KR20110007419A - Content Delivery System in Multi Metaverse Environments and Content Management Method Using the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a content delivery management system and a delivery management method using the same in a multi-metaverse environment. In this delivery management system and a delivery management method using the same, the same user efficiently manages and transmits specific content in a multiverse environment using multiple metaverses. In addition, specific contents managed independently by individual metaverses are assigned with unique identifiers in the multiverse to collectively manage the contents. Therefore, even when the metaverse is changed, such as adding or deleting, the transmission standard before the change can be used as it is, and the scalability can be improved. In addition, when a user teleports out of the metaverse and uses a negotiation rule for content conversion between metaverses, the user can move freely in a multiverse environment, and the burden of additional content download or duplicate purchase Can be reduced.

Description

Content Delivery System in Multi-Metaverse Environment and Content Management Method Using the System

The present invention relates to a content delivery management system and a delivery management method using the same, in particular, a content transmission for transmitting and managing game content such as avatars and characters in a multiverse environment in which a plurality of metaverses, such as a second space, exist in a virtual space. It relates to a management system and a transmission management method using the same.

The core of the upcoming megatrends of the future society is to create a social network where users can participate directly, and to perform overall actions such as education, economy and culture, and creative users to have a mixed reality environment. Allows the creation, sale, development and sharing of characters, spaces, and more.

As a representative service for providing the mixed reality environment described above, there is a meta-verse. This metaverse is a compound word of 'meta' which means processing and abstraction and 'universe' which means real world. Metaverse is a more advanced concept than the term 'virtual reality environment', and provides the above-described mixed reality environment in which virtual worlds such as the web and the Internet are absorbed into the real world.

Meta-verse can be infinitely expanded according to the user's participation, and it is possible to freely select characters, environments, and spaces, but the burden of the user is high due to many prior works, and one virtual world of the same type Only exists. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a service infrastructure capable of supporting infinite scalability of content, producing simple but high-level content, and supporting sharing of multiple virtual worlds.

Looking at the existing metaverses, content management and delivery standards are limited to a single metaverse environment and optimized for a specific metaverse environment. In addition, it is difficult to expand and manage content in a multi-metaverse environment in which the same user can use different metaverse environments seamlessly.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for managing and transmitting content in a teleport between metaverses in a multiverse environment using a plurality of metaverses, in order to solve the problems of the prior art described above.

In order to achieve the above object, a content transmission management system in a multiple metaverse environment according to an aspect of the present invention provides a first and second metaverses that provide a plurality of mixed reality environments for a user to perform various business activities through content. A plurality of metaverses including and delivering the content to the first metaverse, supporting a teleport function between the first and second metaverses, and wherein the content is transmitted in the second metaverse through the teleport function. Includes a multiverse management platform that provides integrated management for use.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing content delivery in a multi-metaverse environment, the method in which a user client system logs in to a specific metaverse of a plurality of metaverses each providing a plurality of mixed reality environments, and the effective user client. Receiving game content information about the specific metaverse to the system, and if the game content is not transmitted to the user client system due to the previous transmission of the game content or the change of the client terminal, the content transmission history of the integrated content database Checking the final game content version by requesting the request; and requesting the content transmission to the specific metaverse through the content information, and receiving the content for the final content version to start a game.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing content delivery in a multi-metaverse environment, including: providing a plurality of metaverses including first and second metaverses providing a plurality of mixed reality environments, and a user client. Requesting, by the system, a teleport function from the first metaverse to the second metaverse by the multiverse platform, and retrieving game contents held by the user from the multiverse contents database by the multiverse contents management unit; The multiverse content management unit queries the content negotiation rule corresponding to the game content of the first metaverse, and converts the game content of the first metaverse into game content usable in the second metaverse. Mapping and the multiverse content management unit changes the second metaverse. And a step of requesting the second meta bus mapped to transmit game content to the user's client system.

According to the present invention, the same user can efficiently manage and transmit game contents in a multiverse environment using multiple metaverses. Integrate and manage content by assigning unique content identifiers within multiverse to game content managed independently by individual metaverses. Therefore, even when the metaverse is changed, such as adding or deleting, the transmission standard before the change can be used as it is, and the scalability can be improved.

In addition, when a user teleports out of the metaverse and uses a negotiation rule for content conversion between metaverses, the user can move freely in a multiverse environment, and the burden of additional content download or duplicate purchase Can be reduced.

In the present invention, the metaverse server managing various activities of the virtual space may be a variety of vendors, such as the existing Second Life (Second Life), OpenSim (OpenSim), the mixed reality that the metaverse server is present in multiple A method for integrating content management and delivery in an environment is presented.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a content delivery management system in a multi-bus based game multi-metaverse environment managing multiple metaverses according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a content delivery management system 500 (hereinafter, referred to as a content delivery management system) in a multi-bus-based multi-metaverse environment managing multiple metaverses according to an embodiment of the present invention is a user client system 100. ), A plurality of metaverse servers 200, and a multiverse management platform 300.

The user client system 100 accesses a plurality of metaverse servers 200 through the multiverse management platform 300 to perform a function of the user to perform business activities through entertainment and various contents such as games and shopping. To this end, the user client system 100 is a network-capable terminal that can download game-related data from a metaverse server to execute a game and perform a game engine function such as graphic rendering.

The metaverse server 200 provides a plurality of mixed reality environment services in a virtual reality space such as a second life on a plurality of metaverse bases. In the present embodiment, a game content transmission management system composed of two metaverses based on multiverses is described. However, the present invention may be applied to three or more metaverses.

In detail, each metaverse server may include a communication channel unit 305, a user server 210, an asset server 220 connected to the user client system 100 through a wired / wireless channel, and the like. An inventory server 230 and a metaverse database 240 are included. The user server 210 is responsible for the login process including authentication for the user to access the metaverse. The asset server 220 and the inventory server 230 manage game data required for game execution, game content such as user avatars, user authored items, and the like.

The multiverse management platform 300 is a system for managing a plurality of metaverses, and supports teleports between the metaverses 200 and manages and transmits contents. To this end, the multiverse platform 300 includes a multiverse user management unit 310, a multiverse content management unit 330 to manage a plurality of metaverse server 200, but is not limited to a plurality of metaverses The grid manager system may be further included as a separate management module in order to manage.

 FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a multi-metaverse-based game content management structure for managing contents of each metaverse according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the metaverse A shown in FIG. 1 for convenience of description. A game content management structure using the above is described.

Referring to FIG. 2, the multiverse user manager 310 manages the integrated user DB 320, and the multiverse content manager 330 manages the integrated content DB 340. In addition, the multiverse content manager 330 manages a content negotiation rule DB 350 for converting content in a teleport between metaverses.

In addition, the multiverse content manager 330 is a globally unique ID (Globally Unique ID: GUID 1) in the multiverse in order to identify the content being managed in the metaverse A in the multi-verse multiverse management platform 300 ).

The Unique Identifier (UID) shown in FIG. 2 may be used as a unique identifier in the metaverse server 200, but in an environment in which multiple metaverses exist, there is no uniqueness as an identifier. Similarly, a new globally unique identifier (GUID 1) is introduced that can identify multiple metaverses.

The global unique identifier (GUID 1) is a form in which a metaverse ID is added to a content identifier in an existing individual metaverse, and the multiverse content manager 330 manages a global unique identifier for contents transmitted to a user. Through this, it is possible to reduce disadvantages such as redundant data management and integrated data management and system load due to large data management.

In addition, the multiverse content manager 330 receives the address of the content of a specific metaverse server from the integrated content DB 340 in the form of a global unique identifier (GUID). Here, the content address includes a metaverse identifier and a content identifier. The multiverse content manager 330 first grasps metaverse information through the content address, that is, information for identifying which metaverse, and transmits the corresponding content ID to the metaverse server to the user client system. Allow content to be delivered.

The content negotiation rule DB 350 is a repository including a conversion rule for contents between each metaverse. For example, the rules on which items purchased in Metaverse A are converted into Metaverse B or which items of value can be purchased. The conversion rule referred to here for example, If Metaverse A's monetary unit is Dollars and Metaverse B's monetary unit is KRW, the 300 unit value of Metaverse A is 300 X 1200 in Metaverse B. That is, it means a rule that sets a negotiation rule for unequal values between metaverses, and thus converts the value of content such as an item.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting content of a metaverse when a user logs in a specific metaverse in multi metaverse-based content transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 2, the user client system 100 may log in to a specific metaverse through the multiverse management platform 300. That is, the user may log in to any one of metaverse A and metaverse B. When a user logs in to a particular metaverse, he or she may teleport to another metaverse while in use.

The user client system 100 transmits login information to a specific metaverse by using the metaverse login function of the multiverse platform or the teleport function of the metaverse (S301).

The validity of the login information (validity of the user information) is confirmed in the integrated user DB 320 by the multiverse user management unit 310 of the multiverse management platform 300 (S302).

If the login information is confirmed to be valid (S302), the user client system having valid login information receives content information on the corresponding metaverse to be accessed (S303).

The multiverse content manager 330 checks whether the corresponding metaverse content information exists (S304).

If there is no received content information, the content transmission history of the integrated content DB 340 is inquired (S306).

If there is no history of receiving content by accessing the metaverse previously, a new content transmission request for the metaverse is requested (S307).

If the content has been previously transmitted or there is no content in the client-side system due to the change of the client terminal, the final content version is checked by inquiring the content transmission history from the integrated content DB 340 (S305).

The content information is requested to the metaverse through the content information, and the game is received by receiving the content after confirming whether to transmit the latest version or the like (S307).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a game content management method according to inter-metaverse teleport according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 2, when a user wants to move from metaverse A to metaverse B, the metaverse A can be converted into contents of metaverse B through negotiation between each metaverse and used. Make sure

The user side system requests the multiverse management platform 300 (refer to FIG. 2) from the metaverse A to the metaverse B (S401).

Subsequently, the multiverse contents management unit 330 inquires the game contents held by the user in the multiverse contents DB 340 according to the request (S402). In addition, the multiverse content manager 330 inquires the content negotiation rule DB 350 corresponding to the game content of metaverse A, and converts and maps the game content to be used in metaverse B (S403).

The multiverse content manager 330 requests metaverse B to transmit the converted / mapped content of metaverse B to the user (S404).

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail with reference to attached drawing, this is only an illustration, It is clear that various deformation | transformation and a change are possible within the scope of the technical idea of this invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiment.

1 is a block diagram of a content delivery management system in a multi-bus based game multi-metaverse environment managing multiple metaverses according to an embodiment of the present invention.

 2 is a block diagram showing a game content management structure based on multiple metaverses for managing the contents of each metaverse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting content of a metaverse when a user logs in a specific metaverse in multi metaverse-based content transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a game content management method according to inter-metaverse teleport according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A plurality of metaverses including first and second metaverses that provide different mixed reality environments for the user to perform various business activities through the content; And Support the teleport function between the first and second metaverses, convert the value of the content so that the content utilized in the first metaverse is utilized in the second metaverse, and convert the value through the teleport function A multiverse management platform that integrates and manages the plurality of metaverses so that content is utilized in the second metaverse. Content delivery management system in a multi metaverse environment comprising a. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user client system for downloading the content containing game software from the metaverse and executing the downloaded game software, The user client system, Log in to the first metaverse of the plurality of metaverses through the multiverse management platform, and use the teleport function while logged in to the first metaverse, from the first metaverse to the second metaverse A content delivery management system in a multi-metaverse environment, characterized by teleporting. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiverse management platform, An integrated user database storing user login information; And The multi-bus user manager to check the integrated user database to check the validity of the login information of the user. Content delivery management system in a multi-metaverse environment comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiverse management platform, An integrated content database storing content addresses of the first and second metaservers; And And a multiverse content manager configured to receive the stored content addresses in the form of a globally unique identifier (GUID) and to grasp information of the first and second metaverses received in the form of the GUID. Content delivery management system in a multi metaverse environment. The method of claim 4, wherein the multiverse content management unit, Determine the information of the first and second metaverses through the first and second content addresses including the identifiers of the first and second metaverses and the first and second content identifiers, And transmitting an identifier to the specific metaverse to transmit the contents of the specific metaverse to the user client system. The method of claim 4, further comprising a content negotiation rule database in which conversion rules for contents between the metaverses are stored. The multiverse content management unit, Search the contents possessed by the user in the integrated contents database, query the contents negotiation rules corresponding to the contents of the first metaverse stored in the contents negotiation rule database, and convert the contents into contents usable in the second metaverse Content management system in a multi metaverse environment, characterized in that the mapping. The user client system logging in to a particular metaverse of the plurality of metaverses, each providing a plurality of mixed reality environments; Receiving game content information for the particular metaverse to the valid user client system; If the game content has been previously transmitted or there is no game content in the user client system due to a change in the client terminal, etc., checking a content transmission history of an integrated content database to confirm a final game content version; Requesting content transmission to the specific metaverse through the content information, and receiving the content for the final content version to start a game Content delivery management method in a multi-metaverse environment comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein logging in to the specific metaverse comprises: And transmitting, by a user client system, login information to a specific metaverse using a teleport function between the metaverses. In the content transmission management method in a multi metaverse environment using game content, Providing a plurality of metaverses including first and second metaverses providing a plurality of mixed reality environments; Requesting, by a user client system, a teleport function from the first metaverse to the second metaverse from a multiverse platform; Querying, by the multiverse contents management unit, game contents held by the user in the multiverse contents database; The multiverse content manager inquires the content negotiation rule corresponding to the game content of the first metaverse, converts the game content of the first metaverse into game content available in the second metaverse, and maps the mapping. Making; And Requesting, by the multiverse content management unit, the second metaverse to transmit the mapped game content converted in the second metaverse to a user client system. Content transmission management method in a multi-metaverse environment comprising a. The contents of the multi- metaverse environment of claim 8, further comprising the step of the multiverse content management unit constructing a content negotiation rule database in which the content negotiation rules are stored so as to query the content negotiation rules. How to manage transport.

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