KR20240010977A - Chat room-based timer setting device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a chat room-based timer setting device and method, wherein the device includes a chat room creation unit that creates a chat room in which at least one person related to work participates in response to a chat room creation request during the progress of a project; a timer setting unit that creates a timer in the chat room to start a notification creation operation when a timer setting request is received from the person involved in the work; and a timer notification provider that generates and provides notifications related to the chat room according to the start signal of the timer. By including a, it is possible to provide a timer for multiple chat rooms in which multiple users participate and to provide information shared in each chat room. You can increase work efficiency by tracking related objects.

Description

Chat room-based timer setting device and method {CHAT ROOM-BASED TIMER SETTING DEVICE AND METHOD}

The present invention relates to a technology for providing a timer for business communication. More specifically, the present invention relates to a timer for effectively managing related objects shared in multiple chat rooms during the progress of a project, thereby enabling smooth communication between people involved in the project as well as project management. It is related to technology that effectively supports performance.

In general, an Internet messenger corresponds to an application that transmits messages containing text or graphics between users, and may be implemented as a chat room in which multiple users participate. In one embodiment, the Internet messenger may include a mobile messenger executed in a mobile environment (e.g., a mobile phone) and may include, for example, KakaoTalk, Line, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, etc. In addition, such Internet messengers are increasingly being used in a variety of ways in the management and progress of work.

In particular, as the size of the project gradually increases and the structure of the project becomes more complex, the number of chat rooms in which work participants participate simultaneously within a single project is also increasing. It may be difficult for business participants to easily understand the flow of related work during the distributed communication process in multiple chat rooms.

In other words, while channels called chat rooms make communication between work participants easier, it is difficult for each individual to track the flow of work due to the multiple chat rooms and various objects shared within the chat rooms. An effective means of tracking and managing objects may be needed.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0020194 (2020.02.26)

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a timer that operates independently is provided for multiple chat rooms in which multiple users participate and various objects shared in each chat room, thereby effectively tracking and identifying related objects shared in each chat room. We aim to provide a chat room-based timer setting device and method that can increase work efficiency.

Among embodiments, a chat room-based timer setting device includes a chat room creation unit that creates a chat room in which at least one work related person participates according to a chat room creation request during the progress of a project; a timer setting unit that creates a timer in the chat room to start a notification creation operation when a timer setting request is received from the person involved in the work; and a timer notification provider that generates and provides a notification associated with the chat room according to a start signal of the timer.

The timer setting unit independently creates the timer for each of the chat rooms and objects including messages, images, files, plans, and tasks shared within the chat room according to the timer setting request. You can.

When receiving the timer setting request, the timer setting unit may set the timer time of the timer by automatically applying a preset reservation time based on the time of receiving the request.

The timer setting unit may display a menu for requesting the timer setting together with objects shared within the chat room.

When a notification recipient is input along with the timer setting request, the timer setting unit may generate the timer for the timer setter and the notification recipient, respectively.

The timer setting unit may generate the timer for a message string in which the plurality of messages are connected in time series according to a timer setting request for a plurality of messages.

The timer notification provider may generate the notification as a system message within the chat room or as a notification message from a notification list implemented independently of the chat room.

The timer notification provider may generate and provide a push message including the notification according to the start signal.

The timer notification provider may generate a notification regarding timer creation as the system message or the notification message when the creation of the timer is detected.

The timer notification provider may provide access to the object for which the timer is set when the timer setter's selection for the notification is detected.

When the timer notification provider detects the timer setter's selection for the notification, the timer setter and the notification recipient may simultaneously provide access to the object for which the timer is set.

The timer notification provider may provide the notification as a mention including user-specified information to the notification recipient according to the start signal.

When the timer notification provider detects the timer setter's selection for the notification, the timer notification provider may provide a list of messages in the message string and provide access to the message selected by the timer setter.

The timer notification provider may generate and provide a reminder message regarding the notification while the timer is running.

Among embodiments, a chat room-based timer setting method includes the steps of creating a chat room in which at least one work related person participates according to a chat room creation request during the progress of a project, through a chat room creation unit; Creating a timer in the chat room to start a notification creation operation when a timer setting request is received from the business associate through a timer setting unit; and generating and providing, through the timer notification providing unit, a notification associated with the chat room according to a start signal of the timer.

The disclosed technology can have the following effects. However, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment must include all of the following effects or only the following effects, the scope of rights of the disclosed technology should not be understood as being limited thereby.

A chat room-based timer setting device and method according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a timer that operates independently for multiple chat rooms in which multiple users participate and various objects shared in each chat room, thereby sharing them in each chat room. You can increase work efficiency by effectively tracking and identifying related objects.

1 is a diagram explaining a timer setting system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining the system configuration of the timer setting device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining the functional configuration of the timer setting device of FIG. 1.
Figure 4 is a flowchart explaining a chat room-based timer setting method according to the present invention.
5 to 8 are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a chat room-based timer setting process according to the present invention.

Since the description of the present invention is only an example for structural or functional explanation, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as limited by the examples described in the text. In other words, since the embodiments can be modified in various ways and can have various forms, the scope of rights of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents that can realize the technical idea. In addition, the purpose or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment must include all or only such effects, so the scope of the present invention should not be understood as limited thereby.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in this application should be understood as follows.

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

When a component is referred to as being “connected” to another component, it should be understood that it may be directly connected to the other component, but that other components may exist in between. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between. Meanwhile, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring" and "directly neighboring" should be interpreted similarly.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as “comprise” or “have” refer to implemented features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or them. It is intended to specify the existence of a combination, and should be understood as not excluding in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

For each step, identification codes (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) are used for convenience of explanation. The identification codes do not explain the order of each step, and each step clearly follows a specific order in context. Unless specified, events may occur differently from the specified order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the opposite order.

The present invention can be implemented as computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium, and the computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. . Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices. Additionally, the computer-readable recording medium can be distributed in a computer system connected to a network, so that the computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

All terms used herein, unless otherwise defined, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as consistent with the meaning they have in the context of the related technology, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless clearly defined in the present application.

1 is a diagram explaining a timer setting system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the timer setting system 100 may include a plurality of user terminals 110 and a timer setting device 130.

The user terminal 110 may correspond to a computing device operated by a user. For example, the user terminal 110 may be implemented as a desktop, laptop, tablet PC, or smartphone, but is not necessarily limited thereto and may be implemented as a variety of devices.

There may be more than one user terminal 110, and in this case, it may be one of the first user terminal 110a, the second user terminal 110b, and the third user terminal 110c, or it may include one or more of them. For convenience, the user terminal 110 used by the first user is the first user terminal 110a, the user terminal 110 used by the second user is the second user terminal 110b, and the user terminal 110 used by the third user is 110 may be referred to as a third user terminal 110c, etc.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of users may be included in one or more user groups. One or more user groups may be referred to as a first user group, a second user group, a third user group, etc. Meanwhile, one user may be included in one or more user groups at the same time.

Additionally, multiple users can participate in a common project or task. At this time, one overall project may exist, and the entire project may include a plurality of independently carried out work projects. Additionally, a plan or task, etc. may be created and stored in relation to the entire project or work project.

Here, a plan may correspond to a work plan established to achieve a specific goal, and a task may correspond to various individual tasks created and processed according to the plan. Additionally, messages, images, videos, etc. may be shared between users during the processing of a plan or task, and a chat room may be provided for conversation and sharing between users.

In one embodiment, at least one of the user terminals 110 may be a mobile terminal and may be connected to the timer setting device 130 through cellular communication or Wi-Fi communication. In another embodiment, at least one of the user terminals 110 may be a desktop and may be connected to the timer setting device 130 via the Internet.

The timer setting device 130 may correspond to a computing device that can be connected to at least one user terminal 110 through a network. In one embodiment, the timer setting device 130 may manage at least one user group in which other users associated with one user are members, that is, task participants.

In one embodiment, the timer setting device 130 may be connected to the user terminal 110 through a dedicated agent installed on the user terminal 110. Here, the dedicated agent may correspond to an agent program, which is software that, when installed on the user terminal 110, allows the user terminal 110 and the timer setting device 130 to interact with each other under the approval of the user terminal 110. .

Meanwhile, the connection and combination between the timer setting device 130 and the user terminal 110 described herein may correspond to one embodiment, and may be changed into various forms within a typical range according to various operating environments. Of course, it can be applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining the system configuration of the timer setting device of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the timer setting device 130 may include a processor 210, a memory 230, a user input/output unit 250, and a network input/output unit 270.

The processor 210 can execute the chat room-based timer setting procedure according to the present invention, and manage the memory 230 that is read or written in this process, and the volatile memory and non-volatile memory in the memory 230. You can schedule synchronization times between

The processor 210 can control the overall operation of the timer setting device 130 and is electrically connected to the memory 230, the user input/output unit 250, and the network input/output unit 270 to control data flow between them. You can. The processor 210 may be implemented as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) of the timer setting device 130.

The memory 230 may be implemented as a non-volatile memory such as a solid state disk (SSD) or a hard disk drive (HDD) and may include an auxiliary memory used to store all data required for the timer setting device 130, It may include a main memory implemented as volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory). In this way, the memory 230 can be implemented as volatile and non-volatile memory, and if implemented as a non-volatile memory, it can be implemented to be connected through a hyperlink.

The user input/output unit 250 includes an environment for receiving user input and an environment for outputting specific information to the user, for example, a mouse, trackball, touch pad, graphic tablet, scanner, touch screen, keyboard, or pointing. It may include an input device that includes or is connected to an adapter such as a device, and an output device that includes an adapter such as a monitor or touch screen. In one embodiment, the user input/output unit 250 may correspond to a computing device connected through a remote connection, and in such case, the timer setting device 130 may function as a server.

The network input/output unit 270 provides a communication environment for connection to the user terminal 110 through a network, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and It may include an adapter for communication such as VAN (Value Added Network). Additionally, the network input/output unit 270 may be implemented to provide short-range communication functions such as WiFi and Bluetooth or wireless communication functions of 4G or higher for wireless transmission of data.

FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining the functional configuration of the timer setting device of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 3, the timer setting device 130 may include a chat room creation unit 310, a timer setting unit 330, a timer notification providing unit 350, and a control unit 370.

At this time, the embodiment of the present invention does not have to include all of the above functional components at the same time, and depending on each embodiment, some of the above components may be omitted or some or all of the above components may be selectively included. It may be implemented. Additionally, an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as an independent module that selectively includes some of the above components, and the timer setting method according to the present invention may be performed through interworking between each module. Hereinafter, the operation of each component will be described in detail.

The chat room creation unit 310 may create a chat room in which at least one work related person participates in response to a chat room creation request during the progress of the project. That is, the timer setting device 130 can create and provide various chat rooms during the progress of the entire project or work project through the chat room creation unit 310, and at least one work-related person participates in each chat room, allowing for daily conversation as well as daily conversation. You can exchange conversations related to specific plans or work.

Here, work related persons are work participants participating in the project and may include a work creator who creates work, a work instructor who inputs work instructions, and a work processor who processes work. The chat room creation unit 310 may additionally receive information about chat room participants and information about chat room operation rules along with a chat room creation request. Information about chat room participants may include user information and authority information of users who will be invited after the chat room is created.

Additionally, the chat room creation unit 310 may provide a dedicated interface for entering a chat room creation request. The dedicated interface may be implemented through a dedicated agent running on the user terminal 110 and may be provided through a chat room screen or web screen.

Meanwhile, messages, images, files, videos, etc. can be shared between work-related people within a chat room created through the chat room creation unit 310. To this end, a chat room can be implemented to provide a dedicated interface for objects such as messages, images, files, and videos.

The timer setting unit 330 may create a timer in the chat room that starts a notification creation operation when a timer setting request is received from a person related to work. Here, the timer may correspond to a function or module designed to automatically provide notifications at a scheduled time. The timer may include a timer time that determines when to generate a notification, and may automatically generate a start signal to start the notification creation operation when the timer time expires.

As another example, the timer time of the timer may be set to a reservation time, and in this case, the timer may automatically generate a start signal that starts the notification generation operation when the reservation time has elapsed from the time the timer is set. The timer setting unit 330 may receive a timer setting request from any one of the business associates participating in the chat room, and in this case, may generate a timer as a response to the timer setting request.

At this time, the timer may be created in association with the chat room in which the timer setter who requested timer setting is participating. That is, a timer can be created in association with a setting target, and a notification regarding the setting target can be generated. For example, if a timer is set in a chat room, a notification regarding the chat room may be generated, and if a timer is set for a message in the chat room, a notification regarding the message may be generated. Meanwhile, the target for which the timer is set may be designated by the timer setter. A timer created in connection with a chat room can generate and provide a notification as a system message within the chat room when the timer expires. The notification is not necessarily limited to this, and the notification can also be generated and provided through various methods.

In one embodiment, the timer setting unit 330 sets a timer for each object and chat room, including messages, images, files, plans, and tasks shared within the chat room, according to a timer setting request. Can be created independently. That is, the timer can be set for the chat room and can be independently set for each of the various objects shared within the chat room. For example, a business associate participating in a chat room may request a timer setting by specifying a specific object shared in the chat room, and the timer setting unit 330 may create a timer associated with the specific object according to the timer setting request. . In this case, the timer may generate a notification about a specific object at the timer time, and the notification may be provided as a system message of the chat room.

In one embodiment, when receiving a timer setting request, the timer setting unit 330 may set the timer time of the timer by automatically applying a preset reservation time based on the time of receiving the request. At this time, the reservation time can be set to 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, etc. For example, when the reservation time is set to 1 hour, if the time of receiving the timer setting request is 3 PM, the timer setting unit 330 sets a timer with the timer time set to 4 PM (3 PM + 1 hour). can be created.

In one embodiment, the timer setting unit 330 may automatically determine the reservation time based on the average timer time of the object associated with the timer setting request. The timer setter can directly set the timer time with a timer setting request, and the timer setting unit 330 can collect the timer time input for each object and calculate the average timer time for each object. If the timer setter does not set the timer time separately, the timer setting unit 330 can automatically set the average timer time of the corresponding object as the reservation time and then create a timer.

In one embodiment, the timer setting unit 330 may display a menu for requesting a timer setting along with objects shared within the chat room. A menu or interface for setting a timer may be provided within the chat room, and a separate menu or interface may also be provided for objects shared within the chat room. That is, the timer setting unit 330 may display a menu for requesting a timer setting inside the object or adjacent to the object. For example, a timer setting menu may be displayed along with a message shared within a chat room, and business associates participating in the chat room can set a timer for the message by selecting (e.g., clicking or touching) the timer setting menu. You can request. Additionally, individual menus for setting timers may be displayed on images, photos, plans, and tasks shared within a chat room.

In one embodiment, the timer setting unit 330 may generate timers for the timer setter and the notification recipient, respectively, when a notification recipient is input along with a timer setting request. In other words, the timer setter can set the timer time or set the notification recipient while requesting the timer setting. To this end, the timer setting unit 330 may provide an interface for designating a notification recipient when selecting a menu for requesting a timer setting.

Here, the notification recipient is the recipient of the notification generated by the operation of the timer and may correspond to a user designated by the timer setter among work-related people participating in the chat room. Accordingly, the timer setting unit 330 can generate independent timers for each notification recipient as well as the timer setter, and each timer can initiate a notification generation operation according to the independent timer time. If multiple notification recipients are designated within the same chat room, each timer can generate a notification message that is individually provided to the notification recipients.

In one embodiment, the timer setting unit 330 may generate a timer for a message string in which a plurality of messages are connected in time series according to a timer setting request for a plurality of messages. A timer setter who wants to set a timer for a message can select the message and request a timer setting. If he or she wants to set a timer for multiple messages, he or she can select multiple messages simultaneously and then request a timer setting. In this case, messages simultaneously selected by the timer setter may be connected sequentially to form a message string. In other words, a message string may correspond to a set of multiple messages connected according to a specific order. Message series can basically be connected in chronological order according to the time of message creation, but can also be connected according to the order of selection by the timer setter. When a timer setting request is received for a plurality of messages, the timer setting unit 330 may configure the plurality of messages into a message string and then generate a timer.

In one embodiment, the timer setting unit 330 may create timers for different objects according to requests for setting timers for different objects shared within the chat room. For example, the timer setter may simultaneously select a message and an image in the chat room and then request a timer setting, and the timer setting unit 330 may create a timer for each of the corresponding messages and objects.

The timer notification provider 350 may generate and provide a notification related to the chat room according to the start signal of the timer. The timer may generate a start signal that starts the notification generation operation when the timer time is reached and provide the start signal to the timer notification provider 350, and the timer notification provider 350 may receive the start signal and perform the notification creation operation. You can. For example, the timer notification provider 350 can generate a system message such as “Timer time has come, please check” and share it within the chat room. Additionally, when generating a notification related to a specific object, the timer notification provider 350 can generate a system message such as “X: Timer time has come, please check” and share it within the chat room. At this time, 'X' may correspond to identification information of a specific object and may be expressed as an icon, symbol, image, etc. depending on the object type.

In one embodiment, the timer notification provider 350 may generate a notification as a system message within a chat room or as a notification message from a notification list implemented independently of the chat room. Here, the system message can be shared through the chat room to each work related person participating in the chat room, and the notification message can be provided to each work related person through the notification list. In particular, in the case of system messages, since they are displayed through a chat room, depending on the settings, they may be shared with all work-related people participating in the chat room. In the case of notification lists, since they are provided for each work-related person, the notification message is independent only for each work-related person. can be provided.

In one embodiment, the timer notification provider 350 may generate and provide a push message including a notification according to a start signal. The timer notification provider 350 may generate a notification related to the timer as a push message and provide it to the user terminal 110 of the timer setter. The timer setter can quickly check notifications regarding the timer through a push notification displayed on the user terminal 110. The timer notification provider 350 can independently generate and provide a push message even when a system message or notification message related to notification is generated by a timer. That is, in some cases, a system message and a push message or a notification message and a push message may be provided at the same time.

In one embodiment, the timer notification provider 350 may generate a notification regarding timer creation as a system message or notification message when the creation of a timer is detected. That is, a notification about a timer can be generated when a timer is set by a timer setter and when a timer time is reached by the timer. For example, when a timer has been created, a notification such as “The timer has been set” may be generated, and when the timer time has been reached, a notification such as “The timer has run out” may be generated. Additionally, a notification regarding the timer may be generated in the form of at least one of a system message, a notification message, and a push message.

In one embodiment, the timer notification provider 350 may provide access to the object for which the timer is set when the timer setter's selection for the notification is detected. For example, if a notification about a timer is provided as a system message in a chat room, the timer setter can select the system message and move to the object for which the timer is set. If a timer is set for a specific message in a chat room, the timer setter can easily move to the location of the specific message in the chat room through a system message. As another example, if a timer is set in the chat room itself and a notification message and push message regarding the notification are provided to the timer setter, the timer setter can easily move to the corresponding chat room by selecting the notification message or push message.

In one embodiment, when the timer notification provider 350 detects the timer setter's selection for the notification, it may simultaneously provide access to the object for which the timer is set for the notification recipient along with the timer setter. The timer setter can additionally specify notification recipients who will receive notifications when requesting timer settings. Accordingly, when the timer setter selects a notification message, the timer notification provider 350 provides the timer setter with access to the object for which the timer is set, and also provides the timer setter with an object for which the timer is set for the notification target designated by the timer setter. Can provide access to. In this case, the timer notification provider 350 can automatically determine the movement of the notification recipient according to the message selection of the timer setter, and, if necessary, determine the movement of the notification recipient conditional on the notification recipient's approval.

In one embodiment, the timer notification provider 350 may provide a notification as a mention containing user-specified information to the notification recipient according to a start signal. Here, the mention may correspond to a message containing custom information, and the custom information may correspond to information that can identify a specific user. For example, the timer notification provider 350 can generate a system message such as “@a, the timer has run out, please check” according to the timer start signal and share it within the chat room. At this time, '@a' may correspond to user-specified information, '@' may correspond to a separator for user-specified information, and 'a' is the identification information of the person to be notified (for example, name or ID, etc. ) may apply.

Meanwhile, mentions about notifications can be shared with all work-related people participating in the chat room. Additionally, the timer notification provider 350 may provide limited access to the object only when the user corresponding to the user-specified information selects a mention. Accordingly, other users in the chat room who do not correspond to the user-specified information may have access to the corresponding object restricted even if they select the corresponding mention.

In one embodiment, when the timer notification provider 350 detects the timer setter's selection for a notification, the timer notification provider 350 may provide a list of messages in the message string and provide access to the message selected by the timer setter. After a timer is set for a plurality of messages in a chat room and a notification is generated and provided by the timer, the timer setter can access the message by selecting the corresponding notification. At this time, the timer setter can directly select the message he or she wants to access from among a plurality of messages. To this end, the timer notification provider 350 may receive the timer setter's selection by providing a message list of messages included in the message string when the timer setter selects the notification. That is, the timer notification provider 350 may preferentially provide access to the message selected by the timer setter on the message list.

In one embodiment, the timer notification provider 350 may generate and provide a reminder message regarding the notification while the timer is running. The reminder message may correspond to a message to notify that a timer has been set and is in progress and a notification can be generated. The timer notification provider 350 may also provide a function for setting whether or not to provide a reminder when a timer setting request is made. In other words, the timer setter can set the number of reminders and the interval (period), etc., as well as whether to remind. Accordingly, the timer notification provider 350 may periodically generate and provide a reminder message while the timer is in progress. At this time, the reminder message may be provided in the form of a system message, notification message, or push message.

In one embodiment, the timer notification provider 350 may add and provide visualization data regarding the timer progress rate to a reminder message regarding the notification during the progress of the timer. Here, the timer progress rate may correspond to the degree to which the timer has progressed up to the current time for the entire time interval from the time the timer is set to the time the timer operates. That is, the progress rate at the time the timer is set can be expressed as 0%, and the progress rate at the time the timer operates can be expressed as 100%. For example, the timer notification provider 350 can visualize and display the timer progress as a bar or circular graph within the reminder message, but is not necessarily limited to this, and can display the timer progress by applying various visualization tools. .

The control unit 370 controls the overall operation of the timer setting device 130 and manages the control flow or data flow between the chat room creation unit 310, the timer setting unit 330, and the timer notification providing unit 350. .

Figure 4 is a flowchart explaining a chat room-based timer setting method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the timer setting device 130 may create a chat room in which at least one work related person participates in response to a chat room creation request during the progress of the project through the chat room creation unit 310 (step S410). The timer setting device 130 may create a timer in the chat room to start a notification creation operation when a timer setting request is received from a business associate through the timer setting unit 330 (step S430). The timer setting device 130 may generate and provide a notification related to the chat room according to the start signal of the timer through the timer notification providing unit 350 (step S450).

5 to 8 are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a chat room-based timer setting process according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the timer setting device 130 can create a chat room in which business-related people A and B participate. Work-related people A and B can exchange daily conversations as well as project- or work-related conversations within the chat room. The timer setting device 130 may provide a timer setting function for messages shared within a chat room. At this time, a menu 510 for requesting timer settings may be displayed within the message. Accordingly, work-related person A or B participating in the chat room can select the corresponding menu 510 to set a timer for the corresponding message. The timer setting device 130 may detect a user's selection and receive a timer setting request, and in response, may generate a timer for the user.

Additionally, the timer setting device 130 can provide a timer setting function for various objects shared within the chat room, and can also provide a timer setting function for the chat room itself. For example, in Figure 5, a timer setting function for a chat room may be provided as one of the chat room menus (530). Work-related person A or B participating in the chat room can set a timer for the chat room itself through the corresponding menu 530.

Referring to FIG. 6, the timer setting device 130 may generate a timer for the message 610 shared in the chat room according to a timer setting request from a person involved in the work. A timer can be created including the timer time, and when the timer time is reached, a notification for the corresponding message 610 can be generated. In the case of FIG. 6, this may correspond to an embodiment in which a notification according to a timer is generated and provided as a system message 630 in a chat room. At this time, the system message 630 may be displayed separately from general conversation messages shared within the chat room.

Additionally, notifications based on timers may be provided as mentions containing user-specified information. The system message 630 in FIG. 6 includes '@A' as user-specified information, and '@', which corresponds to the delimiter for user-specified information, can indicate that the target of the system message is work-related person 'A'. . At this time, 'A' may be expressed as a name, ID, etc. that can identify user A. Additionally, the timer setting device 130 may provide direct access to the timer setting message 610 through the system message 630.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the timer setter selects (clicks) the system message 630 of FIG. 6, the timer setting device 130 moves to the location of the message 610 associated with the system message 630 in the chat room. By moving, the timer setter can immediately check the message 610. At this time, the timer setting device 130 may display the timer-set message 610 separately from other messages. For example, the timer setting device 130 may highlight the message 610 for which the timer is set so that it is displayed to be emphasized more than other messages.

Referring to FIG. 8, the timer setting device 130 may provide an interface 810 through which a notification recipient can be input along with a timer setting request. For example, the interface 810 for entering notification recipients may be provided in the form of a list. That is, in FIG. 8, when business-related person A participating in the chat room selects the menu for requesting a timer setting for a specific message and requests setting a timer for a specific message, a list of users who can enter notification recipients may be additionally displayed. . Accordingly, the timer setter A can designate notification recipients by selecting other work-related people B, C, etc. currently participating in the chat room.

If work-related person B is also designated as a notification recipient by timer setter A, the timer setting device 130 may generate timers for timer setter A and notification recipient B, respectively. Accordingly, when each timer progresses independently and reaches the timer time, notifications for timer setter A and notification recipient B may be generated and provided, respectively.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and changes to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that you can do it.

100: Timer setting system
110: User terminal 130: Timer setting device
210: Processor 230: Memory
250: user input/output unit 270: network input/output unit
310: Chat room creation unit 330: Timer setting unit
350: Timer notification provision unit 370: Control unit

Claims (15)

A chat room creation unit that creates a chat room in which at least one work related person participates according to a chat room creation request during the progress of the project;
a timer setting unit that creates a timer in the chat room to start a notification creation operation when a timer setting request is received from the person involved in the work; and
A timer notification provider that generates and provides a notification associated with the chat room according to a start signal of the timer. A chat room-based timer setting device comprising a.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer setting unit
Characterized in that the timer is independently created for each of the chat rooms and objects including messages, images, files, plans, and tasks shared within the chat room in accordance with the timer setting request. Chat room-based timer setting device.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer setting unit
A chat room-based timer setting device that, when receiving the timer setting request, sets the timer time of the timer by automatically applying a preset reservation time based on the time of receiving the request.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer setting unit
A chat room-based timer setting device, characterized in that it displays a menu for requesting the timer setting together with objects shared within the chat room.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer setting unit
A chat room-based timer setting device that generates the timer for each timer setter and the notification recipient when a notification recipient is entered along with the timer setting request.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer setting unit
A chat room-based timer setting device that generates the timer for a message string in which the plurality of messages are connected in time series in response to a timer setting request for a plurality of messages.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer notification provider
A chat room-based timer setting device, characterized in that the notification is generated as a system message within the chat room, or the notification is generated as a notification message from a notification list implemented independently of the chat room.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer notification provider
A chat room-based timer setting device, characterized in that it generates and provides a push message including the notification according to the start signal.
The method of claim 7, wherein the timer notification provider
A chat room-based timer setting device characterized in that when the creation of the timer is detected, a notification regarding the creation of the timer is generated as the system message or the notification message.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer notification provider
A chat room-based timer setting device that provides access to an object for which the timer is set when the timer setter's selection for the notification is detected.
The method of claim 5, wherein the timer notification provider
A chat room-based timer setting device, characterized in that when the selection of the timer setter for the notification is detected, access to the object for which the timer is set is simultaneously provided to the notification target along with the timer setter.
The method of claim 5, wherein the timer notification provider
A chat room-based timer setting device, characterized in that the notification is provided as a mention containing user-specified information to the notification recipient according to the start signal.
The method of claim 6, wherein the timer notification provider
A chat room-based timer setting device that provides access to the message selected by the timer setter by providing a list of messages in the message string when the timer setter's selection for the notification is detected.
The method of claim 1, wherein the timer notification provider
A chat room-based timer setting device, characterized in that it generates and provides a reminder message regarding the notification while the timer is running.
Creating, through a chat room creation unit, a chat room in which at least one work-related person participates according to a chat room creation request during the progress of the project;
Creating a timer in the chat room to start a notification creation operation when a timer setting request is received from the business associate through a timer setting unit; and
A chat room-based timer setting method comprising: generating and providing a notification associated with the chat room according to a start signal of the timer through the timer notification provider.