Method and system for managing image based on interworking face image and messenger account

1. An image management method of a server comprising at least one processor, the image management method comprising:

storing, in a database, a plurality of face images and a plurality of messenger accounts in association with the plurality of face images;

receiving a target image from a user terminal;

recognizing a face image from the received target image;

searching the database for a first face image that matches the recognized face image, among the stored plurality of face images, and identifying a first messenger account corresponding to the first face image, among the stored plurality of messenger accounts;

while displaying the first messenger account as corresponding to the first face image, providing a second messenger account as a candidate account corresponding to the face image, and enabling the user terminal to change an identifier of the face image from the first messenger account to the second messenger account; and

determining a scheduled current or future event associated with the first messenger account, based on a profile of the first messenger account; and enabling the user terminal to display, over the target image, a graphic object or text associated with the scheduled current or future event, wherein the target image is a preview image of a target that is captured within a messenger application.

2. The image management method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a user interface that enables the user terminal to correct the first messenger account that is identified as corresponding to the first face image, to a second user account that is different from the first messenger account.

3. The image management method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the scheduled current or future event comprises:

determining the scheduled current or future event further based on anniversary information acquired from the first messenger account.

4. The image management method of claim 1 , wherein the enabling the user terminal to display the graphic objector the text associated with the scheduled current or future event comprises:

providing information of a visual effect associated with the scheduled current or future event, to be applied to the target image.

5. The image management method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying an existing first chatroom in which the first messenger account participates, among a plurality of existing chatrooms; and

recommending the identified existing first chatroom as a chatroom for sharing the target image.

6. The image management method of claim 5 , wherein the recommending the identified existing first chatroom comprises:

assigning a highest display priority to the identified existing first chatroom among the plurality of existing chatrooms.

7. The image management method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when there is no existing chatroom in which the first messenger account participates, creating a new chatroom to share the target image with the first messenger account.

8. An image management method of a user terminal comprising at least one processor, the image management method comprising:

recognizing a face image included in a target image;

determining a messenger account associated with the face image;

while displaying a first messenger account as corresponding to the face image, providing a second messenger account as a candidate account corresponding to the face image, enabling the user terminal to change an identifier of the face image from the first messenger account to the second messenger account; and

determining a scheduled current or future event associated with the messenger account, based on a profile of the messenger account; and enabling the user terminal to display, over the target image, a graphic object or text associated with the scheduled current or future event, wherein the target image is a preview image of a target that is captured within a messenger application.

9. The image management method of claim 8 , wherein the determining the messenger account comprises:

transmitting the target image to a server that stores, in a database, a plurality of face images and a plurality of messenger accounts in association with the plurality of face images; and

receiving, from the server, information of the messenger account in response to searching the database based on the target image.

10. The image management method of claim 8 , further comprising:

applying a visual effect to the target image based on the scheduled current or future event.

11. The image management method of claim 10 , wherein the determining the scheduled current or future event comprises:

determining the scheduled current or future event based on birthday information included in the profile of the messenger account.

12. The image management method of claim 8 , further comprising:

identifying an existing chatroom in which the messenger account participates, or creating a new chatroom in which the messenger account participates.

13. The image management method of claim 8 , further comprising:

providing a chatroom list through a messenger service; and

providing a user interface that allows a user to select a chatroom for sharing of the target image from the chatroom list,

wherein a display priority is assigned to an existing chatroom in which the messenger account participate, among a plurality of chatrooms in the chatroom list.

14. The image management method of claim 8 , further comprising:

providing a chatroom list through a messenger service; and

providing a user interface configured to create a new chatroom in which the messenger account participates, and to add the new chatroom to the chatroom list.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer to perform the image management method of claim 1 .

16. A computer apparatus comprising:

a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and

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

store, in a database, a plurality of face images and a plurality of messenger accounts in association with each other;

receive a target image from a user terminal;

recognize a face image from the received target image;

search the database fora first face image that matches the recognized face image, among the stored plurality of face images, and identify a first messenger account corresponding to the first face image, among the stored plurality of messenger accounts;

while displaying the first messenger account as corresponding to the face image, provide a second messenger account as a candidate account corresponding to the face image, and enable the user terminal to change an identifier of the face image from the first messenger account to the second messenger account; and

determine an scheduled current or future event associated with the first messenger account, based on a profile of the first messenger account, and enable the user terminal to display, over the target image, a graphic object or text associated with the scheduled current or future event, wherein the target image is a preview image of a target that is captured within a messenger application.

17. The computer apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured execute the computer-readable instructions to:

identify an existing chatroom in which the messenger account participates, or create a new chatroom in which the first messenger account participates.