System for Processing Data in a Community, and Methods Thereof

• US 20080274803A1
• Filed: 03/21/2005
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Yang, Zoo Il
• Application Number:
  US10/599,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20080274803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for processing data in a community such as a café, homepage, blog, mini-room, mini-homepage, and the like, which are established in web sites on the Internet. The method for processing data in a community established on a website includes a) by a community visitor, accessing the community and selecting a link program prepared in the community, b) confirming whether the community visitor executes or terminates the link program, c) receiving visitor-related data related to the execution of the link program when the link program is terminated, d) processing and utilizing the visitor-related data in the community, and e) storing the processed visitor-related data in the community. According to the present invention, it is possible to please community visitors through interaction with the visitors in the community. In addition, enjoyment factors can be amplified by providing historical information and event factors caused by game action. Further, the degree of participation of the visitors in the community becomes more increased and re-visit of the visitors to the community can be promoted.

Claims

1. A method for processing data in a community established on a website, the method comprising:

a) receiving a signal from a user who accesses the community and selects a link provided by the community, wherein the link connects the user to a link program;

b) confirming whether the user executes or terminates the link program;

c) receiving visitor-related data related to the execution of the link program when the link program is terminated; and

d) processing and utilizing the visitor-related data in the community.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

e) storing the processed visitor-related data in the community.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the community comprises a café

, homepage, blog, mini-room, or mini-homepage, which are established in web sites on the Internet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the link program is a program stored in other websites and linked from the website which provides the user with the community user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the link program is a program stored in connected to a contents server of the website to which the community belongs and linked from the website which provides the user with the community user interface.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the link program is a game program.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the visitor-related data are game or community use data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the visitor-related data are at least one selected from a group consisting of item, level, score, and rank data obtained when the link program is executed and used.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the stored visitor-related data are updated whenever the community visitor executes and uses the link program.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the user acquires events for the execution of the link program.

23. The method of claim 5, wherein the link program is a game program.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the visitor-related data are game or community use data.

11. A method for processing data in a community established on a website, the method comprising:

a) by a community visitor, accessing the community and selecting a link program prepared in the community;

b) receiving visitor-related data related to execution of the link program;

c) processing and utilizing the visitor-related data in the community; and

d) storing the processed visitor-related data in the community.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the community comprises a café

, homepage, blog, mini-room, or mini-homepage, which are established in web sites on the Internet.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the link program is a program connected to a contents server of the website to which the community belongs or a program connected to other websites.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the contents server causes the link program to be executed on a web browser of the community.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the link program is a flash game program.

16. A system for processing data in a community established on a website, comprising:

a connector for determining whether a community visitor is permitted to access the community;

a controller, the controller allowing the community visitor to access the community to select a link to a link program, provided by the community, the controller receiving visitor-related data from a component providing the link program;

a data processor for processing the visitor-related data such that the visitor-related data are utilized in the community; and

a data storage for storing the processed visitor-related data.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the controller keeps a resource occupation ratio of a system operated by the community at an appropriate level such that the resource occupation ratio does not exceed a prescribed rate.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the link program is a program stored in a contents server of the website to which the community belongs or a program stored in other websites than the website to which the community belongs.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the contents server causes the link program to be executed on a web browser of the community.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the community comprises a café

, homepage, blog, mini-room, or mini-homepage, which are established in web sites on the Internet.

21. A method for processing game-linked data in a community established on a website, the method comprising:

a) by a community visitor, accessing the community and selecting a game program prepared in the community;

b) confirming whether the community visitor executes or terminates the game program;

c) receiving game data of the visitor obtained in connection with the execution of the game program when the game program is terminated;

d) processing the game data of the visitor as ranking data in the community; and

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e) storing the processed ranking data in the community.

22. A method for processing game-linked data in a community established on a website, the method comprising:

a) by a community visitor, accessing the community and selecting a game program prepared in the community;

b) confirming whether the community visitor executes or terminates the game program;

c) receiving game data of the visitor obtained in connection with the execution of the game program when the game program is terminated;

d) processing the game data of the visitor as ranking data in the community;

e) storing the processed ranking data in the community; and

f) updating the ranking data by repeating the steps b) to d) whenever the visitor executes and uses the game program.