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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11539656-B2
Application number	US-202117546047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2021
Priority date	Aug 21, 2019
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

A method of providing information on a social networking service (SNS) activity to a chatroom, performed by a server, includes: providing an SNS for each of a plurality of anonymous profiles created to be interlinked with an account for an instant messaging service (IMS); receiving information on an SNS activity performed through a first anonymous profile selected corresponding to a chatroom of the IMS, among the plurality of anonymous profiles of a user participating in the chatroom; providing the information on the SNS activity performed through the first anonymous profile to the chatroom; receiving a request to change the profile of the user selected corresponding to the chatroom from the first anonymous profile to a second anonymous profile; receiving information on an SNS activity performed through the second anonymous profile; and providing the information on the SNS activity performed through the second anonymous profile to the chatroom.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of providing information on a social networking service (SNS) activity to a chatroom, performed by a server, the method comprising:
providing an SNS for each of a plurality of anonymous profiles created to be interlinked with an account for an instant messaging service (IMS);
receiving information on an SNS activity performed through a first anonymous profile selected corresponding to a chatroom of the IMS, among the plurality of anonymous profiles of a user participating in the chatroom;
providing the information on the SNS activity performed through the first anonymous profile to the chatroom;
receiving a request to change the profile of the user selected corresponding to the chatroom from the first anonymous profile to a second anonymous profile;
receiving information on an SNS activity performed through the second anonymous profile; and
providing the information on the SNS activity performed through the second anonymous profile to the chatroom.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SNS activity comprises at least one of an activity of posting contents using the first anonymous profile on a posting space corresponding to the first anonymous profile, an activity of editing the posted contents using the first anonymous profile, and an activity of providing a feedback on the posted contents using the first anonymous profile.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the contents comprises at least one of text, audio, photo, and video.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the SNS activity comprises at least one of profile information on the first anonymous profile, a link to access the SNS activity, and a thumbnail of the SNS activity.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the information on the SNS activity performed through the first or second anonymous profile comprises receiving a request for sharing the SNS activity performed through the first or second anonymous profile, with respect to the chatroom.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing of the information on the SNS activity performed through the first or second anonymous profile comprises extracting a participant of the chatroom and transmitting the information on the SNS activity performed through the first or second anonymous profile to a terminal of the participant.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the terminal of the participant displays the received information on the SNS activity in the form of a rich feed distinct from a speech balloon in a chat display region of the chatroom.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein in response to an input of selecting the rich feed, the terminal of the participant displays an interface for providing the SNS activity.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the terminal of the participant displays the received information of the SNS activity in the form of a list in a pre-allocated region of the chatroom.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chatroom comprises a chatroom to be participated in through link information.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide an SNS for each of a plurality of anonymous profiles created to be interlinked with an account for an instant messaging service (IMS), receive information on an SNS activity performed through a first anonymous profile selected corresponding to a chatroom of the IMS, among the plurality of anonymous profiles of a user participating in the chatroom, provide the information on the SNS activity performed through the first anonymous profile to the chatroom, receive a request to change the profile of the user selected corresponding to the chatroom from the first anonymous profile to a second anonymous profile, receiving information on an SNS activity performed through the second anonymous profile, and provide the information on the SNS activity performed through the second anonymous profile to the chatroom.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receiving a request for sharing the SNS activity performed through the first anonymous profile or the second anonymous profile, with respect to the chatroom.

13. A server for providing information on a social networking service (SNS) activity to a chatroom, the server comprising:
a processor configured to provide an SNS for each of a plurality of anonymous profiles created to be interlinked with an account for an instant messaging service (IMS), receive information on an SNS activity performed through a first anonymous profile selected corresponding to a chatroom of the IMS, among the plurality of anonymous profiles of a user participating in the chatroom, provide the information on the SNS activity performed through the first anonymous profile to the chatroom, receive a request to change the profile of the user selected corresponding to the chatroom from the first anonymous profile to a second anonymous profile, receive information on an SNS activity performed through the second anonymous profile, and provide the information on the SNS activity performed through the second anonymous profile to the chatroom.

14. The server of claim 13 , wherein a terminal of a participant participating in the chatroom displays the received information on the SNS activity in the form of a rich feed distinct from a speech balloon in a chat display region of the chatroom.

15. The server of claim 13 , wherein a terminal of a participant participating in the chatroom displays the received information on the SNS activity in the form of a list in a pre-allocated region of the chatroom.

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

• H04L51/52 Primary

  for supporting social networking services · CPC title

• H04L67/30

  Profiles · CPC title

• H04L51/04 Primary

  Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] · 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

• H04L51/046 Primary

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title