Method of creating and joining social group, user device for executing the method, server, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9886702-B2
Application number	US-201113242986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2011
Priority date	Sep 28, 2010
Publication date	Feb 6, 2018
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018

Abstract

A method, user device, server, and storage medium for creating and joining a social group performed by a user device are provided. The method for creating the social group includes receiving information corresponding to a current location of the user device; receiving at least one social group condition information item; and sending a request to create a social group based on the information corresponding to the current location and the at least one social group condition information item to an external device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of creating a social group performed by a user device, the method comprising:
detecting, by a location information detector of the user device, first location information of the user device;
receiving, via an input interface of the user device, social group condition information for creating a social group;
sending, from a processor of the user device, to a server, a request to create the social group, based on the first location information and the social group condition information, for providing a social network service;
detecting, by the location information detector of the user device, second location information of the user device after the social group is created; and
transmitting, by the processor, a request of transference of ownership of the social group from the user device to a device of another member of the social group when the second location information of the user device differs from the first location information,
wherein the another member is previously set based on at least one of information of an order at which users arrive at the location, information indicating where the social group is created, and information indicating a frequency of visits to the location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the server provides a social network service.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, to the server, a request for a social group list based on the first location information of the user device;
receiving the social group list from the server in the user device;
filtering the received social group list based on the information for creating the social group; and
joining a social group selected from the filtered social group list.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the social group condition information includes at least one piece of user-input information and information collected according to movement of the user device.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a method of creating a social group by a user device, the method comprising:
detecting, by a location information detector of the user device, first location information of the user device;
receiving, via an input unit of the user device, social group condition information for creating a social group;
sending, from a processor of the user device, to a server, a request to create the social group based on the first location information and the social group condition information, for providing a social network service;
detecting, by the location information detector of the user device, second location information of the user device after the social group is created; and
transmitting, by the processor, a request of transference of ownership of the social group from the user device to a device of another member of the social group when the second location information of the user device differs from the first location information,
wherein the another member is previously set based on at least one of information of an order at which users arrive at the location, information indicating where the social group is created, and information indicating a frequency of visits to the location.

6. A user device comprising:
a location information detector configured to detect location information of the user device;
an input interface;
a data transmitting/receiving interface configured to communicate with a server; and
a processor configured to detect, via the location information detector, first location information of the user device, receive, via the input interface, social group condition information for creating a social group, send, to the server through the data transmitting/receiving interface, a request to create the social group based on first location information of the user device and the social group condition information, for providing a social network service, detect, via the location information detector, second location information of the user device after the social group is created, and transmit, through the data transmitting/receiving interface, a request of transference of ownership of the social group from the user device to a device of another member of the social group when the second location information of the user device differs from the first location information,
wherein the another member is previously set based on at least one of information of an order at which users arrive at the location, information indicating where the social group is created, and information indicating a frequency of visits to the location.

7. The user device of claim 6 , wherein the social group condition information includes at least one piece of user-input information and information collected according to movement of the user device.

8. The user device of claim 6 , the processor determines whether to join the social group based on the first location information of the user device.

9. The user device of claim 8 , wherein the processor sends, through the data transmitting/receiving interface to the server, a request for a social group list based on the first location information of the user device and adds the user device to the social group based on the received social group list upon receiving the requested social group list.

10. The user device of claim 9 , wherein the processor filters the received social group list based on the information for creating the social group and joins the user device to the social group selected from the filtered social group list.

11. A server comprising:
a data transmitting/receiving interface configured to communicate with at least one user device;
a storage configured to store information related to a created social group; and
a processor configured to create, when location information of a user device and social group condition information, inputted by the user device, for creating a social group are received from the user device through the data transmitting/receiving interface, a social group based on the location information and the social group condition information, to store information about the created social group in the storage, and to transmit, when a request for a social group list is received from the user device through the data transmitting/receiving interface, the social group list based on the information stored in the storage to the user device,
wherein the processor deletes the information about the social group stored in the storage and cancels operations corresponding to the created social group, upon a determination that current location information of each device of all members of the created social group differs from location information stored in the storage based on information received through the data transmitting/receiving interface, and
wherein the another member is previously set based on at least one of information of an order at which users arrive at the location, information indicating where the social group is created, and information indicating a frequency of visits to the location.

Assignees

• Kim Young Suk
• Ban Jong Myeong
• Park Jung Shin
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Young Suk
• Ban Jong Myeong
• Park Jung Shin

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06Q30/0261 Primary

  based on user location · CPC title

• H04L67/1051

  Group master selection mechanisms · CPC title

• H04L67/1046

  Joining mechanisms · CPC title

• H04L67/1048

  Departure or maintenance mechanisms · CPC title