Video call providing device, method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program
A video call providing method using a video call providing device capable may include: transmitting or receiving, by the video call providing device, a signal of displaying a first effect while the video call is performed to or from the external communication device; transmitting or receiving, by the video call providing device, a signal of displaying a second effect to or from the external communication device, after the first effect is transmitted or received; verifying, by the video call providing device, a type of the first effect, and a type of the second effect, after the second effect is transmitted or received; determining, by the video call providing device, an additional output of an effect and an additional effect to be output; and displaying, by the video call providing device, the additional effect, based on the determined additional output and additional effect.
1. A video call providing method using a video call providing device capable of performing a video call with an external communication device, the video call providing method comprising:
receiving, using at least one processor of a video call providing device, a first effect signal during a video call between the video call providing device and an external communication device, the first effect signal including information regarding a first effect corresponding to the video call, the first effect input via a first user input;
receiving, using the at least one processor, a second effect signal, the second effect signal including information regarding a second effect corresponding to the video call, the second effect input via a second user input;
verifying, using the at least one processor, an effect type of the first effect, and an effect type of the second effect, the verifying including,
determining whether the first user input was input by a first user of the video call providing device or a second user of the external communication device, and
determining whether the second user input was input by the first user or the second user;
determining, using the at least one processor, whether an additional effect associated with the first effect and the second effect is to be automatically displayed based on results of the verifying; and
displaying, using the at least one processor, the first effect and the additional effect on a display device based on results of the determining whether the additional effect is to be displayed.
2. The video call providing method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the additional effect is to be displayed comprises determining whether the additional effect is to be displayed with the first effect and the second effect based on rules stored in a database included with the video call providing device.
3. The video call providing method of claim 1 , wherein the verifying comprises verifying whether a time elapsed between when the first effect signal is received and when the second effect signal is received is within a desired time limit.
4. The video call providing method of claim 1 , wherein the verifying comprises verifying whether a time elapsed between when the first effect signal is received and when the second effect signal is received is within a desired first time limit, exceeds the desired first time limit and is within a desired second time limit, or exceeds the desired second time limit.
5. The video call providing method of claim 1 , wherein
the determining whether the additional effect is to be displayed comprises determining whether to provide the additional effect instead of the second effect based on the results of the verifying; and
the displaying comprises omitting display of the second effect and displaying the additional effect based on results of the determining whether to provide the additional effect instead of the second effect.
6. The video call providing method of claim 1 , wherein
the determining whether the additional effect is to be displayed comprises determining whether to provide the additional effect together with the second effect based on the results of the verifying; and
the displaying comprises displaying the additional effect simultaneously with the second effect or displaying the second effect and then displaying the additional effect after application of a desired delay.
7. The video call providing method of claim 1 , further comprising:
merging, using the at least one processor, the additional effect with the video call based on the results of the verifying; and
displaying, using the at least one processor, the merged video call on the display device.
8. The video call providing method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, using the at least one processor, an additional effect signal to the external communication device based on the results of the verifying, the additional effect signal indicating whether to display the additional effect, and information indicating an effect type of the additional effect.
9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to execute the method of claim 1 .
10. A video call providing device comprising:
a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and
at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to,
receive a first effect signal during a video call between the video call providing device and an external communication device, the first effect signal including information regarding a first effect corresponding to the video call, the first effect input via a first user input,
receive a second effect signal, the second effect signal including information regarding a second effect corresponding to the video call, the second effect input via a second user input,
verify an effect type of the first effect and an effect type of the second effect, the verification including,
determining whether the first user input was input by a first user of the video call providing device or a second user of the external communication device, and
determining whether the second user input was input by the first user or the second user;
determine whether an additional effect associated with the first effect and the second effect is to be automatically displayed based on results of the verification, and
display the first effect and the additional effect on a display device based on results of the determining whether the additional effect is to be displayed.
11. The video call providing device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a database configured to store information regarding a plurality of effects corresponding to the video call, the plurality of effects including the first effect and the second effect; and
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether the additional effect is to be displayed with the first effect and the second effect based on the information stored in the database.
12. The video call providing device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to verify whether a time elapsed between when the first effect signal is received and when the second effect signal is received is within a desired time limit.
13. The video call providing device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to verify whether a time elapsed between when the first effect signal is received to when the second effect signal is received is within a desired first time limit, exceeds the desired first time limit and within a desired second time limit, or exceeds the desired second time limit.
14. The video call providing device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine whether to provide the additional effect instead of the second effect, based on the results of the verification; and
omit the displaying of the second effect and display the additional effect on the display device based on results of the determination of whether to provide the additional effect instead of the second effect.
15. The video call providing device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine whether to provide the additional effect together with the second effect based on the results of the verification; and
display the additional effect simultaneously with the second effect, or display the second effect and then display the additional effect after application of a desired delay, on the display device.
16. The video call providing device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
merge the additional effect with the video call based on the results of the verification; and
display the merged video call on the display device.
17. The video call providing device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit an additional effect signal to the external communication device based on the results of the verification, the additional effect signal indicating whether to display the additional effect, and information indicating an effect type of the additional effect.