KR100789080B1 - Method and System for raising of cyber pets using internet messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for nurturing a cyber pet using an internet messenger that can be exclusively nurtured by a counterpart among users in a state connected to an internet messenger through a communication network. According to the present invention, (A) providing a messenger program to a client connected to a messenger server, and installing a messenger program to generate a cyber pet; (B) executing a messenger program to display the cyber pet on the screen window; (C) when a messenger connection is initiated between the clients, the cyber pet moves to each other on the screen window of the messenger connection partner; And (D) when a cyber pet is fostered by a messenger access partner, counters the fostering number and fostering time of the cyber pet nurtured by the access partner to foster the object information (size, shape, ability) of the pet. The nurturing information (the cyber money or the nurturing items according to the nurturing time) given to the pet and given to the nurturer is transferred to the counterpart who is actually nurtured by receiving exclusive control, and exchanges the nurturing information about the cyber pet between the clients and the electronic A commerce transaction; And (E) when the messenger connection is terminated, the cyber pet nurtured by the access partner moves back to the owner's screen window.

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Method and System for raising of cyber pets using internet messenger}

The following drawings attached to this specification are intended to illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and serve to further understand the technical idea of the present invention together with the detailed description of the invention described below, and thus the present invention is described in such drawings. It should not be interpreted as being limited to.

1 is a diagram showing a network configuration of a cyber pet breeding system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a messenger server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a storage module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart showing a process of displaying a cyber pet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6 are flow charts showing the process of e-commerce and exchange of foster information for cyber pets according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8 are views showing a screen window for displaying a cyber pet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view showing a screen window for displaying the movement of the cyber pet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a diagram showing a screen window displaying a cyber pet of a connection partner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

11 and 12 are conceptual diagrams for explaining the movement of an object of a cyber pet through a messenger connection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

13 and 14 are flow charts showing the process of real-time knowledge collection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100...Messenger server 200...Client terminal

300...Payment server 400...Communication network

110... messenger module 120... animal breeding module

130...animal mounted mobile module 140...animal rearing support module

150... knowledge collection module 160... e-commerce module

170...storage module 180...communication module

190...Control module 500...Screen

The present invention relates to a method and system for nurturing cyber pets using an Internet messenger, and more specifically, cyber using an Internet messenger to enable a service provider to nurture cyber pets through Internet messengers to clients connected to the network. It relates to a method and system for raising pets.

Recently, as the interest of pets including pet dogs offline and the population of pets increases, websites providing various contents to foster cyber pets on the Internet are rapidly increasing.

Typically, cyber pets are nurtured in virtual spaces on the web. That is, the service provider allocates a program for cyber pet nurturing and a virtual space on the web to a client accessing the service provider's server through a communication network, and the client provides various contents including fostering items in the virtual space on the web. Use it to foster cyber pets.

The website for nurturing cyber pets allows clients to grow and breed cyber pets in a virtual space, giving the client a sense of reality about nurturing cyber pets, and allowing clients to create their own unique cyber pets. Own it.

However, since the method of fostering a normal cyber pet needs to access a website provided by a service provider and breed it only within the page, there is a problem of having a spatial limitation due to the fostering of a cyber pet.

A method for overcoming this spatial limitation has been proposed. In Korea Publication No. 2001-7698 (Character training method and service system interlocked with real-time data transmission service), real-time data transmission service is linked with character development simulation. By providing it, there is disclosed a technology that breaks down the disadvantages of dependent animal breeding games that are executed only on a website and allows you to enjoy animal breeding games while using various services online by interworking with a real-time data transmission program.

However, in the conventional method, when the client fosters a cyber pet, it satisfies the fostering desire that only the client himself can enjoy, but through communication between the clients, the appearance and fostering method of the cyber pet owned by the client himself , There is a problem that does not satisfy the desire to inform or show the level of nurturing to others.

In addition, service providers generate profits by selling various items necessary for fostering cyber pets to clients for a fee. In the conventional method, the comparison function due to the interaction of cyber pets between clients is weak, and cyber pets It has not been able to stimulate the client's desire to purchase, so service providers have had limitations in expanding profitability of paid item sales.

Nowadays, the use of Internet messengers for the transmission and reception of messages or conversations is steadily increasing, and has become one of the main communication means along with a mobile communication terminal. Since the Internet messenger transmits a message through a computer, in addition to a normal text message, a document file, a picture file, and the like can be easily exchanged in real time. In addition, Internet messengers are useful not only for communication among acquaintances, but also in various work environments.

Accordingly, service providers have continued to make efforts to foster cyber pets and implement communication using Internet messengers.

The present invention was devised in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and communication between oneself and another person is used to communicate the cyber pet so as to satisfy the desire to easily inform or show one's own cyber pet to others. An object of the present invention is to provide a cyber pet breeding method and system in which the owner's cyber pet moves to the other party and is nurtured under the exclusive control of the other party by using an internet messenger formed as a medium, and then returned to the owner.

In order to achieve the above object, the cyber pet nurturing method using the Internet messenger according to the present invention, the owner's cyber pet is exclusively nurtured by the other party among users who are connected to the Internet messenger through a communication network. In the method of fostering a cyber pet using an internet messenger, (A) a messenger program including the fostering function of the cyber pet is provided to a client accessing a messenger server of a service provider, and the client provides the messenger program. Installing to generate a cyber pet; (B) the client executing a messenger program to display the cyber pet on a screen window; (C) when a messenger connection is initiated between the clients executing the messenger program, the cyber pets owned by the client move to each other on the screen window of the messenger access partner; (D) When the cyber pet owned by the client is fostered by a messenger access partner, the service provider counters the fostering value of the cyber pet fostered by the access partner and the focal time of the contact partner, thereby providing the object information of the pet ( Nurturing information (e.g., size, appearance, ability) is given to pets, and the nurturing information (cyber money or nurturing items according to the nurturing time) is temporarily transferred to an opponent who has been exclusively controlled and granted to the nurturing partner. Exchange of foster information about cyber pets and e-commerce between each other; And (E) when the messenger connection is terminated, the cyber pet nurtured by the connection partner moves back to the owner's screen window.

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According to the present invention, the step (C), (C1) step of making a chat connection or a note connection between the clients executing the messenger program; And (C2) when the conversation connection is made, the cyber pet owned by the user moves to the screen window of the conversation access partner via the conversation window, and the cyber pet owned by the other person moves to the screen window of the cyber pet The control of the transfer is also transferred to the other party exclusively, and when the message connection is made, a cyber pet owned by the client transmitting the message via the message window moves to the screen window of the client receiving the message. It is characterized by.

Preferably, in the exchange movement, the cyber pet owned by the user is moved onto the screen window of the conversation access partner, and the cyber pet owned by another person is moved on the screen window of the user.

According to the present invention, in (D), the service provider counts the nurturing value of the cyber pet nurtured by the access partner and the nurturing time of the access partner.

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In the present invention, the electronic commerce of item (D) includes the rental, exchange, purchase and sale of cyber pets and nurturing items according to information exchange between clients.

Preferably, real-time knowledge collection is possible through the note connection.

More preferably, the real-time knowledge collection comprises: a client transmitting a note by inputting a question and a collection condition according to the question; A step in which an unspecified number of clients who have received the note input an answer to the question into the note and return it; And a step of adding a training value for a cyber pet owned by a client who has transmitted the answer, and receiving a cyber money or training item for fostering the cyber pet from a service provider.

According to the present invention, the collection conditions include an answer time, an answer number of persons, and a question category.

Preferably, the nurturing value includes an intellectual value indicating the degree of knowledge exchange.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium containing a program capable of performing a method for nurturing a cyber pet using an Internet messenger.

On the other hand, according to another aspect of the present invention, in a cyber pet nurturing system that executes the above-described method for nurturing cyber pets using the Internet messenger, when the messenger connection between clients, the cyber pet nurturing by the client accesses A messenger that includes the cyber pet nurturing function, so that it can be exclusively fostered by the access partner by moving on the screen of the opponent and enabling exchange of e-commerce and fostering information between clients for the cyber pet A messenger server providing a program to a client; A client terminal on which the messenger program is installed; And a payment server that performs payment according to the e-commerce.

In the present invention, the messenger server comprises: a messenger module for messenger access between clients executing a messenger program; A training module for displaying and nurturing cyber pets according to the execution of the messenger program; A mounted moving module for mounting the cyber pet on a chat window or a message window according to a messenger connection and moving the screen on the screen of the access partner; A fostering support module for supporting fostering items, voice, text and images for the cyber pet; A knowledge collection module for real-time knowledge collection according to the messenger connection; And an electronic commerce module for rental, exchange, purchase, and sale of the cyber pet and nurturing items.

Preferably, the cyber pet is at least one selected from a group of pets composed of the same or two or more females and males, and the individual is a 3D photorealistic image capable of expressing voice, text, and motion.

More preferably, the screen window includes a background screen or an active window of the client terminal, and the active window is an execution window of a program executed by a client among at least one or more application programs including a messenger program.

According to the present invention, the nurturing module adds a nurturing value of the cyber pet nurtured by the access partner when the messenger accesses between the clients, counters the access partner nurturing time, and provides the access partner with the nurturing time Cyber money or fostering items are paid.

According to the present invention, the mounted moving module moves one or more cyber pets owned by the client onto the screen of the connection partner.

Preferably, the chat window or the message window supports any one or more selected from voice, text, and video for communication between clients.

More preferably, the cyber pet is exchanged on the screen window between the clients through the conversation window, and the cyber pet owned by the client transmitting the message via the message window is displayed on the screen window of the client receiving the message. Go to.

In the present invention, the knowledge collection module, when a client inputs a question and a collection condition according to the question to send a message window, an unspecified number of clients receiving the message message input an answer to the question into the message window And enable transmission.

Preferably, the collection conditions include an answer time, an answer number of people, and a question category.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to ordinary or lexical meanings, and the inventor appropriately explains the concept of terms to explain his or her invention in the best way. Based on the principle that it can be defined, it should be interpreted as meanings and concepts consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in this specification is only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and does not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, and thus can replace them at the time of application. It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 is a diagram showing a network configuration of a cyber pet breeding system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the cyber pet nurturing system according to the present invention includes a service provider's messenger server 100, a client terminal 200, and an electronic payment agent's payment server 300 connected to the communication network 400. It includes.

Here, the communication network 400 has been used as a comprehensive concept including a public telephone network (PSTN), a mobile communication network, and a wireless local network (Wireless Local Loop) connecting a fixed communication means to a wireless network.

The messenger server 100 is equipped with a messenger program that includes a cyber pet nurturing function, and provides the messenger program to a client.

The client terminal 200 is an information communication terminal having a CPU, a storage device, and an input/output device, the messenger program is installed, and the messenger server 100 and the payment server 300 are installed through the communication network 400. Connected.

The payment server 300 is interlocked with a messenger server 100, a client terminal 200, and an affiliated financial institution server (not shown) connected through the communication network 400 when an electronic commerce is performed between a service provider and a client. In addition, the service provider and the client perform the approval process according to the paid content transaction and the payment process according to the approval of the purchase of the paid content.

The above-described messenger server 100 enables exchange of foster information for cyber pets between clients and messenger access for e-commerce, and cyber pets fostered by clients according to the messenger connection are displayed on the screen of the contact partner. It can be moved and nurtured as described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 as follows.

Referring to FIG. 2, the messenger server 100 is a main server that executes a messenger program including a function for fostering a cyber pet, a messenger module 110, an animal nurturing module 120, and an animal-mounted mobile module (130), animal rearing support module 140, knowledge collection module 150, e-commerce module 160, storage module 170, communication module 180, and controls to control each of these modules 110 to 180 It includes a module 190.

The messenger module 110 provides a means for a messenger connection between clients executing the messenger program so that a client connected to the messenger server 100 can transmit and receive voice, text, and video information. The means for accessing the messenger is a messenger window including a user interface for executing a chat window and a message window. At this time, the user interface is arranged on the messenger window in the form of an icon, and provides an icon including cyber pet nurturing, electronic commerce, and real-time knowledge collection, which will be described later.

The animal nurturing module 120 displays and nurtures the cyber pet according to the execution of the messenger program so that the client can create (121), nurture (122), and breed (123) his/her own cyber pet. Gives In addition, a process for calculating the nurturing value is executed so that the nurturing value of the cyber pet can be added or subtracted.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fostering means is a user interface that allows control of the behavior pattern 124 and the diet, diet, and behavior of the cyber pet. For example, the client can control the behavior of the cyber pet through a mouse button, and an inventory window in which items corresponding to the above-mentioned food, food, and food are arranged is opened so that the item can be applied to the cyber pet.

The animal-mounted moving module 130 mounts the client-owned cyber pet on a chat window or a message window when a messenger connection is made between clients, and moves the screen on the screen of the access partner. The movement of the cyber pet is implemented on a screen window of a client terminal including a background screen or an active window. Here, the active window is an execution window of a program being executed by a client. For example, when a messenger program for moving a cyber pet is executed, a messenger window, a chat window, or a message window becomes an execution window, and cyber pets are displayed inside and outside the execution window.

The animal nurturing support module 140 supports text 142, graphics 143, and sound 144 for the appearance and behavior patterns of the population, so that the client can determine the population and items of the cyber pet. And, it supports the fostering item 141 for fostering the population. The population is composed of same or two or more types of male and female, and each individual is implemented as a 3D photorealistic image capable of expressing voice, text, and motion.

In embodiments of the present invention, the subject includes mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds that exist offline, and may include imaginary animals that do not exist offline. In addition, the object is implemented as a motion capture method. In addition, it is preferable that the nurturing item 141 is related to the behavior pattern 124 of the cyber pet and clothing, food, and food. In addition, the fostering item 141 is preferably operated for a fee by a service provider, and can be traded with cyber money.

The knowledge collection module 150 executes knowledge collection in real time when messenger accesses between clients, so that clients can collect answers to desired questions. The knowledge collection is implemented through a message window, and is made by sending and receiving a message message sent by a client to a number of unspecified clients connected to a messenger.

The e-commerce module 160 executes a process for e-commerce of cyber pets and nurturing items 141 between clients. The e-commerce includes gift 161, rental 162, exchange 163, purchase 164, and sale 165.

The storage module 170 stores data for processing the processes of each module 110 to 160 so that a service provider can provide a messenger program including a cyber pet nurturing function to a client, see FIG. 3. In the following description, the data includes an operating system DB for operating the messenger server 100, a program DB including the messenger program and an application program, a member management DB managing information of the client, and sending and receiving messages between the clients. Messenger DB storing received information, animal nurturing DB storing the nurturing information of the cyber pet, knowledge collection DB storing real-time knowledge collection information of the client, e-commerce DB storing the transaction information of the client, and the cyber It includes an animal breeding support DB that stores information on the population of pets and items of the population.

The communication module 180 is a means for transmitting and receiving data with a client terminal and a payment server, such as local area networks (LANs), LANs (LANs), Bluetooth (Bluetooth) and broadband Internet (broadband Internet) ㆍContains configurations for data transmission in wireless communication networks. Since these technical components are well known in the art, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Each of the modules 110 to 190 is not classified as a physical and hardware concept, but is classified according to a function for performing it, and may be implemented by application software programmed to perform each function.

By configuring the above-described cyber pet nurturing system, a client connected to the messenger server can not only foster his own cyber pet, but also through communication via a messenger connection, the client can use the own cyber pet. You can show off, or observe and nurture another person's cyber pet. Generation and nurturing of a cyber pet with reference to Figs. 4 to 12, movement of the cyber pet according to the messenger connection between the clients, and the client The information exchange and electronic commerce for cyber pets are as follows.

First, referring to FIGS. 4, 7 and 8, the process of the client generating his own cyber pet and the process of nurturing the generated own cyber pet will be described, and the client accesses the messenger server. The messenger program provided by the service provider is downloaded, and the messenger program is installed in the client terminal. Thereafter, a messenger program installed in the client terminal is executed to generate a cyber pet of its own. Here, the client terminal is a stationary or portable terminal capable of wired or wireless communication.

At this time, the client selects one or more individuals from the population provided by the animal support module of the messenger server, sets the appearance of the selected objects, and selects a nurturing item applicable to the objects.

The client can nurture a cyber pet created by the client at the terminal where the messenger program is installed regardless of the place and time. That is, when the client executes the messenger program, as shown in FIG. 7, the messenger window 510 is displayed and its own cyber pet 600 is displayed on the screen window 500 of the client terminal. It becomes (S110 and S120).

At this time, the cyber pet 600 operates in the first messenger window 510, but after a certain period of time has passed, it leaves the messenger window 510 and operates on the desktop or the active window. In addition, the cyber pet 600 moves the active window according to the client's working environment. For example, when the client executes the Hangul 2000 program, the execution window 520 of the Hangul 2000 program is activated, and the cyber pet 600 moves from the desktop to the execution window 520 of the Hangul 2000 program and is active do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cyber pet may have one or more individuals acting on the screen window 500. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 8, cyber pets of 3 objects 610, 620, and 630 may be active on the screen window 500. In addition, the three objects (610, 620, 630) move the active window according to the client's work environment. When the client executes an Internet program while the Hangul 2000 program is running, the three objects (610, 620, 630) Moves to the execution window 530 of the Internet program. At this time, the three objects (610, 620, 630) is composed of the same or two or more cyber pets.

After the execution of the messenger program, the client can nurture cyber pets owned by the cyber pet displayed on the screen window regardless of the messenger's login, and the fostering of the cyber pet behavior pattern and ㆍIt is realized by controlling the expression and the notes.

After the step S120, the client logs in to the messenger (S130) to exchange information and electronic commerce with the client accessing the messenger server for cyber pets, as shown in FIG. 5, wherein the client is the messenger server By selecting a connection partner connected to, when the messenger connection with the connection partner is started (S210 and S220), the cyber pet owned by the client moves on the screen screen of the connection partner (230 and 240).

When the movement of the cyber pet is described in detail, the messenger connection is divided into a conversation connection in which a conversation is conducted via a dialogue window and a message connection in which a message is sent and received through a message window.

First, when the conversation connection is described, as illustrated in FIG. 9, when the conversation connection between the clients is initiated, the conversation window 540 is activated and the cyber pet 600 operating in the screen window 500 is activated. The connection partner moves onto the screen window (S230), and the access partner's cyber pet 700 is moved to the screen window 500 (S240). Here, when the owner's pet is moved to the other party, the owner's control is also transferred to the other party. Accordingly, the other party has exclusive upbringing control rights to the owner's pet that has moved to his screen window 500.

On the other hand, when the message connection is explained, the cyber pet owned by the client transmitting the message moves to the screen window of the client receiving the message. At this time, on the screen window of the client receiving the note, the cyber pets of the self and others are simultaneously active.

The cyber pet can be moved in various ways depending on the number of access partners and the number of cyber pets it has. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11, when a conversation connection is made between the self and others, the cyber pets 600 and 700 between the clients are exchanged and moved 1:1. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, when a messenger connection is made between the self and others, the 3 objects 610, 620, and 630 owned are distributed so as to correspond to the number of others and held by others. The cyber pets 710, 720, and 730 are moved in exchange, or the three objects 610, 620, and 630 are collectively moved in exchange with the cyber pets of any one other.

After the steps S230 and S240, the cyber pet 600 that is moved on the screen screen of the access partner is observed and nurtured by the access partner, and the access partner's screen is moved on the screen window 500. Cyber pet 700 is observed and nurtured by itself (S250 and S260).

When the observation and fostering of the cyber pet is described in detail with reference to FIG. 10, the client observes the cyber pet 700 of the access partner moved onto his screen window 500 or the behavior pattern and consciousness. ㆍExchanging information related to cyber pets through the conversation window 540 with the access partner while controlling the state.

At this time, the behavior pattern and control of consciousness, awareness, and attention can be realized by a user interface provided by a service provider.

For example, when a mouse click is placed on the cyber pet 700 of the access partner and left-click is performed, the behavior pattern of the cyber pet 700 and a menu window 710 related to diet, diet, and state are displayed. When any one selected from the menu of the menu window 710 is executed, an inventory window 720 associated with the menu is displayed. At this time, the client may apply his or her nurturing item arranged in the inventory window 720 to the cyber pet of the access partner. In addition, when the object information (look, size, ability) of the other pet is changed by applying his nurturing item, the changed pet in the nurtured state returns to the original owner when he returns to the original owner.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the service provider stimulates the desire to purchase cyber pets and nurturing items by allowing the client to intuitively check and nurture the cyber pets of the access partner through the movement of the cyber pets.

Meanwhile, in order to allow the client to continue to have interest in cyber pets, cyber money is provided to the client by fostering the cyber pet of the access partner. Referring to FIG. 6, the service provider accesses a messenger Through receiving and calculating the nurturing time of the client nurturing the cyber pet of the access partner through (S310 and S320), and paying the cyber money or nurturing items to the client (S330), the cyber pet nurturing value of the access partner Adds (S340).

Referring back to FIG. 5, after the steps S250 and S260, the client intuitively checks and nurtures the cyber pet of the access partner, and determines whether or not an e-commerce transaction occurs according to the exchange of information with the access partner, and the cyber pet and The transaction including the fostering item is executed (S270 and S280). Here, the e-commerce includes the gift, rental, exchange, purchase and sale of cyber pets or nurturing items.

In step S270, the client who does not wish to execute the e-commerce may release the messenger connection with the connection partner and return to step S210 to select the connection partner. At this time, when the messenger connection is released, one's own cyber pet nurtured by the access partner moves back to his/her screen window. Meanwhile, the cyber pet of another person nurtured by himself moves back to the screen of the other person.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the login of step S130 of FIG. 4, a real-time knowledge collection capable of collecting answers to questions in real time using a note may be executed by a client, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. If you do:

Referring to the drawings, when a client selects a real-time knowledge search icon arranged in a messenger window, a message window for real-time knowledge search is activated. At this time, the client inputs the question about the knowledge to be collected and the conditions for collecting the answer to the question in the message window (S410 and S420). Here, the conditions for collecting the answers include an answer time, the number of answers, and a question category, and it is obvious that a separate answer collection condition can be omitted if the client inputs in advance when registering as a member.

When the message window in which the question and answer collection conditions are input is transmitted, the service provider transmits a message in which the question is input to an unspecified number of clients matching the answer collection conditions (S430).

Here, the cyber pet of the client sending the question moves to the screen window of the client receiving the question. At this time, the cyber pet can be implemented by replicating the number of access partners.

The unspecified number of clients that have received the note in which the question is inputted input an answer to the question, and return the note to which the answer was input to the client who sent the question. At this time, the client receiving the answer determines whether knowledge collection is completed, and executes step S420 or step S140 of FIG. 4 (S440 and S450 ).

On the other hand, in order to induce a sincere answer of the client who received the question, the service provider provides a benefit to the client who sent the answer to the question. Referring to FIG. 14, the service provider sends the answer to the client. Counting the number of times (S510), the cyber money or nurturing items are paid to the client according to the number of times (S520), and the cyber pet nurturing value owned by the client is added (S530).

At this time, the payment of the cyber money or the fostering item may be provided not only by the service provider but also by the client collecting the question. For example, the client who collects the question may set the priority of the answer, and differentially pay his/her cyber money to an unspecified number according to the priority. On the other hand, it is obvious that the best answer can be derived by applying a penalty to a client who sends a malicious or unfaithful response among a large number of unspecified clients or by blacklisting.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the nurturing value added by the service provider to the cyber pet owned by the client includes a social exchange value quantifying the degree of interaction between the clients when the client nurtures the cyber pet of the access partner. If, sincerely answering the questions in the note, include the intellectual figures quantifying the degree of knowledge exchange.

As described above, the service provider implements communication between the clients through the cyber pet interworking with the messenger window, so that the cyber pet owned by the user can be used as a means of exchanging or communicating with others, and owned by the other person. It allows you to intuitively observe and nurture cyber pets.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by a limited number of embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited by this, and the technical idea of the present invention and the following will be described by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the equivalent scope of the claims to be described.

As described above, the present invention has an effect that the client can easily show off his own cyber pet to another person by moving the cyber pet between the clients according to the messenger connection to the screen window of the access partner.

In addition, the service provider can maximize the profitability by stimulating the client's desire to purchase paid items by showing the client's own cyber pet to the client and fostering it exclusively.

In addition, the service provider can induce communication and communication between clients via the cyber pet, thereby inducing the client's continued interest and interest in fostering the cyber pet.

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In the method for nurturing a cyber pet using an Internet messenger, which can be exclusively nurtured by the other party, the owner's cyber pet among users who are connected to the Internet messenger through a communication network, (A) providing a messenger program containing the cyber pet nurturing function to a client connected to a service provider's messenger server, and allowing the client to install a messenger program to generate a cyber pet; (B) the client executing a messenger program to display the cyber pet on a screen window; (C) when a messenger connection is initiated between the clients executing the messenger program, the cyber pets owned by the client move to each other on the screen window of the messenger access partner. (D) When the cyber pet owned by the client is fostered by a messenger access partner, the service provider counters the fostering value of the cyber pet fostered by the access partner and the focal time of the contact partner, thereby providing the object information of the pet ( Nurturing information (e.g., size, shape, ability) is given to pets, and nurturing information (cyber money or nurturing items according to the time of nurturing) is temporarily transferred to the counterpart who has been transferred exclusively and given to an opponent who is actually nurtured. Exchange of foster information about cyber pets with each other and e-commerce; And (E) When the messenger connection is terminated, the cyber pet nurtured by the access partner moves back to the owner's screen window. Cyber pet nurturing method using an Internet messenger comprising a. delete delete The method of claim 1, wherein (C), (C1) a conversation connection or a message connection is made between clients executing the messenger program; And (C2) When the conversation connection is made, the cyber pet owned by the user moves to the screen window of the conversation access partner via the conversation window, and the cyber pet owned by another person moves to the screen window of the cyber pet, The control right is also transferred exclusively to the other party, and when the message connection is made, a cyber pet owned by the client transmitting the message via the message window is moved to a screen window of the client receiving the message. Cyber pet nurturing method using the Internet messenger characterized by. delete delete delete According to claim 1, wherein the electronic commerce of (D), A method of fostering cyber pets using an Internet messenger, which includes the gift, rental, exchange, purchase, and sale of cyber pets and nurturing items according to information exchange between clients. The method of claim 4, Cyber pet nurturing method using an Internet messenger, characterized in that real-time knowledge collection is possible through the access to the note. 10. The method of claim 9, The real-time knowledge collection, Sending a note by the client inputting a question and a collection condition according to the question; A step in which an unspecified number of clients who have received the note input an answer to the question into the note and return it; And The Internet messenger comprising the steps of: receiving the client's own cyber pet who has transmitted the answer, and adding a cyber money or fostering item for fostering the cyber pet from a service provider; Cyber pet breeding method. The method of claim 10, The collection condition is a cyber pet nurturing method using an Internet messenger, characterized in that it includes an answer time, the number of answers and a question category. According to claim 1, The nurturing value is a cyber pet nurturing method using an Internet messenger, characterized in that it comprises an intellectual value indicating the degree of knowledge exchange. A computer-readable recording medium containing a program capable of performing a method for nurturing a cyber pet using the Internet messenger of any one of claims 1, 4, or 8 to 12. In the cyber pet nurturing system for executing the method for nurturing cyber pets using the Internet messenger according to claim 1, When the messenger connection between the clients, the cyber pet that the client fosters moves to the screen window of the access partner so that it can be fostered exclusively by the access partner, and exchanges the foster information between the clients for the cyber pet. A messenger server providing a messenger program including a fostering function of the cyber pet to a client to enable e-commerce; A client terminal on which the messenger program is installed; And Cyber pet nurturing system using an Internet messenger comprising a; payment server for proxying the payment according to the e-commerce. 15. The method of claim 14, The messenger server, A messenger module for messenger access between clients executing a messenger program; A training module for displaying and nurturing cyber pets according to the execution of the messenger program; A mounted moving module for mounting the cyber pet on a chat window or a message window according to a messenger connection and moving the screen on the screen of the access partner; A fostering support module for supporting fostering items, voice, text and images for the cyber pet; A knowledge collection module for real-time knowledge collection according to the messenger connection; And And an electronic commerce module for gift, rental, exchange, purchase, and sale of the cyber pet and nurturing items. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein the cyber pet, A cyber pet nurturing system using an Internet messenger, characterized in that it is at least one selected from a group of pets composed of the same or two or more females and males, and the object is a 3D photorealistic image capable of expressing voice, text, and motion. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein the screen window, Cyber pet nurturing using an Internet messenger comprising a background screen or an active window of a client terminal, the active window being an execution window of a program being executed by a client among at least one application program including a messenger program system. The method of claim 15, wherein the training module, When a messenger connection between clients is connected, the pet's nurturing value, which is nurtured by the access partner, is added, and the access partner's nurturing time is countered, and the pet's object information (size, shape, and ability) is nurtured. Cyber pet system using Internet messenger, characterized in that the fostering information (cyber money or fostering items according to the fostering time) granted to the foster and given to the foster is temporarily transferred to the counterpart who is actually fostered. The method of claim 15, wherein the mounted mobile module, A cyber pet system using an Internet messenger, characterized in that one or more objects of the client's own cyber pet are moved to the screen of the access partner. The method of claim 15, wherein the chat window or message window, Cyber pet nurturing system using Internet messenger, characterized in that it supports any one or more selected from voice, text and video for communication between clients. The method of claim 20, The cyber pet is exchanged on the screen window between the clients through the conversation window, and the cyber pet owned by the client transmitting the message via the message window is moved on the screen window of the client receiving the message. Cyber pet nurturing system using Internet messenger. The method of claim 15, wherein the knowledge collection module, Internet messenger characterized in that when a client inputs a question and a collection condition according to the question and sends a message, an unspecified number of clients who have received the message can input and transmit an answer to the question in the message Cyber pet nurturing system using. The method of claim 22, The collection condition is a cyber pet nurturing system using an Internet messenger, characterized in that it includes an answer time, the number of answers, and a question category.

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