METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS SERVICES BASED ON SOCIAL INFORMATION OF MESSENGER PLATFORM USERS

• US 20140019540A1
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LINE Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: LINE Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: SHIN, JungHo, Na, Hyun Joo, Lee, Jungmin
• Application Number:
  US13/730,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20140019540A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Provided is a method and system for providing various services based on social information of messenger platform users. The method for providing the various services may include: providing a main service using a real profile including social information of users using a main service; and providing a channel for a plurality of inter-operative services through the main service. The at least one of the plurality of inter-operative services may be provided to a user selecting the at least one of the plurality of inter-operative services and at least one other user with whom the user establishes a relationship using the real profile in the at least one of the plurality of inter-operative services.

Claims

1. A method that uses a processor to perform a service based on social information of a user, the method comprising:

providing a main service using a real profile comprising the social information of the user using the main service;

providing a channel for a plurality of inter-operative services through the main service; and

selecting, using the processor, an inter-operative service from the plurality of inter-operative services through the channel,

wherein the selected inter-operative service is provided to the user and at least one other user with whom the user establishes a relationship by using the real profile in the selected inter-operative service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one other inter-operative service of the plurality of inter-operative services is provided to at least two users establishing a relationship, using at least one of a profile for each service comprising social information of the at least two users selecting the at least one other inter-operative service or a channel profile comprising social information of the at least two users using the channel.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

providing news information on users associated with the plurality of inter-operative services, using at least one of the real profile, the profile for each service, and the channel profile to other users with whom the user establishes a relationship.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of inter-operative services are provided to a user terminal, and the plurality of inter-operative services are provided through different applications being operated on the user terminal,

wherein the inter-operative service is provided in conjunction with the main service of a service platform.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein an application for providing at least one of the plurality of inter-operative services is operated in a main application comprising the main service.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of inter-operative services comprise at least one external company service that is provided to a user terminal, and the at least one an external company service is provided to the user terminal through an application created by the external company,

wherein the at least one external company service is provided in conjunction with the main service of a service platform.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising levying an initial platform admission fee to the external company in relation to the external company service being displayed through the channel.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising dividing a profit generated through the external company service between a provider of the main service and the external company.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting further comprises:

providing the main service by switching to the selected inter-operative service, and

the selected inter-operative service comprises a user interface for reverting from the selected inter-operative service to the main service.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting further comprises:

selecting data associated with the selected inter-operative service, and transferring the selected data to another user with whom a relationship is established using the real profile through the main service or sharing the selected data with the other user.

11. A service platform system comprising:

a processor;

a main service providing unit configured to provide a main service using a real profile comprising social information of a user using the main service; and

an inter-operative service providing unit configured to provide a channel for a plurality of inter-operative services through the main service, and configured to select, via the processor, an inter-operative service from the plurality of inter-operative services through the channel,

wherein the selected inter-operative service is provided to the user and at least one other user with whom the user establishes a relationship by using the real profile in the selected inter-operative service.

12. The service platform system of claim 11, wherein at least one other inter-operative service of the plurality of inter-operative services is provided using at least one of a profile for each service comprising social information of at least two users selecting the at least one other inter-operative service or a channel profile comprising social information of the at least two users using the channel, to the at least two users between whom a relationship is established through the profile for each service or the channel profile, respectively.

13. The service platform system of claim 12, further comprising:

a news information providing unit to provide news information on users associated with the plurality of inter-operative services, using at least one of the real profile, the profile for each service, and the channel profile to users between whom the user establishes a relationship.

14. The service platform system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of inter-operative services is provided to a user terminal comprising a service platform of the main service, and the plurality of inter-operative services is provided through different applications being operated on the user terminal.

15. The service platform system of claim 14, wherein an application for providing at least one of the plurality of inter-operative services is operated in a main application comprising the main service.

16. The service platform system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of inter-operative services comprise at least one external company service that is provided to a user terminal comprising a service platform of the main service, and the at least one external company service is provided to the user terminal through an application created by the external company.

17. The service platform system of claim 16, wherein an initial platform admission fee is levied to the external company in relation to the external company service being displayed through the channel.

18. The service platform system of claim 16, wherein a profit generated through the external company service is divided between a provider of the main service and the external company.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a program storing instructions for a computer system to provide a service, wherein the computer system performs a method comprising the steps of:

providing a main service using a real profile comprising social information of users using the main service; and

providing a channel for a plurality of inter-operative services through the main service, and providing an inter-operative service selected through the channel,

wherein the selected inter-operative service is provided to the user and at least one other user with whom the user establishes a relationship by using the real profile in the selected inter-operative service.

20. A method for providing an inter-operative service, the method comprising:

providing a main service using a real profile comprising social information of users using the main service;

providing a channel for a plurality of inter-operative services through the main service;

providing a list of the plurality of inter-operative services provided through the channel; and

selecting, with a user interface, an inter-operative service from the list,

wherein the selected inter-operative service is provided in conjunction with the main service of a service platform.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the selected inter-operative service comprises a web application operated in a main application for providing the main service.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the selected inter-operative service comprises a native application operated separately from a main application for providing the main service.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the selecting, with the user interface, of the inter-operative service comprises:

verifying presence of the native application; and

providing the inter-operative service after verifying presence.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the selecting, with the user interface, of the inter-operative service comprises:

verifying presence of the native application; and

providing download assistance information for the native application when the native application is verified to be absent on the user terminal.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the selecting, with the user interface, of the inter-operative service comprises:

providing the inter-operative service to the user and at least one other user with whom the user establishes a relationship using at least one of a real profile, a profile for each service and a channel profile.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein the selecting, with the user interface, of the inter-operative service comprises:

providing news information on the user about the inter-operative service to at least one other user with whom the user establishes a relationship using at least one of a real profile, a profile for each service and a channel profile.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the news information comprises a record of usage or activity of the user with respect to the inter-operative service.

28. The method of claim 20, wherein among the plurality of inter-operative services comprise at least one external company service provided to a terminal, and the at least one external company service is provided to the terminal through an application created by the external company,

wherein the at least one external company service is provided in conjunction with the main service of a service platform.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein a profit generated through the external company service is divided between a provider of the main service and the external company.

30. A method performed on a processor for providing an inter-operative service, the method comprising:

providing a main service using a real profile comprising social information of users using the main service;

providing a channel for a plurality of inter-operative services through the main service;

providing a list of the plurality of inter-operative services selected through the channel;

providing an inter-operative service selected by a user from the list of the plurality of inter-operative services; and

providing, on the processor, news information on a user associated with the inter-operative service selected by the user to another user with whom the user establishes a relationship using at least one of the real profile, a profile for each service, and a channel profile.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the inter-operative service selected by the user is a native application operated separately from a main application for providing the main service.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the providing of the inter-operative service selected by the user comprises:

verifying a presence of the native application on a terminal; and

providing the inter-operative service when the native application presence is verified.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the providing of the inter-operative service selected by the user comprises:

verifying a presence of the native application on a terminal; and

providing download assistance information for the native application when the native application is verified to be absent.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein the providing of the inter-operative service selected by the user comprises:

providing the inter-operative service to the user and at least one other user with whom the user establishes a relationship using a real profile comprising social information of the user.

35. The method of claim 30, wherein the news information comprises a record of usage or activity of the user with respect to the inter-operative service.

36. The method of claim 30, wherein the plurality of inter-operative services comprises at least one external company service provided in a terminal, and the at least one external company service is provided to the terminal through an application created by the external company,

wherein the at least one external company service is provided in conjunction with the main service of a service platform.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein a profit generated through the external company service is divided between a provider of the main service and the external company.

38. A service platform system comprising:

a main service providing unit configured to provide a main service using a real profile comprising social information of users using the main service; and

an inter-operative service providing unit configured to provide a channel for a plurality of inter-operative services through the main service, and configured to provide an inter-operative service selected by a user from a list of the plurality of inter-operative services by providing the list of the plurality of inter-operative services selected through the channel,

wherein the inter-operative service is provided in conjunction with the main service of a service platform.

39. A service platform system comprising:

a main service providing unit configured to provide a main service using a real profile comprising social information of users using the main service;

an inter-operative service providing unit configured to provide a channel for a plurality of inter-operative services through the main service, and to provide an inter-operative service selected by a user from a list of the plurality of inter-operative services by providing the list of the plurality of inter-operative services selected through the channel; and

a news information providing unit configured to provide news information on the user associated with the inter-operative service selected by the user, using at least one of the real profile, the profile for each service, and the channel profile to another user with whom the user establishes a relationship.