System and Method for Providing Avatar with Variable Appearance
First Claim
1. A method for providing an avatar by using an avatar providing server and a service providing server in a system connected to a user terminal through a network, the method comprising:
- a) the avatar providing server providing an avatar to the user, who is connected through the network, according to the user'"'"'s requests and storing the provided history;
b) the service providing server, when the user is connected, receiving information on the avatar provided by the avatar providing server to the user, the information being information on a plurality of exposed units configuring the avatar;
c) the service providing server determining the user'"'"'s location on the network;
d) the service providing server selecting information on at least one exposed unit from among the information that is transmitted according to the determined location; and
e) the service providing server generating a service page on which the avatar having a controlled exposed unit is displayed based on the selected information, and transmitting the service page to the user terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates a system and method for providing an avatar with variable appearance. When a user is connected through a network, information on the avatar provided to the user is collected. The avatar has at least two exposed units. The user'"'"'s location on the network is determined, at least one exposed unit is selected from among the plurality of exposed units according to the determined location, and an avatar for displaying the selected exposed unit is generated to the user. The exposed units configuring the avatar are respectively modified according to the user'"'"'s selection. Therefore, the avatar can be easily displayed on any place on the Internet by controlling the exposed units of the avatar depending on the user'"'"'s location on the network. Further, the user can combine and modify the avatar in various ways by respectively controlling the exposed units.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for providing an avatar by using an avatar providing server and a service providing server in a system connected to a user terminal through a network, the method comprising:
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a) the avatar providing server providing an avatar to the user, who is connected through the network, according to the user'"'"'s requests and storing the provided history; b) the service providing server, when the user is connected, receiving information on the avatar provided by the avatar providing server to the user, the information being information on a plurality of exposed units configuring the avatar; c) the service providing server determining the user'"'"'s location on the network; d) the service providing server selecting information on at least one exposed unit from among the information that is transmitted according to the determined location; and e) the service providing server generating a service page on which the avatar having a controlled exposed unit is displayed based on the selected information, and transmitting the service page to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 14)
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6. A method for providing an avatar by using an avatar providing server and a service providing server in a system connected to a user terminal through a network, the method comprising:
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a) the avatar providing server providing the avatar to the user, who is connected through the network, according to requests by the user and storing the provided history; b) the service providing server requesting the user'"'"'s avatar information from the avatar providing server when the user is connected; c) the avatar providing server determining the user'"'"'s location on the network; d) the avatar providing server selecting at least one exposed unit from among the exposed units configuring the user'"'"'s avatar according to the determined location, and providing corresponding information to the service providing server; and e) the service providing server generating a service page on which the avatar having a controlled exposed unit is displayed based on the transmitted information, and transmitting the service page to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing an avatar for a system connected to a user terminal through a network, the method comprising:
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a) the system displaying an avatar that is provided to the user, who is connected through the network, the avatar including a first exposed unit that corresponds to the head and a second exposed unit that has parts other than the head; b) the system providing an avatar modifying means to the user terminal according to the user'"'"'s request; c) the system determining the user'"'"'s operation state of the avatar modifying means; d) the system respectively modifying and controlling the first exposed unit configuring the avatar based on a first modifying variable that is established according to the determined operation state of the avatar modifying means; e) the system respectively modifying and controlling the second exposed unit configuring the avatar based on a second modifying variable that is established according to the determined operation state of the avatar modifying means; and f) the system generating and displaying the avatar by combining the first exposed unit and the second exposed unit that are respectively modified and controlled. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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15. A system for providing an avatar connected to a user terminal through a network, the system comprising:
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a provision history database for storing information on avatars assigned to users; an avatar display for collecting information on the avatar assigned to the user from the provision history database and displaying the information when the user is connected through the network; and a user position determiner for determining the user'"'"'s location on the network, wherein the avatar includes a plurality of exposed units, and the avatar display selects at least one of the exposed units configuring the avatar according to the determined location and displays the exposed unit of the selected avatar. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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