CN102117382A - Skill and participation based prizing - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method for awarding prizes to a plurality of users each participating in a multiuser game via a user console. For each round of the multiuser game, a trivia question and at least two answer choices are electronically delivered to each user participating in the multiuser game. A selection of one of the plurality of answer choices is received from the game console service that delivered the question to the user. Upon receiving the selected answer choice from the game console service, both an electronic participation-based prize and a skill-based prize are electronically awarded to the user associated with the console.
Description
Background
Experience to have developed into based on the video-game of control desk and personal computer and comprise multiplayer online gaming.Games system develops into user wherein shares common game experiencing by networked system games system from the games system that the game experiencing of isolating wherein is provided.This provide can be between friend and other players abundant interactive experience of Real-Time Sharing.
Such as Xbox 360
TMEach game console such as game console has been used for many years, allows the user to operate video games with other people of shared game console.Such game console also can be used for operating video games with other people by network.As example, game console is connected to the game server that control is played games.May carry out mutual player when using identical device and compare with being defined to when playing games, so online playing games permitted the user and much more player carries out alternately.Note, can use personal computer (PC) to replace game console to play multiplayer online gaming, and PC can participate in identical gaming session with game console.
Some games on line serve as that intention designs to have very many audients.That is, when playing simultaneously as hundred thousands of even tens thousand of users, recreation becomes more interesting.Playing games like this is called as " extensive multiplayer online gaming " sometimes.Some games on line have obtained huge popular, and the major part in every day nearly all can guarantee a large amount of online audients at least.
General introduction
A kind of only be used for authorizes based on the award that participates in based on the method for the award of technical ability based on the user who participates in multi-user's recreation and answer the problem that is proposed during playing.Take turns in the recreation every, intelligence development (trivia) problem and a plurality of answer option are delivered to the game console that is associated with the user who participates in multi-user's recreation electronically.Each user who participates in recreation select in their a plurality of answer options of presenting to one.When receiving selected answer option from game console, will authorize the user who is associated with control desk based on the award that participates in automatically.When the answer option has correctly been answered problem, authorize accuracy mark and at least one the extra prize of answer to the user who is associated with control desk.When the answer option has been answered problem improperly, only additionally encourage to the user who is associated with the control desk speed of authorizing.When multi-player gaming finishes, based on comprising that the accuracy mark of authorizing the every multi-user's of wheel recreation, the gross score of answering extra prize and the extra prize of speed to authorize one or more awards based on technical ability to the user who participates in this multi-player gaming.
In certain embodiments, be lottery ticket (sweepstakes entry) based on the award that participates in.Lottery ticket is associated with the user, and writes down among the account who is kept at the user as bonus.Special time period during the recreation racing season carries out getting of bonus.This is got and is based on the bonus account, and this bonus account comprises player's label of the user that the bonus record quantity that is associated with the user equates.
In certain embodiments, be based on gross score based on the award of technical ability, this gross score comprises whenever takes turns recreation and authorizes that user's accuracy mark, speed are additionally encouraged, consecutive is additionally encouraged and reward ladder and additionally encourage.The accuracy mark is to authorize the user's because of the answer option of having selected correctly to answer a question.The extra prize of speed is based on that time quantum that the user selects to answer the option cost authorizes.The quantity that the extra prize of consecutive is based on the correct problem of continuous answer is authorized.The award ladder is additionally awarded and is given the user who competes mutually with this rival in rival or the group.
It is some notions that will further describe in the following detailed description for the form introduction of simplifying that this general introduction is provided.This general introduction is not key feature or the essential feature that is intended to identify theme required for protection, is not intended to be used to help to determine the scope of theme required for protection yet.Theme required for protection is not limited to solve the realization of any or all shortcoming of mentioning in background.
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Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of exemplary game and media system.
Fig. 2 is the exemplary functional block diagram of each assembly of recreation shown in Fig. 1 and media system.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram that is used to authorize the exemplary operation environment of award.
Fig. 4 has described to be used for to authorize to the user who participates in recreation the embodiment of process flow diagram of the step of award.
Fig. 5 has described to be used for determining the additionally embodiment of the process flow diagram of the step of prize of speed.
Fig. 6 has described to be used for determining the synoptic diagram of the extra trial method of encouraging of speed.
Fig. 7 has described to be used for determining the additionally embodiment of the process flow diagram of the step of prize of consecutive.
Fig. 8 has described to be used for determining the additionally embodiment of the process flow diagram of the step of prize of ladder.
The embodiment that the award ladder that Fig. 9 has described to be stored in the database writes down.
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Technology described herein relates to and a kind ofly is used for answering the problem that proposed-come based on single trigger mechanism-user during playing and sends based on the award that participates in based on the system of the award of technical ability to the user who participates in multi-player gaming.When the user answered a question at every turn, this user received based on the award that participates in, that is, and and lottery ticket.By authorizing based on the award that participates in, the excitation user participates in recreation.The user also by answering correctly and apace the problem that is proposed in the recreation, competes the award based on technical ability, that is, count, electronic game etc.
Fig. 1 illustrates exemplary game and media system 100.Following discussion to Fig. 1 aims to provide the brief, general description that can realize the proper environment of notion presented herein therein.As shown in Figure 1, recreation and media system 100 comprise and playing and medium control desk (below be referred to as " control desk ") 102.Generally speaking, as will be described further, control desk 102 is computing systems of one type.Control desk 102 is configured to hold one or more as controller 104 (1) and 104 (2) represented wireless controllers.Control desk 102 is equipped with the internal hard disk drive (not shown) and supports portable media driver 106 as the represented various forms of portable storage medias of optical storage disc 108.The example of suitable portable storage media comprises DVD, CD-ROM, gameboard etc.Control desk 102 also comprises two the memory cell card sockets 125 (1) and 125 (2) that are used to receive removable flash-type memory cell 140.Order button 135 on the control desk 102 is enabled and the disables wireless peripheral support.
As shown in Figure 1, control desk 102 also comprises two USB (USB (universal serial bus)) port one 10 (1) and 110 (2) that is used for carrying out the optical port 130 of radio communication with one or more equipment and supports the wired connection of additional controller or other peripherals.In some implementations, can revise the quantity and the arrangement of additional port.Power knob 112 and ejector button 114 also are positioned at the front of game console 102.Power knob 112 is selected to the game console power supply, and the visit to other features and control can also be provided, and ejector button 114 alternately opens and closes the pallet of portable media driver 106 to allow the insertion and the taking-up of memory disc 108.
Each controller 104 is coupled to control desk 102 via wired or wireless interface.In the realization that illustrates, controller 104 be the USB compatibility and be coupled to control desk 102 via wireless or USB port 110.Control desk 102 can be equipped with any in the various user interaction mechanisms.In the example shown in Figure 1, each controller 104 is equipped with two thumb rocking bars (thumbstick) 132 (1) and 132 (2), D pad 134, button 136 and two triggers 138.These controllers only are representational, and other known games controllers can replace or be added to those controllers shown in Fig. 1.
In one implementation, also memory cell (MU) 140 can be inserted in the controller 104 so that extra and portable storage to be provided.Portable MU uses when making the user can store game parameter for object for appreciation on other control desks.In this was realized, each controller was configured to hold two MU 140, although also can adopt greater or less than two MU.
Recreation and media system 100 generally are configured to play the recreation that is stored on the storage medium, and download and play games and reproduce music and the video that writes down in advance from electronics and hard medium source.Use different storage supplies, can be from hard disk drive, from CD media (for example, 108), from line source or from MU 140 play title (title).
During operation, control desk 102 is configured to receive the input of self-controller 104 and display message on display 150.For example, control desk 102 can be on display 150 the explicit user interface so that allow the user to use controller 104 to select recreation and be shown as with regard to information, as will be described below.
Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of recreation and media system 100 and each functional module that illustrates in greater detail recreation and media system 100.Control desk 102 has CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 200, and is convenient to the Memory Controller 202 that processor access comprises various types of storeies such as flash ROM (ROM) 204, random-access memory (ram) 206, hard disk drive 208 and portable media driver 106.In one implementation, CPU 200 comprises 1 grade of high-speed cache 210 and 2 grades of high-speed caches 212, is used for storing provisionally data and has therefore reduced the number of memory access cycles that hard disk drive 208 is carried out, thereby improve processing speed and handling capacity.
CPU 200, Memory Controller 202 and various memory devices interconnect via one or more bus (not shown).The details of the bus of Shi Yonging is not relevant with the topics of interest of understanding this place discussion especially in this implementation.Yet, should be appreciated that this type of bus may comprise one or more in any serial of using in the various bus architectures and parallel bus, peripheral bus, processor or the local bus.As example, such architecture can comprise ISA(Industry Standard Architecture) bus, MCA (MCA) bus, enhancement mode ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association's (VESA) local bus and peripheral component interconnect (pci) bus (being also referred to as interlayer (Mezzanine) bus).
In one implementation, CPU 200, Memory Controller 202, ROM 204 and RAM 206 are integrated on the public module 214.In this was realized, ROM 204 was configured to be connected to via pci bus and ROM bus (both is not shown) flash rom of Memory Controller 202.RAM 206 is configured to a plurality of double data rate synchronous dynamic rams (DDR SDRAM) module of independently being controlled via independent bus (not shown) by Memory Controller 202.Hard disk drive 208 and portable media driver 106 are illustrated as being connected to Memory Controller 202 via pci bus and AT optional equipment (ATA) bus 216.Yet, in other are realized, also can in replacement, use dissimilar dedicated data bus structures.
Three-dimensional picture processing unit 220 and video encoder 222 are formed at a high speed and the Video processing streamline of high resolving power (for example, high definition) graphics process.Data are transported to video encoder 222 via digital video bus (not shown) from Graphics Processing Unit 220.Audio treatment unit 224 and audio codec (encoder/decoder) 226 is formed for the corresponding audio of the multichannel audio processing of various digital audio formats and handles streamline.Voice data transmits between audio treatment unit 224 and audio codec 226 via the communication link (not shown).Video and Audio Processing streamline output to A/V (audio/video) port 228 to be transferred to televisor or other displays with data.In the realization that illustrates, video and Audio Processing assembly 220-228 are installed on the module 214.
Fig. 2 illustrates the module 214 that comprises USB master controller 230 and network interface 232.USB master controller 230 is illustrated as communicating by letter with Memory Controller 202 with CPU 200 and as the main frame of peripheral controllers 104 (1)-104 (4) via bus (for example, pci bus).Network interface 232 provides the visit of network (for example the Internet, home network etc.) and can be in the various wired or wireless interface modules any, comprises Ethernet card, modulator-demodular unit, wireless access card, bluetooth module, cable modem or the like.
In realizing shown in figure 2, control desk 102 comprises the controller support subassembly 240 that is used to support four controllers 104 (1)-104 (4).Controller supports subassembly 240 to comprise that support is to carrying out wired and the required any hardware and software component of radio operation such as for example external control devices such as medium and game console.Front panel I/O subassembly 242 supports to be exposed to a plurality of functions of power knob 112, ejector button 114 and any LED (light emitting diode) or other indicators on control desk 102 outside surfaces.Subassembly 240 and 242 communicates with module 214 via one or more cable assembly 244.In other were realized, control desk 102 can comprise additional controller subassembly.The realization that illustrates also illustrates the optics I/O interface 235 that is configured to send and receive the signal that can be sent to module 214.
MU 140 (1) and 140 (2) is illustrated as being connected respectively to MU port " A " 130 (1) and " B " 130 (2).Additional MU (for example, MU140 (3)-140 (6)) is illustrated as being connected to controller 104 (1) and 104 (3), that is, and and two MU of each controller.Controller 104 (2) and 104 (4) also can be configured to hold the MU (not shown).Each MU 140 provides the extra storage that can store recreation, game parameter and other data thereon.In some implementations, other data can comprise digital game component, executable game application, be used for the instruction set of extension, game application program and any one of media file.In the time of in being inserted into control desk 102 or controller, MU 140 can be visited by Memory Controller 202.
System's supply module 250 is to the assembly power supply of games system 100.Circuit in the fan 252 cooling control desks 102.
The application program 260 that comprises machine instruction is stored on the hard disk drive 208.When control desk 102 energising, the each several part of application program 260 is loaded in RAM 206 and/or high-speed cache 210 and 212 for carrying out on CPU 200, and wherein application program 260 is such examples.Can with various application storage on the hard disk drive 208 on CPU 200, carrying out.
Can recreation and media system 100 be used as autonomous system by simply system being connected to monitor 150 (Fig. 1), televisor, video projector or other display equipment.In this stand-alone mode, recreation and media system 100 allow one or more players to play games or for example enjoy Digital Media by seeing a film or listening to the music.Yet, integrated along with the broadband connection that becomes available by network interface 232, recreation and media system 100 also can be used as the participant in the bigger online game community, as discussing below in conjunction with Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 provides the block diagram of the environment that is used to realize technology of the present invention.In one example, a plurality of control desk 300A-300X are coupled to network 306, and can communicate by network 306 and the control desk service 302 with one or more servers.That also present and that be coupled to network is game services supplier 350.In one embodiment, network 306 comprises the Internet, although conceived such as other networks such as LAN or WAN.In the equipment shown in Fig. 3 each comprises and can receive information and information is sent to the communications component of control desk 300A-X from control desk 300A-X, and the set of the service that the application program that operates on the control desk 300A-X can call and utilize is provided.
Control desk service 302 and game services 350 can by single ISP/or on individual server the combination and provide.Perhaps, the ISP can be different entity.In another embodiment, the game services server product that can be used as the form that is included in the hardware and software on the non-volatile memory medium provides.
Control desk 300A-X can call user login services 308, and this user login services is used for authenticated on control desk 300A-X.During logining, login service 308 obtain player's label (with this user's associated unique identification symbol) from the user and password and uniquely the control desk that using of identifying user the control desk identifier and arrive the network path of this control desk.Player's label and password authenticate by they are compared with the user record 310 in the database 312, and this database can be positioned on the server identical with user login services 308, maybe can be distributed on the different servers or different server set is closed.In case certified, user login services 308 just is stored in control desk identifier and network path in the user record 301, makes and message and information can be sent to control desk.
User record 310 can comprise such as the additional information about the user such as game records and list of friends.Game records 314 comprises the user's that player's label is identified information, and achievement and/or other game-specific information that can comprise the statistic of particular game, obtain for particular game.Record 310 also can comprise the incentive message that is associated with the user.As the following more detailed description, technology described herein is authorized based on the award that participates in based on the award of technical ability.When the user is awarded based on the award that participates in or during based on the award of technical ability, create prize record by control desk service 302, and this prize record is stored in the record 310.
List of friends 314 comprises user's friend's indication, and user's friend also is connected to control desk service 302 or otherwise has the user account inventory of control desk service 302.The relation between user and another player can be made a general reference in the term of Shi Yonging " friend " herein, and wherein, this user asks this another player to agree to be added in this user's the list of friends, and this another player has accepted.This can be called as two-way acceptance.Also can create two-way friend and accept, wherein another player's request is added the user in this another player's the list of friends and this user has accepted.At this moment, this another player also can be added in this user's the list of friends.Although friend normally obtains from two-way acceptance, can expect that another player is added in user's the list of friends and is considered to " friend ", wherein the user is appointed as friend with another player and no matter whether this another player accepts.It will also be appreciated that another player will be added in user's the list of friends, and be considered to " friend; wherein this another user's request is added in this user's the list of friends; or wherein this user's request is added in this another player's the list of friends, and whether accept regardless of this user in arbitrary situation or this another player.
User record 310 also comprises the additional information about the user, comprises recreation that the user has downloaded and the licence bag of having provided that is used for those recreation of downloading, and these licence bags comprise the permission that is associated with each licence bag.The each several part of user record 310 can be stored on the independent control desk, in database 312 or both.If independent control desk keeps game records 314 and/or list of friends 316, then this information can offer control desk service 302 by network 306.In addition, control desk can show the information that is associated with game records 314 and/or list of friends 316, and need not the connection of control desk service 302.
Game management service 305 by assemble incident from the user, carry out play games rule and in each multi-player gaming related user export the result and manage multi-player gaming.Game services 305 can be managed a plurality of multi-player gaming incidents simultaneously.
Control desk service 302 comprises that also control desk such as allowance such as control desk 300A is to the messenger service 320 that sends message such as another control desks such as control desk 300B.Messenger service 320 is known, and the ability of writing and sending from the message of user's control desk is known, and the ability that receives and open message at recipient's control desk place is known.Email message can comprise message in the Email that is called as invitation, text message, speech message, annex and the special text, wherein when using network 306 between two control desks, to transmit game data, invite the user on another control desk of playing identical game the user who plays games on the control desk, make two users from the same session of recreation, play.List of friends 316 also can be used in conjunction with messenger service 320.
According to this technology, but game services supplier's 350 main memory game services servers 375, the procedural content of being arranged with the participation that is based upon between the concluding time of start time of appointment and appointment allows a plurality of users on the control desk 300A-300X to participate in the group game environment.Group can be as two users little, and can comprise hundreds and thousands of users.Game services server 350 obtains game data and status information from control desk service 302, and it uses these information to provide information to the control desk user.Be appreciated that game services supplier 350 and control desk service 302 can be integrated in single service and/or the individual server.In addition, game services 350 can be can't help the identical keeper or the different keeper of control desk service 302 and managed.
Control desk 300X shows the functional module that can be present on each control desk 300A-300X.Each control desk 300A-300X can be a type shown in Fig. 1 and 2, and wherein the embodiment of each functional module can comprise one or more groups instruction or the application program of instruction processorunit 200 execution function described herein.The combination of these functional module available hardware, software or hardware or software realizes.In addition, instruction can be comprised in the computer-readable medium.Computer-readable medium can comprise the volatibility that realizes with any method or the technology that is used to store such as information such as computer-readable instruction, data structure, program module or other data and non-volatile, removable and removable medium not.Computer-readable recording medium comprises, but be not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical disc storage, tape cassete, tape, disk storage or other magnetic storage apparatus, maybe can be used to store information needed and can be by any other medium of computing machine 710 visits.
Also show game state service 322 and game management service 330 about game services server 350 among Fig. 3.User's game stats amount is collected in game state service 322, and which friend of the specific user on the control desk among the tracking console 300a-300x is just participating in or be ranked participating in the sequence of threads recreation.The game management service provides game environment, and the working control of playing games is handled by the control desk service.In addition, the game management service provides the tissue to the program game content, and different chapters and sections, collection of drama are resolved in recreation, and gaming organization is become different channels, and guarantees that the content of localization is directed to correct control desk and user.
According to this technology, with the specific duration the procedural game content of being arranged is delivered to control desk or other treatment facilities at special time.Multi-player gaming is arranged-plays to have fixing beginning and fixing concluding time in the mode that is similar to broadcast TV program.The user was selecting to participate in recreation in the recreation front window before the procedural time of being arranged.When the user selected to participate in recreation, game management service on the control desk and procedural content engines guaranteed that content that the user has been necessary and application program are so that participate in recreation.
Game state service 322 allows the user to determine which friend of user may participate in recreation on the horizon.The storehouse 312 that also comprises schedule database 314 and game application in the recreation.As discussed below, in the recreation of being arranged, play games and enable by game application.Game application can be included in performed instruction on each control desk, participates in the procedural recreation arranged to allow one or more and control desk to carry out mutual user.When the user in prearranged recreation during the arrangement activity, enabling the necessary application program instructions of playing games can be downloaded whole or in part, or retrieves in the storage medium from control desk.When the 314 trace routine content schedule-particular game activities of schedule database will take place and finish-and which user represented to want to participate in the wish or the expectation of the recreation arranged.Information from schedule database 314 can be used for providing status service to indicate which particular friend of user may participate in procedural recreation to each control desk.
Control desk 300X shows and is present on control desk or other treatment facilities so that realize the functional module of the technology that discuss in this place.Control desk 300X (and control desk 300a-300n) will comprise one or more game application 360a and 360b.Game application can be stored 312 from games application data and sent via downloading, can be present in the control desk such as in flash rom storer 204 nonvolatile memories such as grade, perhaps can on such as computer-readable storage mediums such as CD ROM or other dishes, provide.On control desk, also utilize procedural content engines 308.Procedural content engines provides recreation to select interface (not shown), parental control function, recreation prompting function and friend or game state to upgrade.The contents of program engine also can provide such as storehouse, method, instrument and data etc. and operate in procedural content on the control desk reusable one group of functional module of playing.
When recreation when carrying out on control desk, new game incident 335 takes place when recreation provides input the user, or is returned to the result of control desk for the input of recreation and takes place as other users.The caused incident of User Activity on the control desk is transmitted to the control service 302 of managing the function of playing games.
Fig. 4 shows and is used for authorizing based on the award that participates in based on the illustrative steps of the award of technical ability to the user who participates in multi-user's recreation.Only for the purpose of description technique, the user who participates in multi-user's recreation can be divided into three player's classifications herein: the rival, and with user's group (" group ") and the beholder of rival's competition.The rival is a unique user.Group comprises other two users (for example, not being rival's user) at least.The beholder comprises and is not also other users of at least one in group not of rival.Multi-user's recreation comprises many wheels, wherein proposes the intelligence development problem every the wheel to the user who participates in recreation.Rival, group and beholder participate in answering every problem of taking turns in the recreation to be proposed.Developmental game described above only is exemplary, and is not intended to limit the scope of technology described herein.In the scope of the technology that multi-user's recreation of the other types that user and another user at least compete is mutually described herein.Step shown in Fig. 4 will be described with reference to unique user.Yet, should be appreciated that each user for participating in multi-user's recreation carries out these steps.
At step 402 place, game services supplier 350 will have the game console 300 that first problem of answering option is delivered to the user.As describing in more detail after a while, at first present this problem to each player, three of heels are answered option.In certain embodiments, each is answered option and is presented to the user individually, and respectively answers time-out is arranged between the option (for example, present and answer option X, suspended, present option A in 0.75 second, suspended in 0.75 second, present and answer option B).In this way, present answer option before, user's reading problem of having an opportunity.The user also has little time window to be chosen in the next answer option that option just has been shown before being presented of answering.At step 404 place, control desk service 302 determines whether the player who participates in recreation the problem that provides in step 402 place has been provided.
If the user has answered this problem, then at step 406 place, game services supplier 350 authorizes based on the award that participates in to the player.The player receives based on the award that participates in and no matter whether the user has correctly answered problem.Participate in the reward incentives user and participate in recreation.The award based on participating in of authorizing in step 406 place in certain embodiments, is a lottery ticket.In certain embodiments, each problem that control desk service 302 is answered for the user is created the prize record based on participation that is associated with the user, and with this recording storage in database of record 314.In other embodiments, the single accumulating totals based on the award that participates in of authorizing the user based on the prize record tracking that participates in that is associated with the user.Game services supplier 350 carries out bonus and gets during the racing season.Any amount of bonus can take place to be got.In certain embodiments, the user is limited to the lottery ticket of at every turn getting predefine quantity.In other embodiments, the user receives lottery ticket to each problem of being answered.
At step 408 place, game services supplier 350 determines whether user-selected answer option the problem that provides in step 402 place correctly has been provided.If user-selected answer option has correctly been answered problem, then at step 410 place, game services supplier 350 authorizes the accuracy mark and adds that the user may titular any extra prize.In certain embodiments, the accuracy mark is 400 points.Certainly, the accuracy mark can comprise any counting.The receivable extra prize of user includes but not limited to, if speed is additionally encouraged, consecutive is additionally encouraged and the user is rival or in group then comprise that rewarding ladder additionally encourages.Hereinafter these extra prizes will be described in more detail.Extra prize described above only is exemplary, and is not intended to limit the scope of technology described herein.To extra prize that the user authorizes any kind and quantity herein in the scope of described technology.
At step 412 place, game services supplier 350 determines whether to finish this and takes turns problem.For example, the recreation based on web can comprise that ten take turns problem, wherein every problem that provides of taking turns.In this case, game services supplier 350 determines whether last problem that provides in step 402 place is the tenth problem that presents to the user.If not, then present next problem that this is taken turns to the user who participates in recreation at step 402 place.Repeating step 404-412 subsequently.
Yet,,, authorize award based on technical ability to the user if reward in the qualified fully technical ability that is awarded of the user of step 414 place if the problem of having determined in step 402 at step 412 place to be provided is the tenth problem.Award based on technical ability is authorized based on total points of authorizing to the user in whole recreation and extra prize, and this will discuss in more detail hereinafter.
If determine that the game services supplier of step 404 place 350 user does not correctly answer a question, then determine the game services supplier of step 416 place 350 whether the player is the rival.As mentioned above, when in recreation, answering (do not comprise and answering) single problem mistakenly, cancellation rival from group.If the user is not the rival, then determine the game services supplier of step 412 place 350 whether the problem that presents in 402 places is the tenth problem.Yet, if the user who answers a question mistakenly is the rival and since the rival from recreation by cancellation, therefore determine game over the game services supplier of step 418 place 350, and authorize award based on technical ability to the qualified user who is awarded award.
If the user has answered problem (step 404), but correctly do not answer a question (step 408), then determine once more the game services supplier of step 420 place 350 whether the user is the rival, so that determine whether recreation finishes.If the user who answers a question mistakenly is the rival, then since the rival from recreation by cancellation, therefore determine game over the game services supplier of step 418 place 350, and authorize award based on technical ability to titular user.Yet,, determine additionally to encourage to user's speed of authorizing the game services supplier of step 422 place 350 if the user who answers a question mistakenly is not the rival.Hereinafter described Fig. 5 provides the additional detail of the extra prize of definite speed.At step 412 place, game services supplier 350 proceeds to subsequently and determines whether recreation finishes (for example, last problem is the tenth problem).
Fig. 5 shows the illustrative steps that the step 410,422 places that are used at Fig. 4 determine the extra prize of speed.At step 502 place, control desk service 302 receives user-selected answer option.At step 504 place, determine whether user-selected answer option has correctly answered problem.If user-selected answer option has correctly been answered problem, determine at step 506 place then whether the user additionally encourages and selected correct answer in the time " the instant answer ".If the user has selected correct answer option in this time, then authorize instant answer to the user and additionally encourage at step 516 place.If the user has selected correct answer option, but not in the instant extra prize time period, then do not authorize instant answer and additionally encourage to the user.Yet the user still can qualifiedly be awarded and the extra prize of answering a question and being associated.At step 508 place, determine whether the user had selected correct answer option before the problem timer begins.If the user had selected correct answer option before the answer timer begins, then the user also is awarded leading timer and additionally encourages (step 410 among Fig. 4) except receiving the accuracy mark.At step 512 place, determine that total speed additionally encourages.For example, the extra prize of authorizing to the user in Fig. 5 is by accumulative total.Thus, " instant answer extra prize and leading timer is additionally encouraged, the extra prize of then total speed equals " the instant answer " extra prize and adds that leading timer additionally encourages if the user is awarded.If the user has selected correct answer option, but " the instant answer " before the answer timer begins in the time period, then only is not awarded timer the user of step 514 place and additionally encourages (except the accuracy mark).
Fig. 6 provides and has been used to determine that " the instant answer " additionally encourages, timer is additionally encouraged and the exemplary speed of the extra prize of leading timer is additionally encouraged timeline.In the example of Fig. 6, at first present problem to the user who participates in recreation.Once show that to the user three are answered option, X, A and B.At first present and answer option X, and only kept shown answer option 0.75 second to the user.Answer option A and be presented to the user subsequently.Answering option X and A kept other 0.75 second as only two answer options that the user can use.Answer option B and be presented to the user subsequently.Show that to the user answer option X, A and B reach 1.75 seconds and begin up to four seconds timers.The user must select to answer option X, A or B before four seconds timers expire.Otherwise, determine that the user does not select to answer option.More than description and time period shown in Figure 6 only are exemplary, and are not intended to limit the scope of technology described herein.Can present to the user and surpass (or being less than) three and answer option, can remain on the long period section or the short period section shows the answer option to the user, timer can be longer than four seconds, or the like.
Fig. 6 also shows based on the user and when selects to answer selection user receivable extra prize.Fig. 6 also shows to exist and depends on that how soon the user selects to answer option, the receivable some extra prizes of user.Reward these points and no matter whether the user has selected the answer option of correctly answering a question to the user.In other words, if selected the answer option of correctly answering a question and the accuracy mark of authorizing except the user, also authorize these extra prize points.(step 506-508) as mentioned above, if the user has selected the answer option of correctly answering a question in " instant answer " time period, then the user is awarded " the instant answer " extra prize." the instant answer " time period among Fig. 6 is illustrated as each and answered a question 0.75 second.In other words, step 506 place in Fig. 5 determines that whether the user has selected answer option (for example, answering option X, A or B) showing to the user in 0.75 second that answers option.
If the user had selected the answer option before 4 seconds timers begin, then the user also can receive the lead time that is worth at 100 and additionally encourages.Fig. 6 show the user also can based on answer option be shown after the user how soon select this answer option to receive additionally to encourage above 100 speed.As shown in Figure 6, with answer the extra prize of speed that option X is associated be when answer option X at first is shown, start from 100 and when timer began in 4 seconds towards the slip ratio of 0 decline.Thus, if the user in the past 0.75 second " instant answer " time period (and having shown answer option A) afterwards but before 4 seconds timers begin, selected answer option X, then the user has received certain part of the extra prizes of 100 spot speed.It also is like this selecting answer option A and B.
Fig. 7 shows the illustrative steps that is used for determining the extra prize of consecutive, and it is definite and take turns to play at each and authorize the user that this additionally encourage step 410 place in Fig. 4.The extra prize of consecutive is intended to reward correctly answers the user who surpasses a problem continuously.At step 702 place, determine whether the user has selected the answer option of correctly answering a question.If the user has selected the answer option of answering a question mistakenly, then do not authorize consecutive and additionally encourage at step 704 place.In response to next problem, will repeat the step among Fig. 7 subsequently.Yet,, determine the quantity of the problem that the user correctly answers continuously at step 706 place if the user has selected the answer option of correctly answering a question.At step 708 place, authorize consecutive to the user and additionally encourage.
In certain embodiments, the extra prize of consecutive increases along with each continuous problem of correctly answering.For example, the user can additionally encourage owing to two problems in the delegation of correctly having answered receive 200 consecutive, owing to three problems in the delegation of correctly having answered receive 300 points, or the like.Take turns in each of recreation and to authorize consecutive and additionally encourage.In certain embodiments, authorize 1000 consecutive to the user who correctly answers ten problems in the delegation and additionally encourage, and to after each problem of correctly answering authorize 100 points.In other embodiments, the extra prize of consecutive does not have the upper limit at 1000 points, and increases along with each problem of correctly answering.The sum of these points only is exemplary, and is not intended to limit the scope of technology described herein.The extra prize of consecutive also can comprise other things except point.For example, the extra prize of consecutive can comprise the award of arcade game or other types.
Fig. 8 shows and is used for determining the extra illustrative steps of encouraging of the ladder of determining at step 410 place of Fig. 4.The extra prize of ladder comprise can be only to the rival or the bonus pool of in group, authorizing with user that the rival competes mutually.As mentioned above, the rival with the group in the user compete mutually, and based on answering a question mistakenly from the recreation by cancellation.At step 802 place, determine whether the rival has answered problem.If the selected answer option of rival has correctly been answered problem (determining at step 804 place), then determine the number of users of answering a question mistakenly in the group at step 806 place.Come to determine to reward based on the number of users of answering a question mistakenly in the group at step 808 place.
At step 810 place, determine whether the rival withdraws from recreation.If the rival does not withdraw from recreation, repeating step 802-808 then.If withdrawed from recreation, then be delivered to the user in game over of step 812 place and the award (as mentioned above) that will authorize all participants in the recreation the rival of step 810 place.At step 812 place, use that the above developmental game example that is provided is authorized the rival, the user that competes mutually with the rival in organizing and the award of the user among the crowd be delivered to each user.In step 814 place, game over.
If the rival has answered mistakenly in step 802 place the problem that presents (determining in step 804 place), then step 816 place cancellation rival.At step 818 place, determine the total number of users of competing mutually with the rival in the group.At step 820 place, determine the award that remaining each user authorizes in the group after the rival is by cancellation.As discussing in more detail after a while, this rewards the quantity based on remaining users.At step 822 place, will determine to reward each user who is delivered in the group in step 820 place.
Fig. 9 shows exemplary reward ladder record 900.Each rewards group (Group_Eliminated) field 924, player's triumph (Player_winds) field 926 and group player (Group_players) field 928 that ladder record 902-922 comprises institute's cancellation.User's sum (accumulating totals) in the group of institute's cancellation in the group field 924 indication recreation of institute's cancellation.The player win field 926 indication when the number of users of institute's cancellation reaches total in the field 924 to counting that the rival authorizes.The field 928 indications award that each remaining users is authorized in group when cancellation rival from recreation.As mentioned above, if the rival in one takes turns not by cancellation, then determine to take turns the number of users of cancellation from this in the group.Use in the end one is taken turns after the problem in the group 42 users by the example of cancellation in recreation, owing to surpass 40 users in the group by cancellation but be less than 50 users by cancellation in the group, so identification record 910.Thus, withdraw from recreation when finishing if the rival takes turns at this, then they have the right to be awarded 800 award ladder and additionally encourage.Yet, if rival this moment from recreation by cancellation, will authorize an arcade game according to record 908 user in group.
The aforementioned detailed description of system of the present invention provides for the purpose of illustration and description.This is not intended to exhaustive system of the present invention or system of the present invention is limited to disclosed precise forms.In view of above-mentioned instruction, many modifications and modification all are possible.Select principle and the application in practice thereof of described embodiment, thereby allow those skilled in the art can be in various embodiments and adopt the various modifications that are suitable for the special-purpose conceived to utilize system of the present invention best to explain system of the present invention best.The scope of system of the present invention is intended to be defined by appended claims.
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1. authorize the computer implemented method of award via user console to a plurality of users that participate in multi-user's recreation for one kind, wherein said multi-user's recreation comprises many wheel intelligence development problems, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) send intelligence development problem and a plurality of answer option electronically to the game console that is associated with the user who participates in described multi-user's recreation;
(b) receive one of them the selection in a plurality of answer options of being sent the step (a) from described game console;
(c) when selected answer option from described game console receiving step (b), automatically authorize based on the award that participates in to the user who is associated with described control desk;
(d) when the answer option that is received in the step (b) has correctly been answered described problem, authorize accuracy mark and the extra prize of at least one answer to the user who is associated with described control desk;
(e) when the answer option that is received in the step (b) has been answered described problem mistakenly, additionally encourage to the user who is associated with the described control desk speed of only authorizing; And
(f) when described multi-player gaming finishes, authorize one or more awards to the user who participates in described multi-player gaming based on technical ability, wherein, described award based on technical ability is based on total points, and described total points comprises takes turns the described accuracy mark of being authorized and answer extra prize and the described speed of being authorized is additionally encouraged in step (e) each of described multi-user recreation in step (d).
2. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described step (c) of automatically authorizing based on the award that participates in to the user who is associated with described control desk may further comprise the steps:
Generate the bonus record;
Player's label that sign is associated with described user; And
Described bonus record is associated with described player's label.
3. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, describedly authorizes step (d) that accuracy mark and at least one answer extra prize to the user who is associated with described control desk and may further comprise the steps:
Determine that speed additionally encourages;
Determine that consecutive additionally encourages; And
Determining to reward ladder additionally encourages.
4. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, the extra prize of described definite speed may further comprise the steps:
Determine to show that to the user answer option and user select the overdue time period between the described answer option;
Determine that whether qualified the described time period authorize instant answer and additionally encourage; And
When before the answer timer begins, having selected the answer option, authorize leading timer and additionally encourage.
5. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, the extra prize of described definite consecutive may further comprise the steps:
Determine the quantity of the continuous answer option of the previous selected problem of correctly answering previous round and being presented of described user; And
Authorizing consecutive based on the quantity of the previous selected continuous answer option of described user to described user additionally encourages.
6. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, describedly authorizes the extra prize of leading timer and may further comprise the steps:
Determine whether described answer timer began before the user selects to answer option;
When before described answer timer begins, having selected the answer option, authorize leading timer and additionally encourage; And
When after described answer timer begins, having selected to answer selection, authorize timer and additionally encourage.
7. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the extra prize of described definite speed may further comprise the steps:
Determine to show that to the user answer option and user select the overdue time period between the described answer option;
Determine that whether qualified the described time period authorize instant answer and additionally encourage; And
When before the answer timer begins, having selected the answer option, authorize leading timer and additionally encourage.
8. authorize the computer implemented method of award to a plurality of users that participate in multi-user's recreation via user console separately for one kind, each of wherein said multi-user's recreation is taken turns to each user and is presented the intelligence development problem, and described method comprises step:
(a) send intelligence development problem and a plurality of answer option electronically to the game console that is associated with the user who participates in multi-user's recreation;
(b) receive one of them the selection in a plurality of answer options of being sent the step (a) from described game console; And
(c) when selected answer option from described game console receiving step (b), automatically authorize based on the electronics that participates in and reward and reward based on the electronics of technical ability to the user who is associated with described control desk.
9. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of:
(d) generate the prize record based on the electronics award that participates in of being authorized in the expression step (c) based on participation;
(e) the prize record that the electronics of being authorized in the generation expression step (c) based on technical ability is rewarded based on technical ability;
(f) be associated with described user based on record that participates in and described record described based on technical ability; And
(g) be stored in the database based on the prize record that participates in based on the prize record of technical ability described.
10. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described automatically authorizing based on the electronics award that participates in to the user who is associated with described control desk may further comprise the steps:
Generate the bonus record;
Player's label that sign is associated with described user; And
Described bonus record is associated with described player's label.
11. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described electronics award of automatically authorizing based on technical ability may further comprise the steps:
Authorize accuracy mark and the extra prize of at least one answer to the user who is associated with described control desk.
12. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, describedly authorizes at least one and answers extra prize and may further comprise the steps:
Determine that speed additionally encourages;
Determine that consecutive additionally encourages; And
Determining to reward ladder additionally encourages.
13. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, the extra prize of described definite speed comprises step:
Determine to show that to the user answer option and user select the overdue time period between the described answer option;
Determine that whether qualified the described time period authorize instant answer and additionally encourage; And
When before the answer timer begins, having selected the answer option, authorize leading timer and additionally encourage.
14. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, the extra prize of described definite consecutive may further comprise the steps:
Determine the quantity of the continuous answer option of the previous selected problem of correctly answering previous round and being presented of described user; And
Authorizing consecutive based on the quantity of the previous selected continuous answer option of described user to the user additionally encourages.
15. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, describedly authorizes the extra prize of leading timer and may further comprise the steps:
Determine whether described answer timer began before the user selects to answer option;
When before described answer timer begins, having selected to answer selection, authorize leading timer and additionally encourage; And
When after described answer timer begins, having selected to answer selection, authorize timer and additionally encourage.
16. one kind is used for authorizing the system of award to a plurality of users that play via user console participation multi-user separately, each of wherein said multi-user's recreation is taken turns to each user and is presented the intelligence development problem, and described system comprises:
The game services server, described game services server is configured to,
Take turns to the game control station server that is associated with the user who participates in described recreation in each of described recreation and to send intelligence development problem and a plurality of answer option;
Receive one of them the selection a plurality of answer options that are delivered to described game control station server from described game control station server;
In step (b), when described game console receives selected answer option, automatically authorize based on the electronics that participates in and reward and reward based on the electronics of technical ability to the user who is associated with described control desk;
Described game control station server is configured to,
To be delivered to the user who participates in recreation from intelligence development problem and a plurality of answer option that described game services server receives;
Receive one selection described a plurality of answer options from the user who participates in recreation;
The prize record based on participating in based on the award that participates in that the described game services server of expression is authorized is associated with described user;
The prize record based on technical ability based on the award of technical ability that the described game services server of expression is authorized is associated with described user; And
With described based on the record that participates in and described recording storage based on technical ability in database.
17. system as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, described game control station server will be represented that the prize record based on participating in based on the award that participates in that described game services server authorizes is associated with described user and finish by following steps:
Player's label that sign is associated with described user; And
Be associated with described player's label based on the prize record that participates in described.
18. system as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, the prize record based on technical ability based on the award of technical ability that described game control station server will represent that described game services server authorizes is associated with described user and finishes by following steps:
Receiving when answering the selection of option, authorize the total points that this is taken turns to the described user who is associated with control desk, wherein said total points comprises that accuracy mark and at least one are answered additionally and encourages;
Generate total member record; And
Described total member record is associated with player's label of described user.
19. system as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, the extra prize of described at least one answer comprises that speed is additionally encouraged, consecutive is additionally encouraged and rewards ladder and additionally encourage.
20. system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described game console service determines that by following steps speed additionally encourages:
Determine to show that to the user answer option and user select the overdue time period between the described answer option;
Determine that whether qualified the described time period authorize instant answer and additionally encourage; And
When before the answer timer begins, having selected the answer option, authorize leading timer and additionally encourage.
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