Online psychological counseling method, device and platform using tarot cards

Abstract

An online psychological counseling method using tarot cards carried out by a psychological counseling device, according to one embodiment, may comprise the steps of: for psychological counseling requested by a client through a client terminal, when a counselor and a tarot card deck to be used for the psychological counseling are determined, shuffling the tarot cards included in the tarot card deck; selecting at least one tarot card from among the shuffled tarot cards; spreading the at least one tarot card on the basis of a preset spreading method; and generating interpretation information for the at least one tarot card that has been spread.

Description

Online psychological counseling methods, devices, and platforms using tarot cards

[0001] The present invention relates to an online psychological counseling method, device, and platform using tarot cards.

[0002] Modern people receive psychological counseling from professionals in various ways to help them make decisions or to find psychological stability at countless moments of choice.

[0003] Among the popular psychological counseling methods, there is a psychological counseling method using tarot cards. Tarot cards are a type of card widely used in the West as a tool for occult symbols and fortune telling, and counseling is conducted by a tarot master.

[0004] Traditionally, psychological counseling using tarot cards involves clients visiting a Tarot Master counselor and receiving in-person guidance through reading their cards. However, with the recent spread of COVID-19 and the growing trend toward contactless interactions, the number of people seeking counseling through non-face-to-face channels is increasing. Currently, the most popular non-face-to-face or online counseling tools for tarot card counseling are telephone consultations, while applications that interpret cards using computer algorithms are also steadily gaining popularity.

[0005] However, this method has the problem that the client's sense of reality is very low because the client cannot actually see the tarot cards, which are the main medium of counseling, and communication between the client and the tarot master is limited, and even if counseling with the tarot master is conducted through the application, it is difficult to maintain the tarot master's spiritual ability.

[0006] The problem that the present invention seeks to solve is to provide an online psychological counseling method using tarot cards.

[0007] However, the problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems to be solved that are not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains from the description below.

[0008] An online psychological counseling method using tarot cards performed by a psychological counseling device according to one embodiment may include, when a counselor and a tarot card deck to be used for psychological counseling requested by a client through a client terminal are determined, a step of shuffling tarot cards included in a tarot card deck; a step of selecting at least one tarot card from among the shuffled tarot cards; a step of spreading the at least one tarot card based on a preset spreading method; and a step of generating interpretation information for the at least one spread tarot card.

[0009] When psychological counseling begins between the client and the counselor, the client terminal and the psychological counseling device can share the same screen.

[0010] The step of shuffling the above tarot cards may include a step of shuffling the tarot cards based on shuffle information input by the counselor or received from the client terminal.

[0011] The above shuffle information may include at least one of a shuffle method and a shuffle count.

[0012] Depending on the above shuffling method, it can be determined whether the up and down directions of the shuffled tarot cards are changed.

[0013] The step of shuffling the tarot cards may further include, when the shuffle information is input by the counselor, a step of transmitting the shuffle information and the result of the shuffle to the client terminal; and, when the shuffle information is received from the client terminal, a step of receiving the shuffle information and the result of the shuffle from the client terminal.

[0014] The result of the above shuffling may include the order and up-down direction of the shuffled tarot cards.

[0015] The step of selecting at least one tarot card may include a step of selecting at least one tarot card from among the shuffled tarot cards based on selection information input by the counselor or received from the client terminal.

[0016] The above selection information may include information about the unique identification number, up-down direction, and selection order of at least one selected tarot card.

[0017] The step of spreading at least one tarot card may include a step of displaying the process of the spread to the counselor; and a step of causing the client terminal to display the process of the spread to the client.

[0018] The method may further include a step of determining the order and up-down direction of the tarot cards before shuffling the tarot cards, based on the order and up-down direction of the tarot cards determined at the end of the previous psychological counseling session.

[0019] The order and up-down direction determined at the end of the above-mentioned immediate psychological counseling may be determined based on the selection order and shuffling results of the above-mentioned immediate psychological counseling.

[0020] The above method may further include a step of determining a tarot card deck to be used in the psychological counseling based on the counselor's random setting, or the setting of the psychological counseling device according to statistics or AI learning for each counseling topic.

[0021] According to another embodiment, a psychological counseling device includes a memory in which a psychological counseling program is stored; and a processor controlling the memory, wherein the processor executes the psychological counseling program, and when a counselor and a tarot card deck to be used for psychological counseling requested by a client through a client terminal are determined, shuffles tarot cards included in a tarot card deck, selects at least one tarot card from among the shuffled tarot cards, spreads the at least one tarot card based on a preset spreading method, and generates interpretation information for the at least one spread tarot card.

[0022] According to an embodiment of the present invention, psychological counseling using tarot cards can be provided online through an online psychological counseling platform.

[0023] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by determining the unique identification number order and the up-down direction of the tarot cards at the start of the psychological counseling based on the unique identification number order and the up-down direction of the tarot cards at the end of the previous psychological counseling, it is possible to maximize the realism, similar to offline psychological counseling.

[0024] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by allowing the counselor and the client to share and participate in a series of processes, such as shuffling tarot cards, online in real time, the realism of offline psychological counseling is maximized, and compared to existing telephone counseling or algorithmic interpretation SW or applications, the reliability and satisfaction of psychological counseling are improved, and interest and fun are stimulated in the client.

[0025] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a counselor can conduct counseling with a client anytime and anywhere through the counselor's terminal without having to create a physical counseling center offline, thereby significantly reducing the cost required for opening a counseling center and securing counseling time, thereby contributing to increasing the counselor's revenue.

[0026] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a psychological counseling platform according to one embodiment.

[0027] Figure 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating the functions of a psychological counseling program according to one embodiment.

[0028] Figure 3 is a flowchart showing a method for a psychological counseling program according to one embodiment to perform online psychological counseling using tarot cards.

[0029] The advantages and features of the present invention, and the methods for achieving them, will become clearer with reference to the embodiments described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms. These embodiments are provided solely to ensure that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is defined solely by the scope of the claims.

[0030] When describing embodiments of the present invention, detailed descriptions of known functions or configurations will be omitted if they are deemed to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the invention. Furthermore, the terms described below are defined in light of their functions in the embodiments of the present invention and may vary depending on the intent or custom of the user or operator. Therefore, their definitions should be based on the overall content of this specification.

[0031] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a psychological counseling platform according to one embodiment.

[0032] Referring to Figure 1, the psychological counseling platform (10) can provide online psychological counseling using tarot cards to counselors and clients. To this end, the psychological counseling platform (10) may include a psychological counseling device (100) and a client terminal (300).

[0033] The psychological counseling device (100) is controlled by a counselor to conduct psychological counseling with a client, and may include a processor (110), a transmitter / receiver (120), and a memory (130).

[0034] The processor (110) can control the overall operation of the psychological counseling device (100).

[0035] The processor (110) can transmit and receive information with the client terminal (300) using the transceiver (120).

[0036] The memory (130) can store the psychological counseling program (200) and information necessary for executing the psychological counseling program (200).

[0037] In this specification, a psychological counseling program (200) may mean software that includes commands programmed to perform psychological counseling using tarot cards.

[0038] The processor (110) can load the psychological counseling program (200) and information necessary for executing the psychological counseling program (200) from the memory (130) to execute the psychological counseling program (200).

[0039] The processor (110) can perform psychological counseling using tarot cards by executing a psychological counseling program (200).

[0040] The functions and / or operations of the psychological counseling program (200) will be examined in detail with reference to Fig. 2.

[0041] The client terminal (300) can be controlled by the client to conduct psychological counseling with the counselor. The client terminal (300) can transmit and receive certain information from the psychological counseling device (100) to share the same screen as the psychological counseling device (100).

[0042] According to an embodiment, the psychological counseling device (100) and the client terminal (300) can be connected through real-time communication software in a P2P manner, such as WebRTC.

[0043] Figure 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating the functions of a psychological counseling program according to one embodiment.

[0044] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the psychological counseling program (200) may include a psychological counseling execution unit (210) and a card order determination unit (220).

[0045] The psychological counseling execution unit (210) and card order determination unit (220) illustrated in Fig. 2 conceptually divide the functions of the psychological counseling program (200) to easily explain the functions of the psychological counseling program (200), but are not limited thereto. According to embodiments, the functions of the psychological counseling execution unit (210) and the card order determination unit (220) can be merged / separated, and implemented as a series of commands included in a single program.

[0046] The psychological counseling performance department (210) can perform psychological counseling using tarot cards according to the psychological counseling process.

[0047] Psychological counseling may be conducted in the following order. However, the order below is merely an example, and the order of psychological counseling may be changed depending on the example.

[0048] A client can select a counselor from whom they wish to receive psychological counseling using a client terminal (300). As the client selects a counselor, the selected counselor's psychological counseling device (100) can be connected to the client's client terminal (300). In this case, if direct connection is not possible due to network conditions, the psychological counseling device (100) and the client terminal (300) can be indirectly connected using a STUN server, etc.

[0049] The psychological counseling device (100) is connected to the client terminal (300), and thus can share the same screen as the client terminal (300). However, sharing the same screen here means that the psychological counseling process can be confirmed simultaneously (or in real time) and together. Depending on the role in the psychological counseling process, the screen configurations of the psychological counseling device (100) and the client terminal (300) may differ somewhat.

[0050] When a client selects or inputs a counseling topic such as love, success, or health, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) can receive information about the selected counseling topic from the client terminal (300).

[0051] When information on a counseling topic is received from the client terminal (300), the psychological counseling execution unit (210) displays the counseling topic selected by the client, and through this, the counselor can confirm the counseling topic selected by the client and select a tarot card deck to use for counseling.

[0052] When a tarot card deck for conducting psychological counseling is determined, the psychological counseling performing unit (210) can display the tarot card deck on the psychological counseling device (100) and transmit the order of the unique identification numbers and the top and bottom information of the tarot cards in the tarot card deck determined to the card order determining unit (220). In addition, the psychological counseling performing unit (210) can transmit information about the tarot card deck to the client terminal (300) so that the tarot card deck can be displayed on the client terminal (300).

[0053] In an embodiment, if a counselor has set a tarot card deck to be used, such as by designating a tarot card deck for conducting psychological counseling for each counseling topic, the psychological counseling performing unit (210) may transmit information about the tarot card deck set by the counselor to the client terminal (300) and display the tarot card deck on the psychological counseling device (100). In addition, in an embodiment, if a tarot card deck for conducting psychological counseling is designated based on statistics for each counseling topic, AI learning, etc., the psychological counseling performing unit (210) may transmit information about the designated tarot card deck to the client terminal (300) and display the tarot card deck on the psychological counseling device (100). Through this, the client may check which tarot card deck is to be used for conducting psychological counseling through the client terminal (300).

[0054] Afterwards, the card order determining unit (220) can shuffle the tarot cards included in the tarot card deck using the unique identification number order and top and bottom information of the tarot cards received from the psychological counseling performing unit (210).

[0055] According to an embodiment, when a counselor selects and decides on a tarot card deck to be used for counseling, the psychological counseling performing unit (210) may transmit, to the card order determining unit (220), the order of the unique identification numbers and the top and bottom information of the tarot cards of the selected or decided tarot card deck and the shuffle information entered by the counselor or received from the client terminal (300) for shuffling the tarot cards.

[0056] According to an embodiment, the shuffle information may include at least one of information on a shuffling method and information on the number of shuffling operations. At this time, the card order determining unit (220) may shuffle the tarot cards by performing the shuffling method selected by the counselor or the client for the selected number of shuffling operations. Here, the shuffling method may include a casino shuffle style in which a tarot card deck is divided into two bundles in sorted order and at least one tarot card in the other bundle is randomly inserted in order between the tarot cards in one bundle to shuffle them; a normal shuffle style in which a tarot card deck is divided into two bundles in sorted order (the number of cards included in each of the two bundles is random) and then the order of the two bundles is changed and repeated at least once to shuffle them; a mash shuffle style in which the order of tarot cards in the tarot card deck is randomly changed and shuffled; etc.

[0057] When the order of the tarot cards in the tarot card deck is changed by shuffling the tarot cards, the card order determining unit (220) transmits the changed order of the tarot cards as a result of the shuffling to the psychological counseling performing unit (210), and the psychological counseling performing unit (210) can display the shuffling result on the psychological counseling device (100).

[0058] In some embodiments, each tarot card in a tarot deck may be assigned a unique identification number. That is, when a tarot deck is selected, the psychological counseling unit (210) can use the unique identification numbers of the tarot cards in the tarot deck to determine the sort order of the tarot cards. Subsequently, the tarot cards may be shuffled using the selected shuffling method, thereby changing the order of the unique identification numbers of the tarot cards.

[0059] According to an embodiment, when a counselor performs a shuffle, the card order determining unit (220) transmits the shuffle process and / or the shuffle result (including the order of the unique identification numbers of the tarot cards after shuffling) to the psychological counseling performing unit (210) so that the counselor can confirm it, and the psychological counseling performing unit (210) can display the shuffle process and / or the shuffle result received from the card order determining unit (220). In addition, the shuffle method and / or the shuffle result can be transmitted to the client terminal (300) so that the client can view the shuffle method and the shuffle result.

[0060] Conversely, depending on the embodiment, when the client performs shuffling, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) may receive information about the shuffling result from the client terminal (300). That is, the client selects a shuffling method using the client terminal (300) and shuffles the tarot cards using the selected shuffling method. The client terminal (300) may transmit the shuffling method and / or the shuffling result to the psychological counseling execution unit (210) so that the counselor can view the shuffling process and result of the tarot cards. At this time, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) transmits the shuffling result received from the client terminal (300) to the card order determination unit (220), and the card order determination unit (220) may match the order of the tarot cards in the psychological counseling device (100) with the shuffling result performed by the client based on the shuffling result.

[0061] According to an embodiment, when a client performs shuffling using a client terminal (300), the client terminal (300) does not perform shuffling directly according to the shuffle information, but the client terminal (300) transmits the shuffle information to the psychological counseling performing unit (210), the psychological counseling performing unit (210) transmits the shuffle information received from the client terminal (300) to the card order determining unit (220), the card order determining unit (220) performs shuffling using the received shuffle information, and the client terminal (300) may receive and display the shuffle result.

[0062] Meanwhile, depending on the embodiment, information regarding the up-down direction may be provided to the tarot cards in the tarot card deck. In this case, the information regarding the up-down direction of each tarot card may change as the tarot cards are shuffled. That is, when the card order determining unit (220) shuffles the tarot cards in a mesh shuffle style, etc., the order as well as the direction in which the tarot cards are placed may change randomly. As a result, when the tarot cards are shuffled and reassembled, the up-down direction of at least some of the tarot cards may change, and if the up-down direction of a selected tarot card is different from the original, it may affect the interpretation of psychological counseling due to the reverse interpretation (an interpretation method that reverses the interpretation of a positive or negative card when the card is upside down). Therefore, when shuffling Tarot cards, the direction in which the cards are laid out (i.e., the up-down direction of the cards) is also shuffled (i.e., the result of the shuffle changes the information regarding the up-down direction of at least some of the Tarot cards), thereby maximizing the realism of psychological counseling and enhancing client reliability and satisfaction. The up-down direction of the Tarot cards can also be included in the shuffle result.

[0063] Thereafter, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) can select at least one tarot card from among the tarot cards whose order is shuffled based on selection information entered by the counselor or received from the client terminal (300).

[0064] To this end, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) may receive the shuffle result from the card order determination unit (220) and display the tarot cards to the counselor, or transmit the shuffle result to the client terminal (300) so that the client terminal (300) may display the tarot cards to the client. When selecting tarot cards, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) may prevent the counselor or the client from knowing the type of card or the up-down direction they are selecting by allowing the counselor and the client to see only the backs of the tarot cards.

[0065] Depending on the embodiment, the selection information may include information regarding the unique identification number, up-down direction, and selection order of the selected Tarot card. That is, in psychological counseling using Tarot cards, the spread method may vary depending on the counseling topic the client wishes to receive counseling on, and the number of Tarot cards selected may vary depending on the spread method. Furthermore, when selecting Tarot cards, the meaning of the selected cards may vary depending on the order in which the cards are selected and the up-down direction of the selected Tarot cards. Therefore, in such cases, the selection order and up-down direction of the Tarot cards may be important. Accordingly, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) may select at least one Tarot card from among the shuffled Tarot cards based on the selection information including the unique identification number of the selected Tarot card (the number of selections may be indicated by the number of unique identification numbers), the up-down direction, and the selection order.

[0066] According to an embodiment, when a client selects a tarot card, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) may receive selection information from the client terminal (300). That is, the client selects a tarot card using the client terminal (300), and the client terminal (300) may transmit information about the selected tarot card (e.g., the unique identification number of the selected tarot card and information about the up and down directions) to the psychological counseling execution unit (210) as a result of the selection.

[0067] Alternatively, according to an embodiment, when a counselor selects a tarot card, the psychological counseling performing unit (210) may transmit information about the selected tarot card (e.g., information about the selection order, unique identification number, and up-down direction of the selected tarot card) to the client terminal (300).

[0068] Next, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) can spread at least one selected tarot card (or open the tarot card after the spread) based on the spread method selected by the counselor.

[0069] Here, the spread method can refer to the arrangement of the Tarot cards. For example, the spread can include a one-card spread when one Tarot card is selected, a three-card spread when three Tarot cards are selected, a horseshoe spread when five Tarot cards are selected, a full moon spread when seven Tarot cards are selected, a Celtic Cross spread when ten Tarot cards are selected, and a Tree of Life spread.

[0070] In some embodiments, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) may spread at least one selected tarot card in the order of selection. For example, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) may arrange the selected tarot cards in the order of selection and spread method, and open the selected tarot cards so that the counselor and client can confirm the selected tarot cards.

[0071] To this end, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) can display the spreading process to the counselor, and the client terminal (300) can display the spreading process to the client.

[0072] According to an embodiment, the psychological counseling performing unit (210) can spread at least one tarot card selected according to a preset spread method.

[0073] Here, the spread method may include a first method set according to the counseling topic (e.g., a method widely used for each counseling topic is pre-set), a second method set by each counselor (e.g., including the counselor's own method), and a third method that the counselor can freely arrange during counseling.

[0074] Depending on the embodiment, the first method may be determined using statistics, a neural network model, and / or a predetermined mapping method for the spread method used for each counseling topic. For example, the first method may be determined by surveying counselors on the spread method they use for each counseling topic, using previously surveyed data, mapping the spread method determined to be most appropriate for each counseling topic, or using a neural network model trained using client information, counselor information, and counseling information.

[0075] When a counselor interprets an open tarot card based on the selection order, up-down direction, and spread method, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) can generate interpretation information.

[0076] The above interpretation information may include the results of the counselor's interpretation and auxiliary information to better convey the counselor's interpretation (i.e., to make it easier for the client to understand the counselor's interpretation).

[0077] The psychological counseling execution unit (210) can transmit the counselor's interpretation information to the client terminal (300) so that the client can check the counselor's interpretation. Here, the counselor's interpretation information may include the counselor's voice data, text data, etc. That is, if the counselor interprets an open tarot card verbally, the interpretation information may include the counselor's voice data. Alternatively, if the counselor writes an interpretation of an open tarot card in writing, the interpretation information may include the counselor's text data. Alternatively, if the counselor writes an interpretation of an open tarot card using the UI within the psychological counseling platform (10), the interpretation information may include the corresponding information.

[0078] The psychological counseling execution unit (210) can receive the client's opinion (e.g., additional questions, etc.) regarding the counselor's interpretation from the client terminal (300). Thereafter, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) can terminate the psychological counseling after a conversation between the counselor and the client, additional psychological counseling, etc., or, if requested by the client, can perform psychological counseling on a different counseling topic with the client. When performing psychological counseling on a different counseling topic with the client, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) can re-perform at least part of the process described above to suit the different counseling topic.

[0079] The psychological counseling performance unit (210) can store the psychological counseling results.

[0080] Depending on the embodiment, the results of psychological counseling may include information about the psychological counseling, information about the counselor, and information about the client. For example, the results of psychological counseling may include the topic of counseling, the tarot card deck used in the psychological counseling, the counselor's interpretation, the client's opinion on the counselor's interpretation, the client's satisfaction, the counselor's satisfaction, the process performed by the counselor / client among the entire psychological counseling process, the date and time of the counseling, the weather during the psychological counseling, the counseling time, etc. Information about the counselor may include the counselor's personality, gender, MBTI, career, education, place of residence, date of birth, etc. Information about the client may include the client's personality, gender, MBTI, date of birth, past counseling history, etc.

[0081] In some embodiments, the stored psychological counseling results can be used as big data to increase counselor / client satisfaction with psychological counseling or to facilitate smoother progress in psychological counseling.

[0082] The card order determining unit (220) can determine the order and up-down direction of the tarot cards in the tarot card deck when a tarot card deck for performing psychological counseling is determined.

[0083] According to an embodiment, the card order determining unit (220) may determine the order and the up-down direction of the tarot cards in the tarot card deck based on the order and the up-down direction of the tarot cards determined at the end of the previous psychological counseling session. For example, the card order determining unit (220) may store the order of the unique identification numbers of the tarot cards and the up-down direction of each tarot card at the end of the previous psychological counseling session, and may determine the order and the up-down direction of the unique identification numbers of the stored tarot cards based on the order and the up-down direction of the tarot cards at the start of the current psychological counseling session.

[0084] In other words, when conducting psychological counseling using tarot cards online, it may be important to secure the same level of realism as offline psychological counseling in order to maintain the spiritual energy of the tarot master, who is the counselor, and to increase the satisfaction of the results of the psychological counseling. From this perspective, the order and vertical direction of the tarot cards at the beginning of the psychological counseling may affect the selection and interpretation of the tarot cards. Therefore, in order to secure realism in online psychological counseling using tarot cards, the card order determining unit (220) may determine the order and vertical direction of the tarot cards in the tarot card deck according to the order determined in the immediately preceding psychological counseling.

[0085] To this end, according to an embodiment, the card order determining unit (220) may determine and store the order and the vertical direction of the tarot cards when the psychological counseling is finished, based on the selection order (spread order) and the vertical direction of the spread tarot cards. For example, the card order determining unit (220) may stack the selected tarot cards on top of the unselected tarot cards while maintaining the selection order and the vertical direction (for example, while maintaining the vertical direction of the unselected tarot cards and the vertical direction of the selected tarot cards as they are, stack the selected tarot cards under the unselected tarot cards in the selection order, or stack the selected tarot cards on top of the unselected tarot cards in the selection order). The card order determining unit (220) may determine and store the order and the vertical direction of the tarot cards when the psychological counseling is finished.

[0086] Figure 3 is a flowchart showing a method for a psychological counseling program according to one embodiment to perform online psychological counseling using tarot cards.

[0087] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the psychological counseling execution unit (210) can determine a tarot card deck to be used for psychological counseling based on the counselor's settings or settings based on statistics or AI learning for each counseling topic (S300).

[0088] After a client requests psychological counseling from a counselor and a tarot card deck is decided, the card order determining unit (220) can determine the order and up-down direction of the tarot cards in the tarot card deck based on the order and up-down direction of the tarot cards saved at the end of the previous psychological counseling session (S310).

[0089] The card order determining unit (220) can shuffle the tarot cards included in the tarot card deck (S320).

[0090] Afterwards, the psychological counseling performance department (210) can select at least one tarot card from among the shuffled tarot cards (S330).

[0091] The psychological counseling performance unit (210) can spread at least one tarot card selected based on the spread method (S340) and generate the counselor's interpretation information for the spread tarot card (S350).

[0092] According to an embodiment of the present invention, psychological counseling using tarot cards can be provided online through an online psychological counseling platform.

[0093] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by determining the unique identification number order and the up-down direction of the tarot cards at the start of the psychological counseling based on the unique identification number order and the up-down direction of the tarot cards at the end of the previous psychological counseling, it is possible to maximize the realism, similar to offline psychological counseling.

[0094] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by allowing the counselor and the client to share and participate in a series of processes, such as shuffling tarot cards, online in real time, the realism of offline psychological counseling is maximized, and compared to existing telephone counseling or algorithmic interpretation SW or applications, the reliability and satisfaction of psychological counseling are improved, and interest and fun are stimulated in the client.

[0095] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a counselor can conduct counseling with a client anytime and anywhere through the counselor's terminal without having to create a physical counseling center offline, thereby significantly reducing the cost required for opening a counseling center and securing counseling time, thereby contributing to increasing the counselor's revenue.

[0096] The combination of each block of the block diagram and each step of the flowchart attached to the present invention may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be installed in an encoding processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, so that the instructions executed by the encoding processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment create a means for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram or each step of the flowchart. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-available or computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement the functions in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-available or computer-readable memory can also produce an article of manufacture that includes an instruction means for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram or each step of the flowchart. Since the computer program instructions can also be installed on a computer or other programmable data processing device, a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing device to create a computer-executable process, and the instructions that cause the computer or other programmable data processing device to perform the steps for executing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and each step of the flowchart can also provide steps for executing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and each step of the flowchart.

[0097] Additionally, each block or step may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for performing a specific logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative embodiments, the functions mentioned in the blocks or steps may occur out of order. For example, two blocks or steps depicted in succession may actually be performed substantially concurrently, or the blocks or steps may sometimes be performed in reverse order, depending on the corresponding functionality.

[0098] The above description is merely an illustrative illustration of the technical idea of ​​the present invention, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the essential quality of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the technical idea of ​​the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of ​​the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within a scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the rights of the present invention.

Claims

1. In an online psychological counseling method using tarot cards performed by a psychological counseling device, When a counselor and a tarot card deck to be used for psychological counseling requested by a client through a client terminal are decided, a step of shuffling the tarot cards included in the tarot card deck; A step of selecting at least one tarot card from among the above shuffled tarot cards; A step of spreading at least one tarot card based on a preset spread method; and A step of generating interpretation information for at least one tarot card spread above. How to get online psychological counseling.

2. In paragraph 1, When psychological counseling begins between the client and the counselor, the client terminal and the psychological counseling device share the same screen. How to get online psychological counseling.

3. In paragraph 1, The steps for shuffling the above tarot cards are: A step of shuffling the tarot cards based on the shuffle information entered by the counselor or received from the client terminal. How to get online psychological counseling.

4. In paragraph 3, The above shuffle information is, Including at least one of the shuffle method and the number of shuffles How to get online psychological counseling.

5. In paragraph 4, Depending on the above shuffling method, it is determined whether the up and down directions of the shuffled tarot cards change. How to get online psychological counseling.

6. In paragraph 3, The steps for shuffling the above tarot cards are: When the shuffle information is input by the counselor, a step of transmitting the shuffle information and the result of the shuffle to the client terminal; and In the case of receiving the shuffle information from the client terminal, the method further includes receiving the shuffle information and the result of the shuffle from the client terminal. How to get online psychological counseling.

7. In paragraph 1, The result of the above shuffle is, Including the order and up-down direction of the above shuffled tarot cards How to get online psychological counseling.

8. In paragraph 1, The step of selecting at least one tarot card is as follows: A step of selecting at least one tarot card from among the shuffled tarot cards based on selection information entered by the counselor or received from the client terminal. How to get online psychological counseling.

9. In paragraph 8, The above selection information is, Information about the unique identification number, up-down direction, and selection order of at least one selected tarot card How to get online psychological counseling.

10. In paragraph 1, The step of spreading at least one tarot card is as follows: A step of displaying the process of the above spread to the above counselor; and A step of causing the client terminal to display the process of the spread to the client. How to get online psychological counseling.

11. In paragraph 1, A step of determining the order and up-down direction of the tarot cards before shuffling the tarot cards is further included, based on the order and up-down direction of the tarot cards determined at the end of the previous psychological counseling session. How to get online psychological counseling.

12. In paragraph 11, The order and up-down direction decided at the end of the psychological counseling immediately before the above are as follows: It is determined based on the selection order and shuffle results of the above-mentioned psychological counseling. How to get online psychological counseling.

13. In paragraph 1, It further includes a step of determining a tarot card deck to be used in the psychological counseling based on the counselor's random setting or the setting of the psychological counseling device according to statistics or AI learning for each counseling topic. How to get online psychological counseling.

14. Memory where psychological counseling programs are stored; and including a processor that controls the above memory, The above processor executes the psychological counseling program, When a client requests psychological counseling through the client terminal, and the counselor and tarot card deck to be used for the psychological counseling are decided, the tarot cards included in the tarot card deck are shuffled, Select at least one tarot card from the above shuffled tarot cards, Spreading at least one tarot card based on a preset spread method, Generate interpretation information for at least one tarot card spread above. Psychological counseling device.

15. A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program, The above computer program, A method comprising instructions for causing a processor to perform a method according to any one of claims 1 to 13. Computer-readable recording medium.

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