JP7601567B2 - Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for picking content creators in chat rooms - Google Patents

Description

The following description relates to techniques for managing messages in chat rooms.

Instant messenger, a common communication tool, is software that allows users to send and receive messages and data in real time. When a user registers a conversation partner on the messenger, they can exchange messages with the person registered in the conversation list in real time.

This type of messenger function is now commonly used not only on PCs but also in the mobile environment of mobile communication devices.

For example, Patent Document 1 (published on September 30, 2002) discloses a mobile messenger service system and method for a mobile terminal that uses a wireless communication network to provide a messenger service between mobile messengers installed on the mobile terminal.

As instant messengers become more widely used, the functions they provide are becoming more diverse, and it is now possible to use open chatting, where users can communicate with users who are not their friends via links by using phone numbers or IDs.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2002-0074304

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system that allows picking content creators in chat rooms.

A method is provided for execution by a computer system, the computer system including at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions contained in a memory, the method including the steps of: picking, by the at least one processor, at least one content creator identified by a user of the computer system from among conversation partners included in a chat room; and providing, by the at least one processor, an interface for searching for messages of the content creator from among messages included in the chat room.

According to one aspect, the providing step may include, when at least one particular content creator is selected from among the content creators, displaying the message of the selected particular content creator in the chat room in a manner distinct from other messages.

According to another aspect, the providing step may include displaying a list of content creators selected by the user on a screen of the chat room in response to a request from the user in the chat room.

In another aspect, the providing step may further include displaying the messages of the selected particular content creator while jumping to previous or subsequent message positions within the chat room screen in accordance with the user's request.

According to another aspect, the picking step may include providing an interface in the chat room that allows a user to pick a particular content creator using a conversation partner profile or conversation partner list.

According to another aspect, the step of providing the interface may include providing, along with the interface, the number of times each content creator has been picked by other users.

According to another aspect, the method may further include providing, by the at least one processor, an interface for setting message notifications for the chat room and an interface for setting message notifications for the content creator.

In another aspect, the method may provide a notification for a received message when the content creator's message is received, even if message receipt notifications for the chat room are set to off.

According to another aspect, the method may further include archiving, by the at least one processor, messages of the content creator among messages received in the chat room and providing the archived messages in a separate page upon request by the user.

According to another aspect, the method may further include recommending, by the at least one processor, other chat rooms in which the content creator is included or which the content creator manages.

According to yet another aspect, the method may further include, by the at least one processor, recommending other content creators that have been picked a certain number of times by other users in chat rooms in which the user is included.

A computer program is provided that is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium to cause the computer system to execute the method.

A computer system is provided that includes at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions included in a memory, the at least one processor including a content creator selection unit that selects at least one content creator specified by a user of the computer system from among conversation partners included in a chat room, and a message providing unit that provides an interface for searching for messages of the content creator from among messages included in the chat room.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a network environment in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 illustrates example components that may be included in a processor of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method that can be performed by an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a process for picking a content creator in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a process for picking a content creator in an embodiment of the present invention. 11 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a process of searching for messages of a content creator selected by a user in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a process of searching for messages of a content creator selected by a user in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a process for providing a receipt notification for a message of a content creator picked by a user in an embodiment of the present invention. 11 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a process of collectively displaying messages of content creators selected by a user in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a process of collectively displaying messages of content creators selected by a user in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

The following describes in detail an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a technology for managing messages in a chat room.

Embodiments including those specifically disclosed in this specification may provide a function for picking a favorite content creator from among conversation partners included in a chat room, thereby allowing the user to efficiently provide notification of receipt, a collective display function, and a search function by selecting messages generated by the content creators selected by the user.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network environment in one embodiment of the present invention. The network environment in Figure 1 shows an example including multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140, multiple servers 150, 160, and a network 170. Figure 1 is merely an example for explaining the invention, and the number of electronic devices and the number of servers are not limited to those shown in Figure 1.

The electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 may be fixed terminals or mobile terminals realized by a computer system. Examples of the electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 include smartphones, mobile phones, navigation systems, personal computers (PCs), notebook PCs, digital broadcasting terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), tablets, game consoles, wearable devices, internet of things (IoT) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, and augmented reality (AR) devices. As an example, FIG. 1 shows a smartphone as an example of the electronic device 110, but in an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 110 may refer to one of a variety of physical computer systems that can communicate with other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and/or servers 150, 160 via a network 170 using a substantially wireless or wired communication method.

The communication method is not limited, and may include not only a communication method using a communication network that the network 170 can include (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcast network, a satellite network, etc.), but also short-range wireless communication between devices. For example, the network 170 may include any one or more of a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a broadband network (BBN), the Internet, etc. Furthermore, the network 170 may include any one or more of a network topology including, but not limited to, a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, etc.

Each of the servers 150 and 160 may be realized by one or more computer devices that communicate with the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 via the network 170 to provide instructions, code, files, content, services, and the like. For example, the server 150 may be a system that provides a first service to the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 connected via the network 170, and the server 160 may also be a system that provides a second service to the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 connected via the network 170. As a more specific example, the server 150 may provide a service (e.g., a messaging service, for example) targeted by an application, which is a computer program installed and executed in the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140, as a first service to the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140. As another example, the server 160 may provide, as a second service, a service of distributing files for installing and executing the above-mentioned application to multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140.

Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining the internal configuration of an electronic device and a server in one embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 2, the internal configuration of electronic device 110 and the internal configuration of server 150 are explained as examples of electronic devices. In addition, other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and server 160 may also have the same or similar internal configuration as electronic device 110 or server 150 described above.

The electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include memories 211, 221, processors 212, 222, communication modules 213, 223, and input/output interfaces 214, 224. The memories 211, 221 are non-transitory computer-readable recording media and may include persistent large-capacity storage devices such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), disk drives, solid state drives (SSD), flash memories, etc. Here, persistent large-capacity storage devices such as ROM, SSD, flash memories, and disk drives may be included in the electronic device 110 and the server 150 as persistent storage devices separate from the memories 211, 221. In addition, the memories 211 and 221 may store an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a browser installed and executed in the electronic device 110, or code for an application installed in the electronic device 110 to provide a specific service). Such software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium other than the memories 211 and 221. Such another computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, or a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into the memories 211 and 221 through the communication modules 213 and 223, which are not computer-readable recording media. For example, at least one program may be loaded into the memories 211 and 221 based on a computer program (for example, the above-mentioned application) that is installed by a file provided via the network 170 by a developer or a file distribution system that distributes an installation file for the application (for example, the above-mentioned server 160).

The processors 212, 222 may be configured to process computer program instructions by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processors 212, 222 by the memories 211, 221 or the communication modules 213, 223. For example, the processors 212, 222 may be configured to execute instructions received according to program code recorded in a recording device such as the memories 211, 221.

The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide a function for the electronic device 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other via the network 170, or may provide a function for the electronic device 110 and/or the server 150 to communicate with other electronic devices (for example, the electronic device 120) or other servers (for example, the server 160). As an example, a request generated by the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 according to a program code recorded in a recording device such as the memory 211 may be transmitted to the server 150 via the network 170 under the control of the communication module 213. Conversely, a control signal, instruction, content, file, etc. provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 may be received by the electronic device 110 through the communication module 213 of the electronic device 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170. For example, control signals, commands, content, files, etc. of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or memory 211, and the content, files, etc. may be recorded on a recording medium (the above-mentioned permanent recording device) that the electronic device 110 may further include.

The input/output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input/output device 215. For example, the input device may include a keyboard, mouse, microphone, camera, etc., and the output device may include a display, speaker, haptic feedback device, etc. As another example, the input/output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device in which input and output functions are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. The input/output device 215 may be configured as one device together with the electronic device 110. In addition, the input/output interface 224 of the server 150 may be a means for interfacing with an input or output device (not shown) that may be connected to the server 150 or included in the server 150. As a more specific example, when the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 processes the instructions of the computer program loaded in the memory 211, a service screen or content configured using data provided by the server 150 or the electronic device 120 may be displayed on the display through the input/output interface 214.

In other embodiments, the electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include more components than those in FIG. 2. However, it is not necessary to clearly show most of the conventional components. For example, the electronic device 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the input/output devices 215 described above, and may further include other components such as a transceiver, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, a camera, various sensors, a database, etc. As a more specific example, if the electronic device 110 is a smartphone, various components such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, a button using a touch panel, an input/output port, a vibrator for vibration, etc., which are generally included in a smartphone, may be implemented to further include in the electronic device 110.

Below, we describe specific embodiments of a method and system for picking content creators in chat rooms.

In this specification, a chat room may refer to an interface screen of a chat function that allows users to exchange messages with each other in a messenger or SNS (social network service), and in particular may refer to a chat room with an open chat function that allows users to chat immediately via a link such as a URL using a phone number or ID without adding the user as a friend. An open chat link may include a function that automatically executes a messenger and executes the chat room of the link when the link is clicked so that chatting can be started immediately.

Below, we will explain an open chat room on Messenger as a specific embodiment, but this is not limited to this. Any conversation-based interface of a service that allows multiple users to participate based on links, user accounts, phone numbers, etc., and that allows new participants to join at any time, can be applied.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of an electronic device in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method that may be executed by an electronic device in one embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic device 110 according to the present embodiment may be configured with a message management system implemented by a computer. As an example, the message management system may be implemented in the form of an independently operating program, or may be configured as an in-app form of a specific application and may be implemented to be capable of operating on the specific application, and in some cases, a messaging service may be provided in conjunction with the server 150.

Based on instructions provided by an application installed on the electronic device 110, the message management system implemented in the electronic device 110 may execute the message management method shown in FIG. 4.

To execute the message management method of FIG. 4, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 may include components, as shown in FIG. 3, a content creator selection unit 310, a message provision unit 320, and a recommendation unit 330. Depending on the embodiment, the components of the processor 212 may be selectively included or excluded from the processor 212. Also, depending on the embodiment, the components of the processor 212 may be separated or combined to express the functions of the processor 212.

Such processor 212 and components of processor 212 may control electronic device 110 to execute steps 410-440 of the message management method of FIG. 4. For example, processor 212 and components of processor 212 may be implemented to execute instructions from operating system code and at least one program code contained in memory 211.

Here, the components of the processor 212 may be representations of different functions of the processor 212 that are executed by the processor 212 according to instructions provided by a program code recorded in the electronic device 110 (for example, instructions provided by an application executed on the electronic device 110). For example, the content creator selection unit 310 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 212 that controls the electronic device 110 according to the above-mentioned instructions so that the electronic device 110 picks a content creator specified by a user.

In step 410, the processor 212 may read necessary instructions from the memory 211 loaded with instructions related to the control of the electronic device 110. In this case, the read instructions may include instructions for controlling the processor 212 to execute steps 420 to 440 described below.

In step 420, the content creator selection unit 310 may select a content creator specified by the user of the electronic device 110 in a chat room of the messenger installed in the electronic device 110. Here, the content creator means a conversation partner included in the chat room, and may mean an entity that exchanges various types of content such as text, image, video, etc., as a type of message through the chat room. Each chat room included in the messenger installed in the electronic device 110 by the user includes a function that allows the user to pick one or more content creators from among the content creators who exchange messages in the corresponding chat room. In other words, the user can pick a specific content creator who mainly provides content that is meaningful or that the user likes from among the content creators included in the chat room. In this case, the content creator selection unit 310 may record and maintain information about a specific content creator selected by the user for each chat room in association with the corresponding chat room.

In step 430, the message providing unit 320 may manage messages included in the chat rooms based on information on content creators picked by the user in relation to each chat room, and may provide messages generated by a specific content creator picked by the user in the chat room among the messages included in the chat rooms in response to a request from the user of the electronic device 110. The message providing unit 320 may provide a reception notification, a collective display function, and a search function only for messages of a specific content creator picked by the user in the chat room among the messages included in the chat room. As an example, the message providing unit 320 may provide a reception notification only for messages of a specific content creator among messages received in the chat room. For example, if the message reception notification of the chat room is set to an off state, a reception notification is not output even if a message is received in the chat room, but a reception notification may be output as an exception for a message of a content creator picked by the user. As another example, the message providing unit 320 may archive messages of a specific content creator picked by the user among messages received in the chat room, and provide the archived messages on an individual page by a collective display function upon a request from the user. In other words, the message providing unit 320 may provide messages of a specific content creator among messages received in the chat room on an individual collective display page. As another example, the message providing unit 320 may provide a search function for messages of a specific content creator picked by the user among messages received in the chat room. In this case, the message providing unit 320 may display a profile of a specific content creator picked by the user in the corresponding chat room on the chat room screen, and when the user selects at least one profile from the displayed profiles, may display messages of the content creator corresponding to the selected profile in a manner distinguished from other messages, and may display the messages displayed in a manner distinguished from other messages while moving to a previous or subsequent message position in the chat room. Therefore, the message providing unit 320 can provide a reception notification, a collective display function, and a search function only for messages of a specific content creator selected by the user from among the messages included in the chat room.

In step 440, the recommendation unit 330 may recommend other chat rooms or other content creators to the user of the electronic device 110. As an example, the recommendation unit 330 may recommend other chat rooms in which the content creator is included or directly managed, to the user of the electronic device 110, based on information about a particular content creator picked by the user of the electronic device 110. In the case of an open chat room, the user who opens the chat room becomes the administrator who operates the chat room, and such administrative authority can be transferred to or received from others. The recommendation unit 330 may recommend chat rooms in which the content creator picked by the user acts as a simple participant, or chat rooms in which the content creator has administrative authority. As another example, the recommendation unit 330 may recommend content creators that have been picked a certain number of times or more by others in a chat room including the user of the electronic device 110. For example, when the user tries to pick a particular content creator in a chat room, the recommendation unit 330 may recommend content creators that have been picked by many other users. Therefore, the recommendation unit 330 can provide reliable recommendation information related to public chats by recommending other chat rooms that include or are directly managed by the content creator picked by the user, or by recommending content creators picked by many others.

Figures 5 and 6 are illustrative diagrams illustrating an example of the process of picking a content creator in one embodiment of the present invention.

The processor 212 may provide a UI in each chat room that allows the user to pick a particular favorite conversation partner, i.e., a particular content creator, from among the conversation partners included in that chat room.

Referring to FIG. 5, when a user selects a particular profile 501 in a chat room 500, the processor 212 may provide a content creator introduction screen 510 including information about the content creator of the profile. In this case, the content creator introduction screen 510 may include a "pick" menu 511 that allows the user to pick a particular content creator who mainly provides content that is meaningful or favorite to the user, along with profile information including a name designated by the content creator. In particular, the content creator introduction screen 510 may also include a pick count 512 indicating how many other users have picked the content creator. The pick count 512 may mean the number of times the content creator has been picked by users included in the chat room 500, and in some embodiments, may mean the number of times the content creator has been picked by users in all open chat rooms.

As another example, referring to FIG. 6, the processor 212 may provide a conversation partner screen 620 including a conversation partner list 621 participating in the chat room 500 in response to a user request in the chat room 500. In this case, the conversation partner screen 620 may include a "pick" menu 622 that allows the user to pick a particular content creator who mainly provides content that is meaningful or favorite to the user, along with profile information including a name, etc., designated by the content creator for each conversation partner included in the conversation partner list 621, i.e., each content creator. In addition, the number of times each content creator has been picked by others may also be provided for each content creator included in the conversation partner list 621.

A user may pick one or more content creators of their choice in the chat room 500 using the process described above.

Therefore, the processor 212 can provide UIs 511, 622 that allow a user to pick a specific content creator in the chat room 500 using the profile 501 or conversation partner list 621. In addition to the profile 501 or conversation partner list 621, any interface that allows a user to identify a content creator in the chat room 500 can be applied.

Depending on the embodiment, at least some of the content creators included in the chat room may be excluded from being picked or may be rejected from being picked by users, depending on the settings of the administrator who manages the chat room or the settings of the individuals who participate in the chat room.

Figures 7 and 8 are illustrative diagrams illustrating an example of a process for searching for messages from a content creator selected by a user in one embodiment of the present invention.

The processor 212 may provide functionality to search for messages contained in a chat room that are from a particular content creator selected by the user.

Referring to FIG. 7, the chat room 500 may include a search button 703 for searching messages within the chat room 500, and when a user enters the search button 703 in the chat room 500, a first search interface 730 may be activated to search for messages containing the keywords entered by the user, and a second search interface 740 may be activated to search for messages of a particular content creator selected by the user.

The second search interface 740 may include a list 741 of content creators selected by the user in the chat room 500. In this case, the content creator list 741 may be configured with a profile image of each content creator and may be configured with an interface that allows single or multiple selections.

Referring to FIG. 8, the processor 212 may display a content creator list 741 as a second search interface 740 on the screen of the chat room 500, and when a user selects at least one content creator from the content creator list 741, the profile 851 of the selected content creator may be highlighted to distinguish it from other content creators. Furthermore, the processor 212 may display display elements such as text color, text size, speech bubble background color, etc., differently so that a message 861 of a content creator selected from the content creator list 741 among messages included in the chat room 500 is distinguished from other messages.

The processor 212 may display messages 861 of a content creator selected in the content creator list 741 from among the messages contained in the chat room 500, jumping to previous or subsequent message positions within the chat room 500 screen in response to a user request.

Therefore, the processor 212 may provide a function for searching messages included in the chat room 500 by keyword as well as a function for searching messages by the content creator with whom the conversation is taking place. In the process of searching for necessary information within a chat room, the difficulty of indiscreet conversations and searching for unnecessary information can be eliminated by using the message search function by content creator.

Figure 9 is an illustrative diagram illustrating an example of a process for providing a receipt notification for a message from a content creator selected by a user in one embodiment of the present invention.

The processor 212 may provide receipt notification only for messages received in the chat room that are from content creators selected by the user.

Referring to FIG. 9, the processor 212 may provide a notification setting screen 970 on the screen of the chat room 500 in response to a request from a user in the chat room 500. The notification setting screen 970 may include an interface 971 for setting message reception notifications for the chat room 500 (hereinafter referred to as "chat room notifications"), and when the chat room notifications are set to an off state, an interface 972 may be additionally provided that allows the user to set on/off reception notifications for messages from content creators picked by the user (hereinafter referred to as "pick notifications").

When a user sets chat room notifications to off and pick notifications to on, the processor 212 may provide a receipt notification only for messages received in the chat room 500 that are from content creators picked by the user.

The chat room notifications and pick notifications mentioned above can be set not only individually for each chat room, but also for all chat rooms at once.

Instead of providing a separate on/off setting interface 972 for pick notifications, the act of a user picking a particular content creator in the chat room 500 can be considered the same as setting pick notifications to on, so that even if chat room notifications are set to off, if there is a content creator picked by the user, a receipt notification can be provided for messages from that content creator.

Therefore, the processor 212 may provide a notification of receipt only for messages received in the chat room that are from content creators selected by the user. This has the effect of blocking out unnecessary information and allowing the user to selectively subscribe to only the information that they need.

Figures 10 and 11 are illustrative diagrams illustrating an example of a process for displaying messages from content creators selected by a user in one embodiment of the present invention.

The processor 212 may archive messages received in a chat room that are from a specific content creator selected by the user, and upon request from the user, provide the archived messages on individual pages as a collective display function.

For example, referring to FIG. 10, when a content creator picked by a user through a profile, conversation partner list, or the like is selected in the chat room 500, the processor 212 may provide a content creator introduction screen 1080. In this case, the content creator introduction screen 1080 may include a "display all" menu 1081 for providing only the messages of the content creator in a separate display page, together with profile information including the name, etc., designated by the content creator.

When the user selects the "all" menu 1081, the processor 212 may provide an all-at-once page 1000 that consists of only the messages of the content creator selected by the user. When a specific message is selected on the all-at-once page 1000, the user may be directed to the chat room that contains the message, and the screen may automatically scroll to the position of the selected message.

When the user selects multiple content creators, the processor 212 may archive the messages of the corresponding content creators for each content creator, and may divide the all-at-once display page 1100 into multiple tab pages and display the messages of each content creator in each tab, as shown in FIG. 11.

Thus, the processor 212 can collect only the messages of the content creators picked by the user and provide them on a separate page.

Thus, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user can pick a particular content creator in a chat room who primarily provides content that is meaningful to the user or that the user likes, and can be provided with a receipt notification, a collective display function, and a search function for messages from the content creators that the user has picked.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, you can pick your favorite content creators from among the content creators included in the chat room.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, notifications can be provided only for messages received in a chat room that are from content creators selected by the user.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a consolidated display of messages received in a chat room from content creators selected by the user.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to search for only messages from content creators selected by the user among messages contained in a chat room.

Additionally, embodiments of the present invention can recommend other chat rooms to a user based on information related to the content creators the user picks.

Additionally, embodiments of the present invention can recommend other content creators to users based on the number of times they have been picked by others.

The above-described devices may be realized by hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments may be realized using one or more general-purpose or special-purpose computers, such as a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or various devices capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications that run on the OS. The processing device may also respond to the execution of the software and access, record, manipulate, process, and generate data. For convenience of understanding, one processing device may be described as being used, but one skilled in the art will understand that the processing device may include multiple processing elements and/or multiple types of processing elements. For example, a processing unit may include multiple processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations, such as parallel processors, are also possible.

The software may include computer programs, codes, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, and may configure or instruct the processing device to operate as desired, either independently or collectively. The software and/or data may be embodied in any type of machine, component, physical device, computer storage medium, or device to be interpreted based on the processing device or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. The software may be distributed and stored or executed in a distributed manner on computer systems connected by a network. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer-readable storage media.

The method according to the embodiment may be realized in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. Here, the medium may be one that continuously records the computer-executable program, or one that temporarily records it for execution or download. The medium may be one of various recording means or storage means in the form of a single or multiple hardware combined, and is not limited to a medium directly connected to a certain computer system, but may be one that is distributed on a network. Examples of the medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and ROMs, RAMs, flash memories, etc., configured to record program instructions. Other examples of the medium include recording media or storage media managed by application stores that distribute applications, or sites, servers, etc. that supply or distribute various other software.

Although the embodiments have been described above based on limited embodiments and drawings, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and variations may be made from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from that described, and/or the components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. may be combined or combined in a manner different from that described, or may be counterbalanced or replaced by other components or equivalents, and still achieve suitable results.

Therefore, different embodiments that are equivalent to the scope of the claims are within the scope of the attached claims.

212: Processor 310: Content creator selection unit 320: Message provision unit 330: Recommendation unit

Claims (20)

1. A method executed by a computer system, comprising:
The computer system includes at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions contained in a memory;
The method comprises:
picking, by the at least one processor, at least one content creator identified by a user of the computer system from among conversation partners included in a chat room; and providing, by the at least one processor, an interface for searching for messages of the content creator from among messages included in the chat room ,
The picking step includes:
providing a number of times the at least one content creator has been picked by other users.
A method comprising : providing an interface for searching messages of the content creators ,
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: when at least one particular content creator is selected from among the content creators, displaying messages of the selected particular content creator in the chat room distinct from other messages. providing an interface for searching messages of the content creators ,
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: displaying a list of content creators picked by the user on a screen of the chat room according to a request of the user in the chat room. providing an interface for searching messages of the content creators ,
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: displaying messages of the selected particular content creator while jumping to previous or subsequent message positions within the chat room screen in accordance with the user's request. The picking step includes:
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing an interface in the chat room through which a particular content creator can be picked using a conversation partner profile or conversation partner list. providing an interface through which the particular content creator can be selected ,
providing each content creator with the interface a number of times the content creator has been picked by other users;
The method according to claim 5. The method comprises:
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing, by the at least one processor, an interface for setting message notifications for the chat room as well as an interface for setting message notifications for the content creator. The method comprises:
When a message of the content creator is received, even if a message reception notification for the chat room is set to an off state, a notification is provided for the received message.
The method of claim 1. The method comprises:
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: archiving, by the at least one processor, messages of the content creator received in the chat room and providing the archived messages in a separate page upon request by the user. The method comprises:
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: recommending, by the at least one processor, other chat rooms in which the content creator is included or which the content creator manages. 1. A method executed by a computer system, comprising:
The computer system includes at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions contained in a memory;
The method comprises:
picking, by the at least one processor, at least one content creator identified by a user of the computer system from among conversation partners included in a chat room; and
providing, by the at least one processor, an interface for searching messages of the content creator among messages contained in the chat room.
Including,
The method comprises:
The method further comprising: recommending, by the at least one processor, other content creators that have been picked a certain number of times or more by other users in chat rooms in which the user is included. A computer program for causing the computer system to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11. 1. A computer system comprising:
at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in a memory;
The at least one processor
a content creator selection unit for selecting at least one content creator specified by a user of the computer system from among conversation partners included in a chat room; and a message providing unit for providing an interface for searching for messages of the content creator from among messages included in the chat room ,
The content creator selection unit:
The computer system provides a number of times the at least one content creator has been picked by other users . The message providing unit includes:
displaying a list of content creators selected by the user on a screen of the chat room in response to a request from the user in the chat room;
when at least one particular content creator is selected from the list of content creators, messages of the selected particular content creator are displayed in the chat room in a differentiated manner from other messages;
14. The computer system of claim 13. The message providing unit includes:
displaying messages of the selected particular content creator while jumping to previous or subsequent message positions within the chat room screen in accordance with a request from the user;
15. The computer system of claim 14. The content creator selection unit:
providing an interface in said chat room whereby a particular content creator can be picked using a conversation partner profile or conversation partner list;
14. The computer system of claim 13. The content creator selection unit:
providing each content creator with the interface a number of times the content creator has been picked by other users;
17. The computer system of claim 16. The message providing unit includes:
providing an interface for setting message notifications for the chat room and an interface for setting message notifications for the content creator;
14. The computer system of claim 13. The message providing unit includes:
archiving messages of said content creators among messages received in said chat rooms, and providing said archived messages on individual pages upon request from said users;
14. The computer system of claim 13. 1. A computer system comprising:
At least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions contained in the memory.
Including,
The at least one processor
a content creator selection unit for selecting at least one content creator identified by a user of the computer system from among conversation partners included in a chat room;
a message providing unit that provides an interface for searching for messages of the content creator among messages included in the chat room; and
A recommendation unit that recommends other content creators who have been picked a certain number of times or more by other users in a chat room in which the user is included .

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