KR100716505B1 - Method for management of shopping mall in the rpg - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises the steps of the customer and the product seller to access the shopping mall server through the client to enter information and to register; Storing the database as unique information through the subscription information; In the case of the product delivery person, through the item management server, the product management server, and the store management server, select the type of the store, select the product to be sold, decorate the store, pay the store price through the payment management server, and the cyber money management server. Registering the stored store in a store management server and applying the same to an RPG server linked thereto; In the case of the customer, the item is selected through the item management server to decorate its own character, pay the cyber money charging and item management through the payment management server and cyber money management server and storing the changed information in the customer information server; A step in which a customer and a product seller access a virtual shop space represented by an RPG server and start a shop operation and shopping; A customer enters a store, obtains information of a product displayed in the store, and performs a conversation and a bargain in real time through a product seller and a chat server; Performing a payment for a product through a payment management server and a cyber money management server for a customer to purchase a product; Transmitting the delivery information to the product deliverer management server in order to deliver the payment is completed to the member;

Description

How to operate a shopping mall based on Alfigi {METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF SHOPPING MALL IN THE RPG}

1 is a block diagram of the overall server configuration of a shopping mall operating method based on RPG according to the present invention.

2 is an overall server configuration of the RPG-based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the execution step of the RPG-based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating when a customer enters an RPG environment virtual space of an RPG based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

5 is a view showing a state in which the mini-map is activated in the RPG environment virtual space of the RPG-based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

6 is a view illustrating a state where a customer is located at a store entrance in an RPG environment virtual space of an RPG based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

7 is a view showing the inside of a store in a shopping mall operating method based on RPG according to the present invention.

8 is a view showing a product list active window provided to a customer in the shop of the RPG-based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating a dialog provided to a customer and a product seller for a product purchase in an RPG based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

10 is a diagram illustrating a payment window for a purchased product of the RPG-based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: shopping mall server 50: store management server

20: RPG server 60: payment management server

30: item management server 70: cyber money management server

40: commodity management server 80: chat server

The present invention relates to a method of operating a shopping mall based on RPG. More specifically, the present invention was developed to use a shopping mall, which has been provided only as a web page, in the RPG environment by linking the RPG environment to the operation of the shopping mall in the Internet environment. By providing a chat server using the real-time chat between the shop owner and the consumer relates to a method for enabling the shop owner's product consultation in real time.

Recently, with the development of the Internet-based technology, various online shopping malls have appeared, and shopping, ordering and payment, payment confirmation, and delivery confirmation of various products can be processed online.

These internet-based shopping malls introduce products by providing flat images or videos through individual websites. Recently, 3D graphic technology has been used to build virtual spaces and to create cyber humans to make shopping on behalf of real people. There are also shopping malls that use characters.

Existing internet shopping malls display specific product images, price information, and product details on the Internet page, so that consumers can select and purchase products. Most users evaluate the product's performance, quality, and service by referring to other user's product purchasers, replies, and comments posted on bulletin boards or product reviews. Due to this, cases of returning goods after purchase or losing credibility and dissatisfaction with shopping malls are rapidly increasing.

RPG (Role Playing Game) is a web or programming representation of virtual reality that is similar to reality to solve the problems that occur in a specific environment through the user's character, while obtaining items and increasing levels in real time with other users. It's about the way games are so popular now.

There exists a conventional virtual three-dimensional shopping mall based on the concept of creating a RPG environment, that is, a virtual space, and allowing a user to move in virtual reality. However, such shopping malls generally perform total shopping on one site or a virtual shopping mall. There is a problem that it is inconvenient to move virtual shopping malls in various sites because it is impossible to do it, and it takes a lot of shopping time and it is difficult to obtain various information because it travels through 3D space alone. It may seem similar, but it is different from providing a general RPG environment that can provide a consensus with other users (consumers) and communicate with each other in real time.

In particular, when purchasing items through individual sites, it is difficult to guarantee the quality guarantee or after-sales service, and the purchase process, payment method, and delivery method are different for each site, so it is highly likely that a payment accident or a delivery accident occurs. Even in the same case, it was inconvenient to repeat the procedure for each site.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, by mapping the virtual shopping mall so that the virtual space provided in the RPG environment in conjunction with the Internet shopping mall to shop at the actual shopping mall or department store The next buyer's character is to visit the store and enter the store to provide product sales information in real time with the seller and offer a sales method that can even bargain.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an environment in which a user can shop with a friend or family, instead of moving virtual space by himself, and provides a method for freely performing chatting and information exchange in real time inside and outside a store.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method that enables a product seller to easily build a shopping mall and make a price bargain with a buyer by signing up and selling the method in a consignment method without establishing a separate shopping mall. It is.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the customer and the product seller to access the shopping mall server through the customer client and the product seller client to enter information and to register; Classifying into a customer, a product seller, and a product purchaser in a customer information server, a product seller information server, and a product deliverer information server through the subscription information, and storing the database as unique information; In the case of the product delivery person, through the item management server, the product management server, and the store management server, select the type of the store, select the product to be sold, decorate the store, pay the store price through the payment management server, and the cyber money management server. Registering the stored store in a store management server and applying the same to an RPG server linked thereto; In the case of the customer, the item is selected through the item management server to decorate its own character, pay the cyber money charging and item management through the payment management server and cyber money management server and storing the changed information in the customer information server; A step in which a customer and a product seller access a virtual shop space represented by an RPG server and start a shop operation and shopping; A customer enters a store, obtains information of a product displayed in the store, and performs a conversation and a bargain in real time through a product seller and a chat server; Performing a payment for a product through a payment management server and a cyber money management server for a customer to purchase a product; Transmitting the delivery information to the product delivery server management server in order to deliver the payment is completed to the member;

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

1 and 2 are block diagrams and block diagrams illustrating the overall server configuration of the method according to the present invention.

First, the configuration server of the method according to the present invention includes a shopping mall server 10, an information server 120, 220, 320, a management server 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, a chat server 80, and an RPG server 20. There, the information server consists of a customer information server 120, a product seller information server 220, a product deliverer information server 320, the management server is an item management server 30, a product management server 40, store management Server 50, payment management server 60 and cyber money management server 70 is divided into.

Information server (120,220,320) is responsible for processing information such as customer 100 and product sellers 200, mainly the basic personal information and transaction performance, sales trends, sales performance, delivery performance and residual money check, etc. Responsible for the information processing of the customer (100) and the like.

The management server (30, 40, 50, 60, 70) is a GUI and setting of items, goods, shops for the customer 100 and the seller 200 to be represented properly, uniquely and personally in the RPG server For example, the item management server 30 handles changes, additions, upgrades, updates, and uploads of the item database, and interoperates with and compatible with databases in other environments. When there is a request for management of the item database, it manages the item database according to each situation and setting.

In addition, the customer information server 120 may not only store and upload the basic information of the customer 100 as a database, but also need information of the customer 100 in order to share information between each customer 100. And it may be exposed to the other customer 100 by the decision, and in addition to the cyber money held by the customer 100 in conjunction with the cyber money management server 70 may be presented to the other customer (100). This basically performs the same information management role as the customer information server 120 in the product seller information server 220 and product seller information server 320.

The chat server 80 exchanges the information between the customer 100 and the product seller 200 or the customer 100 in the virtual reality represented by the RPG server 20 or negotiates the purchase of goods in real time. It provides a messenger and an environment where you can chat with video.

The shopping mall server 10 is connected via a wired / wireless internet communication network 12 through a web browser 11 to input information such as a customer 10 and to perform membership registration, and to transmit and receive information and a database with each server. Act as an intermediary.

The RPG server 20 performs a function of providing an interface that can be interworked in an RPG environment in which the method of the present invention is a virtual reality space, and preferably via 2D MMORPG (Massively Multi-player Online) through interworking with each server. A role playing game) environment is provided so that a plurality of customers 100 can play the market through the customer 100 and the product seller 200.

Through the RPG server 20, the customer 100 can carry around the map as a character on the RPG map provided by the method of the present invention, and select and visit the store to contact the product seller 200 in the store and purchase the product. You can do

The maps executed in the RPG server 200 are created in one to three dimensions, preferably two dimensions, and are ultimately constructed similar to 2D RPG games. In addition, the street and the space within the virtual building is set to the area and road shops, the customer 100 can go through the map with a unique character, select the desired shop, and can be expanded as needed, and various maps for this purpose Databases can be upgraded to provide a variety of spaces and environments. The customer 100 may select a region to be started when entering the RPG environment, and such information is stored in the customer information server 120 so that the customer information server can be executed at a specific point when the redo is executed. 120 and the RPG server 20 is interlocked with each other.

In addition, the cyber money is an exchange value unit utilized in the method of the present invention, the present invention is used in the same way as cash in the method and through the cyber money management server 70, customer 100, product seller 200, etc. Can be charged and paid by the electronic payment method, the basic information such as balance and state of charge is stored in the database and stored in the cyber money management server 70, the payment management server 60 is based on the cyber money payment processing Do this. Of course, the method of the present invention is also set to enable payment processing through a basic notification method such as credit card or passbook payment.

Such cyber money can also be distributed between each customer 100, such distribution is possible in the same way as gift, lend. In the case of 'gifting', the amount of the gift is deducted from the provider customer 100, and the recipient's customer is increased by that amount. In the case of lending, payment is not made until the period has passed under the same conditions. If not, the payment can be automatically made to the creditor customer by deducting the amount borrowed from the debtor customer.

Hereinafter, the steps of the method of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings with the functions of each server.

Referring to FIG. 3, the customer 100, the product seller 200, and the product deliverer 300 each have a shopping mall through a wired / wireless internet communication network 12 to the web browser 11 in association with the clients 110, 210, and 310. The server 10 is connected.

In other words, in order to access the shopping mall server 10, the customer client 110, the product seller client 210, and the product deliverer client 310 for each of the customer 100, the product seller 200, and the product deliverer 300, respectively. Through the customer information server 120, product seller information server 220, product shipper information server 320 must first be registered and registered, and when the subscription / registration is linked to the item management server shopping mall 100 The server 30 can select a character to be used in the RPG server 20, the selected character is transmitted to the RPG server 20 is set as a basic character, such as a customer. Of course, the set character can be changed later on the shopping mall server 10 to the RPG server 20.

The product seller 200 then registers the information about the store in the store management server 50 to form a store, and pays the store sale / formation price and management money through the payment management server 60, the RPG server ( The store in the virtual space executed in 20) is sold. The shop formation information of the product seller 200 is transmitted to the product seller information server 220 is made into a database.

The shop forming step of the product seller 200 may decorate a store by referring to a preset store form in the store management server 50 or by selecting an item of a store database form in the item server 30.

The store has a basic configuration with a unique show window and a newsstand where products can be arranged. The show window, the newsstand, and the form of the shop can be selected and set in the item management server 30 or the store management server 50. .

The cost according to the item setting is cyber money through the cyber money management server 70 can be charged and paid by the electronic payment method, which is transmitted and stored in the payment management server (60). When the store formation is completed and the store form is completed, the store is stored and managed in the store management server 40, and the store of the store management server 40 is also transmitted and stored in the shopping mall server 10 and is linked with the RPG. The same is expressed in the server 20.

The item managed by the item management server 30 is not only various prop image items such as signs, curtains, flower pots, street lights, etc. for decorating a shop, but also categorized by the category of merchandise in the shop and products in the shop, and the appearance of the shop assistant. It also includes image items for costumes, necklaces, and ornaments. Once the store is formed, the merchandise seller can select the merchandise for sale to the customer from the merchandise database databased on the merchandise management server and display it in the merchandise appropriate for the merchandise sales form of the merchandise seller. For example, in the case of a shoe store, only products related to shoes can be selected, which is preferably classified according to the category in the method), which is after the predetermined store selection of the store management server 50 and the product management server 40. It is based on the setting for the product selection. When the shop formation and product selection is completed, these settings and environments are stored in each of the management servers 40 and 50, which are automatically identical in the RPG server 20 due to the connection of each server of the method of the present invention. It is applied and displayed in the RPG server 20 environment so as to express it.

The customer 100 registers the customer information server 120 through his or her own information or membership, and then can be shopping as a character in the RPG server 20 linked with the shopping mall server 10. The environment on the RPG server 20 to be expressed as a graphic environment such as a market entrance, and the setting can be set as if the step is performed to log in, and there is no customer information or no ID at this time. In this case, the shopping mall server 10 described above is moved to the step of registering first.

In addition, by setting a separate building or space around the entrance in the map represented by the RPG server 20 before the customer 10 is logged in, it is possible to set a stage that can wait before login, and other customers ( You can also check the character of 100) or another customer 100 can chat through the character and the chat window. In the waiting phase, a guest (sub-member) ID can be issued for a customer (100) who has not yet registered as a member, and even before entering (logining) the entrance with such a guest ID, the basic environment represented by the PRG environment can be checked first. (100) Information exchange is possible through dialogue.

When the customer 100 logs in and enters the entrance represented on the map, free movement and shopping are possible in the map provided with a space in which the shops formed by each product seller 200 are activated.

The customer 100 who enters the RPG environment can freely move the map of the RPG environment by moving the character in which he or she is connected. have. If the map is presented in a graphic like a market street with the motif of Namdaemun shopping mall, the customer (100) on the move can briefly display the merchandise sold through the stand or show window of each shop located in the direction of the road. You can see the information.

More specifically, when a user clicks on a store while not in the store, the customer's review, the list of products, and the price range of the product are briefly expressed along with basic information such as the credit and sales performance of the product seller 200 operating the store. The window may be provided separately.

If you want to know more detailed information of the product list, click 'Read more' in the separate window to expose the complete description of the product and check the information of the specific product. Click 'Buy' to make a purchase immediately. It may be.

And the character of the other customer (100) passing through the store may ask questions about the information about the store or may have a conversation with the character coming from the store to check the product information in real time to make a purchase decision of the customer (100) Can help.

Thus, even if the character is located near the store, it is possible to check the information of the desired product and purchase the product, but the customer 100 can enter the store directly and the product seller 200 or the product seller 200 in the store is selectively activated. It is possible to talk directly with the store assistant who can make a deal, and thus to bargain the price of the product.

When the customer 100 enters the store, the active window of the customer 100 includes information related to the store, such as basic information of the store and a product list, a dialog with the store seller 200, the number of waiting customers, and a waiting order. It is exposed and the product is displayed in a graphic or textual manner so that every time the user clicks the product, the real picture and video can be exposed to the customer 100.

If the customer 100 directly obtains the detailed information of the product seller 200 and the product or bargains the product price, the customer 100 may contact the product seller 200 through a counter provided in the store. Of course, the merchandise seller 200 may first try to communicate by clicking on the customer 100.

When the customer 100 clicks the character of the counter and the product seller 200, an active window is provided in which the customer 100 can have a conversation with the product seller 200. If two or more customers 100 can contact the same time, In this case, the screen may be divided at the same time, and the product seller 200 may set the order in consideration of the order of entry of the customer or the order of access to the counter, and may respond to the conversation in turn. You can ignore it.

The merchandise seller 200 may be provided with a four-part screen so that up to four people can talk at the same time. The customer 100 is then set as a waiting list on the screen, which is preferably a chat attempt of the customer 100. The rank is set in order.

When the dialogue step between the customer 100 and the product seller 200 is made, bargaining for the product price is possible. Bargaining can also be carried out through a conversation between each other using a messenger program linking the customer 100 and the product seller 200 provided on the chat server 70. The conversation method is basically a conversation between characters but voice chat. It is also possible to support the method, and also through the video support camera installed in each video support method may be possible.

When the bargaining is carried out and the new product price is agreed, the product seller 200 enters the selling price by entering the selling price. In connection with this, the product information and the selling price are displayed to the customer 100. When the payment is made, the cyber money management server Payment is completed after the interworking processing of the 70 and the payment management server 60.

The bargaining stage is basically to be able to set the price determined according to the mutual agreement as the settlement price, and in order to enable such bargaining, the seller RPG server 20 in order to connect with the customer 100 in real time Should be connected to the product, if the product seller 200 may leave the room or the situation that can not be connected to the product seller 200 may set the shop assistant in the store. These store assistants are supported by the store management server 50. When the price is determined in advance and inputted to the store management server 50, the store assistant sets the range and rules previously entered by the product seller 200. It is possible to present a bargain price to the customer 100 according to.

Such a store helper may database a frequently asked customer's question or information request in advance and then respond appropriately. The product seller 200 may input such a function through the store helper, and the input information may be stored in a store management server. At 50 it is processed and stored.

If there is no such shop assistant, if the seller is absent, the goods may be sold according to the basic price or the store server 10 may be requested to temporarily stop the shop.

When the customer 100 selects a product and completes a bargain with the product seller 200, the payment is completed in connection with the cyber money management server 70 and the payment management server 60 to settle the product price. After that, in order to deliver the purchased product to the customer 100, the delivery information is provided to the commodity shipper information server 320 and delivered through the registered commodity shipper 300 and commodity seller 200 and commodity delivery The child 300 stores the information for paying the product sales fee and the product price in the payment management server 60.

In addition, the virtual street in the RPG environment represented by the RPG server 20 of the method according to the present invention and the wall of the shop or one side of the active window is exposed to the advertisement of the product seller 200 is provided to achieve the advertisement. do. This advertising method may be through a visual method that is represented in a building in a virtual reality, and is advertised to all customers (100) like shop announcements or corporate advertisements using BGM (BackGroud Music) as a guide broadcast of a real store. Can be.

For example, in the store, the product seller 200 may broadcast the BGM advertisement to the customer 100 who enters the store by selecting 'Advertise' on the store management server 50, and the information and the price according to the advertisement may be stored in the store. It is transmitted to the management server 50 and the payment management server 60 is to be stored and processed. Of course, the customer outside the store can also induce the subscription by inserting the advertisement text into the building wall outside the store or inserting the advertisement text on the street.

In addition, when the customer 100 enters the RPG environment through login, an information assistant may explain a characteristic related to the map of the method and explain and guide cultural contents other than product purchase.

This information helper serves to explain how to use the method to the first visitor by programming provided by the RPG server 20 or to introduce other cultural contents other than purchasing a product.

Here, in the case of cultural content, the product seller 200 may establish a movie theater, an art gallery, a game room, etc. in a virtual reality space in a manner similar to the formation of a store, and the customer may click an advertisement sign that is exposed to the building. In this case, it is possible to link to the provider's homepage, or in the case of a movie theater, it is possible to program a movie with 3D graphics to provide a screen as seen in an actual movie theater.

Since most product sellers 200 who provide cultural contents are allowed to use cyber money, part of the cash payment is converted into cyber money at the time of collective payment and provided to customers so that they can continue to use the cultural content in the future. desirable.

By logging in to the method of the present invention, the customer 100 may share the customer information with the cultural content provider and use the cultural contents without having to log in separately to the homepage of the company providing the cultural content.

As described so far, the configuration and operation of the RPG-based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention have been represented in the above description and the drawings, but this is merely an example, and the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the above description and the drawings. Various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the RPG-based shopping mall operating method according to the present invention, the user can purchase shopping or receive various services through the RPG-based virtual space expressed similarly to the real space to experience shopping similar to the real world. It is possible to receive various cultural contents.

In addition, it is possible to share information between each customer, so that you can get more vivid and realistic information than the product information displayed in the existing shopping mall. Also, you can get the product information directly or negotiate the price by real-time dialogue with the product seller. The effect is that it can give the same fun and satisfaction as shopping offline.

In addition, merchandise sellers can easily build a shopping mall by signing up and operating this method in a consignment method without establishing a separate shopping mall, and it is possible to negotiate a price with a buyer so that they can have a price competitiveness themselves and minimize the investment cost. This has the advantage of being effective.

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As a shopping mall operating method based on RPG, A customer and a product seller accessing a shopping mall server through a customer client and a product seller client to input information and register; Classifying into a customer, a product seller, and a product purchaser in a customer information server, a product seller information server, and a product deliverer information server through the subscription information, and storing the database as unique information; In the case of the product delivery person, through the item management server, the product management server, and the store management server, select the type of the store, select the product to be sold, decorate the store, pay the store price through the payment management server, and the cyber money management server. Registering the stored store in a store management server and applying the same to an RPG server linked thereto; In the case of the customer, the item is selected through the item management server to decorate its own character, pay the cyber money charging and item management through the payment management server and cyber money management server and storing the changed information in the customer information server; Starting a store operation and shopping by accessing a virtual store space represented in an RPG server by a customer and a product seller; When the customer enters the store, obtaining information of the products displayed in the store and establishing a conversation and a bargain in real time through the seller and the chat server; Performing a payment for a product through a payment management server and a cyber money management server for a customer to purchase a product; Transmitting the delivery information to the product delivery server management server in order to deliver the payment is completed to the member; When the customer clicks on the store outside the store, an information confirmation window containing brief information of the display items sold in the store is activated, and the product can be directly purchased through this step; If there are multiple customers entering the store, up to four simultaneous conversations are conducted through the four-part chat window in order of close proximity to the seller, and the remaining customers are registered in the waiting list and prioritized according to the priority of the conversation attempts. Giving; Requesting a shopping mall server to temporarily request a stop of the shop when a product seller is absent in the shop; An advertisement selection step of displaying advertisement text in or out of a store through a store management server or broadcasting a BGM advertisement to a customer entering the store; Provide a shop that provides cultural contents, and provide basic information on cultural contents according to the guidance of the information assistant who explains and guides the cultural contents, and provides detailed information of the cultural contents when clicking on the advertisement text of the cultural contents related store. RPG-based shopping mall operating method comprising the. The method of claim 1, RPG-based shopping mall, further comprising; cyber helper step that can automatically answer customer questions and bargains with a cyber helper supported by the shop management server for a smooth conversation with the customer; Operating method. The method of claim 1, Presenting the customer's own cyber money to other customers; RPG-based shopping mall operating method, characterized in that it is possible to process the deduction through the cyber money management server and payment management server as much as the gifted amount. The method of claim 1, The advertisement phrase of the advertisement selection step is linked to the advertiser's homepage, and when the customer clicks on the advertisement phrase, characterized in that the step of being connected directly to the advertiser's homepage, RPG-based shopping mall operating method. delete delete delete delete

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