KR100478399B1 - Method for providing font service on service page and system for executing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for supplying a font service is provided for a user to divide a service page into a plurality of area, and set a font displayed on each area. A service server maintains a service page database storing texts included in the service page according to area(S901). If the second user requests the service page(S902) of the first user, the service server checks whether font information exists according to the area for generating the service page related to the first user(S903). The service server generates a service page using the font information stored in a user terminal according to the area(S915). The service server transmits the generated service page to the second user(S916).

Description

Method for providing a font service and a system for performing the method {Method For Providing Font Service On Service Page And System For Executing The Method}

The present invention relates to a method for displaying a character having a font set by a user for each area of a service page, and a system for performing the method.

Internet users frequently use personal community spaces such as their homepages or blogs, or public community spaces that are easily accessible by many, such as group community spaces and discussion forums linked to news bulletins. Perform communication.

However, Internet users have a desire to beautifully decorate spaces generated by their requests among their personal community spaces or public community spaces. To this end, services for providing skins and background music for each service page are used. Therefore, the Internet user can decorate the background screen of his personal community space with the skin and allow the background music to be played.

Another way to beautify your personal community space is to have your texts output in a font. For example, an internet user may use a font service that allows text entered for his personal community space to be displayed as "sandstone mineral water."

However, in the conventional font service, once an internet user purchases a single font item and makes an application request, as shown in FIG. 1, the font displayed in the personal community space of the internet user is the existing font before the font item is applied. Is used as it is (see reference numeral 101) or only one font by the requested font item is collectively applied (see reference numeral 102) and displayed. Therefore, the conventional font service has a problem that can not decorate their own personal community space by applying a variety of fonts in combination.

In addition, the conventional font service was able to express only the text of its own personal community space in a predetermined font by using the font item purchased by the user, and the font item for the personal community space or the public community space of other Internet users. There was a problem that the range of use of the font item was not available because of not being available.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the font service providing method for dividing the service page into a plurality of areas and the user to set the font of the characters displayed in each area for each area and the It is an object to provide a system for performing the method.

In addition, in the present invention, when a second user who is not a first user (so-called owner) who has the authority to the service page inputs text into a specific area of the service page, the text is not displayed as it is and the first user does not display the text. It is an object of the present invention to provide a font service providing method for displaying characters converted into a font set by a user for a specific area, and a system for performing the method.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a font service providing method and a system for performing the method that can reduce the system load that may occur in the process of displaying characters in the font set for each area of the service page. .

In order to achieve the above object and solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the font service providing method according to the present invention, a predetermined item server includes font information and area information associated with the font information for each user in a user database Maintaining font providing information (the area information is information for identifying each area of a service page divided into a plurality of areas), and a predetermined service server is configured to display text associated with each area of a service page associated with the user. Maintaining a service page database that includes a service page; when the second user inputs a connection request to a service page associated with the first user, the service server transmits font information associated with the first user to the user terminal of the second user; Determining whether is stored in the terminal, the determination result of the user terminal In the case where the font information is stored, the text image corresponding to the text associated with the specific area of the service page and generated according to the font information associated with the specific area is based on the font information stored in the user terminal. Generating the service page displayed in the specific area; and transmitting and providing the generated service page to the terminal of the user, wherein the font information is provided to the user terminal. It is characterized by being stored for each area in association with the user.

According to one aspect of the present invention, in the font service providing method, when the font information is not stored in the user terminal as a result of the determination, the service server receives the font providing information associated with the first user from the item server. The service server corresponding to text associated with a specific area of the service page based on the received font providing information, and the text image generated according to font information associated with the specific area is displayed in the specific area. Generating a page further.

Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, in the font service providing method, the service server (1) the font information associated with the first user is not stored in the user terminal, (2) the first user Generating a service page in which text associated with each area of the service page is displayed according to a basic font, when the cover information associated with the service information is stored, and the cover information is stored in the user database of the item server. Characterized in that the font information associated with the first user does not exist.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the font service providing method, the font is stored in the item server when the font information and cover information associated with the first user are not stored in the user terminal. Requesting information, searching for the font providing information associated with the first user by referring to the user database according to the request, and when the font providing information associated with the first user is searched, Transmitting, by the item server, the retrieved font providing information to the service server, wherein the service server corresponds to text associated with a specific area of the service page based on the transmitted font providing information and font information associated with the specific area. The text image generated according to the specific area Generating the service page displayed further comprises.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of a font service providing system according to the present invention.

The font service providing system 200 may be connected to a plurality of user terminals 210 through a wired or wireless communication network. In addition, the font service providing system 200 includes an item server 210 and a service server 220.

The user terminals 240 and 250 are communication terminals that can be connected to the font service providing system 200 through wired or wireless communication networks, and may include a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a handheld PC, a mobile phone, and the like. By providing a predetermined communication module such as a code division multiplexing access (CDMA) module, a Bluetooth module, an infrared communication module (IrDA), a wired or wireless LAN card, a communication terminal capable of connecting to the search system 100 through a wired or wireless Internet network is provided. Collectively.

Hereinafter, a user terminal of a user who requests a service page for a predetermined user from the service server 220 is called a user terminal 250 and the user terminal of the user associated with the service page is referred to as a user terminal 260.

3 and 9 are flowcharts illustrating a font service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, a font item purchase process and a font setting process for each region using the font item will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

In step S301, the item server 210 provides users with a font shop page including a user interface through which users can purchase font items, as shown in FIG. The user who accesses the font shop page in step S302 may purchase and secure a font item for a predetermined font. In addition, the user may secure a font item purchased by another user or a font item provided according to a predetermined event as “receive a gift”. The item server 210 may control such that a payment service for making a payment for the corresponding font item is provided to the selected user by clicking the purchase button 401 or the gift button 402.

In step S304, the item server 210 stores the information on the font items that the user secured by purchasing, receiving gifts, etc. in the first user database for each user.

On the other hand, when the usage period for the font item is determined, the item server 210 may further store usage period information in association with the user and the font item. The usage period information is information on a usage period during which the font item can be used, and even after the usage period has elapsed, even if the font item purchased by the user cannot be used anymore, the user purchases the font item. The cost paid to do so may vary depending on the usage period.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the usage period may be set relatively, such as "30 days from the date of purchase of the font item", or "from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004" according to a user's selection. Likewise, it may be set to an absolute period.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the first user database. Referring to Figure 5, the user "wisjjang" purchased a font item that can use the sandstone mineral water and sandol monoche, respectively, sandstone mineral water for 1 year from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 Monoche can be used for 30 days from November 1, 2004 to November 30, 2004.

In operation S305, the item server 210 provides the user with an item backpack page including a user interface for allowing the user to set a font for each region by using a font item. The item backpack page is generated for each user individually by referring to the first user database. The item server 210 allows the user to set a font for each area when the personal community space provided by the service server 220 is divided into a plurality of areas through the item backpack page.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which a service page provided by the service server 220 is divided into a plurality of areas such as a service page title area and a self introduction area. 7 illustrates an example of an item backpack page associated with a user "wisjjang" among item backpack pages provided by the item server 210.

Referring to FIG. 5, since the fonts available to the user "wisjjang" are sandstone photoreceptors and sandal monocheese, the item server 211 indicates its service page to the user "wisjjang" as indicated by reference numeral 701 of FIG. 7. A user interface may be provided to select which font (font) to be applied from among sandstone photoreceptors, sandal monoids, or basic fonts provided by default.

In addition, the present invention is to set the font for the letters displayed in the corresponding area in the item backpack page, the size or color of the letters are set in the blog using the editor function provided by the blog server 220 by default You can do that.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, as indicated by the reference numeral 702 of FIG. 7, the item server 210 may set the size or color of the text displayed in the corresponding area in the item backpack page. It may be.

In the present specification, the information including the information on the font selected by the user as described above is called "font information", and the identification information for identifying each area of the service page is called "area information", and the font information and Information including area information associated with the font information is referred to as "font providing information".

When the user "wisjjang" sets a font for each area of the service page in the backpack item page in step S306, the item server 210 provides font information including the font information and area information in step S307. Is associated with the user "wisjjang" and stored in the second user database. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the second user database. Referring to the second user database, it is possible to know in which font to display the text included in each area of the service page of the user "wisjjang".

On the other hand, in the case of font information registered using a font item whose usage period is set as shown in FIG. 5, the item server 210 uses the font as a basic font after the usage period of the font item has elapsed. The second user database may be updated to change it. That is, referring to FIG. 5, since the usage period for the sandstone photoreceptor is until December 31, 2004, the second item as shown in FIG. 8, unless the font item is repurchased from 0:00 on January 1, 2005. In the user database, the font information 801 may be changed as "basic font". Therefore, from 00:00 on January 1, 2005, the service page title area of the service page of the user "wisjjang" is displayed in the basic font.

In the above, the process of setting the font information for each area of the service page which is a user's personal community space was demonstrated.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 9, when users request a predetermined service page, the service server 220 obtains the font providing information from the item server 210 or the user terminal 250 of the user to generate the service page. Explain the process.

In operation S901, the service server 220 maintains a service page database that stores text included in a service page for each area. For example, the service page database may store data as shown in FIG. 11 in association with a service page of a user "wisjjang". In addition, the service page database may further include additional information (eg, image path, location information on the location of content) for generating a predetermined service page.

When the second user requests a service page of the user "wisjjang" in step S902, the service server 220 associates with the user "wisjjang" in the user terminal 250 of the second user in step S903. Then, it searches whether the font information or cover information of each region used to generate a service page related to the user "wisjjang" is stored.

The user may request to provide a service page of the user "wisjjang" by inputting a network address of the service page of the user "wisjjang" through a link or directly. The user may be the same person as the user "wisjjang" or may be different people. That is, the font service providing method according to the present embodiment may be applied to a case where a user requests a service page of another person as well as a user requesting his or her own service page.

The area-specific font information or the cover information is information generated by the item server 210 and stored in the user terminal 250 under the control of the service server 220.

In addition, as used herein, "label information associated with a given user" means "information for notifying that a service page associated with the user is generated using only a basic font."

Functions of font information or cover information for each area stored in the user terminal 250, a process for storing font information or cover information for each area in the user terminal 250, and the like will be described below by those skilled in the art to describe each step of the present invention. It can grasp | ascertain clearly from description content.

In the present invention, the search result in step S903 is (1) when neither the font information for each area associated with the user "wisjjang" nor the cover information are searched, (2) the font for each area associated with the user "wisjjang" When the information is searched, (3) it may be classified as a case where the cover information associated with the user "wisjjang" is searched. Each case will be described below.

(1) When neither font information nor cover information by area associated with user "wisjjang" is found

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 10, a case in which neither the font information for each region associated with the user "wisjjang" nor the cover information is searched will be described.

As a result of the search, if the font information or the cover information of the area associated with the user "wisjjang" is not found in the user terminal 250 of the second user, the service server 220 may transmit to the item server 220 in step S905. Request font information associated with user "wisjjang".

In step S907, the item server 210 searches for the font providing information associated with the user "wisjjang" by referring to the second user database as shown in FIG. 8 when the request is made. As described above, the font providing information includes font information and area information associated with the font information.

When the font providing information associated with the user "wisjjang" is found as a result of the search, the item server 210 transmits the font providing information to the service server 220 in step S909.

In operation S910, the service server 220 may generate a service page of the user “wisjjang” based on the font providing information transmitted from the item server 210.

That is, when the service server 220 receives the font providing information from the item server 210, the fonts included in each area of the service page of the user "wisjjang" are converted into a certain font based on the received font providing information. You can determine if it should be displayed. 8 and 11 respectively, in the service page title area of the service page, the text "day when cartoons rule the world" should be displayed as sandstone mineral water.

The service server 220 may directly generate a text image (for example, an image defined by a bitmap method or an outline method) corresponding to the text "day when cartoons rule the world" using the font providing information.

In addition, the service server 220 may obtain the text image by transmitting the font providing information and the text associated with each area of the service page to a separate image server (not shown) for each area. For example, the service server 220 transmits font information associated with a service page title area and text associated with the service page title area to the image server, respectively. The image server converts the transmitted text into a text image corresponding to the font information and transmits the converted text to the service server 220. Accordingly, the service server 220 may acquire a text image corresponding to the text of the area.

However, the present invention relates to a configuration for determining the font of the text displayed in the predetermined area of the service page by using the font providing information, and an individual method of obtaining a text image corresponding to the predetermined text using the font providing information. The scope of the present invention is not limited accordingly.

In operation S911, the service server 220 provides the generated service page to the second user.

In operation S912, the service server 220 controls the font information for each area associated with the user "wisjjang" to be stored in the user terminal 250 by using the received font providing information.

12 and 13, an operation (S912) of the service server 220 to control the font information for each area in the user terminal 250 will be described in detail.

In operation S1201, the service server 220 generates font information for each region using the font providing information received from the item server 210.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the font information for each region may have a structure as shown in FIG. 13. The area-specific font information includes a service page identifier 1301 for identifying a service page of the user "wisjjang", one or more font information 1302, 1303, and the like. FIG. 13 shows a case where the positions of the font information 1302, 1303, etc. have a predetermined order for each area. That is, the service server 220 may generate font information for each region so that the font information is arranged in the order of the service page title, the self introduction, and the category among the areas of the service page. Accordingly, the font information 1302 determines the font of the characters displayed in the service page title area, and the font information 1303 determines the font of the characters in the self-introduction area.

Each of the font information 1302, 1303, etc., includes a font identifier, a format of the font, size information, and the like.

The font identifier is for identifying a font of a character output in an area associated with the font information. For example, the font identifier is information for identifying a sandstone photoreceptor or a yellow change.

The format of the font is information on a method of generating a character image corresponding to a character having the identified font. For example, the format of the font includes information on whether to generate the character image in a bitmap manner or in an outline manner.

The size information is information on whether to output the text image at a predetermined fixed size or to change the size of the text image to a default size that is basically set for each area of a service page. Therefore, when the size information included in the font information for the predetermined area refers to i) "fixed size-9", the service server 220 causes the text image displayed in the area to have a size '9', ii) When referring to “variable size”, the service server 220 causes the text image displayed in the area to vary according to the size basically set in the area. For example, when the font size of the service page title area is set to '12' by default, and the size information included in the font information corresponding to the area is "variable size", the service server 220 According to the default size, the character image displayed in the region has a size of 12.

However, FIG. 12 is only an example of configuration of font information for each area, and the service server 220 generates font information for each area so that each font information has a configuration for identifying which area the font information is. Are all within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the service server 220 controls the user terminal 250 to store only a predetermined number of area-specific font information. That is, only font information for each area of a predetermined number of service pages is stored. Hereinafter, the number of font information for each area stored in the user terminal 250 is referred to as "font information number".

In operation S1202, the service server 220 may communicate with the user terminal 250 to determine the number of font information stored in the user terminal 250.

As a result of the determination, when the number of font information is less than a predetermined value, for example, less than five, the service server 220 transmits the font information for each area to the user terminal 250, and transmits the font for each area to the user terminal 250. The information is controlled to be stored (step S1204 and step S1205).

Therefore, according to the present exemplary embodiment, even when the font information for each area associated with the user "wisjjang" (or associated with the service page of the user "wisjjang") is not stored in the user terminal 250, once the second user's font information is stored. After providing the service page according to the request, the user terminal 250 of the second user stores the font information for each area associated with the user "wisjjang". Therefore, when the second user re-requests the service page of the user "wisjjang", the service server 220 is not the font providing information received from the item server 220, but by the area stored in the user terminal 250. The service page can be generated using font information. A more detailed configuration of generating the service page using font information for each area stored in the user terminal 250 will be described later.

On the other hand, if the determination result, the number of font information is a predetermined value, that is, five, in step S1206 the service server 220 font information for any one of the five area-specific font information stored in the user terminal 250 Controls to be deleted. The user terminal 250 deletes any one of five area font information stored in the memory according to the control.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 250 deletes any one of the font information for each of five areas. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 250 deletes the font information for each area stored first among the five font information for each area, that is, the font information for each area generated longest.

As such, when any one of the five area font information stored in the user terminal 250 is deleted, the area font information associated with the user "wisjjang" may be stored in the user terminal 250. In operation S1205, font information for each area associated with the user "wisjjang" is stored in the user terminal 250.

According to the present embodiment, even when the second user requests and receives any number of service pages, since only a predetermined number of area-specific font information is stored in the user terminal 250, the user may store the font information for each area. It is possible to prevent the storage space of the terminal 250 from being used up too much.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the service server 220 continues to add without limiting the number of font information for each area, that is, the font information if there is some room in the storage space of the user terminal 250 It can also be controlled to be stored.

On the other hand, if the search result in step S907, the font providing information associated with the user "wisjjang" is not retrieved, that is, if the user "wisjjang" has not set a font other than the default font for their service page, In operation S913, the item server 210 transmits the cover page information to the service server 220. The label information has been described above.

In operation S914, the service server 220 controls the received cover information to be stored in the user terminal 250 in association with the user "wisjjang". Therefore, once the cover page information is stored in the user terminal 250 that the font information associated with the user "wisjjang" is not stored once connected to the item server 210, the service server 220 refers to the cover page information and the basic information. Creates a service page composed only of fonts and does not reconnect to the item server 220 for requesting font information.

(2) When font information by area associated with user "wisjjang" is retrieved

Again, a method of providing a font service according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9. As a result of the search in step S903, when font information for each area is stored in the user terminal 250 in association with the user "wisjjang" in the user terminal 250 of the second user, the service in step S915. The server 220 generates a service page using the font information for each region stored in the user terminal 250.

For example, the user terminal 250 may store font information for each region as shown in FIG. 13 in association with the user "wisjjang". The service server 220 may determine a font of a character displayed in each region of the user "wisjjang" from the font information for each region. A detailed process of generating a service page using font information set for each region has been described in detail in step S910.

In operation S916, the service server 220 transmits the generated service page to the user terminal 250 and provides the generated service page to the second user.

In addition, the detailed process of storing the font information for each region associated with the user "wisjjang" in the user terminal 250 is the same as the configuration described with reference to FIG. 10. Accordingly, when the second user requests the service page once provided by the second user, the service server 220 controls to store the service page in the user terminal 250 of the second user. It can be seen that the area-specific font information associated with the service page is used.

Of course, in an embodiment in which the service server 220 limits the number of font information for each area stored in the user terminal 250, that is, the number of font information, the font information for each area associated with the user "wisjjang" is displayed in the user terminal 250. It can be stored temporarily and deleted.

According to the present embodiment, since the service server 220 generates the service page using the font information for each region stored in the user terminal 250, it is not necessary to receive the font providing information from the item server 220. . That is, since the service server 220 does not need to access the item server 220 every time the service page is provided according to the request of the second user, resources consumed by the item server 220, information transmission and retrieval, and the like. This has the effect of decreasing. Therefore, the time required to generate the service page is also reduced.

Further, in general, users often visit the service pages of some acquaintances, and other service pages are rarely visited or sometimes visited. It can be seen that greatly reduced.

That is, according to the present invention, in the process of providing a unique font service for allowing a user to set different fonts for each area of a service page, a problem of inevitably increasing server-side load is eliminated. It can be provided smoothly.

(3) When cover information associated with user "wisjjang" is retrieved

In addition, when the search result in step S903 is associated with the user "wisjjang" in the user terminal 250 of the second user in the user terminal 250, and the cover page information is stored, the service in step S917. The server 220 determines that a font other than the default font is not set in the service page of the user "wisjjang", and generates a service page in which the characters of each area are displayed in the default font. Meanwhile, the size or color of the text displayed in each region may be a basic size or basic color designated for each region, or a custom size or custom color designated by the user "wisjjang".

In operation S916, the service server 220 provides the generated service page to the first user.

In addition, the detailed process of storing the cover information associated with the user "wisjjang" in the user terminal 250 is as described above in the configuration associated with FIG. Accordingly, when the second user requests the service page once provided by the second user, the service server 220 controls to store the service page in the user terminal 250 of the second user. It can be seen that it uses the cover information associated with the service page.

According to the configuration as described above, when the service server 220 generates a service page associated with the user "wisjjang", every time the access to the item server 210 to inquire whether the font information for each area is set in the service page Since there is no need to do so, the system load on the item server 210 can be reduced.

Hereinafter, the user "wisjjang" sets (or resets) a font in each area of his or her service page, and the user "wisjjang" according to font information or cover information for each area associated with the user "wisjjang" stored in the user terminal 250. The first and second embodiments of the processing method in the case where it is difficult to generate a service page of "" will be described.

When the font set in each area of the service page is reset, 1) when the usage period of the font item is determined as described above, and the font item cannot be used after the usage period has elapsed, 2) user "wisjjang" For example, in the backpack item page, a font applied to each area of the service page is changed.

In addition, in the case of setting a font in each area of the service page, for example, the user "wisjjang" sets a font applied to each area of the service page in the backpack item page.

First, the first embodiment will be described.

According to the first embodiment, when the user "wisjjang" sets (or resets) a font applied to each area of a service page in the backpack item page, that is, font providing information associated with the user "wisjjang" is generated and When stored in the second user database, the item server 210 notifies the service server 220 of this fact in real time.

After receiving the notification, the service server 220 receives the font providing information from the item server 210 even when the cover information or the area-specific font information associated with the user "wisjjang" is stored in the user terminal 250. Create a service page for user "wisjjang". In addition, the service server 220 transmits the font information for each region generated using the generated font providing information to the user terminal 250 to be stored in place of existing cover information or font information for each region.

According to the first exemplary embodiment, even when a service page is generated using cover information or font information for each area stored in the user terminal 250, if the user "wisjjang" sets (or resets) font information for each area, the setting matters are set. It will be reflected in the service page of this user "wisjjang" in real time.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

According to the second embodiment, the service server 220 may not reflect the fact that the user "wisjjang" set the font information on the service page in real time. In the second embodiment, if the cover page information or the area-specific font information associated with the user "wisjjang" is found as a result of the search in step S904, the service server 220 before the service page is generated using the searched information. The timing of storing the information or the font information for each region is determined.

In addition, the service server 220 is based on the cover information or the area-specific font information stored in the user terminal 250 only when the period from the current time point to the determined storage time point is less than a predetermined time period, for example, 2 hours. Create the service page.

On the other hand, if the period from the current time point to the determined time point has elapsed for two hours or more, the service server 220, despite the cover information, performs each step of step S905 or less to generate / produce a service page. to provide. That is, the service page is generated based on the font providing information or the cover information obtained from the item server 220.

In the service server 220 according to the second exemplary embodiment, even when the cover information associated with the user "wisjjang" is stored in the user terminal 250, when the storage time is considerably passed, the user "wisjjang" is font information for each area. It is determined that the configuration may be set or reset, and the font information or the like set in each area of the service page is directly obtained from the item server 220.

The implementer of the present invention may adopt the first embodiment when the fact that the font information for each region of the user "wisjjang" is to be reflected in the service page of the user "wisjjang" in real time may be adopted, and the system load is considered. The second embodiment may be adopted to reduce the frequency of connection with the item server 220 to some extent.

Further, when the user "wisjjang" sets the font information for each area, when the second user and the user "wisjjang" are the same, the first embodiment is adopted, and the second user and the user "wisjjang" are the same person. If not, it may be adopted in the second embodiment.

That is, the user "wisjjang" is likely to request his service page immediately after setting the font information for each area of his service page to see if the setting is properly reflected in his service page. In such a case, it is desirable to reflect the setting contents in the service page in real time. Therefore, the service page is generated according to the first embodiment to increase user satisfaction. In other cases, the service page is generated according to the second embodiment. The load of the item server 220 may also be reduced.

Meanwhile, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, if only the font information for each region is stored in the user terminal 250, and if the font information for each region is not retrieved, step S905 of FIG. 10 may be performed. have.

The font service providing method according to the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, the user "wisjjang" may designate a font in a corresponding font for each area of his or her service page so that the characters may be displayed in the corresponding font, thereby making the service page more beautiful. In addition, the load problem in the service server 210 or the item server 220 which occurs in the process of providing a font service for setting different fonts for each region may be solved.

Hereinafter, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the second user registers content in a specific area of the service page of the user "wisjjang", and when the content includes text, the text is stored in the first item. A description will be given of a process of providing a font service for displaying a character having a font set by the user for the specific area. In the present embodiment, the second user registers content in a service page that is one of the personal community spaces of the user "wisjjang," for example. However, the second user is not in the personal community space but in the public community space. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the same method can be applied when registering content including text.

A method of providing a font service according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 14.

In a manner similar to the configuration described with reference to FIG. 3, the item server 210 stores font information and area information associated with the font information for each user in the third user database (step S1401). However, unlike in the above-described embodiment, the area information stored in the third user database is information about an area in which the user is allowed to input and display content such as text among service pages divided into a plurality of areas. . Therefore, the area information may be information about an area such as a post, a comment, a trackback, etc., through which the user may input content. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the third user database.

In operation S1402, the service server 220 generates and provides a service page according to an access request of the second user. In particular, when the second user requests a service page that is a personal community space, a detailed process of providing the service page to the second user has been described with reference to FIG. 9.

The first user who has received the service page inputs the content to the service server 220 for a specific area, for example, a post area, in which the user is allowed to register the content among the service pages in step S1403. .

In operation S1404, when the input content includes text, the service server 220 requests the item server 210 for font information associated with the second user and the specific region.

In step S1405, the item server 210 receiving the request retrieves font information associated with the second user and associated with the specific region by referring to the third user database and transmits the font information to the service server 220. Referring to FIG. 15, when the user identifier of the second user is "kkue", the item server 210 searches for font information 1501 which is font information associated with the post area and the second user. 220).

The service server 220 receiving the font information 1101 from the item server 210 in steps S1406 and S1407 may display the service page such that the text input by the second user is displayed in yellow text. Update to provide to the second user.

Therefore, even when the second user registers the content not only in his or her own service page but also in a predetermined area of another person's service page or a service page which is a public community space, the text included in the content is set by specifying the area by the user. It can be displayed in one font.

Therefore, when a plurality of users access and register the content, the service page becomes more colorful because characters written in various fonts are displayed in one area (for example, a post area), and users can access their own content. You will feel satisfied that you can decorate it beautifully.

In the above, the user can set the font displayed in each area on his service page, which is a personal community space, and the font of the text input by the user in a specific area of the personal community space or public community space. Each method has been described, but the two methods may be performed independently of each other, or may be performed in parallel or in combination with respect to a predetermined service page.

That is, the font service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a font set by the user "wisjjang" with respect to the service page of the user "wisjjang" and an area such as a title, a self-introduction, and a category of the service page. When the user "kkue" who visited the service page of the user "wisjjang" inputs text into the post area of the service page while displaying the characters, the text has the font set by the user "kkue" for the post area. It can be converted to text and displayed.

In addition, when general users other than the operator of the service page or the like input text into an area where content can be registered, such as a post area, the item does not use the font information for each area stored in the user terminal of the user, without using an item. There is a difference from the above-described embodiment in that the font information of the text is determined by requesting the server 220 for font information for each region associated with the second user each time.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention include computer-readable media containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The program recorded on the computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.

Hereinafter, a font service providing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 16. The font service providing system 1600 according to the present embodiment includes a user database 1601, a service page database 1602, a user input unit 1603, a determination unit 1604, a search unit 1605, and a service page generation unit 1606. ), A service page providing unit 1607, and a control unit 1608.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the user database 1601 maintains font providing information including font information and area information associated with the font information for each user. The area information is information for identifying each area of a service page divided into a plurality of areas, and the font information is information for determining a font (font) of a character displayed in the area identified by the area information.

The users may register fonts, etc., of the characters displayed in a specific area of their service page by using the font icons secured by the purchase, receiving gifts, etc., and register them in the user database 1601.

The service page database 1602 includes text associated with each area of a service page associated with the user for each user. Accordingly, referring to the service page database 1602, it is possible to know what text should be displayed in a specific area of each user's service page.

When the second user requests to provide a service page associated with the first user by using the user terminal 1650, the user input unit 1603 receives the request. The first user and the second user may be the same person.

When the request is input, the determination unit 1604 determines whether font information associated with the first user is stored in the user terminal 1650 of the second user. The user terminal 1650 may store font information for each area of a service page associated with the user for each user. An example of the font information for each region is as shown in FIG. 13.

The service page generator 1606 searches for the text associated with each area of the service page associated with the first user by referring to the service page database 1602.

As a result of the determination by the determination unit 1604, when font information for each area associated with the first user is stored in the user terminal 1650, the service page generator 1606 may determine the stored font information for each area and the searched area. Based on the star text, the text of the predetermined area is generated such that the service page is displayed in a text image generated according to a font set in the same area.

In addition, when the determination unit 1604 determines that the font information for each area associated with the first user is not stored in the user terminal 1650, the search unit 1605 may refer to the user database 1601. Retrieve font provisioning information associated with the first user. As described above, the font providing information includes font information and area information associated with the font information. That is, the font set in each area of the service page of the first user may be known from the font providing information.

The service page generation unit 1606 generates the service page for displaying text of a predetermined area as a text image generated according to a font set in the same area, based on the found font information for each area and the searched area text. .

That is, the service page generation unit 1606 uses the area-specific font information associated with the first user in the user terminal 1650 of the second user who requested the service page of the first user by using the same. If font information for each area associated with the first user is not stored in the terminal 1650, the service page of the first user is generated using the font providing information stored in the user database 1601.

The service page provider 1608 provides the service page generated by the service page generator 1606 to the second user.

In addition, the controller 1607 controls the font information for each area associated with the first user to be stored in the user terminal 1650 of the second user by using the retrieved font providing information. Therefore, even when the font information for each area is not stored in the user terminal 1650, the font information for each area is stored in the user terminal 1650 after providing the service page.

Meanwhile, although FIG. 16 illustrates a case in which each component of the font service system 1600 is implemented in one device, this is merely an example, and according to an exemplary embodiment, each element is provided for reasons of ease of management or load distribution. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the components may be implemented on separate separate devices, and a method having communication means capable of communicating between each device may be used.

17 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform a method of providing a font service according to the present invention.

Computer device 1700 includes one or more processors 1710 coupled with a main memory device including random access memory (RAM) 1420 and read only memory (ROM) 1730. The processor 1710 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 1730 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 1720 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 1720 and ROM 1730 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 1740 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 1710 to provide additional data storage capability and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 1740 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 1760 may be used. The processor 1710 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as a video monitor, trackball, mouse, keyboard, microphone, touchscreen display, card reader, magnetic or paper tape reader, voice or handwriting reader, joystick, or other known computer input / output device. 1750. Finally, the processor 1710 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 1770. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

 According to the present invention, there is provided a font service providing method and a system for performing the method, which divide a service page into a plurality of areas and allow a user to set a font of letters displayed in each area for each area. Therefore, the user can beautifully decorate the service page associated with the user by using various fonts for each area.

Further, according to the present invention, when the first user who has the authority for the service page, the second user who is not a so-called owner, also inputs text in a specific area of the service page, the text is not displayed as it is and the first user does not display the text. 2 Provided is a font service providing method for displaying a character converted into a font set by a user for a specific area, and a system for performing the method. Therefore, even when the second user accesses the service page of another person as well as his or her own service page, when the user inputs text in a specific area, the second user's characters are displayed in the font set for the specific area. You will feel satisfied that you can highlight yourself in cyberspace.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided a font service providing method and a system for performing the method that can reduce the system load that may occur in the process of displaying the characters in the font set for each area of the service page. Therefore, as the system load in the font service providing system is reduced, the time required to generate a service page in which different fonts are set for each region is also reduced.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a service page generated according to the prior art.

2 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of a font service providing system according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a font service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a font shop page including a user interface for allowing users to purchase font items according to one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a first user database of an item server according to the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a service page provided by a service server according to the present invention is divided into a plurality of areas such as a service page title area and a self introduction area.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an item backpack page provided by an item server according to the present invention.

8 illustrates an example of data stored in a second user database of an item server according to the present invention.

9 and 10 are flowcharts illustrating a font service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a service page database of a service server according to the present invention.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling font information for each region to be stored in a user terminal in the font service providing method according to the present invention.

13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of font information for each region stored in a user terminal in the font service providing method according to the present invention.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a font service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 illustrates an example of data stored in a third user database of an item server in the font service providing method according to the present invention.

16 is a block diagram showing a font service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

17 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform a method of providing a font service according to the present invention.

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1600: font service providing system

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Claims (19)

In the font service providing method using an item server and a service server, Maintaining, by a predetermined item server, font providing information including font information and area information associated with the font information for each user in a user database, wherein the area information is for identifying each area of a service page divided into a plurality of areas; Information is-; Maintaining, by the service server, a service page database including text associated with each area of a service page associated with the user; When the second user inputs a request for access to a service page associated with the first user, determining, by the service server, whether font information associated with the first user is stored in the user terminal of the second user; If it is determined that the font information is stored in the user terminal, the service server corresponds to the text associated with the specific area of the service page based on the font information stored in the user terminal and according to the font information associated with the specific area. Generating the service page in which the generated text image is displayed in the specific area; And Providing, by the service server, the generated service page to the terminal of the user; Including, And in the user terminal, the font information is stored for each area in association with the first user. The method of claim 1, If the font information is not stored in the user terminal as a result of the determination, receiving, by the service server, font providing information associated with the first user from the item server; And The service server generates the service page corresponding to text associated with a specific area of the service page based on the received font providing information, and a text image generated according to font information associated with the specific area is displayed in the specific area. Steps to Font service providing method comprising a further. The method of claim 1, The service server is associated with each area of the service page when (1) font information associated with the first user is not stored in the user terminal and (2) cover information associated with the first user is stored. Creating a service page where text is displayed according to the default font More, And the cover information is information indicating that font information associated with the first user does not exist in the user database of the item server. The method of claim 3, Requesting, by the service server, font information from the item server when neither the font information nor the cover information associated with the first user is stored in the user terminal; Retrieving, by the item server, font providing information associated with the first user by referring to the user database; When the font providing information associated with the first user is found as a result of the search, transmitting, by the item server, the found font providing information to the service server; And The service server generates the service page corresponding to text associated with a specific area of the service page based on the transmitted font providing information, and a text image generated according to font information associated with the specific area is displayed in the specific area; Steps to Font service providing method comprising a further. The method of claim 4, wherein If the font information associated with the first user is not found as a result of the search, the item server generating cover information and transmitting the cover information to the service server; The service server controlling the transmitted cover information to be stored in the user terminal in association with the first user; Font service providing method comprising a further. The method of claim 3, The service server is associated with each area of the service page when (1) font information associated with the first user is not stored in the user terminal and (2) cover information associated with the first user is stored. The step of generating a service page in which text is displayed according to a basic font, Determining, by the service server, a mark information storage point in time at which mark information associated with the first user is stored in the user terminal; And Generating, by the service server, a service page in which text associated with each area of the service page is displayed according to a basic font within a predetermined period of time from which the determined cover page information is stored; Font service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 6, When the font information associated with the first user is changed, transmitting, by the item server, font providing information including the changed font information to the service server; And Controlling, by the service server, font information included in the font provision information in the user terminal of the first user based on the transmitted font provision information to be stored in the user terminal in association with the first user for each region; Font service providing method comprising a. The method according to claim 2 or 4, Controlling, by the service server, font information of the font providing information received from the item server to the user terminal to be stored for each area in association with the first user; Font service providing method comprising a further. The method of claim 8, The controlling of the font information by transmitting the font information to the user terminal to be stored for each area in association with the first user includes: Controlling the font information associated with each area to be stored in the user terminal in association with the first user in a predetermined order for each area; Font service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 8, The controlling of the font information by transmitting the font information to the user terminal to be stored for each area in association with the first user includes: Determining the number of font information which is the number of font information for each user stored in the user terminal; And If the determined number of font information is less than a predetermined value, controlling the font information to be stored for each area in association with the first user. Font service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 10, If the determined number of font information is the predetermined value, deleting any one of font information selected according to a predetermined criterion among font information previously stored in the user terminal; And Controlling the font information received from the item server to be stored for each area in association with the first user after deletion; Font service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 10, The step of deleting any one of the font information selected according to a predetermined criterion among the font information previously stored in the user terminal, (1) deleting font information having the earliest storage time from among the previously stored font information; or (2) deleting any font information from the pre-stored font information; Font service providing method comprising any one of. The method of claim 8, The font information may include (1) a font identifier for identifying a font of a character output in an area corresponding to area information associated with the font information, (2) a format of the font, and (3) output the character in a fixed size. Method for providing a font service, characterized in that it comprises any one or more of the size information on whether or not to output in a variable size. The method of claim 1, When the second user inputs text for a specific area of the service page, the service server receiving font information associated with the second user and the specific area from the item server; Updating, by the service server, the service page to correspond to the input text using the received font information and to display a text image generated according to the font information in the specific area; And Providing the updated service page to the second user Font service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 14, The specific area of the service page is a font service providing method, characterized in that the content input authority is granted to the second user by the operator of the service server or the first user. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 7 or 9 to 15. In the font service providing system, A user database including font information for each user and font providing information including area information associated with the font information, wherein the area information is information for identifying each area of a service page divided into a plurality of areas; A service page database including text associated with each area of a service page associated with the user; A user input unit for receiving a request for providing a service page associated with a first user from a second user; A determination unit determining whether font information associated with the first user is stored in a user terminal of the second user; When the font information is stored in the user terminal as a result of the determination, the text image corresponding to the text associated with the specific area of the service page based on the font information stored in the user terminal and generated according to the font information associated with the specific area A service page generator for generating the service page displayed in the specific area; And A service page provider for providing the generated service page to the first user Including, And in the user terminal, the font information is stored for each area in association with the first user. The method of claim 17, If the font information is not stored in the user terminal as a result of the determination, the search unit for searching the font providing information associated with the first user with reference to the user database More, The service page generation unit may include the service page in which a text image corresponding to text associated with a specific area of the service page and generated according to font information associated with the specific area is displayed in the specific area based on the found font providing information. Font service providing system, characterized in that the generation. The method of claim 18, A controller for transmitting font information from the found font providing information to the user terminal and controlling the font information to be stored for each area in association with the first user. Font service providing system further comprises.