KR20220077231A - Method for managing fandom community service - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for operating a phantom community service of a management server interworking with an authentication device and a user terminal device. A fandom community service operating method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving authentication information transmitted from an authentication device from a user terminal device, performing an authentication procedure using the authentication information, and when authentication is completed, the authentication information Transmitting fandom community data corresponding to the user terminal device, receiving a user account registration request from the user terminal device, and storing the user account and the authentication information in association with each other.

Description

How to operate fandom community service {METHOD FOR MANAGING FANDOM COMMUNITY SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a method of operating a fandom community service, and more particularly, to a method of operating a fandom community service in which various functions are added to increase the number of community visits and frequency of use of users who have joined the community.

Fandom refers to a group of people who are passionately fond of or immersed in a specific popular person or field. .

However, since various information such as information on schedules such as shooting and concerts for a specific celebrity and information on the sale of goods for a celebrity are scattered, users have to search and organize each time they need to find the information they need. there was

Although there is a fandom community that shares information about specific celebrities with each other, it is difficult to form and operate a true fandom community because users who have joined the community cannot clearly determine whether they are actually fans of the celebrity. There was a problem.

Accordingly, it is a new form with various functions that can clearly confirm whether the user who has entered the community is a fandom of a celebrity related to the community, can freely communicate with each other, and induce subscribers to use the community more frequently. The need for a way to operate fandom community services has emerged.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fandom community service operating method that can confirm whether a user who has entered the community is a fandom of a celebrity related to the community.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for operating a fandom community service in which various functions are added to increase the number of community visits and frequency of use of users who have joined the community.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A fandom community service operating method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes receiving authentication information transmitted from an authentication device from a user terminal device, performing an authentication procedure using the authentication information, When authentication is completed, the steps of transmitting fandom community data corresponding to the authentication information to a user terminal device, receiving a user account registration request from the user terminal device, and storing the user account and the authentication information in association include

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of storing the user account in association with the authentication device includes the step of storing the activity details of a user in a fandom community accessed using the authentication information in association with the user account. may include

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of storing the user account and the authentication information in association with the user account includes linking the user account with the first authentication information received from the first authentication device and receiving the information received from the second authentication device. Linking the second authentication information with the user account, and setting the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the first authentication information and the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the second authentication information to the user account It may include the step of integrating and storing in the.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the activity history in the fandom community includes at least one of the number of uploaded posts, the number of uploaded photos, the number of times content is played, the number of mission achievements, and the points acquired by the user. How the Service operates.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the first authentication information and the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the second authentication information are integrated into the user account and stored In the step of doing, it may be decided whether to integrate the activity details in different fandom communities according to the relevance between the authentication devices.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of performing an authentication procedure using the authentication information and transmitting the fandom community data corresponding to the authentication information to the user terminal device when authentication is completed includes: If the authentication using the first authentication information is successful, the method may include allowing access to a fandom community corresponding to the second authentication device related to the first authentication device.

According to the above-described fandom community service operating method, only those who possess an authentication device in which authentication information is stored can access a specific fandom community, thereby preventing an unspecified number of people from accessing the fandom community. .

In addition, it is possible to achieve the effect of promoting user convenience with various functions provided by the fandom community service.

Effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a diagram for explaining a fandom community service operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram for explaining a screen displayed when authentication is successful while a dedicated application is running according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining a fandom community according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining a function executed when a selection input for a second function button and a third function button is received according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining a screen displayed when a fourth function button is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining a screen displayed when a fifth function button is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram for explaining a method of managing a user account by interworking with a plurality of authentication devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining a method of managing a plurality of authentication devices using a user account according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram for explaining a method for managing activity details in a fandom community corresponding to different authentication devices using a user account according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the accompanying drawings are only described to more easily disclose the contents of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art can easily understand that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope of the accompanying drawings. you will know

And, in describing the embodiment of the present invention, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for components having the same function, but substantially not completely the same as the components of the prior art.

In addition, the terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

1 is a diagram for explaining a fandom community service operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The fandom community service operating system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal device 200 , an authentication device 300 , and a management server 400 .

The user terminal device 200 is an electronic device such as a smart phone or a tablet PC, and is a device for accessing the fandom community through the management server 400 . To this end, a dedicated application for accessing the fandom community may be installed in the user terminal device 200 . Accordingly, the user can not only access the fandom community through the dedicated application, but also play the content transmitted from the management server 400 . Here, the content may be music, video, image, or the like. To this end, the dedicated application according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a virtual player function capable of playing the content received from the management server 400 .

In addition, the dedicated application may receive the authentication information transmitted from the authentication device 300 and then transmit it to the management server 400 to perform the authentication procedure.

The management server 400 performs an authentication procedure with the authentication information received from the user terminal device 200 , and when authentication is successful, allows access to the fandom community corresponding to the authentication information.

Information on a plurality of fandom communities may be stored in the management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the authentication information is received by the management server 400 , the management server 400 approves access to the fandom community corresponding to the authentication information among the plurality of fandom communities.

That is, since only those who possess the authentication device 300 in which authentication information is stored can access a specific fandom community, it is possible to achieve the effect of preventing an unspecified number of people from accessing the fandom community.

Hereinafter, functions of a fandom community that can be accessed using authentication information will be described in detail.

2 is a diagram for explaining a screen displayed when authentication is successful while a dedicated application is running according to an embodiment of the present invention.

If the authentication procedure using the authentication information is successful, a virtual player and a plurality of function buttons are displayed on the user terminal device 200 .

The virtual player is a device capable of downloading and playing content corresponding to the authentication information transmitted by the user terminal device 200 from the management server 400 . In this embodiment, a case in which the content is music is shown as an example, and the virtual player is a player for playing music.

Meanwhile, the virtual player includes a function button 210 for accessing the fandom community. When a selection input for the function button 210 is received from the user, the fandom community-related data receives the fandom community data from the management server 400 and displays the related information through the user terminal device 200 .

Hereinafter, the function of the fandom community provided to the user when a selection input for the function button 210 is received will be described in detail.

3 is a diagram for explaining a fandom community according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, there may be a case where the subject performing each step is described. However, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can know that each step described below is executed by a dedicated application installed in the user terminal device 200 , more preferably, the user terminal device 200 .

If authentication is successful, the user terminal device 200 displays a screen including a posting area 510 in which comments of community members are posted. Posts or photos uploaded by users who have accessed the fandom community through an authentication process are posted in the posting area 510 .

Through the posting area 510, phantom community subscribers can share information about celebrities or exchange opinions with each other.

A first function button 520 to a fifth function button 560 are displayed at the bottom of the posting area 510 . The first function button 520 is a button for returning to the first access screen in a state where another screen is displayed in the posting area 510 as other function buttons are selected.

The second function button 530 to the fifth function button 560 are buttons for executing various functions provided by the fandom community. Hereinafter, the functions executed when each button is selected will be described in detail.

4 is a view for explaining a function executed when a selection input for a second function button and a third function button is received according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a selection input for the second function button 530 is received, information about the entertainer is displayed in the posting area 510 . The information about the celebrity may be information directly uploaded by fandom community users or information about the celebrity collected from the outside in the management server 400 .

The management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention collects information with keywords related to the entertainer from an external website, SNS site, etc., and displays the collected information when a selection input for the second function button 530 is received. can make it happen

Alternatively, articles or images directly uploaded by celebrities who are the target of the fandom community may be displayed.

Therefore, it is possible to achieve the effect that user convenience can be achieved by dividing a space in which general information sharing between users and information directly related to entertainers are displayed.

On the other hand, the third function button 540 is a function button for displaying a fact related to a new post notification or new information provided to a corresponding user in the fandom community.

Specifically, when the third function button 540 is selected, the posting area 510 displays information such as announcements and alarms provided by the fandom community.

5 is a view for explaining a screen displayed when a fourth function button is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a selection input for the fourth function button 550 is received, a plurality of mission information provided by the fandom community is displayed. Here, the mission may be a request to execute a specific function in the virtual content playback device described with reference to FIG. 2 or to execute a specific function within the fandom community.

In addition, when the mission provided by the fandom community is accomplished, a predetermined point may be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, the mission according to an embodiment of the present invention may be to access the fandom community using the authentication device 300 more than a preset number of times. To this end, the management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may count and store the number of times each user accesses the fandom community using the authentication device 300 .

According to another embodiment, the mission may be to reproduce content more than a preset number of times. Specifically, when the user completes the reproduction of the content from beginning to end using the virtual reproduction device described in FIG. 2, the number of reproductions is counted once, and when the number of reproductions reaches more than a preset number, it is assumed that the mission has been accomplished. can

According to another embodiment, the mission may be to download and enlarge an image uploaded to the fandom community more than a preset number of times. As described in FIGS. 3 to 4, there are cases in which photos uploaded by other users who have joined the fandom community, collected by the management server 400 from the outside, or uploaded directly by celebrities are displayed in the posting area 510. have. Accordingly, when a user downloads and enlarges a photo uploaded to the fandom community, the number of enlargements is counted, and if the number is greater than or equal to a preset number, the mission may be considered accomplished.

According to another embodiment, the mission may be that the user succeeds in authentication with a preset number or more of different authentication devices 300 .

The management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits only the content corresponding to the authentication information stored in the authentication device 300 to the user terminal device 200, and the user who wants to enjoy various types of content It is necessary to provide different authentication devices 300 for each.

Accordingly, the user terminal device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine that the mission has been accomplished when the user succeeds in authentication with a preset number or more of different authentication devices 300 .

On the other hand, the type of mission is not limited to the above example, and the number of posts written by a user in the fandom community, the number of likes on posts written by other users, and the number of comments written on posts written by other users may be implemented as a preset number, etc. have.

6 is a view for explaining a screen displayed when a fifth function button is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the fifth function button 560 is selected, the user's point, the user's level, additional point information for reaching the next level, and the number of authentication devices 300 used by the user are displayed.

Here, the level refers to a classification by points acquired by the user, and functions that can be executed within the fandom community may be limited according to the level granted to the user.

For example, only users granted a predetermined level or higher can send a message to other users of the fandom community or send a message to a celebrity who has accessed the fandom community.

On the other hand, as described above, a user accesses a fandom community corresponding to each authentication device using a plurality of authentication devices 300 , the number of authentication devices 300 used by the user, and the number of authentication devices used by the user in different fandom communities. Activities should be integrated and managed.

To this end, the management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention grants a management account to each user and manages the user's fandom community usage history by linking the authentication device 300 used by the user to the management account. do.

7 is a diagram for explaining a method of managing a user account by interworking with a plurality of authentication devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A user who purchases the authentication device 300 to play content and access the fandom community transmits authentication information stored in the authentication device 300 to the user terminal device 200 . The authentication device 300 may transmit authentication information to the user terminal device 200 using a universal wireless communication network or a sound wave signal.

The user terminal device 200 transmits the authentication information received from the authentication device 300 to the management server 400 (S720). The management server 400 that has received the authentication information transmits the content data file and fandom community data corresponding to the authentication information to the user terminal device 200 when the validity is checked by comparing the authentication information with the previously stored authentication information (S740).

Here, the transmission of the fandom community data means that the access to the fandom community corresponding to the authentication information is used and various data uploaded to the corresponding fandom community are transmitted.

A user who has accessed the fandom community registers a user account in the management server 400 through a procedure such as membership registration (S750). The management server 400 links the registered user account with the authentication information transmitted by the user to access the fandom community and stores the related information (S760).

When the link between the user account and the authentication device is completed, the management server 400 transmits information on the authentication device 300 linked with the user account to the user terminal device 200 (S770).

Thereafter, when the user accesses the fandom community through another authentication device 300 , the previously registered user account and the new authentication device 300 are additionally linked. By repeating the above procedure, a plurality of authentication devices 300 may be linked to one user account.

Accordingly, it is possible to achieve the effect of being able to manage the activity details of users who have accessed different fandom communities through different authentication devices 300 through one user account.

8 is a diagram for explaining a method of managing a plurality of authentication devices using a user account according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 8, the process (S810 to S840) of transmitting the authentication information received from the authentication device 300 to the management server 400 to perform the authentication procedure and transmitting the fandom community data to the user terminal device 200 is shown in FIG. Since it is the same as that described, the overlapping description will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the user may transmit an access request to the management server 400 to the existing registered user account (S850). The management server 400 that has received the access request receives a login request using the previously registered user account information, additionally registers the authentication device 300 that has newly requested authentication information in the user account, and then works with the user account. .

Thereafter, when the user terminal device 200 transmits the activity details in the fandom community corresponding to the authentication information to the newly registered authentication device 300 to the management server 400, the management server 400 interlocks it with the user account. to save

Hereinafter, a method of accessing a fandom community through a plurality of authentication devices linked to a user account and managing activity details in different communities will be described in detail.

9 is a diagram for explaining a method for managing activity details in a fandom community corresponding to different authentication devices using a user account according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 9 , a case in which the user uses two authentication devices, the first authentication device 300-1 and the second authentication device 300-2, has been described as an example, but the number of authentication devices that the user can use is limited thereto. doesn't happen

The user terminal device 200 receives the first authentication information from the first authentication device 300-1 (S910). In addition, the activity details in the state in which the user accesses the fandom community using the first authentication information are transmitted to the management server 400 (S920).

Here, the activity details include posts uploaded by a specific fandom community, uploaded photos, the number of times content is played using the first authentication device 300 - 1 , the number of mission achievements, and the like.

The management server 400 stores activity details in the fandom community accessed using the first authentication information in association with the user account (S930). Accordingly, the user account includes information about points acquired by the user in the fandom community accessed through the first authentication device 300-1, the number of missions accomplished, and the like.

The user terminal device 200 also receives the second authentication information from the second authentication device 300-2 (S940), and manages the activity details in a state in which the user accesses the fandom community using the second authentication information. It is transmitted to the server 400 (S950).

The management server 400 stores the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the second authentication device 300-2 in association with the user account (S960).

That is, the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the first authentication device 300-1 and the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the second authentication device 300-2 are linked and stored in the user account do.

Meanwhile, the management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may integrate and manage the activity details of the user stored in association with the user account. For example, the number of missions achieved in the fandom community accessed through the first authentication device 300-1, the number of missions achieved in the fandom community accessed through the acquired points and the second authentication device 300-2, and the number of missions acquired Points can be consolidated.

Whether or not to integrate the user's activity history may be determined by the user's setting or the relationship between the authentication devices.

To this end, the management server 400 may pre-store information about the relevance of the plurality of authentication devices. For example, it is determined that authentication devices corresponding to different albums released by the same artist are mutually related, so that activity details stored in each authentication device can be integrated and managed in one user account.

Or, if there is a relationship between artists, for example, if there is an album released by a member belonging to a specific group, an authentication device corresponding to an album released to a specific group and an authentication device corresponding to an album released by a member belonging to the group Activity history stored in . can be integrated and managed in one user account.

If there is a relationship between multiple authentication devices, it goes beyond integrated management of activity details in the fandom community corresponding to each authentication device, and if authentication is successful through one authentication device, access to other fandom communities related to the authentication device is also allowed. can do.

For example, when the first authentication device 300-1 and the second authentication device 300-2 are related to each other, the user succeeds in the authentication procedure using the first authentication device 300-1 and If access to the fandom community corresponding to the authentication device 300-1 is approved, access to the fandom community corresponding to the second authentication device 300-2 is performed even if there is no authentication procedure using the second authentication device 300-2. can allow

As described above, if the authentication devices used by the user are managed in conjunction with the user account, the effect of being able to manage the user activity details in the fandom community accessed through different authentication devices can be achieved in an integrated manner.

As described above, preferred embodiments according to the present invention have been reviewed, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention in addition to the above-described embodiments is one of ordinary skill in the art. It is obvious to them. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the above description, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims (6)

A method for operating a phantom community service of a management server interworking with an authentication device and a user terminal device, the method comprising:
receiving the authentication information transmitted from the authentication device from the user terminal device;
performing an authentication procedure using the authentication information, and transmitting fandom community data corresponding to the authentication information to a user terminal device when authentication is completed;
receiving a user account registration request from the user terminal device; and
and storing the user account and the authentication information in association with each other. The method of claim 1,
The step of linking and storing the user account and the authentication device comprises:
and storing activity details of a user in a fandom community accessed using the authentication information in association with the user account. The method of claim 1,
The step of linking the user account and the authentication information and storing it,
linking the user account with the first authentication information received from the first authentication device, and linking the user account with the second authentication information received from the second authentication device; and
Fandom community service operation comprising the step of integrating and storing the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the first authentication information and the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the second authentication information in the user account Way. 4. The method of claim 3,
The details of activities in the fandom community are,
A method of operating a fandom community service, which is at least one of the number of uploaded posts, the number of uploaded photos, the number of times content is played, the number of missions accomplished, and the points acquired by the user. 4. The method of claim 3,
The step of integrating and storing the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the first authentication information and the activity details in the fandom community accessed using the second authentication information in the user account includes:
A fandom community service operation method that determines whether to integrate activity history in different fandom communities according to the relevance between authentication devices. The method of claim 1,
performing an authentication procedure using the authentication information, and transmitting fandom community data corresponding to the authentication information to the user terminal device when authentication is completed,
and allowing access to a fandom community corresponding to a second authentication device related to the first authentication device when authentication using the first authentication information stored in the first authentication device is successful.

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