JPH0877108A - Cyber space system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a more preferable user interface corresponding to the function of each user terminal. [Configuration] A user object UO1-1 is prepared corresponding to the user terminal 1-1. Each user accesses each cyberspace via this user object UO1-1. When the user object accesses the information objects A1 to A3 of each cyberspace, the conversion object MSA is arranged therebetween.
The conversion object MSA is prepared for each type of the user terminal 1-1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to, for example, a system for generating virtual reality (virtual reality space).
The present invention relates to a cyberspace system suitable for use when providing various types of information to a user terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in an information providing system (cyberspace system), many user terminals are connected to a center and necessary information is provided from the center to each user terminal. A user interface is prepared in the center, and each user terminal accesses the center via this user interface.

[0003]

However, in the conventional system, only one user interface is prepared, and the high-performance user terminal and the low-function user terminal share the same convenience. There was a problem that I could not do. That is, for the system, there is a problem that even a user terminal having an advanced function can enjoy only the same user interface as a user terminal having only a low function.

Further, in the conventional system, when the software on the center side is composed of an information object for providing information and a user object corresponding to each user terminal, the user interface has an information object and a user object respectively. It was implemented separately. Therefore, when accessing a system that provides different types of information, not only the part to be mounted on the information object but also the part to be mounted on the user object must be switched, which makes it difficult to dynamically switch the user interface. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and makes it possible to more effectively utilize the functions of each user terminal and to dynamically switch the user interface. It is a thing.

[0006]

The cyberspace system of the present invention is designed to access one or more cyberspaces (eg, cyberspace A in FIG. 1) that provide predetermined information and to access the predetermined information. User terminals (for example, user terminals 1-1, 1- of FIG. 1)
2) Cyber space system consisting of
In the cyber space system 2), the cyber space is an information object that provides information to the user terminal (for example, information objects A1, A2, A3 in FIG. 3).
And a user object corresponding to the user terminal (for example, the user object UO1-1 in FIG. 3) and arranged between the information object and the user object and converting a terminal operation message from the user object into an information access message, A conversion object (for example, the conversion object MSA of FIG. 3) that supplies the information object with the information object, converts the information content message from the information object into information corresponding to the capability of the user terminal, and provides the information to the user terminal. Characterize.

The transformation object may provide an information content message to the user object when the information content message from the information object represents an update of the user object's information.

The conversion object can be prepared for each type or version of cyberspace, prepared according to the information provided by cyberspace, or prepared for each type of user terminal.

[0009]

In the cyber space system having the above structure, the conversion object is provided between the information object and the user object. Therefore, it is possible to provide a user interface having an advanced function with a user interface corresponding to the advanced function by preparing an arbitrary type of conversion object as necessary.
Further, the dynamic switching becomes easy.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a cyber space system of the present invention. In this cyber space system, one or more (two in the embodiment) cyber spaces (cyber spaces A and B) are provided. Each cyberspace A, B has moving images, still images, audio,
It is a system that provides media information such as music and text, and services such as network games, online shopping, and database search.

Information (services) provided in cyberspace is collected for each related information and stored in the server (cyberspace system 2). Each user prepares his or her own user terminals 1-1 and 1-2 and registers the user in the cyber space system 2.
When this user registration is performed, the cyber space system 2 prepares user objects corresponding to the user terminals 1-1 and 1-2.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 1-
User object U as the first user object
O1-1 is prepared, and a user object UO1-2 is prepared as a user object of the user terminal 1-2.

The cyber space system 2 forms a virtual reality (virtual reality space) by these cyber spaces A and B. Each user connects the user terminals 1-1 and 1-2 to the cyber space system 2 and operates the corresponding user objects UO1-1 and UO1-2 using the user terminal units 1-1 and 1-2. To do.
Then, you can access the cyberspace that has the information you want to use, check the information stored in it, play games, and shop. What kind of information (service) is provided differs for each cyberspace.

Each cyberspace system 2 is constructed as an object system. That is, various information objects A1, A2, B1 to B4 forming the cyber spaces A and B, the cyber spaces A and B, and the user object UO1- operated by the user via the user terminals 1-1 and 1-2. 1, UO1-2, etc. are all configured as objects. Therefore, each user operates his or her own user object UO1-i to access a desired cyberspace (cyberspace A or B) and receive the information managed by the cyberspace.

The user object UO1-i corresponds to each user terminal 1-i and is a special object representing the user himself. This user object UO1-
i holds various kinds of billing information, history information such as what cyberspace and what object was accessed in the past, personal information such as the age and occupation of the user himself. In addition, this user object UO1-i
Is operated by the user terminal 1-i, the operation content from the user terminal 1-i (for example, operation of a button (not shown) provided in the user terminal 1-i, or voice input) Etc.) can be messaged to other user objects. Further, it is possible to receive image data as a message, output the image data to a corresponding user terminal for display, and receive as a message access to information held by a user object.

Further, this user object UO1-
Since i corresponds to each user terminal 1-i,
The contents of the cyber space system 2 are fixed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, even when the user object UO1-i corresponding to the user terminal 1-i receives the information of the cyber space B, as shown in FIG. Even when receiving the provision of, the content will not be changed for that reason.

The access to each information object A1, A2, B1 to B4 in the cyber space system 2 is realized by transmitting a message to the information object. For example, in order for the user object UO1-i to check the contents of a predetermined information object, a message is sent to the information object and the reply is received. The types of messages that the information object can receive differ for each cyberspace. If it is a cyberspace information object for shopping, it is possible to receive a message of price or product description. The information object of the battle game can receive the attack command message.

Further, the contents of the service provided by each cyberspace can be made different depending on the user's attribute. For example, for users who have paid a small amount of admission fee to cyberspace, only image information can be provided, and for users who paid a higher amount of admission fee, In addition to image information, audio information can be provided. In this case, the user interface also differs depending on the amount of membership fee paid.

That is, in the cyber space system 2, the following requests occur.

(1) Different user interfaces are required in different cyberspaces. (2) The user terminal used by the user may differ for each user. Further, even if the same user is used, the user terminal may be changed (repurchased) to a different type. Further, when the same user accesses from another place, it is possible to use another type of user terminal. Therefore, it is necessary to be able to use many types of user terminals. (3) It is necessary to feed back access to the user object and the information object in cyberspace to the user via the user interface.

From the above, in the cyberspace of the cyberspace system 2, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, a conversion object (software module) MSA is provided between the user object UO1-1 and the information object A2. It is provided. This conversion object M
The SA basically has the following functions.

That is, the user terminal 1-i (user terminal 1-1 in the case of the embodiment of FIG. 3) is operated, and the terminal operation is performed on the user object UO1-i (UO1-1 in the embodiment of FIG. 3). When a signal is input, the user object UO
1-1 converts this terminal operation signal into a terminal operation message. The conversion object MSA receives the terminal operation message from the user object UO1-1, and receives this terminal operation message, which is an information object of the cyberspace to which the user is connected at that time (in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the information object). A2) converts it into a receivable information access message. Then, this information access message is sent to the information object A2 that is currently connected.
Send to.

The information object A2 supplied with the information access message outputs the information content message corresponding to the information access message to the conversion object MSA. When the information content message is a message for updating the information of the user object UO1-1, the conversion object MSA outputs the message as it is to the user object UO1-1. When the user object UO1-1 receives the input of the update message, the user object UO1-1 executes the update process. For example, when an instruction to update the billing information is input, the billing information update process is executed. On the other hand, when the information content message represents the information content to be displayed on the user terminal 1-1, this information is output to the user terminal 1-1.

FIG. 4 shows a more specific example of cyberspace having transform objects. The cyber space in FIG. 4 is referred to as a movie theater cyber space C. The movie theater cyberspace C has movie objects C1 to C3 and a conversion object MSC. For example, when a predetermined button A of the user terminal 1-1 is operated, a terminal operation signal of this button A is supplied to the user object UO1-1. User object UO
1-1 converts this terminal operation signal into a terminal operation message of push: button A and outputs it to the movie theater conversion object MSC.

The theater conversion object MSC converts the input terminal operation message into an information access message called "playback:" and outputs it to the specified movie object (movie object C2 in this embodiment).

The movie object C2 corresponds to this information access message as an information content message.
The image information of each frame of the movie is output to the movie theater conversion object MSC. Cinema conversion object MSC
Outputs this image information to the user terminal 1-1 for display. At this time, the movie theater conversion object MSC is
Corresponding to the capability of the user terminal 1-1, for example, when the capability of the user terminal 1-1 is low and the image information of all frames cannot be displayed, if necessary, among the image information of each frame, The specified items are thinned out and output.

As shown in FIG. 5, each cyberspace (cyberspace A in this embodiment) corresponds to the type of user terminal 1-i that is likely to be accessed.
Different conversion objects MSA1 to MSA3
Is prepared. When the cyber space A receives access from a predetermined user object UO1-i, the cyber space A determines the type of the user terminal 1-i from the contents of the user object UO1-i, and converts the conversion object MSAi corresponding to the type. The user object UO1-
Attach to i. As a result, the user object UO
1-i sends a message to a predetermined information object Ai in this cyberspace A via the conversion object MSAi, receives a message as a reply, and outputs predetermined information of the user object UO1-i. It is possible to update or display predetermined information on the user terminal 1-1.

The type of message sent from the user object UO1-i to the conversion object MSAi differs depending on the type of user terminal. Therefore, the conversion object MSA is prepared for each type of user terminal that accesses the cyber space. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, three types of conversion objects MSA1 to MSA3 are prepared, and the conversion object MSA1 is used for a user object corresponding to a user terminal having a lower function. On the other hand, the conversion object MSA2 is used for a user object having an intermediate function, and the conversion object MSA2 is further used.
3 is used for the user object with the highest functionality. Therefore, each user terminal can receive a user interface of a level suitable for its function.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the cyberspace version is changed, the conversion object is also changed to the new version correspondingly. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the information objects A1 to A3 and the conversion object MSA shown in FIG.
Cyberspace A having 1 to MSA3 is a new version and information objects A11 to A13
And conversion objects MSA11 to MSA13. As described above, even when the cyberspace version is changed, the user object itself does not need to change the content.

Furthermore, the conversion object is prepared for each service as shown in FIG. In the embodiment of FIG. 7, a conversion object MSA23 is prepared for a user object corresponding to a user who pays a higher entrance fee, and a conversion object MSA23 is provided to a user object corresponding to a user who paid a lower entrance fee. On the other hand, the conversion object MSA21 is prepared, and the conversion object MSA22 is prepared for the user object corresponding to the user who paid the enrollment fee of the intermediate amount between them.

When the conversion object MSA23 is used, it is possible to receive provision of moving image information, audio information, and text information from the information object A12, for example. When the conversion object MSA22 is used, still images and audio signals can be provided. On the other hand, the conversion object MSA2
When 1 is used, only still images can be provided.

The conversion object MSA is shown in FIG.
As shown in, each cyberspace is uniquely prepared. That is, in the cyber space A, dedicated conversion objects MSA1 to MSA3 are prepared, and in the cyber space B, the dedicated conversion objects MSA
B1 to MSB3 are prepared. Therefore, each cyberspace can prepare its own conversion object regardless of the configuration of other cyberspaces.

As described above, the type of the user terminal, the version of the cyberspace, the change of the attribute of the user, etc. are all absorbed by the conversion object, and the user object is changed even if the content of the cyberspace is changed. , Need not be changed.

Thus, for example, when the services provided by each cyberspace are shopping, games, database search, etc., a completely different user interface is required, but each cyberspace has its own user interface. It is possible to provide each user with the most preferable user interface by considering only the service provided by, and without considering other cyberspace user interfaces.

In addition, the version of the cyberspace software may change due to new service provision, improvement, defect correction, etc., and it may be necessary to change the user interface accordingly. Even in such a case, the user interface can be changed simply by changing the conversion object.
You don't have to change a lot of user objects.

Further, when a new user terminal is developed, it is not necessary to change the cyberspace software in order to support the new function of the new user terminal. All you have to do is create a conversion object for. At this time, it is possible to set a user interface that effectively uses the function unique to the user terminal.

Further, when the service provided according to the user's proper attribute is changed, it is not necessary to change the user object or cyberspace software for that purpose, and the conversion object providing the special user interface is changed. All you have to do is prepare.

[0038]

As described above, according to the cyber space system of the present invention, since the conversion object is arranged between the information object and the user object, a more preferable user interface can be provided easily and surely for each user terminal. Can be provided to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a cyber space system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a property of a user object.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a principle of information transmission between a user terminal and cyberspace.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating transmission of information in a movie theater cyberspace.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a conversion object corresponding to the type of user terminal.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a conversion object corresponding to a cyberspace version.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a conversion object for each service provided by cyberspace.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating conversion objects for each type of cyberspace.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-1, 1-2 User Terminal 2 Cyber Space System A1 to A3, B1 to B4 Information Object UO1-1, UO1-2 User Object MSA, MSA1 to MSA3, MSA11 to MSA
13, MSA21 to MSA23, MSB1 to MSB
3 conversion objects

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cyberspace system comprising one or more cyberspaces that provide predetermined information, and a user terminal that accesses the cyberspace and receives the predetermined information, wherein the cyberspace is: An information object for providing information to a user terminal, a user object corresponding to the user terminal, arranged between the information object and the user object, and converting a terminal operation message from the user object into an information access message. , A conversion object that supplies the information object, converts the information content message from the information object into information corresponding to the capability of the user terminal, and provides the converted information to the user terminal. Space system. 2. The conversion object provides the information content message to the user object when the information content message from the information object represents an update of information of the user object. Cyberspace system as described. 3. The cyber space system according to claim 1, wherein the conversion object is prepared for each type or version of the cyber space. 4. The cyber space system according to claim 1, wherein the conversion object is prepared corresponding to the information provided by the cyber space. 5. The conversion object is prepared for each type of the user terminal.
5. The cyber space system according to any one of 4 to 4.