Setting distance based relationship between users based on motion of mobile terminal operating in a social network system

摘要

Provided are a social network service providing system and method for setting a relationship between users based on a motion of a mobile terminal, and a distance determined by a user. The social network service providing system may include a request receiver to receive, from a mobile terminal, a request generated in accordance with a motion of the mobile terminal, an information providing unit to provide location information of the mobile terminal, and distance information determined by a user of the mobile terminal, a mobile terminal identifying unit to identify at least one other mobile terminal based on the location information and the distance information, and a user information providing unit to provide information about a user of the at least one other mobile terminal.

主权项

1. A system for providing a social network service, the system comprising:
a storage device; a request receiving unit stored on the storage device and configured to receive, from a mobile terminal, a request generated to form a relationship with at least one other mobile terminal, which request is in accordance with sensing a motion of the mobile terminal; an information providing unit configured to provide location information of the mobile terminal and distance information defining a predetermined distance based on the location information of the mobile terminal; a mobile terminal identifying unit configured to identify at least one other mobile terminal positioned within a relationship forming range of the mobile terminal determined based on the location information and the distance information, the at least one other mobile terminal generating a request to form a relationship with the mobile terminal in accordance with sensing a motion of the at least one other mobile terminal; a user information providing unit configured to provide information about a user of the at least one other mobile terminal to the mobile terminal and information about a user of the mobile terminal to the at least one other mobile terminal; and an information storage unit configured to store the information about the user of the mobile terminal and the information about the user of the at least one other mobile terminal by associating the information of both users, in response to the information about the user of the at least one other mobile terminal being selected in the mobile terminal, and the information about the user of the mobile terminal being selected in the at least one other mobile terminal.