KR20230077329A - A method for creating a chat room in an offline community service and a system for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for generating a chat room in an offline community service. More specifically, according to the method for generating a chat room in an offline community service, when a host shakes a device to generate motion performance information, a service server stores the motion performance information, and when a guest located within the host device's local area network shakes the device to generate motion performance information, the service server generates an online chat room between the host and the guest.

Description

How to create a chat room in an offline community service {A METHOD FOR CREATING A CHAT ROOM IN AN OFFLINE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND A SYSTEM FOR THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a method for creating a chat room in an offline community service, and more particularly, when a host shakes a device to generate motion performance information, a service server stores the motion performance information, and a guest located in a host device local area network A method for creating a chat room in an offline community service in which a service server creates an online chat room between a host and a guest when motion performance information is generated by shaking a device.

Due to the development of information communication, online community services have been very active, and online community services have become commonplace to the extent that online conversations are much more common than offline conversations.

However, although the online community service may have made great progress for a long time and in various aspects of the service, the online community service is still mutually networking only based on the user's ID or phone number, and people who do not know it well Networking online is very difficult unless there are special circumstances.

In addition, when creating an online community with multiple users, it is very inconvenient to create an online community by asking for IDs or phone numbers of multiple users, and users are reluctant to share their phone numbers or personal information. For users, the conventional online community creation method may feel like a big obstacle.

In order to overcome these inconveniences and problems, a method for creating an online community without the need for other personal information such as the user's ID or phone number when a user creates an online community and a method for creating an online community with a large number of users are provided. When it comes to creating an online community quickly and easily without complicated procedures, a method must be prepared.

10-2117886 (2020.05.27)

A technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to create a chat room between users without the need to share their IDs or phone numbers when a user performs a motion while holding a device and another user located within the user's local area network performs the same motion. Its purpose is to provide an offline community service that allows

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an offline community service server that creates a chat room between closest users even when a plurality of users simultaneously perform motions.

On the other hand, the technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

In order to solve the above problem, a method for inviting a third person to an online chat room through a local area network in an offline manner according to the present invention includes storing host motion performance information generated by a host device; Receiving guest motion performance information from a guest device; Searching for host motion performance information matching the guest motion performance information; and when matching host motion performance information is searched for, allowing a guest corresponding to the guest motion performance information to participate in a chat room of a host corresponding to the searched host motion performance information, wherein the guest device includes the host device It may be characterized as being located within a local area network of.

Further, in the above method, the motion performance information may include motion performance information about whether a specific motion is performed while the user holds the device.

Further, in the method, when a plurality of host motion performance information matching the guest motion performance information is searched in the step of searching for the motion performance information, a host device located at a relatively closer distance from the guest device is selected. The method may further include specifying; and allowing a guest corresponding to the guest motion performance information to participate in a chat room of a host corresponding to the specified host device.

In the method, the step of searching for host motion performance information that matches the guest motion performance information further includes calculating a similarity rate between the guest motion performance information and host motion performance information stored in a service server; When the similarity rate is equal to or greater than a preset value, a guest corresponding to the guest motion performance information may participate in a chat room of a host corresponding to the host motion performance information.

In addition, at this time, the motion performance information may be motion performance information for a specific motion selected from the motion list provided by the service server by the host, or motion performance information for a motion arbitrarily generated by the host. can

According to the present invention as described above, since a chat room is created between users only by performing a specific motion, there is an effect that communication can be easily started without an unnecessary input process.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is effective in that users can not only have fun when using offline community services, but also experience a different interface that has not been experienced before.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that an online community among various users can be rapidly and conveniently created.

In addition, by providing an offline community service in which a chat room is created without sharing user IDs or phone numbers, users' personal information can be prevented from being leaked and users' personal networks can be expanded without complicated procedures.

In addition, by providing an offline community service server that creates a chat room between the closest users even if a plurality of users simultaneously perform motions, unnecessary chat rooms are prevented from being created and desired chat rooms can be created. It has an inducing effect.

1 is a diagram showing a relationship of interest between a host device and a guest device according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a relationship of interest between a host device and a guest device according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a host device of the present invention invites a guest device and creates a chat room by performing motions.
4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a service server mediates when a plurality of host devices of the present invention invite a guest device by performing a motion.
5 is a diagram showing how a host device of the present invention delegates a host authority to a guest device and the delegated guest device invites another guest device.
6 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of allowing a third party to participate in an offline community service according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them, will become clear with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the present embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the holder of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numbers designate like elements throughout the specification.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this specification may be used in a meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly specifically defined. Terms used in this specification are for describing embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, singular forms also include plural forms unless specifically stated otherwise in a phrase.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish one component from another, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element.

As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" means that a stated component, step, operation, and/or element is one or more other components, steps, operations, and/or elements. Existence or additions are not excluded.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments and application examples described above, and various modifications and implementations by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, these modifications should not be understood separately from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

1 is a diagram showing a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to the present invention through simple images.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in the offline community service server (100, hereinafter referred to as a service server) according to the present invention, when the host device 10 performs a motion, the offline community service server 100 recognizes and stores it, and the guest device When (20) performs the motion, the service server 100 recognizes it and accepts it as a meaning of participating in a chat room, and serves to create a chat room between the host device 10 and the guest device 20. Hereinafter, the process of providing these services by the service server 100 to the user will be described in detail. However, terms frequently used in the service server 100 will be explained first in order to help understanding of the description before detailed explanation in earnest. Let's take a look.

[Offline Community Service Server (100)]

The offline community service server 100 referred to in the present invention searches for other users existing within a close distance by using a short-range communication means of a user terminal, for example, a Bluetooth function of a smartphone, in an offline place such as a cafe, school, or restaurant. It can be understood as a server that plays a role such as exchanging various information with the searched user or creating a chat room. As a specific example of the service providing process, if the host device 10 continuously broadcasts an AD packet including specific information (UUID, etc.) to unspecified receivers in the vicinity, The guest device 20 can receive this, and the guest device 20 that has received the ad packet can approach the service server 100 by referring to the information included in the ad packet and request service use. At this time, the types of services that can be requested may include an information search service (host information search or other nearby users search), messenger service, and the like. The service server 100 operated between the host device 10 and the guest device 20 performs the above functions.

[Host device 10 and guest device 20]

The host device 10 is a device of a user who wants to create an initial chat room and is easy to understand if it is considered as a device of a user who wants to invite other users to the chat room.

The guest device 20 includes a user device 20 participating in the chat room of the host device 10, or a user device 20 that exists within the local area network of the host device 10 but has not yet participated in the chat room. can be seen as In other words, the guest device 20 can be broadly understood as a device of a user existing within a local area network of the host device 10 .

For reference, the device referred to herein may include portable terminals such as smart phones, PDAs, tablet PCs, etc., as well as installation type terminals such as PCs. However, as briefly described above, the device may perform a process of recognizing the user's motion when the user invites and accepts the chat room, so it is preferable that the device is capable of recognizing the user's motion.

[Motion performance information]

The motion performance information of the present invention is information about gestures, movements, and motions taken by a user. As mentioned above, the motions include shaking the smartphone, drawing "O" or "X" with the smartphone, and pointing in a specific direction. Various motions, such as a motion of turning over a smartphone, and the like, may be included. The user's device may determine whether the user has performed a motion or not through a motion sensing function of the device and generate a result of the determination as motion performance information. The motion performance information is transmitted to the service server 100, and the service server 100 can provide a chat room service to the user through the motion performance information.

On the other hand, motion performance information in another aspect may be motion performance information about which motion the user has taken, rather than information on whether or not the user simply performed the motion. For example, it is possible to determine whether the user took a motion of drawing an “O” while holding the user device or a motion of drawing an “X” while holding the user device, and the result of the determination can be generated as motion performance information.

In the above, terms that will be frequently mentioned in describing offline community services have been briefly reviewed.

Next, before examining in detail how to create a chat room in an offline community service, a simple chat room creation and participation method will be reviewed through FIGS. 2 to 5 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a simple pictorial relationship between a host device 10 and a guest device 20 .

“H” painted in red in FIG. 2 is the host device 10 , and a black circle area is a short-range communication range of the host device 10 of the host device 10 .

On the other hand, “G” painted in blue is a guest device 20 and is a user device located within a short-range communication range of the host device 10 .

Meanwhile, "G'" painted in green is a user's device, not the guest device 20 . In other words, since "G'" is not located in the short-range communication range of the host device 10, it is a device of a user other than the guest device 20 based on the host device 10, but a device of another host device 10. It is also a user's device that can be a guest device 20 .

For reference, the host device 10 may be any device as long as it is a device of a user using the service server 100 . In other words, "G" or "G'" means that if motion performance information is taken to create a chat room, the service server 100 can recognize the motion performance information and designate it as the host device 10 .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing how, when the host device 10 performs a motion to invite a chat room, the guest device 20 accepts the invitation by performing a motion or rejects the guest device 20 by not performing a motion.

When the host device 10 of “H” performs a motion, the service server 100 accepts it as meaning to invite another guest to the chat room and stores the motion performance information of the host device 10. Subsequently, if the guest device 20 of "G" performs the same motion as the motion of "H", the service server 100 accepts it as meaning that it wants to participate in the chat room of "H", and the host device 10 and a chat room of the guest device 20 is created.

On the other hand, if the guest device 20 does not perform the motion even after the host device 10 performs the motion, a chat room between the host device 10 and the guest device 20 of “G” that has not performed the motion is created. It won't be.

For reference, in order to confirm the intention of the guest device 20, a chat room can be created only with the guest device 20 that performed the motion within a predetermined time after the first host device 10 performed the motion. Here, the predetermined time may be a time previously set in the service server 100 by the host device 10 . Preferably, it may be a time within 5 seconds to 10 seconds.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing how a chat room is created between a host device 10 and a guest device 20 when a plurality of host devices 10 exist.

"H1" and "H2" marked in red are host devices 10, "G1" and "G2" marked in blue are guest devices 20, and "S" marked in orange is the service server 100, For example, it is assumed that "H1" and "H2" both perform specific motions to invite guests to the chat room, and both "G1" and "G2" perform motions to show their intention to participate in the chat room. Meanwhile, "G1" and "G2" may be included in the local area network of "H1", and "G1" and "G2" may be included in the local area network of "H2". When applied together, "G1" and "G2" may have a problem of participating in both "H1" and "H2" chat rooms, respectively. To overcome this problem, the service server 100 of the present invention is and “H2”, “G1”, and “G2” motion performance information may be stored, and when a chat room is created, a chat room of the host device 10 and the guest device 20 that are close to each other may be preferentially created. In other words, referring to FIG. 4, in "H1", relatively closer "G1" and the first chat room may be created with priority, and in "H2", relatively closer "G2" and the second chat room may be created with priority. there is. This mechanism can be operated in the same way even when there are a plurality of host devices “H1” and “H2” and only one guest device “G”. That is, assuming that there is a situation in which both “H1” and “H2” perform the motion, if the motion of “G” has been performed, the service server 100 determines whether there is a host that has performed the same motion as the motion of “G”. And if there is a host but there are a plurality of them, the service server 100 will join any one host device and "G" located in a relatively closer distance to "G" in one chat room.

Meanwhile, after the guest device 20 performs the motion, a message confirming whether or not the chat room of the host device 20 to which the guest device 20 wants to participate may be additionally transmitted, through which the guest device 20 does not participate in an unwanted chat room. can avoid

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing how the host device 10 invites another guest device 20 to the chat room by delegating the host authority to the guest device 20 participating in the chat room.

In (A) of FIG. 5, "H1" and "G1" participate in the first chat room, and the host device 10 of "H1" communicates with the guest device 20 of "G1" through the service server 100. , or a state in which the host authority is delegated through direct communication with the guest device 20 .

5(B) shows that the guest device of “G1” is delegated to the host device of “H2” by the host device 10 of “H1”, and after the delegation, the local area network of the host device of “H1” has already been delegated. It shows how "G'" located outside is located in the local area network of the host device "H2" and becomes a guest device of the host device "H2". That is, it shows an embodiment in which the host device "H2", which has been delegated from "H1", eventually participates "G'", which is out of communication range of the host device "H1", into the chat room.

In the above, the offline community service of the present invention was briefly examined through the conceptual diagrams shown in FIGS. 2 to 5.

Next, a method of allowing a third party to participate in the offline community service of the present invention will be described step by step.

<First Embodiment: Basic Embodiment>

6 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The method for allowing a third party to participate in an offline community service according to the first embodiment of the present invention starts with the host device 10 generating host motion performance information (S101), and the host device 10 generates the motion performance information After generating, it transmits the motion performance information to the service server 100 (S102).

When the service server 100 receives host motion performance information from the host device 10, the service server 100 stores the host motion performance information (S103).

After the service server 100 stores the motion performance information, when the guest device 20 generates the guest motion performance information (S104) and transmits it to the service server 10 (S105), the service server 100 searches for a host device 10 that matches the guest motion performance information from the guest device 20 (S106), and when a specific host device 10 is found, the corresponding host device 10 and the guest device 20 A chat room is created (S107).

<Second Embodiment: When a plurality of host devices exist>

7 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

A method for allowing a third party to participate in an offline community service according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes generating host motion performance information by the first host device 11 and the second host device 12 (S201). Then, after the first host device 11 and the second host device 12 generate host motion performance information, the information is transmitted to the service server 100 (S202).

When the service server 100 receives host motion performance information from the first host device 11 and the second host device 12, the service server 100 stores the motion performance information (S203).

After the service server 100 stores the motion performance information, the guest device 20 can generate guest motion performance information (S204) and transmit it to the service server 10 (S205). At this time, the service server Step 100 first searches for a host device that matches the motion performance information received from the guest device 20 (S206). Meanwhile, when the number of discovered host devices is plural, the service server 100 selects the host device 20 that is relatively closer to the guest device 20 among the first host device 11 and the second host device 12. It is specified (S207).

Thereafter, the service server 100 creates a chat room between the specified host device and the guest device 20 (S208), and the method of creating a chat room in the offline community service according to the second embodiment of the present invention is completed.

<Third Embodiment: Host sets specific motion performance information>

8 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

A method for allowing a third party to participate in an offline community service according to a third embodiment of the present invention starts when the host device 10 generates specific host motion performance information (S301). Here, the specific host motion performance information is information on whether a specific or specified motion has been performed by a user or information on motion performed by a user for a predetermined period of time, and the host device 10 sends the service server 10 based data to set this information. A stored motion (shaking, flipping, etc.) may be selected or the host device 10 may directly take a specific motion and set it in the service server 100 .

In this way, when the host device 10 sets specific host motion performance information, it transmits the specific host motion performance information to the service server 100 (S302).

When the service server 100 receives specific motion performance information from the host device 10, the service server 100 recognizes the specific motion performance information and stores it (S303).

After the service server 100 recognizes and stores the host motion performance information, the guest device 20 may generate (S304) specific guest motion performance information and transmit it to the service server 10 (S305). At this time, the service server 100 receives specific guest motion performance information from the guest device 20, and the service server 10 sends the specific guest motion performance information transmitted by the guest device 20 to the host device 10. It is verified whether it matches the specific host motion performance information set (S305). At this time, the service server 100 may compare the host motion performance information set by the host device with the guest motion performance information received from the guest device 20, and the comparison result is a numerical value (similarity rate). can be derived. Also, the criterion for verification may be whether the digitized value is greater than or equal to a specific value.

On the other hand, when the service server 10 completes verification that the specific motion performance information received from the guest device 20 matches the specific motion performance information set by the host device 10, the service server 100 performs the host A chat room in which the device 10 and the guest device 20 participate is created (S306).

<Fourth Embodiment: Setting at least two pieces of specific motion performance information>

9 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

A method for allowing a third party to participate in an offline community service according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention starts when the host device 10 sets at least two pieces of specific motion performance information (S401). Here, setting at least two or more pieces of specific motion performance information by the host device 10 is to receive at least two or more distinct expressions of intent, that is, differently classified motions, from the guest device 20 . For example, the host device 10 sets drawing an “O” with a smartphone as the meaning of accepting an invitation to a chat room as first specific motion performance information, and drawing an “X” with a smartphone as a sign of rejection. This means that it can be set as the second specific motion performance information.

In this way, when the host device 10 generates at least two pieces of specific performance information and transmits them to the service server 100 (S402), the service server 100 receives them and distinguishes the specific motion performance information (S403). Here, the reason why the service server 100 classifies the set specific motion performance information is to provide different services according to the first or second specific motion performance information that the guest device 20 can perform.

Subsequently, the service server 100 stores the classified specific motion performance information (S404).

After the service server 100 stores the classified specific motion performance information, the first guest device 21 can generate the specific motion performance information and transmit it to the service server (S405), and the second guest device 22 ) Also, specific motion performance information can be generated and transmitted to the service server (S405). The service server 100 determines whether the received specific motion performance information matches the stored motion performance information, and if the matching motion performance information If there is, it can be determined whether it is the first specific motion performance information or the second specific motion performance information of the host device 10 (S406). Alternatively, whether the specific motion performance information received from the guest devices matches what is stored in the service server 100 may be comprehensively searched for.

If it is determined that the received specific motion performance information is the first specific motion performance information, the service server 100 creates a chat room between the guest device 20 and the host device 10 that sent the first specific motion performance information. It does (S407).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the received specific motion performance information is the second specific motion performance information, the service server 100 creates a chat room between the guest device 20 and the host device 10 that sent the second specific motion performance information. I never do that.

For reference, in the above embodiment, the first specific motion performance information has been described as a motion for responding to a chat room invitation and the second specific motion performance information has been described as a motion for rejecting a chat room invitation, but this is only one embodiment, and of course each motion It will be said that different commands or functions may be assigned to each execution information.

<Fifth Embodiment: Invitation to Chat Room in Another Method (Distributing Entry Token))>

10 is a diagram specifically illustrating a method of creating a chat room in an offline community service according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

A method for allowing a third party to participate in an offline community service according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention starts when the host device 10 requests the service server 100 to create a chat room (S501).

When the service server 100 receives a chat room creation request from the host device 10, the service server 100 creates a chat room (S502).

After the service server 100 creates a chat room, when the host device 10 generates motion performance information (S503) and transmits it to the service server 100 (S504), the service server 100 performs motion Save the information (S505).

When the service server 100 stores motion performance information of the host device 10, the service server 10 generates a deactivation access token (S506). Here, it will be easy to understand that the term deactivated entry token is an entry token that has not yet been activated, and an entry token is a key to enter a chat room. When the access token is activated, it is possible to enter the created chat room of the host device 10 .

In this way, when the service server 10 generates the deactivation access token, the service server 100 distributes the deactivation access token to the guest device 20 located within the local area network of the host device 10 (S507).

When the service server 100 distributes the deactivation access token to the guest device 20 located within the local area network of the host device 10, the guest device 20 receives the distributed deactivation access token (S508).

After the guest device 20 receives the distributed deactivation access token, when the guest device 20 generates motion performance information, the deactivation access token is converted into an activation access token (S509).

When the guest device 20 generates motion performance information and converts the inactive entry token into an active entry token, the service server 10 verifies this and converts the guest device 20 having the activation entry token to the host device 10. Enter the chat room (S510).

Meanwhile, although the embodiment in which the deactivation access token is distributed by the service server 100 has been described above, the deactivation access token is broadcast by the host device 10 to an unspecified number of surrounding guest devices ( 20) can be passed on. The guest device 20 may receive an ad packet and a deactivated access token from the host device 10 through a Bluetooth network, and when a specific motion is performed in the guest device 20, the deactivated access token is converted into an activated access token. and can be transmitted to the service server 100, and accordingly, participation in a chat room with the host device 10 can be possible.

All examples of how to create a chat room in an offline community service have been described above.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments and application examples described above, and various modifications and implementations by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, these modifications should not be understood separately from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

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Claims (5)

As a method for inviting a third party to an online chat room through a local area network offline,
storing host motion performance information generated by a host device;
Receiving guest motion performance information from a guest device;
Searching for host motion performance information matching the guest motion performance information; and
When matching host motion performance information is searched for, allowing a guest corresponding to the guest motion performance information to participate in a chat room of a host corresponding to the searched host motion performance information;
Characterized in that the guest device is located within a local area network of the host device,
How to create a chat room in offline community service. According to claim 1,
The motion performance information,
Including motion performance information about whether the user performed a specific motion while holding the device,
How to create a chat room in offline community service. According to claim 1,
In the step of searching for the motion performance information, when a plurality of host motion performance information matching the guest motion performance information is searched for, specifying a host device located at a relatively closer distance from the guest device; include,
Characterized in that a guest corresponding to the guest motion performance information participates in a chat room of a host corresponding to the specified host device.
How to create a chat room in offline community service According to claim 1,
The step of searching for host motion performance information matching the guest motion performance information,
Calculating a similarity rate between the guest motion performance information and the host motion performance information stored in the service server;
Characterized in that, when the similarity rate is greater than or equal to a preset value, a guest corresponding to the guest motion performance information is invited to participate in a chat room of a host corresponding to the host motion performance information.
How to create a chat room in offline community service According to claim 4,
The motion performance information,
Characterized in that the host is motion performance information for a specific motion selected from the motion list provided by the service server, or motion performance information for a motion arbitrarily generated by the host.
How to create a chat room in offline community service

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