KR20220158355A - Method, computer device, and computer program to control timeline service using blacklist - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method, a computer device, and a computer program for controlling a timeline service using a blacklist. A timeline service using follow-based registration relationships is provided as a function included in a community which uses a friend relationship-based social graph. At this time, an account set by a user to be blocked by the timeline service is managed in a blacklist, and functions provided by the timeline service are controlled using the blacklist.

Description

Method, computer device, and computer program for controlling timeline service using blacklist

The following description relates to a technology for providing a timeline service within a messenger.

Community services such as social networking services (SNS) or messengers form relationships among users and support interactions through posts.

Community services can provide users with information in different contexts. For example, the community service may provide update information about a user's connection relationship, post update information, content recommendation, and various other types of information items.

For example, Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1754373 (registered on June 29, 2017) discloses a technique for managing posts using SNS.

Some of the community services provide a timeline type of view through which postings can be browsed. The timeline-type post display method has recently been mainly used for private communication in which rapid content update and consumption occur.

As a service within the messenger, a timeline service in which the subscription relationship is changed from friend-based to follow-based can be provided.

Timeline service can be controlled through a blacklist that is separate from Messenger's friend blocklist.

Within the Timeline service, blacklists can be used to limit recommendations for following new accounts.

A timeline control method executed on a computer device, wherein the computer device includes at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions included in a memory, and includes a function included in a community using a social graph based on friend relationships. A timeline service is provided, the timeline service provides a timeline according to a follow-based subscription relationship separately from the social graph, and the timeline control method, by the at least one processor, provides the timeline Managing an account set by a user as a blacklist to be blocked in the service; and controlling, by the at least one processor, a recommendation function provided in the timeline service using the blacklist.

According to one aspect, the controlling may include restricting recommendation of an account added to the blacklist or a post of the account in the timeline service.

According to another aspect, the controlling may include releasing a follow relationship with an account added to the blacklist in the timeline service.

According to another aspect, the controlling may include hiding a post of an account added to the blacklist in a timeline feed area in the timeline service.

According to another aspect, the controlling may include excluding an account added to the blacklist from the user's post reading authority in the timeline service.

According to another aspect, the controlling may include limiting notification of a reaction of an account added to the blacklist in the timeline service.

According to another aspect, the controlling may include hiding a reaction record of an account added to the blacklist in the timeline service.

According to another aspect, in the managing, the blacklist may be managed as a block list distinct from a friend block list of the community.

According to another aspect, the managing step may include a screen providing profile information of each account in the timeline service, a screen providing a follower list for the user, and a screen providing a reaction history for the user. It may include providing a blacklist addition function through at least one.

According to another aspect, the managing may include providing a function of adding a blacklist for a corresponding account when blocking a friend in the community.

A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium is provided to execute the timeline control method on a computer device.

A computer device comprising at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions included in a memory, providing a timeline service as a function included in a community using a friend relationship-based social graph, the timeline service provides a timeline according to a follow-based subscription relationship separately from the social graph, and the at least one processor manages, as a blacklist, an account set by a user as a blocking target in the timeline service; and a computer device processing a process of controlling a recommendation function provided in the timeline service using the blacklist.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method that a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform.
5 to 8 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process of setting a follow-based subscription relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of controlling a function within a timeline using a blacklist according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 to 16 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process of adding or canceling a blacklist in one embodiment of the present invention.

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

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a technology for providing a timeline service within a messenger.

Embodiments including those specifically disclosed in this specification can provide a timeline service using a follow-based subscription relationship rather than a friend-based function included in a messenger. The timeline service can be controlled using the list.

A timeline service system according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by at least one computer device, and a timeline service method according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by at least one computer device included in the timeline service system. can be performed through At this time, a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed and driven in the computer device, and the computer device may perform the timeline service method according to the embodiments of the present invention under the control of the driven computer program. have. The above-described computer program may be combined with a computer device and stored in a computer readable recording medium to execute a timeline service method on a computer.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 shows an example including a plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , and 140 , a plurality of servers 150 and 160 , and a network 170 . 1 is an example for explanation of the invention, and the number of electronic devices or servers is not limited as shown in FIG. 1 . In addition, the network environment of FIG. 1 only describes one example of environments applicable to the present embodiments, and the environment applicable to the present embodiments is not limited to the network environment of FIG. 1 .

The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 may be fixed terminals implemented as computer devices or mobile terminals. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a laptop computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable multimedia player (PMP). ), and tablet PCs. As an example, FIG. 1 shows the shape of a smartphone as an example of the electronic device 110, but in the embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 110 substantially uses a wireless or wired communication method to transmit other information via the network 170. It may refer to one of various physical computer devices capable of communicating with the electronic devices 120 , 130 , and 140 and/or the servers 150 and 160 .

The communication method is not limited, and short-distance wireless communication between devices as well as a communication method utilizing a communication network (eg, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, and a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include may also be included. For example, the network 170 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). , one or more arbitrary networks such as the Internet. In addition, the network 170 may include any one or more of network topologies including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, and the like. Not limited.

Each of the servers 150 and 160 communicates with the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 through the network 170 to provide commands, codes, files, contents, services, and the like, or a computer device or a plurality of computers. Can be implemented in devices. For example, the server 150 may be a system that provides a service (eg, a messenger service) to the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 accessed through the network 170.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer device according to one embodiment of the present invention. Each of the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , and 140 or each of the servers 150 and 160 described above may be implemented by the computer device 200 shown in FIG. 2 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the computer device 200 may include a memory 210, a processor 220, a communication interface 230, and an input/output interface 240. The memory 210 is a computer-readable recording medium and may include a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a permanent mass storage device such as a disk drive. Here, a non-perishable mass storage device such as a ROM and a disk drive may be included in the computer device 200 as a separate permanent storage device distinct from the memory 210 . Also, an operating system and at least one program code may be stored in the memory 210 . These software components may be loaded into the memory 210 from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memory 210 . The separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In another embodiment, software components may be loaded into the memory 210 through the communication interface 230 rather than a computer-readable recording medium. For example, software components may be loaded into memory 210 of computer device 200 based on a computer program installed by files received over network 170 .

The processor 220 may be configured to process commands of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to processor 220 by memory 210 or communication interface 230 . For example, processor 220 may be configured to execute received instructions according to program codes stored in a recording device such as memory 210 .

The communication interface 230 may provide a function for the computer device 200 to communicate with other devices (eg, storage devices described above) through the network 170 . For example, a request, command, data, file, etc. generated according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 210 by the processor 220 of the computer device 200 is controlled by the communication interface 230 to the network ( 170) to other devices. Conversely, signals, commands, data, files, etc. from other devices may be received by the computer device 200 through the communication interface 230 of the computer device 200 via the network 170 . Signals, commands, data, etc. received through the communication interface 230 may be transferred to the processor 220 or the memory 210, and files, etc. may be stored as storage media that the computer device 200 may further include (described above). permanent storage).

The input/output interface 240 may be a means for interface with the input/output device 250 . For example, the input device may include a device such as a microphone, keyboard, or mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display or speaker. As another example, the input/output interface 240 may be a means for interface with a device in which functions for input and output are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. The input/output device 250 and the computer device 200 may be configured as one device.

Also, in other embodiments, computer device 200 may include fewer or more elements than those of FIG. 2 . However, there is no need to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the computer device 200 may be implemented to include at least some of the aforementioned input/output devices 250 or may further include other components such as a transceiver and a database.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of a method and system for recommending an account in a timeline service will be described.

In this specification, a community may mean a comprehensive communication space on the Internet based on a relationship, such as a messenger. The community may provide a chat service, a timeline service, a call service, etc. between users with whom friendships are established through a process of adding friends using phone numbers or IDs. It is not limited to this, and any space that can communicate through various communication functions based on friendship can be expanded and applied.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a flow chart showing an example of a line service method.

The computer device 200 according to this embodiment may provide a messenger service through a dedicated application or access to a web/mobile site. A computer-implemented timeline service system may be configured in the computer device 200 . For example, the timeline service system may be implemented in the form of a program that operates independently, or may be configured in the form of an in-app of a specific application to enable operation on the specific application.

The processor 220 of the computer device 200 is a component for performing a timeline service method to be described later, and as shown in FIG. 3, the account recommendation unit 310, the subscription relationship setting unit 320, and the post A provision unit 330 may be included. Depending on embodiments, components of the processor 220 may be selectively included in or excluded from the processor 220 . Also, components of the processor 220 may be separated or merged to express functions of the processor 220 according to embodiments.

The processor 220 and components of the processor 220 may control the computer device 200 to perform steps included in a timeline service method to be described later. For example, the processor 220 and components of the processor 220 may be implemented to execute instructions according to an operating system code and at least one program code included in the memory 210 .

Here, elements of the processor 220 may be expressions of different functions performed by the processor 220 according to instructions provided by program codes stored in the computer device 200 . For example, the account recommendation unit 310 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 220 that controls the computer device 200 according to the above-described command so that the computer device 200 recommends an account on a messenger.

The processor 220 may read necessary commands from the memory 210 in which commands related to controlling the computer device 200 are loaded. In this case, the read command may include a command for controlling the processor 220 to execute a timeline service method to be described later.

Steps included in the timeline service method to be described later may be performed in an order different from the order shown, and some of the steps may be omitted or additional processes may be further included.

Steps included in the timeline service method may be performed by a client in which the messenger is installed, and some of the steps may be performed by the server 150 according to embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in step S410, the account recommendation unit 310 may recommend an account related to a user among accounts on a messenger, which is a kind of community, as an account for subscribing to a timeline. In this embodiment, a timeline service can be provided as a function included in a messenger, and in particular, a subscription environment for timeline posts can be provided based on followers rather than friends. The account recommendation unit 310 may recommend accounts on the messenger so that the user can establish a follow relationship in order to subscribe to the timeline. For example, the account recommendation unit 310 may provide an account in which a friend relationship with the user is set in the messenger, that is, a messenger friend, as a recommended account. At this time, the recommended account may include a general account (personal account) or an official account that has a relationship with the user through a friend addition process using a phone number or ID in the messenger. As another example, the account recommendation unit 310 may provide an account corresponding to the user's interest among the accounts on the messenger as a recommended account. Among promoted accounts, for example, influencer accounts having a certain number of followers or more, an influencer account of a category matching user interests may be recommended. The account recommendation unit 310 may distinguish and display a following account for which a subscription relationship is already established and an unfollowing account for which a subscription relationship is not established among recommended accounts for timeline subscription.

In step S420, the subscription relationship setting unit 320 may establish a subscription relationship through a user's follow setting for at least some of the recommended accounts. In other words, the subscription relationship setting unit 320 may set a follow-based subscription relationship as a separate relationship with a messenger friend for timeline subscription. The subscription relationship setting unit 320 may set a subscription relationship with an unfollowing account among recommended accounts according to user settings, and may also cancel the subscription relationship with an account currently following.

In step S430, the post providing unit 330 may provide a post of a following account in a timeline type based on a follow-based subscription relationship. The timeline service may provide a timeline in the form of a view in which posts uploaded through a messenger account can be browsed, and at this time, posts of accounts the user follows may be sorted and provided in order of recent time. Accordingly, the post providing unit 330 may provide a post of an account in which a follow-based subscription relationship with the user is established as a timeline. In the case of a timeline provided as a service within a messenger, a change can be applied from a messenger friend-based subscription relationship to a follow-based subscription relationship.

In the present invention, in providing a timeline service within a messenger using a friend relationship-based social graph, a timeline service using a follow-based social graph may be provided separately from the friend relationship-based social graph.

5 to 8 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process of setting a follow-based subscription relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When entering a timeline service from a messenger, a user guide flow for changing a friend-based subscription relationship applied to an existing subscription list to a follow-based subscription relationship may be provided.

For example, the processor 220 may provide a tutorial-type account recommendation screen to find new followers and establish a subscription relationship.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the processor 220 selects a 'timeline' menu 501 for moving to a timeline service from a service screen 500 provided by other functions (such as a chat service or a call service) of a messenger. In this case, through the intro page 50, a user selection of whether to maintain a friend-based subscription list or change to a follow-based subscription list may be input.

When the user requests a change to the follow-based subscription list through the intro page 50, the processor 220 may provide an interest setting screen 610 for setting user interests, as shown in FIG. 6 . have.

The interest setting screen 610 may include a category list 611 used to classify messenger accounts or posts. In the process of creating a messenger account or registering a post, related categories can be set, and through this, accounts or posts can be classified by category.

The user can select one or more categories corresponding to his interest from the category list 611 of the interest setting screen 610, and the processor 220, when the user interest setting is completed, selects an account on the messenger that corresponds to the user interest. can be provided as a referral account.

The processor 220 may provide an influencer recommendation screen 720 as shown in FIG. 7 when the user interest setting is completed. The processor 220 may provide an influencer recommendation list 721 composed of influencer accounts of a category matching user interest among influencer accounts having a certain number of followers or more.

For each account included in the influencer recommendation list 721, it is possible to show at least one post (eg, a recently written post, a post with the most reactions, etc.) of that account, and also for setting follow, which is a subscription relationship. A 'follow' menu 72 may be provided. Among the recommended accounts, a 'follow' menu 72 may be provided for unfollowing accounts that the user is not following, while canceling the follow setting while showing that the user is already following the following accounts. An 'unfollow' menu can be provided.

The user can find influencer accounts of common interest through the influencer recommendation list 721 and establish a subscription relationship through follow.

The processor 220 may provide a friend recommendation screen 730 when the user requests the next recommendation list. The processor 220 may provide a friend recommendation list 731 composed of accounts with which a relationship is established with the user through a friend addition process using a phone number or ID among general accounts on the messenger.

For each account included in the friend recommendation list 731, a 'follow' menu 73 may be provided to set follow, which is a subscription relationship. Among the recommended accounts, a 'Follow' menu 73 may be provided for unfollowing accounts that the user is not following, while canceling the follow setting while showing that the user is already following the following account. An 'unfollow' menu can be provided.

The processor 220 may recommend official accounts in addition to general accounts.

When the user requests the next recommendation list, the processor 220 may provide an official account recommendation screen 840 as shown in FIG. 8 . The processor 220 may provide an official account recommendation list 841 composed of accounts with which a relationship is established with the user through a friend addition process using a phone number or ID among official accounts on the messenger.

For each account included in the official account recommendation list 841, a 'follow' menu 84 may be provided to set follow, which is a subscription relationship. Among the recommended accounts, a 'follow' menu 84 may be provided for unfollowing accounts that the user is not following, while unfollowing is released for the following accounts that the user is already following while showing that they are following accounts. An 'unfollow' menu can be provided.

It is also possible to organize the friend recommendation list 731 and the official account recommendation list 841 as one list instead of providing them as individual lists.

Instead of applying all messenger friends (general accounts and official accounts set as friends) as a subscription relationship in the timeline service, a selective subscription relationship can be applied based on the follow through the user's direct setting.

The processor 220 may provide a timeline service screen 800 to which a follow-based subscription relationship is applied when follow setting using a recommended account is completed.

The processor 220 may provide a timeline feed according to the follow-based subscription relationship by performing a follow migration on the timeline by changing the friend-based subscription relationship to the follow-based subscription relationship.

Referring to FIG. 8 , a list of posts subscribed to by a user is displayed in a timeline type on the timeline service screen 800, and posts 80 of accounts the user follows may be displayed in order of recent time. have.

In addition, the timeline service screen 800 may include a list of accounts 801 that the user is currently following, and when a specific account is selected from the following account list 801, a post list of the selected account may be provided. .

On the timeline service screen 800, a menu 802 for adding a following account, a menu 803 for checking various notices related to the timeline service, etc. A menu 804 for confirmation may be further included.

Accordingly, the processor 220 may recommend an influencer account of interest to the user and a general account or an official account in which the user has a friend relationship so that a new follower can be found and a subscription relationship can be established.

In this embodiment, it is possible to manage a blacklist separate from the messenger's friend blocking list within the timeline service and control functions provided in the timeline service using the blacklist.

9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of controlling a function within a timeline using a blacklist according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The process of FIG. 9 may be included in the timeline service method described with reference to FIG. 4, and some of the steps may be performed by the server 150 according to embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in step S940, the processor 220 may maintain and manage an account set by the user as a blacklist to be blocked from the timeline service. In this case, the processor 220 may manage the blacklist of the timeline service as a blocklist (hereinafter referred to as a 'timeline blacklist') that is different from the messenger's friend blocklist. The processor 220 may provide a blacklist addition function and a blacklist release function in various environments in which an account can be specified. The processor 220 may add a specific account to the timeline blacklist according to a user request through a blacklist addition function, and release a specific account from the timeline blacklist according to a user request through a blacklist release function. . The processor 220 is a screen that can be accessed from the timeline service, for example, a profile screen that provides profile information for each account, a follower list screen that collects and shows a follower list for a user, and a reaction history screen that collects and shows reaction history for the user. Blacklist addition function can be provided through etc. Furthermore, the processor 220 may also provide a blacklist addition function through a confirmation method of asking whether or not to add the corresponding account to the timeline blacklist in the process of blocking a friend in the messenger. In addition, the processor 220 may provide an interface for accessing the timeline blacklist through a path such as timeline environment setting, and at this time, a black user who can access the timeline blacklist and release blocking for each account A list release function can be provided. In addition, in the case of accounts added to the timeline blacklist, it is also possible to provide a function to cancel the blacklist through the profile screen.

In step S950, the processor 220 may collectively control a plurality of functions provided in the timeline service by using the timeline blacklist. The processor 220 may control a function related to personalization among functions provided by the timeline service by using the timeline blacklist. In particular, the processor 220 may control a recommendation function for recommending accounts or posts in the timeline service based on the timeline blacklist (recommendation control function). In other words, the processor 220 may control an account added to the timeline blacklist or a post of the corresponding account not to be exposed in the timeline recommendation area as a restriction function for recommendation. If user A adds user B to the timeline blacklist, the account and post of the target are not recommended in the timeline recommendation area between users A and B. If it is added to the timeline blacklist and later released from the timeline blacklist, it can be included in the timeline recommendation area again.

The processor 220 provides a recommendation control function using a timeline blacklist, a follow control function capable of canceling a follow relationship, a feeding control function capable of hiding posts in the timeline feed area, and reading rights of posts. At least one of the read permission control functions that can be restricted can be provided together.

The follow control function is a function that allows you to temporarily break the relationship with a user who follows you. If user A adds user B to the timeline blacklist, users A and B are removed from each other's follow list, and users A and B are mutually removed from the follow list A follow button, which is a UI for inducing followers, may not be exposed. Even if you are added to the timeline blacklist and later released from the timeline blacklist, you will remain removed from the follow list, but you can expose a follow button in your profile or post.

The feeding control function restricts posts from accounts added to the timeline blacklist from being fed to the timeline. Posts can be unexposed in timeline feeding.

The read permission control function is a function that manages not to be disclosed to friends of accounts added to the timeline blacklist when writing a post whose disclosure range is set to Messenger's friends. The read permission control function is only valid for friend posts and does not apply to public posts. If user A adds user B to the timeline blacklist, users A and B can exclude each other from reading posts. At this time, the reading authority can be restricted even for posts written before the point of being added to the timeline blacklist. If you are added to the timeline blacklist and later released from the timeline blacklist, you can be included in the post read permission again.

Furthermore, the processor 220 may provide a notification control function for limiting timeline-related notifications using a timeline blacklist and a reaction management control function for limiting reaction history management.

The notification control function is a function that controls notifications for reactions not to occur. If user A adds user B to the timeline blacklist, notifications for all reactions of the target are not provided between users A and B. . If it is added to the timeline blacklist and then released from the timeline blacklist, it can be included in the notification target for reactions again.

The reaction management control function is a function that can hide reaction records related to the timeline. If user A adds user B to the timeline blacklist, the reaction records between users A and B can be invisible. . History recorded as reactions in the timeline service, for example, if you hide likes or comments left for each subject or a third party between each other, or if a third party shares a post for each subject, the post can be invisible, or the view count of each target can be hidden.

As described above, the processor 220 may collectively control several personalization functions provided in the timeline service by using the timeline blacklist. Therefore, each other's accounts or posts are not recommended through the timeline blacklist, and furthermore, the follow relationship between each other is initialized so that you cannot follow each other, you cannot check each other's posts, and each other's reactions (likes or comments) etc.) cannot be verified.

10 to 16 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process of adding or canceling a blacklist in one embodiment of the present invention.

10 shows a profile screen 1000 of a specific account that can be entered in the timeline service.

The profile screen 1000 may include a 'view more' menu 1001 for providing additional functions related to the profile.

When the 'More' menu 1001 is selected on the profile screen 1000, the processor 220 'add blacklist' for adding the account of the corresponding profile to the timeline blacklist through the related menu list screen 1010. A menu 1011 may be provided.

The user may add an account to be blocked from the timeline service to the timeline blacklist through the profile screen 1000 .

When the 'Add Blacklist' menu 1011 is selected, as shown in FIG. 11, the processor 220 displays a guidance screen (1020 ) can be provided.

Meanwhile, the processor 220 displays a related menu list screen 1010 as shown in FIG. 12 when the 'More' menu 1001 is selected on the profile screen 1000 of an account already added to the timeline blacklist. Through this, a 'blacklist release' menu 1012 for releasing the account of the corresponding profile from the timeline blacklist can be provided.

The user can cancel an account he or she wants to follow again in the timeline service from the timeline blacklist through the profile screen 1000 .

13 shows a follow list screen 1300 accessible from the timeline service.

Referring to FIG. 13 , the follow list screen 1300 may include a follower list that follows the user, and a 'More' menu 1301 may be included for each account included in the follower list.

When the 'More' menu 1301 for a specific account is selected from the follower list of the follow list screen 1300, the processor 220 adds the account to the timeline blacklist through the related menu list screen 1310. A 'blacklist addition' menu 1311 may be provided.

When the menu 1311 of 'add to blacklist' is selected, the processor 220 may also guide contents of restrictions according to being added to the timeline blacklist before an actual additional operation.

The user may add an account to be blocked from the timeline service to the timeline blacklist through the follow list screen 1300 .

14 shows a story screen 1400 that can be entered in the timeline service.

The story screen 1400 may be a kind of interface screen that collects and shows user reaction histories.

Referring to FIG. 14 , the story screen 1400 may include a list of accounts that have viewed user posts in the timeline service, a list of accounts that have liked the user's posts, and the like, and for each account included in the account list, 'more' A 'view' menu 1401 may be included.

When the 'More' menu 1401 for a specific account is selected from the account list of the story screen 1400, the processor 220 is configured to add the corresponding account to the timeline blacklist through the related menu list screen 1410. An 'add blacklist' menu 1411 may be provided.

When the menu 1411 of 'add to blacklist' is selected, the processor 220 may guide content of restrictions according to being added to the timeline blacklist before an actual additional operation.

The user may add an account to be blocked from the timeline service to the timeline blacklist through the story screen 1400 .

15 shows a friend list screen 1500 of a messenger.

The processor 220 may also add the corresponding account to the timeline blacklist according to the user's request in the process of blocking messenger friends.

Referring to FIG. 15 , the processor 220 may provide a blocking result screen 1510 that guides the friend blocking result at the point in time when friend blocking for a specific account is completed according to a user request through the friend list screen 1500. At this time, a 'blacklist addition' menu 1511 for adding the corresponding account to the timeline blacklist may be provided through the blocking result screen 1510.

The user may also add the corresponding account to the timeline blacklist in the process of blocking friends through the messenger's friend list screen 1500 or the like.

The processor 220 may manage the timeline blacklist, which is a list of accounts blocked by the user through various paths in relation to the timeline service, as a blocklist separate from the messenger's friend blocklist.

16 shows an environment setting screen 1600 of the timeline service.

Referring to FIG. 16 , the configuration screen 1600 may include a setting menu list related to the timeline service, and at this time, a 'timeline blacklist' menu 1602 may be included as an interface for accessing the timeline blacklist. can

When the 'timeline blacklist' menu 1602 is selected, the processor 220 may provide a list 1610 of accounts added to the timeline blacklist, and each account included in the account list 1610 corresponds to a corresponding account. A 'blacklist release' menu 1612 may be provided to release the blacklist from the timeline blacklist.

The user can check the accounts added to the timeline blacklist through the environment setting screen 1600, and can release an account to be followed again from the timeline blacklist in the timeline service.

As such, according to the embodiments of the present invention, in providing a timeline service using a follow-based subscription relationship rather than a friend-based function included in a messenger, the timeline service is provided through a blacklist separate from the messenger's friend blocking list. can be controlled, and in particular, recommendations for inducing followers of new accounts can be limited using the timeline blacklist.

The devices described above may be implemented as hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, devices and components described in the embodiments include a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and a programmable PLU (programmable logic unit). logic unit), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may run an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of software. For convenience of understanding, there are cases in which one processing device is used, but those skilled in the art will understand that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it can include. For example, a processing device may include a plurality of processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or processes independently or collectively. The device can be commanded. The software and/or data may be embodied in any tangible machine, component, physical device, computer storage medium or device to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to a processing device. have. The software may be distributed on networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. In this case, the medium may continuously store a program executable by a computer or temporarily store the program for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a single or combined hardware, but is not limited to a medium directly connected to a certain computer system, and may be distributed on a network. Examples of the medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc. configured to store program instructions. In addition, examples of other media include recording media or storage media managed by an app store that distributes applications, a site that supplies or distributes various other software, and a server.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited examples and drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from the method described, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the method described, or other components may be used. Or even if it is replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the following claims.

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In the timeline control method executed on a computer device,
The computer device includes at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in a memory;
Provides a timeline service as a function included in a community that uses a social graph based on friend relationships,
The timeline service provides a timeline according to a follow-based subscription relationship separately from the social graph,
The timeline control method,
managing, by the at least one processor, an account set by a user to be blocked in the timeline service as a blacklist; and
Controlling, by the at least one processor, a recommendation function provided in the timeline service using the blacklist
Timeline control method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The control step is
limiting the recommendation of an account added to the blacklist or a post of the account in the timeline service;
Timeline control method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The control step is
releasing a follow relationship with an account added to the blacklist in the timeline service;
Timeline control method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The control step is
Hiding the post of the account added to the blacklist in the timeline feed area in the timeline service
Timeline control method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The control step is
Excluding an account added to the blacklist from the user's post reading authority in the timeline service
Timeline control method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The control step is
Restricting notification of a reaction of an account added to the blacklist in the timeline service
Timeline control method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The control step is
Hiding the reaction record of the account added to the blacklist in the timeline service
Timeline control method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The management step is
Managing the blacklist as a block list distinct from the community's friend block list
Timeline control method characterized by. According to claim 1,
The management step is
Providing a blacklist addition function through at least one of a screen providing profile information of each account in the timeline service, a screen providing a follower list for the user, and a screen providing a reaction history for the user
Timeline control method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The management step is
Providing a blacklist addition function for the account at the time of blocking friends in the community
Timeline control method comprising a. A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium in order to execute the timeline control method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 in a computer device. In a computer device,
at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in memory;
including,
Provides a timeline service as a function included in a community using a social graph based on friend relationships,
The timeline service provides a timeline according to a follow-based subscription relationship separately from the social graph,
The at least one processor,
managing an account set by a user as a blocking target in the timeline service as a blacklist; and
Controlling a recommendation function provided by the timeline service using the blacklist
A computer device that processes According to claim 12,
The at least one processor,
Restricting recommendations for accounts added to the blacklist or posts of the account in the timeline service
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 12,
The at least one processor,
To release the follow relationship with the account added to the blacklist in the timeline service
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 12,
The at least one processor,
Hiding posts of accounts added to the blacklist in the timeline feed area in the timeline service
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 12,
The at least one processor,
Excluding an account added to the blacklist from the user's post read permission in the timeline service
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 12,
The at least one processor,
Restricting notification of reactions of accounts added to the blacklist in the timeline service
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 12,
The at least one processor,
Hiding reaction records of accounts added to the blacklist in the timeline service
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 12,
The at least one processor,
Managing the blacklist as a block list distinct from the community's friend block list
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 12,
The at least one processor,
Providing a blacklist addition function through at least one of a screen providing profile information of each account in the timeline service, a screen providing a follower list for the user, and a screen providing a reaction history for the user
Characterized by a computer device.

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