Patent ID: 9647967
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of providing an instant messaging service and multiple services expanded from the instant messaging service, the method comprising: displaying a chat window for a chat room related to an instant messaging service; receiving an event inputted by a user on the chat window; identifying information associated with the chat window in response to the event; determining a plurality of services or a plurality of applications based on information associated with the chat room; providing indicators respectively corresponding to the plurality of services different from the instant messaging service or indicators respectively corresponding to the plurality of applications, in response to the event; and displaying a window related to a selected service or a selected application corresponding to an indicator selected by the user among the indicators, wherein a plurality of services or a plurality of applications corresponding to one chat room differ from a plurality of services or a plurality of applications corresponding to another chat room, wherein the information associated with the chat room includes at least one of account-related information on each user registered in the chat room, or information on a number of users joining the chat room, the method further comprising: receiving an invitation to the selected service or the selected application from another user through the chat room, wherein the invitation to the selected service or the selected application includes an identifier for instructing the selected service or the selected application to be executed or an identifier for instructing the selected service or the selected application to be downloaded.