IP Library Granted Patent US 10,187,335
Granted Patent B2
US 10,187,335 · App. 14/839,611 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Methods, systems and computer readable mediums for providing a rich menu for instant messaging services

Inventors: Mi Seon Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Do Hun Im (Seongnam-si, KR); Young Su Ko (Seongnam-si, KR); Yusuke Ota (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Line Corporation
H04L51/046G06T11/60H04L12/1813H04L67/02G06T2200/24H04L51/18
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Patent No.
US 10,187,335
App. No.
14/839,611
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a system, method, device, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for providing an instant messaging service implemented with a computer. The method includes receiving a request on establishing a conversation interface with an official account registered at the instant messaging service from a client, providing a rich menu user interface associated with the official account on a portion of the conversation interface when the client establishes the conversation interface in response to the request, receiving a selection on a display item included in the rich menu from the client, identifying content associated with the selected display item by a manager of the official account, and providing the identified content to the client through the conversation interface.

Claims (57)

1. A method for providing an instant messaging service implemented with a server, the method comprising:

providing, using at least one processor of the server, a rich menu construction tool for constructing a rich menu associated with an official account registered with the instant messaging service, the rich menu construction tool providing a plurality of template rich menu user interfaces to a manager of the official account, each of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces including at least one display item and each of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces having a different number of display items;

receiving, using the at least one processor, a selection of one of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces from the manager;

connecting, using the at least one processor, content to each of the at least one display items included in the selected rich menu user interface through the rich menu construction tool, the content uploaded by the manager;

receiving, using at least one processor, a request to establish a conversation interface with the official account from a client;

providing, using the at least one processor, the rich menu user interface associated with the official account to the client on a portion of the conversation interface when the client establishes the conversation interface in response to the request;

receiving, using the at least one processor, a selection on the at least one display item included in the provided rich menu user interface from the client;

identifying, using the at least one processor, the content associated with the selected display item; and

providing, using the at least one processor, the identified content associated with the selected display item to the client through the conversation interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing of the identified content comprises:

transmitting, using the at least one processor, a desired keyword through the conversation interface to the client when the desired keyword is associated with the content at the selected display item.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing of the identified content comprises:

transmitting, using the at least one processor, a uniform resource locator (URL) including information associated with a desired web page through the conversation interface when the URL is associated with the content at the selected display item.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing of the identified content comprises:

transmitting, using the at least one processor, an action code through the conversation interface when the action code is associated with the content at the display item, the action code including computer readable instructions that call a desired program on the client.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one display item for each of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces is configured to receive at least one piece of content; and

the rich menu construction tool is configured to connect the at least one content to at least one display items included in the selected rich menu.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the rich menu construction tool comprises:

a template type selection function to select a template type of the rich menu; and

a content connection function to connect the content to each user interface area included in the selected template rich menu user interface.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the rich menu construction tool further comprises:

an image setting function to set an image of the rich menu based on the template type, or

a text setting function to set a text and an icon of the rich menu.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the rich menu construction tool further comprises at least one of a display function to set a display on/off setting of the rich menu or a duration function to set a display duration setting of the rich menu.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the content connection function connects a keyword input or an URL input as the content.

10. A device for providing an instant messaging service, the device comprising:

at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions to,

transmit a request to establish a conversation interface with an official account registered at the instant messaging service;

display a rich menu user interface associated with the official account on a portion of the conversation interface upon establishing the conversation interface, the rich menu user interface including at least one display item, the rich menu user interface including a template rich menu user interface selected by the official account from a plurality of template rich menu user interfaces,

the rich menu user interface was created using a rich menu construction tool for constructing a rich menu associated with the official account registered with the instant messaging service, the rich menu construction tool providing a plurality of template rich menu user interfaces, each of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces including at least one display item and each of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces having a different number of display items;

receive a selection input related to the at least one display item included in the provided rich menu user interface;

transmit a request to receive content associated with the selected display item;

receive the content associated with the selected display item; and

display the received content through the conversation interface.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the receiving of the content comprises:

displaying the content through the conversation interface by the message when the received content is a desired keyword.

12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the receiving of the content comprises:

executing a web page corresponding to a desired URL when the received content is the desired URL.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the receiving of the content comprises:

executing a desired program when the received content includes an action code for calling the desired program.

14. A system for providing an instant messaging service, the system comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and

at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to,

provide a management tool for constructing a rich menu associated with an official account registered with the instant messaging service, the rich menu construction tool providing a plurality of template rich menu user interfaces to a manager of the official account, each of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces including at least one display item and each of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces having a different number of display items, and each of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces including a conversation interface for displaying a conversation between at least two users of the instant messaging service;

receive a selection of one of the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces from the manager;

connect content to each of the at least one display items included in the selected rich menu user interface through the rich menu construction tool, the content uploaded by the manager; and

provide the selected rich menu user interface linked to the official account on a portion of the conversation interface when a client establishes a conversation interface with the official account over the instant messaging service.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a selection of a display item included in the rich menu from the client;

identify content associated with the selected display item by the manager; and

provide the identified content to the client through the conversation interface.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the management tool comprises:

a template type selection function to select a template type on the rich menu user interface from the plurality of template rich menu user interfaces; and

a content connection function to connect the content to each user interface area included in the selected template rich menu user interface.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the management tool further comprises an image setting function to set an image of the rich menu user interface based on the template type, or a text setting function to set a text and an icon of the rich menu user interface.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the management tool further comprises at least one of a display function to set a display on/off setting of the rich menu user interface, or a duration function to set a display duration setting of the rich menu user interface.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the content connection function inputs a keyword or an URL as the content.

Assignments (8)
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 Aug 31, 2015
From: KIM, MI SEON; IM, DO HUN; KO, YOUNG SU; OTA, YUSUKE
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036455/0742 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0021144 · Feb 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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