KR20240087524A - Method and apparatus for displaying content comment - Google Patents

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a method and device for displaying comments on content. A method of providing a chat service according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes the steps of displaying a comment display area of first content and a chat room that only users reading the first content can enter. It may include the step of displaying some chat messages selected as comment display targets among the plurality of chat messages generated in the comment display area in the form of comments.

Description

Method and device for displaying content comments {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT COMMENT}

The present disclosure relates to a method and device for displaying comments on content. More specifically, it relates to a method of displaying comments on content based on the contents of a chat message of a user using a chat service and a system to which the method is applied.

A service is provided that supports interaction between users in an online space. Interaction between users in an online space can indirectly communicate with other users through actions such as writing comments or expressing sympathy on content posted on a community platform.

However, through these interaction support services, you cannot communicate with other users in real time. For example, you cannot check in real time who is viewing the content you posted, and you cannot check in real time which users have entered the chat room for specific content or what conversations other users in the chat room are having.

Accordingly, in services that support mutual interaction between users in an online space, technology that enables communication with other users in real time is required.

Korean Patent No. 10-1694588 (registered on January 3, 2017)

The technical problem that this disclosure aims to solve is to provide a method and device that allows users using content to communicate in real time.

Another technical problem that the present disclosure aims to solve is to provide a method and device that allows users using content to experience a new user experience.

Another technical problem that the present disclosure aims to solve is to provide a method and device that can induce active and diverse communication among users using content.

Another technical problem that the present disclosure aims to solve is to provide a method and device that can provide information about the content of conversations in a chat room in the form of comments to a user who has not entered the chat room.

The technical problems of the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

A content comment display method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the above technical problem includes the steps of displaying a comment display area of first content and generating comments in a chat room that can be entered only by a user reading the first content. The method may include displaying some of the chat messages selected as comment display targets among the plurality of chat messages in the comment display area in the form of comments.

In one embodiment, the step of displaying the comment display area of the first content includes, when the chat room is available, displaying a chat room entry graphic object including information about the chat room at the top of the comment display area. may include.

In one embodiment, the information about the chat room may include information about the account of a user chatting in real time in the chat room, the number of users participating in the chat room, and the number of chat messages.

In one embodiment, the step of displaying the chat room entry graphic object may further include displaying a chat window screen until a preset time arrives in response to a selection input for the chat room entry graphic object.

In one embodiment, some chat messages selected as comment display targets among the plurality of chat messages are selected based on the number of reactions obtained from a plurality of users who entered the chat room among the plurality of chat messages generated in the chat room. It could be a chat message.

In one embodiment, some of the chat messages selected as comment display targets among the plurality of chat messages may be chat messages entered by the user with the largest number of followers among the plurality of users who entered the chat room.

In one embodiment, some chat messages selected as comment display targets among the plurality of chat messages are selected as comment display targets at a time before the chat message is completed by the input of the first user who entered the chat room. You can.

In one embodiment, the first user may be a celebrity whose account has been previously authenticated by an administrator.

In one embodiment, the first user may be a user whose number of followers is greater than or equal to a reference value.

In one embodiment, the step of displaying some of the chat messages in the comment display area in the form of comments is a result of converting the chat messages into the form of comments, and as a result, the author of the comments displayed in the comment display area is selected as one of the chat messages. May include steps to match the author.

In one embodiment, the step of displaying some of the chat messages in the comment display area in the form of comments visually distinguishes and displays comments directly entered into the comment display area and some chat messages converted to the form of comments. Steps may be included.

In one embodiment, the step of displaying some of the chat messages in the comment display area in the form of comments is performed when a second user following the first user who is reading the first content enters the chat room and sends a chat message. The step of displaying a notification message indicating the chat room activity status of the second user on the screen of the first user may be further included when input is being made or input has been completed.

A content comment display system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the above technical problem may include a processor and a memory for storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to display first content. The operation of displaying a comment display area and displaying some chat messages selected as comment display targets among a plurality of chat messages generated in a chat room that can be entered only by users reading the first content in the comment display area in the form of comments. You can perform a display operation.

According to this embodiment, a portion of the conversation between multiple users in a content chat room is displayed in the comment display area, thereby encouraging users who are reading the content in real time to enter the chat room.

According to this embodiment, by improving user participation and communicating among more users, the user experience of users using content can be increased, and the satisfaction and usability of users using the community meeting platform on which content is posted can be improved. It can be improved.

1 is a flowchart showing a method of providing a chat service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 2 is a specific example of a display screen on which a chat service is provided, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 3 is an example diagram of a screen in which a plurality of contents are displayed in a feed page area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 4 is an exemplary diagram of a screen displayed when a leading content is determined among a plurality of content, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figures 5 and 6 are exemplary diagrams for explaining detailed processes of some operations shown in Figure 1.
Figures 7a and 7b are exemplary diagrams of screens where content is displayed in the detail page area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 8 is an example diagram of a detail page area where a graphic object for entering a chat room of reading content is displayed, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 9 is an exemplary diagram of a method of displaying a graphic object according to a content viewer's interaction, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
10A and 10B are exemplary diagrams of a chat room screen displayed in response to a user input for a graphic object, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figures 11A, 11B, and 11C are examples of changes in the user display screen according to the content viewer's interaction.
FIG. 12 is a specific example of a display screen on which a chat service is provided, described with reference to FIGS. 7A to 11C, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
13 is a flowchart showing a method for displaying content comments according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 14 is an example of a screen in which a chat room entry graphic object is displayed adjacent to a comment display area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 15 is an exemplary diagram of a screen in which a chat message completed by a user is displayed in a comment display area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 16 is an example diagram of a screen in which a chat message being written by a user is displayed in real time in the comment display area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 17 is an example of a screen in which an indicator indicating a chat message written by a specific user is displayed at a location adjacent to a graphic object, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
18 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computing system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described in detail below along with the accompanying drawings. However, the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments and may be implemented in various different forms. The following examples are merely intended to complete the technical idea of the present invention and to be used in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the present invention, and the technical idea of the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In describing the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Unless otherwise defined, terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the following embodiments may be used with meanings that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains. It may vary depending on the intentions of engineers working in the related field, precedents, the emergence of new technologies, etc. The terminology used in this disclosure is for describing embodiments and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

The singular expressions used in the following embodiments include plural concepts, unless the context clearly specifies singularity. Additionally, plural expressions include singular concepts, unless the context clearly specifies plurality.

In addition, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b) used in the following embodiments are only used to distinguish one component from another component, and the terms The nature, sequence, or order of the relevant components are not limited.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

1 is a flowchart showing a method of providing a chat service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. However, this is only a preferred embodiment for achieving the purpose of the present disclosure, and of course, some steps may be added or deleted as needed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the method of providing a chat service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure begins at step S100 of displaying first content. At this time, the first content may be various types of content displayed on the user's terminal, such as images, videos, and text.

Additionally, the user terminal may be a device such as a mobile phone, smartphone, tablet, laptop PC, or desktop PC. Hereinafter, for convenience of understanding, the description will be made on the assumption that the user terminal is a desktop PC and the screen on which a plurality of contents are displayed is the desktop PC screen.

In step S200, the first content displayed through step S100 may be determined to be reading content. At this time, the reading content may be content that the user is reading in real time among a plurality of content displayed in the feed page area of the user terminal screen. A detailed description of step S200 of determining the first content as the leading content will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

In step S300, a graphic object for entry into a chat room that can only be entered by a user reading the first content may be displayed adjacent to the first content. At this time, the graphic object may include a first graphic object corresponding to information about the user reading the first content and a second graphic object corresponding to information about the chat content of the chat room of the first content. A detailed description of how the graphic object is displayed will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9.

In step S400, in response to a selection input for a graphic object being input, a chat room screen may be displayed. At this time, the chat room may be activated only during a preset time. Accordingly, the chat room screen may be displayed in a portion of the user terminal screen only when the chat room is activated. A detailed description of how the chat room screen is displayed will be described later with reference to FIGS. 10A to 11C.

Below, before explaining in detail the method of providing a chat service according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of areas displayed on the desktop PC screen of a user using the chat service will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

Figure 2 is a specific example of a display screen on which a chat service is provided, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 2, the screen displayed on the PC of the user using the chat service may be divided into a plurality of areas 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205. More specifically, the first area 201 displays information about the chat service provider, a text area for entering search words, a UI corresponding to user account information, a UI corresponding to content creation or editing, and a UI corresponding to a notification message. , a second area 202 where a UI corresponding to information on the first user's channel, a UI corresponding to a channel search area, a UI corresponding to category information of the channel, etc. are displayed, detailed information about the user's channel , a third area 203 where thumbnail information for a plurality of contents subscribed by the user is displayed, and a fourth area where detailed information on the first content determined as the leading content among the plurality of contents displayed in the third area is displayed. It can be divided into an area 204 and a fifth area 205 where the user's follower list, the chat room list in which the user is participating, etc. are displayed. At this time, the third area 203 may be a feed page area, and the fourth area 204 may be a detail page area.

Figure 3 is an example diagram of a screen in which a plurality of contents are displayed in a feed page area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 3, the feed page area 203 contains information 203a about the channel owned by the user currently using the chat service and information 203b, 203c about a plurality of contents to which the user is subscribed. 203d) may be displayed. At this time, information 203a about the channel owned by the user may include information such as the name of the channel, the number of channel participants, the channel creation date, and update notification settings. Additionally, the content uploaded to the channel to which the user is subscribed may be content such as images, videos, and Internet articles created by a plurality of different users.

For example, the first content to which the user is subscribing may be content created and uploaded by the first user (USER 1) and includes an image and a description text thereof. Additionally, the second content to which the user is subscribed may be content created and uploaded by the second user (USER 2) and includes a video and an introductory text therefor.

Referring again to FIG. 3, if there is no user input to the feed page area 203, no content may be displayed in the detail page area 204. Additionally, information about followers of the user currently using the chat service may be displayed in the fifth area 205.

Figure 4 is an exemplary diagram of a screen displayed when a leading content is determined among a plurality of content, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 4, among the plurality of contents displayed in the feed page area 203, the first content 203c may be determined as the leading content. At this time, when the first content 203c is determined to be reading content, the first UI 203cd corresponding to information about the user reading the first content 203c in real time is displayed in the display area of the first content 203c. It may be displayed together with the first content 203c inside. Hereinafter, a specific method of determining the first content as the leading content will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

Figures 5 and 6 are exemplary diagrams for explaining detailed processes of some operations shown in Figure 1.

As shown on the left side of FIG. 5, among the plurality of contents 203b, 203c, and 203d displayed in the feed page area 203, some areas (between 5ab and 5ac) of the 3-1 area 5a overlap. The first content 203c whose portion area is larger than the standard value may be determined as the leading content. However, the method of determining the leading content is not limited to that shown in FIG. 5, and of course, the first content can be determined as the leading content by various methods.

For example, the content containing the largest part of a partial area (the area between 5ab and 5ac) of the 3-1 area 5a may be determined as the leading content. At this time, the positions of straight lines 5ab and 5ac that divide the partial area may be changed in various ways by the user or administrator. Additionally, among a plurality of contents that have completely passed straight line 5ac, the content that has passed straight line 5ac at the most recent time may be determined as the leading content.

As shown on the right side of FIG. 5, when the first content 203c is determined to be the reading content, information about the user who is reading the first content 203c in real time inside the area where the first content 203c is displayed The first UI 203cd corresponding to may be displayed together with the first content 203c.

As shown on the left side of FIG. 6, as a result of tracking the position of the user's pupil in the feed page area 203, if the time that the position indicated by the eye stays in the first content is more than the reference value (T1), the first content 203c ) may be determined as the leading content. Additionally, in another embodiment, at least a partial area of the first content and at least a partial area of one or more additional contents are displayed on the display of the computing device, and the area of the first content 203c is based on the center point of the display. If it is occupied for more than a period of time, the first content 203c may be determined as the leading content among the first content 203c and the one or more additional contents. Additionally, in another embodiment, at least a partial region of the first content and at least a partial region of one or more additional content are displayed on the display of the computing device, and the region of the first content 203c is the feed page region 203. If the central point of is occupied for more than a reference time, the first content 203c among the first content 203c and the one or more additional contents may be determined as the leading content.

However, the method of determining the leading content is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6, and of course, the first content can be determined as the leading content by various methods.

For example, when the position of the pen used by the user with respect to the feed page area 203 and the time spent on the first content is greater than or equal to the reference value, the first content 203c may be determined as the reading content.

As shown on the right side of FIG. 6, when the first content 203c is determined to be the reading content, information about the user who is reading the first content 203c in real time inside the area where the first content 203c is displayed The first UI 203cd corresponding to may be displayed together with the first content 203c.

Figures 7a and 7b are exemplary diagrams of screens where content is displayed in the detail page area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the user's selection input 7a may be input to the first UI 230cd displayed according to the method for determining reading content described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. Accordingly, in response to the user's selection input 7a, detailed content 204b about the first content 203c may be displayed in the detailed page area 204, as shown in FIG. 7b.

The first content 203c displayed in the feed page area 203 may be organized into content that can arouse the user's interest and induce selection. On the other hand, all contents of the first content 203c may be displayed in the detail page area 204. For example, the main video 204b of the first content, the description text 204bc for the video, and other recommended content 204bd related to the video may be displayed in the detail page area 204.

Figure 8 is an example diagram of a detail page area where a graphic object for entering a chat room of reading content is displayed, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. At this time, the graphic object is for entry into a chat room that can only be entered by a user reading the first content, and in response to inputting a selection input for the graphic object, the chat room screen may be displayed. Additionally, the graphic object may include a first graphic object containing information about the user reading the first content and a second graphic object corresponding to information about the chat content of the chat room.

As shown on the left side of Figure 8, when the chat room of the first content is not open, when the chat room of the first content is closed and deactivated, and when there is no user writing a chat message in the chat room of the first content, etc. The first graphic object 204aa may be displayed adjacent to the main video 204b of the first content displayed in the page area 204. More specifically, the first graphic object 204aa may be displayed at a location adjacent to both the title area and the body area of the first content.

At this time, the first graphic object 204aa may include information about the user reading the first content. More specifically, the first graphic object 204aa may include a plurality of objects in which information about the user reading the first content in real time is expressed in the form of thumbnails. At this time, the plurality of objects may be arranged based on a predefined priority, and the priority may be defined by the user in various ways.

For example, the predefined priority may be to prioritize the objects of users chatting in real time in the chat room. Additionally, the predefined priority may be to prioritize the object of the user who received the most reactions among comments on the first content when the chat room is deactivated or terminated. Furthermore, the predefined priority may be to preferentially place objects of a specific celebrity or objects of a user whose number of followers is greater than a standard value.

Referring again to FIG. 8, as shown on the right side of FIG. 8, when there is a user writing a chat message in the chat room of the first content, a second graphic object 204ab is placed adjacent to the first graphic object 204aa. ) can be displayed. More specifically, the second graphic object 204ab may be displayed in a position adjacent to both the body area of the first content and the first graphic object.

At this time, the second graphic object 204ab may include information about the chat content of the chat room. More specifically, the second graphic object 204ab may be an object that displays a plurality of icons containing part of the text when the user reading the first content is inputting text in a chat room.

A chat room, which may be referenced in some embodiments of the present disclosure, may be activated only during a preset time. For example, the chat room of the first content is activated only during the period from the first time to the second time, so users reading the first content in real time enter chat messages only during the period from the first to the second time. So you can have a conversation. The preset time can be defined by the user in various ways.

In one embodiment, the preset time may be the time from when the chat room of the first content is created until the time exceeding the reference value elapses. At this time, the time when the chat room of the first content is created may be when the number of users reading the first content in real time exceeds the standard value.

In one embodiment, the preset time may be the time from when the time between each input of chat messages from different users is less than or equal to a standard value until the time greater than or equal to the standard value elapses. That is, if the third user inputs the second chat message within a time period of less than the standard value from the time the second user inputs the first chat message, it may be determined that the users participating in the chat room are actively participating in the conversation. Accordingly, the chat room may be opened or activated during the period from when the time between inputting chat messages from different users is below the standard value until the time exceeding the standard value elapses.

In one embodiment, the preset time may be the time from when the number of chat messages entered during the standard time is greater than or equal to the standard value until the time greater than the standard value elapses. For example, if the number of chat messages entered by a plurality of users participating in the chat room of the first content in one minute is 100 or more, it may be determined that the users participating in the chat room are actively participating in the conversation. Accordingly, the chat room may be opened or activated during the period from when the number of chat messages input from different users is greater than the standard value until the time exceeding the standard value elapses.

In one embodiment, the preset time may be the time from when the number of users who participated in the chat message entered during the standard time is greater than or equal to the standard value until the time greater than the standard value elapses. For example, if chat messages entered for 1 minute in the chat room of the first content were entered by 5 users, it may be determined that the users participating in the chat room are actively participating in the conversation. Accordingly, the chat room may be opened or activated during the period from when the number of chat messages input from different users is greater than the standard value until the time exceeding the standard value elapses.

In one embodiment, the preset time may be a time that changes based on the activation score for the chat room calculated using activity information of the user reading the first content. At this time, the activity information of the user reading the first content may include information about the number of users reading the first content, the number of users participating in the chat room, and the number of chat messages in the chat room. there is.

For example, when the number of users reading the first content is greater than the standard value, when the number of users participating in the chat room is greater than the standard value, or when the number of chat messages entered into the chat room is greater than the standard value, the preset time may be increased, , when the number of users reading the first content is below the standard value, when the number of users participating in the chat room is below the standard value, or when the number of chat messages entered into the chat room is below the standard value, the preset time may be reduced.

Figure 9 is an exemplary diagram of a method of displaying a graphic object according to a content viewer's interaction, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

When there is a lot of reading content, there may be cases where the entire reading content is not displayed in the detail page area 204 of the user's PC screen. At this time, the user can check the entire contents of the posted content by scrolling the screen up and down.

As shown on the left side of FIG. 9, referring to the detail page area 204, the first graphic object 204aa and the second graphic object 204ab may be located at the upper part of the initially displayed screen. . According to the selection input 9a and the scroll input 9b for the detail page area 204, the user selects not only the main video 204b of the leading content, but also the description text 204bc for the video and other recommended content associated with the video ( 204bd) can be read.

At this time, as shown on the right side of FIG. 9, the first graphic object 204aa and the second graphic object 204ab display different details of the reading content according to the user's selection input 9a and scroll input 9b. (e.g. video description text 204bc and other recommended content 204bd associated with the video) and graphic objects 204aa and 204ab may be displayed while being moved to a more convenient location for simultaneous viewing.

10A and 10B are exemplary diagrams of a chat room screen displayed in response to a user input for a graphic object, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 10A, a selection input 10a for the second graphic object 204ab may be input by a user reading first content. Accordingly, in response to the selection input 10a, as shown in FIG. 10b, a chat room screen 204c that can be entered only by the user reading the first content may be displayed. At this time, the user's selection input 10a for entering the chat room is not limited to the content illustrated in FIG. 10a. That is, a selection input for the first graphic object 204aa may be input, and the chat room screen 204c may be displayed in response.

Meanwhile, the location where the chat room screen 204c is displayed is not limited to the content shown in FIG. 10B, and the chat room screen 204c may be displayed at any location within the detail page area 204. That is, it may be displayed overlapping with other details of the reading content (e.g. description text 204bc for the video and other recommended content 204bd related to the video).

Referring to the chat room screen 204c shown in FIG. 10b, the chat room screen 204c includes the title of the first content (TITLE 123), a chat room size adjustment UI, a chat message input by a plurality of users, and a chat message where the chat message is input. It may include text areas, etc. At this time, the chat room screen 204c may be a screen that is displayed until the user selects the exit button UI of the chat room.

Additionally, in the process of displaying the chat room screen 204c, a unique ID (e.g. No. 1 wolf, No. 2 tiger, No. 3 eagle) may be assigned to the first user based on the entry order of the user entering the chat room. . At this time, the unique ID (e.g. Wolf No. 1, Tiger No. 2, Eagle No. 3) may be an immutable value until the chat room ends. In other words, the unique ID assigned to a user does not change even if the user enters another chat room and writes a chat message or reads other content until the user selects the exit button UI of the chat room. A detailed description of this will be provided later with reference to FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C.

Referring again to FIG. 10B, in the process of displaying the chat room screen 204c in response to the user's selection input 10a for a graphic object for entering the chat room, the content displayed in the fifth area 200 is displayed by the user. The list of followers may be changed to a list of chat rooms in which the user is participating.

At this time, a plurality of chat rooms included in the chat room list may be sorted based on a predefined priority. For example, the chat room in which the chat message was most recently entered may be sorted first, and the activation value of the chat room may be calculated based on the number of users reading the content, the number of participants in the chat room, or the number of chat messages, and the above. Chat rooms with high activation levels may be sorted preferentially. Additionally, chat rooms in which the user has a large number of followers may be sorted preferentially, and chat rooms in which the user follows a large number of other users may be sorted preferentially.

Figures 11A, 11B, and 11C are examples of changes in the user display screen according to the content viewer's interaction.

As shown in FIG. 11A, a selection input 11a for the second content displayed in the feed page area 203 may be input by a user who is reading the first content. Accordingly, in response to the user's selection input 11a for the second content, detailed information 204b about the second content may be displayed in the detail page area 204, as shown in FIG. 11b. At this time, the chat room screen 204c for the first content displayed in the detail page area 204 may be maintained.

Additionally, as shown in FIG. 11B, a selection input 11b for the first graphic object 204aa may be input by a user reading second content. Accordingly, in response to the selection input 11b, as shown in FIG. 11c, a chat room screen 204c that can be entered only by the user reading the second content will be displayed at an arbitrary position within the detail page area 204. You can. Additionally, in the chat room list displayed in the fifth area 205, the chat room for the second content may be located at the top.

Meanwhile, the user's selection input 11b for entering the chat room is not limited to the content illustrated in FIG. 11b. That is, a selection input for the first graphic object 204aa may be input, and the chat room screen 204c may be displayed in response.

FIG. 12 is a specific example of a display screen on which a chat service is provided, described with reference to FIGS. 7A to 11C, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Since a specific example screen is shown in FIG. 12, the content explained with reference to FIGS. 7A to 11 can be understood more clearly.

So far, a method of providing a chat service according to some embodiments of the present disclosure has been described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 12 . According to the above-described chat service provision method, not only information about the user who is reading the content in real time, but also part of the content of the conversation between multiple users in the content chat room is displayed, thereby encouraging the user reading the content in real time to enter the chat room. You can. Furthermore, as more users communicate, the user experience of users using the chat service can be improved, and the satisfaction and usability of users using the community meeting platform where the chat service is provided can be improved.

Meanwhile, as described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 12, the chat room that may be referred to in some embodiments of the present disclosure is a chat room that can be entered only by users who are reading specific content and is opened in one-to-one correspondence with specific content. Although described, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In other words, a chat room may be opened in units of channels to which specific content belongs, and may be a chat room that can only be entered by users who are subscribing to a specific channel or users who are reading content belonging to a specific channel.

For example, if channel A includes content A-1, content A-2, and content A-3, a first chat room for channel A may be opened. At this time, user A reading A-1 content, user B reading A-2 content, and user C reading A-3 content can enter the first chat room. You can send and receive chat messages.

Hereinafter, a method for displaying content comments according to another embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 17.

13 is a flowchart showing a method for displaying content comments according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. However, this is only a preferred embodiment for achieving the purpose of the present disclosure, and of course, some steps may be added or deleted as needed.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of displaying comments on content using a chat message input into a chat room may be provided. Hereinafter, a method of generating and displaying comments on content using chat messages input by a plurality of users will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 17.

As shown in FIG. 13, the method of providing a chat service according to another embodiment of the present disclosure begins at step S1000 of displaying a comment display area of the first content. At this time, the first content may be various types of content displayed on the user's terminal, such as images, videos, and text. Additionally, the user terminal may be a device such as a mobile phone, smartphone, tablet, laptop PC, or desktop PC.

Additionally, step S1000 may include displaying a chat room entry graphic object containing information about the chat room at the top of the comment display area when the chat room is available. At this time, the information about the chat room may include information about the account of the user chatting in real time in the chat room, the number of users participating in the chat room, and the number of chat messages. A detailed description of this will be provided later with reference to FIG. 14.

In step S2000, among a plurality of chat messages generated in a chat room that can be entered only by a user reading the first content displayed through step S1000, some chat messages selected as comment display objects are displayed in the comment display area in the form of comments. can be displayed. A detailed description of this will be provided later with reference to FIGS. 15 to 17.

Figure 14 is an example of a screen in which a chat room entry graphic object is displayed adjacent to a comment display area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. More specifically, this is an example of a chat room entry graphic object displayed in different forms depending on whether the chat room of the reading content is closed or not.

First, before the end point (T2) of the chat room of the leading content, as shown on the left side of FIG. 14, the chat room entry graphic object 204d containing information about the chat room of the leading content is displayed in the comment display area 204e. ) can be displayed at the top. At this time, the information about the chat room of the reading content may include information about the account of the user chatting in real time in the chat room, the number of users participating in the chat room, and the number of chat messages. Additionally, a chat room screen may be displayed in response to a user's selection input (e.g. click, mouse over event) on the chat room entry graphic object 204d. At this time, the chat room may be terminated and deactivated after a preset time has elapsed.

Next, after the chat room of the leading content ends (T2), as shown on the right side of FIG. 14, the chat room entry graphic object 204d containing information about the chat room of the leading content is displayed in the comment display area ( 204e). At this time, the information about the chat room of the reading content may include information about the account of the user who entered the chat room, the number of chat messages, and the number of users who entered the chat room. Additionally, despite the user's selection input (e.g. click, mouse over event) on the chat room entry graphic object 204d, entry into the chat room may not be possible and the chat room screen may not be displayed.

Figure 15 is an example diagram of a screen in which a chat message completed by a user is displayed in a comment display area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. More specifically, this is an example of a method of selecting a message to be displayed in the form of a comment in the comment display area among a plurality of chat messages in a chat room.

When the chat room is activated, a chat message to be displayed as a comment may be selected from among a plurality of chat messages entered into the chat room at regular intervals, and the selected chat message may be displayed in the comment display area.

As shown in FIG. 15, the chat room screen 204c for leading content includes a status display area 204ca including a UI corresponding to the title of the reading content and settings for the chat room screen, and a plurality of users entering the chat room. It may include a chat area (204cb) where written chat messages are displayed and a chat message input area (204cc). At this time, one or more chat messages among the plurality of chat messages displayed in the chat area 204cb may be displayed as a comment, and the chat message to be displayed in the comment display area can be selected by various methods as follows.

In one embodiment, a chat message to be displayed in the comment display area may be selected among a plurality of chat messages based on the number of reactions obtained from a plurality of users who entered the chat room. For example, the chat message that receives the most sympathy or recommendation from a plurality of users participating in the chat room may be selected as the chat message to be displayed in the comment display area.

In one embodiment, among the plurality of chat messages, the chat message entered by the user with the largest number of followers among the plurality of users who entered the chat room may be selected as the chat message to be displayed in the comment display area.

In one embodiment, a chat message (e.g. the publisher's answer to a question) entered by the publisher of the leading content corresponding to the chat room may be selected as the chat message to be displayed in the comment display area.

On the other hand, when the chat room is closed and inactive, chat messages to be displayed as comments can be selected in various ways based on the contents of the conversation entered in the chat room, and the selected chat messages can be displayed in the comment display area. there is.

In one embodiment, a new comment may be created using the chat message that received the most reactions (e.g. number of likes, number of recommendations) among the plurality of chat messages, and the created comment may be displayed in the comment display area. At this time, in the process of creating a new comment, multiple chat messages may be merged, and a portion of one or more chat messages may be deleted.

In one embodiment, a new comment may be created using a chat message written by another user who has a relationship (e.g. following, channel subscription) with the user using the chat service, and the created comment is displayed in the comment display area. It can be.

In one embodiment, by analyzing a plurality of chat messages, a new comment may be created based on the chat message written by the user who has exchanged conversations with the most users, and the created comment may be displayed in the comment display area.

Referring again to FIG. 15, among the plurality of chat messages entered in the chat area 204cb of the chat room screen 204c, the chat message 15a that received the most recommendations from the plurality of users who entered the chat room is displayed in the comment display area 204e. ) can be selected as a chat message to be displayed. At this time, the chat message 15a may be transformed into a form suitable for displaying in the comment display area 204e. In other words, multiple chat messages input from one user (i.e. turtle number 31) can be merged and transformed into a single comment. Accordingly, a comment 15b in which the chat message 15a is partially modified may be displayed at the top of the comment display area 204e.

Meanwhile, step S2000 of displaying some chat messages selected as comment display targets among a plurality of chat messages generated in a chat room accessible only to the user reading the first content in the comment display area in the form of comments, the chat messages are A step may be included to match the author of the comment displayed in the comment display area with the author of the chat message as a result of conversion to the comment form.

That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the author (turtle No. 31) of the chat message 15a on the chat room screen and the author (turtle No. 31) of the comment 15b displayed in the comment display area can be automatically matched.

In addition, step S2000 of displaying some chat messages selected as comment display targets among a plurality of chat messages generated in a chat room accessible only to the user reading the first content in the comment display area in the form of comments, includes: It may include a step of visually distinguishing and displaying comments directly entered into and some chat messages converted into comment form.

That is, the comment 15b displayed at the top of the comment display area is not a comment directly entered by the user, but is visually distinguished from other comments by being displayed together with a UI 150 indicating that the chat message in the chat room has been converted into a comment form. You can. However, the method of visually distinguishing and displaying comments directly entered into the comment display area and some chat messages converted to comment form is not limited to the content shown in Figure 15, and comments can be visually distinguished by various methods. Of course, it can be displayed.

So far, a method of displaying one chat message among a plurality of chat messages written by a user in the comment display area has been described with reference to FIG. 15 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, a method of displaying a chat message being written by a user in the comment display area will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.

Figure 16 is an example diagram of a screen in which a chat message being written by a user is displayed in real time in a comment display area, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 16, the chat room screen 204c for leading content includes a status display area 204ca including a UI corresponding to the title of the reading content and settings for the chat room screen, and a plurality of users entering the chat room. It may include a chat area (204cb) where written chat messages are displayed and a chat message input area (204cc). At this time, among the plurality of chat messages displayed in the chat area 204cb before the chat message is completed by the input of the first user entering the chat room, the chat message 16a being input by the first user is the chat message 16a being input by the first user. You may be selected for comment display. That is, the chat message currently being entered by a specific user may be displayed as a comment in the comment display area in real time.

In one embodiment, the first user may be a celebrity who holds an account that has been previously authenticated by an administrator of a community platform service where a chat service is provided. That is, if a specific celebrity is writing a chat message in a currently active chat room, the typing status of the chat message may be displayed in real time in the comment display area of the content, regardless of whether the user enters the chat room.

In one embodiment, the first user may be a user whose number of followers is greater than or equal to a reference value. In other words, if an influencer with more than the standard number of followers is writing a chat message in the currently active chat room, the typing status of the chat message can be displayed in real time in the comment display area of the content, regardless of whether the user enters the chat room. .

Meanwhile, real-time chat messages displayed in the comment display area may be displayed visually distinct from other comments. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, the comment 16b displayed at the top of the comment display area 204e is displayed together with the UI 160 indicating that it is a chat message currently being input in the chat room by a specific user, thereby allowing other comments to be displayed. can be visually distinguished from. However, the method of visually distinguishing and displaying comments directly entered in the comment display area and chat messages currently being input in the chat room by a specific user is not limited to the content shown in FIG. 16, and comments can be visually displayed in various ways. Of course, they can be displayed to distinguish them.

Figure 17 is an example of a screen in which an indicator indicating a chat message written by a specific user is displayed at a location adjacent to a graphic object, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 17 , UIs 160 and 161 indicating status information of each chat message may be displayed adjacent to some of the chat messages included in the second graphic object 204ab. More specifically, UI 161 indicating that the chat message is written by a specific user (e.g. celebrity, influencer) and UI 160 indicating that the chat message is currently being written by a specific user (e.g. celebrity, influencer). may be displayed.

Meanwhile, when a second user followed by the first user who is reading the first content enters a specific chat room and is inputting or completing a chat message, the second user's chat room appears on the first user's screen. A notification message may appear indicating the status of the activity. For example, when a second user followed by the first user enters a chat room of video content, an entry notification message may be displayed on the first user's PC screen. In addition, when the second user is writing a chat message in the chat room or has completed writing a chat message, a notification message indicating that the second user is writing a chat message or a notification message indicating that the chat message has been created is sent to the first user. It can be transmitted to the user's terminal (i.e. desktop PC, smartphone) and displayed on the screen.

So far, a method for displaying content comments according to another embodiment of the present disclosure has been described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 17 . According to the content comment display method described above, a comment is created based on a chat message entered into the chat room by the user and displayed in the comment display area, thereby encouraging the user to enter the chat room and enabling communication with more users. User experience can be improved.

Furthermore, some chat messages are selected as chat messages to be displayed in the comment display area at a time before the input of the corresponding chat message is completed, so that the typing status of the chat message being written can be displayed as is in the comment display area. Accordingly, the user's participation and interest can be improved, and the satisfaction and usability of users using the community meeting platform where the chat service is provided can be improved.

Figure 18 is a hardware configuration diagram of a chat service providing system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The chat service providing system 1000 shown in FIG. 18 loads one or more processors 1100, a system bus 1600, a communication interface 1200, and a computer program 1500 performed by the processor 1100. ) and a storage 1300 that stores a computer program 1500.

The processor 1100 controls the overall operation of each component of the chat service providing system 1000. The processor 1100 may perform operations on at least one application or program to execute methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The memory 1400 stores various data, commands and/or information. The memory 1400 may load one or more computer programs 1500 from the storage 1300 to execute methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The bus 1600 provides a communication function between components of the chat service providing system 1000. The communication interface 1200 supports Internet communication of the chat service providing system 1000. Storage 1300 may non-temporarily store one or more computer programs 1500. The computer program 1500 may include one or more instructions implementing methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. When the computer program 1500 is loaded into the memory 1400, the processor 1100 can perform methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure by executing the one or more instructions.

In some embodiments, the chat service providing system 1000 described with reference to FIG. 18 is configured using one or more physical servers included in a server farm based on cloud technology such as a virtual machine. It can be. In this case, at least some of the processor 1100, memory 1400, and storage 1300 among the components shown in FIG. 18 may be virtual hardware, and the communication interface 1200 may also be a virtual switch. It may be composed of virtualized networking elements such as switches.

So far, various embodiments of the present disclosure and effects according to the embodiments have been mentioned with reference to FIGS. 1 to 18 . The effects according to the technical idea of the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

The technical ideas of the present disclosure described so far can be implemented as computer-readable code on a computer-readable medium. The computer program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium can be transmitted to another computing device through a network such as the Internet and installed on the other computing device, and thus can be used on the other computing device.

Although operations are shown in the drawings in a specific order, it should not be understood that the operations must be performed in the specific order shown or sequential order or that all illustrated operations must be performed to obtain the desired results. In certain situations, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to the attached drawings, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features. I can understand that there is. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted in accordance with the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be construed as being included in the scope of rights of the technical ideas defined by this disclosure.

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In a method performed by a computing device,
Displaying a comment display area of first content; and
Comprising the step of displaying some chat messages selected as comment display targets among a plurality of chat messages generated in a chat room accessible only to the user reading the first content in the comment display area in the form of comments,
Among the plurality of chat messages above, some chat messages selected for comment display are:
The comment is selected for display at a time before the chat message is completed by the input of the first user who entered the chat room,
How to display content comments. According to claim 1,
The step of displaying the comment display area of the first content includes:
When the chat room is available, displaying a chat room entry graphic object containing information about the chat room at the top of the comment display area,
How to display content comments. According to clause 2,
Information about the chat room above,
Containing information about the account of the user chatting in real time in the chat room, the number of users participating in the chat room, and the number of chat messages,
How to display content comments. According to clause 2,
The step of displaying the chat room entry graphic object is,
In response to a selection input for the chat room entry graphic object, further comprising displaying a chat window screen until a preset time arrives,
How to display content comments. According to claim 1,
Among the plurality of chat messages above, some chat messages selected for comment display are:
A chat message entered by the user with the largest number of followers among the plurality of users who entered the chat room,
How to display content comments. According to claim 1,
The first user is,
A celebrity who has an account that has been pre-verified by the administrator,
How to display content comments. According to clause 7,
The first user is,
A user whose number of followers is more than the threshold,
How to display content comments. According to claim 1,
The step of displaying some of the chat messages in the comment display area in the form of comments,
Comprising the step of matching the author of the comment displayed in the comment display area with the author of the chat message as a result of converting the chat message into the form of a comment,
How to display content comments. According to claim 1,
The step of displaying some of the chat messages in the comment display area in the form of comments,
Including the step of visually distinguishing and displaying comments directly entered into the comment display area and some chat messages converted into the form of the comments,
How to display content comments. According to claim 1,
The step of displaying some of the chat messages in the comment display area in the form of comments,
When a second user followed by the first user who is reading the first content enters the chat room and is inputting or completing a chat message, the chat room activity of the second user is displayed on the first user's screen. Further comprising displaying a notification message indicating the status,
How to display content comments. In a method performed by a computing device,
Displaying a comment display area of first content; and
Comprising the step of displaying some chat messages selected as comment display targets among a plurality of chat messages generated in a chat room accessible only to the user reading the first content in the comment display area in the form of comments,
Among the plurality of chat messages above, some chat messages selected for comment display are:
A chat message selected based on the number of reactions obtained from a plurality of users who entered the chat room among the plurality of chat messages generated in the chat room,
How to display content comments. processor; and
Includes a memory for storing instructions,
When executed by the processor, the instruction causes the processor to:
An operation of displaying a comment display area of first content; and
An operation is performed to display some chat messages selected as comment display targets among a plurality of chat messages generated in a chat room that can be entered only by the user reading the first content in the comment display area in the form of comments,
Among the plurality of chat messages above, some chat messages selected for comment display are:
The comment is selected for display at a time before the chat message is completed by the input of the first user who entered the chat room,
Content comment display system.

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