Patents Assigned to Kakao Corp.
  • Patent number: 10789317
    Abstract: An apparatus that provides a feedback effect regarding on a social network service includes a post generation unit configured to receive a post that has a tag associated with a feedback effect from a user device and post the post on the social network service, a feedback collection unit configured to collect feedback in response to the post from another user device that accesses the post, and an effect providing unit configured to apply a predetermined feedback effect corresponding to the tag included in the post according to predetermined condition, wherein the predetermined feedback effect is selected from among multiple feedback effects preset for one or more of tags, and the predetermined condition includes at least one of a type of the feedback and a quantity of the feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Youn Woo Kim, Ji Soo Youk, Jeong Hyeon Lee, Ji Hyun Bang, Ji Hye Kim
  • Patent number: 10761679
    Abstract: An interfacing method for user feedback is disclosed, in which the interfacing method may include determining an expression mode of at least one interface element among a plurality of interface elements based on a relative relationship among cumulative numbers of the interface elements selected from the interface elements corresponding to response paths to contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Jung Eun Kim, You Jhi Hwang
  • Patent number: 10761680
    Abstract: A display method of a scenario emoticon using an instant message service is provided. The display method includes displaying a scenario emoticon selection region showing at least one thumbnail image of at least one scenario emoticon; receiving an input of a selection upon one from the at least one thumbnail image; and displaying, in response to the selection, a scenario emoticon on a display region within a chat window where an instant message is output. When the play file is played, the at least one object is displayed according to a preset scenario, if a user interaction upon the object is input while the play file is played, a status of the object is changed in response to the user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Hee Young Lee, Hyun Ju Park, Ji Hyun Kim, Yong Jin Lee, Jung Hong Choi, Yeon Hee Shin, Hyun Joo Yeon, Joo Hyun Ji, Hui Hyeon Kim, Se Won Hwang, Eu Gene Lim, Hyung Taek Jeong, Jung Gyun Lee, Kwang Hoon Kim, Geon Young Kim, Je Hee Han
  • Patent number: 10678516
    Abstract: A method for providing a bot builder user interface by a bot builder user interface providing apparatus includes providing a developer device with a bot builder user interface (UI) for producing a chatbot; if at least one sentence is input from the developer device, providing multiple parameters including attribute information regarding respective words included in the at least one sentence; and receiving, from the developer device, grouping information regarding two or more parameters selected from the multiple parameters, wherein the chatbot produced by the developer device is accessible by a user device connecting with a chatbot service server, and if at least one of the two or more grouped parameters is extracted from a sentence of a chat message input by the user device, the chatbot executes a predetermined instruction with reference to the extracted parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: No Suk Myung, Ji Soo Hwang, Jun Ki Kim, Sung Eun Choi
  • Patent number: 10666586
    Abstract: There is provided a device that displays an image in a chatting area where a text is displayed. The device includes a data communication unit that receives a text from an external device via a network; a text display unit that displays the received text in the chatting area; an image search unit that searches for image data of an image selected through a user interface; a position detection unit that detects position information of a region selected through the user interface in the chatting area; and an image display unit that displays the searched image data in a region corresponding to the detected position information. Further, when the displayed text is shifted in the chatting area, the displayed image data are also shifted in the chatting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventor: Joo Hyun Ji
  • Patent number: 10616290
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a chatroom for consultation. The consultation chatroom providing apparatus generates an identification code by receiving consultation meta information and partner profile information from a partner server, generates a consultation chatroom by receiving the partner profile information and user information from a user terminal that scans or receives the identification code, and pushes information about the consultation chatroom to the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Choi, Eun Joo Kim, Hee Jin Lim, Eun Ha Ahn, Mi Ok Kim, Sol Ji Park, Sung Bum Hong, Cheol Wong Kam, Jeong Hyun Yang
  • Patent number: 10580188
    Abstract: A method of creating an animated image based on a key input, and a user terminal for performing the method are provided. The method includes acquiring a snapshot image using a camera installed in a user terminal every time a key is input to the user terminal, and creating an animated image by merging the acquired snapshot image with the input key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Kyung Ho Sung, Ji Hyung Hong, Ji Soo Hwang, Hye Won Shin, Hyun A Kim, Yea Joon Park, Shin Hyang Oh
  • Patent number: 10567319
    Abstract: Provided is a method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method including displaying a chat window for a chat room related to an instant messaging service, receiving a touch event input by a user on the chat window, selecting one service among a plurality of services expanded from the instant messaging service in response to the touch event, and displaying a window related to the selected service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Van, Doo Shik Chung, Soo Wan Shin
  • Patent number: 10547571
    Abstract: A message service providing method for a message service linked to a search service and a message server and a user terminal for performing the method are disclosed. The message service providing method includes identifying an instant message input through a message input box of a message application switching from a chat mode to a search mode or a suggested search word selected from suggested search words in a suggested search word list displayed in conjunction with the message input box, transferring, to a search server, a search request for a search word including a whole or a portion of the identified instant message or suggested search word in response to a user input provided to the message application, receiving search result data derived through the search word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: June Seong Joe, Doo Wahn Park, Won Muk Kim, Dong Ho Shin, Ji Hye Choe, Seung Jin Park, Hyun Hee Park, Ji Eun Choi, Seung Uk Seo, Yu Mi Kim, Jin Woo Choi, Yang Kyun Park
  • Patent number: 10346514
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and device for displaying a widget for an extended service. The method may include identifying, in a messaging application, link information or summary information of a content page corresponding to the link information, transferring the link information to a message server providing an instant messaging service of the messaging application, receiving, from the message server, widget information to provide an access to an event registered by an entity related to the link information or an extended service applicable to the entity related to the link information among extended services registered in the message server, and displaying a widget based on the widget information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Yeda Eun Kim, Kyoung Won Lee, Hye Won Jeong
  • Patent number: 10305946
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a group call service using mobile voice over Internet protocol (mVolP). According to one embodiment, an interface is provided to transmit a request signal for a group call to members of a group chat room, and from among the group chat room members, it may be determined which members are able to participate in a group call as group call members. A new group call chat room may be created and include the group call members. The request signal may be transmitted in the created new group call chat room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Young Joon Ryu, Hyang Deok Yim, Choon Taek Kim, Jung Taek Kim, Se Jong Seo, Dae Gil Kim, Dong Kuk Woo, Seok Kyoo Lee, Ki Yong Sim, Jun Jae Kim, Chang Ho Park, Hyun Seok Hwang, Seong Hark Kang
  • Patent number: 10305827
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for transmitting and receiving a chat message through a message server. A user transmits and receives a chat message to and from a friend of a first type and receives a chat message from a friend of a second type, and receives various chat messages from a company supporting the friend of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Kakao Corp.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Van, Ka Ram Han, Yong Hyun Kim, Sung Hwan Chang
  • Patent number: 10212488
    Abstract: A channel-based method and system for relaying contents are disclosed. The content relaying method generates a channel on the basis of a user terminal or a specific group adjacent to a display device and can relay, to the display device, a screen for executing the contents displayed on the user terminal when the user terminal accesses the generated channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Van, Doo Shik Chung, Bo Ra Lim
  • Patent number: 10171886
    Abstract: A channel-based method and system for relaying contents are disclosed. The content relaying method generates a channel on the basis of a user terminal or a specific group adjacent to a display device and can relay, to the display device, a screen for executing the contents displayed on the user terminal when the user terminal accesses the generated channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Van, Doo Shik Chung, Bo Ra Lim
  • Patent number: 10069879
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating an application providing a group call service using mobile voice over internet protocol (mVoIP). According to one embodiment, a request signal for a group call is received, and regardless of participation in the corresponding the group call, meta information for the group chat room corresponding to the group call can be received from a server. The meta information can comprise at least the group call connection status for each member of the group chat room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Young Joon, Hyang Deok, Choon Taek, Jung Taek, Se Jong, Dae Gil, Dong Kuk, Seok Kyoo, Ki Yong, Jun Jae, Chang Ho, Hyun Seok, Seong Hark
  • Patent number: 9847955
    Abstract: There is provided a device that displays an image in a chatting area where a text is displayed. The device includes a data communication unit that receives a text from an external device via a network; a text display unit that displays the received text in the chatting area; an image search unit that searches for image data of an image selected through a user interface; a position detection unit that detects position information of a region selected through the user interface in the chatting area; and an image display unit that displays the searched image data in a region corresponding to the detected position information. Further, when the displayed text is shifted in the chatting area, the displayed image data are also shifted in the chatting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventor: Joo Hyun Ji
  • Publication number: 20170230317
    Abstract: Provided is a method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method including displaying a chat window for a chat room related to an instant messaging service, receiving a touch event input by a user on the chat window, selecting one service among a plurality of services expanded from the instant messaging service in response to the touch event, and displaying a window related to the selected service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan VAN, Doo Shik CHUNG, Soo Wan SHIN
  • Patent number: 9647967
    Abstract: Provided is a method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method including displaying a chat window for a chat room related to an instant messaging service, receiving a touch event input by a user on the chat window, selecting one service among a plurality of services expanded from the instant messaging service in response to the touch event, and displaying a window related to the selected service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Kakao Corp.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Van, Doo Shik Chung, Soo Wan Shin
  • Publication number: 20170109328
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and device for displaying a widget for an extended service. The method may include identifying, in a messaging application, link information or summary information of a content page corresponding to the link information, transferring the link information to a message server providing an instant messaging service of the messaging application, receiving, from the message server, widget information to provide an access to an event registered by an entity related to the link information or an extended service applicable to the entity related to the link information among extended services registered in the message server, and displaying a widget based on the widget information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Yeda Eun KIM, Kyoung Won LEE, Hye Won JEONG
  • Publication number: 20160371702
    Abstract: Disclosed are a message intermediation method, a message processing method, a service management method and a device for implementing the same. A user terminal can receive, from a service providing device, a message related to a product or a service via a chatroom generated according to the product or the service by a message intermediation server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Ki Pung KIM, Young Kil KO, Eun Sun GIL, Jun Seo LEE, Ji Hoon MOON, Have Kyung JANG