SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRESENCE INFORMATION USING AUDIO DATA
First Claim
1. A terminal device for providing presence information by communicating with a service device, the terminal comprising:
- a communication unit configured to send and receive messages in association with presence information to and from the service device;
an output unit configured to output at least one of auditory information and visual information; and
a control unit, which is functionally connected with the communication unit and the output unit, configured to control the output unit to display a user list when predetermined input information is detected from a screen of an instant messaging program,wherein the user list contains specific information about at least one of other users, andwherein the specific information includes profile information to identify the other user, presence information to indicate a current state of the other user, and audio information to define audio data in association with the presence information.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system, device, and method for providing presence information using audio data. This invention provides a terminal device that displays a user list when predetermined input information is detected, receives, from a service device, presence information and audio information associated with the presence information of other user selected from the displayed user list, and controls an output unit, when the received presence information and audio information are displayed through the output unit, to implement audio data contained in the audio information. Accordingly, this invention can provide the users with the presence information intuitively by using audio data, and the users can gain a new user experience (UX), wherein the users can intuitively perceive the presence information via audio instead of text, that may boost the use of application for providing service exploiting the presence information.
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25 Claims
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1. A terminal device for providing presence information by communicating with a service device, the terminal comprising:
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a communication unit configured to send and receive messages in association with presence information to and from the service device; an output unit configured to output at least one of auditory information and visual information; and a control unit, which is functionally connected with the communication unit and the output unit, configured to control the output unit to display a user list when predetermined input information is detected from a screen of an instant messaging program, wherein the user list contains specific information about at least one of other users, and wherein the specific information includes profile information to identify the other user, presence information to indicate a current state of the other user, and audio information to define audio data in association with the presence information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A terminal device for providing presence information by communicating with a service device, the terminal comprising:
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a communication unit configured to send and receive messages in association with presence information to and from the service device; an output unit configured to output at least one of auditory information and visual information; and a control unit configured to, in response to a detection of predetermined input information, display a user list, to receive from the service device presence information and audio information associated with the presence information of a user selected from the displayed user list, and, when the received presence information and audio information are displayed through the output unit, to control the output unit to implement audio data contained in the audio information, wherein the user list contains specific information about at least one of other users, and wherein the specific information includes profile information to identify the other user, and audio information in which the audio data associated with the presence information for expressing a current state of the other user is defined.
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18. A service device comprising:
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a communication module configured to receive, from a first terminal device, a setting request message requesting presence information and audio data associated with the presence information to be defined, and to receive, from a second terminal device, an information request message requesting the presence information of the first terminal device; and a control module configured to store, in response to the setting request message, the presence information of the first terminal device and the audio data associated with the presence information of the first terminal device, and to transmit, in response to the information request message, the stored presence information of the first terminal device and audio information in which audio data is defined in association with the presence information, to the second terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system for providing presence information, the system comprising:
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a service device configured, when receiving a presence setting request from at least one terminal device, to store presence information of the terminal device and audio data associated with the presence information, and when receiving a presence information request from the terminal device, to transmit the requested presence information and audio information in which audio data associated with the requested presence information is defined; and the terminal device configured, when detecting predetermined input information from a screen of an instant messaging program, to display a user list which contains information about at least one of other users, wherein the information about the other user includes profile information for identifying the other user, presence information for indicating a current state of the other user, and audio information in which audio data associated with the requested presence information is defined.
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21. A method for providing presence information in a terminal device, the method comprising steps of:
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detecting predetermined input information from a screen of an instant messaging program; when the predetermined input information is detected, displaying a user list containing specific information about at least one of other users; and when at least one other user is selected from the displayed user list, outputting presence information of the selected other user and audio data defined in association with the presence information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium recording thereon a program executing a method for providing presence information in a terminal device, the method comprising steps of:
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detecting predetermined input information from a screen of an instant messaging program; when the predetermined input information is detected, displaying a user list containing information about at least one of other users; and when at least one other user is selected from the displayed user list, outputting presence information of the selected other user and audio data defined in association with the presence information.
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