WO2001061580A1 - Method for providing service through information network and method for using service - Google Patents

Abstract

When a user is allowed to obtain virtual money, the user selects one the types of virtual money to which different sets of individuality information are added, and the selected type of virtual money is paid to a virtual account of the user. When the user is allowed to use one of service agents to receive the virtual money from the virtual account, the individuality of a character displayed on the user terminal is changed depending on the individuality information added to the received virtual money. Thus the user can enjoy the individuality of the character personifying the agent, and changing an agent to a pay one is possible.

Description

 Description How to provide services using information networks and how to use services

 The present invention utilizes an information network such as the Internet to provide various services to a user by guiding an anthropomorphic agent character. The present invention relates to a method for providing a service using a network and a method for using a service using the network. Landscape

 Conventionally, JP-A-11-15757, JP-A-11-15758, JP-A-1165964, JP-A-1165996 No. 5 public.-Report, described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-272720, as described in the search on the Internet and other agents 載: Humanized It is known how to guide them in the evening.

 In addition, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. Hei 8-2636438 and Hei 8-3152026, a method for purchasing a digital ticket by a prepaid method is disclosed. It has been known.

Further, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,794,210, it is necessary for a consumer to perform an information collection job by an agent and to collect information. Although it is expensive, there is a repository for storing digital re-caches at each personal computer, and the cost for that is consumed from within it, while consumers display advertisements Clicking on a personal computer from the top of a personal computer means that the advertiser is paid. % There is also known a system in which money from seeing the above advertisement is saved in a repository.

 However, the method of guiding search procedures and other procedures based on the character of an anthropomorphic agent described above requires the use of that agent to be charged, and the virtual currency to be used. There is no idea to provide the service in exchange for it.

 In the method of purchasing digital tickets by the prepaid method, the pages are sequentially expanded in response to user input from the top page of the homepage, and the fee for the selected event is prepaid. They simply withdraw money from their accounts, and there is no idea that virtual goods purchased with virtual money can be worn by characters in cyber space.

 In addition, when a user clicks on a cybercon, which means an advertisement is displayed, on a personal computer, the amount of money that the advertiser sees the advertisement is that user. In the method of paying the repositories, the idea of providing various services in exchange for the relevant cybercoin (virtual currency) is not found, and the character of an anthropomorphic agent is not considered. There is no thought to use it or to individualize it.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and allows a user to obtain paid virtual currency, or to provide free of charge from a sponsor instead of accompanying advertisement information. By obtaining the virtual advertising money to be used and using various service agents on the information network in exchange for any of these virtual money. If the user uses paid virtual currency, he or she pays the information at his own expense, and if he uses advertising currency, he or she pays the information at the advertising sponsor's expense (that is, covers the advertising fee). The use of various agent services on the network The purpose is to provide a service providing method using an information network and a service using method that can provide a profit to the service provider even if the usage is charged.

 The present invention also allows various agents to be executed by an anthropomorphic character, and various items worn by the character can be used by a user in a character shop. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a service using an information network and a method of using the service that can be enjoyed by personalizing a character for each user by purchasing the service. I do.

 According to the present invention, the character of each user can be moved back and forth on the information network, and the attribute information of the parts worn by the character used by the source at the destination user terminal can be obtained. By using the information network, it is possible to stimulate the willingness of the character to be individualized and to use the service. The purpose is to provide the method of providing and the method of using the service. Disclosure of the invention

According to the invention of claim 1, in exchange for the virtual currency held by the user in the virtual account, various types of agents are displayed on the user terminal through an anthropomorphic agent character. A service providing method using an information network for encouraging the use of a virtual currency, wherein the step of encouraging the acquisition of virtual currency on a user terminal and the operation of acquiring the virtual currency are performed. Selecting a virtual currency to which any of the plurality of pieces of personality information is attached; and transferring the virtual currency selected in the previous stage to the virtual account of the user, and Attaching the selected personality information to the currency, and transferring the information to the virtual account. Ki

When using any of the embedded virtual currency, the personality of the character displayed on the user terminal is changed based on the personality information attached to the virtual currency.

 According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a service using the information network according to the first aspect, the advertising currency is provided by an advertising sponsor, the personality information attached to the virtual currency. The information is used to identify whether the money is paid money or the user pays the usage fee.

 The invention according to claim 3 is the method for providing a service using the information network according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, if the virtual currency is a pay currency, for each of the pay currency, sex and gender are used. Information that characterizes the character of the character, such as spending and clothing, is attached.

 According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a service using the information network according to the first or second aspect, when the virtual currency is an advertising currency, the virtual currency is exchanged for the advertising currency. When the character is displayed on a user terminal, a character or a graphic for identifying the advertisement sponsor is attached and displayed on the character.

 According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a service using the information network according to the fourth aspect, a character or a graphic for identifying the advertisement sponsor is provided on an advertisement site on the WWW relating to the advertisement sponsor. It is intended to be linked to

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a service using the information network according to the fifth aspect, a character having a character or a figure for identifying the advertisement sponsor is attached to another character. Transmitting to the user and displaying it on the other user's terminal; and displaying the character displayed in the displaying step. And then, when the advertisement site on the www is accessed, returning the advertisement fee to the user who transmitted the character to the other user.

 In the method for providing a service using the information network according to the inventions of claims 1 to 6, when a user obtains virtual currency, any one of virtual currency with different personality information is attached. And transfer the virtual currency with the personality information to the user's virtual account. If the user wishes to use one of the service agents, the corresponding service agent will be deducted in exchange for withdrawing / one-chart of money from the user's virtual account. At this time, the personality of the character to be displayed on one user's terminal is changed based on the personality information attached to the withdrawn virtual currency.

 When a user uses paid currency as virtual currency with personality information, the personality of the character is determined according to the information that characterizes the personality attached to the virtual currency. For example, the Kansai system, the healing system, and the better system are different.

 As a result, the use of pay currency makes the character unique to each user, thereby stimulating the user's willingness to purchase virtual pay money and promoting the use of services. I do.

On the other hand, when advertising money is used as virtual currency with personality information, characters or graphics that identify the advertising sponsor are attached to the character displayed on the user terminal, and the user is required to use the advertising currency. Clicks a character or figure on the user terminal with the mouse (or performs an equivalent operation using another pointing device. Hereinafter, collectively referred to as "click") ) Then, it jumps to the advertisement site of the advertisement sponsor on the WWW linked to this and displays the advertisement page.

 If a user sends an e-mail to another user using a mail agent from the user terminal in exchange for advertising money, a character or graphic attached to identify the ad sponsor is attached. The transmitted character is transmitted together with the e-mail, and the character is displayed on the destination user terminal.

 Then, when another user clicks on a character or figure attached to the character sent with the e-mail, the advertisement of the ad sponsor on the WWW linked to this is clicked. It jumps to the site and displays the advertisement page on one terminal of the destination user, and returns the advertisement fee to the virtual user or registered account to the source user.

 As a result, even if the use of various service agents on the information network is charged, users can use many service agents for free. It encourages the use of advertising money and further stimulates the willingness to use it by returning advertising fees, and increases the use of various service agents on information networks. Increase advertising effectiveness at the same time.

 The invention according to claim 7 is a method for providing a service using the information network according to claims 1 to 5, wherein the character is transmitted to the user terminal by a predetermined operation of the user terminal. Calling and displaying, and displaying an alert to the user together with the character when the operation of calling the character is different from the predetermined operation. It is.

The invention according to claim 8 is a method for providing a service using the information network according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is operated by a predetermined operation of the user, and the user terminal is operated by the user. Na

 When a predetermined time has elapsed since the last operation of calling and displaying the character, a step of prompting the user to call the character is displayed together with the character. It is a thing.

 According to the service providing method using the information network of the inventions according to claims 7 and 8, when a character is called and displayed by a predetermined operation on one user terminal, the operation is performed by a predetermined operation. When the operation is different from the operation of, a warning is displayed together with the character. If the service is not used for a long time, a display that prompts a call with the character is displayed. In this way, the user becomes familiar with the character and stimulates the desire to use it.

 The invention of claim 9 uses an information network in which an anthropomorphic agent character is displayed on a user terminal and various agents are used through the character. Obtaining virtual currency on a user terminal, and obtaining virtual currency attached to any of a plurality of pieces of personality information when obtaining the virtual currency. And displaying the characters on the user terminal in response to using the virtual currency held in the virtual account and using the virtual currency held in the virtual account. And displaying a character with a different personality on the user terminal based on the personality information attached to the virtual currency. Der Ru.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the method for using a service using the information network according to the ninth aspect, the advertisement currency or the user provided from the advertisement sponsor as the virtual currency is used. The user can select any of the payable money for which the user pays his / her own fees. The invention according to claim 11 is a method for using a service using the information network according to claim 9 or 10, wherein when pay currency is selected as the virtual currency, gender, language, It is possible to select a paid currency attached with information characterizing the character of the character such as clothes.

 According to the invention of claim 12, in the method for using a service using the information network according to claim 9 or 10, when an advertisement currency is selected as the virtual currency, the advertisement currency is selected based on the advertisement currency. When the character is displayed on the user terminal, a character having characters or graphics for identifying the advertising sponsor is displayed.

 The invention according to claim 13 is the method of using a service using the information network according to claim 12, wherein a character or a figure on which the advertisement sponsor is identified is attached. It is provided with a stage for transmitting to one user.

 According to the method of using the service using the information network of the inventions of claims 9 to 13, the user obtains the virtual currency from the user terminal and obtains the personal information with different personality information. Choose which of the coins to get. As a result, in order to use one of the various service agents, the user can display the character on the terminal in exchange for the virtual currency, and the personality attached to the virtual currency can be displayed. The display reflects the information.

 When pay currency is used as the virtual currency with personality information, the personality characteristics of the character, for example, according to the information that characterizes the personality attached to the virtual currency, for example, It is different from Kansai, Healing, or Good.

As a result, the character can be saved by using the paid money. It is individualized for each user, which in turn stimulates the user's willingness to purchase virtual pay money and promotes the use of services.

 On the other hand, when advertising currency is used as virtual currency with personality information, characters or graphics that identify the advertising sponsor are attached to the characters displayed on the user terminal, and the Clicking this character or figure with the mouse on the user terminal jumps to the advertising site of the advertising sponsor on the linked www and displays the advertising page .

 When a user sends an e-mail to another user using a mail agent from the user terminal in exchange for advertising money, a character or a figure identifying the ad sponsor is used. The character with the attached is sent along with the e-mail, and the character is displayed on the destination user terminal. When another user clicks on a character or graphic attached to the character sent with the e-mail, the advertisement sponsor on the WWW linked to this character is clicked. The advertisement page is displayed on the destination user terminal by jumping to the advertisement site of the user, and the advertisement fee is returned to the virtual account or the registered account to the user of the transmission source.

 As a result, even if the use of various service agents on the information network is charged, users can use many service agents free of charge. The willingness to use money is stimulated, and the return of advertising fees further stimulates the willingness to use it, and thus the use of various service agents on information networks. And advertising effectiveness at the same time.

The invention according to claim 14 is the information network according to claims 9 to 13. In a method of using a service using IO, a step of calling up and displaying the character on the user terminal by a predetermined operation of the user on the user terminal; and A step of displaying a warning to the user together with the character when an operation to be called is different from the predetermined operation.

 The invention according to claim 15 is a method for using a service using the information network according to claims 9 to 13, wherein the user terminal performs a predetermined operation on the user terminal to the user terminal. When a predetermined time has elapsed since the last operation of calling and displaying the character, a display prompting the user to call the character is performed together with the character. It has a stage to make it work.

 In the method of using the service using the information network according to the inventions of claims 14 and 15, when the character is called up and displayed by a predetermined operation on the user terminal, the operation is performed. If is different from the specified operation, a warning is displayed with the character. If the service has not been used for a long time, a message will be displayed with a character to prompt a call. As a result, the user has a close affinity for the character, and the user's willingness to use it is stimulated.

The method of using the service using the information network according to the invention of claim 16 is such that the advertisement information is linked to the character of an anthropomorphic agent displayed on one user terminal. Transmitting the character to another user terminal for display, and displaying the advertisement information linked to the character on the other user terminal. When the advertising information is displayed on the other user terminal at the displaying step, the advertising fee is charged to the registered account specified in advance by the transmitting user. / / With reduction stage.

 The invention according to claim 17 is a method for using a service using the information network according to claim 16, wherein each of the parts attached to the character, such as clothes and accessories, is provided. It links different advertising information.

 In the method of using the service using the information network according to the inventions of claims 16 and 17, the advertisement information is transferred to the character of the anthropomorphic agent displayed on the user terminal. Link different advertising information for each part worn, such as clothing or characters, accessories, etc., and users can use services such as e-mail When transmitting information to another user, the character is also transmitted at the same time and displayed on another user terminal. When the advertising information linked to the character displayed on the other user terminal is displayed on the other user terminal, the registered account of the transmitting user is registered. To return advertising fees.

 This stimulates the willingness of each user to link the advertising information to their own character, and the advertising information is prosperous on the information network together with the individual character information on the network. Move back and forth to increase advertising effectiveness on information networks.

 The method of using the service using the information network according to the invention of claim 18 is provided in a character unique to an anthropomorphic agent displayed on a single user terminal. Linking the advertising information, and transmitting the unique character to another user terminal.

The invention according to claim 19 is a method for using a service using the information network according to claim 18, wherein each part attached to the character such as clothing, accessories, etc. Link different advertising information. According to the method of using the service using the information network of the inventions of claims 18 and 19, the user links the advertisement information to the character displayed on the user terminal, Alternatively, link different advertising information for each part worn by characters wearing clothing, accessories, etc., and use other services such as e-mail to provide information to other users. When transmitting the character, the character is also transmitted at the same time, so that the character used by the transmission source user is displayed on another user terminal. If the advertisement information linked to the character displayed on the other user terminal is displayed on the other user terminal, the registration of the sender user is performed. The advertising fee is returned to the account.

 This stimulates the user's willingness to link their own character with the advertising information and move back and forth on the information network, thereby increasing the advertising effect on the information network. Can be -The method of providing a service using the information net of the invention of claim 20 is based on the method of providing parts for attaching an agent to a personified character, such as clothes and accessories. A step of opening a partial shop to be provided, a step of displaying the character on the user terminal, and a step of displaying the character on the user terminal in the step of displaying the character. Then, a step of designating each part to the user from the virtual shop and a character wearing the part designated in the step of designating the part are performed by the user. Transmitting to one terminal and debiting the value from the user's virtual account or a pre-designated registered account.

The invention according to claim 21 is a method for providing a service using the information network according to claim 20, wherein the character is transmitted to another user terminal and displayed. Display this Ϊ5

Displaying, on a different user terminal, attribute information of each part attached to the character when a specific operation is performed on the character displayed at the stage. It is a thing.

 The invention of claim 22 is a method of providing a service using the information network of claim 21 for ij, wherein the attribute information of the part is an index of the commercial value of the part.

 The invention according to claim 23 is a method for providing a service using an information network according to claim 20, wherein the user selects a part with respect to the part in response to a user's selecting operation on the part. It has a stage that links with the corresponding online shopping site of the actual product.

 In the method for providing services using the information network according to the inventions of claims 20 to 23, the clothes and accessories worn by a character evening personified by an agent are used. Establish a virtual shop to provide parts, allow users to purchase various parts by accessing them from the user terminal, and use the purchased parts as a unique character. In exchange for this, the price will be deducted from the virtual or registered account of the user's terminal.

 When a user uses a service such as e-mail transmission, for example, the unique character of the source user is transmitted together with the e-mail to the destination user terminal. When a specific operation is performed on the character from the destination user terminal, the attribute of each packet attached to the character is displayed. It is displayed on the other user terminal.

The attributes of each part are indicators of the commercial value of the part, such as manufacturer name, brand, price, rarity, one designer, celebrities who have used previously. The name of the destination ) 4- It can be displayed on one user terminal.

 In addition, in response to the user's selection operation for each part, it is possible to link to the online shopping site of the actual product corresponding to that part.

 As a result, the user can not enjoy the virtual shopping, and at the same time, can obtain a price for providing the service. In addition, users who exchange information can know how they are working on their own characters, and thus willingly purchase the data. To stimulate the use of the service. It can also stimulate demand for real products through online shopping.

 The method of using the service using the information network according to the invention of claim 24 includes a step of accessing a virtual shop of a part to be attached to a character of an anthropomorphic agent. The steps of selecting an arbitrary part from the virtual shop accessed in the previous stage and purchasing it with virtual currency, and registering the purchased part in the previous stage in the virtual probe are described. It is provided.

 The invention according to claim 25 is a method of using a service using the information network according to claim 24, wherein the step of displaying the character of the anthropomorphic agent on the user terminal is performed. Accessing the virtual ruled robe and displaying the parts registered in the virtual ruled robe on the user terminal; and displaying the part in the displaying step. In response to a part selection operation, a step of attaching the corresponding part to a character and displaying the same is provided.

The invention according to claim 26 is a method for using a service using the information network according to claim 25, wherein the character is used for another character. \ 5 It is provided with a stage for transmission to the user terminal.

 In the method of using the service using the information network according to the inventions of claims 24 to 26, the user can wear and wear the character wearing an anthropomorphic agent. Access from a user terminal to a virtual shop that provides parts such as accessories, purchase various parts, and wear the purchased parts in a user-specific character evening.

 For example, when a user uses a service such as e-mail transmission, if a user-specific character is transmitted together with the e-mail to the destination user terminal, the user The terminal displays the sender's unique character. If there is a specific operation from the destination user terminal for the character, the attributes of the parts attached to the character are displayed on the other user terminals. You.

 The attributes of each part are indicators of the commercial value of the part, such as manufacturer name, brand, price, rarity, designer name, and celebrities previously used. Is displayed on the destination user terminal.

 In addition, if there is a user's selection operation for each part, it is possible to jump to the actual product online shopping site and perform online shopping for these actual products.

This allows users to enjoy virtual shopping, and how information is exchanged between users for their own character evenings. This allows them to know whether or not they have made any changes, which in turn stimulates the purchase of the parchment and increases the use of the service. In addition, demand for real products by online shopping will be stimulated. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

 FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a normal menu selection procedure in the above embodiment.

 FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing Is λ − of advertising gold coins in the above embodiment.

 FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for purchasing accessories in the above embodiment.

 FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the function of the character as a mail agent in the above embodiment at the transmission destination.

 FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the functions of the mail agent on the transmitting side and the receiving side in the above embodiment.

 FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a character equipped with an advertising part according to the above embodiment.

 FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a function of transmitting a character with an advertising part mounted thereon according to the above embodiment.

 FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the product presentation procedure in the above embodiment.

 FIG. 10 is a main flowchart of the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the service providing function of the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the search service function in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the schedule user service function in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 14 is a flow chart of the schedule link service function in the system of the above embodiment.

FIG. 15 shows the mail in the system of the above embodiment. This is a flow chart of the service function.

 FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the chat service function in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a notional banking service function in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the partial shocking service function in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a character customization function in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing the graphics of the chat room in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 21 is a model diagram in the case where the agent service is used by using the charged money in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 22 is a model diagram in the case where an agent service is used using advertising money in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 23 is a model diagram of a purchase service function of an agent accessory in the system of the above embodiment.

 FIG. 24 is a model diagram of a service function for returning advertising expenses by an advertising accessory in the system of the above embodiment. FIG. 25 is a product present service function of the above embodiment. It is a flow chart of.

 FIG. 26 is a model diagram of one product presenting service function in the system of the above embodiment.

 Fig. 27 is a model diagram of another product present service function in the system of the above embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a model diagram of the gift certificate present service function in the system of the above embodiment. FIG. 29 is a model diagram of an advertising service function by an advertising agent in the system of the above embodiment. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

 The system configuration of the hardware of the service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention is as shown in FIG. 1, and the information network is provided with the internet 1. Using this, a large number of user terminals 3 are connected to the WWW server 12 of the service site by the Internet 1.

 The user terminal 3 is installed with a communication software and a WWW browser software in which necessary functions such as a mail function, a schedule function, and a chat function are installed, and a WWW server 2 For this purpose, the user accesses via the Internet 1 from the access point of the Internet connection service provider contracted by the user using a WWW browser.

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 WWW Server 2 is connected to Internet 1 and has various agent servers on Internet 1 such as Search Agent, News Agent, and Shortcut Agent. It is linked to an agent such as a pinge agent. In addition, a link can be made with the WWW server of the advertising sponsor company for the service.

The WWW server 2 also has the necessary servers and databases required to provide the service, such as a mail server 6, a chat server 7, an online working server, a virtual shop. It is connected to the servers 9 and 9, the virtual banking server 10, the database 11 and the LAN 12. The size of WWW server 2 is large and high If they can, the functions of these servers can be integrated into the WWW server 2.

 The WWW server 2 executes '' (1) user management function and (2) agent service.

 The user management function of (1) is a function for receiving and managing user registration according to predetermined procedures. Then, even if the next agent service is charged, a specific character and a message or a voice message are emitted so that the user can use it even if the user pays for the next agent service. The agent service of (2), which also has a function to guide the use of the user by the page, includes the following.

 Search service

 Automatic search service

 New information notification service

 · Schedule adjustment service

 Scheduling link service.

 Mail service

 Chat service

 Sweepstakes entry service

 · Short-term Guarantee Service

 Sine service service

 Ticket purchase service

 Entertainment linked service

 Net game service

 User terminal>

The user terminal 3 is a general personal computer provided with a communication service, but for simple communication, a mobile terminal represented by a mobile phone is also used. User 3 downloads from the service site, or The obtained communication software and www browser are installed, and the user connects to Internet 1 from the access point of the Internet connection service provider contracted by the user. In addition, the user can log in to the WWW server 2 of the service site by inputting an authentication code (usually an ID code and a password).

 The communication software holds various data necessary for using the above-described various services, and updates and registers the data. For example, address data, mail data, etc.

 Next, the functions of the service provision system will be described. Set as a program that starts automatically when the OS of user terminal 3 is started up, or the user starts the program after the window is opened Therefore, the lamp icon shown in (i) in each of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 (hereinafter, referred to as “magic lamp” for convenience of explanation) A 1 Is displayed as a resident icon (step SO 0 in the flowchart of FIG. 10).

 If a predetermined start operation is performed on the resident icon A1 such that the cursor A2 is reciprocated three or more times on the screen, for example, the screen shown in screen (ii) is displayed. At the same time, a character A3 that anthropomorphizes an agent with smoke appears from the magic lamp A1 and automatically executes a connection procedure to the WWW server 2 (step S0 in FIG. 10). 2, S14, S18 to S22). Here, the character A3 is anthropomorphic, but the anthropomorphization here is sufficient if it behaves like a person, and can be a dog or a bear. They may be animals that imitate animals or imaginary objects.

When this connection procedure is completed, as shown in the screen (Πi), the balloon A3 gushes out from A3, with a different message depending on the access history up to that point. Display selection button A 5 (Steps S24 to S34).

 The appearance of the character A3 is regarded as one use of the service, and a predetermined number of virtual coins are subtracted from the user's virtual account on the WWW server 2. Drop it and display the virtual gold balance on the user terminal 3 to inform the user.

 The messages displayed on the gushing A4 include the following.

 (1) "Master, what should I do?" (Normal: Step S34)

 (2) "The amount of gold coins is low. Will it be replenished?" (If the number of virtual gold coins held by the virtual bank is running low: step S26)

 (3) “I want new clothes.” (When the season has changed or the same parts have been worn for a certain period of time: Step S32). -Regardless of which procedure the service is installed in (Step S 3

8), the following services are provided to the user according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. In the service in process described above, the coin purchase is not performed from the initial screen, the procedure for purchasing parts for the character A 3 is not selected, and the magic button A 5 is selected and the normal button is selected. When it is started, a menu is displayed and the service can be selected from the menu.

 (1) Menu selection

 1.1 Search service

In screen (iii) of Fig. 2, place cursor A2 on selection button A5 (here, "magic button") and click the left button of pointing noise. Click-(or Corresponding key operations, hereinafter, the mouse will be described as a pointing device as an example, but the corresponding operation is also applicable to a pointing device such as a track point and a sunset pad. Menu A 6 shown in screen (iv) is sent from the WWW server 2 and displayed. In this menu A6, services provided by the WWW server 2 are restored. Here, the above-mentioned service functions are restored (steps S38-1 to S38-3 in FIG. 11).

 In response to menu A 6 on this screen (iv), if the user selects the search service with cursor A 2, for example, the search engine starts on the WWW server 2 side. For the user terminal 2, as shown in the screen (V), a squirt A7 prompting the input of the search keypad is squirted from the character A3 (step S38). — 4, S300).

 Entering this search service, the process of the flowchart shown in Fig. 12 will be performed. When the user inputs the keyword to be searched in the text box of the search keyword and clicks the search button, the WWW server 12 uses the search engine to execute the search. Perform a search on Net 1 (step S 300 — 1, 300 — 2 in FIG. 12). At this time, on the screen of the user terminal 3, as shown in the screen (vi) and the screen (vii) in FIG. 2, the character A3 is input by animation. The message is displayed on the carpet, and it flies down to the corners of the screen while getting smaller. It is appropriate to execute such an animation using a Java applet, but it is not particularly limited. Also, the type of animation is not limited.

The search on the WWW server 12 side is equipped with a search engine. Run it on the Internet yourself or use an existing search service site, for example, Yahoo! , Refresher, goo, etc. to receive search results. The search result obtained by the WWW server 2 is transmitted to the user terminal 3 and, as shown in the screen of (vi ii), the search result is displayed on the squirt A 8 of the character A 3 ( Step S300-3).

 This list of search results is a list linked to the URL of the target site, similar to the search service on the normal Internet, so that the user can search from the list. If a URL is selected and clicked, a WWW browser starts up, accesses the corresponding URL, reads the homepage, and displays it on the screen of the user terminal 3.

 When the search end button is clicked, the screen returns to the menu screen (iv) (step S300—4 → S38—3). The number of times to return to this menu screen may be limited by the service.If the number of times is exceeded, the lamp may return to the lamp or it may not disappear. Good.

 1.2 Schedule adjustment service

 In the area corresponding to each user in the WWW server 2, the schedule of each user is registered, and a similar schedule is stored in the database 11 of the WWW server 12. Is also registered.

Therefore, by selecting the schedule adjustment service from the menu on the screen (iv) in Fig. 2, the schedule adjustment function of the communication software is activated, and the character is displayed in the same manner as screen (V). A squirt for schedule adjustment is displayed along with A3. In this gushing, the names registered in the address book are displayed in a list, so check the check boxes of the men you want to attend from there. (See the flow chart in Fig. 13) Steps in the box S700-0-1, S700-0-2). Then enter the name of the meeting and the date and time of the candidate, and click the call button. As a result, the character A3 is displayed on the carpet by the animation similar to the screens (vi) and (vii), and the schedule is sent to the WWW server 12 together. -The rule adjustment data is transmitted (steps S700--3, S700-4).

 The WWW server 2 receives the request and retrieves the schedule of each person from the database 11 to search for a vacant time zone for all of the candidate dates and times (step S700— 6, S700-0-7). If there is a convenient time zone, the conference reservation is registered in the database 11 by the WWW server 12 and the conference room is reserved, and the conference reservation is reserved on the user terminal 3 of each person concerned. A standard mail is sent from the server 2 (steps S700-0-8, S700-0-7).

 When the WWW server 2 receives the attendance OK replies from all the persons concerned, it is regarded as a conference reservation decision, and if the originating user terminal 3 is of a constant connection type, a conference reservation is established for that user terminal 3. Is transmitted, and in the same manner as in the screen (Viii) in FIG. 2, character A 3 appears at the user terminal 3 of the caller, and a message erupts and a message indicating that the conference reservation has been established is issued by A 8. Display them (Steps S 7 0 0 — 10, S 7 0 0-11 1).

If the originating user terminal 3 is of a dial-up connection type, the originating user terminal 3 is stored in the e-mail post of the originating user in the WWW server 2, and the originating user terminal 3 is later transmitted to the originating user terminal 3. It is automatically transmitted when connected to the WWW server 2 by the communication software of the service, and ejects the character A 3 in the same manner as the screen (Viii). Use 8 to display that the conference reservation has been completed. 1.3 Schedule link service

 This is a service that allows a user to register an interesting subject such as a specific talent, singer, actor, etc., and to reflect that information on his / her schedule. To do so, select the schedule link from the menu on the screen (iv) in Fig. 2 as in the case of the schedule function. Do you need a schedule? ", And the user inputs a specific name or group name, and clicks the registration button. ), The character A3 flies away on a carpet by the same animation as (vii) (step S8000 in the flowchart shown in Fig. 14). 1).

 On the other hand, the WWW server 12 uses a search engine to search for the schedule of the corresponding person or group, sends the result to the user terminal 3, and sends the result to the user terminal 3 in the same manner as the screen (vi ii). 3 shows the schedule list. Then, the schedule list of the celebrities and groups is inquired as to whether or not to be integrated with the user's schedule, and if the registration button is operated, the schedule is integrated with the user's individual schedule. And register it (Step S800-0-2 to S800_5).

 Subsequent schedule management is performed in the same manner as a normal scheduler application, and when the birthday or concert date approaches, the character A3 appears and gulp out. To display a message such as "The concert day of △ △△ is approaching." Or "The birthday of △ is today." (Step S 8 0 0 — 6, S 8 0 0-7).

1.4 Main Rusa bis _t

If the user selects the mail service from the menu of the screen (iv) in Fig. 2 from the user terminal 3, the mail machine of the communication software Noh starts. Then, in the same manner as in the screen (v), the balloon for message input is displayed together with the character A3. Then, enter the destination address and message, and click the send button. As with the screens (Vi) and (Vii), character A3 is displayed. Shows animations departing on a carpet. Then, the mail data is transmitted to the WWW server 2 (steps S400-1-1 to S400_4 in the flowchart of FIG. 15).

 On the WWW server 2 side, if the domain name of the destination e-mail address is that of the site, it is stored in the mail boss of the person concerned, and the domain name is stored on the site If not, the outgoing mail is delivered via Internet 1 to the mail server that manages the destination e-mail address (step S400-0-5).

 When the destination user accesses this e-mail post and reads the e-mail, if the user is using the same service, as shown in the screen of Fig. 5 (i), Then, the message of the mail arrival is displayed on the gushing balloon together with the character A3 of the transmission destination (steps S400-0-6, S400-0-7).

 Clicking the “Read” button from this gushing A4 will cause the source character A3 'to be magic lamp A, as shown in the screen of Fig. 5 (ii). Appears from 1 and displays on its gushing A4 ', for example, "XXX, mail from 〇〇〇 has arrived."

 On the other hand, if the destination user clicks the “Open” button, the message from the master will be “XXX…” as shown in screen (iii). That's it. I'm here to answer this question. Write it in the next column. Is displayed.

In response, the destination user writes in the gush and says "Return. When the "Receive" button is pressed, the mail of the user terminal 3 treats this as a reply mail, and transmits the data of the reply message together with the character of the sender and the mail of the sender. Save it to the boss (steps S400--8 to S400--11).

 Then, when the sender user next browses the e-mail, the WWW server 2 reads the reply e-mail from the e-mail post and sends it to the user terminal 3, and the character A 3 At the same time, a return message is displayed on the spout (steps S400-12-S400-13). If you want to send another message, you can repeat the process from step S400-0-3 by inputting the message again. (Step 400-14, S400-15).

 In this way, when exchanging e-mails between users of the service, the e-mail is delivered by causing the character A 3 used by the source user to appear at the destination as well. If you have a reply email, you can use it to get it back to the sender.

 The following are examples of variations of the mail service described above. In the above-mentioned mail service, the mail service (WWW server 2) of the service provider is always passed, but in the service described below, the mail service is passed through the WWW server 2. Instead, communication is performed directly to the user terminal 3 of the other party.

First, start MZC-1 amp to call out character A3 ', and from the screen of (iv) in Fig. 2 Messenger service (not shown; added as an option) Select Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (i), a balloon for message input is displayed together with the character A '. Some of these spurts include those currently running in user terminal 3 (A, B, C The user name (or user address name, lamp code name, etc.) is displayed, and the destination can be selected from these. '

 If you click the send button after selecting the destination and entering the message, the agent A3 'will fly on the carpet. At this time, if you also click the envelope button, when the recipient (reception side) D opens the message from the lamp, the sender The display will be made to the users of this (not shown).

 Next, as shown in Fig. 6 (ii), the agent A3 'transmitted from the transmission source appears on the screen of the user D terminal 3 of the receiving side D, and the message is displayed. Tell

 At this point, when D clicks the reply button, as shown in Fig. (Iii), D's single user terminal 3 is sent to the terminal A3 'together with the source agent A3'. The agent D3 on the receiving side appears. If the receiving D clicks the send button after inputting the reply message, the reply will be sent. Note that the sealed letter function can be used here as well.

 As shown in Fig. 6 (iV), the returned message appears on the user terminal 3 on the transmitting side, and conveys the message from Mr. D. At this time, the original message is still present and can be compared. If you click the reply button here, you can reply to D in the same way as above.

 The above services may be made available using virtual gold coins, in which case they will be provided as a single service within a certain time or number of times.

In addition, when using advertising money as described below for e-mail, the abbreviated information and other information provided by the sponsor of the advertising money to be used are transmitted together with the e-mail. To display Advertising.

 1.5 Chat service

 The service providing system of the present invention supports a chat function performed by a plurality of people on the Internet. For this purpose, a WWW server 2 and a chat server 17 are provided. It is linked to the existing chat room on Internet 1 and has a list of it, as well as providing its own chat room. Since the existing chat room can be linked from the search service, access to the unique chat room will be described here.

 When using the chat service, select the chat button from the menu in screen (iv) in Fig. 2. As a result, the character A3 and the spout are displayed in the same manner as in the screen (V), and an inquiry as to whether or not to participate in the chat is displayed (see the flow chart in FIG. 16). Step in the sequence S500--1). By clicking the confirmation button, the character A3 is displayed on the screen (Vi), (Vi) so that the character A3 rides on the carpet and flies to the chat relay. ii) Display the option. At the same time, the user terminal 3 accesses the WWW server 2 and starts the chat service (steps S500-2 to S500-4).

 In this chat service, the screen of the user terminal 3 of each participant is displayed in 2D or 3D graphics as shown in Figure 20 together with the no-chart room. The character A3 of each user who participates in the chat B is displayed in the chat room as if it were sitting on the seat (step S50). 0 — 5).

In addition, a window is provided on the screen for each participant to enter their own remarks. When a chat participant speaks there, he speaks on the screen of the 3D chat room. Enter a message in the input window and click the send button (Step S500-0-6).

 If any participant makes a comment, the WWW server 2 associates it with the corresponding character, writes the content of the comment as text data in the spout, and distributes it to the user terminals 3 of all the participants. In each user terminal 3, the speech is emitted from the speaker's character in the 3D chat room displayed on the screen. Therefore, each chat participant can read the message displayed on the spout of the character of each participant and know the contents of the remarks (step S500—6). ~ S500--10).

 In this way, the users participating in the chat can be in the virtual chat room and have a virtual experience in which participants can talk with each other.

 As with existing chat room servers, multiple types of chat rooms can be opened to allow users to select a chat room to participate in, or to be more interested. It is also possible to allow the fitters to move to smaller chatter rooms. In addition, if the service spreads abroad, an automatic translation server will be interposed in the 1.4 mail service and the 1.5 chat service, and comments and e-mails from foreigners will be received. You can also make it readable in your native language.

 Also, in the present embodiment, it is mainly performed with paid coins, and is not performed with advertising gold coins. However, if it is not bothersome to display advertisements, advertising coins may be used. .

 1.6 Sweepstakes entry service

This service is started when the prize entry button (not shown) is clicked from the screen (iy) in FIG. The agent character A3 allows the user to select a genre of interest, for example, a car, cosmetics, travel, or the like, so that the prize agent on the WWW server 12 side can be selected. The relevant prize service is listed up from the Internet 1 and transmitted to the user terminal 3 together with the corporate advertisement.

 The user terminal 3 displays a list of the prize service in the same manner as the screen (viii) of the search result of the prize service. Then, if the user clicks on the prize service that he / she wants to enter, the entry command is transmitted to the WWW server 2 side. The WWW server 2 automatically executes a prize service entry for the user. At the same time, when the WWW server 2 receives the advertising information of the provider from the entry prize site, it transmits this to the user terminal 3 and displays it.

 Then, when the lottery date of the corresponding prize service has arrived and the user terminal 3 has access to the lottery service, the WWW server 2 causes character A 3 to appear on the user terminal 3. In addition, a squirt informs the user of the lottery date. On the other hand, if the user operates the participation button, the user can access the site of the lottery hall and participate in the lottery or see the result of the lottery.

 1.7 Shopping Service

 This service is started when you click on the shocking system button from the screen (iV) shown in Fig. 2, and is online. Assist the stepping (step S600 in FIG. 11).

The WWW server 2 has its own online shop. If you select the online shopping pin on the screen (iv), it will be expanded on the screen (V) and the items you want to purchase here will be displayed. When you click the submit button after inputting the field, type, brand name, desired purchase price, etc., the online (via :) and (vii) animations will be displayed. Make the characters appear to go out to the ping. At the same time, the online shopping data is transmitted to the WWW server 2, and the online shopping server 18 uses the shopping agent to input the product field, The product, brand name, product list corresponding to the price, online shopping site, etc. are searched, and the search result is transmitted to the user terminal 3.

 The user terminal 3 displays a list of product names, online shopping sites, brand names, and the like in a manner similar to the screen (Viii) in FIG.

 In this list, for example, in the case of a list name linked to the WWW home page of another online shopping, clicking this will launch the WWW browser. Then, the home page can be opened. .

 Also, if you enter the price of a certain product up to its purchase price, the shopping agent will investigate from the number of online shopping sites to the price of the applicable product, and Provides a service that lists prices together with their names.

 If such a price list is displayed on the screen (V iii), if the user clicks on a price to be purchased, for example, a site that offers the lowest price, Then, the WWW browser starts up and links to the specified online shopping site. After this, the purchase procedure can be performed using the normal online shopping procedure.

This function is also effective for mobile phones. Therefore, mobile phones equipped with data communication functions will receive this online offering service through a simpler interface. To be able to

 1.8 Sign service

 This service can be used in campaigns, etc., when the characters of an entertainer's agent (for example, photos, caricatures, and illustrations of the celebrities) suddenly appear and evidence It is a service that presents a hand-written sign in order to leave a message. The sign is reproduced using a painter's sign, and written on virtual colored paper along with the user's name and date, and stored in the user's auto lobe sign book.

 For this purpose, a predetermined starting operation is performed on the magic lamp A1 resident on the screen (i) of FIG. 2, and the character A3 appears on the screen (ii). When the user is connected to the WWW server 2, the WWW server 2 determines whether or not this user is a winner of the campaign, and if so, sends the character described above. It suddenly appears on the screen of the user terminal 3 and at the same time, "Congratulations on winning the campaign. I will send you my sign paper. Look at the word robe." Message and a jump button to the word lobe are also displayed.

 When the user sees this display and clicks the jump button to the word lobe, the user of the WWW server accesses the user's own probe and the contents are displayed on the user terminal. It is shown in Figure 3. Then, click on the sign book and send the page with the previous page and next page buttons, and you can see that the new sign has been written.

 1.9 Ticket purchase service

 In connection with the online shopping service, or separately, the WWW server 2 also has a ticket purchase service function.

The use of this service is similar to online shopping. 3A- A certain force By clicking the ticket purchase button on the screen (iv) in Fig. 2, the ticket name, date, time, and seat can be changed in the same manner as on the screen (V). Input. By clicking the send button, the WWW server 2 searches the Internet 1 for a ticket purchase site and sells the corresponding ticket. If a ticket is found, the information is collected, and finally a list of the ticket sales site, ticket type, purchaseable performance date, etc., is displayed on a screen similar to the screen (Viii). Display.

 In the case of a list of sales sites, you can link to the URL of each sales site, and if the user clicks it, you can launch a WWW browser and link to that sales site. It becomes.

 Also, in the case of a list of ticket types and performance dates that can be purchased, if the user specifies the type and performance date desired, the WWW server 2 will perform the purchase procedure on behalf of this. The ticket is debited from the virtual account described later (in this case, it will be deducted from the user's bank account later) or from the user's registered bank account. Then, a digital ticket is issued to the user who has purchased the ticket, and the digital ticket is issued to the user—terminal 3 by an authentication code (ID number, password, etc.) for proof of the ticket purchase. ) Send and record.

 The digital ticket purchased in this way must be stored on a storage medium such as a floppy disk, brought to the venue, and checked at the digital ticket window. .

In addition, this ticket purchase procedure will be possible for mobile phones equipped with digital data communication functions as well. In this case, the mobile phone is provided with a ticket purchase memory area, and the ticket name, date and time, and the authentication code are downloaded from the WWW server 2 to the area. Then, at the venue, bring this mobile phone and display the contents of the ticket purchase area on the display at the entrance. In addition, by confirming the data or confirming the data by radio waves, the organizer can be confirmed in the same way as a normal ticket.

 1.10 Entertainment linked service

 The entertainment service includes a karaoke service. Select the entertainment point from the menu of screen (iv) in Fig. 2 and enter or select the song name on screen (V). Then, through the screens (vi) and (vi i), the karaoke site of the WWW server 2 downloads the lyric data together with the musical sound data of the corresponding song name, and the screen displays (vi ii). Lyrics are displayed on the gushing A8 of ractor A3, and the accompaniment sound is output from the speaker using the multimedia function of the user terminal 3.

 1.1.1 Net game service

 It is a service to enjoy the game on the Internet. By clicking the game function button from the screen (iv) in FIG. 2, the search agent of the WWW server 12 can be searched. The user searches for a game site on the Internet 1 and displays a list of the game site in a manner similar to the screen (vi ii).

 On the other hand, when the user selects and operates a game that he or she wants to participate, a WWW browser is launched and accesses the linked homepage of the gate site. After that, the user can participate in the game according to the instructions of the game site using the WWW browser. A game site can also be set up on this service site.

 In this game, for example, a player who pursues a character who is a criminal and netsurfs to another site may be considered.In this case, the footprint of the criminal was displayed. The hint is hidden in the advertisement. The treasure mountain may be used instead of the criminal.

 1.1.2 Information get service

Each user is stored in the database 11 of the WWW server 1 Three

 The genre that the user is interested in and the genre to which the previously accessed site belongs, such as sports, concerts, accessories, fashion, etc. To save. Then, the search agent of WWW server 2 automatically searches the WWW sites of those genres periodically and accumulates the information picked up under predetermined conditions. .

 Then, while the user uses any of the above-mentioned services from the user terminal 3, predetermined conditions, for example, periodically, at a certain number of accesses, or when accumulated information is stored. For example, when a predetermined amount is reached, the character A 3 is suddenly caused to appear on the screen of the user terminal 3 and the accumulated information is spouted out and displayed.

 1.1.3 What's New Notification Service

 When a user registers a search condition (or a plurality of search conditions), a site of interest, or a site that has been accessed in the past from the user terminal 3 to the WWW server 1, the WWW server 2 sets the. The search agent will be used to periodically visit these sites, automatically search for and save the sites corresponding to new information (What's New!).

 If new information is newly stored in the database 11, while the user uses any of the above-mentioned services from the user terminal 3, the screen of the user terminal 3 is scanned. Ractor A3 suddenly appears, and the accumulated information is spouted out together with the link destination to be displayed.

 (2) No-Chalbanking service

WWW Server 2 provides virtual banking services. In order to use any of the above-mentioned services, the user is required to use virtual money, and the desired service is used as the price. Basic money is basically charged However, it is possible to obtain the required number of copies online at the discretion of the user. However, if various services are charged (that is, actual cash is settled), it is possible to compete with various agent services conventionally provided free of charge on the World Wide Web. I can't do that.

 Thus, the present invention is intended to provide a service that can be expected to be fully rewarded even if virtual coins are purchased, but at the same time, the user obtains the virtual advertising coins provided by the advertising sponsor. By using this virtual advertising coin, users will be able to use the above services free of charge, and the cost of using the services will be replaced by advertising sponsors. This will improve profitability by paying for agent services and improve advertising effectiveness in cyberspace.

 There is a one-charon clock seat for each user on WWW W2. Then, the user terminal 3 connects to the WWW server 2 to use any of the services of the present invention.

 Each time (login) is performed (every time a character A3 in the screen (ii) of Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 appears), the WWW server 12 holds the information from the corresponding user's virtual bank account. Deposit gold coins. The number of virtual gold coins used may be one for one access, or the number of gold coins used may be calculated on an access time basis.

 The procedure for purchasing gold coins is shown in the flowcharts in Figure 3 and Figure 17. The model of the system at this time is shown in Fig. 21 or Fig. 22.

 Purchasing Paid Coins>

3, when the serious click lamp A 1 to a predetermined starting operation that is resident in _t the user terminal 3 to the power sale good screen ([pi, screen (ii) is displayed, for WWW server 2 Connection procedure is actual Is performed. Then, the WWW server 2 refers to the virtual bank account of the accessed user and sends the information on the screen U ii) if the gold coin balance is equal to or less than the predetermined number.

 Clicking on the virtual coin purchase point (here, MZC- (: 8 & 1 ^ point 80)) in response to the display of this screen (iii) (Fig. 21) Step I (Request for paid purchase)), a WWW browser starts up, links to the virtual banking site and opens its home page, where you can enter the authentication code. The user can proceed to the gold coin purchase procedure, and a screen (iv) is displayed on the user terminal 3. This screen (iv) includes a button B1 for selecting a paid fee and a button for selecting an advertising gold coin. B 2 is displayed (step S 38 — 1 —S 100 in FIG. 11.) When the user clicks the paid coin button B 1 on the screen (i V), In addition, a screen for inquiring the number of purchases is expanded, but in response to this, enter the number of purchases and set the send button. Once the purchase is completed, the virtual gold purchase procedure is completed, and the purchase amount of gold coins is transferred to the user's virtual account (steps S100-0-1, S100-0-2) , S 100-4), and the remaining amount is notified to the user terminal 3 (steps S 100-5, S 100-6 in Fig. 17; step 6 in Fig. 21). P II (Issuing paid coins)).

 Thereafter, each time the operation for displaying the screen (ii) is performed in any of FIGS. 2 to 4, that is, each time the procedure for starting the use of the service of the present invention is performed (steps in FIG. 21). III (start instruction)), gold coins are subtracted from the virtual account (step IV (paid coins used)).

For a fixed period of time, for example, every month, the banking bank 10 issues a coin issuance statement via the WWW server 12 from the banking server 10 (Step V (notification of billing statement). 3¾

A real bank will deduct a usage fee corresponding to the amount of the service used and transfer it to the site provider (Step VI (Account Debit)). .

 In this way, the anthropomorphic character A3 stimulates the user's playfulness by making use of the service, and the site operator can use the useful agent. Users can be charged for using the data

 Here, each paid coin has personality information as personality information, and during the gold coin purchase procedure, it is necessary to determine which personality characteristic information is to be purchased with gold coins. Select. Therefore, when the character A3 is displayed on the user terminal 3 in exchange for the paid money held in the partial account, the personality special information attached to the consumed paid money is displayed. The character A3 has a different appearance (of course, it may be the same), and the wording and content of the message that erupts and is displayed on the A4 are different. Become For example, the appearance of character A3 differs between women and men, and the words A4 erupt and the wording of the Kansai system (Kansai dialect message is issued), and the system of praise There are many messages in words), spoiled children (there are many messages in spoiled language), and healing (there are many messages to comfort). For users who have purchased and held gold coins with information that characterizes different personalities, a character with a different attribute appears each time it is activated. This can stimulate the user's playfulness and increase the use of this service.

 In the case of advertising gold coins, the appearance of the character changes to the appearance corresponding to the advertiser (for example, T Shallogo, etc.), and the spending is related to the advertiser.

Issuing advertising gold coins> Ki.

 The service for issuing advertising gold coins is as follows. When the advertising coin button B 2 is selected on the screen (iv) in FIG. 3, the screen (ν) ′ is sent from the WWW server 2 and displayed on the user terminal 3 (step S in FIG. 17). 1 0 0 — 1. Step I (request for purchase of advertising gold coins) in Fig. 22. On the screen (V) in Fig. 3, if the user clicks the desired company name B3, The advertising page is displayed by jumping to the advertising site of company 100.

 On the other hand, if the advertisement gold coin B4 next to the company name is clicked, the advertisement B5 of the corresponding company is displayed as shown in the screen (vi), and the magic lamp A1 and the caption are displayed. Lactor A3 appears and animates and displays the gold coin transfer (steps S100--3 to S100--6 in Fig. 17; step II in Fig. 22 (advertisement) Gold coin issuance).

 After purchasing the advertising gold coin, if the start operation is performed on the magic lamp A1 on the screen (vi) of FIG. 3, the screen (Vii) is displayed on the user terminal 3. In this screen (vii), since the advertising gold coin was obtained, the advertising display button B5 of the provider 100 of the acquired advertising gold coin is displayed on the character A along with the service selection button B6. Eruption 3 appears on B7.

 When the user clicks on the advertisement display button B8 on the screen (vii), the user jumps to the advertisement site as shown on the screen (Viii), and the advertisement page of the company 100 is displayed. Is displayed. It should be noted that while the advertisement page is being displayed, the magic button B9 is left, and if the magic button B9 is clicked, the screen shown in FIG. The menu of ii) is displayed, and the various agent services described above can be used.

Even after obtaining the advertising gold coin, if the operation of causing the character A3 to appear from the screen (i) in FIG. 2 is performed, the screens (i to (iv)) are developed. 4-ί

As a result, the original service can be used (step III (start instruction) in Fig. 22). However, the blowout of character A3 displays an advertisement message of the company that provides the advertising coin to be used, and a link button that always jumps to the advertisement site of the company is displayed. (Step IV in Fig. 22 (using advertising gold coins)).

 The number of advertising gold coins issued is managed by the WWW server 2, and a fee is collected from the provider according to the number of coins issued (Step V (notification of issue amount details), Step VI (advertising expenses)). .

 (3) Character access purchase service

 3.1 Purchase of accessories

 Parts such as clothing of personalized agents, personal belongings, and accessories (hereinafter collectively referred to as “accessories”), etc., are purchased on a virtual shop. It can be attached to a connector. You can also take an auction on a virtual shop or buy a cheap one on a free market. And, of course, they can be sold.

 Such a character accessory purchasing function will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 18, and 23. FIG. The WWW server-1 has a word robe for each user.

 When a predetermined start operation is performed on the magic lamp A1 resident in the user terminal 3 as shown in the screen in FIG. 4), a screen (ii) is displayed and a connection procedure to the WWW server 2 is performed. Is executed.

Then, in the WWW server 2, the number of accesses from the user terminal 3 and the number of uses of the virtual shop have exceeded a predetermined value, and the number of coins held in the virtual bank has exceeded a predetermined value. When the dress-up season starts, the WWW server 2 will display the screen (ii gushing C1). ~

Let me show you. Here, for example, a virtual shop button C 2 is displayed together with a magic button A 5, together with a message “I also want new clothing.”

 Clicking the virtual shop button (here, button C2 of MZC-City shop) in response to the display of this screen (iii) (step in Fig. 23) Top I (starts the agent and selects the shopping function), the WWW browser starts up, jumps to the virtual shopping site, and jumps to the home page. Open (step S38—2 → S200 in the flow chart in FIG. 11).

 Then, by entering the authentication code, the user can proceed to the purchase procedure, and a screen (iv) is displayed on the user terminal 3. On this screen (iV), the product group for each part of the character is displayed (steps S200-1-1, S200-0-2, Fig. 18). Step II in step 2 (go to the shopping site) Note that the available accessories are the accessory design connected to the virtual shopping site. It was created by Top 200.

If the user clicks on the screen (i V) and clicks on a specific product of the part he wants to purchase, he can try it on character A3 (step III (Try On)), try on if OK, try the purchase procedure (Steps S200-3, S200-4 in Fig. 18; Step IV in Fig. 23 (Purchase processing) , Step V (accessory purchase)). For this purchase, gold coins held in Virtual Bank are used, and a considerable number of coins are withdrawn from the user's virtual account. As a result, the purchased parts are displayed as shown on the screen (V), and registered in the user's first lobe as shown on the screen (Vi) (step in FIG. 18). S 2 0 0 — 4, S 2 0 0 — 5, Figure Step VI in 23 (Accessory registration)).

 In the window (v i) of this pad robe, the part to be changed to the character A3 can be changed by operating a drag-and-drop operation. The removed / removed parts are moved to the user's word lobe, and new parts are attached to the character A3 from the head lobe, as shown in the screen (Vii). The character A 3 'wearing the replaced parts will be displayed. The data of the character A 3 ′ after the replacement of the parts is stored in the WWW server 2 side in association with the relevant user, and is also stored in the communication software of the user terminal 3 at the same time. Therefore, when the magic lamp A1 on the screen (i) is subsequently activated, the character A3 on the screen (ii), such as the screen (Vii), is displayed. 'Will appear.

 In this way, when parts are purchased, the WWW server 2 sets up a virtual bank account for each virtual bank user and prepares a billing statement every predetermined period of time. And the corresponding consideration will be debited from the user's real financial institution's registered account (Step VII (invoice notice), Step VIII (direct debit). In the case of design 200, a statement of the sold parts will be notified and the sales price will be paid (step IX (sales statement notification), step Top X (sales price)).

Note that attribute data such as brand name, product name, and price (number of gold coins) are attached to the characters that have been changed for each part. Then, in either the terminal itself or the destination terminal, if the character is specified and right-clicked while the character is displayed, the screen shown in Fig. 5 (i As shown in V, the attributes of each part of the character are displayed in a list so that other users, especially when sending e-mail or chatting, are displayed. You can see how the company is investing in its own characters, which in turn stimulates competitiveness, personalizes the characters, and creates virtual shops. This will make it possible to increase the purchase of merchandise in the market, and the distribution of merchandise at the auction venues and framers described below.

 3.2 Zocharchalkion

 When a large number of users purchase various parts for their characters and store them in a word lobe, cashing becomes necessary or unnecessary. For expensive items (works of famous designers, famous brand products, items owned by celebrities, etc. This attribute is linked to parts), it is said that you want to sell it at an auction I have a thought. In some cases, new parts are auctioned from the service provider. Therefore, No. 9 shopping service-No. 9 allows the user to register the product in the auction, and the providers themselves register the product (Step XI (a. Accessories sales))).

 Both the user who registers the product in the virtual auction and the user who participates in the auction, select the option button (not shown) on the screen (iv) of FIG. , You can get into that procedure.

 A user who wants to participate in an auction accesses the auction site, and registers a group of registered products to a user terminal.

Select the product you want to auction off (in this case, if you want to see the attributes of a product, right-click on the product and you can see it by gushing) Register the bid price. The following procedure is the same as the auction procedure on the normal Internet. After the auction registration deadline has expired, the user who bid at the highest price will lose the bid, and the winning bidder will lose his bid. At the same time, the auctioned product is registered in the drobe, and at the same time, virtual coins corresponding to the winning bid price are withdrawn from the virtual account.

 On the other hand, for a user who has registered for exhibition in auction, when the product is sold, virtual gold coins corresponding to the winning bid are transferred to the virtual account. The sales statement is sent to the user online or offline, and the payment is transferred from the provider to the actual bank account (Step XII (sales statement), Step XIII (sales price)).

 In this way, not only can the purchase of goods be made at a charity shop, but the purchase of the purchased parts can be auctioned, and the user can be paid back. This makes it possible to use the service.

 3.3 Free Market

 Parts attached to the user's own character and parts stored in the virtual robe can be distributed to the virtual free market. The procedure for exhibiting in this frame and purchasing parts in the frame is the same as the auction in 3.2. However, since the auction price rises in the case of an auction, the selling price is registered in the case of a power free market where the bidding procedure needs to be repeated several times until the deadline. If you want to buy at that price, you can get the product by registering for purchase.

 3.4 Replacing accessories

Each user can exchange parts of his or her character for those registered in the personal wardrobe of the WWW server. For this purpose, when a change button (not shown) is selected on the screen i 2 (i V), the operation shifts to the operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 19 (S900). When the probe is accessed, the first probe screen (vi) is displayed (steps 900-1, S900-2).

 From this screen (Vi), if you drag and drop the part you want to change to character A3, the character will be displayed as a try-on display. Then, by clicking the decision button, the character A 3 ′ wearing the replaced part is displayed as shown in the screen (V ii). (Steps S900-0-3 to S900-6).

 The data of the character A 3 ′ after exchanging the notes is stored in the WWW server 2 side in association with the user, and is also stored in the communication software of the user terminal 3. Therefore, when the magic lamp A1 on the screen (i) is subsequently operated, the character (A) such as the screen (vii) is displayed on the screen (ii). 3 'will appear.

 This makes it possible to change clothes according to the season, change clothes depending on the mood, and change accessories to enjoy.

 (4) Advertising fee return service through advertising accessories

As shown in the models shown in Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and Fig. 24, the service provision system has an advertising fee return service function using advertising accessories. In a session, when a user sees the spot of a present ad from an ad sponsor and clicks on it, he / she clicks on it and applies for an ad accessory present (Step I (Advertisement A). You can get ad accessories from ad sponsors. When an advertisement accessory is obtained, the corresponding part of the user's character is exchanged for the acquired advertisement accessory, and the user is also sent to the WWW server 12. The user terminal 3 also has a character A wearing the advertisement accessory D1 as shown in FIG. -T

 3 'will be saved (Step II (Ad Accessor Reget)). Note that this advertising accessory is linked to the advertising site of the advertising sponsor. In addition, the accessories that you have worn so far are stored in the virtual loudspeaker, and you will need to change to a new accessory.

 Thereafter, when the user starts the communication software from the screen (i) in Fig. 2 for sending an e-mail or participating in a chat, gold coins are used (Step III (start instruction), The menu screen of Step IV (using gold coins) screen (iv) is displayed, but the characters that appear are those of A3 'shown in Fig. 7. There is an e-mail mentioned above. When the user selects the chat button or sends a mail or enters the chat room, the destination terminal or the user terminal 3 participating in the chat displays the screen shown in Fig. 8 (ii The character A 3 ′ of the sender is displayed as shown in (), and when the cursor D 2 is fitted to this part D 1, the advertisement is displayed as shown in screen (iii). The message erupts and is shown in D3 (Step V (Fig. )).

Then, when the destination user clicks the jump button to the advertisement sponsor in the gushing D3, the advertisement site linked to the destination is clicked. Jump to display the advertisement information on the screen of the user terminal as shown in the screen (iv) of FIG. The WWW server 12 counts the number of accesses to the advertisement site by the address of the user of the character (step VI (Fig. 24 in FIG. 24)). Clicking the accessory jumps to the link destination, Step VII (Managing that the ad accessory was clicked)). Clicking on an accessory links you to the site associated with that type of accessory, through which you can purchase a real or virtual accessory. it can. When the expiration date of an advertisement expires or the checkout cycle arrives,

The WWW server 12 calculates the number of accesses to the advertising site linked to the advertising accessory, notifies the advertiser 300 of the details, and notifies the character of the advertising access. The number of times of access is also notified to the user who has been assigned a sesary (Step VIII in FIG. 24 (click number details notification)). Then, the advertising sponsor collects an advertising fee according to the number of times of accessing the advertising site (step IX (advertising cost)), and provides the advertising fee to the user as virtual gold coins. Return to a virtual account or a cash account to a registered account (Step X (return part of advertising expenses to the user)).

 As a result, advertising fees are returned, which encourages users to use advertisements and increases the operating profit of service sites.

 (5) Present sales

 5.1 Product designation presentation

 -As shown in the flowcharts in Fig. 9 and Fig. 25, and the models shown in Fig. 26 to Fig. 28, the purchase and delivery of the presentation can be done by the online function. The user を causes the agent character A3 to appear from the screen (i) of FIG. 9 and selects a present button (not shown) from the menu of the screen (iv), and displays the screen. (V) gushing A7 allows the user to select either “commodity”, “catalog”, or “gift certificate” (step S1 in the flowchart shown in Fig. 25). 0 0 0, S 1 0 0 1).

Then, when the user A clicks the "product" button (step S1001A), a list of available products is displayed on the user terminal. Ask user B to purchase and select the product he or she wants to present (Step I in Figure 26 (start the agent and select the shopping function), Step II (select the product, This is a hierarchical structure. The product genre is expanded into product names, manufacturer names, and brand names in order from the product genre, or the items handled by each product genre are displayed in a catalog, It may be a method that allows selection.

 In the purchase procedure, an option button for selecting whether to make a purchase or to make a presentation is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 3, and when the present button is clicked, an option button is displayed. The presentation request is sent to WWW server 2 (Step III (Presentation processing request)). In this presentation request processing, the mail address of the user B is input. Ordinarily, user A can also specify the ability to withdraw from the bank account used to pay for the service and the method of payment for the product.

 When the present request processing is completed, the online shot server 8 sends the present to the mail destination of the user B to which the present is sent via the WWW server 2. Along with the character representing the owner, the information that contains a message that informs the user that the presentation can be delivered to the eruption is stored.

 If user B has connected user terminal 3 to this service site, a message notifying the arrival of mail will be displayed at the appearance of his character A3 and its eruption. You can know the arrival of the mail with. If the connection is not established, the arrival of the mail is notified in the same manner when the connection is made to the WWW server 2 thereafter (step IV).

When the user B opens the mail post upon knowing the arrival of the mail, the screen of the user 1 terminal 3 displays the above-mentioned delivery person's character and gushing. In response, user B clicks on the box of the presenter of the delivery person, and details data related to the presenter, for example, the product name, the sender's name, etc. Me An S-address is displayed, and a text box and a check box are also displayed for inputting the receiving method and the desired delivery date and time. The sender, destination address, name, and telephone number required for the courier invoice are automatically registered from the user registration data (Steps V and VI).

 When the receipt of the presentation is confirmed by the e-mail in this way, the WWW server 2 issues a delivery instruction to the commodity delivery company 400, and provides a real presentation to the user B at the designated date. The bird will be delivered (steps VII and VIII).

 Then, when the delivery company receives a notification of the product delivery from the delivery company to the WWW server 12, the WWW server 2 receives the confirmation notification and the sales details by e-mail to the user A, the sender. Send notification and withdraw money from User A's registered account (Step XI) 5.2 Designated Product Presentation by Catalog

 In addition to the method in which the sender specifies and gives a product, there is also a method in which the sender specifies the price and the destination specifies the desired product within that range. If you want to use this latter method of presentation, do the following.

 If the user A clicks the “Catalog” button on the screen (V) shown in FIG. 9, the user terminal 3 displays the purchased item on the user terminal 3 as shown in the model shown in FIG. 27. A display for designating the price range is made and user A is designated (step S1001B in FIG. 25; steps I and II in FIG. 27).

In the actual procedure, an option button for presenting on the screen of the user terminal 3 is displayed. When the present button is clicked, a request for a presentation is made. Is sent to WWW server 2 (step III). In this presentation request processing, the mail address of the user B is input. Normally, user A is charged for this service. 5 \ Debit from the bank account used for payment, but you can also specify the payment method for the product price.

 When the request processing of the present is completed, the WWW server 2 sends the present to the mail boss of the user B to which the present is sent, together with the character representing the delivery person having the present. Save the information that you wrote to let the user know that the result will be delivered.

 When the user B knows the mail arrival and opens the mail boss, the above-mentioned delivery person's character and balloon are displayed on the screen of the user terminal 3 (step IV).

 On the other hand, if User B clicks on the box of the present held by the delivery person, the product catalog within the specified price range will be opened and the sender's name will be displayed. And e-mail address are displayed, and a box for inputting the receiving method and the desired date and time of delivery is also displayed. Therefore, the user B specifies the desired product for this catalog and performs other necessary inputs to perform the transmission operation. In this case, the sender, destination address, name, and telephone number required for the courier invoice are automatically registered from the user registration data (Steps V and VI).

 When the product selection is confirmed in this way, the WWW server 12 sends a delivery instruction to the product delivery company 400, and delivers the actual product as a present to User B at the designated date. (Steps VII and VIII). Then, when the delivery company sends a delivery notification to the WWW server 2 by the delivery company, the WWW server 2 sends the confirmation notification and the sales details notification to the sender, User A, by e-mail. And debit the user's registered account (Steps X and XI).

 5.3 Gift certificate presentation

User A to User B in online shocking You can also present a gift certificate exclusively for online shopping. Figure 28 shows the model.

 In other words, the sender, the user, launches the agent character from the screen (i) in FIG. 9 and connects to the WWW server 2, and then presses the “gift certificate” button from the screen (V). Click on the button, enter the value of the gift certificate on the following screen, and then follow the same procedure as in 5.1 or 5.2 above (step S100 in Fig. 25). 1 C. Step IIII in Figure 28)

 As a result, the WWW server 2 sends the present to the e-mail address of the user B to which the present is sent, together with the character representing the rooster master who has the present, and the eruption of the present. Save the information that you wrote to notify the user of the message. Then, when the user B notices the arrival of the e-mail and opens the mail post, the character of the delivery person and the balloon described above are displayed on the screen of the user terminal 3 (Step IV). )

 On the other hand, if user B clicks on the box of the present that the delivery person has, the user who is the sender—for online shopping only for the price specified by A Gift certificate is displayed (Step V)

 User B uses the presented gift certificate to make online purchases at the online shopping site with online shopping service 1-8 be able to. The procedure for online shopping is the same as in 5.2, specifying the desired product for the power log prepared by the online shop and entering other necessary input. The sender, destination address, name, and phone number required for the courier invoice are automatically registered from the user registration data (step VI)

When the product purchase is confirmed in this way, the WWW service 2 side The delivery instruction is issued to the product delivery company 400, and the actual product is delivered to User B at the specified date (steps V11, VIII). Then, when the delivery company sends a delivery notification to the WWW server 2, the WWW server 2 sends the user A, the sender, an e-mail to receive a confirmation and sales notice. Debit the user's registered account (Steps X and XI).

 In the models shown in Fig. 26 to Fig. 28, the online shopping site has partnered with other online shops that have opened on the Internet 1 and has been working with the online shops. Shop 500 products can also be handled, and a scheme can be adopted to collect sales commissions when selling products from that store through a presentation.

 In addition, all of the above presentation methods used this service system, but the idea of the presentation method is not limited to the use of this system, and it is online on the Internet. If you have an in-shop, use it widely by e-mail or in a normal online-browsing procedure using a WWW browser. Can be done.

 (6) Advertising by advertising agents

 In the model of Fig. 29, in this service system, when the advertisement sponsor 100 requests the service site to launch an advertisement agent (step I), the service site is used. The WWW server 2 is a service function that sends a direct mail to a randomly selected user.

In other words, when a request to dispatch an advertising agent is given from the advertising sponsor 100 to the WWW server 2 online or offline, the WWW server 12 side handles the product field of the sponsor. Users who are interested in It extracts from the evening and sends the character of the advertising agent directly to the user's mail boss. The character of this advertising agent is linked to the advertising site of the advertising sponsor.

 On the side of the user to whom the direct mail is addressed, when the direct mail reaches the mail boss when the service system is accessed, the user 1 terminal 3 runs By notifying the mail arrival from the icon A 1 or the character icon A 3 and clicking the “Read” selection button, the advertisement is displayed. An agent character appears, and a squirt displays an advertising message with an advertising message. In addition, in the case of a user who has not yet accessed the service system, a lamp icon A1 or a display indicating that the mail has arrived at the mail boss at the stage of accessing the service. By displaying the character A3 as a spout and pressing the "Read" selection button, the advertising agent's character evening appears as above, and it is also spouted and advertised An icon for the ad link site is displayed along with the message (Step II). Then, when the user clicks the icon of the advertisement link site, the page of the advertisement site is displayed (step III).

The WWW server 12 counts the number of clicks on advertising icons for each user and each sponsor, and also counts the total number of clicks for each advertising sponsor. The data is collected for each specified period. Then, the WWW server 2 charges the advertisement sponsor 100 as an advertisement fee, a cost corresponding to the number of users sending the advertisement and a success fee corresponding to the total number of clicks. (Steps IV and V). On the other hand, the number of clicks on the advertising site is notified to the user and returned to the user's bank account as an advertising reward corresponding to the number of clicks on the advertising site. Transfer 5b

(Step VI, VI I) Industrial applicability

 As described above, according to the method for providing a service using the information network according to the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, the use of various service agents on the information network is charged. Even so, users are encouraged to use advertising money that can use many service agents free of charge, and they are motivated to use it by returning advertising fees. In addition, the use of various service agents on the information network and the advertising effect can be simultaneously enhanced.

 According to the service providing method using the information network according to the invention of claims 7 and 8, when a character is called up and displayed by a predetermined operation on the user terminal, the operation is performed. If the operation is different from the specified operation, a warning is displayed with the character, and if the service is not used for a long time, a display prompting to call with the character is displayed. Doing so can give users a sense of familiarity with the character and stimulate their willingness to use it.

 According to the method of using the service using the information network according to the inventions of claims 9 to 13, the use of various service agents on the information network is charged. In addition, users are motivated to use advertising money, which allows them to use many service agents for free, and the return of advertising fees further motivates them to use it. It can be stimulated and, at the same time, increase the use of various service agents on the information network and the advertising effectiveness at the same time.

According to the method of using the service using the information network according to the inventions of claims 14 and 15, a predetermined When a character is called and displayed by an operation, if the operation is different from the specified operation, a warning is displayed along with the character, and the service is used for a long time. If it is not, a display prompting for a call with the character is displayed, so that the user feels close to the character and stimulates the desire to use it.

 According to the service providing method using the information network of the inventions of claims 16 and 17, each user stimulates a willingness to link the advertisement information to his or her own character. In addition, advertising information can be actively transferred back and forth along with each user's individual character on the information network, and the advertising effect on the information network can be enhanced.

 According to the method of using the service using the information network according to the inventions of claims 18 and 19, the user links the advertisement information to his / her own character and performs the operation on the information network. The desire to move back and forth is stimulated, which in turn enhances the effectiveness of advertising on the information network.

 According to the service providing method using the information network according to the inventions of claims 20 to 23, it is possible to make the user enjoy virtual shooting, and in exchange for this. You can get compensation for providing services. In addition, users who exchange information can be informed of how they are modifying their own characters, which in turn stimulates the willingness to purchase parts and Service utilization can be increased. In addition, it can stimulate demand for real products through online shopping.

According to the method of using the service using the information network according to the inventions of claims 24 to 26, the user can enjoy virtual shooting, and can exchange information. User To inform each other about how they are working on their evenings, which in turn stimulates the willingness to purchase parts and increases the use of the service. . In addition, demand for real products by online shocking will be stimulated.

Claims

Scope of claim l. In exchange for virtual currency held by a user in a virtual account, various types of information are provided through an anthropomorphic agent's character displayed on the user's terminal. A method of providing services using an information network that encourages the use of this agent.

 A step of prompting the user to obtain virtual currency, and, when the operation of obtaining the virtual currency is performed, selecting and operating which of the plurality of pieces of personality information is to be obtained for the virtual currency. Stages and

 Transferring the virtual currency selected in the previous step to the virtual account of the user and attaching the selected personality information to the virtual currency.

 When using any of the virtual currency transferred to the virtual account, the personality of the character displayed on the user terminal is changed based on the personality information attached to the virtual currency. How to provide services using the information network.

2. The personality information attached to the virtual currency is information for identifying whether it is advertising currency provided by an advertising sponsor or paid currency which allows a user to bear a fee. A method for providing a service using the information network according to claim 1.

3. The information net according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the virtual currency is a pay currency, information characterizing the character of the character is attached to each of the pay currency. How to provide services using networks.

4. If the virtual currency is advertising currency, the advertisement (5) When the character is displayed on the user terminal in exchange for money, the character or graphic for identifying an advertising sponsor is attached to the character and displayed. How to provide services using the information network described in paragraph 1 or 2.

 5. The information network according to claim 4, wherein a character or a graphic for identifying the advertisement sponsor is linked to an advertisement site on the WWW relating to the advertisement sponsor. Service provision method.

 6. transmitting a character having characters or graphics identifying the advertisement sponsor to another user and displaying the character on another user terminal;

 The user who transmitted the character to the other user when the advertisement site on the WWW was accessed through the character displayed in the displaying step. 6. A method for providing a service using an information network according to claim 5, further comprising the step of returning an advertising fee to the service provider.

 7. a step of calling and displaying the character on the user terminal by a predetermined operation of the user on the user terminal;

 A step of displaying a warning to the user together with the character when an operation to call the character is different from the predetermined operation. A service provision method using the information network described in any of the above.

8. When a predetermined time has elapsed from the previous operation in which the character was called and displayed on the user terminal by the user's predetermined operation on the user terminal, the relevant character is displayed. At the same time as the evening, a message prompting the user to call is displayed. A method for providing a service using an information network according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a step of giving a GO.

9. Displaying the character of an anthropomorphic agent on one user terminal and using services using an information network that uses various agents through the character. Method

 Obtaining a virtual currency on a user terminal; selecting, when obtaining the virtual currency, a virtual currency to which a plurality of pieces of personality information are attached; and adding the virtual currency to a user's virtual account. ,

 Displaying the character display on the user terminal in response to using any of the virtual currency held in the virtual account,

 A method of using a service using an information network characterized by displaying characters having different personalities on the user terminal based on personality information attached to the virtual currency.

 10. The user can select either the advertising currency provided from the advertising sponsor as the virtual currency or the paid currency in which the user pays the usage fee himself / herself. How to use services using the information network described in 9.

 11. A pay currency as the virtual currency, wherein a pay currency attached with information characterizing the character of the character can be selected. How to use services using an information network.

1 2. When an advertisement currency is selected as the virtual currency, when displaying the character on the user terminal based on the advertisement currency, a character or a figure for identifying an advertisement sponsor. The method of using a service using an information network according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the character having the shape attached is displayed. ,

 13. The information net according to claim 12, further comprising a step of transmitting a character attached with a character or a graphic for identifying the advertisement sponsor to another user. How to use services using work.

 14. Calling and displaying the character on the user terminal by a predetermined operation of the user on the user terminal;

 A step of displaying a warning to the user together with the character when the operation for calling the character is different from the predetermined operation. How to use the service using the information network described in any of paragraphs 9 to 13.

 15 5. When a predetermined time has elapsed from the previous operation in which the character was called and displayed on the user terminal by the user's predetermined operation on the user terminal, the character 14. A service using the information network according to claim 9, further comprising a step of performing a display for prompting the user to call up together with a caller. how to use.

16. Linking the advertising information to the character of the anthropomorphic agent displayed on the user terminal;

 Transmitting the character to another user terminal for display, and displaying the advertisement information linked to the character on the other user terminal;

When the advertisement information is displayed on the other user terminal in the displaying step, a step of returning the advertisement fee to a registered account designated in advance by the transmission source user. How to use services that use the service.

 17. A service using an information network according to claim 16, wherein different advertising information is linked for each part attached to the character. how to use.

18. Linking the provided advertising information to the unique character of the anthropomorphic agent displayed on the user terminal;

 A method of using a service using an information network comprising a step of transmitting the unique character to another user terminal.

 19. A service using an information network according to claim 18, wherein different advertisement information is linked for each part attached to the character. how to use.

20. Opening a virtual shop that provides parts for attaching an agent to an anthropomorphic character, displaying a character on one user terminal, and displaying the character Causing the user to specify each part from the virtual shop for the character displayed on the user terminal in the step;

 Transmitting, to the user terminal, a character carrying the parts designated in the designating step, and withdrawing the price from the user's virtual account or a pre-designated registered account. How to provide services using an information network consisting of

21. transmitting the character to another user terminal for display;

When a specific operation is performed on the character displayed at this stage of displaying, the attribute information of each part attached to the character is displayed on the other user terminal. 22. The method for providing a service using an information network according to claim 20, further comprising a step of unraveling.

22. The method of providing a service using an information network according to claim 21, wherein the gender information of the part is an indicator of the commercial value of the part.

 23. The method according to claim 20, further comprising the step of: in response to a user's selection operation on the part, linking the part to an online shopping site of an actual product corresponding to the part. How to provide services using the information network of Japan.

24. Accessing a virtual shop of parts to be attached to the character of the anthropomorphic agent;

 It comprises the steps of selecting any part from the virtual shop accessed in the previous stage and purchasing it with virtual currency, and registering the purchased part in the virtual stage in the virtual word lobe How to use services using the information network.

 25. displaying a character of the anthropomorphic agent on the one terminal of the user;

 Accessing the virtual lobe and displaying the parts registered in the virtual robe on the user terminal;

 25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising, in response to the operation of selecting the part displayed in the displaying step, attaching the corresponding part to a character and displaying the selected part. How to use services using the information network described in.

 26. The method for using a service using an information network according to claim 25, further comprising a step of transmitting the character to another user terminal.