KR20220091209A - Method and apparatus for providing group activity service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of providing a group activity service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of: creating a group activity schedule and sharing it with at least one of users and non-users of the group activity service; Recruiting, and providing a group activity service to the participants, wherein the sharing includes: When the group activity schedule is shared with the user, the group activity schedule is shared through a service application and, when the group activity schedule is shared with the non-users, sharing a URL of a web page corresponding to the group activity schedule with the non-users.

Description

Method and device for providing group activity service {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GROUP ACTIVITY SERVICE}

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for providing a group activity service.

The content described in this section merely provides background information on the embodiments of the present disclosure and does not constitute the prior art.

Recently, online/offline gatherings of people with similar hobbies or interests are being actively conducted. These on/off-line meetings not only promote friendship among members while sharing various information related to hobbies and interests, but also form a horizontal structure between members regardless of individual age or status. It has the advantage that the burden of participation is low.

As an example of such various gatherings, there is a group activity that a large number of people enjoy by forming a group, such as riding, jogging, or marathon using a personal transportation means such as a bicycle. However, in the case of the conventional group activity, there is a limitation in that the participants are limited to members who are subscribed to a club or service, and there is a problem in that it is difficult to freely recruit various participants.

An object of the technical idea of the present disclosure is to implement a method for providing a group activity service that can easily share a group activity schedule with various people.

In addition, an object of the technical idea of the present disclosure is to implement a method for providing a group activity service that enables participation in group activity even for people who do not use an application related to the group activity service.

In addition, an object to be achieved by the technical idea of the present disclosure is to implement a method for providing a group activity service that enables effective management of participants while the group activity is in progress.

The technical problems to be achieved by the technical spirit of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A method of providing a group activity service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: generating a group activity schedule including a course and a progress date and time of the group activity; sharing the created group activity schedule with at least one of users and non-users of the group activity service; recruiting participants based on the shared group activity schedule; and providing a group activity service to the participants based on the group activity schedule, wherein the sharing includes, when sharing the group activity schedule with users of the group activity service, the group activity sharing the schedule through a service application; and when the group activity schedule is shared with non-users of the group activity service, sharing a URL of a web page corresponding to the group activity schedule with the non-users.

According to an embodiment, the step of sharing the URL of the web page to the non-users may include: transmitting, by the sharer's terminal, a request for sharing the group activity schedule to a server; transmitting, by the server, a URL of a web page corresponding to the group activity schedule to the terminal of the sharer; receiving, by the sharer's terminal, a selection input for a sharing means of the URL; and sharing the URL to the non-users through the selected sharing means.

According to an embodiment, transmitting the URL to the terminal of the sharer may include: generating, by the server, external sharing information including the URL and the access token of the web page; and transmitting the generated external sharing information to the terminal of the sharer, wherein the access token may be provided in an encrypted form in which at least one of a temporary ID, a creator ID of the group activity schedule, and a creation time is encrypted.

According to an embodiment, the sharing of the URL to the non-user may include: receiving, by the server, an access request through the URL and the access token from the terminal of the non-user; decrypting the received access token; and allowing the non-user to access the terminal when the information included in the decrypted access token corresponds to the information included in the access token of the web page.

According to an embodiment, the providing of the group activity service may include: when a group activity according to the group activity schedule is started, providing route information of the group activity schedule through terminals of each of the participants; obtaining location information from terminals of each of the participants; and providing the obtained location information through terminals of each of the participants.

According to an embodiment, the providing of the group activity service may include, based on the obtained location information, detecting a participant spaced apart from the leader of the group activity by a reference distance or more as a departed participant; outputting an interface including information of the departed participant through a terminal of the leader; and performing a processing operation corresponding to an input received through an output interface, wherein the interface includes a call item for a call with the terminal of the departed participant and an emergency dispatch item for a request for emergency dispatch. It may include at least one.

According to an embodiment, when the departed participant is a non-user of the group activity service, the providing of the group activity service may include an SMS message or a push notification corresponding to the departure notification to the terminal of the departed participant. It may further include the step of providing.

According to an embodiment, the providing of the group activity service may include identifying, based on the obtained location information, a first subgroup including a leader of the group activity and a second subgroup spaced apart by a reference distance or more step; setting one of the participants of the second subgroup as a subgroup leader; and providing an interface for management of the second subgroup through the terminal of the subgroup leader.

An apparatus for providing a group activity service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a communication unit for connecting to terminals of respective participants of the group activity; a memory for storing information related to provision of the group activity service; and a control unit including at least one processor, wherein the control unit receives a group activity schedule from a terminal of a creator and shares the group activity schedule with at least one of users and non-users of the group activity service, the transmit information related to the group activity schedule to at least one terminal among the user and the non-user, and to each terminal of the recruited participants based on the information related to the group activity schedule transmitted to the at least one terminal, the group Transmits information to provide an activity service.

The method for providing a group activity service according to embodiments according to the technical idea of the present disclosure is implemented so that the generated group activity schedule can be easily shared not only with service users but also with service non-users, thereby improving ease of use and sharing of various people with each other. may induce service use.

In addition, the method of providing a group activity service can provide a safer group activity service by effectively detecting a participant who has departed during the group activity and enabling an appropriate response.

In addition, the group activity service provision method enables the leader to effectively manage participants through dynamic division of subgroups and dynamic creation of subgroup leaders, even if the distance between the participants is separated in a group activity in which a large number of participants exist. make it

The effect of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the following description.

In order to more fully understand the drawings cited in this disclosure, a brief description of each drawing is provided.
1 is a conceptual diagram of a group activity service according to the present disclosure.
2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a terminal and a group activity service providing server included in a system for providing a group activity service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a method for providing a group activity service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4A to 4E are exemplary views illustrating an implementation example of an interface for generating a group activity schedule, provided through an application related to a group activity service according to the present disclosure.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of sharing a group activity schedule created through an application related to a group activity service.
6A to 6C are exemplary diagrams illustrating an implementation example of an interface for participating in a group activity schedule shared through an application related to a group activity service.
7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an implementation example of an interface for sharing a group activity schedule created through an application related to a group activity service to the outside.
8 and 9 are each a flowchart for explaining an embodiment related to a group activity service provided while performing a group activity.

Since the technical spirit of the present disclosure may have various changes and may have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and will be described in detail through detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present disclosure to specific embodiments, and it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents or substitutes included in the scope of the technical spirit of the present disclosure.

In describing the technical idea of the present disclosure, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the spirit of the present disclosure, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, numbers (eg, first, second, etc.) used in the description process of the present specification are only identification symbols for distinguishing one component from other components.

In addition, in the present disclosure, when a component is referred to as “connected” or “connected” with another component, the one component may be directly connected or directly connected to the other component, but in particular It should be understood that, unless there is a description to the contrary, it may be connected or connected through another element in the middle.

In addition, terms such as "~ unit", "~ group", "~ character", and "~ module" described in the present disclosure mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is a processor, a micro Processor (Micro Processor), Application Processor (Application Processor), Micro Controller (Micro Controller), CPU (Central Processing Unit), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), APU (Accelerate Processor Unit), DSP (Digital Signal Processor), ASIC ( It may be implemented by hardware or software, such as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a combination of hardware and software.

In addition, it is intended to clarify that the classification of the constituent units in the present disclosure is merely a division for each main function that each constituent unit is responsible for. That is, two or more components to be described below may be combined into one component, or one component may be divided into two or more for each more subdivided function. In addition, each of the constituent units to be described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions of other constituent units in addition to the main function it is responsible for. Of course, it can also be performed by being dedicated to it.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the technical spirit of the present disclosure will be described in detail in turn.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a group activity service according to the present disclosure.

The group activity may refer to an activity in which people who use personal transportation means such as a bicycle or perform activities such as walking or running form a predetermined group and move together to a specific destination. In this specification, group riding using a personal transportation means such as a bicycle is described as an example of group activity, but the embodiments disclosed herein are not limited to group riding.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the group activity service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may provide various services related to group activity to a plurality of users U1 , U2 , U3 , and U4 . The plurality of users U1 , U2 , U3 , and U4 may form a group and move together while driving each of the individual mobile means 20_1 , 20_2 , 20_3 , and 20_4 .

The group activity service providing server 30 is connected to the terminal 10 (refer to FIG. 2 ) of each of the plurality of users (U1, U2, U3, U4) through the network 40 to transmit/receive information and data related to the group activity Accordingly, various services related to group activity may be provided to a plurality of users. Meanwhile, an application related to the group activity service may be installed in the terminal 10 , and the user may use the group activity service through the application. Also, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the group activity service providing server 30 may be implemented to provide a predetermined level of group activity service to users of the terminal 10 in which the application is not installed.

2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a terminal and a group activity service providing server included in the group activity service providing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the terminal 10 may include a communication unit 110 , an input unit 120 , an output unit 130 , a memory 140 , and a control unit 150 . In addition, the group activity service providing server 30 (hereinafter referred to as 'server') may include a communication unit 310 , a memory 320 , and a control unit 330 . The configuration of the terminal 10 and the server 30 shown in FIG. 2 is an embodiment for convenience of explanation, and each of the terminal 10 and the server 30 has more or less configuration than the configuration shown in FIG. 2 . may include

First, the components included in the terminal 10 will be described. The communication unit 110 includes the mobile communication module 112 for communicating with other devices such as the server 30 through the network 40 , and the terminal 10 . and a location information obtaining module 114 for obtaining location information. The mobile communication module 112 may include a transceiver supporting various known mobile communication methods such as WCDMA, LTE, Wi-Fi, and 5G. The location information acquisition module 114 supports a satellite navigation system such as a global positioning system (GPS), and may acquire location information of the terminal 10 by receiving microwaves transmitted from satellites and determining a location vector.

According to an embodiment, the personal mobile means may include a short-range wireless communication module such as Bluetooth or NFC, and the terminal 10 may include a short-distance wireless communication module (not shown) for communication with the personal mobile means. may be In this case, the terminal 10 may receive various data (eg, mileage, driving speed, battery state, error state, etc.) related to the driving state of the personal transportation means through the short-range wireless communication module.

According to an embodiment, the terminal 10 may be implemented as a general-purpose electronic device such as a user's smart phone, a tablet PC, or a wearable device. According to an embodiment, the terminal 10 may be implemented integrally with the personal mobile means or may be implemented as a dedicated terminal for the personal mobile means.

The input unit 120 may include various input means for receiving various requests or information from the user. For example, the input unit 120 may include a button, a touch panel, a microphone, a camera, and the like. For example, the terminal 10 may receive a generation request, a participation request, a sharing request, etc. of a group activity schedule through the input unit 120 based on an interface output through the display 132 or the like.

The output unit 130 may output various information related to the group activity service. For example, the output unit 130 may include a display 132 that outputs the various information in a visual form such as text or graphics, and a speaker (not shown) that outputs the various information in an auditory form such as sound or voice. can For example, when an application related to the group activity service is executed, the display 132 may display an execution screen and display screens corresponding to various requests input through the input unit 120 .

The memory 140 may store information related to the operation of the terminal 10 , application (program) data, algorithms, and the like. For example, the memory 140 may store algorithms or application data for processing various information obtained from the communication unit 110 or the input unit 120 . According to an embodiment, the memory 140 may store data such as a program code of an application related to the group activity service. The memory 140 may include at least one volatile memory and/or at least one non-volatile memory included in the terminal 10 .

The controller 150 may control the overall operation of components included in the terminal 10 . According to an embodiment, the controller 150 may load and execute an application 160 (hereinafter, referred to as a 'service application') related to the group activity service stored in the memory 140 . The controller 150 may be connected to the server 30 through the communication unit 110 based on the executed service application 160 , and may provide a group activity service based on data transmission/reception with the connected server 30 .

According to an embodiment, when the user of the terminal 10 does not use the group activity service (non-user or external user), the service application 160 may not be installed. In this case, as will be described later in FIG. 5 and the like, the user of the terminal 10 may use at least some functions of the group activity service by connecting to the server 30 through the web browser application 170 or the like.

The control unit 150 may include at least one processor, CPU, AP, ASIC, FPGA, integrated circuit, microcomputer, and the like.

When describing the components included in the server 30 , the communication unit 310 may support various wired/wireless communication methods for communicating with various devices such as the terminal 10 through the network 40 .

The memory 320 may store information related to the operation of the server 30 , program data, algorithms, and the like. For example, the memory 320 stores user information and group activity history information of each of a plurality of users who use the group activity service, group activity schedule information generated by users, or the like, or the terminal 10 of each of the plurality of users. ), it is possible to store the driving information of the personal transportation means transmitted from the According to an embodiment, the various information may be stored in a separate database DB connected to the server 30 .

In addition, the memory 320 may store program data and algorithms related to the operations of the service application manager 340 , the web page manager 350 , and the group activity manager 360 . The memory 320 may include at least one volatile memory and at least one non-volatile memory.

The controller 330 may control the overall operation of components included in the server 30 . The controller 330 may include hardware such as at least one CPU, an AP, an FPGA, an ASIC, a microcontroller, and a DSP. According to the present disclosure, the controller 330 may include a service application manager 340 , a web page manager 350 , and a group activity manager 360 . Each of the service application management unit 340 , the web page management unit 350 , and the group activity management unit 360 may be implemented as hardware, software, or a combination thereof. When the components 340 , 350 , and 360 are implemented by software or a combination of hardware and software, program data related to the operations of the components 340 , 350 and 360 may be stored in the memory 320 . The processor of the controller 330 may execute and control the service application manager 340 , the web page manager 350 , and the group activity manager 360 .

According to an embodiment, the service application manager 340 may connect to the terminal 10 in which the service application 160 is installed, and may transmit/receive various information related to the group activity service. The web page management unit 350 may connect to the terminal 10 using the group activity service through the web browser 170 to transmit/receive various information related to the group activity service. The group activity management unit 360 registers, manages, and shares group activity schedules created by various users, or generates various information related to the group activity being performed, and the service application management unit 340 or the web page management unit (350) can be provided. Also, the group activity manager 360 may perform overall management of the group activity being performed using information generated in relation to the group activity being performed or received from the terminal 10 . In addition, the group activity manager 360 may generate group activity history information for users upon completion of the group activity, and store and manage the group activity history information in the memory 320 or the database.

Hereinafter, embodiments of various operations (functions) provided through the group activity service will be described with reference to the drawings.

3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a method for providing a group activity service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 4A to 4E are exemplary views illustrating an implementation example of an interface for generating a group activity schedule, provided through an application related to a group activity service according to the present disclosure. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of sharing a group activity schedule created through an application related to a group activity service. 6A to 6C are exemplary diagrams illustrating an implementation example of an interface for participating in a group activity schedule shared through an application related to a group activity service. 7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an implementation example of an interface for externally sharing a group activity schedule created through an application related to a group activity service.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the method of providing a group activity service may include generating a group activity item including a group activity schedule ( S300 ).

The user may input a group activity schedule through the service application 160 executed in the terminal 10 . The input group activity schedule is transmitted to the server 30 , and the server 30 may generate a group activity item based on the received group activity schedule.

Referring to FIGS. 4A to 4E in relation to a specific embodiment of step S300 , the control unit 150 may connect to the server 30 according to the execution of the service application 160 , and may be provided by the service application 160 . The screen 400 may be displayed through the display 132 .

For example, when the group activity tab 410 is selected by the user of the terminal 10 , the controller 150 may display a group activity list including at least one group activity item 421 to 424 related to the user. . Information on at least one group activity item 421 to 424 may be received from the server 30 . The at least one group activity item 421 to 424 may have been created by a user or another person, and may have been performed before or after being performed. For example, the first group activity item 421 may be a group activity schedule created by another person, and may correspond to a group activity schedule that the user applies for participation. The second group activity item 422 may correspond to a group activity schedule created by a user, and the third group activity item 423 may correspond to a group activity schedule created by another person registered as a friend, and the fourth group activity Item 424 may correspond to a private group activity schedule created by the user or others. Based on the displayed group activity list, the user may check information on group activity schedules currently created through the group activity service.

When the user wants to create a group activity schedule, he/she may perform an input of selecting the creation icon 430 displayed on the screen 400 . In response to a selection input of the creation icon 430 , the controller 150 may display the interface 440 for generating the group activity schedule through the display 132 .

The interface 440 may include various input items for generating a group activity schedule. For example, the interface 440 may include a public/private selection item 441 , a title input item 442 , a course input item 443 , a photo registration item 444 , a group activity date and time input item 445 , and a time input window 445a , a starting location input item 446 , a content item 447 , a participant item 448 , and a save (create) icon 450 . According to an embodiment, the participant item may further include an item 449 for selecting a participant from a friend list or a list of members of a predetermined community. The user may create the group activity schedule by inputting information related to the group activity schedule to each of the items included in the interface 440 .

According to an embodiment, when the course input item 443 is selected, the controller 150 may display the course selection screen 460 . The course selection screen 460 may include a search bar 462 and search results 464 , 466 , and 468 based on text input to the search bar 462 . Courses included in the search results 464 , 466 , and 468 may be registered by a group activity service provider or users, and may be provided based on the user's group activity history, current location, and the like. The user may select any one of the courses included in the search results 464 , 466 , and 468 .

After information related to the group activity schedule is input as shown in the screen 470 of FIG. 4D , the user may create a group activity schedule by selecting the save icon 450 . The controller 150 may transmit the input information on the group activity schedule to the server 30 , and the server 30 may create a group activity item including the received information on the group activity schedule. As the group activity item is generated, the generated group activity item 482 may be added to the group activity list of the screen 480 displayed through the display 132 .

Fig. 3 will be described again.

The group activity service providing method may include sharing the created group activity item ( S310 ), and recruiting participants based on the shared group activity item ( S320 ).

Steps S310 to S320 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the server 30 may share the created group activity schedule with group activity service users. In addition, the server 30 may share the created group activity schedule with people who do not use the group activity service.

When sharing to the group activity service user (YES in S500), the method of providing the group activity service may include sharing the group activity schedule through the service application 160 (S510).

The creator (or sharer) of the group activity schedule may recruit participants for the group activity schedule by sharing the created group activity item with other users. For example, when the generated group activity item is set to be public, the server 30 may process to include the generated group activity item in the group activity list of each group activity service user. A specific user who has confirmed the created group activity item may register as a participant in a group activity schedule corresponding to the group activity item through a participation application.

According to an embodiment, the creator (or sharer) may share the group activity schedule with only a specific user among service users. For example, the controller 150 may receive a request for selecting at least one user to share the group activity schedule, and transmit information on the at least one selected user to the server 30 in response to the received request. The server 30 may add a group activity item corresponding to the group activity schedule to the group activity list of each of the selected at least one user based on the received information. Alternatively, the server 30 transmits information about the group activity schedule to the terminal 10 of each of the selected at least one user based on the received information, and the terminal 10 sends a notification including the received information. Alternatively, the received information may be output on a screen provided through the service application 160 . Each of the at least one selected user may determine whether to participate in the group activity schedule based on the output notification or information, and may input a request such as an application for participation.

In this regard, referring to FIGS. 6A to 6C , as the user (creator) or sharer who created the group activity schedule shares the group activity schedule with a specific user (recipient), the The displayed service application screen 600 may include a group activity item 602 corresponding to the shared group activity schedule. In response to an input of selecting the displayed group activity item 602 , the controller 150 may output the participation application screen 610 for the group activity schedule.

For example, the participation application screen 610 includes creator information 611 of a group activity schedule, a share icon 612, group activity schedule information 613, 614, participant information 615, a participation application icon 616, and participation. A cancel icon 617 may be included. The recipient determines whether to participate in the group activity schedule based on the creator information 611, the group activity schedule information 613, 614, and/or the participant information 615, and based on the determination result, the participation application icon By selecting 616, you can participate in the group activity schedule.

According to an embodiment, in response to selection of the participation application icon 616 , the controller 150 may further output a usage guide screen 620 related to a usage guide rule or consent to collection of personal information and location information. The usage guide screen 620 may be provided when participating in paid group activities (eg, travel agency group activities), but is not limited thereto. The participant may finally participate in the group activity schedule after checking the displayed usage guide screen 620 .

Fig. 5 will be described again.

According to an embodiment, the creator or sharer may input a request to share the created group activity schedule with other people (external users or non-users) other than the group activity service users (NO in S500). In response to the request, the server 30 may generate a URL and an access token for the external user's participation in group activity (S520), and share the generated URL and token with the external user (S530). .

The control unit 330 (eg, the web page management unit 350 ) of the server 30 may generate a web page corresponding to the group activity schedule in response to a request to share the group activity schedule with an external user. For example, the web page may be implemented to have an interface similar to the participation application screen described above in FIG. 6B , but is not limited thereto. The controller 330 may generate a URL and an access token for accessing the generated web page. The URL may be, but is not necessarily a shortened URL. For example, the access token may include an external user's group activity service ID (temporary ID, etc.), an ID of a group activity schedule creator, and information on creation time in encrypted form.

The controller 330 may share external sharing information including the generated URL and access token to the external user. For example, the controller 330 may transmit the external sharing information to the terminal 10 of the creator (or sharer). The control unit 150 of the terminal 10 is based on a selection input for a means (SMS message, e-mail, mobile messenger, social network service, etc.) to share the external sharing information, and the external user's selection input, the external user The external shared information may be transmitted to a terminal or e-mail of Referring to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7 , the controller 150 may receive a selection input of the share icon 702 included in the group activity schedule screen 700 . The selection input may correspond to a request to share the group activity schedule with the above-described external user. The control unit 150 transmits the request to the server 30 in response to a selection input, the server 30 generates the external shared information in response to the received request, and generates the external shared information with a creator (or a sharer) ) can be transmitted to the terminal 10 of the. Meanwhile, the controller 150 may display a sharing means selection window 704 including a list of means to be shared in response to a selection input of the sharing icon 702 . The control unit 150 may share the external sharing information with an external user based on a selection of any one of the list.

As another example, the controller 330 may receive information such as terminal information, an email address, a mobile messenger account, or a social network service account of the external user from the terminal 10 of the creator (or sharer). The control unit 330 may directly transmit the external shared information to the external user's terminal or e-mail based on the received information.

The terminal of the external user may access a web page corresponding to the group activity schedule through a web browser or the like based on the URL and the access token included in the external shared information. For example, the control unit 330 of the server 30 receives the access request and the access token through the URL from the terminal of the external user, decrypts the received access token, and confirms the information included in the access token, When the verified information corresponds to the information of the access token of the web page, it is possible to allow an external user to access the terminal. The external user may determine whether to participate by checking the group activity schedule in the accessed web page. When participating in the group activity schedule, the control unit 330 may obtain and manage information (name, etc.) of the external user through the external user's terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the group activity schedule can be easily shared even with people who do not use the group activity service, it is possible to effectively induce participation of various people and new users to the group activity service.

Fig. 3 will be described again.

The method of providing a group activity service may include providing a group activity service to a participant based on the group activity schedule ( S330 ).

The server 30 may guide or manage the progress of the group activity based on information such as a course, a date and time, a departure place, and a participant included in the group activity schedule. For example, the server 30 may provide a notification related to the start of the group activity schedule to the terminals of the participants based on the progress date and time. Alternatively, the server 30 may check whether a group is set to proceed with the group activity based on the location information of the terminals of the participants, and may provide the confirmation result to the terminal of the leader. The leader may be a creator of the group activity schedule, but is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the server 30 may provide an interface (navigation screen, etc.) for guiding course information to the terminals of participants when the group activity is in progress. Alternatively, the server 30 may create, store, and manage history information for each of the participants after the group activity is completed.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments related to the provision of the group activity service of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 9 .

8 and 9 are each a flowchart for explaining an embodiment related to a group activity service provided while performing a group activity.

Referring to FIG. 8 , when the group activity starts ( S800 ), the server 30 may provide route information based on the group activity schedule to the participants ( S810 ). In addition, the server 30 may obtain the location information of the participants, and display the obtained location information through the terminal 10 of the participants (S820).

When the group activity based on the group activity schedule is started, the control unit 330 of the server 30 may provide an interface according to the route information included in the group activity schedule through the service application 160 running on the terminals of the participants. have. For example, each of the terminals of the participants may output an interface including the route information, and the participants may drive along the route of the group activity based on the outputted interface. The controller 330 may periodically or continuously obtain location information from the terminals 10 of the participants, and may provide location information of each of the participants through the interface. According to an embodiment, the location information of each of the participants may be included only in the interface output to the terminal 10 of the reader.

According to an embodiment, the server 30 may be connected to the web browser 170 of the external user's terminal 10 according to a protocol such as a web socket and provide the interface through a web page. Meanwhile, the terminal 10 of the external user may transmit the obtained location information to the server 30 through the communication unit 110 when the location information can be provided through the web browser 170 .

The server 30 may detect a participant who has departed from the group based on the location information of the participants (S830). The server 30 may output an interface including information of the departed participant through the terminal 10 of the leader or participants according to the detection result (S840), and perform a process based on the output interface (S850) .

The control unit 330 may detect, from the location information of the participants, a participant existing at a location more than a reference distance from other participants (or leader) as a departed participant. When detecting a departed participant, the controller 330 may provide an interface including information of the departed participant through the terminal 10 of the leader.

For example, the interface including the information of the departed participant may be output through the terminal 10 of the leader. The interface may include identification information such as the name, ID, or nickname of the departed participant, and location information of the departed participant. According to an embodiment, the interface may include a call item for making a call with the terminal 10 of the departed participant, an emergency dispatch item for requesting emergency dispatch such as an ambulance, and the like. In response to a selection input of any one of the icons included in the interface, the terminal 10 may attempt a call connection with the participant's terminal or may perform an operation for an emergency call such as an ambulance.

According to an embodiment, the controller 330 may provide a departure notification through the terminal 10 of the departed participant. When the departed participant is a group activity service user, the terminal 10 of the departed participant may output a departure notification through the service application 160 . For example, the terminal 10 may output an interface (application screen, push notification, etc.) including a departure notification through the display 132 . In addition to the departure notification, the interface may further include a call icon for making a call with the leader, an emergency dispatch icon for requesting emergency dispatch such as an ambulance, and the like. According to an embodiment, when the departed participant is an external user, the control unit 330 of the server 30 updates the webpage to which the terminal 10 of the departed participant is connected to include a departure notification, or An SMS message or push notification may be provided to the terminal 10, or an automatic call connection may be attempted with a reader or an agent. Accordingly, the server 30 can even manage whether the external user has departed, and when an external user leaves, an effective response is performed, thereby enabling safe group activity of the external user.

When the group activity is completed, the server 30 may store and manage group activity histories for each of the participants ( S860 ). When the participant is a group activity service user, the controller 330 may generate and store the group activity history for the participant's group activity service account. When the participant is an external user, the control unit 330 may generate and store the group activity history for identification information such as a phone number of the external user. For example, the group activity history may include information such as the date and time, course, moving distance, moving time, average speed, and departure status of the group activity.

Meanwhile, referring to the embodiment of FIG. 9 , steps S900 to S920 are substantially the same as steps S800 to S820 of FIG. 8 , and a description thereof will be omitted.

The server 30 identifies a second partial group spaced apart from the first partial group including the leader based on the location information of the participants ( S930 ), and based on the result of the identification, which of the participants of the second partial group One participant may be set as a partial group leader (S940). The server 30 may provide an interface for managing the second subgroup through the terminal 10 of the subgroup leader (S950).

The various participants participating in the group activity may have different physical conditions according to gender or age, and as a result, the participants may be divided into a plurality of subgroups according to the movement speed while performing the group activity. If there are participants whose distance from the leader is greater than a predetermined distance, the leader may not be able to effectively manage the participants, so there may be a risk of departure or an accident. To solve this problem, the controller 330 distinguishes a first subgroup to which the leader belongs and a second subgroup spaced apart from the first subgroup based on the location information of each of the participants, and divides the second subgroup You can set a subgroup leader for . The second subgroup may be at least one.

The controller 330 may set a subgroup leader among participants of the second subgroup according to various criteria. For example, the criteria may include the number of participation in group activities, the number of times a leader is performed, whether to use a group activity service, and the like.

When the subgroup leader is set, the controller 330 may provide an interface for managing the second subgroup to the terminal 10 of the subgroup leader. The interface may include a list of participants of the second subgroup, location information, and the like. According to an embodiment, the controller 330 may transmit information about the subgroup leader of the second subgroup and the participants of the second subgroup to the terminal 10 of the group activity leader.

Steps S930 to S950 may be dynamically performed based on a change in the positions of the participants while performing the group activity. According to an embodiment, when the distance between the second subgroup and the first subgroup is reduced within a predetermined distance, the second subgroup and the subgroup leader may be released again.

According to the embodiment of FIG. 9 , even if the distance between participants is separated in a group activity in which a plurality of participants exist, the server 30 enables effective management of participants through dynamic division of subgroups and dynamic creation of subgroup leaders make it

Since the descriptions of the above embodiments are merely those given with reference to the drawings for a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure, they should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present disclosure.

In addition, the steps constituting the method according to the present disclosure may be performed in an appropriate order unless the order is explicitly stated or there is no description to the contrary. The present disclosure is not necessarily limited to the order in which the steps are described.

The use of all examples or exemplary terminology (eg, etc.) in the present disclosure is for the purpose of simply describing embodiments of the present disclosure in detail, and unless limited by the claims, the examples or exemplary terminology are used in the present disclosure. The scope is not limited. In addition, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications, combinations, and changes can be made in accordance with design conditions and factors within the scope of the appended claims or their equivalents.

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In the method of providing a group activity service,
Generating a group activity schedule including the course and progress date and time of the group activity;
sharing the created group activity schedule with at least one of users and non-users of the group activity service;
recruiting participants based on the shared group activity schedule; and
Based on the group activity schedule, comprising the step of providing a group activity service to the participants,
The sharing step is
sharing the group activity schedule through a service application when the group activity schedule is shared with users of the group activity service; and
When the group activity schedule is shared with non-users of the group activity service, the method comprising: sharing a URL of a web page corresponding to the group activity schedule with the non-users;
Way. According to claim 1, wherein the step of sharing the URL of the web page to the non-users,
transmitting, by the sharer's terminal, a request to share the group activity schedule to a server;
transmitting, by the server, a URL of a web page corresponding to the group activity schedule to the terminal of the sharer;
receiving, by the sharer's terminal, a selection input for a sharing means of the URL; and
sharing the URL to the non-users through a selected sharing means;
Way. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of transmitting the URL to the terminal of the sharer,
generating, by the server, external shared information including the URL and the access token of the web page; and
Transmitting the generated external sharing information to the sharer's terminal,
The access token is provided in an encrypted form at least one of a temporary ID, a creator ID of the group activity schedule, and a creation time,
Way. 4. The method of claim 3,
The step of sharing the URL to the non-user includes:
receiving, by the server, an access request through the URL and the access token from the terminal of the non-user;
decrypting the received access token; and
If the information included in the decrypted access token corresponds to the information included in the access token of the web page, further comprising the step of allowing the non-user to access the terminal,
Way. The method of claim 1,
The step of providing the group activity service includes:
providing route information of the group activity schedule through terminals of each participant when the group activity according to the group activity schedule is started;
obtaining location information from terminals of each of the participants; and
Comprising the step of providing the obtained location information through the terminals of each of the participants,
Way. The method of claim 5, wherein the providing of the group activity service comprises:
based on the obtained location information, detecting a participant separated by more than a reference distance from the leader of the group activity as a departed participant;
outputting an interface including information of the departed participant through a terminal of the leader; and
Further comprising the step of performing a processing operation corresponding to the input received through the output interface,
The interface includes at least one of a call item for a call with the terminal of the departed participant and an emergency dispatch item for requesting emergency dispatch,
Way. 7. The method of claim 6,
When the departed participant is a non-user of the group activity service, the step of providing the group activity service includes:
Further comprising the step of providing an SMS message or a push type notification corresponding to the departure notification to the terminal of the departed participant,
Way. The method of claim 5, wherein the providing of the group activity service comprises:
identifying, based on the obtained location information, a first partial group including a leader of the group activity and a second partial group spaced apart from each other by a reference distance;
setting one of the participants of the second subgroup as a subgroup leader; and
Further comprising the step of providing an interface for management of the second subgroup through the terminal of the subgroup leader,
Way. In the device for providing a group activity service,
a communication unit for connecting to a terminal of each of the participants of the group activity;
a memory for storing information related to provision of the group activity service; and
A control unit including at least one processor,
The control unit is
Receive the group activity schedule from the terminal of the creator,
Transmitting information related to the group activity schedule to at least one terminal of the user and non-user to share the group activity schedule with at least one of users and non-users of the group activity service,
transmitting information for providing the group activity service to each terminal of the participants recruited based on the information related to the group activity schedule transmitted to the at least one terminal;
Device. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit is
When the group activity schedule is shared with the user, information related to the group activity schedule is transmitted to be output through a service application running on the user's terminal,
When the group activity schedule is shared with the non-user, external shared information including a URL of a web page corresponding to the group activity schedule and an access token is transmitted to the non-user's terminal,
Device. 11. The method of claim 10,
The control unit is
receiving an access request for the web page and the access token from the terminal of the non-user;
If the information included in the received access token corresponds to the information included in the access token of the web page, allowing the non-user to access the terminal,
Device. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit is
When the group activity according to the group activity schedule is started, location information is received from the terminals of each of the participants,
Based on the received location information, it detects a participant who is separated from the leader of the group activity by a reference distance or more as a departed participant,
transmitting the information of the departed participant to the terminal of the leader,
Device. 13. The method of claim 12,
The control unit is
When the departed participant is a non-user of the group activity service, providing an SMS message or push type notification corresponding to the departure notification to the terminal of the departed participant,
Device. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit is
When the group activity according to the group activity schedule is started, location information is received from the terminals of each of the participants,
based on the received location information, identify a first partial group including the leader of the group activity and a second partial group spaced apart by a reference distance or more,
setting any one of the participants of the second subgroup as a subgroup leader,
transmitting information for management of the second subgroup to a terminal of a set subgroup leader;
Device.

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