SERVICE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SERVICE USING SOCIAL GROUP COMMUNITY FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20160212072A1
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lineplus Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Lineplus Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: LEE, Yong Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 10,200,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

A service system for providing a service using a social group community function and a method therefor are provided. The method includes transmitting information, on a list of a chat room associated with a content providing service among a plurality of chat rooms managed in the SNS, to a server which provides the content providing service according to a request from the server which provides the content providing service a user of the SNS accesses, receiving information about a chat room selected by the user on the list of the chat room and link information from the server, and providing the link information to participants of the selected chat room through the selected chat room.

Claims

1. A service method in a service system, implemented with a computer, for providing a social network service (SNS), the method comprising:

transmitting information, on a list of a chat room associated with a content providing service among a plurality of chat rooms managed in the SNS, to a server which provides the content providing service according to a request from the server which provides the content providing service a user of the SNS accesses;

receiving information about a chat room selected by the user on the list of the chat room and link information from the server; and

providing the link information to participants of the selected chat room through the selected chat room,

wherein the link information comprises a link for accessing content selected by the user or content the user receives among content of the content providing service provided through the server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the chat room associated with the content providing service is a chat room which includes other users, who establish human relations with the user in the SNS, as participants.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the chat room associated with the content providing service is a chat room which includes a representative account of the content providing service, which is registered in the SNS, as a participant.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the chat room associated with the content providing service is a chat room which includes at least one of other users, who does not establish human relations with the user in the SNS, as a participant.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the information on the list of the chat room associated with the content providing service to the server comprises:

receiving information about at least some of members of the content providing service from the server; and

generating a group chat room, which includes at least one of the at least some of the members as a participant, through the received information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the generating of the group chat room comprises:

transmitting a message, for encouraging the at least some of the members to subscribe to the SNS or participate in the group chat room, to the at least some of the members; and

providing rewards to a user who subscribes to the SNS through a link included in the message or a user who participates in the group chat room through the message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the information on the list of the chat room associated with the content providing service to the server comprises:

providing an application program interface (API) for inquiring the list of the chat room to the server; and

providing information on the list of the chat room associated with the content providing service through an API call from the server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the content providing service comprises a game service, and

wherein the link for accessing the content comprises at least one of a link for accessing a game room the user accesses or a link for moving a character of another user who accesses through the link to a position or an instance space determined according to the link on a virtual space provided in the game service.

15. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.

9. A service method in a service system, implemented with a computer, for providing a content providing service, the method comprising:

providing content to a user who accesses the content providing service;

providing a user interface for inquiring a chat room of a social network service (SNS) to the user through interworking with the SNS;

receiving information on a chat room list associated with the content providing service from a server which provides the SNS, according to a request of the user through the user interface;

providing the information on the chat room list to the user and receiving selection of a chat room from the user;

transmitting information about the selected chat room and a link generated for sharing the content to the server which provides the SNS; and

providing the content to at least one of other users, who accesses through the link,

wherein the link is provided to participants of the selected chat room through the server which provides the SNS.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving of the information on the chat room list associated with the content providing service comprises:

receiving a list of chat rooms which include other users, who establish human relations with the user in the SNS, as participants.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving of the information on the chat room list associated with the content providing service comprises:

receiving a list of chat rooms which include a representative account of the content providing service, which is registered in the SNS, as a participant.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving of the information on the chat room list associated with the content providing service comprises:

receiving a list of chat rooms which include at least one of other users, who does not establish human relations with the user in the SNS, as a participant.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the providing of the user interface for inquiring the chat room of the SNS to the user comprises:

receiving an application program interface (API) for inquiring the chat room list from the server which provides the SNS; and

generating the user interface for generating an API call to the server, which provides the SNS, using the API and providing the generated user interface to the user.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the content providing service comprises a game service, and

wherein the providing of the content to the at least one of the other users, who accesses through the link, comprises:

allowing the at least one of the other users to access a game room the user accesses or moving a character of the at least one of the other user, which accesses through the link, to a position or an instance space determined according to the link on a virtual space provided in the game service.

16. A service system for providing a social network service (SNS), the system comprising:

a processor configured to;

manage a chat room list;

transmit information, on a chat room list associated with a content providing service to a server which provides the content providing service according to a request from the server which provides the content providing service a user of the SNS accesses;

receive information about a chat room selected by the user on the chat room list associated with the content providing service and link information from the server; and

provide the link information to participants of the selected chat room through the selected chat room,

wherein the link information comprises a link for accessing content selected by the user or content the user receives among content of the content providing service provided through the server.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to generate and manage a chat room which includes other users, who establish human relations with the user in the SNS, as participants.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to generate and manage a chat room which includes a representative account of the content providing service, which is registered in the SNS, as a participant.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to generate and manage a chat room which includes at least one of other users, who does not establish human relations with the user in the SNS, as a participant.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the content providing service comprises a game service, and

wherein the link for accessing the content comprises at least one of a link for accessing a game room the user accesses or a link for moving a character of another user who accesses through the link to a position or an instance space determined according to the link on a virtual space provided in the game service.

21. A service system for providing a content providing service, the system comprising:

a processor configured to;

provide content to a user who accesses the content providing service;

provide a user interface for inquiring a chat room of a social network service (SNS) to the user through interworking with the SNS;

receive information on a chat room list associated with the content providing service from a server which provides the SNS, according to a request of the user through the user interface;

provide the information on the chat room list to the user and to receive selection of a chat room from the user; and

transmit information about the selected chat room and a link generated for sharing the content to the server which provides the SNS,

wherein the link is provided to participants of the selected chat room through the server which provides the SNS, and

wherein the processor is configured to provide the content to at least one of other users, who accesses through the link.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured to receive a list of chat rooms which include other users, who establish human relations with the user in the SNS, as participants.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured to receive a list of chat rooms which include a representative account of the content providing service, which is registered in the SNS, as a participant.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the content providing service comprises a game service, and

wherein the processor is configured to allow the at least one of the other users to access a game room the user accesses or moves a character of the at least one of the other user, which accesses through the link, to a position or an instance space determined according to the link on a virtual space provided in the game service.