System and method for avatar management

The system of claim 8, wherein

• the server is a server cluster comprising a plurality of distributed servers;
• the avatar managing module is adapted to generate at least one copy of the snapshot of the client, distribute the at least one copy to the plurality of distributed servers, inform the service recording module of the distribution process;
• the service recording module is adapted to generate a snapshot distribution log based on the distribution process;
• and
• each of the distributed servers is adapted to receive and manage the copy of the snapshot, search, according to an avatar obtaining request received from the client, stored snapshots for a snapshot corresponding to user information in the avatar obtaining request, and return the snapshot to the client.

A method for avatar management based on an avatar management system comprising a client and a server, comprising:

• assembling, by the client, an avatar according to operation of a first user, generating avatar information corresponding to the avatar, transmitting the avatar information to the server requesting the server to update the avatar of the first user;
• parsing, by the server, the avatar information to obtain the avatar, generating a snapshot based on the avatar, storing and managing the avatar information and the snapshot corresponding to the avatar information;
• informing, by the server, the client to update an avatar of a second user;
• and
• updating, by the client, the avatar of the second user according to the snapshot.