WO2001097157A1

WO2001097157A1 - Method and apparatus for processing cyber cremonies through internet

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Publication number: WO2001097157A1
Application number: PCT/KR2001/000921
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kyu Jin Park
Original assignee: Kyu Jin Park
Priority date: 2000-06-10
Filing date: 2001-05-31
Publication date: 2001-12-20
Also published as: AU2001260778A1; KR100398462B1; KR20010111356A

Abstract

A method for servicing religious rituals and marriage ceremonies in the Internet space, and an apparatus for the same, are disclosed. The method includes the following steps. That is, a ritual selection menu is outputted by a server upon requesting for a connection by a client PC (first step). A particular ritual proceeding table from among the ritual selection menu is outputted in accordance with a ritual selection menu as selected by the client PC (second step). A relevant ritual is made to proceed by outputting it to the client PC upon receipt of a data from the client PC, for activating the ritual of the particular ritual proceeding table (third step). The connection is terminated upon termination of the proceeding as inputted by the client PC (fourth step). The apparatus includes the following elements. That is, a connection module (41) transmits and receives the data in accordance with a connection request by a client PC. A processing module (42) processes the data incoming from the connection module (41), and controls the total apparatus. A display module (43) displays a picture data of the ritual proceeding onto a screen of the client PC. A plurality of storing databases (44) store the particular data files of the ritual proceeding as requested by the client PC.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CYBER CEREMONIES THROUGH INTERNET

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method of servicing religious rituals and marriage ceremonies in the Internet space, and an apparatus for the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of proceeding the rituals, and an apparatus for the same, in which the religious rituals of churches and temples, the ceremonies of marriages and the like are proceeded at the Internet space, thereby overcoming the time limitation and the spatial limitation of the religious and social activities.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the Internet, the data transmission and reception are freely carried out through the computers and the communication network. Further, the communication network has been built over the whole globe, and therefore, the Internet is calling attention as a means for overcoming the spatial and time limit. Accordingly, the Internet brought not only an essential change in the human life but also an influence on the business environment. Thus the

Internet affects the entire social fields such as culture, society and economy, and it has much affected the rituals such as religious rituals and the like.

In order to overcome the spatial and time limitations, the marriage ceremonies and the religious rituals are relay-broadcasted, or are replayed after recording them.

In other words, if one cannot participate in a religious ritual or in a marriage ceremony, one watches the Internet relay broadcasting, or watches a VCR replay after recording it, this being the most cases. Accordingly, the site sensation for the ritual is insufficient.

Further, in the case of religious rituals, one cannot feel the desired detai Is. In other words, the preached contents of pastors, bishops and monks can be relay-broadcasted and recorded through the web TV or video tapes, but they cannot be selected by the watching persons. Accordingly, in gaining a mind comfort , the contents which are needed to the watchers did not correspond to the contents which have been preached at the religious rituals Further, there has been a demand for tapes or CDs in which the preaching of priests and monks are contained.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is intended to overcome the above described disadvantages of the conventional technique.

Therefore it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of proceeding rituals at the Internet space, and an apparatus for the same, in which the religious rituals of churches and temples, the ceremonies of marriages and the like are proceeded at the Internet space, thereby overcoming the time limitation and the spatial limitation of the religious and social activities .

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of proceeding rituals at the Internet space, and an apparatus for the same, in which particular contents of the rituals and ceremonies can be selected by the user, and therefore, the user' s satisfaction for the rituals and ceremonies can be promoted.

In achieving the above objects, the method of proceeding rituals at the Internet space according to the present invention includes the steps of- outputting a ritual select ion menu by a server upon requesting for a connection by a client PC (first step); outputting a particular ritual proceeding table from among the ritual selection menu in accordance with a ritual selection menu selected by the client PC (second step); proceeding a relevant ritual by outputting it to the client PC upon receipt of a data from the client PC, for activating the ritual of the particular ritual proceeding table (third step); and. terminating the connection upon termination of the proceeding as inputted by the client PC (fourth step).

In another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus for proceeding rituals at the Internet space according to the present invention includes: a connection module 41 for transmitting and receiving a data in accordance with a connection request by a client PC; a processing module 42 for processing the data incoming from the connection module 41, and for controlling the total apparatus; a display module 43 for displaying a picture data of the ritual proceeding on to a screen of the client PC; and a plurality of storing databases 44 for storing the particular data files of the ritual proceeding as requested by the client PC.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above objects and other advantages of the present invention wi 11 become more apparent by describing in detail the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings in which: FIG. 1 illustrates the conventional Internet connection form;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the constitution of the ritual proceeding apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the method of proceeding the rituals at the Internet space according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the ritual selection menu according to the present invention; and

FIG.5 illustrates an example of the particular ritual proceeding table according to the present invention.

*Names of elements

10. Client PC 20. Client PC

30. Client PC 40. Server

41. Connection module 42. Processing module

43. Display module 44. Storing DB

50. Server 60. Vending machine

70. Base station 80. Portable phone

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The present invention will be described in detail referring to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates the conventional Internet connection form.

As shown in this drawing, a plurality of client PCs 10, 20 and 30 and a plurality of servers 40 and 50 are mutually connected together. The client PCs are connected through exclusive lines or through telephone lines to the Internet. For the sake of the describing convenience, it will be assumed that the server 40 is the ritual proceeding apparatus used at the Internet space. The server 40 carries out a ritual by outputting the data of a particular ritual if one of the client PCs requests for it. The ritual may be anyone of church rituals, temple conventions, Islamic prayers, marriage ceremonies and the like. Of course, in the present invention, even if the ritual order is absent, the user can arbitrarily decide the ritual order, and can select the output data to carry out the ritual.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the constitution of the ritual proceeding apparatus according to the present invention.

As illustrated in this drawing, the apparatus for proceeding rituals at the Internet space according to the present invention includes "• a connection module 41 for transmitting and receiving a data in accordance with a connection request by a client PC; a processing module 42 for processing the data incoming from the connection module 41, and for controlling the total apparatus; a display module 43 for displaying a picture data of the ritual proceeding on to a screen of the client PC; an a plurality of storing databases 44 for storing the particular data files of the ritual proceeding as requested by the client PC. The connection module 41 receives the requests from the plurality of the client PCs, and outputs the requested data. The connection module 41 includes communication modules not only for the Internet communications but also for the general PC communications and the wireless Internet communications. Accordingly, the ritual proceeding in the present invention is possible even through portable phones, PCS, PDA or IMT2000, if they are provided with a wireless Internet function. Referring to FIG. 1 again, the server 40 is connected not only to the conventional client PCs, but also to a vending machine 60 to transmit the data for the ritual proceeding. The vending machine 60 is usable if it is capable of receiving and storing a digital audio file like the language learning apparatus or the MP3 player. Or the data can be transmitted through a base station 70 to a hand phone 80, PCS or the like by utilizing the communication module of the server 40.

The processing module 42 processes the requests of the client PCs

(incoming through the connection module 41), and transmits the processed result. Thus the processing module 42 carries out the overall control for the apparatus, and the processing module 42 includes a program for controlling the operation of the apparatus.

The display module 43 is for controlling the displayed contents of the screen of the client PC. The display module 43 selects the necessary contents in accordance with the control signals of the processing module 42 to output them to the client PC of the user.

The storing database 44 is a storing means which stores the contents to be outputted to the client PC of the user. The storing means should preferably be a large scale one which is capable of reading/writing like hard disc, optic-magnetic disc, zip driver or the like.

In the present invention, the storing databases 44 store voice data, sound data, motion picture data, image data and the like in a classified form for different categories in accordance with the ritual orders. Each of the categories contains at least two or more data files having different contents. In other words, if the proceeding order of a church consists of a preaching, a chorus, a Bible reading and so on, the preachers are two or more persons aaa and bbb, with the different contents of the preaching. In the case of the chorus, one hymn is sung by two or more chorus groups, or two or more hymns are sung by two or more chorus groups.

Among the storing databases 44, a database 44a stores the preaching data, a database 44b stores the chorus data, and a database 44c stores the Bible reading data.

If the proceeding order is a temple worship, then at least two ore more differently contented data can be included for such as the scripture reading, the preaching, and the buddhistic hymns. Of course, the data can be added depending on the ritual proceeding. According to the needs, the data may be anyone of motion picture data, voice data, sound data, text data, image data and a combination of them.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the method of proceeding the rituals at the Internet space according to the present invention. As shown in this drawing, the method of proceeding rituals at the Internet space according to the present invention includes the steps of: outputting a ritual select ion menu by a server upon requesting for a connection by a client PC (first step); outputting a particular ritual proceeding table from among the ritual selection menu in accordance with a ritual selection menu selected by the client PC (second step); proceeding a relevant ritual by outputting it to the client PC upon receipt of a data from the client PC, for activating a ritual of the particular ritual proceeding table (third step); and terminating the connection upon termination of the proceeding as inputted by the client PC (fourth step). For the sake of the describing convenience, it is assumed that, of the plurality of the client PCs, one arbitrary client PC has requested for the connection. If the client PC requests for a connection, the server outputs a ritual selection menu for enabling to select a particular ritual. Upon receipt of the menu, the client PC displays it on the screen of itself by using a web browser or an exclusive program. FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the ritual selection menu according to the present invention. The user of the client PC can select anyone of the rituals such as Christian worship rituals, Catholic worship rituals, Islamic prayer rituals, Buddhistic worship rituals, and marriage ceremonies (Christian type, Catholic type, Buddhistic type, Islamic type or the like). That is, the user can select so from the menu.

This is achieved by clicking the relevant button on the picture of the web browser or an exclusive program. If the user selects so, this selection is transmitted from the client PC to the server by a data transmission. Then the server transmits the contents of the user-selected particular ritual of the ritual selection menu.

FIG.5 illustrates an example of the particular ritual proceeding table according to the present invention. Here, the Christian worship ritual is selected, and the particular ritual proceeding table is displayed on the picture of an exclusive program. The ritual order of the drawing should be construed that it should be altered according to the relevant religion.

Of the contents of the picture of the client PC, the user can select a particular item (from among (1) Bible reading, (2) singing a hymn, (3) preaching, (4) chorus, (5) terminating the ritual). In other words, if the user selects " (1) Bible reading" , then he or she can further select one of the preachers.

Referring to FIG. 5, there is shown a pull-down menu for selecting the reader. The user can select the reader whom the user wants. Here, the reader 2 bbb has been selected. Of course, the reading page and the reading contents can also be selected.

When the reader has been selected, then " (2) hymn" is selected. Although it is not illustrated, if the hymn has been selected, then a hymn selection menu is outputted. Thus the user can select a particular hymn. In another submenu, the singer who sings the hymn can also be selected. Here, the selected hymn is assumed to be " abc" .

After selection of the hymn, the items of the preaching are selected. The preaching is categorized for different preaching subjects. For example, a preaching under the subject of " attitude of religious living" can be selected.

The preaching subjects can be covered more widely and more variously.

Further , the preaching subjects can be selected by focusing on the preachers. In other words, if a preacher is profound and moving, then he can be selected.

Or the selection can be made by focusing on the preacher and on the preaching contents.

After selection of the preaching, the chorus hymn is selected. The selection of the chorus hymn can also be done by focusing on the hymn title or on the chorus group. Of course, a particular hymn which has been sung by a particular chorus group can be selected.

The proceeding items of the Christian worship on the particular ritual proceeding table can be selected in the following manner. That is, in accordance with the proceeding procedure of the worship ritual, if one item is terminated, then another item can be selected, or the setting of the selection can be made for all the items in advance, so that the proceeding can be carried out in a comprehensive manner. In the comprehensive designation, the setting items can be shown in the box of the lower part of FIG. 5. Here, it is shown: (1) Bible reading (bbb), (2) hymn (abc), (3) preaching (abed), (4) chorus (cccc). Although it is not illustrated in the drawing, in the case of churches, the site image can be selected. In other words, a still picture or a motion picture of the background of the altar of the church can be prepared, so that it can be used as a background picture for the church. Further, if another proceeding item is added, then an optional item for it can be added. Thus if the output data for the relevant item is set up in accordance with the particular ritual proceeding table, then the contents proceed according to the ritual order until the ritual is terminated.

Further, the present invention can be embodied not only in Korean language but also in various other languages. In other words, when outputting the ritual selection menu, if a particular language is selected, then the entire ritual will proceed in the selected language. In this case, the Bible reading, the hymns, the preaching, the chorus, the terminating speech and the like will proceed in the selected language.

Further, when outputting the voice data (such as the Bible reading, the hymns, the preaching, the chorus and the like), the sound data and the motion picture data, there can be simultaneously outputted a character data. This is possible only in an apparatus which is capable of displaying the captions. In this manner, the audibly handicapped people can also participate in the ritual . Further, the present invention provides also a storing medium on which the ritual proceeding method is recorded. In other words, the storing medium for storing the program to carry out the ritual proceeding method, and for storing the resultant data, should come within the scope of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

According to the present invention as described above, the religious rituals of churches and temples, the ceremonies of marriages and the like are proceeded at the Internet space, thereby overcoming the time limitation and the spatial limitation of the religious and social activities.

In the above, the present invention was described based on the specific preferred embodiments and the attached drawings, but it should be apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be added without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which will be defined in the appended claims.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A method of proceeding a ritual in an Internet space, including: at least one or more client PCs, each containing a web browser or an exclusive program; at least one or more servers for carrying out particular functions; and a communicat ion system for connect ing the cl ient PCs to the servers through wires and through wireless means, the method comprising the steps of- outputting a ritual selection menu by a server upon requesting for a connection by a client PC (first step); outputting a particular ritual proceeding table from among the ritual selection menu in accordance with a ritual selection menu as selected by the client PC (second step); proceeding a relevant ritual by outputting it to the client PC upon receipt of a data from the client PC, for activating the ritual of the particular ritual proceeding table (third step); and terminating the connection upon termination of the proceeding as inputted by the client PC (fourth step).

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ritual selection menu of the first step comprises: worship rituals at churches and catholic churches; worship rituals at Buddhistic temples; and marriage ceremonies at wedding halls.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an output data for a particular proceeding procedure at the particular ritual proceeding table consists of two or more mutually different data.

4. The method as claimed in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the output data for a particular proceeding procedure at the particular ritual proceeding table is selected in advance by a user to carry out it in a comprehensive manner .

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein during a proceeding of the ritual according to an order of the particular ritual proceeding table, or after completion of one proceeding order, there is carried out a repeated reproduction of a ρre^~set data output based on a repeated reproduction mode.

6. The method as claimed in any one of claims 4 and 5, wherein the output data of the proceeding order comprises: a voice data, a sound data, a motion picture data, an image data and a combination of them.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising: a character display function for particular characters included in the voice data, the sound data, the motion picture data, the image data or the combination of them, the particular characters being synchronized with the display of the characters.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the step of: first selecting a particular language prior to selecting the particular ritual proceeding table in the ritual selection menu, (the method of supporting multiple languages), and then outputting the particular ritual proceeding table based on the selected language.

9. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein two or more unit data are stored by being categorically classified based on the ritual proceeding procedure.

10. An apparatus for proceeding a ritual in an Internet space, including: at least one or more client PCs, each containing a web browser or an exclusive program; at least one or more servers for carrying out particular functions; and a communication system for connecting the client PCs to the servers through wires or through wireless means, the pparatus comprising: a connection module 41 for transmitting and receiving a data in accordance with a connection request by a client PC; a processing module 42 for processing the data incoming from the connection module 41, and for controlling the total apparatus; a display module 43 for displaying a picture data of the ritual proceeding on to a screen of the client PC; and a plurality of storing databases 44 for storing the particular data files of the ritual proceeding as requested by the client PC.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the storing database 44 stores the data needed for proceeding the rituals; and the proceeding data comprises: voice data, motion picture data, image data and sound data.

12. The apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein at least two or more unit data for use in the ritual proceedings are categorically classified, and are categorically stored in the storing database 44.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the connection module 41 comprises: a communication module capable of transmitting/ receiving the data not only through the Internet but also through wireless communication terminals such as hand phone, PCS, and IMT-2000.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the communication module of the connection module 41 further comprises: a function of transmitting the data to a reproducing apparatus capable of storing and reproducing a digital audio file like a language learning apparatus and MP3.

15. A storing medium for storing a data in a form of a digital audio file format, comprising the functions of: outputting a ritual selection menu by a server upon requesting for a connection by a client PC (first function); outputting a particular ritual proceeding table from among the ritual selection menu in accordance with a ritual selection menu as selected by the client PC (second function); proceeding a relevant ritual by outputting it to the client PC upon receipt of a data from the client PC, for activating the ritual of the particular ritual proceeding table (third function); and terminating the connection upon termination of the proceeding as inputted by the client PC (fourth function).