation of the messenger group to the linked messenger server.

Advantageously, said service server is an email server and said activity is a mail transfer request that sets at least one user as an email recipient or email reference.

Preferably, the service server is a social network service server, and the activity is a message sending request that sets at least one user as a message recipient in the social network service.

Preferably, the service server is a blog service server, and the activity is a message sending request for setting at least one user as a message recipient in the blog service.

Preferably, the service server is a short message service server, and the activity is a short message sending request in which at least one user is set as a recipient of the short message.

Preferably, the system further comprises an authentication server for performing authentication for each group member of the generated messenger group at the request of the messenger server.

Preferably, the authentication server performs authentication by sharing with the service server.

Preferably, the messenger server automatically generates a group chat window corresponding to the messenger group according to the creation of the messenger group.

Preferably, the messenger server notifies each group member of the generated messenger group to join the generated group chat window.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a messenger server for generating an automatic group in association with a user activity may include: a specific user and a request for executing a specific activity targeting at least one user selected from a specific user in a service server; A service server interworking module receiving a request from the service server for creating a messenger group including the selected at least one user as a group member; A group information generation unit for automatically generating a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one user received from the service server as a group member; And a group chat window generator for automatically generating a group chat window corresponding to the messenger group according to the generation of the messenger group of the group information generator.

Preferably, the messenger server requests an authentication server for authentication of each group member of the generated messenger group.

Preferably, the authentication server performs authentication by sharing with the service server.

Preferably, the messenger server notifies each group member of the generated messenger group to participate in the generated group chat window.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for generating an automatic group in association with a user activity, wherein each step performed in the messenger server is targeted to at least one user selected from a specific user in a service server. Receiving a request from the service server for creating a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one user as a group member according to an execution request of an activity; Automatically generating a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one user received from the service server as a group member; And automatically generating a group chat window corresponding to the messenger group according to the messenger group creation.

Preferably, after the step of automatically generating the group chat window, further comprising the step of requesting an authentication server for authentication of each group member of the generated messenger group.

Preferably, after the step of automatically generating the group chat window, the method further comprises the step of notifying each group member of the created messenger group to join the generated group chat window.

Meanwhile, information for receiving an automatic group generation method in a messenger service linked with the user activity may be stored in a recording medium readable by a server computer. Such a recording medium includes all kinds of recording media in which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include ROMs (Read Only Memory), Random Access Memory, CD (Compact Disk), DVD (Digital Video Disk) -ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, (For example, transmission over the Internet). Such a recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code in a distributed manner can be stored and executed.

As described above, according to the present invention, when performing a multi-party collaboration or activity having a specific purpose such as a task, a project, an appointment, etc. in an external service other than a messenger, a group is newly created and a member in the messenger service. Even without inviting, there is an advantage of automatically creating a messenger group. This can increase the efficiency of multilateral collaboration.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that each member can easily access the messenger group without searching and searching for the messenger group created for the co-workers.

In addition, according to the present invention, the collaboration in the external service and the activities in the messenger server are shared with each other, thereby increasing the efficiency of the collaboration.

1 is a diagram illustrating a concept of an automatic group generation system in a messenger service linked with a user activity according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an automatic group generation system in a messenger service linked with a user activity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a messenger server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service linked with a user activity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service interworking with an email server according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service interworking with an SNS server according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating message transmission in an SNS service according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service interworking with a calendar server according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating a schedule registration screen in a calendar service according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service interworking with an SMS server according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a user terminal transmitting a short message according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a user terminal receiving a group invitation message according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a diagram illustrating a group management screen in a messenger server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

The present invention is directed to a variety of activities (e.g., sending mail to a plurality of parties in a mail service, a blog, or a social network service (SNS)) to a plurality of parties in a specific external service other than a messenger. Dispatching, calendar sharing in a calendar service, sending a text message by specifying a plurality of recipients, etc.), a system and method for automatically creating a messenger group with at least one member associated with the activity at a messenger server .

To this end, in the present invention, each server of the external service is interlocked with a messenger server, and when a specific activity targeting a plurality of users occurs in the external service, information of a plurality of users associated with the activity is extracted in advance. Requests the creation of a messenger group by transmitting to the linked messenger server. The messenger server receives a plurality of user information from the external service, and automatically generates a messenger group having the received plurality of users as a request. In this case, preferably, a group chat window (or chat window) corresponding to the messenger group may be generated.

In addition, after generating the messenger group, according to an embodiment of the present invention, each member of the group may be notified of the creation of a group chat window, and guided participation in the group chat. For example, by sending a mail or a message to each member, or by sending a short message to the mobile terminal of the member may be notified, the messenger service when the member is in the state of being connected to the messenger service (that is, online) The notification service within the group can be notified of group creation and participation.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, each server of the external service may be implemented to interwork with a messenger server, and share information related to activity activity in the automatically generated messenger group with the corresponding external service. Accordingly, there is an advantage that can increase the efficiency of collaboration through the service server and the messenger server.

Meanwhile, the messenger service in the detailed description to be described later includes a messenger service running on a general desktop computer, and the present invention is equally applicable to a mobile messenger service running on a mobile terminal.

In addition, in the following description, "external service" means any service provided outside the messenger server, not a service provided in the messenger server that automatically creates a group according to the present invention. For example, the external service may include an email transmission service, a social network service, a schedule management service (calendar service), a short message transmission service, and the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, in the following description, "activity" means a specific activity performed in the external service and the messenger service, and in the present invention, a messenger group is automatically generated for the "group activity" in the external service. In this case, the 'group activity' refers to an activity when the counterpart of the activity executed by the user is a plurality of counterparts. For example, a group activity may include sending a mail to a plurality of recipients, sending a group note, sharing a schedule with a plurality of recipients, or sending a short message to a plurality of recipients. Can be.

In addition, the term 'user terminal' in the following description is a concept including a smart phone as well as a general desktop computer, a mobile communication terminal, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a workstation, a palmtop computer, a personal digital assistant (personal) Any digital device having a computing capability such as a digital assistant (PDA), a web pad, etc., and equipped with a microprocessor can be adopted as the user terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

Concept of Automatic Group Creation in Messenger Service

1 is a diagram illustrating a concept of an automatic group generation system in a messenger service linked with a user activity according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, an example of each service server that provides an external service is an email server 101, an SNS server 102, a calendar server 103, an SMS server 104, and the like. In this case, when a group activity is executed in each service server according to an embodiment of the present invention, a messenger group may be created in which each user associated with the execution of the group activity is a group member.

For example, when a user transmits mail by setting a plurality of recipients as a mail recipient (or referrer) through the email server 101, a group may be created in which the mail receiver and the sender are group members.

In addition, when a user transmits a message by setting a plurality of recipients as a message recipient through the SNS server 102, a group having the message recipients and the sender as group members may be created.

In addition, when a calendar share is selected for a plurality of users through the calendar server 103, a group may be created in which the user who created the schedule and the person to be shared are group members.

In addition, when a user transmits a group message by setting a plurality of recipients as a short message receiver through the SMS server 104, a group may be created in which the short message receivers and the sender are group members.

As such, information about the group to be created is transmitted to the messenger server 120 and stored in the messenger group database 130. On the other hand, the messenger server 120 is intended to generate by sharing the authentication server 110 with each service server (e.g., email server 101, SNS server 102, calendar server 103 and SMS server 104, etc.) Authentication can be performed for group members. In this case, the authentication server 110 may perform authentication based on a phone number or ID of each group member, and the present invention may be implemented using any other authentication method. That is, the messenger server 120 checks the group member information received from each service server through the authentication server 110 to obtain group member information of the messenger service.

Therefore, the messenger server 120 automatically generates a group chat room based on the created group according to an embodiment of the present invention, and automatically invites each group member. If a specific group member is not subscribed to the messenger server 120 as a member, the member may request to join the service member.

Meanwhile, the service server and the messenger server 120 may share the same ID (or phone number) for each group member. Accordingly, based on the information stored in the messenger group database 130 automatically generates a group chat room corresponding thereto. In this case, it is preferable that the group chat room is set as a private group chat room so that only authenticated users can enter. Therefore, the user may not be able to enter the chat room without prior automatic authentication, invitation, or subscription by the above procedure.

Hereinafter, the structure of a system and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, and the service procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

Automatic group creation system

2 is a diagram illustrating an automatic group generation system in a messenger service linked with a user activity according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, each service server 200 is interworked with a messenger server 220 through a communication network 230. In addition, each user terminal 240 (eg, smart phone, PC, laptop, etc.) can be connected to the service server 220 through the communication network 230 to receive the corresponding service, and to the messenger server 220 You can join and join a group chat room.

Here, as an example of the service server 200 may be an email server 201, SNS server 202, calendar server 203, SMS server 204, and the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Do not. That is, any server providing a service for a specific purpose and providing a service capable of activities with a plurality of subjects may be the service server 200 according to the present invention.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the messenger server 220 and each service server 200 operate in conjunction with each other. In addition, the authentication server 210 authenticates each user terminal 240 accessing the service server 200, and simultaneously authenticates the user terminals 240 of each member participating in the group messenger generated by the messenger server 220. You can also authenticate. Each service server 200 may be operated by the same operator as the messenger server 220, or may be operated by a separate operator and interlocked with each other.

The communication network 230 may be configured without regard to its communication mode, such as wired and wireless, and may be a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network ), A wide area network (WAN), and the like. In addition, the communication network 550 may be a well-known World Wide Web (WWW), and may use a wireless transmission technology used for short-range communication such as an infrared data association (IrDA) or Bluetooth. It may be.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 240 may access various service servers 200 and receive various services. In particular, the user terminal 240 may execute group activities to generate a messenger group according to the present invention.

For example, the user terminal 240 may access the email server 201 to send mail to a plurality of recipients, access the SNS server 202 to send a message to the plurality of recipients, and the calendar server 203 ) To share a schedule with a plurality of users, and to send a short message to a plurality of recipients by connecting to the SMS server 204.

As described above, when the user terminal 240 executes a group activity through each service server 200, according to the present invention, each service server 200 is connected to the messenger server 220 linked thereto through the communication network 230. Request to create a messenger group. That is, a request is made to create a messenger group having users associated with the group activity as group members. To this end, when a specific group activity is executed by the user terminal 240 in each of the service server 200, subjects corresponding to the group activity (for example, a mail sender, a mail receiver, a mail referrer, a message sender, a note) Information about the receiver, schedule creator, schedule sharer, text message sender, text message receiver, etc.) is transmitted to the messenger server 220.

Accordingly, the messenger server 220 generates a messenger group through the transmitted information as described above. At this time, members of the generated messenger group are targets corresponding to a specific activity executed in each service server 200. As such, when a messenger group is generated in the messenger server 220, authentication of each group member is performed through the authentication server 210. When authentication for each group member is completed, a message for inviting or joining each group member to a messenger group may be transmitted to the user terminal 240 of each group member.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 240 according to an embodiment of the present invention inputs and outputs for communicating with the service server 200 through the communication network 230 in order for the user to access the service server 200 and perform various group activities. And memory means such as desktop computers, notebook computers, workstations, palmtop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), web pads, etc., as well as mobile communication terminals including smartphones. In addition, any digital device having a computing capability with a microprocessor can be adopted as the user terminal 240 according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, detailed configurations of the service server 200 and the messenger server 220 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the service server 200 includes a service processing module 310 for performing each function of a service server and a group creation related process according to the present invention, databases 320 and various messenger servers storing various related data. It may be configured to include a messenger server interworking module 330 to perform the interworking function with the 220.

The service processing module 310 may include an activity processor 311, a group member information extractor 312, a group creation requester 313, a file manager 314, and the like.

Hereinafter, detailed functions of the respective modules will be described in detail.

First, the activity processor 311 performs a function of processing various activities executed by a user for each function provided by a service server. In particular, it performs the function of processing group activities according to the present invention.

If a group activity is executed in the activity processing unit 311, the group member information extracting unit 312 sets each user related to the group activity as a group member, and information on each group member (eg, ID, telephone, etc.). Number, email address, etc.).

The group creation requesting unit 313 transmits information on each group member extracted from the group member information extracting unit 312 to the messenger server 220 through the messenger server interworking module 330 to request creation of a messenger group. Perform the function.

The file manager 314 manages a file generated by performing various activities in the service server. In this case, various file-related information through the file manager 314 may be transmitted to the messenger server 220 through the messenger server interworking module 330 to notify group members in the messenger group, and each group member You can check file related information.

The member information database 321 stores member related information of each user registered as a member in the service server 200, and the member information is included in the member information database 421 included in the messenger server 220 of FIG. Can be shared with. The file information database 322 stores a file worked on the corresponding service server 200, and each member included in the messenger group may be granted access to view and edit the stored file.

The group information database 323 may store information related to the created group (eg, group ID, group member ID, group member information, etc.) when a messenger group is generated according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, it may be shared with the group information database 422 included in the messenger server 220 of FIG. 4 to be described later. The activity information database 324 stores various activity related information processed by the activity processing unit 311, and in particular, may store group activity related information processed according to the present invention.

When the messenger server interworking module 220 generates a group activity according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the messenger server interworking module 220 requests a messenger group to be interlocked with the messenger server 220 or within the corresponding group from the messenger server 220. It performs a function of receiving various kinds of information.

4 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a messenger server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the messenger server 220 is a messenger processing module 410 that processes a messenger function, databases 420 that store various related data, and a service server that performs an interworking function with each service server 200. It may be configured to include an interworking module 430.

The messenger processing module 410 includes a group information generator 411, a group chat window generator 412, a group creation notifier 413, a group participation manager 414, a group activity manager 415, and the like. Can be configured. In the following description, the general functions of the messenger service will not be described and the related features of the present invention will be mainly described. In addition, the detailed functional units included in the messenger processing module 410 of the messenger server 220 may be included in a client program in which all or part of the detailed functional units are installed in the user terminal, and some of the detailed functional units are included in the server and the client. It may be interworked or distributed and processed by the system.

Hereinafter, detailed functions of the respective modules will be described in detail.

First, when receiving a group creation request from each service server 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the group information generation unit 411 automatically generates a messenger group according to the received information. In this case, the information generated by the group information generator 411 may be ID information of a group to be generated, and the group member information received from the service server 220 may be mapped to ID information of a generated group. Stored in the group information database 422.

When the messenger group is generated through the group information generation unit 411 as described above, the group chat window generation unit 412 may automatically generate a chat window for the generated messenger group. In this case, the chat window may be implemented to be automatically generated in the user terminal of each member of the generated messenger group.

When a new messenger group is generated by the group information generation unit 411, the group creation notifying unit 413 notifies each member of the group of generating a group or a group chat window according to an embodiment of the present invention. do. At this time, although not shown in FIG. 4, the authentication request unit (not shown) performs authentication for each of the members, and received from the information or service server 200 of each member obtained as a result of the authentication. By using the information, the user terminal of the member is notified of the group creation.

The group participation management unit 414 performs a function of inviting the user group of each member in the generated messenger group to join the group chat room, and controls only the authenticated members to join the group chat room.

When the members in the group perform various activities through the generated messenger group, the group activity manager 415 processes the performed group activities, and processes them to the service server 200 through the service server interworking module 430. Perform the function of sending. In addition, the group activity management unit 415 receives the activity information from the service server 200 through the service server interworking module 430 when the group activity for the corresponding group is generated from the service server 200 and receives the received information. Notify the generated activity information to the generated group chat window (notify).

The member information database 421 stores member related information of each user who has registered as a member in the messenger server 220, and is preferably shared with the member information database 321 included in the service server 200 of FIG. 3. Can be. When the group chat room is generated according to an embodiment of the present invention, the group information database 422 may store information related to the created group (eg, group ID, group member ID, etc.), and preferably FIG. 3. It may be shared with the group information database 323 included in the service server 200.

The chat information database 423 stores various texts, images, files, and the like, which are communicated in a group chat window implemented through a messenger program. The activity information database 424 stores various activity related notification contents received from the service server 200, and may store activity related information performed by group members in the messenger server 220.

The service server interworking module 430 performs a function of processing various data by interworking with the corresponding service server 200 in the messenger server 220 when a group chat room is generated according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

How to create an automatic group

5 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service linked with a user activity according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, a user first accesses a specific service server 200 (eg, an email server 201, an SNS server 202, a calendar server 203, an SMS server 204, etc.) through a user terminal A 240a. After the user logs in (S501) and requests a multi-party activity (ie, activities targeting a plurality of users) (S502), the service server 200 executes the requested activity (S503).

At this time, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the service server 200 extracts group member information from the requested activity (S504). The group member information includes a user of user terminal A 240a who requested the activity and a target of execution of the activity (eg, a mail receiver, a message receiver, a schedule sharer, a short message receiver, and the like). Then, the service server 200 requests the messenger group generation by transmitting the extracted group member information to the messenger server 220 (S505).

The messenger server 220 receives a group creation request from the service server 200 and generates a messenger group using the transmitted group member information (S506). For example, a new messenger group ID is generated, and the received group member information is mapped to the messenger group ID and registered as a group member.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a private group chat room may be generated for the generated messenger group, and a group chat window may be generated at each user terminal of the group member (S507).

Meanwhile, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, authentication of each group member may be performed, and each group member may participate in the generated group chat room. That is, the messenger server 200 confirms the information (eg, service ID, messenger ID, telephone number, etc.) of each group member (S508) to perform authentication, and user terminal Bs 240b of each authenticated group member. In step S509, group creation is notified. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal Bs 240b of each group member requests to join a chat room (S510).

In this case, when the specific user terminal B 240 is not a messenger subscription member (S511), the subscriber process is induced to proceed with the subscription process (S512). As such, when the messenger subscription is completed, the user terminal B 240b receiving the chat room participation request accesses the messenger server 220 to perform authentication and logs in (S513), and then enters the chat room (S515). On the other hand, the user terminal A (240a) requesting the group creation by the group activity execution in the entry into the generated chat room (S514), and performs a group chat (S516, S517) between the group members. In this case, group activity information may be shared through the group messenger chat window (S518), and group related activities of the group members may be transmitted from the messenger server 220 to the corresponding service server 200 and shared.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of automatic messenger group generation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 15. First, an example of creating a messenger group by group activity in the e-mail server 201 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, and then with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. An example of messenger group generation by group activity in the SNS server 202 will be described according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Next, an example of creating a messenger group by group activity in the calendar server 203 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. Next, the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. An example of messenger group creation by group activity in SMS server 204 will be described according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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6 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service interworking with an email server according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the user first logs in to the email server 201 through the user terminal A 240a (S601), and then sets a plurality of mail recipients (S602) as shown in FIG. 7, and the contents of the mail. When a request is made to send a message (S603), the e-mail server 201 transmits the e-mail created according to the request to the mail recipients.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the email server 201 sets the mail sender, the recipient, and the referrer as a group member (S604), and a messenger group to the messenger server 220 linked to the email server 201. Request generation (S605).

The messenger server 220 receives a group creation request from the email server 201 and generates a messenger group using the transmitted group member information (S606). For example, a new messenger group ID is generated, and the received group member information is mapped to the messenger group ID and registered as a group member.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a private group chat room may be generated for the generated messenger group, and a group chat window may be generated at each user terminal of the group member (S607).

Meanwhile, as described above, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, authentication of each group member may be performed, and each group member may participate in the generated group chat room. That is, the messenger server 220 confirms the information (eg, service ID, messenger ID, email address, telephone number, etc.) of each group member (S608) to perform authentication, and user terminal B of each authenticated group member. Group 240b is notified of the group creation (S609). In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal Bs 240b of each group member request to join a chat room (S610).

In this case, when the specific user terminal B 240 is not a messenger subscription member (S611), the subscription procedure is induced by inducing a messenger subscription (S612). As such, when the messenger subscription is completed, the user terminal B 240b receiving the chat room participation request connects to the messenger server 220 to perform authentication and logs in (S613), and enters the chat room (S615). On the other hand, the user terminal A (240a) requesting the group creation by the group activity execution in the entry to the generated chat room (S614), and performs a group chat (S616, S617) between the group members. In this case, group activity information may be shared through the group messenger chat window (S618), and group related activities of the group members may be transmitted from the messenger server 220 to the e-mail server 201 and shared.

Meanwhile, the group creation notification and / or chat room participation request of the messenger server 220 may be sent to the e-mail account of the corresponding user by using the mail address of each recipient created by the user terminal A 240a. Accordingly, the group member may participate in the messenger group through the messenger group access link information included in the e-mail transmitted from the messenger server 220, and if the user is not subscribed to the messenger service, the installation page of the messenger service is It can also be linked to the content.

7 is a diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, a user who composes an e-mail becomes a founder of a messenger group, and a recipient (i.e., a recipient) and a reference recipient (reference) of the e-mail become a member of a newly created messenger group together with the establisher. .

For example, if the establisher named 'Dong Dong Gun' receives an email 700 from the recipients such as 'Kim Ji Hoon', 'Lee Young Ok', 'Kim Sun Ah', and the like, the email server 201 sends Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ji Hoon, Lee Young Ok, Kim Sun Ah. The messenger server 220 is requested to create a messenger group that is a group member. Accordingly, the messenger server 220 creates a messenger group including the four members as a group member and invites each member into the group. In this case, each member may be invited into the corresponding messenger group by using a messenger notification function or the email address.

Meanwhile, as described above, the service member and the program installation may be induced by checking whether the messenger service is subscribed and the messenger program is installed for each member. In other words, if the member has not yet installed the messenger program, the user may be prompted to install the messenger and authenticate the user through mobile phone authentication. At this time, if the email address of the same email server 201 is registered for the member as a result of the user authentication (that is, the company's email user), the messenger group invitation is performed with the corresponding email ID. On the other hand, if the email address of the same email server 201 is not registered for the member as a result of the user authentication (that is, a third party email user), the authentication may be induced by including a link for authentication in the invitation email to be sent. Can be. By doing this, the authentication of each member is performed and the member is induced to join the messenger group.

On the other hand, when the member has already installed a messenger program by joining the messenger service, the member can automatically process the group join and enter the chat room.

8 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service interworking with an SNS server according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, the user first logs in to the SNS server 202 through the user terminal A 240a (S801), and then sets a plurality of message recipients (S802) as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B. When a message is written and requested to be sent (S803), the SNS server 202 transmits a message written according to the request to the recipients.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the SNS server 202 sets the message sender and the receiver as a group member (S804), and generates a messenger group with the messenger server 220 linked with the SNS server 202. Request (S805).

The messenger server 220 receives a group creation request from the SNS server 202 and generates a messenger group using the transmitted group member information (S806). For example, a new messenger group ID is generated, and the received group member information is mapped to the messenger group ID and registered as a group member.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a private group chat room may be generated for the generated messenger group, and a group chat window may be generated at each user terminal of the group member (S807).

Meanwhile, as described above, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, authentication of each group member may be performed, and each group member may participate in the generated group chat room. That is, the messenger server 220 confirms the information (eg, service ID, messenger ID, SNS ID, telephone number, etc.) of each group member (S808) to perform authentication, and user terminal B of each authenticated group member. Group 240b is notified of the group creation (S809). In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal Bs 240b of each group member request to join the chat room (S810).

In this case, when the specific user terminal B 240 is not a messenger subscription member (S811), the subscriber process is induced to proceed with the subscription process (S812). As such, when the messenger subscription is completed, the user terminal B 240b which has received the chat room participation request accesses the messenger server 220 to perform authentication and logs in (S813), and then enters the chat room (S815). On the other hand, the user terminal A (240a) requesting the group creation by the group activity execution in the entry to the generated chat room (S814), and performs a group chat (S816, S817) between the group members. In this case, group activity information may be shared through the group messenger chat window (S818), and group related activities of the group members may be transmitted from the messenger server 220 to the SNS server 202 and shared.

Meanwhile, the group creation notification and / or chat room participation request of the messenger server 220 may be transmitted using a SNS account of each receiver created by the user terminal A 240a (eg, SNS posting, Blog postings, email addresses, messages, etc.). Accordingly, the group member may participate in the messenger group through the messenger group access link information transmitted from the messenger server 220, and if the user is not subscribed to the messenger service, an installation page of the messenger service may be provided.

9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating message transmission in an SNS service according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9A illustrates an example in which the present invention is applied to a twitter program, and FIG. 9B illustrates an example applied to the facebook program of the present invention. Meanwhile, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the message transmission in the SNS service has been described as an example, but the present invention may be similarly applied to the message transmission in the blog service.

9A and 9B, a user who writes a message 901 or 911 in the SNS service 900 or 910 becomes a founder of a messenger group, and a recipient (ie, a recipient) of the note 902 or 912. ) Becomes a member of the newly created messenger group together with the establisher.

For example, if a establisher called 'A' receives a recipient as 'B', 'C', 'D', etc., and writes a message, the SNS server 202 may use the A, B, C, and D as group members. The messenger server 220 is requested to create a messenger group. Accordingly, the messenger server 220 creates a messenger group including the four members as a group member and invites each member into the group. In this case, each member may be invited into the corresponding messenger group by using a messenger notification function, a message of the SNS service, an SNS posting, a blog posting, or an email address.

Meanwhile, as described above, the service member and the program installation may be induced by checking whether the messenger service is subscribed and the messenger program is installed for each member. In other words, if the member has not yet installed the messenger program, the user may be prompted to install the messenger and authenticate the user through mobile phone authentication. In addition, when the member has already installed a messenger program by joining the messenger service, the member may be automatically processed to join the group and enter the chat room.

10 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service interworking with a calendar server according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10, first, a user logs in to the calendar server 203 through the user terminal A 240a (S1001), and then, as shown in FIG. 11, a schedule is created and a plurality of users are set as schedule sharers ( S1002), when the schedule content is created and the schedule is registered (S1003), the calendar server 203 transmits the registered schedule content to the sharer according to the schedule registration.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the calendar server 203 sets the schedule creator and the schedule sharer as a group member (S1004), and generates a messenger group with the messenger server 220 linked to the calendar server 203. Request (S1005).

The messenger server 220 receives a group creation request from the calendar server 203 and generates a messenger group using the transmitted group member information (S1006). For example, a new messenger group ID is generated, and the received group member information is mapped to the messenger group ID and registered as a group member.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to create a private group chat room for the generated messenger group, and generate a group chat window in each user terminal of the group member (S1007).

Meanwhile, as described above, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, authentication of each group member may be performed, and each group member may participate in the generated group chat room. That is, the messenger server 220 checks (S1008) the information (eg, service ID, messenger ID, telephone number, etc.) of each group member, performs authentication, and user terminal Bs 240b of each authenticated group member. (S1009). In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal Bs 240b of each group member requests to join a chat room (S1010).

In this case, when the specific user terminal B 240 is not a messenger subscription member (S1011), the subscriber process is induced to proceed with the subscription process (S1012). As such, when the messenger subscription is completed, the user terminal B 240b receiving the chat room participation request connects to the messenger server 220 to perform authentication and logs in (S1013), and enters the chat room (S1015). On the other hand, the user terminal A (240a) requesting the group creation by the group activity execution in the entry (S1014), and performs a group chat (S1016, S1017) between the group members. In this case, group activity information may be shared through the group messenger chat window (S1018), and group related activities of the group members may be transmitted from the messenger server 220 to the calendar server 203 and shared.

Meanwhile, the group creation notification and / or chat room participation request of the messenger server 220 may be sent to the e-mail account of the corresponding user using the e-mail address of each sharer shared by the user terminal A 240a. Accordingly, the group member may participate in the messenger group through the messenger group access link information included in the e-mail transmitted from the messenger server 220, and if the user is not subscribed to the messenger service, the installation page of the messenger service is It can also be linked to the content.

11 is a diagram illustrating a schedule registration screen in a calendar service according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 11, a user who creates and shares a schedule becomes a founder of a messenger group, and the sharer 1111 of the schedule becomes a member of a newly created messenger group together with the schedule creator. Meanwhile, the schedule sharing activity according to the third embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by an independent schedule management program, and as shown in FIG. 11, the schedule management program 1110 partially included in the email program 1100. It can also be implemented through. In this way, when implemented using a schedule management program in the email program, the implementation method in the first embodiment may be equally applied by sharing and using the account of the email program.

For example, when a schedule creator named 'A' creates a schedule using a sharer as 'B', 'C', 'D', and the like, and stores the created schedule, the calendar server 203 selects A, B, C, and D. The messenger server 220 is requested to create a messenger group that is a group member. Accordingly, the messenger server 220 creates a messenger group including the four members as a group member and invites each member into the group. In this case, each member may be invited into the corresponding messenger group by using a messenger notification function or the email address.

Meanwhile, as described above, the service member and the program installation may be induced by checking whether the messenger service is subscribed and the messenger program is installed for each member. In other words, if the member has not yet installed the messenger program, the user may be prompted to install the messenger and authenticate the user through mobile phone authentication. On the other hand, when the member has already installed a messenger program by joining the messenger service, the member can automatically process the group join and enter the chat room.

12 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an automatic group creation procedure in a messenger service interworking with an SMS server according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 12, first, a user sets a plurality of recipients as recipients in an input window of a text message through user terminal A 240a as shown in FIG. 13 (S1201), and creates a text message (S1202).

Then, when sending the created text message (S1203), the SMS server 204 sends the text message to each recipient in response to the problem message sending request of the user terminal A (240a).

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the SMS server 204 sets the sender and receiver of the text message as a group member (S1204), and creates a messenger group with the messenger server 220 linked with the SMS server 204. Request (S1205).

The messenger server 220 receives a group creation request from the SMS server 204, and generates a messenger group using the transmitted group member information (S1206). For example, a new messenger group ID is generated, and the received group member information is mapped to the messenger group ID and registered as a group member.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention it is possible to create a private group chat room for the generated messenger group, and to generate a group chat window in each user terminal of the group member (S1207).

Meanwhile, as described above, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, authentication of each group member may be performed, and each group member may participate in the generated group chat room. That is, the messenger server 200 checks the information (eg, service ID, messenger ID, telephone number, etc.) of each group member (S1208) to perform authentication, and user terminal Bs 240b of each authenticated group member. In step S1209, notification of group creation is made. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal Bs 240b of each group member request to join the chat room (S1210).

In this case, when the specific user terminal B 240 is not a messenger subscription member (S1211), the subscriber process is induced to proceed with the subscription process (S1212). As such, when the messenger subscription is completed, the user terminal B 240b receiving the chat room participation request accesses the messenger server 220 to perform authentication and logs in (S1213), and enters the chat room (S1215). On the other hand, the user terminal A (240a) requesting the group creation by the group activity execution in the entry (S1214), and performs a group chat (S1216, S1217) between the group members. In this case, group activity information may be shared through the group messenger chat window (S1218), and group related activities of the group members may be transmitted from the messenger server 220 to the SMS server 204 and shared.

Meanwhile, the group creation notification and / or chat room participation request of the messenger server 220 may be sent to the e-mail account of the corresponding user by using the mail address of each recipient created by the user terminal A 240a. Accordingly, the group member may participate in the messenger group through the messenger group access link information included in the e-mail transmitted from the messenger server 220, and if the user is not subscribed to the messenger service, the installation page of the messenger service is It can also be linked to the content.

13 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a user terminal transmitting a short message according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 13, the sender who composes the short message becomes the establisher of the messenger group, and the recipient (ie, the recipient) of the short message becomes a member of the newly created messenger group together with the establisher.

For example, a message author named 'Kim Hye Soo' uses the recipient 1310 as 'Jang Dong Gun', 'Join Sung', 'Go So Young', 'Jung Woo Sung', etc. And send message, the short message is sent to the recipients via SMS server 204.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the SMS server 204 requests the messenger server 220 to create a messenger group having the group members of Kim Hye-soo, Jang Dong-gun, Cho In-sung, Ko So-young, and Jung Woo-sung. Accordingly, the messenger server 220 creates a messenger group including the five members as a group member and invites each member into the group. In this case, each member may be invited into the corresponding messenger group by using a messenger notification function or the email address.

Meanwhile, as described above, the service member and the program installation may be induced by checking whether the messenger service is subscribed and the messenger program is installed for each member. In other words, if the member has not yet installed the messenger program, the user may be prompted to install the messenger and authenticate the user through mobile phone authentication. On the other hand, if the member has already installed a messenger program by joining the messenger service, the member can automatically process the group join and enter the chat room.

14 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a user terminal receiving a group invitation message according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 14, when a messenger group according to a group activity is automatically generated in a messenger server according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, a text message is sent to each member of the messenger group (ie, subjects of the group activity). (1400) or the like to notify the messenger group creation, or invite to the messenger group.

In addition, it is also possible to include the link information 1410 that can directly enter the messenger group in the text message, or to include in the e-mail content of the member. Accordingly, the user who receives the text message or the e-mail selects the link information to directly enter the messenger group to enter the messenger chat window, or selects the link information connected to the messenger installation program to install the messenger program. Can be.

15 is a diagram illustrating a group management screen in a messenger server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 15, a messenger group management room 1500 for a messenger group generated according to an embodiment of the present invention includes basic information related to a messenger group (eg, group establisher information 1510, group member information 1520, etc.). ) May be displayed, and a list of uploaded files and information (eg, file name, file registrant, current status, last modified date, rating, comment, etc.) of each uploaded file may be displayed in the shared folder 1540. .

In addition, a shortcut may be performed to the group chat window generated through the group chat window shortcut 1530 menu.

The various operations and functions as described herein with respect to the various methods may be performed by any of a number of types of functions, such as a particular processing function and / or a processing function implemented therein, and / ≪ / RTI > For example, such functions may be described herein, as well as performing various operations and processes as described herein, or any other operations and functions as described herein, etc., or the like, And may perform such operations, processes, and the like.

In some embodiments, such functions (which may be implemented on the same device or on distinct devices) may be implemented in such a manner and in accordance with various aspects of the present invention, etc., and / Operations and functions, and their equivalents. In some embodiments, such processing is performed together by the first functional portion in the first device and the second functional portion in the second device. In other embodiments, such processing, operations, etc. are performed entirely by the processing units within one particular apparatus. Even in other embodiments, such processing and operations are performed using at least a first functional portion and a second functional portion within a single device.

Also, in the foregoing description, the terms " system, " " device, " and " section " may be a single processing device or a plurality of processing devices. Such a processing device may be a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a central processing unit, a field programmable gate array, a programmable logic device, a state machine, a logic circuit, an analog circuit, a digital circuit, and / (Analog and / or digital) based on hard coding of operational instructions. The processing module, module, processing circuit, and / or processing unit may be implemented as a single memory device, a plurality of memory devices, and / or a combination of the processing modules, the processing circuitry, and / Lt; / RTI > memory and / or an integrated memory element. Such a memory device may be any device that stores read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), volatile memory, non-volatile memory, static memory, dynamic memory, flash memory, cache memory, and / . If the processing module, the module, the processing circuit, and / or the processing unit include one or more processing devices, the processing devices may be centrally located (i.e., directly or indirectly via a wired and / Connected), distributed (e.g., cloud computing via an indirect connection over a local and / or wide area network). If the processing module, module, processing circuit, and / or processing unit implements one or more of those functions through a static machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and / or circuitry, memory and / It should further be noted that the corresponding operating instructions may be internal or external to the circuit including the static machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and / or logic circuitry. The memory element may be stored and the processing module, module, processing circuitry, and / or processing unit may be configured to store a hard-coded and / or hard-coded data item corresponding to at least a portion of the steps and / or functions depicted in one or more of the figures It should be further noted that it carries out operational instructions. Such a memory device or memory element may be included within the components of the manufacture.

The present invention has been described above with the aim of method steps indicative of the performance of certain functions and their relationships. The boundaries and order of these functional components and method steps have been arbitrarily defined herein for convenience of description. Alternative boundaries and sequences may be defined as long as the specific functions and relationships are properly performed. Any such alternative boundaries and sequences are therefore within the scope and spirit of the claimed invention. In addition, the boundaries of these functional components have been arbitrarily defined for ease of illustration. Alternative boundaries can be defined as long as certain important functions are properly performed. Likewise, the flow diagram blocks may also be arbitrarily defined herein to represent any significant functionality. For extended use, the flowchart block boundaries and order may have been defined and still perform some important function. Alternative definitions of both functional components and flowchart blocks and sequences are therefore within the scope and spirit of the claimed invention. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the functional components and other illustrated blocks, modules, and components herein may be implemented as illustrated or as separate components, such as semiconductor integrated circuits (ASICs) And the like, or any combination thereof.

The invention may also be described, at least in part, in terms of one or more embodiments. Embodiments of the invention are used herein to describe the invention, aspects thereof, features thereof, concepts thereof, and / or examples thereof. The physical embodiment of an apparatus, article of manufacture, machine, and / or process for implementing the invention may include one or more aspects, features, concepts, examples, etc., described with reference to one or more embodiments described herein . Moreover, in the entire drawing, embodiments may incorporate the same or similarly named functions, steps, modules, etc. that may use the same or different reference numbers, and as such, the functions, The steps, modules, etc. may be the same or similar functions, steps, modules, etc. or others.

Meanwhile, the term "processing unit" is used in the description of various embodiments of the present invention. A module includes a functional block implemented via hardware to perform one or more functions, such as processing one or more input signals to produce one or more output signals. The hardware implementing the functional block may operate directly by combining software and / or firmware. As used herein, a module may include one or more sub-modules that are themselves modules.

While various combinations of features and specific combinations of features of the present invention are explicitly described herein, other combinations of these features and functions are likewise possible. The present invention is not limited to the specific examples disclosed herein, and obviously incorporates these other combinations.

As described above, the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

100: email server 102: SNS server
103: calendar server 104: SMS server
110: authentication server 120: messenger server
130: messenger group DB 140: user terminal
200: service server 201: email server
202: SNS server 203: calendar server
204: SMS server 210: authentication server
220: messenger server 230: communication network
240: user terminal 310: service processing module
311: activity processing unit 312: group member information extraction unit
313: group creation request unit 313: group creation request unit
314: file management unit 320: databases
321: Member Information Database 322: File Information Database
323: Group Information Database 324: Activity Information Database
330: messenger server interworking module 410: messenger processing module
411: group information generation unit 412: group chat window generation unit
413: group creation notification unit 414: group participation management unit
415: group activity management unit 420: databases
421: Member Information Database 422: Group Information Database
423: Chat Information Database 424: Activity Information Database
430: service server interworking module

Claims (27)

In response to a request for executing a specific activity targeting at least one user selected from a specific user, the requested activity is executed, and a messenger server generates a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one user as a group member. Requesting service server; And
And a messenger server that is requested to create a messenger group from the service server and automatically creates a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one user as a group member received from the service server. System for automatic group creation in a messenger service.
The service providing system according to claim 1,
And an automatic group generation system interworking with the messenger server and detecting the specific activity and automatically requesting the generation of the messenger group to the linked messenger server.
The method of claim 1, wherein the service server is an email server,
Wherein said activity is a mail transfer request that sets at least one user as an email recipient or an email referrer.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the service server is a social network service server,
And the activity is a message sending request for setting at least one user as a message recipient in the social network service.
The method of claim 1, wherein the service server is a blog service server,
And the activity is a message sending request in which at least one user is set as a message recipient in the blog service.
The method of claim 1, wherein the service server is a short message service server,
The activity is a short message sending request in which at least one user is set as a recipient of a short message, an automatic group generation system in a messenger service linked with the user activity.
The system of claim 1,
And an authentication server for authenticating each group member of the created messenger group by a request of the messenger server.
The method according to claim 7, wherein the authentication server,
An automatic group generation system in a messenger service linked with a user activity that performs authentication by sharing with the service server.
The messenger server according to claim 1,
And automatically generating a group chat window corresponding to the messenger group according to the creation of the messenger group.
The method of claim 9, wherein the messenger server,
And notifying each group member of the created messenger group to participate in the created group chat window.
A service for requesting the creation of a messenger group of the specific user and the selected at least one user as a group member according to a request for executing a specific activity targeting at least one user selected from a specific user in a service server. Server interworking module;
A group information generation unit for automatically generating a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one user received from the service server as a group member; And
And a group chat window generating unit for automatically generating a group chat window corresponding to the messenger group according to the messenger group generation of the group information generating unit.
The method of claim 11, wherein the service server is an email server,
And the activity is a mail transfer request for setting at least one user as an email recipient or an email referrer.
The method of claim 11, wherein the service server is a social network service server,
And the activity is a message sending request for setting at least one user as a message recipient in the social network service.
The method of claim 11, wherein the service server is a blog service server,
And the activity is a message sending request for setting at least one user as a message recipient in the blog service.
The method of claim 11, wherein the service server is a short message service server,
And the activity is a messenger server for creating an automatic group in association with a user activity, which is a short message sending request that sets at least one user as a recipient of a short message.
The method of claim 11, wherein the messenger server,
And a messenger server for creating an automatic group in association with a user activity, requesting an authentication server for authentication of each group member of the generated messenger group.
The method of claim 16, wherein the authentication server,
A messenger server for creating an automatic group in association with a user activity that performs authentication by sharing with the service server.
The method of claim 11, wherein the messenger server,
And a messenger server for generating an automatic group in association with a user activity, which notifies each group member of the created messenger group to participate in the generated group chat window.
A method for creating an automatic group in association with user activities in a messenger server, wherein each step performed in the messenger server includes:
Receiving a request from the service server for creating a messenger group for which the specific user and the selected at least one user are group members according to a request for executing a specific activity targeting at least one user selected from a specific user at a service server; ;
Automatically generating a messenger group including the specific user and the selected at least one user received from the service server as a group member; And
And automatically generating a group chat window corresponding to the messenger group according to the messenger group creation.
The system of claim 19, wherein the service server is an email server,
And the activity is a mail transfer request that sets at least one user as an email recipient or email referrer.
The server of claim 19, wherein the service server is a social network service server.
And the activity is a message sending request that sets at least one user as a message recipient in the social network service.
The server of claim 19, wherein the service server is a blog service server.
And the activity is a message sending request that sets at least one user as the message recipient in the blog service.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the service server is a short message service server,
And the activity is a short message sending request that sets at least one user as a recipient of the short message.
The method of claim 19, after the step of automatically generating the group chat window,
And requesting an authentication server for authentication of each group member of the created messenger group to an authentication server.
The method of claim 24, wherein the authentication server,
A method for creating an automatic group in association with a user activity that performs authentication by sharing with the service server.
The method of claim 19, after the step of automatically generating the group chat window,
And notifying each group member of the created messenger group to participate in the created group chat window.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 19.

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