WO2012109826A1

WO2012109826A1 - Method and system for implementing social networking service

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Publication number: WO2012109826A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/074620
Authority: WO
Inventors: 党潇; 黄伟; 张朝; 张波
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2011-02-14
Filing date: 2011-05-25
Publication date: 2012-08-23
Also published as: CN102638770A

Abstract

Provided are a method and a system for implementing Social Networking Service (SNS). The method includes: a mobile terminal of a user obtains its own locating information, and transmits the locating information and a searching range to a network server; the network server broadcasts the locating information of the user to friends of the user, receives the locating information sent from the friends of the user, selects the friends whose distance from the user is within the searching range, and transmits a selection result to the mobile terminal of the user; and the mobile terminal displays information of the friends within the searching range according to the selection result. With the invention, a more novel and convenient life style can be provided for the cell phone user, which is an extension in real life of the SNS and an Instant Messaging Service in virtual network, therefore making it possible for the user not only to communicate straightway with the friends via the Internet but also to find and search the friends around actually in real life.

Description

Method and system for implementing social network

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a method and system for implementing a social network.

Background technique

This is an era in which humans use Internet communication extensively. QQ, MSN, Fetion, has become the main network tool for people in every corner of the world to communicate with each other. On the other hand, the new social networking service (SNS), such as Renren, Facebook And various microblogs, like the fire of the original, quickly swept the world, becoming the new darling of the Internet. However, the connection between people who rely on the Internet to establish benefits crosses the gap between time and space in communication. The disadvantages are that people are more "home" and have fewer activities. The more closely and frequently connected the virtual space, the more it sets off the lack of intersection between people in real life. What we need to build is the SNS of the "real life version".

We often have this situation: Watching a concert on the weekend, going to work on Monday and talking to colleagues, suddenly found that some colleagues also went, sorry that they could not sit and enjoy the show. Is it often the case? When I was on a business trip, I encountered an emergency, such as a car accident or sudden illness. I called my family or the police for help but couldn’t get it immediately. Afterwards, I learned that there were friends who were not far away a few hundred meters away. I don't know if he is, he doesn't know that you are there. Usually, some of your SNS networks have 1000 friends in the same city, often contacted and infrequently contacted, want to know and hate to know, walking on the street every day, how many of these people are missing you?

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the above prior art, and to propose a method and system for implementing a social network to solve the problem of how to build a real version of the SNS.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a method for implementing a social network, including: a mobile terminal of a user acquires its own positioning information, and sends the positioning information and a search range. To the web server;

The network server broadcasts the location information of the user to the friend of the user, and receives the location information sent by the friend of the user, and filters the friend whose distance from the user is within the search range, and the screening result is filtered. a mobile terminal that is sent to the user;

The mobile terminal displays information of a friend within the search range according to the screening result.

Preferably, the above method further includes:

When the user logs in to a community-based network contact (SNS) website or a chat tool, the mobile terminal acquires friend information of various accounts of the user, and integrates the friend information, so that the friend and the friend identify the corresponding The various information of the same friend corresponds to a unique friend identifier, and the integrated friend information is uploaded to the web server.

Preferably, the above method has the following characteristics:

The mobile terminal acquires its own positioning information through a Global Positioning System (GPS) or an Assisted GPS (A-GPS) technology.

Preferably, the above method has the following characteristics:

The selection result sent by the network server to the mobile terminal includes location information and status information of the selected friend;

The mobile terminal displays location information and distance information of the buddy within the search range according to the screening result.

Preferably, the above method has the following characteristics:

When the user selects the displayed friend through the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal displays a corresponding SNS page or a chat tool interface, so that one of the message, the picture sharing, and the transmission file is sent between the user and the selected friend. One or more operations. In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a system for implementing a social network, including a mobile terminal and a network server, where the mobile terminal includes a network access and positioning module, and a display and communication module;

The network access and location module is configured to: obtain its own positioning information, and the positioning information Information and search scope are sent to the web server;

The network server is configured to: broadcast the location information of the user to a friend of the user of the mobile terminal, and receive location information sent by the friend of the user, and filter out a distance from the user in the search. a friend in the range, sending the screening result to the mobile terminal;

The display and communication module is configured to: display information of friends within the search range according to the screening result.

Preferably, the mobile terminal further includes a multi-user information integration module,

The multi-user information integration module is configured to: when the user logs in to the SNS website or the chat tool, obtain the friend information of the various accounts of the user, and integrate the friend information, so that the friend and the friend identify the corresponding The various information of the same friend corresponds to a unique friend identifier, and the integrated friend information is uploaded to the web server.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a mobile terminal, including a network access and positioning module, and a display and communication module, wherein

The network access and location module is configured to: obtain its own location information, and send the location information and the search range to a network server, so that the network server filters out a distance from the user in the search. Friends within the scope;

The display and communication module is configured to: display information of friends within the search range according to the screening result sent by the network server.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a network server, including a transceiver module and a screening module, where

The transceiver module is configured to: receive positioning information and a search range sent by the mobile terminal, broadcast the positioning information of the user to a friend of the user of the mobile terminal, and receive positioning information sent by the friend of the user; The screening module is configured to: according to the positioning information and the search range received by the transceiver module, filter out friends that are within the search range from the user, and send the screening result to the mobile terminal.

By using the invention, the mobile phone user can provide a more novel and convenient lifestyle, and is an extension of the social network and the instant chat tool in the real life in the virtual network. It enables users to not only communicate unimpededly with their friends through the Internet, but also to discover and search for friends who are actually around in real life. BRIEF abstract

1 is a schematic diagram of a system composition of an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a method for synchronizing and integrating user friend information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a work of synchronously updating friend information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of establishing a real-time SNS local area network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a terminal displaying a local friend network interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

As an indispensable electronic product in modern society, in addition to some poor areas, mobile phones (mobile terminals) can basically be popularized to one person, which is one of the devices that must be carried in daily activities. Modern mobile phones are increasingly emphasizing additional features beyond basic calls and text messaging, and the 3G and 4G eras have advanced the use of mobile Internet and smartphones. The basic idea of the present invention is to synchronize their friends and contacts on various social networking sites through mobile phones, and establish a local area network association for users in the same space by using positioning technology and mobile internet technology, sharing users with each other. The status information and location information enable users to not only see who is online, but also who can see who is in order to facilitate more convenient and direct contact.

Specifically, the user's mobile terminal acquires its own positioning information, and the positioning information and the search are performed. The range is sent to the network server; the network server broadcasts the location information of the user to the friend of the user, and receives the location information sent by the friend of the user, and filters out the distance from the user within the search range. The buddy sends the screening result to the mobile terminal of the user; the mobile terminal displays the information of the buddy within the search range according to the screening result. In this way, the user can see who is in his or her friends, who is around him, and what is the current state.

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a schematic diagram of a system composition of an embodiment of the present invention, which mainly includes: a mobile terminal and a network server with an internet data service function. The user can log in to the SNS website or other chat tool through the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal has the data communication function. In addition, the mobile terminal has a Global Positioning System (GPS) positioning function, which can acquire the geographic coordinates of the mobile terminal. The network server is used to support the implementation of the application in the mobile terminal, and is responsible for the exchange and processing of information between users.

The mobile terminal includes a network access and positioning module, and a display and communication module; the network access and positioning module is configured to acquire its own positioning (via GPS or A-GPS (Assisted-GPS) technology) Information, the positioning information and the search range are sent to the web server. The module includes mobile Internet function and positioning function, can access the Internet to complete data communication, and can obtain the location information of the terminal itself through the hardware of the mobile terminal.

The network server is responsible for acquiring and integrating information pushed by each mobile terminal, and feeding back information required according to user requirements. Specifically, the module is configured to broadcast the location of the user to a friend of the user of the mobile terminal. And receiving the location information sent by the friend of the user, filtering out a friend who is within the search range from the user, and sending the screening result to the mobile terminal;

The display and communication module is configured to display information of a friend within the search range according to the screening result. This module can display the friend status and location information fed back by the web server in an intuitive manner, and can send messages, share pictures, transfer files, etc. to the SNS page or chat tool account associated with the friend.

The selection result may include location information and status information of the selected friend. The display and communication module may display location information and distance information of the friend within the search range according to the screening result. In addition, the mobile terminal may further include a multi-user information integration module.

The multi-user information integration module is configured to acquire friend information of various accounts of the user when the user logs in to the SNS website or the chat tool, and integrate the friend information to make the friend and the friend identifier corresponding to each other. The various information of the same friend corresponds to a unique friend identifier, and the integrated friend information is uploaded to the web server. The friend identification (identification code) may be an ID number, an ID number, or an ID assigned by the web server, as long as the user can track the SNS account or chat tool to which the friend belongs according to the identifier.

When the user selects the displayed friend through the mobile terminal, the display and communication module displays a corresponding SNS page or a chat tool interface, so that the user and the selected friend send a message, share the image, and transfer the file. One or more operations.

The foregoing network server may include a transceiver module and a screening module, where

The transceiver module is configured to receive positioning information and a search range sent by the mobile terminal, broadcast the positioning information of the user to a friend of the user of the mobile terminal, and receive positioning information sent by the friend of the user;

The screening module is configured to filter, according to the positioning information and the search range received by the transceiver module, a friend who is within the search range from the user, and send the screening result to the mobile terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, a schematic diagram of synchronizing and integrating friend information of a mobile terminal user implemented by the present invention is shown. Since it is possible for each user to register multiple SNS website accounts and multiple chat tool accounts. When the application of the present invention is opened on the mobile terminal, the user logs in to the SNS website or the chat tool, and the application automatically synchronizes the user's friend information, analyzes the friend's data, and completes the SNS website friend automatically or with user intervention. Or the integration work of the chat tool friend, so that the different Internet information of the same friend points to the unique identifier (ID) assigned to the friend. When the work is completed, the mobile phone sends the integrated information to the network server as a data backup, and also serves as a basis for subsequent servers to complete data communication between friends.

As shown in FIG. 3, the flow chart of the mobile terminal updating the user friend information is as follows:

Step 301: First, the user logs in to the Internet through the mobile terminal to access the SNS website.

Step 302: The application compares and analyzes the buddy list information in the user account, and determines Are there new friends to join, and if so, go to the next step.

Step 303: Continue to determine whether the ID of the friend exists, that is, whether it has been added as a friend in other SNS or chat software. If the ID does not exist, that is, the friend is brand new, step 304 is performed, otherwise, step 306 is performed;

Step 304, applying for an ID number to the network server for the friend;

Step 305, the source information of the friend is recorded under the ID, and step 307 is performed;

Step 306, adding the current information source under the ID information of the original friend;

Step 307: Send a data backup after the update to the network server.

Step 308, the synchronization integration work ends.

As shown in FIG. 4, it is a working flow chart of realizing the real life version of the SNS function according to an embodiment of the present invention. Step 401: The user obtains the positioning information of the mobile terminal by using the GPS function or the A-GPS function of the mobile terminal.

Step 402: The mobile terminal sends the user's own location information and the search range requirement required by the user to the network server.

When the user needs to update his own status information, the positioning information is sent to the web server. When the user needs to search for status information of other friends, the request can also be sent to the web server.

Step 403: After receiving the location information sent by the user, the network server sends the location information of the user to all the friend IDs of the user. Of course, the operation must be performed under the permission and authorization of the user.

Step 404 (this step is performed simultaneously with step 403), the network server accepts their location information broadcasted by their friend ID, and completes information sharing and exchange between different users.

Step 405: The network server uses the location information to calculate the distance between the friend and the user according to the search scope requirement of the user. If the search radius is within the search radius, the friend location information is retained. If the search radius is exceeded, the friend location information is filtered. . After completing the screening work for this step, proceed to the next step.

Step 406, the network server will filter the result (which may include the location information and status information of the friend) The user who returned to the mobile terminal. Step 407: The mobile terminal completes display of the friend orientation and distance information.

As shown in FIG. 5, a schematic diagram of a local friend network interface is displayed for the terminal. The user can click on the interested friend, and the display interface can pop up the SNS website page or the chat tool account interface associated with the friend ID, and the user can further complete the operation of the friend's message, share the picture, transfer the file, etc. In many cases, refer to the features provided to users by the SNS website or chat tool.

In addition, when the user quits the above application, an instruction can be sent to the web server to inform it to retain or delete the history information.

In summary, in the implementation of the present invention, through the mobile terminal and the mobile internet technology, information synchronization and integration of all user SNS networks and user accounts of the network chat tool are first completed, so as to point to the same friend or contact, and Establish a data backup on the network server. When the user needs to share his own state information or search for friend status information, he can send a request to the network server, push his own status and broadcast to his own friend group, and obtain the broadcast sent by the group of friends. The network server filters the friend broadcast received by the user according to the user's own location information and the search range selected by the user, and returns the friend location and status information within the search range to the user's mobile terminal, and displays it on the terminal. . Enable users to see who is in their friends, who is around them, and what the status is.

It should be noted that in this paper, only the basic implementation method of "Building a real-life SNS with mobile phone" is given. The purpose is to establish the connection between people in real life by integrating Internet information and GPS positioning information. . Upgrade operations and feature extensions based on this, such as the use of encrypted transmission of all data transfer, or refer to the chat tool's features allows users to set "online", "offline", "stealth" and other status, or associate more Friends information, such as address book, microblog, alumni record, etc., are all within the scope of the present invention.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct the associated hardware, such as a read only memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Optionally, all or part of the steps of the foregoing embodiments may also be implemented by using one or more integrated circuits. Accordingly, each module/unit in the foregoing embodiment may be used. The form of hardware implementation can also be implemented in the form of software function modules. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Industrial Applicability The present invention can provide a more novel and convenient lifestyle for mobile phone users, and is an extension of social networks and instant chat tools in real life in virtual networks. It enables users to not only communicate unimpededly with their friends through the Internet, but also to discover and search for friends who are actually around in real life.

Claims

Claim

A method for implementing a social network, comprising: a user's mobile terminal acquiring its own positioning information, and transmitting the positioning information and a search range to a network server;

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

4. The method of claim 1, wherein

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the method further comprises: when the user selects the displayed friend through the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal displays a corresponding SNS page or a chat tool An interface to cause one or more operations in the message, picture sharing, and transfer file to be sent between the user and the selected friend.

6. A system for implementing a social network, comprising a mobile terminal and a network server, wherein The mobile terminal includes a network access and positioning module, and a display and communication module;

The network access and location module is configured to: acquire local positioning information, and send the positioning information and the search range to a network server;

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises a multi-user information integration module.

8. A mobile terminal, comprising a network access and positioning module, and a display and communication module, wherein

The mobile terminal of claim 8, further comprising a multi-user information integration module, wherein the multi-user information integration module is configured to: acquire the various types of the user when the user logs in to the SNS website or the chat tool The friend information of the account is integrated, and the friend information is integrated, so that the friend and the friend identify the corresponding information, and the various information of the same friend corresponds to a unique friend identifier, and the integrated friend information is uploaded to the network server.

10. A network server, comprising a transceiver module and a screening module, wherein

The transceiver module is configured to: receive positioning information and a search range sent by the mobile terminal, The friend of the user of the mobile terminal broadcasts the location information of the user, and receives the location information sent by the friend of the user;

The screening module is configured to: according to the positioning information and the search range received by the transceiver module, filter out friends that are within the search range from the user, and send the screening result to the mobile terminal.