KR20140000400A - A system for providing user presence infromations related to a plurality of teminal, an apparatus thereof and a method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for providing user presence information and a device and a method for the same. The present invention comprises a step of receiving the presence information of each terminal used by users; a step of producing the presence information of each user using the presence information of each terminal based on the presence information in a form requested by a user from a plurality terminals and based on a rule for producing the user presence information in the form; and a step of transmitting the user presence information to the terminal of another user. [Reference numerals] (100) First terminal; (200) Second terminal; (300) Service device

Description

A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER PRESENCE INFROMATIONS RELATED TO A PLURALITY OF TEMINAL, AN APPARATUS THEREOF AND A METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a system for providing user presence information, an apparatus for the same, and a method therefor, and more particularly, to a system for providing user presence information that can provide user presence information in a form desired by a user, and An apparatus and a method therefor.

As communication infrastructures diversify, not only can users connect to the network using devices that provide heterogeneous communication environments, but one user owns many different types of devices. Such devices may be mobile phones, notebook PCs, tablet PCs, PDAs, smart phones, and the like. As one user owns various devices, various changes have been made in recent life styles and work styles. For example, e-mail and instant messages, which can only be checked on a PC, can also be checked on a portable device, and a call can be made with a counterpart using a fixed computer.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described points, and a system capable of providing a user's presence information in a desired form by integrating the presence information collected from a plurality of terminals of a user, an apparatus therefor, and the same To provide a method for this.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user presence information providing system comprising: a plurality of terminals used by a user; Receiving the presence information from each of the plurality of terminals, and generating the presence information of the user from the presence information of the plurality of terminals based on a form of the presence information desired by the user and a policy for generating the presence information of the user in the corresponding form. Characterized in that it comprises a service device for transmitting to the terminal of the user.

In addition, the service device for providing the user presence information according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems, receives the presence information of each of a plurality of terminals used by the user and transmits the user's presence information to the terminal of the other user A communication module; And a control module configured to generate the presence information of the user from the presence information of each of the plurality of terminals based on the type of the presence information desired by the user and the policy for generating the presence information in the corresponding form, and transmit the generated presence information to the other user's terminals. Characterized in that.

In the service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the form of the presence information includes one or more presence information display names set by the user, and the policy matches one or more presence information display names from the presence information of each of the plurality of terminals. It may be made by including rule information for setting.

In the service apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the presence information of each of the plurality of terminals includes location information of the terminal, behavior information indicating an application running or being used in the terminal, and communication information indicating a communication performance state of the terminal. It may include one or more of the.

In the service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control module combines location information, behavior information, and communication information of each of the plurality of terminals according to a policy, and sets one of the one or more presence information display names set by the user according to the combination. And select one or more presence information display names as user presence information.

In addition, as a means for solving the above problems, a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a communication unit for communication with a service device for providing user presence information; An input unit for receiving at least one of a user's command, selection, data, and information; And a controller configured to generate a policy for generating user presence information of a desired type from the type of presence information desired by the user and the presence information of each of the plurality of terminals, and transmit the generated policy to the service device. do.

In a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may include the presence information including one or more of location information indicating its location, behavior information indicating an application that is being executed, and communication information indicating a communication execution state thereof. Further transmission to the service device.

In addition, as a means for solving the above-described problems, a method for providing user presence information according to an embodiment of the present invention, receiving the presence information from each of a plurality of terminals; Receiving a policy for generating user presence information in a form desired by the user from the presence information desired by the user from one of the plurality of terminals and the plurality of terminals; Generating the presence information of the user from the presence information of each of the plurality of terminals based on the type and policy of the presence information desired by the user; And transmitting the generated presence information of the user to a terminal of another user.

In addition, the present invention can provide a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the above-described method for providing user presence information.

According to the present invention, by presenting the presence information of the user by combining the presence information of each of the plurality of devices with respect to the user using the plurality of devices, it is possible to provide comprehensive and efficient presence information rather than fragmentary information. The user experience (UX) according to the present invention has an advantage of increasing the use of an application providing a service by using the presence information.

In addition, it is possible to satisfy the user's various preferences and needs by allowing the user to create and provide user presence information in a desired form.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing user presence information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a service apparatus for providing user presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for describing a first terminal for providing user presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for describing a second terminal for providing user presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user presence information of a system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user presence information of a first terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user presence information of a second terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying 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 should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing user presence information using a plurality of terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system of the present invention includes a plurality of first terminals 100, a second terminal 200, and a service device 300.

The plurality of first terminals 100 are devices bound to one user (first terminal user) and the second terminal 200 is a device bound to another user. These terminals may exemplify a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook computer, a mobile communication terminal, a smart TV, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, and the like. The plurality of first terminals 100 may access the service device 300 through a network and provide presence information.

Devices including a plurality of first terminals 100 and second terminals 200 may be connected to the service device 300 through a network, and the service device 300 may be connected to the connected devices. Provide presence services according to In particular, in a preferred embodiment, the service device 300 collects the presence information from at least one first terminal 100 connected to itself of the plurality of first terminals 100, the user presence of the first terminal 100 Information is provided to the second terminal 200. In particular, the service device 300 is provided with a form of the presence information desired by the user from any one of the plurality of first terminals 100 and from the plurality of first terminals 100. Receives the policy information for setting the presence information in the form desired by the user from the collected presence information, and from the presence information collected from the plurality of first terminals 100 based on the received presence information and the policy. Sets user presence information corresponding to. Accordingly, "presence information" according to an embodiment of the present invention is different from the "presence information" provided by one terminal and one user in one-to-one mapping, and the presence information collected from a plurality of terminals belonging to the user. It should be interpreted as information generated using. In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, "user presence information" is not to have a fixed form, but should be interpreted as information set in a form desired by a user. Such user presence information may be expressed according to a preset policy. Here, the form of the presence information may include a kind of presence information, a representation method, and the like.

The configuration and operation of each device for implementing this are as follows.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a service apparatus for providing user presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the service device 300 includes a communication module 310, an authentication module 320, a storage module 330, and a control module 340.

The communication module 310 transmits and receives data with the plurality of first terminals 100 or the second terminals 200 through the communication network 300. This data includes an information request message requesting the presence information, an information setting message for setting the presence information, and a policy setting message for setting a policy for providing the user presence information and the form of the presence information desired by the user. The communication module 310 may further include a function of processing data according to the type of the network and the protocol applied to the network.

The authentication module 320 is a means for determining whether the user is a registered user, and registers the user by a subscription procedure. The authentication module 320 may perform user authentication by using the authentication information of the user whenever the plurality of first terminals 100 and the second terminals 200 access the service apparatus 300. For example, the authentication information may include a user's ID (Identification) and a corresponding password.

The storage module 330 may store user presence information according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the presence information of the plurality of first terminals 100 used by a user may be mapped and stored, and the user presence information generated in a desired form may be mapped and stored therefrom. In addition, the storage module 330 may store the presence information for each device. In particular, the storage module 330 may store "type" and "policy" for indicating the user presence information of each user. The storage form of the storage module 330 may be stored according to a file system or may be stored according to a database system.

The control module 340 performs a corresponding operation according to a request of the first terminal 100 or the second terminal 200 connected through the communication module 310. That is, when the control module 340 receives the information setting message transmitted from the first terminal 100 through the communication module 310, the control module 340 according to the received information setting message, the presence of each of the first terminal 100. Set the information. In addition, a single user presence information is set by integrating the presence information for each of the plurality of first terminals 100. A policy setting message for setting the form and the policy of the presence information for this is received through the communication module 310. In response to the presence information of each of the plurality of first terminals 100, the user presence information is generated according to the policy included in the received policy setting message. In addition, when the control module 340 receives the information request message transmitted from the second terminal 200 through the communication module 310, the control module 340 transmits the generated user presence information according to the received information request message. Provided to the second terminal 200 through 310.

A process of generating user presence information of the control module 340 will be described in more detail as follows. The plurality of first terminals 100 may individually transmit information setting messages. Here, the presence information included in the information setting messages of the plurality of first terminals 100 may include location information, communication information, and behavior information of each of the plurality of first terminals 100. The location information may indicate a location of the first terminal 100, the behavior information may indicate an application running or being used in the first terminal 100, and the communication information may indicate a communication performance state of the first terminal 100. Can be represented.

Table 1 below describes presence information of each of the plurality of first terminals 100.

[0035] Location information Behavior information Communication information PC Fixed position (company) Business application is running / unused Internet connection Smartphone Real time location information calling
Headset connection 3G network connection Smart TV Fixed location (home) Searching for VOD content Internet connection

As shown in Table 1, the PC, the smart phone, and the smart TV of the first terminal 100 collect their own location information, behavior information, and communication information, respectively, and deliver the location information, behavior information, and communication information to the service device 100 through an information setting message. Can be. Then, the control module 340 stores it.

Also, any one of the plurality of first terminals 100 may transmit a policy setting message including a type of presence information desired by a user and a policy that is a reference for generating the presence information in a desired form. Can be. The form of the presence information transmitted through the policy setting message indicates what kind of presence information of the user is to be represented, and the policy is a combination of location information, behavior information, and communication information of the plurality of first terminals 100. Is a rule that determines how to create user presence information in the form desired.

When the user wants to indicate the location with the user's presence information, the user may express the location as one of home, work, or going out, or any one of home, school, and academy, as described by the user. According to the combination of the location information, behavior information, communication information of the plurality of first terminal 100 can be determined. For example, when the positions of the plurality of first terminals 100 are all the same, the position of the first terminal user may be simply determined as a corresponding position. However, if not, the location of the first terminal 100 running the application may be determined as the location of the user of the first terminal 100. On the other hand, when the locations of the plurality of first terminals 100 are all different, and the applications are all running on the plurality of first terminals 100, the priority is determined by the type of the first terminal 100 through a policy, and The location of the first terminal 100 may be determined as the location of the first terminal user. As such, when it is desired to indicate the location of the user of the first terminal 100 using the user presence information, it may be determined based on the above-described policy (rule). In summary, the policy for determining the location of the user of the first terminal 100 is as follows. First, when all the first terminal 100 is in the same position, the corresponding position is determined as the position of the user of the first terminal 100. Second, when the plurality of first terminals 100 are in the same position, the position of the first terminal 100 on which the application is executed is determined as the position of the user of the first terminal 100. Third, when the plurality of first terminals 100 are not in the same position and all of the plurality of first terminals 100 are executing applications, the first terminal 100 having the highest priority according to a predetermined priority. ) Is determined as the location of the user of the first terminal 100.

In addition, when it is possible to indicate whether communication is possible or a device that can communicate with user presence information, whether or not communication is possible by combining location information, behavior information, and communication information of a plurality of first terminals 100 according to a policy. Can be represented. For example, the communication device may be set differently according to the user's situation. That is, when a specific application is running and in use on a PC located in the company of the first terminal 100, it may be determined that the user is in a simple work rather than a meeting. User presence information can be generated to accomplish this. On the other hand, if the PC located in the company of the first terminal 100 is not in use, it can be assumed that attended the meeting, in this case, since the direct call is difficult situation, the user presence information to leave a message in the messenger of the mobile phone Can be generated. In addition, if the company's PC is in use and the mobile phone is in a call, the user may determine that the user is on the phone at the company's seat. Can be.

In addition, any one of the plurality of first terminals 100 may transmit a policy setting message including a type of presence information desired by a user and a policy required to set the presence information in the desired form. .

Here, the form of the presence information may be expressed as a display name of the presence information for a plurality of situations desired by the user. For example, the user's presence information may be set to be represented by any one of "studying", "resting", and "workout" according to the user's preference, or expressed as one of "school", "home", or "health field". Can be set to

In this case, the policy may be expressed as a rule indicating a matching relationship between the presence information collected by the plurality of first terminals 100 and the type of the presence information set by the user. In this case, the service device 300 sets the user presence information by selecting among the types of the presence information set by the user based on the policy.

3 is a diagram for describing a first terminal for providing user presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a first communication unit 110, a first output unit 120, a first input unit 130, and a first storage unit 140. The location information receiver 150 and the first controller 160 are included.

The first communication unit 110 connects to the service apparatus 300 through a network and communicates with the service apparatus 300. The first communication unit 110 may transmit an information setting message including the presence information to the service device 300 under the control of the first control unit 160. In addition, the first communication unit 110 may generate a policy setting message including a policy for generating the presence information desired by the user and a policy for generating the user presence information associated with the plurality of first terminals 100 in a desired form. 300).

The first output unit 120 is a means for outputting the information generated according to the use of the first terminal 100 so that the user can recognize visually, auditoryly, or tactilely. The first output unit 120 may include a display device for outputting visual information, an audio device for outputting auditory information, a haptic device for outputting tactile information, and the like. For example, the display device may be formed of various types of display panels such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and the like, and may also include a display panel and a touch panel according to a manufacturing type. It may be implemented in a structure, for example, a touch screen. When the display device is formed in the form of a touch screen, the display device may perform some or all of the functions of the first input unit 130. An audio device may represent a speaker typically. The haptic device may be a motor or the like that outputs vibration.

The first input unit 130 is a means for receiving at least one of a user's command, selection, data, and information, and may include a plurality of input keys and function keys for receiving numeric or text information and setting various functions. have. The first input unit 130 detects a user's key input, generates an input signal according to the detected key input, and transmits the input signal to the first control unit 160. As the first input unit 130, an input device such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a joystick, or the like may be exemplified.

The first storage unit 140 is a device for storing data, and includes a main memory device and an auxiliary memory device. The first storage unit 140 may store an operating system (OS), an application, and the like. In particular, the first storage unit 140 stores an application for providing the presence information according to an embodiment of the present invention (when abbreviated, "presence application"). Here, the application for providing the presence information may exemplarily be an address book, an instance messenger, and the like. In addition, the first storage unit 140 may store various data generated according to the user's use of the first terminal 100. Various data stored in the first storage unit 140 may be deleted, changed, or added according to a user's manipulation.

The location information receiver 150 is a means for receiving current location information of the first terminal 100. The location information receiver 150 receives a GPS signal from, for example, a GPS satellite, and transmits the received GPS signal to the first controller 160.

The first controller 160 can be a process device that actually runs the operating system. For example, the first controller 160 may be a central processing unit (CPU). When the power of the first terminal 100 is turned on, the first controller 160 moves the operating system from the auxiliary storage device of the first storage unit 140 to the main storage device, and then boots to drive the operating system. ).

The first controller 160 may generate an information setting message including the presence information of the first terminal 100, and transmit the generated information setting message to the service device 300 through the first communication unit 110. Here, the presence information of the first terminal 100 may include location information, communication information, and behavior information of each of the first terminal 100. In this case, the first controller 160 may collect location information of the first terminal 100 by receiving location information from a satellite or a base station through the location information receiver 150 or the first communication unit 110. In addition, the first controller 160 may collect behavior information through what is the currently running application and other connected devices (eg, a headset). That is, the behavior information of the first terminal 100 indicates what the user of the first terminal 100 is currently doing, and may be recognized according to the execution state of the first terminal 100. In particular, when an application for communication among applications currently running on the user is running, the first controller 160 can grasp communication information through a connection state of the first communication unit 110. The presence information of the first terminal 100 has been described with reference to Table 1 above.

In addition, the first controller 160 generates a policy setting message in order to set a type of presence information desired by a user and a policy required when generating user presence information of the plurality of first terminals 100, and generates the generated policy. The setting message may be transmitted to the service device 300 through the first communication unit 110. The policy setting message includes a rule that defines how to generate a location, a communication possibility, a communication device, etc. of the first terminal user according to the location information, communication information, and behavior information of the plurality of first terminals 100. In particular, it may include a rule for generating user presence information in a form desired by the user from the presence information of each of the plurality of first terminals 100. The service device 300 receiving the policy setting message may generate user presence information of a user who uses the plurality of first terminals 100 according to the received policy setting message.

4 is a diagram for describing a second terminal for providing user presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the second terminal 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a second communication unit 210, a second output unit 220, a second input unit 230, and a second storage unit 240. And a second control unit 250. The second terminal 200 indicates a counterpart terminal provided with the presence information of the user who uses the plurality of first terminals 100, and may have a configuration substantially similar to that of the first terminal 100. Is the same as

The second communication unit 210 connects to the service device 300 through a network and communicates with the service device 300. The second communication unit 210 requests the presence information of the first terminal 100 under the control of the second control unit 250, and performs an operation for obtaining the presence information of the first terminal 100. In this case, the second communication unit 210 may receive audio data corresponding to the presence information together with the presence information of the first terminal 100.

The second output unit 220 is basically a means for outputting the information generated according to the use of the second terminal 200 so that the user can perceive visually, auditoryly, or tactilely. The second output unit 220 may include a display device for outputting visual information, an audio device for outputting auditory information, a haptic device for outputting tactile information, and the like. For example, the display device may be formed of various types of display panels such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and the like, and may also include a display panel and a touch panel according to a manufacturing type. It may be implemented in a structure, for example, a touch screen. As such, when the display device is formed in the form of a touch screen, the display device may perform some or all of the functions of the second input unit 230. An audio device may represent a speaker typically. The haptic device may be a motor or the like that outputs vibration.

The second input unit 230 is a means for receiving at least one of a user's command, selection, data, and information, and may include a plurality of input keys and function keys for receiving numeric or text information and setting various functions. have. The second input unit 230 detects a key input of the user and transmits an input signal according to the detected key input to the second control unit 250. The second input unit 230 may exemplify an input device such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a joystick, and the like.

The second storage unit 240 is a device for storing data, and includes a main memory device and an auxiliary memory device. The second storage unit 240 may store an operating system (OS), an application, and the like. In particular, the second storage unit 240 stores an application for providing the presence information according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the second storage unit 240 may store various data generated according to the user's use of the second terminal 200. Various data stored in the second storage unit 240 may be deleted, changed, or added according to a user's manipulation.

The second control unit 250 may be a process device that actually drives the operating system. For example, the second control unit 250 may be a central processing unit (CPU). When the power of the first terminal 100 is turned on, the second control unit 250 moves the operating system from the auxiliary storage device of the second storage unit 240 to the main storage device, and then boots the operating system. ). Then, when there is a request through the second input unit 230 of the user, an application for providing the presence information may be executed. In particular, when there is a user's request through the second input unit 230, the second control unit 250 generates an information request message to request user presence information of the user using the plurality of first terminals 100. The generated information request message may be transmitted to the service device 300 through the second communication unit 210. Then, the service device 300 provides user presence information using the plurality of first terminals 100 at the request of the second terminal 100. The second controller 250 may receive the user presence information and output the same through the second output unit 220.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user presence information of a system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, after the first terminal 100 of any one of the plurality of first terminals 100 accesses the service apparatus 300, in step S505, the form of the presence information desired by the user and the plurality of agents are displayed. The terminal 100 transmits a policy setting message including a policy for indicating the user presence information of a desired form from the presence information of each terminal 100 to the service device 300. Such a policy setting message sets a rule that defines how to generate a location, a communication possibility, a communication device, etc. of a first terminal user according to location information, communication information, and behavior information of at least one first terminal 100. Include. It also includes a rule for generating the presence information in the form desired by the user. In response to the policy setting message, the service device 300 receiving the policy setting message sets the form and policy of the presence information desired by the user for providing user presence information related to the plurality of first terminals 100 according to the policy setting message.

Meanwhile, the plurality of first terminals 100 access the service apparatus 300, respectively, and transmit an information setting message including the presence information of each of the first terminals 100 in step S515. Then, the service device 300 stores the presence information of each of the first terminal 100 in step S520. Presence information of each of the first terminals 100 may include location information, behavior information, and call information.

Meanwhile, it is assumed that the second terminal 200 executes an application (presence application) using the presence information at the user's request. Here, the application using the presence information may be representative of an address book, an instance messenger, and the like. The presence application may display users belonging to a user group called a buddy. The display of the user group may vary according to the design of the user interface (UI). For example, it is preferable to display each user by using an icon. In this case, it is assumed that the user of the second terminal 200 requests user presence information of the user of the first terminal 100 among the plurality of user groups. Then, in operation S525, the second terminal 200 transmits an information request message for requesting user presence information related to the plurality of first terminals 100 to the service device 300.

Upon receiving the request for the presence information, the service device 300 based on the individual presence information of the plurality of first terminals 200 previously stored in operation S530 (operation S520), according to the policy set previously (operation S510). Create user presence information in the form desired by the user. Then, the service device 300 transmits the user presence information generated in step S535 to the second terminal 200.

After receiving the user presence information, the second terminal 200 outputs the user presence information received in operation S540. Accordingly, the user of the second terminal 200 may recognize user presence information related to the plurality of first terminals 100.

The above information setting message may be transmitted aperiodically whenever the state of the plurality of first terminals 100 changes. In addition, the policy setting message may be transmitted when necessary regardless of the generation and transmission of the information setting message. Therefore, the order of each step described in FIG. 5 may be changed as necessary.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user presence information of a first terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, the first terminal 100 is for explaining an operation of any one of the plurality of first terminals 100. In addition, in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the first terminal 100 is connected to the service device 300.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the first control unit 160 of the first terminal 100 generates user presence information related to the plurality of first user terminals 100 in operation S705, a policy for setting a necessary policy may be used. Generate a configuration message. In operation S710, the policy setting message is transmitted to the service device 300. The policy setting message may include a policy for generating user presence information in a form of presence information desired by a user and a form desired by the user.

On the other hand, the first control unit 160 of the first terminal 100 collects information for generating its own presence information in step S715. Such information may include a location of the first terminal 100, communication information, and behavior information of the first terminal 100. For example, the first controller 160 may collect location information of the first terminal 100 by receiving location information from a satellite or a base station through the location information receiver 150 or the first communication unit 110. In addition, the first controller 160 may collect behavior information through what application is currently being executed. In particular, when an application for communication among applications currently running on the user is running, the first controller 160 can grasp communication information through a connection state of the first communication unit 110.

Then, the first control unit 160 generates an information setting message including the information collected as described above in step S720, that is, location, behavior information, and communication information. In operation S725, the first controller 160 transmits an information setting message to the service device 300.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing user presence information of a second terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, in response to a user's request, the second control unit 250 of the second terminal 200 executes the presence application in operation S805, and then, in operation S810, a list of user groups including a plurality of users. I can display it.

In a state where a list of user groups is displayed, it is assumed that a user of the second terminal 200 selects one user from the list of user groups through the second input unit 230. The selected user is assumed to be a user of the first terminal 100. Then, the second controller 250 may detect such a selection through the second input unit 230 in step S815. Accordingly, the second control unit 250 generates an information request message requesting user presence information of the first terminal 100 in step S820.

Then, the second control unit 250 transmits an information request message to the service device 300 through the second communication unit 210 in step S825. Upon receiving the information request message for requesting the user presence information, the presence service apparatus 300 may request the user of the first terminal 100 in a form desired by the user according to a preset policy and presence information of each of the plurality of first terminals 100. After generating the presence information, the generated user presence information will be transmitted.

Therefore, the second controller 250 may receive user presence information through the second communication unit 210 in step S830. In operation S835, the first control unit 250 outputs the user presence information through the second output unit 220.

According to the present invention, by providing the user presence information for one user corresponding to a plurality of devices, it is possible to provide a reasonable and efficient user experience (UX, user experience). Therefore, there is an advantage of increasing the use of an application providing a service using the presence information.

The method for providing user presence information according to the present invention may be implemented in software form readable through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions to be recorded on a recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. For example, the recording medium may be an optical recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), a digital video disk (DVD) Includes a hardware device that is specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk and a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, do. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such hardware devices may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, although specific terms are used in this specification and the drawings, they are used in a generic sense only to facilitate the description of the invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

The present invention relates to a system for providing user presence information related to a user who uses a plurality of devices, an apparatus for the same, and a method therefor, and to receive the presence information of each of the plurality of first terminals from each of the plurality of first terminals, Receive a policy for generating the user presence information of the user associated with the plurality of first terminals in the form of the presence information desired by the user from any one of the plurality of first terminals, the form of the presence information desired by the user And generate user presence information from the presence information of each of the plurality of first terminals based on the policy, and transmit the generated user presence information to the second terminal. According to the present invention, by providing the user presence information for one user corresponding to the plurality of devices, it is possible to provide comprehensive and efficient presence information rather than fragmentary information. In addition, the presence information may be provided in a form desired by the user. The present invention has an advantage of increasing the use of an application that provides a service using the presence information by providing the user experience (UX, user experience) to users. This is not only a possibility of commercialization or sales, but also a possibility of being industrially applicable since it is practically possible to carry out clearly.

100: first terminal 110: communication unit 120: output unit
130: first input unit 140: first storage unit 150: location information receiving unit
160: first control unit 200: second terminal 210: second communication unit
220: second output unit 230: second input unit 240: second storage unit
250: second control unit 300: service device 310: communication module
320: authentication module 330: storage module 340: control module

Claims (9)

A plurality of terminals used by the user; And
The presence information of the user is received from the presence information of each of the plurality of terminals based on a policy for receiving the presence information from each of the plurality of terminals and generating the user presence information in the form of the presence information desired by the user. A service device for generating a user presence information and transmitting the generated user presence information to a terminal of another user;
User presence information providing system comprising a. A communication module configured to receive presence information of each of a plurality of terminals used by a user and to transmit the presence information of the user to a terminal of another user;
The presence information of the user is generated by generating the presence information of the user from the presence information received from each of the plurality of terminals, based on a form of the presence information desired by the user and a policy for generating the user presence information in the form. And a control module for controlling the transmission to the terminal of another user. 3. The method of claim 2,
The form of the presence information includes one or more presence information display names set by the user,
And the policy includes rule information for matching and setting the at least one presence information display name from the presence information of each of a plurality of terminals. The method of claim 3,
The presence information of each of the plurality of terminals includes at least one of location information of the terminal, behavior information indicating an application running or being used in the terminal, and communication information indicating a communication performance state of the terminal. Service device for providing presence information. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the control module
Combining location information, behavior information, and communication information of each of the plurality of terminals according to the policy; selecting one of one or more presence information display names set by the user according to the combination; and selecting one or more presence information display names. The service device for providing the user presence information, characterized in that represented by the user's presence information. A communication unit for communicating with a service device for providing the user's presence information;
An input unit for receiving at least one of a user's command, selection, data, and information;
A controller configured to generate a form of the presence information desired by the user and a policy for generating the user presence information in the form desired by the user according to a user's selection, and transmit the same to the service device;
And a terminal device. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control unit
And transmitting the presence information including at least one of location information of the terminal, behavior information indicating a running application, and communication information indicating a communication performance state to the service device. Receiving presence information from each of a plurality of terminals used by a user;
Receiving a type of presence information desired by a user from any one of the plurality of terminals and a policy for generating the presence information of the user in the form;
Generating the presence information of the user from the presence information received from each of the plurality of terminals based on the form and the policy of the presence information; And
Transmitting the generated presence information of the user to a terminal of another user;
User presence information providing method comprising a. Run by the computer,
Obtaining presence information of each of a plurality of terminals used by a user;
Identifying a type of presence information desired by a user and a policy for generating user presence information in a desired format;
Generating the presence information of the user from the presence information of each of the plurality of terminals based on the form and the policy of the presence information; And
And recording a program for transmitting the generated presence information of the user to a terminal of another user.

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