KR101641636B1 - Method, server, and device for adding advertiser in friend list of messenger application - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of adding a specific user to a friend list includes receiving a request generated by selecting a messenger connection information of a specific user displayed on a web page from a first device, checking whether a user of the first device is a subscriber of the messenger server Adding a specific user to the friend list of the user, and transmitting the friend list information to which the specific user is added to at least one device.

Description

METHOD, SERVER, AND DEVICE FOR ADDING ADVERTISER IN FRIEND LIST OF MESSENGER APPLICATION <br> <br> <br> Patents - stay tuned to the technology METHOD,

Server, and device for adding a specific user to a buddy list of a messenger application.

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

Through the IMS application installed on the smart device, users can freely share text, images, movies, and music files with other parties in real time and discuss the latest information freely. Due to these advantages, the use of IMS applications has been rapidly increasing, and the amount of chat messages exchanged with ordinary users in a day has also increased exponentially. Recently, IMS application users are expanding to specific users who want to advertise their services and businesses from general users such as students and housewives.

We want to make network address information available as medium of advertisement. Server, and device capable of automatically registering a specific user in an instant messenger application by inputting address information of a specific user. And to provide a way of interworking among a plurality of devices in adding a friend of an instant messenger application. It is to be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical object, an embodiment of the present invention includes a method for receiving a request made by selecting a messenger connection information of a specific user displayed on a web page from a first device, Checking whether the user is a subscriber to the messenger server, adding the specific user to the friend list of the user, and transmitting the friend list information added with the specific user to at least one device. You can provide a way to add specific users to your buddy list.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a messaging system including a request receiving unit for receiving a request generated by selecting a messenger connection information of a specific user displayed on a Web page from a first device, a request receiving unit for checking whether a user of the first device is a subscriber of the messenger server A friend list adding unit adding the specific user to the friend list of the user, and a transmitting unit transmitting the friend list information added with the specific user to at least one device.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for transmitting a message to a messenger server, the method comprising: displaying a web page including messenger connection information of a specific user on a screen; receiving a user selection for the messenger connection information; Receiving a friend list information added with the specific user from the messenger server, and displaying the friend list information on the screen through a messenger application, a method of adding a specific user to a friend list of a user Can be provided.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a web page display unit for displaying a web page including messenger connection information of a specific user on a screen, a selection receiver for receiving a user selection for the messenger connection information, And a friend list information display unit for displaying the friend list information on the screen through a messenger application, the device comprising: a sending unit for sending a request, a sending unit for sending a request, a friend list information receiving the friend list information added from the instant messenger server, can do.

The network address information may be used as a medium of an advertisement according to any one of the above-described objects of the present invention. A server and a device capable of automatically registering a specific user in the messenger application by inputting address information of a specific user. It is possible to provide a way of interworking among a plurality of devices in adding a friend of the messenger application.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a messenger system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a process of adding a specific user to the friend list of the messenger application.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of adding a specific user to the friend list of the messenger application.
5 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a process of adding a specific user to the friend list of the messenger application.
6 is a configuration diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adding a specific user to a friend list according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adding a specific user to a buddy list according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a messenger system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, a messenger system may include a messenger server 10, a device 15, a device 20, an external device 25 and a device 30. [ However, since the messenger system of FIG. 1 is only one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to FIG. That is, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the messenger system may be configured differently from FIG. Further, in the following description, the device 20 may be represented by the first device 20, and the device 30 by the second device 30, respectively.

The components of FIG. 1 that constitute the messenger system may be connected through a network. The network refers to a connection structure in which information can be exchanged between each node such as terminals and servers. One example of such a network is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) , A WAN (Wide Area Network), a PAN (Personal Area Network), a Bluetooth (Bluetooth), a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) Networks, satellite broadcast networks, analog broadcast networks, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) networks, and the like.

The messenger server 10 can send and receive chat messages with the devices. For example, the messenger server 10 transmits a chat message received from any one of the device 15, the device 20 and the external device 25 to the device 15, the device 20, and the external device 25 It can transmit to one.

The messenger server 10 can proceed with the service process by transmitting the request received from the devices and the corresponding response to the devices. At this time, the service process may be a service process for either the messenger server 10 or the messenger application, and an example of such a service process may be a messenger (or chat) or a messenger service (or messenger service) ), An installation process or a download process for installing a messenger application (or a chat application) in the devices, and a management process of messenger information of each subscriber (e.g., friend list information) .

The messenger server 10 can provide the subscriber with messenger connection information of the subscriber. In this case, the messenger connection information may be address information, and the address information may mean network address information. One example of such network address information may include a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), a domain address, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, and an email address. In the following description it will often be illustrated via a URL, but the URL may be replaced by a network address and an Internet address that are not mentioned, of course, by other examples mentioned above.

The messenger connection information may be displayed by an icon or a button. At this time, the icon or button may be a graphic object or a hardware object corresponding (or mapped) to the messenger connection information. In this case, the messenger connection information may be address information. For example, when the icon corresponding to the messenger connection information is displayed on the screen of the device 20 and the icon is selected by the user, the operation corresponding to the messenger connection information can be performed by the device 20. [

The messenger server 10 may generate the messenger connection information of the specific user in response to the request of the specific user or the device 15 of the specific user and provide the messenger connection information to the specific user or device 15. [ At this time, the messenger connection information may be unique to a specific user or device 15. [ In addition, the messenger connection information may include information of a messenger server and information (for example, an ID) of a specific user. To this end, the messenger server 10 can generate the messenger connection information of each specific user based on at least one of a certain rule, information of the messenger server 10 and information of each specific user.

For example, in response to a request of a specific user "AAA ", the messenger server 10 generates a message" AAA "using the information" www.chattingserver.com " Quot; www.chattingserver.com/friendlist/AAA "as the messenger connection information of " AAA ", and provides the generated messenger connection information as" AAA ". In addition, the messenger connection information may further include information (or friend information) corresponding to friendship, friend relationship registration, or friend list update such as "friendlist", "plusfriend", "chatting info"

The messenger connection information may be generated by a messenger connection information issuing server (not shown) associated with the messenger server 10. In this case, the messenger connection information issuing server (not shown) may be included in the messenger server 10 or may be a separate server which is differentiated from the messenger server 10. Included in the messenger server 10 may mean that it is physically or geographically included in the messenger server 10 but may mean that it is a server under the control of the messenger server 10.

The specific user or device 15 can display the specific user's messenger connection information on the web page of the specific user. Such a web page may mean a promotional page for promoting a specific user. Also, the specific user or device 15 may display messenger connection information of a specific user via a blog or a web site of a specific user.

The device 20 can display messenger connection information of a specific user. Specifically, the device 20 may display a web page, a web site, or a blog of a specific user including messenger connection information of a specific user on the screen. 1, the device 20 receives a request for access to a web site "www.XXX.com ", and transmits a message" www " including the messenger connection information 201 or the messenger connection information 202 of a specific user .XXX.com "can be displayed on the screen.

The device 20 generates a request (or a notification, a signal) when receiving a selection (for example, a user input, or a click via a mouse) of the specific user's messenger connection information displayed on the web page from the user Or generated). At this time, either the request, the notification, or the signal may include information indicating that the messenger connection information of the specific user is selected or information (e.g., code information, identifier information) corresponding thereto.

The messenger server 10 receives a request (or notification, signal) generated by the selection of the messenger connection information of the specific user displayed on the web page from the device 20 and authenticates (or approves) the specific user based on the request . At this time, the messenger server 10 may authenticate a specific user if it is a specific user of the first type, and not authenticate if it is a specific user of the second type.

The criteria for distinguishing between a particular user of a first type and a particular user of a second type may vary. In one example, a particular user of the first type may be a paid user and a particular user of a second type may be a free user. In this case, the charged user is the user who made the payment to receive the messenger connection information, and the free user may be the user who did not proceed the payment. The messenger server 10 performs the following operation to add a specific user to the user's friend list when the specific user is a paid user, while if the specific user is a free user, the user's friend You may not perform the following actions to add a specific user to the list.

As another example, a specific user of the first type may be a user who has registered friend information in advance, and a specific user of the second type may be a user who has not registered friend information. The messenger server 10 may not perform the next operation for adding a specific user to the user's friend list until the particular user is a specific user of the second type until registering the friend information through the additional process.

The messenger server 10 can acquire the friend information of the specific user from the device 15 of the specific user when the specific user is the second type specific user who has not previously registered the friend information. At this time, the messenger server 10 can acquire the friend information of the specific user through the ID of the specific user included in the messenger connection information. Also, the messenger server 10 may acquire address information corresponding to a web page or web page including messenger connection information from the device 20, and acquire friend information of a specific user through the address information.

As another example, a first type of particular user may be a user with a first type of messenger connection information, and a second type of particular user may be a user with a second type of messenger connection information. At this time, the first type messenger connection information and the second type messenger connection information may be different structures, types and sizes, and may be classified according to different classes.

The messenger server 10 can acquire friend information of a specific user. At this time, when the specific user is a specific user authenticated, the messenger server 10 extracts friend information of the specific user included in the request from the request, or extracts the friend information of the specific user stored in the database of the messenger server 10 Can be extracted. Basically, when a specific user is an authenticated user, since the messenger connection information of a specific user will include a portion representing a specific user, when the messenger server 10 receives the request, the request is related to a specific user .

The messenger server 10 must perform a separate operation to acquire friend information of a specific user when the specific user is not authenticated. For example, when the specific user is a specific user who is not authenticated, the messenger server 10 obtains the address information of the web page itself or the web page in which the messenger connection information is displayed through a request or a separate signal transmission / reception, The web page or the web page address information, and can request and receive the friend information of the specific user to the specific user or the device 15 of the specific user based on the identification.

The messenger server 10 may receive a friend list addition request from the device 20. [ At this time, the friend list addition request may include a request to add a specific user to the user's friend list, or information corresponding thereto. At this time, the messenger server 10 receives a request for selection of a specific user's messenger connection information from the device 20, and sends a query to the first device to add a friend list to a specific user And receive a friend list addition request as a response thereto. At this time, the friend list addition query may include information for querying the user whether to add a specific user as a friend, or information corresponding thereto.

When the messenger server 10 receives the request generated by the selection of the messenger connection information of the specific user from the device 20 or receives the friend list addition request from the device 20, the messenger server 10 performs authentication for the user . At this time, the messenger server 10 transmits a request for notifying that the messenger connection information of the specific user is selected to the device 20, a response to the request, a friend list addition query, a friend list addition request, And at least one of the at least one separate signal. In addition, the authentication may be to authenticate whether the user is a subscriber subscribed to a messenger service (or chat service) provided by the instant messenger server 10 or the instant messenger server 10.

The messenger server 10 can perform authentication for the user based on the identification information of the user received from the device 20. [ At this time, the device 20 can display a graphical interface (or a tool) for receiving user identification information, for example, an ID, a password, an e-mail address and a telephone number from a user, Or tool) to receive identification information from a user.

The messenger server 10 can authenticate the user through the messenger application. For example, the messenger server 10 may send a request to the device 20 to notify that the messenger connection information of a specific user has been selected, a response thereto, a friend list addition query, a friend list addition request, And determining whether or not the messenger application is installed in the device (20) based on transmitting and receiving at least one of the at least one additional signal and the at least one separate signal. When the messenger application is installed, Alternatively, the messenger application can authenticate the user based on the identification information received from the user. As another example, the messenger server 10 can authenticate the user as a subscriber when the status of the messenger application in the device 20 is the login state.

The messenger server 10 can authenticate the user through the device 30, which is another device of the user. For example, when the messenger server 10 receives a request from the device 20 to inform that the messenger connection information of a specific user has been selected, the messenger server 10 recognizes the device 30 based on the request and transmits / receives signals with the device 30 The authentication of the user can be performed. At this time, the messenger server 10 obtains the information of the device 20 through the request, extracts the information of the device 30 mapped with the information of the device 20, It is possible to perform signal transmission / reception with the device 30.

As another example, the messenger server 10 may obtain information (e.g., an ID, a password or a telephone number) of the messenger application through communication with the device 20 and send the information to the device 30 based on the information of the messenger application It is determined whether or not the messenger application is installed. If the messenger application is installed and the installed messenger application is in the login state, the user can be authenticated as a subscriber.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the device 20 may perform authentication for the user via the device 30. For example, the device 20 can recognize the device 30 via short-range wireless communication and authenticate the user through signal transmission / reception with the device 30. [

The messenger server 10 can request the user to join the messenger server 10 or the messenger service if the user is not the messenger server 10 or the subscriber of the messenger service. To this end, the messenger server 10 may perform the subscription process associated with subscription to the messenger server 10 or the messenger service with the user. One example of the subscription process corresponds to a command of the instant messenger server 10 to display a web page or an app page for the device 20 to proceed through the web application or instant messaging application, The messenger server 10 may receive the subscription information (or the identification information) from the device 20 upon receiving the subscription information (or the identification information)

The authentication or subscription process for the user may be performed by a user authentication server (not shown) associated with the messenger server 10. At this time, the user authentication server (not shown) may be included in the messenger server 10 or may be a separate server different from the messenger server 10. Included in the messenger server 10 may mean that it is physically or geographically included in the messenger server 10 but may mean that it is a server under the control of the messenger server 10.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, authentication for the user may be made in the device 20. In one example, the device 20 may send a request to inform the messenger server 10 when a selection of a particular user's messenger connection information is received from the user, and if a response to the transmitted request is received, The user can be authenticated. As another example, when the device 20 receives a response to the request from the messenger server 10, it determines whether or not the messenger application is installed in the device 20 based on the response. If the messenger application is installed, The authentication of the user can be performed based on the identification information of the user preliminarily acquired by the application or the identification information received from the user by the messenger application. Further, according to this embodiment, the device 20 can send and receive the necessary result and the response to the messenger server 10 in the final result of the authentication for the user, or in the course of authentication for the user.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a subscription process may be performed in device 20. For example, the device 20 displays a web page or an app page for proceeding with a subscription through a web application or an instant messenger application, and upon receiving the subscription information (or identification information) through the displayed web page or app page, The subscription process can be performed using the subscription information. As another example, the device 20 may perform the subscription process by communicating with the device 30 or with the messenger application installed in the device 30. According to this embodiment, the device 20 can send and receive the necessary reports and responses to the messenger server 10 in the end result of the subscription process, or in the process of the subscription process.

The messenger server 10 can identify a specific user through the messenger connection information of a specific user, and can set the identified specific user and the user to be friends with each other. At this time, being a friend relationship may mean that the user performs at least one of adding or registering a specific user as a friend of a user, or adding or registering a user as a friend of a specific user.

The messenger server 10 can update the user's friend list. Specifically, the messenger server 10 can update the user's friend list by adding a specific user to the user's friend list. In addition, the messenger server 10 may update the friend list of a specific user by adding the user to the friend list of the specific user.

The messenger server 10 can notify the messenger application of the device 20 or the device 20 of the user's friend list information (or the update result of the friend list). In addition, the messenger application of the device 20 or the device 20 can display the friend list to which the specific user is added in the area of the messenger application displayed on the screen of the device 20 based on the friend list information.

1, the device 20 receives a user's input relating to the instant messenger connection information 201 of a specific user, and sends a request to the instant messenger server 10 to inform that the instant messenger connection information of the specific user has been selected The messenger server 10 notifies the user 20's friend list information to the messenger application of the device 20 or the device 20 and the device 20 sends the friend list information of the user 20 added via the area 203 of the messenger application A list can be displayed.

The messenger server 10 can notify the messenger application of the device 30 or the device 30 of the user's friend list information (or update result of the friend list). Also, the messenger application of the device 30 or the device 30 can display the friend list to which the specific user is added in the area of the messenger application displayed on the screen of the device 30 based on the friend list information. 1, the device 20 receives a user's selection of a particular user's messenger connection information 201 and sends a request to the messenger server 10 to notify that the particular user's messenger connection information has been selected The messenger server 10 notifies the friend device list information of the friend list of the user to the device 30 or the messenger application of the device 30 and the messenger application of the device 30 or the device 30 transmits the friend list information of the messenger application Quot; AAA "added as a specific user through the area.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the messenger server 10 determines whether the user is a subscriber of the messenger server 10 through the first messenger application of the device 20, The second messenger application of the second messenger application can be displayed. In this case, the first messenger application may be a messenger application suitable for the device 20, and the second messenger application may be a messenger application suitable for the device 30. [ For example, when the device 20 is a personal computer and the device 30 is a mobile device, the first messenger application may be a messenger application for a PC, and the second messenger application may be a messenger application for a mobile.

The first messenger application and the second messenger application can be synchronized with each other. This synchronization may be achieved by direct communication between the device 20 and the device 30, or by relaying of the messenger server 10. Here, synchronization may mean information synchronization. For example, if the chat information, such as the buddy list or chat history of the first messenger application, is updated, the chat information of the second messenger application may also be updated.

The friend list information may have a plurality of types. Further, each of the plurality of types may be mapped to a messenger application of the device or device, and the messenger server 10 may provide the device or messenger application of the device with a type of friend list information suitable for the messenger application of the device . The messenger server 10 may generate a first type of friend list information based on the messenger application of the device 20 or the device 20 and send a first type of friend list information to the device 20 or device 20 20 and generates a second type of friend list information based on the messenger application of device 30 or device 30 and sends a second type of friend list information to device 30 or device 30 30, the plurality of types of the friend list information may include at least one of a layout, a format, a layout, a display position of elements, a font size, a color, a resolution, a size of a messenger area, And so on.

The messenger server 10 can transmit the advertisement information of a specific user to the device 20 or the device 30. [ At this time, the messenger server 10 can determine whether to transmit the advertisement information of the specific user according to the type of the specific user. In one example, the messenger server 10 transmits the advertisement information of a particular user to at least one of the device 20 and the device 30 when the particular user is a specific user of the first type, The user may not transmit advertisement information of a specific user to at least one of the device 20 and the device 30. [

An example of distinguishing a specific user by type is as follows. A specific user of a first type is a general user, and a specific user of a second type is a virtual user controlled by a corporation and having no entity. Here, the enterprise may be, for example, a merchandise seller, a business service company advertisement company, a franchise company, an entertainment company, and the like. The second type of specific user can send advertising information to the user with the specific purpose of the enterprise. The second type of specific user may be a merchandise character, a customer center agent for business support, an item brand for a franchise company, or a celebrity account operated by an entertainment company, depending on the purpose of the enterprise. In addition, the second type specific user may transmit at least one of the video, coupon information, event information, and voting interface to the user in addition to the advertisement information.

In an example of classifying a particular user by type, a particular user of the first type may be a free user and a particular user of the second type may be a paid user. At this time, the free user is a user who does not pay a separate fee to the messenger server for issuing, using, or managing the messenger connection information, and the charged user is a messenger server for issuing, using, The user may be a user who pays a separate fee to the user.

The messenger server 10 can transmit a chat message (or an instant message) of a specific user to the device 20 or the device 30. [ At this time, the chat message may include advertisement information of a specific user, and an example of the advertisement information may include an advertisement image, a moving picture, a sound source, a link, or text for promoting a specific user. Also, the messenger server 10 can transmit the chat message of the user received from the device 20 or the device 30 to a specific user or device 15. [ In addition to the advertisement information, the chat message may also include at least one of video, coupon information, event information, and a voting interface.

The operation for the friend relationship, the friend list, and the chat message can be performed by the friend management server (not shown) associated with the messenger server 10. [ At this time, the friend management server (not shown) may be included in the messenger server 10 or may be a separate server different from the messenger server 10. Included in the messenger server 10 may mean that it is physically or geographically included in the messenger server 10 but may mean that it is a server under the control of the messenger server 10.

Selection, user selection, input, or user input may be entered (or selected, touch input) to a graphic icon displayed on the device 20 or device 30, input or selection of a hardware button included in the device, A motion recognition input via a sensor of the device, and a gesture recognition input via a sensor of the device. To this end, the device 20 or device 30 may include a touch panel device, a hardware button module, a voice recognition module, a gesture recognition module, a camera or a sensor module. In this case, an example of the sensor module includes a geomagnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor, and an optical sensor.

One example of the device 15, the device 20, the device 30 or the external device 25 is a PCS (Personal Communication System), a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications ), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA A handheld-based wireless communication device such as a wireless access device, a wireless access device, a wireless access device, a wireless access device, a wireless access device, a multiple access device, a wireless broadband Internet (WiBro) terminal, a smartphone, a tablet PC, The device 15 may also be a specific user server operated by a particular user.

The operation of each component included in the messenger system of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to the following drawings. At this time, the device 20 may be expressed as the first device 20, and the device 30 as the second device 30, respectively.

2 is a configuration diagram of the server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the server 10 may include a request receiving unit 110, an identifying unit 120, a friend list adding unit 130, a transmitting unit 140, and a database 150. [ However, the configuration of the server 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be different from that of FIG. For example, although not shown in FIG. 2, the server 10 may further include a friend information acquiring unit (not shown).

The request receiving unit 110 may receive a request generated by selecting the messenger connection information of the specific user displayed on the web page from the first device 20. [ At this time, the messenger connection information may be issued to the specific user by the messenger server 10. In addition, the messenger connection information may be generated in response to a request received from the specific user's device 15, and may be transmitted to the specific user's device 15. [

The first device 20 may display messenger connection information of a specific user. Specifically, the first device 20 may display a web page of a specific user including messenger connection information of a specific user. In addition, the messenger connection information may include at least one of connection information of the instant messenger server 10 and information of a specific user (e.g., friend information).

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the friend information acquiring unit (not shown) may acquire friend information of a specific user based on the request. At this time, the friend information acquiring unit (not shown) can extract the friend information of the specific user included in the request from the request. However, the friend information acquiring unit (not shown) may extract the friend information of the specific user previously stored in the database of the messenger server 10 based on the request. In addition, the friend information confirmation unit (not shown) acquires from the database of the instant messenger server 10 when the specific user is the authenticated first type specific user, and when the specific user is the second type specific user who is not authenticated It may be acquired from the user's device 15. [ According to an embodiment of the present invention, the operation of the friend information checking unit (not shown) may be performed by the friend list adding unit 130. [

The request receiving unit 110 may receive a friend list addition request from the first device 20. [ At this time, the friend list addition request is transmitted to the first device 20 in response to the transmission unit 140 transmitting the friend list addition query for the specific user to the first device 20 based on the friend information of the specific user. Lt; / RTI &gt;

The confirmation unit 120 can confirm whether or not a specific user is authenticated by the messenger server 10 based on the request. At this time, the confirmation unit 120 may authenticate a specific user if the user is a first type of specific user, and may not authenticate a specific user of the second type. At this time, the criteria for distinguishing the specific user of the first type from the specific user of the second type may vary. In one example, a particular user of the first type may be a paid user and a particular user of a second type may be a free user.

The confirmation unit 120 can confirm whether or not the user of the first device 20 is a subscriber of the messenger server 10. At this time, the confirmation unit 120 can check whether the user of the first device 20 is a subscriber of the messenger server 10 through the messenger application of the first device 20. [ In this case, when the user is not a subscriber of the messenger server 10, the transmitter 140 may transmit information related to the subscription of the messenger server 10 to the first device 20.

The friend list adding unit 130 may add a specific user to the friend list of the user. In other words, the friend list adding unit 130 can set the identified specific user and the user to be friends with each other when the specific user is identified through the messenger connection information of the specific user.

The transmitting unit 140 may transmit the friend list information added by the specific user to at least one device. At this time, the at least one device may be at least one device associated with the user. 1, at least one device may include a device 20, a device 30, as well as a separate device not shown. Also, at least one device may be a device installed with a messenger application for interworking with the messenger server 10. [ Also, at least one device may be a device that is mapped to the first device 20 and registered with the messenger server 10.

The transmitting unit 140 notifies the friend list information of the user (or the update result of the friend list) to at least one of the device 20, the messenger application of the device 20, the device 30 or the messenger application of the device 30 can do. The messenger application of the device 20 or the device 20 or the device 30 or the device 30 is stored in the area of the messenger application displayed on the screen of the device 30 on the basis of the friend list information, A list can be displayed.

The sender 140 may send the first type of buddy list information to the first device 20 and the second type of buddy list information to the second device 30. At this time, the first type of friend list information is determined by the messenger application of the first device 20 or the first device 20, and the second type of friend list information is determined by the second device 30 or the second device 20 Can be determined by the messenger application of the terminal 30.

The transmission unit 140 may transmit the advertisement information of a specific user to the at least one device. In this case, when the specific user is a specific user of the first type, the transmitting unit 140 distinguishes the advertisement information of the specific user from at least one device, Information may not be transmitted to the device.

The transmitting unit 140 may transmit a chat message of a specific user to at least one device. At this time, the chat message may include advertisement information of a specific user, and an example of the advertisement information may include an advertisement image, a moving picture, a sound source, a link, or text for promoting a specific user.

The database 150 may store data. At this time, one example of data includes the above-mentioned information, request, alarm, signal, and the like. In addition, the database 150 may be a memory area or a combination of memory areas that stores all data generated in the messenger server 10 or input / output to / from the messenger server 10. [ One example of such a database 150 includes a hard disk drive, a hard disk drive, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, a memory card, .

The contents not described with respect to the messenger server 10 through FIG. 2 are the same as those described with respect to the messenger server 10 through FIG. 1 or the following description with respect to the messenger server 10, It is not explained.

3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a process of adding a specific user to the friend list of the messenger application. 3, the first device 20 displays a URL 311, which is messenger connection information of a specific user, on the screen, and when the user inputs an input device (e.g., a mouse) The user may move the icon 313 to or around the URL 311 through the icon 311 and recognize the user 313 as a user input when a button of the input device is clicked. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the messenger connection information may be in the form of an email address 312.

The first device 20 can execute a messenger application upon receiving a user's input regarding messenger connection information. The messenger application can perform various operations in order to conduct a chat with another user. For example, the messenger application may display a chat room for chatting between a plurality of users on the screen, and display chat messages in the chat room.

The first device 20 can communicate with the messenger server 10 using the messenger connection information and display the area of the messenger application on the screen based on the communication. 3, when the first device 20 receives an input for a URL 311, which is a messenger connection information of a specific user, from the user as indicated by reference numeral 310, the first device 20 transmits, to the instant messenger server 10, A message indicating that the messenger connection information of the messenger application has been selected, and may display the area 321 of the messenger application on the screen based on the response to the request.

The first device 20 may add a specific user to the friend list of the user displayed in the area of the messenger application. 3, the first device 20 includes a specific user 322 "AAA" in the area 321 of the messenger application based on the update result of the user's friend list, as indicated at 320 You can display the added friends list.

The first device 20 can receive a chat message of a specific user through the messenger application and display the received chat message in the area of the messenger application. 3, the first device 20 receives a chat message of a specific user from the messenger server 10 through the messenger application, and transmits the received chat message 331 to the messenger application 10, In the area 321 of FIG.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the second device 30 may add a specific user to the friend list of the user displayed in the area of the messenger application. 3, the second device 30 may include a specific user 342 "AAA" in the area 341 of the instant messenger application based on the update result of the user's friend list as indicated at 340 You can display the added friends list.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the second device 30 can receive a chat message of a specific user from the messenger server 10 through the messenger application, and display the received chat message in the area of the messenger application. 3, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the second device 30 receives a chat message of a specific user through the messenger application, and receives the received chat message 351, Or chat message 352 in the area 341 of the messenger application.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of adding a specific user to the friend list of the messenger application.

4, the device 20 displays messenger connection information of a specific user through a web page (S401), and upon receiving a selection regarding the messenger connection information from the user (S402), transmits a request corresponding to the selection to the messenger To the server 10 (S403).

Referring to FIG. 4, the messenger server 10 may determine whether the user is a subscriber of the messenger server 10 (S405). At this time, the messenger server 10 can determine whether the user is a subscriber through identification information communication with the device 20 (S404). Meanwhile, if the user is not a subscriber, the messenger server 10 can proceed with the subscription process with the device 20 (S406).

4, the messenger server 10 sends a friend list addition query for a specific user to the device 20 (S407) based on a specific user, and receives a friend list addition request from the device 20 (S408). At this time, the messenger server 10 can acquire the friend information of the specific user based on the request, and generate the friend list addition query for the specific user based on the acquired friend information of the specific user. However, according to an embodiment of the present invention, steps S407 to S408 may be performed after step S403 and before step S404.

The messenger server 10 adds a specific user as a friend of the user in step S409 and transmits the friend list information in which the specific user is added to the device 20 in step S408. A chat message may be transmitted (S411).

5 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a process of adding a specific user to the friend list of the messenger application.

The first device 20 displays the messenger connection information of the specific user through the web page (S501). Upon receiving the selection of the messenger connection information from the user (S502), the first device 20 transmits the request corresponding to the selection to the messenger server 10 (S503).

5, the messenger server 10 transmits a friend list addition query for a specific user to the first device based on a specific user (S504), receives a friend list addition request from the first device 20 (S505). At this time, the messenger server 10 can acquire the friend information of the specific user based on the request, and generate the friend list addition query for the specific user based on the acquired friend information of the specific user. However, according to an embodiment of the present invention, steps S504 to S505 may be performed after step S509 and before step S510.

Referring to FIG. 5, the messenger server 10 may determine whether the user is a subscriber to the messenger server 10 (S506). At this time, the messenger server 10 may determine whether the user is a subscriber through communication with the first device 20 (S507), and determine whether the user is a subscriber through communication with the second device 30 (S508). And may determine whether the user is a subscriber through communication with both the first device 20 and the second device 30. [

 Meanwhile, if the user of the first device 20 is not a subscriber, the messenger server 10 may proceed with the joining process with the second device 30 (S509). The messenger server 10 adds a specific user as a friend of the user in step S510 and transmits the friend list information added by the specific user to the second device 30 in step S511, The advertisement information or the chat message may be transmitted (S512).

6 is a configuration diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6, the device 20 may include a web page display unit 210, a selection reception unit 220, a transmission unit 230, a reception unit 240, and a friend list information display unit 250. However, the configuration of the device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be different from that of FIG.

The web page display unit 210 may display a web page including messenger connection information of a specific user on the screen. The selection receiving unit 220 may receive a selection of the messenger connection information. The transmitting unit 230 may transmit the request to the messenger server based on the selection. The receiving unit 240 may receive the friend list information to which the specific user has been added from the messenger server 10. [ The friend list information display unit 250 can display the friend list information on the screen through the messenger application. Also, although not shown in FIG. 6, the device 20 may further include a memory (not shown). The description of the memory (not shown) is the same as that of the database 150. The contents of the device 20 that have not been described with reference to FIG. 6 are the same as those of the device 20 or the first device 20 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, and therefore, description thereof will not be repeated.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adding a specific user to a friend list according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The method of adding a specific user to the buddy list according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 7 includes steps that are processed in a time-series manner in the messenger server 10 described with reference to Figs. Therefore, the content already described with respect to the messenger server 10 is applied to the method of adding a specific user to the friend list of FIG. 7, even if omitted below.

In step S710, the messenger server 10 may receive a request from the first device 20 by selecting the messenger connection information of the specific user displayed on the web page. The messenger server 10 can check whether the user of the first device 20 is a subscriber of the messenger server 10 in step S720. In step S730, the messenger server 10 may add a specific user to the friend list of the user. In step S740, the messenger server 10 may transmit the friend list information to which the specific user has been added to at least one device.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adding a specific user to a buddy list according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method of adding a particular user to the buddy list according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 includes steps that are processed in a time-series manner in the device 20 or the first device 20 illustrated in FIGS. Therefore, the content already described with respect to the device 20 or the first device 20 is applied to the method of adding a specific user to the friend list of Fig. 8, even if omitted below.

In step S810, the device 20 may display a web page including messenger connection information of a specific user on the screen. In step S820, the device 20 may receive a selection for messenger connection information. In step S830, the device 20 can send a request to the messenger server 10 based on the selection. In step S840, the device 20 can receive the friend list information to which the specific user has been added from the messenger server 10. [ In step S850, the device 20 can display the friend list information on the screen through the messenger application.

The method of adding a specific user to the buddy list described with reference to Figs. 7 and 8, respectively, may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium can 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 any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

One embodiment of the present invention may provide a method of providing an application that operates in conjunction with a device executing a method for adding a specific user to the buddy list described with reference to FIG. At this time, the device is characterized by performing a method of adding a specific user to the friend list. The above-mentioned application may be provided to the device by the messenger server 10, may be provided to the device by another server configured separately from the messenger server 10, or may be provided by the messenger server 10 Or may be provided as a device by another server.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

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Claims (19)

In a method for adding a specific user to a user's friend list,
Receiving, at the messenger server, a request generated by selection of messenger connection information of a specific user displayed on a web page from a first device;
Determining whether a user of the first device is a subscriber of the messenger server;
Adding the specific user to the friend list of the user; And
And transmitting the friend list information added by the specific user to at least one device,
The messenger connection information is displayed in the form of an icon, a button, or a URL,
The selection of the messenger connection information is performed through a touch input or a click input in which the user of the first device selects the messenger connection information using the input means of the first device,
Wherein the step of verifying whether the subscriber is a subscriber includes:
Determining whether a user of the first device is a subscriber to the instant messenger server based on identification information of a user of the first device received from the first device or other device information of a user of the first device Methods of inclusion.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising receiving a friend list addition request from the first device.
3. The method of claim 2,
Acquiring friend information of the specific user based on the request; And
Further comprising: sending a friend list addition query for the particular user to the first device based on the friend information of the particular user,
Wherein the friend list addition request is a response to the friend list addition query.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the friend information of the particular user is included in the request.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising acquiring friend information of the specific user based on the request,
Wherein the friend information of the specific user is obtained from the database of the instant messenger server when the specific user is the authenticated first type specific user and if the specific user is the second type specific user who is not authenticated, &Lt; / RTI &gt;
The method according to claim 1,
The particular user includes a specific user of a first type and a specific user of a second type,
Further comprising: if the particular user is a particular user of a first type, transmitting advertisement information of the particular user to the at least one device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one device is at least one device installed with a messenger application for interworking with the instant messenger server.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the buddy list information includes a first type and a second type,
Wherein the first type is sent to the first one of the at least one device and the second type is sent to a second one of the at least one device,
Wherein the first type is determined by the messenger application of the first device or the first device,
Wherein the second type is determined by the messenger application of the second device or the second device.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising determining based on the request whether the particular user is an authenticated user by the instant messenger server.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the messenger connection information includes at least one of connection information of the messenger server and information of the specific user.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: if the user is not a subscriber to the messenger server, sending information related to subscription to the messenger server to the first device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one device is a device mapped with the first device and registered with the instant messenger server.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of verifying whether the subscriber is a subscriber further comprises checking whether a user of the first device is a subscriber of the messenger server through the messenger application of the first device,
Wherein the buddy list information is sent to a messenger application of a second one of the at least one device.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Sending a chat message of the particular user to the at least one device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the messenger connection information is generated in response to a request received from the device of the specific user and is transmitted to a device of a specific user.
A messenger server for adding a specific user to a user's friend list,
A request receiving unit receiving a request generated by selecting a messenger connection information of a specific user displayed on a web page from a first device;
A confirmation unit for checking whether the user of the first device is a subscriber of the messenger server;
A friend list adding unit adding the specific user to the friend list of the user; And
And a transmitting unit for transmitting the friend list information added by the specific user to at least one device,
The messenger connection information is displayed in the form of an icon, a button, or a URL,
The selection of the messenger connection information is performed through a touch input or a click input in which the user of the first device selects the messenger connection information using the input means of the first device,
The checking unit,
A messenger server for checking whether a user of the first device is a subscriber of the instant messenger server based on identification information of a user of the first device received from the first device or other device information of a user of the first device .

In a method for adding a specific user to a user's friend list,
Displaying, on the screen, a web page including messenger connection information of a specific user in the device;
Receiving a selection of the messenger connection information;
Sending a request to the instant messenger server based on the selection;
Receiving friend list information added by the specific user from the messenger server; And
And displaying the friend list information on the screen through a messenger application,
The messenger connection information is displayed in the form of an icon, a button, or a URL,
The selection of the messenger connection information is performed through a touch input or a click input in which the user of the device selects the messenger connection information using the input means of the device,
Wherein the receiving the friend list information comprises:
Wherein, in the messenger server, after confirming that the user of the device is a subscriber of the messenger server based on the identification information of the user of the device received from the device or other device information of the user of the device, &Lt; / RTI &gt;

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