Method and system for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people

• US 20030017862A1
• Filed: 07/18/2002
• Published: 01/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sazoo.com .company Limited
• Original Assignee: Sazoo.com .company Limited
• Inventors: Seong, Jeong-yong
• Application Number:
  US10/197,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20030017862A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/36 Age, character or fortune telling apparatus

Abstract

A method and system for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people are provided. The method for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people involves: calculating a primary output signal by receiving a primary input at least one time from a primary user; calculating a secondary output signal by receiving a secondary input at least one time from at least one secondary user as the other party for their associated fortune; calculating a final output signal using the primary output signal and the secondary output signal; and obtaining output data including the content of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal. The associated fortune calculating method and system attracts users and improves user'"'"'s trust in fortune telling service providers.

Claims

1. A method for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people, the method comprising:

calculating a primary output signal by receiving a primary input for the associated fortune at least one time from a primary user;

calculating a secondary output signal by receiving a secondary input at least one time from at least one secondary user as the other party for their associated fortune;

calculating a final output signal using the primary output signal and the secondary output signal; and

obtaining output data including the content of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the primary user'"'"'s access;

receiving from the primary user the designation of the at least one secondary user as the other party for their associated fortune;

transmitting an associated fortune request to the at least one secondary user; and

receiving the at least one secondary user'"'"'s access if the at least one secondary user has accepted the associated fortune request.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

downloading an interface program for receiving the primary input from the primary user and for displaying the primary output signal to the primary user; and

downloading an interface program for receiving the secondary input from the secondary user and for displaying the secondary output signal to the secondary user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the secondary output signal is for partially or totally altering the primary output signal, and the final output signal is obtained by partially or totally altering the primary output signal using the secondary output signal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary output signal is a component signal of the final output signal, the secondary output signal is the other component signal of the final output signal.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary output signal is a component signal of the final output signal, the secondary output signal is a combination signal of a signal for partially or totally altering the primary output signal and the other constituent signal of the final output signal, and the final output signal is obtained by combining the other constituent of the final output signal and the primary output signal that has been partially or totally altered using the secondary output signal.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the final output signal corresponds to one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary input from the primary user is provided once or six times to generate the primary output signal as a signal corresponding to one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes.

31. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for the method for calculating an associated fortune for two or more peoples according to claim 1.

4. A method for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people, the method comprising:

calculating a primary output signal by receiving a primary input for the associated fortune from a primary user;

receiving from the primary user the designation of at least one secondary user as the other party for their associated fortune;

transmitting an associated fortune request to the at least one secondary user;

receiving a secondary output signal calculated using a secondary input from the at least one secondary user;

calculating a final output signal using the primary output signal and the secondary output signal; and

obtaining output data including the contents of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the secondary output signal is for partially or totally altering the primary output signal, and the final output signal is obtained by partially or totally altering the primary output signal using the secondary output signal.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the primary output signal is a component signal of the final output signal, the secondary output signal is the other component signal of the final output signal.

13. The method of claim 4, wherein the primary output signal is a component signal of the final output signal, the secondary output signal is a combination signal of a signal for partially or totally altering the primary output signal and the other constituent signal of the final output signal, and the final output signal is obtained by combining the other constituent of the final output signal and the primary output signal that has been partially or totally altered using the secondary output signal.

16. The method of claim 4, wherein the final output signal corresponds to one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes.

19. The method of claim 4, wherein the primary input from the primary user is provided once or six times to generate the primary output signal as a signal corresponding to one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes.

32. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for the method for calculating an associated fortune for two or more peoples according to claim 4.

5. A method for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people, the method comprising:

calculating a primary output signal by receiving a primary input for the associated fortune from a primary user;

receiving from the primary user the designation of at least one secondary user as the other party for their associated fortune;

transmitting the primary output signal and an associated fortune request to the at least one secondary user; and

receiving from the at least one secondary user output data including the contents of a fortune corresponding to a final output signal calculated using the primary output signal and a secondary output signal calculated using a secondary input from the at least one secondary user.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the secondary output signal is for partially or totally altering the primary output signal, and the final output signal is obtained by partially or totally altering the primary output signal using the secondary output signal.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the primary output signal is a component signal of the final output signal, the secondary output signal is the other component signal of the final output signal.

14. The method of claim 5, wherein the primary output signal is a component signal of the final output signal, the secondary output signal is a combination signal of a signal for partially or totally altering the primary output signal and the other constituent signal of the final output signal, and the final output signal is obtained by combining the other constituent of the final output signal and the primary output signal that has been partially or totally altered using the secondary output signal.

17. The method of claim 5, wherein the final output signal corresponds to one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes.

20. The method of claim 5, wherein the primary input from the primary user is provided once or six times to generate the primary output signal as a signal corresponding to one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes.

33. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for the method for calculating an associated fortune for two or more peoples according to claim 5.

21. A system for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people, the system comprising:

a first terminal including a first input unit which receives from a first user a first input for a first output signal and the designation of at least one second user as the other party for their associated fortune, a first transmission unit which transmits to a fortune provider server an associated fortune request to the designated at least one second user and the first input from the first user, and a first reception unit which receives the contents of a fortune from the fortune provider server;

a second terminal including a second input unit which receives from the at least one second user a second input for a second output signal, a second reception unit which receives the associated fortune request and the contents of a fortune from the fortune provider server, and a second transmission unit which transmits the second input from the second user, and

a server system including an output signal generator which calculates the first output signal from the first input and the second output signal from the second input and calculates a final output signal by altering the first output signal using the second output signal or by combining the first output signal with the second output signal, a database of a variety of fortunes from which the contents of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal is output, a search unit which searches the database for the contents of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal, and a third transmission unit which transmits the searched contents from the search unit to the first terminal and the second terminal.

22. A system for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people, the system comprising:

a first terminal including a first input unit which receives from a first user a first input for a first output signal and the designation of at least one second user as the other party for their associated fortune, a first output signal generator which generates a first output signal from the first input, a first transmission unit which transmits to a fortune provider server an associated fortune request to the designated at least one second user and the first output signal for the first user, and a first reception unit which receives the contents of a fortune from the fortune provider server;

a second terminal including a second input unit which receives from the at least one second user a second input for a second output signal, a second output signal generator which generates a second output signal from the second input, a second reception unit which receives the associated fortune request and the contents of a fortune from the fortune provider server, and a second transmission unit which transmits the second output signal for the second user, and

a server system including a final output signal generator which calculates a final output signal by altering the first output signal using the second output signal or by combining the first output signal with the second output signal, a database of a variety of fortunes from which the contents of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal is output, a search unit which searches the database for the contents of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal, and a third transmission unit which transmits the searched contents from the search unit to the first terminal and the second terminal.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

a second transmission unit which transmits the first output signal from the output signal generator to the at least one second user; and

a second reception unit which receives a second associated fortune request from the at least one second user.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein the system is portable.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the output signal generator comprises a random number generator which generates an arbitrary number within a predetermined range.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the output signal generator comprises a random number generator which generates an arbitrary number within a predetermined range.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the random number generator generates 2 kinds, 6 kinds, or 64 kinds of arbitrary signals.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the random number generator generates 2 kinds, 6 kinds, or 64 kinds of arbitrary signals.

23. A system for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people, the system comprising:

an input unit which receives from a first user input for an output signal and the designation of at least one second user as the other party for their associated fortune;

an output signal generator which generates a first output signal using the input from the input unit;

a first transmission unit which transmits a first associated fortune request to the at least one second user;

a first reception unit which receives a second output signal generated using input from the at least one second user;

a final output signal generator which generates a final output signal from the first output signal and the second output signal;

a database of a variety of fortunes from which the contents of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal is output; and

an output unit which outputs the contents of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal from the database.

26. A system for calculating an associated fortune for two or more people, the system comprising:

a reception unit which receives input from at least two users who wish to obtain their associated fortune;

an output signal generator which generates an output signal using the input from the at least two users from the reception unit;

a database of a variety of fortunes from which the contents of a fortune corresponding to the final output signal is output;

a search unit which searches the database for the contents of a fortune corresponding to the output signal; and

a transmission unit which transmits the search contents from the search unit to the at least two users.