KR20140072362A - Method and system for providing closed type group messaging services - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a closed type group messaging service to limited members within an enterprise or an organization. In accordance with the present invention, the method for providing a closed type group messaging service to limited members within an enterprise or an organization comprises the following steps. In step (a), a messaging server performs login processing by processing member authentication with respect to a connected terminal on the basis of pre-registered organizational structure information. In step (b), the messaging server provides a list of pre-generated group chatting rooms to the terminal that has logged in on the basis of the organizational structure information. In step (c), the messaging server provides the group messaging service with members participating in the group chatting room which the terminal selects and requests participation in.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a closed group messaging service,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a messaging service for a terminal based on a communication system, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing a group messaging service to a limited organization in an enterprise or an organization.

Recently, according to the remarkable development of electronic engineering and communication engineering, mobile communication terminals have various functions. That is, as the wireless communication and data processing technology rapidly develops, people can use functions such as Internet access, video communication, and video message transmission as well as voice communication using a mobile communication terminal. In addition, due to rapid diffusion of mobile communication terminals, a considerable amount of communication occurring in human relationships is performed through mobile communication terminals, and mobile communication terminals are becoming essential communication means in modern life.

Among various functions and various mobile communication services of the mobile communication terminal, a messenger service has been widely used recently. Such a messenger service, that is, an instant messaging service, is a service that can instantly send and receive messages to and from online and wireless terminal users, supplementing the disadvantages of e-mail that can take a long time to transmit and verify messages .

In recent years, users belonging to corporations or organizations are performing their tasks efficiently regardless of time and space through the above-mentioned portable communication devices or electronic devices. In this way, users are performing tasks by utilizing IT devices such as portable communication devices, and meetings and meetings are also proceeding remotely or virtually through mobile terminals and communication terminals.

Conventionally, when a meeting or a virtual conference is performed through a communication terminal, the conventional public messenger service or virtual conference service is used. However, enterprises and organizations place importance on security when they are in business, and it is pointed out that there is a security vulnerability when using general messaging service which is provided for public use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a closed group messaging system And a service providing method and system.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be described hereinafter and will be understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Further, objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by the means and the combination shown in the appended claims.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a group messaging service to a limited organization in an enterprise or an organization, the method comprising the steps of: (a) Performing login processing through a member authentication process for the connected terminal based on the organization configuration information; (b) the messaging server providing a group chat room list created in advance based on the organization configuration information to the terminal that has logged in; And (c) the messaging server providing the group messaging service with the members included in the group chat room selected by the terminal and requesting participation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a group messaging service to a limited organization in an enterprise or an organization, the system including: storing and managing previously registered organization configuration information and organization organization information; And provides a group chat room list generated in advance on the basis of the organization configuration information to the terminal that has logged in, and transmits the group chat room list selected by the terminal to the members included in the group chat room A closed messaging server providing messaging services; And a user terminal accessing the closed messaging server to provide a group messaging service.

According to the present invention, when a group messaging service for remote meetings and virtual meetings is provided, the group messaging service is limited to only the organizers based on organization configuration information registered in advance according to the company or organization, It is possible to prevent the participation of outsiders at the time of meeting, thereby providing an effect of enhancing security when performing business operations through IT devices.

In addition, group messaging is classified and categorized by suborganizations through organizational structure information, so that it is easy to grasp work between organizational structures and collaboration among other departments can be facilitated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the invention below, And should not be construed as limiting.
1 is a block diagram illustrating a system in which a closed group messaging service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented.
2 is a block diagram of a closed messaging server provided in a closed group messaging service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a closed group messaging service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for browsing organization configuration information in a closed group messaging service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view illustrating an example of a screen for browsing a group chat room list in the method of providing a closed group messaging service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for creating a group chat room in the closed group messaging service providing method 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. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concepts of the terms appropriately It should be interpreted in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system in which a closed group messaging service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method and system for providing closed group messaging services according to the present invention will be described.

As shown in the figure, a system according to the present invention includes a closed messaging server 100 that provides a closed messaging service, a database that stores organization information of an organization or organization provided in the server, (150), and a user terminal (200) connected to the server and using a group messaging service.

Here, the closed messaging service according to the present invention refers to an enterprise group messaging service provided only between specific organization members such as a corporation or an institution. In order to do this, an authentication process for determining whether or not the terminal is connected to the terminal is performed based on the configuration information of the corresponding organization registered in the server 100, and a group messaging service is provided for the terminal 201 or 202, The service is restricted in case of a non-general-purpose user terminal 300.

The closed messaging server 100 performs authentication and login processing for determining whether or not the terminal connected through the communication network is a member of a network, and processing for providing a group messaging service between terminals authenticated / logged in. In addition, the closed messaging server 100 is provided with a database 150 for storing and managing organization configuration information.

A more detailed description of the closed messaging server 100 will be described later with reference to additional figures.

The user terminals 200 and 300 are user-side terminal devices connected to a communication network, provided with various communication services, and capable of accessing service providing servers and using various services. The user terminals 200 and 300 are terminal devices having a communication function, and can be classified into a portable type and a stationary type. Examples of the portable terminal include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a notebook PC, and a stationary terminal may be a PC.

Here, it is assumed that the terminal # 1 201 and the terminal # 2 202 are terminals owned by members of the organization, and the terminal # 3 300 is a terminal of a user other than the other organization or a member of the organization. Therefore, after the member terminal 200 accesses the closed messaging server 100, the non-member terminal 300 can access the server 200 after being authenticated and logged in to receive the service. , The authentication fails and the login can not be performed, and the service can not be provided again.

As described above, the server 100 is a closed service structure in which only the users included in the organization can use the group messaging service, and other users can not receive the corresponding services.

The communication network may include a wired or wireless communication network, and the wired communication network may include the Internet, a private network, an intranet, and the like. The wireless communication network may include a mobile communication network such as 3G or LTE and a wireless Internet such as WiFi and Wibro .

2 is a block diagram of a closed messaging server provided in a closed group messaging service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the configuration of the closed messaging server 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Referring to the drawings, a closed messaging server 100 according to the present invention includes an authentication / login module 110, a group chat room list module 120, a group messaging processing module 130, an additional processing module 140, An information DB 150 and the like.

The authentication / login module 110 authenticates whether the terminal connected through the communication network is one of the organization members of the enterprise registered in advance, and logs in as an authenticated user when authentication is successful. That is, the user is authenticated as a user included in the organization member of the corresponding company, and when the authentication is successful, the user is logged in with the information of the organization member corresponding to the organization member of the company.

In addition, the authentication / login module 110 performs processing based on organizational configuration information and organization information through the organization configuration information DB 150, which will be described later, during authentication and login processing.

The group chat room list module 120 serves to provide group chat room list information that exists or is generated on the current organizational structure to the authenticated and logged-in user or user terminal. The group chat room list module 120 generates a list, provides the generated list, and provides a search function to the user in the list. The list is a list of group chat rooms existing in the organization configuration based on the organization configuration information DB 150 to be described later. When the list information is provided, list information is provided together with the organizational structure of the organization, So that the user can easily grasp the group chat room in the list.

In addition, the group chat room list module 120 allows the chat room to be generated periodically or in real time because the chat rooms are frequently created or deleted. Along with the list, the search function is provided so that the user can find the desired chat room quickly and easily. The chat room search function allows, for example, to search by items such as a group chat room name, a group chat room participant, a chat room in a group chat room, and the like.

The group messaging processing module 130 serves to provide a group conversation service among logged-in users. The group messaging processing module 130 performs a chat room participation process, a chat room creation process, a chat room invitation process, a group chat process, and the like in order to provide a group chat service.

When the user selects a group chat room to which the user wants to participate in the provided list, the chat room participant joins the user in the group chat room and includes the user as a group chat room participant. In this way, the user searches through the list for a chat room desired to participate, inputs a participation request signal, participates in the chat room, and receives group conversation service with other participants in the chat room.

The creation of the chat room is a processing function for creating a new group chat room upon a request when a logged-in user wants to open a new chat room. At this time, it is possible to create a chat room at a desired one of the organizational structure based on the organization configuration information.

The chat invitation is a processing function in which a user participating in the group chat room invites a desired user among the members based on the organization configuration information to the chat room. When the user invokes the chat room invitation function, the user selects a desired organizer through the organizational configuration information, and sends an invitation notification message to the selected organizer to induce participation in the corresponding chat room.

The group talk service is a service that enables a user to exchange a conversation among all the users participating in a chat room. The conversation can take various forms such as an instant messaging form, a post form, and a comment (ripple) form. In addition, it can send and receive image files, voice files, image files, etc., including text, in a chat room.

When the closed-type group messaging service is provided, the supplementary processing module 140 performs processing for processing additional services and processing for service control. Items to be processed by the additional processing module 140 include: notification message provision and management processing for organizational members included in the organizational configuration information; authority control processing for organizational members included in the organizational configuration information; And the like.

The notification message provision and management process serves to provide various events generated during service provision to user terminals of the logged-in organizer. That is, when an event such as an announcement, a chat invitation message, or a new chat content occurrence occurs, a message corresponding to the event is transmitted to the corresponding user terminal, or an event message is stored and managed in a notification message storage box. The user receives the notification message or checks the notification message stored in the message storage box, recognizes the fact of the event, and takes subsequent actions accordingly.

The rights control process grants different rights to organizational members according to the organizational configuration information or grants authority for each hierarchical level and performs processing such as restricting use of each user's service when providing the service according to the corresponding authority. For example, a public group chat room of each department grants a generation authority to only the team leader of each department, and controls generation processing of the corresponding chat room accordingly. Also, only the representative director or the personnel management personnel is allowed to change and add organization configuration information , And control to change or add the organization information in accordance therewith.

The obligatory generation chat room process performs a process for creating and managing a chat room mandatory for each branch or each end of the organizational structure according to the organizational configuration information. The obligatory generation chat room is configured to create and manage at least one group chat room at a branch or an end of each tree structure, for example, a tree-type organizational structure. The authority is set and controlled so that the general organizer can not delete the chat room . Through this, the obligation generation chat room can be used as a public chat room of a branch corresponding to a branch or an end of an organizational structure.

The organization configuration information DB 150 is a database in which organizational configuration information of a company or an organization and information of organizer included in the organization are stored and managed. The organization configuration information DB 150 is provided on the server 100 side so that a general organizer or a user can freely change, add, or delete information. Of course, in another embodiment, the organization configuration information may be stored and managed on the terminal 200 side, but storage and management by the server 100 is effective in security and management aspects. In addition, the organization configuration information may be set and registered by receiving information from a company or an organization before the service is provided.

Further, the present invention supports a function (interface) for browsing the organization configuration information, the organization chart, and the organization information to the users who log in when providing the service through the organization configuration information stored and managed in the DB 150. Through this, the logged in members can understand the structure of the organization to which they belong, and can inquire information of the members.

In addition, the organization information included in the organization configuration information DB 150 is distinguished from the address book information of the corresponding user included in each user terminal. That is, only the closed group messaging service according to the present invention can be used through the organizational configuration information, and the personal address book information provided in the terminal is used for general messaging services (e.g., SMS, instant messaging, E-mail) . This makes it possible to enhance security when providing services through organizational configuration information.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a closed group messaging service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a method of providing a closed group messaging service according to the present invention will be described in each case.

First, it is assumed that the terminal # 1 and the terminal # 2 in the drawing are all the organizational terminals included in the organization configuration information. In addition, an embodiment of the present invention will be described on the assumption that the terminal # 1 uses a service first and the terminal # 1 invites the terminal # 2 to a chat room and uses the group messaging service together.

As shown in the figure, in the closed messaging server (hereinafter referred to as server) before the service provision, the organization organization information composed of the organization chart and the organization information of the corporation or organization providing the service is received and the organization organization information Information is set and registered. (S1)

When the DB is constructed, the server distributes an application for service provision to the terminal terminals included in the organization configuration information. The organizers can install the application distributed through the terminal, access the server through the installed application, and use the service. (S2)

First, according to the above-described assumption, the terminal # 1 accesses the server through the installed application (S3)

The server proceeds authentication and login processing for the connected terminal # 1. At this time, the organization information is inquired from the DB registered in advance, and it is determined whether or not the user of the connected terminal is a member of the organization (S4)

It is determined that the terminal is included in the organization information, and when the authentication is successful and the login is completed, a procedure for providing the current group chat room list information to the terminal # 1 is performed. )

The terminal # 1 confirms the provided list information, searches for the group chat room, and then proceeds to select the group chat room (group chat room #a) desired to participate. (S6)

Then, the terminal # 1 transmits a signal requesting participation to the chat room #a selected by the server (S7)

The server performs a process of entering the corresponding terminal # 1 into the group chat room #a according to the participation request (S8)

When the terminal # 1 is entered into the group chat room #a, the group chat service is processed so as to proceed with the group chat service with the organization members existing in the chat room (S9)

Hereinafter, a procedure according to the assumption that the terminal # 1 invites the terminal # 2 to receive the group messaging service together will be described.

First, the terminal # 1 using the group messaging service accessing the group chat room #a searches the organization configuration information and searches for a member who wants to be invited. (S10)

After the retrieval, it is decided to invite the terminal # 2 and transmits a chat room invitation request signal for the terminal # 2 to the server (S11)

The server sends an invitation notification message to the group chat room #a to the terminal # 2 according to the request. At this time, the information of the invitee may be included in the invitation announcement message (S12)

The terminal # 2 can immediately recognize the invitation by receiving the notification message or recognize the invitation message box (S13)

The terminal # 2 confirms the invitation and sends a chat room participation request signal to the corresponding group chat room #a to the server. At this time, the participation request signal can be directly transmitted through the participation button to the group chat room #a linked to the invitation notification message (S14)

The server performs processing for entering the terminal # 2 into the chat room #a in response to the request (S15)

When the terminal # 2 enters the chat room #a, the server processes the group chat service with the organizational members including the terminal # 1 existing in the chat room #a (S16)

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for browsing organization configuration information in a closed group messaging service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, an example of browsing organizational configuration information at a user terminal according to the present invention will be described.

First, when the organization chart of the screen is selected as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the topmost organization structure is output to the screen. At this time, if the 'mobile business headquarters' (a1) is selected and input as shown in the screen example, organization configuration information of the corresponding department is output as shown in FIG. 4 (b). At this time, when the user selects and inputs the back button a2 again, the screen returns to the screen of Fig. 4 (a).

When the 'HI design team' (b1) of the detailed configuration of the 'mobile business headquarters' is selectively input, detailed configuration information of the corresponding team is output as shown in FIG. 4 (c). At this time, a list of the team members (organization members) is output, and detailed information on the selected members is output when each member is selected and input. (Not shown) If the user selects and inputs the back button b2, 4 (b).

As in this example, the user can view the organization configuration information and freely confirm the information.

5 is a view illustrating an example of a screen for browsing a group chat room list in the method of providing a closed group messaging service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, an example of browsing a group chat room list at a user terminal according to the present invention will be described.

First, in the drawing, group chat rooms are represented by group cafes, but they are used in the same meaning as the above-described group chat rooms, and are hereinafter referred to as group cafes.

As shown in FIG. 5 (a), when a group cafe is selected, a list of all group cafes is displayed on the screen in a tree structure based on the organization configuration information.

As an example of selecting a detail tree to search for a desired group cafe, a 'planning team' (a1) is selected as shown in the drawing. Accordingly, a list of group cafes included in the 'planning team' is output as shown in FIG. 5 (b). In the group cafe list, information such as group cafe name (title), image, cafe creator, number of participants is displayed on the screen.

Here, when a desired group cafe is selected and entered, the user enters the group cafe and the group messaging service is available to the participants in the cafe (not shown).

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for creating a group chat room in the closed group messaging service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, an example of creating a group chat room in a user terminal according to the present invention will be described.

Referring to the drawing, an example of a screen in which a group cafe list is output first is shown in FIG. 6 (a). Here, when the user wishes to create a new group cafe, the user selects and inputs a menu button a1 on the screen.

Then, a menu list is output as shown in FIG. 6 (b), and a creation button b1 for creating a double group cafe is selected and input.

When the group cafe creation button b1 is input, a group cafe creation screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (c). Here, the user inputs a group cafe name to be generated and a description phrase for a rough cafe, You should also set whether the café is an open café or a private café.

Here, if the cafe is set to public, the cafe is exposed on the list. If the cafe is set to private, it is not exposed to the list, and only the invitation can enter the cafe.

After entering the café name and the café description, the café creation confirmation button c1 is input to complete the café creation.

When the creation of the cafe is completed, a cafe created in the corresponding category of the organizational structure is opened as shown in Fig. 6 (d).

The method of the present invention as described above may be embodied as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (such as a CD-ROM, a RAM, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magneto-optical disk).

While the specification contains many features, such features should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention or the scope of the claims. In addition, the features described in the individual embodiments herein may be combined and implemented in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described herein in a single embodiment may be implemented in various embodiments individually or in a suitable subcombination.

It is to be understood that, although the operations have been described in a particular order in the figures, it should be understood that such operations are performed in a particular order as shown, or that a series of sequential orders, or all described operations, . In some circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. It should also be understood that the division of various system components in the above embodiments does not require such distinction in all embodiments. The above-described program components and systems can generally be implemented as a single software product or as a package in multiple software products.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings.

100: Closed Messaging Server 150: Organization Configuration Information DB
200: Member terminal 300: Non-operator terminal

Claims (10)

A method for providing group messaging services to a limited organization within an enterprise or organization,
(a) performing, in a messaging server, a login process through a member authentication process for a connected terminal based on pre-registered organization configuration information;
(b) the messaging server providing a group chat room list created in advance based on the organization configuration information to the terminal that has logged in; And
(c) the messaging server providing group messaging services with members included in the group chat room selected by the terminal and requesting participation. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the organizational configuration information and the organization information are stored and managed in the messaging server. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
After the step (b)
And the messaging server further comprises: a request for creating a group chat room from the terminal, and creating a new group chat room. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
After the step (c)
And the messaging server further includes the step of transmitting an invitation message for requesting participation to the participating group chat room to the terminal of the corresponding organizer in response to an invitation request for the selected organizer among the organizers included in the organizational configuration information from the terminal The method comprising the steps of: 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the messaging server has a mandatory group chat room created for each sub-structure in the organizational structure based on the organization configuration information. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the messaging server classifies the information of the members of the organization included in the organization based on the organization configuration information and assigns different rights to the respective layers. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the organization information based on the organizational configuration information and the address book information included in the terminal operate independently of each other. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The step (b)
And providing a search function for a group chat room generated according to a request of the terminal. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the messaging server provides a notification function for providing a notification message to a terminal of the organizer when an event occurs to a specific organizer based on the organizational configuration information. A system for providing group messaging services to a limited organization within an enterprise or organization,
And stores the pre-registered organizational configuration information and the organizer information, performs login processing through the organizer authentication processing for the connected terminals based on the organizational configuration information, generates the pre-registered terminal configuration information in advance based on the organization configuration information A closed messaging server for providing a group chat room list and providing group messaging services with the members included in the group chat room selected by the terminal and requesting participation; And
And a user terminal connected to the closed messaging server and provided with a group messaging service.

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