KR20050048208A - Blog system by use of 3 dimension on-line game and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a blog system and method for providing real-time communication using 3D online game technology. In other words, the present invention implements the conventional blog activity, which is mainly menu bar and text, through the action of avatars created by members created in cyberspace, and navigates blogs through members' avatars in which movement is displayed in 3D cyber space. And chat function can be performed to realize a more active and humane blog through natural encounters and conversations between characters of simultaneous users in the blog. Accordingly, by overcoming the monotony and identity of existing blogs, it is possible to enhance the competitiveness of the blog itself by performing original and differentiated blog services away from the conventional static text-oriented blogs. In addition to the profit model, we can diversify the profit structure through functional items.

Description

Blog system and method using 3D online game {BLOG SYSTEM BY USE OF 3 DIMENSION ON-LINE GAME AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an internet blog system, and more particularly, to an internet blog system and method for providing real-time communication using a three-dimensional online game.

The Internet blog is a virtual space that freely exchanges regards and opinions over time and space constraints and is rapidly developing by providing a new form of human encounter in the modern society. Recently, the success of various profit models such as advertisement, avatar, shopping mall, etc. To create enormous added value.

Particularly, avatar-related technology has been expanded and developed from the decorating of self-discipline to the concept of space, and the second-generation avatar technology adopting the concept of space has exploded in demand in response to the needs of netizens who want to express their unique identity. The use of such avatars has helped revitalize blogs by solving some of the monotony and identity of conventional blogs, which are flexible in content and practical in function but lacking fun and real-time.

However, the conventional avatar technology has been the mainstream of decorating avatars in the first generation stationary state, or decorating cyber space, and there are limitations in implementing various more realistic services using avatars.

Therefore, if you break away from the existing static avatar or cyber space decorating and allow blog members to perform their blog activities while moving their avatars in 3D space as if they are playing online games, the content is flexible and functional. It is expected to add the same fun as in a chat game to maximize the use of the blog.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to implement the conventional blog activity, which is mainly menu bar and text, through the action of the member-specific avatars created on the cyber space, through the member-specific avatars showing movement in the 3D cyber space. It is to provide a blog system and method using a three-dimensional online game that can perform blog navigation and chat functions.

The present invention according to one aspect for achieving the above object is an Internet blog system using a three-dimensional online game, which can be connected to the blog system via the Internet, and transmits information data about various contents provided by the blog system. And a member user terminal device capable of receiving and displaying a 3D avatar-implemented blog web screen on each member user terminal device upon login of the member user using the user terminal device, and implemented in the web screen. When various items are selected by the user, a web server for activating and displaying a corresponding blog content menu screen associated with the selected item, and a 3D avatar member room area in the web screen for each member user logged into the blog system. As a user-specific avatar within Generate, update and display the movement of each member avatar in the 3D avatar member room area in real time, recognize the item in the member room area where the member avatar is located, and display the content menu screen associated with the item by the web server. It provides a blog system using a three-dimensional online game including an application server that is activated and controlled to display, and a database server that stores various content information data according to the operation of the three-dimensional avatar blog.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for operating a blog content using an avatar in an internet blog system using a three-dimensional online game, comprising: (a) the blog member user via the Internet of the blog system; Displaying a 3D avatar blog web screen when accessing the server; (b) generating and displaying an avatar for each member user in the 3D avatar member room area of the web screen when the member user logs in; (c) updating and displaying the movement of each member user avatar in the member room area in real time, (d) recognizing an item in the member room area where the member user avatar is located, and (e) the selection Activating the content of the blog associated with the item in the recognized member area. And it provides the content management method.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operation of the preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

1 illustrates a network configuration of a blog system using a 3D online game using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, member user terminals 100 and 102 can access a blog system using a 3D online game through the Internet 104, and transmit / receive information data on various contents provided by the blog system. As a possible terminal device, a blog member user can access the blog operation server 109 using such a terminal device and then use various content information provided by the blog.

Next, the blog operation server 109 is a server that performs overall management of the 3D online game environment blog operation. The web server 106 manages blog content information, and the avatar movement and avatar movement of each member user. An application server 108 that performs links to content information based on location.

First, the web server 106 is a server implemented on the Internet for providing blog content in a 3D online game environment blog system in a 3D online game environment blog system, and when a member user logs in using the user terminal devices 100 and 102. The 3D online game environment blog web screen 112 is provided to each member user terminal device 100 and 102 for display. Here, the web screen 112 is a three-dimensional avatar blog member room area window for creating and displaying each member user who is logged in to the blog system as a three-dimensional avatar and the member user when selecting various items existing in the member room area. It is implemented as a content menu screen active area window for displaying various blog content menu screens linked with each item selected by the user, wherein the web server 106 is a user in a 3D avatar member room area window implemented in the web screen 112. Activates and displays the blog content menu screen associated with the item selected by.

Next, when the member users log in to the blog system using the 3D online game, the application server 108 assigns each member user as a unique avatar for each user in the 3D avatar environment member room area window on the web screen 112. If there is a mouse input from each member user to generate and display, and to move the avatar, the movement of each member user avatar is displayed in the 3D avatar member room area window in real time so that each user can move his or her avatar. . In addition, the application server 108 recognizes the item in the member room area window where the avatar of the member user is located and controls the web server 106 to activate and display the content menu screen associated with the item.

Here, the database server 110 stores various content information data according to the 3D online game blog operation.

2 is a detailed block diagram of the 3D online game blog system operation server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the operation of each unit will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

First, the web server 106 is a blog module that performs a blog function such as bulletin board, diary, photo album, note management, friend management, schedule management, bookmark management, subscriber management and the like, and supports various avatars and room decorating. It includes an item mall module that provides items organized by category, such as themes, body parts, and the like in the three-dimensional avatar environment member room area implemented in the three-dimensional online game environment blog web screen 112 as described above. Activate the blog content menu screen associated with the item selected by the user.

At this time, the content information is a blog function, such as announcements, bulletin board, archives, albums, schedule management, diary, photo album, note management, friends management, favorites management, subscriber management, etc. Contents are supported, information about the content It is stored in each DB table such as the member information DB 202, the bulletin board content DB 204, the library content DB 206, the game content DB 208, etc. in the base server 110, and associated with specific content by the user. When the selected item selection operation is input, the corresponding content information is loaded from the database server 110 by the web server 106 and displayed.

In addition, the application server 108 is composed of an upgrade manager, a room manager, a user manager, a chat manager, a data transporter, and the like.

Here, the upgrade manager manages the version of the user terminal, and performs the function of automatically upgrading by checking the version of the logged in user, the room manager manages the room information of the blog, and stores the information modified by the user, This function displays the same room to users who access the blog room. The user manager manages the information of currently logged in users. The chat manager manages a channel for chatting and manages user information accessed for each channel. The data transmitter performs data exchange with the user terminal device.

As described above, the application server 108 generates each member user logged into the blog system as an avatar for each user in the 3D avatar member room area window of the 3D online game environment blog web screen 112, The movement is updated and displayed in the 3D avatar member room area window in real time.

In this case, the application server 108 recognizes a point input of a pointing device such as a mouse in each user terminal device in the 3D avatar blog member room area window 112 and calculates location information of the mouse. By moving the member user avatar in the member room area window to the calculated position and displaying the updated member user avatar in real time.

In addition, when there is a mouse input from each member user for moving the member user avatar, the application server 108 calculates the location information of the mouse and checks the location information of the member user avatar as described above. If it is determined to be located in a specific item associated with the blog content information in the member room area window, the control unit is linked with the web server 106 so that the corresponding content menu screen associated with the item is displayed in the content active area window.

In addition, the application server 108 is an interface for allowing each blog operator to directly design and input 3D avatar blog member room implementation data information displayed on the 3D online game environment blog web screen 112. Through the back-end system that provides the 3D avatar blog member room production module, the blog operator can directly design and produce the item composition and location in the 3D blog member room. The back-end system is a management module that manages the entire blog system, an item editor which is a tool for organically expressing the created items in the 3D avatar member room space, and the setting of floor area, stair area, and wall surface in the background image. Includes a map editor, a tool for administrators.

3A and 3B illustrate a flow control operation of a blog system in a blog system of a 3D online game environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3A, and 3B.

First, a user who wants to use the blog content of the 3D avatar environment provided by the 3D online game environment Internet blog system, accesses the blog system and joins as a member, and then uses the Internet-enabled terminal devices 100 and 102 such as a PC. To access the blog system. Then, the web server 106 of the blog system recognizes the user's connection in step S300 of FIG. 3 and requests input of a member ID and password for system access. Accordingly, the user enters his or her member ID and password to access the blog system.

Then, the web server 106 of the 3D avatar environment internet blog system receives the ID and password from the user in step S302 and the information user is registered with reference to the member information DB 202 in the database server 110. Check if you are a member. At this time, if the user's ID and password is determined as the registered member's ID and password, the web server 106 proceeds from step S304 to step S306, as an example reference numeral 112 of FIG. In operation S308, the application server 108 which displays the 3D avatar environment blog web screen 112 as shown in each member user terminal device and controls generation display and movement display of the avatar in the member room area window is displayed. Creates and displays an avatar of a user logged into a member room area in the 3D online game environment blog web screen 112.

Accordingly, each member user can see that his / her avatar is created in the member room area window, and if necessary, his / her avatar using a pointing device such as a mouse to select an item associated with blog content information in the member room. Will be moved to the desired location in the member room.

In operation S310, the application server 108 displays the movement of the user's avatar in real time to implement the movement of the avatar. In operation S312, the application server 108 determines whether the avatar is located at a position meaning to select an item in the member area window. To check whether an item is selected.

In this case, if the bulletin board item associated with the blog bulletin board content information is selected in the member room area window by the user avatar, the application server 108 proceeds to step S316 in response to the web server 106 in step S314. In order to display the bulletin board content in the content active area window linked with the member room area window, the web server 106 loads the bulletin board content information from the database server 110. Subsequently, in step S318, the web server 106 displays the blog bulletin board content information in the content active area window linked to the member room area window, as shown in FIG. 4.

Thereafter, the web server 106 recognizes a user input in the content active area window in step S320 and displays corresponding bulletin board content information according to the input command.

Unlike the above, when the library item associated with the blog archive content information is selected in the member room area window by the user avatar in step S312, the application server 108 responds to the request in step S322 in step S324. In the step, the web server 106 instructs the library content to be displayed in the content active area window linked with the member room area window. Accordingly, the web server 106 loads the library content information from the database server 110. Done. Subsequently, in step S326, the web server 106 displays the blog archive content information in a content active area window linked with the member room area window, as shown in FIG. 5.

In addition, when the game item associated with game execution is selected in the member room area window by the user avatar in step S312, the application server 108 proceeds to step S326 in response to the step in step S324. After loading the corresponding game content selected from the database server 110, as shown in FIG. 6 as an example in step S328, the member room is controlled by controlling the operation of the avatar for each user participating in the game according to the performance of the game content. The game using the avatar between users in the area window can be performed.

Subsequently, when the chat item associated with the chat execution is selected in the member room area window by the user avatar in step S312, the application server 108 proceeds to step S332 in response to step S330. Activate a chat window to display a chat message for each user avatar to be executed a chat, and proceed to step S334. As an example, as shown in FIG. 7, a chat message input for each member user avatar is added to an activated chat window. Displayed in association with the member user avatar so that a chat using the avatar between users in the member room area window can be performed.

In addition, when the blog moving item associated with the inter-blog movement execution is selected in the member room area window by the user avatar in step S312, the application server 108 responds to the step in step S338 in step S338. In step S340, the member user terminal devices 100 and 102 are connected to another 3D avatar environment internet blog server, which is linked to move between blogs, and as shown in FIG. 8A to FIG. As described above, the member user avatar is displayed and moved to another 3D avatar blog member room area window in which the link is set, so that the user can easily move to the blog to be moved between the 3D blog in which the link is set.

On the other hand, after the member user performs the blog activity using the avatar as described above, and terminates the terminal device, when the terminal device of the member user access is terminated as described above, the web server 106 in step (S342) After checking whether the connection is terminated, the member user terminal device is terminated.

Meanwhile, in the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the claims rather than by the described embodiments.

As described above, the present invention implements a conventional blog activity, which is mainly menu bar and text, through the action of the member avatars created in the cyber space, and the avatar for each member displaying movement in the 3D cyber space. By enabling blog navigation and chat functions, the blogs can realize more active and humanized blogs through natural encounters and conversations between characters of simultaneous users in the blog.

Accordingly, the present invention has the advantage of improving the competitiveness of the blog itself by overcoming the monotony and identity of the existing blog, and implementing a unique and differentiated blog service away from the conventional static text-oriented blog. In addition, the present invention has the advantage that the profit structure can be more diversified through functional items such as bulletin board items, library items, as well as a profit model using a game room decorating function that symbolizes a particular blog.

1 is a block diagram of a blog system using a 3D online game according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a detailed block diagram of a blog operation server using a 3D online game according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3A and 3B are flowcharts illustrating a blog operation operation using a 3D online game according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 to 8a and 8b is a diagram illustrating a blog operation web screen display using a three-dimensional online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (4)

Blog system that provides real-time communication using 3D online games, A member user terminal device capable of accessing the blog system through the Internet and transmitting / receiving information data on various contents provided by the blog system; When the member user logs in using the user terminal device, a 3D avatar-implemented blog web screen is displayed on each member user terminal device, and various items are selected by the user in the 3D avatar member room area implemented in the web screen. A web server for activating and displaying the blog content menu screen associated with the selected item; Each member user logged into the blog system is generated as an avatar for each user in the 3D avatar member room area of the web screen, and the movement of each member avatar is displayed and updated in the 3D avatar member room area in real time. An application server that recognizes an item in a member room area where an avatar is located and controls the web server to activate and display a content menu screen associated with the item; A database server storing various content information data according to the 3D online game environment blog operation; Blog system using a three-dimensional online game comprising a. As a blog content operation method using an avatar in a blog system that provides real-time communication using a 3D online game, (a) displaying a 3D avatar blog web screen when the blog member user accesses a web server of the blog system through the Internet; (b) generating and displaying an avatar for each member user in a 3D avatar member room area of the web screen when the member user logs in; (c) displaying the movement of each member user avatar in real time in the member room area; (d) recognizing an item in a member room area where the member user avatar is located; (e) activating content of the blog associated with the item in the selected recognized member room area, Blog content operation method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The application server, when it is calculated that the member user avatar is located in an item associated with blog content information in the member room area, the corresponding content menu screen associated with the item is linked to the web server in the active area. Blog system using a three-dimensional online game, characterized in that the control to be displayed. The method of claim 1, The application server may be configured to link the member user avatar to the other 3D avatar member room in which the member user 3D avatar is located in a specific item linked to move to another 3D avatar environment blog in the member room area. A blog system using a 3D online game, which moves to an area and automatically connects a member user terminal device to the other 3D avatar blog.