WO2016010366A1

WO2016010366A1 - Character identity trading intermediary apparatus and method therefor

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Publication number: WO2016010366A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/007356
Authority: WO
Inventors: 황보연
Original assignee: 황보연
Priority date: 2014-07-15
Filing date: 2015-07-15
Publication date: 2016-01-21
Also published as: KR20160009514A

Abstract

A character identity trading intermediary apparatus of the present invention comprises: a user interface for providing an interface with a user; a communication interface for providing an interface with a community management server and a plurality of copyright owner servers, which have copyrights for multiple characters, respectively, receiving a character identity request of a user who has joined in a particular community, and collecting user activity information within the community; a membership information storage unit for storing/managing information of users who have joined as members for character identity trading; a character-specific copyright owner management unit for storing/managing the multiple characters and corresponding copyright owner information after matching them each other; a character matching information storage unit for storing/managing character identity matching information; and a control unit for, in response to the character identity request, identifying the copyright owner server corresponding to the character from the character-specific copyright owner management unit, intermediating, by the connection with the copyright owner server via the communication interface, the character identity trading between the user, who has requested the character identity, and the copyright owner server, and then storing, in the character matching information storage unit, matching information between the user, who has succeeded in the trading, and the character.

Description

Character identity transaction intermediary device and method

The present invention relates to a character identity intermediary device and method thereof, and more particularly, copyright holders who hold copyrights for characters such as novels or movie characters or various games, and users who want to express themselves using the virtual characters. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for mediating a character identity transaction, which is a character use right.

Fictional beings appearing in novels, movies, and games are actually communicating with people in reality, not just in the virtual world. For example, people read George Orwell's <1984>, worry about Big Brother, share discourses about it, and get first-time and teaching by V in the movie V for Vendetta. Or young children suffering from cancer actually become willing to fight as they play Re-Mission, a video game that fights cancer cells, and even improves mentally and physically. Others, such as Mr.Darcy of pride and prejudice, have made women fall in love. As such, people are already communicating with imaginary beings, wanting to communicate more genuinely, and wanting to be.

Meanwhile, in a virtual space such as an online community, users often use separate screen names or specific characters instead of their names to identify each other, to have a conversation, or to exchange opinions. At this time, a user who is deeply impressed with the virtual character as described above may express himself by matching the impressed virtual character, and the main character of the movie that the character is successful (for example, 'Iron Man' or ' In the case of a popular character that many people like, such as Superman ', a plurality of users may be concentrated in one character.

In this case, conventionally, a character is assigned in a manner of giving priority to a selected user first, and a user's permission to use the character is granted to a specific user in an arbitrary virtual space regardless of the intention of the copyright holder of the character.

Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a character identity transaction intermediation device and method for fostering the character industry by protecting the rights of copyright holders for characters used in a virtual space.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a character identity transaction brokerage device and method that can satisfy the needs of users by guaranteeing the right to use for a specific period of time for a specific user paid for the use of each character.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a character identity transaction brokerage device and method for maintaining the correct etiquette culture in cyberspace by managing the activity information on the Internet of the user granted permission to use for each character.

In order to achieve the above object, the character identity transaction brokerage device provided in the present invention comprises a user interface for providing an interface with a user; A communication interface providing an interface with a plurality of copyrighted servers having copyrights for each of the plurality of characters; A member information storage unit for storing / managing information of users registered as members for the character identity transaction; A copyright holder management unit for each character that matches and stores / manages copyright holder information corresponding to each of the plurality of characters; A character matching information storage unit which stores / manages character identity matching information; And identifying a copyright server corresponding to the character from the copyright holder managing unit for each character in response to the character identity request, and connecting the copyright server to the copyright server through the communication interface to request a character identity between the user and the copyright server. And a controller configured to store matching information between the user and the character in which the transaction is concluded after the mediation, in the character matching information storage unit.

In this case, the communication interface is connected to a community management server and a communication network, which provides a community among a plurality of users, that is, provides a virtual space such as a social networking service (SNS), a virtual reality (VR), and the like, and manages the community. Receives a character identity request of users subscribed to a specific community through a server and transmits it to the controller, wherein the controller mediates a character identity transaction that can be activated in the community, and includes corresponding community information in the character matching information storage unit. Matching information may be stored.

In addition, the character identity transaction intermediary device further comprises an activity information storage unit for storing the activity information in the community of the user is given an identity for a specific character, the communication interface is the activity information of the user in the community Collected and stored in the activity information storage unit, and the control unit selects at least one user who meets preset selection criteria based on information stored in the activity information storage unit when a plurality of users request a character identity for a specific character. It is then desirable to broker the transaction between the user and the owner's copyright server.

Meanwhile, in order to achieve the above object, the character identity transaction intermediation method provided by the present invention matches and stores copyright holder information corresponding to each of a plurality of characters and stores a member for the character identity transaction, which is a right for a specific character. In the character identity transaction intermediation method using a mediation server that brokers transactions between the plurality of copyright holder servers and the plurality of copyright holder servers, when the character identity request message is received through the user terminal, the stored copyright information for each character is retrieved. A server identification step of identifying a corresponding copyright owner server; Request message delivery step of delivering the character identity request message to the identified copyright server; A character information delivery step of receiving character information on a character for which the character identity is requested from the copyright holder server and transmitting the received character information to the user terminal; A matching result storage step of matching a user with a character and storing a result when an acceptance message is received from the user terminal; And a matching information delivery step of transmitting the matching information to the user terminal and the copyright holder server.

In this case, the character information received from the copyright holder server includes the character identity rental period, rental or transaction price, related content information, related characters, the history of previous actors, the lowest clean index and promotional index required to maintain the character identity It is desirable to.

The character identity transaction brokering method may further include providing a reservation guide message to a user when matching information is already present in character information received from the copyright holder server; And storing a reservation condition when a user requests a reservation in response to the reservation guide message, wherein the character information delivery step transmits the character information to the user terminal when the reservation condition is satisfied. It is preferable.

The character identity transaction intermediation method may further include selecting a plurality of recommended characters based on previously stored member information when matching information is already present in the character information received from the copyright holder server. It is preferable to identify the copyright holder server corresponding to one character selected by the user among the plurality of recommended characters.

In addition, the character identity transaction intermediation method further comprises the step of selecting at least one user by applying an auction algorithm in response to a plurality of user character identity requests for a specific character, wherein the character information delivery step is from the copyright holder server It is preferable to transfer the received character information to the user terminal of the selected user.

In addition, the intermediary server and the community management server for providing a community between a plurality of users and It is preferable that the server identification step receives a character identity request of a user joined to a specific community through a community management server and identifies a corresponding copyright holder server in response thereto.

In addition, the character identity transaction intermediation method comprises the steps of collecting and storing activity information in the community of the user has been given an identity for a specific character from the community management server; And selecting at least one user based on pre-stored activity information for each of the requesters when a plurality of users connected to one community for a specific character requests a character identity. Preferably transmits the character information received from the copyright holder server to the user terminal of the selected user.

The present invention effectively deals with the character identity transaction, which is a character use right between copyright holders who hold copyrights for characters such as novels or movie characters or various games, and users who want to express themselves using the virtual characters. You can mediate. Therefore, the present invention can contribute to fostering the character industry by protecting the rights of copyright holders for characters used in the virtual space. In addition, the present invention can satisfy the user's desire for a particular character by guaranteeing the right to use for a specified period of time for a specific user who paid for the character. On the other hand, the present invention has the advantage of maintaining the correct etiquette culture in the cyberspace by managing the activity information on the Internet of the user is granted permission to use for each character.

Ultimately, the present invention brings the beings in the virtual world to reality. For example, a girl can talk to her role model, Cinderella, or become Snow White and make friends with seven dwarfs. As described above, the present invention does not merely broker a character transaction, but mediates the character 'identity', so that people can occupy the 'identity' of the character. As described above, the present invention has an effect distinguished from existing character transactions in that it can occupy the 'identity' of the character.

1 is a system configuration diagram for the character identity transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic block diagram of a character identity transaction brokerage server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction intermediation method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction brokering method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process for the mediation server of the present invention to collect user-specific activity information from the community management server.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction intermediation method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction brokering method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described embodiments of the present invention, it will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification. In addition, even if the detailed description is omitted, descriptions of parts easily understood by those skilled in the art are omitted.

Throughout the specification and claims, when a part includes a certain component, it means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a system configuration diagram for the character identity transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a system for trading a character identity according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a copyright holder server 100 having a copyright for each of a plurality of characters, and a character identity which is a use right for a specific character. Mediating the character identity transaction between the user terminal 300 of the user, the community management server 400 and the copyright holder server 100 and the user terminal 300 to support the formation of a community between a plurality of users on the Internet It includes an intermediary server 200.

At this time, except for the mediation server 200 (the copyright server 100, the user terminal 300 and the community management server 400) may all exist in many, only one configuration is shown in the figure for convenience. Meanwhile, examples of the community management server 400 may include a social networking service (SNS) providing server and a virtual reality (VR) providing server.

2 is a schematic block diagram of a character identity transaction brokerage server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the mediation server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the copyright holder management unit 210, character matching information storage unit 220, activity information storage unit 230, member information storage unit for each character 240, a reservation information storage unit 250, a user interface (I / F) 160, a controller 270, and a communication interface (I / F) 280. In the example of FIG. 2, devices that do not include the features of the present invention, such as a display or a speaker, and which may be commonly included in a general server system are omitted.

The copyright holder management unit 210 for each character matches and stores each copyright holder information corresponding to each of the plurality of characters. At this time, the identification information for identifying the character, such as 'iron man', 'superman', 'Mickey Mouse', and the copyright owner identification information of the character (for example, a movie character character) In such a case, it is preferable to store a movie company, a production company, etc.) and communication network connection information (eg, an Internet IP address).

The character matching information storage unit 220 stores the matching information between the user and the corresponding character when the character identity is assigned to a specific user as a result of the character identity transaction brokerage. For example, when a user named 'user1' rents an 'Iron Man' character identity, the user identification information may be matched with the character identification information, and the rental period or usage condition may be stored.

The activity information storage unit 230 stores activity information in a community of a user who has been given an identity for a specific character. That is, it stores activity information such as publicity index or clean index of a user who is given an identity for a specific character in a specific community. For example, if the character 'Iron Man' promotes the character in the community called 'cafe1', a high PR index will be stored as activity information for users who have been given an identity for the Iron Man character, If you do not use profanity and use the right language, a high clean index will be stored for the user as activity information. In the opposite case, low PR and clean indexes will be stored as activity information. The activity information may be used as an index when a user is to be selected later, such as when a user flocks to a specific character.

The member information storage unit 240 stores information of users who have registered as members in the mediation server 200 for character identity transactions. For example, the member information storage unit 240 may store all kinds of information that can be expressed, such as general personal information of a user or propensity information such as a hobby. Such member information may be used as an important index for identifying a user's disposition when recommending a character later.

The reservation information storage unit 250 stores the information when a user who wants to rent a character identity already assigned to another user waits for an expiration time of the corresponding character identity and applies for a reservation to rent the character identity. In this case, the stored reservation information may include a reservation person, a reservation condition (reservation point, rental fee, etc.).

The user interface (I / F) 260 provides an interface with a user, that is, users who subscribe as members to the mediation server 200.

Communication interface (I / F) 280 provides an interface with external servers (e.g., copyright holder server 100 and community management server 400) as illustrated in FIG. Receives character information about the requested character, and receives a character identity request of a user who has joined the community from the community management server 400. In addition, the communication interface (I / F) 280 may receive a user's character in the community. Collect activity information to be stored in the activity information storage unit 230.

The controller 270 controls various functions of the mediation server 200 based on a pre-stored operation program. In particular, the controller 270 mediates the character identity transaction between the user who requested the character identity and the copyright holder server corresponding to the character. To this end, the controller 270 identifies the copyright holder server corresponding to the character ('100' in FIG. 1) from the copyright holder management unit 210 for each character in response to the user's character identity request, and communicates with the communication interface 280. Connect with the copyright holder server ('100' of FIG. 1). Then, the character information about the character whose character identity is requested is received from the copyright server ('100' of FIG. 1) and provided to the user. On the other hand, when the acceptance message is received from the user after matching the user and the character, and then the matching information of the user and the character that the transaction is completed is stored in the character matching information storage unit 220, the copyright owner server ('100 of FIG. To pass)

In this case, the user may directly connect to the mediation server 200 to request the character identity, or log in to any community and request the character identity through the community.

On the other hand, the controller 270 may select one user who has the highest price among a plurality of users as an auction winner and provide an account for the character to the user, or through the auction to a predetermined price or more A number of called users can be selected as successful bidders, and those users can be given an account for the character. When a plurality of users are selected as successful bidders in the auction, the controller 270 may have the highest publicity index and clean index included in the activity information during a predetermined activity period (for example, 30 days) among the plurality of users. Users can be selected. Alternatively, one of the selected users may be selected based on the popularity of the selected users (eg, the number of votes or following the votes of the fans), so that the user can be recognized as the true owner of the character. As a result, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a person who does not know the character well may be prevented from being auctioned or neglected through an auction, and may further induce community activities.

Alternatively, when matching information is present in the character information received from the copyright holder server ('100' of FIG. 1), the controller 270 suspends the character identity transaction according to the reservation condition specified by the user and satisfies the reservation condition. In addition, it is possible to additionally perform a reservation function for brokering a transaction again or a recommendation function for allowing a user to select another character by providing a plurality of recommended characters based on the user's member information.

Processes for these functions will be described in more detail with reference to the process flow diagrams illustrated in FIGS.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction intermediation method according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, a method of brokering a character identity transaction according to the first embodiment of the present invention is as follows.

First, when a user who wants to have a specific character identity transmits a character request message through the user terminal 300 (S105), the mediation server 200 responds to the corresponding character from the character-rights copyright management unit 210 in response thereto. The copyright holder server 100 is identified (S110), and the character request message is transferred to the copyright holder server 100 (S115). Then, the copyright holder server 100 retrieves the information (for example, character basic information and rental conditions, etc.) for the character from the character information management unit 110 (S120), and delivers it to the mediation server 200 (S125). The mediation server 200 receiving the basic information and the rental condition for the character is transmitted to the user terminal 300 again (S130), and the user terminal 300 displays the basic information and the rental condition for the character. (S135) Allows the user to determine whether to accept the transaction. When the user who confirms the basic information and the rental condition for the character expresses the intention to accept the transaction (S145), the user terminal 300 transmits it to the intermediary server 200 so that the transaction can be made. That is, the user is matched with the character (S160). In addition, the mediation server 200 notifies the copyright holder server 100 of the matching information (S150) so that the copyright holder server 100 can apply the corresponding matching information to the character information management unit 110 (S155). In addition, the mediation server 200 stores the matching result in the character matching information storage unit 220 (S165), and delivers the matching result to the user terminal 300 (S170), so that the user can recognize it.

At this time, the character information (for example, basic information and rental conditions) handled in the processes (S120 to S135) is a character identity rental period, rental or transaction price, related content information, related characters, history of previous actors, characters It may include the lowest cleanness index and promotional index required to maintain identity.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction brokering method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction intermediation method in which a reservation function is reflected. That is, FIG. 4 illustrates a reservation function for suspending a character identity transaction according to a reservation condition specified by a user when the matching information is already present in the character information for which the user has applied for the character identity and brokering the transaction again when the reservation condition is satisfied. This is a processing flowchart of the reflected character identity transaction intermediation method.

Referring to Figure 4, the character identity transaction brokerage method is as follows.

First, when a user who wants to have a specific character identity transmits a character request message through the user terminal 300 (S205), the mediation server 200 responds to the corresponding character from the copyright holder management unit 210 for each character in response thereto. The copyright holder server 100 is identified (S210), and the character request message is transferred to the copyright holder server 100 (S215). Then, the copyright holder server 100 retrieves information about the character from the character information management unit 110 (S220), and transmits it to the mediation server 200 (S225). The mediation server 200 that receives the character information including basic information about the character, rental condition, matching information, and the like, checks whether there is matching information in the character information (S230). That is, it is checked whether a user who has been assigned a character identity for the character exists. If the matching information exists as a result of the check, the mediation server 200 transmits a reservation guide message to the user terminal 300 (S235).

The reservation guide message informs that a user (user2) who has an identity for the character requested by the user (user1) already exists, suspends the character identity transaction according to the reservation condition specified by the user (user1), and holds the reservation condition. This is to inform that the transaction can be brokered again when (i.e., when the existing matching information is released).

The user terminal 300 receiving the reservation guide message displays the reservation guide message (S240). When the user who confirms the reservation guide message has applied for a reservation (S245), the user terminal 300 notifies this to the mediation server 200, and the mediation server 200 stores the reservation condition (S250). If the state satisfies the reservation condition (S255), mediation of the transaction between the user and the copyright owner server of the character is resumed.

To this end, the mediation server 200 transmits the character information received from the copyright holder server 100 to the user terminal 300 (S260), the user terminal 300 displays the character information (S265) the user transactions Allows you to decide whether to accept. When the user who confirms the character information expresses the intention to accept the transaction (S265), the user terminal 300 transmits it to the intermediary server 200 so that the corresponding transaction can be completed.

Meanwhile, the mediation server 200 that has received the acceptance intention matches the user with the character (S280). In addition, the mediation server 200 notifies the copyright holder server 100 of the matching information (S270) so that the copyright holder server 100 can apply the matching information to the character information management unit 110 (S275). In addition, the mediation server 200 stores the matching result in the character matching information storage unit 220 (S285), and delivers the matching result to the user terminal 300 (S290), so that the user can recognize it.

At this time, the character information handled in the processes (S220 to S260) is the character identity rental period, rental or transaction price, related content information, related characters, the history of previous actors, the minimum clean index required to maintain the character identity And a promotional index.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process for the mediation server of the present invention to collect user-specific activity information from the community management server. Referring to FIG. 5, the community management server 400 may include a member management DB 410 that manages user information registered as a member to form a community, and may form a community among a plurality of users on the Internet. After collecting the activity information in the community of the user given the identity for a specific character (S305), and transmits the user-specific activity information to the mediation server (200) (S310). Then, the mediation server 200 stores the user-specific activity information in the activity information storage unit 230 (S315). In this case, the activity information for each user includes a publicity index and a clean index in the community, and may be used as an index when a user needs to be selected, for example, when a user flocks to a specific character.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction intermediation method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction intermediation method in which a recommendation function is reflected. That is, FIG. 6 illustrates a recommendation function that allows a user to select a different character by providing a plurality of recommendation characters based on the member information of the user when matching information is already present in the character information to which the user has applied for the character identity. As a processing flow chart for the reflected character identity transaction intermediation method, it is preferable to perform the process when the user does not make a reservation in the reservation application confirmation process (S245) of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 6, the character identity transaction intermediation method is performed when the user does not make a reservation in the reservation application confirmation process (S245) of FIG. 4 as described above, and the mediation server 200 stores the member information. Based on the member information (for example, age, gender, taste, etc.) stored in the unit 240, a plurality of recommended characters that the user may prefer are selected (S405) and provided to the user through the user terminal 300 (S410, S415). When the user sees the recommended character information displayed on the user terminal 300 and selects one of the characters (S420), and delivers the information, the mediation server 200 responds to the selected character from the copyright holder management unit 210 for each character. The copyright holder server 100 corresponding to the character is identified (S425), and the character request message is transmitted to the copyright holder server 100 (S430). Then, the copyright holder server 100 retrieves the corresponding character information from the character information management unit 110 (S435), and transmits it to the mediation server 200 (S440). The mediation server 200 that has received the character information transmits it to the user terminal 300 again (S445), and the user terminal 300 displays the character information (S450) so that the user can determine whether to accept the transaction. do. When the user who confirms the information on the character expresses the intention to accept the transaction (S145), the user terminal 300 transmits it to the intermediary server 200 so that the corresponding transaction can be made. That is, the user is matched with the character (S470). In addition, the mediation server 200 notifies the copyright holder server 100 of the matching information (S460) so that the copyright holder server 100 can apply the corresponding matching information to the character information management unit 110 (S465). In addition, the mediation server 200 stores the matching result in the character matching information storage unit 220 (S475), and delivers the matching result to the user terminal 300 (S480), so that the user can recognize it.

At this time, the character information handled in the processes (S430 to S445) is the character identity rental period, rental or transaction price, related content information, related characters, the history of previous actors, the minimum clean index required to maintain the character identity And a promotional index.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction brokering method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a character identity transaction brokerage method in which a lottery function is reflected. That is, when a plurality of users request a character identity for a specific character, FIG. 7 selects at least one user who meets a preset selection criterion based on user-specific activity information stored in the activity information storage unit 230, and then selects the user. A processing flow chart of a character identity transaction intermediation method reflecting a lottery function for mediating a transaction between the copyright owner server of the character.

Referring to Figure 7, the character identity transaction brokerage method is as follows.

First, when a user who wants to have a specific character identity transmits a character request message through the user terminal 300 (S505), it is determined whether there are a plurality of requestors for the character (S510). If a plurality of requesters request a character identity for one character, the mediation server 200 checks the activity information of each requestor based on the user-specific activity information stored in the activity information storage unit 230 (S515). ). To this end, the mediation server 200 may detect activity information of a specific user from the activity information storage unit 230.

In operation S520, at least one user who meets a predetermined selection criterion is determined based on the activity information. In this case, the selection criterion may be a criterion determined by the system or a criterion set by the intermediary server administrator, such as when the clean index or the promotional index is greater than or equal to a set value, or when the activity time is large.

When the user is determined through the process (S520), the mediation server 200 corresponds to the character from the copyright holder management unit (not shown, '210' of FIGS. 2 to 4) for each character in response to the determined user's request. After identifying the copyright server 100, the character request message is transmitted to the copyright server 100 (S525). Then, the copyright holder server 100 retrieves information on the character from the character information management unit (not shown, '110' of FIG. 3 and FIG. 4) (S530), and delivers the information to the mediation server (200) (S535). The mediation server 200 which has received the information on the character transmits it to the user terminal 300 again (S540), and the user terminal 300 displays the character information (S545) to determine whether the user accepts the transaction. To help. When the user who confirms the character information expresses the intention of accepting the transaction (S550), the user terminal 300 transmits it to the intermediary server 200 so that the corresponding transaction can be completed. That is, the user is matched with the character (S565). In addition, the mediation server 200 notifies the copyright holder server 100 of the matching information (S555) and the copyright holder server 100 corresponds to the character information management unit (not shown, '110' in FIGS. 3 and 4). To be applied (S560). In addition, the mediation server 200 stores the matching result in the character matching information storage unit 220 (S570), and delivers the matching result to the user terminal 300 (S575), so that the user can recognize it.

At this time, the character information (for example, basic information and rental conditions) handled in the processes (S525 to S540) is a character identity rental period, rental or transaction price, related content information, related characters, history of previous actors, characters It may include the lowest cleanness index and promotional index required to maintain identity.

Meanwhile, when a plurality of users request a character identity for a specific character, as shown in the example of FIG. 7, a selected user may trade the character identity by applying a lottery function, or mediate the character identity transaction by reflecting the auction function. Could be In other words, by applying an auction algorithm, it may be possible to select at least one user who has provided an appropriate amount for the character identity and then mediate a transaction between the user and the owner's copyright server.

In the exemplary system described above, the methods are described based on a flowchart as a series of steps or blocks, but the invention is not limited to the order of steps, and certain steps may occur in a different order or concurrently with other steps than those described above. Can be.

In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the steps shown in the flowcharts are not exclusive and that other steps may be included or one or more steps in the flowcharts may be deleted without affecting the scope of the present invention.

Claims

In the character identity transaction intermediary device that is the right to use a specific character,

A user interface providing an interface with a user;

A communication interface providing an interface with a plurality of copyrighted servers having copyrights for each of the plurality of characters;

A member information storage unit for storing / managing information of users registered as members for the character identity transaction;

A copyright holder management unit for each character that matches and stores / manages copyright holder information corresponding to each of the plurality of characters;

A character matching information storage unit which stores / manages character identity matching information; And

In response to the character identity request, a copyright owner server corresponding to the character is identified from the copyright holder for each character, and a character identity transaction between the user who requested the character identity and the copyright owner server is connected to the copyright holder server through the communication interface. And a controller configured to store matching information between a user and a character in which the transaction is concluded after the mediation, in the character matching information storage unit.
According to claim 1, wherein the copyright holder management unit for each character

Character identification information;

Copyright owner identification of the character; And

Character identity transaction intermediary device, characterized in that for storing the network connection information.
The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit

Receives the character information about the character for which the character identity is requested from the copyright holder server and provides it to the user, and when the acceptance message is received from the user, matches the user with the character, and then transfers the matching information to the copyright holder server. Character identity transaction intermediary device, characterized in that.
The method of claim 3, wherein the character information

Character identity rental period, rental or transaction price, related content information and related characters, characterized in that it comprises a related character.
The method of claim 4, wherein the character information is

Character history transaction intermediary device further comprising the history of the previous actors, the lowest clean index and promotional index required to maintain the character identity.
The method of claim 1, wherein the communication interface

It is connected to a community management server that provides a virtual space including a social networking service (SNS) or a virtual reality (VR), which is a community among a plurality of users, through a communication network, and the characters of users subscribed to a specific community through the community management server. Character identity transaction intermediary device, characterized in that for receiving the identity request and transmits to the controller.
The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit

Mediating the character identity transaction that can be active in the community, Character matching transaction brokerage device, characterized in that for storing the matching information including the corresponding community information in the character matching information storage unit.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the character identity transaction brokerage device is

It further includes an activity information storage unit for storing the activity information in the community of the user given the identity for a specific character,

The communication interface

Character identity transaction intermediary device, characterized in that for collecting the activity information of the user in the community and stored in the activity information storage.
The method of claim 8, wherein the control unit

When multiple users request character identity for a specific character

Characteristic transaction brokerage device, characterized in that for selecting at least one user that meets a predetermined selection criteria based on the activity information stored in the activity information storage unit and then mediate the transaction between the user and the copyright owner server of the character.
The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit

When multiple users request character identity for a specific character

Characteristic transaction brokerage device, characterized in that for brokering a transaction between the user and the copyright server of the character after selecting at least one user by applying an auction algorithm.
The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit

When multiple users request character identity for a specific character

Characteristic transaction intermediary device, characterized in that for selecting at least one user based on the popularity, including the number of votes or following the votes of the fans to broker the transaction between the user and the copyright server of the character.
The method of claim 3, wherein the control unit

If the matching information is already present in the character information received from the copyright holder server, provide a reservation guide message to the user,

If the user has applied for a reservation, the character identity transaction intermediary device, characterized in that for storing the reservation conditions, and if the state of the character meets the reservation conditions, the transaction between the user and the copyright owner server of the character.
The method of claim 3, wherein the control unit

If matching information is already present in the character information received from the copyright holder server, a plurality of recommended characters are selected and provided to the user based on information previously stored in the member information storage unit, and when the user selects one of the characters, A character identity transaction intermediary device for brokering a character identity transaction between a copyright server corresponding to the character and the user.
Mediation server that matches each of the plurality of characters and corresponding copyright holder information with each other, and brokers transactions between the users who are registered as members for the character identity transaction, which is the right to use a specific character, and the plurality of copyright server servers. In the character identity transaction brokering method using,

A server identification step of identifying a corresponding copyright holder server by retrieving previously stored copyright holder information for each character when a character identity request message is received through the user terminal;

Request message delivery step of delivering the character identity request message to the identified copyright server;

A character information delivery step of receiving character information on a character for which the character identity is requested from the copyright holder server and transmitting the received character information to the user terminal;

A matching result storage step of matching a user with a character and storing a result when an acceptance message is received from the user terminal; And

Character matching transaction brokerage method comprising the step of delivering the matching information to the user terminal and the copyright server.
The method of claim 14, wherein the character information received from the copyright owner server

Character identity rental period, rental or transaction price, related content information, related characters, the history of previous actors, character identity transaction brokerage method characterized in that it includes the minimum clean index and promotional index required to maintain the character identity.
The method of claim 14,

Providing a reservation guide message to a user when matching information is already present in the character information received from the copyright holder server; And

And in response to the reservation guide message, storing a reservation condition when a user applies for a reservation.

The character information transmitting step

Character identity transaction intermediation method, characterized in that for transmitting the character information to the user terminal when the reservation condition is satisfied.
The method of claim 14,

If matching information is already present in the character information received from the copyright holder server, selecting a plurality of recommended characters based on previously stored member information, wherein the server identification step includes:

Character identity transaction intermediation method, characterized in that for identifying the copyright server corresponding to the one character selected by the user of the plurality of recommended characters.
The method of claim 14,

The mediation server is connected to a communication network with a community management server providing a virtual space including a social networking service (SNS) or a virtual reality (VR), which is a community among a plurality of users,

The server identification step,

Receiving a character identity request of a user subscribed to a specific community through the community management server and in response thereto identifying the corresponding copyright owner server characterized in that the character identity transaction brokerage method.
The method of claim 18,

Collecting and storing activity information in a community of a user who has been given an identity for a specific character from the community management server; And

Selecting at least one user based on previously stored activity information for each of the requesters when a plurality of users connected to one community for a specific character requests a character identity;

The character information delivery step

Character identity transaction brokerage method characterized in that for transmitting the character information received from the copyright server to the user terminal of the selected user.
The method of claim 14,

Selecting at least one user by applying an auction algorithm in response to a plurality of user character identity requests for a particular character,

The character information transmitting step

Character identity transaction brokerage method characterized in that for transmitting the character information received from the copyright server to the user terminal of the selected user.