TWI486896B - Method and system for giving physical gifts through virtual network - Google Patents

Description

System and method for presenting physical gifts on a virtual network

The present invention relates to a system and method for presenting a gift on a virtual network, and more particularly to a system and method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network.

There are many virtual platforms on the Internet that can be used by social network users to connect with each other. These virtual platforms are widely known as dating sites, networking sites or social networking sites. Because of the characteristics of network anonymity, these community users are interested in expressing their feelings and making friends in these virtual platforms. These social netizens may or may not know each other, may meet or never meet each other, or may not be able to meet for some reason or even reveal their true identity.

Some virtual platforms provide services for community users to transfer digital information (such as text, pictures, music and images) to each other, and enhance the opportunities for community users to communicate with each other. In addition, some virtual platforms provide virtual stores, and social netizens can purchase symbolic pictures (flower pictures or ring pictures) in the virtual store, and use this virtual platform to give them to netizens who have never met. Some netizens have mutual friendship.

In this way, how to provide a solution that can provide a gift to the netizens on the Internet in a simple way, without leaking the actual contact information, so that the netizens who receive the gift can easily obtain the feelings of the gift-giving netizens. It is a topic that needs to be solved urgently.

The invention provides a system and a method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network, in order to solve the above inconvenience and problems, in addition to receiving a digital gift, the netizen receiving the gift can receive the physical gift to feel the gifter's intention. .

In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network, including the following steps. (A) A consumer computer purchases a physical item in a virtual shopping interface of a virtual platform server. (B) The user terminal selects to give the physical item to a gifted object. (C) The virtual platform server transmits an object identification code to the object to be presented according to the user account of the given object. (D) When a user input interface of one of the multimedia devices in a store is input with the pickup identification code, the multimedia machine prints a pickup slip for exchanging the physical commodity according to the pickup identification code.

In an embodiment of the invention, step (A) further comprises the following steps. After the virtual platform server receives a message that the "payment program for purchasing the physical commodity has been completed", the virtual platform server provides the access identifier corresponding to the physical commodity to the user computer.

In a variation of this embodiment, step (B) further comprises the steps as follows. The user computer selects the gifted object to be presented with the physical commodity in one of the information delivery interfaces of the virtual platform server. Step (C) further includes the following steps. The virtual platform server obtains a mailbox address code corresponding to one of the user accounts, and transmits information containing one of the object identification codes to one of the mailboxes of the object to be presented according to the mailbox address code.

In another embodiment of the invention, step (A) further comprises the steps as follows. The virtual shopping interface further includes an optional product option and a gifted object option, and the user computer uses the optional product option to send to One less physical item information to the virtual platform server. Step (B) further includes the following steps. The user terminal uses the gifted object option to send the user account of the gifted object to the virtual platform server. Step (C) further includes the following steps. After receiving the at least one physical product information and the user account of the presented object, the virtual platform server corresponding to the physical identification code of the at least one physical product information and the user account of the presented object A letter box address code. And when the virtual platform server receives a message that the "payment process for purchasing the physical product has been completed", the mail address code of the user account of the object to be presented is included in the message. The information of the identification code is transmitted to one of the mailboxes of the presented object.

In an option of the above embodiment of the present invention, the information further includes a message information.

In another option of the above embodiment of the present invention, the message information includes a group selected from the group consisting of a text, a picture, a sound, and an image.

In other options of the invention, the mailbox is located in another user terminal or in the virtual platform server.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a system for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network, comprising a virtual platform server, a first user computer, a plurality of second user computers, and a multimedia device in a store. The virtual platform server includes a virtual shopping interface. The first user terminal establishes a connection with the virtual platform server through the network. The second user terminal establishes a connection with the virtual platform server through the network. The multimedia player in the store contains a user input interface. After the first user computer purchases a physical product in the virtual shopping interface and selects a given object in the second user computers, the virtual platform server is configured according to the second usage end of the presented object. A user account of the computer transmits an object identification code to the second user computer of the presented object. After the user input interface is input with the object identification code, the multimedia machine prints a pick-up slip for the physical item according to the object identification code.

The present invention will be apparent from the following description and the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, which may be modified and modified by the teachings of the present invention without departing from the invention. The spirit and scope.

Please refer to Figure 1. 1 is a block diagram of a system 100 for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The system 100 for presenting a physical gift on the virtual network includes a virtual platform server 200, a plurality of user computers (such as the first user terminal computer 300 and the second user terminal computer 400 in FIG. 1), and a store 500. The multimedia machine 510 (such as one of the chain supermarkets) and a remote server 600. The user computers establish a connection with the virtual platform server 200 via the network. The multimedia machine 510 establishes a connection with the remote server 600 via the network. There is a point of sales (POS) host 570 in the store 500, which is electrically connected to the remote server 600 and the multimedia device 510 in the same store 500.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the virtual platform server 200 of FIG. 1.

The virtual platform server 200 includes at least a first control module 210, a first network access module 220, a virtual shopping interface 230, and an information delivery interface. 240 with a database 260. The first control module 210 is electrically connected to the first network access module 220, the virtual shopping interface 230, the information delivery interface 240, and the database 260 for controlling the components to perform appropriate operations. The first network access module 220 establishes a connection with each user computer (such as the first user terminal computer 300 and the second user terminal computer 400 in FIG. 1) through the first network N1, so that the virtual platform server 200 Exchange data with each computer at the end. The database 260 can be collectively referred to as a single or a combination of multiple databases. The database 260 contains at least a plurality of user profiles 261 and a plurality of retrieval identifiers 262 represented by at least one physical item. The user data 261 includes all registered user accounts and passwords, as well as various information corresponding to the user (for example, purchased goods, friends, contact lists, email address codes and mailbox contents). The first control module 210, the first network access module 220, the virtual shopping interface 230, the information transfer interface 240, and the database 260 are not limited to software or hardware that operates by virtue of the firmware.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 3. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the multimedia machine 510 of FIG. 1.

The multimedia device 510 includes at least one user input interface 520 (such as a touch panel on a touch screen, a camera, a keyboard, or a trackball), a second control module 530, a display screen 540, and a second network access module. 550 and printer 560. The control module is electrically connected to the user input interface 520, the display screen 540, the second network access module 550 and the printer 560 for controlling the components to perform proper operations. The second network access module 550 establishes a connection with the first network access module 220 through the first network N1 to exchange data with the remote server 600. The second control module 530 and the second network access module 550 are not limited to software or hardware that operates by virtue of the firmware.

Please refer to Figure 4A. FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface 230 of FIG. 2 displayed before the purchase of a physical item in this embodiment.

The virtual platform server 200 provides at least one "optional item" option 231 in the virtual shopping interface 230. When the "optional item" option 231 is clicked, a plurality of items can be selected for purchase. These items contain virtual goods or physical goods. A virtual item means an object made up of digital information (such as digital pictures and digital audio and video). A physical commodity means a physical item (for example, coffee, food, flowers, etc.), which is roughly a commodity sold by the above-mentioned store 500. In other embodiments, in addition to the goods commonly sold by the store 500, the selected item of the physical item may further include a single or plural service, redemption voucher, gift certificate, currency or physical object (disk or Digital goods (such as printed matter, etc.) (such as digital information in a disk or a stored value password for a digital virtual game on a printed matter).

Specifically, the virtual shopping interface 230 can be a virtual shopping street, and the virtual shopping street presents different types of storefronts, each having many types of merchandise.

Please refer to Figure 5A. FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of the information transfer interface 240 of FIG. 2 in which the "select recipient" option 241 is clicked.

The virtual platform server 200 provides at least one "select recipient" option 241 and a "select gift item" option 242 in the information delivery interface 240. The "Select Recipient" option 241 can provide a list 243 containing a plurality of user accounts 245. After clicking, a message 250 (e.g., an email) can be sent to the mailbox of one of the user accounts. The "Select Gift Item" option 242 provides a list 244 of a plurality of selected items 246. After the item is selected, the purchased item can be sent along with the information 250 to the mailbox of the user account.

Please refer to Figure 6A. Fig. 6A is a schematic diagram of the main screen 541 displayed on the display screen 540 of Fig. 3.

The multimedia machine 510 provides a plurality of transaction service options 542, such as bonus, ticket purchase, payment, gift, and the like. For example, one of the main screens 541 on the display screen 540 has "bonus service", "purchase service", and "payment". Options such as "service", "receiving/receiving service".

Please refer to Figures 6A and 6B. Fig. 6A is a schematic diagram of the main screen 541 displayed on the display screen 540 of Fig. 3. FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of the pickup service interface 543 displayed on the display screen 540 of FIG.

When the "Receipt Service" option is clicked, the display screen 540 provides a pickup service interface 543. The pick-up service interface 543 has an input box 544 for providing an input pick-up identification code, but the invention is not limited thereto.

It is to be understood that the virtual platform server 200 described above can be defined as the same server host or server hosts that provide virtual dating services, physical and virtual shopping services, messaging, and other services in the system 100. The above-mentioned use computers are not limited to the types, and may be, for example, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant, a smart phone, a translation machine, a game machine, or a GPS computer. It should be emphasized here that the first user computer 300 is not different from the second user computers 400. In this specification, only one of the gifted physical products is used as the first user computer 300 (or a gift). The end computer) and one of the receiving end computers will be named as the second user terminal computer 400 (or the receiving end computer). The first network N1 and the second network N2 are not limited to one or more wide area networks, such as Internet, Mobile Internet, or intranet. The first network N1 and the second network N2 are not connected or connected. For example, the first network N1 is an Internet, and the second network N2 is a secure enterprise network. Each of the physical identification codes 262 corresponding to the single physical commodity may represent a single or tens of physical commodities, or may be obtained in advance from the store 500, or may be obtained instantaneously through the network and the remote server 600. However, the invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 7. FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network in accordance with the present invention is applied to the system 100 for presenting a physical gift on the virtual network described above, an embodiment of which includes the following steps. In step (71), the first user terminal 300 logs into the virtual platform server 200 by using a user account. In step (72), the first user terminal 300 purchases a physical object from the virtual shopping interface 230 of the virtual platform server 200. In the step (73), the first user terminal 300 selects one of the second user computers 400 to be presented as one of the gifts of the physical object. In step (74), the virtual platform server 200 transmits an pickup identification code 262 to the second usage end computer 400 according to the user account of one of the objects to be presented. In step (75), when a user input interface 520 of a multimedia device 510 in a store 500 is input with the object identification code 262, the multimedia device 510 prints a copy of the physical object according to the object identification code 262. Pick-up order.

In this step (71), since the user of the first user terminal 300 has previously registered with the virtual platform server 200, the user account and password of all users are recorded in the database 260 of the virtual platform server 200. Therefore, the virtual platform server 200 allows the first user computer 300 to enter the virtual platform server 200 by using the user account, so that the user can use the first user computer 300 in the virtual platform server 200 and the second use. End computer 400 to express mood and make friends.

As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface 230 of FIG. 2 displayed after purchasing a physical product in this embodiment.

In this step (72), the first user terminal 300 can purchase virtual goods or physical goods in the virtual shopping interface 230 of the virtual platform server 200. Specifically, after the first user computer 300 purchases at least one product (including virtual goods or physical goods) in the virtual shopping interface 230, the virtual platform server 200 performs the account of the first user terminal 300 according to the commodity price. Payment (or debit) procedure.

In the case of a physical commodity, after the payment (or debit) procedure is completed, that is, the virtual platform server 200 receives a message 234 that the payment procedure for purchasing the physical commodity has been completed, the virtual platform servo The device 200 takes out a corresponding physical product identification code 262 in the database 260 and provides it to the first user computer 300 (as shown in FIG. 4B), and the object identification code 262 can be stored in the database 260. The user profile 261 of the end computer 300 is used.

For example, when the user of the first user computer 300 wants to send a hot coffee to a user of the second user terminal 400, the first user computer 300 purchases hot coffee in the virtual shopping interface 230, and performs Payment (or debit) procedure. After that, the virtual platform server 200 takes out a corresponding hot coffee pickup identification code 262 in the database 260 and provides it to the first enabler. Use the end computer 300.

As shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of information 250 provided by the information transfer interface 240 of FIG. 2 in this embodiment.

In this step (73), specifically, the user of the first user terminal 300 is named as a presenter, and the user who receives the second user terminal 400 is named as a gifted object.

When the presenter of the first user computer 300 selects one of the user accounts 245 to give the object of the physical object by the "select recipient" option 241 of the information delivery interface 240, the virtual platform server 200 The virtual platform server 200 facilitates display of the mailbox address code in the recipient column 251 of the information 250 provided by the information delivery interface 240 (eg, FIG. 5B). When the first user computer 300 selects the product name 246 representing the above-mentioned object identification code 262 by the "select gift item" option 242 of the information delivery interface 240, the virtual platform server 200 is provided by the information delivery interface 240. The above-mentioned object identification code or its representative product name (as shown in FIG. 5B) is displayed in the gift item column 252 of the information 250. The message 250 further includes a message area 253 for the user of the first user terminal 300 to leave a message. Messages include text, images, sounds, and/or images.

However, the pickup identification code 262 is not necessarily located in the gift item field 252 of the information 250, and may be directly displayed in the message area 253 of the information 250, or may not be displayed only with the information 250.

In step (74), the virtual platform server 200 can transmit the information 250 containing the object identification code 262 to the given message according to the mailbox address code. The mailbox of the object. The mailbox is not limited to being located in the second user terminal computer 400 or the virtual platform server 200 of the presented object. The retrieval identifier 262 is also not necessarily displayed in the gift item field 252 of the recipient's information 250, and may also be directly displayed in the message area 253 of the recipient's information 250.

In step (75), when a user input interface 520 of a multimedia device 510 in a store 500 is input with the object identification code 262, the multimedia device 510 prints a copy of the physical object according to the object identification code 262. Pick-up order.

Specifically, when the object is presented to the touch panel of the multimedia device 510 in the store 500, the pick-up service interface 543 is operated, and an object identification code 262 (FIG. 6B) is input, the multimedia machine 510 is second. The network access module 550 sends the retrieval identifier 262 to the remote server 600. The remote server 600 extracts the corresponding information according to the retrieval identifier 262 and sends the corresponding information to the multimedia device 510. The multimedia machine 510 prints a pick-up order with the corresponding information.

In this case, the gifted object can exchange the gift card to the counter for the gift (such as hot coffee). In this way, no matter whether the netizens who are connected on the Internet know the identity of the other party, in addition to the digital gifts, the presenter can also give the physical gifts to the netizens who have made the Internet in a simple way without leaking the actual contact. The way, the netizens who receive the gift can easily obtain and feel the wishes of the gift-giving netizens.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the donor can directly transfer the physical product identification code 262 to the virtual shopping interface 230 without purchasing the physical delivery interface 230 after purchasing the physical product in the virtual shopping interface 230. The object is given.

Referring to FIG. 8A, FIG. 8A is a virtual shopping interface 230 of FIG. In another embodiment, a schematic diagram displayed before purchasing a physical item. FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface 230 of FIG. 2 displayed after purchasing a physical item in another embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8A, in addition to the "opt-in item" option 231, the virtual platform server 200 further provides a "selected object to be presented" option 232 in the virtual shopping interface 230, when the "purchase item" option 231 is clicked. After selecting an item, the "Selected Objects" option 232 is provided, so that the "Selected Objects" option 232 is clicked to provide a list of multiple user accounts, after clicking You can send a message (such as an email) to send the purchased item along with the message to the mailbox of this user account.

Corresponding to this embodiment, the first user terminal 300 uses the "sold goods" option 231 to send at least one physical product information to the virtual platform server 200, and uses the "presented object" option to send the object to be presented. User account to virtual platform server 200.

After the virtual platform server 200 receives the physical product information and the user account of the object to be presented, the database 260 of the virtual platform server 200 corresponds to the physical identification code 262 of the physical product information and the user of the presented object. The mailbox address code of the account.

In the case of a physical commodity, after the payment (or debit) procedure is completed, that is, the virtual platform server 200 receives a message 234 that the payment procedure for purchasing the physical commodity has been completed, the virtual platform servo The device 200 transmits the information containing the above-mentioned pickup identification code 262 directly to the mailbox of the gifted object according to the mailbox address code of the user account of the presented object, and notifies the presenter (Fig. 8B).

As shown in FIG. 8C, FIG. 8C is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface 230 of FIG. 2 displayed in front of a physical item in another embodiment.

In another embodiment, the virtual platform server 200 provides a "message" option 233 in the virtual shopping interface 230 in addition to the "opt-in item" option 231 and the "select the object to be presented" option 232. The "message" option 233 can provide a message for the user of the first user terminal 300. Messages include text, images, sounds, and/or images.

After the payment program has been completed, the virtual platform server 200 directly transmits the information including the above-mentioned object identification code 262 and the message information of the object to be presented to the object according to the mailbox address code of the user account of the object to be presented. Give the mailbox of the object and notify the donor.

In summary, the system and method for presenting a physical gift on the virtual network of the present invention can provide a physical gift to the social network users who are connected on the network in a simple manner, without leaking the actual contact information, so that the gift is received. Netizens can conveniently obtain and feel the gift of netizens.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments of the present invention, and various modifications and refinements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. This is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

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100‧‧‧ system

200‧‧‧Virtual Platform Server

210‧‧‧First Control Module

220‧‧‧First Network Access Module

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231‧‧‧ "Ordering Products" option

232‧‧‧"Select the object to be given" option

233‧‧‧"Messages" option

234‧‧‧"The message "The payment process for purchasing this physical commodity has been completed"

240‧‧‧Information Delivery Interface

241‧‧‧ "Select recipients" option

242‧‧‧"Select Gifts" option

243, 244‧‧‧ list

245‧‧‧User account

246‧‧‧Items purchased

250‧‧‧Information

251‧‧‧Recipients column

252‧‧‧ gift item column

253‧‧‧Message area

260‧‧‧Database

261‧‧‧ User data

262‧‧‧Access identification code

300‧‧‧First use computer

400‧‧‧second use computer

500‧‧‧ stores

510‧‧‧Multimedia machine

520‧‧‧User input interface

530‧‧‧Second control module

540‧‧‧display screen

541‧‧‧ main screen

542‧‧‧Transaction Service Options

543‧‧‧Receipt service interface

544‧‧‧ input box

550‧‧‧Second network access module

560‧‧‧Printer

570‧‧‧Point of Sale Host

600‧‧‧Remote Server

N1‧‧‧First Network

N2‧‧‧Second network

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; Block diagram.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the virtual platform server of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of the multimedia machine of Figure 1.

4A is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface of FIG. 2 displayed before the purchase of a physical item in this embodiment.

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface of FIG. 2 displayed after purchasing a physical product in this embodiment.

Fig. 5A is a diagram showing the information transfer interface of Fig. 2 in this embodiment, after the "select recipient" option is clicked.

Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of one of the information provided in the embodiment of the information transfer interface of Figure 2.

Fig. 6A is a schematic diagram of the main screen displayed on the display screen of Fig. 3.

Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the pick-up service interface displayed on the display screen of Figure 3.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface of FIG. 2 displayed before the purchase of a physical item in another embodiment.

FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface of FIG. 2 displayed after purchasing a physical product in another embodiment.

FIG. 8C is a schematic diagram of the virtual shopping interface of FIG. 2 displayed in front of a physical item in another embodiment.

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Claims (7)

A method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network, comprising: (A) using a terminal computer to purchase a plurality of physical commodities in a virtual shopping interface of a virtual platform server; (B) the user computer on the virtual platform servo In one of the information delivery interfaces, at least one of the user accounts selected from the first list of the plurality of user accounts is the object to be presented, and the first item containing the purchased physical goods Selecting at least one of the physical commodities in the second list, wherein each of the purchased physical commodities respectively corresponds to an physical identification code; (C) the virtual platform server obtains a mailbox corresponding to at least one user account a address code, and according to the mailbox address code, transmitting information containing one of the object identification codes to one of the mailboxes of the object to be presented; and (D) being a user of one of the multimedia devices in a store After the input interface is input with the pickup identification code, the multimedia machine prints a pick-up slip for exchanging the physical commodity according to the pickup identification code. The method for presenting a physical gift on the virtual network as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step (A) further comprises: when the virtual platform server receives a message that the "payment process for purchasing the physical commodity has been completed", The virtual platform server provides the access identifier corresponding to the physical commodity to the user computer. A method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step (A) further comprises: The virtual shopping interface further includes an optional product option, and the user computer uses the optional product option to send at least one physical product information to the virtual platform server. A method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information further includes a message. The method for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network as claimed in claim 4, wherein the message information comprises a group selected from the group consisting of a text, a picture, a sound, and an image. A method of presenting a physical gift on a virtual network as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mailbox is located in another user terminal or the virtual platform server. A system for presenting a physical gift on a virtual network, comprising: a virtual platform server, comprising a virtual shopping interface and a message delivery interface, the information delivery mask having a first list and a second list, the first list The first user computer establishes a connection with the virtual platform server through the network, wherein when the first user computer purchases multiple physical products in the virtual shopping interface, the first The second list includes the selected physical commodities, wherein each of the purchased physical commodities corresponds to an physical identification code; and the plurality of second-use computers communicate with the virtual platform server through the network. Establishing a link, wherein when the first user computer is in the information delivery interface, selecting at least one of the user accounts from the first list as the object to be presented, and selecting the entities from the second list At least one of the commodities, the virtual platform server obtains a mailbox address code corresponding to at least one user account, and transmits information including the identifier of the object to the object according to the mailbox address code And the multimedia device in the store includes a user input interface, wherein when the user input interface is input with the object identification code, the multimedia device is based on the object The identification code prints a pick-up order for exchange for the physical item.