KR20150106180A - Method for extracting of keyword in instant messenger, apparatus and system for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a keyword extraction method based on messages, an apparatus and a system for the same wherein, more particularly, a main keyword is extracted by using messages, transmitted and received through a messenger program, and information related to the main keyword can be provided. A terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display unit which displays the messages transmitted and received through a dialog window of the messenger program connected to at least one terminal of a counterpart; and a control unit which extracts one or more main keywords, according to a predetermined condition, from messages having been transmitted and received through the dialog window for a certain period and then controls the extracted main keywords to be displayed on the dialog window.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR EXTRACTING OF KEYWORD IN INSTANT MESSENGER, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a message-based keyword extraction method, an apparatus and a system therefor, and more particularly, to a message-based keyword extraction method for extracting a main keyword using a message transmitted and received through a messenger program, Method, apparatus and system therefor.

The contents described in this section merely provide background information on the present embodiment and do not constitute the prior art.

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.

Through this messenger program, users can talk about specific issues such as politics, culture and society from everyday conversation. However, there is a problem in that users who are late in the conversation can not clearly determine the issue between the users connected through the current conversation window. Also, during the conversation related to the specific issue through the messenger program, There is a problem in that it is necessary to access a separate Internet site or the like in order to acquire information.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0733603, Registered on May 22, 2007 (Name: Mobile Multimedia Instant Messenger Service System and Mobile Multimedia Messenger Service Method Using the Same)

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. In particular, the present invention provides a message-based keyword extracting method capable of extracting a main keyword using a message sent and received through a messenger program, And to provide a device and a system for such a system.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a message-based keyword extraction method capable of extracting a main keyword using a message transmitted and received through a messenger program and then providing information related to a main keyword, and an apparatus and a system therefor .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal comprising: a display unit for displaying a message transmitted and received through a dialog window of a messenger program connected to at least one counterpart terminal; And a control unit for extracting at least one main keyword according to preset conditions in a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period of time through a dialog window and controlling the extracted main keywords to be displayed in the dialog window.

At this time, the control unit analyzes the message transmitted and received for a predetermined period of time through the dialog window, extracts a word corresponding to the specified part-of-speech, and extracts the main keyword according to the number of repetitions of the extracted word.

Also, the control unit may extract a keyword included in a message as a main keyword based on a response message to a message among the messages transmitted and received during a predetermined period of time through the dialog window.

In addition, if URL (uniform resource locator) information is included in a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period of time through the dialog window, the control unit can extract the main keyword based on the URL information.

In addition, the control unit checks the member including the connected user through the dialog window currently displayed through the display unit, controls the main keywords extracted through one or more other dialog windows related to the member to be displayed, displays the transmitted / If there is no main keyword satisfying the preset condition, one or more main keywords are extracted from the transmitted and received messages through one or more other dialog windows related to the member and the extracted main keywords are displayed on the dialog window can do.

The control unit may control the extracted main keywords to be overlapped and displayed on the display screen of the dialog window, to be displayed in the form of a banner on one side of the display screen, or to be displayed in a message form of the dialog window.

In addition, when there are a plurality of extracted main keywords, the control unit can arrange the main keywords and control the displayed main keywords to be sequentially displayed in the dialog window.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a messenger service apparatus including a service communication unit for supporting transmission and reception of messages between at least one terminal connected through a messenger program; And a messenger program through a dialog window, extracts one or more key keywords according to a preset condition from a message that has been transmitted and received during a predetermined period of time, extracts the extracted key keywords from each terminal connected through a dialog window, And a service control unit for controlling the service control unit to be transmitted through the service communication unit.

At this time, the service control unit extracts the keyword corresponding to the part-of-speech extracted in the message, extracts the main keyword according to the number of repetitions of the extracted word, extracts the keyword included in the job message as the main keyword based on the response message in one message , And URL (uniform resource locator) information.

In addition, if there is no main keyword satisfying predetermined conditions in the message transmitted / received for a predetermined period, the service control unit checks the connected terminal user through the dialog window, It is possible to check messages sent and received through one or more other dialog windows, extract one or more main keywords according to a predetermined condition in the confirmed message, and control the displayed main keywords to be displayed through the dialog window of each terminal.

The service control unit may control the extracted main keywords to be overlapped and displayed on the display screen of the dialog window, to be displayed in the form of a banner on one side of the display screen, or to be displayed in a message form of the dialog window.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a messenger system including a messenger program, a messenger program, A terminal requesting transmission to the counterpart terminal; And controlling the transmission and reception of messages between the terminals connected through one of the dialog windows including the terminal, checking messages transmitted and received during a predetermined period between the terminals, extracting one or more key keywords according to preset conditions in the confirmed message And a messenger service device for transmitting the extracted main keyword to the terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for extracting a message based keyword according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: checking a message transmitted and received through a dialog window of a messenger program connected to at least one counterpart terminal; Extracting at least one main keyword according to a predetermined condition in a message; And controlling the main keyword extracted by the terminal to be displayed through the dialog window.

In this case, the step of extracting the main keyword may include extracting a keyword corresponding to the part-of-speech from the message transmitted through the dialog window for a certain period of time, extracting the main keyword according to the number of repetition of the extracted word, A keyword contained in a work message can be extracted as a main keyword or a main keyword can be extracted using URL (uniform resource locator) information.

The step of extracting the main keyword may include the steps of: confirming the member including the user connected through the dialog window when the keyword does not satisfy the predetermined condition in the message; Extracting at least one main keyword according to predetermined conditions in a message transmitted and received through one or more other dialog windows related to the member; And controlling the main keyword extracted by the terminal to be displayed in the currently displayed dialog window.

In addition, the step of controlling to display through the dialog window may include controlling the extracted main keywords to be overlapped and displayed on the display screen of the dialog window, controlling the display of the main keyword in the form of a banner on one side of the display screen, .

In addition, it is possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing a message-based keyword extraction method according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above is recorded.

According to the message-based keyword extracting method, the apparatus and the system therefor, the main keyword such as the current conversation topic is extracted using the message transmitted / received through the messenger program and displayed through the dialog window, And the topic of the conversation can be easily grasped.

In addition, it is possible to more easily grasp matters of interest to the acquaintances or the like by providing the users who are in conversation through another dialog window with the users who are conducting the conversation through the other dialog windows.

Also, by presenting the main keywords through the dialog window and providing information related to the main keywords, it is possible to acquire information related to the main keywords more easily even if there is no user input for acquiring information.

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-based keyword extraction method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 8 are diagrams for explaining a message-based keyword extraction method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a message-based keyword extraction method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining a message-based keyword extraction method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a message-based keyword extraction method according to another 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 referring to an element as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it means that it can be connected or connected logically or physically. In other words, it is to be understood that although an element may be directly connected or connected to another element, there may be other elements in between, or indirectly connected or connected.

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.

In addition, the terminal of the present invention can be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in the present specification may be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), an MP3 player, (Smart TV), a desktop computer, or the like can be used. Any device capable of transmitting / receiving a message to / from another user through a communication network can be applied to the terminal of the present invention.

Now, a message-based keyword extraction method, an apparatus and a system therefor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, the same reference numerals are used for similar functions and functions throughout the drawings, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, 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. Such a messenger program may be downloaded from the messenger service device 20 and installed in the terminal 10. Even if the terminal 10 does not have the messenger program installed therein, the messenger service program 20 may be accessed by the messenger service device 20, Programs can also 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 addition, the terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention analyzes a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period of time through the dialog window in a state of being connected to at least one other terminal through a dialog window of a messenger program, After extracting one or more main keywords, it is possible to control the extracted main keywords to be displayed in the dialog window. Also, when the user's selection input for the main keyword is sensed, the terminal 10 can control the information related to the main keyword to be moved to a page where the information can be confirmed.

Although the first terminal 10a and the second terminal 10b are shown in the figure for the sake of convenience, the present invention is not limited to this, The number of terminals that can use the messenger service provided by the terminal 20 is not limited.

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 the user of the first terminal 10a, the messenger service device 20 transmits the message to one or more second terminals 10b connected through a chat window of the messenger program, It is possible to control the entire process of transmitting the message to the first terminal 10a.

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. In other words, in a state where the first terminal 10a and the one or more second terminals 10b are connected through a chat window of the instant messenger program, a user input corresponding to a predetermined condition on the dialog window of the first terminal 10a, For example, when a swipe operation in one direction is detected, the message or content transmitted and received through the dialog window can be stored, and the stored message or contents can be provided at any time according to the request of the user.

At this time, messages or contents transmitted and received through a messenger program of any one of the terminals 10 may be stored and managed in the messenger service apparatus 20 rather than being stored in the terminal 10.

In addition, the user of the terminal 10 can access the messenger service device 20 to confirm the message or contents exchanged with the other party. Here, the connection may include a step of passing through a procedure such as a separate login to the messenger service apparatus 20 via the terminal 10. [ And automatically connecting to the messenger service device 20 even if the user does not go through a login process. In addition, the user of the terminal 10 can receive the related information from the messenger service device 20 in advance and can immediately check the information on the one execution screen of the messenger program and display it on the one execution screen of the messenger program from the user It is possible to directly access the messenger service apparatus 20 when a selection input for a specific object or command is detected.

In addition, messages or contents transmitted and received through the messenger program can be simultaneously stored in the terminal 10 and the messenger service device 20, and only a specific message or specific contents can be stored in the messenger service device 20 have.

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 functions. Through this, the plurality of terminals, for example, the first terminal 10a and the second It is possible to provide a chat service between the terminals 10b.

In particular, the messenger service apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention can control the process of extracting the main keyword based on the messenger program-based message and providing the related information to the terminal 10. In other words, it extracts one or more main keywords based on a message transmitted and received between the first terminal 10a and the second terminal 10b connected through the dialog window of the messenger program for a predetermined period, (For example, if the main keyword is not included in the main keyword), the main keyword is transmitted to the first terminal 10a and the second terminal 10b, Moving to the extracted dialog window, moving to the web (WEB) or WAP (WAP) page related to the main keyword, etc.).

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 10a may select one or more second terminals 10b to which the first terminal 10a wishes to conduct a conversation to create a conversation window, 2 to the terminal 10b, and the like.

A plurality of terminals 10 and messenger service apparatuses 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmit and receive various information related to each other through the communication network 30. The communication network 30 at this time may be a WLAN (Wireless LAN) The present invention is not limited to the wireless communication system such as Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, and HSDPA. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, ), 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.

2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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, a display unit 15, (16).

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 from a user through a chat window of a messenger program to a partner terminal connected through a chat channel of the chat window, and receive a message from the partner terminal. At this time, the communication unit 11 can transmit and receive a message in cooperation with the messenger service apparatus 20, and can transmit and receive a message to and from a counterpart terminal in a peer-to-peer (P2P) manner. The communication unit 11 may transmit various request information input from the user to the messenger service apparatus 20 and may receive various information provided from the messenger service apparatus 20. [

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. Also, user input for switching the screen from the messenger program execution screen to the dialog window, and user input for transmitting the message to the other party are supported. In addition, the input unit 12 may further include a module for supporting voice input by the user such as a microphone, and may perform a function of receiving voice of a 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 includes at least one processor including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) / MPU (Micro Processing Unit) and at least one memory loading data And a bus (BUS) for inputting / outputting at least one or more data to / from the processor and the memory. In addition, a predetermined program routine (Routine) or program (program) loaded into the execution memory from a predetermined recording medium to perform a function previously defined in the terminal 10, that is, a messenger control function, Data may be included. In other words, the controller 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform a hardware configuration for performing various operations related to a messenger program provided by the messenger service apparatus 20, It can be determined by the control unit 13.

The control unit 13 of the present invention is functionally connected to at least one or more components provided in the terminal 10 for performing various functions generated during the execution of the messenger program according to the embodiment of the present invention. That is, the control unit 13 is functionally connected to the communication unit 11, the input unit 12, the storage unit 14, the display unit 15, and the sound source output unit 16, To control the flow of signals.

In particular, the controller 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention may execute a messenger program and create and manage a conversation window in the executed messenger program. Thereafter, when the dialog window is displayed, it is possible to transmit the message to the partner terminal connected through the dialog window and to control the entire process of receiving the message from the partner terminal.

In addition, the control unit 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention can extract one or more main keywords according to preset conditions in a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period through a dialog window. Here, the control unit 13 can extract a main keyword based on a message transmitted and received for a certain period of time, such as a message sent and received today, a message sent and received for the past month, and the like.

In addition, the predetermined condition, for example, the control unit 13 may analyze the message transmitted and received for a certain period of time, extract a word corresponding to the designated part-of-speech, and extract the main keyword according to the number of repetitions of the extracted word. Also, the controller 13 may extract a keyword included in a message as a main keyword based on a response message to a message among the messages transmitted and received during a certain period of time. Also, when uniform resource locator (URL) information is included in a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period of time, the control unit 13 can extract a main keyword based on the URL information.

Also, the control unit 13 can check the conversation member including the connected user through the currently displayed conversation window, and control the display of the main keyword extracted into one or more other conversation windows related to the conversation member, When a main keyword satisfying predetermined conditions does not exist in a message transmitted and received for a certain period of time in a displayed dialog window, the message transmitted and received through one or more other dialog windows related to the dialog member After extracting the keywords, the extracted main keywords can be controlled to be displayed in the dialog window.

In addition, the control unit 13 can control the extracted main keywords to be overlapped on the display screen of the dialog window, to be displayed in the form of a banner on one side of the display screen, or to be displayed in a message form of the dialog window.

In addition, when there are a plurality of extracted main keywords, the control unit 13 can arrange the main keywords and control the main keywords sequentially displayed on the dialog window.

After the control unit 13 controls the displayed main keyword to be displayed in the dialog window, when a selection input for the main keyword is generated through the input unit 12, the control unit 13 moves to a page where information related to the main keyword can be confirmed . For example, when the main keyword is extracted on the basis of a message transmitted / received through another dialog window, the controller 13 can control to move to another dialog window. At this time, if the user is not included in the conversation member of the other conversation window, the control unit 13 can control the entire process to include the user as the conversation member of the other conversation window.

Also, the control unit 13 may be a web page of a service page, for example, an internet site providing information related to the main keyword, which can confirm information related to the main keyword.

More specifically, an operation method of the control unit 13 will be described in more detail with reference to a screen exemplary diagram that will be described later. In addition, the controller 13 may be configured to include the messenger control module 13a to control the above operation. Here, the messenger control module 13a controls the overall execution of the messenger program such as messenger execution, dialog window creation, and the like, as well as controlling the message-based keyword extraction process according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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 the messenger program 14a, and the message or the content information transmitted to and received from at least one other terminal through the messenger program 14a may be stored. In particular, the storage unit 14 according to the embodiment of the present invention can store contents such as images, moving pictures, audio, and the like, including messages transmitted and received through the messenger program 14a as well as the messenger program 14a. It is also possible to store information on predetermined conditions for keyword extraction and the like. In addition, the information related to the messenger program stored through the storage unit 14 may be temporarily or permanently stored, and may be deleted under the control of the controller 13 upon completion of the execution of the messenger program.

The storage unit 14 may include a program area and a data area. The program area stores information related to 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, and various information generated during execution of 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 an embodiment of the present invention, a message or content information and a template transmitted through a messenger program or a messenger program are stored in the storage unit 14. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, And may be stored in the messenger service apparatus 20 in association with the messenger service apparatus 20 in accordance with the method.

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. In particular, the display unit 15 of the present invention can display various information generated during the execution of the messenger program, display the extracted main keywords on the dialog window, and control the display process of information related to the main keywords.

The display unit 15 of the present invention may be implemented in the form of 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, A variety of information generated according to a predetermined operation, a drag and drop operation, and the like can be displayed.

The display unit 15 may be implemented as one touch panel (or touch screen) together with the input unit 12 as described above. In addition, the display unit 15 of the present invention can be applied to various displays such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED A display (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).

The sound source output unit 16 can convert a sound source, which is an electrical signal, into an analog signal, and output the various information generated during the execution of the messenger program.

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, . 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.

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. Also, the service communication unit 21 may receive request information on various information from any one of the terminals 10 and provide the information to the terminal 10.

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, Manage environment information, and manage an IM chat session, i.e., a chat channel, for delivering IM chat messages between on-line users connected to the Internet. In addition, the service control unit 22 can perform SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) call processing and MSRP (Message Session Relay Protocol) relay functions. Through this, the service control unit 22 can communicate with a plurality of terminals such as a first terminal 10a and a second terminal (10b) can transmit and receive messages or contents.

Particularly, the service control unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured to send a message to any one of the other terminals, for example, the second terminal (10a) connected via the chat window of the messenger program from the first terminal 10b and transmits the extracted key keywords to each of the first terminal 10a and the second terminal 10b connected through the dialog window, can do.

In addition, the service control unit 22 can control to move to a page where information related to the main keyword can be confirmed, when the selection input for the main keyword is detected at each terminal connected through the dialog window.

In other words, the message-based keyword extraction method according to the embodiment of the present invention can be performed under the control of the terminal 10 equipped with the messenger program provided by the messenger service apparatus 20, .

In order to support the above-described process, the service control unit 22 of the present invention may include a keyword extraction module 22a and a keyword provision module 22b. The keyword extraction module 22a can control the entire process of extracting the main keyword based on the message transmitted and received through the dialog window as described above. The keyword providing module 22b may collect information related to the extracted key keywords or provide the information to each terminal.

In addition, the message-based keyword extraction method according to the embodiment of the present invention can be more clearly understood through the following exemplary screens.

Various information generated in the message-based keyword extraction process as described above can be stored in the service storage unit 23. [ In addition, the service storage unit 23 may store messages and content information exchanged between the terminal 10 and one or more counterpart terminals.

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-based keyword extraction method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a message-based keyword extraction method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, the terminal 10 can distribute the power required for each configuration of the apparatus using the supplied power when power is supplied. Accordingly, State can be performed. Here, the standby state means a state in which the messenger program can be executed.

Thereafter, the terminal 10 executes a messenger program (S103) and can display a dialog window among the messenger programs (S105). The step of displaying the conversation window screen may be displayed simultaneously with the execution of the messenger program.

Here, the terminal 10 can control the entire process of creating and managing a plurality of conversation windows through a messenger program, and the generated conversation window may include a member that is at least one conversation partner including a user. In other words, the user can conduct a conversation with himself / herself through the conversation window, and can conduct conversation with at least one or more other terminal users.

In this way, the conversation window is connected to at least one other terminal including itself, and at least two messages must be transmitted and received in order to apply the message-based keyword extraction method of the present invention.

In this state, the terminal 10 can extract a main keyword according to predetermined conditions in a message transmitted and received through the dialog window (S107). At this time, the terminal 10 extracts a word corresponding to a specified part of speech by analyzing a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period, extracts a main keyword according to the number of repetitions of the extracted word, If a keyword included in a message is extracted as a main keyword, or if the transmitted / received message includes URL (uniform resource locator) information, the main keyword may be extracted based on the URL information.

Then, the terminal 10 controls the extracted main keywords to be displayed on the display screen of the dialog window (S109).

The message-based keyword extraction method according to the embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 4 will be more specifically understood from the following description.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting a message according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG.

5 to 8 are diagrams for explaining a message-based keyword extraction method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, FIG. 5A shows a messenger program conversation window on a user terminal, for example, the first terminal 10a. The messenger program conversation window screen may include an upper area 501, a message display area 502, and a lower area 503. The messenger program conversation window screen top area 501 may display an area 504 on which information about the other party (e.g., profile picture, nickname, etc.) is displayed through the messenger program conversation window screen. A menu button for adding another user, a call button for performing a voice call or a video call between users, a button for leaving the current conversation window screen, and the like can be further displayed.

If the messenger program dialog window is a dialog window for a group conversation, the area 504 in which information on the other party is displayed may display the number of users participating in the group conversation and the group conversation name.

In the message display area 502, a message 509 received from the other party and a message 510 input by the user can be sequentially displayed. At this time, a message 509 received from the other party is displayed on the left side of the screen and a message 510 input from the user is displayed on the right side of the screen, in order to distinguish a message transmitted / received between the other party and the user, no. In addition, the time at which a message was received along with the message or the time at which the message was entered may be displayed. In addition, messages displayed in the message display portion can be displayed separately by date.

In the lower area 503 of the messenger program conversation window screen, a content sharing screen display menu 505 for sharing contents such as photographs and music with the other terminal connected through the conversation window screen, an emoticon, A menu 506 for transmitting a sticker or the like, an input field 507 for inputting a message, and the like. In addition, a transmission button 508 for transmitting a message input by the user through the input field 504 to the counterpart terminal connected through the conversation window screen may be displayed in the lower portion 620 of the messenger program conversation window screen. At this time, the transmission button 508 can be activated and displayed only when the cursor is positioned in the input field 507, that is, when the input field 507 is touched, If not, a button for voice message generation may be displayed.

In addition, when the input message is transmitted to the other party according to a preset input method, such as dragging the input message into a predetermined input method, for example, the message display area 502, the transmission button 508 may be omitted.

5B, when the user makes a predetermined input, e.g., a touch input, in the input field 507, the terminal 10 displays a cursor 511 in the input field 507 To enable the user to input text through the input field 504. [0050] In addition, the text input area 512 can be activated and displayed in the lower part 603 of the messenger program conversation window screen according to the messenger implementation method, and the lower part 503 of the messenger program conversation window screen is raised up to a predetermined level, The text input area 502 may be displayed by being reduced by a predetermined amount by a portion where the text input area 512 is displayed.

At this time, although not shown in the figure, in the state that the above-described screen is being displayed, the terminal 10 can return to the previous step (button inserted in the messenger program, If the input of the return button is detected once more, the control unit controls the text input area 512 to be out of the current dialog window, A day running screen can be displayed.

In a state where the conversation window of the messenger program is being displayed, the terminal 10 can control the process of extracting the main keyword by using the message transmitted and received for a predetermined period. Referring to FIG. 6, a process of extracting a keyword included in a message from a message based on a response message to a message among messages transmitted and received during a certain period of time will be described. Which is a message input by the other party's terminal connected via the other party's terminal. Reference numeral 514 denotes a user's response message to the 513 message.

The terminal 10 extracts the part of speech, eg, a noun ('Kim AA') designated in the 513 message when there is a specific punctuation mark or word ('what', '?!') Specified in the response message 513 message And the extracted nouns can be selected as the main keywords.

On the other hand, the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can extract the main keyword according to the number of repetition of words.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the terminal 10 extracts a word corresponding to a part-of-speech based on the first message 515 to the fifth message 519 transmitted and received for a predetermined period through a dialog window, It is possible to extract the main keyword, that is, the 'most recognized' word, as the main keyword according to the number of repetitions of the extracted word.

In the case where a URL exists in a message sent and received through the dialog window, for example, if a URL 'http://land.sk.com' exists, the terminal 10 transmits a message including the word specified in the URL And if the designated word 'land' is included, the keyword (or a designated word mapped to the word, for example, real estate) can be extracted as a main keyword.

Through this process, when the main keyword is extracted, the terminal 10 can control the extracted main keyword to be displayed on the dialog window.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the terminal 10 can display the extracted main keywords as indicated by 520 in the upper area of the IM screen. At this time, if there are a plurality of extracted main keywords, the terminal 10 may arrange the main keywords and control the ordered main keywords to be sequentially displayed in the dialog window.

In addition, the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can extract the main keyword based on the message transmitted and received through the first dialog window, and then control the process of displaying the extracted main keyword on the other dialog window.

This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a message-based keyword extracting method according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining a message-based keyword extracting method according to another embodiment of the present invention .

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 9, when power is supplied to the terminal 10, the terminal 10 can use the supplied power to distribute power required for each configuration of the apparatus. Accordingly, State can be performed. Here, the standby state means a state in which the messenger program can be executed.

Thereafter, the terminal 10 executes a messenger program (S203), and can display a conversation window of the messenger program (S205). The step of displaying the conversation window screen may be displayed simultaneously with the execution of the messenger program.

Here, the terminal 10 can control the entire process of creating and managing a plurality of conversation windows through a messenger program, and the generated conversation window may include a member that is at least one conversation partner including a user. In other words, the user can conduct a conversation with himself / herself through the conversation window, and can conduct conversation with at least one or more other terminal users.

In this way, the conversation window is connected to at least one other terminal including itself, and at least two messages must be transmitted and received in order to apply the message-based keyword extraction method of the present invention.

In this state, the terminal 10 confirms the conversation member connected through the conversation window (S207), and extracts the main keyword according to the predetermined condition as described above in the other conversation window related to the conversation member (S209).

For example, when the user and the first party are connected through the conversation window, the terminal 10 displays the message transmitted / received through one of the conversation windows connected to the user or another conversation window connected to the first contact The main keyword can be extracted.

Thereafter, the terminal 10 controls the extracted main keywords to be displayed through the current dialog window (S211).

This embodiment will be described with reference to a screen diagram.

FIG. 10A is a screen illustrating an example in which a keyword extracted through another dialog window is displayed on the current dialog window. As shown in FIG. 10A, A message 521 indicating that the main keyword has been extracted can be displayed through any one of the dialog windows related to the current dialog window. As indicated by 523 in FIG. 10B, So that the user can identify the main keyword.

As shown in the figure, when there are a plurality of extracted main keywords, the terminal 10 sorts the extracted main keywords according to predetermined conditions such as the number of times, the latest update order, and the like, Window can be controlled to be displayed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the main keyword is displayed on the upper area of the conversation window screen of the messenger program. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 11, Or may be displayed in a message form 524, or may be displayed so as to overlap the dialog window.

In addition, the terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can support provision of information related to extracted main keywords.

This will be described with reference to FIG.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a message-based keyword extraction method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 12, the terminal 10 displays a main keyword extracted according to the above-described procedure on the dialog window (S301), and determines whether a selection input for a displayed main keyword occurs from the user (S303). For example, the terminal 10 can determine whether a user's touch input for a main keyword has occurred.

As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the selection input for the main keyword is generated, the terminal 10 moves to a page for confirming information related to the main keyword (S305). For example, when the main keyword is extracted based on a message transmitted / received through another dialog window, the terminal 10 can control the main keyword to be moved to another extracted dialog window. At this time, if the user is not connected to the other dialog window, the terminal 10 can control the user to be connected to the dialog window.

Also, the terminal 10 can control to move to a web page of a service page that can confirm information related to the main keyword, for example, an internet site that provides information related to the main keyword.

As described above, according to the message-based keyword extracting method, apparatus and system for extracting key words of the present invention, a main keyword such as a current conversation topic is extracted using a message transmitted / received through a messenger program and displayed through a dialog window, It also has the effect of being able to easily grasp major issues such as the topic of conversation in the dialog window.

In addition, it is possible to more easily grasp matters of interest to the acquaintances or the like by providing the users who are in conversation through another dialog window with the users who are conducting the conversation through the other dialog windows.

Also, by presenting the main keywords through the dialog window and providing information related to the main keywords, it is possible to acquire information related to the main keywords more easily even if there is no user input for acquiring information.

Thus, the message-based keyword extraction method according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described.

The message-based keyword extraction method 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 message-based keyword extraction method, an apparatus and a system therefor, and more particularly, to a message-based keyword extraction method for extracting a main keyword using a message transmitted and received through a messenger program, Method, apparatus and system therefor.

According to the present invention, a main keyword such as a current conversation topic is extracted using a message transmitted / received through a messenger program, and displayed through a dialog window, so that a user can easily grasp a major issue such as a conversation topic in a current conversation window It is effective.

Accordingly, the present invention can contribute to the development of the messenger service industry, and the present invention is industrially applicable since the present invention has a sufficient possibility of being marketed or operated and can be practically and practically carried out.

10: terminal 11: communication unit 12: input unit
13: control unit 14: display unit 16: sound source output unit
20: Messenger service device 21: Service communication part
22: service control unit 23: service storage unit
30: communication network 100: messenger system

Claims (17)

A display unit for displaying a message transmitted and received through a dialog window of a messenger program connected to at least one counterpart terminal; And
A controller for extracting at least one main keyword according to predetermined conditions in a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period of time through the dialog window, and controlling the extracted main keyword to be displayed on the dialog window;
And a terminal device. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
Extracting a word corresponding to a specified part-of-speech by analyzing a message sent and received during a predetermined period of time through the dialog window, and extracting a main keyword according to the number of repetitions of the extracted word. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
And extracts, as a main keyword, a keyword included in the one message based on a response message to one of the messages transmitted and received during a predetermined period of time through the dialog window. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
And extracts a main keyword based on the URL information when URL (uniform resource locator) information is included in a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period through the dialog window. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
The control unit may identify a member including a user connected through a currently displayed dialog window through the display unit and control the displayed main keyword to be displayed through one or more other dialog windows related to the member, If one or more main keywords are extracted according to predetermined conditions in a message sent and received through one or more other dialog windows related to the member and the extracted main keyword is displayed in the dialog window So as to perform the control. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
Controls to display the extracted main keyword in an overlapped manner on the display screen of the dialog window, control to display it in a banner form on one side of the display screen, or to display it in a message form of the dialog window. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
And arranges the main keywords so that the sorted main keywords are sequentially displayed on the dialog window when there are a plurality of extracted main keywords. A service communication unit for supporting transmission and reception of messages between one or more terminals connected through a messenger program; And
A message transmitted / received between the terminals connected through the dialog window of the messenger program is checked, and at least one main keyword is extracted according to predetermined conditions in the confirmed message, and the extracted main keyword is displayed on the dialog window A service control unit for controlling the connected terminals to be transmitted through the service communication unit;
The messenger service apparatus comprising: 9. The method of claim 8,
The service control unit
Extracts a keyword corresponding to the part of speech extracted in the message and extracts a main keyword according to the number of repetitions of the extracted word or extracts a keyword included in the message from the message based on a response message in a message, and extracts a main keyword based on uniform resource locator information. 9. The method of claim 8,
The service control unit
If there is no main keyword satisfying predetermined conditions in the message transmitted and received during the predetermined period, the terminal user connected through the dialog window is confirmed, and one or more of the dialog windows of the messenger program of each terminal Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the extracted key keywords through the dialog window of each terminal after confirming a message transmitted and received through another dialog window, extracting one or more key keywords according to preset conditions in the confirmed message, Service device. 9. The method of claim 8,
The service control unit
Controls to display the extracted main keyword in an overlapped manner on the display screen of the conversation window, control to display it in the form of a banner on one side of the display screen, or to display it in a message form of the conversation window. A terminal for requesting transmission of an input message to the counterpart terminal connected through the conversation window when a message is input while being connected to at least one counterpart terminal through a conversation window of a messenger program; And
Controlling transmission / reception of a message between terminals connected through a dialog window including the terminal, checking a message transmitted / received during a predetermined period between the terminals, checking one or more main keywords according to predetermined conditions in the confirmed message Extracts the extracted keyword, and transmits the extracted keyword to the terminal;
The messenger system comprising: Confirming a message transmitted and received for a predetermined period through a dialog window of a messenger program connected to at least one counterpart terminal;
Extracting at least one main keyword according to a predetermined condition in the message; And
Controlling the terminal to display the extracted main keyword through the dialog window;
Based keyword extraction method. 14. The method of claim 13,
The step of extracting the main keyword
The terminal extracts a word corresponding to a specified part of speech from a message transmitted over a predetermined period of time through the dialog window and extracts a main keyword according to the number of repetitions of the extracted word, Extracts a keyword included in the keyword as a main keyword or extracts a main keyword using URL (uniform resource locator) information. 14. The method of claim 13,
The step of extracting the main keyword
Confirming a member including the user connected through the dialog window if the keyword does not satisfy a predetermined condition in the message;
Extracting one or more primary keywords according to predetermined conditions in a message transmitted and received through one or more other dialog windows associated with the member; And
Controlling the terminal to display the extracted main keyword on the currently displayed dialog window;
Based keyword extraction method. 14. The method of claim 13,
The step of controlling to be displayed through the dialog window
Controlling the main keyword to be displayed so as to be overlapped on the display screen of the dialog window or to be displayed in the form of a banner on one side of the display screen or to be displayed in a message form of the dialog window Way. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the message-based keyword extraction method according to any one of claims 13 to 16.

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