KR20030045223A - A Method And System For Outputting A Character Image - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for generating a character image, and a method and a system for outputting the generated character image are provided to generate the character image including a code symbolizing an emotion as an emoticon, and to search and output the character image matched with the emotion to express. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a character database(140), a control part(110), an input part(120), and an output part(130). The control part includes a character searching module(111), a database management module(112), and a text combination module(113). The character searching module(111) discriminates an emotion state matched with a keyword by analyzing the keyword inputted through the input part(130), and searches the character image from the character database(140) by extracting a facemark matched with the emotion state. The database management module(112) edits and updates the character image stored in the characteristic database(140). The text combination module(113) combines the searched character image with the text inputted through the input part(120), and combines it with a web document, a chatting message, or an SMS(Short Message Service) message.

Description

A method and system for outputting a character image

The present invention relates to a method of generating and outputting a character image using a computer. In particular, the emotion is transmitted only by an image by forming a face of a character using an emotion expression character such as an emoticon. It relates to the generation and output method of this possible character.

Recently, as characters known through movies, animations, and games are commercialized, characters are recognized as part of an industry that creates added value beyond the scope of simple art works.

Also, with the development of computer communication networks such as the Internet, characters have emerged as the protagonists of cyber space. In particular, the character is used as an alter ego (aka, avatar) to represent himself in e-mail and chat, and a service that downloads its own character using a mobile communication terminal has attracted high attention from netizens.

As such, the character is now acting as a symbol of a particular user on the network, not just an aesthetic image that induces aesthetics.

However, in the case of the conventional character, it is impossible to express various emotions of the user because it has only one standardized expression or action. In other words, in order for the user to express his or her emotions in various ways, the user had to create separate character images (face images such as eyes, nose, and mouth) for each emotion to be expressed.

Therefore, when transmitting a character that symbolizes itself through a chat or email to the counterpart, the transmitted character is set to one expression, and thus the character alone cannot effectively convey the user's emotion or intention.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for generating a character image including a code representing an emotion.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of searching for and outputting a character image corresponding to an emotion to be expressed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be described below and will be appreciated by the practice of the invention. Furthermore, the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by means and combinations indicated in the appended claims.

The following drawings attached to this specification are illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention to serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention is a matter described in such drawings It should not be construed as limited to

1 is a system configuration diagram for implementing a process of accessing a remote storage device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a compact disc according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a table showing a data storage structure of an authentication key database according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of manufacturing a compact disc of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6 are flowcharts illustrating a process of accessing a remote storage device using a compact disc manufactured according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows the creation of a network disk drive for accessing a remote storage device within a storage search interface.

<Description of main reference numerals in the drawings>

200: client information terminal 230: compact disc

300: disk management server 310: authentication key management module

320: authentication execution module 330: storage providing module

341: authentication key database 342: remote storage space

In order to achieve the above object, an image output system as an aspect of the present invention relates to a computer system having a storage device and a processor,

The storage device includes a character image including a pictogram for expressing emotions such as love, depression, surprise, despair, and a program for searching for and outputting the character image;

The processor executes a program stored in the storage device;

The program

Analyzing the emotion to be expressed and searching for a corresponding character image;

And performing a procedure of outputting the found at least one character image.

In this case, the computer system further includes a communication means for performing data communication through a network, the program outputs the retrieved at least one character image to a remote client system via the network.

In addition, the program further performs a procedure of receiving information on the emotion to be expressed from the client system through the network.

The character image may include a body part for representing a characteristic behavior; A face portion for representing emotions; The face portion is made up of pictograms for expressing emotions; The emoji is characterized in that the emoticon (emoticon).

Character image search and output method as another aspect of the present invention

A body part for representing a characteristic behavior; In the character image consisting of a face portion containing a pictogram to represent the emotion,

Searching for a character image corresponding to an emotion to be expressed based on the pictograms of the face unit; And outputting the retrieved character image.

In addition, a character image search and output method as another aspect of the present invention is implemented using a computer system that stores a plurality of character images corresponding to the emotion to be expressed;

A body part for representing a characteristic behavior; In the character image consisting of a face portion including a glyph representing the emotion,

Inputting a message to be transmitted through the character image into the computer;

Extracting an emotion represented by the message and searching for the character image through a glyph matching the emotion;

Combining the message with the retrieved character image; And

Outputting the character image.

In addition, a character image generation method according to another aspect of the present invention is a method for generating a character image having an emoticon expressing emotions using a computer system having a storage device and a processor,

Determining an emotion to be expressed;

Retrieving an emoticon corresponding to the determined emotion from the storage device;

Retrieving a character body image from the storage device for representing an action corresponding to the emoticon;

Coupling the emoticon to the body image.

The emoticon is coupled to the face of the character body to form the eyes and mouth of the character.

In addition, the method for generating a character image of the present invention may further include determining a color corresponding to the character and combining the color with the character body image.

The character image generation method of the present invention may further include determining an accessory image to be coupled to the character and combining the accessory image to the character body.

In addition, the character image generation method of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving the character data to be coupled to the character; Combining the text data with the character image.

In this case, the text data may be input to the computer system through a network.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

First, FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a computer system according to a first embodiment of the present invention for searching for and outputting a character image.

As shown in the figure, the system 100 of the present embodiment includes a storage device 140 (character database), a control unit 110, an input device 120, and an output device 130.

The system 100 of the present embodiment may be a single computer system in which the control unit 110 and the input and output devices 120 and 130 are connected by an internal bus, or the control unit 110 and the input and output devices 120 and 130. May be a distributed system connected through a network. The network includes all of a local area network (LAN), a local area network (WAN), an intranet, an extranet, and the like, and is particularly preferably the Internet.

When the system of the present embodiment is formed of a single computer system, the input device 120 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and the output device 130 is a CRT, an LCD, or the like. In addition, the controller 110 may be a microprocessor capable of computing a large amount of data at high speed, and the storage device 140 may be an auxiliary storage device within a single computer or a large external storage device.

In addition, when the system of the present embodiment consists of a distributed computing system, the input and output devices 120 and 130 serve as components of the client computer system, and the controller 110 acts as a component of the server computer system. Therefore, the user can input and receive information to the server computer system via a network from a client computer system that exists at a remote location.

In the present embodiment, the client system is preferably a laptop computer or a handheld PC. However, the client system is not limited thereto. If the object of the present invention can be achieved by transmitting and receiving information with a server computer on a network, It shall be construed to include all telecommunications terminals on the radio.

The server computer system is a large-capacity computer system including a control unit 110, a network interface (not shown), a data storage device 140, and the like. A traditional personal computer or workstation with a significant amount of memory and processing power can be used as the server computer of this embodiment.

The server computer can perform a large amount of work by executing a huge amount of mathematical calculations in information processing or database searching. Pentium microprocessors, mainly from Intel, can be used as controls.

Hereinafter, a specific function of the controller 110 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

The controller 110 includes a character search module 111, a database management module 112, and a character combining module 113.

The character search module 111 analyzes a search word input through the input device 130 to determine an emotional state corresponding to the search word, extracts a facemark that matches the emotional state, and desired character image. Is a program module for searching from the character database 140.

In addition, the character search module 111 may search the character database 140 for a character image to be output through the output device 130 regardless of input of a search word.

That is, for example, when the information output through the output device 130 is a web document, an e-mail, a chat message, a short message, etc., the character search module 111 analyzes the text data and adds the text data to the text data. Extracts close emotional states (eg love, depression, surprise, sadness, joy, earnestness, pimples, despair, enthusiasm, etc.). As such, when the emotional state to be expressed is extracted, the character search module 111 searches for the character image matching the emotional state from the character database 140.

In addition, the character search module 111 may be a user interface module for allowing a user to easily access the character database 140. That is, for example, the interface module serves to guide the user to easily select a desired character image from various character images stored in the character database 140.

The database management module 112 is a program module for modifying, updating or updating a character image stored in the character database 140. In addition, when a specific character is selected by the character search module 111, the database management module 112 additionally performs a role of transferring the searched character to the character combining module 113.

The character combining module 113 not only serves to combine a specific character input from the input device 120 with the retrieved character image as shown in FIG. 2A, but also retrieves the retrieved character image from a web document, an email, a chat message, or a short message. It also plays a role in binding to messages.

The character database 140 stores and manages a character image having a form as shown in FIG. 2A. First, referring to FIG. 2A, the configuration of the character image according to the present embodiment is as follows.

Character image 20 of the present embodiment is largely composed of a body portion 22 and the face portion 21, the character combination unit 24 may be added.

The body part 22 is a part for expressing an action corresponding to an emotion to be represented through a character. In addition, clothes or accessories may be attached to the body 22.

The face part 21 is a part corresponding to the face of the character 20 and is a part for expressing the emotion or expression of the character. In the present exemplary embodiment, various emotions and expressions can be expressed by forming a face mark by combining an emotion expression character, that is, an emoticon, on a portion corresponding to the eyes and mouth of the face portion 21.

In the present embodiment, an emoticon is introduced as an emotion expression character, but the emotion expression character of the present invention is not limited to an emoticon, and if any expression is possible by combining letters, numbers, special symbols, etc. Should be interpreted as

In addition, the character combiner 24 is a part for connecting the character input from the user with the character.

As described above, the character of the present embodiment combines the action of the body portion 22 and the emotion expression character 22 of the face portion 21 to express realistic and dynamic emotions. In addition, by combining appropriate character data with the character combiner 24, it is possible to more clearly convey emotions and intentions.

The character image is largely love (10), melancholy (11), surprise (12), sadness (13), joy (14), cut (15), squeeze (16), despair (17), enthusiasm as shown in FIG. A representative emotion character as shown in (18) and a plurality of sub emotion characters 142 as shown in FIG. 3 are stored in the character database 140 with respect to each of the representative emotion characters 141.

Accordingly, the character search module 111 first analyzes the text, search word, or user command to determine a representative emotion character, and among the sub emotion characters subordinate to the representative emotion character, it is suitable for the text, search word, or user command. Choose.

Hereinafter, a method of searching for and outputting a character image corresponding to an emotion to be expressed will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

When the character image according to the present embodiment is to be combined with a web document, an e-mail, a chat message, or a short message, first, the contents of the web document, the e-mail, the chat message, and the short message to which the character is to be combined are analyzed, and the analyzed result is obtained. Representative emotions corresponding to the text are selected based on the selected sub-emotions, and among the sub emotions subordinate to the representative emotions, the sub emotions closest to the analysis result are selected.

In this way, when the corresponding sub emotion is finally determined, a character image having an action (body part) and a face mark (face part) corresponding to the sub emotion is extracted from the character database 140.

In the state where the character image is searched, the character combining module 113 determines whether the character data input from the user exists, and if the character data exists, the character data is added to the character image as shown in FIG. 2A. Combine.

As such, when the searching and processing of the character image is completed, the character combining module 113 combines (attaches) the character image with text data such as the web document, an email, a chat message, and a short message.

The web document combined with the character image is output to the client system through a network at the request of a specific client system. In addition, the e-mail combined with the character image is transmitted to the designated destination according to the mail transmission protocol, and the chat message and the short message combined with the character image are transmitted to the designated information communication terminal via the network.

On the other hand, when a user inputs a search word related to a specific emotion on the server computer using his computer system, the character search module 111 analyzes the search word to search for a representative emotion and sub emotions dependent on the representative emotion. Then, a character image having an action corresponding to this sub emotion and a face mark (emoticon) is extracted from the character database and output to the user computer.

In addition, when the character search module 111 functions as an interface module, a user searches for and extracts a desired character image from the character database 140 using the interface module, and extracts the extracted character image into an email text, It is possible to combine with chat messages, short messages and the like and send them to specific destinations.

Example 2

4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a computer system according to a second embodiment of the present invention for generating, searching for, and outputting a character image.

As shown in the figure, the system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a storage device 240, a controller 210, an input device 220, and an output device 230.

The system 200 of the present embodiment may be a single computer system in which the control unit 210 and the input and output devices 220 and 230 are connected by an internal bus, or the control unit 210 and the input and output devices 220 and 230. May be a distributed system connected through a network. The network includes all of a local area network (LAN), a local area network (WAN), an intranet, an extranet, and the like, and is particularly preferably the Internet.

When the system of the present embodiment is formed of a single computer system, the input device 220 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and the output device 230 is a CRT, an LCD, or the like. In addition, the control unit 210 is preferably a microprocessor capable of computing a large amount of data at high speed, and the storage device 240 may be an auxiliary storage device in a single computer or a large external storage device.

In addition, when the system of the present embodiment is a distributed computing system, the input and output devices 220 and 230 serve as input and output terminals of the client system, and the control unit 210 serves as a component of the server computer system. . Therefore, the user can input and receive information to the server computer system via a network from a client computer system that exists at a remote location.

In the present embodiment, the client system is preferably a laptop computer or a handheld PC. However, the client system is not limited thereto. If the object of the present invention can be achieved by transmitting and receiving information with a server computer on a network, It shall be construed to include all telecommunications terminals on the radio.

The server computer system is a large-capacity computer system including a control unit 210, a network interface (not shown), a data storage device 240, and the like. A traditional personal computer or workstation with a significant amount of memory and processing power can be used as the server computer of this embodiment.

The server computer can perform a large amount of work by executing a huge amount of mathematical calculations in information processing or database searching. Pentium microprocessors, mainly from Intel, can be used as controls.

Hereinafter, a detailed function of the controller 210 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

The controller 210 includes a search engine 211, an image composition module 212, and a database management module 213.

The search engine 211 analyzes a search word input through the input device 230 to determine an emotional state corresponding to the search word, and a face mark to describe a facemark and a body image matching the emotional state. The program module extracts from the database 241 and the body database 242.

In addition, the search engine 211 is a component of a character image to be coupled to specific character data (for example, text information of a web document, email text, a chat message, a short message, etc.) regardless of a search word input from the outside. Face marks and body images may be searched for and extracted from the character database 240.

That is, for example, when the information output through the output device 230 is text data such as a web document, an email, a chat message, or a short message, the search engine 211 analyzes the text data, and the text is analyzed. Extract emotional states closest to the data (e.g., love, depression, surprise, sadness, joy, earnestness, puzzling, despair, enthusiasm, etc.). As such, when the emotional state to be expressed is extracted, the search engine 211 searches the face mark database 241 and the body database 242 for the face mark and the body image matching the emotional state.

In addition, the search engine 211 may be an interface module for allowing a user to easily access the character database 240. That is, for example, the interface module may include a face mark DB 241, a body DB 242, a background image DB 243, an accessory image DB 244, and a color pattern that the user configures the character database 240. It serves to guide the user to easily select a desired image or information from various image or pattern information stored in the DB 245 or the like.

The database management module 213 is a program module for modifying, updating or updating image or pattern information stored in the character database 240.

The image synthesizing module 212 synthesizes the body image, face mark, color pattern information, accessory image, background image, etc. extracted by the search engine 211 to generate a single character image combined with emotion expression characters. Not only does it perform, but it also plays a role of attaching such synthesized character images to web documents, emails, chat messages, and short messages.

In addition, the character database 240 is composed of a face mark DB 241, a body DB 242, a background DB 243, an accessory DB 244, and a color DB 245.

The face mark DB 241 stores a plurality of face marks as shown in FIG. 5, each representing one emotion or facial expression. This face mark is made by embodying the eyes and nose of an animal or person, and is composed of emotion expression characters.

The emotion expression character is made by combining specific letters, numbers, special symbols, and the like, and is specially developed to represent emotions as well as pictograms that are already recognized as codes representing emotions among social members such as emoticons. It also includes letters.

In the table of Fig. 5, a plurality of face marks are represented, each of which is matched with a corresponding emotion. Of course, it is also possible for the user to arbitrarily use a particular face mark to express a particular emotion.

6 is a table showing data attributes of the accessory DB 244. The accessory database 244 stores accessory images such as clothing, glasses, hats, etc. to be attached to the character image.

7 is a table showing data attributes of the color DB 245. This color database stores various color pattern information to be combined with the character image.

In addition, the body DB 242 stores various character body images representing special actions, and the background DB 240 stores a background image to which a character image is attached.

The character of the present embodiment in which the face mark and the body image are combined includes a body part and a face part.

The body part is a part for expressing an action corresponding to an emotion to be represented through a character. In addition, the body portion may be attached to the color pattern information, clothes, accessories and the like.

The face part is a part corresponding to the face of the character and is a part for expressing the emotion or expression of the character. In the present exemplary embodiment, various emotions and expressions can be expressed by forming a face mark by combining an emotion expression character, ie, an emoticon, on a portion corresponding to the face and eyes.

In the present embodiment, an emoticon is introduced as the emotion expression character, but the emotion expression character of the present invention is not necessarily limited to an emoticon, and all pictograms can be expressed if a feeling can be expressed by combining letters, numbers, and special symbols. It should be construed as including. In particular, the emotion expression character according to the present invention may be a code promised to represent a particular emotion between members of society, such as an emoticon, or may be a development character specially produced for expressing emotion.

As described above, the character of the present embodiment is capable of expressing realistic and dynamic emotions by combining the action of the body part and the emotion expression character of the face part.

Hereinafter, a method of generating and outputting a character image corresponding to an emotion to be expressed will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

<Creating Character Images>

First, emotions or intentions to be expressed through the character image are determined based on the character data to be combined or the user's request. That is, the search engine 211 analyzes text inputted by a user or text data (for example, a web document, an e-mail text, a chat message, a short message, etc.) to be combined with a user's command and a character through a character. Determine the emotion represented (S100).

In the state where the emotion is determined, the search engine 211 extracts a face mark matching the determined emotion from the face mark database 241 (S200).

After temporarily storing the extracted face mark, the search engine 211 extracts a body image corresponding to the extracted face mark from the body database 242. In other words, the action corresponding to the extracted face mark. The body image representing the is extracted by the search engine.

The extracted body image is also temporarily stored, and the color pattern to be combined with the body image is extracted from the color database 245 and temporarily stored therein (S400).

When the color pattern to be combined with the character image is determined, the accessory to be combined with the character image is extracted from the accessory database 244 (S500).

When the accessory image is determined, the search engine determines whether a background image to be combined with the character image exists (S600).

In this case, if there is no background image to be combined, the process proceeds to step S700 to search whether there is character information to be combined with the character image, and if the background image to be combined exists, the background image is stored in the background database. Extract from the temporary storage (S650)

In addition, the search engine determines whether there is character data to be combined in the character image (S700), and if there is character data, temporarily stores the character data (S750), and immediately if there is no character data, Proceed to step S800.

As such, in the state where the face mark, the body image, the accessory image, the color pattern information, the background image, and the input character data constituting the specific character image are determined, the image synthesizing module 212 may apply the face mark to the face of the body image. Combine. In addition, the accessory image, the color, the background image, and the character data are combined with the character image to which the face mark is combined to generate a desired final character.

The final character image generated as described above is output to the client system through a process to be described later.

<Output of character image>

When the character image according to the present embodiment is to be combined with a web document, an email, a chat message, a short message, etc., first, the contents of the web document, the email, the chat message, and the short message to which the character is to be combined are analyzed, and the analyzed result is obtained. Representative emotions corresponding to the text are selected based on the selected sub-emotions, and among the sub emotions subordinate to the representative emotions, the sub emotions closest to the analysis result are selected.

As such, when a corresponding sub emotion is finally determined, a character image corresponding to the sub emotion is generated through the above-described process.

When the character image is generated in this way, the image synthesizing module 213 combines (attaches) the character image to text data such as the web document, an email, a chat message, and a short message.

The web document combined with the character image is output to the client system through a network at the request of a specific client system. In addition, the e-mail combined with the character image is transmitted to the designated destination according to the mail transmission protocol, and the chat message and the short message combined with the character image are transmitted to the designated information communication terminal via the network.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Herein, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be interpreted as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors properly define the concept of terms in order to explain their own invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

The present invention forms an online service by forming a face mark having various emotions through an emotion expression character combined with letters, numbers, or special symbols, and utilizing the character having the face mark in a web document, an email, a chat, a short message service, or the like. Make it more dynamic and interesting.

In addition, the present invention can be more three-dimensional communication between the netizens by using a combination of a character expression character that can express a rich emotion in various electronic documents or text data sent and received through the network.

Claims (18)

A computer system having a storage device and a processor, comprising: The storage device includes a character image including an emotion expression character for expressing emotions such as love, depression, surprise, despair, and a program for searching for and outputting the character image; The processor executes a program stored in the storage device; The program Analyzing the emotion to be expressed and searching for a corresponding character image; And outputting the retrieved at least one character image. The method of claim 1, The computer system further comprises communication means for performing data communication via a network; The program And output the retrieved at least one character image to a remote client system through the network. The method of claim 2, wherein the program is And performing a procedure of receiving information on the emotion to be expressed from the client system through the network. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The character image is A body part for representing a characteristic behavior; A face portion for representing emotions; The image output system, characterized in that the face portion consists of emotion expression characters for expressing the emotion. The method of claim 4, wherein And the emotional expression character is an emoticon. A method of extracting and outputting a desired character by using a computer system that stores a plurality of character images comprising a body portion for representing a characteristic action and a face portion including an emotion expression character representing emotion. Extracting a character image corresponding to an emotion to be expressed based on the emotion expression character of the face unit; And And outputting the extracted character image to a specific information communication terminal at a remote location via a network. A method of searching for and outputting a desired character by using a computer system storing a plurality of character images including a body part for representing a characteristic action and a face part including an emotion expression character representing emotion, Inputting text data to be transmitted through the character image into the computer; Extracting an emotion represented by the character data and searching for the character image through an emotion expression character matching the emotion; Combining the text data with the retrieved character image; And And outputting a message in which the character image is combined to a specific information communication terminal at a remote location via a network. The method of claim 7, wherein And the text data is web text, mail text, chat message or short message. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The emotion output character is an image output method characterized in that the emoticon (emoticon). A method of generating a character image having an emotion expression character using a computer system having a storage device and a processor, the method comprising: Determining an emotion to be expressed and importing an emotion expression character corresponding to the determined emotion from the storage device; Retrieving a character image from the storage device; And combining the emotional expression character with the character image. The method of claim 10, Character image generation method characterized in that to form the face image of the character by combining the emotion expression character in the face portion of the character image. The method of claim 11, And retrieving color information corresponding to the character from the storage device, and combining the color information with the character image. The method of claim 11, Retrieving an accessory image to be coupled to the character from the storage device, and combining the accessory image to the character image. The method of claim 11, Receiving text data to be coupled to the character; And combining the character data with the character image. The method of claim 14, And the text data is input to the computer system via a network. A method of outputting an emotional expression image using a computer system including a storage device and a processor, The storage device A plurality of character images including emotion expression characters for representing emotions such as hues, nos, babies, and rock; A program for combining and outputting the character image in text data for expressing a particular intention; The processor executes a program recorded in the storage device; The program Selecting a specific character image and reading the selected character image from the storage device; Combining the character image with the character data; And outputting the character data combined with the character image to a specific information communication terminal via a network. A method of outputting an emotional expression image using a computer system including a storage device and a processor, The storage device A face mark composed of a plurality of emotion expression characters for representing emotions such as hee, noh, ah, and rock; A plurality of character images representing characteristic actions; A program for combining the character image and outputting the character data representing a specific intention; The processor executes a program recorded in the storage device on the computer system; The program Extracting a face mark and a character image corresponding to the character data from the storage device; Combining the facemark with the character image; Combining a character image having the face mark combined with the character data; A method of outputting character data combined with a character image to a specific information communication terminal via a network. The method according to claim 16 or 17, And said text data is web text, mail text, chat message or short message.