Methods, systems and recording mediums for providing messenger service having specific condition

• US 11,606,322 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2015
• Issued: 03/14/2023
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LY Corp. (A Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: LINE Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Cha, Ki Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Neurauter, Jr., George C
• Application Number:
  US14/840,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20160197866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,752 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

A social network service method implemented with a computer is provided which includes receiving at least one control condition for controlling an operation of a social network service from a user, generating a folder operated by the at least one control condition, associating at least one chatting element with the folder, and determining whether to control the operation of the social network service based on the at least one control condition, in response to a message from a conversation partner associated with the at least one chatting element.

Claims

1. A social network service providing method implemented with a user terminal including a processor, the method comprising:

providing a folder function for controlling an operation of a social network service with respect to the user terminal, the folder function having a graphical user interface including an edit option;

receiving, from a user of the user terminal, at least one control condition for controlling operation of the social network service;

generating, by the processor, via the folder function, a plurality of folders, each of the plurality of folders operated by at least one of the at least one control condition;

displaying at least one chatting element of the social network service and at least one folder icon corresponding to at least one of the plurality of folders on the graphical user interface, wherein a description or a symbol indicating a control condition of the at least one control condition associated with the at least one of the plurality of folders is displayed on the at least one folder icon;

associating, by the processor, via the folder function, the at least one chatting element of the social network service with the at least one of the plurality of folders by dragging and dropping the at least one chatting element of the social network service into the at least one folder icon corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of folders on the graphical user interface;

displaying an edit menu including a plurality of options for the control condition for a first chatting element among the at least one chatting element associated with the folder function, the displaying an edit menu being based on user selection of the edit option for the first chatting element and the folder function;

associating at least one of the plurality of options for the control condition with the first chatting element and the folder function, the associating at least one of the plurality of options being based on user selection of the at least one of the plurality of options in the edit menu;

determining whether to control an operation of the social network service in the user terminal based on the at least one control condition, in response to a message from a conversation partner associated with the first chatting element; and

controlling, by the processor, the operation of the social network service in the user terminal in response to the determining, the controlling based on the at least one of the plurality of options for the control condition associated with the first chatting element,

wherein the controlling includes activating or deactivating, in the user terminal, at least one of notification of the message, display of the message, generation of a chat room associated with the at least one chatting element, or display of a friend list associated with the at least one chatting element, based on the at least one control condition.

2. The social network service providing method of claim 1, wherein the at least one control condition includes at least one of a time, a location, a nation, an account, a keyword, and content for controlling the operation of the social network service.

3. The social network service providing method of claim 1, wherein the at least one chatting element includes at least one of a friend, a friend group, a one-to-one chat room, or a group chat room, and

wherein the at least one chatting element is a target to which the at least one control condition is applied.

4. The social network service providing method of claim 1, further comprising:

blocking at least one of the notification of the message, the display of the message, the generation of a chat room, or the display of a friend list, based on the at least one control condition.

5. The social network service providing method of claim 1, further comprising:

blocking at least one of the notification of the message, the display of the message, or the generation of a chat room, at a specific time slot when the at least one control condition is associated with the specific time slot.

6. The social network service providing method of claim 1, further comprising:

blocking the conversation partner from the friend list on the social network service at a specific time slot when the at least one control condition is associated with the specific time slot.

7. The social network service providing method of claim 4, further comprising:

allowing the blocked at least one of the notification of the message, the display of the message, the generation of a chat room, or the display of a friend list, in response to release of the at least one control condition.

8. The social network service providing method of claim 4, wherein the associating comprises:

setting at least one of a friend, a friend group, a one-to-one chat room, or a group chat room, as an exception target to be excluded from the blocking of the at least one of the notification of the message, the display of the message, the generation of a chat room, or the display of a friend list.

9. The social network service providing method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically sending a message indicating absence of the user from the user terminal to the conversation partner in response to the message in a state where (i) the user terminal is in an absence state or (ii) the at least one control condition is associated with an automatic response function, and the automatic response function is activated.

10. The social network service providing method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a chat room in response to a request to generate the chat room through one of the plurality of folders and in response to registration of a target as at least one of (i) a friend, (ii) with a friend group, (iii) with a one-to-one chat room, or (iv) with a group chat room, wherein

the target is to be a conversation partner in the generated chat room.

11. The social network service providing method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a folder details screen in response to receiving a selection of a respective folder icon among the at least one folder icon, the folder details screen including the edit menu and a list including one or more chatting elements among the at least one chatting element of the social network service, the respective folder icon corresponding to a respective folder among the at least one of the plurality of folders, and the one or more chatting elements being associated with the respective folder.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including an computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system including a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

providing a folder function for controlling an operation of a social network service with respect to a user terminal, the folder function having a graphical user interface including an edit option;

receiving, from a user of the user terminal, at least one control condition for controlling operation of the social network service;

generating, by the processor, via the folder function, a plurality of folders, each of the plurality of folders operated by at least one of the at least one control condition;

displaying at least one chatting element of the social network service and at least one folder icon corresponding to at least one of the plurality of folders on the graphical user interface, wherein a description or a symbol indicating a control condition of the at least one control condition associated with the at least one of the plurality of folders is displayed on the at least one folder icon;

associating, by the processor, via the folder function, the at least one chatting element of the social network service with the at least one of the plurality of folders by dragging and dropping the at least one chatting element of the social network service into the at least one folder icon corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of folders on the graphical user interface;

displaying an edit menu including a plurality of options for the control condition for a first chatting element among the at least one chatting element associated with the folder function, the displaying an edit menu being based on user selection of the edit option for the first chatting element and the folder function;

associating at least one of the plurality of options for the control condition with the first chatting element and the folder function, the associating at least one of the plurality of options being based on user selection of the at least one of the plurality of options in the edit menu;

determining whether to control an operation of the social network service in the user terminal based on the at least one control condition, in response to a message from a conversation partner associated with the first chatting element; and

controlling, by the processor, the operation of the social network service in the user terminal in response to the determining, the controlling based on the at least one of the plurality of options for the control condition associated with the first chatting element,

wherein the controlling includes activating or deactivating, in the user terminal, at least one of notification of the message, display of the message, generation of a chat room associated with the at least one chatting element, or display of a friend list associated with the at least one chatting element, based on the at least one control condition.

13. A social network service providing system comprising:

at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to

provide a folder function for controlling an operation of a social network service with respect to a user terminal, the folder function having a graphical user interface including an edit option;

receive, from a user of the user terminal, at least one control condition for controlling operation of the social network service;

generate, via the folder function, a plurality of folders, each of the plurality of folders operated by at least one of the at least one control condition;

display at least one chatting element of the social network service and at least one folder icon corresponding to at least one of the plurality of folders on the graphical user interface, wherein a description or a symbol indicating a control condition of the at least one control condition associated with the at least one of the plurality of folders is displayed on the at least one folder icon;

associate, via the folder function, the at least one chatting element of the social network service with the at least one of the plurality of folders by dragging and dropping the at least one chatting element of the social network service into the at least one folder icon corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of folders on the graphical user interface;

display an edit menu including a plurality of options for the control condition for a first chatting element among the at least one chatting element associated with the folder function, the edit menu being displayed based on user selection of the edit option for the first chatting element and the folder function;

associate at least one of the plurality of options for the control condition with the first chatting element and the folder function, the at least one of the plurality of options being associated based on user selection of the at least one of the plurality of options in the edit menu;

determine whether to control an operation of the social network service based on the at least one control condition, in response to a message from a conversation partner associated with the first chatting element; and

control the operation of the social network service in response to determining to control the operation of the social network service based on the at least one control condition, the operation of the social network service being controlled based on the at least one of the plurality of options for the control condition associated with the first chatting element,

wherein the processor is configured to control the operation of the social network service by activating or deactivating, in the user terminal, at least one of notification of the message, display of the message, generation of a chat room associated with the at least one chatting element, or display of a friend list associated with the at least one chatting element, based on the at least one control condition.

14. The social network service providing system of claim 13, wherein the at least one control condition includes at least one of a time, a location, a nation, an account, a keyword, and content, for controlling the operation of the social network service.

15. The social network service providing system of claim 13, wherein the at least one chatting element includes at least one of a friend, a friend group, a one-to-one chat room, or a group chat room, and

wherein the at least one chatting element is a target to which the at least one control condition is applied.

16. The social network service providing system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to block at least one of the notification of the message, the display of the message, the generation of a chat room, or the display of a friend list, based on the at least one control condition.

17. The social network service providing system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to block at least one of the notification of the message, the display of the message, or the generation of a chat room, at a specific time slot when the at least one control condition is associated with the specific time slot.

18. The social network service providing system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to block the conversation partner from the friend list on the social network service at a specific time slot when the at least one control condition is associated with the specific time slot.

19. The social network service providing system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to allow the blocked at least one of the notification of the message, the display of the message, the generation of a chat room, or the display of a friend list, in response to release of the at least one control condition.

20. The social network service providing system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set at least one of a friend, a friend group, a one-to-one chat room, or a group chat room, as an exception target to be excluded from the blocking of the at least one of the notification of the message, the display of the message, the generation of a chat room, or the display of a friend list.

21. The social network service providing system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to automatically send a message indicating absence of the user from the user terminal to the conversation partner in response to the message in a state where (i) the user terminal is in an absence state or (ii) the at least one control condition is associated with an automatic response function, and the automatic response function is activated.

22. The social network service providing system of claim 13, wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to generate a chat room in response to a request to generate the chat room through one of the plurality of folders and in response to registration of a target as at least one of (i) a friend, (ii) with a friend group, (iii) with a one-to-one chat room, or (iv) with a group chat room, wherein

the target is to be a conversation partner in the generated chat room.