Method for providing human network management service in mobile terminal
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1. A method for providing a human network management service in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the mobile terminal, information associated with user contacts from a social network service site;
converting, by the mobile terminal, a first schema of the information associated with the user contacts from the social network service site into a predetermined schema;
generating and storing, by the mobile terminal, human network information related to a user of the mobile terminal, based on the information associated with the user contacts converted into the predetermined schema;
transmitting, by the mobile terminal, a request for human network information related to a counterpart user, to a mobile terminal of the counterpart user based on a user input for selecting the counterpart user;
receiving, by the mobile terminal, the human network information related to the counterpart user from the mobile terminal of the counterpart user;
converting, by the mobile terminal, a second schema of the human network information related to the counterpart user into the predetermined schema;
determining, by the mobile terminal, a common acquaintance between the user and the counterpart user based on the human network information related to the user and the human network information related to the counterpart user; and
displaying, using category groups of a human network, a relationship between the user, the counterpart user, and the common acquaintance,wherein the human network information related to the counterpart user is determined based on identification information of the counterpart user.
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Abstract
Provided are a mobile terminal and method for providing a human network management service in the mobile terminal, the method including receiving human network data from a social network service site; checking and converting a schema of each received human network data into a predetermined schema; and updating human network data in the mobile terminal according to the converted schema.
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1. A method for providing a human network management service in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the mobile terminal, information associated with user contacts from a social network service site; converting, by the mobile terminal, a first schema of the information associated with the user contacts from the social network service site into a predetermined schema; generating and storing, by the mobile terminal, human network information related to a user of the mobile terminal, based on the information associated with the user contacts converted into the predetermined schema; transmitting, by the mobile terminal, a request for human network information related to a counterpart user, to a mobile terminal of the counterpart user based on a user input for selecting the counterpart user; receiving, by the mobile terminal, the human network information related to the counterpart user from the mobile terminal of the counterpart user; converting, by the mobile terminal, a second schema of the human network information related to the counterpart user into the predetermined schema; determining, by the mobile terminal, a common acquaintance between the user and the counterpart user based on the human network information related to the user and the human network information related to the counterpart user; and displaying, using category groups of a human network, a relationship between the user, the counterpart user, and the common acquaintance, wherein the human network information related to the counterpart user is determined based on identification information of the counterpart user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile terminal for providing a human network management service, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive information associated with user contacts from a social network service site, convert a first schema of the information associated with the user contacts from the social network service site into a predetermined schema; generate and store human network information related to a user of the mobile terminal, based on the information associated with the user contacts converted into the predetermined schema, transmit a request for human network information related to a counterpart user, to a mobile terminal of the counterpart user based on a user input for selecting the counterpart user, receive the human network information related to the counterpart user from the mobile terminal of the counterpart user, convert a second schema of the human network information related to the counterpart user into the predetermined schema, determine a common acquaintance between the user and the counterpart user based on the human network infromation related to the user and the human network information related to the counterpart user, and display, using category groups of a human network, a relationship between the user, the counterpart user, and the common acquaintance wherein the human network information related to the counterpart user is determined based on identification information of the counterpart user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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