WO2013048225A2

WO2013048225A2 - Method for relaying emotion display data and system for same

Info

Publication number: WO2013048225A2
Application number: PCT/KR2012/007998
Authority: WO
Inventors: 허민
Original assignee: Hur Min
Priority date: 2011-09-29
Filing date: 2012-10-02
Publication date: 2013-04-04
Also published as: WO2013048225A3; WO2013048225A9

Abstract

A method for relaying emotional display data, according to a first embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: a user equipment receiving text data that is inputted from a user; the user equipment displaying the text data that is inputted on a word bubble area, and displaying a profile image of the user in a profile area that differs from the word bubble area; and the user equipment displaying the emotion display data that corresponds to a text sequence included in the text data on the profile area.

Description

Emotional expression data transmission method and system

The present invention relates to a method and system for transmitting emotional expression data, and more particularly, to a method and system for transmitting emotional information data when communicating using contact information of a mobile communication terminal.

Recently, due to the exponential spread and popularization of smart phones, people have many conversations using mobile communication devices, and many conversation applications have been developed and used in response to these problems.

People use conversation applications to make friends through text-based conversations. In the dialogue based on such a character, there is a limit in expressing the emotion of the dialogue person. In order to overcome this, a method of dialogue using an emoticon, which is one of the emotion expression data, is widely used.

The use of such emoticons can reduce misunderstandings that can occur in character-oriented conversations, thereby increasing the use of emoticons. However, the existing conversation application was a method of displaying an emoticon by replacing the emoticon with the portion where the character was displayed. As the number of times of using the emoticon increased, the readability of the character, which is the conversation content, decreased, and the problem was interpreted differently from the intended meaning.

In addition, the existing chat applications can only chat when they are registered with each other, and even if they are actually acquainted with each other, there is a problem in that they cannot chat using the chat application.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, it is necessary to efficiently display the emotional expression data on the user terminal and the expansion of the friend list.

However, the above-mentioned background art is technical information possessed by the inventors for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily known technology disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention. .

An object of the present invention is to provide a user with a friend included in the friend list of the user and a friend list of the friend, thereby allowing the counterpart of the conversation to be expanded.

An object of the present invention is to analyze the text-based conversation content sent from the user terminal, retrieve the emotional expression data corresponding thereto, and deliver it to be efficiently displayed on the user terminal.

Technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the method for transmitting the emotional expression data, the step of the user terminal receiving the text data from the user, the character data received by the user terminal Displaying the user's profile image in a profile area distinguished from the speech bubble area, and displaying the emotional expression data corresponding to the character string of the user terminal in the profile area. can do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a method for delivering emotional expression data including a plurality of user terminals includes a plurality of user terminals and an emotional expression data delivery server for mediating message exchange between the plurality of user terminals. A method of delivering emotional expression data by an emotional expression data delivery system, the method comprising: selecting a second user terminal from a friend list of any first user terminal among the plurality of user terminals, the first user terminal and the second user terminal; In any one of the present invention, when text data is input, transmitting the text data to the emotional data transmitting server, and the emotional expression data transmitting server may transmit the text data to the first user terminal and the second user terminal to the character string included in the text data. Transmitting the corresponding emotional expression data, wherein the speech balloon area of the first user terminal and the second user terminal And displaying the emotional expression data in the profile area distinguished from the speech bubble area.

The effect of the present invention is to analyze the text-based conversation content sent from the user terminal, retrieve the emotional expression data corresponding to the character, and then display the conversation content in the speech bubble on the user terminal, and display the emotional expression data in the profile window. You can deliver as much as possible. As a result, the conversation contents can be displayed concisely in the speech bubble section, thereby improving readability, and the emotional expression data can be transmitted together to clearly convey the meaning of the conversation contents.

Another effect of the present invention is to extend the counterpart of the conversation by providing the user with the friend included in the user's friend list and the friend list of the friend. This can give users the opportunity to expand their network within a limited range.

1 is a block diagram for explaining the emotional expression data delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the emotional expression data delivery server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of delivering emotional expression data in an emotional expression data delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 7 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a method of transmitting emotional expression data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. . In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

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

1 is a block diagram for explaining the emotional expression data delivery system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The emotional expression data delivery system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an emotional expression data delivery server 10 and a user terminal 20.

Definition of terms used to describe a method of transmitting emotional expression data using the emotional expression data delivery system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration.

'Character data' is a text type of data input by the user as an input window of the user terminal 20, 'character data' and identification information of the user terminal 20 that inputs the character data, and other users to transmit the character data. It may be delivered to the emotional expression data transmission server 10 in the form of a 'text message' containing the identification information of the terminal 20.

The speech balloon area is an area for displaying text data on the screen of the user terminal 20. Depending on the embodiment, the location, shape, and size of the speech bubble area may be fixed, but not necessarily. The speech bubble area may be sized according to the amount of the text data to be displayed in the speech bubble area. Although it may be displayed on any area of the screen, a speech bubble area displaying text data received from another user terminal 20 and a speech bubble area displaying text data input by a user may be distinguished from each other.

'Emotional expression data' refers to a character string related to emotion included in character data as a visual element other than the character corresponding to the meaning of the character string. For example, it may include a picture, a picture or a video.

'Profile image' is a visual representation of the user. It can be set by the user and can be composed of photos, videos, or flash data.

'Profile area' is an area for displaying a profile image or emotional expression data on the screen of the user terminal 20. The profile area may be displayed in any area of the screen, but the profile area displaying the profile image or the emotion expression data received from the other user terminal 20 and the profile area in which the user's profile image or the emotion expression data are displayed may be distinguished. have. In addition, the profile area in which the profile image of the user who inputs the character data displayed in the speech bubble area may be displayed adjacent to the speech bubble area.

In addition, the speech bubble area and the profile area may be displayed in units of 'text message', and the position, shape, and size of the speech bubble area and the profile area may be fixed according to an embodiment, but are not necessarily the same. The position of the profile area may be adjusted and may be formed in plural numbers by dividing the text message unit.

"User" refers to the subject of use of the user terminal 20, and indicates each subject used by identification information or user ID (ID) of the user terminal 20. In addition, the user may enjoy the services provided by the emotional expression data delivery system 100 using the user terminal 20, and includes non-members as well as service subscribers (members) provided by the emotional expression data delivery system 100. It can be used as a comprehensive concept.

'Phone book' is a data set that collects contact information of one or more users stored in the user terminal 20 and managed as a list. For example, each contact information of the users included in the phone book, the nickname information, mobile communication number, address, e-mail address of the friend entered by the user of the user terminal 20 to identify a plurality of friends , Home phone numbers, and the like.

A friend list is a user list registered to each user account, and a friend list is an identifier of a friend of each member, and identification information of a friend's user terminal 20 and a member of the user terminal 20 for each friend. It may include additional information such as nickname information registered in.

'Friend' is another user including contact information in the phone book registered in the user terminal 20 of the user, the data of the phone book registered in the user terminal 20 is registered in the emotional expression data delivery system 100 In the emotional expression data delivery system 100, it refers to another user registered in a friend list of a user account managed for each user.

'Extended friend list' is a friend list combining a friend list stored in the user terminal 20 and a friend list of friends included therein. For example, if a friend included in a user's friend list is a village relationship, a relationship with a user in a friend's friend list may be a village relationship, and a friend including both a village relationship and a village relationship The list is an extended friends list.

As shown in FIG. 1, the emotional expression data delivery server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention communicates with a plurality of user terminals 20 through a network N. FIG.

The network N may include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a personal local area network (PAN), and a mobile communication network (PAN). It can be implemented in all kinds of wired and wireless networks such as mobile radio communication network or satellite communication network.

The user terminal 20 may be implemented as a computer or a portable terminal capable of connecting to a remote server through a network N or connecting to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, laptop, etc., which is equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , Personal Communication System (PCS), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code CDMA Division Multiple Access (2000), including all kinds of handheld based wireless communication devices such as W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (WBRO) terminals, smart phones, etc. can do.

In addition, each user terminal 20 has unique identification information (for example, a mobile communication number), and mobility to communicate with other user terminal 20 regardless of place, voice, video, text data, etc. It is a personal portable terminal that supports the given wireless communication system.

The 'network service program' operates in communication with the emotion expression data delivery server 10. The user terminal 20 downloads a network service program from an application store, etc., through which various applications executable in the user terminal 20 are traded, or directly connects to the emotional expression data delivery server 10 to perform a network service program. You can download it.

Emotional expression data providing server 10 provides a variety of services based on the human network between users of the user terminal 20, according to the method for providing emotional expression data according to an embodiment of the present invention, received from the user terminal 20 One character may correspond to the emotional expression data and may be transmitted to the user terminal 20.

The service provided by the emotional expression data providing system 100 is based on a phone book stored in each user terminal 20, so that users of the user terminal 20 form a connection relationship with each user terminal 20. Allow users to exchange messages with other users with whom they have a connection, or to view or share each other's content (eg text, images, videos, audio, etc.), furthermore, users who have no direct connection It may be a social network service (Social Network Service) to enable the expansion of connections between them.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server for providing emotional expression data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Emotional expression data providing server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a text data transmission and reception unit 201, as shown in FIG. The text data transmission / reception unit 201 may receive a text message from the user terminal 20, and may transmit text data included in the received text message to at least one other user terminal 20, which will be described later. Character data may be transmitted to the emotion expression extractor 202 of the data delivery server 10.

Emotional expression data providing server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an emotion expression extracting unit 202. The emotion expression extracting unit 202 may extract emotion expression data corresponding to a character string included in the text data received from the user terminal 20, and may be selectively included in the emotion expression data providing server 10 according to an exemplary embodiment. Can be.

For example, when the emotion expression data transmission server 10 includes the emotion expression extractor 202, when the text data is received from the text data transmission / reception unit 201 to the emotion expression extractor 202, the received character is received. The emotion expression data stored in correspondence with the character string included in the data may be extracted, and the emotion expression extractor 202 may transfer the extracted emotion expression data to the profile transmitter / receiver 203 which will be described later.

When the emotional expression data delivery server 10 does not include the emotional expression extractor 202, the process of extracting the emotional expression data from the emotional expression data delivery server 10 may be omitted, and the user terminal 20 may use the emotional expression data. The process of extracting the representation data may proceed.

Emotional expression data providing server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a profile transmitting and receiving unit 203. The profile transmitter / receiver 203 may receive a profile image set by a user from the user terminal 20, and transmit the received profile image to one or more other user terminals 20.

In addition, the profile transmitter / receiver 203 may transmit the emotion expression data received from the emotion expression extractor 202 to the user terminal 20.

Emotional expression data providing server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a user information management unit 204. The user information manager 204 may receive a phone book or a friend list from the user terminal 20, store the transmitted phone book or friend list, and combine the friend list of the existing user terminal 20 with the friend list. The extended friend list transmitted from the unit 206 may be updated and stored, and the updated extended friend list may be transmitted to the user terminal 20.

At this time, when the phone book is transmitted to the user information manager 204, the user information manager 204 may generate a friend list using the phone book, from the contact information of each friend included in the phone book, mobile communication Only some information including numbers can be extracted.

Emotional expression data providing server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a user search unit (205). The user search unit 205 may search the user information manager 204 for a friend list of friends included in the friend list using the friend list of the user terminal 20 transmitted from the user information manager 204. In this way, the connection relationship between each user can be grasped using the friend list of each user, and it can be transferred to the friend list combiner 206.

Emotional expression data providing server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a friend list combining unit 206. The friend list combiner 206 may generate an extended friend list by combining the friend list of the user terminal 20 and the friend list of the retrieved friend, and may transmit the same to the user information manager 204.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 301. The input unit 301 may receive text data from a user and transmit a text message including the input text data to the emotion expression data providing server 10.

The user terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a speech balloon display unit 302. The speech balloon display unit 302 may display the text data received from the user in the input unit 301 or the text data received from the emotional expression data delivery server 10 in the speech bubble area of the user terminal 20.

The text data transmitted from the at least one other user terminal 20 may be displayed separately from the text data input by the user, may be displayed together with the profile area, and the order in which the text data is displayed is the user terminal 20. ) May be sequentially displayed in the order of input or transmission.

For example, the speech balloon area may be expressed in a closed shape such as a balloon shape or a box shape or underlined in a certain area, and the text data may be displayed inside the closed figure or underlined in a certain area. Can be displayed so that they do not overlap.

In addition, when the plurality of speech bubble areas are displayed for each text message and are arranged in the order of input time, and a new speech bubble area is set, the existing speech bubble area may move in a predetermined direction.

The user terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an emotional expression extractor 303. The emotional expression extractor 303 may extract the emotional expression data stored in correspondence with the character string included in the received character data when the text data is transferred to the emotional expression extractor 303. It may be optionally included in the terminal 20.

For example, when the user terminal 20 includes the emotional expression extractor 303, the input unit 301 may transmit text data to the emotional expression extractor 303, and the emotional expression extractor 303 may be used. The emotion expression data stored in correspondence with the character string included in the transmitted character data may be extracted, and the extracted emotion expression data and the character data may be transmitted to the emotion expression data delivery server 10.

If the user terminal 20 does not include the emotional expression extracting unit 303, the process of extracting the emotional expression data from the user terminal 20 may be omitted, the emotional expression data in the emotional expression data delivery server 10 Extraction process may be performed.

The user terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a profile display unit 304. The profile display unit 304 may display a profile image set by the user of the user terminal 20, and extract the emotion expression of the emotion expression extractor 303 or the emotion expression data transmission server 10 of the user terminal 20. The emotional expression data received from the unit 202 may be displayed.

If the profile image set by the user is first displayed in the profile area, and the character data includes a character string corresponding to the emotion expression data, the emotion expression data may be displayed in the profile area in which the profile image is displayed on the profile display unit 304. have. In this case, the emotion expression data may be repeatedly displayed once or for a predetermined time, and then the profile image set by the user may be displayed together with the text data in units of text messages.

However, when the character data does not include a character string corresponding to the emotional expression data, the profile image may be displayed on the profile display unit 304 together with the character data in units of text messages.

The profile area may be displayed on the user terminal by being distinguished from the speech bubble area, and the separate profile area may be displayed for each text message adjacent to the speech bubble area. The profile area and the speech bubble area of the at least one other user terminal 20 may be displayed separately from the user's profile area and the speech bubble area.

For example, a user's profile area and a speech bubble area may be displayed on the right side of the screen of the user terminal 20, and a profile area and a speech bubble area of at least one other user terminal 20 may be displayed on the left side of the screen. The order in which the speech balloon display unit 302 is displayed may be displayed in the order of receiving the text data, and may be displayed in one of the directions above or below, and the location of the profile area may be dependent on the location of the corresponding speech bubble area. If the speech bubble area is moved, it can be moved together.

The user terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a friend manager 305. The friend manager 305 may store a friend list, transmit a friend list or a phone book to the emotion expression data delivery server 10, and receive and display an extended friend list from the emotion expression data delivery server 10. In addition, the friend manager 305 may transmit the identification information of the counterpart's user terminal 10 to the input unit 301 so that the user can select a counterpart to talk in the extended friend list from the user and deliver the text data.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting emotional expression data according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4, and with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 as specific examples of each step.

The method for providing emotional expression data according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 may include steps processed in time series in the emotional expression data delivery server 10 and the user terminal 20 illustrated in FIGS. Can be. Therefore, although omitted below, the above descriptions of the emotional expression data delivery server 10 shown in FIG. 2 may also be applied to the method of transmitting emotional expression data according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4. have.

5 to 7 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a method of providing emotional expression data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a method of transmitting emotional expression data according to an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a screen of the user terminal 20 on which character data is displayed. The example shows a screen in which text data sent by the counterpart and text data input by the user are displayed and the user inputs text data in an input window.

6 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of transmitting emotion expression data according to an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen of the user terminal 20 on which emotion expression data is displayed.

In addition, FIG. 7 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of transmitting emotion expression data according to an embodiment of the present invention, and in particular, illustrates a screen of the user terminal 20 after the emotion expression data is displayed.

In the emotional expression data delivery method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 20 may receive at least one friend from the extended friend list to select a conversation counterpart (S4100).

The user terminal 20 may transmit a friend list or a phone book to the emotion expression data delivery server 10, and may receive an extended friend list from the emotion expression data delivery server 10. May be transmitted to the emotional expression data delivery server 10 according to a user's selection.

In operation S4100, the user terminal 20 may receive at least one friend selected from the transmitted extended friend list. By providing such an extended friend list, not only 'friends' of reliable friendships but also 'friends of friends' who are expected to have some degree of friendship can be communicated with each other. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently expand the network of acquaintances.

In the emotional expression data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 20 may receive text data from the user through an input window, the text data received in step S4200, for example, in step S4100 It may be a user's chat message for the selected friend (S4200).

The user of the user terminal 20 may input the text data through the input window, the user terminal 20 may include the input text data and identification information of the user terminal 20, the emotional text message It can transmit to the expression data delivery server 10.

Referring to FIG. 5, a user of the user terminal 20 may input text data, 'Hot TT', into the input window 503, and characters entered into the input window 503 using the input button 504. A text message, which may include data and identification information of the user terminal 20, may be transmitted to the emotional expression data delivery server 10.

In the emotional expression data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 20 displays the input character data in the speech bubble area, the character data displayed in the speech bubble area of the user or friends in the profile area separated from the speech bubble area It is possible to display the profile image of the user who created (S4300).

The emotional expression data delivery server 10 may transmit the text message received by the emotional expression data delivery server 10 to one or more other user terminals 20 selected in step S4100, and the selected user terminal 20 may transmit the emotional expression data. A text message and a profile image may be received from the delivery server 10, the text data received by the user terminal 20 may be displayed in the speech bubble area, and the profile image may be displayed in the profile area.

The profile image at step S4300 is a profile image set by the user of the user terminal 20, and may be transmitted to the emotion expression data transmission server 10, and the emotion expression data transmission server 10 uses the transmitted profile image as one. The other user terminal 20 may be transmitted, and the transmitted profile image may be displayed with text data for each text message to be transmitted.

For example, if the profile image set by the user of the user terminal 20 is transmitted to the emotion expression data delivery server 10, the user terminal 20 is a profile image transmitted to the emotion expression data delivery server 10 Without transmitting again, the emotion expression data transmission server 10 may transmit the profile image transmitted to one or more other user terminal 20.

Thereafter, when the user updates the profile image of the user terminal 20, the user terminal 20 may transmit the updated profile image to the emotion expression data delivery server 10, the emotion expression data delivery server 10 The updated profile image may be transmitted to one or more other user terminals 20.

Referring to FIG. 5, the profile image set by the user may be displayed in the profile area 501 of the user terminal 20, and the text data may be displayed in the speech bubble area 502 of the user terminal 20. For example, the character data input by the male user in FIG. 5 may be displayed in a closed shape of a rectangle that is a speech bubble area 502 of the user terminal 20, and the profile image set by the male user may be displayed. 'Oh ~' may be displayed on the speech bubble area 502 and the profile area 501 corresponding to each other.

In the emotional expression data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the character data input from the user includes a character string corresponding to the emotional expression data, the emotional expression data transmission system 100 is in a character string included in the character data The corresponding emotional expression data may be extracted (S4400).

According to an embodiment, the emotional expression data delivery system 100 may extract the emotional expression data corresponding to the character string included in the character data or the emotional expression data corresponding to the character string included in the character data in the user terminal 20. have.

Specifically, in the case where the emotional expression extracting unit 202 is included in the emotional expression data transmitting server 10, the text data transmitting and receiving unit 201 transmits the received character data to the emotional expression extracting unit of the emotional expression data transmitting server 10. The emotion expression extracting unit 202 of the emotional expression data delivery server 10 that receives the character data may extract the character data and the character string corresponding to the emotional expression data, and the emotional expression extractor 202. The emotional expression data corresponding to the character string may be found by comparing the character expression data stored in 202 with the character string corresponding to the character string.

On the contrary, when the user terminal 20 includes the emotional expression extractor 303, the input unit 301 of the user terminal 20 uses the character data input from the user to express the emotional expression extractor of the user terminal 20. 303, the emotional expression extractor 303 of the user terminal 20 may extract character data corresponding to the emotional expression data, and may be stored in the emotional expression extractor 303. The emotional expression data corresponding to the character string can be searched by comparing the character string corresponding to the emotional expression data with the character string included in the character data.

Thereafter, the user terminal 20 may transmit the extracted emotional expression data to the user terminal 20 and the emotional expression data transmission server 10.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the character data input by the user includes the string 'TT' corresponding to the emotional expression data, the emoticon of the crying expression, which is the emotional expression data corresponding to the 'TT' string, is extracted. can do.

In the emotional expression data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the profile display unit 304 of the user terminal 20 may display the emotional expression data extracted in step S4400 in the profile area of the user terminal 20 ( S4500).

The emotion expression data transmission server 10 may transmit the emotion expression data extracted in step S4400 to the user terminal 20, and the received emotion expression data may be displayed in the profile area of the user terminal 20. For example, the emotion expression data may be displayed by replacing the profile image set by the user, or may be displayed in a form displayed on the profile image, and after displaying the emotion expression data in the full size of the screen of the user terminal 20, It can be reduced to the same size as the profile area and displayed in the profile area.

The displayed emotional expression data may be displayed once or repeatedly for a predetermined time, and when there is more than one emotional expression data corresponding to the character data, the emotional expression data may be sequentially displayed.

For example, when the character data includes a character string corresponding to two or more emotion expression data, the emotion expression data may be displayed in the arrangement order of the character strings corresponding to the emotion expression data included in the character data.

Referring to FIG. 6, the user terminal 20 may display the received emotional expression data in the profile area 602, and simultaneously display the text data displayed in the speech bubble area 601. For example, a female user inputs 'tough tt tt' may be displayed in the speech bubble area 601, and the crying emoticon, which is extracted emotional expression data, is adjacent to the speech bubble area 601 including 'tough tt tt'. It may be displayed in the profile area 602, and may be displayed by replacing the profile image of the female user.

After the emotional expression data is displayed as in step S4500, it is possible to display the profile image set by the user in the profile area of the user terminal 20 again.

For example, if the emotional expression data is displayed in place of the profile image, the emotional expression data may be removed and the profile image may be displayed again. If the emotional expression data is displayed on the profile image, the emotional expression data may be removed. .

Referring to FIG. 7, after displaying the emotion expression data, the profile display unit 304 may display the user's profile image in the profile area 702. In this case, the text data may be continuously displayed in the speech bubble area 701. For example, after the crying emoticon is displayed in the profile area 702, the profile image of the female user may be displayed again, and the 'toughness TT' input by the female user may be continuously displayed in the speech bubble area.

4 to 7 may be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, computer readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transmission mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Claims

In the emotional expression data delivery system including a user terminal for transmitting the emotional expression data,

Receiving, by the user terminal, text data from a user;

Displaying the text data received by the user terminal in a speech bubble area and displaying a profile image of the user in a profile area that is separated from the speech bubble area; And

And displaying, by the user terminal, emotional expression data corresponding to the character string included in the character data in the profile area.
The method of claim 1,

In the displaying of the emotion expression data corresponding to the character string included in the character data in the profile area,

Extracting, by the user terminal, the emotion expression data stored in advance in correspondence to the character string included in the character data;

And displaying, by the user terminal, the extracted emotional expression data in the profile area.
The method of claim 1,

The system further includes an emotional expression data delivery server,

In the displaying of the emotion expression data corresponding to the character string included in the character data in the profile area,

Transmitting, by the user terminal, the text data to the emotion expression data transfer server;

Extracting, by the emotion expression data transfer server, the emotion expression data stored in advance corresponding to the character string included in the text data and transmitting the extracted expression expression data to the user terminal;

Receiving, by the user terminal, the extracted emotional expression data from the emotional expression data delivery server; And

And displaying, by the user terminal, the extracted emotional expression data in the profile area.
The method of claim 2 or 3,

Displaying the extracted emotional expression data in the profile area;

Displaying, by the user terminal, the profile image displayed in the profile area by substituting the emotional expression data; or

And the user terminal comprises any one of the steps of displaying the emotional expression data on the profile image.
The method of claim 2 or 3,

Displaying the extracted emotional expression data in the profile area,

And displaying, by the user terminal, the emotional expression data temporarily in the profile area of the user terminal, removing the emotional expression data, and displaying the profile image again.
The method of claim 2 or 3,

And the emotional expression data includes at least one of an image and a video.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The method,

Transmitting, by the user terminal, a friend list to the emotional expression data delivery server;

Searching, by the emotion expression data transfer server, a friend list of a friend included in a friend list of the user terminal;

Generating, by the emotion expression data transfer server, an extended friend list by combining a friend list of the user terminal and a retrieved friend list of the friend; And

And receiving, by the user terminal, the extended friend list from the emotional expression data delivery server.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The method,

Receiving, by the user terminal, at least one friend from the extended friend list of the user terminal;

And transmitting, by the emotion expression data transmission server, the emotion expression data corresponding to the character data and the character string included in the character data to another user terminal corresponding to the friend.
In a method of transmitting emotional expression data sent by the emotional expression data delivery system including a plurality of user terminal, and the emotional expression data delivery server for mediating the exchange of messages between the plurality of user terminals,

Receiving a selection of a second user terminal from a friend list of any first user terminal of the plurality of user terminals;

Transmitting text data to the emotion data transfer server when text data is input at any one of the first user terminal and the second user terminal;

Transmitting, by the emotion expression data transmission server, the emotion expression data corresponding to the character data and the character string included in the character data to the first user terminal and the second user terminal; And

And displaying, by the first user terminal and the second user terminal, the text data in the speech bubble area, and displaying the emotional expression data in the profile area separated from the speech bubble area.
The method of claim 9,

The method,

And extracting, by the emotion expression data transmission server, the emotion expression data stored in advance in correspondence to the character string included in the character data.
In the emotional expression data delivery system comprising a user terminal and the emotional expression data delivery server,

An input unit for receiving text data from a user;

A speech balloon display unit displaying the text data input by the input unit in a speech bubble area;

An emotion expression extracting unit for extracting emotion expression data stored in advance in response to a character string included in the character data received by the input unit; And

And a profile display unit which displays the extracted emotional expression data together with the text data in a profile area distinguished from the speech balloon.