SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE FAN MEETING

• US 20140149522A1
• Filed: 03/11/2013
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: MOK, KyungTae, Jung, Sungwon, Choi, YeongMin, Kang, Ho Sung, Jeong, Seok Hyun, Oh, Bohyun
• Granted Patent: US 9,276,882 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/603 Digital right managament [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

Provided are a system and a method for an online fan meeting. The online chat method among a first user and a plurality of second users, includes granting a bilateral chat right to a first group of users selected from the second users for participating in an online chat with the first user, authorizing an online chat communication among the first user and the first group based on the bilateral chat right, and broadcasting the online chat communication to a second group of users selected from the second users. The second group is granted with a unilateral chat right.

Claims

1. An online chat method that uses a processor to provide an online communication among a first user and a plurality of second users, the method comprising:

granting, using the processor, a bilateral chat right to a first group of users selected from the second users for participating in an online chat with the first user;

authorizing an online chat communication among the first user and the first group based on the bilateral chat right; and

broadcasting the online chat communication to a second group of users selected from the second users, the second group being granted with a unilateral chat right.

2. The online chat method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting information about the online chat communication with the first user, the information comprising a time period for the online chat communication;

receiving requests for the online chat communication with the first user from the second users;

selecting the first group from among the second users based on one or more selection criteria; and

providing an online chat room for temporal communication among the first user and the first group, the first user and the first group being granted with the bilateral chat right to send and receive messages in the online chat room.

3. The online chat method of claim 2, wherein the temporal communication among the first user and the first group is configured to be available during a predetermined time period.

4. The online chat method of claim 1, wherein the second group corresponds to the remaining users of the second users after selecting the first group from the second users.

5. The online chat method of claim 1, wherein the unilateral chat right corresponds to a right to receive messages communicated among the first user and the first group, the second group being prohibited from sending messages to the first user and the first group.

6. The online chat method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a predetermined number of users as the first group of users from among the second users based on a random selection or a first-come, first-served basis.

7. The online chat method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more users satisfying a set condition as the first group of users from among the second users.

8. The online chat method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an intent to participate as a member of the first group or an intent to participate as a member of the second group from the second users; and

determining the first group and the second group based on the intents received from the second users.

9. The online chat method of claim 1, further comprising:

authorizing terminals of the first group to send messages to the first user by sending an identifier.

10. The online chat method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a first chat message from the first user and a second chat message from a user among the first group; and

transmitting the first chat message to the first group and the second group and transmitting the second chat message to the first user and the second group.

11. The online chat method of claim 10, further comprising providing a message check count for the first chat message and the second chat message.

12. The online chat method of claim 11, wherein the providing of the message check count comprises verifying the message check count for the first user and the first group without considering the second group.

13. The online chat method of claim 11, wherein the providing of the message check count comprises determining a number of users reading the first chat message or the second chat message among the first user and the first group of second users and a current session count in real time, and updating and transmitting the message check count to the first user and the first group of second users if a ratio of the number of users to the current session count is higher than or equal to a preset level.

14. The online chat method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining identification of the at least one first user; and

granting a bilateral chat right to the at least one first user if the identification of the at least one first user is authenticated.

15. An online chat system to provide an online chat communication among a first user and a plurality of second users, the system comprising:

a storage device;

a server module stored on the storage device and configured to grant a bilateral chat right to a first group of users selected from the second users for participating in an online chat with the first user, and configured to authorize an online chat communication among the first user and the first group based on the bilateral chat right,

wherein the server module comprises a message receiver configured to receive chat messages from the first user and the first group, and a message broadcaster configured to transmit the chat messages to a second group of users selected from the second users, the second group being granted with a unilateral chat right.

16. The online chat system of claim 15, wherein the server module is further configured to determine a predetermined number of users as the first group of users from among the second users and the remaining users of the second users as the second group of users based on a random selection or a first-come, first-served basis.

17. The online chat system of claim 15, wherein the server module is further configured to determine one or more users satisfying a set condition as the first group of users from among the second users and the remaining users of the second users as the second group of users.

18. The online chat system of claim 15, wherein the server module is further configured to receive an intent to participate as a member of the first group or an intent to participate as a member of the second group from the second users, and configured to determine the first group and the second group based on the intents received from the second users.

19. The online chat system of claim 15, wherein the server module is further configured to authorize terminals of the first group to send messages to the first user by sending an identifier.

20. The online chat system of claim 15, wherein

the message receiver is configured to receive a first chat message from the first user and configured to receive a second chat message from a user among the first group, and

the message broadcaster is configured to transmit the first chat message to the first group and the second group and configured to transmit the second chat message to the first user and the second group.

21. The online chat system of claim 20, wherein the message receiver is further configured to provide a message check count for the first chat message and the second chat message.

22. The online chat system of claim 21, wherein the message receiver is further configured to verify a message check count for the first user and the first group without considering the second group.

23. The online chat system of claim 21, wherein the message receiver is further configured to determine a number of users reading the first chat message or the second chat message among the first user and the first group of second users and a current session count in real time, and configured to update the message check count if a ratio of the number of users to the current session count is higher than or equal to a preset level.

24. A method that uses a processor to participate in an online chat communication with a first user, the method comprising:

transmitting a request for participating in an online chat communication with the first user;

receiving a chat participation right for the online chat communication in response to the request; and

establishing, using the processor, a bilateral chat communication or a unilateral chat communication with the first user based on a type of the chat participation right.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

executing an online chat application; and

activating a message sending function to send a message to the first user if the type of the chat participation right corresponds to a bilateral chat right, the bilateral chat right comprising a right to send and receive messages to and from the first user.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving notification information for notifying the online chat communication with the first user, the notification information comprising time information for performing the online chat communication and/or the notification information being associated with a time period for receiving the request.

27. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

displaying a number of applicants applied for the online chat communication with the first user and a predetermined number of a first group of users selected from among the applicants, the first group being authorized for the bilateral chat communication; and

displaying information of the first group comprising profiles of the first group and messages sent by the first group.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein the bilateral chat communication is configured to be available during a predetermined time period, and the bilateral chat communication comprises at least one of a text message sending function, an image sending function, a voice call function, and a video call function.

29. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

transmitting an intent to participate in the bilateral chat communication or an intent to participate in the unilateral chat communication, the unilateral chat communication being prohibited from sending messages to the first user.

30. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium comprising an executable program for instructing a computer, when executed by the computer, to perform the method of claim 24.