KR20040026424A - Multimedia Actual Shopping Mall Solution - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A shopping mall solution for offering a multimedia real picture is provided to enable a user to feel such as wearing the wanted goods on the line by making an avatar image of an appearance resembling the user in a real picture method based on a height, a weight, and a preferring color and style. CONSTITUTION: The user registers to a site as a member through a communication network. The user selects one from the avatar and a real pictured image of the user offered from a shopping mall(S2). In case of the avatar, the user inputs the personal information of the user(S4). The shopping mall stores the inputted information as data(S5). The shopping mall automatically recommends the preferred item to the user(S7). If no preferred item exists, the shopping mall displays a layout of an entire list(S8). The user buys the goods by using the offered avatar(S14).

Description

Multimedia Actual Shopping Mall Solution

The present invention relates to a method and system for operating a shopping mall that applies 3D video images by actually editing a video image of a product buyer in a 2D (image + text) system of a shopping mall operating on a communication network.

Generally, buyers can choose products by looking directly at the real items and buying them online or by selecting only images of products provided online.However, the choice of clothing depends on individual tastes and physical conditions. In the case of the same product, it is difficult to decide whether the buyer is suited to his or her own taste only by the image of the product provided unilaterally, so hesitate to purchase or return the product because the taste does not match after purchase.

There is a conventional method known as Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-0006884 (2000.2.7 publication) regarding the method of coordinating the buyer's image and product image on the cyber, but the buyer provides a picture of himself or the model to the shopping mall In the shopping mall, a virtual image in which an image of a product buyer and a product image are superimposed is provided to the product buyer. The method of overlaying the image of the user or the selected model to the product image as described above allows the user to directly wear the product on the offline desired by the consumer. It was difficult to meet the same needs as seeing and buying.

Therefore, the present invention is based on the buyer's personal information, such as height, weight, preferred color, preferred style, etc. on the cyber based on the image of the person or the avatar like yourself in a photorealistic manner and applied to the product image online or offline As such, it aims to give an effect such as buying or looking at yourself and buying.

Still another object of the present invention is to allow a person who is not as good as a skilled person as well as a person who is not skilled in view of the difference in the ability of a buyer to use the Internet.

1 is a flowchart of a service method selection of the present invention;

2 is an operation flowchart when a user selects an avatar

3 is an operation flowchart when the user selects due diligence

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the multimedia shopping mall solution of the present invention includes the steps of a user (buyer) joining a specific site as a member through a communication network, the user selecting an avatar and a live-action image after registering, and selecting an avatar. Inputting basic personal information of the user, automatically data inputting the information, generating and providing an avatar similar to the image of the user, automatically recommending items according to the user's preferred style, and And if there is no preferred item among the recommended items, laying out the entire list.

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

In the method of using the shopping mall solution according to the present invention, the user accesses a site to provide a service and registers as a member (S1), and when the subscription is approved, the user selects one of the shopping mall's avatar and his own live-action image (S2, S3).

An avatar of a shopping mall is an image image stored in a shopping mall database having a condition similar to that of a user, and a live image is an edited input of a user's image.

When the user selects the avatar method (S2), the user inputs personal information such as height, weight, preferred color, and preferred style (S4), and the shopping mall is interactively connected with the buyer by using a database which is already stored. After the inputted information is converted into data (S5), an avatar similar to a user's feature is generated and provided (S6).

The shopping mall automatically recommends the image of the recommended product to the user based on the input personal information (S7), and when the user does not have a preferred product, the user can layout the entire list (S8). Shop using the image of (S14).

In addition, when the user selects the live image (S3), the user can select one of the dividing into a case where the user can edit the actual image and the user cannot edit the image.

If the user cannot edit the image by himself or herself, the user transmits the whole body or partial photo with personal information to the shopping mall (S4 '). In accordance with the transmitted data, the shopping mall edits only the user's appearance except for the background of the photo with the live image editing program. After (S9) and generates a live image of the user (S10).

The generated live image is retransmitted to the user (S11) to allow the user to shop using the live image of the user (S14).

When the user can edit the actual image himself, the buyer can self-edit his own image (S12) by using Real Board, a web photo editing program tool, and the user creates his own 3D image (S13). After that it can be shopping (S14).

The advantage of the live-action 3D image is that you can shop as you are rather than the avatar image, so you can choose a product that is more interesting and more tasteful.

In other words, in the case of clothing, the user can see the effect similar to buying and buying clothes in a physical store, and in the case of an underwear store, the user can wear and buy actual underwear in the web.

In addition, even in the case of eyewear stores, you can buy and buy glasses directly on the actual face, and accessories can also be worn and purchased directly.

The process of creating the interface of the shopping mall is described using flash, director, and web programming as appropriate. The web program is inputted to a database to provide an avatar and a personal menu based on personal information.

Program tool is provided to self-edit and provide 3D photorealistic image editing program tool for providing avatar image and editing photorealistic image.

In addition, the game and various information can be provided using 3D images, etc. so that the concept of fun and entertainment, which is one of the features of this solution, is added.

The live-action editing program tool allows you to import your photo image onto the web using the real photo board, a web photoshop program, and to edit the image (real-life) with the click of a background easily by using the cut-out wizard tool. Self-made live-action image is made by giving 3D effect to the edited figure by using 3D providing tool.

Real Board, a real-world editing program that is a core technology field of this shopping mall solution, is loaded on the server and is uploaded to the web, uploaded, modified, modified, and added to the server, unlike programs such as the existing paint program that is run on the client. Save and use the saved result as your own avatar in the multimedia shopping mall, and use it as your alter ego when you shop for various items and give it the same effect as you actually wear. It is a solution that can give a satisfactory effect after trying.

The driving principle of a real board can be divided into three parts.

First, the file upload component for downloading and uploading images (pictures) uses existing software.

Second, the database that can store images is currently using MS SQL DB to enhance stability and security.

Third, as a scripting language, it is guaranteed to be compatible with existing MS-language languages, platforms, and solutions by using the ASP language, which is located in the two great mountain ranges of the server scripting language together with PHP as a scripting language. When faced with an unexpected downtime or unexpected problem, you can be rewarded with the outstanding reliability of a Windows 2000 server with realboards.

Fourth, Realboard is a Photoshop that works on the web by supporting various effects, and supports various decorative effects or special effects of avatars or photos required by various users.

For reference, see the service support of Realboard.

① Blur effect: Change the imported image or photo to a blurry image to give a more mysterious and sophisticated image effect.

② Sharpness effect: The effect of expressing blurred image more clearly and coolly by expressing photo or image outline more clearly.

③ Gradient effect: It is an effect that one color naturally changes to another color to express the image more three-dimensionally.

④ Color Palette: Double-click on the color palette or click once on the color box to select a color box. The user can select a color when coloring a picture or image.

⑤ Rotate: After selecting the image area with the rectangular selection tool, you can rotate the image by pressing the rotate button and dragging or clicking the mouse.

When dragging with the mouse, the image rotates faster.

Dragging the right with the mouse clockwise to the left rotates it counterclockwise by a certain angle.

⑥ Dropper: Provides the function to extract the color from the current mouse point.

When removing spots or impurities on the face from the user's uploaded photo or image, the color of the impurities or spots can be extracted with the dropper and inserted into the corresponding area to remove spots or warts on the face like persimmon and restore clean skin. have.

⑦ Text input: If you select the text input button, a window to input text is displayed. Here you can select the font, size, color, and slope.

The user can enter his or her name or nickname into his or her body image or photo to differentiate it from other images.

In addition to the functions listed above, various functions provided by Photoshop can be easily used by users on the web, so that they can edit their photos more conveniently and use them as their avatars.

According to the present invention, a buyer using a shopping mall is online through his / her own live-action image or an image of an avatar resembling himself. The problem can be solved.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims (3)

A service method of a shopping mall using a communication network, the method comprising: registering as a member to a specific site via a communication network, selecting from an avatar provided by the shopping mall, a user's photorealistic image, and inputting magnetic information when selecting an avatar; Multimedia due diligence, comprising: inputting data in a shopping mall, automatically recommending a preferred item, laying out an entire list in the absence of a preferred item, and shopping using a provided avatar Mall solutions. The method of claim 1, further comprising: inputting personal information when the user selects the live image and edits the image in the shopping mall, editing an image in the shopping mall, generating a live image, and retransmitting the generated live image to the user; And shopping using the transmitted live-action image. The method of claim 2, wherein when the user selects the live image and the user wants to edit the image himself, self-editing using a live image editing program, and shopping using the live image 3D image. Mall solutions.