JP2000207333A - Accessed result feeding back system in internet and readable storage medium recording program for feeding back accessed result - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picture configuration peculiar to each user. SOLUTION: When a user makes shopping, etc., by displaying the explanation of a prescribed commodity or service on the displaying section 10 of his personal computer PC, a CPU 3 extracts a prescribed virtual point from a point table and gives the virtual point to the displayed explanation by controlling each section based on a program in a RAM 4 or ROM 3. In addition, an animation character is made to appear in the picture displayed on the screen of the computer PC and the virtual goods corresponding to the acquired virtual point are given to the character.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an access result feedback system for application technology of an Internet system and a readable recording medium on which a program for feeding back an access result is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 12, an information provider IP connected as an information provider on the Internet I is connected from a personal computer PC via an access provider AP and the Internet I. An Internet system has been built. The Internet is TCP / IP
(Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) is a public computer network that can be freely accessed by the public. According to the TCP / IP, communication (Email) can be performed between the personal computers PC via the public line T.

[0003] On the Internet I, an information retrieval system WWW (World Wide Web) is constructed, and information retrieval processing (retrieval from large items to small items) is performed by a protocol called HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Or search by phrase) and display processing can be easily performed. Each information provider IP provides information and services to a WWW browser (personal computer PC) using a WWW server (host computer HC), and each user accesses the WWW server using the WWW browser. , And can be provided with information and services.

[0004] In recent years, the number of Internet users has increased, and the Internet, such as Internet banking and Internet shopping, has been used commercially. For example, by displaying a menu screen from a WWW server of the information provider IP on a WWW browser and selecting a predetermined product or service from the menu screen, it is possible to receive an explanation of the product or service. I have. Application for the product or service,
The application forms filled out with necessary information such as name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and payment method are sent to the supplier by facsimile or ordered directly by telephone.

[0005] Further, for example, a menu screen is provided from a WWW server of an information provider IP to a WWW browser, and a product to be purchased is displayed in a predetermined column in a list of products and services indicated on the menu screen. There is also known a service in which a desired service is selected with a mouse, and necessary information such as the number of the service is input using a keyboard. The input items include, for example, name, gender, date of birth, address, telephone number, credit card number and expiration date thereof, and these are entered in a predetermined input field according to a guide display on the screen.
Upon receiving the input, the WWW server performs a procedure for dispatching the ordered product and a procedure for providing a service, and performs a charging process for the credit card of the input number. This billing process is performed for the credit card companies CR1 to CR3 contracted individually by the information provider IP with CAFIS (Credit).
This is a credit card credit check conducted online using the AndFinance Information System).

[0006] These banking and shopping have been performed on the same screen form for each user.

[0007]

As described above, the user accesses the information provider IP from the personal computer PC via the nearest access provider AP, and displays a menu screen from the WWW server on the personal computer PC. After receiving a description of a given product or service on the menu screen,
Internet banking and Internet shopping can be executed, but in the above conventional configuration,
It is simply banking or shopping with the same screen form through the description of the goods and services and their selection operation, and it has not been possible to provide a screen form unique to each user.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides an access result feedback system on the Internet capable of providing each user with a unique screen form, and a readable recording medium recording a program for feeding back the access result. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

An access result feedback system according to the present invention displays a homepage having a plurality of information prepared in an information management device by accessing from a terminal device of each user via the Internet. In an Internet system that can be browsed and at least browsed, an access result monitoring unit that monitors an access result from each terminal device, a result information providing unit that provides result information according to the access result, and the result information And a result information display means for displaying the result information on a display screen of the apparatus. The readable recording medium used in the access record feedback system is configured to access a homepage having a plurality of pieces of information prepared in the information management apparatus to a display screen by accessing from a terminal device of each user via the Internet, and at least browse the homepage. When performing, the step of monitoring the access record from each terminal device, the step of providing record information according to the access record, and the step of displaying the record information on the display screen of the terminal device The program records feedback on access results.

[0010] With this configuration, in the mall shopping mall via the Internet, the result information is provided according to the access result from the terminal device, and the result information is displayed on the display screen. It becomes a screen form unique to the self on which the access result information is displayed. If the user is conscious of increasing the access record by the unique screen form, the purchase of goods and use of services will increase in banking and shopping,
Introducing banking and shopping using this system to other users.

[0011] Preferably, the result information in the access result feedback system of the present invention is a point. Preferably, the result information in the access result feedback system of the present invention is at least the character among the character and its belongings. That is, in the access result feedback system of the present invention, it is a point (special point) at which the result information is integrated for each access. Further, in the access result feedback system of the present invention, there is provided an image storage means for storing image information of a display character, and the result information providing means changes the display character in accordance with the access result. Further, the display character is composed of an animated character and a belonging character, and the belonging character is changed according to the access result.

With this configuration, if the performance information is a point, or if the performance information is at least an animation character (hereinafter simply referred to as a character) among the animation character and its belongings (hereinafter simply referred to as belongings), the point or the animation The user can be conscious of further increasing the access record through the screen form peculiar to the user who displays. In particular, if a character is displayed as if the user performs various processes, it is possible to create a more realistic and unique screen form.

[0013] Preferably, the record information providing means in the access record feedback system of the present invention comprises:
Point table storage means for storing points corresponding to access from the terminal device in a table format, point accumulating means for extracting points corresponding to access from the terminal device from the point table for each access and accumulating them, Point acquisition means for recording points, character output means for transmitting an operation signal between the information management device and the terminal device, and controlling output of a character image on a display screen of the terminal device in accordance with the operation signal; A virtual goods display control means for displaying and outputting various belonging characters of exchangeable character images on a display screen of the terminal device, and selecting an arbitrary belonging character from the various belonging characters displayed on the display screen to create a character image Virtual goods provision control means for providing. In the readable recording medium of the present invention, information is provided between the information management device and the terminal device by an access from the terminal device so that each terminal device of a plurality of users browses at least information of the information management device via the Internet. When performing, the step of transmitting an operation signal between the information management device and the terminal device, the step of controlling the output of a character image on the display screen of the terminal device according to the operation signal, and the access from the terminal device Extracting and assigning virtual points from the point table, accumulating and recording the assigned virtual points, and displaying on the display screen of the terminal device various belongings of the character image which can be exchanged for the total acquired virtual points. Step and select any property from the various properties displayed on this display screen The control program is recorded, such as and a step of applying to the data image.

[0014] With this configuration, in a mall shopping mall via the Internet, when an explanation of a predetermined product or service is received on the user's display screen and Internet banking or Internet shopping is performed, the user's terminal device receives the description. Virtual points are given by access such as purchase of goods and browsing of the information, and characters appear on the display screen of the terminal device, and virtual goods according to the acquired virtual points are given to the characters. For each access such as browsing product or service information or purchasing a product, the user can register the Ameni character that he / she has registered, such as changing clothes, handbags, bouquets and gifts, cars and rooms,
It becomes possible to create a more realistic and unique screen form, for example, by replacing the belongings of the house or the like with the belongings and gradually changing the belongings to luxurious belongings, as well as performing various processes while treating the character as a user. Therefore, instead of simply performing banking and shopping after receiving the same description of products and services as in the past, users can enjoy further products and services while enjoying the world of “anime” with their own unique screen format. By impressing and introducing to other users, promotion of product sales and service provision, and further, user invitation can be easily and naturally made.

Preferably, in the access result feedback system of the present invention, there is provided a user exclusive area registering means for creating a user exclusive area for each member by access from a terminal device and registering it in a database of the information management apparatus. ing.

According to this configuration, for example, if a frequently accessed search item is registered in a user-dedicated area created for each member, when performing banking or shopping via the Internet, the user-dedicated area is converted to a mall. It is possible to quickly and easily access a homepage of a target shopping mall.

Further, preferably, in the access result feedback system of the present invention, there is provided a character registration means capable of selecting an arbitrary character from a group of characters on the display screen by access from the terminal device.

According to this configuration, a character is selected and registered on the user-specific homepage created for each member, so that the user's favorite character appears in the user-only area and has a familiarity, such as banking or shopping. Can be performed.

Further, preferably, in the access record feedback system of the present invention, there is provided character appearance background selection means capable of selecting an arbitrary appearance background from each appearance background of the character on the display screen by access from the terminal device. ing. The appearance background is, for example, any of the backgrounds of a contest, a shop, a tour, a circle, a flea market, a room, an open space, a friend's house, an open space, and an exhibition hall.

According to this configuration, various appearances of the character, such as the own room and a flea market, can be selected.
It is possible to enjoy the world more.

Further, preferably, in the access result feedback system of the present invention, a background image storing means for storing image data of the appearance background, and a background image instruction signal designating the background image is transmitted from the terminal device to the information management device. The background image output control means for extracting the background image from the background image storage means, transmitting the background image to the terminal device, and controlling the output of the background image on the display screen of the terminal device, and the terminal device And another user character output means for transmitting an operation signal of the character image to a terminal device of another user different from the terminal device and controlling the output of the character image on a display screen of the terminal device of another user. .

According to this configuration, the operation signal of the character image displayed on the display screen of the terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device of another user different from the terminal device, and is displayed on the display screen of the terminal device of another user. Since the character image is displayed, the user's character and another user's character can appear on the user's display screen, and it is possible to have a place of interaction with another user's character. .
Therefore, the exchange between the characters enables the members to communicate with each other, and the member can participate in the "anime" world by becoming a member, so that the member can be newly introduced.

Further, preferably, in the access record feedback system of the present invention, belongings exchange means for displaying the belongings of the character and the belongings of another user's character on the display screen of each user and exchanging them is provided. I have.

With this configuration, the property of the user's character and the property of another user's character can be exchanged, so that not only can the interaction with another user's character be further deepened, but also the user's preference. Virtual goods can also be obtained from another user's character regardless of the presence or absence of points.

Further, preferably, in the access record feedback system of the present invention, each character appearing in the character appearance place can communicate with each terminal device and the information management device and exchange mail between the terminal devices. It has mail exchange means.

According to this configuration, the character of the user and the character of another user interact with each other by talking with each other, so that not only the interaction with the character of another user can be further deepened, but also the character of the other user can be further deepened. Information desired by the user can be obtained through another user's character.

Further, preferably, in the access result feedback system of the present invention, there is provided real point conversion means capable of converting a predetermined acquired point of the virtual point into a real point actually usable in a store.

With this configuration, virtual points and real points can be exchanged, and by accumulating virtual points, real prizes can be obtained or invited to an actual trip, so that the desire to acquire virtual points can be supported. Becomes possible.

[0029]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an access result feedback system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, parts corresponding to the conventional basic configuration shown in FIG. The description is omitted. Referring to FIG. 1, an access result feedback system 1 includes a personal computer PC (hereinafter, referred to as a personal computer PC) as a terminal device of a plurality of users. ), And by specific access from the PC, the host computer HC and the PC
In addition to providing information between them, in addition to Internet banking and Internet shopping, it is possible to access the homepage of each store on the Internet and browse information.

The personal computer PC has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 2 in which a control program is stored, and a CPU (Centra) which executes various processes according to the control program in the ROM 2.
l Processing Unit (central processing unit) 3 and CPU
3 is a RAM (Random Acc.) For temporarily storing control programs and processing data necessary for executing various processes.
ess memory) 4 and an interface 6 connected to each other via a bus 5. The personal computer PC stores a control program of the application program of the present invention and control data thereof, and operates a character group, a part (carrying object) group, and a character that can appear in an “anime world” described later. And a CD-ROM 7 in which an operation parameter (instruction file) and a point table are stored. The CD-ROM 7 is installed from the CD-ROM 7 and stores a control program and data such as control data. Possible hard disk 8 (H
D8) and a communication unit 9 for performing data communication via a public telephone line T, a dedicated line, the Internet, or the like.
Display unit 10 composed of a liquid crystal display device or a CRT display device
And an input unit 11 such as a keyboard and a mouse for inputting various commands to the CPU 3, and these are connected via the interface 6.

The "anime world" is a virtual space for appearing (displaying) a character imitating an animal or the like on a display screen. In addition to this, the character can be regarded as a user to create a more realistic and unique screen form.

The host computer HC has the same basic configuration as the personal computer PC, and has a ROM in which a control program is stored.
12, a CPU 13 for executing various processes according to a control program of the ROM 12, a RAM 14 for temporarily storing programs and processing data necessary for the CPU 13 to execute various processes, and these are connected to each other via a bus 15. Interface 16.
The host computer HC stores a control program of the application program of the present invention and control data thereof, and also stores a group of characters and parts (property) of "anime world", a motion parameter of the character (instruction file), a point table, and the like. A hard disk 17 (hereinafter, referred to as HD 17) in which information is stored, a database 18 in which a site homepage described later, a search content of a user-only area described later, a homepage of each store, and user attributes (name, address, etc.) are registered. DB18), a communication unit 19 (for example, a modem) for performing data communication via the Internet, a public telephone line T or a dedicated line, and an input unit 20 such as a keyboard or mouse capable of inputting various commands to the CPU 13. And liquid crystal display and CRT table And a display unit 21 made of devices, which are connected via the interface 16.

In the DB 18 of the host computer HC, a link to a search item on a site (information management side) homepage (hereinafter referred to as a site homepage) is provided for each member store such as a bank, a travel store, a bookstore and a clothing store. A home page is registered as a lower layer, and a user can register a search item in a user exclusive area described later on the site home page. Further, in the DB 18, image data which is an image of a site homepage and a homepage of each member store or a lower layer is registered, and is made up of a plurality of stores in association with the homepage or lower layer of each member store. It constitutes a mall. On the homepage or lower layer of each member store, for example, in addition to a menu screen for search, a list of each product sold at the store and its description, and each service and its description are provided. .

Here, an example of the menu screen of the site homepage will be specifically described. On the menu screen, each area of a header and a banner advertisement is provided from the top of the display screen shown in FIG. 2, a my link area and a main link destination area are arranged below the area, and a my link area is provided below the my link area. A banner advertisement and a "notification" area in the link area are provided, and a telop (banner advertisement) area is provided at the bottom. Banner ads are, for example, if you search for a trip from the My Links area or the main link destination area, you can find that "Now, ... the trip is cheap."
Are displayed. The Mylink area is an area dedicated to the user, and is an area for registering a link destination that the user likes or a link destination that is frequently used, for example, a user-specific link destination such as travel or a car. By registering the my link area (my page) on the host computer HC side, the information management side can obtain the user's orientation (what the user likes), so-called "estimation of latent demand".
Can be performed, and the convenience for the user can be improved. In addition, the main link destination area includes a search item of "anime world" of the present invention along with a search item of the mall shopping mall where each store opened so that the homepage and lower layer of each member store can be directly accessed. Area.

On the other hand, in each home page displayed on the display screen, each display content accessible to the search link destination is stored in association with position data, and the cursor is controlled by the input unit 11 on the display screen. However, by constantly monitoring the cursor position data, the contents specified by the input unit 11 at the cursor position can be specified.

For example, by simply moving the cursor to a desired search item in the main link destination area and clicking with the mouse of the input unit 11 to select the search item, it is possible to access the homepage of the selected member store. In addition to Internet banking and Internet shopping, information on the homepage of each store can be easily browsed on the Internet by selecting and operating.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the point access result feedback system of FIG.
In FIG. 3, the access result feedback system 1
Means member registration means 31 and homepage search control means 3
2, a user area registration unit 33, a character registration unit 34, a character group, a belonging group, and an operation parameter storage unit 35, a user exclusive area and a character action selection unit 36 for enjoying "anime world", and a point table. Storage means 37, virtual point giving means 38, and acquired point storage means 39
An actual character conversion means 40, an anime character output means 41, a virtual goods display control means 42, a virtual goods provision control means 43, a background image storage means 44, a background image output control means 45, It has character output means 46, possession exchange means 47 between the anime characters, and mail exchange means 48 between the animation characters. Homepage search control means 32
Is provided with access result monitoring means 321. The point table storage means 37, the virtual point provision means 38, the acquired point storage means 39, the character output means 41, the virtual goods display control means 42, and the virtual goods provision control means 43 constitute a result information provision means. Further, the virtual point giving means 38 has point accumulating means.

Member registration is performed by incorporating the CD-ROM 7 prepared on the management side for managing information into the user's personal computer PC, and connecting the personal computer PC to the host computer H via the Internet.
C, and the member registration means 31
Based on the registration program in the ROM 7, the CPU 3 causes the CPU 3 to display a member registration screen on the display screen of the display unit 10, and transmits the user attribute data input from the input unit 11 to the corresponding columns via the communication unit 9. While transmitting to the host computer HC side, the user attribute data received by the communication unit 19 is registered in the DB 18 and the member number of the user is transmitted to the personal computer PC side via the communication unit 19 and stored in the RAM 4. It was done. The user attributes include the user's name, gender, date of birth, address, age, hobby, qualification, job content, and the like.

The homepage search control means 32 connects the user's personal computer PC to the host computer HC via the Internet.
After accessing the CPU, based on the control program in the RAM 4 and the image data of the site homepage, the CPU
3, the display unit 10 is controlled to display the site homepage (the entrance called firefly) as shown in FIG. 2 on the display unit 10, and the input unit 11 in the my link area or the main link destination area of the site homepage. The homepage of each store corresponding to the selected search item is opened, and when "anime world" in the main link destination area is selected by the input unit 11, the display screen of "anime world" is opened. It was done.

The user area registration means 33 causes frequently used search items according to the preference of each user to be originally created in the my link area of the user-dedicated area, and stores the created search items in the host computer HC. DB1
8 is registered in association with the member number. Specifically, after the user's personal computer PC accesses the host computer HC via the Internet, the CPU 3 controls the display unit 10 based on the user area creation program and the user area image data of the control program in the RAM 4, While the user area image data is being displayed on the display unit 10, the input items from the input unit 11 are used to initially set the search items as My Palettes according to the user's preference. Further, the CPU 3 controls the communication unit 9 to store the original search item in the host computer HC.
Side, and this is received by the receiving unit 19, and based on the user area creation program of the control program, the CPU 1
3 is registered in the DB 18 in association with the member number.

The character registration means 34 stores one of the characters selected by the user by operating the input unit 11 from the character group, belongings group, and operation parameter storage means 35 when the search content for each user is registered in the my link area. The contents of the animation characters (bears, pigeons, etc.) and their attributes (names, voices, etc.), which have been key-input from the input unit 11, are stored in the RAM 4 and HD 8 of the personal computer PC and the host computer H.
It is registered in the DB 18 on the C side. Specifically, the access from the personal computer PC, that is, the character selection area of the “anime world” at the main link destination is input to the input unit 1.
By clicking and selecting in step 1, an animation character group and its attributes are displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10, an arbitrary animation character is selected from the displayed animation character group in the input unit 11 and displayed. Character attributes such as a name and a voice are entered by key input from the input unit 11 and registered in the attribute field of the anime character. The character and its attributes are registered in the RAM 4 and the HD 8 of the personal computer PC on which the registration input has been made, and the registered contents are transmitted from the personal computer PC to the host computer HC via the communication units 9 and 19 and the DB of the host computer HC is transmitted.
18 is also registered. At the time of this registration, information for guiding the registration procedure is displayed in a predetermined column of the display screen, and the registration is performed according to the information.

The character action selecting means 36 clicks on the “Anime World” area at the main link destination in FIG. 2 with the input unit 11 to display “Anime World” as a heading as shown in FIG. The initial screen (menu screen) of "), select one of the various character action selection menus (contest, shop, check, amenity, flea market, appearance location), and further sub-items (things, fancy dress contest, etc.) When a small item is selected by clicking from the input unit 11, the screen of the selected small item is displayed on the display screen. The character group stores all images corresponding to various movements in advance, and can draw a predetermined movement by an operation instruction signal from the animation character output unit 41. When a mall or the like is three-dimensionally displayed, the three-dimensional character may be processed by polygons, textures, and drawing means.

For example, when the user clicks on "the property" of the "contest" with the input unit 11, a display space of "anime world" which is a reproduction of the contest venue is displayed, and the property can be displayed on the display screen. Has become. Further, for example, if the user clicks on "Disguise Contest" in the input unit 11, a display space of "Anime World" which is a reproduction of the disguise contest venue is displayed, and an image dressed up in a high sense can be displayed on the display screen. I can do it. Further, for example, if "special skill" is clicked on the input unit 11, a display space of "anime world" which is a reproduction of a special skill venue is displayed. It can be displayed as if it were to be made. Further, for example, if "power check" of "check" is clicked in the input unit 11, the character grows in accordance with the acquired points (for example, images corresponding to kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, high school, college, and members of society) become the acquired points. (Set with the corresponding parameters) on the program, the degree of growth of the character can be displayed on the display screen.
In addition, for example, in “performance”, similar to the above “special skill”, for example, a jump ability is tried, and in “character”, the character's character grows according to the acquired points (for example, from childish character to boy character, youth character). If the image corresponding to the personality, adult personality, etc. is set by the parameter according to the acquired points), the degree of the character's personality growth can be displayed on the display screen, Further, for example, in the case of “health”, if the host computer HC has not been accessed for a long time via the Internet, that is, if the character has not been moved, the points are reduced according to the time during which the characters are not accessed (for example, setting of meal points). And so on) on the display screen, if it is set in the program Such as can be displayed, they are to be able to check for. Further, if "point" of "check" is clicked in the input section 11, a point inquiry screen can be displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. You can see what virtual goods you get with points.

The point table storage means 37 is a RAM 4
And HD8, RAM14 and HD17, and virtual points corresponding to the access status (contents) to the homepage, each store and other information items are stored in the form of a table in RAM4,14 and HD8,1.
7 is stored. Further, the virtual point assigning means 38 has a point accumulating means, and extracts a virtual point corresponding to the access content from the point table in the RAM 4 every time the personal computer PC accesses, and gives the virtual point to the personal computer PC. Along with, the value (points) given to the immediately preceding value (the last acquired point)
To be added to the total points (current earned points)
Is calculated. Further, the acquired point storage means 39 stores the virtual points accumulated by the virtual point giving means 38 in the RAMs 4, 14 and HD.
Data can be recorded in 8 and 17.

Points are given when performing Internet banking or Internet shopping. For example, when using various services such as referencing the balance of your account to a bank, transferring funds, or issuing a passbook, specifically, access the site homepage and open it on the display screen, Is clicked (accessed) by the input unit 11 to open the homepage of the bank on the display screen, and the balance of the account or the passbook issuance area of the homepage is clicked (accessed) by the input unit 11 to check the balance of the account. Various services can be used by opening the passbook issuing screen on the display screen and inputting it in the corresponding field from the input unit 11, and points are given for each access in this case. It has become. Also, for example, when accessing a store such as a bookstore or clothing store by Internet shopping to access the homepage of each store, or to obtain materials for such products or to purchase products, the services or products Virtual points are provided to the user according to the type, price, and the like.

Further, as an example of giving points, for example, in the case of a bank, a questionnaire (for example, in the case of an auto loan, points are given when there is an answer to a question such as "What time is the replacement of a car?") (Points are awarded when there is a debit process such as electricity bills and water bills),
Direct mail DM (a DM number is added to each mail, and points are given when a DM number is entered in a predetermined field set on a home page), a home page input process (points are given when one's home page is opened),
Telephone marketing TM (points are given when symbols (AA to ZZ) are informed and the symbols are entered in predetermined fields), and points are given when applying for life planning, financial shop planning (FP), or the like. Furthermore, when a symbol is notified in a medium such as a flyer or a newspaper advertisement and the symbol is input in a predetermined field of the homepage from the input unit 11, points are given, and the effect of the advertisement medium can be measured for each medium. Becomes

Further, as an example of point giving, there is a case where a member is newly introduced or solicited. In the member registration process, the registration number of the introduced and solicited partner user is input in an answer column of the introduction and solicitation. If a user answers a questionnaire at the time of member registration, points are given. In addition, on the initial screen of the homepage of each store, points are awarded by clicking the banner advertisement in the input unit 11 to open more detailed information (monitoring is limited to once a day by the built-in clock of the host computer HC). In addition, a mystery point is set at the click position after the cursor is moved by the mouse. The mystery point is assigned, for example, a high point that differs depending on the position of the homepage screen, and the point allocated to the click position on the homepage screen is given. In addition, predetermined check points are set on the screen, and points are given by passing through the check points.

The actual point conversion means 40 is for converting a predetermined acquired point of a virtual point into an actual point (value) that can be actually used in a store. Specifically, the CPU 3 displays the display unit 1 based on the real point conversion program and the real point conversion data in the RAM 4.
0, a real point conversion screen is displayed on the display screen, and the user inputs the virtual points to be converted from the input unit 11 and performs conversion between the virtual points and the real points, for example, conversion processing according to a rate of 30 to 1. Thus, the actual points and the remaining virtual points are updated and stored in the RAM 4, and the actual points and the remaining virtual points are displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10. In other words, the point service has fictitious points that are valid on the screen and actual real points, so that you can exchange for real prizes with actual points, and you will be invited to an actual trip. Has become. As points linked to the actual points, bonus points may be given to virtual points according to the actual point acquisition status. In this case, it is possible to support the willingness to acquire the actual points.

A simulation function for real points is provided, and the FFP (Frequennt Flyers P
rogram) and the actual points (eg, free gifts and travel)
It may be possible to simulate whether it can be exchanged with, and if you do this, you can predict how many more points you can exchange, etc., for example, how many points are needed until the actual Hawaii trip is displayed It can be displayed above. Furthermore, as a use link point of a real mall, when a real mall or the like is used, a virtual point is also given by visiting a store or the like.

The animation character output means 41 sequentially outputs the animation character image and the parts (things) in the RAM 4 based on an animation character output program corresponding to an operation instruction signal (instruction parameter) transmitted from the host computer HC to the personal computer PC. It is assembled and output on the display screen of the display unit 10, and the animation characters are sequentially moved and controlled on the display screen according to the situation.

Here, the action processing of the animation character will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 6, in the host computer HC and the personal computer PC, various standard animation character output programs of the control program corresponding to the character instruction parameters (instruction file M) and their control data, character groups and parts groups G, characters The instruction file (instruction file M) is stored between the host computer HC and the personal computer PC according to the situation or a predetermined access from the personal computer PC.
Is transmitted via the Internet I, and a character action based on the animation character output program corresponding to the instruction file M is performed. As shown in FIG. Are sequentially moved to move (jump around). In addition to the character movement by this instruction file M,
The CPU 3 is selected from the respective animation character output programs corresponding to the plurality of initial operation patterns of the personal computer PC according to the time and the user's settings, and the CPU 3 displays the display unit 10 based on the animation character output programs corresponding to the time and the user's settings. , And the character image is moved on the display screen by sequentially combining the animation character and the part group G.

Also, the moving range of the anime character is to avoid the main part such as the menu portion on the site homepage or the menu screen of “Anime World”.
In addition to moving randomly by an operation instruction signal (instruction parameter) output irregularly, in this menu screen, for example, a selection area of “own room” of “appearance place” in FIG. If "own room" is selected, in response to the instruction, the CPU 3 extracts the own room image of the animation character, for example, "Kumasan" in the RAM 4 and displays it on the display screen of the display unit 10, and displays the image on the display screen. The cartoon character “Kumasan” is displayed and moved over the room image above. For example, if the selection area of “square” is clicked on the input unit 11 and “square” is selected, the CPU 3 receives the instruction and
A square image that can be displayed together with “Kuma-san” and other characters in the AM4 is extracted and displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10, and is superimposed on the square image on the display screen, and the anime character “Kuma-san” is displayed. Is displayed and it moves. Further, for example, if the selection area of “friends” is clicked in the input unit 11 and “friends” is selected, the CPU 3 receives the instruction and the “bear” in the RAM 4 performs the visit operation. A friend's own room image that can be displayed is extracted and displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10, and the cartoon character bear is displayed and moved over the friend's own room image on the display screen. I have. Moreover,
Clicking on the selection area of, for example, a bank of each store in the input unit 11 and selecting "bank", receiving the instruction,
U3 extracts the image of the initial screen of the bank in the RAM 4 and displays it on the display screen of the display unit 10, and the bear of the anime character is displayed over the image of the initial screen of the bank on the display screen. It is designed to move.

For example, an animated character speaks a fixed phrase corresponding to each situation in an animated style voice (can set and register the sound quality), moves around, or performs an action (flip over or has a bouquet, depending on the situation). ) Is provided.
In addition, for an animated character such as “Kumasan”, for example, display control for carrying an e-mail (a birthday card or the like from a life insurance company), performing an errand requested to go out, or answering an answering machine And an anime character output program to send a fax service of e-mail, deliver gifts and greeting cards, etc.
Has been given to the side. For "bear", for example, when using, walking, or if you own a bicycle or car as belongings, use it, or if you have a birthday email, With a “bouquet” or a “handbag”, you can do makeup and dress-up susceptibility. As a group of parts (carrying things), "clothes set" to change clothes,
There are "handbags" and other belongings, "bouquets" and "presents", "bicycles", "cars" and "houses",
These are held in the RAMs 4 and 14 and the HDs 8 and 17. In addition, the anime character output program makes the anime character "Kuma-san" appear (display) on the display screen, anniversary, schedule, promised tasks and personal tasks, balances and transfers in bank accounts, etc. The display control is performed so that "Kuma-san" reports various kinds of information. In addition, the anime character output program displays "Santa" with a Christmas card and "Postman" with a hot summer visit as mail characters other than "Kuma-san" as if they were carrying a mail. It is controlled. Further, as an agent function, there is also a program for performing processing such as a bank balance notification mail, a credit card withdrawal date and amount notification mail, an inspection of a car dealer, a vehicle inspection notification mail, and a fair notification mail.

The RAMs 4 and 14 and the HDs 8 and 17
Inside, there is a program that allows you to travel virtually under the condition of "Kuma-san" under certain conditions. By fetching the travel homepage from the travel site server installed in each place and moving and displaying "Kuma-san" in this travel homepage,
You can enjoy a virtual trip. In a virtual journey, records, logs, landscapes (digital images and photographic images), encounters, souvenirs, and the like are recorded in the RAMs 4 and 14 and the HDs 8 and 17, and these records, logs, and landscapes (digital images and photographs) are recorded. Images, encounters, souvenirs, and the like can be displayed on the display screen by clicking and selecting a predetermined area on the display screen with the input unit 11. The present invention can be applied to a simulated experience of a package tour, and can be used for selecting a combination of optional tours.

The virtual goods display control means 42
The PU 3 extracts various belongings for the animated character exchangeable at the acquired virtual points from various belongings in the RAM 4 and outputs and displays them on the display screen of the display unit 10. Virtual goods provision control means 4
3 selects an arbitrary belonging from the various belongings displayed on the display screen by the virtual goods display control means 42 by clicking the input unit 11, and the CPU 3 selects the RA.
The animation character image in M4 and the selected belongings are combined and output and displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10.

The virtual goods display control means 42 and the virtual goods provision control means 43 exchange virtual points and virtual goods each time points reach points at which points can be further exchanged according to the access results from the input section 11, thereby displaying the display screen. Above, `` Kuma-san '' wears clothes, rides a car, grows up, enrolls, finds a job, gets married, and has a house, and the living level of the anime character is getting richer and richer. You can enjoy it in the animation world.
In this way, the earned points are reflected in the video of each stage, and exchangeable virtual goods corresponding to the earned points are searched from the group of parts (things) in the RAM 4 and displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10 shown in FIG. Is displayed as a goods exchange screen, and can be obtained by clicking and selecting a desired virtual goods from the input unit 11 in the input unit 11. As virtual goods (parts) that can be obtained by the above points, for example, wear (clothes worn by animated characters), belongings (bags, cameras, etc.), accessories, houses, rooms, offices, cars, virtual travel (souvenirs, memories) , Bring a photo back home,
Cameras, bags for souvenirs, guidebooks, tickets for air tickets and hotels, etc.), concert tickets (coming home with CD data containing songs and music data), etc. It can be obtained on the screen by exchange.

The character appearance location selection means as the character action selection means 36 receives an instruction from the input unit 11 of the personal computer PC, and displays “own room”, “square”, “square” of each “appearance location” of the anime character on the display screen. Your friends",
The selected image of “exhibition hall” is displayed, and any one of “own room”, “square”, “friends”, and “exhibition hall” is input to the input unit 11.
To select the background image in the RAM 4 or transmit a background image instruction signal indicating the background image from the personal computer PC to the CPU 13 of the host computer HC to extract the background image in the RAM 14. Things.

When extracting a background image in the RAM 4, the background image output control means 45 displays the extracted background image on the display screen of the display unit 10.
When extracting a background image from the RAM 14, the background image output control means 45 transmits the extracted background image to the personal computer PC and controls the output of the background image on the display screen of the personal computer PC. For example, if “own room” of “appearance place” is selected, a display screen as shown in FIG. 9 is obtained.

Another user animation character output means 46
Transmits the background image extracted from the RAM 14 by the background image instruction signal sent from the personal computer PC to the CPU 13 and the operation signal of the animation character image of the personal computer PC to the personal computer PC of another user, and The output of the anime character image is controlled together with the background image on the display screen of the display unit 10 of the personal computer PC. Further, when another user has accessed the same “square” as the user, the other user's anime character output means 46 displays the anime character's own display unit 10 transmitted from the other user's personal computer PC. An animation character of another user is displayed together with the same animation character of the user on the screen.

The belonging exchange means 47 outputs the different animation characters together with the background image on the display screen of the user and the display screen of another user by the different user animation character output means 46. In order to exchange the property of the anime character with the property of another user's anime character, a predetermined area (for example, property) on each display screen is input to the input unit 1 of each user.
The user selects and clicks on each item, and the user selects the items belonging to each other, and is informed by the host computer HC that the colors of the items change (reversed) on the display screens of both personal computers PC. Only when the user clicks on the area indicating that the user has accepted the information with the input unit 11, the CPU 3 extracts the belongings corresponding to the belongings of the partner user from the parts (property) group in the respective RAM 4, and The items can be exchanged with each other by displaying the output on a display screen.

The mail exchanging means 48 outputs the respective animated characters together with the background image on the display screen of the user and on the display screen of the other user by the different user animation character output means 46, respectively. In order to exchange mail between the user's anime character and another user's anime character, a predetermined area (for example, the anime character itself) on each display screen is clicked and selected by the user's input unit 11, and the selected anime character is displayed. The type of the anime character is notified through the host computer HC through the display screen of another user's personal computer PC through the host computer HC, and the color of the anime character is changed. Holds the selected anime character that appeared at the character appearance location Hosukon H to the personal computer PC side are
This is sent as a mail via C and the contents of the mail are displayed on the display screen of another user.

Specifically, for example, when “square” is selected from the menu screen of FIG. 4 by the input unit 11, in the exchange meeting in “square”, the instruction file is transmitted from the personal computer PC to the host computer HC in the form of mail. Based on the animation character output program corresponding to the transmitted instruction file, the CPU 13 extracts the animation character and the parts (property) in the RAM 14 and combines them to perform the operation on the host computer HC. I have.
Further, the operation screen performed on the host computer HC side is such that the instruction file is transmitted from the host computer HC to the personal computer PC in the form of e-mail, and based on the animation character operation program corresponding to the transmitted instruction file,
3 extracts an animation character and a part (property) in the RAM 4 and combines them to display them on the display screen of the display unit 10. Also, without receiving the instruction file from the host computer HC, the personal computer P
The CPU 3 controls the display unit 10 based on an animation character output program corresponding to the initial operation pattern (instruction file) of C, so that the operation is performed by combining the animation character and the parts (owned items). .

Next, a link network as a standby tool for companies will be described. By gathering companies as members, the pattern of business connection is further developed, and related products and services are posted on each other's homepage. In this way, a link between a store's homepage and another store's homepage, a banner advertisement on the homepage (for example, if you search for a trip, "It's cheap now, ..." By setting up its own fee structure, it is possible to enhance business opportunities by linking and introducing other websites. On other websites, for example, tie-up type (would you like to work together), outsourcing type (do this job), order-based type (you can do this job) that is related to the content of that home page. ) Can be posted as "Introduction".

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the member registration process of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, first, a user performs a member registration process. Step S
In step 1, the CD-ROM 7 prepared by the information management side is incorporated in the user's personal computer PC, and the CD-ROM 7
After the control program and its control data are installed in step S2, the personal computer PC is connected to the host computer HC via the Internet in step S2, and the CPU 3 executes step S2 based on the member registration program of the control program.
While the member registration screen is displayed on the display unit 10 in step 3, the user's attribute is key-input from the input unit 11 to the corresponding field of the member registration screen in step S4, and the attribute of the key-input user is transmitted from the communication unit 9 to the host computer HC. The control is made to transmit to the side. If the joining examination result is "OK" in step S5, on the host computer HC side, the CPU 13 registers the attribute of the user received in the communication unit 19 in the DB 18 in step S6 based on the member registration program and registers the member number. And sends it to the personal computer PC.

Next, when the user becomes a member, the homepage of the user is opened. After the user's personal computer PC accesses the host computer HC via the Internet, the CPU 3 displays the display unit 1 in step S11 of FIG. 11 based on the user area creation program of the control program in the RAM 4 and the image data of the site homepage.
0, the search item is initially set as a My Palette according to the user's preference in the input process from the input unit 11 while the image data is displayed on the display unit 10. The set search item is transmitted to the communication unit 9 by the CPU 3.
Is transmitted to the host computer HC side, and this is received by the receiving unit 19 on the host computer HC side, and the CPU 13 transmits the DB based on the user area creation program of the control program.
Register in 18 in association with the member number.

Further, in step S12, the "anime world"
A character selection area (not shown) is clicked and selected from the input unit 11 to register a user-specific character and its attributes (name, voice, etc.) in the HD 8 of the personal computer PC and the DB 18 of the host computer HC.

After the character registration, if the menu screen of the site homepage is started on the personal computer PC side,
The registered character appears and moves on the user-specific menu screen. In other words, when the personal computer PC starts up, the HD
8 is written in the RAM 4, and in the RAM 4, various standard animation character operation programs of the control program corresponding to the operation parameters (instruction file) of the character and the control data, character groups and parts groups, and operation parameters of the characters (Instruction file), and the CPU 3 controls the display unit 10 to combine image data of characters and parts (owned items) in the RAM 4 based on an animation character operation program in the RAM 4 corresponding to the instruction file. Display on the screen, and the character moves on the screen.

Further, in step S 13, the area of “Animity World” on the site homepage is input to input section 11.
It is determined whether or not the selection has been made in step S14.
From the site homepage, go to "Homepage of each store"
It is determined whether or not is selected in the input unit 11, and further,
In step S15, it is determined whether or not “questionnaire” has been selected on the input unit 11 from the site homepage.

Further, when the target store is clicked on the input section 11 from the main link of the user-specific homepage,
In step S16, the homepage of the target store opens.

Further, in the initial screen of the target store homepage, the character moves around to the door screen (initial screen) of the selected store, and from the target store homepage, browses information and purchases goods and services of the target store in step S17. Various processes such as service use are performed. For example, after a user receives various services in a "bank",
A character comes out of the exit of "bank". Step S
In 18, points are awarded for using the service (access from the personal computer PC). Step S1
Points will be awarded even when the homepage of the 6th target store is opened.

In step S 19, for example, the character has obtained 3 points from “bank” and “do you want to use it?”
The information "Do you want to save?" Appears on the display screen, and you can select the area by clicking on it. When you click on the "Use" area, at step S20,
A screen of virtual goods items corresponding to the total number of points is displayed. Click each item area of the item screen to select a favorite item, and click an area of "Save", and in step S21, The screen of the "Amenity World" comprehensive bank is displayed, and the points are saved and the total number of points is displayed. At this time, C
The PU 3 extracts points corresponding to the access (opening of a homepage or various processes) from the point table in the RAM 4, performs an arithmetic process for adding the points to the acquired point number, stores the points in the RAM 4, and stores the access contents and the total points corresponding thereto. The acquired points are transmitted to the host computer HC via the communication unit 9. This is received by the communication unit 19, and the CPU 13 causes the DB 18 to store the received action content and corresponding points for each user and update the total acquired points. The total number of points so far is displayed at a predetermined position on the display screen of the personal computer PC.

In this way, while the points are given in the world of "Ameni", information is collected by accessing the homepage of each store on the Internet in addition to Internet banking and Internet shopping. Thereafter, in step S22, it is determined whether or not the CPU 3 ends, and if not, the process returns to step S13.

Further, if the user clicks the area of “anime world” at the main link destination of the site homepage with input unit 11 (YES in step S13), CPU 3
In step S23, the menu screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display screen. In step S24, the menu is input to the input unit 11.
, It is possible to participate in the “amenity world” of step S25.

That is, if the “friend” area of “appearance place” is clicked on the input unit 11 in step S 24, the CPU 13 via the communication units 9 and 19 causes the CPU 13 to access the destination in the host computer HC DB 18. The image data of the user's house or room is extracted, and the image data of the user's house or room is transmitted from the communication unit 19 to the personal computer PC. Communication unit 9
And display it on the display screen of the display unit 10 together with your own character. When the user of the visiting destination is away, the character of the user does not appear in the image of the house or the room, and when the user of the visiting destination accesses the host computer HC, the character of the user is indicated. Is transmitted from the communication unit 19 to the personal computer PC side. On the display screen of the personal computer PC, the character of the user to be visited and the images of the house and the room appear together. In this case, the character is
The image data and the component group in the RAM 4 are taken out and displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10 to perform a predetermined action.

When the area of "square" is clicked on the input unit 11 in step S24, the square instruction signal is transmitted to the host computer HC together with the character instruction signal of the user via the communication unit 9, and is transmitted to the communication unit 9. Received at 19, C
The PU 13 extracts the image data of the encounter square in the DB 18 corresponding to the square instruction signal, and transmits the image data and the character instruction signal from the communication unit 19 to the personal computer PC. The square image data and the character instruction signal are converted to C
The PU 3 displays the square image data received by the communication unit 9 on the screen of the display unit 10, and extracts a character image corresponding to the character instruction signal from the RAM 4 and displays the character image on the screen of the display unit 10. The number of characters who clicked on the "square" area came to play in the square of the encounter on the screen, and it was possible to meet the characters of unknown users there and exchange them by e-mail to deepen friendship. it can. For example, in order to exchange by e-mail on the screen, an input column for e-mail appears by clicking a predetermined place in the input unit 11, and a word for e-mail is input in the input column by the input unit 11 and an e-mail target is input. Is clicked on the input unit 11, the communication unit 9 is connected to the personal computer PC of the user having the character to be mailed.
Can send "words for e-mail". "Language for mail" is displayed on the screen of the user who has the character to be mailed, and the friendship can be deepened by exchanging mail with each other via the character.

A user in the same field where a predetermined number of points are accumulated makes his / her own anime character appear in the same open space (flea market) on the display screen, and clicks on the possession area in the input unit 11. You can show your belongings to everyone else on the screen,
Other users who saw it use the input unit 11 to click on the desired goods from the displayed goods, and show the goods they want to exchange to the first user to show the goods. The user can use the input unit 11 to click on desired goods out of the presented goods, thereby completing a goods exchange and having an exchange place where virtual goods can be exchanged with each other.

Also, if the user has registered in the "exhibition hall" in the DB 18 and clicks on each area of the house of the user character after clicking on the "exhibition hall" in step S24, a user character instruction signal is issued. And the exhibition hall instruction signal are received by the communication unit 19, and the CPU 13
The image of the exhibition hall in B18 and the instruction file corresponding thereto are taken out, and the instruction file for instructing the image of the house construction site of the user's character is transmitted to the personal computer PC via the communication unit 19. On the display screen on the user's personal computer PC side, the character can be sent to the site where the house is being built, and the house under construction can be observed. If this house is a house of another character, another character is used at that site. The character can be exchanged for mail with the user's own character. Having a place of exchange in this way allows members to communicate with each other, and when they become members, they can participate in the "Amenity World", thereby creating a mechanism for recruiting new members.

On the other hand, when the questionnaire is selected from the user-specific home page in step S26, the user PC PC accesses the host computer HC, and
The PU 13 takes out the questionnaire image in the DB 18 and transmits it to the user's personal computer PC via the communication unit 19. The communication unit 9 receives this questionnaire image, and the CPU 3 controls the display unit 10. While displaying the questionnaire image on the screen by inputting an answer to the predetermined field from the input unit 11 and answering the questionnaire, the RAM 4
A predetermined point for each item is given from the point table in the table, and the calculation processing is added to the number of acquired points.
The contents are stored in the AM 4 and the contents of the answer to the questionnaire and the total acquired points are transmitted to the host computer HC via the communication unit 9. These are received by the communication unit 19,
The CPU 13 stores the received contents of the questionnaire in the DB 18 for each user, and updates the total acquired points.

As described above, when a certain number of points are accumulated, according to the points, for example, one's own “bear” can go on a virtual overseas trip, or a Christmas card or a birthday card can be provided on the screen. Since this is made possible, it is possible to provide a display screen unique to an interesting user called “Amenity World”.

Also, if you become a member of this shopping district, various types of stores are opened in the uppermost layer in comparison with the case where a homepage is searched each time and each store is accessed on the Internet. From that,
Access becomes easy and operability can be improved. In addition, points are given according to access to those shops, so that motivation to access can be increased. Also, providing virtual goods in the world of "Amenity World" will help to motivate access to services such as Internet banking and Internet shopping, that is, it is possible to access the website of each store and obtain materials, and conversely For each store, the probability that the user opens the homepage of the store also increases.

In the present embodiment, in the member registration process by the user, the CD-R
Although the member registration process is performed based on the OM7 member registration program, the present invention is not limited to this.
Instead of preparing the ROM 7, a control program and its control data may be downloaded from the host computer HC to the user's personal computer PC. In addition, when a service subscription such as preferential treatment is permitted, a card in which a preferential treatment ID is entered is attached at the time of distribution of the CD-ROM 7, and the member can be enrolled by using the preferential treatment ID at the time of membership registration. Good.

[0083]

As described above, according to the first aspect, in the mall shopping mall via the Internet, the result information is provided according to the access result from the terminal device, and the result information is displayed on the display screen. Therefore, for example, a screen form unique to each user can be provided as a display screen of access results for banking, shopping, and the like.

If the record information is a point as in claim 2 or if the record information is at least an animated character among the animated character and its belonging character as in claims 3 and 4, the point or the animation is displayed. Through the screen form unique to the user, the user can be conscious of increasing the access record.
In particular, if the user is made to perform various processes while considering the animation character as a user, a more realistic and unique screen form can be provided.

Further, according to the fifth and thirteenth aspects, a virtual point is given by a specific access from a user's terminal device, and an animated character appears on a display screen of the terminal device. Since virtual goods are given according to virtual points, the user's Ameni character gradually becomes richer by exchanging with his belongings for each access such as browsing information on goods and services and purchasing goods, For example, the user can perform various processes by assuming the user as a user, thereby providing a more realistic and unique screen form. Therefore, while enjoying the world of "anime" with its own unique screen format, users can impress users with additional products and services or introduce them to other users,
Promotion of product sales and service provision, and user invitation can be easily and naturally performed.

According to the present invention, if a frequently used search item is registered in a user-specific area created for each member, for example, when banking or shopping is performed via the Internet, this search item can be used. It is possible to quickly and easily access a homepage of a target store in the mall mall from the user-dedicated area.

Further, according to the present invention, since the anime character is selected and registered on the user-specific homepage created for each member, the anime character desired by the user appears in the user-only area and has a familiarity. Subsequent banking and shopping can be performed.

Further, according to the eighth aspect, since the appearance background of the anime character such as the own room and the flea market can be selected variously, the animation character of the user can be sent to various appearance places to provide a more realistic “anime”. You can enjoy the world more.

Further, according to the ninth aspect, the operation signal of the anime character image displayed on the display screen of the terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device of another user different from the terminal device to transmit the operation signal of another user. Since the animation character image is displayed on the display screen of the device, the animation character of the user and the animation character of another user can appear on the display screen of the user, and the interaction with the animation character of another user can be performed. Can have a place. Therefore, members can communicate with each other through exchanges between the anime characters, and because they become members, they can participate in the world of "anime", so that members can be newly introduced.

Further, according to the tenth aspect, the property of the user's anime character can be exchanged with the property of another user's anime character, so that not only can the interaction with another user's anime character be further deepened. Virtual goods that the user prefers can be obtained from another user's anime character regardless of the presence or absence of points.

Furthermore, according to the eleventh aspect, the user's anime character and the other user's anime character are exchanged by talking with each other, so that the interaction with another user's anime character can be further deepened. Not only can the information desired by the user be obtained via the animation character of another user.

Further, according to the twelfth aspect, since virtual points and real points can be exchanged, real prizes can be obtained by accumulating virtual points or invited to an actual trip, so that the willingness to acquire virtual points can be obtained. Can be supported.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an access result feedback system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a screen diagram showing an example of a home page dedicated to a user.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the access result feedback system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a screen diagram showing an example of a menu screen when “Amenity World” is selected.

FIG. 5 is a screen diagram showing an example of a point inquiry.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining a character operation principle of the access result feedback system of FIGS. 1 and 3;

FIG. 7 is a screen diagram showing how a character moves around on a display screen.

FIG. 8 is a screen diagram showing an example of point exchange.

FIG. 9 is a screen diagram showing a state in which a character moves around in a room.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a member registration process of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining access result feedback of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a principle diagram for explaining conventional banking and shopping via the Internet.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 point virtual system 2,12 ROM 3,13 CPU 4,14 RAM 7 CD-ROM 9,19 communication unit 10,21 display unit 11,20 input unit 18 database 31 member registration means 32 homepage search control means 33 user area registration Means 34 Character registration means 35 Character group, belongings group and motion parameter storage means 36 Character action selection means 37 Point table storage means 38 Virtual point giving means 39 Acquired point storage means 40 Real point exchange means 41 Anime character output means 42 Virtual goods display Control means 43 Virtual goods provision control means 44 Background image storage means 45 Background image output control means 46 Separate user animation character output control means 47 Inventory exchange means 48 Mail Switching means PC personal computer HC host computer

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An Internet system in which a homepage having a plurality of pieces of information prepared in an information management apparatus is guided to a display screen to be at least browseable by accessing from a terminal device of each user via the Internet. Access result monitoring means for monitoring access results from each of the terminal devices, result information providing means for providing result information according to the access results, and result information for displaying the result information on a display screen of the terminal device An access result feedback system on the Internet, comprising a display means. 2. The access result feedback system on the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the result information is a point accumulated for each access. 3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image storage unit for storing image information of a display character, wherein said record information providing unit changes said display character in accordance with said access record. Access performance feedback system on the Internet described. 4. The access result feedback system on the Internet according to claim 3, wherein the display character comprises an animation character and a belonging character, and the belonging character is changed according to the access result. . 5. The point information storage means stores point corresponding to the access from the terminal device in a table format, and stores the point corresponding to the access from the terminal device for each access. Point accumulating means for extracting and accumulating points from a table, acquired point storing means for recording the accumulated points, and an operation signal is transmitted between the information management device and the terminal device, and the terminal device is transmitted in accordance with the operation signal. Character output means for controlling the output of a character image on a display screen of the user, virtual goods display control means for displaying and outputting various belonging characters of the character image which can be exchanged at acquired points on a display screen of the terminal device, and this display Select any belonging character from various belonging characters displayed on the screen The access result feedback system on the Internet according to claim 4, further comprising: virtual goods provision control means for providing the virtual goods to the character image. 6. A user-dedicated area registration means for creating a user-dedicated area for each member by accessing from the terminal device and registering the created area in the information management device. Access performance feedback system on the Internet described in 3. 7. The Internet according to claim 3, further comprising character registration means for selecting an arbitrary character from a group of characters on a display screen by accessing from said terminal device. Access performance feedback system. 8. A character appearance background selecting means which can select an arbitrary appearance background from each appearance background of the character on a display screen by access from the terminal device. An access record feedback system on the Internet according to any of the above. 9. A background image storage means for storing image data of the appearance background, and a background image instruction signal for designating the background image is transmitted from the terminal device to the information management apparatus, whereby the background image storage means is provided. Background image output control means for extracting a background image from the terminal device, transmitting the background image to the terminal device, and controlling the output of the background image on the display screen of the terminal device, and operating the character image of the terminal device by the background image instruction signal. A different user character output means for controlling the output of the character image on a display screen of the terminal device of another user by transmitting a signal to the terminal device of another user different from the terminal device. The access result feedback system on the Internet according to claim 8. 10. The personal belongings exchange means for displaying the personal belongings of the character and the personal belongings of another user on a display screen of each user and exchanging the personal belongings. Internet access performance feedback system. 11. Each character appearing at the character appearance location has mail exchange means capable of communicating between the terminal devices and the information management device and exchanging mail between the terminal devices. The access result feedback system on the Internet according to any one of claims 8 to 10. 12. The system according to claim 5, wherein said predetermined points of said virtual points have a real point conversion means which can be converted into real points which can be actually used in a store. Point access performance feedback system on the Internet. 13. Accessing a homepage having a plurality of pieces of information prepared in an information management device to a display screen and accessing at least a homepage by accessing from a terminal device of each user via the Internet. A program for executing the step of monitoring the access result, the step of providing result information according to the access result, and the step of displaying the result information on a display screen of the terminal device, and feeding back the access result. A readable recording medium characterized by being recorded.