Method and device for connecting map application to process for affiliation authentication of user account

A method performed by a user terminal communicating with a server for efficient memory management of a software application, the method comprising:

• receiving, from the server, a display command of a graphic representation requesting affiliation authentication, the display command being generated based on an analysis by the server of search information of a user comprising at least one of a search term searched within a map application, a searched place, or a target area displayed on a display of the user terminal as a focused area on a map provided through the map application, the analysis determining whether the search information corresponds to an affiliation entity representing an organization with which the user may have a verifiable relationship, the organization including at least one of a school, university, company, or other group that performs the affiliation authentication of its members or users;
• displaying, on the user terminal, the graphic representation requesting affiliation authentication based on the received display command;
• providing, by the server, in response to detecting a user input for the graphic representation requesting the affiliation authentication, a process for the affiliation authentication of a user account to the user;
• and
• requesting authentication of the user and obtaining corresponding affiliation from a memory of the server,
• wherein the user account is associated with a plurality of affiliation types, and authentication requests are initiated for each affiliation type independently based on corresponding search information.

A server for efficient memory management of a software application, comprising:

• a communicator;
• a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the instructions by accessing the memory,
• wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the server to:
• collect, from a user terminal executing a map application, search information of a user comprising at least one of a search term searched within the map application, a searched place, or a target area displayed on a display of the user terminal as a focused area on a map provided through the map application;
• analyze the search information to determine whether the search information corresponds to an affiliation entity representing an organization with which the user may have a verifiable relationship, the organization including at least one of a school, university, company, or other group that performs affiliation authentication of its members or users;
• determine, based on the analysis, whether to display a graphic representation requesting the affiliation authentication;
• in response to determining to display the graphic representation, transmit, to the user terminal, a display command of the graphic representation requesting affiliation authentication;
• and
• transmit an offer command of a process for the affiliation authentication of a user account to the user terminal in response to a user input for a graphic representation requesting the affiliation authentication,
• authenticate the user and obtain corresponding affiliation from the memory of the server,
• wherein the user account is associated with a plurality of affiliation types, and authentication requests are initiated for each affiliation type independently based on corresponding search information.