METHOD FOR MANAGING GROUP IN MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE APPLICATION AND GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVER

摘要

PURPOSE: A mobile SNS application group management method and a group management server thereof enhance user satisfaction by identifying and displaying only those instant messages sent by members of a certain group, which has been set as an important group by a mobile SNS application user. CONSTITUTION: A group management server receives and stores the targets to be grouped from a grouping target setting mobile device (S602). The group management server receives instant messages of a mobile SNS application from other mobile devices (S604). The group management server sorts out the instant messages regarding the grouping targets (S606). The group management server transmits only those instant messages sent by the grouping targets' devices to the grouping target setting mobile device (S608). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S602) Group management server receives and stores the targets to be grouped from a grouping target setting mobile device; (S604) Group management server receives instant messages of a mobile SNS application from other mobile devices; (S606) Group management server sorts out the instant messages regarding the grouping targets on a real time basis; (S608) Group management server transmits only those instant messages sent by the grouping targets' devices to the grouping target setting mobile device; (S610) Grouping target setting mobile device receives and displays the instant messages