KR20050114805A - A system and method for real-rime representing the status of messenger users and supporting the real-time conversation between them and a computer-readable medium recorded a program for executing thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system capable of knowing the status of a messenger user on a web and a document in real time, and enabling a real-time conversation and a service method thereof. One feature of the present invention is the user's messenger status, which was known only on each messenger, on the web page, and when the messenger user composes a document (MS Office document, Hanga Hangul, web mail, etc.), the messenger status is displayed by simple operation. If the user inputs a component that can be expressed and delivers it, the messenger user who wants to communicate without messenger login on the web and document according to the confirmed state is implemented so as to check the messenger status of the document creator in real time even on the document that the recipient receives. It includes a system and a service method for supporting a text chat, a video chat, and a voice chat directly.

Description

A computer-readable recording medium that records the status of a messenger user on the web and documents in real time, supports a system for real-time conversation, its service method, and a program for performing the same. [0003] A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-RIME REPRESENTING THE STATUS OF MESSENGER USERS AND SUPPORTING THE REAL-TIME CONVERSATION BETWEEN THEM AND A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM RECORDED A PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a system capable of knowing the status of a messenger user on a web and a document in real time, and enabling a real-time conversation and a service method thereof.

Instant Messenger (IM) now expresses the instant and real-time status of users (online, offline, do not disturb, away, etc.), and also enables the IM to exchange messages and transfer files. He added a video and audio chat to upgrade the live chat to its main function. IM is also client software that notifies a user when a friend in the friend list previously created by the user logs on. The IM may also be notified when another friend sends a message.

1 is a diagram illustrating a general login procedure of a current IM system. In the conventional messenger, when a user who wants to use a messenger registers as a member (step D1), logs in to a messenger (step D5), and connects to a server (step D6), the user passes through user authentication (step D7) and registers a list (step D8), registrant status information (step D9), and offline message (step D11). In the messenger member registration procedure, the user connects to a web server providing a messenger service (step D2), and when the member registration process (step D3) is completed, the messenger is downloaded (step D4).

Such a messenger is in the spotlight as a convenient conversation tool for many users because it can know the status of the other party in real time and an instant conversation is made according to the status of the other party.

However, such a convenient messenger becomes useless when the user does not have a messenger installed or the person to contact is not using the messenger. In addition, the statuses shown on the web are not real time, so it is difficult to know the status of the target immediately. In order to overcome this problem, it is necessary to continuously refresh the page and only text messages can be made. Has the problem that it cannot.

Also, if the other person is not registered as a friend of mine, you must search by the other person's ID and register as a friend.If you don't know the ID or other information, you can't talk, and the list to register as your friend is limited. Because of this (about 100 ~ 150) there is a problem that there is also a limit.

As described above, the technical problem to be achieved in the present invention is that the user who wants to contact as needed without installing a messenger detects the status of the messenger users on the web and documents in real time, and according to the state the user is in real time Its purpose is to enable text chat, video chat or voice chat.

In addition, the user can easily find the person to whom he wants to be contacted, and can also know the messenger status of the person, and to reduce the cost (such as phone costs) for a simple contact is another purpose.

In addition, when the document author needs to contact the other party with inquiries or other inquiries, the document is distributed by inserting a method that can notify the status of the messenger. Another purpose is to check a messenger status and to support a conversation by selecting a required conversation method according to the status.

In addition, compared to traditional web instant messenger (IM) only providing regular text chatting between regular login users, offline messages and voice conversations, which allow the person to check messages online when the person is offline, By supporting video chat, the aim is to provide a more efficient chat method.

The system which can know the status of the messenger user on the web and documents of the present invention in real time, and can have a real-time conversation, the user DB that inputs the status information of the login users, maintains and manages the user's connection, Presence server that receives the connection from the client module on the document and delivers the messenger status information about the user who requested the client in real time, Web server that enables the messenger users to view the status information on the web, It includes a video server for supporting a voice, a voice server for supporting a voice conversation, and a chat server for supporting a text conversation. Then, when a user who uses a messenger requests to log in to the presence server via the network, the messenger obtained by the user registration in the client terminal of the user, the presence server transmits the received user ID and password to the data of the user DB. Compare and perform user authentication. If authentication succeeds, login is allowed, if failure, re-login is requested, and when logged in, the status information of friend list stored in advance is displayed on the web and document, and the video, voice and text conversation are supported. .

Presence server according to the present invention is combined with the client module to support the status display and real-time chat of the messenger user on the web and documents. The client module displays a user's status on the web and documents, receives a client's status information from a client communication module in real time, and displays the client's status information in real time, and is connected to a presence server at the same time as the user's installation. Client communication module that is in charge of the communication part that notifies the other party of alarm when changing status or requesting a conversation, and supports each conversation when the request of the conversation is requested by any one or combination of text, voice, and video conversation methods. Contains the conversation module.

According to the present invention, a method for realizing a status of a messenger user on a web and a document includes: managing a messenger state by receiving a messenger connection in a user client; , Search for the subject of the conversation, express the status of the subject of the conversation, or express the status of their messenger in real time in a document (MS-OFFICE document, Hanga Hangul, web mail, etc.) written by the document author, Inserting a component to support a conversation and a voice conversation, and a client module for displaying a real-time status on the requester's computer, and automatically installing a client for text, video and voice conversation. And the client module accesses the presence server in real time. Receiving the status of the person to be chatted with, and checking the status of the person to be chatted with, and selecting a method of conversation by clicking on the icon displaying the status with an input means (for example, a right mouse), and the status of the person being chatted is offline. If you send a message by selecting Send message as an input method, the person displaying the message can view the message sent by the chat requestor while online, calling the module according to the selected conversation method, connecting to the server, and displaying the message. Forwarding the chat request to the presence server, forwarding the request received by the presence requester to the chat partner in the form of an alarm, and when the chat partner accepts the request, analyzes the received information and sends the request to the server. Accessing and enabling a conversation with each other.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a general process flow diagram in which a messenger user logs in a messenger to a user terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, after a user logs in a messenger received through user registration, the messenger user enters a standby state until the state of users registered as friends is changed or a conversation request is received.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a system for realizing a status of a messenger user on a web and supporting a conversation in real time according to an embodiment of the present invention. The messenger user accesses a web page (step E1), searches for a desired conversation target (step E2), determines whether there is a desired result (step E3), and determines whether the conversation target is online when there is a desired result (step E4). Text message (step E5), video conversation (step E6), and voice conversation (step E7) if the conversation target person is online, and processing (step E8) to leave an offline message if offline. After that, it is determined whether or not the person to be logged in is the logged-in user (step E9), the user decides to register with my list (step E10), and if the user decides to register, selects and saves the person to my list (step E11). , Exit.

3 is a flow chart of a system that can know in real time the status of a messenger user on a document according to an embodiment of the present invention, and supports a conversation. The messenger user logs in to the messenger (step G1), creates a document (step G2), adds a status information component to the document (step G3), and delivers the document to the chat partner when the document is completed (step G5). If the document is not completed, create the document again. When the conversation partner receives the document (step G7), the conversation party requests a conversation (step G8). If the conversation person is online, the text conversation (step G10), the video conversation (step G11), and the voice conversation (step G12). If it is offline, a process of leaving an offline message (step G13) is performed. After the document is delivered to the conversation partner, when the conversation partner receives the conversation request notification (step G6), and accepts the conversation request (step G14), the conversation is completed (step G15) and terminated (step G16).

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a system for realizing a status of a messenger user on a web according to an embodiment of the present invention in real time and enabling a conversation will be described.

After the messenger user B 301 logs in, the user enters a waiting state for receiving alarm information of other people (step B1), and the conversation requester 302 connects to the Internet web server 102 through the network to check the target person. Upon searching (step B3), the web server 102 obtains the search result and the status information of the subjects from the user DB (step B4) and informs the conversation requester 302 (step B3). At this time, the client module for receiving and displaying the messenger status of the target person from the web server 102 is automatically installed. After the client module is installed, the client module is connected to the presence server 101 (step B5), and the target person displays the status. When the change is made, the corresponding information is received from the presence server 101 in real time and the state is expressed (step B5).

The automatically installed client module will be described later in detail.

In addition, with reference to the accompanying Figures 4 and 5 of the contents described in the order of FIG. 3 again in the document according to an embodiment of the present invention in real time to know the status of the messenger user, a system for enabling a conversation,

After the messenger user B (301) creates a document (webmail, MS-OFFICE document, Haeah Hangul, etc.), he selects a menu that is installed when he installs a messenger at his / her desired location, and informs the status of his messenger in real time. After inserting the component supporting the conversation, the document is sent to the document verifier 302, and the messenger user B 301 enters the waiting state waiting for the reception of the alarm information of others after logging in (step B1). When the document verifier checks the received document, the component inserted into the document accesses the Internet web server 102 through the network to request the current messenger status of the corresponding messenger user B 301, and the web server 102 The user DB retrieves the status information of the messenger user B 301 (step B4) and informs the document verifier 302. At this time, the client module for receiving and displaying the messenger status of the subject from the web server 102 is automatically installed, and the client module is connected to the presence server 101 after being installed, and when the subject changes the status in real time. This information is received from the presence server 101 to express the state (step B5).

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a client module which can know the status of a messenger user in real time on a web and a document according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is automatically downloaded and installed from a web server in a system enabling a conversation.

It is installed with the client status display module 500 which displays the user's status on the web and documents and receives and expresses the status information of the counterpart from the client communication module in real time, and is connected to the presence server 101. The client communication module 510 in charge of a communication part for informing an alarm to a counterpart of a state change or a conversation request, and each conversation module 520 to be used when a conversation requester requests a conversation.

The client status display module 500 expresses the status of the messenger user on the web and documents. When the user is already installed, the client status display module 500 supports the automatic installation when the user is not installed. The client communication module 510 is composed of a COM server that is made of COM and manages the client status display modules 500. And each dialog module is developed as a module for COM communication to be able to communicate with the client communication module 510 freely in the user's terminal.

In addition, a document creation tool (MS-OFFICE document, MS-Outlook, Hanga Hangeul, etc.) that supports OLE Automation so that you can easily express the messenger status of the author of the document in each document in real time and insert a module that supports conversation. Create a toolbar on the keyboard so that you can place it by placing the cursor at the desired location and clicking the button on the toolbar. Detailed description thereof will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 8 as an example in a future service embodiment.

Referring to the processing process between the modules in detail with reference to Figure 6, the client status display module 500 representing the status of the messenger user parses the user's status information in the HTML document on the web, the client communication module Register the users indicated by the client status display module 500 to the 510 (C1) to receive information from the client communication module 510 when the user's state changes (C1), and the client communication module 510 Sends the user of the client status display module 500 registered in this module to the presence server 101 to receive the real-time change of the corresponding users (C3) and delivers it to the client status display module 500 (C1). When the user selects a method desired by a right mouse button, the client status display module 500 calls the corresponding conversation module 520 (C4), and each conversation module 520 connects to its own conversation module server 600. (C6) undergoes an authentication procedure and receives a unique key (C6) to be delivered to the other party (C6) to create and deliver the content to the client communication module 510, and the client communication module 510 transmits to the presence server 101. It sends the message and the presence server sends an alarm to the contact who will receive the alarm.

If the description of the relationship between the user terminal configured as described above and the conversation partner again as a text conversation using the conversation module to talk through FIG.

If you find a contact you want, or if you see a contact's status display in your document, you can hover over the icon that shows the contact's status and right-click to see how you can connect. This pop-up menu appears, and the user can select one of these menus.

The web browser executed by the user connects to the web server and finds the conversation target by searching. The web server searches the user DB for the status of the conversation subject and the conversation subject, and the result and the information of the module to be installed in the user's client. Sends to a web browser, and the web browser parses the HTML and calls the installed module if the client module is already installed, and if not installed, displays the information and guide for installing the module to install the user. Once installed, it appears as a different icon depending on the messenger status of the conversation.

When a user creates a document and clicks the status display input icon installed on the toolbar in the document, an icon-shaped module indicating the messenger status of the document creator is inserted at the designated location. It appears as a different icon depending on the messenger status.

When an icon in the form of a different icon is selected according to the messenger state of the chat partner and selected by an input means (for example, a right mouse), a menu for talking with the chat partner appears.

When a web browser renders a page with a client module, it immediately executes the client status display module to display the messenger status of the conversation partner, and executes the client communication module to connect to the presence server to change the status of the conversation party in the future. Allows you to change status information in real time.

When the document into which the client module is inserted is loaded, the client status display module is executed immediately to display the messenger status of the conversation partner, and the client communication module is executed to connect to the presence server, and when the status of the conversation subject changes in the future, To change the status information.

The client status display module registers itself with the client communication module so as to request the messenger status information of the conversation partner whose status is displayed, and the client communication module is a messenger of all the conversation participants of the client status display module with one connection. Sends the change of status information to the client status display module.

When the client status display module changes the messenger status information of the person whom it displays, the client status display module receives the change information from the client communication module, changes the status change to another icon, and the user designates and enters the client status display module. If it is selected as a means, it indicates that only a method capable of conversation with the messenger status of the conversation subject at that time is selectable.

When entering a different search condition in the browser and searching, changing to the next or previous page, and when the document is closed, the client status display module unregisters itself from the client communication module, so that the client communication module is a presence server. Send the information to so that you no longer receive the message's messenger status.

When the client communication module does not have a client status display module registered to it, the communication with the presence server is terminated so that the communication resource of the presence server is no longer used.

When the user checks the status of the person whom he / she wants to talk with, hover over the status icon of the person who wants to chat, right-click to select an available menu, and the corresponding service module is executed. The module connects to the server in the information given in the HTML, receives the unique key for the conversation from the server, creates a packet for the conversation request, and delivers the packet to the client communication module. The module delivers the packet to the presence server, and the presence server delivers the message to the conversation partner, who then connects to the server IP in the conversation request packet and authenticates with the received unique key. Receive and participate in conversations to support each other.

5 and 6, assuming that the user selects a detailed method of connecting and communicating with the conversation partner, as described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, after confirming the status of the conversation partner that the user wants to talk on the web and document (step N1), If you hover over the status icon and right-click to select the text conference, the status display module calls the installed text chat module (step C4), and the text chat module runs on the user's screen and connects to the chat server ( Steps N2, C6). At this time, the chat server generates a unique key for this connection and informs the connected text conversation module (steps N3 and C6), and the text conversation module receiving the unique key manages the connection with the presence server in the client. Request the client communication module 510 to send the ID of the connection target, the IP of the chat server and the corresponding communication connection unique key (step C5), and the client communication module 510 transmits the presence server 101. This information is sent to.

Presence server 101 receiving the information is delivered to the user B 302 connected to the contents delivered to the alarm (step N5) and the client of the user B 302 notifies this fact by the alarm, at this time, User B 302 determines whether to receive a connection. If the user B 302 receives the connection, the text chat module installed in the user B is executed, and the text chat module is connected to the chat server with the received chat server 111 IP and the authentication unique key. By connecting (N6) it is possible to talk to each other.

Embodiment on the web

With reference to FIG. 7, the present invention can be used to know the status of a messenger user on a web and a document in real time, and a system of a system capable of real time knowing the status of a messenger user on a web, which enables a conversation. To illustrate one of the methods,

The company that sells apartments provides messengers for real estate that is its affiliated store. Each real estate agent automatically runs a messenger when their computer is turned on, and the messenger logs into the presence server in advance. Know the messenger status of other real estate you have registered and allow them to have messages, voice and video chats with each real estate.

When the user who wants to see the apartment for sale information from the web service provided by the company that provides the apartment for sale service visits the corresponding website and enters a search condition, the search result appears as shown in FIG. In addition, the messenger status of the corresponding real estate is displayed in the form of an icon. The user places the mouse over the status icon of the property to which he wants to contact, and if the user presses the right mouse button, the available conversation method is displayed as a menu, and the desired conversation method is selected to connect the two conversations.

Examples on Document

In addition, when the document creator prepares a document as shown in FIG. 8 and installs a status input module that displays his / her messenger status provided in real time and supports conversations, the toolbar at the top of the document creator (T1) When the toolbar is created and the document is created, clicking the button of the toolbar at the desired location, the status input module is inputted to display the status of the messenger in real time and support the conversation at the corresponding location as shown in (T2). , When viewing a document, the messenger status of the document creator is displayed in real time, and if you place the mouse on the icon whose status is displayed according to the status and press the right mouse button, the available conversation method is displayed as a menu, and the desired conversation method is displayed. The connection between the two conversations is made.

As described above, the present invention can know the status of the messenger user on the web and the document in real time, and the system capable of real-time conversation, the real-time on the web and document to know the status of the conversation partner he wants to talk to In addition, you can talk in real time as in the instant messenger (IM), and you can instantly know the messenger status of the person who created the document in documents such as mail, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Combined with various business systems such as real-time inquiry, real-time reservation, electronic payment, etc., it can provide convenience for users and provide various services.

1 is a conventional messenger login flowchart.

Figure 2 is a flow chart to find a conversation partner through a search in a system that can know in real time the status of a messenger user on the web and documents in accordance with the present invention, a real-time conversation.

FIG. 3 shows a messenger user's status on a web and a document according to the present invention in real time, and inputs a component for displaying a real time status on a document in a system capable of real-time conversation, and then delivers a document. A flow chart in which the receiving party checks the messenger's messenger status and communicates with the forwarder if necessary.

FIG. 4 shows the status of a messenger user on a web and a document according to the present invention in real time, and supports a messenger user logging in to a system capable of real time conversation and knowing a messenger status of the messenger user on a web and a document. System diagram of a running system.

5 is a method of realizing the status of a messenger user on a web and a document according to the present invention in real time, and in a system capable of real time conversation, a messenger status of a chat partner in real time, and a method of communicating with the chat partner. System configuration diagram of a system that supports a text chat in real time after selecting a text chat with a messenger user and a chat requestor.

6 is a detailed configuration diagram of a client module installed in a user's terminal in a system capable of real-time conversation of a messenger user on a web and a document according to the present invention, and a service with a corresponding server. Diagram.

7 is a screen configuration diagram when performing a service on the web in a system capable of real-time conversation of a messenger user on a web and a document according to the present invention, and having a real-time conversation.

8 is a screen configuration diagram when performing a service with a document in a system capable of real-time conversation of a messenger user on a web and a document according to the present invention, and having a real-time conversation.

Claims (14)

The web browser executed by the user connects to the web server and finds the conversation target by searching. The web server searches the user DB for the status of the conversation subject and the conversation subject, and the result and the information of the module to be installed in the user's client. Sends to a web browser, and the web browser parses the HTML and calls the installed module if the client module is already installed, and if not installed, displays the information and guide for installing the module to install the user. After installation, the system can recognize the status of the messenger user on the web and documents in real time, and make real time conversations. When a user creates a document and clicks the status display input icon installed on the toolbar in the document, an icon-shaped module indicating the messenger status of the document creator is inserted at the designated location. System that can know the status of messenger users on the web and documents in real time, and have real-time conversation on the web and document to display different icons according to messenger status. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when an icon represented by a different icon type is selected as an input means according to a messenger state of a chat partner, the status of a messenger user is displayed on a web and a document in which a menu for chatting with the chat partner appears. A system that lets you know in real time and have live conversations. The method of claim 1, wherein when the web browser renders a page with a client module, it immediately executes the client status display module to display the messenger status of the conversation partner, and simultaneously executes the client communication module to connect to the presence server to connect to the conversation server. It is a system that can know the status of messenger users on the web and documents in real time when there is a status change in the web and documents, and have a real time conversation. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the document into which the client module is inserted is executed, the client status display module is immediately executed to display the messenger status of the conversation subject, and the client communication module is executed to connect to the presence server. It is a system that can know the status of messenger users on the web and documents in real time and have real time conversations. The client status display module according to claim 4, wherein the client status display module registers itself with the client communication module to request messenger status information of a conversation subject who indicates the status, and the client communication module displays the corresponding client status display module in one connection. A system that enables real-time conversations and real-time status of messenger users on the web and documents that support changes in the messenger status information of all subjects in the client to the client status display module. The client status display module of claim 4, wherein when the messenger status information of the conversation target person displayed by the client is changed, the client status display module receives the change information from the client communication module, changes the change of the status to another icon, and the user changes the client status. When the display module is selected and selected as an input means, the status of the messenger user can be known in real time on the web and documents displayed in such a manner that only the method capable of chatting with the messenger status of the conversation subject at that time can be selected. System that can. The client status display module according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the client status display module registers itself with the client communication module when a search is performed after inputting another search condition on the browser, or when the next or previous page is changed and the document is finished. By canceling, the client communication module sends information to the presence server so that the user can know the status of the messenger user on the web and documents in real time, and can communicate in real time. The messenger user of claim 8, wherein the client communication module disconnects communication with the presence server when there is no client status display module registered to the client, thereby supporting the use of the communication resource of the presence server. The system that can know the status of the real-time, and have a real-time conversation. The method of claim 3, wherein when the user checks the status of the person whom he / she wants to talk with, selects an available menu from a menu that appears when a user mouses over the status indicator icon of the person who wants to talk and clicks a right mouse button, The service module is executed, and the module connects to the corresponding server in the information given in the HTML, receives the unique key for the conversation from the server, and makes a packet for the conversation request. To the module, the client communication module delivers the packet to the presence server, the presence server delivers the message to the conversation partner, and the conversation server connects to the server IP in the conversation request packet. On the web and in documents that are authenticated with a unique key Can know the state of the IM user in real time, the system can be a real-time conversation. A computer-readable recording medium having a program for executing a system capable of real-time conversation of a messenger user on a web and a document according to claim 1 or 2, in real time. In the system that can know the status of the messenger user on the web and documents in real time, and have a real-time conversation, User DB for entering the status information of the login users, Presence server that maintains and manages users' connection, receives connection from client module on web and document, and delivers messenger status information about user requested by the client in real time. A web server for viewing the status information of messenger users on the web; Real-time status of messenger users on the web and documents, including a chat module including a video server that allows users to video chat, a voice server that supports voice chat, and a chat server that supports text chat. A system that lets you know and have live conversations. The method of claim 12, wherein the presence server is combined with a client module to support status display of a messenger user and real-time conversation on a web and a document. A client status display module which displays the user's status on the web and documents, receives and expresses the status information of the conversation subject from the client communication module in real time; Client communication module that is installed and connected to the presence server at the same time, and responsible for the communication part to inform the other party of the alarm when the user changes the state or requests a conversation, Chat module that supports each chat when the chat requester requests a chat using one or a combination of text, voice and video chat methods. A system that can know in real time the status of a messenger user on the web and documents, including a real-time conversation. In the method of real-time messenger status on the web and documents, and support for real-time conversation, Managing the status of the messenger by receiving the messenger connection in the user client; Chat requesters connect to Internet websites via the network, search for the person they are talking to, and express their status, or document authors express their messenger status in real-time on documents they create, video chat, text chat Inserting a component that supports voice conversation, Automatically installing a client module for real-time status display on the requester's computer and a client for text, video, and voice chats; The client module accessing the presence server and receiving the status of the conversation person in real time; Selecting a conversation method by the conversation requester checking the status of the conversation person and selecting an icon having a status as an input means; If the message is sent by selecting Send message as an input means when the person's status is offline, displaying the message to be viewed by the chat requestor while online. Calling the module according to the selected conversation method, connecting to the server, and forwarding the conversation request to the presence server; Forwarding, by the presence server, the request received from the chat requestor to the chat partner in the form of an alarm; When the other party accepts the request, analyzing the received information, connecting to the server to enable the conversation with each other How to know in real time the status of the messenger user on the web and documents that includes, and supports real-time conversation.