JP2009205661A - Rental of virtual reality store - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide shopping in a virtual reality store requiring no browser to display the virtual reality store with no need to distribute contents from a remote server where data is located. <P>SOLUTION: This shopping allows utilization of contents with no problem of image quality nor requiring a waiting time by storing virtual reality setting that includes three-dimensional interrelation of the client side in one or both of a local hard drive and a CD-ROM drive of a user. A player 3 can visit a virtual reality store 6, find, select, consider, purchase merchandise and request for dispatch to the player's house in the real world by an original RAVS engine without interrupting a game in the virtual world. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to virtual reality. More particularly, the present invention relates to authentic three-dimensional virtual reality shopping and merchandise placement and advertising that is designed to be compatible with and inserted into personal computers and console games.

Conventionally, customers have to visit a store to purchase a product. However, with the advent of true 3D virtual reality simulations, it has become possible to create software that allows players to see and purchase what they encounter in the game environment. This is a huge benefit for potential buyers who are geographically distant or who can't actually visit the store for other reasons. It presents an entirely new paradigm that can be made available.
US 2007179867

3D drawn by gamers, typically using Microsoft Direct X (Microsoft Direct X) using C ++ and Visual Basic languages, or open GL libraries (3D) The virtual world is expanding rapidly. Server-side solutions also provide virtual reality shopping using VRML, such as the popular Second Life VR multiplayer universe. Other recently filed patents, such as US Patent 2007179867 filed on August 2, 2007, use a "server side" software method to deliver content from a remote server where the data is located. There was a limitation due to the width problem, and due to the download speed, the image quality had to be about halfway between graphics and animation.

Also, Internet users usually need to connect to each store's website.
This necessitates opening a new browser each time you visit each store, requiring time and hard disk storage capacity. For example, in US 2007179867 filed on August 2, 2007, “middleware” requires a browser to display a virtual reality store.

An object of the present invention is to propose an engine that does not have a waiting time for download and that does not sacrifice image quality due to bandwidth because it requires installation of in-game software and content in advance. To do.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, a player selects a place for virtual shopping, and the virtual shopping place is imitated by an interactive 3D simulation image for a user in a real life shopping experience. Using a unique RAVS engine for display on the user's computer, where the player's avatar enters the store at the virtual shopping location, and the real-life product from the store's inventory, the user's computer If you choose to try these products for display in a RAVS window, the player will receive text, graphics, audio, video, etc., or any combination of these that represents this product, and on request , The player treats that virtual product with his avatar , Or you may choose to purchase by purchasing process through the Internet their products in the real world, is a method in which a user makes a purchase from the three-dimensional virtual reality set a personal computer or a game console.

This simulation engine, called “Virtual Store Rent” or its abbreviation “RAVS”, is coded with unique code that is common to various current game consoles or personal computer platforms. Therefore, an additional virtual store can be developed and provided by “applying as a patch” to an existing game title as a “module”. Additional virtual reality locations and products can be added by installing “patches” that can be utilized by CD-ROMs or remote servers or both.

Virtual reality (VR) settings with client-side 3D (3D) correlation stored on the user's local hard drive, CD-ROM drive, or both, rather than on a remote server , A prototype is created for the user to shop, the user selects a 3D image of a real-world merchant product, and the user's avatar is simulated in the real world, eg wearing virtual clothing You can interact with each other, like eating food. This allows the user to select these products for purchase into the product database stored on the server and send orders over the Internet without leaving the hard drive streaming simulation. .

The current game title is already shown on the bulletin board and product placement advertisements. The present invention takes this further to the next logical stage by expanding the purchase options into the game in use, where the player wants to find and purchase in the virtual world, There is no need to interrupt the game to purchase a property that you want to be delivered to.

Short terminology “RAVS” is an abbreviation for “Virtual Store Rent”, which is software that provides virtual client-side shopping that can be updated and used on a personal computer or game console. Can be delivered to real-time addresses in real time.
The “RAVS server” (1) is a server that includes a database of stores, store items, and software profiles.
“RAVS content” (2) is data of advertisements based on stores, items, bulletin boards, videos, and product arrangements.
“RAVS Player” (3) is application software connected to the RAVS server, which downloads updated RAVS content and sends and transmits information on ordering and billing items.
“RAVS compliant software” (4) is software that uses RAVS player software such as third-party game titles and virtual reality advertisements.
“RAVS compliant software profile” (10) is information regarding the number and type of RAVS content requested by “RAVS compliant software”.
"RAVS store profile" (11) is a list of software titles of "RAVS compliant software" that real world merchants want to include.
“RAVS Content Delivery Filter” (5) is software that runs on the “RAVS Server” and selects from the list of desired store content to be sent to a specific software title.
An “item” is a product that can be purchased from a RAVS virtual “store”.
“Store ID” is a unique identification code corresponding to a unique virtual store.
The “item ID” is a unique identification code corresponding to a unique item that can be purchased in the virtual “store”.
“Software ID” is a unique identification code corresponding to a unique “RAVS component software” title.
"Credit certificate" is "user" personal data and credit card data.

Brief Description of Names of Participants and Affiliates “Stores” (6) are merchants or merchants seeking to sell services or items using RAVS technology.
“Software Developer” (7) is a third party company that creates and publishes “RAVS compliant software”.
“User” (8) is an individual who uses “RAVS compliant software”.
A “bank” (9) is a third party organization, such as Paypal, that provides a payment process over the Internet.
“Polyglot Studio Co., Ltd.” provides technology that allows the above four other parties or organizations to contact each other.

The definition of each element of the present invention will be described below.
Software developer ● Create a single “RAVS compliant software” title ● Create a “RAVS compliant software profile” and send it to the “RAVS server” ● Your “RAVS compliant software”・ Stores whose profile can be updated at any time ● Contract to create RAVS content that promotes sales of their products or services ● Upload this content to “RAVS server” ● Create “RAVS store profile” and “RAVS Send to "server" ● Receive purchase order and bank billing information from "RAVS server" ● RAVS store profile to send purchased items to users ● "RAVS compliant software that stores want to incorporate Wear "tight ● A software ID may be used to include a list of desired software ● A software ID may be used to include a list of unwanted software ● “RAVS compliant The list of software categories and subcategories are on the RAVS server, and the general character of the software title, eg age restrictions such as 0-10 years, 16 years old, 18 years old, adults, etc., violence level, Users explaining game contents such as RPG, action, adventure, etc. ● While using “RAVS compliant software”, you can see detailed information about items by text, photos, videos, 3D animations, etc. Yes ● “Credit proof” and items such as encrypted credit card information RAVS server that can purchase items by providing ID to “RAVS Server” purchase module ● Stores “RAVS compliant software” database ● Software for “RAVS compliant software profile” Receive and store from the wear developer.
● Stores database of stores ● Receives and stores “RAVS content” from stores ● Receives and stores “RAVS store profiles” from stores ● “RAVS compliant store profiles” and “RAVS compliant software profiles” Using the database, execute the “RAVS Content Delivery Filter” software that runs on the “RAVS Server”, selects the desired store content and sends it to a specific software title. Receives user request to update “RAVS Content” at startup and at regular intervals during use ● Returns the content selected in “RAVS Content Delivery Filter” of “RAVS Content” to the user ● Ordering and contracting Receive information ● Receive ordering information and billing information from “Bank” ● Handle transactions using “Bank” ● RAVS player to send ordering information and billing information to the store ● “Library”, “Plug-in to other applications ● Dedicated software to be inserted as such ● Provided to software developers who have signed a license agreement with Polyglot Studio Co., Ltd. ● “RAVS compliant, including but not limited to: Functions to “software” title ● Means to use, access, read and display “RAVS Content” ● User interface such as windows and buttons for displaying item details and entering credentials ● Selectively Supply the store server address and the user Open a separate browser window for direct access to the page ● "RAVS content" that can be updated to provide new features and content types
● Virtually unlimited, extensible multimedia data used in “RAVS compliant software” ● Recognized by content type information ● It may be a content type, Not limited to the following: ● 3D data that describes the exterior parameters of a building such as a store ● Virtual interior elements of a store, such as walls, shelves, basic item images, etc. 3D data ● Item description ● Detailed 3D item image to be substituted ● Detailed 2D item image to be substituted ● Video, bulletin board, label, multiple types of “ Ads that support “advertising content” ● Stored in user system for quick access "Client side" software ● Can be updated when selected by "RAVS compliant software" ● "RAVS Comp" supplied on any type of media such as CD, DVD, downloadable file, etc. It can be included in the “client software”. This content can be updated at any time with a downloadable software "patch" that includes new virtual content.
● "RAVS compliant software profile" that can be encrypted for use only with each software title using the store ID and software ID
• A description of the type of store that the “RAVS compliant software” developer wants to incorporate.
● Use of store IDs and may specifically include a list of authorized stores ● Use of store IDs and “games” to determine “RAVS players” that may specifically include a list of undesirable stores・ RAVS compliant software including “Rules” ● Use “RAVS Player” ● Provide a virtual world where users can visit, explore and interact with each other like game software ● “RAVS You can update or expand this virtual world by downloading “Content” ● You can view the virtual world using 2D or 3D technology ● Access “RAVS Content” using “RAVS Player” ● “RAVS content” or its own display system to display “RAVS It is possible to use the Year ".
RAVS Content Delivery Filter ● To be sent to specific software titles running on “RAVS Server” using “RAVS Compliant Software Profile” and “RAVS Compliant Shop Profile” databases Is a software application that selects a list of store content that is desirable for ● Select stores and items based on preferential rules such as “exclusive rules” ● “Exclusive rules” To request an exclusive supply, for example, Nike can be asked to be the sole shoe seller for a particular title, such as the second life used by the store, etc. Non-compliant software like Air ● “RAVS Content” is included, but “RAVS Player” may be unused software ● Content conversion is required and implemented for each title ● Content conversion is non- There is a possibility that it will be performed on the server of the compliant software vendor. ● The server of the non-compliant software developer is connected to the “RAVS server”, and the standard or converted “RAVS content” is used. ● After conversion, non-compliant software may need to connect to a non-compliant software vendor's server to receive the converted RAVS content.
● Item purchase, billing, and bank transaction processes are negotiated between Polyglot Studios and non-compliant software vendors.
Non-compliant software provides “RAVS compliant software profile” to the RAVS server.
Advertising ● May be located anywhere in the virtual world of “RAVS compliant software” ● Most commonly, bulletin boards, 3D objects, videos in television machines, movie theaters and buildings Or any combination, such as music, or any combination of these ● Each ad can include items and merchants for sale and can be located anywhere in the “RAVS compliant software” A link to a virtual store can be provided. Such content can be dynamically updated, such as through downloadable plug-ins or background updates, so a store or bulletin board, or even a product label, as a “shell” that can contain changeable content If the game rule is selected by the application developer to allow such selection when the user encounters the content of the advertisement, the “game rule” that can be selected is the seller ’s Can “teleport” to the store or open another browser

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The accuracy and time of an image are not limited due to restrictions on the capacity for transmitting information via the Internet.
(2) Since the virtual store is incorporated into each game software as a “patch”, shopping can be performed without interrupting the game.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

An example of a virtual reality shopping experience for a player is shown below. This is for the purpose of explaining the situation only, and the individual behavior of each player is different and is not limited to this. The images shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 are screens of the RAVS software being used.
(1) This player installs a RAVS-equipped software title or game from a CD-ROM or DVD to a storage device such as a hard disk of his personal computer or game console, and the player has his credentials Enter personal data such as name, address / phone number, fax number, credit card data, etc. This data is encrypted and relayed to the RAVS server database.
(2) The player can enter the store and control freely.
(3) The image is a first person in real life, and the player can move the virtual building using the control of the mouse, keyboard, joystick and the like.
(4) Items are arranged on a shelf as in real life, and the player can select and click an item to examine graphics and characters in detail.
(5) If there is an internet connection, additional multimedia data, including video and audio, will flow from the seller's website.
(6) Selecting an item will open a graphic menu from which the player can choose to read, listen to a sample, view a video clip, read details, etc. Like wearing clothing, an avatar can “wear” the item, or optionally purchase the item from a real-world merchant website. When this option is selected, the player's credentials, ie credit card and real-world credentials, are sent to the RAVS server, which creates a two-way, encrypted authentication “handshake”, Data is sent to the store. This purchase can optionally be displayed and confirmed, or it can be made inconspicuous without interrupting the user's virtual simulation and opening the screen. Real purchases are delivered to the player's real-world residence by mail or courier by the seller.
(7) Content data for products and advertisements can be loaded as a “patch” by streaming in the background via an internet connection or online or through physical media such as a CD-ROM at the request of the seller By doing so, it can be updated in real time. Such content includes, but is not limited to, a wide variety of 2D and 3D representations, food, bulletin boards, CRT video transmission images, newspaper content, posters, event environmental music, and the like.
When it repeats later, the case where an avatar has a role as a "clerk" and has a mutual relation with a user like real life is included.
While embodiments and applications of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will be able to make more modifications than those described above without departing from the inventive concepts presented herein, and will benefit from this disclosure. It is clear to receive. Accordingly, the invention is not limited except as by the spirit of the appended claims.

The following explanatory drawings and images form a part of this specification, and show the principle and embodiment of the present invention, along with a practical prototype and detailed description of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram based on the embodiment of this patent, and FIGS. 2 to 6 are images of the prototype.
It is a block diagram which showed the experience of the virtual reality shopping based on the Example of this patent. It is a screen shot which shows the trial example which can be practically used of the record store based on the Example of this patent. It is a screen shot which shows the trial example which can be practically used of the record store based on the Example of this patent. It is a screen shot which shows the trial example which can be practically used of the record store based on the Example of this patent. It is a screen shot which shows the trial example which can be practically used of the record store based on the Example of this patent. It is a screen shot which shows the trial example which can be practically used of the record store based on the Example of this patent.

Claims (11)

The player chooses a place to do virtual shopping, and uses the unique RAVS engine to simulate the real life shopping experience for the user with interactive 3D simulation images. , Displayed on the user's computer, the player's avatar enters the store at the virtual shopping location, and displays real life products from the store's inventory in the RAVS window of the user's computer. When you choose to try a product, the player will receive text, graphics, audio, video, etc., or any combination of these that represents this product, and upon request, the player will send their virtual product Or make the product a reality Methods you can choose to purchase by purchasing process through the Internet, a user makes a purchase from the three-dimensional virtual reality set a personal computer or a game console in the field. The method according to claim 1, wherein the avatar of “clerk” is introduced to the user in the display of the virtual shopping place. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the product and advertisement is updatable and expandable by removable media or patches downloaded from an Internet server. Claims further comprising: enabling real-world purchases from within a client-side virtual reality game world by sending user authentication, purchase, credit, and real-world address information to a server. The method according to 1. The method of claim 4 wherein the software developer makes available software that uses the RAVS player. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein a software developer sends to the server a store description and / or list of stores received within the software. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the store creates digital content and sends it to the server, which content is later sent and used by software using a RAVS player. The feature is that users with the title "RAVS compliant software" can connect to the RAVS server to receive updated RAVS content and purchase products using a credit card, bank account, etc. The method according to claim 1. The method of claim 1, wherein the store sends RAVS content to the RAVS server and its “RAVS store profile”. The method of claim 1, wherein the software company sends its "RAVS compliant software profile" to the RAVS server. The method of claim 1 wherein the bank receives billing information from a user or RAVS server and sends a "transaction report" to the RAVS server.

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