KR101318431B1 - Method, system and computer-readable recording medium for enabling plural users to manage contents by using plural virtual objects on geographical interface - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, system and computer readable recording medium for enabling a plurality of users to manage content using a plurality of virtual objects on a geographic interface.
According to one aspect of the invention, a method for enabling a plurality of users to manage content using a plurality of virtual objects on a geographical interface, the method comprising: providing a first virtual object for a first user on the geographical interface Providing the second virtual object for a second user on the geographic interface, wherein the first virtual object is associated with a first content inventory. Associated with-and adding the predetermined content or predetermined content location identifier of the second content inventory to the first content inventory.

Description

METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR ENABLING PLURAL USERS TO MANAGE CONTENTS BY USING PLURAL VIRTUAL OBJECTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL INTERFACE}

The present invention relates to a method, system and computer readable recording medium for enabling a plurality of users to manage content using a plurality of virtual objects on a geographic interface.

As users' needs for various contents increase, various content sharing sites are used. Conventional content sharing sites have the ability to support content retrieval, support for intra-site communication between users, and interworking with external sites, but lack the fun elements and provide users with I was totally indifferent to presenting information about the content inventory in an intuitive and understandable way. For this reason, in a conventional content sharing site, it is difficult for a user to select and use the content of another user, and it is difficult for the user to have great motivation for managing his or her content inventory. Through the application 2010-95009 (name of the invention: a method, a system and a computer-readable recording medium for the content delivery between users) proposed a technology that allows content to be easily shared between users who are familiar with each other's information. It is true that this is not enough).

Therefore, the present inventor (s) proposes a new technical idea that can solve the above problems through the present specification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve all the problems of the prior art described above.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a user to intuitively and easily grasp a content inventory of himself or another user.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a user to manage his or her content inventory while feeling more interesting.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a new business model to be built on the basis of virtual objects on a geographic interface corresponding to a content inventory.

In order to accomplish the above object, a representative structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to one aspect of the invention, a method for enabling a plurality of users to manage content using a plurality of virtual objects on a geographical interface, the method comprising: providing a first virtual object for a first user on the geographical interface Providing the second virtual object for a second user on the geographic interface, wherein the first virtual object is associated with a first content inventory. Associated with-and adding the predetermined content or predetermined content location identifier of the second content inventory to the first content inventory.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a system for enabling a plurality of users to manage content using a plurality of virtual objects on a geographic interface, comprising: a first virtual object for a first user on the geographic interface; A first virtual object associated with a first content inventory, and a second virtual object for a second user on the geographic interface, wherein the second virtual object is associated with a second content inventory. A system is provided that further includes an interface providing unit and an inventory providing unit for adding predetermined content or predetermined content location identifier of the second content inventory to the first content inventory.

In addition to this, another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method are further provided.

According to the present invention, a user can intuitively and easily grasp the content inventory of himself or another user.

According to the present invention, the user can manage his or her own content inventory while feeling more interesting.

According to the present invention, a new business model can be constructed based on the virtual objects on the geographical interface corresponding to the content inventory.

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an entire system for enabling a plurality of users to manage content using a plurality of virtual objects on a geographical interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the internal configuration of the content management system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram of a geographic interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a case where one of the virtual buildings shown in FIG. 3 is selected and a corresponding content inventory is displayed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, the specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented by changing from one embodiment to another without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It should also be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention should be construed as encompassing the scope of the appended claims and all equivalents thereof. In the drawings, like reference numbers designate the same or similar components throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, various preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention.

[Preferred Embodiment of the Present Invention]

In the present specification, content or content is a concept that collectively refers to digital information or individual information elements composed of letters, codes, voices, sounds, images, moving pictures, and the like, accessible through a communication network. Such content may include, for example, data such as text, images, video, audio, links (eg, web links), or a combination of at least two of these data.

On the other hand, the type of virtual objects on the geographic interface according to the present invention may vary, hereinafter, for convenience, it will be assumed that the virtual object is a virtual building.

Configuration of the entire system

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an entire system for enabling a plurality of users to manage content using a plurality of virtual objects on a geographical interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication network 100, a content management system 200, a user terminal device 300, and a content providing server 400 (or a terminal device). It may include.

First, the communication network 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured without regard to communication modes such as wired communication and wireless communication, and may be a LAN (Local Area Network), a Metropolitan Area Network ), A wide area network (WAN), and the like. Preferably, the communication network 100 referred to herein may be the well-known Internet or World Wide Web (WWW). However, the communication network 100 may include, at least in part, a known wire / wireless data communication network, a known telephone network, or a known wire / wireless television communication network, without being limited thereto.

Next, the content management system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays each content inventory of a plurality of users by a virtual building on a geographical interface, and the user selects the virtual building to manage the content inventory. Function to make content available.

The configuration and function of the content management system 200 according to the present invention will be described in detail through the following detailed description.

Next, the user terminal device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a digital device including a function for allowing a user to communicate after connecting to the content management system 200 or the content providing server 400, The user terminal device according to the present invention can be any digital device having a computing capability by mounting a microprocessor such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, a mobile phone (especially a smartphone), and the like. And may be adopted as 300.

In particular, the user terminal device 300 displays a content inventory corresponding to the geographical interface, the virtual building, and the virtual building provided by the content management system 200 to the user, or the user manages his or her content inventory. An application (not shown) program may be included that enables the user to use the content of his or another user's content inventory (such an application program may be downloaded from the content management system 200). In some cases, a web browser may replace the functionality of an application program.

On the other hand, in the present specification, "management" of the content or content inventory, so that the content of the first user is added to the content inventory of the first user or the second user, or the content of the content inventory of the first user of the second user It may mean any process performed to configure or update the content inventory, such as to be added to the content inventory, or to remove content from the content inventory. Of course, if necessary, a location identifier (for example, a URL or a data ID in the database 240 as described below) indicating the content storage location on the communication network 100, rather than the content itself, may be managed. .

In addition, in the present specification, "use" of the content of the content inventory may mean that the user experiences all or a part of the content of the content inventory of the user or another user according to its original attributes. For example, a user may play and use music content by downloading or streaming. In another example, a user may experience fiction content using an e-book application.

Finally, the content providing server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be an information providing apparatus capable of communicating with the content management system 200. The content providing server 400 may provide content to the user terminal device 300 through the content management system 200. In some cases, the content providing server 400 may be configured to be physically and functionally included in the content management system 200.

Content  Configuration of Management System

Hereinafter, the internal configuration of the content management system 200 according to the present invention and the function of each component will be described.

2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the internal configuration of the content management system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the content management system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an interface provider 210, an inventory provider 220, a content processor 230, a database 240, and a communication unit ( 250 and the controller 260 may be configured. According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least a portion of the interface provider 210, the inventory provider 220, the content processor 230, the database 240, the communicator 250, and the controller 260 may be a user. It may be a program module that communicates with the terminal device 300 or the content providing server 400. Such program modules may be included in the content management system 200 in the form of an operating system, an application module, or other program modules, and may be physically stored in various known storage devices. In addition, such program modules may be stored in a remote storage device that can communicate with the content management system 200. Such program modules, on the other hand, encompass but are not limited to routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types as described below in accordance with the present invention.

First, the interface providing unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a function of providing a geographical interface for displaying a virtual building corresponding to a content inventory.

Examples of geographic interfaces may vary, but this is preferably a virtual building, a building space in which the virtual building can be built, a connection between the virtual building or building space, and / or a decoration (eg on a building space) (eg , Trees, ponds, boards, placards, etc.). The above are virtual visual objects on a geographic interface, which may be selected or used as the user uses an application program, a web browser, or the like as described above.

First, let's look at the virtual building. The virtual building may be to occupy a predetermined coordinate (or a predetermined coordinate area) on the geographical interface. Such a virtual building may be provided for a specific user and correspond to the user's content inventory.

Next, we look at the building space. The building space may be a space of a predetermined coordinate (or a predetermined coordinate region) that matches or includes a predetermined coordinate (or a predetermined coordinate region) of the virtual building. Such building space may be provided for the user of the virtual building. In addition, the building space may be a space in which the user can arrange a decoration as described later or a virtual building of another user. In some cases, the overall color of the building space may be determined according to the content genre of the content inventory corresponding to the virtual building of the user, or may be expanded as the user actively uses the service according to the present invention.

Next, look at the connection path. Connections provide the ability to connect multiple virtual buildings or building spaces to each other so that users (strictly speaking, virtual moving objects that users can feel the same; for example, avatars, cursors, etc.) It can serve as a virtual passageway that allows you to move from one virtual building to another, or can be a measure of the distance from one virtual building to another. The name of this connection may be used to indicate the location on the geographical interface of the virtual building. For example, a virtual building may be near the intersection of two links, where the location of the virtual building may be represented by a combination of names of the two links.

Next, look at the decoration. The decoration may be disposed at predetermined coordinates (or predetermined coordinate regions) included in predetermined coordinates (or predetermined coordinate regions) of the building space. Such decorations can be used by the user to highlight his or her virtual building or building space. The ornament can also be used to provide information about the content inventory of the user's virtual building. For example, in the case of music content inventory, a user may use a decorative board to indicate the genre of music content in his or her content inventory. For commercial content inventory, a user may use a decorative placard to Introduce your company name or trademark. The user may be asked to use a predetermined online cache or the like with respect to the content management system 200 when he wishes to place the ornament.

Finally, we will look further at the virtual building of another user (a different user from that user in the building space as described above). A user may have a virtual building of another user also displayed (preferably duplicated) in some of the building space provided for him or her. Such other users may be professional users (eg, composers, novelists, etc.), users who have received a lot of good feedback (eg, comments or star ratings), service operators, users affiliated with service operators, and the like. Such a virtual building may also correspond to the content inventory of the corresponding other user. The original user of the building space may be asked to use an online cache or the like to display (duplicate) the virtual building of another user as described above.

The geographic interface as described above may be similar to the interface of known city construction simulation games or known social network games as it is provided including virtual buildings, building spaces, interconnections, decorations, and the like. Thus, those skilled in the art of implementing the present invention may employ the techniques used to implement such known games.

Next, the inventory provider 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a function of providing a virtual building to a user, providing a content inventory to the user, and associating a virtual building provided to the user with the content inventory. Can be done.

First, we look at the provision of a virtual building to a specific user. When the user selects a predetermined space on the geographic interface after registering his account, the inventory provider 220 displays and maintains the virtual building and the corresponding building space on the geographic interface, and the corresponding identification information (for example, , Predetermined coordinate information) can be registered with respect to the user account.

Next, the content inventory is provided to a specific user. If a user uploads content for which he or she owns copyrights or other legitimate rights to his or her account or provides content (or a location identifier) that he or she is authorized to share with other users, the inventory provider will 220 may create a content inventory with respect to the account in which such content (or its location identifier) is registered. Depending on the choice of those skilled in the art of practicing the present invention, the number of contents that may be registered free of charge for a free user account may be small while the number of contents that may be registered free of charge for a paid user account may be large. have. Of course, depending on the use of the online cache or the like, an increased number of content may be registered for the (free) user account.

Finally, we look at the correlation between the virtual building provided to a particular user and the content inventory. The inventory provider 220 may associate the virtual building registered with respect to the user's account with the generated content inventory so that the content inventory is managed and used when the virtual building is selected (the key for such association). As a key a user account can be used). Accordingly, the user may select the virtual building of the user or another user and perform content inventory management as described above. Examples of such content inventory management include inputting music content to one's own inventory, presenting music content to another's inventory, purchasing music content of another's inventory, and inputting it into own inventory. In the case illustrated above, a user may be asked to use an online cache or the like, and may be informed about a user's account (not necessarily an account of the content management system 200) (eg, update of an inventory). Notification informing the information of the information may be made.

Meanwhile, the inventory provider 220 may register additional information with respect to the content inventory according to a user's input. Examples of such additional information may include information on a tag input by the corresponding user, feedback of the corresponding user or another user, and the like. Such additional information may be provided with the content inventory.

Meanwhile, the inventory provider 220 may allocate a unique IP address to the content inventory (toward the corresponding virtual building) for quick access to the user's content inventory.

Next, when the user indicates the intention to use the content in the content inventory, the content processor 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a function of processing the content to be used according to the property of the corresponding content. . For example, the content processor 230 may provide the selected music content to the user terminal device 300 by downloading or streaming. As another example, the content processor 230 may allow the selected novel content to be provided by an e-book application (not shown) of the user terminal device 300.

As described above, the process of allowing the content to be used may involve additional operations on the corresponding user account. For example, if a user uses content in another user's content inventory, the other user's online cache may increase and the user's online cache may decrease.

3 and 4 will be described by way of example. 3 is an exemplary diagram of a geographic interface according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a case where one of the virtual buildings shown in FIG. 3 is selected to display a corresponding content inventory.

As shown in FIG. 3, the geographic interface according to an embodiment may be a map interface composed of a rhombus unit space (ie, unit building space) and a connection path. Here, the virtual building 510 may be built in the center of the nine rhombus unit space, the decoration may be disposed in the periphery thereof.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the content inventory 520 according to an embodiment may collect feedback from another user and purchase a commercial album or an inventory unit 521 indicating a list of music contents that the user prefers. The user interaction unit 522 may be included.

Given the above geographic interface and the characteristics of content inventory, users can make their content more available to other users by constructing and decorating their content inventory with good content that is well received by other users. And make your content inventory available to other users to manage their content inventory. Such a user can naturally acquire a large number of online caches and the like, and thus, by reinvesting it, further reinforcing his or her content inventory and adding decoration, etc., can achieve continuous development. Therefore, the user can experience the new virtual content exchange society through the process of content acquisition, content recommendation, content sharing, etc., and can feel the beauty of developing his / her own there.

Next, in the database 240 according to an embodiment of the present invention, information on content inventory management or content usage may be stored. Although the database 240 is illustrated as being included in the content management system 200 in FIG. 2, the database 240 is separate from the content management system 200, as required by those skilled in the art to implement the invention. It may be configured. On the other hand, the database 240 in the present invention is a concept including a computer-readable recording medium, and may be a broad database including not only a consultation database but also a data record based on a file system, Even if the set can retrieve the data and extract the data, it can be the database 240 in the present invention.

Next, the communication unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention enables data transmission / reception from / to the interface provider 210, the inventory provider 220, the content processor 230, and the database 240. Function can be performed.

Lastly, the controller 260 according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the flow of data between the interface provider 210, the inventory provider 220, the content processor 230, the database 240, and the communicator 250. You can perform the function to control. That is, the controller 260 according to the present invention controls the data flow from / to the outside of the content management system 200 or the data flow between each component of the content management system 200, thereby providing an interface provider 210, The inventory provider 220, the content processor 230, the database 240, and the communicator 250 may control to perform unique functions, respectively.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specifically designed and configured for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, medium, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code, such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be modified into one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all ranges that are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims of the present invention as well as the claims .

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Claims (11)

A method for enabling a plurality of users to manage content using a plurality of virtual objects on a geographical interface, which is performed by a system including an interface provider and an inventory provider.
Providing, by the interface providing unit, a first virtual object for a first user on a geographical interface, wherein the first virtual object is associated with a first content inventory;
At the interface provider, further providing a second virtual object for a second user on the geographic interface, wherein the second virtual object is associated with a second content inventory; and
In the interface providing unit, adding predetermined content or a predetermined content location identifier of the second content inventory to the first content inventory.
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An IP address is assigned to the first content inventory or the second content inventory,
The first virtual object occupies a portion of a virtual space for the first user,
The second virtual object is to be displayed duplicated in another part of the virtual space,
The virtual space may be expanded by using the first content inventory,
The first virtual object or the second virtual object is arranged with a decoration, the decoration displays information about the content of the content inventory,
The first content inventory or the second content inventory includes an inventory unit representing a list of contents preferred by the first user or the second user and a user interaction unit for collecting feedback of another user.
Way. The method of claim 1,
The geographic interface is a mapable interface, and wherein the first virtual object and the second virtual object are virtual buildings. delete delete The method of claim 1,
Said associating with said user's account as a key. delete The method of claim 1,
Increasing the online cache of the second user, performed after the adding step. The method of claim 1,
Reducing the online cache of the first user, performed after the adding step. delete A system for enabling multiple users to manage content using multiple virtual objects over a geographic interface,
Providing a first virtual object for a first user on a geographic interface, wherein the first virtual object is associated with a first content inventory, and a second virtual object for a second user on the geographic interface; The second virtual object is associated with a second content inventory;
Inventory providing unit for adding a predetermined content or a predetermined content location identifier of the second content inventory to the first content inventory.
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An IP address is assigned to the first content inventory or the second content inventory,
The first virtual object occupies a portion of a virtual space for the first user,
The second virtual object is to be displayed duplicated in another part of the virtual space,
The virtual space may be expanded by using the first content inventory,
The first virtual object or the second virtual object is arranged with a decoration, the decoration displays information about the content of the content inventory,
The first content inventory or the second content inventory includes an inventory unit representing a list of contents preferred by the first user or the second user and a user interaction unit for collecting feedback of another user.
System. A computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing a method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8.

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