Method and apparatus for displaying interface for providing social networking service through anonymous profile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11218436-B2
Application number	US-202117210508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2021
Priority date	Aug 21, 2019
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A method of displaying an interface for providing a social networking service (SNS) through an anonymous profile, performed by a user terminal, includes displaying a first list of at least one anonymous chatroom created by a user account for an instant messaging service (IMS) using a first region on a first page in an interface for the IMS, displaying a second list of at least one anonymous profile created to be interlinked with the user account using a first region on a second page in the interface for the IMS, and displaying, in response to an input of selecting any one anonymous profile in the second list, an interface for providing the SNS through the selected anonymous profile.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method of a server providing a social networking service (SNS) based on at least one anonymous profile, the control method comprising:
receiving a request for creating a first anonymous profile from a first user terminal;
creating the first anonymous profile;
assigning link information to the first anonymous profile; and
creating at least one chatroom which is accessible through the link information assigned to the first anonymous profile and is a chatroom for 1:1 chat with the first anonymous profile,
wherein a detail interface for the first anonymous profile outputted on the first user terminal provides interest data being set for the first anonymous profile and a list of the at least one chatroom participated in using the first anonymous profile.

2. The control method of claim 1 , wherein the link information is information to be shared by the first user terminal with another user terminal.

3. The control method of claim 2 , further comprising:
replying, if a request corresponding to the link information is received from a second user terminal with which the link information is shared, to the second user terminal with information on the first anonymous profile.

4. The control method of claim 3 , wherein the information on the first anonymous profile is interest data being set for the first anonymous profile.

5. The control method of claim 4 , wherein the interest data include at least one of a hashtag and a post associated with the first anonymous profile.

6. The control method of claim 5 , wherein the detail interface for the first anonymous profile is outputted on the second user terminal, and
the interest data are included in the outputted detail interface.

7. The control method of claim 1 , wherein posts included in the interest data on the outputted detail interface are displayed in arrangement in an order of being associated with interest data being set for the first anonymous profile.

8. The control method of claim 1 , wherein a chat creating request through the first anonymous profile is made by a user input through a detail interface for the first anonymous profile.

9. A method of providing a social networking service (SNS), performed by a user terminal based on at least one anonymous profile, the method comprising:
transmitting a request for creating a first anonymous profile to an SNS providing server; and
outputting a detail interface for the created first anonymous profile,
wherein the detail interface includes interest data being set for the first anonymous profile, and
a list of at least one anonymous chatroom which is accessible through link information assigned to the first anonymous profile and is a chatroom for 1:1 chat with the first anonymous profile.

Assignees

• Kakao Corp

Inventors

• Lee Ji Sun
• Park Hyun Young
• Lim Seong Mi
• Park Young Min
• Lee Doo Won
• Ko Eun Jung
• Lee Jae Lin
• Lim Kwang Hui
• Shim Ki Yong
• Choi Sun Ho
• Choi Kwang Hoon
• Lee Hwa Young
• Lee Jae Gil
• Kim Kyong Rim
• Cho Soo Min

Classifications

• H04L51/046 Primary

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• H04L51/52 Primary

  for supporting social networking services · CPC title

• H04L51/216

  Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads · CPC title

• H04L63/0421

  Anonymous communication, i.e. the party's identifiers are hidden from the other party or parties, e.g. using an anonymizer · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title