SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING PROFILE IMAGE CARD

• US 20150106368A1
• Filed: 10/08/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: SOHN, Jung Joo, LEE, Keum-koo, LEE, Hye-won, HAN, Chul-ho, JIN, Young-kyu
• Granted Patent: US 10,191,937 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/732
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method of sharing profile image cards of a user of a device is provided. The method may be performed by a server and includes obtaining profile image cards indicating profiles of a first user of a first device related to a field of interest of the first user, categorizing the profile image cards based on pre-set categories, obtaining evaluation information of a second user of a second device regarding the profile image cards, determining rankings of the profile image cards for each of the categories based on the evaluation information, and recommending the profile image cards to at least one other device based on the rankings of the profile image cards.

Claims

1. A method of sharing profile image cards of a user of a device, the method performed by a server and comprising:

obtaining profile image cards indicating profiles of a first user of a first device related to a field of interest of the first user;

categorizing the profile image cards based on pre-set categories;

obtaining evaluation information of a second user of a second device regarding the profile image cards;

determining rankings of the profile image cards for each of the categories based on the evaluation information; and

recommending the profile image cards to at least one other device based on the rankings of the profile image cards.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a stamp image indicating an expertise of a user corresponding to the profile image card is attached to the profile image card.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the determining of the rankings, rankings of the profile image card regarding the second user are determined based on evaluation information of acquaintances of the second user,

the method further comprising recommending the profile image cards to the second device based on the rankings regarding the second user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the obtaining of the profile image cards, the profile image cards are obtained from the first device accessing a web page provided by the server, and

wherein the profile image cards are transmitted between the first device, the second device, and the at least one other device via an application installed in the first device, the second device, and the at least one other device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the evaluation information comprises identifiers of profile image cards, identifiers of users who evaluated the profile image cards, and information regarding recommendations of the respective profile image cards, and

wherein the information regarding recommendations of the respective profile image cards comprises information regarding following numbers and card collecting numbers regarding the respective profile image cards.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile image card is used in conjunction with an application installed in at least one of the first device, the second device, and the at least one other device and is displayed on a display unit of at least one of the devices via the application.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the profile image card is used in conjunction with a phonebook application of at least one of the first device, the second device, and the at least one other device, is included in a list of users of the phonebook application, and is displayed on a display unit of at least one of the devices.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the obtaining of the evaluation information from the second device, a web page including the profile image card is provided to the second device, and

wherein, based on a user input that is input to the second device via the web page, the evaluation information is obtained from the second device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile image card is displayed in a screen image of an application executed on the second device, and

wherein, in the obtaining of the evaluation information from the second device, the evaluation information is received from the second device based on a user input that is input to the second device via the screen image of the application executed on the second device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile image card comprises an image indicating the first user, a text for introducing the first user, and additional information regarding the first user, in relation to fields of interest of the first user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a stamp image comprises a tag indicating the category of the profile image card.

12. A server for sharing profile image cards of devices, the server comprising:

a registering unit configured to categorize profile image cards indicating profiles of a first user of a first device related to a field of interest of the first user based on pre-set categories;

a ranking determining unit configured to determine rankings of the profile image cards for each of the categories based on evaluation information of a second user of a second device regarding the profile image cards; and

a recommending unit configured to recommend the profile image cards to at least one other device based on the rankings of the profile image cards.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein a stamp image indicating expertise of a user corresponding to the profile image card is attached to the profile image card.

14. The server of claim 12, wherein the ranking determining unit is further configured to determine rankings of the profile image card regarding the second user based on evaluation information of acquaintances of the second user, and

the recommending unit is further configured to recommend the profile image cards to the second device based on the rankings regarding the second user.

15. The server of claim 12, wherein the profile image cards are obtained from the first device accessing a web page provided by the server, and

wherein the profile image cards are transmitted between the first device, the second device, and the at least one other device via an application installed in the first device, the second device, and the at least one other device.

16. The server of claim 12, wherein the evaluation information comprises identifiers of profile image cards, identifiers of users who evaluated the profile image cards, and information regarding recommendations of the respective profile image cards, and

wherein the information regarding recommendations of the respective profile image cards comprises information regarding following numbers and card collecting numbers regarding the respective profile image cards.

17. The server of claim 12, wherein the profile image card is used in conjunction with an application installed in at least one of the first device, the second device, and the at least one other device and is displayed on a display unit of at least one of the devices via the application.

18. The server of claim 17, wherein the profile image card is used in conjunction with a phonebook application of at least one of the first device, the second device, and the at least one other device, is included in a list of users of the phonebook application, and is displayed on a display unit of at least one of the devices.

19. The server of claim 12, wherein, in the obtaining of the evaluation information from the second device, a web page including the profile image card is provided to the second device, and

wherein, based on a user input that is input to the second device via the web page, the evaluation information is obtained from the second device.

20. The server of claim 12, wherein the profile image card is displayed in a screen image of an application executed on the second device, and

wherein the evaluation information is received from the second device based on a user input that is input to the second device via the screen image of the application executed on the second device.

21. The server of claim 12, wherein the profile image card comprises an image indicating the first user, a text for introducing the first user, and additional information regarding the first user, in relation to fields of interest of the first user.

22. The server of claim 21, wherein a stamp image comprises a tag indicating the category of the profile image card.

23. A method of sharing profile image cards of a user via a first device, the method comprising:

obtaining profile image cards indicating profiles of a user of a second device in relation to fields of interest of the user;

evaluating the obtained profile image cards; and

providing evaluation information regarding the obtained profile image cards to a server,

wherein rankings of the profile image cards are determined by the server based on the evaluation information, and

wherein the profile image cards are recommended to a third device based on the determined rankings.

25. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for implementing the method of claim 23.

24. A method of sharing profile image cards via a first device, the method comprising:

receiving profile image cards indicating profiles of a user of a second device in relation to fields of interest of the user from the second device;

evaluating the obtained profile image cards from the second device; and

transmitting evaluation information regarding the obtained profile image cards to the first device,

wherein rankings of the profile image cards are determined by the first device based on the evaluation information, and

wherein the profile image cards are recommended to a third device based on the determined rankings.

26. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for implementing the method of claim 24.