System for providing message transmission and reception service using message standby station

Abstract

To provide a platform configured to allow message content to be competitively received by receiving terminals.SOLUTION: A system 1 for providing a message transmission and reception service using a message standby station includes: a transmitting terminal 100 configured to upload message content and transmit the message content to a message standby station for message transmission to an unspecified multitude; a receiving terminal 400 configured to competitively receive a message queued in the message standby station; and a transmission and reception service providing server 300 including a receiving unit configured to receive the message content from the transmitting terminal, a standby station management unit configured to, when a recipient is set as an unspecified multitude by the transmitting terminal, queue the message content in the message standby station, a processing unit configured to, when the message queued in the message standby station is competitively received by the receiving terminal, record processing of the reception in a log, and a statistics management unit configured to store statistical data on the message content of which the reception has been processed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place, and provides a platform for making message contents wait in a message waiting place when transmitting message contents to an unspecified number of people, and then making receiving terminals competitively receive the message contents. [Background technology]

[0002] With the development of information and communication technology and the spread of smart devices worldwide, various kinds of social media have emerged. The Internet and SNS are used as people's main means of communication, and companies also use various SNS channels as communication and promotion tools, making social media the most influential marketing channel since the appearance of smartphones. The Internet has also completely changed the way people search for information and communicate with others, and is rapidly growing as one of the main means of social interaction and information sharing. With the further development of IT technology, social media has crossed the boundaries between mass media and personal media, allowing users to communicate with not just one person but millions or even tens of millions of people. Due to this convenience, users use social media such as online communities to share new content and network with other users.

[0003] At this time, methods have been researched and developed to increase the message reception rate by setting a message recipient and then transmitting the message or by providing a reward for receiving the message. In this regard, prior art Korean Patent Publication No. 2021-0085910 (published on July 8, 2021) and Korean Patent Publication No. 2009-0105799 (published on October 7, 2009) disclose a configuration for setting a message recipient based on pre-established personal information, and when a response is transmitted from the receiving terminal, paying a fee to the personal information provider according to the amount of responses transmitted, and a configuration for inserting an advertisement every time a message is received in the user terminal and providing a reward to the user terminal according to the number of received messages when a service is applied for in which an advertisement is inserted into the idle space of a received message each time a message is received in the user terminal.

[0004] However, in the former case, the collection of personal information is required to set the recipients, which is subject to various restrictions under relevant laws, and in the latter case, since it is merely a configuration in which advertisements are inserted in bulk for each received message, even if the message is received, it is unknown whether it will be effectively delivered. Recently, there are many cases in social media communities where people gather and deliver messages under their real names or anonymously, but it is still unknown whether the messages will be seen by the general public or a specific number of people. For this reason, when message content is created for the general public, research and development of solutions to increase the delivery rate is required. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a sending terminal creates a message content and then requests the sending to an unspecified number of people, the message content is queued in a message waiting place, and then a receiving terminal competes to receive the message in the message waiting place, thereby making it possible to receive the message content voluntarily instead of passively, and to increase not only the delivery rate of the message content but also the recognition rate by inducing a motivation to receive and check the message content and inducing an action, thereby providing a system for providing a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting place. However, the technical problem to be achieved by the present embodiment is not limited to the above technical problem, and other technical problems may exist. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] As a technical means for achieving the above-mentioned technical object, one embodiment of the present invention includes a transmission / reception service providing server including a sending terminal which uploads message content and transmits the message content to a message waiting place to send messages to an unspecified number of people, a receiving terminal which competes to receive messages waiting in the message waiting place and a receiving unit which receives the message content from the sending terminal, a waiting place management unit which makes the message content wait in the message waiting place when an unspecified number of recipients are set in the sending terminal, a processing unit which records the receiving process in a log when messages waiting in the message waiting place are competitively received in the receiving terminal, and a statistics management unit which stores statistical data on the received and processed message content. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to any one of the above-mentioned problem solving means of the present invention, when a sending terminal creates a message content and then requests transmission to an unspecified number of people, the message content is queued in a message waiting area, and then the receiving terminal competes to receive the message in the message waiting area. This allows the message content to be received voluntarily rather than passively, and induces motivation and behavior to receive and check the message content, thereby increasing not only the reach rate of the message content but also its recognition rate. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 2 is a block diagram illustrating a transmission / reception service providing server included in the system of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] 1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 5] 4 is an operational flowchart illustrating a method for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily carry out the present invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are designated by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

[0010] Throughout the specification, when a part is described as being "connected" to another part, this includes not only when the part is "directly connected" to another part, but also when the part is "electrically connected" to another part via another element in between. Furthermore, when a part is described as "comprising" a certain component, this does not mean excluding other components, but may further include other components, unless otherwise specified to the contrary, and should be understood as not precluding the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0011] The terms "about," "substantially," and the like, as used throughout the specification, are used in the sense of a numerical value or close to a numerical value when the manufacturing and material tolerances inherent in the referred meaning are given, and are used to prevent an unscrupulous infringer from unfairly taking advantage of the disclosure in which precise or absolute numerical values ​​are referred to in order to aid in the understanding of the present invention. The terms "steps of" or "steps of" as used throughout the specification of the present invention do not mean "steps for".

[0012] In this specification, the term "module" includes a unit implemented by hardware, a unit implemented by software, and a unit implemented by both. Also, one unit may be implemented by two or more pieces of hardware, and two or more units may be implemented by one piece of hardware. Meanwhile, the term "module" is not limited to software or hardware, and the "module" may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and to execute one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, the term "module" includes components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, as well as processes, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines, program code segments, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The components and functions provided within the "module" may be combined into a smaller number of components and "modules" or may be further separated into additional components and "modules". Moreover, the components and "modules" may be implemented to execute one or more CPUs within a device or a security multimedia card.

[0013] Some of the operations and functions described herein as being performed by a terminal, apparatus, or device may instead be performed by a server connected to the terminal, apparatus, or device. Similarly, some of the operations and functions described as being performed by a server may instead be performed by a terminal, apparatus, or device connected to the server.

[0014] In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as mapping or matching with a terminal may be interpreted as mapping or matching a terminal's unique number or personal identification information, which is identifying data of the terminal.

[0015] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0016] Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining a system for providing a message sending / receiving service using a message waiting place according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1, the system for providing a message sending / receiving service using a message waiting place 1 may include at least one sending terminal 100, a sending / receiving service providing server 300, and at least one receiving terminal 400. However, the system for providing a message sending / receiving service using a message waiting place 1 of Fig. 1 is merely one embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention should not be limited by Fig. 1.

[0017] At this time, each component of FIG. 1 is generally connected through a network 200. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, at least one transmitting terminal 100 may be connected to a transmission / reception service providing server 300 through the network 200. And, the transmission / reception service providing server 300 may be connected to at least one transmitting terminal 100 and at least one receiving terminal 400 through the network 200. And, at least one receiving terminal 400 may be connected to the transmission / reception service providing server 300 through the network 200.

[0018] Here, a network refers to a connected structure that allows information exchange between multiple nodes such as terminals and servers. Examples of such networks include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet (WWW), wired / wireless data communication networks, telephone networks, and wired / wireless television communication networks. Examples of wireless data communication networks include, but are not limited to, 3G, 4G, 5G, 3GPP (registered trademark) (3rd Generation Partnership Project), 5GPP (5th Generation Partnership Project), LTE (Long Term Evolution), WIMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), Wi-Fi, the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), RF (Radio Frequency), Bluetooth (registered trademark) network, NFC (Near-Field Communication) network, satellite broadcasting network, analog broadcasting network, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) network, etc.

[0019] In the following, the term "at least one" is defined as a term including singular and plural, and it is obvious that each component may exist in singular or plural and may mean singular or plural even if the term "at least one" is not present. Also, it can be said that each component being provided in singular or plural can be changed depending on the embodiment.

[0020] At least one transmitting terminal 100 may be a terminal of a sender that generates message content using a web page, application page, program, or application related to a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting area, and transmits the message content to an unspecified or specified number of people. Also, the transmitting terminal 100 may be a terminal that monitors the status of the message content, and when a response is input to the receiving terminal 400, receives and outputs statistical data on the response. And, the transmitting terminal 100 may be a terminal that also outputs statistical data on the status, such as whether or not the message was received by the receiving terminal 400. In this case, the sender may be an individual, a corporation, an individual business operator, a company, a public institution, etc., but is not limited to the enumerated ones, and is not excluded for the reason that it is not enumerated.

[0021] Here, at least one transmitting terminal 100 may be implemented as a computer that can connect to a remote server or terminal through a network. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop, a laptop, etc. equipped with a navigation system and a web browser. At this time, at least one transmitting terminal 100 may be implemented as a terminal that can connect to a remote server or terminal through a network. At least one transmitting terminal 100 may be, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, and may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as navigation, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, smartphones, smartpads, tablet PCs, etc.

[0022] The transmission / reception service providing server 300 may be a server that provides a message transmission / reception service web page, application page, program, or application using a message waiting place. The transmission / reception service providing server 300 may be a server that, when the transmitting terminal 100 transmits message content to an unspecified number of people, causes the message content to wait in a message waiting place and sets the receiving terminal 400 to competitively receive the message content. The transmission / reception service providing server 300 may be a server that, when a receiving target is set in the transmitting terminal 100, causes the message content to be inserted into a viewable list of the receiving terminal 400 having a condition corresponding to the receiving target. The transmission / reception service providing server 300 may be a server that, when a reward for receiving the message content is set in the transmitting terminal 100 and a provision time is set, provides the reward at the set provision time when the receiving terminal 400 receives the message content. The transmission / reception service providing server 300 may be a server that, when a restriction is set on the viewing target in the receiving terminal 400, sets the message content with the restricted viewing target not to be listed as a viewing target. The transmission / reception service providing server 300 may be a server that collects responses corresponding to the declaration, reply, and termination of the receiving terminal 400, generates statistical data, and provides it to the transmitting terminal 100 or the receiving terminal 400, or a server that monitors the status of message content, and stores and provides the same as statistical data.

[0023] Here, the transmission / reception service providing server 300 may be implemented as a computer that can connect to a remote server or terminal through a network. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook computer, desktop, or laptop equipped with a navigation system or a web browser.

[0024] At least one receiving terminal 400 may be a terminal of a recipient that restricts the viewing target using a web page, an application page, a program, or an application related to a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place, that views message contents inserted in a viewable list, or that competitively receives message contents in a message waiting place set for an unspecified number of people. In this case, the receiving terminal 400 may generate a response event corresponding to any one of declaration, response, and termination, and may be a terminal that provides a reward at a preset time point when it receives message contents with a reward.

[0025] Here, at least one receiving terminal 400 may be implemented as a computer that can connect to a remote server or terminal through a network. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop, a laptop, etc. equipped with a navigation system or a web browser. At this time, at least one receiving terminal 400 may be implemented as a terminal that can connect to a remote server or terminal through a network. At least one receiving terminal 400 may be, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, and may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as navigation, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, smartphones, smartpads, tablet PCs, etc.

[0026] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a transmission / reception service providing server included in the system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are diagrams illustrating an embodiment in which a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting room in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is implemented.

[0027] Referring to FIG. 2, the transmission / reception service providing server 300 may include a receiving unit 310, a waiting area management unit 320, a processing unit 330, a statistics management unit 340, a reception restriction unit 350, a list management unit 360, a viewing restriction unit 370, a response management unit 380, a reward setting unit 390, a response consolidation unit 391, a reward usage unit 393, a coupon issuing unit 395 and a monitoring unit 397.

[0028] When the transmission / reception service providing server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention or another server (not shown) operating in conjunction therewith transmits a message transmission / reception service application, program, application page, web page, etc. using a message waiting place to at least one transmitting terminal 100 and at least one receiving terminal 400, at least one transmitting terminal 100 and at least one receiving terminal 400 can install or open a message transmission / reception service application, program, application page, web page, etc. using a message waiting place. In addition, a service program may be driven in at least one transmitting terminal 100 and at least one receiving terminal 400 using a script executed in a web browser. Here, the web browser is a program that enables the use of a web (WWW) service, and refers to a program that receives and displays hypertext described in HTML (Hyper Text Mark-up Language), and includes, for example, Netscape, Explorer, Chrome, etc. In addition, an application refers to an application program on a terminal, and includes, for example, an app executed in a mobile terminal (smartphone).

[0029] Before explaining FIG. 2, the definitions of terms used in one embodiment of the present invention are summarized in Table 1 below. However, it is obvious that various definitions other than those in Table 1 may be applied depending on the embodiment.

[0030] [Table 1]

[0031] Referring to FIG. 2, the receiving unit 310 can receive message content from the transmitting terminal 100. The transmitting terminal 100 can upload message content. The message content may be a message that is to be received by an unspecified number of people competing to receive, or a message that is transmitted by setting a recipient. The type of message may be a message that is delivered to the recipient, i.e., a message that the recipient may only receive, or a message that the recipient must respond to. The reward added to the message may be a reward that the recipient can receive even if the recipient only receives, or a reward that cannot be received unless the recipient responds. In this case, the reward may be a coupon or points, but is not limited thereto.

[0032] The waiting area management unit 320 can make message contents wait in a message waiting area when the sending terminal 100 sets an unspecified number of recipients. The sending terminal 100 can transmit message contents to the message waiting area in order to send messages to an unspecified number of people. At this time, standby means a state in which, similar to asynchronous communication, when a message is received from the sending terminal 100, the message remains in the message waiting area of ​​the platform of the present invention and is not sent to the receiving terminal 400. That is, it is a state in which it is possible to check only whether there is a message that exists on the platform of the present invention and is receivable by the receiving terminal 400. In order to view the message contents, the receiving terminal 400 must receive the message in competition with other receiving terminals 400. For example, if the quantity is limited, the message contents can be received by the receiving terminal 400 on a first-come, first-served basis, and the receiving terminal 400 can open and output the message contents.

[0033] The processing unit 330 may record the receiving process in a log when the receiving terminal 400 competes to receive the messages waiting in the message waiting area. The receiving terminal 400 may compete to receive the messages waiting in the message waiting area. At this time, as described above, it may be on a first-come, first-served basis, but if the sender sets other conditions, it may be set so that a receiver who has a high matching rate with the conditions can receive the message content with a higher probability. Alternatively, the probability may be set completely randomly, and may vary depending on the embodiment. At this time, the processing unit 330 may receive and process a transmission cancellation of the sending terminal 100 for an unreceived message in the message waiting area, if it corresponds to a criterion set in the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] The statistics management unit 340 can store statistical data on the received and processed message contents. For example, as shown in FIG. 3e, the sender sends 1 million message contents, but there are 300,000 messages waiting to be received, 300 messages being received, 50 messages that responded to the message contents, 20 cases where the message contents were declared, and 40 cases where the message contents were only received and output, and ended without responding, can be stored as statistical data on the status according to the message transmission stage. Also, if there are responses, the number of responses to each question and the distribution of the responses can be provided as statistical data, similar to tallying up a questionnaire survey.

[0035] When a receiving target is set in the transmitting terminal 100, the receiving restriction unit 350 can set the receiving terminal 400 that meets at least one condition corresponding to the receiving target to receive the message content. For example, as shown in FIG. 4c, when it is assumed that an apartment block leader election is to be carried out, only the residents of the apartment can participate in the apartment block leader election. Therefore, when an area is set based on the location of the residents of the apartment, it can be set so that only the receiving terminal 400 located in the area receives the message content.

[0036] When the recipient information for a recipient is set and stored in the receiving terminal 400, the list management unit 360 can determine whether or not the recipient corresponds to the recipient and can determine whether or not to add the message to the viewable list of the receiving terminal 400. When the recipient of the receiving terminal 400 inputs various information such as his / her hobbies, interests, place of residence, sex, age, occupation, etc. and specifies the recipient in the transmitting terminal 100, the message content can be provided to the viewable list of the receiving terminal 400 having the recipient information that matches the specified conditions. Even in this case, the message is merely in a waiting state in the viewable list and is not transmitted to the receiving terminal 400.

[0037] When the viewing restriction unit 370 is set to restrict the viewing subjects in the receiving terminal 400, the viewing restriction unit 370 can set the message contents with restricted viewing subjects not to be listed as the viewing subjects in the receiving terminal 400. This can provide an option to set the subjects to be rejected in the receiving terminal 400. The message contents with restricted viewing subjects are not added to the viewing list even if they are in the message waiting area. For example, if the recipient sets that he does not want to receive message contents related to subject A, he can add a keyword related to subject A to reject reception, i.e., restrict the viewing subjects. Or, if the recipient sets that he does not want to receive message contents from phone number B, the message contents sent from phone number B are not listed as the viewing subjects.

[0038] After receiving message content corresponding to the viewing target at the receiving terminal 400, the response management unit 380 may provide an option to transmit one of a report, a reply, and an end to the message content. If the message content includes slander, libel, discrimination, bullying, or sexual content, a report on the message content may be accepted. Of course, the report target is not limited to the above. In the case of a reply, for example, referring to FIG. 3k, the message content is for a fishing party, and if the question of FIG. 3k is written to know the preferences of people participating in the fishing party, the reply may be to select one of the presented examples. Also, in order to stimulate interest in the fishing party, a quiz may be provided to guess the number of members, or a preferred menu for the party may be selected. In this case, the method for the questionnaire survey may be, for example, as shown in FIG. 3m, a combo box, an image combo box, an option selection, an image option selection, a check box, an image check box, a multiple choice item (Multiple Choice Item), an image multiple choice item, a text box (keyboard input), etc., but is not limited thereto. In the case of termination, it means closing the message content window after checking the message content, which is the received message.

[0039] The reward setting unit 390 may provide an option to set and send a reward and a time of providing to the receiving terminal 400 that has received the message content from the transmitting terminal 100. For example, referring to FIG. 3n, in the case of sending an invitation to an acquaintance, the message content may be set to provide a reward (points) competitively, for example, when the reward is among the first N people to be received, or when the reward is provided when the question is answered, and the like, so that it is possible to set how the reward is obtained and when the reward is provided. In this case, the time of obtaining the reward may be set to, for example, obtain upon receiving (first come first served), obtain upon answering, obtain upon answering (first come first served), obtain upon selecting an answer, obtain upon selecting an answer (first come first served), obtain upon selecting an answer correctly, obtain upon selecting an answer correctly (first come first served), and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0040] When the sending terminal 100 includes at least one question in the message content, the response summary unit 391 can summarize the responses received from the receiving terminal 400, generate statistical data, and provide the statistical data to the sending terminal 100 or the receiving terminal 400. For example, in the case of FIG. 4c, the vote is conducted by electronic voting, but since it is not easy for a person to count each and every vote, in one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to summarize which voter voted for which candidate, or how many votes each candidate received. The results can be shared in real time, but since the real-time results may affect the vote, they can also be announced after a preset time. It is obvious that this can be changed according to the apartment rules and the agreement of each resident.

[0041] The reward using unit 393 can be set to use the reward to use at least one product or service in a pre-established shopping mall when the receiving terminal 400 receives a reward by receiving message content or responding to the message content. Rewards (points or coupons) that are competitively acquired or acquired by receiving or responding in each receiving terminal 400 can be set to be usable for payment at online or offline stores as shown in FIG. 4d.

[0042] When the transmitting terminal 100 inserts a coupon into message content and transmits it, the coupon issuing unit 395 can set the receiving terminal 400 that received the message content to use the coupon at the store of the transmitting terminal 100. As shown in Fig. 4d, when the sender of the transmitting terminal 100 is an individual business owner or a company, information on when and until which coupon can be used at which store when purchasing which product is stored in a database, and when a QR code including a URL of this condition is scanned or recognized by a sales terminal (not shown), it is possible to determine whether or not the condition is met, and then to use the coupon for payment.

[0043] The monitoring unit 397 may monitor the current location and state of the message content, and generate and store it as statistical data. The message content according to an embodiment of the present invention uses asynchronous communication, which is a concept of a message waiting station, so that even if a sender sends a message, it is not immediately transmitted to the receiving terminal 400 of the recipient. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the state of whether the message content is currently waiting in the message waiting station or has been competitively received at the receiving terminal 400. If the message content is transmitted to the receiving terminal 400, it is possible to grasp the state of whether the message content has been opened at the receiving terminal 400, i.e., whether the message content has been output on the screen and is in a confirmation state, or whether the message content has been received but not yet opened. In addition, if a question exists in the message content, it is possible to provide statistical data on whether the question has been answered or not, and if a response has been made, the number and type of responses.

[0044] The differences between the transmission / reception service according to an embodiment of the present invention and other companies' platforms can be compared as shown in Table 2. The presence or absence of recipient identification means that a message cannot be sent unless the phone number or messenger account is known. Most communication channels cannot deliver message content to the other party without each account or phone number. However, the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide message content to an unspecified number of people even if the other party's number or account is unknown, so the level of personal information protection can be differentiated from other companies' technologies. In addition, the consideration of reception refusal refers to whether or not the message can be blocked at the server end (End) rather than the receiving end (End) of the receiving terminal 400 when the other party refuses reception. When reception is refused at a smartphone, the message is delivered to the smartphone (receiving end), so the message content always remains in the blocking message box. However, in the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention, the server end prevents the blocking message and does not send it to the receiving end, so no message remains in the blocking message box of the smartphone at the receiving end. The reception contention, statistical function, and question function have been described above, so a duplicated description will be omitted.

[0045] [Table 2]

[0046] Hereinafter, the operation process of the transmission / reception service server according to the configuration of Fig. 2 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. However, it is obvious that the embodiment is merely one of various embodiments of the present invention and is not limited thereto.

[0047] As shown in FIG. 3a, the transmission / reception service according to an embodiment of the present invention proceeds in the order of [transmission→message waiting room→reception contention→reception→statistics].

[0048] <Send>

[0049] In the [send] step, the sending terminal 100 defines the message content item, contents, and the recipient's response method, and can set the message content state [before sending-sending-before receiving-after receiving] with text and contents such as characters, symbols, and images, and can set rewards such as points, coupons, and gifts with different icons. This is a design UI, so it will not be described in detail in one embodiment of the present invention. The sending terminal 100 can pay a preset fee for sending the message content, and the receiving terminal 400 can also deduct the receiving fee. The message content can be added with pre-reception viewing reference information so that the receiving terminal 400 can select and decide whether to receive the message content. For example, the viewing reference information can be the nature of the message, the title, the contents, whether a response is required, first come first served, a password, a validity period, and the like. When the sending terminal 100 delivers the message content to an unspecified number of people, it can set demographic data such as the recipient, for example, region, age range, sex, personality, occupation, and hobby. The sending terminal 100 can set a validity period for receiving the message content, and can also set the time of providing the reward. At this time, the sending terminal 100 can request cancellation of delivery (recall) of an unreceived message remaining in the message waiting area if the message meets pre-set conditions. In this case, depending on the time of recall, the sending terminal 100 requests recall processing after deducting the cost of waiting in the message waiting area, and the platform of the present invention can proceed with the recall processing.

[0050] <Message waiting area → Receiving conflict>

[0051] The receiving terminal 400 can determine whether to receive a message after checking reference information for viewing among the message contents included in the viewable list. In addition, when the receiving terminal 400 receives the message contents, it can obtain rewards such as points, coupons, mileage, and gifts according to the settings of the transmitting terminal 100. The transmitting terminal 100 can receive the same message contents sent to multiple receiving terminals 400 only once, thereby preventing abusing due to duplicate reception. Points received by the receiving terminal 400 can be used when the receiving terminal 400 transmits the message contents to another terminal (not shown). At this time, if there is no receiving terminal 400 that can receive the message contents, or if the valid period has elapsed without the receiving terminal 400 receiving the message contents competitively, the message contents can be automatically deleted, and the sending terminal 100 can cancel the delivery, and accordingly the receiving terminal 400 cannot make any further inquiries.

[0052] <Received>

[0053] When the sending terminal 100 requests a questionnaire survey or a response, the receiving terminal 400 can select and input a response. If the sending terminal 100 has set points that can be acquired when the sending terminal 100 responds or inputs, i.e., rewards, the preset rewards can be provided to the receiving terminal 400 when the sending terminal 100 responds or inputs. If the sending terminal 100 has set that a coupon or discount coupon will not be provided unless the sending terminal 100 guides the user to access an advertisement page or views advertisement content, the receiving terminal 400 cannot obtain the reward unless the sending terminal 400 acts as the sender desires. If the message content contains hate, threats, hatred, or slander, the receiving terminal 400 can select [Report] to report it. In this case, the transmission / reception service providing server 300 can automatically restrict the use of the account of the sending terminal 100 if the reports received exceed a preset percentage of the total number of messages sent by the sending terminal 100. In this case, civil and criminal proceedings can also be initiated.

[0054] <Statistics>

[0055] The transmission / reception service providing server 300 may visualize and provide statistical data on the transmission status, such as before and after transmission of message content, before and after reception, and statistical data provided by collating responses, and may provide the visualized basis data together.

[0056] Referring to Fig. 3b, the process of transfer (transfer and assignment) after opening a store is illustrated, with the ownership and issuance of points being differentiated between users with and without a business number. When a store is opened and assigned, its rights may be assigned in whole or in part, but this is subject to discussion and agreement between the parties in the transaction, and in one embodiment of the present invention, a corresponding function can be provided according to the relationship of transfer, assignment, delegation, etc. The transmission / reception service providing server 300 can set what authority to give to a store entering the shopping mall, as shown in Fig. 3c.

[0057] The flow according to an embodiment of the present invention can be summarized as shown in FIG. 3d and can be embodied as shown in FIG. 3e. Also, the platform of the present invention can be embodied through an API as shown in FIG. 3f. Referring to FIG. 3g, a message waiting area is shown from the perspective of the sending terminal 100, and FIG. 3h is shown from the perspective of the receiving terminal 400. Depending on how the receiving target is set, it can be determined what kind of message content can be received. The relationship between FIG. 3g and FIG. 3h is shown in FIG. 3i. As shown in FIG. 3j, the sending terminal 100 and the receiving terminal 400 can set user information, and the message content can be provided in a format such that it can be created in the format shown in FIG. 3k, but is not limited thereto. As shown in FIG. 3l, the receiving terminal 400 can receive the message content, and can check the information of the sending terminal 100, and if the message content includes a survey requesting a response as shown in FIG. 3m, the response to the survey can be entered. As shown in FIG. 3n, it can be seen that the message content is similar to the fishing message content mentioned above, but the point acquisition time is set in the viewable list. This is set by the sending terminal 100, and the recipient at the receiving terminal 400 can see this and decide whether to receive it if it is deemed beneficial to them. As a result, the sender can know how many people have seen the invitation, what the guests like to eat and drink, etc., and can make quick and accurate decisions when preparing for a ceremony.

[0058] FIG. 4a is similar to the fishing party and invitation mentioned above, but since FIG. 4a is an event guide for announcing a local festival, the recipient is set to [region]. FIG. 4b is a screen for issuing coupons while informing about a local referendum, and FIG. 4c illustrates a vote tallying function. It is possible to check who has received the most votes by collecting responses. In this case, it is possible to set not only administrative dongs but also a radius based on A apartment 101. This is because residents of A apartment 101 do not stay only in A apartment 101. FIG. 4d to FIG. 4f illustrate an explanation and flow of how to issue and use electronic coupons, etc., when the sender of the transmitting terminal 100 is an individual, a private business operator, a corporate business operator, etc. The key is to set conditions such as coupon acquisition conditions, usage conditions, and validity period, and to allow payment by checking on the platform whether these conditions are met when the user wants to use it. However, this method may be embodied differently depending on the embodiment, and is not limited to the process and flow of FIG. 4d to FIG. 4f.

[0059] Matters not described in the method for providing a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting place in Figures 2 to 4 are the same as those described in the method for providing a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting place in Figure 1 or can be easily inferred from the described contents, so they will not be described below.

[0060] Figure 5 is a diagram showing a process of transmitting and receiving data between each component included in a system providing a message transmission and reception service using a message waiting room in Figure 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example of a process of transmitting and receiving data between each component will be described with reference to Figure 5, but the present application is not limited to this embodiment, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the process of transmitting and receiving data shown in Figure 5 can be changed according to the various embodiments described above.

[0061] Referring to FIG. 5, the transmission / reception service providing server receives message content from a sending terminal (S5100).

[0062] If the sending terminal sets an unspecified number of recipients, the sending / receiving service server stores the message contents in a message waiting area (S5200), and if the receiving terminal competes to receive the messages waiting in the message waiting area, the sending / receiving service server records the receiving process in a log (S5300).The sending / receiving service server also stores statistical data on the received and processed message contents (S5400).

[0063] The order of the above steps (S5100 to S5400) is merely an example and is not limited thereto, that is, the order of the above steps (S5100 to S5400) may be changed, and some of the steps may be performed simultaneously or deleted.

[0064] Matters not described in the method for providing a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting place in Figure 5 are the same as those described in the method for providing a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting place in Figures 1 to 4, or can be easily inferred from the described contents, so they will not be described below.

[0065] The method for providing a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting place according to an embodiment described in FIG. 5 may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including computer executable instructions such as an application or a program module executed by a computer. A computer readable medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer, and includes both volatile and non-volatile media, and separate and non-separate media. Also, a computer readable medium may include all computer storage media. A computer storage medium includes all volatile and non-volatile, separate and non-separate media embodied in any method or technology for storing information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data.

[0066] The method for providing a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting place according to an embodiment of the present invention may be executed by an application (which may include a program included in a platform or operating system that is basically installed in a terminal) that is installed in the terminal, or may be executed by an application (i.e., a program) that a user directly installs in a master terminal through an application providing server such as an application store server, an application, or a web server related to a corresponding service. In this sense, the method for providing a message transmission / reception service using a message waiting place according to an embodiment of the present invention may be embodied in an application (i.e., a program) that is installed in the terminal by default or that is directly installed by a user, and may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as a terminal.

[0067] The above description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be understood to be illustrative in all respects and not limiting. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed form, and similarly, each component described as a distributed type may be implemented in a combined form.

[0068] The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims set forth below rather than by the above detailed description, and all modifications and variations derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 1. Message sending and receiving service providing system 100 Sending terminal 200 Network 300 Transmission and Reception Service Server 310 Receiving unit 320 Waiting Area Management Department 330 Processing section 340 Statistics Management Department 350 Reception Restriction Section 360 List Management Department 370 Viewing Restrictions 380 Response Management Department 390 Reward Settings 391 Response Coordination Department 393 Reward Use Section 395 Coupon Issue Department 397 Monitoring Department 400 Receiving terminal 400 Recipient terminal

Claims

1. a sending terminal for uploading message content and transmitting the message content to a message waiting area for sending the message to an unspecified number of people; a receiving terminal that does not passively receive messages queued in the message queue in order to view message contents, but actively competes with other receiving terminals to receive the messages; and a transmission / reception service providing server including a receiving unit for receiving the message content from the transmitting terminal, a waiting place management unit for making the message content wait in the message waiting place when the transmitting terminal sets an unspecified number of recipients, a processing unit for recording a receiving process in a log when the receiving terminal competes to receive the messages waited in the message waiting place, and a statistical management unit for storing statistical data on the received and processed message content; The transmission / reception service providing server includes: A system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting area, which enables a sending terminal to set demographic data as a recipient when sending message content to an unspecified number of people, thereby making it possible to provide message content to an unspecified number of people who do not know the recipient's phone number or messenger account without identifying the recipient.

2. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

2. The system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to claim 1, further comprising: a reception restriction unit that sets the message content to be received by a receiving terminal corresponding to at least one condition corresponding to the receiving terminal when the receiving terminal sets a receiving target.

3. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

3. The system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to claim 2, further comprising: a list management unit that, when addressee information for a addressee is set and stored in the receiving terminal, determines whether the addressee corresponds to the receiving target and determines whether to add the addressee to a viewable list of the receiving terminal.

4. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

2. The system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to claim 1, further comprising: a viewing restriction unit that sets, when the viewing target is set to be restricted in the receiving terminal, the message content with the viewing target restricted not to be listed as the viewing target of the receiving terminal.

5. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

2. The system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a response management unit that provides an option to send one of a report, a reply, and an end to the message content after receiving the message content corresponding to the viewing target at the receiving terminal.

6. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

2. The system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to claim 1, further comprising: a reward setting unit that provides an option to set and send a reward and a time of providing the reward to a receiving terminal that has received the message content from the sending terminal.

7. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

2. The system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to claim 1, further comprising: a response consolidation unit that consolidates responses received from the receiving terminal when the sending terminal includes at least one question in the message content, generates statistical data, and provides the statistical data to the sending terminal or the receiving terminal.

8. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

2. The system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to claim 1, further comprising: a reward using unit that sets the receiving terminal to use at least one product or service in a pre-established shopping mall by using the reward when the receiving terminal receives a reward in response to the message content or the message content.

9. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

2. The system for providing a message sending and receiving service using a message waiting place according to claim 1, further comprising: a coupon issuing unit that, when the sending terminal inserts a coupon into the message content and sends it, sets the coupon to be used at the store of the sending terminal in the receiving terminal that receives the message content.

10. The transmission / reception service providing server includes:

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a monitoring unit that monitors the current location and state of the message content, and generates and stores the statistical data.

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