IP Library Granted Patent US 11,477,150
Granted Patent B2
US 11,477,150 · App. 17/217,259 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Servers, method of controlling servers, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums

Inventors: Heechan Yang (Tokyo, JP); Kenichi Sugimoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
H04L51/16H04L12/1818H04L51/12H04L67/22H04L67/306
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Patent No.
US 11,477,150
App. No.
17/217,259
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a server capable of improving convenience for a user at the time of service registration. The server includes a service providing unit which provides a service to an unregistered user who is not registered in the service when the unregistered user accesses the service, and a storage device which stores a service history provided to the unregistered user by the service providing unit. When the unregistered user is registered in the service, the service providing unit allows the unregistered user to use the service while taking over a service history used when the unregistered user is not registered in the service.

Claims (62)

1. A display method performed by at least one processor of a terminal, the terminal configured to perform transmission of content to a first terminal on which a message application is installed and reception of content received from the first terminal, the method comprising:

receiving invitation information regarding the message application from the first terminal, the invitation information transmitted based on a phone number of the terminal;

receiving first content from the first terminal;

transmitting second content to the first terminal;

displaying the first content and the second content on a display device of the terminal using a different application than the message application;

installing the message application on the terminal based on input received from a user of the terminal input into the terminal, the input being based on the invitation information regarding the message application;

receiving third content from the first terminal, the third content being different than the first content; and

displaying the first content, the second content, and the third content on the display device using the message application.

2. The display method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the first content and the second content in a storage device.

3. The display method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, using the message application, fourth content to the first terminal, the fourth content being unable to be transmitted using the different application; and

displaying the fourth content on the display device using the message application.

4. The display method according to claim 3 , wherein

the transmitting the fourth content further using the message application includes transmitting a stamp using the message application; and

the different application does not have a function of transmitting a stamp.

5. The display method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the invitation information regarding the message application via SMS or MMS.

6. The display method according to claim 5 , wherein

the receiving the invitation information regarding the message application is transmitted via the SMS or the MMS occurs based on input from a second user of the first terminal input into the message application of the first terminal.

7. The display method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying the first content, the second content, and the third content on the display device further includes:

displaying the first content, the second content, and the third content on the display device in chronological order.

8. The display method according to claim 1 , wherein

the displaying the first content and the second content using the different application occurs before the installing the message application is performed.

9. The display method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the first content and the second content on the display device using the different application based on input from the user of the terminal after the message application is installed.

10. The display method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first content and the second content are a first message and a second message, respectively; and

the third content is a stamp.

11. The display method according to claim 1 , wherein

the invitation information regarding the message application includes URL information.

12. The display method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first content and the third content are transmitted by the first terminal to the terminal through a server; and

the second content is transmitted from the terminal to the first terminal through the server.

13. The display method according to claim 1 , wherein

the different application is configured to transmit and receive content on a one-to-one basis; and

the message application is configured to transmit and receive content between at least the terminal, the first terminal, and a second terminal, the second terminal being different than the first terminal and the terminal.

14. The display method according to claim 1 , wherein

the third content is transmitted by the first terminal to the terminal and a second terminal using the message application, the second terminal being different than the first terminal and the terminal.

15. The display method according to claim 14 , wherein

the terminal, the first terminal, and the second terminal are included in members of a group associated with the message application.

16. The display method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first content is transmitted by the first terminal based on input from a user of the first terminal input into the message application of the first terminal.

17. A non-transitory storage medium storing a program to be executed by at least one processor of a terminal, the program, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

receive invitation information from a first terminal regarding a message application installed on the first terminal, the invitation information transmitted based on a phone number of the terminal;

receive first content transmitted from the first terminal;

transmit second content to the first terminal;

display the first content and the second content on a display device of the terminal using a different application than the message application;

install the message application on the terminal based on input from a user of the terminal input into the terminal, the input being based on the invitation information regarding the message application;

receive third content from the first terminal, the third content being different than the first content; and

display the first content, the second content, and the third content, on the display device using the message application.

18. A terminal configured to perform transmission of content to a first terminal on which a message application is installed and reception of content transmitted from the first terminal, the terminal comprising:

a display device;

a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and

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

receive invitation information from the first terminal regarding the message application installed on the first terminal, the invitation information transmitted based on a phone number of the terminal,

receive first content transmitted from the first terminal,

transmit second content to the first terminal,

display the first content and the second content using a different application than the message application on the display device,

install the message application on the terminal based on input from a user of the terminal input into the terminal, the input being based on the invitation information regarding the message application,

receive third content from the first terminal, the third content being different than the first content, and

display the first content, the second content, and the third content on the display device using the message application.

Assignments (6)
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 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 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-042601 · Mar 4, 2015 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16557022 · Aug 30, 2019
Continuation 15858221 · Dec 29, 2017
Continuation 14832331 · Aug 21, 2015
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