KR20190124154A - Platform and method for expanding relationships of users and computer program for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A platform for expanding user relationships comprises: a user relationship storage unit to store relationship information including a colleague list of each user in connection with a plurality of users; a transceiving unit to receive a posting from a first user among the plurality of users, receive a response to the posting from one or more different users among the plurality of users, and supply the response to the first user; an information transfer management unit to transfer the posting to a third user who is a colleague of a second user in response to a request received from the first user or the second user who is a colleague of the first user; and a credit management unit to store credit information given to the plurality of users, and adjust owning credit of one or more among the first user and the third user in response to transfer of the posting to the third user. According to the platform, a user can interact with a different user having a relationship with the user, and relationships between users can be expanded to allow interaction with a third user having a relationship with a corresponding different user.

Description

Platform and method for expanding user relations and computer programs therefor {1.1]. (PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING RELATIONSHIPS OF USERS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME)

Embodiments relate to a user relationship extension platform and method, and a computer program therefor, and more particularly, to a user having a relationship with another user as well as allowing the user to interact with another user with whom the user is associated. It is about a platform-related technology that can extend the relationship between users so that they can interact with the users of the third party.

Human relationships are based on mutual benefits, and people invest a lot of time and effort in building relationships. However, if people really need someone else, you don't think the right person comes up, you don't know whether someone who can help you will help you, or you can be sure they'll be able to expose your information. I often encounter barriers such as inability to do so.

With the rapid development of information and communication technology, today, relationships and interactions between people are often centered online. For example, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1139228, entitled "Knowledge Sharing Method and System Using a Human Network Online," discloses a knowledge sharing technology based on a relationship between users.

However, most conventional services based on the relationship between users are so-called vertical platforms for one field or purpose, and users have to download new services each time and input their own information. Information increases the risk of leakage, and data is wasted on multiple servers. In addition, after subscribing to such a service, users are tired of simultaneous connections and easily forget their partners, so that ties are accumulated but their meaning is faded.

In order to solve this problem, horizontal services have emerged that allow various purposes, but as a result of these services using various means to keep users in their own area for a long time, users are not able to connect the service, that is, connect. Due to the lack of purpose and excessive exposure due to excessive openness, we feel tired enough to consider deleting an account. For example, Facebook has recently been strongly blamed for selling its customer information and not knowing its political use in advance, and is suffering from a sharp drop in stock prices and user churn.

Patent Registration No. 10-1139228

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to solve the problems of the conventional service, such as the loss of the meaning of the relationship between the user and the absence of the connection purpose, to form a reliable relationship between the users and to formally help and receive a long-term asset As a new platform that allows users to interact with other users with whom they have a relationship, as well as extend the relationships between users so that they can interact with third parties with whom they have a relationship. A user relationship extension platform, a user relationship extension method, and a computer program therefor may be provided.

According to an embodiment, there is provided a user relationship extension platform including: a user relationship storage unit configured to store relationship information including a list of peers of each user in relation to a plurality of users; A transceiving unit configured to receive a posting from a first user of the plurality of users, receive a response to the posting from at least one other user of the plurality of users, and provide the response to the first user; An information delivery manager configured to forward the posting to a third user who is a colleague of the second user in response to a request received from the first user or a second user who is a colleague of the first user; And a credit management unit configured to store credit information assigned to each of the plurality of users, and to adjust the held credits of at least one of the first user or the third user in response to the posting being transmitted to the third user. It includes.

In one embodiment, the third user is not a colleague of the first user.

In one embodiment, the credit management unit subtracts a first usage amount from the retained credit of the first user in response to the posting of the first user to the second user who is a colleague of the first user. And subtract a second usage amount greater than the first usage amount from the retention credit of the first user in response to the posting of the first user to the third user who is a colleague of the second user. .

In one embodiment, the credit management unit is further configured to add the second usage amount to credits held by the third user when the third user inputs a response to the posting.

In one embodiment, the information delivery management unit, in response to the publication request received from the first user and the third user, the plurality of conversations including the posting and the response of the third user to the posting It is further configured to send to one or more of the users of.

In one embodiment, the credit management unit is further configured to add a reward corresponding to the transmission of the conversation to the retained credit of the second user.

The user relationship expansion platform according to an embodiment further includes a payment management unit configured to subtract a reward corresponding to the paid work of the third user from the retention credit of the first user and add it to the retention credit of the third user. .

According to an embodiment, there is provided a user relationship extension method comprising: storing relationship information including a list of peers of each user in relation to a plurality of users in a user relationship extension platform; Storing, by the user relationship extension platform, credit information granted to each of the plurality of users; Receiving, by the user relationship extension platform, a posting from a first user of the plurality of users; Receiving, by the user relationship extension platform, a response to the posting from one or more other users of the plurality of users; And providing, by the user relationship extension platform, the response to the first user.

In this case, the step of receiving a response to the posting, the user relationship extension platform, in response to a request received from the first user or a second user who is a colleague of the first user, the posting to the second user Delivering to a third user who is a colleague of.

The user relationship extension method further includes the step of the user relationship extension platform adjusting the retention credit of one or more of the first user or the third user in response to the posting being sent to the third user. Include.

According to an embodiment, there is provided a method of expanding a user relationship, wherein the user relationship extension platform retains the first user in response to the posting of the first user to the second user who is a colleague of the first user. Subtracting the first usage amount from the credit; And a second, wherein the user relationship extension platform is greater than the first usage amount from the retention credit of the first user in response to the posting of the first user to the third user who is a colleague of the second user. It further includes the step of subtracting usage.

The user relationship extension method according to an embodiment may further include adding, by the user relationship extension platform, the second usage amount to the retained credit of the third user when the third user inputs a response to the posting. Include.

The user relationship extension method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may further include response of the third user to the posting and the posting in response to the publication request received from the first user and the third user. The method may further include transmitting a conversation including at least one of the plurality of users to the conversation.

The user relationship extension method according to an embodiment further includes the step of adding, by the user relationship extension platform, a reward corresponding to the transmission of the conversation to the retained credit of the second user.

The user relationship expansion method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may further include, by the user relationship expansion platform, subtracting a reward corresponding to a paid job of the third user from the retention credit of the first user and adding it to the retention credit of the third user. It further comprises a step.

The computer program according to an embodiment is configured to execute the user relationship extension method according to the above-described embodiments in combination with hardware, and may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

The user relationship extension platform and method according to an aspect of the present invention, by maintaining a relationship between users in one connection, by providing a service that can be variously complementary while users formally give and receive help, there is no connection purpose By solving the problems of the conventional service such as the loss of the meaning of the relationship between the user and the user, and reducing the surplus data and network can contribute to the increase of productivity in society.

In the user relationship extension platform and method according to an aspect of the present invention, a user may not only interact with another user who has a relationship with him, but also with a third user who has a relationship with the other user. To extend the relationship between users. In addition, in the present invention, the communication between the users is purpose-oriented, and as there is a price in the real relationship, in the user relationship extension platform, the users are provided in a manner of providing talent and / or knowledge and receiving credits. Strengthen the trust of the liver. This allows management of relationships as long-term assets rather than one-offs.

In addition, in the user relationship extension platform and method according to an aspect of the present invention, the topics and contents of the help exchanged between users are accumulated on the platform, and the users can easily check them at any time. In addition, in the user relationship extension platform and method according to an aspect of the present invention, credits consumed or paid upon user interaction may be defined in a manner for encouraging user participation while circulating in the ecosystem within the platform. Furthermore, such a circulation of credits may be built on the blockchain technology base.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a user relationship extension platform according to one embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for extending a user relationship according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 and 4 are conceptual views illustrating a connection between users by a user relationship extension platform and a method according to an embodiment.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a user relationship extension method according to another embodiment.
6A-6C are conceptual diagrams illustrating an example user interface using a user relationship extension platform, according to one embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a user relationship extension platform according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the user relationship extension platform 5 according to the present embodiment is configured to operate while communicating with the user devices 1-4 of a plurality of users. In addition, the user relationship extension platform 5 may operate in communication with the blockchain network 6 maintained using a plurality of nodes 61-66.

The above communication process is performed through a wired and / or wireless network. The communication method via the wired and / or wireless network may include an object and any communication method to which the object can be networked, and is not limited to wired communication, wireless communication, 3G, 4G, or other methods. For example, wired and / or wireless networks may include a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a global system for mobile network (GSM), an enhanced data GSM environment (EDGE), and a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA). , Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Voice over IP (Voice) over Internet Protocol), LTE Advanced, IEEE802.16m, WirelessMAN-Advanced, HSPA +, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e), UMB (formerly EV-DO Rev. C), Flash-OFDM, iBurst and MBWA (IEEE 802.20) systems, HIPERMAN, Beam-Division Multiple Access (BDMA), Wi-MAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), and ultrasonic communication utilizing one or more communication methods selected by the group. It may be, but is not limited thereto.

The system and user device according to embodiments may be entirely hardware, or have aspects that are partially hardware and partially software. For example, each unit included in the user relationship extension platform 5 may collectively refer to hardware and related software for processing data in a specific format and content and / or for electronic communication. The terms "part", "module", "device", "terminal", "server", "platform" or "system" are intended to refer to a combination of hardware and software driven by the hardware. do. For example, the hardware may be a data processing device including a CPU or other processor. In addition, software driven by hardware may refer to a running process, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, or the like.

The user relationship extension platform 5 according to an embodiment includes a user relationship storage unit 50, a transceiver 51, an information transfer manager 52, and a credit manager 53. In one embodiment, the user relationship extension platform 5 further includes a payment manager 54.

Each element constituting the user relationship extension platform 5 according to the present embodiment is not intended to necessarily refer to separate devices that are physically separated from each other. That is, the user relationship storage unit 50, the transceiver unit 51, the information delivery manager 52, the credit manager 53, and the payment manager 54 of FIG. 1 may configure hardware constituting the user relationship extension platform 5. It is only functionally divided according to the operation performed by the corresponding hardware, and each part is not necessarily provided independently of each other. Of course, according to an embodiment, one or more of the user relationship storage unit 50, the transceiver unit 51, the information transmission manager 52, the credit manager 53, and the payment manager 54 are physically separated from each other. It is also possible to implement the device.

In one embodiment, the user relationship extension platform 5 is a function of an application server that enables at least partly functioning of the application by communicating with an application (or app) running on the user device 1-4. Do this. Or / or the user relationship extension platform 5 is provided with a web server that provides a predetermined web page accessible at least partially through a web browser or the like running on the user device 1-4 ( It can also function as a web server.

In FIG. 1 each user device 1-4 is shown in the form of a smartphone. However, this is by way of example and does not limit the form of the user's device using the user relationship extension platform 5, and the user device 1-4 may be any other type of mobile communication terminal, personal computer, notebook computer ( It may be implemented in the form of any computing device such as a set-top box for a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a tablet, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), or the like.

The user relationship storage unit 50 is configured to store relationship information including a list of colleagues of each user with respect to the plurality of users. The user device 1-4 of FIG. 1 represents a device used by each user whose relationship information is stored in the user relationship storage 50. Each user using the user relationship extension platform 5 may have a peer relationship with one or more other users, and this information may be stored in the user relationship storage 50. In addition, the user relationship storage unit 51 includes personal information such as name, gender, occupation, ID, specialty of each user, interaction history with other users accumulated in the past, or credits held by each user. Information about the credit may be further stored.

The transceiver 51 is configured to receive a post from a first user of the plurality of users. This is achieved through communication between the transceiver 51 and the user device 1 of the first user. In addition, the transceiver 51 is configured to receive a response to the first user from other users except the first user among the plurality of users. This is accomplished through communication between the transceiver 51 and the user device 2-4. Responses of other users may be sent back to the user device 1 of the first user. In other words, the transceiver 51 provides a communication interface for users using the user relationship extension platform 5.

The information delivery management unit 52 is a part that realizes relationship expansion through the relationship extension platform 5. The information delivery management unit 52 also transmits the posting of the first user to the user device 2 of the second user who is in a peer relationship with the first user, but when a specific condition is satisfied, the information delivery management unit 52 may perform the first posting. The posting of the user is also communicated to the user device 3 of the third user who is in peer relationship with the second user rather than the first user. In this case, the third user may not be a direct peer relationship with the first user. In addition, the second user and / or the third user may respond to the posting of the first user.

In this specification, a posting refers to information transmitted by a specific user for requesting advice, assistance, cooperation, or answering a question of another user. In this specification, a first user refers to a user uploading such a posting. Also, in the present specification, the second user refers to a user who is in a peer relationship with the first user, and the third user refers to a user who is in a peer relationship with the second user, and the second user and / or the third user refers to the first user. In response to the posting of the user, the first user may respond to the request. However, it will be readily understood that the user uploading a posting is not specific, and that any of a plurality of users using the user relationship extension platform 5 can upload a posting and respond to another user's posting. will be.

In this specification, the terms posting and response are used for convenience of description, but the form of information uploaded by the first user is not limited to a specific form. For example, a first user can upload information in the form of a bulletin board or a timeline to post information and request advice, assistance, cooperation, or response from other users, and other users can comment on the post. You can send a response in the form left behind. Alternatively, the first user may upload information in the form of a message transmitted to other users, and the posting and response may be made in a chatting manner in which the other user transmits an answer message to the corresponding message.

Alternatively, the interaction between the users may be in the form of a combination of a post and a chat method, for example, after a second user and / or a third user leaves a comment on a posting sent by the first user, and then the first user or comment. Interaction between users may be made in a manner in which chat is initiated at the request of the user who left the, and is not limited to a specific manner described or not described herein.

The user relationship extension platform 5 according to the embodiments enhances trust and one-off between users by applying credit-based rewards for user interactions online, just as there is a cost in the real relationship. I want to manage the relationship as a long-term asset.

For example, the user relationship extension platform 5 according to the embodiments is configured to record what the posting content of the first user is and who responded to it. If additional interaction (eg, 1: 1 chat) is initiated between the posting of the first user and the respondents to it, the user relationship extension platform 5 counts that the respondent assisted the first user. In this case, payment of credit from the first user to the respondent occurs. If several colleagues respond to the first user's posting, the first user will consume credit for each interaction with the respondent. Therefore, as it is advantageous to have a lot of credits, it is advantageous for a user who uses the user relationship extension platform 5 to obtain credits by actively responding to the postings of the colleagues as usual.

To this end, the credit management unit 53 stores credit information assigned to each of the plurality of users, and the user performs an interaction such as sending a posting to another user or responding to the posting of another user. The credit is transferred between the user relationship extension platform 5 and / or users in a predefined manner. For example, in order to deliver the posting of the first user to a third user who is not a fellow with the first user, the first user may consume a certain amount of credits held by the first user. In addition, when the third user responds to the posting of the first user, the third user may be paid credits corresponding to all or at least a part of the credit consumed by the first user.

Users can purchase credits from user relationship extension platform 5 or obtain credits in response to postings from other users. Alternatively, a certain amount of credit may be paid to each user as a reward for membership at the time when the users join the user relationship extension platform 5 as members. In addition, users may spend credits to send postings requesting advice, assistance, cooperation or answers to other users. In this case, when the first user uses the credit used to deliver the posting to the second user who is his or her colleague, the first usage, the first user goes beyond his or her coworking relationship to the third user who is acquaintance of the acquaintance. The second usage amount, which is a credit consumed to deliver the posting, may be set to be larger than the first usage amount.

In one embodiment, the purchase and payment of credits through the user relationship extension platform 5 may be made through the blockchain network 6. That is, the issuance of credits, credit movements between the user relationship extension platform 5 and users, and credit movements between users are recorded in the form of transactions in a distributed ledger on the blockchain network 6, so that forgery and tampering are impossible. Can be stored.

The blockchain network 6 consists of a plurality of nodes 61-66 participating in it. A blockchain is a blockchain that links information together to store information on each node 61-66, rather than a central management server, in a peer-to-peer network distributed environment. It refers to the way to maintain security by managing. The basic structure of information shared on the blockchain is in the form of a chain of blocks that are connected one after the other.At least half of participants exchange and verify transaction details for a certain period of time, Only the agreed financial transactions are made into one block. Then, the newly created block is connected to the previous blockchain, and a copy thereof is made and distributed to each node 61-66.

In the embodiments of the present invention, the blockchain network 6 is implemented using the nodes 61-66 as participants, and each of the plurality of nodes 61-66 has a hash value and a expense of a file constituting the expense processing information. The file corresponding to the partial data of the main information of the processing information may be stored. In this case, the file corresponding to the partial data may be a document file requiring security, but is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various forms such as an image file and a video file. The hash value stored in each of the plurality of nodes 61-66 may be shared on the blockchain network 6 by always keeping the latest version, and each block of information in the blockchain form is a plurality of nodes 61-66. ) May be stored in at least one of the nodes 61-66.

In FIG. 1, each of the plurality of nodes 61-66 is illustrated as a server, but each of the plurality of nodes 61-66 is a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, a PDA, a tablet PC, a desktop PC, an IPTV set-top box, and the like. Likewise, it may include all kinds of computing devices that can be connected to an external server through a wireless communication network. In addition, although FIG. 1 illustrates that the blockchain network 6 is configured by six nodes 61-66, it is easy that the number of nodes participating in the blockchain network 6 may be more or less. Will be understood.

The payment manager 54 performs a payment operation for the user to purchase credits from the user relationship expansion platform 5 or to move the credits between the users in accordance with the paid work between the users. The payment result by the payment manager 54 may be reflected in credits held by each user in association with the credit manager 53. For example, the interaction between a first user and a third user in the form of a posting and a response to it is a paid business in which the third user performs contracts, advisory, and proxy work for the first user beyond the posting. Can lead to. In this case, the payment manager 54 may subtract a reward corresponding to the paid work of the third user from the retained credit of the first user and pay the third user according to requests from the first user and the third user. .

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for extending a user relationship according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the relationship information between users may be stored in the user relationship extension platform 5 (S11). Users can associate with one or more other users by making a peer request to other users using the user relationship extension platform 5, and a list of colleagues of each user is stored in the user relationship extension platform 5 as relationship information. Can be. In the user relationship extension platform 5 according to the embodiments, the peer relationship may be mutually formed by mutual consent, but is not limited thereto.

The first user 100 who wants advice, assistance, cooperation, or an answer to a question of another user may transmit his request to the user relationship extension platform 5 in the form of a posting (S12). Posting of the first user 100 is basically transmitted to the second user 200 in a peer relationship with the first user 100. However, in embodiments the first user 100 may have extended transmissions requesting that his posting be sent not only to his colleagues but also to his colleagues' colleagues (i.e., colleagues of the second user 200). May be requested to the user relation extension platform 5 (S13). The request for extended transmission (S12) may be made at the same time as the posting transmission (S13).

When there is an extended transmission request of the first user 100, the user relationship extension platform 5 sends the posting of the first user 100 to one or more third users corresponding to the colleagues of the colleagues of the first user 100. Can be delivered to 300 (S14). In addition, when the third user 300 responds to the posting of the first user 100 (S15), the response received from the third user 300 to the user relationship extension platform 5 is again returned to the first user ( 100 may be transmitted (S16).

In the above process, the communication process between the first to third users 100, 200, and 300 and the user relation extension platform 5 is performed by using the user device 1-3 used by each user. It will be easy to understand.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a connection between users by a user relationship extension platform and a method according to an embodiment.

In FIG. 3, dotted lines indicate relationship information between users. The posting of the first user 100 is basically sent to one or more second users 200 corresponding to the peers of the first user 100, and the area 20 of FIG. 3 shows the delivery range of the posting by the general transmission. Indicates. In one embodiment, the delivery of postings means providing information in the form of a post that users within the scope of delivery can access and view through the user relationship extension platform 5. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the posting may be delivered in the form of a message or / or in an application such as a push notification.

Meanwhile, when the first user 100 requests an extended transmission, the posting of the first user 100 may include not only the second user 200 but also one or more third users corresponding to the colleagues of the second user 200. It is also sent to 300. In this case, the third user 300 may be a user who is not in a peer relationship with the first user 100. In addition, the third user 300 may respond to the posting of the first user 100. Area 30 in FIG. 3 represents the delivery range of postings by extended transmission.

In the present embodiment, the first user 100 requesting the extended transmission may transmit the posting to the third user 300 corresponding to the colleague of his or her colleague, in addition to the direct colleague of the first user 100. In this way, the user (eg, questions, etc.) may be exposed to 3 to 5 times more people than the number of colleagues held by the first user 100. In addition, the first user 100 may form a peer relationship by applying a peer to the third user 300 who has responded to the posting.

 In one embodiment, the user relationship extension platform 5 may differentiate between the normal transmission of the posting and the extended transmission by the amount of credit consumed. For example, the credit of the first user 100 may be deducted by 1 during the normal transmission of the posting, and the credit of the first user 100 may be deducted by 2 during the extended transmission of the posting. Alternatively, the credit of the first user 100 may not be deducted during the normal transmission of the posting, and may be set such that a certain amount of credit (for example, 2) is deducted only during the extended transmission. The credits deducted at this time are added to a reserve pool of credits managed by the user relationship extension platform 5.

In addition, in one embodiment, the first user 100 may anonymously send postings to one or more third users 300 by consuming additional credit. For example, the credit that the first user 100 must pay in order to transmit the anonymous posting may be an amount of 1 plus the credit required for the transmission of the general posting. Meanwhile, in this case, the anonymity of the first user 100 is extinguished when the first user 100 requests an additional interaction (for example, initiating a chat) after checking the response of the third user 300, and in this case, The first user 100 is switched to the named user for the third user 300.

Also in one embodiment, the user relationship extension platform 5 may be configured such that credits are circulated around the interaction between the users via the posting. For example, the user relationship extension platform 5 may pay a certain amount (eg, 30) of credits to users who have subscribed to the user relationship extension platform 5, the total amount of credit being the amount of credit held by the user. It corresponds to the sum of the total amount and the reserve pool managed by the user relationship extension platform (5).

In this case, the user relationship extension platform 5 may cause a circulation of credits in response to the first user 100 performing further interaction (eg, opening a chat room) with another user who has responded to his posting. have. For example, when the first user 100 starts a chat with the second user 200 who has responded to his posting, the user relationship extension platform 5 may determine the first usage amount in the retained credit of the first user 100. For example, subtract 1) and conversely, the second user 200 may be given credits corresponding to the first usage amount.

In addition, when the first user 100 starts a chat with the third user 300 by using the extended transmission function, the user relationship extension platform 5 may be configured to have a first usage amount greater than the first usage amount in the first user's credit. 2 usage amount (for example, 2) can be subtracted. In this case, all credits corresponding to the second usage may be paid to the third user 300, but since the connection between the first user 100 and the third user 300 is performed through the second user 200. The credits corresponding to the second usage amount may be equally distributed to the second user 200 and the third user 300, respectively.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a connection between users by a user relationship extension platform and a method according to another embodiment.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3, the first user 100 who uploads the posting requests the extended transmission. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4, the second user who receives the posting of the first user 100 is illustrated. The 200 may deliver the posting of the first user 100 to one or more third users 300 in a manner that delivers the posting to his or her colleagues or summons his or her colleagues. The area 20 of FIG. 3 represents a delivery range of a posting according to the request of the first user 100, and the area 30 represents a delivery range of a posting according to the request of the second user 200.

In the present embodiment, the second user 200 inputs a comment on the posting of the first user 100 to the first user to one or more third users 300 through a specific user interface (eg, a @ symbol input). The posting of the 100 or the second user 200 while the second user 200 is chatting with the first user 100 through one or more third user 300 through a specific user interface (eg, @ symbol input). You can join the chat. In this case, the third user 300 may be a common colleague of the first user 100 and the second user 200, or may not be a co-worker with the first user 100 but a co-worker with the second user 200. It may be a user.

Similar to the embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 3, when the third user 300 connected by the second user 200 and the first user 100 perform an interaction (eg, start chatting), the first user A certain amount of credit may be subtracted from the credits held by the user 100 and may be paid to the third user 300 and / or the second user 200. For example, when the second user 200 requests information disclosure to the third user 300 in any form, the first user 100 who will pay the credit is queried whether the third user 300 is connected or not. If the first user 100 agrees to this, the credit of the first user 100 is deducted and the third user 300 can view the posting of the first user 100 or the first user 100. ) Can be switched to chat. Also, the third user 300 may be queried whether or not the third user 300 is connected before the third user 300 is connected.

3 and 4, the first user 100 interacts with a plurality of third users 300 corresponding to colleagues of the second user 200 via the second user 200. Even in this case, an upper limit may be set on the amount of credits to be rewarded to the second user 200. In this case, the remaining credits of the first user 100 except the ones distributed to the third user 300 and the second user 200 are added to the reserve pool.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the user relationship extension platform 5 may be configured to communicate with the first user 100 through the posting of the first user 100 and the response and / or posting of the third user 300 thereto. 3 A chat list formed between the users 300 may be defined as a conversation, and a corresponding conversation may be issued at the request of the first user 100 and the third user 300 who participated in the conversation (S17, S18) (S19). ). Publishing a conversation means that the relevant information is made public so that users who have not participated in the creation of the conversation (eg, users of the fourth user device 4 of FIG. 1) can also view the conversation. . This may be performed by the information delivery management unit 52 (FIG. 1) of the user relationship extension platform 5.

For example, the first user 100 who has received his / her desired advice, assistance, cooperation, or answer to a question may request a deadline for the conversation, and in this case, a question about whether the conversation is open or not may be a popup window. Form may be transmitted from the user relationship extension platform 5 to the user device of the first user 100. If the first user 100 agrees to the disclosure, the same content is also transmitted to the third user 300, and upon mutual consent, the user relationship extension platform 5 may switch the conversation to the entire disclosure state. At the time of one fine movement, the conversation is not disclosed and stored in the user relationship extension platform 5 in a form that can be viewed only by the first user 100 and the third user 300 who participated in the conversation.

Other users of the user relationship extension platform 5 can view the entire open conversation and donate credit if they find the content of the conversation useful. Alternatively, other users of the user relationship extension platform 5 may pay for and purchase a right to view the open conversation. In this case, the user relationship extension platform 5 may pay credits donated or paid by other users to the first user 100 and the third user 300 who created the corresponding conversation (S21 and S23). In addition, in the embodiments, since the first user 100 and the third user 300 are connected via the second user 200, the user relationship extension platform 5 may be configured to include the first user 100 and the third user. Compensation for issuing the conversation of 300 may be paid to the second user 200 (S22).

In one embodiment, the user relationship extension platform 5 may encourage issuance of a conversation by paying credits in the reserve pool of the user relationship extension platform 5 to users who have created a published conversation. For example, when publishing a conversation involving a plurality of participants (eg, first user 100 and third user 300), each participant is paid a certain amount (eg, 2) of credit, whereby a reserve pool 'S remaining credit will be reduced by the total amount of credits paid (eg 4 credits for 2 participants, 6 credits for 3 participants).

In addition, in one embodiment, the reward paid to the second user 200 when the conversation between the first user 100 and the third user 300 is issued may be dynamically changed based on the user characteristics of the second user 200. It may be. For example, as the interaction between users who are not colleagues with each other via the second user 200 becomes more active, the second user 200 has a higher influence in the ecosystem configured by the user relationship extension platform 5. can see.

At this time, the information delivery management unit of the user relationship extension platform 5, the number of interactions between users who are not colleagues with each other via the second user 200, the number of conversations issued between the users, the second The influence of the second user 200 is numerically determined on the basis of the total amount of credits generated between users through the user 200, and the higher the influence, the more the contribution of the reserve pool or other users is contributed. The ratio of the credit to the second user 200 may be increased. Alternatively, when the degree of influence of the second user 200 is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, additional credit may be added when paying the second user 200 with donation credits or rewards from the reserve pool.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a user relationship extension method according to another embodiment.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5, the process of transmitting the posting of the first user 100 to the third user 300 based on the relationship information between the users and receiving a response thereto (S11 to S16) Since it is the same as the above-described embodiment with reference to FIG. 2, detailed description is omitted in order to avoid duplication of description.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that paid work has occurred between the first user 100 and the third user 300 through the response of the third user 300 to the posting of the first user 100 (S30). . For example, in response to the advice, assistance, cooperation, or question of the first user 100, the third user 300 may perform contracting, consulting, and proxy work for the first user 100. will be.

In this case, the user relationship extension platform 5 according to the present embodiment is a credit managed by the user relationship extension platform 5 to the third user 300 by the first user 100 who has to pay for the paid work. Make sure you pay for it. That is, the user relationship extension platform 5 may receive a payment for a paid work from the first user 100 as a credit (S31), and may pay all or part of the paid credit to the third user 300. (S32). At this time, in one embodiment, the first user 100 and the third user 300 is connected to the second user 200 as a compensation for the issuance of the embodiment described above with reference to FIG. Some of the credits paid by the 100 may be paid to the second user 200 as a reward.

The third user 300 may exchange the credit received in exchange for performing his / her paid business into a currency through the user relationship extension platform 5 (S33). The exchange process may be performed at the request of the third user 300 or may be performed regularly. In this case, the operator of the user relationship extension platform 5 may prepare an operating profit of the user relationship extension platform 5 by paying a predetermined exchange fee to the third user 300.

According to the present embodiment, when the third user 300 generates revenue through the user relationship expansion platform 5, a portion of the revenue generated by the third user 300 may be paid to the user relationship expansion platform 5. Can be. In addition, when the third user 300 generates revenue by connecting the third user 300 who is a colleague of the second user 200 to the first user 100, the second user 200 receives the first user from the first user 100. 3 Credits corresponding to a portion of the amount paid to the user 300 may be paid to the second user 200 in the form of a rebate.

6A-6C are conceptual diagrams illustrating an example user interface using a user relationship extension platform, according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 6B, a first user who transmits a posting may set the nature of a posting that he uploads among tags set by the user relationship extension platform such as sharing and requesting. In FIGS. 6A and 6B, tags are set to define subcategories of sharing or request and detailed classification such as job offer, job search, introduction of people, knowledge / information / opinion, etc., in the corresponding subcategory, but types of tags are not limited thereto. For example, a user can tag his or her interests (eg #jazz) or special skills / abilities / affiliates (eg #work name), and the user sending the post can specify the tag to specify the user with that attribute. To get them interested.

Referring to FIG. 6C, a first user who transmits a posting may select a tag of a posting that he uploads and then transmit the posting using user interfaces 601 and 602 (eg, buttons) for transmitting the posting. In this case, the user interfaces 601 and 602 for the transmission of the posting are extended to expose the posting to the general transmission that exposes the posting to the second user who is a colleague of the first user and to the third user who is a colleague of the first user's colleague. It may be set to two or more kinds to distinguish the transmitted transmissions.

In one embodiment, the first user sending a post does not expose the post to all of the second users who are in a peer relationship, and allows the posting to be exposed only to a second user with that attribute by tagging the post. Can be. The above operation may be equally applied to a case in which the first user exposes the posting to a third user who is a colleague of the second user and not his colleague by using the extended transmission function.

In addition, in one embodiment, the user relationship extension platform may verify a user's special skills / abilities / participating based on relevant documentary evidence, and manage the user with the verified tag separately from the general user. For example, naming a user with a verified tag as an expert may allow the first user to send the posting to expose his post to users with the expert tag by consuming additional credit. In this case, a direct peer relationship may not be established between the user with the expert tag and the first user.

In the above embodiments, the first user may further interact (eg, initiate a chat) with an expert who has responded to his posting. In the case of a conversation between a general user and a user having an expert tag, issuance of a conversation is the same as the above-described embodiment. However, the first user corresponds to the third usage amount (eg, 3) to expose his post to a user with the expert tag and / or to interact with the user with the expert tag in response to his post. The credit paid by the first user may be paid in part or in full to the expert who interacts with the first user.

In addition, after the conversation, the first user may rate the user with the expert tag, which may be disclosed to other users as part of the profile of the user with the expert tag.

In one embodiment, the first user may also realize group interaction (eg, discussion or questionnaire, etc.) using postings to the user relationship extension platform. For example, when a first user selects a specific topic and minimum and / or maximum number of participants and posts a recruitment posting, the first user's colleagues either join or decline the posting, or post that as in the embodiment shown in FIG. You can expose yourself to your colleagues. In the present embodiment, the first user may consume a certain amount (for example, 2) of credits when posting a group recruitment, and the participants for the group interaction may also consume a certain amount (for example, 1) of credits upon entry.

The user relationship extension platform and method according to the embodiments of the present invention described above are differentiated from conventional services in the following points.

 First, embodiments of the present invention are directed to the presence of a clear purpose in the majority of user conversations (eg, 80% or more). This can dramatically reduce user fatigue compared to horizontal platforms that are overcrowded and encourage blind connections.

Second, embodiments of the present invention are directed to that the connection is not limited to one field or purpose. This allows, unlike conventional closed vertical platforms, to allow users to form long term relationships by interacting for various purposes.

Third, embodiments of the present invention aim to reflect the relationship form of reality. By reflecting the reality that all relationships are chemically based on profits, we can design a credit circulation ecosystem through the user relationship expansion platform, and provide services that induce the creation and maintenance of relationships through the clear exchange of credits.

That is, the user relationship extension platform according to the embodiments of the present invention has three characteristics of existence of a clear purpose of a conversation, connection of various purposes, and reflection of a relationship form of reality, and may be implemented through a mobile application. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the user relationship extension platform according to the embodiments of the present invention can further increase user value by utilizing the blockchain technology, which is the core technology of the fourth revolution.

In particular, the user relationship expansion platform according to the present embodiment may be usefully used by preliminary entrepreneurs or early entrepreneurs, for example, those of the initial start-up companies within three years from the time of business registration. They have frequent demands for external knowledge and information, and they are often accumulating knowledge and experiences that can answer other people's questions. When you need help, you will be able to improve your view of the network with the give and take attributes and long-term assets that help each other.

In one embodiment, the user relationship extension platform according to the present invention is designed to allow a user to subscribe to friends via email. For example, a user relationship extension platform subscriber can retrieve a friend list of his other social network service (SNS) and selectively send a peer request. At this time, friends will receive a request to join the user relationship extension platform along with a colleague's request via e-mail or SNS message. In addition, these people can receive the contents via e-mail, SNS message, etc. whenever a subscriber uploads a post through the user relationship extension platform. By repeatedly transmitting the activity of subscribers to friends, interest in the user relationship expansion platform according to the present invention can be induced.

The method for extending user relations according to the embodiments described above may be at least partially implemented as a computer program and recorded on a computer readable recording medium. In the recording medium according to the embodiments, a program for implementing a method for extending user relations is recorded, and the recording medium includes any kind of recording device capable of storing data that can be read by a computer. For example, computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present embodiment will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the present embodiment belongs.

Although the present invention described above has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations may be made therefrom. However, such modifications should be considered to be within the technical protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims (15)

A user relationship storage unit configured to store relationship information including a list of peers of each user with respect to the plurality of users;
A transceiving unit configured to receive a posting from a first user of the plurality of users, receive a response to the posting from at least one other user of the plurality of users, and provide the response to the first user;
An information delivery manager configured to forward the posting to a third user who is a colleague of the second user in response to a request received from the first user or a second user who is a colleague of the first user; And
A credit management unit configured to store credit information assigned to each of the plurality of users, and to adjust the retained credit of at least one of the first user or the third user in response to the posting being transmitted to the third user. Including user relationship extension platform.
The method of claim 1,
And the third user is not a colleague of the first user.
The method of claim 2,
The credit management unit,
Subtracting a first usage amount from the retention credit of the first user in response to the posting of the first user to the second user who is a colleague of the first user,
A user relationship further configured to subtract a second usage greater than the first usage from the retention credit of the first user in response to the posting of the first user to the third user who is a colleague of the second user Extension platform.
The method of claim 3,
And the credit management unit is further configured to add the second usage amount to credits held by the third user when the third user inputs a response to the posting.
The method of claim 1,
The information delivery management unit may be configured to, in response to a publication request received from the first user and the third user, perform a conversation including the posting and a response of the third user to the posting. A user relationship extension platform that is further configured to send to users.
The method of claim 5,
The credit management unit is further configured to add a reward corresponding to the transmission of the conversation to the retained credit of the second user.
The method of claim 1,
And a payment management unit configured to subtract a reward corresponding to the paid work of the third user from the retention credit of the first user and add it to the retention credit of the third user.
Storing relationship information including a list of peers of each user in association with a plurality of users in a user relationship extension platform;
Storing, by the user relationship extension platform, credit information granted to each of the plurality of users;
Receiving, by the user relationship extension platform, a posting from a first user of the plurality of users;
Receiving, by the user relationship extension platform, a response to the posting from one or more other users of the plurality of users; And
Providing, by the user relationship extension platform, the response to the first user,
Receiving a response to the posting,
Forwarding, by the user relationship extension platform, the posting to a third user who is a colleague of the second user in response to a request received from the first user or a second user who is a colleague of the first user. ,
And the user relationship extension platform adjusting the retention credit of one or more of the first user or the third user in response to the posting being sent to the third user.
The method of claim 8,
And the third user is not a colleague of the first user.
The method of claim 9,
The user relationship extension platform subtracting a first usage amount from the retention credit of the first user in response to the posting of the first user to the second user being a colleague of the first user; And
A second usage amount greater than the first usage amount from the retention credit of the first user in response to the user relationship extension platform being forwarded to the third user that the posting of the first user is a colleague of the second user The method further comprises subtracting the user relationship.
The method of claim 10,
And adding, by the user relationship extension platform, the second usage amount to the retained credit of the third user when the third user inputs a response to the posting.
The method of claim 8,
Wherein the user relationship extension platform is configured to respond to the publication request received from the first user and the third user, the conversation including the posting and a response of the third user to the posting from one of the plurality of users. The user relationship extension method further comprising the step of transmitting to the above.
The method of claim 12,
And adding, by the user relationship extension platform, a reward corresponding to the transmission of the conversation to the retained credit of the second user.
The method of claim 8,
And adding, by the user relationship extension platform, the reward corresponding to the paid work of the third user to the retention credit of the third user by subtracting from the retention credit of the first user.
A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium, coupled with hardware, to execute the method for expanding user relations according to any one of claims 8-14.

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