Patents Assigned to LINE CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20210029518
    Abstract: A terminal device includes at least one processor and a transceiver. The at least one processor is configured to execute computer readable instructions to generate a list of a plurality of other terminal devices located within a threshold range from the terminal device via short-range wireless communication. The transceiver is configured to transmit, in response to selection of a set of terminal devices from among the plurality of other terminal devices included in the list, a request to establish an association with users corresponding to terminal devices in the selected set of terminal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10904608
    Abstract: A display control method executed by a terminal, the terminal including a display including a screen and at least one processor, the method including displaying, using the at least one processor, a first video content on a first area of the screen; generating, using the at least one processor, a screenshot of the first area of the screen in response to accepting a command to capture an image of the first video content being played back; and displaying, using the at least one processor, the generated screenshot in a second area of the screen. When the screenshot is displayed in the second area, the first video content continues to be played back in the first area of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Horiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210019827
    Abstract: A cryptocurrency trading management method executed by a computer system is provided. The method may include: collecting trading information associated with a cryptocurrency for each cryptocurrency exchange with respect to a plurality of cryptocurrency exchanges; determining a market price of the cryptocurrency in a cryptocurrency market comprising the plurality of cryptocurrency exchanges, based on the trading information; comparing a trading price of the cryptocurrency on a first cryptocurrency exchange of the plurality of cryptocurrency exchanges with the market price; and triggering a circuit breaker for the cryptocurrency based on a result of the comparing the trading price with the market price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jaeman Kim, Miyoung Jang, Nara Hwang, Hyun Dong Lee, Dong Young Heo, Byung Jun Hwang, Byeong Guk Gim
  • Patent number: 10897583
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim
  • Publication number: 20210014184
    Abstract: A communication control method is for performing a process executed by a computer including a processor. The process includes storing, in a storage device of an information processing apparatus, a correspondence relationship of a first user, a second user associated with the first user, and a third user associated with the second user; receiving, at the information processing apparatus, a message from the first user to the third user, from a terminal of the first user; and sending, by the information processing apparatus, the message received from the terminal of the first user as a message from the second user, to a terminal of the third user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiko TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10887258
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a communication method includes identifying a selection instruction for content provided by a content provider, and establishing a communication link between a first account of a user and a second account of a business operator relevant to the content based on the identification of the selection instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventors: So Young Chang, Hyun Jeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20200410165
    Abstract: Provided is a method and system for expanding to an everyday language using a word vectorization technique based on social network content. A content providing method includes collecting social network content on the Internet; expanding corresponding content information to a word set of words included in the social network content with respect to target content that is to be serviced to a client; and providing the target content to the client with respect to user information associated with the client using the word set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Hyukjae JANG
  • Patent number: 10878224
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing method and system. More particularly, provided are an image processing method and system that may map a facial expression of a user, a specific event, etc., to a character in real time by mapping an object such as a face of a user included in an input image to a virtual object such as a face of a specific character, and by applying an event corresponding to a combination of components defined for the object to the virtual object, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement the image processing method in conjunction with a computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Cheol Hyun, Shin Kim, Byoung Cho Park, Byoung Gon Yoo
  • Publication number: 20200401289
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an operating unit, and a control unit for switching, when dragging is performed which is an operation to change a predetermined value via the operating unit, between changing the value by an amount equivalent to the amount of dragging, and setting a change speed of the value according to the dragging and continue to change the value at the change speed, according to the position of an ending point as to a starting point of the dragging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Reiko MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10870382
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses various technologies for loading, transporting, and unloading of loads, such as reels, cylinders, containers, and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Dura-Line Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy A. Grimsley
  • Patent number: 10872617
    Abstract: Provided is a user command processing method and system for adjusting an output volume of a sound to be output on the basis of an input volume of a received voice input. A user command processing method may comprise the steps of: receiving a voice input from a user; measuring an input volume of the received voice input; and adjusting an output volume of a sound to be output in response to the received voice input, according to the measured input volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: NAVER Corporation, LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Myeongsoo Shin
  • Publication number: 20200396327
    Abstract: A display controlling method includes displaying content in a first display area on a screen of a terminal; determining whether the content is viewed; and moving the content from the first display area to a second display area in order to display the content if it is determined that the content is not viewed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Shinobu SENOO, Hiroyuki MIYAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10863016
    Abstract: A display controlling method includes displaying content in a first display area on a screen of a terminal; determining whether the content is viewed; and moving the content from the first display area to a second display area in order to display the content if it is determined that the content is not viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinobu Senoo, Hiroyuki Miyajima
  • Publication number: 20200380110
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause an information processing apparatus including a memory and processing circuitry, to execute a method including managing a first account and a second account for a service provided by the information processing apparatus, registering a second user corresponding to the second account as a user capable of recovering the first account, in response to receiving a request from a first information processing terminal corresponding to a first user corresponding to the first account, determining whether authentication is successful based on authentication information of the first user received from a second information processing terminal corresponding to the second user, and providing the first user access to the service based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Naohisa ICHIHARA, Kazunori SEKIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20200366635
    Abstract: The display method executed by a terminal including setting a first user name of the first user on the terminal, displaying the first user name and a second user name of the second user in a display area of the terminal based on a first input on the terminal, deleting the displayed second user name from the display area of the terminal based on a second input constituting at least a portion of the set first user name being inputted into the terminal, the displayed second user name being different from the set first user name, based on a second input constituting a part of the first user name, displaying first information representing that a message is destined for the first user, based on a selection of the first user by the user of the terminal, and transmitting the message including the first information to the terminals may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki ARISADA, Tasuku OKUDA
  • Patent number: 10841752
    Abstract: A terminal device includes at least one processor and a transceiver. The at least one processor is configured to execute computer readable instructions to generate a list of a plurality of other terminal devices located within a threshold range from the terminal device via short-range wireless communication. The transceiver is configured to transmit, in response to selection of a set of terminal devices from among the plurality of other terminal devices included in the list, a request to establish an association with users corresponding to terminal devices in the selected set of terminal devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 10839023
    Abstract: Provided is an avatar service system and method that are provided through a network. The avatar service system may include a request receiving unit to receive a request for an avatar to perform an action, a data extracting unit to extract metadata and image data corresponding to the request from the database storing the metadata with respect to the action of the avatar and the image data for a plurality of layers forming the avatar, and an avatar action processing unit to generate and provide action data for applying, to the avatar, the action of the avatar corresponding to the request using the extracted metadata and the extracted image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Young Lee, Changhoon Shin, Suk Kyoung Eom
  • Publication number: 20200357081
    Abstract: A social network service (SNS)-based recommendation information providing method in a first user terminal including one or more processors including executing an instant messaging application to establish a chat room between user terminals, which include the first user terminal and a second user terminal, receiving a message from the second user terminal, determining whether at least one piece of financial transaction information among an amount of money, an account number, and an account holder is included in the message, determining whether the message is a suspected phishing message, based on a history of chatting between the first user terminal and the second user terminal, generating a notification message notifying that it is determined that the message is the suspected phishing message, and displaying recommendation information including the notification message via an output interface may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Il Gu LEE
  • Publication number: 20200358734
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has computer-readable instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause an information processing apparatus that includes a memory and a processor, to execute a process. The process includes receiving a first content in a first group including a first user and a second user, displaying one or more contents including the first content transmitted and received in the first group on a screen, and hiding the first content from among the one or more contents transmitted and received in the first group in response to receiving a request to cancel transmission of the first content from the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutaka IRIE, Lisandi KURNIAWAN, Luke CARWARDINE, KyoungJin KIM, Vincent PERICART, Dayoung KIM
  • Patent number: 10834468
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for delivering audio feedback of a viewer to a caster during a live broadcast. A method implemented on a computer system includes providing a live broadcast by receiving broadcast content transmitted from an electronic device of a caster, and by streaming the received broadcast content to each of electronic devices of a plurality of users through a communication session established between an account of the caster and accounts of the plurality of users; receiving an audio feedback about the live broadcast from an electronic devices of a user during the live broadcast; and delivering the audio feedback to the electronic device of the caster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim