KR20150125043A - Managing method of chating message among multi-user - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a technology enabling an individual to check message information written in a group chatting message efficiently and correctly. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for managing a group chatting message includes the following steps: A group chatting service providing server capable of sharing messages among multiple users in real time receives a selection input about a first message which is at least one of chatting messages which is inputted by an input mean of each user′s terminal from a terminal of a certain user, according to the service used by all users of a chatting service and is outputted on a first interface as a chatting interface displayed on a group terminal; a first menu is transmitted to an area of the chatting interface displayed on the user terminal when the selection input about the first message is received; a second interface as a chatting interface capable of an individual chatting between each terminal of all the users and a terminal of the user when the selection input about the first menu from the user is received; and the first message is controlled to be outputted on the entire second interface.

Description

{MANAGING METHOD OF CHATING MESSAGE AMONG MULTI-USER}

The present invention relates to a chat service capable of sharing messages in real time among a plurality of users. In particular, by converting a multi-party group chat message into a private chat message, This is a technique for enabling an individual to accurately and efficiently check a group chat message.

The utilization rate of the communication service using the portable terminal is rapidly increasing. Recently, a variety of chat service applications such as Kakao Talk have been provided. Users can communicate with other users in real time while exchanging messages with other users actively.

[0003] In accordance with the development of such applications, a group chat service, which is a service capable of communicating using chat, is provided not only between two users, but also between two or more users.

Small groups are actively promoting the announcement of group announcements through online chatting services, such as notifying important group members about the schedule.

Meanwhile, in order to inform a large number of users of important contents such as announcements, a chat message may be transmitted using the group chat room, a character containing the content may be transmitted using a text message of the portable terminal, It has been used in the form of notifying directly via telephone.

However, in the case of the group chat room, the user may not check the chat room at any time depending on the user, and the corresponding message can not be confirmed unless the chat message is confirmed by accessing the chat interface. In addition, in the case of a text message, a plurality of users can transmit a character at a time, and the confirmation can be promptly received. However, in order to transmit a text message, it is necessary to know the contacts of all recipient's portable terminals. There was an inconvenience that the user had to input. The form of notifying via direct phone also has the same problem as text message, and it has been pointed out that the time required for telephone conversation is large.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for allowing an individual to efficiently and accurately check message information described in a group chat message.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for managing a group chat message according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for managing a group chat message by a server providing a group chat service capable of sharing a message in real time among a plurality of users, At least one of the chat messages input through the input means of each user terminal according to the use of the group chat service and output to the first interface as a chat interface displayed on all user terminals included in the group chat Receiving a selection input for a first message that is a message; Receiving a selection input for the first message, transmitting a first menu to one area of the chat interface displayed on the terminal of the one user; Establishing a second interface as a chat interface capable of a private chat between each user terminal and the terminal of any one user when receiving a selection input for the first menu from the terminal of either user; And controlling the first message to be output to all second interfaces.

According to the present invention, a message for notifying a user of a group chat message is not simply output to a group chat interface, but a personal chat interface with each user is established and outputted to the established interface. Accordingly, for example, users who do not frequently check the group chat interface are allowed to check the message by a personal chat interface with a user, thereby alerting the user that a new message is registered in the group chat interface is turned off It is possible to confirm this with the notification information. In particular, in the group chat service, when an individual wishes to transmit the same message to all users, it is not necessary to open a chat interface between each individual, and a message is transmitted by opening a personal chat interface with all users by only one input Therefore, it is effective that all users can accurately and efficiently transmit and check messages.

1 and 2 are flowcharts of a method for managing a group chat message according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 to 7 are examples of screens displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method for managing a group chat message according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are intended to illustrate the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, equivalent inventions performing the same functions as the present invention are also within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, it is to be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, It should be understood that an element may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected."

1 and 2 are flowcharts of a method for managing a group chat message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method for managing a group chat message according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed by a server (hereinafter referred to as a server) that manages a group chat service and includes an output of a terminal using the service, It will of course be done by interaction with That is, the server performs the functions of the present invention by relaying the data transmitted and received between the terminals and processing the data according to the management of the chat message, and the terminal of all users using the chat service can perform the chat service application And the chat service is used. A request inputted through the input means of the terminal is transmitted to the server, so that the output of the chat message and the management of the chat interface can be performed. The result of the processed data is output through the output means of the terminal.

The server firstly receives at least one of the chat messages which are input through the input means of each user terminal according to the use of the group chat service and which are data output to the first interface as chat interfaces displayed on all user terminals included in the group chat A step S10 of receiving a selection input for a first message, which is one message, from a terminal of one of all users.

In the present invention, a group chat service means a service in which each user terminal is connected by a server and all users can share a message through one chat interface (first interface). An example of this is shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the first interface 100, it is confirmed that four users U1 to U4 are included in the group chat. The first interface 100 is displayed in the same manner for all user terminals, and the output direction of the message or the output format of the user identification information may be displayed differently for each user terminal, if necessary.

In the first interface 100, there is an 'input' menu. The user inputs a chat message or multimedia content to be input by the user through the input means, selects the 'input' menu, 1 interface 100 as a chat message. The first message 101 refers to a chat message selected by a user as described above.

Referring again to FIG. 1, in step S10, the server receives a selection input for a first message, which is one of the above-mentioned chat messages, from a terminal of a user.

In the present invention, the selection input may mean not only a simple selection input for each menu but also a specific selection input for any data being output. In the touch screen, the selection input for the menu may be a simple touch input, and the selection input for the first message, i.e., the selection input for the chat message, may be a simple touch input, a drag input, , A touch input maintained for a specific time, and the like.

When the step S10 is performed, the server receives the selection input for the first message, and then the server displays the first message in one area of the first interface displayed on the terminal of one user who has made the selection input for the first message A step S20 of transmitting a menu is performed.

Referring to FIG. 3, the 'Batch Transfer' menu is a first menu 102, which means a menu that is output to perform the core functions of the present invention, which will be described below. Of course, it is to be understood that the output format of the first menu 102 may differ from that shown in FIG. 3 according to various implementations.

When the step S20 is performed, the server receives a selection input for the first menu from the terminal of one of the users. In this case, the terminal of each user included in the group chat, (S30) of opening a second interface as a chat interface capable of a private chat between the user and the user.

That is, for example, if n users of U1 to Un are included in the group chat service and U1 receives the user selecting the first message and the first menu by steps S10 and S20, , N-1 second interfaces are established as chat interfaces in which U1 and U2, U1 and U3, U1 and U4 to U1 and Un are respectively participated.

Thereafter, the server performs step S40 of controlling all first interfaces to output the selected first message.

Referring to FIG. 4, the chat menu 110 displays information on the group chat interface 111. At this time, as the steps S30 and S40 of FIG. 1 are performed, it is confirmed that a plurality of second interfaces 112 are simultaneously opened and the same message is transmitted.

Generally, a group chat service is a service in which all users belonging to a group are used to share a message. Users belonging to the first interface input and confirm a message to transmit a message among users. In a generally used chatting service, the user can be notified that the chatting message is inputted by vibrate and sound.

However, in the case of the first interface, many users belong to the characteristics thereof, and accordingly, many chat messages are input. In this case, a notice signal may be output to the user terminal excessively. In accordance with this situation, there may be a user who does most of the settings for the group chat interface so that the notification signal is not transmitted or does not check the first interface frequently.

In the existing group chat service, in case of an important message, the corresponding message is displayed in one area of the first interface, and the message can be known only after confirming the first interface.

In this case, generally, users select all the users participating in the group chat one by one to generate a personal chat interface with each user, individually input a message to be notified in the corresponding interface, and disable the notification signal for the group chat service And transmits the message to the users who do not frequently check the first interface so that they can be confirmed through the notification signal.

However, in such a case, it takes too much time to generate a chat interface and input a message, and accordingly, users have pointed out a lot of inconvenience.

However, according to the present invention, a second interface, which is a personal chat interface, is established among all the users included in the group chat by simply selecting the first message and the first menu, and the first message is transmitted to the opened second interface The user can easily and accurately receive and confirm the first message even if the user has disabled the notification signal of the group chat interface as described above. At the same time, even in the case of the user who transmits the first message, it is possible to accurately transmit the message to all users through a simple operation on the first interface without opening a chat window and inputting a message, It is possible to minimize the consumption of power.

On the other hand, in the group chat service, only a chat service between a plurality of users is supported, and a chat service between individuals is not supported.

In this case, in step S30, the server may determine whether a second interface, that is, an interface capable of chatting between individuals, is available through the group chat service, and may open a second interface, if possible.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the second interface can not be opened, the server transmits to the server managing the personal chat service interlocked with the group chat service, all of the user terminals included in the group chat and the user A second interface between the terminals, that is, a chat interface capable of a private chat, is requested.

Thereafter, the server managing the personal chat service establishes a second interface. In step S40, the first message is collectively output to the second interface established by the server managing the personal chat service May be performed.

Accordingly, it is possible to flexibly perform the functions of the present invention regardless of the service range of the group chat service.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 2, step S40 of controlling all the first interfaces to output the same first messages to the second interfaces is performed after steps S10 to S30 of FIG.

Prior to the description of the embodiment of FIG. 2, the first message may include a simple message. However, due to the nature of the group chat service, the chat message requires a kind of vote to select one of a plurality of candidates Message may be included.

In this case, the first message may include a menu for selecting one of a plurality of candidate data, as a selection menu for voting, together with a guidance message for requesting a vote.

At this time, after controlling the first message to be output to the second interface, the server transmits, from each user terminal, the candidate data included in the first message from the terminal of each user through the second interface for a predetermined period A step S50 of receiving a selection input for one data is performed.

When the step S50 is performed, the server stores a selection input received from each user terminal. Thereafter, when a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the server collects the received selection result, calculates the number of times of selection for each candidate data, and transmits the result information including the calculated number of times for each candidate data to the first interface (Step S60).

In general, the voting service is used in the group chat service. In this case, in order to perform the voting as described above, the users should first confirm that voting is in progress. In this case, in the existing group chat service, 1 interface, that is, a group chat interface, the user had to confirm the vote message and perform the vote. Accordingly, there may be users who can not confirm the voting message, and accordingly, it is very unlikely that a substantially valid voting result will be derived.

However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the voting message is output through the second interface so that each user can accurately check, the users can accurately check the voting message and can perform the voting. Accordingly, the effectiveness of the voting service can be greatly increased.

An example of a screen using such a voting service is shown in Figs.

Referring to FIG. 5, a voice message 121 is output to the second interface 120 through a personal chat service by performing the above function. The user can confirm this and perform the voting, and the voting result is automatically collected in the server as mentioned above. Referring to FIG. 6, it is confirmed that the voting result information 131 is output to the first interface 130 after the voting period has elapsed.

On the other hand, FIG. 7 shows an example in which, when the first message is transmitted through the second interface, the user to transmit the first message can be selected by the above function.

Referring to FIG. 7, when a second interface is opened, when the server receives a selection input for a first menu from a terminal of a user, the server transmits a selection input for the first menu together with a user terminal A screen 140 and a selection input menu 141, which enable selection input for at least one of the user terminals.

When the server receives the selection input for the user terminal, the server establishes a second interface between each of the at least one user terminals corresponding to the selection input and the terminal of either user, 2 interface.

Thereby, the user can select the user to which the message is to be transmitted and prevent the message from being transmitted to the unnecessary users in a lump, so that the service according to the present invention can be used more practically.

As described above, the group chat message management method according to the embodiment of the present invention can be executed by an application installed in the terminal (which may include a program included in a platform or an operating system basically installed in the terminal) (I.e., a program) directly installed on the terminal through an application providing server such as an application store server, an application, or a web server related to the service. In this regard, the method for managing a group chat message according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in an application installed in a terminal or directly installed by a user (i.e., a program) and readable by a computer such as a terminal Lt; / RTI >

Such a program may be recorded on a recording medium that can be read by a computer and executed by a computer so that the above-described functions can be executed.

In order to execute the group chat message management method according to each embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned program may be stored in a computer-readable code such as C, C ++, JAVA, (Code).

The code may include a function code related to a function or the like that defines the functions described above and may include an execution procedure related control code necessary for the processor of the computer to execute the functions described above according to a predetermined procedure.

In addition, such code may further include memory reference related code as to what additional information or media needed to cause the processor of the computer to execute the aforementioned functions should be referenced at any location (address) of the internal or external memory of the computer .

In addition, when a processor of a computer needs to communicate with any other computer or server, etc., to perform the above-described functions, the code may be stored in a computer's communication module (e.g., a wired and / ) May be used to further include communication related codes such as how to communicate with any other computer or server in the remote, and what information or media should be transmitted or received during communication.

The functional program for implementing the present invention and the related code and code segment may be implemented by programmers in the technical field of the present invention in consideration of the system environment of the computer that reads the recording medium and executes the program, Or may be easily modified or modified by the user.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical media storage, and the like.

Also, the computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be distributed to a computer system connected via a network so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, any of at least one of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above and transmit the result of the execution to at least one of the other distributed computers, and transmit the result The receiving computer may also perform some of the functions described above and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

In particular, a computer-readable recording medium storing an application that is a program for executing a method for managing a group chat message according to each embodiment of the present invention includes an application store server, an application or a web server (E.g., a hard disk, etc.) included in an application provider server (e.g., an application server) such as an application server, or an application providing server itself.

A computer capable of reading a recording medium on which an application, which is a program for executing a group chat message management method according to each embodiment of the present invention, can be read by a computer such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a mobile communication terminal, and the like. In addition, the present invention should be construed as all devices capable of computing.

In addition, a computer for reading a recording medium on which an application, which is a program for executing a group chat message management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, is read may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) In the case of the terminal, the application may be downloaded from the application providing server to the general PC and installed in the mobile terminal through the synchronization program.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to at least one. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention. As a storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A server providing a group chat service capable of sharing messages in real time among a plurality of users,
Outputting, as a chat interface, input from a terminal of one user through input means of each user terminal according to the use of the group chat service and displayed on all user terminals included in the group chat, Receiving a selection input for a first message that is at least one message of the messages;
Receiving a selection input for the first message, transmitting a first menu to one area of the first interface displayed on the terminal of the one user;
When a selection input for the first menu is received from a terminal of any one of the users, a second interface is established as a chat interface capable of a private chat between each user terminal included in the group chat and the terminal of any one user step; And
And controlling the first interface to output the first message to all second interfaces. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first message is a voting message capable of selecting any one of a plurality of candidate data. 3. The method of claim 2,
After the step of controlling to output,
Receiving a selection input for one of the candidate data included in the first message from the terminals of each user through the second interface for a predetermined period;
Calculating a selection frequency for each of the candidate data by collecting the received selection input results at the lapse of the preset period; And
And outputting, to the first interface, voting result information including a calculated selection number for each candidate data. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of establishing the second interface comprises:
Determining whether the second interface can be opened through the group chat service;
A server managing a personal chat service interlocked with the group chat service, when the second interface can not be opened through the group chat service, a server which manages a personal chat service between each of the user terminals and a terminal Requesting opening of an interface; And
And a server managing the personal chat service establishing a chat interface capable of private chat between each of the user terminals and a terminal of any one of the user terminals as the second interface. Way. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of establishing the second interface comprises:
Receiving a selection input for at least one of the user terminals included in the group chat together with a selection input for the first menu from the terminal of either user; And
And opening a second interface as a chat interface capable of a private chat between each of the at least one user terminal corresponding to the selection input and the terminal of any one of the users.

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