| CPC H04L 51/063 (2013.01) [H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A method for displaying a message in a messenger service by a user terminal, the method comprising:
receiving a message and a mask command for the message from a server when the message containing text information satisfies a preset condition for determining whether a restricted expression is included in the text information, the message having been received by the server from another different user terminal,
wherein receiving the message and the mask command for the message from the server comprises:
receiving, simultaneously, the message and the mask command from the server when an analyzation as to whether the message satisfies the preset condition is made within a predetermined threshold time, and
receiving the message first and subsequently receiving the mask command from the server when the analyzation is made outside the predetermined threshold time; and
displaying a mask message corresponding to the message in a chat room of the messenger service based on the mask command such that:
the user terminal displays the mask message before the message is displayed when the message and the mask command are simultaneously received from the server, and
the user terminal displays the mask message after the message is displayed when the message is received first and the mask command is subsequently received from the server.
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