METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MESSAGE SERVICE IN MULTI-DEVICE ENVIRONMENT AND APPARATUS THEREFOR
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1. A message service system in a multi-device environment, comprising:
- a service device that registers at least one terminal as a device for using a message service for each user, provides transmission and reception messages of the user to the at least one registered terminal at the same time, and provides an additional service including at least one of user privacy protection and presence information providing based on the at least one registered terminal; and
the at least one terminal that uses the message service and the additional service through the service device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and a system for a message service in a multi-device environment in which one or more terminals are used by a user, and to an apparatus therefor, the present invention registering, for each user, one or more terminals which will be using a message service and providing the message service by means of the one or more registered terminals, thereby providing additional services comprising user privacy protection and/or provision of presence information.
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1. A message service system in a multi-device environment, comprising:
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a service device that registers at least one terminal as a device for using a message service for each user, provides transmission and reception messages of the user to the at least one registered terminal at the same time, and provides an additional service including at least one of user privacy protection and presence information providing based on the at least one registered terminal; and the at least one terminal that uses the message service and the additional service through the service device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A service device for a message service in a multi-device environment, comprising:
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a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data with a plurality of terminals via a communication network; a storage unit configured to store registration information of at least one terminal that is used by a user; and a service control unit that registers at least one terminal that uses a message service for each user, provides the message service through the at least one registered terminal, and provides an additional service including at least one of user privacy protection and presence information providing based on the at least one registered terminal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A terminal for a message service in a multi-device environment, comprising:
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a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data via a communication network; an input unit configured to generate a user input signal corresponding to a user'"'"'s request; a control unit configured to perform control such that communication is performed with a service device through the communication unit and a message related to the user is transmitted, received, and output, and when a service restriction request of the user is generated through the input unit, a service restriction request of a specific terminal out of a plurality of terminals that are used by the user is transmitted to the service device; and an output unit configured to output transmitted and received messages under control of the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A message service method performed by a service device in a multi-device environment, comprising:
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providing transmission and reception messages of a user to a plurality of terminals registered by the user at the same time; checking a service restriction request of a specific terminal out of the plurality of terminals while the transmission and reception messages of the user are provided to the plurality of terminals; and controlling the specific terminal such that message transmission to the specific terminal for which service restriction is requested is blocked or a message is disclosed to only a user who is authenticated in the specific terminal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A message service method performed by a service device in a multi-device environment, comprising:
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registering information of at least one terminal that uses a message service; collecting location information and personal information of at least one user from the at least one terminal; comparatively analyzing at least one piece of the collected location information and personal schedule information and determining state information of the user; and providing the determined state information as presence information of the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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