JP2008519368A - Character service method for two-way communication - Google Patents

Abstract

  The present invention relates to a character service method for two-way communication using a wired / wireless network. Depending on the user's item purchase or character-related activities, the user is provided with predetermined points to increase familiarity with the character, and a character call including the character's voice or video suitable for the user's situation is sent to the user. A character service method for interactive communication that can increase intimacy between characters and users.

Description

  The present invention relates to a character service method for two-way communication using a wired / wireless network, and more particularly, the user is provided with points according to the item purchase or character-related activities, and the familiarity with the character is increased. The present invention relates to a character service method for two-way communication in which a character call including a voice or video of a character suitable for the user's situation is transmitted to the user, thereby enhancing the intimacy between the character and the user.

  Generally, character services performed via a wired / wireless network remain at the level of decorating a specific character using various items purchased by the user on the Internet, such as clothes, shoes, and accessories. Such a character service is such that the user simply decorates the character with various items in the cyber space and shows it to other users. Therefore, such character services are limited in inducing lasting interest in feeling the same sympathy like relationships with humans and improving intimacy through the development of relationships, There is a problem that character service users are easily bored with characters.

  On the other hand, recently, character services using satire for entertainers or celebrities in specific fields have been performed, but such services are centered on celebrity homepages and are particularly different from general conventional service methods. Rather, it has limits due to cyber services. In addition, celebrities have opened personal homepages and used as places to have sympathy with fans, but in the case of such celebrity homepages, entertainers inform their schedules and users can entertain them. There is a problem that users can not feel intimate with celebrities on cyber, just to create fan letters.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and the object thereof is related to a character service method for two-way communication using a wired / wireless network, and in particular, a user's item purchase or Points are provided to the user according to the degree of character-related activities and the familiarity with the character is increased, and the character call including the voice or video of the character suitable for the user's situation is sent to the above user to improve the intimacy between the character and the user It is to provide a character service method for interactive communication that can be enhanced.

  The character service method for two-way communication according to the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is linked to a wired / wireless network, a central server including a character database and a member information database, and a user linked to the wired / wireless network. In the character service method for interactive communication using the character service system including the terminal and the service homepage displaying at least one character while being linked with the central server, the membership of the user connecting to the service homepage A member authentication stage in which the user authenticated as a member purchases an item for a specific character selected by the user, and the central server determines the user's identity. The point providing stage for providing predetermined points to the character account according to the amount purchased, the character call applying stage for the user applying for the character call of the character using the provided points, and the central server And a character call transmission step of transmitting a character call to the user's terminal according to user application conditions. At this time, the character may include any one of a cyber-generated character, a celebrity character, a sports star character, a character character appearing in a manga, and an online game character. The item may include any one of skin, character bromide, costume, accessory, and cyber money. In addition, the terminal may include any one of a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, and a computer.

  In the present invention, the service homepage includes a user homepage of the user and a character homepage of the character as subpages, and the user homepage includes a user information area, a character icon area, a character call area, and a character image area. It is formed.

  In the present invention, the point providing step further includes a step of providing a predetermined point according to the degree of participation of the activity for the character of the user.

  In the present invention, the point providing step includes a familiarity upgrade step of upgrading the familiarity with the character by the user's points. At this time, the intimacy is composed of at least two steps so as to indicate the degree of intimacy between the user and the character, and the intimacy character indicating the degree of intimacy is displayed in a predetermined area of the user homepage for each step. Features.

  Also, in the present invention, the character call application stage includes an application in which the user sets application conditions including a character call type and a transmission time. At this time, the character call includes at least one voice or moving image according to a situation required by the user, and is stored in a character database of the upper limb central server.

  Also, the present invention is characterized in that the character call is configured with other contents according to the intimacy, and the use is limited by the intimacy of the user.

  In the present invention, in the character call transmission step, when the user terminal is a mobile communication terminal or a PDA, the central server transmits a character call in a form of calling the user. Features.

  In addition, the point providing step further includes a character homepage posting step in which a user homepage name of a user whose upper point is higher is posted on the character homepage of the character. At this time, in the character homepage posting step, when the character is an entertainer, the entertainer visits the user homepage posted on the character homepage and posts the character or voice left in the predetermined area of the character homepage. It is characterized by comprising.

  In addition, the present invention is characterized by further comprising a billing step of charging a cost for the item purchased by the user. The billing step may further include a sales amount totaling step in which the central server adds the item sales amounts of the characters and stores them in the character database.

  The present invention also provides a central server linked to a wired / wireless network and including a character database and a member information database, a user terminal linked to the wired / wireless network, and at least one character linked to the central server. In the character service method for interactive communication using the character service system including the service homepage to be posted, the member authentication stage for authenticating the membership of the user connected to the service homepage, and the user authenticated as the member A character call purchasing stage in which a character call of a specific character selected by the user is purchased a predetermined number of times, and a character call requesting the purchased character call by the user given predetermined application conditions. And Le application step, the central server is characterized by comprising a character call transmission step of transmitting the character call by the user terminal by the applicant conditions for the user. At this time, the user's character purchase amount includes a familiarity upgrade step of upgrading the familiarity with the character, and further includes a billing step of charging a cost for the item purchased by the user. To do. At this time, the billing step further includes a sales amount totaling step in which the central server sums up the item sales amounts of the characters and stores them in the character database.

  In the character service, since interactive communication between the character and the user is possible, the user's satisfaction with the character service is increased, and the user is encouraged to participate in the character service continuously. In particular, if the character is a celebrity, such as an entertainer or a sports star, the voice and video service of the celebrity can be obtained by escaping from the existing unilateral fan activities, so that the intimacy with the celebrity can be improved. it can.

  In addition, the content of services provided depends on the familiarity with the user's character, and the name of the user's user homepage is posted on the character homepage depending on the point or level, so that the user can participate in the service continuously. There is an effect to.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram for implementing a character service for bidirectional communication according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a service homepage according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a user home page according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram of the character homepage according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a character service method for interactive communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a character service method for interactive communication according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  First, a service system for character service for bidirectional communication according to the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the service system for character service for interactive communication according to the present invention includes a central server 10, a service home page 20, and a user terminal 40 linked to the central server 10. . The service system includes a settlement server 50.

  The central server 10 is linked to the wired / wireless network and the service homepage 20 and includes a member information database 12 and a character database 14. The central server 10 totally controls the character service process for interactive communication according to the present invention. The central server 10 has a function of displaying a web page necessary for controlling a character service process for bidirectional communication according to the present invention, a function of posting an Internet home page, a function of transmitting a character call to a user, It is composed of a single server including functions for providing Internet services. In addition, the central server 10 is configured with a separate sub server for each function required for the service, and this is configured as one server.

  The central server 10 can store data of the member information database 12 and the character database 14 in its own storage device, and can store it in a separate storage device linked to the central server 10. Therefore, when storing the data of the member information database 12 and the character database 14 in its own storage device, the central server 10 directly reads and uses the data, and stores it in a separate storage device. In this case, the data is transmitted from a separate storage device and used.

  The central server 10 stores and manages member information of service users in the member information database 12 and manages member information by performing a user member authentication process using data in the member information database 12. become.

  The member information database 12 includes not only basic information including the name of the user who uses the service, the ID and password of the user, but also the terminal 40 used by the user (that is, the mobile communication terminal 42, the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). (Hereinafter referred to as “PDA”) 44, computer 46, etc.), terminal information including the mobile communication terminal 42 or PDA 44 telephone number, computer 46 IP address, etc. Contains information. The member information may include settlement information including a settlement unit required for billing and settlement by using the service.

  The member information database 12 includes user service usage information including a character selected by the user, items and character rooms purchased for the character, a character call application, user points, and intimacy. be able to. Of course, the character usage information of the service user can be stored and managed in the character database 14 or a separate database.

  The central server 10 stores and manages character information for characters provided by the service in the character database 14 and posts information for characters on the service home page 20. Further, the central server 10 transmits a character call requested by the user from the character database 14 and transmits it to the user's terminal through the wired / wireless network.

  The character database 14 stores information including character image information, item information for the character, and character call information of the character. The character database 14 includes image information of the character room of the character and item information for the character room. The character database 14 may include closeness character information indicating the closeness between the character and the user. In addition, the character database 14 may include sales information on the sales items of each character and the item sales performance of each character.

  The character image information is image information of various characters provided from the service, and is configured in various forms such as an entire character image, upper body, or face image. The characters may include not only characters created on the cyber for the service, but also celebrity characters including entertainers and sports stars. The characters may include characters such as characters appearing in manga and characters on an online game. On the other hand, if the character is an existing person, particularly a famous entertainer, or an entertainer that the user likes, since it can be linked with reality, the user's satisfaction can be increased and continuous use can be induced. In addition, if the above character is a character for a manga character that the user likes, or a game character that the user uses, it is not an existing character, but certain departments are linked with reality, so user satisfaction It will be possible to increase the degree and induce sustainable use.

  The item information includes various items used for the decoration of the character. For example, the item may include a character image area where a character is posted, a skin and character bromide for a user homepage, a character costume and accessories. Further, the item may include cyber money accumulated for item purchase. That is, a user who uses the service purchases and accumulates a certain amount of cyber money in advance to solve the inconvenience of paying for item purchase costs each time he purchases an item, and later uses this for other items. It is preferable to purchase. The items can be classified into items that can be used only for specific characters and items that can be used in common by at least two characters.

  The character call information is stored in the character database 14 as various character calls including voice or moving image messages of the character. The character call includes a voice message or a video message suitable for a user's situation set in advance. For example, the character call is configured to include a message suitable for the celebration, such as when the user is healed by the character according to the user's emotions, celebration, encouragement, or the like. The character call may include a wake-up call or a voice or video message required at a specific time. The character call information includes an appropriate message according to the relationship set by the user of the service with the character selected by the user. For example, when the user sets a character in a friend or lover relationship, the character call is configured to have different message contents even in the same situation depending on the relationship.

  Further, the character call is configured to have another message depending on the closeness between the user and the character. In the service, the user purchases an item for the character or the predetermined point is provided according to the degree of participation in the service, and the central server determines the familiarity between the user and the character by the accumulated point of the user. Will be upgraded. Therefore, the user can select and receive a character call of another content even in the same situation depending on the familiarity with the character.

  Table 1 shows an embodiment of the character call having other contents according to the relationship between the user and the character and the familiarity in the service. As shown in Table 1, the character call is configured to have other audio information depending on the relationship between the user and the character and the familiarity of the user. That is, the character call is configured to have a voice message suitable for the relationship between the case where the user sets the character in a friend relationship and the case where the user sets a character in a lover relationship.

  The character call is configured to select another message according to the degree of familiarity of the user. Therefore, the user can select another character call according to the relationship with the character and the degree of familiarity. In the above character call, in Table 1, the degree of intimacy for each friend and lover relationship is set in 7 stages, but it is of course possible to set various relationships and a greater degree of intimacy. .

  The character room image information is stored in the character database 14 as basic image information for a cyber room that the user decorates for the character. The character room image information includes basic layout information of various spaces for characters such as walking paths, parks, living rooms, and rooms. In particular, when the character is an entertainer or a sports star, the basic layout information of the concert hall and the stadium can be included.

  Therefore, when the character room is provided, the item includes an item for the character room. That is, the items include various items such as a chair, a desk, a sofa, a car bed, a stand, and a light for decorating the character room. Also, if the character is an entertainer or a sports star, the item may include items such as an audience for a concert hall, an acoustic facility, and lighting.

  The intimate character information is configured to have character information appropriate for the intimacy level between the character and the user as character information indicating the degree of intimacy with the character. For example, the intimacy character information above is "Character is my awkward friend", "Character is my only friend", "Character is my precious friend", "Character is my irreplaceable friend" Are composed of characters indicating the degree of intimacy, and have characters indicating a relationship that develops depending on the degree of intimacy.

  The sales information stores items sold for each character and sales information including the sales. That is, the central server 10 collects the items purchased by the user for each character provided from the service and the sales amount for each item and stores them in the character database 14. In addition, when the manager of the character or the character is a celebrity, the sales information can be directly checked by the celebrity to confirm the sales and profit generation. Therefore, the service provider can improve transparency in profit sharing with the entertainer or manager. The sales information can be confirmed after the administrator or entertainer of the character passes through a certain authentication procedure.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a service homepage according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the service home page 20 is linked with the central server 10 via a wired / wireless network, and the contents of the service are provided as a home page that provides character services for interactive communication according to the present invention on the Internet. Post. The service homepage 20 includes a member information input area 22, an item area 24, a character homepage area 26, and a user homepage area 28. A user who subscribes to the service enters the member information in the member information input area 22 of the service homepage 20 and receives member authentication. In addition, a new member who does not subscribe to the service joins the member through a series of member subscription procedures, and the user ID and password are approved. The user member information input via the member information input area 22 of the service homepage 20 is transmitted to the member information database 14 via the central server 10 and stored.

  The member information input area 22 is an area for inputting a member ID and password so that a user who has joined the service can be authenticated as a member. In addition, after the user is authenticated as a member, the member ID, the member's user homepage icon, and the character icon indicating the character selected by the user are displayed. The user home page icon is linked to the user home page of the user, and when the user clicks on the user home page icon, the user home page icon is entered. The character icon is linked to the character page of the user home page, and enters the character page when the character icon is clicked.

  The item area 24 includes an item mole icon linked to a sub-item page for posting an item provided by the service. Therefore, the user selects a necessary item when the item page is posted by clicking the item mole icon. As mentioned above, the above items can be provided separately for items that can be used in common for all characters, items that can only be used for specific characters, and items that can be used for character rooms. And each icon page linked to each item page.

  The character homepage area 26 is configured to display information including a list of at least one character provided from the service and the character homepage of the character. Therefore, the user can enter the character home page of the character by clicking the character home page name in the character area 26.

  The user homepage area 28 is an area in which a list of user homepages of the service user and user responses are posted, and it goes without saying that various contents can be posted as necessary.

  In addition, the unexplained areas 29a and 29b can of course display various contents as areas for posting the service-related events and notification items.

  On the other hand, FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a service homepage posted on a web via a computer as one embodiment, and the service homepage can of course be formed to have other configurations. Of course, when the user terminal uses a wireless communication terminal such as a mobile communication terminal or a PDA, the service homepage of the service can be configured differently.

  Of course, when the service user completes the member authentication, the service user can directly enter the user home page.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a user home page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the user home page 30 is a service user's home page on which information including information on the user, the current state of the user's character, and the contents of activities are posted and linked to the service home page as a subpage. The user home page 30 includes a user home page name area 31 in which a user home page name is posted, a user information area 32 in which user information including the user ID is posted, and a character area 33 for a character selected by the user. It is comprised including. The user home page 30 includes a character icon area 34 in which a plurality of character icons linked to the character home page of the character are displayed when the user selects a plurality of characters. The configuration of the user home page 30 is one embodiment, and can be formed in other configurations, and can be configured differently depending on the type of terminal connected to the user.

  The character area 33 includes a character image area 33a in which an image of a specific character selected by the user is posted, a point area 33b indicating points of the character account of the user, and a character call area 33c indicating the current use state of the character call. Consists of including. In the character call area 33c, a user including a character call application icon clicks on the character call application icon, sets the application conditions including the type of character call required by the user and the transmission request time, and applies for a character call. Will come to do. Of course, the application icon for the character call can be posted in another area of the user home page or in a separate area. In addition, the user home page 30 includes a closeness area 33d where a closeness character indicating the closeness between the user and the character is posted, and a character room area 33e indicating a character room image for the character selected by the user. Consists of including. The user home page 30 includes purchase item icons 33f linked to purchase item pages on which items for characters or character rooms purchased by the user are posted. Therefore, when an item purchased by selecting the item icon 33f is posted, the user selects the required item and decorates the character or character room. Further, the purchase item icon 33f is configured to be linked to an item page for posting items usable for the character. On the other hand, the user home page 30 includes a separate icon for entering an item area that the user can purchase for a character.

  In addition, the user home page 30 may include a user activity area (not shown in FIG. 3) for posting a list of fan letters, characters, voice messages, and the like transmitted by the user to the character. Therefore, when the user sends a fan letter to the character, the content is also posted in the user activity area of the user home page 30. Also, if a character visits a user homepage and leaves a character, voice message, etc., it will be posted in the user's activity area.

  On the other hand, the user can set the character posted at the beginning of his / her user homepage 30 and can select other characters as necessary and post them on the start page of the user homepage.

  In the character icon area 34, a plurality of character icons selected by the user are posted, and the character icons are linked to the character page in the user home page. Therefore, when the user selects the character icon, information on the character is changed and displayed in the character image area 33a, the point area 33b, the character call area 33c, the closeness area 33d, and the character room area 33e of the character area 33. Is done. In the character icon area 34, a character addition icon is posted, and the user selects the character addition icon and adds a required character to his user home page. On the other hand, it is a matter of course that the character addition icon can be posted on the service homepage 20.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram of the character homepage according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The character homepage 35 is a specific character homepage where the introduction to the character and the current activity of the user who selected the character are posted, and the user homepage of the user who has selected the character at the same time linked to the subpage on the service homepage 20 20 to be linked. The character homepage 35 displays the current activity status of the user's character for the character homepage with the character activity area 36 and the name of the user homepage of the user who is the upper point group of the character account point or intimacy or activity level. 1 list area 37.

  The character activity area 36 includes a statistics area 36a indicating statistics such as a fan letter, answer, and voice message transmitted by the user to the character, and a user homepage name of the user who left the fan letter, greetings, and voice message for the character. It includes a user list area 36b for posting its contents and user ID.

  The character home page 35 includes a second list area 38 on which the name of a user home page visited by the character is posted. Therefore, if the administrator of the character or the character is a celebrity, the celebrity should visit the user homepage posted in the first list area on his character homepage and leave a greeting or other answer Become. At this time, the greeting or answer is stored in the central server 10 in advance, and a character manager or a celebrity can create and send a voice message, greeting or answer on the spot. The central server 10 updates the name of the user home page visited by the character in the second list area. The second list area is configured to display a list and contents of answers left by the character visiting the user home page.

  The character home page 35 includes a dedicated item icon linked to a dedicated item page for posting items for the character.

  The character homepage 35 is an embodiment as described above, can be formed in other configurations, and can be configured differently depending on the type of terminal connected to the user.

  The character home page 35 includes a dedicated item icon linked to a dedicated item page for displaying an item for the character.

  As the terminal 40, various terminals including a mobile communication terminal 42, a PDA 44, and a computer 46 are used as terminals used by the user for the service. When the mobile communication terminal 42 is used as the terminal, the mobile phone 42 is connected to the service homepage 20 mainly using a wireless network, and a character call transmitted from the central server 10 by the service. Send and receive information. At this time, the mobile communication terminal 42 receives the character call transmitted from the central server 10 via the mobile communication company server and the base station 48. The PDA 44 transmits and receives information in the same manner as the mobile communication terminal 42. Of course, the computer 46 can transmit and receive information including character calls in conjunction with the central server 10 via a wired network or a wireless network.

  The settlement server 50 includes a mobile communication company server 52 and a card company server 54 in which the central server 10 requests settlement of a member's item purchase cost via a wired / wireless network. Includes settlement company servers. The settlement server 50 approves the settlement after confirming the member information necessary for the settlement in response to the settlement approval request from the central server 10. The payment server 50 is not limited to the mobile communication company's server 52 and the card company's server 54, and other payment servers such as an ARS server may be included depending on the user's payment means.

  The server 52 of the mobile communication company receives the telephone number and password of the mobile communication terminal entered by the member at the time of joining the member from the central server 10 as the server of the mobile communication company to which the member has subscribed. Approve payment. The server 52 of the mobile communication company settles the service usage amount of the member with the central server 10 at a certain time.

  The server 54 of the card company is a server of a company that operates a credit card, a direct payment card, a transportation card or a chargeable card that the member has joined, and the card number entered by the member at the time of joining the member from the central server 10. Receive and approve payment based on this. The server 54 of the card company comes to settle the member's service usage amount to the central server 10 at a certain time, and also requests settlement from the member.

  Hereinafter, a character service method for bidirectional communication according to the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 5 shows a procedure diagram of a character service method for bidirectional communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the character service method for interactive communication according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a member authentication stage S10, an item purchase stage S20, a point provision stage S40, a character call application stage S60, And a character call transmission step S70. In addition, the character service method for interactive communication according to the embodiment of the present invention includes at least one of a billing stage S30, a sales amount counting stage S35, a character homepage posting stage S45, and a closeness upgrade stage S50. And further comprising a stage.

  The member authentication step S10 is a step in which a user who subscribes to the service as a member connects to the service homepage 20 and is authenticated for membership. The user connects to the service homepage 20 using any one of the mobile communication terminal 42, the PDA 44, or the terminal 40 including the computer 46, and inputs the member information in the member information input area 22. You can get certified. The central server 10 compares the member ID and password entered by the user in the member information input area 22 of the service homepage 20 with the member information in the member information database 12 and authenticates the member if it is confirmed that the user is a member. . Therefore, the user who has completed the member authentication normally connects to the service home page 20.

  The member authentication step S10 may further include a member subscription step S15. That is, if the user connected to the service homepage 20 is a non-member, the central server 10 confirms whether or not the member intends to join the membership and performs the membership joining procedure. The member information database 12 is stored.

  Of course, the service homepage 20 can be formed differently in the configuration of the service homepage 20 posted on the user terminal depending on the type of the user terminal 40. Therefore, when the user connects to the service homepage 20 on the web (world wide web) with a computer and performs member authentication, the member information input area 22 includes the ID of the user authenticated as a member and the user of the user. A user homepage icon linked to the homepage is posted. The member information input area 22 displays a plurality of character icons linked to the character page of the character selected by the user. In addition, when the user connects to the service homepage on a wap (wireless application protocol) using a mobile communication terminal, an image of the character selected by the user and a menu screen are displayed.

  If the user clicks on the user homepage icon of the service homepage 20, the user homepage 20 is displayed and connected to the user homepage 20. If you click on the character icon, you will be immediately connected to the character page on the user home page.

  The item purchase step S20 is a step in which the user purchases an item for the character selected by the user. The user clicks on the item area 24 of the service homepage 20, the item icon on the user homepage, or the dedicated item icon on the character homepage to select an item on the posted item page and apply for purchase. If the user applies for item purchase, the central server 10 determines whether or not to approve the purchase, and when approving the purchase, the central server 10 posts the purchased item on the purchase item page of the user home page 30 of the user. Become. The central server 10 stores the item purchase breakdown of the user in the member information database 12.

  On the other hand, as described above, the items include various items such as skins, bromides, costumes, accessories, furniture, and interior accessories for decorating a character or character room. In addition, the items are posted separately for items common to all characters and items usable only for specific characters.

  In addition, the item purchase stage S20 may further include a cyber money purchase process. The user can apply for the purchase of a certain amount of cyber money in advance in order to avoid the inconvenience of having to settle each time he / she purchases each item, and then can purchase the item using cyber money.

  The charging step S30 is a step of charging a fee for the purchase application of the item provided from the service. Of course, the charging step S30 is performed only when the service is provided for a fee and the item is sold for a fee. The central server 10 requests payment from the payment server 50 designated by the user in response to the user's item purchase application.

  The billing step S30 is performed by a payment means selected by the user, and can be performed by various methods including a mobile communication terminal usage method or a card payment method. Of course, the user can select a payment method at the time of membership subscription, and can change the payment method if necessary. Of course, every time the user purchases an item, another payment method can be used. Of course, the billing step S30 is performed through various payment means such as a method using ARS in addition to the mobile communication terminal or the card payment method. When the user makes a payment using a card, the central server 10 connects to the card company's server 54 via a wired / wireless network, and requests a payment approval for a member's item purchase cost. That is, the central server 10 transmits the payment information including the member information of the user or the card number input by the user to the server 54 of the card company. The card company server 54 confirms whether or not a member can use the card and approves the settlement. The central server 10 approves the item purchase of the user by the settlement approval of the card company server.

  In addition to credit cards, all cards that can be used for cash payment, such as direct payment cards and transportation cards, can be used for the above payment. It becomes applicable to the card company server.

  When the user makes a payment using a mobile communication terminal, the central server 10 sends the member information of the user or information including the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal input by the user to the server 52 of the mobile communication company. Send to request approval of payment for the item purchase price of the user. The server 52 of the mobile communication company confirms the payment information including the mobile communication telephone number of the member and approves the payment.

  In the process in which the user uses the mobile communication terminal to make a payment, a process of confirming whether the user accepts the payment from the mobile communication company server 52 to the user's mobile communication terminal in response to the payment request of the central server 10. Can be included. That is, the server of the mobile communication company confirms whether or not the payment amount is approved in the user's mobile communication terminal, and includes a process of approving the payment to the central server 10 only when the member approves. Can be protected.

  The billing step 30 is performed in the process of withdrawing the cyber money when the user purchases and accumulates a predetermined amount of the cyber money provided from the service in the item purchasing process.

  The billing stage S30 further includes an item sales amount totaling stage S35. The central server 10 stores, in the character database 16, sales information obtained by collecting the items sold for each character and the sales amount of the item purchase of the user for each character and the settlement status by the user. The central server 10 allows the character manager or character to check the sales information through a certain authentication procedure. Therefore, if the manager of the character or the character is an entertainer, the entertainer can check the sales information and confirm the sales and the profit generation level. In addition, the entertainer or manager can directly check the current sales status and sales, thereby improving transparency in profit distribution between the future service provider and the entertainer.

  The point providing step S40 is a step in which the central server 10 provides predetermined points to the user's character account according to the quantity or amount of items purchased by the user. That is, the central server 10 increases points of the character by providing a predetermined point to the character account of the user for each item purchased by the user. The central server 10 preferably sets a point to be provided for each item posted on the item page so that the user confirms when purchasing the item. The central server 10 stores and manages the user's points for the character in the member information database 12 or the character database 14. The point is managed for each character for at least one character selected by the user. On the other hand, of course, the item purchase price of the user can be used directly at the points.

  The points are not only used when the user purchases an item, but also use the item purchased by the user to decorate the character or character room area 33e posted on the character image area 33a of the user home page 30. It is also provided when performing a series of activities related to the character. That is, the user uses the purchased item to decorate the character or the character room. At this time, the central server 10 can provide a predetermined point according to the item usage status of the user. In addition, the user's participation in the service such as the number of times the user logs in to the service, the connection time, the number of times to leave a fan letter on the character homepage 35, the number of visitors to the user's user homepage, and the user's user homepage update time interval A predetermined point can be provided depending on the degree.

  The central server 10 can display the provided points in the point area 33 b of the character area of the character page of the user home page 30. Therefore, the user can easily confirm his / her point with respect to the character.

  The point providing step S40 includes the character homepage posting step S45. The character homepage posting step S45 is a step in which the central server 10 displays the user homepage name of the user in the first list area 37 of the character homepage according to a predetermined condition. That is, the central server 10 displays the user home page names of the users in descending order of points (or closeness) on the character home page. In addition, the central server 10 can sequentially post user home pages of users with a large number of visitors or user home pages of users who have been updated most recently. The manager of the character or the character (in the case of a celebrity such as a celebrity or a sports star) visits the user home page posted on the character home page and leaves a greeting or other answer. In addition, the central server displays the name of the user home page of the user visited by the character manager or character (in the case of a celebrity such as an entertainer or sports star) and the answer or voice message left by the character manager or character in the second list area. 38. Therefore, a user who participates in the service actively participates in the service in order to increase the user's points.

  The familiarity upgrade step S50 is a step of upgrading the familiarity between the character and the user according to the user's points. The intimacy indicates the degree of intimacy between the user and the character as a grade in the cyber space, and the service sets the intimacy in a plurality of stages. In addition, when the user selects a plurality of characters, a degree of intimacy is given to each character. The central server 10 upgrades the intimacy according to points provided to the user, and posts characters based on the intimacy degree in the intimacy area 33d of the user home page. In addition, the central server 10 stores the degree of familiarity with respect to the corresponding character of the user in the member information database 12 for management. The central server 10 can restrict the use of the service including the content of the character call according to the familiarity of the user.

  On the other hand, it goes without saying that the intimacy upgrade step S50 can be omitted when the service is performed regardless of the intimacy of the user.

  The character call application step S60 is a step in which the user applies for a character call using a predetermined amount of points or a usable character call accumulated in advance. The user selects a character call application icon in the character call area of the user home page 30 and sets an application condition including a character call type and a transmission request time required by the user and applies for a character call. Of course, the application icon for the character call can be posted in another area of the user home page or in a separate area. The central server 10 stores and manages the character application information including the character call application conditions of the user in the member information database 12 or the character database 14 according to the user's character call application.

  The character call includes various types of character calls depending on the user's condition including the user's situation, the setting relationship between the user and the character, and the reason why the user uses the character call as described above. To be stored. The central server 10 sends character call information from the character database 14 when the user applies for a character call, and posts a character call suitable for the situation required by the user on the terminal 40 of the user. Therefore, the user can apply for a character call while confirming the contents of the character call. At this time, the central server 10 can restrict the contents of the character call that can be used according to the degree of familiarity of the user. Therefore, the user can apply for a character call that feels more intimate as the intimacy grade is higher.

  The user can set the terminal 40 to which the character call is transmitted when applying for the character call, and can set the terminal including the mobile communication terminal 42 and the computer 44.

  The central server 10 displays the current character call usage status including the number of accumulated character calls and the number of character calls used by the user in the character call area 33c of the user home page. Therefore, when the user applies for a character call, the number of accumulated character calls is subtracted by the number of applications.

  The character call transmission step S70 is a step in which the central server 10 transmits a character call to the user's terminal according to the user's character call application conditions. That is, the central server 10 monitors the user's character call application conditions from the member information database 12 or the character database 14. The central server 10 receives a character call from the character database 14 according to user application conditions and transmits the character call to the user terminal 40. At this time, the user terminal 40 includes a mobile communication terminal 42, a PDA 44, and a computer 46.

  When the central server 10 is voice information of a character call requested by the user and is set to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 42, the central server 10 transmits the character call in the form of calling the user's mobile communication terminal 42. Will come to do. That is, the central server 10 calls the user's mobile communication terminal 42 via the mobile communication company's server and the base station 48 to transmit voice information or a moving image. At this time, if the user presses the call button of the mobile communication terminal, the character call can be heard immediately as if another person makes a direct call. Therefore, when the user receives a character call, the user feels that he / she can receive a call directly from the character.

  In addition, the central server 10 can transmit a moving image to be received and played when the user presses a call or a specific button as in the case of the voice even when the character call is moving image information.

  In addition, when the user designates the computer 46 as a terminal for receiving a character call, the central server 10 transmits the character call to the user home page of the service home page 20 or a separate e-mail address designated by the user. It becomes like this. Therefore, if the user connects to the user home page and presses a specific button for confirming the character call, the transmitted character call is reproduced. In addition, the character call transmitted when the user confirms the designated mail is reproduced.

  The central server 10 transmits a character call to the user terminal 40 and the character call is stored in the terminal. Therefore, the user can play and listen to the transmitted character call when necessary. At this time, of course, after the central server 10 transmits the character call, a process of confirming with the user whether or not to store the character call may pass.

  On the other hand, in the character call transmission step S70, the central server 10 can transmit a character call to the user under certain conditions even when there is no application from the service user. That is, when the user's point or intimacy reaches a certain level, when the user selects a new character, or when there is a publicity related matter of a specific character, the central server 10 informs the user of the event format or publicity. Sends a character call suitable for the situation in the form.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a character service method for interactive communication according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  The character service method for interactive communication according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a member authentication stage S100, a character call purchase stage S200, a character call application stage S500, and a character call transmission stage S600, as shown in FIG. Consists of including. In addition, the character service method for interactive communication according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes a billing step S300, a sales amount counting step S350, and a familiarity upgrade step S400. In another embodiment according to the present invention, a description will be given focusing on a portion different from the embodiment of FIG.

  Meanwhile, it goes without saying that a service method according to another embodiment of the present invention can be provided in parallel with the embodiment according to FIG.

  The member authentication step S100 is performed in the same manner as the member authentication step S10 of the embodiment of FIG. 5 as a step in which a user who has subscribed to the service connects to the service homepage 20 and is authenticated as a member.

  The character call purchase step S200 is a step in which a user who is authenticated as a member in the member authentication step S100 purchases a character call. That is, the user directly purchases a predetermined number of character calls without purchasing a separate item. The user clicks a specific icon on the service homepage 20 or the user homepage 30 to purchase a character call. When the user applies for purchase of a character call, the central server 10 determines whether to approve the purchase. When the central server 10 approves the purchase, the central server 10 provides the number of character calls applied to the user's character call account and stores it in the member information database 12.

  The charging step S300 is a step of charging a fee for the user's character call purchase application. Of course, the charging step S300 is performed only when the service is provided for a fee and the character call is provided for a fee. In response to the user's character call purchase application, the central server 10 requests the settlement server 50 designated by the user for settlement approval. The charging step S300 is performed in the same manner as the charging step S30 of FIG.

  The billing step S300 further includes a character call sales amount totaling step S350. The central server 10 aggregates and stores the sales information including the character call sales amount sold for each character by the user's character call purchase and the settlement by the purchase, and stores it in the character database 16. The central server 10 allows the character manager or character to check the sales information through a certain authentication procedure.

  The familiarity upgrade step S400 is a step of upgrading the familiarity between the character and the user according to the character call purchase record of the user. The central server 10 upgrades the intimacy according to the actual purchase of the character call by the user, and displays characters based on the intimacy grade in the intimacy area 33d of the user home page. In addition, the central server 10 stores the degree of familiarity with respect to the corresponding character of the user in the member information database 12 for management. The central server 10 can restrict the use of the service including the content of the character call according to the familiarity of the user.

  On the other hand, when the service is performed regardless of the user's intimacy, it is needless to say that the intimacy upgrade step S400 can be omitted.

  The character call application step S500 is a step of applying for a character call using an available character call purchased in advance by the user. The user sets an application condition including the type of character call required by the user and the transmission request time on the user home page 30, and applies for the character call. The central server 10 stores and manages character application information including user character call application conditions in the member information database 12 or the character database 14 according to the user's character call application. The character call application stage S500 is performed in the same manner as the character call application stage S60 of FIG.

  The character call transmission step S600 is a step in which the central server 10 transmits a character call to the user's terminal according to the user's character call application conditions. That is, the central server 10 monitors the user's character call application conditions from the member information database 12 or the character database 14. The central server 10 receives a character call from the character database 14 according to user application conditions and transmits the character call to the user terminal 40. The user terminal 40 includes a mobile communication terminal 42, a PDA 44, and a computer 46. The character call transmission step S600 is performed in the same manner as the character call transmission step S70 of FIG.

  As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and based on the basic concept of the present invention claimed from the claims, those who have ordinary knowledge in the technical field, Various implementation variations are possible, and such variations are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

1 is a system configuration diagram for implementing a character service for two-way communication according to the present invention. FIG. The block diagram of the service homepage which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the user homepage concerning the embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram of the character homepage which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a character service method for interactive communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. The procedure figure by which the character service method for two-way communication which concerns on other embodiment of this invention is embodied.

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10 ... Central server 20 ... Service homepage 330 ... User homepage
35 ... Character homepage 40 ... Terminal
50 ... Payment server

Claims (20)

A central server linked to the wired / wireless network, including a character database and a member information database, a user terminal linked to the wired / wireless network, and a service homepage that displays at least one character linked to the central server. In the character service method for interactive communication using the character service system including
A member authentication stage for authenticating the membership of a user connected to the service homepage;
An item purchase stage in which a user authenticated as a member purchases an item for a specific character selected by the user;
A point providing step in which the central server provides a predetermined point to the character account according to an item purchase amount of the user;
A character call application stage in which the user applies for a character call of the character using the provided points;
A character service transmission method for bidirectional communication, comprising: a character call transmission step in which the central server transmits a character call to the user terminal according to the application conditions of the user.   2. The character according to claim 1, wherein the character is one of a cyber-generated character, a celebrity character, a sports star character, a character character appearing in a manga, and an online game character. Character service method for interactive communication as described in 2.   The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1, wherein the item includes at least one of skin, character bromide, costume, accessory, and cyber money.   The character service method for bidirectional communication according to claim 1, wherein the terminal includes one of a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, and a computer.   The service homepage includes a user homepage of the user and a character homepage of the character as subpages, and the user homepage includes a user information area, a character icon area, a character call area, and a character image area. The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1.   The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1, wherein the point providing step further includes a step of providing a predetermined point according to a degree of participation of an activity for the character of the user.   The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1, wherein the point providing step includes a familiarity upgrade step of upgrading a familiarity with the character according to the user's points.   The intimacy is composed of at least two steps so as to indicate the degree of intimacy between the user and the character, and the intimacy characters indicating the intimacy at each step are displayed in a predetermined area of the user homepage. The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 7, wherein:   2. The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1, wherein in the character call application step, the user sets an application condition including a character call type and a transmission time.   The character service for interactive communication according to claim 9, wherein the character call includes at least one voice or video according to a situation required by the user, and is stored in a character database of the central server. Method.   The character for interactive communication according to claim 9, wherein the character call is composed of other contents according to the intimacy, and is configured to be restricted in use by the intimacy of the user. Service method.   The character call transmitting step of claim 1, wherein when the user terminal is a mobile communication terminal or a PDA, the central server transmits the character call in a form of calling the user. Character service method for two-way communication. The point providing step includes:
The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1, further comprising a character homepage posting step of posting a user homepage name of a user having a higher point on the character homepage of the character.   The character homepage posting step includes a process in which, when the character is a celebrity, the character or voice left by the entertainer visiting the user homepage posted on the character homepage is displayed in a predetermined area of the character homepage. The character service method for two-way communication according to claim 13.   The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1, further comprising a billing step in which the central server charges the user for the cost of the purchased item.   16. The interactive communication according to claim 15, wherein the charging step further includes a sales amount totaling step in which the central server adds up the sales amounts of the character items and stores them in the character database. Character service method. A central server linked to a wired / wireless network, including a character database and a member information database, a user terminal linked to the wired / wireless network, and a service homepage that displays at least one character linked to the central server. In the character service method for interactive communication using the character service system including
A member authentication stage for authenticating member information of a user connected to the service homepage;
A character call purchasing stage in which a user authenticated as a member purchases a character call of a specific character selected by the user a predetermined number of times,
A character call application stage in which the user gives a predetermined application condition and applies for the purchased character call;
A character service transmission method for two-way communication, comprising: a character call transmission step in which the central server transmits a character call at the user terminal according to the application conditions of the user.   The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1, further comprising a familiarity upgrade step of upgrading a familiarity with the character in the character purchase amount of the user.   The character service method for interactive communication according to claim 1, further comprising a billing step of billing the user for an item purchased by the central server.   The interactive charge according to claim 19, wherein the charging step further includes a sales amount totaling step in which the central server adds up the item sales amounts of the characters and stores them in the character database. Character service method.

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