KR20150061785A - Apparatus and method for transmitting massage in a divice - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method to transmit a message to a counter device, in a device installed with an interactive application. Therefor the apparatus displays a service screen composed of a conversation window and an input window by performing the interactive application by a request of a user, and identifies if a message protection function for the interactive application is in activation at a certain point, after the request for performing the interactive application and before the input of a text from the user. When the message protection function is in activation, the apparatus displays the texts inputted by the user on the input window by processing the texts according to a previous decision for a message protection, transmits the message displayed on the input window to the counter device in reply to the transmission request of the user, and displays the message transmitted to the counter device on the conversation window.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MASSAGE IN A DIVICE [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting a message from a device in which an interactive application is installed to a partner device.

Recently, the spread of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs supporting wireless communication has brought about various changes in our lives. Typically, it is possible to exchange information (exchange of messages, video, voice, file, etc.) between users without restriction of time and place by using an interactive application installed in a mobile device.

In general, in order to support interactive applications on mobile devices, transmitted or received messages are displayed on the screen in real time. For example, when the interactive application is activated, a display area (hereinafter referred to as a 'dialog window') for displaying a previously exchanged message and a display area for inputting a message to be transmitted The configured service screen is displayed.

Then, the message sent to the other party is displayed in the dialog window over time, and the character input by the user for transmission to the other party is displayed in the input window. The characters displayed in the input window are displayed as a final transmission message of the conversation window by a transmission request of the user.

Therefore, when information is exchanged using an interactive application in a public place, the corresponding information displayed on the service screen may be exposed to a third party. In particular, if the information exchanged is personal information requiring protection such as a resident registration number, an account number, a password, etc., further protection will be required.

The present invention provides a transmitting apparatus and method for displaying a message input for transmission or a message completed for transmission in a device installed with an interactive application so as to be protected.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a transmission apparatus and method for determining whether or not a message input for transmission or a message for which transmission is completed is protected for preventing exposure according to whether a message protection function is activated in a device in which an interactive application is installed .

Also, embodiments of the present invention provide a transmitting apparatus and method for displaying an input message and / or a transmission message by processing a preset message when a message protection function is activated in a device in which an interactive application is installed.

The embodiments of the present invention also provide a transmission apparatus and method for individually protecting a message requiring protection by determining whether or not a message directly transmitted from a device installed with an interactive application is protected by a user.

A method of transmitting a message from a device to a partner device in which an interactive application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is installed includes the steps of executing the interactive application at the request of a user and displaying a service screen composed of a dialog window and an input window, Checking whether a message protection function for the interactive application is activated at a certain point in time after a user is requested to execute the interactive application and a character is input by the user; Displaying a message displayed on the input window in response to a transmission request of the user by processing a character input by the user by presetting for message protection and displaying the processed message on the input window, To a device; and And displaying a message transmitted to the partner device in the dialog window.

In addition, a transmitting device that transmits a message to a partner device using an interactive application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a memory installed with the interactive application, A transmission unit for transmitting a message to the partner device; and a transmission unit for transmitting the message to the partner device at a certain point in time until a character is input by the user after execution of the interactive application is requested by the user Wherein the message protection function for the interactive application is activated and if the message protection function is activated, the characters inputted by the user are processed by a presetting for message protection and displayed on the input window The display section A controller for controlling the transmitter to transmit the message displayed in the input window to the partner device in response to the transmission request of the user and controlling the display unit to display the message transmitted to the partner device in the dialog window .

According to the disclosure of the embodiment of the present invention, the user can protect the privacy of the user and the risk of information leakage in advance by separately protecting the message requiring protection in using the interactive application.

In addition, effects obtainable or predicted by the embodiments of the present invention will be directly or implicitly disclosed in the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention. That is, various effects to be predicted according to the embodiment of the present invention will be disclosed in the detailed description to be described later.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a network configuration for supporting interactive applications between devices according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 2 is a simplified illustration of a signal processing procedure for sending / receiving messages between devices using an interactive application according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 illustrates an exemplary configuration of a device for transmitting a message using an interactive application according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 illustrates a control flow for transmitting a message in a transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 illustrates a control flow according to the message protection mode subroutine of FIG. 4; FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a control flow according to the message non-protected mode subroutine in FIG. 4; FIG.
Figs. 7A to 7F show examples in which characters, characters or messages are displayed in a first device; Fig.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The names of the entities defined for the convenience of explanation may be used in the same description in detail. However, it is needless to say that the names used for the sake of convenience of description are not limited to the rights, and can be applied to the system having the similar technical background by the same or easy modification.

In addition, the detailed description of known functions or constructions in the following detailed description will not be repeated unless it is determined that the proposed technical details may be unnecessarily obscured.

According to an embodiment of the present invention to be described later, when a user transmits / receives a message requiring protection through a device supporting an interactive application, a method for individually protecting a message requiring protection according to a user's request Specifically, we will look at it.

For this purpose, the transmitting device confirms whether the message protection function is activated and displays the input message and / or the transmission message by processing, substitution, modification or the like so that it is difficult to easily confirm the input message and / or the transmission message when the message protection function is activated. In the following description, the processing of letters or characters or messages that can not be easily recognized is referred to as " processing ".

The input message is a message that the user has input for transmission but has not yet transmitted, and the transmission message is a message transmitted to the partner device at the request of the user after being displayed as an input message. For example, when an interactive application is activated, a service screen including an input window and a dialog window is displayed. The input window displays an input message, and the dialog window displays a transmission message.

Whether or not an input message is processed and displayed on the input window and whether or not a transmission message is processed and displayed on the dialog window is determined by whether or not the message protection function is activated. The activation of the message protection function may be preset in advance, or may be activated at the request of the user in a situation where the interactive application is running.

If the message protection function is to be applied to all the messages transmitted / received based on the interactive application, it may be desirable to activate the message protection function in advance. However, if a limited protection function is to be applied to some messages It may be desirable to selectively activate it as needed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a network configuration for supporting interactive applications between devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a wireless communication system may include a first device 101, base stations 103 and 107, a network 105, and a second device 109.

The first device 101 and the second device 109 transmit and receive mutual messages using an interactive application. In order to transmit and receive messages between the first device 101 and the second device 109, it is preferable that the same interactive applications 111 and 113 are installed. The interactive applications 111 and 113 may be KakaoTalk, MyPhone, Google Talk, or the like.

However, the first device 101 and the second device 109 do not necessarily have to be the same type of device as long as the interactive applications 111 and 113 can be installed. For example, the first device 101 and the second device 109 may be any combination of smart phones, tablet PCs, and the like.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first device 101 is a transmitting device and the second device 109 is a receiving device. However, if two devices to exchange messages have only interactive applications installed, the same applies to the opposite assumption.

The first device 101 uses the interactive application 111 to transmit a message. The message transmitted by the first device 101 is transmitted to the network 105 via the first base station 103. The second device 109 receives a message transmitted to the network 105 by the first device 101 through the second base station 107. [

The message transmitted by the first device 101 may contain information that the user desires to protect. For example, the information that the user wants to protect may be very personal information such as an account number, a resident registration number, and the like.

When personal information is transmitted in this manner, the user can use the message protection function when the user desires not to expose the information to the outside. The message protection function provides the first device 101 to display on the screen information difficult to be identified by the user. In addition, the message protection function provides that the information included in the message received by the second device 109 is displayed on the screen so that it is difficult to identify the information.

If the user desires to protect the information to be transmitted through the sent message, the user who intends to send the message will set the message protection function supported by the first device 101 to be activated.

When the characters or characters are input by the user, the first device 101 with the message protection function activated processes the input characters or characters so that it is difficult to recognize the input characters or characters easily.

When the first device 101 with the message protection function activated displays the message actually transmitted to the second device 109 (hereinafter, referred to as 'transmission message'), the transmission message is set to be difficult to recognize easily .

The first device 101 may display processed characters or characters or a processed transmission message on the screen, thereby preventing the input characters or characters or the transmission message from being undesirably exposed to the surrounding people.

For example, the processing corresponds to the substitution or mosaic processing of characters, characters, or messages into images, animations, and the like. 7A to 7F show examples in which characters, characters, or messages are displayed in the first device.

7A shows an example in which a message requesting the provision of personal information is received and displayed from the partner device.

That is, in FIG. 7A, it is assumed that a message 'Tell the account number ~' is received from the partner device and a message 701 'Tell the account number ~' is displayed on the dialog window 710 constituting the service screen. The service screen includes a key pad 702 configured by an input window 720, a transmission request icon 730, and keys for inputting information in addition to a dialog window 701.

FIG. 7B shows an example in which the user inputs personal information in response to a request from the other party in a state in which the message protection function is not activated (hereinafter referred to as 'message unprotected mode').

That is, in FIG. 7B, the user manipulates the numeric keys constituting the keypad 702 to input his account number '123-4567-89123', thereby inputting the account number '123-4567- 89123 'is displayed.

FIG. 7C shows an example in which the user inputs personal information in response to a request from the other party in a state in which the message protection function is activated (hereinafter referred to as 'message protection mode').

That is, in FIG. 7C, when the user operates the numeric keys constituting the keypad 702 to input his account number '123-4567-89123', the inputted account number '123-4567-89123' *** - **** - ***** ', and when the processed account number' *** - **** - ***** 'is displayed in the input window 720 It is showing.

FIG. 7D shows an example in which a message transmitted by a user's request is displayed in the dialog window 710. FIG.

In FIG. 7D, the account number '123-4567-89123' input by the user in the message unprotected mode and transmitted to the counterpart device is displayed (740) on the conversation window 710. Since the account number is displayed without being processed, there is a risk that the account number can be easily exposed to people in the vicinity.

7E shows an example in which the user transmits the personal information input in response to the request of the other party in the message protection mode, and displays the processed personal information in the conversation window 710. [

7E, the account number '123-4567-89123' inputted by the user in the message unprotected mode and transmitted to the partner device is converted into the specific image 750, and the processed image is displayed on the dialog window 710 The situation is showing.

FIG. 7F shows another example in which the user transmits the personal information inputted in response to the request of the other party in the message protection mode, processes the personal information, and displays it on the conversation window 710. FIG.

That is, in FIG. 7F, the account number '123-4567-89123' inputted by the user in the message unprotected mode and transmitted to the counterpart device is processed into a blank box equal to the number constituting the account number, And displayed (760) on the dialog window 710. FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a signal processing procedure for transmitting / receiving messages between devices using an interactive application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, it is assumed that the same interactive application is installed in the first device and the second device, and the installed interactive application is activated at the request of the user. However, the first device and the second device need not be the same kind of device. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first device is a transmitting device and the second device is a receiving device.

Referring to FIG. 2, in operation 201, the first device confirms whether a protection function for a message to be transmitted / received based on the interactive application is activated, when a request for the interactive application is received by the user. At this stage, the user of the first device may set the message protection function to be activated.

For example, the user of the first device may set a message protection function through the interactive application to transmit a message requiring protection to the second device. At this time, a message requiring protection may be a message containing personal information of a user who does not want to be exposed to another person, such as an account number.

The first device confirms whether the message protection function for the input message is activated when characters or characters to be transmitted from the user are inputted after the interactive application is activated. If the message protection function for the input message is activated, the first device processes the input message in the form of an image, an animation, a blind, a mosaic, or the like so that the characters or characters can not be easily identified. The first device may process an input message unit configured by input characters instead of characters or characters for message protection.

When the first device requests transmission of an input message by the user, the first device transmits the input message (step 203). At this time, the first device may provide information to the second device to inform that the corresponding transmission message is transmitted by the message protection function.

The first device checks whether the message protection function for the transmission message is activated before displaying the transmission message. If the message protection function for the transmission message is activated, the first device processes and displays the image in the form of an image, an animation, a blind, a mosaic or the like so that the transmission message can not be easily confirmed.

The second device displays the received message according to the set screen display mode (step 205). The set screen display mode can be set in advance by a user of the second device, and is a screen provided for protecting a message transmitted by the first device.

For example, when the second device receives a message in which the protection function setting identifier is activated while the protection function is set in the screen display mode of the second device, the second device displays the message by the protection function. In order to display a message by the protection function, the second device uses configuration information corresponding to the protection function. The setting information is information set by the user for the protection function.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the first device may display the input message or the transmission message displayed by the message protection function in a normal form at the request of the user. However, it is desirable to process the message that is protected by the message protection function through the authentication process for the user. Since the authentication procedure for the user is implemented by various techniques such as a password, a pattern, and a fingerprint recognition, detailed proposals are omitted.

3 illustrates an example of a device for transmitting a message using an interactive application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the transmission device includes a transmission unit 320, a control unit 310, a user interface unit 330, and a memory 340. The control unit 310 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 312, a ROM 314 and a RAM 316. The user interface unit 330 includes a display unit 332, (334).

The transmission unit 320 connects the path to the partner device using one or more antennas under the control of the control unit 310. [ The counterpart device may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC, or the like having an input phone number. The transmitting unit 320 can transmit / receive a message using the interactive application through a path to the partner device. The path may be a channel through which information can be transmitted / received using radio resources such as frequency and time.

The user interface unit 330 performs an operation for exchanging information with a user under the control of the control unit 310. For example, the user interface unit 330 can be implemented by a touch screen. In this case, the user interface unit 330 may provide the controller 310 with an analog signal corresponding to at least one touch input. The touch refers to a contact of a user's body (e.g., a finger including a thumb) or a device (e.g., a stylus pen) designed to facilitate touch.

The display unit 332 of the user interface unit 330 displays a screen according to the operation of the transmitting device. For example, the display unit 332 displays a service screen for supporting the interactive application by the transmitting device. The display unit 332 displays characters or characters input by a user in an input window of a service screen, and sequentially displays a received message and a received message in a dialog window of a service screen in accordance with the passage of time.

The display unit 332 displays a character or characters to be displayed on the input window and / or a transmission message to be displayed on the display window according to the control of the control unit 310 considering whether the message protection function is activated or not, Can be processed and displayed.

The key pad 334 of the user interface unit 330 includes a plurality of keys. The keypad 334 is used as a means for the user to input information. The keypad 334 may be displayed in a physical form or on a screen so that the keypad 334 can be operated by a user. In the following description, all keys, buttons, icons, and the like that the user operates to input information should be interpreted as elements constituting the keypad 334.

The memory 340 may be a memory card (e.g., an SD card, a memory stick) that can be mounted on the transmitting device in addition to a built-in recording medium of a transmitting device such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive .

The control unit 310 controls the transmission unit 320, the user interface unit 330, and the memory 340 to control the overall operation of transmitting a message in the transmitting device.

The ROM 314 of the control unit 310 stores a driving program for initial operation of the transmitting device and the RAM 316 of the control unit 310 stores signals or data inputted from the outside, It is used as a recording area for calling and running an installed application. The CPU 312 of the control unit 310 may be implemented by one of a single core, a dual core, a triple core, and a quad core. The CPU 312, the ROM 314, and the RAM 316 constituting the control unit 310 may be interconnected via an internal bus.

For example, the CPU 312 calls an interactive application installed in the memory 340 at the request of the user, and drives the called interactive application on the RAM 316.

More specifically, the control unit 310 accesses the memory 340 to invoke the pre-installed interactive application when the execution of the interactive application is requested by the user, 0.0 > 316 < / RTI > The control unit 310 controls the user interface 330 to display a service screen for service of the interactive application according to the operation of the interactive application.

The control unit 310 checks whether the message protection function for the interactive application is activated. The control unit 310 may confirm whether the message protection function is activated before a character is input by the user. For example, the control unit 310 can confirm whether the message protection function is activated at the time of starting the interactive application at the request of the user.

When the message protection function is activated, the control unit 310 processes the characters or characters input by the user through the user interface unit 330 and displays the processed characters or characters on the input window. . The control unit 310 may define settings for processing the characters or characters in advance or may be provided in real time by a user.

The control unit 310 can control the message transmission according to the message protection mode or the message unprotected mode according to whether the message protection function is activated or not.

For example, in the message protection mode, the control unit 310 controls the user interface unit 330 to display characters or characters input by the user in an input window of the display unit 332 by presetting the characters or characters. The control unit 310 controls the transmission unit 320 to transmit the input message displayed in the input window to the partner device when the user's request is received from the keypad 334. The control unit 310 controls the user interface unit 330 to process the transmitted transmission message according to a predetermined setting and display the processed transmission message on a dialog window of the display unit 332.

When the message protection function is activated, the control unit 310 controls the transmission unit 320 to notify the partner device that the message protection function has been applied to the message to be transmitted before transmitting or transmitting the first message to the partner device .

If the message protection function is not activated, the control unit 310 controls the user interface unit 330 to display the characters or characters input by the user in the input window of the display unit 332 as it is without processing. The control unit 310 controls the transmission unit 320 to transmit the input message displayed in the input window to the partner device when the user's request is received from the keypad 334. The control unit 310 controls the user interface unit 330 to display the transmitted transmission message on the dialog window of the display unit 332 without any processing.

However, the control unit 310 may apply the message protection function to the characters or characters input by the user when the message protection is requested by the user even in the message unprotected mode.

For example, if the user requests the message protection at a certain time point between the time when the message protection function is not activated and the time when the character is input by the user, the control unit 310 transmits the input message to the dictionary The user interface unit 330 can be controlled to be displayed on the input window.

Alternatively, if the user requests the message protection at a certain point between the time when the message protection function is not activated and the time when the transmission of the input message is requested by the user, The user interface unit 330 can be controlled so that the transmission message is processed by a preset and displayed on the dialog window.

The control unit 310 controls the transmission unit 320 to protect the transmission message according to the user's request in the message unprotected mode, Can be informed.

Processing in the above description refers to transforming the original content of the target message so that it can not be perceived normally. For example, the processing may be to replace the target message with another image or animation, or to process the content of the target message by blind or mosaic.

The control unit 310 performs overall control for terminating the operation of the interactive application when a request for termination of the interactive application being driven is received from the user interface unit 330. [

FIG. 4 shows a control flow for transmitting a message in a transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the transmitting device monitors whether the execution of an interactive application is requested from a user (operation 410). The execution request of the interactive application may be made by the user selecting an icon corresponding to the interactive application displayed on the screen of the transmitting device. An icon corresponding to the interactive application is generated by downloading and installing the interactive application.

If the transmission device requests the execution of the interactive application by the user, the transmitting device calls the pre-installed interactive application and drives the interactive application (step 412). The act of the interactive application by the sending device includes displaying a service screen for servicing the interactive application.

For example, a service screen for servicing the interactive application includes a dialog window and an input window. The service screen may further include a keypad for inputting characters of a user. The dialog window is a display window for displaying a message sent to the other party and a message received from the other party in the order of generation. The input window is a display window for displaying characters input by the user to send to the other party. The characters displayed in the input window, that is, the message corresponds to a message before being sent to the other party. The message displayed in the input window can be modified by the user.

In step 414, the transmitting device determines whether a message service by the interactive application is set to be performed by the message protection function. That is, the transmitting device determines whether the message protection function is activated. Activation of the message protection function may be performed by the user. The transmitting device can be made at any point in time after the user requests the execution of the interactive application by the user to judge whether the message protection function is activated or until the user inputs a character for message transmission. Here, a certain point is an arbitrary point existing between a point in time when the interactive application execution is requested by the user and a point in time when the user inputs a character for message transmission.

The user can set the message protection function to be activated regardless of whether the interactive application is activated or not. Activation of the message protection function means that the user has requested protection for a message input for transmission and / or a message already transmitted.

In step 418, the transmitting device transmits a message according to whether the message protection function is activated or not by the message protection mode subroutine or the message unprotected mode subroutine.

Wherein the message protection mode subroutine processes the characters input by the user for transmission in a preset manner and displays the characters in an input window and transmits the input message displayed in the input window to the counterpart device in response to the request of the user, And displaying the transmitted transmission message on the dialog window. In the message protection mode subroutine, the transmission message displayed in the dialog window can also be processed and displayed by presetting.

The transmitting device processes the transmission message and displays the transmission message to determine whether the message protection function is to be applied. The transmitting device processes the transmission message by presetting and displays the transmission message on the dialog window only when the transmission message is included in the application of the message protection function. That is, if the transmission message is not included in the application of the message protection function, the transmission device does not apply the message protection function to the transmission message irrespective of whether the message protection function is applied to the input message.

However, although the transmission message is not subject to the message protection function, it may be requested by the user to apply the message protection function only to the specific transmission message. In this case, the transmitting device can apply the message protection function to only the specific transmission message. That is, the transmitting device can process only a specific transmission message by setting and display it on the dialog window.

The preset for processing the input message and the preset for processing the transmission message may be the same or different. The preset means that the input message or the transmission message is to be processed in advance.

The transmitting device may activate the application of the message protection mode by dividing the application of the message protection mode into a whole application or a partial application. That is, the message protection mode can be set to be applied only to the input message or to both the input message and the transmission message. In this case, the transmitting device may apply a message protection function for an input message and / or a transmission message according to detailed settings.

When the message protection function is activated, the transmitting device can notify the counterpart device that the message protection function is applied to the message to be transmitted before transmitting or transmitting the first message to the counterpart device.

The message unprotected mode subroutine displays the characters input by the user on the input window without processing, transmits the message displayed on the input window to the partner device in response to the request of the user, displays the transmitted message on the dialog window .

However, in the message unprotected mode subroutine, when the message protection is requested by the user, the message protection function can be applied to the characters inputted by the user. For example, if the user requests the message protection at a certain point between the time when the message protection function is not activated and the time when the character is input by the user, the transmission device then sets the input message to the preset And displayed on the input window.

As another example, if the user requests the message protection at a certain time point between the time when the message protection function is not activated and the time when the transmission of the input message is requested by the user, the transmission device transmits a message Is displayed on the dialog window.

When the transmission message is protected by the request of the user in the message unprotected mode, the transmitting device can notify the partner device that the message protection function is applied to the transmission message at the request of the user.

In the above description, processing for an input or a transmission message refers to transforming the original content of the target message so that it can not be perceived normally. For example, the processing may be to replace the target message with another image or animation, or to process the content of the target message by blind or mosaic.

The transmitting device monitors whether the user requests termination of the interactive application being driven (operation 420). The termination of the running interactive application may be requested by the user manipulating the end button displayed on the service screen of the sending device.

The transmitting device repeatedly executes a message transmission operation (message protection mode subroutine, message non-protection mode subroutine) considering whether or not the message protection function is activated until a termination request of the interactive application being driven is detected.

The transmitting device terminates the driving of the currently running interactive application when a request for termination of the running interactive application is detected.

FIG. 5 shows a control flow according to the message protection mode subroutine in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, when a message protection mode subroutine is started, a transmitting device monitors whether characters for message transmission are input by a user (operation 510). The character input by the user can be performed by operating the keys of the keypad constituting the service screen.

The transmitting device processes the characters input by the user by presetting and displays it on the input window (operation 512). That is, the transmitting device does not process and display a complete input message to be transmitted, but processes the message to be transmitted in units of characters or characters to be formed.

However, after all the characters constituting the input message to be transmitted are inputted, the transmitting device may process the input message and display it on the input window. In this case, the transmitting device may not display any characters in the input window until a complete input message is input by the user. This is because, if characters to be input by the user are displayed on the input window without being processed, and when a message to be transmitted is processed and displayed when the input message is completely input, the characters inputted before the processing can not be protected.

It is preferable that the setting for processing the character by the transmitting device and the setting for processing the entire message are defined differently. For example, the setting for processing a character needs to take into consideration the relationship with the displays according to the processing of other characters, but the setting for processing the entire message does not need to take into consideration the mutual relationship.

The transmitting device monitors whether there is a transmission request by the user (514). The transmission request may be generated by a user pressing a transmission button constituting a service screen.

When the transmission request of the user is detected, the transmitting device determines that the message displayed in the current input window is a message to be transmitted, and transmits the unprocessed message displayed in the input window to the partner device in step 516. If a pre-appointment is made between the transmitting device and the partner device, the processing message displayed in the input window may be transmitted to the partner device. In this case, the opponent device can acquire the message before machining from the machining message by the pre-appointment.

When the transmission request of the user is not detected, the transmitting device repeatedly performs an operation of receiving a character to constitute an input message from a user, displaying the processed character on the input window.

After transmitting the input message, the transmitting device processes the transmission message by presetting and displays the processed transmission message on the dialog window in step 518. At this time, the processed transmission message may be an image, an animation, or the like as described above, or a transmission message before processing may be processed by mosaic or the like.

After the transmission device processes the transmission message and displays it on the dialog window, the transmitting device determines whether the user requests the termination of the current conversation service (operation 520). If the user has requested the termination of the current conversation service, the transmitting device proceeds to step 420 of the main routine of FIG. If the user does not request termination of the current conversation service, the transmitting device returns to step 510 and performs an operation for transmitting the next message.

FIG. 6 shows a control flow according to the message unprotected mode subroutine in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the message unprotected mode subroutine is started, the transmitting device monitors whether characters for message transmission are input by the user (operation 610). The character input by the user can be performed by operating the keys of the keypad constituting the service screen.

The transmitting device displays the character input by the user on the input window (step 612). The transmitting device monitors whether there is a transmission request by the user (614). The transmission request may be generated by a user pressing a transmission button constituting a service screen. When the transmission request of the user is detected, the transmitting device transmits the message displayed in the current input window to the partner device in step 616.

When the transmission request of the user is not detected, the transmitting device repeats the operation of displaying the character input by the user on the input window.

When the transmitting device transmits an input message, it determines whether the message protecting function is activated by the user (step 618). The activation of the message protection function is performed by requesting the user to protect the message at any point in time between when the operation according to the message unprotected mode subroutine is started and when the transmission of the message displayed on the input window is requested by the user, do.

When the message protection function is activated, the transmitting device processes the transmission message according to a predetermined setting, and then displays the processed transmission message on the dialog window in operation 620. As described above, the processed transmission message may be an image, an animation, or the like, or a transmission message before processing may be processed by mosaic or the like.

If the message protection function is not activated, the transmitting device displays a transmission message in which no processing is performed in the dialog window in step 622.

In step 624, the transmitting device displays a transmission message that has not been processed or processed in the dialog window, and determines whether the user requests termination of the current conversation service. If the user has requested the termination of the current conversation service, the transmitting device proceeds to step 420 of the main routine of FIG. If the user does not request the termination of the current conversation service, the transmitting device returns to step 610 and performs an operation for transmitting the next message.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned description, when operating in the message unprotected mode, the transmitting device does not consider the process of displaying characters or characters on the input window by processing characters or characters at the request of the user.

However, when a message protection request is issued by the user at a certain time point before a transmission request is made by the user after the operation according to the message unprotected mode subroutine is started, the transmitting device transmits a character or characters input by the user to a predetermined It can be processed by setting and displayed on the input window.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

For example, in the disclosures according to the embodiments of the present invention, animation, mosaic, and image have been described in which the input or the transmission message is displayed according to the setting. However, it is needless to say that the input or the transmission message may be replaced with another form other than the setting.

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A method for transmitting a message from a device having an interactive application installed to a partner device,
Executing the interactive application at the request of a user and displaying a service screen composed of a dialog window and an input window;
Checking whether the message protection function for the interactive application is activated at a certain point in time after the user requests the execution of the interactive application by the user;
Processing the characters input by the user by presetting for message protection and displaying the processed characters in the input window when the message protection function is activated;
Transmitting a message displayed in the input window to the counterpart device in response to a transmission request of the user;
And displaying a message transmitted to the partner device in the dialog window. The method as claimed in claim 1,
Determining whether a message displayed in the conversation window in response to a transmission request of the user at a certain point in time or before the transmission request of the user is an object of applying the message protection function;
And displaying the message displayed on the display window by processing the message transmitted to the counterpart device by presetting for message protection and displaying the message on the conversation window when it is determined that the message displayed on the display window is the application of the message protection function Display method. 3. The method of claim 2,
If it is determined that the message protection function is not activated and the message protection is requested by the user at some time before the character is input by the user, the characters input by the user are preset in the message protection And displaying the processed message on the input window. 3. The method of claim 2,
When the message protection is requested by the user at a certain point in time before the transmission request of the user is confirmed after confirming that the message protection function is not activated, And displaying the message on the dialog window. The method according to claim 1,
When the message protection function is activated, notifying the counterpart device that the message to be transmitted in the future is to be transmitted by the message protection function when transmitting the first message to the counterpart device or before transmitting the message, Display method. 5. The method of claim 4,
When the message protection is requested by the user at a certain point in time before the transmission request of the user is confirmed after confirming that the message protection function is not activated, And notifying the partner device that the message has been received. 7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Wherein the processing by the presetting is to replace characters inputted by the user or a message transmitted to the partner device with an animation or an image or perform mosaic processing. A transmitting device for transmitting a message to a partner device using an interactive application,
A memory in which the interactive application is installed,
A display unit for executing the interactive application at a request of a user and displaying a service screen composed of a dialog window and an input window;
A transmitting unit for transmitting a message to the partner device,
After the execution of the interactive application by the user is requested, checking whether the message protection function for the interactive application is activated at a time from when the character is input by the user, The control unit controls the display unit to display characters displayed on the input window in response to a transmission request of the user by processing characters inputted by the user by presetting for message protection and displaying the characters on the input window, And controlling the display unit to display the message transmitted to the partner device in the dialog window. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
A message displayed in the dialog window is also determined to be an application target of the message protection function at a certain point in time before the transmission request of the user or in response to the transmission request of the user, Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to process the message transmitted to the counterpart device according to a preset setting for message protection and display the message on the conversation window when it is determined that the function is to be applied. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
If it is determined that the message protection function is not activated and the message protection is requested by the user at some time before the character is input by the user, the characters input by the user are preset in the message protection And controls the display unit to display the input window on the input window. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
When the message protection is requested by the user at a certain point in time before the transmission request of the user is confirmed after confirming that the message protection function is not activated, And controls the display unit to display the dialog window. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
When the message protection function is activated, controls the transmission unit to notify the partner device that the message to be transmitted in the future is to be transmitted by the message protection function when the first message is transmitted to the partner device or prior to transmission A transmitting device characterized by: 12. The apparatus according to claim 11,
When the message protection is requested by the user at a certain point in time before the transmission request of the user is confirmed after confirming that the message protection function is not activated, The control unit controls the transmission unit to notify the partner device that the destination device is connected to the destination device. 14. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 13,
Wherein the display unit processes the characters input by the user or the message transmitted to the partner device under the control of the control unit by replacing or mosaicing the animation or the image.

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