WO2016099112A1 - Method and user terminal for providing location and time-based sns information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing location and time-based SNS information, the method comprising the steps of: (a) executing an SNS application to which a user has subscribed, which has been installed in a user terminal, receiving from a server at least one post included in any one theme of a plurality of themes which have been recorded in the account of a friend of the user, and providing the post to the user; (b) in response to receiving the user's input, transmitting to the server a location and time-based SNS information provision request about the theme to which the post belongs; (c) receiving, from the server, a map of an area which includes the location information of the theme of the post, an image of the at least one post included in the theme, and the location information and time information of the at least one post; and (d) providing a first interface which displays an image of the least one post at a location on the map corresponding to the location information of the post, in which the images of the least one post are sequentially displayed in chronological order of the time information of the post, wherein the location information of the post is information about the location that the image of the post indicates, and the time information of the post is information about the time point at which the image was uploaded to the server, or the time point at which the image was photographed.

Description

Method and user terminal for providing location and time based SNS information

The present invention relates to a method and a user terminal for providing location and time-based SNS information, and more particularly, location and time for providing an SNS application that provides a user or friend's history as multidimensional information including space and time. It relates to a method and a user terminal for providing the base SNS information.

With the development of communication technology, the spread and development of portable terminals capable of real-time Internet use such as smart phones and tablet PCs have been expanded, and the public often communicates or talks with each other through applications that can be installed on portable terminals. lost. Among other things, SNS applications, unlike chat applications, provide a space for users to upload texts and photos about their status, to build empathy and talk with their friends. It is one of the representative applications.

Many conventional SNS applications provide a timeline in common when a user executes an SNS application, which shows the status of friends sorted by the latest time. With the timeline, you can easily see and share your friends' status at a glance. However, such a timeline only shows posts of friends uploaded in chronological order, and does not provide a function of sorting and displaying friends' posts for a specific place or sorting posts of friends for a specific time period. In other words, users can easily check the 'recent' status of their friends at a glance, and users can't check their friends' history based on a place or a specific period of time. There is a problem of not satisfying.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the object of the present invention is to arrange the posts of friends on the map based on location and time to grasp the location information and time information of the traces of friends at a glance.

In the above-described object of the present invention, in the method for providing location and time-based SNS information performed by a user terminal, (a) executing an SNS application subscribed to by a user installed in the user terminal, the account of the friend of the user Receiving at least one post included in a theme of any one of a plurality of recorded themes from a server and providing the same to a user; and (b) receiving the user input, wherein the server includes a theme related to the theme including the post. Transmitting a request for providing location and time-based SNS information; (c) a map of a region including location information of a theme of the post from the server, an image of at least one post included in the theme, and the at least one Receiving location information and time information of the post; and (d) applying the location information to a location on the map corresponding to the location information of the post. And displaying an image of one post, and providing a first interface for sequentially displaying images of the at least one post in order of time information of the post in a rapid order, wherein the location information of the post is the post. Is information about a place indicated by the image of the post, the time information of the post provides a location and time-based SNS information providing method, characterized in that the information about the time when the image was uploaded to the server or the image was taken. Can be achieved by

According to a preferred feature of the invention, the first interface adjusts the speed of displaying the image of the at least one post when sequentially displaying the image of the at least one post on the map according to the time information of the post Speed control bar and a time control bar for determining a period for displaying the image of the at least one post on the map.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, the speed control bar has a cursor, a net time region for instructing to display the image of the post in chronological order when the cursor is placed, and when the cursor is placed An inverse time region instructing to display the images in reverse chronological order, and an intermediate position instructing to stop displaying the image of the post when the cursor is positioned as being located at the center of the inverse time region and the inverse time region May contain points.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, (e) after the first interface is provided, the image of the post is displayed in chronological order as the cursor is positioned farther from the midpoint on the net time region according to a user input. And increasing the speed, and increasing the speed of displaying the post image in reverse chronological order as the cursor is disposed away from the midpoint on the reverse time domain according to a user input.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, the time adjustment bar is a bar of a predetermined length indicating the period to display the image of the at least one post on the map, and the first panel provided on one side of the bar And a second panel provided on the other side of the rod, and a third panel provided on the central surface of the rod.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, (f) the period of the period in accordance with the user input to move the one area of the bar, or the unit of the period in accordance with the user input to the first panel or the second panel To change to any one of year, month and day, reduce the period, or display an image of the at least one post on the map according to a user input to the third panel. The method may further include setting specific time points in the past.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, (g) after the first interface is provided, receiving at least one friend for the user according to the user input, and transmitting the information of the selected friend to the server; (h) receiving, from the server, a map of the area provided through the first interface, an image of the selected friend, location information and time information of the post of the selected friend, and (i) of the friend on the map; The method may include providing a second interface for displaying the image of the friend at a position corresponding to the location information of the post, and sequentially displaying the image of the friend in the order of the time information of the post of the friend.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, (j) according to the user input, further comprising the step of providing a friend-by-friend timeline displaying the posts of at least one friend provided via the second interface, the friend-by-friend The timeline includes a friend list indicating an image of at least one friend provided through the second interface, a representative image of a theme regarding a post of any one of the at least one friend, location information and time regarding the representative image. It may include a plurality of images included in the information and the theme of the representative image.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, (k) in response to receiving a user input, the current location information of the user terminal to the server or the location information of the map provided through the first interface and designated through the first interface Transmitting a period of time to the server; and (l) an image, location information, and time of the user post corresponding to the period of location information transmitted to the server among the at least one post uploaded from the server to the server by the user; Receiving a map of a region including information, location information transmitted to the server, and (m) displaying an image of the at least one user post at a location on the map corresponding to the location information of the user post, The time information of the user posts are displayed in the order of the at least one user posts Derivative may include the steps of providing a third interface that displays.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, (n) receiving a user input for any of the companions, themes, destinations of the classification information included in the third interface, and (o) a user input for the companion When receiving the user sorts the user posts containing the companion information selected by the user in chronological order, when receiving a user input for the theme sorts the user posts containing the theme selected by the user in chronological order And when the user input for the visit place is received, sorting the user post including the visit place selected by the user in chronological order.

On the other hand, an object of the present invention described above, in the user terminal providing location and time-based SNS information, by executing the SNS application subscribed to the user installed in the user terminal, a plurality of recorded in the account of the user's friend Timeline providing unit for receiving at least one post contained in any one of themes from the server to provide to the user, and based on the location and time based on the theme containing the post to the server in response to the user input Send a request for providing SNS information, and receive a map of the area including location information of the theme of the post from the server, an image of at least one post included in the theme, location information and time information of the at least one post. The post information receiving unit and the location information on the map corresponding to the location information of the post FIG. 1 shows an image of one post, but includes a first interface providing unit configured to provide a first interface for sequentially displaying images of the at least one post in order of time information of the post in a rapid order, and location information of the post. Is information about a place represented by the image of the post, and the time information of the post is location and time-based SNS information, characterized in that the information about the time when the image was uploaded to the server or the image was taken. It can be achieved by providing a user terminal to provide.

According to a preferred feature, the first interface is a speed for adjusting the speed of displaying the image of the at least one post when sequentially displaying the image of the at least one post on the map according to the time information of the post It may include a control bar and a time control bar for determining a period for displaying the image of the at least one post on the map.

According to another preferred feature, the speed control bar has a cursor, a net time region for instructing to display the image of the post in chronological order when the cursor is placed, and reverses the image of the post when the cursor is placed. An inverse time region instructing to display in chronological order, and a midpoint instructing to stop displaying the image of the post when the cursor is positioned as located at the center of the inverse time region and the inverse time region; can do.

According to another preferred feature, the speed at which the image of the post is displayed in chronological order increases as the cursor is disposed away from the midpoint on the net time region according to user input after the first interface is provided. As the cursor is positioned farther from the midpoint on the reverse time domain, the speed of displaying the post image in reverse chronological order may be increased.

According to another preferred feature, the time adjustment bar is a bar of a predetermined length indicating the period to display the image of the at least one post on the map, a first panel provided on one side of the bar, and And a second panel provided on the other side of the bar and a third panel provided on the center surface of the bar.

According to another preferred feature, the period of time is moved according to a user input for moving a region of the bar, or the unit of the period is year, according to a user input to the first panel or the second panel. Change to any one of month, day, reduce the time period, or set specific past points in time to display an image of the at least one post on the map according to user input to the third panel. Can be.

According to another preferred feature, if the at least one friend for the user is selected according to a user input after the first interface is provided and the information of the selected friend is transmitted to the server, the server may be configured via the first interface. Receiving a map of the provided area, the image of the selected friend, the location information and time information of the post of the selected friend, and displays the image of the friend in a position corresponding to the location information of the post of the friend on the map, the friend The time information of the post may further include a second interface providing unit for providing a second interface for sequentially displaying the image of the friend in the order of rapidity.

According to another preferred feature, the timeline providing unit provides a friend-by-friend timeline displaying the posts of at least one friend provided through the second interface according to a user input, wherein the friend-by-friend timeline is the second interface A friend list indicating an image of at least one friend provided through a representative image, a representative image of a theme of a post of one of the at least one friend, location information and time information of the representative image, It may include a plurality of images included in the theme.

According to another preferred feature, upon receiving a user input, the server transmits the current location information of the user terminal or the location information of the map provided through the first interface and the period designated through the first interface to the server. And among the at least one post uploaded by the user from the server to the server, location information transmitted to the server, image of the user post corresponding to a period, location information and time information, and location information transmitted to the server. Receiving a map of the area, and displaying the image of the at least one user post in the location on the map corresponding to the location information of the user post, the time information of the user post in the order of the at least one user post Third interface for displaying images sequentially The may further include a service interface provided by a third.

According to another preferred feature, the third interface providing unit includes the companion information selected by the user when receiving the user input for the companion when the third interface includes the classification information consisting of the companion, the theme, the visited place Sort the user posts in chronological order, and when the user input for the theme is received, sort the user posts including the theme selected by the user in chronological order, and receive the user input for the visit destination. The user posts including the visit destination selected by the user may be arranged in chronological order.

According to the method and the user terminal for providing location and time-based SNS information according to the present invention, the user by arranging the posts of the user or a friend of the user on the map based on two dimensions of information, such as location and time, At a glance, you can let them know which area you visited and when and where your friends visited. That is, by giving meaning to a time when a picture or a text of a user or a friend is interposed, and giving a meaning to a trace or a trace of a space of such a picture or a text, it is possible to satisfy the multidimensional emotions of users using the SNS application.

1 is a structural diagram of a user terminal installed with an SNS application according to an embodiment of the present invention to provide location and time-based SNS information.

2A-3 and 5-8 illustrate an interface provided by an SNS application according to one embodiment of the invention.

Figures 4a to 4h is an exemplary view for explaining the function of the time adjustment bar according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing location and time-based SNS information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments described below are merely to describe in detail enough to be able to easily carry out the invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, thereby limiting the protection scope of the present invention It does not mean. In describing various embodiments of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used to refer to elements having the same technical features.

Hereinafter, a user terminal providing location and time based SNS information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 includes a timeline providing unit 110, a locale trace providing unit 120, a my trace providing unit 130, and a theme trace providing unit 140. ). Each of the components may be a computer program recorded on the recording medium of the user terminal 100 by installing the SNS application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1. Timeline

The timeline provider 110 provides a timeline that provides posts about friends of the user after the SNS application is executed.

Each post provided in the timeline may be composed of text (text) and image (photo), and may include location information and time information. The location information of the post is information about a place represented by the image of the post. When the user uploads a post including an image to the server, the post location information may be defined by uploading the GPS location information of the user terminal and the post together or uploading the post including tag information about a specific place. The time information of the post means information about the time when the image of the post was uploaded to the server or when the image of the post was taken.

Each user can set a plurality of themes for his or her account and manage his account by uploading posts to the server for each theme. For example, each theme may be generated by a user under a name such as Chungcheongdo Hot Spring Travel, Busan Travel, Gyeongbokgung Palace, etc., and posts to be included in each theme may be created by the user. Accordingly, the timeline may be provided in two types, which may be classified into a theme-specific timeline and a general timeline.

The theme-specific timeline will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2A.

The theme-specific timeline provides information about the theme of any one of the user's friends. First, the representative image R1 of the theme is displayed, and all remaining images R2 included in the theme are provided in a row in a small size under the representative image R1. The remaining images R2 may be moved and viewed by the user's flicking or drag input. At the bottom of the remaining images R2, a comment, a comment input area, and a sympathy display (eg, “WOW”) regarding the representative image of the theme may be provided. The name of the theme (R3) is provided at the top of the representative image (R1), and can be divided into the main theme (for example, "family travel") and sub theme (for example, "My family Chungcheongdo hot spring travel"). Can be. The friend information R4 may be composed of a friend profile image and a friend name. In addition, when the entire menu R5 is clicked, a list of other areas such as locale view trace, theme trace, my trace, etc., may be provided. In addition, the locale view trace switch button R6 provides a locale view trace when clicked by the user.

In the case of a theme-specific timeline, each theme may have location information and time information. For example, in the theme timeline of FIG. 2A, since each post has location information of the Chungcheong-do hot spring area, the location information of the theme may be defined as the Chungcheong-do hot spring area. In addition, the time information of the theme may be defined as a time period covering each time points uploaded to the server or a time period directly input by the user. For example, the time information of the theme may be defined as 2013.07.13 to 2013.07.15, as indicated above the name R3 of the theme in FIG. 2A.

The general timeline will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2B.

The regular timeline provides posts of friends without themes. As shown in FIG. 2B, the general timeline may provide friend information (a friend's name, a friend's profile picture), a photo included in a post, a post, a comment input area, a sympathy display, and the like.

2. Locale View Trace

The local view trace providing unit 120 includes a post information receiving unit 121, a first interface providing unit 122, a second interface providing unit 123, and a third interface providing unit 132.

The post information receiving unit 121 receives post information for providing a locale view trace as the locale view trace switch button R6 of the theme timeline as shown in FIG. 2A is clicked by a user. In detail, the post information receiving unit 121 transmits the location information and the time information of the corresponding theme while requesting to provide the locale view trace to the server as the user input for the locale view trace switch button R6 is received. Subsequently, the post information receiving unit 121 may receive a map of an area including location information of a theme, an image of at least one post included in a theme, location information and time information of at least one post from a server.

2-1. First interface

The first interface provider 122 provides a first interface of the locale view trace based on the information received by the post information receiver 121. The first interface refers to an interface for arranging posts of friends provided in a timeline for each theme based on location and time. First, the first interface provider 122 sets a period based on time information of a theme and searches for posts having time information within the set period. Then, the map is searched based on the location information of the theme, and the image of the searched posts is displayed at the location on the map corresponding to the location information of each post.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a first interface may be provided. First, friend information S1 is displayed at the top. In addition, a map S2 of a region associated with location information about a theme of a timeline is displayed at the center. At this time, an image of each post is displayed in a small size in the map, and is actually displayed at a location visited by a friend. These posts may be displayed in order according to the time sequence with reference to the time information of the post, so that the user's friend may travel at a glance. Furthermore, the chronological order displayed in chronological order can be written in the image of the post so that the user can more easily recognize it. At this time, it is possible to adjust the order in which the image of the post is displayed in chronological order through the speed control bar (S3).

Speed control bar (S3) is a cursor, a time zone (S3a) (that is, the '+' area of the speed control bar) to command to display the image of the post in chronological order when the cursor is placed, the cursor is placed The reverse time zone S3b (that is, the '-' area of the speed control bar S3) and the forward time zone S3a and the reverse time zone (2) which instruct to display the post image in reverse chronological order. Located at the center of S3b) includes a midpoint S3c which instructs to stop displaying the image of the post when the cursor is placed. In this case, as the cursor is disposed away from the midpoint S3c on the forward time area S3a according to a user input, the speed of displaying an image of the post in chronological order increases, and the cursor moves according to the user input to the reverse time area S3b. The farther away from the intermediate point S3c, the faster the image is displayed in reverse chronological order.

In addition, the first interface may include a time adjustment bar S4. The time adjustment bar S4 sets a post search period so that only images of posts having time information included in the post search period are displayed on the map. In this case, the post search period may be inherited as the time information of the theme prescribed in the theme timeline.

As such, the first interface of the locale view trace inherits the location information and time information of the timeline for each theme as it is, and expresses the image of the post based on the location and time on the map, thereby providing space and time information on the trace of the friend represented by the post. Can be given, the user can understand the traces of friends at a glance.

In addition, the first interface may provide map information S5 displaying posts based on location and time. In FIG. 3, an address of a region displayed on a map, the number of images of a post displayed on a map, and a time range of posts are displayed. In addition, the first interface provides a friend selection button S6 and all friend selection buttons S7. The friend selection button S6 is a button for allowing the user to select a friend by providing a friend list of the user. All friend selection button S7 is a button for selecting all friends of the user without providing a friend list.

On the other hand, when the user adjusts the post search period through the time adjustment bar (S4), the first interface may re-search the posts for the adjusted post search period to be provided on the map. At this time, the post search period adjustment function of the time adjustment bar (S4) will be described in detail below.

First, the configuration of the time adjustment bar (S4), the time adjustment bar (S4) is a bar S4a of a predetermined length, the first panel (S4b) provided on the left side of the bar (S4a), the bar (S4a) Text display bar S4e which displays the period set by the second panel S4c and the third panel S4d and the bar S4a, which are provided on the right side of the second panel S4c and the bar S4a, as text. It may be configured to include.

The bar S4a is configured to have a preset length to indicate a period for displaying the post on the map. For example, the bar S4a is generally displayed according to the screen ratio of the touch screen of the user terminal 100, and the length of the entire bar S4a may be preset to represent a period of 3 months. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, posts posted during a period of 2014.07.13 to 2014.08.12 may be set to be provided on a map. The area in the bar S4a receives a user input and adjusts a period. For example, the area in the bar S4a may be expanded / reduced or moved in one direction according to the user input.

The first panel S4b and the second panel S4c may be used for the purpose of changing or reducing the unit of the content search period (ie, year, month, day). The third panel S4d may be used for setting a reference date and for setting dates in the past having the same reference date. For example, when the reference date is 10.23, past dates of 2011.10.23, 2012.10.23, 2013.10.23, and 2014.10.23 may be set. The text display bar S4e displays the period in text. This is provided so that the user can intuitively identify the period. The text display bar S4e may be arranged around the bar S4a, and preferably, beneath the bar S4e.

Next, the post search period adjustment function and the operation method of the time adjustment bar S4 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4H.

2-1- (1). Period movement function of time control bar

Referring to FIG. 4A, the time adjustment bar S4 may provide a function of moving a post search period initially set from a user input of dragging one area of the bar S4a to another area.

Specifically, when the user terminal 100 receives a user input for dragging one area of the bar S4a to the other area with respect to the longitudinal direction of the bar S4a, the user terminal 100 first determines that the bar S4a The bar S4a is controlled to move by the dragged length. At this time, one area of the bar S4a which is moved to the area exceeding the entire length of the bar S4a by the dragging is omitted.

In addition, the user terminal 100 calculates a shift period by converting the length of one region of the bar S4a through dragging to a time scale. For example, when the total length of the bar S4a is defined to correspond to a period of three months, when one area of the bar S4a has moved by one third the length of the bar S4a, the moving length is 1; The shift period may be one month since it corresponds to months. In addition, the user terminal 100 determines whether to subtract or add the shift period to the post search period according to the moving direction of one region of the bar S4a. For example, it is assumed that the post search period is 2014.06.15 to 2014.09.15 illustrated in FIG. 2. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, when the direction in which one region of the bar S4a is dragged is in the right direction, the shift period is subtracted from each of the start point and the end point of the post search period. As a result, the user terminal 100 resets the period of 2014.05.15 to 2014.08.15 to a new post search period.

On the other hand, the period shift function may be performed by flicking as well as dragging.

2-1- (2). Period unit change function of time control bar

Referring to FIG. 4B, the time adjustment bar S4 may provide a function of changing a post search period unit initially set from a user input of pressing the first panel S4b or the second panel S4c for a preset time or more. Can be. Here, the post search period unit may be set by any one of year, month and day, and if it is set by year, the period set through the bar S4a is 2013 ~. It can be set only in the year range as shown in 2014.If it is set in month, it can be set only in the year and month range as shown in 2013.06 ~ 2014.06.If it is set in day unit, the specific date range as shown in 2013.06.01 ~ 2014.06.01. Can be set up to.

In detail, when the user terminal 100 receives a user input of pressing the first panel S4b for a predetermined time or more, as shown in FIG. 4B, the user terminal 100 changes the color of the first panel S4b. The unit of the post search period is reduced to a unit with a smaller scale. For example, when the post search period set in FIG. 4 is 2013 to 2014, the post search period is changed to a period between 2013 and the same month of 2014 (for example, 2013.06 to 2014.036).

Meanwhile, the user terminal 100 may control the unit of the period to be expanded with respect to the second panel S4c. In detail, when the user terminal 100 receives a user input of pressing the second panel S4c for a predetermined time or more, the user terminal 100 changes the color of the second panel S4c, and the unit of work is one unit. Post search period is expressed in months, and the post search period expressed in months can be changed by year.

2-1- (3). Zoom function of period of time control bar

4C and 4D, the time adjustment bar S4 may provide a function of reducing or enlarging the post search period initially set from the user input.

First, referring to FIG. 4C, the user terminal 100 reduces the distance between the first area R1 and the second area R2 in the bar S4a spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the bar S4a. When receiving a pinch input, the user terminal 100 may reduce the distance between the two regions R1 and R2 by a length corresponding to the pinch input. On the other hand, the display showing the first area (R1) and the second area (R2) in the drawing is actually a display that does not appear on the time adjustment bar (S4) is shown for convenience of description.

Subsequently, the user terminal 100 calculates an enlargement period by converting the reduced distance between the first region R1 and the second region R2 into a time scale. For example, the ratio of the distance between the first and second regions R1 and R2 before shrinking and the first and second regions R1 'and R2' after shrinking is obtained. And, when the total length of the bar (S4a) represents three months, it is possible to calculate the enlargement period by the reduced ratio, for example, if the reduced by 1/2 ratio bar (S4a) a total of six months Can be controlled to display. In detail, the period of 2014.06.15 to 2014.09.15 set in FIG. 4C may be extended to a period of 2014.02.15 to 2014.11.15 after the user's pinch input. However, such an extended period calculation method is just an example, and the extended period may be calculated in various ways.

On the other hand, if the user input is a spread input further separating the first area R1 and the second area R2, the user terminal 100 may shorten the initially set post search period. Specifically, the distance between the first and second regions R1 and R2 may be enlarged, a reduction period may be calculated according to the enlarged distance, and the calculated reduction period may be reset to a new post search period.

Meanwhile, the post search period may be shortened by using the first panel S4b or the second panel S4c. Referring to FIG. 4D, the user terminal 100 may receive an input for pressing the first panel S4b. In this case, the user terminal 100 activates the first panel S4b by changing the color of the first panel S4b. Subsequently, when the user receives an input for dragging the first panel S4b by a predetermined distance in the right direction, the user terminal 100 displays the first panel S4b at the dragged position. The user terminal 100 calculates the shift period by converting the distance traveled by the first panel S4b into a time scale. For example, when the bar S4a represents a three month period, the shift period may be calculated as one month if the distance traveled by the first panel S4b is 1/3 of the length of the bar S4a. The user terminal 100 may calculate the time of 2014.07.15 by adding the shift period at the time (2014.06.15) of the post search period. In addition, the user terminal 100 may reset the period 2014.07.15 to 2014.09.15 to the current period and display the text through the text display bar S4e.

Finally, when it is recognized that the user terminal 100 releases contact with the dragged first panel S4b, the user terminal 100 moves the first panel S4b to its original position as shown in FIG. 4E. (Left side of S4a), the display can be performed.

The same may be operated with respect to the second panel S4c. That is, when the second panel S4c is dragged in the left direction, the user terminal 100 calculates a shift period (for example, one month) in proportion to the dragged length and ends the post search period (2014.09. The period of 2014.06.15 to 2014.08.15 may be reset to a new post search period by subtracting the shift period from 15). The second panel S4c dragged and moved may be returned to its original position (that is, the right side of the bar S4a) and displayed.

2-1- (4). Past date setting function corresponding to the standard date of the time adjustment bar

4F to 4H, the time adjustment bar S4 may set a reference date for a specific time point rather than a period, and may provide a function of setting a plurality of past dates corresponding to the reference date.

Referring to FIG. 4F, when the user input unit receives a first user input of pressing the third panel S4d for a preset time or more, the user terminal 100 includes the third panel S4d in the bar S4a. Set the date corresponding to the position arranged in the reference date or the current date as the reference date, and display the text display bar (S4e). For example, if the current date is 2013.10.25, 10.25 may be set as the reference date. The reference date may be expressed in at least one of year, month and day units. For example, the reference date may be set to 10.25 including months and days as shown in FIG. 4F. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and the reference date may be set in various forms such as 25.25.25 or 2013.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4G, the user terminal 100 may receive a second user input, which is a pinch input for two areas spaced apart from each other with the position of the third panel S4d therebetween. Alternatively, spread input for the two regions may be received.

In this case, the user terminal 100 is described with reference to FIG. 4c. Zoom in / out of period Function> Increase or decrease the entire period. For example, in FIG. 4F, the entire period is set to 2013 to 2014, but the period may be extended to set to 2010 to 2014 according to the pinch input. The user terminal 100 may set a plurality of dates having the same month and day or a plurality of dates having the same day as the content search dates within the 2010-2014 extended period. The plurality of dates to be searched correspond to dates in the past because they are in the past rather than the present.

In addition, when the user's spread input for the period reduction is received, the user terminal 100 operates in the same manner as above to calculate the reduction period, and a date or the same day having the same month and day as the reference date within the reduction period. The date with can be set as the content search date.

On the other hand, if the total period set through the bar (S4a) is a year unit, such as 2010 ~ 2014, and the base date is set in units of months and days, such as 10.25, the date for sorting the content is 2010.10.25, 2011.10.25, 2012.10.25, 2013.10.25, 2014.10.25. In addition, when the entire period is a monthly unit such as 2013.07 to 2013.10, and the reference date is set to a month and a day unit such as 10.25, the dates for content sorting may be set to 07.25, 08.25, 09.25, and 10.25.

Furthermore, referring to FIG. 4H, the time adjustment bar S4 may provide a function of changing the initially set reference date. In the example of FIG. 4F and FIG. 4G, the reference date was fixedly provided as the date corresponding to the current date or the position of the third panel S4d in the bar S4a. However, when the user terminal 100 receives a third user input for moving the position of the third panel S4d by a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction of the bar S4a, the user terminal 100 initially receives the moved distance. You can move the set reference date. For example, although the initially set reference date was 10.25 as shown in FIG. 4F, a new reference date of 11.07 may be set as the user drags the third panel S4d by a predetermined distance to the right.

For reference, a method of setting a period using the time adjustment bar S4 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. Since the method described below is performed by the user terminal 100 of FIG. 1, all of the above-described features may be included even if omitted below.

First, the user terminal 100 provides a time adjustment bar S4 and searches for content according to a period initially set in the time adjustment bar S4. Here, the program for searching the content and the program for providing the time control bar S4 may be included in one application. For example, suppose that the SNS application includes a time adjustment bar S4. If a period of 2013.10.25 to 2013.10.26 is initially set through the time adjustment bar S4, the timeline of the SNS application includes the timeline. Only posts corresponding to the period may be provided to the user terminal 100.

The user terminal 100 may receive a user input for the time adjustment bar (S4). For example, a user input such as tapping, dragging, flicking, pinching, or spreading the bar S4a of the time adjustment bar S4 may be received.

The user terminal 100 may reduce or enlarge a period initially set according to a user input. For example, when a user input for pinching two areas of the bar S4a is received, the period 2013.10.25 to 2013.10.26 may be changed to 2013.01.01 to 2013.12.31. Alternatively, the period initially set to set a plurality of past dates may be changed.

The user terminal 100 re-searches the content according to the reset period. For example, the posts uploaded in the period 2013.01.01 to 2013.12.31 among the posts uploaded to the timeline of the SNS application may be provided.

Thus, according to the time adjustment bar (S4) according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user is provided in the form of a bar (S4a) that can be intuitively handled and easily handled, so that the user can easily and conveniently set the time for the content search It can be used, and also through the panel disposed on the side of the bar (S4a) it is possible to easily reduce the period / enlargement with a single touch can provide an optimized interface to the user. Accordingly, through the time adjustment bar (S4), the user can easily and easily search for the content for the desired period.

2-2. 2nd interface

Referring to FIG. 5, the second interface, unlike the first interface that arranges images of one friend's post based on location and time, arranges the images of a plurality of friends based on the location and time each friend visited, It is an interface that shows at a glance which friends visited the area.

The second interface providing unit 123 receives the location information (that is, the location information of the map) and the time information (that is, the post search period set by the time adjustment bar) set in the first interface from the server and sets them as they are. Location information and time information can be set differently according to the selected friend information. For example, the location information of the first interface is designated as “Geosan-myeon, Goesan-si, Chungcheong-do,” but at least one of the friends selected by the user uploads a post with the location information of Mungwang-myeon beyond Goesan-myeon to the server. In this case, the scope of the map may be expanded to the entire range of Goesan City, not Goesan-myeon. Alternatively, when the time information of the first interface is designated as 2013.07.13 to 2013.08.12, but at least one of the friends selected by the user uploads a post having time information of 2013.02.01, the time range is 2013.02.01. It can be extended to ~ 12.2013.08.12.

In detail, as the user selects the friend selection button S6 or the all friend selection button S7 in the first interface, the user terminal 100 may transmit at least one friend information to the server. In this case, the user terminal 100 may transmit the location information and the time information set in the first interface together with the friend information to the server. Based on friend information, location information, and time information, the server maps a specific area, time information to be set in the second interface (ie, post search period), image of a friend selected by a user, location information and time of a friend's post. The information is transmitted to the user terminal 100.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the second interface providing unit 123 may first display a friend list T1 including images of a plurality of friends, arranged in a row in a small size at the top. Images of a friend included in the friend list T1 may be moved left and right according to an input such as dragging or flicking by the user, and configured to perform further search. The second interface providing unit 123 provides a map T2 and displays an image of a friend on the map T2. At this time, the image of the friend is displayed on the location corresponding to the location information of the friend's post. For example, if a friend uploads a photo of visiting Goesan-myeon in Goesan-gun to the server, the image of the friend is displayed in Goesan-gun Goesan-myeon area. Accordingly, the user can check at a glance where several friends visited. Users can see at a glance where their friends visit the most, so they can see which areas are popular.

At this time, referring to the time information of the friend's posts, the image of the friend may be displayed in order of the fastest time of the post. The second interface also includes a speed adjusting bar T3 and a time adjusting bar T4 which perform the same functions as those of the first interface. And the second interface providing unit 123 displays the map information (T5) at the bottom, the map information (T5) is the period of the posting of the friend, the total number of posts of the friend, the address of the area shown on the map, the map Include the number of friends shown in, and the name of the location they visited most. Meanwhile, the user may reselect friends through the friend selection button T6 and all friend selection buttons T7.

2-3. Friend Timeline

According to the user input, the locale view trace may be converted into a timeline to provide a timeline for each friend. The timeline for each friend is an interface for providing posts of friends provided through the second interface.

The user terminal 100 receives a user input on the second interface, transmits friend information and time information of the second interface to the server, receives a post of friends corresponding to the time information range from the server, and provides a timeline providing unit ( Through 110) provides a timeline for each friend.

Referring to FIG. 6, the timeline for each friend includes a friend list U1 representing an image of friends provided through a second interface, a representative image U2 of a theme regarding a post of one of the friends, and included in the theme. The remaining images U3 are included. In this case, the representative image (U2) of the most popular theme among the friends' theme may be provided or randomly the representative image (U2) of a friend's theme. And the third interface includes a time adjustment bar U4 which functions the same as that of the first interface. In addition, the timeline for each friend includes information on the representative image U2 (location information of the place where the representative image is photographed, time information on the time when the representative image was photographed, and other comments). In addition, the timeline for each friend may include a friend selection button U6 and all friend selection buttons U7 to allow the user to adjust the range of the friend list included in the timeline for each friend.

3. My Trace

The my trace provider 130 includes a user post provider 131 and a third interface provider 132.

3-1. My Time Trace

The user post providing unit 131 provides a post uploaded by the user to his account through a page called My Time Trace. Specifically, referring to FIG. 7, the user post providing unit 131 provides an image of the user post in chronological order. Images of user posts can be presented in chronological order, tiled together like the X2 region. And the period of searching and providing such user posts can be adjusted by the time adjustment bar (X3). The time adjustment bar X3 may perform the same function as the time adjustment bar configured in the first interface.

What's unique about the My Time Trace page is that it provides "companion", "theme" and "visit" as a sorting post in the X1 area. When the user selects a companion, the user post providing unit 131 sorts the user posts based on friends tagged in a post or photo included in the user post. When the user selects a theme, the user post providing unit 131 sorts the user post based on the theme including the user post. And when the user selects a visit, the user post providing unit 131 sorts the posts based on the location information of the user posts.

In addition, the "Batch Process" button is a button for uploading a large amount of photos, uploaded and managed on the cloud server without being reflected in the timeline at once.

3-2. My Locale Trace (Third Interface)

In addition, a third interface may be provided through a my locale trace page. Unlike the first and second interfaces, the third interface is an interface that allows the user to check his / her own trace at a glance by providing the user posts by arranging the posts based on location and time.

In detail, the third interface providing unit 132 transmits location information and time information to the server in response to receiving a user input for requesting to provide the third interface. The location information may be current location information of the user terminal 100 or location information of a map provided through the first or second interface, and time information may be a post search period set through a time control bar of the first or second interface. It may be a period preset by the server.

Subsequently, the third interface providing unit 132 transmits the image, location information and time information of the user post corresponding to the location information and the period of the at least one post uploaded from the server to the server by the user, and transmitted to the server. Receive a map of the area including the location information. The third interface providing unit 132 displays an image of the at least one user post at a location on the map corresponding to the location information of the user post, wherein the time information of the user post is in the fastest order. Display images of user posts sequentially.

Referring to FIG. 8, the third interface includes a companion, a theme, and a visit place as the post classification criteria Y1. As illustrated in FIG. 7, when a user selects a companion, the posts are sorted in chronological order based on a user's friend, and when a user input for a theme is received, the post time is based on a theme selected by the user. When the user input for the visit destination is received in order, the post including the visit destination selected by the user is sorted in chronological order by referring to the location information of the post. In addition, the third interface includes a map Y2, and displays the post uploaded by the user on the map at a corresponding position with reference to the post location information, and sequentially displays the post with reference to the post time information. The third interface includes a speed adjusting bar Y3 and a time adjusting bar Y4 which perform the same functions as those of the first and second interfaces. In addition, the third interface provides map information Y5 including the total number of photos included in the post and the number of visited sites calculated based on the location information of the post.

4. Theme Trace

The theme trace providing unit 140 provides the themes generated by each subscriber to the server. The criteria for providing themes may be the most popular or the most recent theme. For example, if a theme containing a visitor's visit to a drama location or a visitor's visitor telling a course or point of a golf course or fishing spot is popular, the theme may be provided to a user who accesses a theme trace page first. .

5. Paid Store Introduction and Evaluation

In addition, the user terminal 100 installed with the SNS application of the present invention may provide an introduction and evaluation of the paid store. In the case of a store or a store registered on the server, the paid store provides the store information such as an introduction of goods or merchandise sold in the store or the location of the store in detail. You can make it possible.

The characteristic part here is that if there is an evaluation of the primary evaluator for the store, the secondary evaluator can evaluate the evaluation of the primary evaluator. In recent years, as the advertising evaluation or malicious testimonials about these stores increases, the reliability of such testimonials often decreases, and thus, the present invention enables evaluation of the evaluation to improve this. For example, if 30 out of 100 respond to the evaluation of the primary evaluator, the evaluation reliability may be determined to be 30%. In addition, the measurement index for each category of the business can be presented in three different ways. For example, the car center may be assigned evaluation items for service, kindness, and technology, and the shopping center may be assigned evaluation items for service, atmosphere, and number of stores.

Hereinafter, a method of providing location and time-based SNS information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 9. Since the following method is performed by the above-described user terminal 100, even if omitted below, the method may include all of the method features described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

First, the SNS application according to an embodiment of the present invention is executed by the user input (S10).

Subsequently, the user terminal 100 provides theme information of a friend of the user through the timeline (S20). When a theme-specific timeline is provided, information about any one of several themes of a friend may be provided first. At this time, each theme has location information and time information. The location information and time information of each theme may be directly entered by the user, or may be automatically defined by combining posts included in the theme. For example, if the posts included in the theme are pictures of the Chungcheong-do hot spring area uploaded in mid-July 2013, the location information and time information of the theme may be designated as the Chungcheong-do hot spring area and mid-July 2013.

Subsequently, as the locale view trace switch button on the timeline is clicked, the user terminal 100 provides a locale view trace based on the location information and the time information of the timeline (S30). In detail, when the user terminal 100 transmits location information and time information of a timeline for each theme to a server, the user terminal 100 receives posts corresponding to the map and time information corresponding to the location information from the server, and displays images of the posts on the map. Display in chronological order.

In addition, when at least one friend of the friend list is selected according to the user input and the time information and the location information are adjusted, the user terminal 100 may provide a locale view trace in which the time information and the location information are adjusted (S40). .

The locale view trace may include a first interface for displaying a trace of a friend's theme based on location and time, and a second interface for displaying a trace of a plurality of friends based on location and time. In addition, through the My Time Trace page, all user posts uploaded by the user may be arranged and provided, and the third user may display the user's trace based on location and time. In addition, theme traces can be used to classify / sort the theme of each user, and may provide an interface for introducing stores and evaluating users through a paid store.

The method of an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 9 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including 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, programs). Or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave, or other transmission mechanism, and includes any information delivery medium.

In addition, the method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. The computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by the processor and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language. . The computer program may also be recorded on tangible computer readable media (eg, memory, hard disks, magnetic / optical media or solid-state drives, etc.).

Thus, a method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by executing a computer program as described above by a computing device. The computing device may include at least a portion of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high speed interface connected to the memory and a high speed expansion port, and a low speed interface connected to the low speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components are connected to each other using a variety of buses and may be mounted on a common motherboard or otherwise mounted in a suitable manner.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the claims of the present invention.

According to the method and the user terminal for providing location and time-based SNS information according to the present invention, the user can determine at which time he or she visited what region or friends visited what region and when.

In addition, it is possible to satisfy the multidimensional emotions of users using the SNS application by giving meaning to the time when the photos or texts of the user or friends are interposed, and adding meaning to the traces and traces of the spaces of the pictures or texts.

Claims (20)

1. In the method for providing location and time-based SNS information performed by the user terminal,

   (a) executing an SNS application subscribed to by a user installed in the user terminal, receiving at least one post included in any one theme among a plurality of themes recorded in the user's friend's account and providing the user to the server; Making;

   (b) transmitting a request for providing location and time-based SNS information regarding a theme including the post to the server, upon receiving a user input;

   (c) receiving a map of a region including location information of a theme of the post from the server, an image of at least one post included in the theme, location information and time information of the at least one post; And

   (d) displaying a first image of the at least one post at a location on the map corresponding to the location information of the post, and sequentially displaying images of the at least one post in order of increasing time information of the post; And providing an interface, wherein the location information of the post is information about a place represented by the image of the post, and the time information of the post is at the time when the image is uploaded to the server or when the image is taken. Location and time-based SNS information providing method characterized in that the information.
2. The method according to claim 1,

   The first interface is a speed control bar for adjusting the speed of displaying the image of the at least one post when sequentially displaying the image of the at least one post on the map according to the time information of the post, and the at least one Location and time-based SNS information providing method comprising a time adjustment bar for determining a period to display the image of the post on the map.
3. The method according to claim 2,

   The speed control bar includes a cursor, a net time region in which the image of the post is displayed in chronological order when the cursor is placed, and a reverse time order of displaying the image of the post in the chronological order when the cursor is placed. And a midpoint for instructing to stop displaying the image of the post when the cursor is disposed as being located at the center of the forward time region and the reverse time region. And time-based SNS information providing method.
4. The method according to claim 3,

   (e) after the first interface is provided, the speed at which the image of the post is displayed in chronological order increases as the cursor is disposed away from the midpoint on the net time region according to a user input, and according to the user input. And increasing the speed of displaying the image of the post in reverse chronological order as the cursor is positioned farther from the midpoint on the reverse time domain.
5. The method according to claim 2,

   The time adjustment bar may include a bar having a predetermined length indicating a period for displaying an image of the at least one post on the map, a first panel provided on one side of the bar, and provided on the other side of the bar. And a second panel and a third panel provided on a center surface of the bar.
6. The method according to claim 5,

   (f) move the period according to a user input of moving one region of the bar, or change the period of the unit according to a user input to the first panel or the second panel in years and months. Changing to any one of the days, reducing the period, or setting specific past points in time to display an image of the at least one post on the map according to a user input to the third panel. Location and time based SNS information providing method comprising a.
7. The method according to claim 1,

   (g) after the first interface is provided, receiving at least one friend for the user according to a user input, and transmitting information of the selected friend to the server; and (h) the first from the server. Receiving a map of an area provided through an interface, an image of the selected friend, location information and time information of the post of the selected friend, and (i) the location corresponding to the location information of the post of the friend on the map; Displaying an image of a friend, the time information of the post of the friend comprising the step of providing a second interface for displaying the image of the friend sequentially in order of providing the location and time-based SNS information characterized in that it comprises.
8. The method according to claim 7,

   (j) providing, in response to a user input, a friend-specific timeline displaying posts of at least one friend provided via the second interface, wherein the friend-specific timeline is provided via the second interface. A friend list representing an image of at least one friend, a representative image of a theme of a post of one of the at least one friend, location information and time information of the representative image, and a theme of the representative image. Location and time-based SNS information providing method comprising a plurality of images.
9. The method according to claim 1,

   (k) transmitting the current location information of the user terminal or the location information of the map provided through the first interface and the period designated through the first interface to the server in response to receiving the user input; (l) image, location information and time information of the user posts corresponding to the location information and the period transmitted from the server to the server among the at least one post uploaded by the user to the server, and the location information transmitted to the server. Receiving a map of the area including, (m) Displaying the image of the at least one user posts in the location on the map corresponding to the location information of the user posts, the time information of the user posts in ascending order Providing a third interface for sequentially displaying images of the at least one user post Method provides position and time information based SNS comprising the steps:
10. The method according to claim 9,

    (n) receiving a user input of any one of a companion, a theme, or a visit place among the classification information included in the third interface; and (o) companion information selected by the user when receiving a user input of the companion; Arranging the user posts in a chronological order, and when receiving a user input for the theme, sorts the user posts including the theme selected by the user in chronological order, and receives a user input for the visit destination And arranging the user posts including the visit place selected by the user in chronological order.
11. In the user terminal providing location and time-based SNS information,

    A timeline for executing a SNS application subscribed by a user installed in the user terminal to receive at least one post included in any one theme among a plurality of themes recorded in the user's friend's account from the server and provide the user to the user. Providing unit;

    Upon receiving a user input, transmits a request for providing location and time-based SNS information about a theme including the post to the server, and provides a map of the region including location information of the theme of the post from the server, and the theme. Post information receiving unit for receiving an image of the at least one post, the location information and time information of the at least one post included; And

    Providing a first interface displaying an image of the at least one post at a location on the map corresponding to the location information of the post, and sequentially displaying images of the at least one post in an order of increasing time information of the post; And a first interface providing unit, wherein the location information of the post is information about a place indicated by the image of the post, and the time information of the post is at the time when the image is uploaded to the server or when the image is taken. User terminal for providing location and time-based SNS information, characterized in that the information.
12. The method according to claim 11,

    The first interface is a speed control bar for adjusting the speed of displaying the image of the at least one post when sequentially displaying the image of the at least one post on the map according to the time information of the post, and the at least User terminal for providing location and time-based SNS information, characterized in that it comprises a time adjustment bar for determining a period to display the image of one post on the map.
13. The method according to claim 12,

    The speed control bar includes a cursor, a net time region in which the image of the post is displayed in chronological order when the cursor is placed, and a reverse time order of displaying the image of the post in the chronological order when the cursor is placed. And a midpoint for instructing to stop displaying the image of the post when the cursor is disposed as being located at the center of the forward time region and the reverse time region. And a user terminal providing time based SNS information.
14. The method according to claim 13,

    After the first interface is provided, the speed at which the image of the post is displayed in chronological order increases as the cursor is disposed away from the midpoint on the net time region according to a user input, and the cursor is inversed according to a user input. The user terminal providing location and time-based SNS information, characterized in that to increase the speed of displaying the image of the post in reverse chronological order as the distance from the midpoint on the time domain.
15. The method according to claim 12,

    The time adjustment bar may include a bar having a predetermined length indicating a period for displaying an image of the at least one post on the map, a first panel provided on one side of the bar, and provided on the other side of the bar. And a second panel, and a third panel provided on the center surface of the bar.
16. The method according to claim 15,

    Move the time period according to a user input of moving one area of the bar, or change the time unit according to a user input to the first panel or the second panel in years, months, and days. change the time period to one of days, shorten the period, or set specific points in the past to display an image of the at least one post on the map according to a user input to the third panel. User terminal providing time-based SNS information.
17. The method according to claim 11,

    A map of the area provided through the first interface from the server, when the at least one friend for the user is selected and the information of the selected friend is transmitted to the server after the first interface is provided; Receiving an image of a friend, the location information and time information of the selected friend's posts, and displays the image of the friend in a position corresponding to the location information of the friend's posts on the map, the time information of the friend's posts is fast And a second interface providing unit providing a second interface for sequentially displaying images of the friends in order.
18. The method according to claim 17,

    The timeline provider provides a friend-specific timeline displaying posts of at least one friend provided through the second interface according to a user input, wherein the friend-specific timeline is at least one friend provided through the second interface. A friend list indicating an image of the image, a representative image of a theme of a post of one of the at least one friend, location information and time information of the representative image, and a plurality of images included in the theme of the representative image A user terminal for providing location and time-based SNS information comprising a.
19. The method according to claim 11,

    In response to receiving a user input, the server transmits the current location information of the user terminal or the location information of the map provided through the first interface and the period designated through the first interface to the server, and the user from the server. Receive a map of the region including the image, location information and time information of the user post corresponding to the location information and the period transmitted to the server of the at least one post uploaded to the server, the location information sent to the server and Displaying an image of the at least one user post at a location on the map corresponding to the location information of the user post, and sequentially displaying the at least one image of the at least one user post in order of increasing time information of the user post. Third interface providing third interface A user terminal for providing location information, and time-based SNS according to claim 1, further comprising: a.
20. The method according to claim 19,

    When the third interface includes classification information consisting of companions, themes, and destinations, the third interface providing unit receives the user posts including the companion information selected by the user when the user input for the companions is received. And sort the user posts including the theme selected by the user in a chronological order when receiving a user input for the theme, and including a destination selected by the user when receiving a user input for the visit. And a user terminal for providing location and time based SNS information, wherein the user posts are arranged in chronological order.

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