Messaging service system and method for expanding member addition operation
First Claim
1. A messaging service system, comprising:
- a member registering unit configured to allow a user to create a group, and to register a first member designated by the user as a first participant of the group; and
a member managing unit configured to disclose the group to the first participant and assign, to the first participant, a permission to add a second participant to the group,wherein the member registering unit is configured to add a second member designated by the first participant as the second participant of the group, and the member managing unit is configured to display a list of members registered by the member registering unit and a list of groups created by the member registering unit,wherein the second participant is displayed in the list of groups displayed by the member managing unit, but is not displayed in the list of members displayed by the member managing unit;
wherein at least one of the first participant and the second participant is recommended to be registered as a friend of the user if the at least one of the first participant and the second participant is not registered as a friend at the time of the recommendation;
wherein the friend of the user is a member associated with the user in a messaging service,wherein the first participant adds the second participant to the group in a case where the first participant has contact information of the second participant and the second participant accepts an invitation sent from the first participant, andwherein the contact information includes a phone number or an email address registered in a phonebook of a mobile terminal of the first participant.
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Abstract
Provided is a messaging service system and method for adding a contact through a grouping operation. The messaging service system includes a member registering unit configured to create a group, and to register a first member designated by a user as a first participant of the group; and a member managing unit configured to disclose the group to the first participant of the group, to assign, to the first participant, a permission to add a second participant to the group, in which, the member registering unit is configured to add a second member designated by the first participant of the group as the second participant of the group, and the member managing unit is configured to display a list of members registered by the member registering unit and a list of groups created by the member registering unit.
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43 Claims
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1. A messaging service system, comprising:
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a member registering unit configured to allow a user to create a group, and to register a first member designated by the user as a first participant of the group; and a member managing unit configured to disclose the group to the first participant and assign, to the first participant, a permission to add a second participant to the group, wherein the member registering unit is configured to add a second member designated by the first participant as the second participant of the group, and the member managing unit is configured to display a list of members registered by the member registering unit and a list of groups created by the member registering unit, wherein the second participant is displayed in the list of groups displayed by the member managing unit, but is not displayed in the list of members displayed by the member managing unit; wherein at least one of the first participant and the second participant is recommended to be registered as a friend of the user if the at least one of the first participant and the second participant is not registered as a friend at the time of the recommendation; wherein the friend of the user is a member associated with the user in a messaging service, wherein the first participant adds the second participant to the group in a case where the first participant has contact information of the second participant and the second participant accepts an invitation sent from the first participant, and wherein the contact information includes a phone number or an email address registered in a phonebook of a mobile terminal of the first participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 35, 38, 39)
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13. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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an interface configured to access a messaging service system that provides a messaging service; and a display screen configured to display a service screen associated with the messaging service, wherein the service screen is configured to receive registration of a group created by a user, the group comprising a first member designated by the user as a first participant of the group;
the service screen is configured to display a list of registered members and a list of groups and assign, to the first participant of the group, a permission to add a second member as a second participant of the group,wherein the second participant is displayed in the list of groups displayed by the service screen, but is not displayed in the list of registered members displayed by the service screen; wherein at least one of the first participant and the second participant is recommended to be registered as a friend of the user if the at least one of the first participant and the second participant is not registered as a friend at the time of the recommendation; wherein the friend of the user is a member associated with the user in a messaging service, wherein the first participant adds the second participant to the group in a case where the first participant has contact information of the second participant and the second participant accepts an invitation sent from the first participant, and wherein the contact information includes a phone number or an email address registered in a phonebook of a mobile terminal of the first participant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 36, 40, 41)
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22. A messaging service method using a terminal of a user that uses a processor, the method comprising:
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creating a group in a messaging service by using the terminal of the user; registering a first member using the terminal as a first participant of the group; disclosing the group to the first participant; assigning, to the first participant, a permission to add a second participant to the group, wherein adding the second participant comprises adding a second member designated by the first participant as the second participant; and displaying a list of registered members and a list of created groups using the terminal, wherein the second participant is displayed in the list of created groups, but is not displayed in the list of registered members; wherein at least one of the first participant and the second participant is recommended to be registered as a friend of the user if the at least one of the first participant and the second participant is not registered as a friend at the time of the recommendation; wherein the friend of the user is a member associated with the user in a messaging service, wherein the first participant adds the second participant to the group a case where the first participant has contact information of the second participant and the second participant accepts an invitation sent from the first participant, and wherein the contact information includes a phone number or an email address registered in a phonebook of a mobile terminal of the first participant. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 42, 43)
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