Service method and system for providing service using user activity

• US 10,006,780 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2014
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
• Inventors: Hwang, Gwang Yeon, Yang, Jeong Kwon, Cho, Dae Woo, Yu, Chung Hyun, Kim, Kwang Min, Lee, Hye Ran, Park, Byoung Cho
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US14/487,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20150081059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/002 for cycles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications

Abstract

Disclosed are a system and a service method and system a service based on an activity of a user. A service method may include receiving location information of a terminal when a mode of the terminal is an exercise mode, measuring a moving path of the terminal and an exercise amount of a user based on the location information, calculating an activity amount of the user based on the moving path and the exercise amount, and providing a digital content to the terminal based on the activity amount of the user.

Claims

1. A service method implemented using a computer configured to process an inter-user item assignment through user activity monitoring of an activity mode of terminals of a plurality of users, the method comprising:

receiving, from a terminal of a first user, information of an item assigned for a second user, the item configured to be released to the second user based on a determination whether the second user achieves a predetermined activity in an exercise mode operated in a terminal of the second user;

setting, by a processor, the item for the second user in association with the predetermined activity in the exercise mode operated in the terminal of the second user;

receiving, using a receiver of the computer, location information of the terminal of the second user from the terminal of the second user when a mode set of the terminal of the second user is the exercise mode;

measuring a moving path of the terminal of the second user and an exercise amount of the second user based on the location information;

calculating an activity amount of the second user based on the moving path and the exercise amount;

in response to determining that the second user has achieved the predetermined activity in the exercise mode operated in the terminal of the second user, releasing, to the second user, the item assigned for the second user, the item assigned for the second user comprising a digital reward assigned by the first user;

converting the digital reward to digital currency available at a store;

providing a digital content to the terminal of the second user based on the activity amount of the second user;

determining a ranking of users for a detailed item based on activity amounts of the users;

providing the second user with an exercise record of another user who has a rank higher than the second user;

providing additional digital content when the second user achieves an exercise record greater than or equal to the exercise record of the other user who has a rank higher than the second user;

converting the digital content to digital currency available at the store; and

processing a purchase of another digital content using the digital currency.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the measuring of the moving path and the exercise amount comprises:

monitoring the moving path of the terminal of the second user; and

providing a digital content corresponding to a predetermined path to the terminal of the second user when the moving path of the terminal of the second user corresponds to the predetermined path.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the measuring of the moving path and the exercise amount comprises:

monitoring the exercise amount of the second user; and

providing a digital content corresponding to a predetermined exercise amount to the terminal of the second user when the exercise amount of the second user reaches the predetermined exercise amount.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the measuring of the moving path and the exercise amount of the second user comprises:

monitoring a location of the terminal of the second user based on the location information; and

providing a digital content corresponding to a predetermined location to the terminal of the second user when the terminal reaches the predetermined location.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the corresponding digital content comprises at least one of a badge, a coupon, and points, and

when the corresponding digital content is provided to the terminal of the second user, an item book for collecting the digital content is provided to the terminal of the second user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, using the receiver of the computer, a daily activity amount measured at the terminal of the second user when the mode of the terminal of the second user is a daily mode; and

providing a digital content to the second user based on the daily activity amount.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a game result of a mini game executed at the terminal of the second user when the mode of the terminal of the second user is a mini game mode; and

providing a digital content to the second user based on the game result of the mini game.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating a challenge comprising a goal corresponding to a request; and

providing a digital content corresponding to the challenge to a terminal of a user having achieved the goal of the challenge among a plurality of users.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the ranking for the detailed item comprises at least one of an overall ranking, a ranking for each type of exercise, a ranking for each type of exercise amount, and a ranking for each moving path.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the type of exercise comprises at least one of stepping, power walking, running, cycling, and climbing.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the type of exercise amount comprises at least one of calories burned, a moving distance, a moving time, a moving speed, a moving path, and an altitude.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program to implement the method of claim 1.

13. A service system configured to process an inter-user item assignment through user activity monitoring of an activity mode of terminals of a plurality of users, comprising:

at least one non-transitory storage medium; and

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform processes comprising;

receiving, from a terminal of a first user, information of an item assigned for a second user, the item configured to be released to the second user based on a determination whether the second user achieves a predetermined activity in an exercise mode operated in a terminal of the second user;

setting the item for the second user in association with the predetermined activity in the exercise mode operated in the terminal of the second user;

receiving location information from the terminal of the second user and storing the received location information in the at least one non-transitory storage medium when a mode of the terminal of the second user is the exercise mode;

measuring a moving path of the terminal of the second user and an exercise amount of the second user based on the location information;

calculating an activity amount of the second user based on the moving path and the exercise amount;

releasing, to the second user, the item assigned for the second user in response to determining that the second user has achieved the predetermined activity in the exercise mode operated in the terminal of the second user, wherein the item assigned for the second user comprises a digital reward assigned by the first user;

converting the digital reward to digital currency at a store;

providing a digital content to the terminal of the second user based on the activity amount of the second user,

determining a ranking of users for a detailed item based on activity amounts of the users;

providing the second user with an exercise record of another user who has a rank higher than the second user; and

providing additional digital content when the second user achieves an exercise record greater than or equal to the exercise record of the other user who has a rank higher than the second user;

converting the digital content to digital currency available at the store; and

processing a purchase of another digital content using the digital currency.

14. The service system of claim 13, wherein during the process of measuring the moving path and the exercise amount, the at least one processor is configured to further perform processes comprising:

monitoring the moving path of the terminal of the second user; and

providing a digital content corresponding to a predetermined path to the terminal of the second user when the moving path of the terminal of the second user corresponds to the predetermined path.

15. The service system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further perform processes comprising:

receiving a daily activity amount measured at the terminal of the second user when the mode of the terminal of the second user is a daily mode; and

providing a digital content to the second user based on the daily activity amount.

16. The service system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further perform processes comprising:

converting the digital content to digital currency available at the store; and

processing a purchase of another digital content using the digital currency.

17. The service system of claim 13, wherein the ranking for the detailed item comprises at least one of an overall ranking, a ranking for each type of exercise, a ranking for each type of exercise amount, and a ranking for each moving path.

18. A file distribution system to distribute a file to install an application in a terminal, the file distribution system comprising:

a file storage configured to store the file; and

a file transmitter configured to transmit, to a terminal of a first user, the file in response to a request,

wherein the application comprises;

a module configured to control the terminal of the first user to display a user interface for selecting one of a daily mode and an exercise mode of the terminal of the first user;

a module configured to control the terminal of the first user to transmit information of an item assigned for a second user, the item configured to be released to the second user based on a determination whether the second user achieves a predetermined activity in an exercise mode operated in a terminal of the second user, the item comprising a digital reward assigned by the first user which is converted to digital currency at a store;

a module configured to control the terminal of the first user to transmit location information of the terminal of the first user to a service server in response to a selection of the exercise mode of the terminal of the first user;

a module configured to control the terminal of the first user to measure a daily activity amount and to transmit the measured daily activity amount to the service server in response to a selection of the daily mode of the terminal of the first user; and

a module configured to control the terminal of the first user to receive a digital content from the service server and to display the digital content and

a module configured to determine a ranking of users for a detailed item based on activity amounts of the users, provide the second user with an exercise record of another user who has a rank higher than the second user, and provide additional digital content when the second user achieves an exercise record greater than or equal to the exercise record of the other user who has a rank higher than the second user, and

a module configured to convert the digital content to digital currency available at the store, and process a purchase of another digital content using the digital currency;

wherein the digital content is selected based on an activity amount that is calculated at the service server according to a moving path and an exercise amount based on the location information or based on an activity amount that is calculated according to the daily activity amount.