KR20070059026A - System and method for inheriting cyber assets - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for inheriting cyber assets are provided to efficiently manage the cyber assets by enabling an heir to inherit the cyber assets when a user of the cyber assets has an accident. A database(102) stores user information, heir information, and inherited cyber assets information of the user(110). An inheritance processor(104) verifies an accident evidence notice presented from the survivors(120) or an interested person of the user, and informs the heirs(130a-130c) stored in the database of the inheritance of the cyber assets if the accident evidence notice is verified. A unique code generator(106) generates unique code for identifying a certified user. The unique code is used as a certification tool to use the cyber assets. A right provider(108) provides an access right to the cyber assets inherited to the heir. The inherited cyber assets are continuously used or included to the cyber assets of the heir according to an intention of the heir.

Description

System and method for inheriting cyber assets

1 is a view for explaining the structure of the cyber asset inheritance system according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing a cyber asset inheritance method according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to cyber asset inheritance. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cyber asset inheritance system and method capable of designating and managing an inheritance of a cyber asset and an heir.

Due to the rapid development of network infrastructure, the number of Internet users and Internet service providers is increasing rapidly, and various forms of cyber assets are generated and provided to the Internet users. Beyond the concept of virtual assets, it has been recognized as the value of real assets, which causes various side effects.

Representative cyber assets include personal items such as game items, game money, and game accounts acquired by winning or losing on online games using the Internet, and characters and character money secured or purchased through character services provided through the Internet. Personal property, such as cyber money that is paid in the cyber and can only be used in the cyber, mileage points that visit or use various service providing sites, copyrights of works posted on the Internet, and other Internet services. Account, etc.

In addition, through the various types of services to be provided, personal assets to be used in cyberspace will be more diversified in type and amount.

However, unlike the real assets, the above-mentioned cyber assets do not have an institutional mechanism for systematic management and protection, but they are managed and operated through the service provider who issues and pays each cyber asset and its service providing system. As a result, the protection of individual cyber assets is entirely dependent on the level of security of the service systems of users and service providers. In particular, in the case of game items are being voiced at high prices in the real world, and the fact that the customer is missing items due to hacking, the protection measures are urgently required.

In particular, cyber assets can be seen as assets that should be inherited by the survivors and related parties when the owner is in possession. And so on.

Therefore, when the owner's notice, the cyber assets need to be properly inherited and managed by the heirs.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a cyber asset inheritance system and method that can efficiently manage the inheritance of cyber assets.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of inheriting a cyber asset, the method comprising: receiving and storing personal information of a user, cyber assets owned by a user, and information of an heir to inherit the cyber asset; Verifying the facts of existence of the user submitted by the survivor of the user or the related party when the user is absent; And notifying the details of the inherited cyber assets to the heir specified by the user, and notifying the user existence facts and the heir information to the enterprise in which the cyber assets exist.

Prior to the storing, if a request for issuance of a unique code that can identify an authenticated user, further comprising the step of generating a unique code, the unique code is used as an authentication means that can use the cyber asset It is preferable.

The unique code is preferably a code that can be arbitrarily determined by the user.

After the notifying, further comprising providing access to the inherited cyber asset, wherein the cyber asset is continuously used, discarded, or attributable to the inheritor's own property. It is preferable.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a cyber asset inheritance system includes: a database storing user information, inheritor information, and cyber asset information to be inherited according to a user input; And when the survivor of the user submits documents proving the fact of the user's existence, verifying the existence facts document of the user submitted from the survivor or the related party of the user, and verifying that the user is in existence. It includes an inheritance processing unit that notifies the heirs stored in the database that there are cyber assets to inherit.

It further comprises a unique code generating unit for generating a unique code for identifying the authenticated user, the unique code is preferably used as an authentication means that can use the cyber asset.

It further comprises an authority providing unit for providing access rights to the inherited cyber assets, the cyber assets are preferably used continuously or discarded or inherited by the inheritor's own assets.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For each figure, like reference numerals denote like elements.

1 is a diagram illustrating an inheritance system of cyber assets according to the present invention.

The cyber asset inheritance system 100 allows a user to efficiently manage cyber assets existing in each of the companies 140a, 140b, and 140c. Here, the companies 140a, 140b, and 140c may be game sites, shopping mall sites, blog management sites, and the like.

The cyber asset inheritance system 100 includes a database 102 and an inheritance processing unit 104.

The database 102 stores user information, inheritor information, and cyber asset information to be inherited according to a user's input.

When the inheritance processing unit 104 submits documents proving the fact of existence of the user's survivor or related party 120, the inheritance processing unit 104 verifies the existence fact document of the user submitted from the survivor or the related party. The verification process may be online or offline.

When the inheritance processing unit 104 verifies that the user has made a notice, the inheritance processing unit 104 notifies the heirs 130a, 130b, and 130c stored in the database 102 that there is a cyber asset to inherit. In addition, the inheritance processing unit 104 notifies each of the companies 140a, 140b, and 140c in which the cyber assets exist, the facts of the user's existence and the inheritor information.

The cyber asset inheritance system 100 may further include a unique code generation unit 106.

Unique code generation unit 230 generates a unique code according to the request for issuing a unique code from the user (110).

The unique code is a code for identifying a user and may display various information about the user. That is, it may include name information, nationality information and classification information of the user.

The name information is a code that the user wants to use on the Internet instead of the user's name and may be displayed in numbers or letters. If not specified by the user, the unique code generation unit 230 may be set arbitrarily.

Nationality information is intended to be used not only by Koreans but also by foreigners.

The classification information is information for classifying where the user of the unique code belongs, such as an enterprise, an individual, or an institution.

The generated unique code is used for personal authentication when the user 110 registers as a member of a specific Internet service provider server using a terminal, thereby preventing personal information such as a social security number from leaking out.

In addition, when the user 110 wants to change the personal information of the site where each cyber asset exists, the user 110 accesses the cyber asset inheritance system 100 to change the personal information, and the changed information includes all the cyber assets. By sending to the site, personal information can be changed conveniently.

The cyber asset inheritance system 100 may further include an authority providing unit 108. The authority provider 108 provides the heirs with access to the inherited cyber assets. Here, the access right may mean that the inheritor can use the unique code of the user or provide the ID for the cyber asset of the user and grant the right to change the password.

When access to cyber assets is granted to the heirs, the cyber assets are continuously used, discarded, or attributed to the heirs own property at the heir's will. The heirs' access rights to cyber assets can be set to one time only.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a cyber asset inheritance method according to the present invention. The cyber asset inheritance method will be described in conjunction with the components of FIG. 1.

The user joins the cyber asset inheritance system 100 (step S200). At this time, the user's personal information and information about the cyber assets owned by the user is received and stored in the database (102). Such information may be added, deleted or modified after subscription.

When requesting issuance of a unique code for identifying an authenticated user, the unique code generation unit 106 generates a unique code (step S210). The unique code is used as an authentication means that can use the cyber asset. Generation of the unique code may be performed before the member registration step (step S200) for personal authentication.

The cyber asset inheritance system 100 receives the cyber assets owned by the user from the user and information of the heirs who will inherit the cyber assets and stores them in the database 102 (step S220).

Upon the user's absence, the inheritance processing unit 104 verifies the user's facts and facts document submitted from the user's survivor or related party (step S230).

The inheritance processing unit 104 notifies the heirs specified by the user to the details of the inherited cyber assets and notifies the user existence facts and the heir information to the enterprise where the cyber assets exist (step S240). In the case of notifying the heir, a method such as transmitting information to a mobile phone or transmitting information through an e-mail may be used.

The authority providing unit 108 provides the heirs with access to the inherited cyber assets (step S250). Cyber assets are continuously used, discarded, or inherited by the heir at his own expense.

According to the cyber asset inheritance method as described above, it is inherited by the heir at the time of user's notice.

Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Accordingly, modifications to future embodiments of the present invention will not depart from the technology of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently manage the cyber asset by allowing the user of the cyber asset to inherit the inheritance when the user of the cyber asset is absent. In addition, the cyber asset inheritance system according to the present invention enables efficient management of cyber assets not only at user's notice but also at normal times.

Claims (8)

Receiving and storing personal information of the user, cyber assets owned by the user, and information of an heir to inherit the cyber assets; Verifying the facts of existence of the user submitted by the survivor of the user or the related party when the user is absent; And And notifying the details of the inherited cyber assets to the heir specified by the user, and notifying the company's existence fact and the information of the heir to the company in which the cyber assets exist. The method of claim 1, wherein before the storing step: When requesting issuance of a unique code that can identify an authenticated user, further comprising generating a unique code, And the unique code is used as an authentication means that can use the cyber asset. The method of claim 2, wherein the unique code, And a code that can be arbitrarily determined by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein after the notifying step: Providing the heirs with access to the inherited cyber assets, The cyber asset inherits the cyber asset, characterized in that it is continuously used, discarded, or attributable to the inheritor's own assets. A database for storing user information, inheritor information, and cyber asset information to be inherited according to a user input; And If the survivor of the user submits documents proving the fact of the user's existence, if the verification document of the user's facts submitted from the survivor or the user of the user is verified, and if the user's existence is verified, the database And an inheritance processing unit for notifying the heirs stored in the cyber asset of inheritance. The method of claim 5, Further comprising a unique code generating unit for generating a unique code to identify the authenticated user, And the unique code is used as an authentication means that can use the cyber asset. The method of claim 6, wherein the unique code, Inheritance system of cyber assets, characterized in that the code that can be arbitrarily determined by the user. The method of claim 5, Further comprising a right providing unit for providing access to the inherited cyber assets, The cyber asset inherits system of the cyber asset, characterized in that it is continuously used or discarded according to the inheritor's intention or belong to the inheritor's own assets.

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