KR20020094072A - A method for managing cyber stamp and system thereof on the internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for managing a cyber stamp through the Internet are provided to efficiently execute the charging of an Internet site offering an e-mail or e-card service by introducing the concept of the cyber stamp. CONSTITUTION: Client devices(20) consisting of the user computers are connected with each other via the Internet. A server system(10) of a cyber stamp service manager is connected with the client devices via the Internet. A mail server provides the e-mail service on the Internet. The user desiring to send an e-mail through the mail server purchases the cyber stamp from the server of the cyber stamp service manager. The cyber stamp is posted on the e-mail the e-mail is sent. Herein, the mail server affiliates with the service manager. The user selectively attaches a moving picture file or an audio file to the e-mail. The user selects one of an ordinary postal service and a registered postal service.

Description

A method for managing cyber stamp and system about on the internet}

The present invention relates to a cyber stamp operation method and operating system through the Internet. More specifically, in order to achieve efficient promotion of the monetization of a site that provides an e-mail or electronic card service, the concept of an offline stamp is introduced online. The present invention relates to a method for operating cyber stamps through the Internet and a system for operating the same.

Websites that currently serve the highest usage of e-mail or e-cards on the Internet, like other portal sites, games, and informational sites, provide invalid services to attract members and advertise depending on the number of members. It is a situation that makes a profit by providing a advertising service by receiving a certain amount of money from other sites.

However, due to the recent decline in advertising revenue and the difficulty of companies providing advertising services through the Internet, many Internet service sites are feeling the limitation of profit.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, the Internet cyber stamp operation based on the introduction of the concept of cyber stamp in the Internet environment for the efficient promotion of the monetization of sites that provide e-mail or e-card services It is an object to provide a method.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an operating system for executing the Internet cyber stamp operating method.

The concept of the cyber stamp according to the present invention is based on producing, issuing, and circulating and managing the cyber stamp by a predetermined method according to the present invention, such as a stamp issued by an actual post office.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a method for operating an Internet cyber stamp, the server and the Internet of the partner company that provides a server and e-mail service of the cyber stamp operator to a plurality of client devices that want to use the cyber stamp As a way of operating cyber stamps connected through

Connecting a user to the server of the operator or the server of an affiliate through the client device;

Selecting an e-mail to be sent by the user;

Selecting, by the user, whether to attach a video or audio file to the e-mail;

The user selecting one of ordinary mail or registered mail;

Sending, by the user, the cyber stamp attached to the e-mail; and

And a step in which the user can enclose the cyber stamp.

In order to achieve the above another object, the Internet cyber stamp operating system according to the present invention, an operating system of cyber stamps through the Internet,

One or more client devices composed of computers of users wishing to use the cyber stamp and connected via the Internet;

An operator server system for operating a service relating to the cyber stamp connected to the client devices through the Internet; And

One or more affiliated servers providing the e-mail service through the Internet;

When the user wants to send an e-mail through the affiliated company, the user can purchase the cyber stamp through the server of the operator and send the e-mail together with the e-mail.

These and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description set forth in connection with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an overall system used in a method for operating a cyber stamp through the Internet according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating the steps in which a user of the present invention purchases a cyber stamp.

3 is a flow chart showing the process of the step of sending an e-mail or an e-mail using the cyber stamp by the user of the present invention.

4A to 4C illustrate a first embodiment of the method for operating the Internet cyber stamp of the present invention.

5A through 5C illustrate a second embodiment of the method for operating the Internet cyber stamp of the present invention.

6a to 6c illustrate a third embodiment of the method for operating the Internet cyber stamp of the present invention.

7A to 7D illustrate a fourth embodiment of the method for operating the Internet cyber stamp of the present invention.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

10: server of the operator of the present invention 20: the client device of the user

30: partner server 40: database system

50: operator web server of the present invention 60: cyber stamp management server

70: cyber stamp distribution server 80: payment system

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an overall system of a method for operating a cyber stamp through the Internet according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention relates to a server 10 of a cyber stamp service operator who distributes and manages cyber stamps, and to a multi-user client device 20 that uses an e-mail or electronic card service or purchases or uses a cyber stamp. ) And a server 30 of an affiliated company that provides e-mail or electronic card services.

The server 10 of the operator according to the present invention is linked with the server 30 of each affiliate and the client device 20 of each user is connected to the Internet. Among the client devices 20, the client device 20 connected to the server 30 of the affiliated company through the Internet may also be connected to the Internet.

The server system 10 of the operator of the present invention comprises a web server 50, a cyber stamp management server 60, a cyber stamp distribution server 70, a payment system 80, and a database system 40. It is.

Web server 50 according to the present invention is a server that is utilized as a web hosting service system that provides a variety of cyber stamp services according to the user's selection, the first time the operator is connected when the user connects to the url of the cyber stamp service The homepage has a menu for selecting all services provided by the operator, a login function, and displays information on registered users.

Cyber stamp management server 60 according to the present invention is a cyber mail user management service, e-mail or e-card creation service, usually received e-mail or e-card verification service, e-mail or e-card verification service delivered by registered It is in charge of cyber stamp use service.

The cyber stamp user management service of the present invention is a cyber stamp that is purchased and stored by each user, the cyber stamps received and stamped by each user, the cyber stamp received by each user received through cyber stamps, sales or auctions, etc. Mark the contents of the stamp. In addition, as an additional service of the user-specific management service of the present invention, each user can process the stored cyber stamp by using, extinguishing, trading registration, auction registration, and delivery.

When each user wants to destroy the archived cyber stamp, the cyber stamp can be destroyed by selecting the cyber stamp to be extinguished and the number of cyber stamps extinguished in the cyber stamp master database 41 among the databases 40. This recorded and extinguished content is deleted from the user cyber-collection collection database 42 of the database 40. Thereafter, the management service system is reloaded to display the contents of the currently stored cyber stamp except for the expired cyber stamp.

In the case of using the cyber stamp of the present invention, the user may create an e-mail or an electronic card and attach or enclose a cyber stamp on the server 10 of the operator of the present invention or the server 30 of the affiliate company.

Then, in the e-mail or e-card creation service, each user selects one of e-mail or e-card as a means of transmitting the message, and then selects one of ordinary mail and registered mail to compose the message, and then the affiliate The server 30 of the company or the predetermined cyber stamp presented by the server 10 of the operator can be selected. If there is no cyber stamp currently stored by the user, the cyber stamp may be purchased by the cyber stamp purchase service. In the case of selecting a cyber stamp, each user selectively attaches a video or audio file and clicks the send button to send. By this sending, the server 10 of the operator records the above contents in the electronic card of the database system 40 or the electronic mail box database 44, and is installed in the database system 40, and the electronic card of the user to be received. The above information is also recorded in the electronic mail mailbox database 43.

A user who has received a normal mail in the normally received e-mail or e-card verification service of the present invention connects to a server 30 of the affiliated company that can check the e-mail or e-card through the client device 20, and In addition, the server 30 of the affiliate may go to a page where the contents of the message can be checked. Each user can view the contents of the mailbox database 43 of the e-mail or e-card with or attached to the cyber stamp. In addition, for each postal stamp attached to or enclosed with each e-mail or e-card, you can choose to insert a user-specific cyber stamp archive. In the case of selecting the storage box, the server 10 of the operator records the contents in the cyber mailbox library database 42 for each user.

In addition, in the e-mail or e-card confirmation service delivered by registered mail, when the user who receives the registered mail connects to the server 30 of the affiliated company of the present invention which can check the contents of the e-mail or the e-card, the e-mail or If you log in the first time you connect to the partner company's server 30 from the time the electronic card was sent, the contents of the message are delivered by a pop-up window. The user can check the contents of the message in the pop-up window and move the cyber stamps attached or enclosed in the same manner as the normal mail to the user-specific cyber stamp library 42.

The distribution server 70 of the cyber stamp according to the present invention is responsible for the cyber stamp purchase service, cyber stamp sales service, cyber stamp auction service.

According to the cyber stamp purchase service of the present invention, a user can select a category of the purchase service, select a cyber stamp in each category, and select a shopping cart. After the user selects all the cyber stamps to purchase, the user selects a payment method from the payment system 80 provided by the operator to pay a predetermined amount to pay a predetermined amount. When the payment is finally arranged, the server 10 of the operator stores the purchase contents in each database 40.

The cyber stamp trading service and the cyber stamp auction service sells a limited number of cyber stamps produced and sold by the operator, thereby creating a collection value like a real stamp collection, and trading the cyber stamps desired to be collected between users. Services to arrange.

In other words, each user wants to sell or auction the cyber stamps they want to sell or auction by clicking on the registration. On the sale or auction registration screen, enter the seller, the contents of the cyber stamp you want to sell, the number of purchases, the amount of the sale or auction, e-mail, etc., and click the Done button. Upon completion, the sales registration details are recorded in the sales database 47 and the like and are moved to the sales list. Meanwhile, a user who wants to buy or buy an auction goes to a sale or auction list screen, selects a cyber stamp to buy and clicks a sale or auction button. Click the Buy button, go to the transaction screen, pay the fee to the payment system 80, and when the transaction is completed, the transaction is recorded in the database system 40, and the management box is created as a popup on the screen of the purchased user. The cyber stamp is displayed.

The payment system 80 of the present invention is used as a system for paying a fee by selecting a predetermined payment method for a user who is provided with the cyber stamp service.

The database system 40 is a data bank of the information of the cyber stamps operated by the operator server 10, the cyber stamp master database 41, the user cyber stamp collection database 42, the e-mail or electronic card mailbox database. (43), e-mail or e-card outbox database (44), cyber-postal database attached to e-mail or e-card (45), cyber-postal database (46) enclosed in e-mail or e-card, and (47) It can be composed of cyber stamp large classification code database, cyber stamp small classification code database, cyber stamp sales database, cyber stamp sales payment database, and cyber stamp sales history database.

In the method of operating a cyber stamp via the Internet of the present invention, the operation method of the cyber stamp for the efficient promotion of the monetization of affiliate companies is as follows.

Step 1: The user purchases the cyber stamp through the client device 20.

Step 2: The cyber stamp purchased by the user is attached to or enclosed in an e-mail or an electronic card according to the user's selection through a server of an affiliate company or a server of a cyber stamp service operator.

Step 3: When the user receives the e-mail or electronic card attached or enclosed with the cyber stamp, the cyber stamp is processed by the user for storage, extinction, or the like.

Step 4: Trade or auction the cyber stamps stored by the users through the client device 20 with each other or with the operator.

Step 5: Data banking is made of the information on the cyber stamps prepared by the operator of the present invention and the information on the cyber stamps managed by the user who purchased the cyber stamps.

2 is a flowchart of a step in which a user purchases a cyber stamp by accessing an operator's server through a client device in the method of operating a cyber stamp through the Internet according to the present invention. Referring to Figure 2, the method for purchasing a cyber stamp according to the present invention is as follows.

Step 100: When the user connects to the web server 50 in the server 10 of the operator via the client device 20, the cyber postal service homepage is displayed.

Step 2 110: The web server 50 moves to a cyber stamp purchase page in order to receive a cyber stamp purchase service.

Step 120: Select a single or a plurality of cyber stamps to be purchased on the purchase page.

Step 4 130: After selecting the cyber stamp to be purchased, confirming the purchase of the cyber stamp to be purchased.

Step 5 140: The payment system 80 provided by the operator server 10 is activated.

Step 6 150: When the payment system 80 is activated, the server of the operator requests a predetermined payment through the purchase page.

Step 7 (160): When the user completes the payment for the request for the payment, information about the cyber stamp purchased by the user is stored in the user cyber stamp collection database.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a step in which a user accesses an operator's server or an affiliated company's server through a client device and sends an e-mail or an electronic card using a cyber stamp in the present invention. Referring to Figure 3, a method of sending an e-mail or an electronic card using the cyber stamp according to the present invention is as follows.

Steps 200 and 201: The user connects to the affiliate server 30 or the operator server 10 via the client device 20 to log in.

Step 220: After the user logs in, the user selects an e-mail or an electronic card as a means of transmitting a message.

Step 230: The user selects the e-mail or the electronic card and then selects whether to attach the video or audio file. If "Attach" is selected for attachment, the video or audio file is attached to the e-mail or electronic card. If "Attach" is not selected for attachment, the next step is taken.

Step 4 (240): After selecting whether to attach the video or audio file, and whether to create a message to be sent to the e-mail or electronic card. If you choose to write or not, you write a message. If you choose not to write, you go to the next step.

Step 5 (250, 255, 260): After selecting whether or not to write a message, an e-mail or an electronic card is selected whether or not to enclose the cyber stamps currently managed by the user. If enclosed is selected for enclosed or not, the cyber mail can be selected and enclosed. If the enclosed is not selected for enclosed or not, the user selects ordinary mail or registered mail as a sending grade.

Step 6 (270): When a choice is made on the shipping class, a cyber stamp will be attached.

Step 280: Posting a cyber stamp will send an e-mail or electronic card.

Step 8 (290): Sending an e-mail or e-card and simultaneously sending the user cyber-postal database 42, the cyber-mailbox database 43, the cyber-mail box database 44, the e-mail or e-mail among the database systems 40. The cyber stamp database 45 attached to the card, the cyber stamp database 46 enclosed with the e-mail or the electronic card are updated.

4A to 4C are exemplary diagrams of an electronic card sending using a cyber card as an embodiment of the method for operating the Internet cyber stamp of the present invention. 4A to 4C, an example of sending an electronic card using the cyber stamp according to the present invention is as follows.

Referring to FIG. 4A, when a user connects to the operator's server 10 or the affiliate's server 30 through the client device 20 and selects the electronic card sending, the electronic card sending screen 300 appears. The user selects the electronic card (310), composes the message (320), makes a selection (340) for attaching the video and sending the registered document, and then clicks the go button 350. When selecting an electronic card, a type 360 of the card, for example, love, gratitude, humor, etc. may be selected.

Referring to FIG. 4B, the process proceeds to attaching a cyber stamp. If there is a stamp that the user has previously purchased, the web page (400) that comes with the available cyber stamp comes first. The already used cyber stamp can see the screen 410 that appears later. In the case of a used cyber stamp, a confirmation stamp (420) is stamped. Enclosing the cyber stamp 430, the recipient receives the enclosed cyber stamp. Attaching the postage corresponding to the amount of money sent (440) O.K logo display 450 and the send button 460 is activated. If the user does not have a previously purchased cyber stamp, the user can click the buy cyber stamp button 470 to purchase the cyber stamp. If the user sends an e-card without a previously purchased cyber stamp, a warning screen is displayed (480).

Referring to FIG. 4C, the cyber mail purchase screen 500 is displayed when the cyber mail purchase button 470 is clicked. The selection button 510 may be clicked to select cyber stamps by type, for example, ordinary stamps or commemorative stamps, and the selection button 520 may be clicked on by price or by manufacturing date. After selecting the cyber stamp to be purchased, the purchase button 530 is clicked. If the current user who purchases the cyber stamp does not have electronic money or the balance is low, the electronic money charging screen 540 is displayed. In this embodiment, the electronic money is represented by an icon.

5A to 5C are exemplary diagrams of an electronic card reception using a cyber card as an embodiment of the present invention for operating an internet cyber stamp. 5A to 5C, an example of receiving an electronic card using the cyber stamp according to the present invention is as follows.

Referring to FIG. 5A, in the case of receiving by ordinary mail (600), the electronic card is connected to the server 20 of the affiliated company or the server of the service stamp service operator (200) through the client device 20 (200). ) And receive it when you log in. New card arrival message 610 is displayed only if there is a new card. If you click on the card 620 that you want to see, the card view pops up, and the card view screen 630 of FIG. 5B appears.

In case of receiving by registered mail of FIG. 5C (601), the electronic card is connected to the server 20 of the affiliated company or the server 30 of the cyber stamp service operator of the present invention through the receiving client device 20 (200). ) When you log in. Registered mail is displayed (640) and all newly registered cards are marked as "registered mail (640)" and are automatically stored in the recipient's mailbox.

6A to 6C illustrate a cyber stamp collection screen managed by a user as a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, when one of the cyber stamps displayed on the cyber stamp collection screen 700 is clicked, the “Istem Detail View” screen 740 of FIG. 6B is popped up. Then, when the convert to electronic money button 720 is clicked on, the "change to electronic money" screen 750 of FIG. 6C is displayed. When the confirmation button 751 is clicked on the "replace with electronic money" screen 750, the cyber stamp is removed from the currently held cyber stamp and the sum of the compensation amount is filled with the electronic money. Clicking the Cancel button 752 in the "Currency Change" screen 750 returns to the "Currency Change" screen 750. When the auction button 730 is clicked on the cyber stamp collection screen 700, the screen goes to the “sell by cyber stamp auction” screen 800 of FIG. 7A.

7A to 7D illustrate exemplary embodiments of the method for operating the Internet cyber stamp of the present invention, in which a user posts auctions of cyber stamps stored by users through an operator's server.

FIG. 7A shows a screen for selling a cyber stamp auction 800, FIG. 7B shows a cyber stamp auction registration confirmation screen 810, FIG. 7C shows a cyber stamp auction screen 820, and FIG. The 7d cyber stamp auction item view screen 830 is configured as shown in the respective drawings.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user pays a predetermined amount every time the user attaches the cyber stamp at a site that provides a service of an e-mail or an electronic card, or allows the user to purchase a cyber mail post in advance, To provide an efficient service for monetizing a site that provides a service of mail or electronic cards.

In addition, the affiliated site may use a cyber stamp purchased by the user in advance, and in such a case, the affiliated site pays a commission according to the partnership agreement with the operator of the present invention.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described using specific terms, such descriptions are for illustrative purposes only, and it should be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the following claims. do.

Claims (9)

As an operating system of cyber stamps through the Internet, One or more client devices composed of computers of users wishing to use the cyber stamp and connected via the Internet; An operator server system for operating a service relating to the cyber stamp connected to the client devices through the Internet; And A mail server for providing an e-mail service through the Internet; If the user wants to send an e-mail through the mail server, the cyber stamp operating system via the Internet, characterized in that to purchase the cyber stamp through the operator's server and send along with the e-mail. The system of claim 1, wherein the mail server is a server of an affiliate company that cooperates with the operator and provides the electronic mail service. The system of claim 1, wherein the mail server is a server of the operator providing the electronic mail service. The Internet of claim 1, wherein the e-mail includes a regular e-mail and a registered e-mail, and the user can select either regular e-mail or registered e-mail to send the e-mail. Cyber Stamp Operation System. 5. The cyber stamp operating system according to claim 4, wherein when the registered e-mail is received by the recipient, the contents of the registered e-mail are delivered by a pop-up window at the moment of logging in to the mail server. A method of operating a cyber stamp by connecting a plurality of client devices that want to use the cyber stamp through the Internet with the server of the cyber stamp operator and an affiliate server that provides an e-mail service, Connecting a user to the operator's server through the client device; Selecting an e-mail to be sent by the user; Selecting, by the user, whether to attach a video or audio file to the e-mail; The user selecting one of ordinary mail or registered mail; And And a step of the user attaching the cyber stamp to the e-mail and sending it. A method of operating a cyber stamp by connecting a plurality of client devices that want to use the cyber stamp through the Internet with the server of the cyber stamp operator and an affiliate server that provides an e-mail service, Connecting a user to the server of the affiliate through the client device; Selecting an e-mail to be sent by the user; Selecting, by the user, whether to attach a video or audio file to the e-mail; The user selecting one of ordinary mail or registered mail; And And a step of the user attaching the cyber stamp to the e-mail and sending it. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 7, The method of operating a cyber stamp, the method of operating a cyber stamp over the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises the step of enclosing the user in the e-mail to send the cyber stamp. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 7, The operating method of the cyber stamp, the user of the cyber stamp operating method further comprises the step of purchasing the cyber stamp.