KR20150067700A - The integrated messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and a method which adds communications functions of each messenger to one integrated messenger. The device comprises: a transmission/reception unit which is in charge of transmission/reception of each messenger service; and a message management unit which provides a user interface such as an address book, recent list search, viewing transmission/reception content, inputting message, and inputting phone numbers. The present invention is capable of connecting a messenger that an opponent uses by automatically finding the messenger without memorizing of the messenger in use one by one.

Description

&Quot; The integrated messenger "

Smartphone, Internet, Messenger, Internet Phone

Recently, as the spread of smartphones has expanded, many companies such as KakaoTalk, Line, My People, etc. have provided messenger services in addition to the basic phone and text services installed in mobile phones.

However, since only a subscriber using the same messenger can send and receive a message, a plurality of messengers must be installed in order to exchange messages with a plurality of the other parties, and a different messenger must be executed in accordance with each other.

The present invention is an apparatus and method for adding a communication function of each messenger to one integrated messenger.

According to the present invention, a plurality of messenger services are subscribed and a message is exchanged using each messenger. However, not only a simple communication module is installed but an entire messenger is installed.

First, even if you do not remember the Messenger that the other person uses, it automatically finds and connects the Messenger that the other person uses.

Second, when the other party does not use the messenger, or if there is no service that the user and the other party commonly use, the mobile phone automatically transmits and receives the phone or text message installed in the smartphone.

Third, you can view conversation contents of all instant messenger services or manage call history on one integrated messenger screen.

In addition, in order to receive a message or a phone call, one or more messenger services must be subscribed to. However, in the case where the messenger service permits transmission even though the messenger service is not a subscriber of the corresponding service, users who are subscribed to different messenger services You can also send or receive messages.

1 is an illustration of a system configuration according to the present invention.
FIGS. 2 to 4 are exemplary screens of the integrated address book according to the present invention.
5 is an exemplary screen of a recent list of unified messengers according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an illustration of a message transmission / reception screen according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an illustration of a message transmission flow according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an illustration of a message receiving flow according to the present invention.

First, we define the terms as follows.

The user information means information such as a name, a telephone number, an ID, and an e-mail address for identifying each user.

The service name is an ID or a name for identifying each messenger.

A communication module is a module necessary for exchanging messages with a counter party or making a call for each service, and may be written in a separate file or included in the integrated messenger.

The confirmation module means a module necessary for checking whether the other party uses the corresponding service for each service, and it can be created in a separate file or included in the integrated messenger.

Transmission means sending a message or making a call.

Reception means receiving a message or receiving a call.

The present invention is a device in which a plurality of messenger service communication modules are added to the integrated messenger, and the integrated messenger shows a recent list, displays the contents of the transmitted and received messages, performs functions such as message creation, .

In order to use the present invention, a user first subscribes to one or more services after installing an integrated messenger, and receives or receives messages using a service capable of transmitting and receiving to and from the other party after installing a communication module of the corresponding service.

Also, in order to distinguish which messenger service the other party uses, a service to be used by the other party is specified in the integrated address book (telephone directory) as shown in FIG.

You can specify multiple services for one phone number just as you can enter multiple phone numbers in the address book of your smartphone.

You can specify the following methods.

First, the user specifies the service that the other party uses in the address book.

In general, the address book of a smart phone can select a phone number from a mobile phone, a house, or a company, but it is also possible to directly input a category item.

The integrated address book shows the list of supported services to the user and allows the user to directly select the service that the other party uses.

Second, it automatically recognizes the service to be used by using the messenger's friend list.

Most of the instant messaging services are added to the address book that is installed in the smartphone automatically. If a phone number is added, the user is automatically checked whether the user is a user of the service and added to the friend list when using the service.

Therefore, it is possible to search the friend list of each service and search whether the service is used or not.

Third, the service to be used is automatically recognized by using the confirmation module of each messenger.

For each messenger, add a confirmation module to check whether the user is a subscriber to his / her service, call the corresponding module, and specify it automatically according to the result value.

If there is only one service that the other party can receive, there is no need to select it separately. However, in case of using a plurality of services, it is necessary to decide which service is used to transmit the service.

First, we set the overall priority regardless of the other party.

If you select the other party, connect to the other party using the specified priority.

Second, as shown in FIG. 1, when priority is set for each counterpart and a counterpart is selected, a message is exchanged using the corresponding service according to a predetermined priority.

It is possible to give a high priority to the service that has been used recently with the other party.

Third, if the user selects the other party, the service used by the other party is displayed and the user can select the service.

After the conversation is started, it is possible to transmit the message using the service being used. However, in order to start the conversation first, the user should first select the other party and select a service to be used for transmission.

First, if you choose the other party from the recent list of unified messenger, you select the service you used at that time.

As shown in FIG. 5, the recent list can display the used service.

Second, when selecting the other party in the integrated address book, search for the service used by the other party according to the order and method set out above, and select the service to use or, if the user is in the recent list, select the service used at that time.

Third, user information of the other party can be inputted directly.

If you search for the other party in the recent list or address book according to the input value like smart phone text service and select the other party, the service is selected as above.

If it is not in the recent list, and is not in the address book, it uses the text service (SMS) or e-mail function installed in the smartphone as it is not used or unknown.

Figures 2 and 3 are examples of a unified address book.

The integrated address book can display an icon of the service corresponding to the highest priority for each other as shown in FIG.

If you click the icon in this state, you connect using the service.

If you click on a photo or name, it shows the service used by the other party as shown in Figure 3, and clicks the desired icon to connect using the service.

You can add services or adjust priorities in the same screen as in Drawing 1 by clicking Edit in Integrated Address Book.

Each process will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

However, the process may vary depending on the communication method of each messenger service.

First, each service is connected through a communication module for reception.

I will explain the process of sending a message using each messenger service.

Step 1, first select the service to which you want to send the message.

After the conversation is started, select the service in use, and if you want to start the conversation first, select the other party according to the procedure and method mentioned above, and select the service to use.

Step 2, compose the message and tap Send.

Step 3, Unified Messenger calls the communication module of the selected service.

In step 4, the communication module transmits the received message and returns the result.

For services that do not return results, they are considered successful.

Step 5, if the transmission is successful, proceed to Step 7, and if the transmission fails, process according to the result as follows.

First, if the user is not using the service or is not using the service, the corresponding service of the user is deleted from the integrated address book so as not to select the service in the future, and if there is another service, Select the service and send the message using another service.

Second, in case of a temporary phenomenon, if there is another service after retrying, the flow advances to step 6 and a message is transmitted using another service.

In step 7, when the transmission is successful, the integrated messenger stores information such as the service name used in transmission, user information and message of the other party, and transmission time.

The process of receiving a message from each messenger service will be described.

In step 1, when a message is transmitted from each service, the corresponding communication module receives the transmitted message.

Step 2, each communication module delivers a message to the integrated messenger.

There are various methods according to the system in which the integrated messenger receives the message from each communication module.

First, each communication module calls and delivers the integrated messenger.

Second, each communication module generates an event in the integrated messenger and the integrated messenger receives the message from each communication module.

Third, the communication module of each messenger is hooked, and the communication module receives the message by recognizing the time when the message is received.

Step 3, the integrated messenger stores information such as service name used in reception, user information and message of the other party, and reception time.

Then the communication module of the selected service is used to exchange the conversation.

When a message is transmitted or received using another service during a conversation, a message is exchanged using the communication module of the newly selected service.

In some cases, the message may be transmitted and terminated once as in the case of the text service of the smart phone, but in the case of conversation, the message is sent and received on the same screen as the existing messenger service,

Even if the service used in the middle is changed, the same party will display the conversation on one screen.

If you want to group chat, invite the other party in the same way as the existing messenger application or join the group chat.

Each other party can use another service. In this case, a message is transmitted and received using a service communication module used by each user.

However, even if they transmit and receive using different services, they are displayed on one screen.

The above contents are prepared based on the premise that the messengers currently being serviced grants transmission and reception rights only to members.

To do this, the user and the other party subscribe to at least one or more of the same messenger services and send and receive messages using the same messenger service.

Of course, if the user and the other party use two or more identical messenger services, they can transmit messages using different services and receive messages using corresponding services.

A user must subscribe to one or more services in order to receive a message or a telephone call.

First, even in the case of a service granting transmission privileges only to members, only a part of the service can receive and receive only the transmission function while the transmission and reception are separated. In this case, the user can receive the messenger service And the other party needs to transmit using a messenger service that the user can receive, so that the service used for transmission and reception may be different.

Therefore, even if it is selected from the recent list, it is transmitted using the service used in recent transmission, not recently used service.

Second, in the case of allowing the transmission from the integrated messenger even if the member is not a member to join, there is no need to subscribe to the service unless it is received using the service.

In this case, in order to transmit to the corresponding service, the communication module of the corresponding service must be installed, and the service used for transmission and reception may be different.

In addition, the above contents are described in the case of exchanging messages, and the same applies to voice and video calls.

However, transmission and reception are not distinguished by exchanging voice or image data, transmission means calling, and reception means receiving a call.

According to the order and method described above, the user selects a service to be connected with the other party and tries to make a connection. Once connected, the communication module of the connected service uses the voice and video data until the call ends.

If there is no service that can be connected, it is possible to make a call using the phone function built in the smartphone.

The integrated messenger provides functions such as search of address book or recent list, input of telephone number, input of keypad, processing of reception or rejection, processing at the time of communication, and when the call is ended, the user information of the other party, Time, end time, and the like.

Each service can be used to allocate advertising space to service providers while exchanging messages or making calls.

Group chat, and so on. If each service uses another service, it can be assigned to several service providers or an advertisement area can be allocated to the service that is initially connected.

The foregoing is merely an example of the present invention, and various modifications and modifications are possible.

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Claims (8)

A plurality of messenger communication modules are installed in one messenger application to process a user interface such as address book, recent list search, transmission / reception contents view, message input, phone number input, etc. in the messenger application, A smart phone integrated messenger which is characterized in that a message such as a video,
In Section 1
A transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from each messenger service;
A message management unit for providing a user interface such as searching for an address book or a recent list, viewing transmission / reception contents, inputting a message, and inputting a telephone number;
Wherein the smartphone integrated messenger
In Section 1
And the messenger service used by the other party is provided when the other party is selected by dividing the other party by messenger service and selecting the other party.
In Section 1
And the same user is added to one recent list even if they transmit / receive using another service.
In Section 1
And the same user is displayed on one conversation screen even if they transmit / receive using other services.
In Section 1
Wherein the group chat is displayed on a single conversation screen even when the group chatting is performed using a different service from the other party.
In Section 1
And if the other party does not have a messenger service that can receive the message, it transmits / receives the message using the basic character service or the telephone function of the smart phone
In Section 1
And an advertisement space is allocated to a service being used during a text chatting or a telephone conversation.

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