WO2022149760A1

WO2022149760A1 - Communication service platform

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Publication number: WO2022149760A1
Application number: PCT/KR2021/019459
Authority: WO
Inventors: 주성연; 김유경; 정광민
Original assignee: 주식회사 라이프엠엠오
Priority date: 2021-01-06
Filing date: 2021-12-21
Publication date: 2022-07-14
Also published as: KR20220099356A

Abstract

Disclosed is a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium according to several embodiments of the present disclosure. The computer program provides a user interface if executed in one or more control units of a computing device, wherein the user interface can comprise: a group chatting layer in which the history of chat with one or more users is displayed; and a location information display layer in which commitment information related to a commitment between the one or more users, location information about each of the one or more users, state information about each of the one or more users, and a map image are displayed.

Description

Communication service platform

The present disclosure relates to a communication service platform, and more particularly, to a location-based communication service platform.

In the past, in order to select a meeting place with friends, the meeting place could be determined after confirming in advance that all of the friends participating in the meeting know the specific place or after explaining the geographic location of the specific place.

However, in modern society, it has become convenient to make an appointment with a friend or colleague as the personal distribution of mobile terminals is activated.

For example, the user may conveniently share the rendezvous through a map application provided by the mobile terminal. In addition, since the current map application provides a method for the user to move from the current location to a specific place and the estimated time required to move, the user can conveniently reach the appointed place.

Also, in selecting an appointment place and an appointment time, a group chat room in which several people can participate at the same time can be opened to conveniently discuss the appointment place and appointment time.

However, even if the spread of mobile terminals is activated, there may still be inconvenience in making an appointment.

For example, an organizer who wants to host a meeting may need to periodically check a message in order to check whether a specific person can attend. In addition, even if the appointment place and the appointment time are determined, certain people may not arrive on time. In this case, at least one of the organizers or the people who arrived at the meeting place has the inconvenience of constantly checking when and where a specific person will arrive.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a technology that allows convenient appointments between users.

The present disclosure has been devised in response to the above-described background art, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for conveniently making an appointment between users.

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

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the problems as described above, a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium is disclosed. When the computer program is executed in one or more control units of the computing device, it provides a user interface, the user interface comprising: a group chat layer in which chat details with at least one user are displayed; and a location information display layer in which appointment information related to an appointment between the at least one user, location information of each of the at least one user, status information of each of the at least one user, and a map image are displayed. may include.

In addition, the location information includes at least one image icon indicating the location of each of the at least one user on the map image, and the at least one image icon includes an image associated with each of the at least one user. can do.

In addition, the appointment information may include appointment time information fixedly displayed on one region of the location information display layer and appointment place information expressing the appointment place as a preset image on the map image.

In addition, the status information may include arrival possibility information indicating whether each of the at least one user will arrive at the rendezvous point within an appointment time.

In addition, the arrival possibility information may include current location information for a current location of each of the at least one user, transportation means information for a means of transportation used by each of the at least one user, or at the current location of each of the at least one user. It may be generated based on at least one of the traffic amount information on the amount of traffic that exists up to the rendezvous point.

In addition, the transportation means information may be generated based on the change rate after recognizing a change rate of the position of each of the at least one user based on the position information obtained for a preset time.

In addition, the state information may include arrival order information generated based on the expected arrival time of each of the at least one user.

In addition, the arrival order information may include current location information for the current location of each of the at least one user, transportation means information for a means of transportation used by each of the at least one user, or the current location of each of the at least one user. It may be generated based on at least one of the traffic amount information on the amount of traffic that exists up to the rendezvous point.

Also, the border color of the image icon may be determined based on whether each of the at least one user participates in the appointment.

In addition, the location information display layer may include: a speech bubble generated based on at least one conversation set being input to the group chat layer; Including, the speech balloon may be disposed in an area related to the location information.

Also, the group chat layer may be overlaid on the location information display layer and change in size according to a user's input.

The user interface further includes a first object for displaying at least one button related to a function of outputting a dynamic emoticon on a screen, wherein the dynamic emoticon includes the at least one button included in the first object. When the first button related to the dynamic emoticon is selected among the emoticons, the size of the emoticon gradually increases while moving from the position in which the first object is arranged in the direction in which the position information display layer is arranged.

In addition, the user interface may include: a second object on which at least one button related to a function of outputting an emoticon on a screen is displayed; further comprising, wherein the emoticon is, when a first image icon from among the at least one image icon is selected after a third button related to the emoticon is selected from among the at least one button included in the second object, the first may be displayed on the image icon.

In addition, the at least one user may be a user of a terminal that transmits an attendance signal for the appointment among users existing within a preset radius from the computing device when the appointment is created by the computing device.

Also, when the preset radius is input by the user to create the appointment in the computing device, the map image may be enlarged or reduced based on the preset radius.

The technical solutions obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned solutions, and other solutions that are not mentioned are clearly to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below. can be understood

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the location of each of at least one user participating in the appointment may be conveniently checked.

The effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below. .

Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numbers are used to refer to like elements collectively. In the following examples, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. It will be evident, however, that such aspect(s) may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing one or more aspects.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computing device on which a user interface is executed according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

3 is a diagram for describing an example of a method in which a user interface provides an appointment creation layer in response to a user input selecting an appointment creation indicator, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface for participating in an appointment created by another user according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface including a location information display layer and a group chat layer according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

6 is a diagram for describing an example of a first object according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

7 is a diagram for describing an example of a second object according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

8 depicts a general schematic diagram of an exemplary computing environment in which embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented.

Various embodiments and/or aspects are now disclosed with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will also be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that such aspect(s) may be practiced without these specific details. The following description and accompanying drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative aspects of one or more aspects. These aspects are illustrative, however, and some of the various methods in principles of various aspects may be employed, and the descriptions set forth are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Specifically, as used herein, “embodiment”, “example”, “aspect”, “exemplary”, etc. is not to be construed as an advantage or advantage of any aspect or design described over other aspects or designs. It may not be.

Hereinafter, the same or similar components are assigned the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical ideas disclosed in the present specification are not limited by the accompanying drawings.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements or elements, these elements or elements are not limited by these terms, of course. These terms are only used to distinguish one element or component from another. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first element or component mentioned below may be the second element or component within the spirit of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used with the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly defined in particular.

In addition, the term “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive “or.” That is, unless otherwise specified or clear from context, "X employs A or B" is intended to mean one of the natural implicit substitutions. That is, X employs A; X employs B; or when X employs both A and B, "X employs A or B" may apply to either of these cases. It should also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and includes all possible combinations of one or more of the listed related items.

Also, the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" mean that the feature and/or element is present, but excludes the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements and/or groups thereof. should be understood as not Also, unless otherwise specified or unless it is clear from context to refer to a singular form, the singular in the specification and claims should generally be construed to mean “one or more”.

In addition, as used herein, the terms “information” and “data” may often be used interchangeably.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle.

The suffixes "module" and "part" for the components used in the following description are given or used in consideration of ease of writing the specification, and do not have a meaning or role distinct from each other by themselves.

Objects and effects of the present disclosure, and technical configurations for achieving them will become clear with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In describing the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of a well-known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present disclosure, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. And the terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present disclosure, which may vary according to the intention or custom of the user or operator.

However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms. Only the present embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure is complete, and to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs, the scope of the disclosure, and the present disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims . Therefore, the definition should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

In the present disclosure, the collaboration service platform may provide a user interface when executed in a computing device. In this case, the user interface may include a group chat layer in which chat details between users are displayed and a location information display layer in which a map image is displayed. In addition, an appointment place, an appointment time, location information of a user participating in the appointment, and location information of a user not participating in the appointment may be displayed on the map image. Accordingly, each of the plurality of users participating in the appointment can conveniently check who is participating in the appointment and where the users participating in the appointment have come. Hereinafter, a communication service platform according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , the computing device 100 may include a control unit 110 , a storage unit 120 , a communication unit 130 , a display unit 140 , and a user input unit 150 . However, since the above-described components are not essential in implementing the computing device 100 , the computing device 100 may have more or fewer components than those listed above.

The computing device 100 may include a personal computer (PC), a notebook (note book), a mobile terminal, a smart phone (smart phone) and a tablet PC (tablet pc) owned by the user, It can include all kinds of devices that can connect to a wired/wireless network. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The controller 110 may typically process the overall operation of the computing device 100 . The control unit 110 processes signals, data, information, etc. input or output through the above-described components or by driving an application program stored in the storage unit 120 to provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user. .

In the present disclosure, the controller 110 may recognize whether each of the at least one user arrives at the rendezvous within the rendezvous time.

Specifically, the controller 110 may recognize the current location information about the current location of each of the at least one user. In addition, the controller 110 may recognize the transportation means information on the transportation means used by each of the at least one user. In this case, the controller 110 may recognize whether each of the at least one user will arrive at the rendezvous within the rendezvous time based on the current location information, the transportation means information, the rendezvous point information, and the rendezvous time information. In addition, the controller 110 may provide, through the user interface, whether each of the at least one user will arrive at the appointment place within the appointment time. Hereinafter, an example of a method by which the controller 110 according to the present disclosure displays whether each of at least one user arrives at an appointment place within an appointment time will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .

The storage unit 120 may store any type of information generated or determined by the controller 110 and any type of information received by the communication unit 130 in the computing device 100 . The storage unit 120 is a device for storing data on a magnetic disk, such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a semiconductor memory, particularly a nonvolatile memory, such as a memory card. It may include a device for storing data.

The communication unit 130 may include one or more modules that enable communication between the computing device 100 and a communication system, between the computing device 100 and another computing device (not shown), or between the computing device 100 and a network. can The communication unit 130 may include at least one of a mobile communication module and a wireless Internet module.

The display unit 140 may display (output) information processed by the computing device 100 . For example, the display unit 140 may display execution screen information of an application program driven in the computing device 100 or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information. .

In the present disclosure, the display unit 140 may display a user interface under the control of the controller 110 . In this case, the user interface may include a group chat layer in which chat details with at least one user are displayed and a location information display layer in which a map image is displayed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Hereinafter, a description of the user interface according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7 .

Meanwhile, the user input unit 150 is for receiving information from the user, and when information is input through the user input unit 150 , the control unit 110 controls the operation of the computing device 100 to correspond to the input information. can Such a user input unit 150 may include a touch input means. As an example, the touch input means consists of a virtual key, a soft key, or a visual key displayed on the touch screen through software processing, or a part other than the touch screen. It may be made of a touch key (touch key) disposed on the. On the other hand, the virtual key or the visual key, it is possible to be displayed on the touch screen while having various forms, for example, graphic (graphic), text (text), icon (icon), video (video) or these can be made by a combination of However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the user interface 200 may include a location information display layer 210 . Here, the location information display layer 210 may be a layer in which information on the location of each of at least one user and information on an appointment place are displayed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the location information display layer 210 may include a map image 211 , appointment information 212 , location information 213 , and at least one indicator 214 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The map image 211 may be displayed on the location information display layer 210 to provide the user with a map near the user's current location, a map near the rendezvous, and a map on the way to the rendezvous. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the present disclosure, the control unit 110 of the computing device 100 may receive the map image 211 from an external server through the communication unit 130 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the appointment information 212 may be information related to an appointment between at least one user.

As an example, the appointment information 212 may be displayed in an appointment place related to an appointment between at least one user. In this case, the appointment between at least one user may be an appointment in which the first user of the computing device 100 participates or an appointment in which the first user does not participate. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the appointment information 212 includes appointment time information (not shown) that is fixedly displayed on an area of the location information display layer 210 and an appointment that expresses the appointment place as a preset image. It may include place information (not shown). Hereinafter, the appointment time information and the appointment place information according to the present disclosure will be described later with reference to FIG. 5 .

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the appointment information 212 may provide information related to an appointment between at least one user in response to a user input selecting the appointment information 212 .

For example, the appointment information 212 may provide participant information (not shown) indicating information about people participating in the appointment. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Hereinafter, a description of participant information according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 4 .

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, the appointment information 212 may include sub-appointment information 2121 displayed on one area of the location information display layer 210 in association with the appointment information 212 . In this case, the user interface 200 may provide information related to an appointment between at least one user in response to a user input selecting the sub-appointment information 2121 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the location information 213 may be information related to the location of each of at least one user.

For example, the first location information 2131 among the at least one user location information 213 may be information indicating the location of the first user of the computing device 100 . In addition, the second location information 2132 of the at least one user location information 213 may be information indicating the location of the second user. In this case, the second location information 2132 may be received from the computing device of the second user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the location information 213 may include at least one image icon indicating the location of each of at least one user on the map image 211 . Here, the at least one image icon may include an image associated with each of at least one user.

For example, the at least one image icon may include an image previously registered by each of the at least one user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the at least one indicator 214 may include an appointment creation indicator 2141 and a chat room indicator 2142 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The chat room indicator 2142 may provide a list of at least one chat in which the user is participating in response to the user's input for selecting the chat room indicator 2142 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the appointment creation indicator 2141 may provide an appointment creation layer (not shown) for creating an appointment in response to a user input selecting the appointment creation indicator 2141 . In this case, the user may create an appointment by selecting at least one indicator included in the appointment creation layer. Hereinafter, an example of a method in which the user interface 200 according to the present disclosure provides an appointment creation layer in response to a user's input selecting the appointment creation indicator 2141 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

3 is a diagram for describing an example of a method in which a user interface provides an appointment creation layer in response to a user input selecting an appointment creation indicator, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; 3A is a diagram for explaining an example of an appointment creation indicator according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. 3B is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen provided by a user interface in response to a user input selecting an appointment creation indicator according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3A , the location information display layer 210 of the user interface 200 may include an appointment creation indicator 2141 . Referring to FIG. 3B , the user interface 200 may provide the appointment creation layer 220 in response to a user input selecting the appointment creation indicator 2141 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the appointment creation layer 220 may include a first area 221 displaying at least one piece of invitee information and an appointment creation confirmation indicator 222 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In response to an input of a first user of the computing device 100 selecting at least one user's location information 213 , the first area 221 includes at least one invitee information corresponding to the location information 213 . may be a displayed area.

For example, the first region 221 responds to a user input selecting the second location information 2132 of the second user from among the at least one user location information 213 included in the location information display layer 210 . Thus, the first appointment invitee information 2211 may be displayed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the appointment creation confirmation indicator 222 may be an indicator for receiving confirmation of creation of an appointment from the user.

Specifically, the user interface 200 may create an appointment between at least one user included in the first area 221 based on an input from a user selecting the appointment creation confirmation indicator 222 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, when a preset radius for creating an appointment is input from the first user of the computing device 100 , the map image 211 is enlarged or reduced based on the preset radius. can be

Specifically, the user interface 200 may receive an input for selecting the appointment creation indicator 2141 from the first user. In this case, the user interface 200 may provide at least one indicator for receiving an input of a peripheral radius from the current location of the computing device 100 or a peripheral radius from a meeting place. In this case, the map image 211 may be displayed in an enlarged size than the scale that may indicate the radius, or may be displayed in a reduced size. In this case, the controller 110 may enlarge or reduce the map image 211 so that the radius is displayed in the map image 211 based on an input from a user inputting the radius.

For example, the controller 110 may receive the first radius 215 from the first user. In this case, the first radius 215 may be 3 km. In this case, the controller 110 may enlarge or reduce the map image 211 so that the map image 211 can display 3 km around the current location of the computing device 100 . Accordingly, the user does not need to enlarge or reduce the map image 211 to identify at least one user existing within the first radius 215 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, when the user interface 200 receives the first radius 215 from the first user of the computing device 100 , location information of each of at least one user existing within the first radius 215 . 213 may be displayed on the map image 211 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, when an appointment is created, the communication unit 130 of the computing device 100 sends the appointment to at least one user's computing device existing within a preset radius from the computing device 100 . It is possible to transmit an attendance signal for However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the above configuration, the user interface 200 may provide the appointment creation layer 220 and the location information display layer 210 together. In addition, the location information 213 of each of at least one user may be displayed on the map image 211 of the location information display layer 210 . Accordingly, the first user of the computing device 100 may conveniently determine an appointment time and an appointment place.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first user of the computing device 100 may participate in an appointment by selecting appointment information 212 related to an appointment between at least one user. That is, the first user may participate in an appointment created by another user. Hereinafter, an example of the user interface 200 for participating in an appointment created by another user according to some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 4 .

4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface for participating in an appointment created by another user according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; 4A is a diagram for explaining an example of appointment information according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. 4B is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen provided by a user interface in response to a user input selecting appointment information according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4A , the location information display layer 210 of the user interface 200 may include appointment information 212 and sub-appointment information 2121 . Referring to FIG. 4B , the user interface 200 responds to a user input selecting appointment information ( 212 in FIG. 4A ) or sub-appointment information ( 2121 in FIG. 4A ). Thus, the appointment participation layer 260 may be provided. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the appointment participation layer 260 may include a second area 261 and a third area 262 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The second area 261 may be an area in which information about at least one participant participating in an appointment related to the appointment information 212 and an appointment time are displayed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the third area 262 may include a non-attendance indicator, a participation indicator, and a chat window indicator. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Here, the non-attendance indicator may be an indicator for inputting a response not to participate in the appointment related to the appointment information 212 . In addition, the participation indicator may be an indicator for inputting a response to participate in the appointment related to the appointment information 212 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the chat window indicator may be an indicator for participating in a group chat related to the appointment information 212 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the above configuration, the user interface 200 may include the appointment participation layer 260 provided in response to a user inputting the appointment information 212 or the sub-appointment information 2121 . Accordingly, the user may easily determine whether to participate in the appointment by easily checking the appointment location through the appointment information 212 displayed on the location information display layer 210 .

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, when an appointment between at least one user is created, the user interface 200 may provide a group chat layer together with the location information display layer 210 . Hereinafter, an example of the user interface 200 including a location information display layer and a group chat layer according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the user interface 200 may include a location information display layer 210 and a group chat layer 230 .

The location information display layer 210 may include a map image 211 , appointment information 212 , location information 213 , and state information 216 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Specifically, the appointment information 212 may be information related to an appointment in which the first user of the computing device 100 is currently participating. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the appointment information 212 may include appointment time information 2122 and appointment place information 2123 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The appointment time information 2122 may be information indicating an appointment time of an appointment in which the first user of the computing device 100 is participating. In this case, the appointment time information 2122 may be fixedly displayed on one area of the location information display layer 210 .

For example, the location information 213 and the rendezvous location information 2123 of each of at least one user displayed on the location information display layer 210 may be displayed on the map image 211 according to an input from the first user. location may be far away. In this case, the location information 213 and the rendezvous location information 2123 of each of the at least one user may not be displayed on the map image 211 . On the other hand, the appointment time information 2122 may be fixed to one area of the location information display layer 210 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the rendezvous place information 2123 may represent the rendezvous on the map image 211 as a preset image. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the location information 213 may be information on the location of each of at least one user.

* For example, the first location information 2131 among the at least one piece of location information 213 may be information indicating the location of the first user of the computing device 100 . In addition, the second location information 2132 may be information for indicating the location of the second user. In this case, the second location information 2132 may be received from the computing device of the second user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the location information 213 may indicate information on the location of at least one user located outside the area displayed on the map image 211 .

For example, the third location information 2133 among the at least one piece of location information 213 may be information indicating the location of a third user located outside the area displayed on the map image 211 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the location information 213 may include at least one image icon indicating the location of each of at least one user on the map image 211 . In this case, the border color of the image icon may be determined based on whether each of the at least one user participates in the appointment.

For example, the user interface 200 may provide a green border of an image icon of the location information 2132 of the second user participating in the appointment. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the border of the image icon of the location information 2132 of the second user may be determined based on the color of the appointment information 212 . In addition, the user interface 200 may provide a black border of the image icon of the location information 2133 of the third user who does not participate in the appointment. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a separate color may not be provided for the border of the image icon of the location information 2133 of the third user. In this case, the user can easily distinguish the user participating in the appointment from the user not participating in the appointment through the border color of the location information 213 of each of the at least one user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the status information 216 may be information related to the status of each of at least one user.

As an example, the status information 216 may include arrival probability information indicating whether each of the at least one user will arrive at the rendezvous within the appointment time, and arrival order information of each of the at least one user. In this case, the status information 216 may indicate whether each of the at least one user will arrive at the rendezvous within the appointed time and the arrival order of each of the at least one user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, in the present disclosure, the arrival possibility information includes current location information for the current location of each of at least one user, transportation means information for the transportation means used by each of at least one user, or from the current location of each of at least one user to the rendezvous point. It may be generated based on at least one of traffic volume information for the existing traffic volume.

Here, the transportation means information is information generated based on the recognized change rate after recognizing the change rate of the position of each at least one user based on the position information 213 of each of the at least one user obtained for a preset time. can be

Specifically, the controller 110 of the computing device 100 may recognize the location information 2131 of the computing device 100 for a preset time. In addition, the controller 110 may recognize a change rate of the position of the first user based on the position information 2131 changed for a preset time. In this case, the controller 110 may generate transportation means information based on the change speed.

For example, when the rate of change of the location of the first user is 4 km/h or less, the controller 110 may recognize that the first user is moving to the rendezvous on foot. In this case, the controller 110 may generate transportation means information indicating that the first user is moving on foot without using traffic. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, when the transportation means information is generated, the controller 110 of the computing device 100 controls each of at least one user based on the transportation means information (or change rate), the current location, the appointment time information, and the appointment place information. Arrivalability information indicating whether to arrive at the rendezvous within the rendezvous time may be generated. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the traffic information may be information on the amount of traffic existing from the current location of each of at least one user to the rendezvous.

For example, the traffic amount information may be information on at least one public transportation that exists from the current location of each of the at least one user to the rendezvous point. In this case, the traffic information may include information on a time taken for at least one public transportation to reach the appointment place from the current location of each of the at least one user.

In this case, the control unit 110 of the computing device 100 may generate arrival possibility information based on the current location information and the traffic amount information about the current location of each of at least one user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, the arrival order information may include current location information for each current location of at least one user, transportation means information for a means of transportation used by each of at least one user, or the amount of traffic existing from the current location of each of at least one user to the rendezvous point. It may be generated based on at least one of the traffic amount information for the.

For example, when the transportation means information is generated, the controller 110 of the computing device 100 may be configured to allow each of the at least one user to arrive at the rendezvous based on the transportation means information, the current location, the appointment time information, and the appointment place information. can recognize the expected arrival time. In this case, the controller 110 may generate arrival order information of each of the at least one user based on the expected arrival time of each of the at least one user.

As another example, the controller 110 may recognize the expected arrival time of each of the at least one user based on the current location information and the traffic amount information for the current location of each of the at least one user. In this case, the controller 110 may generate arrival order information of each of the at least one user based on the expected arrival time of each of the at least one user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the arrival order information may be generated based on the actual arrival time of each of at least one user.

Specifically, the arrival order information may be generated when each of the at least one user arrives at the rendezvous. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the location information display layer 210 may provide arrival order information of at least one user through the fourth area 217 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

As described above, when the arrival order information of each of the at least one user is provided, each of the at least one user participating in the appointment may move to the rendezvous as if enjoying a game in an interesting manner.

Meanwhile, the group chat layer 230 may be a layer in which chat details 231 with at least one user are displayed. That is, each of the at least one user may perform chatting between at least one user through the group chat layer 230 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the group chat layer 230 may be overlaid on the location information display layer 210 and change in size according to a user's input.

As an example, the group chat layer 230 may be overlaid on the location information display layer 210 so that at least two chat details 231 are displayed as shown in FIG. 5 . As another example, referring to FIG. 6 , the group chat layer 230 may be overlaid on the location information display layer 210 to display a plurality of chat details 231 based on an input from the user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, referring back to FIG. 5 , the user interface 200 may further include a first icon 240 for providing a first object related to a function of outputting a dynamic emoticon on the screen. Here, the dynamic emoticon may be an emoticon that gradually increases in size while moving in the direction (eg, upward direction) in which the location information display layer 210 is disposed from the location where the first object is disposed in response to a user input. . Hereinafter, a description of the first object will be described with reference to FIG. 6 .

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, the location information display layer 210 may further include a speech bubble 218 generated based on at least one dialog set being input to the group chat layer 230 . In this case, the speech balloon 218 may be disposed in an area related to the location information 213 of each of at least one user.

For example, a fourth user of the fourth location information 2134 among the at least one piece of location information 213 may be entering chatting through the group chat layer 230 . In this case, a speech balloon 218 may be disposed in one area of the fourth location information 2134 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the above configuration, the user interface 200 may provide the location information 213 of each of the at least one user and the status information 216 of each of the at least one user through the location information display layer 210 . Also, the user interface 200 may provide the group chat layer 230 together with the location information display layer 210 . Accordingly, each of the at least one user can easily check the location of the at least one user attending the appointment and enjoy chatting at the same time.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one chat history 231 displayed on the group chat layer 230 may be covered by a dynamic emoticon related to the first object. Hereinafter, an example of the first object according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 6 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , the group chat layer 230 may be overlaid on the location information display layer 210 such that at least one chat history 231 is displayed based on an input from the user.

Meanwhile, the user interface 200 may provide the first object 241 in response to a user input selecting the first icon ( 240 of FIG. 5 ). In addition, the first object 241 may include at least one

button

2411 and 2412 related to a function of outputting the dynamic emoticon 242 on the screen.

Specifically, the first button 2411 among the at least one

button

2411 and 2412 included in the first object 241 of the user interface 200 may be selected by the user. In this case, the user interface 200 displays the dynamic emoticon 242 related to the first button 2411 in the direction in which the location information display layer 210 is disposed (for example, It can be provided to gradually increase in size as it moves upward). However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, at least one chat history displayed on the group chat layer 230 may be covered by the dynamic emoticon 242 .

For example, when the first button 2411 is selected by the user, the user interface 200 may provide the dynamic emoticon 242 so that at least one chat history 231 is hidden. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, at least one

button

2411 and 2412 included in the first object 241 may be provided in a ring shape.

Specifically, the user interface 200 responds to a user's input of selecting the first icon (240 in FIG. 5 ), and displays the first object 241 including at least one

button

2411 and 2412 in a ring shape. can provide However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the above-described configuration, the user interface 200 may provide the dynamic emoticon 242 so that the chat history 231 between at least one user can be hidden according to the user's input. Accordingly, chatting between users can be more and more interesting.

Meanwhile, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the user interface 200 may further include a second object related to a function of outputting an emoticon on the location information display layer 210 . Hereinafter, an example of the second object according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 7 .

Referring to FIG. 7 , the user interface 200 may provide the second object 251 in response to a user input selecting the second icon 250 . In addition, the second object 251 may include at least one

button

2511 and 2512 related to a function of outputting the emoticon 252 on the screen.

Specifically, the third button 2511 among the at least one

button

2511 and 2512 included in the second object 251 of the user interface 200 may be selected by the user. Then, after the user selects the third button 2511 , the first image icon may be selected from among at least one image icon included in the location information display layer 210 . Here, the first image icon may be an image icon related to the fifth location information 2135 among the at least one piece of location information 131 . In this case, the user interface 200 may provide the emoticon 252 related to the third button 2511 to be displayed on the first image icon. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, at least one

button

2511 and 2511 included in the second object 251 may be provided in a ring shape.

Specifically, the user interface 200 may provide the second object 251 including at least one

button

2511 and 2512 in the form of a ring in response to a user input selecting the second icon 250 . have. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the above configuration, the user interface 200 may provide an emoticon displayed on the image icon of the at least one location information 213 based on an input from the user. Accordingly, each of the at least one user may check the location of the other party, play a prank, and move to the rendezvous in an interesting manner.

While the present disclosure has been described above generally in the context of computer-executable instructions that may be executed on one or more computers, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present disclosure may be implemented as a combination of hardware and software and/or in combination with other program modules. you will know

Generally, modules herein include routines, procedures, programs, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the methods of the present disclosure are suitable for single-processor or multiprocessor computer systems, minicomputers, mainframe computers as well as personal computers, handheld computing devices, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, etc. (each of which is It will be appreciated that other computer system configurations may be implemented, including those that may operate in connection with one or more associated devices.

The described embodiments of the present disclosure may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where certain tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computers typically include a variety of computer-readable media. Media accessible by a computer includes volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may include computer-readable storage media and computer-readable transmission media.

Computer-readable storage media includes volatile and non-volatile media, temporary and non-transitory media, 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. includes media. A computer-readable storage medium may be RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage device, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage device, or other magnetic storage device. device, or any other medium that can be accessed by a computer and used to store the desired information.

Computer readable transmission media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and Includes any information delivery medium. The term modulated data signal means a signal in which one or more of the characteristics of the signal is set or changed so as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable transmission media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above are also intended to be included within the scope of computer-readable transmission media.

An exemplary environment 1100 implementing various aspects of the disclosure is shown including a computer 1102 , the computer 1102 including a processing unit 1104 , a system memory 1106 , and a system bus 1108 . do. A system bus 1108 couples system components, including but not limited to system memory 1106 , to the processing device 1104 . The processing device 1104 may be any of a variety of commercially available processors. Dual processor and other multiprocessor architectures may also be used as processing unit 1104 .

The system bus 1108 may be any of several types of bus structures that may be further interconnected to a memory bus, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of commercial bus architectures. System memory 1106 includes read only memory (ROM) 1110 and random access memory (RAM) 1112 . A basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in non-volatile memory 1110, such as ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, etc., which BIOS is the basic input/output system (BIOS) that helps transfer information between components within computer 1102, such as during startup. contains routines. RAM 1112 may also include high-speed RAM, such as static RAM, for caching data.

Computer 1102 may also include an internal hard disk drive (HDD) 1114 (eg, EIDE, SATA) - this internal hard disk drive 1114 may also be configured for external use within a suitable chassis (not shown). Yes—a magnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1116 (eg, for reading from or writing to removable diskette 1118), and an optical disk drive 1120 (eg, a CD-ROM) for reading from, or writing to, disk 1122, or other high capacity optical media such as DVD. The hard disk drive 1114 , the magnetic disk drive 1116 , and the optical disk drive 1120 are connected to the system bus 1108 by the hard disk drive interface 1124 , the magnetic disk drive interface 1126 , and the optical drive interface 1128 , respectively. ) can be connected to The interface 1124 for external drive implementation includes, for example, at least one or both of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and IEEE 1394 interface technologies.

These drives and their associated computer readable media provide non-volatile storage of data, data structures, computer executable instructions, and the like. For computer 1102, drives and media correspond to storing any data in a suitable digital format. Although the description of computer-readable storage media above refers to HDDs, removable magnetic disks, and removable optical media such as CDs or DVDs, those skilled in the art will use zip drives, magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, cartridges, It will be appreciated that other tangible computer-readable storage media and the like may also be used in the exemplary operating environment and any such media may include computer-executable instructions for performing the methods of the present disclosure. .

A number of program modules may be stored in the drive and RAM 1112 , including an operating system 1130 , one or more application programs 1132 , other program modules 1134 , and program data 1136 . All or portions of the operating system, applications, modules, and/or data may also be cached in RAM 1112 . It will be appreciated that the present disclosure may be implemented in various commercially available operating systems or combinations of operating systems.

A user may enter commands and information into the computer 1102 via one or more wired/wireless input devices, for example, a pointing device such as a keyboard 1138 and a mouse 1140 . Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, IR remote control, joystick, game pad, stylus pen, touch screen, and the like. Although these and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 1104 through an input device interface 1142 that is connected to the system bus 1108, parallel ports, IEEE 1394 serial ports, game ports, USB ports, IR interfaces, It may be connected by other interfaces, etc.

A monitor 1144 or other type of display device is also coupled to the system bus 1108 via an interface, such as a video adapter 1146 . In addition to the monitor 1144, the computer typically includes other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, and the like.

Computer 1102 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as remote computer(s) 1148 via wired and/or wireless communications. Remote computer(s) 1148 may be workstations, server computers, routers, personal computers, portable computers, microprocessor-based entertainment devices, peer devices, or other common network nodes, and are generally Although including many or all of the components described, only memory storage device 1150 is shown for simplicity. The logical connections shown include wired/wireless connections to a local area network (LAN) 1152 and/or a larger network, eg, a wide area network (WAN) 1154 . Such LAN and WAN networking environments are common in offices and companies, and facilitate enterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all of which can be connected to a worldwide computer network, for example, the Internet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1102 is connected to the local network 1152 through a wired and/or wireless communication network interface or adapter 1156 . Adapter 1156 may facilitate wired or wireless communication to LAN 1152 , which also includes a wireless access point installed therein for communicating with wireless adapter 1156 . When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1102 may include a modem 1158 , connected to a communication server on the WAN 1154 , or otherwise establishing communications over the WAN 1154 , such as over the Internet. have the means A modem 1158 , which may be internal or external and a wired or wireless device, is coupled to the system bus 1108 via a serial port interface 1142 . In a networked environment, program modules described for computer 1102 or portions thereof may be stored in remote memory/storage device 1150 . It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communication link between the computers may be used.

Computer 1102 may be associated with any wireless device or object that is deployed and operates in wireless communication, for example, printers, scanners, desktop and/or portable computers, portable data assistants (PDAs), communication satellites, wireless detectable tags. It operates to communicate with any device or place, and phone. This includes at least Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technologies. Accordingly, the communication may be a predefined structure as in a conventional network or may simply be an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) makes it possible to connect to the Internet, etc. without a wire. Wi-Fi is a wireless technology such as cell phones that allows these devices, eg, computers, to transmit and receive data indoors and outdoors, ie anywhere within range of a base station. Wi-Fi networks use a radio technology called IEEE 802.11 (a,b,g, etc.) to provide secure, reliable, and high-speed wireless connections. Wi-Fi can be used to connect computers to each other, to the Internet, and to wired networks (using IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet). Wi-Fi networks may operate in unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands, for example, at 11 Mbps (802.11a) or 54 Mbps (802.11b) data rates, or in products that include both bands (dual band). have.

A person of ordinary skill in the art of the present disclosure will recognize that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein include electronic hardware, (convenience For this purpose, it will be understood that it may be implemented by various forms of program or design code (referred to herein as "software") or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. A person skilled in the art of the present disclosure may implement the described functionality in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as a departure from the scope of the present disclosure.

The various embodiments presented herein may be implemented as methods, apparatus, or articles of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques. The term “article of manufacture” includes a computer program or media accessible from any computer-readable device. For example, computer-readable storage media include magnetic storage devices (eg, hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic strips, etc.), optical disks (eg, CDs, DVDs, etc.), smart cards, and flash drives. memory devices (eg, EEPROMs, cards, sticks, key drives, etc.). The term “machine-readable medium” includes, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of storing, retaining, and/or carrying instruction(s) and/or data.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments presented herein, but is to be construed in the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

Claims

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer program provides a user interface when executed on one or more control units of a computing device, the user interface comprising:

a group chat layer in which chat details with at least one user are displayed; and

a location information display layer in which appointment information related to an appointment between the at least one user, location information of each of the at least one user, status information of each of the at least one user, and a map image are displayed;

containing,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
The method of claim 1,

The location information is

and at least one image icon indicating the location of each of the at least one user on the map image,

the at least one image icon,

comprising an image associated with each of the at least one user;

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
The method of claim 1,

The appointment information is

Including appointment time information fixed and displayed in one area of the location information display layer and appointment place information expressing the appointment place as a preset image on the map image,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
The method of claim 1,

The status information is

and arrival possibility information indicating whether each of the at least one user will arrive at the appointment time within the appointment time.

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
5. The method of claim 4,

The arrival possibility information is

Current location information on the current location of each of the at least one user, transportation means information on the means of transportation used by each of the at least one user, or the amount of traffic existing from the current location of each of the at least one user to the appointment place generated based on at least one of the traffic volume information for

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
6. The method of claim 5,

The transportation information is

generated based on the change rate after recognizing the change rate of the position of each of the at least one user based on the position information obtained for a preset time,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
The method of claim 1,

The status information is

and arrival order information generated based on the expected arrival time of each of the at least one user.

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
8. The method of claim 7,

The arrival order information is

Current location information on the current location of each of the at least one user, transportation means information on the means of transportation used by each of the at least one user, or the amount of traffic existing from the current location of each of the at least one user to the appointment place generated based on at least one of the traffic volume information for

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
9. The method of claim 8,

The transportation information is

generated based on the change rate after recognizing the change rate of the position of each of the at least one user based on the position information obtained for a preset time,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
3. The method of claim 2,

The border color of the image icon is,

determined based on whether each of the at least one user participates in the appointment;

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
The method of claim 1,

The location information display layer,

a speech bubble generated based on at least one dialog set being input to the group chat layer;

including,

The speech balloon is

disposed in an area related to the location information,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
The method of claim 1,

The group chat layer,

Overlaid on the location information display layer and change in size according to user input,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
The method of claim 1,

The user interface is

Further comprising a first object on which at least one button related to a function of outputting a dynamic emoticon on the screen is displayed,

The dynamic emoticon is

When a first button related to the dynamic emoticon is selected among the at least one button included in the first object, the size of the first object gradually increases while moving in the direction in which the location information display layer is disposed emoticon,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
3. The method of claim 2,

The user interface is

a second object on which at least one button related to a function of outputting an emoticon on a screen is displayed;

further comprising,

The emoticon is

Displayed on the first image icon when a first image icon among the at least one image icon is selected after a third button related to the emoticon is selected among the at least one button included in the second object,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
The method of claim 1,

the at least one user,

When the appointment is generated by the computing device, the user of the terminal that has transmitted an attendance signal for the appointment among users existing within a preset radius from the computing device,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.
16. The method of claim 15,

The map image is

When the preset radius is input from the user to create the appointment in the computing device, enlarged or reduced based on the preset radius,

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium.