KR20040029336A - A method for providing item data including property information that drives predetermined application and a system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for item data including attribute information to operate an application are provided to display a web page matched with an URL(Uniform Resource Locator) on a web browser of a client terminal if a user inputs a hyperlink URL as the attribute information of the item data and selects/inputs the item data. CONSTITUTION: A transmitter(703) transmits the item data to the client terminal(701) of the user. An interface(702) performs communication with the client terminal. An item data controller(704) allocates an attribute information area in a part of the item data, provides a user interface for editing the attribute information to the first user, and includes the attribute information inputted from the first user to the item data. An item information database(705) stores the item data including the attribute information. If the second user selects/inputs the item data, the web pate matched with the URL is displayed on the web browser of the second user.

Description

A method for providing item data including attribute information for driving a predetermined application, and a system therefor {A METHOD FOR PROVIDING ITEM DATA INCLUDING PROPERTY INFORMATION THAT DRIVES PREDETERMINED APPLICATION AND A SYSTEM THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing item data including predetermined attribute information. More particularly, the application example of item data is maximized by inserting hyperlink information or shortcut data into attribute information included in the item data. The present invention relates to a method of providing item data and a system thereof.

With the rapid growth of the Internet population, various communities are formed through the Internet, and Internet-based services such as community home activities, chatting, games, and blogs (BLOG) are provided.

As the Internet-based services are activated, various methods for displaying a user's individual on the Internet have been derived. For example, an avatar is used. Due to the emergence of avatars, the concept of user alterations on the Internet, various items (clothing, accessories, etc.) data for decoration of avatars have appeared, and the sale of such item data is a major revenue source in many portals or chat sites. .

In addition, as personalized homepage providing services are increasing, a conventional blog service centered on bulletin board functions has been developed to support multimedia data. The blog (BLOG) is a combination of the web (web), which means the Internet, and the log (log), which means data. It is a kind of personal site where users can post freely according to their interests. Currently, blog services provided by several portal sites provide their blog homes as two-dimensional images, and provide various items data (wallpaper, bed, desk, etc.) to decorate these blog homes.

As described above, according to the conventional method of providing an item, the item data provided to the user is merely a picture file for displaying furniture and the like located in a blog home, and thus various functions through the corresponding item data are not supported. There is a problem. In addition, some companies use the company's logo item data as a means of promoting their products by creating and providing it to users, but such item data can only give information about the company's logo. There is a problem that no more advertising effect can be obtained.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of item data according to the related art.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the method and system for providing item data according to the related art, additional item data may be added according to a user's selection as item data for a predetermined avatar.

For example, the avatar item data of FIG. 1 may be free or paid item data, bottom item data, hairstyle item data, or the like according to a user's selection on an avatar layout. A shopping bag or dog-shaped item data can be selected and added. In this case, the item data may include a logo or an advertisement of a specific company, such as the item data in the shape of a shopping bag of FIG. 1.

As described above, in the use environment of the item data as in the prior art, the item data has a problem that the efficiency of the item data is lowered by merely giving a visual effect to the user.

The user's demand for various advertisement methods using such simply displayed item data or various application methods using the item data has been increased.

The method and system for providing item data according to the present invention may be described in the web browser of the user's client terminal when the user inputs a hyperlinkable web address as the attribute information of the item data and the user selects and inputs the item data. It is an object of the present invention to propose a method of utilizing new item data by displaying a web page corresponding to a web address.

In addition, the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention includes hyperlink means for connecting to the service system of the corporate advertiser in the item data capable of displaying a product or service of a predetermined corporate advertiser, thereby providing the corresponding item. It is an object of the present invention to provide detailed advertisement data on the goods or services according to the selection input of the provided user.

In addition, the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention includes hyperlink means for accessing a system in which message data to be delivered by a user is stored in item data, thereby receiving or obtaining the item data from the user. The object of the present invention is to allow the user to browse the message data to be delivered through the selection input to the item data.

In addition, the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention provides a shortcut for a user to add predetermined item data to his blog page or his avatar, and to drive a specific application desired by the item data. By including data, the object is to provide item data that can be usefully used for office or personal use, rather than simply visually displayed item data.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of item data according to the prior art.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a blog service web page showing item data including predetermined attribute information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an avatar in which item data including predetermined attribute information is shown according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a blog service web page setting screen for displaying item data including predetermined attribute information on a predetermined blog service web page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying item data included in predetermined attribute information on a blog service web page according to an example of the setting screen illustrated in FIG. 4.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an attribute information editing user interface for inputting attribute information included in predetermined item data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an item data providing system for providing item data including predetermined attribute information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed in the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

701: user terminal

702: interface

703: data transmission unit

704: item data control unit

705: item information database

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of providing predetermined item data in a service system connected to a client terminal of a user through a network may include: allocating a predetermined attribute information region to a partial region of the item data; Providing a first user with the attribute information editing user interface for the item data; And including the attribute information input from the first user in the item data, and when there is a selection input for the item data from a second user, in the item data in the client terminal of the second user. The application module for displaying data corresponding to the attribute information included is driven.

Also, a method of providing predetermined item data in a service system connected to a client terminal of a user through a network according to another embodiment of the present invention may include allocating a predetermined attribute information region to a partial region of the item data. ; Providing the user with the attribute information editing user interface for the item data; Including the attribute information input from the user in the item data; And transmitting the item data including the attribute information to the client terminal of the user, and when there is a selection input for the item data from the user, included in the item data in the client terminal of the user. The application module for displaying data corresponding to the attribute information is driven.

In addition, the item data providing system connected to the client terminal of the user via a network according to an embodiment of the present invention, the transmission unit for transmitting the item data to the client terminal of the user; An interface unit for communicating with the client terminal of the user; An item data control unit which allocates a predetermined attribute information region to a partial region of the item data, provides the attribute information editing user interface to a first user, and includes the attribute information input from the first user in the item data ; An item information database for storing item data including the attribute information, and when there is a selection input for the item data from a second user, a web page corresponding to the web address is displayed in the web browser of the second user. To be displayed.

Hereinafter, a method and system for providing item data including attribute information for driving a predetermined application according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a blog service web page showing item data including predetermined attribute information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, item data included in predetermined attribute information displayed on a blog service web page according to the present invention may be provided through the following steps.

(1) A predetermined attribute information input area is allocated to a partial area of the item data in a service system connected to a user's client terminal through a network. The user client terminal is equipped with processor means for predetermined arithmetic processing, such as a personal computer, a notebook, a PDA, a mobile phone, etc., and encompasses all devices having hardware and / or software that can be connected to a wired / wireless communication network. Concept.

(2) Provide a user with a predetermined attribute information editing user interface for item data.

(3) The attribute data input from the user through the user interface is included in the item data. The user may use hyperlink means for linking item data constituting the blog service web page illustrated in FIG. 2, that is, a sprite 210, 220, 230 with a specific web address (Uniform Resource Locater) as attribute information. The item data including the attribute information may be stored as a file having a separate extension (for example, '.maw'). The sprite may be stored as item data by adding motion attribute information or predetermined effect (flashing, etc.) attribute information, and such attribute information may also be stored in a '.maw' file.

The '.maw' file contains information about the sprite file of the blog home place included in the blog service webpage, the location of the sprites, and the attribute information included in each sprite. It may include. Here, the attribute information of the sprite drives a web address (Uniform Resource Locator) as a hyperlink data included in each sprite or a specific application (for example, MS Word or a game program) installed in the user client terminal. It may mean a shortcut (shortcut) data to make.

(4) When there is a selection input for the item data from the user, an application capable of displaying data according to attribute information included in the item data is driven. When the attribute information is hyperlink data, the data may be hyperlinked webpage data, and the application may be a web browser. In addition, when the attribute information is shortcut data, a specific application corresponding to the shortcut data may be driven.

For example, when the user includes the web address of a predetermined broadcast service server as the attribute information with respect to the TV sprite 210, which is the item data shown in FIG. 2, a selection input for the item data (for example, double-clicking) Etc.), a web page of a broadcast service server corresponding to the web address may be displayed in a web browser of the client terminal of the user. In addition, when a user inputs a web address of an email service server as hyperlink information in a partial area of the attribute information of the computer sprite 230, which is the item data shown in FIG. 2, the user at the time of selecting input of the item data. The web page of the email service server corresponding to the web address may be displayed in the web browser of the client terminal.

In addition, when the user includes the web address of the music broadcast service server as the attribute information with respect to the piano sprite 220 which is the item data shown in FIG. 2, when the user selects and inputs the piano sprite 220, The web page of the music broadcasting service server corresponding to the web address may be displayed in a web browser of a client terminal.

In addition, the user inputs shortcut data of a specific application (for example, a game module installed in a client terminal) as attribute information of the item data, so that when the user makes a selection input on the item data, the application is input. It can be implemented to run on a client terminal.

In addition, according to the implementation, when the user sets the DLL (Dynamic Link Library) in the attribute information of the item data, if there is a selection input for the item data, it may be implemented to go directly to another person's blog page.

The item data including predetermined attribute information according to the present invention may be applied to various methods in addition to the blog service described above with reference to FIG. 2. An example of such an application method will be described below.

(1) By including hyperlink means for connecting to the service system of the corporate advertiser in the item data capable of displaying the product or service of a predetermined corporate advertiser, the product or It can provide detailed advertising data about the service. For example, the item data including the information of the Hyundai Motor webpage or the predetermined webpage address where the specification information or the sales information of the vehicle is recorded as the hyperlink is generated in the image data of the specific vehicle from Hyundai Motor, By distributing to users, users are provided with visually excellent item data to decorate their avatars or blog pages, and advertisers can distribute item data to provide certain detailed advertising content, thereby maximizing advertisement effect. It becomes possible.

(2) The item data including the attribute information according to the present invention can be widely used for presenting purposes. For example, when a user named A wants to present predetermined bouquet item data on a birthday of a user named A, the bouquet item data may include a web address in which the electronic card that A wants to send to E is stored as attribute information. . Receiving the bouquet item data present can view the electronic card stored in the web address through the selection input for the item data.

As described above, the item data including the attribute information according to the present invention may be implemented such that the attribute information is specified in advance from a user providing the item data, but the user using the item data directly specifies the attribute information. It may be implemented to.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can directly specify the attribute information. According to the method for providing item data according to the present invention, the user is provided with a predetermined attribute information editing user interface capable of receiving attribute information on the item data. It is also possible to make the item data suitable for the purpose of the user by including the input attribute information in the item data. Such attribute information editing method will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an avatar in which item data including predetermined attribute information is shown according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The avatar illustrated in FIG. 3 is a top-shaped item data, a bottom-shaped avatar data, a hairstyle-shaped avatar data, or a shopping bag shape 310 according to a user's selection on a person-shaped avatar layout. ) Or dog-shaped avatar data 320 may be added. In this case, the item data may include a logo or an advertisement of a specific company, like the item data of a shopping bag of FIG. 3. According to the method for providing item data according to the present invention, it is possible to input a web address as a hyperlink means to attribute information of the shopping bag-shaped item data 310 and provide it to the user. When the user makes a selection input for the item data 310, a web page corresponding to the web address may be displayed on the client terminal of the user.

For example, a predetermined advertiser inputs a web address of 'www.wizwid.com' to attribute information of shopping bag-shaped item data 310 indicated by 'wizwid' shown in FIG. 3 and provides it to the user of the avatar. When the user makes a selection input for the shopping bag item data 310, a web page corresponding to the web address 'www.wizwid.com' may be displayed in a web browser of the user's client terminal.

Similarly, a predetermined advertiser inputs the web address of the dog sale and dog supplies service system as hyperlink information to the attribute information of the dog shape item data 320 shown in FIG. 3 and provides it to the user of the avatar. When the user makes a selection input for the dog shape item data 320, the user can easily move to a web page of a dog sale and a pet dog service service providing system.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a blog service web page setting screen for displaying item data including predetermined attribute information on a predetermined blog service web page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The blog service displaying the item data according to the present invention may be composed of one or more independent application modules, and may be displayed as a web page in the form of a home place shown in FIG. 4.

4, the sprite which is blog item data according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured as follows.

(1) tiles (the bottom part of a tile-blog page)

(2) object (items such as furniture located in object-blog page)

(3) Any object (animated object located in the ani-object-blog page)

(4) character (the part representing image of user)

According to the method for providing item data including attribute information according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described types of sprites, it may be implemented to provide various sprites to a blog service page.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the user's web browser when the user selects the 'ani object' tab and selects an object on the blog page's home place. An example of a web page.

An example of an Any object according to the present invention may be one or more, and its type may be displayed under a tab marked as 'ANI OBJECT FILE' in FIG. 4. The user can select one or more files of the desired type and set the settings necessary to decorate his home place.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying item data included in predetermined attribute information on a blog service web page according to an example of the setting screen illustrated in FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 5, an example in which item data including a hyperlinkable web address as attribute information is placed in a home place of a blog page is illustrated.

The user selects the ANI OBJECT tab, selects the Sprite corresponding to GPrv in the ANI OBJECT FILE, and displays the Sprite with the item data 'RV' on the home place of the user's blog page. Can be controlled to be added.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an attribute information editing user interface for inputting attribute information included in predetermined item data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, an example of an attribute information editing user interface that allows a user to edit attribute information included in predetermined item data is illustrated.

In the attribute information editing user interface according to the present invention, various attribute information about item data may be set.

The show hint string 610 may simply display the web address or the shortcut data when the user wants to register a specific web address as hyperlink information or to set shortcut data as attribute information for driving a specific application. This is to enter the name. For example, when a web address of 'www.netian.com' is registered as hyperlink information, a name 'Start Page' may be entered in a Show hint string (610) item, and the name may appear on the appearance of the item data. It may be implemented to be displayed when the input means such as a cursor is displayed or close to the item data.

The jump address string 620 is web address information to be hyperlinked when the user has a selection input for the item data or executable file information (shortcut data) of a specific application to be executed when there is a selection input for the item data. Input window to enter).

The jump address type 630 is an input window for setting a method of a screen displayed on the client terminal of the user when the user inputs selection of item data. For example, when information for moving to a blog page of another person is entered in the jump address string 620, the jump address type 630 may be set to 'map', and the user may select and input the item data. The web browser may display predetermined map data in which the blog page of another person is located. In addition, when information for driving a specific application is input to the jump address string 620, the jump address type 630 may be set to 'User Setting'. Can be driven and displayed.

Reserve string 1, 2, 3 (640) is a part that allows a user to input the order when there are various web addresses to input in the attribute information of item data.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an item data providing system for providing item data including predetermined attribute information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the item data providing system according to the present invention may include an interface unit 702, a data transmission unit 703, an item data control unit 704, and an item information database 705.

The user terminal 701 is equipped with a processor means for predetermined arithmetic processing, such as a personal computer, a notebook, a PDA, a mobile phone, etc., and any device having hardware and / or software capable of being connected to a wired / wireless communication network. It is a comprehensive concept.

The interface unit 702 is responsible for controlling communication including data transmission between the item data providing system 700 and the user terminal 710 according to the present invention.

The data transmission unit 703 transmits an application (for example, a client application required for a blog service to which the item data providing method according to the present invention is applied) required to provide an item data providing service to the user terminal 701, and the user. Version management of the application installed in the terminal 701 or the user terminal 701 serves to transmit the update information of the application.

The item data controller 704 allocates a predetermined attribute information region to a partial region of the item data, provides the attribute information editing user interface to a first user, and displays the attribute information input from the first user. Responsible for embedding in the data.

The item information database 705 stores item data including the attribute information. The item information database 705 maintains a record of item data that a given advertiser wants to provide to a plurality of users, and the number of item data provided to the user or the number of visits of the advertiser page generated through the item data. May be further recorded, and the billing processing for the advertisement behavior through the item data of the advertiser may be performed using this information.

Embodiments of the invention also include computer-readable media containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The medium or program instructions may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

8 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed in the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention.

Computer device 800 includes one or more processors 810 coupled with a main memory device including random access memory (RAM) 820 and read only memory (ROM) 830. The processor 810 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 830 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 820 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 820 and ROM 830 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 840 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 810 to provide additional data storage capability, and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 840 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 860 may be used. The processor 810 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 850 is connected. Finally, the processor 810 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 870. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

According to the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention, when a user inputs a hyperlinkable web address as attribute information of item data and the user selects and inputs item data, the web browser of the user's client terminal By displaying a web page corresponding to the web address on the screen, it is possible to obtain an effect of suggesting a method of utilizing new item data.

In addition, according to the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention, by including hyperlink means for connecting to the service system of the corporate advertiser in the item data capable of displaying a product or service of a predetermined corporate advertiser, According to the selection input of the user who has received the item, detailed advertisement data for the product or service may be provided, thereby maximizing an advertisement effect.

In addition, according to the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention, by including a hyperlink means for connecting to the system in which the message data to be delivered by the user to the item data, by receiving or obtaining the item data from the user By allowing another user to browse the message data that the user intends to deliver through a selection input for the item data, it is possible to obtain an effect of activating an item data transaction.

In addition, according to the method and system for providing item data according to the present invention, a shortcut for a user to add predetermined item data to his blog page or his avatar, and to drive a specific application desired by the item data ( By including data, it is possible to obtain an effect of providing item data that can be usefully used for office or personal use, rather than simply visually displayed item data.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

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A method of providing predetermined item data in a service system connected to a user's client terminal through a network, the method comprising: Allocating a predetermined attribute information region to a partial region of the item data; Providing a first user with the attribute information editing user interface for the item data; And Including the attribute information input from the first user in the item data Including, When there is a selection input for the item data from a second user, an item module for displaying the data corresponding to the attribute information included in the item data on the client terminal of the second user is driven How data is provided. A method of providing predetermined item data in a service system connected to a user's client terminal through a network, the method comprising: Allocating a predetermined attribute information region to a partial region of the item data; Providing the user with the attribute information editing user interface for the item data; And Including the attribute information input from the user in the item data; And Transmitting the item data including the attribute information to the client terminal of the user Including, When there is a selection input for the item data from the user, an application module for displaying data corresponding to the attribute information included in the item data on the client terminal of the user is driven, characterized in that the item data providing method . The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the attribute information is web address information hyperlinkable to a predetermined web page, and the data corresponding to the attribute information is the web page data. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the attribute information is shortcut data for driving the application module. The method of claim 4, wherein And the application module is a game module. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for implementing a method according to any one of claims 1 to 2 on a computer. In the item data providing system connected to the user's client terminal via a network, A transmission unit for transmitting item data to the client terminal of the user; An interface unit for communicating with the client terminal of the user; An item data control unit which allocates a predetermined attribute information region to a partial region of the item data, provides the attribute information editing user interface to a first user, and includes the attribute information input from the first user in the item data ; An item information database for storing item data including the attribute information Including, And a web page corresponding to the web address is displayed in the web browser of the second user when there is a selection input for the item data from a second user. The method of claim 7, wherein And the attribute information is web address information hyperlinkable to a predetermined web page, and the data corresponding to the attribute information is the web page data. The method of claim 7, wherein And the attribute information is shortcut data for driving the application module.