KR20020012661A - The method of providing the life information as Animation and the system of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An animation magazine service system and method is provided to offer various magazines, e.g. diet, child care or cooking information under a GUI(Graphic User Interface) so that an information user can easily understand the offered informations. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises steps of offering an input window for inputting personal data of a user, including private contact data, physical data and living habit data(201), enabling the user to select a character and the sort of the magazines(202,203), in the case that the user selects a diet menu, automatically making a diet schedule(204), in the case that the user selects a calorie diet menu, enabling the user to directly make a diet schedule by using a diet scheduler(205), storing the schedule at a database of a client system(206), receiving the schedule data from the database(210), emulating animation on a screen for guiding a user's behaviour(220), enabling the user to access an upgrade server and to download a new version of a client program(230), enabling the user to receive diet consulting message from an expert or to exchange informations with other users via a messenger program(240,250), and checking if the diet schedule is completed(260).

Description

The method of providing the life information as Animation and the system of the same}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing living information by animation, and more particularly, by emulating various life information such as diet, parenting, and cooking information in a graphical user interface (GUI) environment on a screen using animation. The present invention relates to a method and a system that provides a visually easy way to act.

Existing life information providing systems using computers were mostly implemented using web pages on the Internet. In this case, however, the user must directly access the web page and be aware of the contents of life information provided that day. For example, in the case of diet information, there is an inconvenience in that the user must directly write his / her physical changes every day. come.

In addition, in the existing life information providing system, since information using text and pictures is mostly, users often cannot easily understand the information provided.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing life information in animation to deliver the life information, such as diet, child care, cooking through a computer. It's there.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a life information providing method and system that can easily understand the life information provided by the user by delivering information to the user easily and visually through the animation effect.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and system for providing living information in which a user can be correctly informed of actions to be performed by the current user.

1 is a diagram showing an output example of a screen according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the processing sequence of the diet information providing method of the life information providing method according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of creating a schedule using a diet scheduler when diet information is selected from the life information according to the present invention;

4 shows a two dimensional array used to create a schedule used for emulation through animation.

5 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of the life information providing system according to the present invention.

6 is a diagram showing the client-side configuration of the life information providing system according to the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing a server side configuration of the life information providing system according to the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a diary function provided in the case of providing diet information among additional functions according to the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a diagnostic function provided in the case of providing diet information among additional functions according to the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the method for providing life information by animation according to the present invention comprises the steps of determining whether the user's personal information is input at the client computer, and if the user's personal information is not input Inputting personal information, receiving current data stored in a storage space of a client computer using the personal information of the user, outputting an animation on the screen of the client computer according to the received data; Providing an additional function for communicating with the server, and repeating the data transmission step to the communication with the server at regular intervals until the life information is finished.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, the system for providing living information in the animation according to the present invention, means for determining whether the user's personal information is input from the client computer, and if the user's personal information is not input Means for inputting user's personal information, means for receiving current data stored in a storage space of a client computer using the user's personal information, and means for outputting an animation on the screen of the client computer according to the provided data. And means for providing an additional function for communicating with the server, and means for repeating the data transmission step to the communication with the server at regular intervals until the life information ends.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating an output example of a screen according to the present invention. The figure illustrates a case in which diet information is provided among life information. The animation output window 100 outputs a character selected by the user to inform the user of what action to take. The advertisement effect may be doubled by associating the character to be output on the animation output window with the living information selected by the user. In addition, by using various menu buttons 110, various additional functions (diet, in the case of diet planning, consultation application and received counseling confirmation, and sending and receiving messages, etc.) can be utilized. An advertisement window 120 may be provided at the bottom of the screen to display various advertisements, and there may be a minimize button 130 and an end button 140 to minimize or terminate the screen. Various functions according to the present invention and the processing thereof are described in detail below.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the diet information providing method of the life information providing method according to the present invention. However, with some modifications, it can also be used for other ways of providing life information. When the program is started, it is determined in step 200 whether the program is started first. The determination method may be performed based on whether a configuration file exists in a specific directory of the client computer and information exists in the file. The file name may be config.sys. In step 201, if the user starts the program for the first time through the determination. Present an input window for entering personal information and the user can enter personal information. The personal information may include personal information, body information, and constitution information. In addition, the personal information is stored in the client computer and can be modified at any time as needed or arbitrarily by the user even after the initial input.

The personal information can be used to log in to a remote server and perform automatic upgrades of the program. Personal information may include ID, password, name, age, gender, occupation, address, telephone number and e-mail address.

The body information may be used to output characters of a body shape similar to that of the user in implementing an emulation function with animation. Body information can be used for height, weight, chest, waist, hip, arm, thigh, calf and ankle.

The constitution information can be used for the character to emulate life information closer to the user's lifestyle. Contents that can be used as constitution information include eating habits, main activity time, activity level, sleep habits, bowel habits, bath habits.

Then, in step 202, the user selects the character he wants, and in step 203, the user selects the type of life information he / she wants. The figure shows an example in which a diet is selected from the types of living information. If a diet is selected, the user selects the type of diet to be executed. There are two types of diets: professional diets, which are widely known to the public, and calorie diets, in which a user sets and executes exercise and meals. If the user selects a professional diet, in step 204, a schedule corresponding to the diet is automatically created.

If the user selects a calorie diet, in step 205, a schedule using a diet scheduler is directly created. The scheduler regarding the diet will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

In addition, when the user selects the cooking information, the user can select a cooking recipe that the user wants to know, and in the case of other living information such as parenting information, a selection step suitable for each is generated and a schedule of living information is generated through this.

The living information schedule thus prepared is stored in a database inside the client in step 206 and the necessary data is transmitted from the database in step 210. In step 220, the animation that emulates an action that the current user should take is output on the screen using the received data. Specific data necessary for the output will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

In step 230, the client computer may access the upgrade server through the Internet to check the version of the program existing on the client computer, and if the version is low, the new version may be downloaded and installed from the upgrade server to the client computer. This specific operation will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.

In step 240, if the lifestyle information selected by the user is a diet, the client computer accesses the consultation information server through the Internet to check whether there is a message delivered to the user, and if there is a message delivered to the user, the content of the message. Can be downloaded to the client computer to inform the user that a new message has arrived. The message may include an appropriate answer and advice described by the medical professional who has received the question or diet progress during the diet. This specific operation will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.

In step 250, the client computer accesses an instant messenger server that stores message information received by the user through the Internet, checks whether there is a message delivered to the user from the server, and if there is a message delivered to the user, You can also download the contents of a message to a client computer and let the user know that a new message has arrived. The message may include a chat that is shared between users who install the program, which is also implemented in existing programs (ICQ, MSN Messenger, etc.). This specific operation will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.

In step 260, it is determined whether the diet is finished from the diet schedule, and if it is not finished, steps 210 to 250 are repeatedly performed at a predetermined time interval. This corresponds to the case of providing diet information among various life information, and in the case of cooking information, if the cooking is finished, in the case of other living information, searching each schedule according to whether or not the information provision is completed (step 210) to step ( 250) is performed repeatedly.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of creating a schedule using a diet scheduler when diet information is selected from the life information according to the present invention. As you can see, writing a table around your diet gives you information about the calories you eat. In addition, the above contents can be upgraded by connecting the client computer and the upgrade server.

4 illustrates a two-dimensional array used to create a schedule used for emulation through animation. That is, in step 220 of FIG. 1, an animation emulating an action that the current user should take is output on the screen. Specific data required for the output can be displayed as shown in FIG. Figure 4 is a two-dimensional array of 24x60 with rows for minutes and columns for minutes. Each cell may contain a specific number or character representing a specific animation emulation, and output the described animation by searching for rows and columns corresponding to the current time. For example, if you are jogging from 8:00 am to 8:30 am and breakfast from 8:31 to 9:00 and jogging is displayed as '1' and breakfast is displayed as '2', In the case of 30 minutes, if you search for rows and columns corresponding to 8:30, '1' is written, and accordingly, it outputs an animation that emulates jogging. When the corresponding row and column is searched at 8:31, '2' is stored, and accordingly, the animation is changed from an animation emulating jogging to an animation emulating breakfast. In this way, the emulating animation can change from time to time according to the user's schedule. The animation is downloaded from the server, stored in the client computer, and outputs the animation embedded in the client computer. The animation can be upgraded by connecting the client computer with the upgrade server.

5 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of the life information providing system according to the present invention. The server 800 part and the client 830 part are connected to each other through the Internet network 850. The server 800 is a part of the upgrade server 801 related to the upgrade of the program according to the present invention, which is largely present on the client computer, and when the diet information is provided, the user transmits questions or diet progress that may occur during the diet. The medical professional may include a counseling information server 802 related to the transmission of answers and advice described therein, and an instant messenger server 803 related to messages transmitted between users. In addition, although not shown, it may also include an advertisement server that connects with the client 830 and provides an advertisement.

In addition, when providing diet information, the system includes the consultation information server 802 and the client 830 and the hospital computer 840 connected to the Internet network 850 to implement the consultation portion of the professional medical staff.

6 is a diagram showing the client-side configuration of the life information providing system according to the present invention. The emulation & simulation module 901 inside the main module 900 uses the type of diet selected from the body information, constitution information, and diet type 920 among the user's personal information written in the personal information 910. The diet schedule file is generated and stored in the database 903. The personal information 910 and the diet type 930 are also separately shown in the drawings to facilitate descriptions or descriptions stored in the database 903. In addition, the database 903 may be searched to determine whether the user first executes the program according to the present invention. In addition, the emulation & simulation module 901 emulates a suitable animation through the animation display module 930 using the schedule file stored in the database 903, and performs the real-time upgrade unit 980 through the upgrade module 904. Communicate with your upgrade server, check the version, and download the new version if it exists on the upgrade server.

The subfunction module 902, together with the emulation & simulation module 901, provides additional functionality of the present invention. In the case of providing diet information, a diet diary function through the diet diary module 940 may be provided. The diet diary function will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 8. In addition, in the case of providing diet information, a diagnosis function through the diagnosis module 950 may be provided. The diagnostic function will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 9. In addition, in the case of providing diet information, the counseling function through the counseling module 960 may be implemented by transmitting and receiving counseling contents using the communication with the counseling information server, and the note function through the message module 970, the communication with the instant messenger server. It can be implemented by sending and receiving the message content using.

7 is a diagram showing a server side configuration of the life information providing system according to the present invention. The server 800 may include the upgrade server 801, the instant messenger server 803, and the consultation information server 802 in the case of providing diet information, and may also include an advertisement server (not shown). This will be explained.

When an upgrade request is received from the client 830 to the server through the upgrade module 904 and the real-time upgrade unit 980, membership verification is first performed. The procedure attempts to log in 1030 by sending an ID and password that the user previously entered through the client computer from the client computer to the server. In this case, if it does not match with the member data 1020 stored on the server side, the procedure cannot proceed any further, and only if it matches, the version check procedure 1010 is entered. The version check 1010 checks the version on the client and the version on the server, and then terminates the procedure if the version on the client side is the same or higher, and connects to the upgrade information module 1000 to connect to the server if the version on the client side is lower. Download and upgrade the version to the client.

In the case of providing the diet information, when the counseling contents are received from the client through the counseling module 960, the member verification 1130 is performed. The detailed procedure is the same as the member verification procedure described above. If it fails, you can no longer proceed, and if it passes, it will go into DNS (Domain Name Server) lookup. If it passes, the counseling information module 1100 accesses the counseling information module 1100, stores the counseling contents in the counseling information storage space 1110, and delivers the counseling contents to a specialist through a hospital counseling program 1140 embedded in a hospital computer. In addition, the counseling information module 1110 periodically checks whether there is counseling information delivered to the user through the counseling module 960, and transmits counseling information to the client if the counseling information is present.

When the message contents are received from the client through the message module 980, the member verification 1120 is performed. The detailed procedure is the same as the member verification procedure described above. If it fails, the procedure can no longer be performed. If it passes, the message is stored in the message information storage space 1210 and the other user 1230 is stored in the message information module 1200. When connected, the message is sent. In addition, the message information module 1200 periodically checks whether there is a message content transmitted to the user through the message module 980, and transmits the message information to the client if the message exists.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the client 830 connects to the advertisement server, searches for the existence of a new advertisement file in the advertisement server, and if so, receives the advertisement file and outputs the advertisement file to the advertisement window 120 of the present invention. May also be added.

8 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a diary function provided in the case of providing diet information among additional functions according to the present invention. That is, it is an example of providing a diet diary function through the above-described diet diary module 940. Users can record their plans directly, view plans and weight changes weekly or daily, and modify / delete data.

9 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a diagnostic function provided in the case of providing diet information among additional functions according to the present invention. That is, one example of providing a diagnosis function through the above-described diagnosis module 950 is provided. When the user inputs various types of physical data (FIGS. 9A and 9B) and questionnaires (FIG. 9C) about his or her actions, the user may calculate and output the diagnosis result to the user as shown in FIG. 9D. The calculation method can be changed and this calculation method can also be upgraded through an upgrade server.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the living information such as diet, parenting, cooking, and the like are easily and visually transmitted to the user through a computer, the user can easily understand the living information provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the current user should realistically output an action to be performed, the user may be provided with the correct information.

In addition, it has the effect of naturally promoting e-commerce through the advertising window included in the present invention.

Claims (13)

In the method of providing life information by animation, Determining whether the user's personal information is entered at the client computer; If the user's personal information is not entered, enter the user's personal information, Receiving current data stored in a storage space of a client computer using the user's personal information; Outputting an animation on a screen of a client computer according to the received data; Providing additional functions for communicating with the server, Repeating the data transmission step to the communication with the server at regular intervals until the life information ends. The method of claim 1, wherein the inputting of the personal information of the user is performed. Inputting personal information, body information and constitution information; Selecting a character to be used for the animation, Selecting the types of living information And storing the type of personal information and life information of the user in a storage space of a client computer. According to claim 2, wherein the step of selecting the type of living information Selecting diet information, Selecting cooking information, The method of providing life information by animation further comprising the step of selecting parenting information. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of selecting diet information Selecting one of the existing professional diets and calorie diets that can be personally written by the user; When the professional diet is selected, a schedule is automatically generated accordingly; When the calorie diet is selected, the method further comprises the step of creating a diet schedule by the user himself. The method of claim 3, wherein the selecting of the type of cooking information comprises: Selecting cooking information, Selecting a dish from the cooking information that the user wants to learn, And automatically generating a schedule according to the selected dish. The method of claim 3, wherein the selecting of the type of parenting information comprises: Selecting parenting information, And automatically generating a schedule according to the selected parenting information. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the additional function Upgrade the program, Sending and receiving consultation content; And sending and receiving a note. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of upgrading the program Connecting, by the client computer, to the upgrade server which stores the latest version of the program providing the method via the Internet; Checking a version of a program stored in the server; And downloading the program if the version of the program is newer than the version of the program provided to the client computer. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of transmitting and receiving the consultation content Accessing a counseling information server storing counseling information provided for each user through a client computer through the Internet; Checking whether there is a message delivered to each user at the server; Downloading the contents of the message to the client computer when there is a message delivered to each user in the step; And informing each user that the message has arrived anew. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of transmitting and receiving a note Connecting the client computer to an instant messenger server storing message information received by each user through the Internet; Checking whether there is a message delivered to each user in the server; Downloading the message to the client computer when there is a message delivered to each user in the step; And informing each user that the message has been newly arrived. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of transmitting and receiving a note Each user using a client computer to write a message to another user, The client computer accessing an instant messenger server storing message information received by each user through the Internet, and transmitting the message contents; And storing the contents of the message received by the server in a storage space inside the server. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of transmitting and receiving a note Client computer accessing an ad server providing advertisement content; Downloading new advertisement contents stored in the storage space inside the server from the server; And displaying the downloaded advertisement in a part of a program providing the method. In the system which provides life information by animation, Means for determining if a user's personal information has been entered at the client computer; Means for entering the user's personal information if the user's personal information is not entered; Means for receiving current data stored in a storage space of a client computer using the personal information of the user; Means for outputting an animation on the screen of the client computer according to the received data; Means for providing additional functionality in communication with the server, And means for repeating the data transmission step and the communication step with the server at regular intervals until the life information ends.