KR101141223B1 - A system and method for providing context-aware mobile microblogging service using contextual social network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a social network service such as microblogging that enables users to share or communicate information between individuals by exchanging relatively short messages with each other. Since the information is exchanged, it is very difficult for the user to find exactly what he / she wants. Also, in order to solve the problems that were often not related to the user's activity that changes frequently even when finding the information, According to the present invention, by forming a social network among users who share the same situation by using the context information of various users available in a mobile environment, and providing the user with a microblogging service based on such a network, Whether through a more user context using a context-based social networks so you can easily find a friendly and useful information to their own situation than to users that want to provide mobile microblogging service that purpose.

Description

Context-aware mobile microblogging service using contextual social network

The present invention relates to a service providing method and system for providing a service such as, for example, a blog, and more particularly, to allow users to share or communicate information between individuals by sending and receiving relatively short messages. In social network services such as microblogging, a situation-based social network that can always exchange information without time and space constraints through mobile communication, recognizes the current situation of a user, and provides a service using such information. The present invention relates to a system of a user context aware mobile microblogging service, and a method of providing the same.

In general, microblogging is a service that enables users to share or enjoy information between individuals by exchanging short messages with each other, and has recently been recognized as a major element of social network services.

In particular, due to the development of mobile communication technology, an environment that can always exchange information anytime, anywhere and away from the time and space constraints such as the conventional communication method, microblogging services of social network services based on the existing PC and Internet Naturally, the area is expanding to a mobile environment such as a smart phone, and social network services are attracting more attention.

However, microblogging of these social network services is limited to simply moving a service used in a desktop environment to a mobile environment.

That is, the microblogging service of the conventional social network services, even for the mobile platform, is merely to enable the use of the existing PC-based service as it is or simplified in the mobile situation or on the street, The situation information of various users, which can be obtained only in a mobile environment, cannot be utilized.

Moreover, existing social network services have their inherent limitations as follows.

More specifically, first of all, existing social network services may be based on whether the network is based on offline social relationships, ie friends, business associates, or similar hobbies or interests. Like experts in the field, it consists of specific human relationships.

Therefore, such a conventional network configuration base is very wide in scope, so that it is difficult to have a theme that covers the whole member, and since such a relationship is formed based on the explicit expression of the user, there is not much change in such a relationship. Have static characteristics.

Due to this feature, the information actually exchanged on the existing social network service is very difficult to find exactly what the user wants from among them because there are so many different fields of information exchanged, and even if the information is found In many cases, they are not already involved in changing user activity.

Therefore, in order to solve the problems described above, it is necessary to provide a situation-aware mobile microblogging service that can recognize a user's current situation and use the information to form a social network among users who share the same situation. However, there is no system or service method that satisfies all such requirements.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional social network services as described above, unlike the existing social network services, by utilizing the context information of various users that can be obtained in a mobile environment, a user sharing the same situation Context-based social networks that make social networks among them and provide users with microblogging services based on those networks, thereby making it easier for users to receive more information that is friendly and useful to their context. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a user context aware mobile microblogging service.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in the user context-aware mobile microblogging service system using the context-based social network, manages the connection of at least one or more of the plurality of users and the current situation for each user And a service management server for providing a social network service based on the user's location information and activity information, and communicating with the service management server, such as areas of interest and activity based on the user's current location. Send the user's current status information to the service management server, transmit a message written by the user to the service management server, receive a message of another user from the service management server, and display the display on a display unit composed of an LCD screen. With the user terminal A user database server that stores information about each user and access history, and a context-based store for storing information about the current location and activity transmitted from each user terminal and creating and managing a dynamic social network based on such information. There is provided a user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network, comprising a social network processing server and a message database server storing contents of messages exchanged between respective users.

Here, the user terminal is characterized in that it comprises a position recognition device for detecting the current location of the user, a sensor device for detecting the current state of the user, and a service client for actually providing a service to the user. .

In addition, the service client is responsible for a user context recognition device for recognizing the current state of the user based on the detected information, a communication device for communication with the server, a message storage device for storing the received message and a user interface Characterized in that it comprises a UI (User Interface) device.

Here, the position recognition device is characterized in that using a system such as GPS.

In addition, the service management server, and the multi-access processing device for communicating with the user terminal, and if the user's login and logout request is transmitted through the multi-access processing device, and confirms the user and records the connection record; Stored in a user database server, the current location and activity of the user are stored in the context-based social network processing server, and the ID of a message corresponding to the context of the user is retrieved from the context-based social network processing server. After retrieving the contents of the corresponding message from the message database server by the ID, the user access management device for transmitting the retrieved message to the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, and from the user terminal through the multi-access processing device When a new message is sent, the A user message processing device that registers the location and activity of the new message transmitted to a context-based social network processing server and receives a corresponding ID; and when the new message is transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, Receive the contents and the ID of the new message from the user message processing device, and receives a list of other users to receive a new message according to the location and activity of the new message from the situation-based social network processing server A message delivery device for transmitting the new message to the user's terminal, and when a past query request is transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, the location and activity of the past time point input by the user from the user database server are checked. The ID of the message corresponding to the situation of the user is searched from the context-based social network processing server based on the location and activity of the past time point input by the user, and the corresponding ID is searched from the message database server using the retrieved ID. A query processing apparatus for searching the contents of the message and transmitting the contents obtained as a result of each search to the user terminal, and a change of user information from the user terminal is detected, and the user's context information through the multiple access processing apparatus. When the update information for the update of is delivered, the updated user location and the activity are stored in the user database server and the context-based social network processing server, and the updated context of the user is updated from the context-based social network processing server. Retrieve the id of the message And a user context management apparatus for retrieving the contents of the corresponding message from the message database server using the retrieved ID and transmitting the same to the user terminal.

In addition, according to the present invention, a user terminal having a function for identifying the user's location information and activity information, a service management server for providing a social network service based on the current situation for each user, and each of the users A user database server that stores information and access records, and a situation-based social network processing server and users that create and manage a dynamic social network based on information on current location and activity information transmitted from each user terminal. A service providing method performed in a user context-aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network configured to include a message database server for storing a content of a message, when receiving a login request from the user terminal. A login step of performing a login process in the service management server; and when a new message is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server stores the new message and searches for a user who will receive the new message. A message transmission step of transmitting each new message to a terminal of the terminal; and when a past time point is input from the user terminal, the service management server sends a message about a user location and activity corresponding to the time point to the user database server and the message; A query request processing step of searching from a database server and transmitting the retrieved message to the user terminal; and changing a user's location or changing a region of interest or activity, so that the user's location, region of interest and activity are When the date information is transmitted, the status information update step of updating the information of the user in the service management server and sends a message suitable for a new situation back to the user terminal, and receiving the logout request from the user terminal, the service Provided is a service providing method, characterized in that configured to perform a process comprising a logout step of performing a logout process at a management server.

Here, in the log-in step, upon receiving a login request from the user terminal, the service management server checks the user, and stores the access record in the user database server, and the current location and activity of the user are stored in the log. Store in the context-based social network processing server, request the context-based social network processing server to search for the ID of the message corresponding to the user's context, receive a response, and use the received ID to send the message content to the message database server. After receiving a response by requesting a search, characterized in that configured to perform a process for transmitting a message corresponding to the user terminal.

In addition, in the message transmitting step, when a new message is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server registers the location and activity content of the new message to the situation-based social network processing server and registers the new message. Storing contents and corresponding IDs in the message database server, receiving a list of other users who should receive the new message from the context-based social network processing server according to the location and activity of the new message, and receiving the list. By transmitting the new message to the corresponding other users based on the, characterized in that it is configured to perform a process so that the message entered by the user can be automatically delivered to other users in the same situation.

In addition, in the query request processing step, when a past query request is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server searches for a location and activity of a past time point input by the user from the user database server, and the context-based social network. From the processing server, the ID of the message corresponding to the user's situation is searched based on the location and activity of the past time point input by the user, and the content of the message is searched from the message database server using the searched ID. And transmitting the contents obtained as a result of each search to the user terminal so as to perform a process of searching and viewing not only the new message but also the information of the past viewpoint.

In addition, the situation information updating step, if the change of the user information is detected through the location recognition device and the sensor device installed in the user terminal, or if the user directly inputs the changed information and updated information about the updated content is transmitted The service management server stores the updated location and activity of the user in the user database server and the context-based social network processing server, respectively, and corresponds to the status of the user updated from the context-based social network processing server. Receives the ID of the message, and retrieves the content of the message from the message database server using the received ID and transmits the message to the user terminal, so that even if a change occurs in the location or activity of the user immediately To ensure that its contents are reflected And configured to perform.

Here, in the service providing method, except for the login step and the logout step, the processing of each step may be preferentially performed to implement a desired operation of the user according to a request from the user terminal. Is configured to be made in any order.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the user context aware mobile social network service system for enabling a user to communicate in real time by configuring a social network with a plurality of other users based on the current location and situation of the user, the service system, A central server for providing a social network service, a function of grasping the user's location information and activity information, and communicates with the central server to the current situation of the user, such as areas of interest and activity based on the user's current location And a user terminal configured to transmit information and a conversation written by a user to the central server, and to display a conversation of another user from the central server and then display the display on a display unit formed of an LCD screen. Is a contact of at least one or more users A service management server for managing and providing a social network service based on the current location and situation for each user, a user database server storing information and access records of each user, and a current transmitted from each user terminal. A situation-based social network processing server that stores information about location and activity, dynamically creates and manages social networks based on such information, and a message database server that stores conversations between users. A user context aware mobile social network service system is provided.

Here, the user terminal is characterized in that it comprises a position recognition device for detecting the current location of the user, a sensor device for detecting the current state of the user, and a service client for actually providing a service to the user. .

In addition, the service client is responsible for a user context recognition device for recognizing the current state of the user based on the detected information, a communication device for communication with the server, a message storage device for storing the received message and the user interface Characterized in that it comprises a UI (User Interface) device.

In addition, the position recognition device is characterized in that using a system such as GPS.

In addition, the service management server, and the multi-access processing device for communicating with the user terminal, and if the user's login and logout request is transmitted through the multi-access processing device, and confirms the user and records the connection record; Store the user's current location and activity in the context-based social network processing server, retrieve an ID of a message corresponding to the user's current situation from the context-based social network processing server, A user access management device for transmitting the searched ID to the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, and when a new conversation content is transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, the new situation is transmitted to the situation-based social network processing server. Where the message was sent and what activity A user message processing device which registers and receives an ID of a message corresponding to the situation of the user, and when a new conversation content is transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, the new conversation content and the new message content from the user message processing device; Receives the corresponding ID, receives a list of other users to receive the new conversation contents according to the location and activity of the new conversation contents from the situation-based social network processing server and sends the new conversation contents to the terminals of the other users. When the message transmission device for transmitting and the change of the user information is detected from the user terminal and the update information for the update of the user's context information is transmitted through the multi-access processing device, the updated user location and the activity contents are displayed in the user database. Server and awards Including a user context management device that is stored in the context-based social network processing server, retrieves the ID of the message corresponding to the situation of the user updated from the context-based social network processing server, and transmits the retrieved ID to the user terminal; Characterized in that configured.

In this case, the system is configured to perform a file transfer such as exchanging a profile of a user instead of transmitting or receiving the conversation contents or simultaneously with transmitting and receiving the conversation contents.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the service providing method of the user context-aware mobile social network service system that allows a user to communicate in real time by configuring a social network with a plurality of other users based on the current location and situation of the user, The service system includes a service management server for providing a social network service based on the current situation for each user, a user database server storing information and a connection record of each user, and a current location transmitted from each user terminal. And a central server including a situation-based social network processing server for generating and managing a dynamic social network based on information on activity contents, and a message database server storing conversation contents exchanged between users, and location information of the user. And activity And a user terminal having a function of grasping, wherein the service providing method comprises: a login step of performing a login process in the service management server when receiving a login request from the user terminal; When the new chat contents are transmitted, the service management server stores the new chat contents while searching for a user to receive the new chat contents and transmitting the new chat contents to a terminal of a selected user. When the user's location is changed or a region of interest or activity is changed and update information about the user's location, region of interest and activity is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server updates the user's information and updates the new situation. Buy back the right message A service configured to perform a process including a status information updating step of transmitting to a user terminal and a logout step of performing a logout process at the service management server upon receiving a logout request from the user terminal. Provided are provided.

Here, in the log-in step, upon receiving a login request from the user terminal, the service management server checks the user, and stores the access record in the user database server, and the current location and activity of the user are stored in the log. Stored in the context-based social network processing server, requesting the context-based social network processing server to search for the ID of the message corresponding to the current situation of the user, receiving a response, and using the received ID, the message content to the message database server. After receiving a response by requesting a search of the, characterized in that configured to perform a process for transmitting a message corresponding to the user terminal.

Further, in the message transmitting step, when a new conversation content is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server registers a location and an activity content where the new message is transmitted to the situation-based social network processing server, and the new conversation. Storing contents and corresponding IDs in the message database server, receiving a list of other users who should receive the new conversation contents according to the location and activity of the new message from the situation-based social network processing server, and receiving the received By transmitting the new conversation contents to the corresponding other users based on the list, a process is performed so that the conversation contents input by the user can be delivered to other users in the same situation in real time.

In addition, the situation information updating step, if the change of the user information is detected through the location recognition device and the sensor device installed in the user terminal, or if the user directly inputs the changed information and updated information about the updated content is transmitted The service management server stores the updated location and activity of the user in the user database server and the context-based social network processing server, respectively, and corresponds to the status of the user updated from the context-based social network processing server. Receives the ID of the message, and retrieves the content of the message from the message database server using the received ID and transmits the message to the user terminal, so that even if a change occurs in the location or activity of the user immediately To ensure that its contents are reflected And configured to perform.

In the logout step, when a logout request is received from the user terminal, the service management server stores a logout record of the user in the user database and at the same time, the user stored in the situation-based social network server. By deleting the record of the location and the activity of the, characterized in that it is configured to perform a process so that the information about the logged out user is no longer used.

Here, in the method, except for the log-in step and the log-out step, the processing of each step may be performed preferentially so that the processing of implementing the desired operation is preferentially performed in response to a request from the user terminal. Characterized in that configured to be in the order of.

In addition, the method is characterized in that it is configured to perform a file transfer, such as exchanging the user profile, instead of sending and receiving the conversation, or at the same time to send and receive the conversation.

As described above, according to the present invention, a user terminal carried by a plurality of users and a central server including a service management server are configured. The function of identifying the activity, the communication function of transmitting this message to the service management server or exchanging a user's message or another user's message with the service management server, and receiving a message written by another user from the service management server, In addition, the central server has a function of storing a user's message based on the user's location, context information consisting of activities, and user's message. And context-based social networks based on user contextual information. A user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network having a function of handling and delivering a message transmitted from a user to another user connected to a context social network to which the user belongs is provided.

Therefore, as described above, according to the present invention, a situation-based social network is constructed by using the user's interest area based on the current user's location and the user's current activity as the user's context information, and using the same activity. By assigning users to the same virtual space and configuring a virtual network among users using a region of interest based on the user's current location, users can view or communicate messages of other users through the virtual network. In addition, the present invention can provide a microblogging service system and a service method thereof, which can deliver a message indicating their own situation or opinion to other users in the same situation.

In addition, according to the present invention configured as described above, since it is possible to configure a network reflecting the user's various information, such as the user's current location, region of interest and activity, compared to the existing services provided in the domestic and overseas "real time A social network service having a "user context" characteristic may be provided, and a service having a "real-time association" characteristic directly related to the current situation of the user, that is, grouping users who are doing the same activity in the same region. Can be provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, "real-time empathy" characteristics that can satisfy the needs of the communication between the users who are doing the same activity in the same area, that is, the same situation, can make each other feel sympathy with each other. Branch can provide a service.

In addition, the so-called "ilchon" service currently provided in Korea is established by the user's choice depending on whether or not in the real world, whether the relationship between the relationship is static, according to the present invention, as described above, In consideration of the region of interest and the situation based on the current location of the user, the system may dynamically create and change the social network appropriately to provide a social network service having a "dynamic" characteristic.

1 is a view schematically showing the overall configuration of a user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a detailed configuration of a user terminal in a user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network as shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a detailed configuration of a service management server in a user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network as shown in FIG. 1.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process of a user logging in to a user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network as shown in FIG. 1.
5 is a diagram for explaining a process of a user registering a new message.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a process of processing a user's past query request.
7 is a diagram for explaining a process of updating status information of a user.
8 is a diagram illustrating a process of a user logging out after finishing using a service.
9 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary UI configuration of a screen displayed on a user terminal.
10 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary UI configuration of a screen displaying a message.
11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a screen for creating a message.
It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen which creates a message.
It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen which creates a message.
14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a screen for setting an activity and a region of interest of a user.
It is a figure which shows the structural example of UI which implements a peeping function.
It is a figure which shows the structural example of UI which implements a peeping function.
It is a figure which shows the structural example of the UI which implements the past viewing function.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail the method and system for providing a user context-aware mobile microblogging service using a context-based social network according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, it is to be noted that the following description is only an embodiment for carrying out the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the contents of the embodiments described below.

Subsequently, a user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network according to the present invention and a service providing method thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a method and system for providing a user context aware mobile microblogging service using a context-based social network according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a user context aware mobile microblogging service system 10 using a context-based social network according to the present invention is roughly divided into a user terminal 11, a service management server 12, and a user database server ( 13), a situation-based social network processing server 14, and a central server 16 including a message database server 15.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a specific configuration of the user terminal 11 as described above.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the user terminal 11 includes a location recognizing device 21 and a sensor device 22 for detecting a current location and state of the user, and a service client 27. have.

Here, the service client 27, the user context recognition device 23 for recognizing the current state of the user based on the detected information, the communication device 24 for communication with the server, the message storage for storing the received message And a service client 27 including a device 25 and a user interface (UI) device 26 in charge of the user interface.

As described above, the user terminal 11 is equipped with a user client program for providing a user context-aware mobile microblogging service using a context-based social network, and at the same time, the user's location information and activity information can be grasped. It is configured to have a function.

In addition, the user terminal 11 communicates with the service management server 12 to transmit the current situation information of the user, that is, the region of interest and the activity history based on the current location of the user, to the service management server 12.

In addition, the user terminal 11 transmits a message written by a user to the service management server 12, and receives a message of another user from the service management server 12, and then, although not shown, a display unit composed of a liquid crystal screen or the like. It is configured to display.

3, FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the service management server 12 of the central server 16 in the user context aware mobile microblogging service system 10 using the situation-based social network as shown in FIG. 1. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure.

As shown in FIG. 3, the service management server 12 manages the connection with the plurality of user terminals 11 and transmits a message to the plurality of user terminals 11. And a message delivery device 32, a user connection management device 33, a user message processing device 34, a query processing device 35, and a user context management device 36.

Here, when the multi-access processing apparatus 31 communicates with the user terminal, and the user access management apparatus 33 transmits a user's login and logout request through the multi-access processing apparatus 31, It checks the user and stores the access record, the current location and the activity of the user in the user database server 13 and the situation-based social network processing server 14, respectively. After retrieving the content of the corresponding message from (15), it is configured to transmit the retrieved message to the user terminal 11.

In addition, when a new message is transmitted from the user terminal 11, the user message processing device 34 registers the location and the activity content where the new message is transmitted to the situation-based social network processing server 14 and receives the corresponding ID. The message delivery device 32 receives the content and ID of the new message from the user message processing device 34 and transmits the new message according to the location and activity of the new message from the situation-based social network processing server 14. Receive a list of other users to be delivered and send a new message to the terminal of the other users.

In addition, when the past query request is transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing apparatus, the query processing apparatus 35 searches for the location and activity of the past viewpoint inputted by the user from the user database server 13, From the network processing server 14, the corresponding ID is searched based on the location and activity of the past time point input by the user, and the content of the corresponding message is retrieved from the message database server 15 using the searched ID. And transmit the contents obtained as a result of the search of to the user terminal 11.

In addition, when the user context management device 36 detects a change in the user information and transmits information on updating the user's context information, the user context management apparatus 36 processes the changed user location and activity content in the user database server 13 and the situation-based social network processing. Stored in the server 14, retrieves the corresponding ID from the situation-based social network processing server 14, retrieves the content of the corresponding message from the message database server 15 using the retrieved ID, and then the user terminal. And to transmit to (11).

That is, the service management server 12 receives and stores the ROI and activity information based on the current location of the user periodically transmitted from the user terminal 11, and the current ROI of the users transmitted as described above and It has a function of creating and managing a dynamic social network based on activity information.

In addition, the service management server 12 transmits a message from a specific user to another user based on the dynamic social network generated as described above.

In addition, unless otherwise stated, the term 'location' in the present specification means a current location of the user, and such location information is obtained through the location recognition device 21 installed in the user terminal 11.

In addition, as such a position recognition device 21, a system such as GPS can be used.

In addition, in the present specification, the 'region of interest' refers to an area included within a range set by the user based on the current location of the user, for example, set by the user at random, such as within a radius of 1 km from the current location. Can be.

Alternatively, the user may directly specify an arbitrary location other than his current location.

Continuingly, in this specification, the term 'activity' means an action that a user is currently performing, for example, (1) shopping, (2) waiting, (3) moving, ( 4) It can be classified as Watching, (5) Dating, (6) Working, (7) Resting, or (8) Others.

In addition, the user may be configured to automatically set the current user's situation after recognizing the current situation of the user using a sensor attached to the terminal or the user's body and various sensors installed in the user's surroundings.

Alternatively, the user may be configured to set his own situation.

Next, in the present specification, 'situation-based social network' refers to a social network between users automatically generated by the system based on constantly changing user context information.

Therefore, according to the user context-aware mobile microblogging service system 10 using the context-based social network configured as described above, since the user's current location, region of interest and activity can be configured to reflect a variety of information of the user, such as the existing It is possible to provide a social network service having a "real-time situation" characteristics compared to services provided in the country and abroad.

In addition, it is possible to provide a service having a "real-time association" characteristic that is directly related to the current situation of the user, that is, grouping users who are doing the same activity in the same area.

In addition, users who are doing the same activities in the same area, that is, users in the same situation, can provide a service having a "real-time empathy" characteristic that can satisfy the needs of communication, make them feel empathy with each other, and cause interest. Can be.

In addition, the so-called "ilchon" service currently provided in the country is a relationship between the establishment of a village relationship by the user's choice depending on whether or not the acquaintance in the real world, the relationship is static, according to the configuration as described above, the user By considering the area of interest and the situation based on the current location of the system, the system dynamically creates and changes the social network appropriately, thereby providing a social network service having a "dynamic" characteristic.

That is, for example, suppose a user is shopping at a department store in Myeong-dong. In this case, the user's current activity is 'shopping' and other department stores nearby based on the current location 'Myeong-dong'. Areas of interest, including fields and shopping streets, will be areas of interest.

In this case, multiple users shopping in the area belong to the same virtual network, and can share a message among users belonging to the same virtual network.

In addition, users can use these services for various purposes, and as an example, they may ask other users what they are wondering about while shopping, such as "Where are the stores selling red scarves cheaply?" You can either complain about the unkind response of the store you just visited, or you can communicate your assessment of the product you have purchased.

Therefore, according to the present invention, users can interact with other users who are in the same situation as themselves and in their area of interest, and as a result, can find more useful information that is suitable for their situation.

Also, because you share the same situation with others, you can feel more familiar with others and more easily relate to their words and expressions.

In other words, in the case of the above example, since all other users are the same 'shopping' in the same space of 'Myeong-dong', they can send messages to other people who are in totally different situations as in general social network services. It's much more friendly to each other than to receive it, and it's also easier to find someone who knows what you want.

In addition, based on the current location and status of the user can also provide a chat service that allows users in the same location or the same situation in real time with each other, for example, a conversation between people who are eating in the same area Or, it can provide a service such as allowing people who spend time in a tea house or coffee shop in the same area to exchange profiles with each other.

Next, a method of processing a service executed in the user context aware mobile microblogging service system 10 using the context-based social network according to the present invention as described above will be described.

First, referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process of a user logging in to a user context aware mobile microblogging service system 10 using a context-based social network according to the present invention.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, when the multi-access processing apparatus 31 of the service management server 12 receives a login request from the user terminal 11, the user access management apparatus 33 sends a user. After confirming, the access record is stored in the user database server 13, and the current location and activity of the user are stored in the situation-based social network processing server 14.

In addition, the user access management apparatus 33 requests a search for an ID corresponding to the situation-based social network processing server 14, receives a response, and searches the message database server 15 for a message content with the received ID. After receiving the request and response, the multi-access processing device 31 transmits a message corresponding to the user terminal.

In this way, when the login is completed, the user may register a new message through the process as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a process of registering a new message by a user.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, when a user uploads a new message through the user terminal, the central server stores the new message and searches for a user to receive the new message and sends the corresponding message to the selected user terminal. send.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5B, when a new message is transmitted from the user terminal 11 through the multi-access processing device 31, the user message processing device 34 sends a new message to the message delivery device 32. It transmits the content and ID of the, and registers the location and the activity content where the new message is sent to the situation-based social network processing server (14).

The situation-based social network processing server 14 returns a corresponding ID to the user message processing device 34, and displays a list of other users who should receive a new message according to the location and activity of the new message transmitted. To 32.

The message delivery device 32 stores the content and ID of the new message in the message database server 15 and sends a new message to the corresponding other users based on the list received from the situation-based social network processing server 14. By sending, a message entered by a user can be automatically delivered to other users in the same situation.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining a process of a user's past query request.

That is, as shown in Figure 6a, when processing the user's past query request, when the user inputs a past time point that the message you want to see, the central server stores a message about the user location and activity content corresponding to that time point This is done through the process of searching in the device and sending the retrieved message to the user.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B, when a past query request is transmitted from the user terminal 11 to the query processing apparatus 35 through the multiple access processing apparatus 31, the query processing apparatus 35 is connected to the user database. The server 13 retrieves the location and activity of the past viewpoint entered by the user, and the situation-based social network processing server 14 retrieves the corresponding ID based on the location and the activity of the past viewpoint entered by the user.

Further, the query processing apparatus 35 retrieves the contents of the message from the message database server 15 using the retrieved ID, and transmits the contents obtained as a result of each search to the user terminal 11.

Therefore, through the above-described processing, the user can search for and view not only a new message but also information of past viewpoints.

Subsequently, a process of updating the user's situation change will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

Referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining the process of updating the user's context information.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, in the process of updating the user's situation information, when the user's location changes or a region of interest or activity occurs, the user terminal automatically recognizes the user's location, the region of interest and The update information about the activity is transmitted to the central server, and the central server is configured to send a new context-sensitive message back to the user terminal.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, when a change of user information is detected through the position recognition device 21 and the sensor device 22 of the user terminal 11, the multi-access processing device from the user terminal 11 is detected. Update information on the updated contents is transmitted to the user context management apparatus 36 through 31.

The user context management device 36 stores the updated user location and the activity in the user database server 13 and the situation-based social network processing server 14, and the corresponding situation from the situation-based social network processing server 14 corresponds thereto. Retrieve and receive ID.

In addition, the user context management apparatus 36 retrieves the contents of the corresponding message from the message database server 15 using the received ID and transmits the contents of the corresponding message to the user terminal 11.

Therefore, through the above-described processing, even if a change occurs in the location or activity of the user, the contents can be immediately reflected in the system and used for the service.

After the user finishes using the service after using the various services such as sending and receiving messages as described above, the user logs out through the process as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a process of a user logging out after using a service.

As shown in FIG. 8, when a logout request is received from the user terminal 11 through the multiple access processing unit 31 of the service management server 12, the user access management apparatus 33 is connected to the user database 13. While storing the logout record of the user, the user records the location and activity of the user stored in the context-based social network server 14.

Therefore, by performing the logout process as described above, the information on the logged out user is no longer used.

Here, the series of processing as described above does not necessarily have to be performed sequentially in the above order except for the login and logout processing, and the processing for implementing the desired operation according to the needs of the user is preferentially performed. It can be.

Therefore, by performing a series of processes as described above, it is possible to support the creation of a dynamic social network based on the location-based area of interest and the situation of the current user's activity to satisfy the need for communication between people based on the same location and activity. have.

In addition, according to the above configuration, since it provides scalability to support a large number of users, it is possible to dynamically manage a social network by processing a large amount of dynamically changing user location information and activity information in real time.

Furthermore, through the above-described configuration, a conversation channel can be provided by providing an intuitive UI that automatically creates a situation-based dynamic social network and minimizes user settings, and simultaneously expresses the location and situation of other users. Convenience of the display can also be provided.

Subsequently, with reference to FIGS. 9 to 17, an example of a UI configuration that specifically implements the system and method of the present invention as described above will be described in detail.

First, referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary UI configuration of a screen displayed on the user terminal 11.

As shown in FIG. 9, the screen displayed on the user terminal 11 is divided into a message input area, a message display area, and a setting area. The setting area shows the user's current activity and when clicked, the user's activity can be changed. The action sheet and action sheet to set the area of interest, and make the user appear to be doing something different at a different location than the current location, and to communicate with people in the same situation at that location. The peeking function icon for displaying the icon, the past query function icon for viewing the past message displayed on the screen of the past user, and the option icon for making various settings are displayed.

Next, referring to FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary UI configuration of a screen displaying a message.

As shown in FIG. 10, messages sent by other users are sequentially displayed on the message display area, and messages corresponding to newly entered areas are added, while messages corresponding to out of area are deleted from the display screen.

That is, when the user moves and the area of interest of the user moves along with the location of the user, the message registered by the people in the new area is added to the screen, and the message sent and received by the people in the area out of the area of interest is displayed on the screen. Is deleted from.

As a result, only messages registered by people within the ROI set by the user are displayed on the screen.

Next, FIGS. 11-13 is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen which creates a message.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 11, when a user composes a message through a message input area and presses an input button, the message is delivered only to the user who is in the same activity as the user and whose conditions of interest are satisfied.

In addition, in order to send a message including a specific user unconditionally, as shown in FIG. 12, when the user's icon is lightly touched, an ID of the selected person is displayed along with an "@" mark in the message composition field, and the message is a region of interest. It is delivered to all selected people regardless of conditions and activity conditions.

In addition, in order to make a message visible only to a specific user, as shown in FIG. 13, when another user's icon is touched for a long time, for example, for 1 second or more, "!" The ID of the selected person is displayed along with the mark. Then, when the user adds a message to whisper to the selected person, the message is visible only to the selected person.

14 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a screen for setting the user's activity and the region of interest.

As shown in Figure 14, click on one of the activities displayed in the action sheet to select it, and set the radius (channel radius) of people within the user's location to see the message below the activity icon When the radius icon is clicked, the current location and the region of interest based on the radius are set, and the user can arbitrarily set a desired radius.

Next, FIG. 15 is a figure which shows the structural example of UI which implements a peeping function.

As shown in FIG. 15, after the user selects the peeking function icon, the user touches a desired location on the map to register a location other than the current location as his or her own location. The radius of interest is configured to be possible.

Here, when using the peeking function, the dotted line around the message is displayed, and if you press the X mark on the upper right side of the screen, you are returned to the screen showing the original message according to the situation of your own, and the channel closed by the pin icon is pressed. It is configured to be able to return immediately even when returning to the screen showing the message appropriate to the situation.

That is, as shown in FIG. 16, the screen fixed by a pin icon and the original My situation screen can be easily switched while using the peeping function only by a simple screen drag operation.

17, FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a UI that implements a past viewing function.

As shown in FIG. 17, when the past viewing function is selected, the time selected by using the time adjusting bar located on the right side of the screen and the status information at the time are displayed at the top of the screen. You can see past messages.

In addition, the location of the user at the time selected by the time adjustment bar is displayed on the map in the center of the screen, and the messages shown on the screen from the past time point selected by the time adjustment bar are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Therefore, by providing a UI configured as described above, it is possible to implement a user context aware mobile microblogging service system using the context-based social network and a method of providing the same.

As described above, according to the present invention, the situation-based social network may be configured by using the user's interest region based on the current user's location and the activity currently performed by the user as the user's context information.

That is, according to the present invention, by assigning users who are doing the same activity to the same virtual space, and configuring the virtual network among users using the region of interest based on the user's current location therein, such a virtual network Through this, users can view or communicate with other users' messages, and can provide a microblogging service that can expose messages that express their opinions to other users in the same situation.

In addition, according to the present invention, based on the current location and state of the user provides a chat service that allows users of the same location or the same situation in real time chat with each other, that is, for example, to eat in the same area People can talk to each other, or provide a service to exchange profiles between people who are spending time in a tea house or coffee shop in the same area.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated through the Example of this invention, this invention is not limited only to the content described in the above Example, Therefore, this invention is common in the technical field to which this invention belongs. It is a matter of course that a person skilled in the art can make various modifications, changes, combinations and substitutions according to design needs and various other factors.

10. Mobile microblogging service system
11. User terminal 12. Service management server
13. User Database Server
14. Context-based social network processing server
15. Message Database Server 16. Central Server
21. Position Recognition Device 22. Sensor Device
23. User situation recognition device 24. Communication device
25. Message storage device 26. UI device
27. Service client 31. Multi-access processing device
32. Message Delivery Device 33. User Access Management Device
34. User Message Processing Unit 35. Query Processing Unit
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Claims (25)

In the user context aware mobile microblogging service system using the context-based social network,
A service management server for managing access of at least one or more users and providing a social network service based on the current situation for each user;
It has a function to grasp the user's location information and activity information, and communicates with the service management server to transmit the current situation information of the user, including the area of interest and activity history based on the current location of the user to the service management server A user terminal configured to transmit a message written by a user to the service management server and to display another user's message from the service management server and then display the message on a display unit formed of an LCD screen;
A user database server storing information and access records of respective users;
A situation-based social network processing server that stores information on the current location and activity transmitted from each user terminal and creates and manages a dynamic social network based on such information; And
Each user is configured to include a message database server for storing the contents of messages sent and received,
The service management server,
A multiple access processing device for communicating with the user terminal;
When the user's login and logout request is transmitted through the multi-access processing device, the user is identified and the access record is stored in the user database server, and the current location and activity of the user are processed based on the situation-based social network. The ID of the message corresponding to the user's situation from the context-based social network processing server, the content of the corresponding message from the message database server using the retrieved ID, and the multi-access processing apparatus. A user access management apparatus for transmitting a searched message to the user terminal through a terminal;
A user message processing apparatus that registers a location and activity of the new message transmission to the situation-based social network processing server and receives a corresponding ID when the new message is transmitted from the user terminal through the multiple access processing apparatus;
When a new message is transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, the content and the ID of the new message are received from the user message processing device, and the location and activity of the new message from the situation-based social network processing server. A message delivery device for receiving a list of other users who should receive a new message according to contents and transmitting the new message to a terminal of the other users;
When the past query request is transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, the location and activity of the past time point input by the user are retrieved from the user database server, and the user inputs from the situation-based social network processing server. Search for the ID of the message corresponding to the user's situation based on the location and activity of a past time point, retrieve the content of the corresponding message from the message database server using the retrieved ID, and obtain as a result of each search A query processing apparatus for transmitting contents to the user terminal; And
When the change of the user information is detected from the user terminal and the update information about the update of the user's context information is transmitted through the multi-access processing apparatus, the updated user location and the activity information are displayed on the user database server and the context-based social network. Store in the processing server, retrieve the ID of the message corresponding to the updated user's situation from the context-based social network processing server, and retrieve the content of the corresponding message from the message database server using the retrieved ID. User context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network, characterized in that it comprises a user context management device for transmitting to a user terminal.
The method of claim 1,
The user terminal comprises:
Location recognition device for detecting the user's current location,
Sensor device for detecting the current state of the user,
A user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network, comprising a service client for actually providing a service to a user. The method of claim 2,
The service client,
A user situation recognition device for recognizing the current state of the user based on the detected information;
A communication device for communicating with the server,
A message storage device for storing received messages;
User context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network, characterized in that it comprises a user interface (UI) device in charge of the user interface. The method of claim 2,
The location recognition device is a user context aware mobile microblogging service system using a context-based social network, characterized in that using a GPS system. delete In the user context aware mobile microblogging service providing method using the user context aware mobile microblogging service system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A login step of performing a login process in the service management server upon receiving a login request from the user terminal;
When a new message is transmitted from the user terminal, the message management step of storing the new message in the service management server, and searching for the user to receive the new message and transmitting the new message to the terminal of the selected user; ,
When a past time point is input from the user terminal, the service management server searches for a message about the user's location and activity corresponding to the time point from the user database server and the message database server, and transmits the searched message to the user terminal. A query request processing step,
When the user's location is changed or a region of interest or activity is changed and update information about the user's location, region of interest and activity is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server updates the user's information and fits the new situation. A situation information updating step of sending a message back to the user terminal;
And a logout step of performing a logout process at the service management server upon receiving the logout request from the user terminal. The method of claim 6,
The login step,
Upon receiving a login request from the user terminal, the service management server checks the user, stores the access record in the user database server, and the current location and activity of the user is sent to the situation-based social network processing server. And request a search of the message ID corresponding to the user's situation to the context-based social network processing server to receive a response, and request a search of the message content to the message database server using the received ID to receive a response. And then perform a process of transmitting a message corresponding to the user terminal. The method of claim 6,
The message transmission step,
When a new message is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server registers the location and activity content of the new message transmission to the situation-based social network processing server, and records the content and the ID of the new message in the message database. Store in a server, receive a list of other users who should receive the new message from the context-based social network processing server according to the location and activity of the new message, and apply the corresponding other users based on the received list. Transmitting the new message to the user, so that a message input by the user can be automatically delivered to other users in the same situation. The method of claim 6,
The query request processing step,
When the past query request is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server retrieves the location and activity of the past time point input by the user from the user database server, and the user inputs from the context-based social network processing server. Search for the ID of the message corresponding to the situation of the user based on the location and activity of the past time point; and, using the retrieved ID, retrieve the content of the message from the message database server, and obtain it as a result of each search. And transmitting the contents to a user terminal so as to perform a process of retrieving and viewing not only a new message but also information of a past time. The method of claim 6,
The situation information updating step,
When a change of user information is detected through the location recognition device and the sensor device installed in the user terminal, or when the user inputs the changed information directly and the update information about the updated content is transmitted, the service management server is updated. Store the location and activity of the user in the user database server and the situation-based social network processing server, respectively, and receive an ID of a message corresponding to the user's situation updated from the situation-based social network processing server, and receive By using the ID to retrieve the content of the message from the message database server and to send to the user terminal, so that even if a change occurs in the location or activity of the user can be reflected immediately Characterized in that it is configured to perform processing Service method. The method of claim 6,
The logout step,
When the logout request is received from the user terminal, the service management server stores the logout record of the user in the user database and records the location and activity of the user stored in the situation-based social network server. And deleting the information on the logged out user so that the information on the logged out user is no longer used. The method of claim 6,
And the steps after the login step are configured such that a process for implementing an operation according to a request from the user terminal is preferentially performed. In the user context-aware mobile social network service system for providing a service that allows a user to communicate in real time by forming a social network with a plurality of other users based on the user's current location and situation,
A central server for providing a social network service; And
Having a function to grasp the user's location information and activity information, and communicates with the central server to the user's current situation information, including the region of interest and activity history based on the user's current location and the conversation contents created by the user And a user terminal configured to transmit to a server and display the conversation contents of another user from the central server and then display the content on the display unit formed of an LCD screen.
The central server,
A service management server for managing access of at least one or more users and providing a social network service based on a current location and situation for each user;
A user database server storing information and access records of respective users;
A situation-based social network processing server that stores information on a current location and activity information transmitted from each user terminal, and dynamically creates and manages a social network based on the information; And
It is configured to include a message database server for storing the conversations between each user,
The service management server,
A multiple access processing device for communicating with the user terminal;
When the user's login and logout request is transmitted through the multi-access processing device, the user is identified and the access record is stored in the user database server, and the current location and activity of the user are processed based on the situation-based social network. A user access management device which stores in a server, retrieves an ID of a message corresponding to the current situation of the user from the situation-based social network processing server, and transmits the retrieved ID to the user terminal through the multi-access processing device;
When a new conversation content is transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing device, the location and activity content of the new message is registered in the situation-based social network processing server, and the ID of the message corresponding to the user's situation is registered. A user message processing apparatus for receiving;
When the new conversation contents are transmitted from the user terminal through the multi-access processing apparatus, the new conversation contents and the corresponding ID are received from the user message processing apparatus, and the location of the new conversation contents from the situation-based social network processing server is received. A message delivery device for receiving a list of other users who should receive new conversation contents according to activity contents and transmitting the new conversation contents to terminals of the other users; And
When the change of the user information is detected from the user terminal and the update information about the update of the user's context information is transmitted through the multi-access processing apparatus, the updated user location and the activity information are displayed on the user database server and the context-based social network. And a user context management device for storing in the processing server, retrieving the ID of the message corresponding to the updated situation of the user from the context-based social network processing server, and transmitting the retrieved ID to the user terminal. A user context aware mobile social network service system using a context based social network.
The method of claim 13,
The user terminal comprises:
Location recognition device for detecting the user's current location,
Sensor device for detecting the current state of the user,
A user context aware mobile social network service system comprising a service client for actually providing a service to a user. The method of claim 14,
The service client,
A user situation recognition device for recognizing the current state of the user based on the detected information;
A communication device for communicating with the server,
A message storage device for storing received messages;
A user context aware mobile social network service system comprising a user interface (UI) device in charge of the user interface. The method of claim 14,
The location recognition device is a user context aware mobile social network service system using a context-based social network, characterized in that using a GPS system. delete The method of claim 13,
User context aware mobile social network using context based social network, characterized in that instead of sending and receiving the conversation, or at the same time transmitting and receiving the conversation, a file transfer including a profile exchange of the user is performed together. Service system. A method for providing a user context aware mobile social network service using the user context aware mobile social network service system according to any one of claims 13 to 16,
A login step of performing a login process in the service management server upon receiving a login request from the user terminal;
When the new conversation contents are transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server stores the new conversation contents, searches for the user to receive the new conversation contents, and transmits the new conversation contents to the terminal of the selected user. Message transmission step;
When the user's location is changed or a region of interest or activity is changed and update information about the user's location, region of interest and activity is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server updates the user's information and fits the new situation. Situation information updating step of transmitting a message back to the user terminal; And
And a logout step of performing a logout process at the service management server upon receiving the logout request from the user terminal.
The method of claim 19,
The login step,
Upon receiving a login request from the user terminal, the service management server checks the user, stores the access record in the user database server, and the current location and activity of the user is sent to the situation-based social network processing server. And request a search of the message ID corresponding to the current situation of the user to the context-based social network processing server, and receive a response, and request a search of the message content from the message database server using the received ID. And after receiving, configured to perform a process of transmitting a message corresponding to the user terminal. The method of claim 19,
The message transmission step,
When a new conversation content is transmitted from the user terminal, the service management server registers the location and activity content where the new message is transmitted to the situation-based social network processing server, and records the new conversation content and the corresponding ID in the message database. Store in a server, receive from the context-based social network processing server a list of other users to whom the new conversation is to be delivered according to the location and activity of the new message, and based on the received list And transmitting the new conversation contents to the users, so that the conversation contents input by the user can be delivered to other users in the same situation in real time. The method of claim 19,
The situation information updating step,
When a change of user information is detected through the location recognition device and the sensor device installed in the user terminal, or when the user inputs the changed information directly and the update information about the updated content is transmitted, the service management server is updated. Store the location and activity of the user in the user database server and the situation-based social network processing server, respectively, and receive an ID of a message corresponding to the user's situation updated from the situation-based social network processing server, and receive By using the ID to retrieve the content of the message from the message database server and to send to the user terminal, so that even if a change occurs in the location or activity of the user can be reflected immediately Characterized in that it is configured to perform processing Service method. The method of claim 19,
The logout step,
When the logout request is received from the user terminal, the service management server stores the logout record of the user in the user database and records the location and activity of the user stored in the situation-based social network server. And deleting the information on the logged out user so that the information on the logged out user is no longer used. The method of claim 19,
And the steps after the login step are configured such that a process for implementing an operation according to a request from the user terminal is preferentially performed. The method of claim 19,
And instead of transmitting and receiving the conversation contents, or simultaneously with transmitting and receiving the conversation contents, performing a file transfer including a profile exchange of a user.

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