IP Library Granted Patent US 10,574,599
Granted Patent B2
US 10,574,599 · App. 14/840,756 · Granted Feb 25, 2020

Method, system and recording medium for providing contents in messenger

Inventors: Tae Hwan Hwang (Seongnam-si, KR); Seok Chan Lee (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: LINE Corporation
H04L51/04H04L51/10H04L51/16
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Patent No.
US 10,574,599
App. No.
14/840,756
Granted
Feb 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A contents providing method is implemented with a computer including at least one processor and a memory. The method includes: registering contents by matching time information with data received from a first user terminal, and storing the data in association with the time information; receiving a request for access to the registered contents; establishing a conversation interface with a messenger account related to the registered contents in response to the request for access; and reproducing the registered contents as a real-time conversation by providing the data through the conversation interface in an order corresponding to the time information.

Claims (56)

1. A contents providing method implemented with a computer including at least one processor and a memory, the method comprising:

registering contents by matching conversation messages of a conversation between virtual persons created by a first user via a first user terminal with time information received from the first user via the first user terminal, and storing the conversation messages in association with the time information, wherein the time information received from the first user indicates times at which the conversation messages are to occur within a time sequence of the conversation, wherein the conversation messages and the time information are input via a contents creation tool of the first user terminal by the first user, the contents creation tool configured to match the conversation messages with the time information such that the registered contents are reproduced as a conversation form of contents via a messenger application running on a second user terminal or the first user terminal;

receiving, from the second user terminal or the first user terminal, a request for access to the registered contents;

establishing, via the messenger application, a conversation interface with a messenger account related to the registered contents in response to the request for access; and

reproducing, via the messenger application, the registered contents as a real-time conversation by providing the conversation messages through the conversation interface in an order corresponding to the time information at times within a time sequence of the reproducing that respectively correspond to the times at which the conversation messages are to occur within the time sequence of the conversation as indicated by the time information;

wherein the reproducing of the registered contents as the real-time conversation occurs after an end of inputting the conversation into the contents creation tool by the first user.

2. The contents providing method of claim 1 , wherein

the matching matches the conversation messages with conversation times in the messenger application; and

the storing stores the matched conversation messages.

3. The contents providing method of claim 1 , wherein the reproducing the registered contents comprises:

reconstructing the conversation messages in a time sequence matched to the conversation messages provided through the conversation interface; and

displaying the reconstructed conversation messages sequentially based on time intervals between the conversation messages.

4. The contents providing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying advertisement information related to the registered contents through the conversation interface.

5. The contents providing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying an advertisement among the registered contents while reproducing the registered contents.

6. The contents providing method of claim 5 , further comprising:

selecting the advertisement according to a keyword included in the conversation messages.

7. The contents providing method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing a conversation interface comprises:

establishing the conversation interface at a time corresponding to a set reproduction time for the registered contents.

8. The contents providing method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing a conversation interface comprises:

establishing the conversation interface in response to selection of a conversation message from a storage box in which the conversation messages are stored.

9. The contents providing method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing a conversation interface comprises:

establishing the conversation interface in response to selection of at least one of a special conversation interface or a special conversation message, the selection of the at least one of the special conversation interface or the special conversation message resulting from a search for the at least one of the special conversation interface or the special conversation message on the messenger application, wherein

the conversation interface at least one of (i) is the special conversation interface or (ii) includes the special conversation message.

10. A contents providing method implemented by a computer including at least one processor and a memory, the method comprising:

establishing, via a messenger application and based on a request for reproducing contents, a conversation interface with a messenger account related to the contents, the contents including conversation messages of a conversation between virtual persons created by a first user via a first user terminal matched with time information received from the first user via the first user terminal, wherein the time information received from the first user indicates times at which the conversation messages are to occur within a time sequence of the conversation; and

reproducing, via the messenger application, the contents as a real-time conversation by displaying the conversation messages through the conversation interface sequentially in an order corresponding to the time information at times within a time sequence of the reproducing that respectively correspond to the times at which the conversation messages are to occur within the time sequence of the conversation as indicated by the time information,

wherein the conversation messages and the time information are input via a contents creation tool of the first user terminal by the first user, the contents creation tool configured to match the conversation messages with the time information such that the reproducing reproduces the contents as a conversation form of contents via the messenger application running on a second user terminal or the first user terminal,

wherein the reproducing of the registered contents as the real-time conversation occurs after an end of inputting the conversation into the contents creation tool by the first user.

11. A contents providing system comprising:

a memory having computer-readable instructions stored therein; and

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

register contents by matching conversation messages of a conversation between virtual persons created by a first user via a first user terminal with time information received from the first user via the first user terminal, and storing the conversation messages in association with the time information, wherein the time information received from the first user indicates times at which the conversation messages are to occur within a time sequence of the conversation, wherein the conversation messages and the time information are input via a contents creation tool of the first user terminal by the first user, the contents creation tool configured to match the conversation messages with the time information such that the registered contents are reproduced as a conversation form of contents via a messenger application running on a second user terminal or the first user terminal,

provide, via the messenger application, a conversation interface with a messenger account related to the registered contents in response to a request for access to the registered contents; and

reproduce, via the messenger application, the registered contents as a real-time conversation by providing the conversation messages through the conversation interface in an order corresponding to the time information at times within a time sequence of the reproducing that respectively correspond to the times at which the conversation messages are to occur within the time sequence of the conversation as indicated by the time information,

wherein the reproducing of the registered contents as the real-time conversation occurs after an end of inputting the conversation into the contents creation tool by the first user.

12. The contents providing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to

match the conversation messages with conversation times in the messenger application; and

store the matched conversation messages in the memory.

13. The contents providing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to

reconstruct the conversation messages in a time sequence matched to the conversation messages provided through the conversation interface; and

display the reconstructed conversation messages sequentially based on time intervals between the conversation messages.

14. The contents providing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to display advertisement information related to the registered contents through the conversation interface.

15. The contents providing system of claim 14 , wherein the advertisement information includes at least one of

an advertisement inserted at a first time among the reproduced contents; or

an advertisement selected according to a keyword included in the conversation messages.

16. The contents providing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to provide the conversation interface at a time corresponding to a set reproduction time for the registered contents.

17. The contents providing system of claim 11 , wherein

the conversation interface includes a special conversation message; and

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to provide the conversation interface including the special conversation message in response to selection of the special conversation message from one of (i) a search result for the special conversation message on the messenger application or (ii) a storage box in which the special conversation message of the messenger application is stored.

18. A contents providing method implemented with a computer including at least one processor and a memory, the method comprising:

registering contents of a conversation by matching conversation messages of virtual persons created by a first user via a first user terminal with time information received from the first user via the first user terminal, and storing the conversation messages in association with the time information, wherein the conversation messages and the time information are input via a contents creation tool of the first user terminal by the first user, the contents creation tool configured to match the conversation messages with the time information such that the registered contents are reproduced as a conversation form of contents via a messenger application running on a second user terminal or the first user terminal, wherein the time information is specified by the first user and the time information includes time points to reproduce the registered contents including the conversation messages;

receiving, from the second user terminal or the first user terminal, a request for access to the registered contents;

establishing, via the messenger application, a conversation interface with a messenger account related to the registered contents in response to the request for access; and

reproducing, via the messenger application, the registered contents as a real-time conversation based on the time information by providing the conversation messages through the conversation interface in an order corresponding to the time information and at time points included in the time information.

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: HWANG, TAE HWAN; LEE, SEOK CHAN
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036460/0235 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0070932 · May 21, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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