WO2015183043A1

WO2015183043A1 - Method, device, and server for grouping chat messages

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Publication number: WO2015183043A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/005433
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김형래; 신인섭; 박우영; 이희영; 김일두
Original assignee: 주식회사 다음카카오
Priority date: 2014-05-29
Filing date: 2015-05-29
Publication date: 2015-12-03
Also published as: KR20150138513A

Abstract

A method for grouping chat messages on a device comprises the steps of: displaying, on a screen, a plurality of chat messages from a plurality of users; categorizing at least one chat message from the plurality of chat messages into a chat message group; generating an identifier corresponding to the chat message group; hiding the at least one chat message from the screen and displaying the identifier; and performing an operation related to the at least one chat message which has been hidden, when the identifier is selected.

Description

Methods, devices, and servers for grouping chat messages

A method, device, and server for grouping chat messages.

Instant Message Service (IMS) is a real-time online communication service that allows a message sent by a sender to immediately appear on the screen of the recipient's device, without using an e-mail program or web browser. In particular, a service that provides a chat, voice and video call using a mobile network is called a MIM (Mobile Instant Messenger) service. In this regard, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0012315 discloses an instant message control method.

Users can share texts, images, videos, music files, etc. with other parties in real time and freely discuss the latest information through IMS applications installed on smart devices. Due to these advantages, the use of IMS applications has recently increased rapidly, and the amount of chat messages that a general user sends and receives with other parties has also increased exponentially. However, as the amount of chat messages increases, it may be difficult to systematically manage each chat message or re-search and use existing chat messages.

By classifying the user's chat messages into groups, more systematic chat messages can be managed. In addition, by determining a representative identifier for each chat message group and displaying it in a chat area or other areas, it is intended to improve user convenience for use and management of chat messages. In addition, the present invention provides a user interface suitable for managing and using a group of chat messages. In addition, it is intended to enable the use, storage, deletion, transmission and sharing of chat message groups. However, the technical problem to be achieved by the present embodiment is not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention, in the device, displaying a plurality of chat messages of a plurality of users on the screen, chat messages of at least one of the plurality of chat messages Categorizing into a group, generating an identifier corresponding to the chat message group, non-displaying the at least one chat message on the screen, displaying the identifier, and if the identifier is selected, the at least one that is not displayed. It may provide a chat message grouping method comprising the step of performing an operation on a chat message.

Another embodiment of the present invention may provide a method for providing an application that operates in conjunction with a device that executes a chat message grouping method.

Another embodiment of the present invention can provide a chat message grouping device, wherein the device is configured to display at least one chat message among a display unit for displaying a plurality of chat messages of a plurality of users on the screen. It may include a classification unit for classifying into a chat message group and an identifier generator for generating an identifier corresponding to the chat message group. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the device may further include an operation execution unit, wherein the operation execution unit may not display the at least one chat message on the screen by the display unit and display the identifier. Thereafter, when the identifier is selected, an operation on the at least one chat message that is not displayed may be performed. Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of receiving a request for a chat message group from a device at a server, identifying at least one chat message corresponding to the chat message group based on the request, and the chat message group. And a method for receiving a request for a chat message, the method including generating an identifier corresponding to the and transmitting the identifier to the device.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a receiver for receiving a request for a chat message group from a device, a chat message confirmation unit for checking at least one chat message corresponding to the chat message group based on the request, the chat message group A server may include an identifier generator configured to generate an identifier corresponding to the transmitter, and a transmitter configured to transmit the identifier to the device.

According to any one of the problem solving means of the present invention described above, it is possible to provide a method, a device and a server capable of more systematic management of the chat message by classifying the user's chat messages by group. In addition, by determining the representative identifier for each chat message group and displaying it in the chat area or other areas, it is possible to improve user convenience for use and management of the chat message. It is also possible to provide a method, device, and server that can provide a user interface suitable for management and use of chat message groups. In addition, a method, device, and server may be provided to enable use, storage, deletion, transmission, and sharing of chat message groups.

1 is a view schematically showing a chat system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are diagrams for describing an example of a process of grouping chat messages.

4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining an example of a process of using a chat message group.

5 is a configuration diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a chat message grouping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a chat message grouping method according to another 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.

1 is a view schematically showing a chat system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the chat system may include a server 10, a device 20, an external device 30, and an external device 40. Since the chat system of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limitedly interpreted through FIG. 1. That is, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the chat system may be configured differently from FIG. 1.

Each component of FIG. 1 constituting the chat system may be connected through a network. The network refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between respective nodes such as terminals and servers. Examples of such a network include a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) network and a long term evolution (LTE) network. , World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) network, Internet, Local Area Network (LAN), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), Bluetooth (Bluetooth) Networks, satellite broadcasting networks, analog broadcasting networks, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) networks and the like, but are not limited to these.

The device 20 may group the plurality of chat messages into one chat message group. At this time, the device 20 may proceed with the grouping according to a predetermined criterion for the chat message group. Here, one example of the reference is time information, and the device 20 may group the chat messages based on the time information of each chat message. For example, the device 20 may group chat messages having time information within a specific time interval based on time information of each chat message into one chat message group. At this time, one example of the time interval may be one day or one hour. Further, one example of the time information may be information of any one of input, output, display, generation or storage time of each chat message.

Another example of a criterion is user information, and the device 20 can group chat messages based on user information of each of the chat messages. For example, the device 20 may group chat messages having the same user information or any one of a plurality of predetermined user information based on the user information of each chat message into one chat message group. In this case, the user information may be, for example, an ID, an account, a phone number, and an image of the user.

Another example of a criterion is location information, and the device 20 may group chat messages based on location information of each chat message. For example, the device 20 may group the chat messages inputted in at least one predetermined location based on the location information of each chat message into one chat message group.

Another example of a criterion is device information, and the device 20 can group chat messages based on device information of each of the chat messages. For example, the device 20 may group a plurality of chat messages into one chat message group according to the type of the device where each chat message is input, output, displayed, generated or stored.

As such, the device 20 may analyze a plurality of chat messages transmitted and received by a user of the device 20 and automatically group the plurality of chat messages according to the analysis result. That is, the device 20 may display a plurality of chat messages on the screen and perform automatic grouping of the plurality of chat messages in real time or periodically even without a separate user input.

The device 20 may display a plurality of chat messages on a screen and group the plurality of chat messages into one group in response to a user input. In this case, the user input may be a user's touch input. Referring to FIG. 21, the device 20 displays the chat message 202, the chat message 203, and the chat message 204 on the screen, and then the user displays the first direction 205 through his two fingers. ) And the touch input moving in the second direction 206, the touch input is recognized as a user input, and the chat message 202, the chat message 203, and the chat message 204 are grouped into one chat message group. Can be grouped with

The device 20 may receive various forms of user input requesting grouping of chat messages. For example, the device 20 may receive a user's touch input as a user input, and may include a touch panel device for recognizing the user's touch input. As another example, the device 20 may receive a user's voice input as a user input, and may include a voice recognition module for recognizing the user's voice input. As another example, the device 20 may receive a user's gesture input or a movement of the device as a user input, and may include a camera or sensor module for recognizing the gesture input or the movement of the device. At this time, one example of the sensor module may include a geomagnetic field sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor, an optical sensor module.

The device 20 may recognize the chat messages or the number of times the user wants to group. To this end, the device 20 needs to analyze the user input. For example, when the user selects each chat message through a touch input, the device 20 converts the selected chat message into one chat message group within a predetermined time interval (for example, 30 seconds after the first touch is made). You can decide. As another example, when the user inputs the first touch input and the second touch input to select chat messages within a specific range, the device 20 includes between the position of the first touch input and the position of the second touch input. Chat messages may be determined as a single chat message group.

The device 20 may generate an identifier representing the chat message group and display the generated identifier on the screen. At this time, an example of the identifier may include an icon corresponding to the chat message group, a word or part of a chat message included in the chat message group, a participant included in the chat message group, or an ID of the chat message group and a part thereof. It may include any one of a time (or date) of receiving, inputting, or displaying a chat message. Illustrated with reference numeral 22, an identifier of a chat message group comprising a chat message 202, a chat message 203, and a chat message 204 may be displayed in an area 207, where the identifier is a chat. The message 202, the chat message 203, the date on which the chat message 204 is displayed, the "AAA" which is the ID of the counterpart talker, and the word "LOVE" mainly mentioned through the chat message may be included.

The device 20 may not display a previously displayed chat message on the screen in response to a user input related to the chat message group, and display an identifier corresponding to the chat message group. Referring to FIGS. 21 and 22, the device 20 determines a chat message group including a chat message 202, a chat message 203, and a chat message 204 in response to a user input, and the chat message ( 202, the chat message 203 and the chat message 204 may not be displayed on the screen, and identifiers may be displayed in an area 207 corresponding to the chat message group.

The device 20 may perform an operation on the chat message group in response to the user input. In this case, the user input may mean a user input for an identifier of the chat message group. For example, when the user selects any one of the area 207 of the chat message group or the identifier included in the area 207, the device 20 may perform an operation on the chat message group. If the user selects an area 208 or an area 209 of another chat message group, the device 20 will perform operations on the other chat message group. At this time, the operation on the chat message group may mean an operation on the chat message group itself. For example, the operation on the chat message group may mean not displaying an area of the chat message group or an identifier of the chat message group and displaying a chat message included in the chat message group. As another example, the action on the chat message group may be deletion, copying, storing, sending, or sharing of the chat message group.

The operation on the chat message group may mean an operation on all or part of the chat message included in the chat message group. For example, the operation on the chat message group may mean displaying all or part of a chat message included in the chat message group. At this time, all or part of the chat messages included in the chat message group may be displayed overlapping the chat message group or its identifier. As another example, the operation on the chat message group may be deletion, copying, storing, transmitting, or sharing of all or part of the chat message included in the chat message group.

The device 20 may transmit at least one of the chat message group and the identifier to the external device 30. In this case, when the chat message group or identifier is displayed on the external device 30, and the chat message group or identifier is selected on the external device 30, the chat message included in the chat message group is displayed on the screen of the external device 30. May be displayed.

Examples of the device 20, the external device 30, and the external device 40 include a wireless communication device that guarantees portability and mobility, and includes a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), and a personal data center (PDC). Digital Cellular (PHS), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet) All kinds of handheld based wireless communication devices such as a smartphone, a smartphone, a tablet PC, and the like may be included.

The server 10 may transmit and receive a chat message with the device. For example, the server 10 may send a chat message received from any one of the device 20, the external device 30, and the external device 40 among the device 20, the external device 30, and the external device 40. You can send to another.

The server 10 may receive and store information regarding a chat message or a group of chat messages from the device 20. For example, the server 10 may receive an identifier of each of the plurality of chat messages included in the chat message group from the device 20, or may receive an identifier of the chat message group. In addition, the server 10 may receive a result of an operation performed by the device 20 from the device 20 in real time or periodically, and store it.

The server 10 may control the operation of the device 20. To this end, the server 10 may transmit a command for the operation of the device 20 and receive a result of the operation performed by the device 20 in response to the command. For example, the server 10 may instruct the device 20 to group a plurality of chat messages into one chat message group and receive the result.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the server 10 may perform some of the operations of the device 20 described above instead of the device 20. For example, the server 10 may transmit to the device 20 or group a plurality of chat messages received from the device 20 into a chat message group, and transmit the result to the device 20. In this case, the device 20 may not display a plurality of chat messages based on the result received from the server 10, and display the identifiers of the chat message groups. In this case, the result may include an identifier of each of the plurality of chat messages or the identifier of the chat message group.

As another example, the server 10 may group a plurality of chat messages into one group in response to a request of the device 20, and transmit the grouping result to the device 20. In this case, the request of the device 20 may include information on the plurality of chat messages, and the grouping result may include an identifier of the chat message group. In addition, the server 10 may group the chat messages based on time information of each chat message, and may group the chat messages based on user information of each chat message.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the server 10 may generate an identifier representing a chat message group and transmit the generated identifier to the device 20 according to a request of the device 20. At this time, an example of the identifier may include an icon corresponding to the chat message group, a word or part of a chat message included in the chat message group, a participant included in the chat message group, or an ID of the chat message group and a part thereof. It may include any one of a time (or date) of receiving, inputting, or displaying a chat message. In addition, the request of the device 20 may include an identifier of each of the chat messages or chat messages included in the chat message group.

The operation of each component included in the chat system of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to the following drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a display unit 210, a classifier 220, an identifier generator 230, an operation performer 240, a memory 250, and a communication unit. 260 may include. However, the configuration of the device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be made differently from FIG. 2.

The display unit 210 may display a plurality of chat messages of a plurality of users on the screen. In this case, the plurality of users may be users of each of the plurality of devices. For example, the plurality of users may be users of each of the device 20, the external device 30, and the external device 40.

The classifier 220 may classify at least one chat message among a plurality of chat messages into a chat message group. At this time, the classification unit 220 may proceed with the grouping according to a predetermined criterion for the chat message group.

The classifier 220 may classify the at least one chat message into a chat message group based on time information of each of the at least one chat message. For example, the classifier 220 may classify at least one chat message into a chat message group at a preset time interval or at a time interval set by a user of the device 20.

The classifier 220 may classify at least one chat message into a chat message group based on user information of each of the at least one chat message. At this time, the chat message may be a message corresponding to the same user information. In addition, the classifier 220 may classify the chat message corresponding to the same user into the chat message group based on the screen name or the phone number of the user who participated in the chat.

The classifier 220 may group chat messages based on location information of each chat message, or group chat messages based on device information of each chat message. In addition, the classifier 220 may group chat messages based on specific criteria, and some embodiments have been described in the specification.

When the classifier 220 receives an input related to at least one chat message through a user interface, the classifier 220 may classify the at least one chat message into a chat message group based on the input. For example, the device 20 may include a first input regarding a first chat message having the fastest time information among at least one chat message and a second input regarding a second chat message having the slowest time information among at least one chat message. If received, the first chat message and the second chat message may be determined as a single chat message group, and time information equal to or slower than the time information of the first chat message may be determined. It is also possible to determine which chat messages to have as a group of chat messages.

The inputs are inputs (or touch inputs) to graphic icons displayed in a predetermined area of the screen, inputs of hardware buttons included in the device, voice inputs input through the device's microphone, motion recognition inputs through the device's sensor, and sensor's sensor It may include at least one of a gesture recognition input through. To this end, the classification unit 220 may use a touch panel device, a hardware button module, a voice recognition module, a gesture recognition module, a camera, or a sensor module of the device 20. At this time, one example of the sensor module includes a geomagnetic field sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor, an optical sensor.

3A and 3B are diagrams for describing an example of a process of grouping chat messages. Referring to the operation of the classifier 202 through reference numeral 31 of FIG. 3A, the classifier 220 receives a touch input moving in a first direction 301 and a second direction 302 through a user interface. In this case, at least one chat text included in the point where the touch input is started may be classified into a chat text group. In this case, the at least one chat text includes at least one chat message included in the point at which the touch input is started, and the emoticons, "I'll do" and the second direction 302, close to the starting point of the first direction 301. "Yes", etc., close to the starting point.

3B, an operation of the classifier 202 is illustrated through reference numeral 33 of FIG. 3B, and the classifier 220 recognizes a voice of the user 306 and at least one chat text existing on the screen when the voice is recognized. Can be categorized into chat text groups. At this time, one example of the voice may be "summary", "group" and the like. If differently illustrating the operation of the classifier 202 through reference numeral 33 of FIG. 3B, the classifier 220 recognizes such movement when the device 20 is moved in the up and down direction 307 by a user. At least one chat text existing on the screen when the movement is recognized may be classified into a chat text group.

The identifier generator 230 may generate an identifier corresponding to the chat message group. In this case, an example of the identifier may include text (or words) included in each of the at least one chat message, an image (or icon) corresponding to the chat message group, and user or time information related to the at least one chat message. have. In this case, the text (or word) may be the text (or word) having the highest frequency of appearance in each of the at least one chat message. For example, referring to

reference numerals

31 and 32 of FIG. 3A, the identifier generator 230 may include the words “parking”, “Pangyo” and “H square” and “M square” included in at least one chat message. Time information "Tuesday, 25th" is determined as an identifier, and the display unit 210 may display the determined identifier in the area 304 of the chat message group. An area 304 indicated at 32 may mean an area of another chat message group.

As another example, through

reference numerals

33 and 34 of FIG. 3B, the identifier generator 230 recognizes that a plurality of chat messages of the at least one chat message are the user “AAA”, and “AAA” and “2014”. Tuesday, March 25, may be determined as an identifier, and the display unit 210 may display the determined identifier in the area 309 of the chat message group. Area 308 and area 310 indicated at 34 may mean areas of other chat message groups.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the server 10 may generate an identifier corresponding to the chat message group. In this case, the server 10 generates an identifier representing the chat message group according to a request of the device 20, the identifier generator 230, or the communicator 260, and generates the generated identifier of the device 20, the identifier. It may transmit to the unit 230 or the communication unit 260. In this case, the request may include a chat message itself included in the chat message group or an identifier of each chat message.

The display unit 210 may not display at least one chat message on the screen of the device 20 and display an identifier. In this case, the identifier may be text or an image representing the chat message group. In addition, the chat message group may include at least one chat message classified according to a predetermined criterion among the plurality of chat messages.

The display unit 210 displays at least one chat message in a first area of the chat window (or chat area), and then displays at least one chat message without reducing the first area to a second area smaller than the first area. The identifier may be displayed in the second area. Referring to FIG. 3A, the display unit 210 displays at least one chat message in the first area 303 of the chat window, and then reduces the first area 303 to the second area 304 while at least one chat message is displayed. The chat message may not be displayed, and the identifiers "Parking", "Pangyo" and "H Square" and "Tuesday, March 25, 2014" may be displayed in the second area 304. In this case, the first area 303 may mean an area having the same size as the chat window, and the chat window may mean a window where a chat message is displayed. In general, a particular chat message is displayed in the chat window and then moves in the direction 302 as the new chat message is displayed, eventually disappearing out of the chat window (or to an outside area).

The specific chat message adjacent to one boundary of the first area among the plurality of chat messages may be displayed by moving to one boundary of the second area as the first area is reduced to the second area. 3A, a particular chat message (not shown, but a chat message located below the "yes" chat message) adjacent to the bottom boundary of the first region 303 is the bottom boundary or the bottom boundary of the second region 304. It can be displayed by moving up to a location adjacent to.

The chat message group or an area thereof may be displayed in a chat window in which at least one chat message is displayed. However, the chat message group or an area thereof may be displayed in a separate window (or layout) that is distinct from the chat window in which at least one chat message is displayed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3B, different chat message groups or regions thereof grouped in different chat windows may be listed in a separate window. Referring to reference numeral 34, an area 309 of a chat message group corresponding to a chat window having a conversation with "AAA", an area 308 of a chat message group corresponding to a chat window having a conversation with "CCC", and a "DDD". The area 310 of the chat message group corresponding to the chat window having a dialogue with "may be listed through a separate window. As will be described below, when an area of a specific chat message group is selected while a separate window is displayed, a chat window corresponding to the specific chat message group may be activated.

When the identifier or the region including the identifier is selected, the operation execution unit 240 may perform an operation on at least one chat message that is not displayed. In this case, when the identifier or the region including the identifier is selected, the operation performing unit 240 may again display at least one chat message (which is a chat message corresponding to the selected identifier) on the screen.

4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining an example of a process of using a chat message group. Referring to FIG. 4A, when the operation performing unit 240 touches a region 303 of the chat message group by the user's finger 401 in the state of reference numeral 41, at least one corresponding to the chat message group is input. The chat message may be displayed again on the screen as indicated by reference numeral 42.

When the identifier or the region including the identifier is selected, the operation execution unit 240 may perform any one of deleting, copying, storing, or transferring at least one chat message to a predetermined application. . In addition, when an identifier or a region including the identifier is selected, the operation execution unit 240 may display a specific menu. Referring to FIG. 4B, the operation performing unit 240 deletes a chat message when a region of the chat message group is touched by the user's finger 402 for a specific time interval in the state of reference numeral 43. A menu area 403 may be displayed on the screen, including copying, saving, sharing, notification, or adding to a shortcut menu. In this case, the menu area 403 may be displayed overlapping with those already displayed on the screen.

The memory 250 may store data. At this time, one example of the data includes, but is not limited to, a chat message, an identifier of the chat message, a chat message group, and an identifier of the chat message group. In addition, the memory 250 may be a memory area or a combination of memory areas that store all data generated by the device 20 or input / output to the device 20. An example of such a memory 250 includes a hard disk drive, a hard disk drive, a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, a memory card, or the like existing inside or outside the device 20. .

The communicator 260 may transmit at least one of the chat message group and the identifier to the server 20 or the external device 30. In this case, after the area of the transmitted identifier or chat message group is displayed on the external device 30, when the displayed area of the identifier or chat message group is selected, the transmitted chat message may be displayed on the external device 30. . Whenever there is a user input, the communicator 260 may transmit at least one of the chat message group and the identifier to the server 20 or the external device 30, or may transmit in real time or periodically.

5 is a configuration diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a receiver 110, a chat message checker 120, an identifier generator 130, and a transmitter 140. However, the configuration of the server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be made differently from FIG. 5.

The receiver 110 may receive a request for a chat message group from the device 20. In this case, the request for the chat message group may be a request for the server 10 to classify at least one chat message among the plurality of chat messages displayed on the device 20 into the chat message group.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, before the receiver 110 receives a request for a chat message group, the transmitter 140 may transmit a plurality of chat messages of a plurality of users to the device 20. In this case, the plurality of users may be the users of the device 20, the external device 30, and the external device 40.

The chat message checking unit 120 may check at least one chat message corresponding to the chat message group based on the predetermined request received from the device 20. Alternatively, the chat message checking unit 120 may classify at least one chat message into a chat message group based on a request received from the device 20. At this time, the request may be a request for the above-described chat message group. In addition, the request may include at least one chat message or information (or identifier, tag) corresponding to the at least one chat message.

The chat message checking unit 120 may classify the at least one chat message into a chat message group based on time information of each of the at least one chat message. For example, the chat message checking unit 120 may classify at least one chat message into a chat message group at a predetermined time interval or at a time interval set by a user of the device 20.

The chat message checking unit 120 may classify the at least one chat message into a chat message group based on user information of each of the at least one chat message. At this time, the chat message may be a message corresponding to the same user information. In addition, the chat message checking unit 120 may classify a chat message corresponding to the same user into a chat message group based on the screen name or phone number of the user participating in the chat.

The chat message checking unit 120 may group the chat messages based on the location information of each chat message, or may group the chat messages based on the device information of each chat message. In addition, the chat message checking unit 120 may group the chat messages based on a specific criterion, and embodiments which are not described above are described by the device 20 or the classifying unit 220 through FIGS. 1 to 4. The description is the same or very similar to that described, and thus will be omitted below. However, in order to perform the operation of the device 20 or the classifier 220, the chat message checker 120 needs to obtain information related to the operation from the device 20 or the classifier 220.

The chat message checking unit 120 may classify at least one chat message into a chat message group based on a predetermined input through the user interface of the device 20. At this time, the chat message confirmation unit 120 may recognize the input based on the request or notification received from the device 20.

For example, the device 20 may include a first input regarding a first chat message having the fastest time information among at least one chat message and a second input regarding a second chat message having the slowest time information among at least one chat message. If received, a notification about the first input and the second input may be transmitted to the server 10, and the chat message checking unit 120 transmits the first chat message and the second chat message to one chat message group based on the notification. Can be determined.

In addition, the chat message checking unit 120 may group the chat messages based on an input through the user interface of the device 20, and embodiments which have not been described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Or the same or very similar to the content described by the classification unit 220 will be omitted below. However, in order to perform the operation of the device 20 or the classifier 220, the chat message checker 120 needs to obtain information related to the operation from the device 20 or the classifier 220.

The identifier generator 130 may generate an identifier corresponding to the chat message group. In this case, an example of the identifier may include text (or words) included in each of the at least one chat message, an image (or icon) corresponding to the chat message group, and user or time information related to the at least one chat message. have. In this case, the text (or word) may be the text (or word) having the highest frequency of appearance in each of the at least one chat message. Content not described with respect to the identifier generator 130 is the same as or very similar to the content described with respect to the identifier generator 230 through the above drawings will be omitted below. However, in order to perform the operation of the device 20 or the identifier generator 230, the identifier generator 130 needs to obtain information related to the operation from the device 20 or the identifier generator 230.

The transmitter 140 may transmit the generated identifier to the device 20. Accordingly, the device 20 may not display at least one chat message on the screen of the device 20 and display an identifier. In this case, the identifier may be text or an image representing the chat message group. In addition, the chat message group may include at least one chat message classified according to a predetermined criterion among the plurality of chat messages.

The transmitter 140 may transmit a non-display command for at least one chat message to the device 20. In this case, the non-display command may be a command for non-displaying at least one chat message on the screen of the device 20.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in order for at least one chat message not to be displayed on the screen of the device 20, the server 10 or the transmission unit 140 may start the device after the identifier is transmitted to the device 20. At 20, the transmission of the at least one chat message may be stopped. Alternatively, the server 10 or the transmitter 140 may stop synchronization with at least one chat message with the device 20 after the identifier is transmitted to the device 20.

The device 20 may not display at least one chat message on the screen of the device 20 and display an identifier based on a command of the server 10. The description about not displaying at least one chat message on the screen of the device 20 and displaying the identifier is the same as the content described above with respect to the device 20 or the display unit 210 through the above drawings.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the identifier may be stored in association with the chat message group. In this case, the identifier may be stored in a database (not shown) of the server 10 or may be stored in the memory 250 of the device 20.

Although not shown through FIG. 5, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the server 10 receives a notification corresponding to the selection of the identifier from the device 20, at least one that is not displayed on the screen of the device 20. It may further include an operation performing unit (not shown) for performing an operation on the chat message. In this case, the notification corresponding to the selection of the identifier may mean a notification indicating that the identifier or the region including the identifier is selected in the device 20. An example of an operation for the chat message is the device 20 or the operation. The execution unit 240 may transmit a command to perform at least one of deleting, copying, storing, or forwarding the chat message to a predetermined application. In this case, when a command is input from the server 10 or an operation execution unit (not shown) of the server 10, the operation execution unit 240 may display a specific menu. At this time, the specific menu may include deleting, copying, storing, sharing, notifying or adding a shortcut message to the chat message, as illustrated through FIG. 4B, and overlapping with those already displayed on the screen of the device 20. Can be displayed.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a chat message grouping method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The chat message grouping method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 includes steps processed in time series in the device 20 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4B. Therefore, even if omitted below, the description already described with respect to the device 20 also applies to the chat message grouping method of FIG. 6.

In operation S601, the display unit 210 may display a plurality of chat messages of a plurality of users on the screen. In operation S602, the classifier 220 may classify at least one chat message among the plurality of chat messages into a chat message group. In operation S603, the identifier generator 230 may generate an identifier corresponding to the chat message group. In operation S604, the display unit 210 may not display at least one chat message on the screen and display an identifier. In operation S605, when an identifier is selected, the operation execution unit 240 may perform an operation on at least one chat message that is not displayed.

Although not shown in FIG. 6, if an identifier is selected according to a command of the operation execution unit 240 in step S605, the display unit 210 may display at least one chat message that is not displayed again on the screen. In addition, although not shown in FIG. 6, in operation S602, the classification unit 220 may classify at least one chat message into a chat message group based on time information of each of the plurality of chat messages. In addition, although not shown in FIG. 6, the chat message grouping method may further include, after step S603, transmitting at least one of the chat message group and the identifier to an external device (not shown).

In the above description, steps S601 to S605 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a chat message grouping method according to another embodiment of the present invention. The chat message grouping method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 includes steps processed in time series in the server 10 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5. Therefore, even if omitted below, what has already been described with respect to the device 10 also applies to the chat message grouping method of FIG. 7.

In operation S701, the receiver 110 may receive a request for a chat message group from the device 20. In operation S702, the chat message checking unit 120 may check at least one chat message corresponding to the chat message group based on the request. In operation S703, the identifier generator 130 may generate an identifier corresponding to the chat message group. In operation S704, the transmitter 140 may transmit an identifier to the device.

Although not shown in FIG. 7, the chat message grouping method of FIG. 7 may perform operations on at least one chat message not displayed on the screen of the device 20 when receiving a notification corresponding to selection of an identifier from the device 20. It may further include performing (not shown).

In the above description, steps S701 to S705 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

The chat message grouping method described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium that includes instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by the 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.

An embodiment of the present invention may provide a method for providing an application that operates in conjunction with the device 20 executing the chat message grouping method described with reference to FIG. 5. At this time, the device 20 is characterized in that the chat message grouping method. The above-mentioned application may be provided to the device 20 by the server 10, may be provided to the device 20 by another server configured separately from the server 10, and may be provided to another entity different from the server 10. It may be provided to the device 20 by another server operated by.

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.

Claims

Displaying, on the device, a plurality of chat messages of a plurality of users on a screen;

Classifying at least one chat message of the plurality of chat messages into a chat message group;

Generating an identifier corresponding to the chat message group;

Not displaying the at least one chat message on the screen and displaying the identifier; And

And if the identifier is selected, performing an operation on the at least one chat message that is not displayed.
The method of claim 1,

The performing of the operation may include, when the identifier is selected, redisplaying the at least one undisplayed chat message on the screen.
The method of claim 1,

The classifying into the chat message group may classify the at least one chat message into the chat message group based on time information of each of the plurality of chat messages.
The method of claim 3, wherein

Wherein each of the at least one chat message comprises time information within a predetermined time interval.
The method of claim 1,

The classifying into the chat message group may include classifying the at least one chat message into the chat message group based on user information of each of the plurality of chat messages.

And the at least one chat message corresponds to the same user information.
The method of claim 1,

And wherein said action is any one of deleting, copying, storing, or forwarding said at least one chat message to a given application.
The method of claim 1,

Sending at least one of the chat message group and the identifier to an external device.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The transmitted identifier is displayed on the external device, and when the displayed identifier is selected, the at least one chat message is displayed on the external device.
The method of claim 1,

Wherein the identifier is generated by a server.
The method of claim 1,

Categorizing into the chat message group,

When receiving an input related to the at least one chat message via a user interface, classifying the at least one chat message into a chat message group based on the input.
The method of claim 10,

The at least one input includes a first input regarding a first chat message having the fastest time information among the at least one chat message and a second input regarding a second chat message having the slowest time information among the at least one chat messages. That includes, chat message grouping method.
The method of claim 10,

The at least one input may include an input for a graphic icon displayed in a predetermined area of the screen, an input of a hardware button included in the device, a voice input through a microphone of the device, a motion recognition input through a sensor of the device, and And at least one of gesture recognition input through a sensor of the device.
The method of claim 1,

The identifier may include at least one of a text having the highest frequency of appearance in the at least one chat message, an image corresponding to the chat message group, a user associated with the at least one chat message, and time information associated with the at least one chat message. Including the chat message grouping method.
The method of claim 1,

The at least one chat message is displayed in the first area of the chat window,

The displaying of the identifier may include displaying the at least one chat message while reducing the first area to a second area smaller than the first area, and displaying the identifier within the second area. Grouping method.
In the device,

A display unit displaying a plurality of chat messages of a plurality of users on a screen;

A classification unit classifying at least one chat message among the plurality of chat messages into a chat message group; And

Including an identifier generator for generating an identifier corresponding to the chat message group,

The display unit does not display the at least one chat message on the screen, and displays the identifier,

And selecting, when the identifier is selected, an operation execution unit that performs an operation on the at least one chat message that is not displayed.
At the server, receiving a request for a group of chat messages from the device;

Identifying at least one chat message corresponding to the chat message group based on the request;

Generating an identifier corresponding to the chat message group; And

Sending the identifier to the device.
The method of claim 16,

And transmitting the identifier to a device, sending a non-display command for the identifier and the at least one chat message to the device.
The method of claim 17,

And when receiving a notification corresponding to the selection of the identifier from the device, performing an operation on the at least one chat message that is not displayed on the screen of the device.
The method of claim 16,

Wherein the identifier is stored in association with the chat message group.