SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRESENCE INFORMATION USING AUDIO DATA

摘要

This invention relates to a system, device, and method for providing presence information using audio data. This invention provides a terminal device that displays a user list when predetermined input information is detected, receives, from a service device, presence information and audio information associated with the presence information of other user selected from the displayed user list, and controls an output unit, when the received presence information and audio information are displayed through the output unit, to implement audio data contained in the audio information. Accordingly, this invention can provide the users with the presence information intuitively by using audio data, and the users can gain a new user experience (UX), wherein the users can intuitively perceive the presence information via audio instead of text, that may boost the use of application for providing service exploiting the presence information.

主权项

1. A terminal device for providing presence information by communicating with a service device, the terminal comprising:
a communication unit configured to send and receive messages in association with presence information to and from the service device; an output unit configured to output at least one of auditory information and visual information; and a control unit, which is functionally connected with the communication unit and the output unit, configured to control the output unit to display a user list when predetermined input information is detected from a screen of an instant messaging program, wherein the user list contains specific information about at least one of other users, and wherein the specific information includes profile information to identify the other user, presence information to indicate a current state of the other user, and audio information to define audio data in association with the presence information.