KR102678490B1 - Interactive webtoon providing method and server - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes the steps of storing webtoon content including a plurality of story lines; Providing part of the webtoon content to a user terminal; Providing two or more selectable story line information connected to the last scene of a portion of the webtoon content to the user terminal; Receiving a story line selection request from the user terminal; and providing another part of the webtoon content corresponding to the selected story line to a user terminal.

Description

Interactive webtoon provision method and server {INTERACTIVE WEBTOON PROVIDING METHOD AND SERVER}

The present invention relates to a method and server technology for providing interactive webtoons.

Electronic devices (e.g., smartphones, tablet PCs, etc.) have various functions such as communication functions such as phone calls and text messages, as well as web surfing, listening to music, and watching video content using the Internet. The demand for webtoons is increasing due to these electronic devices.

Webtoons are created by artists and provided to the webtoon platform, and users consume webtoons on the webtoon platform. In other words, webtoons are provided one-way to the user. In this case, it is difficult for the user's opinion to be reflected in the webtoon content.

Accordingly, the inventor of the present invention completed the present invention after a long period of research and trial and error on a webtoon service that users can use more conveniently.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an interactive webtoon providing method and server in which user opinions can be reflected.

Meanwhile, other unspecified purposes of the present invention will be additionally considered within the scope that can be easily inferred from the following detailed description and its effects.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, storing webtoon content including a plurality of story lines; Providing part of the webtoon content to a user terminal; Providing two or more selectable story line information connected to the last scene of a portion of the webtoon content to the user terminal; Receiving a story line selection request from the user terminal; and providing another part of the webtoon content corresponding to the selected story line to a user terminal.

Before storing the webtoon content including the plurality of story lines, providing a voting page that can evaluate a prior preference for at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of the webtoon content to the user terminal; And it may further include receiving information about the prior preference.

Before providing a voting page capable of evaluating the prior preference to the user terminal, it further includes receiving login information of the user, and after receiving information about the prior preference, about the user. A step of awarding points may be further included.

After providing part of the webtoon content to the user terminal, the step of providing a voting page that can collect opinions on at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of the webtoon content to the user terminal may be further included. there is.

In the step of providing a voting page that can collect opinions on at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of the webtoon content to the user terminal, the voting page may be provided regarding at least one scene of the webtoon content. .

In the step of storing webtoon content including a plurality of story lines, a plurality of different webtoon content and thumbnails corresponding to each webtoon content are stored, and before the step of providing part of the webtoon content to the user terminal, a plurality of providing a thumbnail of to the user terminal; and receiving a thumbnail selection request from the user terminal. In the step of providing part of the webtoon content to the user terminal, webtoon content corresponding to the selected thumbnail may be provided.

The thumbnail selection request received from the user terminal includes one-way swipe touch gesture information for the thumbnail, and the step of providing a plurality of thumbnails to the user terminal includes selecting one thumbnail to the user terminal. Steps provided as; And when receiving swipe touch gesture information in another direction for one of the thumbnails, it may include providing another thumbnail to the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, webtoon content including a plurality of story lines is stored, and part of the webtoon content is provided to a user terminal, wherein two or more selectable elements are connected to the last scene of the part of the webtoon content. A server is provided that provides story line information to the user terminal and, upon receiving a story line selection request from the user terminal, provides another part of the webtoon content corresponding to the selected story line to the user terminal.

According to the interactive webtoon providing method and server according to the present invention, user satisfaction with webtoons can be improved.

Meanwhile, it is to be added that even if the effects are not explicitly mentioned herein, the effects described in the following specification and their potential effects expected from the technical features of the present invention are treated as if described in the specification of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing a system that can implement a method for providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a flowchart showing a method of providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating a plurality of story lines in an interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a diagram showing two story line information that can be selected in the interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a diagram showing a server for implementing a method for providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a diagram showing a prior preference voting page in the method for providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a diagram showing an opinion collection voting page in the interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 is a diagram showing a user terminal screen according to an interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 to 11 are diagrams sequentially showing a method for providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The attached drawings are intended as reference for understanding the technical idea of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In describing the present invention, if it is determined that related known functions may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention as they are obvious to those skilled in the art, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the interactive webtoon providing method and server according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In the description with reference to the attached drawings, identical or corresponding components are assigned the same drawing numbers and Redundant explanations will be omitted.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing a system that can implement a method for providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a flowchart showing a method of providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating a plurality of story lines in an interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a diagram showing two story line information that can be selected in the interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a diagram showing a server for implementing a method for providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a diagram showing a prior preference voting page in the method for providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 is a diagram showing an opinion collection voting page in the interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8 is a diagram showing a user terminal screen according to an interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in a system capable of implementing an interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the server 100 includes a webtoon artist terminal 300, a user terminal 200 (subscriber terminal), and an administrator terminal 400. ) can communicate with at least one of (webtoon platform manager terminal 400). This server 100 can be used to operate the webtoon platform.

A user can access the server 100 through the user terminal 200. Here, ‘terminal’ refers to a communication terminal that can use web services in a wired or wireless communication environment. The terminal may be a portable terminal such as a smartphone or tablet PC. The terminal may be equipped with a touch screen.

Meanwhile, a communication network means providing a connection path so that terminals can transmit and receive signals after connecting to the server 100. Communication networks include wired networks such as LANs (Local Area Networks), WANs (Wide Area Networks), MANs (Metropolitan Area Networks), and ISDNs (Integrated Service Digital Networks), or wireless networks such as wireless LANs, CDMA, Bluetooth, and satellite communications. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The method of providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention involves the server 100 storing webtoon content including a plurality of story lines, and part of the webtoon content (for example, from the first scene to the Nth scene (1 < N )) is first provided to the user terminal 200 (subscriber terminal), and then another part of the webtoon content corresponding to the story line selected by the user (subscriber) (for example, from the N+1th scene to the Mth scene ( N+1<M)) can be provided to the user terminal 200. By repeating this method, webtoon content can be provided according to the story line desired by the user.

According to the method for providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention, two-way communication between the webtoon artist terminal 300 and the user terminal 200 or the user terminal 200 may be possible.

Referring to Figure 2, the method for providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of storing webtoon content including a plurality of story lines (S10), a step of providing part of the webtoon content (S20), and information on two or more story lines. It may include a providing step (S30), a story line selection request receiving step (S40), and another portion of providing webtoon content corresponding to the selected story line (S50).

The webtoon content storage step (S10) including a plurality of story lines is a step in which the server 100 stores the webtoon content including a plurality of story lines.

Webtoon content includes several scenes according to the story line, and each scene may include pictures and speech bubbles.

One story line may include multiple section stories. Multiple section stories follow a preset order. Each segment story can include multiple scenes. The number of scenes included in each section story may be the same, but is not limited to this and may be formed differently.

Referring to FIG. 3, a plurality of story lines may be set so that at least one section story overlaps. Multiple story lines can form a tree structure. For example, each story line may include a first section story, and may be configured to branch from the first section story into several second section stories. Additionally, each second section story may be configured to branch into several third section stories. This method can be repeated to create multiple story lines.

A webtoon may include a first story line to an N story line. Webtoon story lines may be composed of a combination of multiple section stories (a, b1, b2, c1, c2, c3, c4, etc.). Here, a may branch into b1, b2, etc., b1 may branch into c1, c2, etc., and b2 may branch into c3, c4, etc. 'Branching' means that one story can be selectively connected to several subsequent stories.

The first story line may consist of a-b1-c1, and the second story line may consist of a-b1-c2. The third story line may be composed of a-b2-c3, and the fourth story line may be composed of a-b2-c4. The number of branches can be two or more, and in this way, a webtoon can include multiple story lines.

Each section story (a, b1, b2, c1, c2, c3, c4, etc.) can contain multiple scenes. The number of scenes included in each section story may be the same, but is not limited to this and may be formed differently. The number of scenes included in b1 and b2 may be the same, but is not limited to this and may be different.

Specifically, referring to Figure 4, if it contains content about a man and a woman going on a blind date (hereinafter referred to as 'blind date story webtoon'), the common section story (a) is that a man goes to a blind date place, waits, and sees a big incident around him. This can be composed of what happens. One of the branching section stories (b1) may be about waiting for the other woman, and the other (b2) may be about running away because of a big incident. One (c1) of the section stories that branches off again from the above branched section story (b1) is about a man and a woman meeting and talking and falling into danger, and the other (c2) is about a man and a woman meeting and talking and falling in love. It may be something that falls into. Each section story may include several scenes corresponding to its content.

The point at which one section of the story branches into the next section of stories may be a turning point in the entire webtoon story.

The step of providing part of the webtoon content (S20) is a step in which the server 100 provides part of the webtoon content to the user terminal 200.

The server 100 may provide scenes corresponding to a specific section story as part of webtoon content. The server 100 may provide scenes corresponding to a section story commonly included in a plurality of story lines. For example, the Nth scene can be provided starting from the first scene.

The partial provision step (S20) of webtoon content may be performed in response to a user's request signal. That is, a request signal for provision of webtoon content may be received from the user terminal 200, and a portion of the webtoon content may be provided in response.

The step of providing two or more story line information (S30) is a step in which the server 100 provides the user terminal 200 with two or more story line information that can be selected. This step may be carried out simultaneously with the step of providing part of the webtoon content (S20). This step may be carried out immediately after the step of providing part of the webtoon content (S20).

In this step, the server 100 may provide the user terminal 200 with two or more story line information that can be selected, which are connected to the last scene of a portion of the webtoon content.

For example, if the server 100 provided the Nth scene from the first scene to the user terminal 200 in the previous step, two or more story line information that can be selected that can be connected to the Nth scene are provided to the user terminal 200. The server 100 may provide information to the user terminal 200. In this case, the server 100 may provide part of the webtoon content and also provide information on two or more story lines that can be selected. Alternatively, the server 100 may receive a signal from the user terminal 200 that the Nth scene has been displayed, and provide information on two or more selectable story lines to the user terminal 200.

Two or more story line information that can be selected may be information about the next section story that can be selectively connected to the already provided section story. Two or more story line information that can be selected may include at least one of an image and text.

In the user terminal 200, information on two or more selectable story lines may be displayed at the bottom of the last scene of a portion of webtoon content corresponding to a previously provided section story.

Specifically, in the above-mentioned 'Blind Date Story Webtoon', information about the selectable section stories (b1, b2) can be found at the bottom of the last scene (10A) of some of the previously provided webtoon content, such as <The protagonist is waiting> and <The protagonist runs away. It can be provided as text such as >.

Referring to FIG. 4(a), texts such as <waiting> (11) and <run away> (12) may be provided as information about selectable section stories (b1, b2).

The story line selection request receiving step (S40) is a step of receiving a story line selection request from the user terminal 200, and is a step of receiving a request for selection among two or more selectable story line information provided in the previous step.

For example, the user may select <The main character is waiting>, and a request to select <The main character is waiting> may be made through the user terminal 200. The server 100 may receive a selection request for the selection. The selection request may include touch gesture information input to the user terminal 200. The selection request may include one-way tap touch gesture information.

Referring to Figure 4(a), the user tapped <waiting>(11), and the color around the text changed accordingly.

The step of providing another part of the webtoon content corresponding to the selected story line (S50) is a step of providing another part of the webtoon content corresponding to the selected story line to the user terminal 200 through the user terminal 200. The server 100 may provide a scene for the selected section story to the user terminal 200 through the user terminal 200 . The server 100 may provide scenes from the N+1th scene to the Mth scene following the last scene already provided as another part of the webtoon content. (N+1<M)

Specifically, since the user selected <The main character is waiting>, the server 100 may provide another part of the webtoon content corresponding to section story b1 to the user terminal 200. That is, the server 100 may provide several scenes corresponding to section story b1 to the user terminal 200.

Referring to FIG. 4(b), another part 10B of webtoon content corresponding to <The protagonist is waiting> was provided to the user terminal 200. The user can continue to subscribe to various scenes of another part 10B of the webtoon content.

According to the above method, users can consume webtoon content according to the story they want, and an interactive webtoon provision method can be provided.

The server 100 for implementing the interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a processing unit 130.

The communication unit 110 communicates with at least one of the user terminal 200, the webtoon artist terminal 300, and the administrator terminal 400, and can transmit or receive a signal. The communication unit 110 may receive various request signals from at least one of the user terminal 200, the webtoon artist terminal 300, and the administrator terminal 400. Additionally, a response signal may be transmitted to at least one of the user terminal 200, the webtoon artist terminal 300, and the administrator terminal 400.

The storage unit 120 may store information about the user and information about webtoon content. Information about the user may include at least one of personal information, login information, and point information. Information about webtoon content may include at least one of story line information, content information for each section story, thumbnail information, and webtoon author information. However, it is not limited to this, and various other information necessary for operating the webtoon platform can be stored.

The processing unit 130 may process and calculate the request signal received by the communication unit 110. The processing unit 130 may provide a response signal to the request signal using the information stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the processing unit 130 may be involved in webtoon content provision management, point information management, voting page management, etc.

The method of providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a step of receiving login information of a user and a step of updating point information for the user.

The method of providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a step of receiving user login information. Additionally, the method for providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a step of updating point information for the user. The point information update step for the user is a step of granting or deducting points to the user and storing the remaining points accordingly.

The method of providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a step of receiving login information of a user before the step of storing webtoon content including a plurality of story lines.

The user's login information receiving step is a step in which the server 100 receives login information including the user's ID and password, and can be received through the user terminal 200. The server 100 may store the received login information. The server 100 may store point information corresponding to login information. For example, basic points may be given to a newly created user, and point information about the basic points may be stored in the user's login information. The user can consume webtoons based on login information, points can be deducted accordingly, and the server 100 can update point information.

The step of updating point information for the user may include granting points to the user or deducting points from the user. This step can be repeated whenever there is a change to the point.

The step of granting points to the user is a step of granting points to the user and updating point information in consideration of the assigned points. An event for granting points to a user may be the user's membership registration, etc. When a user signs up for membership, point information may be stored in response to login information as described above.

The step of deducting points from the user is a step of deducting points from the user and updating point information by considering the deducted points. An event for deducting points for a user may be the user's selection of a webtoon view, etc. When the user selects to view the webtoon, points corresponding to the login information may be deducted, and the remaining points may be stored as point information.

Webtoons can be divided into free and paid, and points are given when a user selects a free webtoon, and points can be deducted only when a user selects a paid webtoon.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the method for providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention provides the user terminal 200 with a voting page that can evaluate prior preference for at least one of the story, character, and picture style of webtoon content. It may further include a step (S1).

The step (S1) of providing a voting page for evaluating prior preferences to the user terminal 200 is to collect user opinions prior to the release of the webtoon content, and the server 100 provides a story of the webtoon content, You can provide a voting page where you can ask for opinions about at least one of the characters and the drawing style. The voting page may be displayed on the user terminal 200.

Voting pages may require multiple-choice or short-answer answers. Referring to Figure 6, for example, the voting page may include a portion 13 where one can select either <the main character's hair color suits> or <the main character's hair color does not suit> in relation to the character's appearance. You can. As another example, a voting page could provide example pictures of fonts and allow users to choose one.

The user can select a desired style of story, character, and/or drawing style from the voting page displayed on the user terminal 200. Users can select answers through touch gestures.

The method of providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the step of providing a voting page for evaluating prior preferences to the user terminal 200 (S1) before the step of storing webtoon content including a plurality of story lines (S10). ), may further include receiving information about prior preferences (S2).

The step S2 of receiving information about prior preferences is a step in which the server 100 receives information input by the user into the user terminal 200. The user can input the answer requested on the voting page into the user terminal 200. For example, the user may perform a tap touch gesture on the screen of the user terminal 200. In this case, the server 100 may receive information about prior preferences corresponding to the tap touch gesture.

For example, a voting page may allow users to select either <the main character's hair color suits> or <the main character's hair color does not suit> in relation to the character's appearance, and the user may select <the main character's hair color suits>. You can tap . In this case, the server 100 may receive selection information of <the main character's hair color suits> as a prior preference.

However, the user's input is not limited to a tap, and may be at least one of various types of touch gestures.

Multiple voting pages can be formed. Each voting page may include multiple questions and multiple options.

The server 100 may receive a request for creating a voting page from the webtoon artist terminal 300. In other words, the content of the voting page can be created by the webtoon artist. The server 100 may provide a voting page to a predetermined user terminal 200. For example, a voting page may be provided to users who are fans of a webtoon author. When the server 100 receives a user's voting request, it may provide a voting page to the corresponding user terminal 200.

Additionally, the voting page may be provided to multiple user terminals 200, and the server 100 may receive information about the prior preferences of multiple users. The server 100 may collect prior preferences of multiple users.

The server 100 may collect prior preferences, store the evaluation result information, and provide it to the webtoon artist terminal 300. The server 100 can provide that the selection rate for 'the main character's hair color matches' is 82%, and the selection rate for 'the main character's hair color does not match' is 18%.

Webtoon artists can receive the evaluation result information and determine in advance their preferences for the webtoon content they produce based on the evaluation results. If the evaluation results are negative, webtoon artists can make changes to the webtoon content they produce. For example, if the selection rate for ‘the main character’s hair color does not suit’ was much higher, the main character’s hair color in the webtoon content could be replaced with a different one.

That is, in the step of storing webtoon content including a plurality of story lines (S10), webtoon content reflecting the information about the prior preference can be stored. However, it is not limited to this, webtoon content is not modified according to prior preference, and prior preference may have meaning in the evaluation itself.

Meanwhile, the method of providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include the step of awarding points to the user after the step (S2) of receiving information about prior preferences. In other words, points are awarded as a reward for prior preference evaluation. Accordingly, a step of updating point information for the user may proceed.

The method of providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention does not simply provide webtoon content to users one-way as before, but provides a certain reward to users who want to promote new works of webtoon artists they support. You can inform users in advance about webtoon content and request an evaluation (prior preference). Accordingly, writers can find out users' prior preferences and predict the popularity of webtoon content, determine the direction of revision of webtoon content, or determine the direction of future webtoon content production.

Referring to Figure 2, the method of providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a voting page for collecting opinions on at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of webtoon content to the user terminal 200. (S3) may further be included. The 'prior preference' described above is achieved before the webtoon content is released on the webtoon platform, and 'opinion collection' can be achieved when the webtoon content is released and accessible to users.

The method of providing an interactive webtoon according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, after the webtoon content storage step (S10) including a plurality of story lines, a vote that can collect opinions on at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of the webtoon content. A step (S3) of providing the page to the user terminal 200 may be further included.

The step (S3) of providing a voting page for collecting opinions to the user terminal 200 is to collect opinions from users who are actually subscribed after the release of webtoon content and communicate between webtoon artists and users or between users. To this end, the server 100 may provide a voting page where opinions can be obtained regarding at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of the webtoon content. The voting page may be displayed on the user terminal 200.

Referring to Figure 7, the voting page may require multiple choice or subjective answers. As shown in Figure 7(a), for example, the voting page may be answered with either <yes> or <no> for the question 'Is the blonde character a villain?' in relation to the character's appearance. It may include a selectable part (14). As shown in FIG. 7(b), the voting page may further include a bulletin board 15 where opinions can be freely left and shared with each other.

The user can select the desired answer from the voting page displayed on the user terminal 200. Users can select answers through touch gestures. For example, the user may perform a tap touch gesture on the screen of the user terminal 200. In this case, the server 100 may receive information about voting results corresponding to the tap touch gesture.

For example, in Figure 7(a), the voting page includes the question 'Is the blonde character a villain?', for which you can select either <yes> or <no>; The user taps and selects <yes>, and in this case, the server 100 may receive selection information of <yes> as a voting result.

However, the user's input is not limited to a tap, and may be at least one of various types of touch gestures.

Multiple voting pages can be formed. Each voting page may include multiple questions and multiple options.

In the step of providing a voting page for collecting opinions on at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of the webtoon content to the user terminal 200, the voting page is provided regarding at least one scene of the webtoon content. It can be. For example, the voting page may be provided for each scene of webtoon content.

According to this, users can exchange opinions with each other on detailed aspects of webtoon content, and webtoon artists can receive feedback on detailed aspects.

The server 100 may receive a request for creating a voting page from the webtoon artist terminal 300. In other words, the content of the voting page can be created by the webtoon artist. The server 100 may provide a voting page to the user terminal 200 subscribing to the webtoon content. Accordingly, two-way communication between webtoon artists and users can be possible.

The server 100 may receive a request to create a voting page from one user terminal 200. In other words, the content of the voting page can be created by any one user. The server 100 may provide a voting page to another user terminal 200 subscribing to the webtoon content. According to this, the webtoon platform can function as a community for webtoon content. In other words, communication between users can become possible.

In the webtoon content storage step (S10) including a plurality of story lines in the interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the server 100 stores a plurality of different webtoon content and thumbnails corresponding to each webtoon content. (thumbnail) can be saved. Thumbnails may include summary images of webtoon content.

An interactive webtoon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a plurality of thumbnails to the user terminal 200 before providing a portion of the webtoon content to the user terminal 200 (S20); And it may further include receiving a thumbnail selection request from the user terminal 200.

The step of providing a plurality of thumbnails to the user terminal 200 is a step in which the server 100 provides a plurality of thumbnails including summary images of a plurality of webtoon contents to the user terminal 200. Users can look through multiple thumbnails and select the webtoon content they want.

The step of receiving a thumbnail selection request from the user terminal 200 is a step in which the server 100 receives a thumbnail selection request for selecting a thumbnail for webtoon content desired by the user.

In this case, in the step of providing part of the webtoon content to the user terminal 200, the server 100 may provide the webtoon content corresponding to the selected thumbnail to the user terminal 200.

Meanwhile, in the step of receiving a thumbnail selection request from the user terminal 200, the thumbnail selection request received from the user terminal 200 may include information about a one-way swipe touch gesture for the thumbnail. In other words, the user can input a webtoon viewing request for a specific webtoon through a swipe touch gesture. For example, as shown in FIG. 8(c), when the user inputs a downward swipe touch gesture for a thumbnail on the screen of the user terminal 200, a selection request for the corresponding thumbnail is sent to the server. (100) can receive. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 8(d), the server 100 can provide the corresponding webtoon content.

When webtoons are classified as free or paid, for paid webtoons, when the user inputs a downward swipe touch gesture for a thumbnail on the screen of the user terminal 200, the server sends a selection request for the corresponding thumbnail. (100) can receive. For free webtoons, when a user inputs an upward swipe touch gesture for a thumbnail on the screen of the user terminal 200, the server 100 can receive a selection request for the thumbnail.

If a user wants to subscribe to a paid webtoon, the points will be deducted, so the corresponding webtoon view can be requested when swiping downward so that the user can receive the same visual impression (points go down). . If a user wants to subscribe to a free webtoon, points are given, so the corresponding webtoon view can be requested when the user swipes upward so that the user receives the same impression (points increase).

Accordingly, users can use the webtoon platform more intuitively.

Additionally, providing a plurality of thumbnails to the user terminal 200 includes providing one thumbnail to the user terminal 200; And when receiving swipe touch gesture information in another direction for one of the thumbnails, it may include providing another thumbnail to the user terminal 200. For example, as shown in FIG. 8(a), when the user inputs a swipe touch gesture in the left and right directions, as shown in FIG. 8(b), the server 100 A thumbnail may be provided to the user terminal 200.

Users can conveniently select the webtoon content they want by using their finger to swipe left, right, up and down on the thumbnail. However, the user's input is not limited to the swipe touch gesture, and other types of directional touch gestures such as drag and flick can be used.

9 to 11 are diagrams sequentially showing a method for providing interactive webtoons according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the webtoon artist terminal 300 may request the server 100 to create a prior preference voting page (S1001). Here, the prior preference voting page is a voting page that allows you to evaluate prior preference for at least one of the story, character, and illustration style of the webtoon content. The server 100 may create a voting page (S1002). When there is a voting request (S1003) by the user terminal 200, the server 100 may provide the generated voting page to the user terminal 200 (S1004). The user may input dictionary preferences through the user terminal 200 (S1005). The user terminal 200 may transmit prior preference information to the server 100 (S1006). The server 100 may store the received prior preference information (S1007). The server 100 may transmit the stored dictionary preference information to the webtoon artist terminal 300 (S1008).

According to this method, two-way communication between webtoon artists and users can be possible. Webtoon artists can check user reactions in advance before releasing webtoon content, or modify webtoon content according to user reactions.

Referring to FIG. 10, the webtoon artist terminal 300 provides webtoon content information to the administrator terminal 400 (S2001), and the administrator terminal 400 provides webtoon content information to the server 100 (S2002). The server 100 may store webtoon content information (S2003). Here, webtoon content information is all information about webtoon content and may include multiple story lines, thumbnails, etc.

The server 100 may receive a thumbnail selection request (S2004) from the user terminal 200 according to the user's touch gesture. The server 100 may provide part of the webtoon content corresponding to the thumbnail (S2005). Additionally, two or more story line information that can be linked to some of the webtoon content can be provided (S2006). In the user terminal 200, a user may select and input two or more story line information (S2007). The server 100 may receive a story line selection request from the user terminal 200 (S2008) and provide another part of the webtoon content (S2009). In other words, it is possible to provide some of the already provided webtoon content and other parts that follow.

According to this method, users can subscribe to webtoon content that corresponds to the story line in the desired direction.

Referring to FIG. 11, the webtoon artist terminal 300 may request the server 100 to create an opinion collection voting page (S3001). Here, the opinion collection voting page is a voting page where opinions can be collected on at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of the webtoon content. The server 100 may generate a voting page (S3002) and provide the generated voting page to the user terminals 200 and 200' (S3003). Here, the voting page may be provided to multiple user terminals 200 and 200'. The user may input an opinion through the user terminal 200 (S3004). The user terminal 200 may transmit opinion information to the server 100 (S3005). The server 100 may store the received opinion information (S3006). Stored opinion information can be shared with multiple users.

Meanwhile, not only the webtoon artist terminal 300 but also the user terminal 200' can request the creation of an opinion collection voting page (S3007). The server 100 may create a voting page (S3008) and provide the generated voting page to the user terminals 200 and 200' (S3009). Here, the voting page may be provided to multiple user terminals 200 and 200'. The user may input an opinion (S3010) through the user terminal 200'. The user terminal 200' may transmit opinion information to the server 100 (S3011). The server 100 may store the received opinion information (S3012). Stored opinion information can be shared with multiple users.

According to this method, webtoon artists and users can communicate and exchange opinions about webtoon content. Additionally, users can communicate and exchange opinions about webtoon content.

As such, according to the interactive webtoon provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention, users can also participate in providing webtoons, webtoon authors can immediately receive feedback from users, and users can exchange opinions with each other. Community functions can be implemented, ultimately improving the satisfaction of webtoon artists and users.

The scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the description and expression of the embodiments explicitly described above. In addition, it is added once again that the scope of protection of the present invention may not be limited due to changes or substitutions that are obvious in the technical field to which the present invention pertains.

100: Server
200, 200': user terminal
300: Webtoon writer terminal
400: Administrator terminal

Claims (8)

As a method of providing interactive webtoons by a server,
Prior to the release of webtoon content, providing a first voting page that can evaluate prior preference for at least one of the story, character, and drawing style of the webtoon content to the designated user's terminal;
Receiving information about the dictionary preference from the designated user's terminal;
granting a reward for the prior preference evaluation to the designated user;
Providing information about the dictionary preference to a webtoon artist terminal corresponding to the webtoon content;
storing the webtoon content including a plurality of story lines modified to reflect the prior preference;
After releasing the webtoon content, providing part of the webtoon content to a plurality of subscriber terminals;
Providing two or more selectable story line information connected to the last scene of a portion of the webtoon content to the subscriber terminal;
Receiving a story line selection request from the subscriber terminal; and
Providing another part of the webtoon content corresponding to the selected story line to the subscriber terminal,
After the release of the webtoon content, at the request of the webtoon writer terminal or one subscriber terminal, a second device capable of collecting opinions on at least one of the story, character, and drawing style for each scene of the webtoon content. Creating a voting page;
Providing the second voting page to the plurality of subscriber terminals;
Receiving the opinion information from the plurality of subscriber terminals; and
Further comprising providing the opinion information to the webtoon author terminal and the plurality of subscriber terminals,
How to provide interactive webtoons. delete delete delete delete According to paragraph 1,
In the step of storing webtoon content including the plurality of story lines,
Stores multiple different webtoon contents and thumbnails corresponding to each webtoon content,
Before providing part of the webtoon content to the subscriber terminal,
Providing a plurality of thumbnails to the subscriber terminal; and
Further comprising receiving a thumbnail selection request from the subscriber terminal,
In the step of providing part of the webtoon content to the subscriber terminal,
Provides webtoon content corresponding to the selected thumbnail,
How to provide interactive webtoons. According to clause 6,
The thumbnail selection request received from the subscriber terminal includes one-way swipe touch gesture information for the thumbnail,
The step of providing the plurality of thumbnails to the subscriber terminal is:
Providing a certain thumbnail to the subscriber terminal; and
When receiving swipe touch gesture information in another direction for the one thumbnail, providing another thumbnail to the subscriber terminal,
How to provide interactive webtoons. A server that provides an interactive webtoon provision method according to paragraph 1.

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