KR20020079550A - Mail service method having character animation and system therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mail service method and system is provided to edit an animation where a character is moved according to a desired scenario, to transmit the animation to a user terminal via an e-mail, and to operate the animation independent of the mail at the user terminal. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises steps of displaying a menu such as a builder, a character animation storage box, a character animation gallery, or a sent mail box(200), enabling a user to select the builder among the menu(204), enabling a user to select a character(206), editing a motion, a position, a voice, an effective sound or a message of the character according to a user request(208), generating an agent script of the edited character animation, transmitting the agent script via an e-mail or a spam mail(210, 212), enabling the user to select the animation storage box among the menu(214), displaying a list of the stored agent scripts, and deleting, modifying or previewing the agent script according to a user request(216-220), enabling the user to select the animation gallery among the menu(222), displaying a list of exemplified character animations, and previewing or storing the character animation as another name(224, 226), and storing recommendation data on the previewed animation according to a user request(228).

Description

Mail service method and system with character animation attached {MAIL SERVICE METHOD HAVING CHARACTER ANIMATION AND SYSTEM THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a mail service method and system, and more particularly, to edit a moving character in a desired scenario and to send it as an attachment to the mail, and to allow the character to operate independently of the mail at the terminal of the mail receiver. A mail service method and system to which character animation is attached.

With the development of Internet technology, advertising methods through the Internet are also gradually diversified, and an advertising method for sending document mails containing advertisement contents to a plurality of mail recipients is widely used. However, the simple form of the document mail does not attract the interest of the target mail recipient, and therefore, conventionally, a mail sending combining the picture and the voice in the document mail has been proposed. However, as described above, the mail combining the picture and the voice has a very large data size, which makes it difficult to send a large amount of mail.

In addition, the picture and voice combined in the above manner is dependent on the mail, there is a problem that is minimized when the mail window is minimized or closed.

Therefore, in the related art, it has been required to develop a method of focusing attention of mail recipients and receiving advertisements with a crush.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to allow a mail sender to edit a character animation, voice, and sound effects in a desired scenario and attach it to the mail so that it can be sent to the recipient of the mail, thereby reading the mail and minimizing the data size. The present invention provides a mail service method with a character animation attached thereto, and a system according to it, which can reduce the load on the system even when a large number of advertisement mails are sent.

In addition, another object of the present invention is that the character animation sent to be attached to the mail operates independently of the mail, so that even if the mail recipient minimizes or closes the mail window, the character animation can be continued through the character animation The attached mail service method and system accordingly are provided.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mail service method and a system according to which a character animation is attached which can provide a mail-free advertisement to a mail recipient by performing an advertisement through the character animation.

1 is a system configuration according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a builder server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a main screen of a builder server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a character selection screen of a builder server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a process flow diagram of a character animation builder in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart of an animation list adding / input method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating an animation list addition / input screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view showing a scenario storage screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart of a method for editing / deleting an animation list according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a mail sending method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a spam mail sending method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

12 and 13 show examples of display of character animation.

14 is a flowchart of a character animation display method on the mail receiving side.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first step of attaching an agent script including at least one of items of motion information, location information, audio information, text, and URL of a character to an e-mail; A second step of sending an attached mail, and when the confirmation of the mail or a driving instruction of the character animation occurs, the image data of the character is downloaded according to an agent script attached to the mail, and the agent script and image data It characterized in that it comprises a third step of displaying the animation of the character on the receiving terminal using.

Referring to FIG. 1, which shows a schematic diagram of a system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database 108 includes a customer database 108a that stores customer information and agent scripts for each customer, and a character animation. Character animation database 108b for storing various image data, character animation data registered in animation gallery, etc., and affinity database 108c for storing mail recipients' character animation, driving frequency, etc. It is provided.

The builder server 102 provides a mail service to which an agent script for displaying a character animation is displayed according to a request of a client connected through the Internet or an administrator connected through the administrator terminal 100. Provides a display service for character animation. That is, the builder server 102 provides a service such as editing a character animation, displaying a character animation, sending an attached mail of the character animation, and the like. In particular, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a dedicated mail server 106 is provided separately to share the load of the builder server 102. According to the request of the builder server 102, the dedicated mail server 106 sends a mail to which an agent script for displaying a character animation is attached or is responsible for sending a spam mail to which an agent script for displaying a character animation is attached. do.

Briefly describing the operation of the system, a customer or manager connects to the builder server 102 and edits the character animation according to the desired scenario. That is, the customer or manager selects a desired character from among a plurality of characters, and edits the movement, position, voice, sound effect, message, and the like of the character.

When the editing of the character animation is completed in this way, the builder server 102 stores the movement and position data, audio data, text, and the like of the character as an agent script. Agent scripts do not contain image data in this way, which puts a strain on the mailing system.

In addition, the builder server 102 stores the agent script for each customer or manager, so that the customer or manager can reuse or re-edit the character animation later.

The customer or administrator attaches an agent script to an already created mail or HTML file, newly created mail, etc., and then sends it through the mail server 106.

The customer who receives the mail to which the agent script is attached may download the agent script attached to the mail to his terminal 110 to drive the character animation according to the agent script even when an event other than the mail confirmation occurs.

When the receiving customer confirms the mail, instructs the driving of the downloaded and stored agent script, or generates another predefined event, the receiving customer's terminal 110 automatically sends the builder server 102 to the builder server 102. Connect. The builder server 102 displays the character animation on the terminal 110 of the receiving customer according to the agent script, and stores the receiving side information in the compatibility database 108c.

The operation of the builder server 102 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

The builder server 102 provides various menus to a customer or an administrator, and FIG. 3 shows a screen displaying such a menu. The menu shown in FIG. 3 displays a menu such as a builder, a character animation library, a character animation gallery, and a sent box (step 200).

When the builder server 102 selects a builder menu to generate an agent script by editing a character animation (step 204), the builder server 102 displays a screen for character selection as shown in FIG. Allows the administrator to select the desired character. When the customer or manager selects a character (step 206), the builder server 102 edits the movement, location, voice, sound effect, message, etc. of the character according to the request of the customer or manager (step 208). Here, the client or the manager may designate the motion, the message, the voice, and the sound of the character in sequence to create an animation scenario of the character.

When the editing of the character animation is completed, the builder server 102 generates an agent script of the character animation edited by the customer or the manager and stores in the database 108. The agent script includes character selection information, movement and position information, audio information, text, and the like edited by a customer or an administrator.

The builder server 102 sends a mail to which an agent script is attached (step 210) or a spam mail to which an agent script is attached (step 212) according to a request of a customer or an administrator.

If the customer or manager selects the character animation library menu on the screen shown in FIG. 3 (step 214), the builder server 102 displays a list of agent scripts that the customer or manager has previously edited and stored, At the request of the customer or the administrator, the agent scripts displayed in the list are deleted, modified or provided with a preview (steps 216 to 220).

When the client or manager selects the character animation gallery from the menu (step 222), the builder server 102 displays a list of character animations composed of character animation editing examples, and previews the client or manager at the request of the client or manager. Provide or save under a different name (steps 224,226). Here, by saving under a different name, the customer or the manager can use the character animation registered in the gallery.

The builder server 102 also stores recommendation information of the character animation previewed at the request of the customer or the manager (step 228).

In addition, the builder server 102 has a function of the sender as a function of the mail server, and since the function of the sender is general, its detailed description is omitted (step 230).

A character animation editing process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The builder server 102 instructs the customer or the manager to select a driving event of the character animation (step 300), and the event includes a character animation driving command that can be expressed by an open mail or a double click. The builder server 102 sets the event selected by the customer or the manager as the driving event of the character animation (steps 302 and 304).

After that, the builder server 102 displays a scenario (hereinafter referred to as an animation list) composed of movement, position, voice, sound, and text of a character animation that the customer or administrator has previously edited and stored, and each item of the displayed animation list. Add / enter, edit / view, etc. are performed at the request of the customer or the manager (steps 306 and 308). The added / input, edited / viewed animation list as described above is parsed into an agent script once stored, and the parsed data is converted into an html file (steps 310 to 318).

The addition / input process of the item of the animation list will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. The builder server 102 displays a menu such as animation addition, sound addition, text input, url input, coordinate selection, etc. when a customer or manager requests addition / input of an item in the animation list, as shown in FIG. 7. (Step 400). The client or the manager performs animation addition, sound addition, text input, url input, coordinate selection indicating a character position, etc. through the menu. The builder server 102 sequentially displays and stores item addition or item selection information according to the request of the customer or the manager (steps 402 to 412). Here, the character operates sequentially according to the content added by the customer or the manager. Thereafter, the builder server 102 outputs an animation list added through a menu such as a selected event, a list deletion, a list movement, etc. according to a request of a customer or an administrator (step 414). Thereafter, the builder server 102 outputs an agent script corresponding to the edited animation list according to the request of the customer or the manager (step 416). The builder server 102 displays an animation list in which the addition / input of the item is completed through the scenario storage screen as shown in FIG. 8, and the customer or the manager desires the animation list in the scenario storage screen as shown in FIG. 8. You can search for.

The process of editing / viewing an item of an animation list will be described with reference to FIG. The builder server 102 provides one view or a whole view of the animation list of the corresponding customer or manager according to a request of the customer or manager (steps 502 to 506). That is, when a customer or a manager requests a view by selecting an item of the animation list, the builder server 102 displays a character according to the corresponding item, and when requesting a full view of the animation list, the character is sequentially stored in the animation list. The character is displayed according to the motion, position, voice, sound, text, and url information of the animation.

The builder server 102 performs an item deletion, reordering of selected items, etc. according to a request of a customer or an administrator, and stores the result of the execution (steps 508 to 514). The builder server 102 outputs an animation list added from a menu such as a selection event, an item deletion, an item movement, an input, and the like, and an agent script corresponding to the animation list on the screen (steps 516 and 518). .

Now, a process of sending an e-mail with a character animation attached at the request of the customer will be described with reference to FIG. 10. The builder server 102 attaches an html-type agent script edited by the customer to the mail created by the customer (step 600,602). Thereafter, the builder server 102 sends a mail after performing a preview at the request of the customer (steps 604 and 606).

A process of sending a spam mail to which a character animation is attached at the request of an administrator will be described with reference to FIG. 11. The builder server 102 inserts an agent script edited by an administrator after uploading an HTML file to be sent as spam mail (step 700.702).

After insertion of the agent script, the builder server 102 provides a preview at the request of the administrator and sends the target HTML file to a plurality of customers through the mail server (steps 704 and 706).

A method of displaying character animation on the mail receiving side will now be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The terminal 110 of the mail receiving side searches whether the receiving customer confirms the mail, issues a driving command of a character animation such as a double click, or generates another predetermined event (step 800). When the receiving customer generates a predetermined event to drive the character animation, the receiving terminal 110 searches whether image data for displaying the character animation according to the agent script is downloaded. If the image data is downloaded, the receiving terminal 110 accesses the builder server 102 and downloads image data for displaying a character animation according to the agent script. At the same time, the builder server 102 stores the information on the receiving side to download the image data in the database.

When the download of the image data is completed, the receiving terminal 110 reproduces the character animation according to the agent script.

As described above, in the present invention, when only the agent script is attached to the mail and transmitted, the receiving side downloads and displays image data for driving the character animation according to the agent script. In particular, the character animation is driven when the mail recipient desires, so that it is freely reproducible without being subject to the mail.

That is, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the character animation can be reproduced at the time of confirming the mail or desired by the mail receiver.

In the example of FIG. 14, the image data is downloaded and used from the builder server once to display the character animation. However, in order to accurately measure the response of the character animation, the image data is accessed by connecting to the builder server at every reproduction of the character animation. You can also download and use it.

As described above, in the present invention, since only the agent script for the character animation is sent as an attachment to the mail, the amount of data can be drastically reduced compared to the method of sending image data or audio data itself.

In addition, since the agent script of the present invention runs separately from the mail, the mail window is not affected by minimization or closing.

In addition, the present invention enables to perform the advertisement through the character animation so that the mail recipient can be provided without rejection.

Claims (7)

In the mail service method with a character animation attached, A first step of attaching an agent script including at least one of items of movement information, location information, audio information, text, and URL of the character to the mail; Sending a mail to which the agent script is attached; When the confirmation of the mail or the driving instruction of the character animation occurs, the image data of the character is downloaded according to the agent script attached to the mail, and the animation of the character is received using the agent script and the image data. And a third step of displaying on the mail service method to which the character animation is attached. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step, Searching whether the confirmation of the mail or the driving instruction of the character animation occurs; Downloading an image of the character to drive the character animation according to an agent script inserted into the mail when the mail confirmation or the driving command of the character animation occurs; And displaying the downloaded character according to the agent script. The method of claim 1, wherein the agent script, Any one of a plurality of characters selected, Constructing an animation list by sequentially designating at least one of items of movement, position, audio, text, and URL of the selected character; And a step of converting the animation list into an agent script. The method of claim 3, The agent script is a mail service method to which the character animation is attached, characterized in that stored by the customer or administrator. The method of claim 4, wherein The item of the animation list of the stored agent script is a character animation attached mail service method, characterized in that the addition or deletion or reordering, displayed at the request of the customer or administrator. The method of claim 4, wherein The item of the animation list of the stored agent script is a mail service method with a character animation, characterized in that the item-by-item display, the continuous display of the entire item is provided at the request of the customer or administrator. In the mail service system to which character animation is attached, A database having data for editing or displaying a character animation, At the request of the sending customer, at least one or more items of character movement, position, audio, text, and URL are sequentially designated by referring to the database, and an animation list is attached, and the agent script is attached to the mail and transmitted. A server for displaying the agent script by referring to the database when a receiving customer checks the mail or when the receiving customer generates a driving command of the agent script; Mail service system with a character animation, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of terminals in charge of the interface between the server and the transmission and reception customers.