Kakao had eight patents in cybersecurity during Q1 2024. Kakao Corp’s patents filed in Q1 2024 focus on enhancing user privacy and control in instant messaging services. One patent involves a server that allows users to request approval from a protector account before adding a protected account to their friend list. Another patent describes an instant messaging server that provides different types of chat rooms, with chat data managed by an administrator and accessible based on the participant’s access authority. GlobalData’s report on Kakao gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Kakao grant share with cybersecurity as a theme is 50% in Q1 2024. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Server for managing friend list of protected account and operation method of the server (Patent ID: US20240080320A1)
The patent filed by Kakao Corp. describes a server operation method that involves receiving a friend add request, determining if the user account or target account is protected, transmitting an approval request to a protector account, and adding the target account to the user's friend list upon approval. The method also includes variations based on account types, displaying guidance messages, searching for profiles, and handling block requests.
Additionally, the patent includes an operation method for a protector terminal, where the terminal receives approval requests from the server, transmits replies based on account protection status, and can request profile information or handle block requests. The server itself is designed to receive friend add requests, send approval requests to protector accounts, and add target accounts to user friend lists upon approval, creating a secure and controlled friend addition process.
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