Method of providing instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from instant messaging service

• US 9,647,967 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2012
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kakao Corp.
• Original Assignee: Kakao Corp.
• Inventors: Van, Seung Hwan, Chung, Doo Shik, Shin, Soo Wan
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiberou, Mahelet
• Application Number:
  US13/877,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20140068467A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,674 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/203 for converged personal network application service interworking, e.g. OMA converged personal network services [CPNS]

Abstract

Provided is a method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method including displaying a chat window for a chat room related to an instant messaging service, receiving a touch event input by a user on the chat window, selecting one service among a plurality of services expanded from the instant messaging service in response to the touch event, and displaying a window related to the selected service.

Claims

1. A method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method comprising:

displaying a chat window for a chat room related to an instant messaging service;

receiving an event inputted by a user on the chat window;

identifying information associated with the chat window in response to the event;

determining a plurality of services or a plurality of applications based on information associated with the chat room;

providing indicators respectively corresponding to the plurality of services different from the instant messaging service or indicators respectively corresponding to the plurality of applications, in response to the event; and

displaying a window related to a selected service or a selected application corresponding to an indicator selected by the user among the indicators,

wherein a plurality of services or a plurality of applications corresponding to one chat room differ from a plurality of services or a plurality of applications corresponding to another chat room,

wherein the information associated with the chat room includes at least one of account-related information on each user registered in the chat room, or information on a number of users joining the chat room,

the method further comprising;

receiving an invitation to the selected service or the selected application from another user through the chat room,

wherein the invitation to the selected service or the selected application includes an identifier for instructing the selected service or the selected application to be executed or an identifier for instructing the selected service or the selected application to be downloaded.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing information associated with the chat room to a server for the selected service using a network module.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

allowing an application corresponding to the selected service to access the information associated with the chat room.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

inviting another user to the selected service via the chat room, through an application corresponding to the selected service being executed by the user.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transmitting an invitation to the selected service to the another user through the chat room, based on whether the application is installed in a terminal of the user; and

updating the chat window using the transmitted invitation.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

issuing a token for allowing the another user to access the selected service when the application is installed in the terminal of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

counting a number of accesses or a period of time related to the user accessing the selected service, or a number of downloads corresponding to the user downloading an application corresponding to the selected service.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

arranging icons of applications corresponding to the plurality of services in response to the event by the user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the application is installed in a terminal of the user; and

downloading the application using the identifier for instructing the application corresponding to the selected service to be downloaded when the application is absent in the terminal of the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the plurality of services or the plurality of applications comprises determining the plurality of services or the plurality of applications corresponding to the chat room based on the information associated with the chat room.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein determining plurality of services or the plurality of applications comprises:

recognizing a number of users joining the chat room from the information associated with the chat room; and

identifying the plurality of services or the plurality of applications corresponding to the chat room based on the number of the users recognized.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the chat room comprises at least one of account-related information including an identification (ID), a telephone number, and an e-mail address, a gender, an age, a job, and an address, for each user registered in the chat room.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium comprising a program for implementing the method of claim 1.

13. A method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method comprising:

displaying a chat window for a chat room related to an instant messaging service;

receiving an event input by a user on the chat window;

identifying information associated with the chat room in response to the event;

identifying a plurality of services or a plurality of applications based on information associated with the chat room;

providing indicators respectively corresponding to the plurality of services determined based on the information or indicators respectively corresponding to the plurality of applications related to the plurality of services in response to the event; and

displaying a window related to a selected service or a selected application corresponding to an indicator selected by the user among the indicators,

wherein the window related to the service or the application corresponding to the indicator selected by the user is provided to another user registered in the chat room,

wherein the information associated with the chat room includes at least one of account-related information on each user registered in the chat room, or information on a number of users joining this chat room,

the method further comprising;

receiving an invitation to the selected service or the selected application from another user through the chat room,

wherein the invitation to the selected service or the selected application includes an identifier for instructing the selected service or the selected application to be executed or an identifier for instructing the selected service or the selected application to be downloaded.

14. A method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method comprising:

displaying one window among different types of windows related to an instant messaging service;

receiving an event inputted by a user on the one window;

identifying a type of the one window;

providing indicators respectively corresponding to a plurality of services determined based on the type of the one window, or indicators respectively corresponding to a plurality of applications related to the plurality of services determined based on the type of the one window; and

displaying a window related to a selected service or a selected application corresponding to an indicator selected by the user among the indicators,

wherein the type of the one window includes at least one of a profile window providing profile information of the user, a chat window enabling the user to use the instant messaging service, or a home screen providing the plurality of services expanded from the instant messaging service,

the method further comprising;

receiving an invitation to the selected service or the selected application from another user through a chat room related to the instant messaging service,

wherein the invitation to the selected service or the selected application includes an identifier for instructing the selected service or the selected application to be executed or an identifier for instructing the selected service or the selected application to be downloaded.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing information corresponding to the one window to a server for the service, or the application.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the displaying of the window related to the service or the application comprises:

displaying the window related to the service or the application being provided by the server for the service or the application.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the plurality of services comprises at least one of:

a first service set including a photo service, a memo service, a clipping service, and a wall paper service for the information corresponding to the one window;

a second service set including a photo providing service, a file providing service, a schedule providing service, and a match game providing service associated with a chat room to which the user belongs; and

a third service set including a news providing service, a shopping information providing service, a game providing service, a recruiting service, and a contents providing service, provided by a home server or the server for the selected service.