WO2014038790A1 - Method and system for linking chat service to application service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for linking a chat service to an application service that enable users in the same chat room in a chat service to enjoy an application service together. The present invention includes: displaying a chat message exchanged between a plurality of user terminals in the same chat group to provide a chat service; and performing and providing an application service based on service account information in response to a request for providing an application service. Service account information on the requested application service is received from a service link system. According to the present invention, a plurality of users who chat together may use the same application service together.

Description

Method and system connecting chat service and application service

The present invention relates to a method and system for connecting a chat service and an application service so that users who participate in the same chat room in the chat service can enjoy the application service together.

The chat service refers to an online service that allows at least two user terminals to access a server and communicate with each other by transmitting and receiving data such as text, symbols, voice, and video through the server.

In particular, as the use of personal mobile terminals using wireless communication such as smart phones and tablet PCs has rapidly increased, it is possible to use a chat service with other users in real time anytime and anywhere. Accordingly, the utilization rate of the chat service is also increasing.

In addition, in addition to the chat service, a variety of application services are provided in personal portable terminals using the wireless communication. For example, various services may be provided to users through various portable terminal applications, mobile web, and web applications.

In particular, through a mobile terminal using wireless communication, real-time reaction is possible because users can directly detect an event occurring in an application service in real time through a push message or the like. There is an increasing number of application services that make it possible to use the same service together and simultaneously. For example, a plurality of users may use an online game, schedule management, mail, voice call, video call, video conferencing, lottery, content sharing, joint purchase, and the like together.

As such, in using services provided by a plurality of users, users need to communicate in real time. The same is true for the smooth use of application services, and for the enjoyment and fun of application services.

For example, if two users collaborate with each other to play the same game, it is necessary to talk to each other and discuss the direction and strategy of the game. Going forward can create competition or interest in the game. That is, when a plurality of users communicate and use the same service, and when the same service is used in a state where communication is disconnected from each other, there is a big difference in the level of sympathy with other users and the degree of fun.

Therefore, in order to enable users to use the application service, there is a great need to use a communication means such as a chat service together. However, portable terminals are manufactured by minimizing volume and weight in order to increase portability, thereby minimizing hardware configuration provided in the terminal.

As a result, it is difficult to secure a display size enough to provide an application service and a chat service on one screen, and therefore, a chat service is rarely supported in an application service for a mobile terminal.

Furthermore, even if an application service is provided including a chat service, the application service provides a different chat environment, a different user account, and a different friend list, so that it is not only inconvenient for the user but also wastes resources of a server or a terminal.

In addition, through a chat service provided independently of an application service, when users in the same chat room use the same application service while using the chat service, a plurality of users each suspend the use of the chat service on their mobile terminals. After executing the application service that you want to use together, search for other users in the same chat room again within the application service and create a service account (for example, the same game room or joint purchase room for the same product) And participate. In order to communicate with users while using an application service, the application service must be suspended, a chat service screen is displayed, a chat message is input, and the application service is returned to the application service. In this process, when one user is viewing the application service screen, when another user enters the chat message through the chat service, the chat message is displayed as a push message on the mobile terminal of the other user who is viewing the application service screen, There is a problem that the user is very cumbersome to use the chat service and the application service, such as to check this again to run and reply to the chat service, and then run the application service again. As a result, it was not practical to use both services together in the mobile terminal.

Furthermore, even when a plurality of users using the same application service wants to communicate using a chat service while using the application service, the procedure is cumbersome, such as suspending and rerunning each of the two services.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for connecting a chat service and an application service to enable the simultaneous use of a chat service and an application service.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for connecting a chat service and an application service to enable a conversation using a same chat service in each of a plurality of application services.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for connecting a chat service and an application service using one of a chat service or an application service and minimizing an operation, a procedure, a screen change, etc. required to use the other together. .

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and system for connecting a chat service and an application service by grouping a plurality of users, so that a chat service and an application service can be used in the same single user group.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for connecting a chat service and an application service to allow a plurality of users to use the application service according to a command of one user included in the same chat group.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, a method of connecting a chat service and an application service according to the first aspect of the present invention, a chat server providing a chat service to a user terminal and a service providing an application service to the user terminal A method performed by a user terminal that communicates through a network with a service connection system including a server and forms the same chat group as one or more other user terminals, and displays a chat message exchanged with the one or more other user terminals. Providing a service; In response to a request for providing an application service of the user terminal or the other user terminal while providing a chat service, if service account information for the requested application service is received from the service connection system, the application service is based on the service account information. Performing and providing.

The method of connecting the chat service and the application service according to the second aspect of the present invention is a method performed by a chat server providing a chat service to a plurality of user terminals forming the same chat group, wherein the plurality of user terminals Providing a chat service by receiving and exchanging an input chat message; Determining a participant group to provide an application service when an application service providing request including application service information is received from any one of the plurality of user terminals during the providing of the chat service; Obtaining service account information for the requested application service, based on the application service information; And transmitting the obtained service account information to a user terminal included in the participant group.

In addition, the user terminal according to the third aspect of the present invention communicates via a network with a service connection system including a chat server for providing a chat service and a service server for providing an application service, the same chat group as one or more other user terminals. In the user terminal forming a, Chat service providing unit for providing a chat service by displaying a chat message exchanged with the at least one other user terminal; While providing the chat service, if service account information transmitted from the service connection system is received in response to a request for providing an application service of the user terminal or the other user terminal, the application service corresponding to the received service account information is executed. A service switching unit for calling an application service to perform the service; While providing the chat service while the application service is not called, if a request for providing an application service is input from a user, the service request unit may transmit the application service information corresponding to the requested application service to the service connection system. have.

In the chat server according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a chat server providing a chat service to a plurality of user terminals forming the same chat group, the chat server receives and exchanges chat messages inputted from the plurality of user terminals. A chat service unit that provides a service; A service request sensing unit which receives an application service providing request including application service information from any one of the plurality of user terminals while the chat service unit provides a chat service; On the basis of the application service information received by the service request detection unit, the service account acquisition unit for obtaining the service account information for the requested application service, and transmits to the user terminal belonging to the participant group included in the chat group may include. have.

According to an embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration, by enabling the use of the chat service and the application service at the same time, enabling instant communication between users using the application service at the same time, the convenience of using the application service In addition, there is an advantage of increasing the fun to use the application service with multiple users.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by allowing each of the plurality of application services to communicate using the same one chat service, users need to get used to only one chat environment, even if using different application services, application services It is convenient because there is no need to manage separate user account or friend list for each user. By using one common chat service for each application service from server or terminal, it is possible to minimize the resources required for chat service. have.

And according to one embodiment of the present invention, while using one of the chat service or application service, by minimizing the operations, procedures, screen switching, etc. required to use the other together, at the same time the chat service and the application service at the same time in the mobile terminal There is an advantage that it is easy to use.

Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by grouping a plurality of users, by using a chat service and an application service in the same one user group, each user can create a new user group or create a service account. It is convenient because you can omit the process of participating.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, according to the command of one user included in the same chat group, by allowing a plurality of users to use the application service together, it is easy to connect the chat service and the application service at the same time However, even if only one user of a plurality of users knows or uses the corresponding application service, the corresponding application service may be naturally connected to the remaining users according to the user's command, thereby promoting natural service promotion of the application service. Furthermore, when any one of the plurality of users is to execute any application service, there is an advantage that the installation can be induced if the application providing the application service is not installed in the mobile terminal of the remaining users.

1 is a network diagram illustrating a configuration of a chat service and an application service connection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

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

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a chat service and an application service provided by a chat server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of connecting a chat service and an application service provided by a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of connecting a chat service and an application service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8 are exemplary diagrams illustrating a process of executing an application service in a chat service using a chat service and an application service connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 and 10 are exemplary views illustrating a process of simultaneously using a chat service and an application service in a chat service and an application service connection method 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.

Before describing an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings, terms to be used below are first defined.

Hereinafter, 'chat service' refers to a service in which a chat server brokers a chat message so that a chat message can be exchanged between two or more user terminals. In this case, the chat service may include a service for brokering a chat message through a chat waiting room provided for creating a chat room.

In addition, 'application service' means all services that can be provided by a user terminal and used by two or more users. For example, an online game, a schedule management, an e-mail, a voice call, a video call or a video conference, a drawing, a content It may include services such as sharing, broadcasting, joint purchase, drawing, memo, and content editing. In particular, the application service may include a 'chat' that exchanges chat messages between two or more user terminals. For example, a chat service is a service providing a chat waiting room, and an application service may be a service providing a chat room in which a plurality of users who exchange chat messages together in the chat waiting room participate. In this case, the chat room is generally a space where even unauthorized or unauthorized users can participate, and the chat room is open to users other than the participants by allowing only users who are authorized by the authorized user, the owner, or other participants to participate. It can mean space.

The 'application service list' means a list of application services including at least one or more application services among the application services that may be connected to the above-described chat service.

In addition, the 'user account' is a unit for dividing the authority granted to each user to use a chat service or an application service for each user, and may be classified according to user identification information or identification information related to a user terminal to be described later. Each user account may be associated with corresponding user information.

In addition, "chat group" means a group of users or a group of user terminals participating in one chat room provided in the above-described chat service, and at least two users or user terminals may be included in the chat group.

In addition, the term “service account” means a unit of providing an application service. The same service account can be provided to all users at the same time according to the type of application service, or a separate service account can be generated and provided according to each user request. For example, if the application service is a real-time radio broadcasting service, since the same channel is provided to all users at the same time, in this case, service is provided to multiple users without distinguishing service accounts, that is, through one service account. Can be provided. However, for example, if the application service is a 1: 1 match game, each pair of users should provide different game accounts.

The 'participant group' means a group of users or a group of user terminals that include at least some of the users or user terminals belonging to the chat group or belonging to the chat group, and receive the same application service through one service account. It becomes a target.

'Application service information' is to provide the same application service as the requested application service to the remaining users in the chat group in response to a request for providing an application service requested by any one of a plurality of users belonging to one chat group, The information is transmitted from the user terminal in which the application service is requested, and may include identification information of the application service. In addition, the service account identification information of the application service to be provided to users belonging to the chat group may be included in the application service information. Further, the application service information may include a plurality of user identification information (a plurality of user identification information included in a chat group) to be provided with a service through one service account, or may include identification information of a chat group. In addition, the application service information may include service classification information provided in the application service (for example, broadcast channel information or content identification information to be viewed through the application service, content data, etc.). Here, the identification information of the application service may be location information of a server providing the application service, in addition to the information provided for identifying each application service. In addition, the 'user identification information' may be any information that can distinguish each user or each user terminal. In addition, the chat group identification information is information given by the chat server 200 to be described later to distinguish each chat group, and is associated with identification information of a plurality of users currently participating in one chat room.

Using the terms defined above, hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a network diagram showing the configuration of a chat service and application service connection system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a chat server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, a chat service and an application service connection system according to an embodiment of the present invention are configured through a network (N).

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 as all kinds of wired and wireless networks such as mobile radio communication network) or satellite communication network.

In addition, the plurality of user terminals 100 communicate with the chat server 200 to be described later through the network N. The user terminal 100 is a communication terminal for connecting to a server at a remote location through the network N, and may be implemented as a portable terminal connectable to other terminals and servers. The portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, and includes a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), a personal handyphone system (PHS), and a PDA (PDA). Personal Digital Assistant (IMT), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (WBRO) terminals, smartphones, tablet computers, etc. The same may include all kinds of handheld based wireless communication devices.

Of course, it is obvious that the scope of the user terminal 100 according to the present invention can be extended to a desktop computer, a notebook computer, and an Internet TV.

In addition, the chat service and the application service connection system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a chat server (200). The chat server 200 is a computer that exchanges data with a remote terminal or another server through the network N, and serves as a service provider that provides a chat service to the user terminal 100. The chat server 200 does not necessarily mean one server that is physically divided, but may be a server group including a plurality of servers, or may be a server program module installed in one server.

Furthermore, the chat service and the application service connection system according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a service server 300. The service server 300 is also a computer exchanging data with a remote terminal or another server through the network N, and serves as a service provider for providing an application service to the user terminal 100. The service server 300 does not necessarily mean one server that is physically divided, but may be a server group including a plurality of servers, or may be a server program module installed in one server. Accordingly, the chat server 200 and the service server 300 may actually be configured as one server, or may be another server operated by the same operator as the chat server 200. Of course, the chat server 200 may correspond to a third party relationship.

The system including the chat server 200 and the service server 300 described above is referred to as a service connection system 1000 hereinafter.

Furthermore, the chat service and application service connection system according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a download server 400. Download server 400 is a computer on the network (N) to download the application to the user terminal 100, if a separate application installation is required to use the application service provided by the service server 300 in the user terminal 100 to be. The download server 400 also does not necessarily mean one server that is physically divided, but may be implemented as one server that provides a plurality of applications required for driving the plurality of application services to the user terminal 100, or Each application service may include a plurality of servers provided separately.

Looking at the configuration of the user terminal 100 of the chat service and the application service connection system in more detail, as shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 100 includes a communication unit 111. The communication unit 111 transmits a chat message input from the user to the chat server 200, and receives a chat message input from the other user terminal 100 included in the same chat group from the chat server 200. That is, the communication unit 111 performs a role of mediating the exchange of chat messages in order to provide a chat service.

The user terminal 100 also includes a chat interface providing unit 113. The chat interface providing unit 113 displays a chat message exchanged by the communication unit 111 and provides a user interface (hereinafter, referred to as a “chat interface”) that allows a user to input a chat message. For example, the chat interface displays a user-entered chat message in a speech bubble area, and lists the chat messages in time-series order by moving the existing chat message in one direction each time a new chat message is entered. May be provided in a manner.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 100 may include a service list provider 115. The service list providing unit 115 displays the application service list defined above on a screen and provides the same to the user. At this time, the service list providing unit 115 may create an application service list including all application services that can be connected in the chat service and display it on the screen. Among all the application services that can be connected in the chat service, the service list provider 115 executes the user terminal 100. It is also possible to create a list of application services by extracting only possible application services (e.g., application services on which relevant applications are installed). Furthermore, the application service list includes all application services that can be connected to the chat service, and the user sets favorites. Or, by counting the number of application service requests, the user may create a separate application service list that includes only application services that the user actually likes and provide two or more distinct application service lists together.

In this case, in order to selectively display the application service list on the screen, an icon for requesting the provision of the application service list may be provided at one side of the chat interface. Accordingly, the application service list may be selectively displayed only when the icon is clicked or touched or when a drag input is input over the icon. Alternatively, the application service list may occupy a specific area on one side of the chat interface, and the display state may be maintained.

In addition, the user terminal 100 may include a service request unit 117. While the chat service is being used in the user terminal 100, when the user selects one application service from the application service list and requests to provide the application service, the service request unit 117 is applied to the service connection system 1000. Request to provide service. At this time, the service requesting unit 117 requests that the same application service be provided to all users included in the chat group of the chat service used by the user terminal 100 or some selected user of the two when the application service request is provided. In order to provide the above-described application service information to the chat server 200 or the service server 300.

For example, when the service request unit 117 requests the provision of an application service to the chat server 200 of the service connection system 1000, the service request unit 117 optionally identifies identification information of the requested application service, and optionally In connection with the application service, application service information including service classification information selected by the user may be transmitted to the chat server 200.

In another embodiment, when the service requesting unit 117 requests application service to the service server 300, the service server 300 includes application service information including user identification information of a plurality of users belonging to the same chat group. Can also be sent. In this case, the user terminal 100 may belong to two or more chat groups at the same time, but when a user requests an application service list or requests to provide an application service, information related to the chat group corresponding to the chat room displayed on the user terminal 100 is displayed. It may be included in the application service information.

Alternatively, the service request unit 117 only transmits an application service providing request to the service server 300, and when the service server 300 receives the request, the service requesting unit 117 uses the user identification information requesting to provide the application service from the chat server 200. User identification information of other users belonging to the same chat group as the user who requested the application service may be directly obtained.

Further, the service requesting unit 117 may receive only a part of the plurality of users included in the chat group in the process of the user selecting the application service and requesting to provide the application service. As such, when only some users are selected, the selected user identification information may be transmitted to the chat server 200 or the service server 300 so that the application service is provided only to the selected users.

However, the service request unit 117 transmits an application service providing request for any configuration of the chat server 200 and the service server 300, and accordingly, what kind of information is included in the application service information, etc. Since this is possible, the number in all cases is not described in detail.

The user terminal 100 stops displaying the chat interface when the application service is provided to the user terminal 100 according to the request of the service requesting unit 117 or the request of another user terminal 100 included in the same chat group. And a service switching unit 119 which serves to display a screen of an application service. When an application service is provided, the service switching unit 119 calls and executes an application or a program module included in the application to execute the application service, stops displaying the chat interface, and displays the execution result of the application service. You can switch the screen to the displayed state. At this time, the service switching unit 119 accepts or rejects whether or not to execute the application service provided in the state of displaying the chat interface when the application service is provided at the request of another user terminal 100 included in the same chat group. A user input interface for querying can be displayed on the screen, and an application service can be selectively executed according to whether the user accepts or rejects the user. In addition, whether to accept or reject the chat server 200 may be transmitted to another user in the chat group (for example, a user who requested an application service) to recognize whether to accept or reject the request.

In addition, the service switching unit 119 may switch the screen to a state in which the chat interface is displayed again while the screen of the application service is displayed.

The service switching unit 119 may automatically switch the screen when the user terminal 100 first starts to provide the application service, and thereafter, may switch the display of the chat service and the application service according to the user's switching request. The service switching unit 119 is serviced when the service switching button provided on one side of the screen is touched or clicked, a drag input pushing the screen in one direction is detected, or the rotation of the display of the user terminal 100 in the gravity direction is detected. It can be recognized that a conversion request has occurred.

On the other hand, the application service providing unit 120 is driven by the call of the service switching unit 119 to enable the use of the application service with other users in the chat group. The application service provider 120 may communicate with the service server 300 corresponding to the application service requested by the user to provide a command or information input by the user of the user terminal 100 to another user terminal 100. In addition, the command or information input from the other user terminal 100 may be received from the service server 300 and reflected in the application service.

And the configuration of the service connection system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the service connection system 1000 including the chat server 200 and the service server 300 includes a chat service unit 1001. The chat service unit 1001 communicates with the communication unit 111 of the user terminal 100 and mediates a chat message between a plurality of users belonging to the same chat group. When the chat service unit 1001 receives a chat message from any one user terminal 100 included in the same chat group, the chat service unit 1001 transmits the chat message to the other user terminal 100.

In addition, the service connection system 1000 may include a service information provider 1002. When the user terminal 100 requests the application service list, the service information providing unit 1002 prepares an application service list including application services connectable to the chat service and provides the application service list to the user terminal 100. Alternatively, if the service information providing unit 1002 needs to update the application service list, such as a newly registered application service that can be connected with the chat service even without the request of the user terminal 100, the new application service list or the user terminal 100 or Information necessary to update the application service list can be provided.

In addition, the service connection system 100 may include a service request detection unit 1003. The service request detection unit 1003 requests any application service from the service request unit 117 of the user terminal 100 and accordingly receives the application service information from the user terminal 100 to detect the service account to be described later. Application service information may be delivered to the acquirer 1004.

And the service account acquisition unit 1004 included in the service connection system 100 is based on the application service information received from the user terminal 100 of any one of the plurality of users belonging to the chat group, the requested application service It acquires the service account information of and serves to provide to the user terminal (100). According to an embodiment, the service account acquisition unit 1004 may be included in at least one of the chat server 200 and the service server 300. When the configuration is included in the chat server 200, the user terminal requesting to provide an application service is provided. After obtaining the user identification information to be provided with the same application service as the requested application service among the user terminal 100 belonging to the same chat group as 100 and configuring a participant group, a request for creation of a new service account to be joined by the participant group or The participation request of the participant group for the existing service account is transmitted to the service server 300 to obtain new or existing service account information for the participant group to participate. Accordingly, the chat server 200 transmits the obtained service account information to the plurality of user terminals 100 included in the participant group, and accordingly, the application service provider 120 of each of the plurality of user terminals 100 delivers them. Based on the received service account information, connection can be made possible with the same service account.

Alternatively, the service account acquisition unit 1004 may be a component included in the service server 300. In this case, when application service information is provided to the chat server 200, the chat server 200 configures a participant group based on the application service information, and then transfers user identification information belonging to the participant group to the service server 300. The service account acquisition unit 1004 of the service server 300 may generate or obtain service account information for the participant group to participate in and directly transmit to the respective user terminals 100. Accordingly, the application service provider 120 of each user terminal 100 of the participant group may be provided with the application service by accessing the same service account based on the received service account information. In addition, the service account acquisition unit 1004 is a configuration included in the service server 300, when the application service information is directly transmitted to the service server 300, the service server 300 is a participant based on the received application service information After the group is configured, service account information can be obtained and transferred directly to each user terminal 100 in the same manner.

In this case, when the service server 300 configures a participant group, each user identification information to be included in the participant group is received from the user terminal 100 requesting the application service or the user identification of the user terminal 100 requesting the application service. The participant group may be configured by acquiring user identification information of other users belonging to the same chat group using the chat server 200 based on the information.

In addition, the service connection system 1000 may include an application service unit 1005. The application service unit 1005 communicates with the application service providing unit 120 of the user terminal 100 to provide an application service to each user terminal 100. At this time, the application service unit 1005 provides a service to the plurality of user terminals 100 belonging to the same participant group using the same service account, so that the plurality of user terminals 100 belonging to the participant group interact in real time. Application services can be provided.

For example, if the application service is an online game, a group of participants can play together in one game room. If the application service is a calendar service such as a calendar or a scheduler, the schedule registered by one of the participants is different. You can have participants register in the same calendar or scheduler. In addition, if the application service is an e-mail service, a mail written by one of the participants may be delivered to the other of the participants. If the application service is a voice call, a video call, a video conference, a chat, etc., all participants can communicate by voice, video, and text at the same time. Furthermore, if the application service is a lottery service, some of the participants may be selected. For example, you may want to select some of the participants through a “ladder riding” game. In addition, if the application service is a survey, some of the participants may fill out the survey questionnaire and register the questionnaire, and the other participants may select some of the survey questionnaire. In addition, if the application service is a shared service such as a web page, audio, video, or text content, some of the participants can view or play the selected content together, and the application service can draw, memo, or edit the content. In the case of a service, such as a plurality of participants to complete the picture together, or to write a note together, and to edit the image in addition to the participants can cooperate to create or edit the content.

At this time, according to the embodiment, the chat service unit 1001 and the service information provider 1002 included in the service connection system 1000 in FIG. 3 are configured in the chat server 200, the application service unit 1005 is a service It may be configured in the server 300. On the other hand, the service request detection unit 1003 and the service account acquisition unit 1004 may both be configured in the chat server 200, or both may be configured in the service server 300, or the service request detection unit 1003 may be a chat server. 200, and the service account acquisition unit 1004 may be configured in the service server 300.

Hereinafter, a chat service and an application service connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a chat service and an application service provided by a chat server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a chat provided by a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a service and an application service, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a chat service and an application service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

At this time, the chat server 200 detects an application service providing request of any one user terminal 100 belonging to a chat group, and acquires and provides service account information according to the embodiment. Describes how to connect application services. Here, for convenience of description, the chat group is illustrated as including a first user and a second user, and the user terminal 100 of the first user and the user terminal 100 of the second user are respectively referred to as 'first user'. Terminal 'and' second user terminal '.

First, as shown in Figure 4 in the chat service and application service connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the chat server 200 provides a chat service to the chat group (S410). In this case, the chat group may include a first user and a second user as illustrated above.

In addition, while providing the chat service, the chat server 200 may detect an arbitrary application service request from the first user (S430). When the application service information is received from the first user terminal 100 to the chat server 200, the application service identification information included in the received application service information may be used to determine what application service is requested.

Accordingly, the chat server 200, the first user terminal 100 and the second user corresponding to the participant group the service account information of the application service using a plurality of users included in the same chat group as the first user as the participant group It transmits to the terminal 100 (S450). In this case, although the chat group is illustrated as the same as the participant group, it has been described above that some users of the chat group may not be included in the participant group according to the selection of the first user.

Meanwhile, referring to the method of connecting the chat service and the application service from the standpoint of the user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 first provides a chat service as shown in FIG. 5 (S510). The chat interface is displayed on the display of the user terminal 100, and chat messages input by the users included in the chat group are arranged and displayed in chronological order.

And while the user terminal 100 is providing a chat service as described above, if the user requests an application service (S520), first provide a list of application services (S530), so that the user can select the desired application service It may be (S540). Of course, if there is one application service connectable with the chat service, the process of providing one application service list and selecting one of them may be omitted.

In addition, prior to requesting the provision of the application service by selecting the application service in the user terminal 100, some of the plurality of users included in the chat group corresponding to the chat room currently displayed in the user terminal 100 will use the application service together. The step of selecting a user of may be additionally performed.

The application service is selected and the application service information about the selected application service is delivered to the chat server 200, and a user group, that is, a participant group, that is to be provided with the selected application service is identified as a chat group or a subset of the chat group. Thus, when the chat server 200 delivers the service account information of the application service corresponding to the participant group back to the user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 executes the application service, based on the received service account information All users of the participant group enter the same service account (S550). Of course, in the case of services without distinction of service accounts, it is sufficient to simply execute the same application service. In some cases, the service account information may also include service classification information included in the application service information. Accordingly, each user terminal 100 included in the participant group may be provided with a small category of service or specific content in the application service with reference to the service classification information included in the service account information.

The user terminal 100 provides the same application service as the application service provided to the other user terminal 100 included in the participant group (S560).

A method of connecting a chat service and an application service according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described again with reference to two user terminals 100 and a chat server 200.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first user terminal 100 sends a chat service request including the second user identification information to the other party to chat with while requesting a chat service with the second user, to the chat server 200. In operation S110, the chat server groups the first user and the second user into one chat group, and generates a chat service account corresponding to the chat group, that is, a chat room (S210), and the first user terminal 100. And provides a chat service to the second user terminal (100) (S220, S220 ').

While providing a chat service for a chat group including a first user and a second user, when a request for providing an application service is generated in the first user terminal 100 (S120), the first user terminal 100 receives the application. The service list is displayed on at least one side of the chat interface (S130), and one of the application services is selected (S140).

When the application service is selected, the user terminal 100 transmits application service information on the selected application service to the chat server 200 (S150). In this case, the application service information includes application service identification information, and optionally, user identification information and service classification information of users to be included in the participant group. However, if the application information can be identified from the classification information associated with the application service, the application service information may not include the application service identification information. For example, the application service is a web browsing service, and when the URL of a specific web page is included in the application service information as the service classification information, the identification information of the application service may not be separately included in the application service information.

Meanwhile, the chat server 200 receives the application service information, generates service account information based on the received application service information, or obtains it from the service server 300 (S230). Here, the service account information may include any information as long as it is information for providing a service unit of the same content to the first user and the second user by specifying a service unit of an application service to be provided to the first user and the second user. . For example, if each service account is divided into identification information, the service account information may include only the identification information of the application service and the identification information of the account. However, for example, if the application service provides a web page of a specific URL through a web browser, the service account information may include URL information of the web page as service classification information, and the application service is stored only in the first user terminal. If the specific image file is to be browsed, the service account information may include the image data itself as service classification information.

When each service account is divided into identification information, and a protocol is defined between them so that the service server 300 can provide an application service by using the service account identification information generated directly by the chat server 200, the chat server. The operation 200 may generate identification information of a new service account having the first user and the second user as a participant group, and provide the identification information to the first user terminal and the second user terminal 100 (S240 and S240 ′). However, if the service server 300 can not provide the application service using the service account identification information determined by the chat server 200, the chat server 200 requests the service server 300 to create a new service account In response to the request, the identification information of the new service account generated may be provided from the service server 300.

Of course, when each service account is not classified as identification information and thus can provide an application service without service account identification information, the chat server 200 includes a service including application service identification information and service classification information included in the application service information. The account information may be provided to the first user terminal 100 and the second user terminal 200 (S240 and S240 ′).

Accordingly, the first user terminal 100 and the second user terminal 100 call the corresponding application service based on the service account information received from the chat server 200, respectively (S160), and the first user and the first user. 2 Enter the service account assigned to the user and execute the application service.

In addition, the first user terminal 100 and the second user terminal 100 may convert the execution result of the application service into a new screen and output the result (S170). Of course, afterwards, the screen for displaying the chat interface and the screen of the application service may be repeatedly switched at the request of the user.

Hereinafter, a method of connecting the above-described chat service and application service will be described with reference to the exemplary view. 7 and 8 are exemplary views illustrating a process of executing an application service in a chat service using a chat service and an application service connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate one embodiment of the present invention. In the chat service and application service connection method according to the embodiment, it is an exemplary view showing a process of using a chat service and an application service at the same time.

First, as shown in Figure 7, 'Boolbonam', 'Guildchan', 'Weight' has a title of 'Solo gather without a lover to watch movies on weekends, no friends to play together!' In a chat room, a chat service may be provided by forming the same chat group. In this case, as illustrated at the bottom of the chat interface, an icon providing a list of application services may be displayed to execute other application services. Here, the icon may be formed, for example, in the shape of an arrow pointing upward of the screen as illustrated in the drawing.

'Boulbonam', 'Guildchan', 'Weight' chatting together, decided to play the game together, and the arrow shaped icon at the bottom of the screen to execute the role-playing game that 'Boulbonam' decided to play together. After touching and dragging the trace upward, the list of application services connectable to the chat service may be displayed on one side of the chat interface as shown in FIG. 8 while sliding upward from the bottom. For example, application services such as a call, a video call, a drawing, a horoscope, a game, a video, and a joint purchase may be provided as a menu.

If the 'Rol Playing Game' is selected among the various application services in which 'Col Boy' is displayed again, the chat server 200 provides a role playing game in which 'Col Boy', 'Guild', and 'Weight' are selected. As a participant group, the service account identification information can be directly generated and delivered to the user terminal 100 of 'Wolbonam', 'Guild Chan', and 'Weight'. Alternatively, the chat server 200 requests the service server 300 for providing the selected role-playing game to generate a new service account corresponding to the group of participants, and receives the newly generated service account identification information from the service server 300 again. Can be. And it can be delivered to the user terminal (100) of 'ulbonam', 'guild-chan', 'hegeang'.

Alternatively, the chat server 200 transmits user identification information of 'ulbo-nam' and 'guild-chan', 'weight' which becomes one participant group to the service server 300, and the service server 300 to the participant group. After generating a corresponding new service account, the service account information may be provided to the user terminal 100 of 'Ulbo Bom', 'Guild Chan', and 'Weight'.

Accordingly, the role-playing game screen is provided as an application service in each user terminal 100 of 'ulbonam', 'guild-chan', and 'weight'. At this time, 'Ulbo Nam', 'Gild-chan', 'Age' can be connected to the same game account by using the same game server and the same channel as one game account. A switch icon may be displayed on one side of the screen of the application service to switch the display to the chat service screen. At this time, for example, when the screen of the application service is displayed on the user terminal 100 of 'Ulbonam', 'Guild-chan' sends a new chat message, the conversion displayed on the user terminal 100 of the 'Ulbonam' As the size, position, shape, color, etc. of the icon are temporarily changed, the user may be notified that a new chat message is received. As such, a separate push message may not be displayed when the chat service and the application service are connected.

Accordingly, when a user's request is input such as touching or dragging an icon, the screen may be switched back to the chat service screen as shown in FIG. 10. When the application service connected to the chat service is in the running state, a conversion icon for switching the screen to the application service screen may also be displayed on one side of the chat interface, and if selected, the application service screen as shown in FIG. 9 again. You can also return to.

The chat service and the application service connection method according to the embodiment described through the drawings 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 (15)

1. By a user terminal communicating via a network with a service connection system including a chat server providing a chat service to a user terminal and a service server providing an application service to the user terminal, and forming the same chat group as one or more other user terminals. As the method carried out,

   Providing a chat service by displaying a chat message exchanged with the one or more other user terminals;

   In response to a request for providing an application service of the user terminal or the other user terminal while providing a chat service, if service account information for the requested application service is received from the service connection system, the application service is based on the service account information. The method of connecting the chat service and the application service comprising the step of providing to run.
2. The method of claim 1,

   The service account information,

   And a participant group including a plurality of user terminals that are the same as the chat group or a subset of the chat group.
3. The method of claim 2,

   The method,

   If an application service list request is input at the user terminal while providing a chat service, providing an application service list including one or more application services connectable to the chat service;

   If one application service of the one or more application services included in the application service list is selected, further comprising the step of transmitting the application service information for the selected application service to the service connection system, the chat service and the application service connection method .
4. The method of claim 3,

   The service account information,

   And generated based on the application service information and optionally user identification information of a user terminal included in the chat group.
5. The method of claim 2,

   The step of providing and executing the application service,

   Providing a user interface for inquiring whether to execute an application service when the service account information is received according to the application service providing request of the other user terminal;

   And executing an application service based on the service account information when an input for accepting the execution of an application service occurs through the user interface is provided.
6. The method according to claim 1 or 2,

   The step of providing and executing the application service,

   Stopping output of a screen on which the chat service is displayed and outputting a screen on which the application service is displayed;

   Providing a user interface for receiving a screen switching request to a screen on which the chat service is displayed while the screen on which the application service is displayed is output; And

   A user for receiving a screen change request to the screen on which the application service is displayed while the chat service is displayed on the screen, when the chat service is displayed on the screen; A method of connecting a chat service and an application service, comprising the step of providing an interface.
7. As a method performed by a chat server providing a chat service to a plurality of user terminals forming the same chat group,

   Providing a chat service by receiving and exchanging chat messages inputted from the plurality of user terminals;

   Determining a participant group to provide an application service when an application service providing request including application service information is received from any one of the plurality of user terminals during the providing of the chat service;

   Obtaining service account information for the requested application service, based on the application service information; And

   And transmitting the obtained service account information to a user terminal included in the participant group.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein

   Acquiring the service account information,

   And generating new service account identification information corresponding to the participant group based on the application service information.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein

   Acquiring the service account information,

   Requesting service account identification information for the participant group to participate, to a service server corresponding to the identified application service based on the application service identification information included in the application service information;

   Receiving the requested service account identification information.
10. In a user terminal communicating via a network with a service connection system including a chat server providing a chat service and a service server providing an application service, and forming the same chat group as one or more other user terminals,

    A chat service providing unit which provides a chat service by displaying a chat message exchanged with the at least one other user terminal;

    While providing the chat service, if service account information transmitted from the service connection system is received in response to a request for providing an application service of the user terminal or the other user terminal, the application service corresponding to the received service account information is executed. A service switching unit for calling an application service to perform the service;

    When the application service providing request is input from the user while providing the chat service while the application service is not called, the user including a service request unit for transmitting the application service information corresponding to the requested application service to the service connection system. Terminal.
11. The method of claim 10,

    The user terminal,

    While providing the chat service while the application service is not called, the application service list including one or more application services connectable to the chat service is selectively displayed on one side of the screen where the chat service is displayed. The user terminal further includes a service list providing unit for selecting any one application service included in the service list.
12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein

    The user terminal,

    And an application service providing unit which operates according to a call of the service switching unit and provides the requested application service based on the service account information.
13. In a chat server that provides a chat service to a plurality of user terminals forming the same chat group,

    A chat service unit which provides a chat service by receiving and exchanging chat messages input from the plurality of user terminals;

    A service request sensing unit which receives an application service providing request including application service information from any one of the plurality of user terminals while the chat service unit provides a chat service;

    Chat including a service account acquisition unit for obtaining the service account information for the requested application service on the basis of the application service information received from the service request detection unit, and transmits to the user terminal belonging to the participant group included in the chat group server.
14. The method of claim 13,

    The service account information,

    Information specifying one unit service in which the participant group participates with respect to the application service;

    The service account acquisition unit,

    The service account identification information may be generated by generating new service account identification information corresponding to the participant group or by requesting and receiving service account identification information to be joined by the participant group to a service server providing an application service corresponding to the application service information. Obtaining the service account information comprising a chat server.
15. The method of claim 13,

    The chat service unit,

    When an application service execution rejection signal is received from any user terminal that has received the service account information from the service account acquisition unit, at least the user terminal that has sent the application service provision request is notified of the application service execution rejection of the user terminal. Chat server.

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