IP Library Granted Patent US 9,497,143
Granted Patent B2
US 9,497,143 · App. 13/855,556 · Granted Nov 15, 2016

Method and system for providing on-air service using official account

Inventors: Hyuk Chung (Seongnam-si, KR); Ryuichi Kumai (Seongnam-si, KR); Donghyun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Minbo Bae (Seongnam-si, KR); Youngsu Ko (Seongnam-si, KR); Yusuke Katagiri (Seongnam-si, KR); Teppei Daito (Seongnam-si, KR); Yusuke Ota (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
H04L51/04H04L12/1822
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Patent No.
US 9,497,143
App. No.
13/855,556
Granted
Nov 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a system for providing a messenger on-air service using an official account include providing an interface for creating and managing an event using an official account, and creating an event chat room in which a plurality of users sharing a relationship with an event creator participate based on a request of the event creator through the interface.

Claims (24)

1. A method that uses a processor to provide a messenger on-air service, the method comprising:

providing, to an event creator, an interface to generate and manage an event,

automatically recommending an account to a user using the messenger

according to predetermined user requirements,

subsequently adding the account as a chatting partner by the user,

generating, through the interface and using the processor, an event chat room for the event that is created by the event creator for a plurality of users, the plurality of users including the user;

receiving, by the user, a notice of the event from the account; and transmitting and receiving data for the event creator through the event chat room, wherein the generating the event chat room comprises generating a separate chat room for each of the plurality of users.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting and receiving the data comprises: sending an event message from the event creator to the plurality of users at the same time; and receiving a reply message from one of the plurality of users in response to the event message, wherein the reply message is not sent to the plurality of users receiving the event message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: maintaining an on-air mode in which data is transmitted and received in the event chat room for a time set automatically or by the event creator.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: causing a display, on a screen of the event chat room, of event information comprising at least one of an event title, a desired number of participants, a number of participants in real time, and an event finish time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the interface comprises: providing, to at least one of the plurality of users, the interface to receive input, from the event creator, of event information comprising at least one of an event title, a desired number of participants, a number of participants in real time, and an event finish time.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the interface comprises: providing the interface to receive input of an event message to be sent to at least one of the plurality of users in a form of at least one of a text message, an image, a video, and a sound.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein providing the interface further comprises: receiving input of a scheduled date and time at which the event message is to be sent through the interface.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the interface further comprises: providing the interface to manage a list of an event message sent by the event creator in the event chat room and a list of a reply message received from at least one of the plurality of users in response to the event message.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the interface comprises: providing the interface to manage an event list executed in the event chat room; and providing event status information comprising at least one of an event title, a number of event messages sent by the event creator, a number of reply messages received from at least one of the plurality of users, a desired number of participants, a number of participants in real time, an event start time, and an event finish time for each event through the interface for managing the event list.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein providing the interface further comprises: providing a list of the event messages or a list of the reply messages when the number of event messages or the number of reply messages is selected by the event creator.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting and receiving the data are performed at the separate chat room for each of the plurality of users.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a computer system, performs a method comprising:

providing, to an event creator, an interface to generate and manage an event,

automatically recommending an account to a user using the messenger according to predetermined user requirements,

subsequently adding the account as a chatting partner by the user,

generating, through the interface and using the processor, an event chat room for the event that is created by the event creator for a plurality of users, the plurality of users including the user;

receiving, by the user, a notice of the event from the account; and

transmitting and receiving data for the event creator through the event chat room, wherein generating the event chat room comprises generating a separate chat room for each of the plurality of users.

Assignments (9)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2024
From: Z INTERMEDIATE GLOBAL CORPORATION
To: LY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067096/0431 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: Z INTERMEDIATE GLOBAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067069/0467 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE CITY SHOULD BE SPELLED AS TOKYO PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058597 FRAME: 0141. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062401/0328 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE ASSIGNEES CITY IN THE ADDRESS SHOULD BE TOKYO, JAPAN PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058597 FRAME: 0303. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062401/0490 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059511/0374 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058597/0141 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058597/0303 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2013
From: NHN CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030825/0151 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2013
From: CHUNG, HYUK; KUMAI, RYUICHI; KIM, DONGHYUN; BAE, MINBO; KO, YOUNGSU; KATAGIRI, YUSUKE; DAITO, TEPPEI; OTA, YUSUKE
To: NHN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030138/0107 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0081524 · Jul 26, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140032684A1 · Jan 30, 2014