KR100723310B1 - System for reserving premium of on-line community event and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of booking and paying event prizes in a community.

In the method of booking a community event prize according to the present invention, when a community item is purchased and registered for one of a plurality of community events that can be set by a community operator, a community visitor generates an activity variable corresponding to a default value of the event. The prizes will be provided immediately.

By the above-described configuration, the community operator can pay the event prizes without any separate operation, thereby promoting community participation and activation.

Community, Events, Sweepstakes, Items, Cyber Money

Description

System for reserving premium of on-line community event and method

1 is a block diagram illustrating a community event prize reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of an event processing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating event setting information stored in an event processing unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a community event prize reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a storage item dispensing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a system and method for storing and reserving winning prizes for an event occurring in an online community. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a method for pre-booking and immediately paying cyber prizes to be provided to a subject who performed an activity corresponding to a predetermined activity variable in each online community.

Recently, with the rapid increase of the Internet, electronic commerce for the whole world is being made through the same medium of the Internet, and the communication function between users is gradually developed, and various forms of communication are being made through the Internet. .

In addition to e-mail or file transfer, which is the most basic form of communication using the Internet, an Internet phone is used instead of a landline phone, and a short message can be transmitted to a mobile phone using the Internet. In addition, there is also a multi-party chat using the Internet, and in the case of a chat, not only using a text, but also a voice chat or a video chat through the Internet. In addition, a community called "cafes" or "clubs", etc., in which a large number of users gather and exchange materials and opinions on the same or multiple topics, is being activated.

Such a community generally registers users interested in a particular subject as members, and enables users to exchange data or opinions on the subject. However, when the community activity of the users is activated, the quantity and quality of the content shared through the community may be further improved. Therefore, there is a need for a method that can further activate the community.

On the other hand, it provides various event functions for the activation of the community, which has a hassle that the community operating subjects have to give a prize of the event winners directly to the event winners, due to this hassle In other words, there was a problem of poor efficiency of event participation by community visitors.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a cyber prize that is reserved for the event immediately when a predetermined community event is achieved, so that the winners can be easily managed, the event participation rate is improved, Provided are a system and a method for providing revenue to a provider.

Community event prize reservation system according to a feature of the present invention for achieving the technical problem,

An event processing server that stores a plurality of event setting information based on a count value of an activity variable of a client connected to the community and determines whether to win the prize;

An item providing server providing item information available for purchase to select a prize item corresponding to the community event winning;

A member item management server for storing the item until the event is won, when the item corresponding to the community event is purchased; And

If the item corresponding to the community event is purchased, a payment server for recording the purchase information to perform the payment of the cyber money required for the purchase of the item at the time of winning the community event.

In addition, the community event prize booking method according to a feature of the present invention,

a) providing a selection screen to select one of a plurality of configurable events in response to the community event setting request;

b) if one of the plurality of events is selected, receiving a default value for winning the event and directing the client to an item providing server for selecting an event winning prize item;

c) performing an item purchase payment for storing the selected item in the item providing server, and transmitting the selected item information to a member item management server of a community operator for recording;

d) monitoring whether an activity variable generated by a community visit client against the default value set for the event reaches the default value; And

e) processing the event winning when the activity variable generated by the visiting client reaches the default value, and transmitting the selected item information to the member item management server of the event winning client.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a community event prize reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in the present invention, the term "community event" is defined as an event that is achieved when the operator of each online community reaches an event default value set by a community-specific activity variable generated according to the activity of a community visitor. . The "community event" may be set by the event processing server described below.

In addition, in the present invention, the term "gift" is a prize provided to the subject who has reached the default value set in the "community event", and includes a paid item that can be utilized in cyberspace such as an avatar, a wallpaper, and background music. .

Community event prize reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the interface server 10, the item providing server 20, the event processing server 30, the member item management server 40, the database of the member item management server 41 , 42, 43, payment server 50, and item database 21.

Meanwhile, the client 300 of the user accesses the community event prize reservation system through the network, and may be divided into a community operation client and a community visit client according to the client's user.

The user client 300 may use various communication devices such as a wired telephone, a mobile communication terminal, a computer, and a TV that can access the Internet.

The interface server 10 allows a plurality of clients 300 to be connected through a network, in particular, the Internet or the wireless Internet, and converts and processes various information provided through the event processing server 30 in accordance with a communication standard. It provides a plurality of clients 300, or receives the information transmitted from the terminal 300 through the network to provide the event processing server 30. The interface server 10 may include a database interworking device (CGI) for transmitting and receiving information with a web server or another system.

The item providing server 20 provides an environment in which a user can access and display and purchase a list of items when a user wants to purchase, present, or reserve a paid item.

The item database 21 stores item data and related information that can be provided by the item providing server 20.

When the purchase is determined from the list of items called from the item database 21 by accessing the item providing server 20, the payment server 50 pays the fee for the item. The payment server 50 may use the cyber money remaining in the user account to perform an item purchase payment or to charge the cyber money when the cyber money is insufficient.

Meanwhile, the functions of the item providing server 20, the item database 21, and the payment server 50 are also used for reservation and storage of community event prizes to be described later.

 The event processing server 30 performs a function of setting and processing the community event. The event processing server 30 receives event setting information from the client of the community operator, inputs an event achievement default value, and counts an activity variable of a visitor who accesses the community. The community event may be set in plural, and specific examples include the number of visitor HITs, the number of posts registered, and the score of the game uploaded to the community as an activity variable, and the count corresponding to the default value is reached or the period corresponding to the default value. Community visitors who generated the highest count value in the event are treated as event winners.

When setting the community event, the event processing server 30 may lead a community operator to the item providing server 20 so that an event prize item can be selected. The item providing server 20 transmits the purchase item information to the member item management server 40 when an item purchase occurs in response to the member information delivered from the event processing server 30 and the community event identifier. 50 stores the purchase price of the item in a refundable storage state and temporarily stores it.

Detailed configuration and processing method of the event processing server 30 will be described later.

When the community event win occurs, the member information of the community visitor is provided to the member item management server 40 from the event processing server 30.

The member item management server 40 manages information about items of community members including operators or visitors of the community. The member item management server 40 stores the member's item information in the member item database 41, 42, 43 and changes the information according to item purchase, gift, reservation, and the like.

The member item databases 41, 42, and 43 may be physically provided in plural, but may be implemented by storing them separately by fields using an identifier for each member and a ownership type identifier in a single database.

The member item database 41, 42, 43, according to the ownership form, the "owned item" purchased by the member for use, the "gift item" received as a gift, the "event reservation item" for providing the event winning prizes Save separately. The member item databases 41, 42, 43 may be implemented in separate physical storage devices, but may be implemented in a single database to which fields are assigned according to their function.

Here, the "event reservation item" stores item information purchased in the community setting process. The information of the "event reservation item" is stored in the member item management server database 43 for a predetermined period so that it can be paid or refunded to another user depending on whether or not the event is achieved.

2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of an event processing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The event processing server includes a registration unit 31, an authentication unit 32, a post processing unit 33, an event setting unit 34, a history processing unit 35, a reservation item management unit 36, and an event processing unit 37. .

The registration unit 31, the authentication unit 32, and the post processing unit 33 perform basic functions necessary for community operation or store related information.

The registration unit 31 stores rough information about communities registered for each category. For example, for each category code assigned to each category such as broadcasting, entertainment, economics, and politics, an identification code of a registered community is correspondingly stored, and for each identification code, the registration date, address, name, number of users, and community Information such as general features, operator IDs, etc. are stored.

The authentication unit 32 stores information about a user registered as a member for each community. For example, information such as a user ID, a password, an e-mail address, a name, a social security number, etc. is stored corresponding to the community identification code.

The post processing unit 33 stores contents posted by users for each community, that is, information on posts. For example, information such as a post number, a publisher's ID, a publication date, a title, and a post content corresponding to a community identification code is stored, and the total number of posts posted so far is stored for each community. In addition to the posted text information, it also manages and stores score data such as uploaded flash games.

The event setting unit 34 stores and manages information for setting the event by the community operator. The event setting unit 34 provides a settable event type, receives a default value for winning an event, and sets and generates an event. Also, the event setting unit 34 directs the client to the item providing server 20 so as to set an event winning prize item, and transmits the reserved event winning prize item information to the member item management server 40. Do this.

Meanwhile, the event setting information includes an event type to be performed for each community, a default value for achievement, and a count value of activity variables of visitors of the current community.

The event processing unit 37 stores the event setting information in a plurality of event processing units 37a, 37b, 37c for each event, and monitors whether the event is achieved.

2 illustrates three event processing units of the first, second, and third event processing units 37a, 37b, and 37c, but may be implemented with a greater number of event processing units.

An event according to an embodiment of the present invention has the following types.

1) Event according to community creation date (1st event)

When a default value set by the community administrator, for example, 100 days, 1000 days, or one year, elapses from the creation date of the community, that is, the registration date, the event provides a reward to a user who accesses the day and performs a predetermined activity.

2) Events according to the number of community members (second event)

When the number of members of the community is set to a default value, for example, 100, 1000, etc., it is an event that rewards users who have registered at that time.

3) Events according to the number of community visitors (third event)

When the number of visitors of the community is set to a default value, for example, 100, 1000, etc., it is an event that rewards visitors who visited at that time.

4) Events according to the number of posts in the community (4th event)

If the number of posts registered in the community is a set default value, for example, 100, 1000, etc., then it is an event that rewards the user who registered the post.

5) Event according to the score of the community game (5th event)

In the event that the score value of the game uploaded to the community exceeds the default score value or is the highest value for the default period, this event provides a reward to the user who generated the default score value or the highest value.

These events are illustrative, and in addition, other events may be included that provide a reward after setting a default value if the measurement of the user's network activity meets the default value.

The history processing unit 35 stores history information corresponding to the processing result of the above events performed by the system. That is, the processing result for the event that has been performed and terminated so far for each community is stored. For example, an event end date and a processing result (event winner ID, winning date, etc.) are stored corresponding to an event type performed by each community, and a message displayed when the event ends is stored.

When the event winning signal is received from the event processing units 37a, 37b, and 37c, the reserved item manager 36 extracts the event identifier, the winning member identifier, and the reserved item information included in the event winning signal, and is a member of the community operator. Provided to the item management server so that the community event winning reservation item can be moved to the winner's member item management server.

3 is a diagram illustrating event setting information stored in an event processing unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The event setting information includes the event identifier field f1, the default count value field f2, the event activation field f3, the reward item information field f4, the congratulatory message address information f5, the event holding period field f6, The data may be set by inputting appropriate data by dividing the compensation item path information field f7.

Here, the event identifier field f1 may store an identifier for distinguishing the above-described first to fifth events. The default count value field f2 may store an activity variable value of the community to be won.

The event activation field f3 is a field for recording whether an event is activated and may record information on whether an event is currently being activated.

The reward item information field f4 stores information of a reward item hanging on each event, and displays it to the visitor.

When each event is achieved, the congratulatory message address information field f5 stores the address of the member who wants to send a congratulatory message in advance so that other members can be notified of whether or not the event has been achieved.

The event holding period field f6 may store information on the period during which the event will be maintained when the user proceeds with the event only for a predetermined period.

The reward item path information f7 stores the path information of the "event reservation item" in the member item management server of the community administrator, and transmits the event item to the member item management server together with the winner member identifier when the event is won.

According to the community event prize reservation system of the present invention described above, when a community event is won, an operator can provide the winner with a reservation item immediately upon occurrence of the event regardless of whether the operator wins or not.

In addition, since the event reservation item is fully paid only in the event of winning the event, a refund is free even when the event is canceled or invalidated, thereby enabling reliable event operation / entry to both the operator and the community visitor. .

On the other hand, for the same purpose, even if a full payment for the event reservation item is generated, the item purchase log record is stored together when the event is set, and a refund is made based on the log record when the event is canceled or invalidated. The configuration to make it can be easily changed by those skilled in the art from the gist of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a community event prize reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The community operator accesses the event processing server through the client terminal and requests event setting (S100). The event setting request may be implemented by selecting one of a plurality of preset community events.

In response to the event setting request, the event processing server transmits event selection screen information to the client terminal (S110). The event setting request and the event selection screen are provided when authentication is completed as a community manager member.

In the event selection screen, a plurality of events are selected by the operation of the community operator, and a default value of the events is input (S120). Here, after inputting an event type and a default value, an event winning prize item may be designated.

When designating the event winning prize item, the event processing server connects the client to the item providing server in order to provide the item information (S130).

The client accessing the item providing server selects a winning item (S140). The item selected by the user who accesses the item providing server through the event processing server does not generate a complete purchase, but the cyber money corresponding to the item price (here, the cyber money has the same cyber money as the cash accumulated on the server). It is necessary).

In step S150, it is determined whether the cyber money for purchasing the item is insufficient, and if it is insufficient, the client may be connected to a payment server to charge the cyber money (S160).

If the cyber money is sufficient, payment for storing the community event winning item is performed (S170). The event winning item is stored in the member item management server, the event and related item information is transmitted to the event processing server, and posted in the community as prize information of the event (S180).

Subsequently, when the set event winning occurs, the item stored as each event winning prize is provided to the winning user in the above-described step, and payment of the item purchase is completed (S191). The event winning determines whether the event default value set for each event corresponds to the activity variable value generated by the visitor, and if the winning is confirmed, the related item is obtained by using the reserved item information stored in the database of the community item management server. It will be sent to the management server.

On the other hand, if the community moderator chooses to keep the event only for a predetermined period, if the event winner does not occur, the reserved item for the event is deleted after the predetermined period has elapsed, and the cyber money used for the purchase is refunded ( S192).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a storage item dispensing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart created from the viewpoint of the data flow of the community event prize item.

In step S200, when the community operator selects one of the community events, information on the selected event is recorded in the community processor. The event information includes an identifier indicating the type of event and an event default value input by an operator.

In step S210, item information stored as a premium is recorded. The item information includes a unique identifier assigned to each item, display or description information about the item, and path information of the corresponding item in the item providing database.

The event information and item information are stored and managed in an event processing unit as event setting information. In addition, the item information may be recorded in the database of the member item management server of the community administrator.

In step S220, the event and the storage item information is displayed to the community. The display information may be provided to a client visiting the community through a community notification or popup window.

After the information about the event and the prize item is stored, the event winning occurs when the activity variable of the community visitor is counted and reaches the default value set at the event setting.

When the event winning occurs, the event processing server stores the information of the community members corresponding to the event winning (S230, S240).

Then, the storage item is searched for in the database of the event processing server corresponding to the corresponding event and the database of the member item management server and checked (S250).

When the search is completed, the storage item corresponding to the event winning prize is transmitted to the member item management server of the winner member, and the record is updated as the event is finished (S260).

When the item payment by the event winning is completed, the data requesting the payment completion for the cyber money required for the storage item is transmitted to the payment server, and the payment for the item is completed (S270).

Although not shown in FIG. 5, since the cyber money for purchasing the stored item is not a complete purchase process, if there is no event winner for a predetermined period or if the community operator cancels the event, the cyber money is refunded at the payment server. In addition, the storage item may be easily deleted by those skilled in the art through the spirit of the present invention.

In addition, even if a complete purchase process for the cyber money for purchasing the stored item is stored, a log record of the item purchased for the event winning is stored at the event setting, and there is no event winner for a predetermined period or the community operator cancels the event. In the case of performing a refund based on the log record can also achieve the technical problem of the present invention.

By the above-described configuration of the present invention, the present invention can provide the community event winners with prizes immediately upon winning the event without a separate operation, thereby having a remarkable effect of promoting community participation and activity.

In addition, the prize items are temporarily stored and paid only when the event has been won, and if the event is not canceled and the winning is not possible, a refund is possible, so that the community operator can easily operate the cyber money and generate profit to the community provider. This is an easy advantage.

Claims (12)

In the prize reservation system for the event set in the community formed on the network, Event processing for determining whether to win by storing a plurality of event setting information and checking whether an activity variable value of a client accessing the community corresponds to a preset event achievement default value or generates a maximum count value in a default value corresponding period. server; An item providing server providing item information available for purchase to select a prize item corresponding to the community event winning; A payment server that records purchase information so as to pay cyber money necessary for purchase of the item when the community event is purchased, when the item corresponding to the community event is purchased; And Member item management server that stores the item until winning the event after purchasing the item through cyber money payment Community event prize booking system comprising a. The method of claim 1, Further includes a member-owned item database and an event giveaway item storage database, The member item management server, Upon winning the event, receiving reservation item information and event winning member information from the event processing server, searching the item storage database based on the reserved item information, and reserving the reserved item information in the member-owned item database of the event winning member To register, At least one of the member-owned item database and an event giveaway item storage database. Community Event Prize Reservation System. The method of claim 2 The event processing server, An event setting unit for providing information for setting an event by the community and storing the input event setting information; An event processor configured to store a plurality of events based on the event setting information and monitor whether the event is won; A history processor for storing information on an event processing result transmitted from the event processor; And The reserved item manager extracts the reserved item information based on the event winning signal, the event identifier, and the winning member information transmitted from the event processor, and transmits the reserved item information to the member item management server. Community event prize booking system comprising a. The method of claim 3, And the event setting information comprises an event identifier, default value information of an activity variable for winning an event, reservation item information, and location path information where the reservation item is stored. The method of claim 3, A registration unit for creating and registering the community; An authentication unit that performs member registration and user authentication of the community registered by the registration unit; Post processing unit that registers and manages posts made by users or visitors authenticated by the authentication unit. Community event prize reservation system further comprising. The method of claim 1 The event may be a community that sets the creation date of the community as a default value, or sets at least one of visitor hits, cumulative posts, member subscriptions, and score information of a game embedded in the community as a default value and a community activity variable. Event giveaway booking system. The method of claim 3, wherein The event setting information further includes event holding period information, The reservation item manager, when the event processing unit processes that there is no winner during the event maintenance period, community event prize reservation to delete the reservation item and request the payment server to refund the cyber money used to purchase the item. system. In the prize reservation method provided to the client by the prize reservation system for the event set in the community formed on the network, a) providing a selection screen for the prize reservation system to select one of a plurality of configurable events in response to a community event setting request from the client; b) if one of the plurality of events is selected, receiving a default value for winning the event and directing the client to an item providing server for selecting an event winning prize item; c) performing, by the prize reservation system, an item purchase payment for storing the selected item in the item providing server, and transmitting the recorded item information to a member item management server of a community operator; d) monitoring, by the prize reservation system, whether an activity variable generated by a community visit client with respect to a default value set for the event reaches the default value; And e) the prize reservation system, processing the event winning when the activity variable generated by the visiting client reaches the default value, and transmitting the selected item information to the member item management server of the event winning client; Community event prize booking method comprising a. The method of claim 8 Step e), The method of claiming a community event prize for retrieving the stored item information based on the storage location path information of the stored item corresponding to the identifier of the event when the event is won, and transmitting the retrieved stored item to the winner's item management server. The method of claim 8 The step b) further comprises the step of inputting information of the retention period for the selected event, f) if there is no winner during the event maintenance period, deleting the archived item and refunding the cyber money used to purchase the item. The method of claim 8, The event may be a community that sets a creation date of the community as a default value, or sets at least one of visitor hits, cumulative posts, membership subscriptions, and score information of a game embedded in the community as a default value and a user activity variable. How to book event prizes. The method of claim 8, And the item information purchased at the event setting is recorded in a field different from the owned item in the database of the member item management server of the community administrator.

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