JP7393487B2 - Method and system for recommending profile pictures and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium - Google Patents

Description

The following description relates to techniques for reflecting photos in the profile area of messages in chat rooms.

Instant Messenger, a common communication tool, is software that allows messages and data to be sent and received in real time.When a user registers a conversation partner on Messenger, they can send and receive messages in real time with the other party registered in the conversation list. can be exchanged.

Such messenger functions are now widely used not only in PCs but also in mobile environments of mobile communication terminals.

For example, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2002-0074304 (published on September 30, 2002) discloses a wireless communication system that enables messenger services to be provided between mobile messengers installed on mobile terminals. A mobile messenger service system and method for a mobile terminal using a communication network is disclosed.

Generally, a Messenger chat room provides an area for each message that shows the profile picture of the user who sent the message.

In a chat room such as a messenger or a social network service (SNS), a profile photo area can be customized for each message by taking a photo and/or recommending a photo.

By minimizing the process and time required to attach a photo for profile customization in a chat room, the usability of the custom profile function can be improved.

A method of providing a custom profile performed by an electronic device, the electronic device including at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions contained in a memory, the method of providing a custom profile comprising: providing a photo attachment feature to the chat room upon recognizing, by the at least one processor, an input event for customizing a profile displayed in the chat room; , if a request to send a message created in the chat room includes a photo identified by the photo attachment function, transmitting the identified photo along with the message; A method for providing a custom profile is provided, including displaying the sent photo in a profile area of the message corresponding to the message in a room.

According to one aspect, the step of providing includes a camera view for taking a photo and a photo including at least some of the photos stored on the electronic device based on an input event recognized for the chat room. The method may include determining at least one photo attachment function of a recommendation list, and providing the determined at least one photo attachment function to the chat room.

According to another aspect, the providing step includes automatically activating the photo attachment function in the chat room when a special character defined as a tag is input into a message input window of the chat room. may be included.

According to another aspect, the tag may include a first tag for calling the camera view and a second tag for calling the photo recommendation list, of the photo attachment function.

According to another aspect, the step of providing includes attaching the photo in the chat room if a specific gesture is input to the electronic device while the chat room is displayed on the screen of the electronic device. The method may include automatically activating the feature.

According to another aspect, the step of providing the chat room is performed when the angle of the electronic device with respect to the ground is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle while the chat room is displayed on the screen of the electronic device. The method may include automatically activating the photo attachment function.

According to another aspect, the providing step automatically activates the photo attachment function in the chat room if emotional information is extracted from the message content being input into the message input window of the chat room. May include stages.

According to another aspect, the custom profile providing method further includes the step of extracting and tagging each photo stored in the electronic device with a keyword associated with the photo, by the at least one processor. The step of providing selects at least one photo corresponding to the message input into the message input window of the chat room from among the photos stored in the electronic device based on the tagged keyword. and providing the photo recommendation list as the photo recommendation list.

According to another aspect, the sending step may include sending a photo automatically taken by the camera view at the time when the message sending request is input to a server together with the message.

According to another aspect, in the sending step, if a photo is selected from the photo recommendation list at the time the message sending request is input, the selected photo is sent to a server together with the message. May include stages.

According to yet another aspect, the message may be classified on the server as a message type including a custom profile and managed together with the photo.

A non-temporary computer-readable recording medium is provided, on which a program for causing a computer to execute the custom profile providing method is recorded.

A custom profile provisioning system implemented in an electronic device including a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in the memory; One processor includes a photo attachment providing unit that provides a photo attachment function to the chat room when an input event for customizing a profile displayed in the chat room is recognized for the chat room; If the created message transmission request includes the photo specified by the photo attachment function, a message sending unit that sends the specified photo together with the message, and a message sending section that sends the specified photo along with the message, and A custom profile providing system is provided that includes a profile reflection unit that displays the transmitted photo in a profile area.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the internal configuration of an electronic device and a server in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method that an electronic device may perform in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of automatically activating a photo attachment function according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of automatically activating a photo attachment function according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of automatically activating a photo attachment function according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of automatically activating a photo attachment function according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of automatically activating a photo attachment function according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a custom profile for a chat room in an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a technique for reflecting a photo in a profile area of a message in a chat room.

Embodiments including the matters specifically disclosed herein enable profile photo areas to be customized for each message in chat rooms such as messengers and SNS, thereby improving efficiency, usability, convenience, and cost savings. Considerable advantages can be achieved in these aspects.

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

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

The communication method is not limited, and can include not only the communication method using the communication network that the network 170 can include (for example, a mobile communication network, wired Internet, wireless Internet, broadcasting network, satellite network, etc.), but also the equipment. It may also include short-range wireless communication between. For example, the network 170 is a PAN (personal area network), a LAN (local area network), a CAN (campus area network), a MAN (metropolitan area network), or a WAN (wide area network). e area network), BBN (broadband network), the Internet, etc. may include any one or more of the networks. Additionally, network 170 may include any one or more of network topologies 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, and the like. It will not be done.

Each server 150, 160 is implemented by one or more computing devices that communicate with a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 via a network 170 to provide instructions, code, files, content, services, etc. good. For example, the server 150 may be a system that provides a first service to a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 connected via the network 170, and the server 160 may also be a system that provides a first service to a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 connected via the network 170. The system may provide a second service to electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140. As a more specific example, the server 150 provides services (for example, messenger, SNS, etc.) may be provided to the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 as a first service. As another example, the server 160 may provide, as a second service, a service that distributes files for installing and executing the above-described applications to the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140.

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

Electronic device 110 and server 150 may include memory 211, 221, processor 212, 222, communication module 213, 223, and input/output interface 214, 224. The memories 211 and 221 are non-temporary computer-readable recording media, such as RAM (random access memory), ROM (read only memory), disk drive, SSD (solid state drive), and flash memory. may include permanent mass storage devices such as. Here, a permanent large capacity storage device such as a ROM, SSD, flash memory, or disk drive may be included in the electronic device 110 or the server 150 as a separate permanent storage device separated from the memories 211 and 221. good. The memories 211 and 221 also include an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a browser installed and executed on the electronic device 110, and a program code installed on the electronic device 110 to provide a specific service). code for applications etc.) may be recorded. Such software components may be loaded from a computer readable storage medium separate from the memory 211, 221. Such other computer readable storage media may include computer readable storage media such as floppy drives, disks, tapes, DVD/CD-ROM drives, memory cards, and the like. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into the memory 211, 221 through a communication module 213, 223 that is not a computer readable storage medium. For example, at least one program may be a computer program (as an example, as described above) that is installed by a file provided over network 170 by a developer or a file distribution system that distributes application installation files (such as server 160, as described above). may be loaded into the memory 211, 221 based on the application (used by the user).

Processors 212, 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to the processor 212, 222 by the memory 211, 221 or the communication module 213, 223. For example, processors 212, 222 may be configured to execute instructions received according to program code recorded on a storage device, such as memory 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, , electronic device 120) or other servers (eg, 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 storage 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, control signals, instructions, content, files, etc. provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are received by the electronic device 110 via the communication module 213 of the electronic device 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170. It's okay to be. For example, control signals, instructions, content, files, etc. of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be communicated to the processor 212 and the memory 211, and the content, files, etc. may be stored in the electronic device 110. It may be recorded on a medium (permanent storage device as described above).

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

Also, in other embodiments, electronic device 110 and server 150 may include more components than those in FIG. 2. However, most prior art components need not be clearly illustrated. For example, the electronic device 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the input/output devices 215 described above, or may include a transceiver, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, a camera, various sensors, a database, etc. It may further include other components. As a more specific example, when the electronic device 110 is a smartphone, the smartphone generally includes an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, input/output ports, Various components, such as a vibrator for vibration, may also be implemented to be included in the electronic device 110.

Below, specific embodiments of a method and system for customizing the profile picture area of messages displayed in a chat room will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method that can be used.

The electronic device 110 according to this embodiment may include a custom profile providing system implemented by a computer. The custom profile providing system may be realized in the form of an application installed on the electronic device 110, and may provide targeted services such as messenger and SNS in a network environment in conjunction with the server 150.

For example, the custom profile providing system implemented in the electronic device 110 may execute the custom profile providing method based on instructions provided by an application installed on the electronic device 110. In order to execute the custom profile providing method according to FIG. 4, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 includes an event recognition unit 310, a photo attachment providing unit 320, a photo management unit 330, a message It may include a transmitter 340 and a profile reflector 350. Depending on the embodiment, components of processor 212 may be selectively included or excluded from processor 212. Also, depending on the embodiment, components of processor 212 may be separated or combined to express the functionality of processor 212.

Such processor 212 and components of processor 212 may control electronic device 110 to perform steps 410-450 included in the custom profile provision method of FIG. For example, processor 212 and components of processor 212 may be implemented to execute instructions according to operating system code and at least one program code that memory 211 contains.

Here, the components of the processor 212 are processors that are executed by the processor 212 according to instructions provided by a program code recorded on the electronic device 110 (for example, instructions provided by an application executed on the electronic device 110). 212 may be expressions of mutually different functions. For example, event recognizer 310 may be utilized as a functional representation of processor 212 that controls electronic device 110 according to the instructions described above so that electronic device 110 recognizes input events for a chat room.

At step 410 , processor 212 may read the necessary instructions from memory 211 loaded with instructions related to controlling electronic device 110 . In this case, the read instructions may include instructions for controlling processor 212 to perform steps 420-450 described below.

In step 420, the event recognition unit 310 may recognize an input event for a chat room to customize a profile displayed in the corresponding chat room. In messengers, SNS, etc., when displaying a message in a chat room, the profile area of the user who sent the message is also displayed, but the present invention provides a custom profile function that allows you to apply a different profile photo to each message. do. The custom profile feature allows you to send a message by attaching a photo to be applied to the profile area of the message. Therefore, a different profile picture can be applied to each message, thereby providing various emotional expressions and entertainment. In order to improve the usability of such a custom profile function, efforts are required to reduce the process of inputting user commands for attaching a photo and the time required for attaching a photo. To this end, input rules may be defined in advance to immediately call up the photo attachment function without operating a separate menu in the chat room. For example, the event recognition unit 310 may If a special character defined as a tag, such as a symbol such as "#, @, +", is input, this may be recognized as an input event for calling a photo attachment function. As another example, if a specific gesture, for example, a shake gesture is input while a chat room is displayed on the screen of the electronic device 110, the event recognition unit 310 may input this gesture to call up a photo attachment function. It can be recognized as an event. As another example, the event recognition unit 310 may detect that the angle (or inclination) of the electronic device 110 with respect to the ground is at least a predetermined angle (for example, 70 degrees) while the chat room is displayed on the screen of the electronic device 110. If so, this may be recognized as an input event for calling the photo attachment function. As yet another example, if emotional information is extracted from the message content being input into the message input window of the chat room, the event recognition unit 310 may recognize this as an input event for calling the photo attachment function. . At this time, the event recognition unit 310 may extract keywords that have been classified in advance as terms indicating emotions from the message content that the user is inputting into the message input window of the chat room, and may extract keywords that have been classified in advance as terms indicating emotions, and may perform learning for the custom profile function and user history. may recognize input events based on

At step 430, the photo attachment providing unit 320 generates a photo recommendation list including at least some of the camera views and the photos stored in the electronic device 110 for taking the photo based on the input event recognized at step 420. At least one of the photo attachment functions may be determined and the determined photo attachment function may be provided to the chat room. In other words, the photo attachment providing unit 320 may provide at least one of a camera view and a photo recommendation list as a photo attachment function when an input event for chat room profile customization is recognized. At this time, the photo attachment providing unit 320 may provide only the camera view, only the photo recommendation list, or both the camera view and the photo recommendation list based on the input event. Therefore, the photo attachment providing unit 320 can automatically activate the photo attachment function based on an input event recognized during the message creation process in the chat room, without the user directly operating a separate menu. .

As a necessary preliminary process for photo recommendation, the photo management unit 330 extracts keywords such as words and keywords related to the photo from each photo stored in the electronic device 110, and uses the extracted keywords. May be tagged. The photo management unit 330 uses an artificial intelligence application framework, for example, the Vision framework of iOS CoreML (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/vision/classifying_images_with_visio n_and_core_ml) or face recognition API (https://wickg.github.io /shape-detection-api/) may be used to extract and record related keywords (thing names, similar words, etc.) from photos. The photo management unit 330 can complete the tagging work on all photos stored in the electronic device 110 in advance, or the photo attachment providing unit 320 can tag the entire photo at the time when a photo recommendation is requested. Of all the photos stored in the device 110, some photos that have been saved recently (for example, photos saved within the past week, or 100 photos saved recently, etc.) It is also possible to perform tagging tasks in real time. As a result, the photo attachment providing unit 320 adds the photos tagged with the keyword corresponding to the message input in the message input window of the chat room to the photo recommendation list of the photo attachment function, among the photos that have been tagged. It may be provided as The photo attachment providing unit 320 selects at least one photo corresponding to the message input in the message input window of the chat room from among the photos stored in the electronic device 110 based on the tagged keyword, and recommends the photo. May be provided as a list. In this specification, photos are explained as a typical example of the recommendation target for the custom profile function, but the recommendation target is not limited to this, and includes not only still images but also videos, GIF files, etc. It's okay. For example, in the case of a video, related keywords may be extracted and tagged from at least some frames such as a representative image or thumbnail, and a video recommendation list may be provided based on the keywords tagged to the video. is also possible.

In step 440, if the message transmission request created in the chat room includes the photo specified by the photo attachment function, the message sending unit 340 may send the specified photo together with the corresponding message. The message transmitting unit 340 transmits the message to the server 150 in accordance with the transmission request for the message input in the message input window of the chat room. That is, a photo taken by the camera view or a photo selected from the photo recommendation list may be sent together. The message sending unit 340 may automatically take a photo using a camera view when a message sending request is input, and may send the taken photo together with the message, or may take a photo when a message sending request is input. If a photo is selected by the user from the recommendation list, the selected photo may be sent along with the corresponding message. At this time, the message sending unit 340 may send the message to the server 150 along with the photo specified by the photo attachment function, so that the server 150 classifies the message as a message type that includes a custom profile. For message types that include custom profiles, both the message and the photo may be communicated to users included in the chat room.

In step 450, the profile reflection unit 350 may reflect the photo sent with the corresponding message in the profile area corresponding to each message in the process of displaying the messages exchanged in the corresponding chat room in the chat room. In other words, if the message type includes a custom profile among the messages exchanged in the chat room, the profile reflection unit 350 may display a profile area in which a different profile picture is reflected for each message.

Therefore, in the present invention, the chat room is provided with a camera view for taking photos and a photo attachment function based on photo recommendation using artificial intelligence, and by using this function, it is possible to customize the profile area for each message.

5 to 9 are exemplary diagrams for explaining the process of automatically activating the photo attachment function in one embodiment of the present invention.

As an example of the process by which the photo attachment function is automatically activated, referring to FIG. If so, the corresponding special character 501 may be recognized as an input event for calling the photo attachment function, and the photo attachment function may be automatically activated. Views 510 and photo recommendation lists 520 associated with keywords 502 may be automatically provided. For example, if a user enters the keyword "phone" along with the tag "#" into the message input window of the chat room 500, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 immediately activates the camera view 510 upon recognition of the tag "#". At the same time, a photo recommendation list 520 of photos stored in the electronic device 110 tagged with the keyword “phone” may be provided. In addition to providing the photo recommendation list 520 that matches the keywords, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 also recognizes objects that match the keywords from the images captured by the camera view 510 based on object recognition technology, and It is also possible to adjust the focus automatically. For example, if a user enters the keyword "phone" along with the tag "#" in the message input window of chat room 500, camera view 510 will be immediately activated and "phone" will be matched from the image captured by camera view 510. You may choose to focus on the object that you want to use.

As another example of the process of automatically activating the photo attachment function, referring to FIG. 6, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 performs a shake gesture 601 to the electronic device 110 while the chat room 600 is displayed. Once entered, camera view 610 may be automatically activated as a photo attachment feature. At this time, when the shake gesture 601 is recognized, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 can activate the camera view 610 as well as the keyboard area 630 for creating a message. Furthermore, if a shake gesture 601 is input to the electronic device 110 while a part of the keyword is input in the message input window of the chat room 600, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 adds the corresponding keyword as a photo attachment function. An associated photo recommendation list may be activated along with camera view 610.

As yet another example of how the photo attachment feature is automatically activated, referring to FIG. If the angle 701 of the electronic device 110 is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle (for example, 70 degrees) in the displayed state, the camera view 710 may be automatically activated as a photo attachment function. At this time, processor 212 of electronic device 110 may also activate camera view 710 as well as keyboard area 730 for message composition. In addition, if the electronic device 110 is tilted at a predetermined angle or more while a part of the keyword is input in the message input window of the chat room 700, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 performs a photo attachment function to display the corresponding keyword. A photo recommendation list associated with the camera view 710 may be activated.

As another example, it is also possible to separately apply a tag for calling a camera view and a tag for calling a photo recommendation list as a photo attachment function. Referring to FIG. 8, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 may activate the camera view 810 as a photo attachment function when "@" is input as the first tag 801-1 in the message input window of the chat room 800. , when "#" is input as the second tag 801-2 in the message input window of the chat room 800, the photo recommendation list 820 may be activated as a photo attachment function. The photo recommendation list 820 may include a list of photos stored in the electronic device 110 tagged with the keyword 802 “phone” input together with the second tag 801-2 “#”.

As yet another example of the process of automatically activating the photo attachment function, referring to FIG. If so, a camera view 910 and a photo recommendation list 920 associated with the keywords 902 may be provided as a photo attachment function. The emotional information may be extracted from words, sentences, etc. included in the message content created in the message input window of the chat room 900. Terms indicating emotions, that is, emotional terms may be determined in advance, and when a keyword 902 classified as an emotional term is input into the message input window of the chat room 900, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 uses this as emotional information. The photo attachment function may be automatically activated upon determining that the photo has been extracted. At this time, the photo recommendation list 920 may include a list of photos stored in the electronic device 110 that are tagged with the keyword 902 "perfect" in the message input window of the chat room 900. Alternatively, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 may learn or accumulate user history for the custom profile and may provide the photo recommendation list 920 based on the user history by emotional term. For example, if the keyword 902 "perfect" that corresponds to the emotional term is entered in the message input window of the chat room 900, the photo that the user has attached most previously or the photo that has been attached recently to "perfect" is automatically displayed. You can recommend it.

The processor 212 of the electronic device 110 may automatically activate a photo attachment feature of at least one of a camera view and a photo recommendation list when a predefined input event for the chat room is recognized; When sending a message entered in a message input window of a chat room, a photo specified by the photo attachment function may also be sent and reflected in the profile area of the corresponding message. Referring to FIG. 10, when messages exchanged in chat room 1000 are displayed in chat room 1000, a photo attached using a photo attachment function when creating a message may be reflected in profile areas 1011, 1012, and 1021 of the corresponding message. FIG. 10 shows a chat room 1000 in which user A of electronic device 110 exchanges messages with other users "HY☆☆" and "Nayana." When the user "HY☆☆" sends messages with different photos attached, different profile photos may be reflected in the profile areas 1011 and 1012 of each message even if the messages are sent by the same user. Messages sent by user A will be lined up on the right side of chat room 1000, and messages sent by "HY☆☆" and "Nayana" will be lined up on the left side of chat room 1000, but at this time, messages sent by user A will be lined up on the right side of chat room 1000. However, if user A attaches a photo using the photo attachment function when sending a message, the profile area 1021 may be displayed for the corresponding message. By applying the custom profile function to the chat room, the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 can customize, for each message in the chat room 1000, a photo to be reflected in the profile area of the corresponding message.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to customize the profile photo area for each message by taking a photo and/or recommending a photo in a chat room such as a messenger or SNS, and to customize the profile photo area for each message in a chat room such as a messenger or SNS. By minimizing the process and time required for attachment, the usability of the custom profile feature can be increased.

The apparatus described above 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 include 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 may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as various devices capable of executing and responding to instructions. A processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications that execute on the OS. The processing device may also be responsive to execution of the software to access, record, manipulate, process, and generate data. Although for convenience of understanding, one processing device may be described as being used, those skilled in the art will appreciate that a processing device may include multiple processing elements and/or multiple types of processing elements. You will understand. For example, a processing device may include multiple processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may include computer programs, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these that configure a processing device or instruct a processing device, independently or collectively, to perform operations as desired. You may do so. The software and/or data may be embodied in a machine, component, physical device, computer storage medium or device of any kind for being interpreted by or providing instructions or data to a processing device. good. The software may be distributed on computer systems connected by a network, and may be recorded or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be recorded on one or more computer readable storage media.

Methods according to embodiments may be implemented in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded on computer-readable media. Here, the medium may be one that continuously records a computer-executable program, or one that temporarily records it for execution or download. Also, the medium may be a variety of recording or storage means in the form of a single or multiple hardware combinations, and is not limited to a medium directly connected to a computer system, but may be distributed over a network. It may also exist. Examples of media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and It may include ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc., and may be configured to record program instructions. Further, other examples of the medium include an application store that distributes applications, a site that supplies or distributes various other software, and a recording medium or storage medium managed by a server.

As mentioned above, although the embodiments have been described based on limited embodiments and drawings, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and variations based on the above description. For example, the techniques described may be performed in a different order than in the manner described, and/or components of the systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. described may be performed in a different form than in the manner described. Even when combined or combined, opposed or replaced by other components or equivalents, suitable results can be achieved.

Therefore, even if the embodiments are different, if they are equivalent to the scope of the claims, they fall within the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims (12)

A computer program, when executed by a first terminal, causes the first terminal to perform a method, the method comprising:
displaying on the first terminal a chat room that includes at least a user of the first terminal and a user of a second terminal different from the first terminal;
displaying a plurality of first contents transmitted from the first terminal and a plurality of second contents transmitted from the second terminal in chronological order in the chat room;
If the first content is transmitted with a profile image attached, the profile image attached to the first content is displayed in a profile area that is displayed near the first content and identifies the user of the first terminal. the profile image is different for each of the first pieces of content;
computer programs, including The method includes:
The computer program product according to claim 1, further comprising the step of not displaying a profile area near the first content when the first content is transmitted without a profile image attached. The method includes:
If the second content is sent with a profile image attached, the profile image attached to the second content is displayed in a profile area that is displayed near the second content and identifies the user of the second terminal. 3. The computer program product according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: the profile image being different for each of the second contents. The method includes:
The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the step of not displaying a profile area near the second content when the second content is transmitted without a profile image attached. The profile image attached to the first content is a photo automatically taken by a camera view when the first content is input to the chat room displayed on the first terminal. 4. The computer program according to any one of 4. The method includes:
Any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising providing a photo attachment function in the chat room in response to input of special characters defined as tags in a message input window of the chat room. The computer program described in . 7. The computer program product according to claim 6, wherein the tag includes a first tag for calling a camera view and a second tag for calling a photo recommendation list of the photo attachment function. The method includes:
6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a photo attachment function in the chat room in response to a specific gesture being input to the first terminal while the chat room is displayed. A computer program according to any one of the paragraphs. The method includes:
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a photo attachment function in the chat room in response to an angle of the first terminal with respect to the ground becoming equal to or greater than a predetermined angle while the chat room is being displayed. 5. The computer program according to any one of items 5 to 5. The method includes:
6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a photo attachment function in the chat room in response to extraction of emotional information from message content being input into a message input window of the chat room. The computer program described in Section. The method includes:
extracting and tagging keywords associated with each photo stored in the first terminal;
Based on the tagged keyword, at least one photo corresponding to the message input in the message input window of the chat room is selected from among the photos stored in the first terminal, and the photo is displayed in the chat room. a step of providing as a recommendation list;
The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: A system,
A memory storing a computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 11;
at least one processor coupled to the memory;
including;
System, wherein the at least one processor is enabled to perform the steps according to any one of claims 1 to 11 by executing the computer program.

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