KR20140123154A - Method for protection of message in message service, apparatus and system for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for protecting a message in a message service, and more specifically, to a method for protecting a message in a message service when secret information is included in the message transmitted/received through a chat window screen of a messenger program, which allows a user to protect the message by setting a protective function on a part corresponding to the secret information according to a preset user input, thereby enabling protection of the message by a more simple operation; and to an apparatus and a system for the same. To this end, a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a display unit which displays one or more sets of information generated during execution of a messenger program configured to transmit and receive an instant message to and from one or more terminals at the other end of a line; an input unit which supports a user input corresponding to a preset condition; and a control unit which is functionally connected to the display unit and the input unit and which controls the secret information to display the secret information by applying a preset protective function to a part corresponding to the secret information, if the message, which is transmitted and received through a chat window, includes the preset secret information when a user input corresponding to the preset condition is detected, by the input unit, on the chat window screen of the messenger program, which allows transmission and reception of messages with the one or more terminals on the other end of line.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a method for protecting a message in a message service,

The present invention relates to a method of protecting a message in a message service, and more particularly, to a method of protecting a message in a message service, in which, when secret information is included in a message transmitted and received through a dialog window of a messenger program, And more particularly, to a method and apparatus for message protection in a message service capable of protecting a message by a simple operation.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] With the rapid development of information communication technologies, various types of terminals such as mobile communication terminals, personal computers, and the like have been implemented to perform various functions.

For example, the mobile communication terminal may be provided with various functions such as data communication, photographing or movie shooting using a camera, music or moving picture file playback, game, and broadcasting viewing. .

Technological developments for increasing the functions that can be performed on such terminals have been continuously carried out, and they have been continuously carried out mainly in hardware improvement technology and software improvement technology.

In recent years, the frequency of use of a messenger program capable of conducting a conversation has been continuously increasing by connecting and communicating with a large number of users after connecting to a communication network using such a terminal.

However, the present messenger program displays a message received from a counterpart or a message inputted by a user through a dialog window screen, and thus, in the case of a user exposed to a congested external environment, information related to his / Has been raised.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0931723, Registered on May 12, 2009 (Name: Method and Apparatus for Sending and Receiving Secure Messages)

As described above, the conventional instant messenger program has been proposed to solve the problem that the privacy of the user can not be protected by directly displaying the message transmitted / received through the dialog window screen. A method for protecting a message in a message service capable of protecting a message by setting a protection function in a portion corresponding to secret information according to a predetermined user input when secret information is included in the message, There is a purpose.

In particular, the present invention provides a method for protecting a message in a message service in which a message protection function can be set by a simple operation by setting a message protection function according to a user input previously set in a dialog window screen, and a device and a system therefor It has its purpose.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal comprising: a display unit displaying at least one information generated during execution of a messenger program configured to transmit and receive an instant message with at least one counterpart terminal; An input unit for supporting a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition; And a display unit operatively connected to the display unit and the input unit, wherein when a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition is detected through the input unit in a dialog window screen capable of transmitting and receiving a message with at least one counterpart terminal of the messenger program, And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display the predetermined protection function in a portion corresponding to the secret information when the predetermined information is included in the message.

At this time, the user input corresponding to the predetermined condition may be any one of a touch, a touch and drag, a swipe, a gesture, a line of sight, and a shake.

In addition, the predetermined protection function can be set to apply a specific effect to the portion corresponding to the secret information based on any one of the line unit, the word unit, and the syllable unit.

In this case, the specific effect may be an effect of adjusting the shade, color, lightness, screen brightness, or text size of a portion corresponding to a line, a word, and a syllable including secret information.

In addition, the secret information may be any one of rule information set in correspondence with a keyword or keyword previously defined by the user.

When the user input corresponding to the predetermined condition is detected through the input unit after the display unit applies the predetermined protection function to the message, the control unit controls the display unit to display a message for which the previously set protection function is disabled .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a messenger service apparatus comprising: a service communication unit for transmitting / receiving various information through a messenger program configured to transmit / receive an instant message to / from an arbitrary terminal; When a user input corresponding to a preset condition is received from any one of the terminals through the service communication unit and the predefined secret information is included in the message transmitted and received through the dialog window, And a service control unit for controlling the display unit to display a message to which the protection function is applied through the terminal after applying the predetermined protection function to the portion corresponding to the protection function.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of protecting a message in a message service, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting and receiving a message to and from at least one counterpart terminal through a messenger program configured to enable an instant message transmission / Displaying a dialog window screen that can be displayed; Detecting a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition on a conversation window screen; Determining whether secret information defined in a message transmitted and received through a dialog window is included if the user inputs a user's input satisfying predetermined conditions; And if the secret information is included as a result of the determination, applying a predetermined protection function to the portion corresponding to the secret information and displaying the protected information.

At this time, the step of determining whether secret information is included may determine whether the terminal includes any one of the keyword defined in the message or the rule information set corresponding to the keyword.

In this case, if the preset protection function is set to apply a specific effect based on any one of the line unit, the word unit, and the syllable unit, the step of applying and displaying the protection function may be performed by the terminal Extracting a portion corresponding to the set rule information corresponding to the keyword; And a step of applying a specific effect based on any one of a line, a word, and a syllable including a portion extracted according to a predetermined protection function by the terminal.

In addition, the step of applying a specific effect may be performed by adjusting the shading, color, brightness, screen brightness, or font size based on any one of the line, the word and the syllable including the extracted part have.

In addition, after the step of applying and displaying the protection function, the terminal detects a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition; And displaying a message in which the protection function is deactivated by releasing application of a predetermined protection function when a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition is detected by the terminal.

At this time, the user input corresponding to the predetermined condition may be any one of a touch, a touch and drag, a swipe, a gesture, a line of sight, and a shake.

In addition, the present invention can provide a computer readable recording medium on which a program for executing a message protection method in a message service as described above is recorded.

According to the method and apparatus for protecting messages in the message service of the present invention, when secret information is included in a message transmitted and received through a chat window screen of a messenger program, By setting the protection function on the part, it is possible to protect the selective message.

In particular, the present invention has the effect of increasing the efficiency of the message information protection method by applying the protection function in consideration of various settings when setting the protection function in response to the secret information.

In addition, according to the present invention, a message protection function can be set according to pre-set user input on a conversation window screen of a messenger program, a message protection function can be set up with a more simple operation, eXperience) can be provided.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a messenger system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a messenger service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a message protection method in a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for canceling a message protection function in a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 9 are diagrams for explaining a message protection method in a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. This is to omit the unnecessary description so as to convey the key of the present invention more clearly without fading. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. However, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments thereof, It is to be understood that the invention is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Also, terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another, Not used. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the second component may be referred to as a first component, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as a second component.

In addition, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may be present in between .

Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprising "or" having ", as used herein, are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, It should be understood that the foregoing does not preclude the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

Now, a message protection method, a device and a system therefor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this instance, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof may be omitted.

First, a messenger system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a messenger system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a messenger system 100 of the present invention may include a plurality of terminals 10, a messenger service apparatus 20, and a communication network 30.

First, a plurality of terminals 10 are devices that can transmit and receive messages with one or more counterpart terminals through a messenger program, transmit and receive contents and share them, and can be used by a user.

Here, the messenger program may be provided by the messenger service device 20 and may be a program capable of providing an instant messaging service. The messenger program can be downloaded from the messenger service device 20 and installed in the terminal 10. Even if the terminal 10 does not install the messenger program, the messenger program can be accessed by the messenger service device 20, May be used.

Such a terminal 10 can execute a messenger program and display a messenger program execution screen (e.g., an initial screen, a dialog window screen, etc.). Here, the messenger program may be executed according to a request of the user or may be executed upon occurrence of a specific event. The messenger program of the terminal 10 can be executed when a specific event occurs, such as when a message is received from the other party or when specific information is received from the messenger service device 20. [

In particular, the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can transmit a message to a plurality of counterpart terminals connected through the conversation window on a conversation window screen through which a message can be transmitted / received with at least one counterpart terminal through a messenger program have. For example, when a user of the first terminal inputs and transmits a message through the dialog window of the messenger program, the message can be transmitted to the other terminal participating in the conversation, for example, the second terminal and the third terminal.

In addition, when a user input corresponding to a preset condition is detected on the conversation window screen, the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes secret information defined in a message transmitted / received through the conversation window And if the secret information previously defined in the message is included as a result of the determination, a predetermined protection function may be applied to the portion corresponding to the secret information to display the protected information. At this time, if the predefined secret information is not included in the message transmitted / received through the dialog window, the terminal 10 may display a guidance message such as 'there is no secret information in the current message'.

In addition, when the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention detects a user input corresponding to a preset condition while a message to which a predetermined protection function is applied is displayed on the dialog window screen, You can disable the function and display the original message again.

The main configuration and a more specific operation method of the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described later.

The messenger service device 20 plays a role of supporting transmission and reception of messages or contents among a plurality of terminals 10 through a messenger program. For example, when a message is input from a user of the first terminal, the messenger service apparatus 20 transmits the message to one or more second terminals connected through a chat window of the messenger program, and when a message is received from the second terminal, As shown in FIG.

In addition, the messenger service device 20 can store and provide a message or content being transmitted and received through a current dialog window according to a user's request. At this time, a message or contents transmitted or received through the messenger program of the terminal 10 may be stored in the terminal 10 or may be stored and managed in the messenger service apparatus 20. In addition, the messenger service device 20 may store only a specific message or specific content according to the user's selection.

In order to provide a messenger program service to a plurality of terminals 10, the messenger service apparatus 20 divides the subscribed users into user identifiers, and for each subscribed user, a status, a reception mode, And manage subscriber environment information and manage IM chat sessions, i.e., chat channels, for delivering IM chat messages between on-line users on the Internet. In addition, the messenger service apparatus 20 can perform SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) call processing and MSRP (Message Session Relay Protocol) relay function, and through this, a plurality of terminals, for example, Service is available.

In particular, when the messenger service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives a user input corresponding to a preset condition from any one of the terminals 10 displaying the conversation window screen of the messenger program, And if the predefined secret information is included in the message, the predefined protection function is applied to the portion corresponding to the secret information, The terminal 10 may display a message to which the protection function is applied.

In other words, the message protection method in the message service according to the embodiment of the present invention may be operated by the terminal 10, but may be operated by the messenger service device 20. [

This messenger service apparatus 20 can be implemented as a collection of various devices to support the above-described operation. For example, a database server capable of storing and managing various related information, a file server for file processing, a push server capable of automatically pushing relevant information to the terminal 10, and the like.

In addition, various servers can be implemented according to the system design method. In addition, the functions corresponding to the servers described above may be implemented in one messenger service apparatus 20 as one module.

The main configuration and the more specific operation method of the terminal 10 and the messenger service apparatus 20 as described above will be described later and the terminal 10 and the messenger service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention The embedded processor may process program instructions for executing the method according to the present invention. In one implementation, the processor may be a single-threaded processor, and in other embodiments, the processor may be a multithreaded processor. Further, the processor is capable of processing instructions stored on a memory or storage device.

In addition, the connected state through the dialog window in the above-described present invention means a state in which a moving route, i.e., a session, is connected to a plurality of terminals 10 to transmit and receive a message.

For example, the first terminal may select one or more second terminals to which a conversation is to be performed to create a dialog window, the first terminal transmits a message input by the user to one or more second terminals, and the like Can be included.

In addition, the plurality of terminals 10 and the messenger service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention transmit / receive various information related to each other through the communication network 30, and the communication network 30 at this time is used for various types of communication networks .

For example, a wireless communication method such as WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA or Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL) , Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable (HFC), Fiber to the Curb (FTTC), and Fiber To The Home (FTTH).

In addition to the above-described communication methods, other widely known or later-developed communication methods may be included.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG.

1 and 2, a terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 11, an input unit 12, a control unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a display unit 15, .

More specifically, the communication unit 11 plays a role of supporting transmission and reception of related information with the messenger service apparatus 20 and one or more counterpart terminals.

For example, the communication unit 11 can transmit a message input by a user through a chat window screen of a messenger program to a partner terminal connected through a chat channel of the chat window screen, and receive a message from the partner terminal.

The communication unit 11 transmits secret message area activation information generated under the control of the control unit 13 to the messenger service apparatus 20 and transmits the secret message area activation information to the messenger service apparatus 20 via the secret message area And may receive result information on the result.

The input unit 12 transmits various signals such as numbers and character information input from the user, various functions, and signals inputted in relation to the function control of the terminal 10 to the control unit 13. In particular, the input unit 12 of the present invention supports the user's input to execute the messenger program. It also supports the input of the user's preset operation in the messenger program execution screen, in particular, the dialog window screen.

Here, the predetermined operation of the user may be inputted by at least one of a keypad and a touchpad that generates an input signal according to a user's touch or operation. That is, when the input unit 12 is configured in the form of one touch panel (or touch screen) together with the display unit 15, it detects the touch of the user in the touch panel and the input of the drag or swipe operation in a specific direction can do.

Also, the input unit 12 may sense an input of an arrow or the like of a keypad input from a user. Or the input unit 12 may support voice input of the user's voice, e.g., "left drag "," right drag ". In addition, when the input unit 12 includes gesture input means, the input unit 12 may sense a predetermined gesture of the user.

As described above, the input unit 12 may include a key input unit such as a keyboard or a keypad, a touch input unit such as a touch sensor or a touch pad, a voice input unit, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetism sensor, an acceleration sensor and a proximity sensor, And gesture input means including at least one or more gesture input means.

In addition, it can include all forms of input that are currently under development or can be developed in the future.

The control unit 13 performs overall control of the terminal 10 and may be an operating system (OS) and a process apparatus for driving each configuration, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) .

The controller 13 of the present invention is functionally connected to each component. That is, the control unit 13 is functionally connected to the communication unit 11, the input unit 12, the storage unit 14, and the display unit 15, and controls the flow of signals for power supply and function execution .

In particular, the controller 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention can execute a messenger program and control various functions executed through the messenger program. The control unit 13 basically controls the messenger program to be executed when a user's request or occurrence of a preset event is detected, and controls the messenger program execution screen to be displayed on the display unit 15. [

In addition, the control unit 13 can select a specific party according to a request of the user through the messenger program, and support an overall process for transmitting or receiving a message or content with the other party. In addition, the control unit 13 may support various operations for performing various functions provided by the messenger program.

In particular, the control unit 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention senses user input corresponding to a predetermined condition through the input unit 12 on a dialog window screen capable of transmitting and receiving messages with at least one counterpart terminal.

Herein, the user input corresponding to the predetermined condition may be any one of a toothed, a touch and drag, a swipe, a gesture, a line of sight, and a shake In addition, voice input is possible. In the case of a touch, it may be an input such as a long touch and a double touch. In the case of a touch-drag or swipe, it may be a touch-and-drag or swipe in a specific direction.

For example, the control unit 13 can detect a swipe operation of the user in the right direction on the dialog window screen. At this time, when the swipe window operation is completed after the dialog window screen moves to a predetermined portion (or entirely) in accordance with the implementation method, the effect that the dialog window screen returns to the original position is displayed . In addition, the controller 13 can sense the long touch input for three seconds by the user. At this time, the control unit 13 may control the dialog window to blink once according to the implementation method.

If the predetermined user input is detected in various ways, the control unit 13 determines whether the predefined secret information is contained in the message sent and received through the dialog window. If the predefined secret information is included in the message, If secret information is included, control is performed so that a predetermined protection function is applied to a portion corresponding to secret information.

Here, the protection function applies a specific effect to the portion corresponding to the secret information according to the user setting so that the message can not be confirmed. In this case, the portion corresponding to the secret information may be any one of a line unit, a word unit, and a syllable unit And the specific effect means an effect of adjusting the shade of the portion corresponding to the secret information, adjusting the color, or adjusting the brightness or brightness of the screen based on any one of the line, the word and the syllable including the secret information . Or the effect of adjusting the font size of the portion corresponding to the secret information.

Here, the application criterion of the protection function may be differentiated according to the user setting so as to be applied to any one of the line, the word and the syllable as described above. Also, the secret information may be any one of a keyword previously defined by the user or rule information set corresponding to the keyword.

For example, suppose that a state of "Dear Honey" is displayed on the dialog window. When a user input corresponding to a preset condition, for example, a left swipe input, is detected through the input unit 12 in a state where the conversation window screen is displayed, the control unit 13 displays the message transmitted / It is judged whether or not the defined secret information is included. For example, when the predefined secret information is a keyword 'love', the control unit 13 can determine whether the 'love' keyword exists in the message.

If the predefined secret information, that is, the 'love' keyword exists as a result of the determination, the control unit 13 applies the predetermined protection function to the 'love' keyword. At this time, if the predetermined protection function is set to apply the shading effect on a line-by-line basis, the control unit 13 can apply the shading effect to the entire line ("Dear Honey" .

On the other hand, when the predetermined protection function is set to apply the shading effect in the unit of the word, the control unit 13 can apply the shading effect to the corresponding word ("beloved") in which the 'love' keyword exists.

On the other hand, when the predetermined protection function is set to apply the shading effect in units of syllables, the control unit 13 applies a shading effect to a portion corresponding to the syllable ("love") in which the "love" You may.

Let's look at another example.

The secret information may be rule information set corresponding to a specific keyword. For example, when the user designates the keyword 'account' as secret information, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the 'account' keyword exists in the message sent and received through the dialog window, It is possible to extract a portion corresponding to the rule information (e.g., bank name, account number, etc.).

For example, if the predefined secret information is 'account' and the message sent and received through the dialog window is 'Please send it to the Korean Bank at 123456-12-78910', the control unit 13 transmits the secret information The corresponding set rule information, that is, the bank name and the account number, is confirmed.

In this case, since the number of existing banks may be limited in the case of a bank name, the bank name information may be compared with the bank name information stored in the storage unit 14 in a state where the information is stored in the storage unit 14, In other words, the 'Bank of Korea' can be extracted. In the case where information on the account number is stored in the storage unit 14, the control unit 13 compares the information with the account number generation rule stored in the storage unit 14 do. For example, if the account number generation rule of the Bank of Korea is 000000-00-00000, the control unit 13 may detect only the numeric portion corresponding to the account number generation rule and not detect the non-numeric portion. Then, the control unit 13 can extract the account number included in the message, that is, '123456-12-78910'. When the rule information for the account holder is stored in correspondence with the account keyword, the controller 13 may extract the corresponding part if the character corresponding to the name exists in the message, and apply the protection function.

For example, if the predefined secret information is a telephone number, and the message transmitted and received through the dialog window is "Kim 123-1234-1234 ", the control unit 13 transmits the rule information corresponding to the telephone number (E.g., a sequence of consecutive numbers connected through -). Then, the control unit 13 may extract '123-1234-1234' according to the rule information corresponding to the telephone number in the message.

Through the above process, the control unit 13 can confirm the secret information, and can extract the portion corresponding to the secret information based on any one of the line unit, the word unit, and the syllable unit according to the predefined protection function. Further, the control unit 13 can easily apply the message protection function by applying the specific effect only to the extracted portion.

As described above, after applying the protection function to the message displayed through the dialog window, the control unit 13 may release the protection function according to the request of the user.

In other words, when a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition is detected on the dialog window screen displaying the message to which the protection function is applied, the control unit 13 cancels the protection function of the message, It is possible to control the display of the application-canceled message through the display unit 15. [

In addition, the control unit 13 can be configured to include the messenger control module 13a, and the messenger control module 13a can perform various controls related to the message protection method in the messenger program as described above.

The storage unit 14 may temporarily store various data generated during execution of the application program, including an application program required for the functional operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the storage unit 14 may store a messenger program configured to transmit and receive an instant message with at least one counterpart terminal, and may store messages or contents transmitted and received through one or more counterpart terminals through a messenger program have. In particular, the storage unit 14 according to the embodiment of the present invention may store the secret information 14a composed of any one of the keyword information set by the user or the rule information set corresponding to the keyword, And the like.

The storage unit 14 may include a program area and a data area. The program area stores related information for driving the terminal 10, such as an operating system (OS) for booting the terminal 10. The data area is an area where data generated according to the use of the terminal 10 is stored. Various information generated during execution of the messenger program and the messenger program as described above can be stored.

The storage unit 14 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card micro-type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM, a ROM ROM), and the like.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the messenger program is stored in the storage unit 14, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the messenger service apparatus 20 may be interworked with the messenger service apparatus 20 according to the cloud service system, (20).

The display unit 15 displays information on a series of operation states, operation results, and the like that occur while the terminal 10 is performing its functions. The display unit 15 of the present invention can display various information generated during the execution of the messenger program. For example, various types of information that can be provided to a user, such as various menus for inputting a message, a message input by a user, and a message received from a counterpart, are displayed. In particular, the display unit 15 according to the embodiment of the present invention can display a message to which the protection function is applied under the control of the control unit 13. [

The display unit 15 may be implemented as one touch panel (or touch screen) together with the input unit 12 as described above. When the display unit 15 is implemented together with the input unit 12, For example, various information generated according to the touch operation.

The display unit 15 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor (TFT) LCD, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED (AMOLED), a flexible display ) And a three-dimensional display (three-dimensional display). Some of these displays may also be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be configured as a transparent display including TOLED (Transparent OLED).

As described above, the main components of the terminal 10 have been described with reference to FIG. However, not all of the components shown in FIG. 2 are essential components, and the terminal 10 may be implemented by more components than the components shown, . For example, the terminal 10 may be implemented by more components, such as a sound source output unit, which can convert a sound source, which is an electrical signal, into an analog signal and output the analog signal.

It is needless to say that the positions of the major components of the terminal 10 shown in FIG. 2 can be changed for convenience or for other reasons. Also, the controller 13 includes only the messenger control module 13a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the controller 13 may include various modules that perform various functions.

The main configuration and operation method of the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above. The terminal 10 of the present invention can be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal 10 described herein may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a MID (Mobile Internet Device), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) A fixed terminal such as a smart TV, a desktop computer or the like may be used as well as a mobile terminal such as a player.

The terminal 10 according to the present invention can not enumerate all of the variations of the portable apparatus according to the convergence trend of the digital apparatus. However, when the unit of the same level as the above- Or any other device capable of transmitting and receiving messages to and from one or more other users' terminals via the messenger service device 20 via the communication network 30, any device may be used as the terminal 10 of the present invention Applicable.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the messenger service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a messenger service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG.

1 and 3, the messenger service apparatus 20 of the present invention may include a service communication unit 21, a service control unit 22, and a service storage unit 23.

Here, the service communication unit 21 may perform transmission and reception of various information related to one or more terminals 10 and a messenger program. In particular, the service communication unit 21 can receive messages or contents transmitted and received between other terminals connected to any one of the terminals.

The service control unit 22 performs overall control of the messenger service apparatus 20 of the present invention. In particular, the service control unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform various controls related to the messenger program.

For example, in order to provide a messenger program service to a plurality of terminals 10, the service control unit 22 divides the subscribed users into user identifiers, and for each subscribed user, a status, a reception mode, Manages environment information, and manages an IM chat session, i.e., a chat channel, for delivering an IM chat message between users on-line connected to the Internet via the communication network 30. [ The service control unit 22 can perform SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) call processing, MSRP (Message Session Relay Protocol) relay, and the like. The service control unit 22 can provide a message or message between a plurality of terminals, Content transmission / reception becomes possible.

In particular, when a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition is received from a terminal 10 through the service communication unit 21 on the conversation window of the messenger program, the service control unit 22 Wherein the control unit determines whether the predefined secret information is included in the message transmitted and received through the dialog window, and when the predefined secret information is included in the message, A message to which the protection function is applied may be displayed through the terminal 10.

In other words, the message protection method in the message service according to the embodiment of the present invention may be operated by the terminal 10, but may be operated by the service control unit 22 of the messenger service apparatus 20. [ At this time, the operation method in the service control unit 22 is similar to the operation method in the terminal 10 explained with reference to FIG. 2, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, when the message protection method in the message service according to the embodiment of the present invention operates in the terminal 10, the service control unit 22 may provide the rule information for the specific keyword according to the request of the terminal 10 have. For example, when the rule information request for the account keyword is received from the terminal 10, the service control unit 22 confirms the rule information corresponding to the account keyword, for example, the information about the bank name and the account number generation rule for each bank name, And may transmit the information to the terminal 10.

To this end, the service control unit 22 may include a messenger control module 22a and a secret message management module 22b. The messenger control module 22a performs various functions for providing and controlling the messenger program between the plurality of terminals 10 and the secret message management module 22b implements the protection function for the messages Various controls may be performed.

Various information generated during the use of the messenger program as described above may be stored in the service storage unit 23. [ In addition, the service storage unit 23 may store messages, content, and the like exchanged between the terminal 10 and one or more other terminals, and the service control unit 22 may store the information May be stored.

The service storage unit 23 may be a repository in the messenger system 100 or may be a separate data storage device located outside the messenger system 100 and capable of transmitting and receiving data with the messenger service apparatus 20. [

The messenger service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

As described above, the messenger service apparatus 20 of the present invention can be implemented as one or more servers operating in a server-based computing mode or a cloud mode. In particular, the information transmitted and received through the messenger system 100 may be provided through a cloud computing function that can be permanently stored in a cloud computing device on the Internet. Here, cloud computing utilizes Internet technology in digital terminals such as desktops, tablet computers, laptops, netbooks and smart phones to provide virtualized IT (Information Technology) resources such as hardware (server, storage, (Database, security, web server, etc.), service, data, etc. on demand. In the present invention, all information transmitted and received between the plurality of terminals 10 and the messenger service device 20 is stored in the cloud computing device on the Internet, and can be transmitted anywhere, anytime.

On the other hand, the memory mounted on the terminal 10 or the messenger service device 20 stores information in the device. In one implementation, the memory is a computer-readable medium. In one implementation, the memory may be a volatile memory unit, and in other embodiments, the memory may be a non-volatile memory unit. In one implementation, the storage device is a computer-readable medium. In various different implementations, the storage device may include, for example, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or any other mass storage device.

Although the present specification and drawings describe exemplary device configurations, the functional operations and subject matter implementations described herein may be embodied in other types of digital electronic circuitry, or alternatively, of the structures disclosed herein and their structural equivalents May be embodied in computer software, firmware, or hardware, including, or in combination with, one or more of the foregoing. Implementations of the subject matter described herein may be embodied in one or more computer program products, i. E. One for computer program instructions encoded on a program storage medium of the type for < RTI ID = 0.0 & And can be implemented as a module as described above. The computer-readable medium can be a machine-readable storage device, a machine-readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition of matter that affects the machine readable propagation type signal, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing.

Hereinafter, a message protection method in a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a message protection method in a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, first, the terminal 10 must be executing a messenger program (S101). Then, the terminal 10 displays a dialog window of a messenger program configured to be able to transmit and receive an instant message with at least one counterpart terminal (S103).

Thereafter, the terminal 10 detects a predetermined user input on the dialog window screen (S105). Here, the user input corresponding to the predetermined condition is one of touch, touch and drag, swipe, gesture, gaze movement, and shake operation In addition, voice input is possible. In the case of a touch, it may be an input such as a long touch and a double touch. In the case of a touch-drag or swipe, it may be a touch-and-drag or swipe in a specific direction.

When the predetermined user input is detected, the terminal 10 determines whether secret information is included in the message transmitted / received through the dialog window (S107). Here, the secret information may be any one of a keyword previously defined by the user or rule information set corresponding to the keyword.

For example, if the " love dearly "is displayed on the dialog window and the predefined secret information is the keyword " love " set by the user, the terminal 10 displays the part corresponding to the keyword . Thereafter, the terminal 10 confirms the preset protection function application criteria. For example, whether the predetermined protection function is set to apply a specific effect based on one of the line unit, the word unit, and the syllable unit is confirmed. Thereafter, a protection function is set according to the protection function application criteria confirmed in the message, and a protected message is displayed (S109).

Such protection may be applied once, but it may be applied continuously until the protection function is released. For example, when the above-described protection function is applied and the screen of the corresponding dialog window is displayed again after leaving the current dialog window, the original message can be displayed . However, if the protection function is set to be continuously applied, the terminal 10 may control the protection function to continue until a separate input is applied from the user.

Hereinafter, the protection function cancellation method will be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for canceling a message protection function in a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, when the messenger program is being executed (S201) and the dialog window is displayed (S203), the terminal 10 displays the dialog window It is determined whether the input is detected (S205).

Then, the terminal 10 determines whether the message displayed on the conversation window screen is a message to which a protection function is applied (S207). If the message is a message to which the protection function is applied, the terminal 10 cancels the protection function, So that the original message is displayed (S209).

Hereinafter, a method of protecting a message in a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to an exemplary diagram of a screen.

6 to 9 are diagrams for explaining a message protection method in a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 shows a messenger program dialog window on the terminal 10 of the user. The messenger program conversation window screen may consist of an upper part, a message display part, and a lower part. An area 500 in which information (for example, a photograph, a nickname, etc.) about the other party connected through the current dialog window is displayed at the upper part of the messenger program conversation window screen, a menu button 501 for further adding another user, A call button 502 for proceeding with a call or a video call can be displayed. In addition, when the conversation window screen is a group conversation window screen, an area 500 in which information on the other party is displayed may be replaced with information about the current conversation person.

In addition, a message received from the other party and a message input by the user may be sequentially displayed in the message display portion. At this time, in order to distinguish between the other party and the user, a message received from the other party is displayed on the left side of the screen, and a message input by the user may be displayed on the right side of the screen. Shown in the figure is a first message 507 received from the current counterpart terminal.

In addition, a content sharing screen display menu 503 for sharing various information such as pictures and music with the other terminal connected through the dialog window is displayed at the lower part of the messenger program conversation window screen, and an emoticon, A menu 504 for inputting a message, an input field 505 for inputting a message, and the like. Also, a transmission menu 506 for transmitting a message input through the input field 505 to a partner terminal connected through a dialog window may be displayed.

When the conversation window screen is being displayed, the terminal 10 determines whether a user input corresponding to a preset condition, for example, a swipe input in the left direction, is sensed. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, when a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition is detected, the terminal 10 can apply a protection function to the message and display it, as shown in FIG. 8A. 8A illustrates that the message protection function is applied when the secret information is the 'love' keyword and the predetermined protection function is the shading effect in the line unit.

On the other hand, FIG. 8B shows that the secret information is the 'love' keyword, and the message protection function is applied when the predetermined protection function is the shadow effect of the word unit. 8C shows that the message protection function is applied when the secret information is the 'love' keyword and the predetermined protection function is the syllable effect of the syllable unit. In this way, the terminal 10 confirms a specific keyword according to the setting of the user, extracts a portion including the keyword according to a specific criterion such as a line unit, a word unit, or a syllable unit according to a protection function application criterion, And the message protection function can be applied.

Accordingly, the present invention is not only capable of selective message protection, but also enhancing the efficiency of the message information protection method by applying the protection function in consideration of various settings.

In addition, according to the present invention, a message protection function is set according to pre-set user input in a conversation window screen of a messenger program, a message protection function can be set by a more simple operation, a new UX (user experience) Can be provided.

The message protection method according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the case where secret information is a specific keyword. Hereinafter, the case where the secret information is the rule information set corresponding to the specific keyword will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary screen for explaining a method of applying a protection function to the message when the message transmitted and received through the conversation window is "My account is Korean Bank 123456-12-78910 ".

First, the terminal 10 confirms the 'account' keyword as previously defined secret information, that is, (a). Then, the terminal 10 may apply the protection function by applying a specific effect to the 'account' keyword. However, as shown in (b), the terminal 10 may store predetermined rule information corresponding to the ' Number, etc.) may be extracted, and a predetermined protection function may be applied to a portion corresponding to the rule information.

For example, since the number of existing banks may be limited in the case of a bank name, the terminal 10 may compare the bank name information with the previously stored bank name information, Can be extracted. In addition, the format of the account number used by the bank may be different. The terminal 10 compares the number with the account number generation rule stored in advance corresponding to the bank name, and detects the number part satisfying the rule. It may be controlled so as not to be detected. Through this process, the terminal 10 can extract the keyword and the rule information corresponding to the keyword as shown in (c).

Thereafter, it is possible to apply a specific effect only to the extracted part, or to apply a specific effect only to a line including the extracted part, after confirming a predetermined protective function application criterion, May be applied.

As described above, according to the message protection method, the device and the system therefor according to the present invention, when the secret information is included in the message transmitted and received through the chat window screen of the messenger program, The protection function can be selectively applied to only the part corresponding to the message.

In particular, the present invention has the effect of increasing the efficiency of the message information protection method by applying the protection function in consideration of various settings when setting the protection function in response to the secret information.

In addition, according to the present invention, a message protection function can be set according to pre-set user input on a conversation window screen of a messenger program, a message protection function can be set up with a more simple operation, eXperience) can be provided.

The message protection method in the message service according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

The message protection method in the message service of the present invention as described above may be provided in the form of a computer readable medium suitable for storing computer program instructions and data. At this time, a computer-readable medium suitable for storing computer program instructions and data includes, for example, a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) Optical media such as a DVD (Digital Video Disk), a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM , Random Access Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM). The processor and memory may be supplemented by, or incorporated in, special purpose logic circuits. 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 a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the specification contains a number of specific implementation details, it should be understood that they are not to be construed as limitations on the scope of any invention or claim, but rather on the description of features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention Should be understood. Certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments, either individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, although the features may operate in a particular combination and may be initially described as so claimed, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, Or a variant of a subcombination.

Likewise, although the operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should be understood that such operations must be performed in that particular order or sequential order shown to achieve the desired result, or that all illustrated operations should be performed. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Also, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products It should be understood.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of specific examples for the purpose of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

The present invention relates to a method of protecting a message in a message service, and more particularly, to a method of protecting a message in a message service, in which, when secret information is included in a message transmitted and received through a dialog window of a messenger program, And more particularly, to a method of protecting a message in a message service capable of protecting a message only by a simple operation by setting a protection function.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new UX (user experience) in a message service by applying a protection function to a message displayed through a dialog window screen with only a simple operation.

The present invention can contribute to the development of the messenger service industry through the use of the present invention.

10: terminal 11: communication unit 12: input unit
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23: service storage unit 30: communication network 100: messenger system

Claims (14)

A display unit displaying at least one information generated during execution of a messenger program configured to enable instant message transmission / reception with at least one counterpart terminal;
An input unit for supporting a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition; And
When a user input corresponding to a preset condition is detected through the input unit on a dialog window screen capable of transmitting and receiving a message with at least one of the counterpart terminals of the messenger program, A control unit for applying a predetermined protection function to a portion corresponding to the secret information and controlling the display unit to display the protected function if the predetermined information is included in the message transmitted /
And a terminal device. The method according to claim 1,
The user input corresponding to the preset condition
Wherein the terminal is one of a touch, a touch and a drag, a swipe, a gesture, a line of sight, and a shake. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the predetermined protection function is set to apply a specific effect to a portion corresponding to the secret information based on any one of a line unit, a word unit, and a syllable unit. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the specific effect is an effect of adjusting a shade, a color, a brightness, a screen brightness or a font size of a portion corresponding to a line, a word, and a syllable including the secret information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the secret information is any one of a keyword predefined by a user or rule information set corresponding to the keyword. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
After the predetermined protection function is applied to the message and the user input corresponding to the predetermined condition is detected through the input unit, the control unit controls the display unit to display the message for which the predetermined protection function is canceled . A service communication unit for transmitting and receiving various information through a messenger program configured to transmit and receive an instant message to and from any one of the terminals; And
When a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition is received from any one of the terminals through the service communication unit and the predefined secret information is included in the message sent and received through the dialog window, A service controller for applying a predetermined protection function to a portion corresponding to the secret information and controlling a message to which a protection function is applied through the terminal;
The messenger service apparatus comprising: Displaying a dialog window screen through which a terminal can send and receive a message to and from at least one other terminal through a messenger program configured to be able to send and receive an instant message;
Detecting a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition in the conversation window screen;
Determining whether secret information defined in a message sent and received through the dialog window is included if a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition is detected by the terminal; And
If the secret information is included in the secret information, displaying the protected information by applying a predetermined protection function to the secret information;
Wherein the message is a message. 9. The method of claim 8,
The step of determining whether or not the secret information is included
Wherein the terminal determines whether any one of the keyword defined in the message or the rule information set corresponding to the keyword is included in the message. 10. The method of claim 9,
If the predetermined protection function is set to apply a specific effect based on any one of the line unit, the word unit, and the syllable unit,
The step of applying and displaying the protection function
Extracting a portion of the message corresponding to the keyword defined in the message or the rule information set corresponding to the keyword; And
The terminal applying a specific effect based on any one of a line, a word, and a syllable including the extracted portion according to the predetermined protection function;
Wherein the message is a message. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step of applying and displaying the specific effect
Wherein the terminal adjusts a shade, a color, a brightness, and a screen brightness based on any one of a line, a word, and a syllable including the extracted portion, Way. 9. The method of claim 8,
After the step of applying and displaying the protection function,
Detecting a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition of the terminal; And
Displaying a message to which the protection function is disabled by releasing application of the predetermined protection function when a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition is detected by the terminal;
Further comprising the step of: 9. The method of claim 8,
The user input corresponding to the preset condition
Wherein the message is one of a touch, a touch and a drag, a swipe, a gesture, a line of sight, and a shake. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method of protecting a message in a message service according to at least one of claims 8 to 13.

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