KR101908086B1 - Dart game system for preventing foul play - Google Patents

Abstract

Dart game system. The dart game machine of the system includes a control unit including a dart board on which a dart is hung, a display unit for displaying dart-related information, a tamper-proof sensor for detecting a dart game illegality of the user, and a game executing unit for executing a dart game . The game execution unit includes a malicious activity prevention unit for invalidating the dart hit score when the user's dart game malfeasance is detected by the malfunction prevention sensor during the execution of the dart game, and informing the user of the malicious activity warning and the number of malicious actions through the display unit .

Description

[0001] Dart game system for preventing cheating [

The present invention relates to a dart game system.

A dart is a sport in which a short, plump arrow is thrown by hand and matches the bull's-eye. It is a sport where you can enjoy the pleasure of hitting an arrow to the bull's-eye. In general, dart players must participate in the game at the same time and place to enjoy darts. However, according to the development of the communication technology, the dart game participants can participate in the dart game at a distance and participate in the game beyond the time and space restrictions, and can transmit their play result or play process remotely through the communication network. Game machines were developed. Such a dart game machine electrically senses a point where a dart target is hit, and can automatically score and provide the score to the user.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0012982 (published on February 9, 2010)

Disclosed is a method for preventing cheating of a user who plays a dart game.

The dart game machine according to one aspect includes a dart board on which a dart is hung, a display section for displaying dart-related information, a tamper prevention sensor for detecting a dart game cheating action of the user, and a game execution section for executing a dart game can do. The game execution unit may include a malicious activity prevention unit for informing the user of the malicious activity warning and the number of malicious activity through the display unit when the dirty game malfunction of the user is detected by the malfunction prevention sensor during the execution of the dart game .

The anti-tamper sensor can detect the distance between the user and the dart game machine.

The cheating prevention unit may stop the execution of the dart game when the number of cheats of the user detected by the cheating prevention sensor reaches the reference number.

The dart game machine may further include a communication unit for communicating with the dart game server, and the illegality prevention unit may report the cheating action of the user to the dart game server through the communication unit.

The dart game machine may further include a camera installed on the front surface of the dart game machine to photograph a user, and the dancer prevention section may transmit a cheating action image of the user captured by the camera to the dart game server.

The dart game machine may further include a user information acquiring unit that acquires identification information of the user. And a control unit for transmitting the obtained user identification information to the dart game server and requesting the user authentication, and a control unit for executing a game in which the online game is not allowed to be executed when the authenticated user is registered as a cheating player in the dart game server And may further include a limiter.

The control unit may further include a sensor control unit for activating the anti-tampering sensor when the dart game is an online fighting game and deactivating the anti-tampering sensor when the online battle game is ended.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a dart game server includes a communication module for communicating with a plurality of dart game machines, a storage module for storing membership information of registered users, user identification information received through a communication module from the dart game machine, A user authentication unit for comparing the stored member information to authenticate the user, and a game progress unit for playing the online competition game in cooperation with the dart game machines of the two or more authorized users. The game progress unit may further include a fraudulent behavior processing unit for reporting a fraudulent activity of the user from a dart game machine in which the online fighting game is being executed, and informing the user of the fraudulent action of the user to the other dart game machine executing the online fighting game.

When the number of fraudulent activities of the same user reaches the reference count, the fraudulent processing unit suspends the online fighting game and registers the user as a fraudulent agent in the storage module.

Meanwhile, a dart game system according to an aspect may include a plurality of dart game machines and a dart game server. The plurality of dart game machines include a user information acquisition unit for acquiring identification information of the user, a user authentication request unit for requesting user authentication by transmitting the acquired user identification information, and a game execution unit for executing an online competition game among the dart games The dart game server may include a user authentication unit for comparing the user identification information received from the dart game machine with the stored member information to perform user authentication, and an online battle game in cooperation with the dart game machines of the two or more authenticated users And may include a game progress section. The game execution unit of the dart game machine disables the dart hit score when the dart game cheating behavior of the user is detected by the anti-fraud sensor during the execution of the dart game, notifies the user of the fraud alert number and the number of fraudulent actions through the display unit, The game progress unit of the dart game server may include a malicious activity prevention unit for informing the user of the fraudulent activity of the user and informing the user of the fraud alert and the number of fraudulent activities. When the number of illegal acts of the same user reaches a predetermined number of times, the online game is stopped and the user is registered as a cheater And a fraudulent processing unit.

According to the disclosed embodiment, it is possible to prevent cheating of a user who plays a dart game, and particularly to prevent cheating of a user during an online fight dart game. Furthermore, a user who engages in habitual cheating can be registered as a cheater, thereby depriving him of the use of some dart games such as online fighting darts.

1 is a block diagram of a dart game system according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram of a dart game machine according to an embodiment.
3 is a front view of a dart game machine according to an embodiment.
4 is a block diagram of a dart game server according to an embodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a dart game system according to an embodiment. The dart game system may include one or more dart game machines 100 and 200 and a dart game server 200. [ In FIG. 1, a second dart game machine 100 used by a first user and a second dart game machine 200 used by a second user are shown. The first dart game machine 100 and the second dart game machine 200 are dart game machines that electrically sense a point at which a dart is hit, and can automatically score points and provide it to a user. The second dart game machine 100 and the second dart game machine 200 are installed in the offline stores (store A, store B, ..., store N), and one or more stores may be installed in one store. The second dart game machine 100 and the second dart game machine 200 may be installed at the same place or at different places. Such a dart game machine provides a plurality of dart games.

The first user can enjoy the private dart game through the second dart game machine 100 or enjoy the dart game with other people and the second user can enjoy the private dart game through the second dart game machine 200 Or enjoy a multi-player dart game with others. Also, the first user and the second user may enjoy the dart game together through the online competition game among the plurality of dart games. For the online fighting game, the second dart game machine 100 and the second dart game machine 200 are interlocked with the dart game server 300 through the communication network.

The dart game server 300 may be a server system including a web server, a web application server (WAS), a database server, a network switch, and the like. The dart game server 300 may be operated under a variety of operating systems including, or not including, a Windows-based operating system, MacOS, Java, UNIX, or LINUX. The dart game server 300 interlocks with the dart game machines and relays the online fighting game among the plurality of dart game machines so that a plurality of users can enjoy the online fighting game together. For example, the dart game server 300 relays the online battle game between the first user and the second user in cooperation with the second dart game machine 100 and the second dart game machine 200, Allowing users to enjoy playing darts even when they are far away from each other.

2 is a block diagram of a dart game machine according to an embodiment. The dart board 110 is the target to which the dart thrown by the user is heated. The dart board 110 can electrically sense the area where the dart is heated, and the technical method thereof is well known. The display unit 120 is a display for displaying dart-related information, and may be a touch screen including a touch panel for a user's touch input. For reference, the dart-related information may mean information about various dart games and all information that can be displayed on the dart game machine, such as a dart score generated according to the progress of the dart game. The tamper-proof sensor 130 is a sensor for detecting a cheating behavior of the user. In one embodiment, the anti-tamper sensor 130 is a sensor for sensing the distance between the dart game device and the player. An example of such a sensor is an ultrasonic sensor. The control unit 140 may be hardware one or more processors, and may be configured by a combination of hardware and software. Further, although not shown in FIG. 2, the dart game machine may include a memory. Various programs and data for the operation of the darts game machine can be stored in the memory.

In addition, the dart game machine may further include at least one of the communication unit 150, the camera 160, and the user information acquisition unit 170. The communication unit 150 may be a wired communication module or a wireless communication module, and may include both of them. The dart game machine is capable of data communication with the dart game server 300 through the communication unit 150. The camera 160 is installed on the front side of the dart game machine to shoot a user enjoying the dart game. The camera 160 may be a dual camera. The user information obtaining unit 170 is a configuration for obtaining the identification information of the user, and is a configuration for providing the dart game service to the member only. In one embodiment, the user information obtaining unit 170 is an RFID reader 171. In another embodiment, the user information obtaining unit 170 is a barcode reader 172. [ In another embodiment, the user information obtaining unit 170 includes an RFID reader 171 and a barcode reader 172. The RFID reader 171 recognizes the RFID (radio frequency identification) card held by the user and obtains the user identification information, and the barcode reader 172 reads the barcode displayed on the user's mobile terminal to obtain the user identification information.

3 is a front view of the darts game machine. 3, the dart board 110, the touch screen 120, the anti-tamper sensor 130, the camera 160, the RFID reader 171, and the barcode reader 172 are connected to the dart game machine . In addition to these components, a loudspeaker 180 and an operation button 185 for user's operation may be provided, and an LED lamp 190 for illumination may also be provided.

Such a dart game machine can provide a plurality of game modes and can provide a plurality of dart games for each game mode. Here, 'mode' refers to a collection of groups of games of the same type. The user can select a dart game belonging to the game mode and enjoy the desired game. For reference, game modes include '01', 'CRICKET', 'PRACTICE', 'SPECIAL', 'DR.WASTON', 'MATCH', 'ONLINE', 'TOURNAMENT', 'LEAGUE'. An exemplary description of each game mode is as follows. '01' is a game in which each start score is subtracted by throwing 3 darts per round and 0 points ahead. Darts belonging to '01' include '301', '501', '701', '901', '1101', '1501', and 'Freeze'.

'CRICKET' is a game in which a player scored a given number (20/19/18/17/16/15 / Bull) three times or more. Darts belonging to 'CRICKET' include 'Standard', 'Selected', 'Hidden', 'Beginner', 'Team', 'Dice', and 'CutThroat'. 'PRACTICE' is a game where each starting score is deducted by throwing 3 darts per round and 0 points ahead. Darts belonging to 'PRACTICE' include 'Count up', 'Cricket Count up', 'Only Bull', and 'Round the Clock'. 'SPECIAL' is a game that has been extended by applying darts. Darts belonging to 'SPECIAL' include 'Follow me', 'Half it', 'Under Hat', 'ZigZag', 'Ladder', 'Castle defense' and 'To be or not to be'.

'DR.WASTON' is a match against a virtual character. There are '01', 'Cricket', 'Level break', 'Challenge me', and 'VS.Ranker' in the DR.WASTON darts. 'MATCH' is a mode where you can enjoy small tournament games and you can enjoy from 2 to 8 people. Darts belonging to 'MATCH' include 'Madly', 'Sudden death tournament' and 'Double elimination tournament'. And 'ONLINE' is a mode where you can enjoy internet game. Darts belonging to 'ONLINE' are '01', 'Cricket', and 'Match'.

Returning to FIG. 2, the control unit 140 includes a game execution unit 141. The game execution unit 141 executes the dart game that the user wants to play, and proceeds to play the user. For example, the game execution unit 141 calculates the dart hitting score of the user and outputs the calculated dart hitting score to the display unit 120. When the dart game server 300 is interlocked with the dart game server 300, To the game server (300).

The game execution unit 141 according to one aspect includes a fraud prevention unit 141-1. The illegality prevention unit 141-1 determines whether the user's dart game cheating behavior is detected by the fraud prevention sensor 130 during execution of the dart game. In one embodiment, when the distance between the dart game device detected by the dirt prevention sensor 130 and the user is less than a preset reference distance at the time when the dart is hit on the dart board 110, It is determined that a cheating has occurred. If the cheating behavior is detected, the cheating behavior prevention unit 141-1 invalidates the dart hit point and outputs the cheating behavior warning information and the number of cheating actions to the display unit 120. [ In addition, the fraud prevention unit 141-1 may report the fraudulent action of the user to the dart game server 300. [ If the dart hitting score is invalid, the fraud prevention unit 141-1 may give the user a chance to re-score or process the score to 0, and proceed to the next round.

Further, the fraud prevention unit 141-1 may stop the execution of the dart game when the number of fraud actions of the user detected by the fraud prevention sensor 130 reaches the preset reference count. In the case of the online competition game, the fraud prevention unit 141-1 can stop the execution of the dart game and treat the opponent as victory when the number of fraudulent actions of the user reaches the predetermined reference count.

In addition, the fraud prevention unit 141-1 can transmit the cheating action image of the user captured by the camera 160 to the dart game server 300. [ The malicious activity prevention unit 141-1 may transmit the malicious action image of the user to the dart game server 300 whenever the malicious action occurs or may collect all the malicious action images of the user when the malicious activity count reaches the reference number And transmits it to the dart game server 300.

Meanwhile, the control unit 140 may further include a user authentication request unit 142. The user authentication request unit 142 transmits the user identification information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 170 to the dart game server 300 to request user authentication. When the user authentication by the dart game server 300 is successful, the game execution unit 141 executes the dart game to be played by the user. However, when the user authentication fails, that is, when the user is not a member, the game executing section 141 does not execute the dart game.

The game execution unit 141 may further include a game execution blocking unit 141-2. If the user is registered as a member by the dart game server 300, the game execution blocking unit 141-2 may block execution of the dart game for some dart games do. That is, some dart games are not executed. In one embodiment, some dart games are online fighting games. That is, for a user registered as a cheater during the online competition game, the use of the online competition game is blocked.

Meanwhile, the controller 140 may further include a sensor controller 143. The sensor control unit 143 activates or deactivates the anti-tamper sensor 130. The sensor control unit 143 according to an aspect activates the anti-fraud sensor 130 when the dart game is an online fighting game and deactivates the anti-fraud sensor 130 when the online fighting game ends. By activating the fraud prevention sensor 130 only in the case of the online fighting game like this, unnecessary resource waste can be prevented.

4 is a block diagram of a dart game server according to an embodiment. The communication module 310 transmits and receives data to and from the darts game machines 100 and 200 through a communication network. The storage module 320 may be a database server and may include a plurality of databases. The storage module 320 may store a program and data for operating the dart game. In the storage module 320, the member information of the registered users is stored, and the user identification information is included in the member information. The user identification information stored in the storage module 320 is used for user authentication. In addition, the membership information may also include information on the user's holding point. The point is a kind of virtual money that can be charged with an account transfer or a credit card, and the user can use the dart game machine at the store by using the pre-charged point. In addition, the storage module 320 may also store dart game play information per user. The dart game play information may include at least a part of dart games played by the user, the number of flats by the dart game, the play contents by the dart game, the store identification information, the identification information of the dart game machine, and the like. Such dart game play information can be provided to the user through the web or an app.

The controller 330 may be composed of one or more processors in hardware. When the dart game service is operated by the member, the controller 330 can process the membership of the user. The user can register through the web or an app, and can register with the RFID card for the dart game service. For example, the user can access the dart game server 300 after receiving the RFID card, which is sold for use of the dart game service or provided free of charge. The unique identification information is recorded on the inner chip of the RFID card and the unique number corresponding to the unique identification information recorded on the inner chip of the RFID card may be printed on the outer surface. The user enters a unique ID number of the RFID card at the time of membership registration. After the ID number of the RFID card is authenticated and the membership is completed, the RFID card can be used to use the dart game machine. In addition, the controller 330 may generate the RFID identification information of the registered user as a barcode and transmit the barcode to the user's mobile terminal, and the user's mobile terminal may display the received barcode.

The controller 330 includes a user authentication unit 331 and a game progress unit 332. The user authentication unit 331 compares the user identification information received through the communication module 310 with the member information stored in the storage module 320, authenticates whether the user is a member, transmits the authentication result to the dart game machine do. The authenticated user can play the dart game using the dart game machine.

When a plurality of users play an online fighting game, for example, an authenticated first user and an authenticated second user use the second dart game machine 100 and the second dart game machine 200 The online battle game is interlocked with the second dart game machine 100 and the second dart game machine 200 to proceed with the online battle game. The game progress unit 332 receives the dart hitting score of the first user from the second dart game machine 100 and transmits it to the second dart game machine 200. The dart heating score of the second user From the second dart game machine 200 to the second dart game machine 100. Thus, the first user and the second user can enjoy the online dart competition game. For reference, the game progress unit 332 can deduct the points required for the online competition game from the holding points of the first user and the holding points of the second user, respectively, which can be deducted before the game progresses.

The game progress unit 332 according to one aspect includes a fraud processing unit 332-1. When the illegal behavior processing unit 332-1 receives the cheating action of the user from the dart game machine in which the online battle game is being executed, the illegal behavior processing unit 332-1 transmits the fact of cheating to the other battle game machine executing the online battle game. For example, when the cheating action processing unit 332-1 receives the cheating action message from the second dart game machine 100, it transmits the received cheating action message to the second dart game device 200. [ The irregularity message may include information on the number of irregularities, and may further include an irregularity image. The malicious activity processing unit 332-1 transmits the malicious activity message received from the second dart game machine 100 to the second dart game machine 200. If the malicious activity image is included in the malicious activity message, It can also be delivered. But it can be delivered as it is. Then, the second dart game machine 200 receives the fraud message, outputs the fraud count information to the screen together with the phrase that the first user has fraudulently executed the fraud, and outputs the fraudulent fraud image to the screen .

In addition, the fraudulent processing unit 332-1 may determine whether the number of fraudulent actions of the first user or the second user reported from the second dart game machine 100 or the second dart game machine 200 is less than a predetermined reference count, for example, If you reach 3 times, you can stop the online fighting game. In one embodiment, the cheating behavior processing unit 332-1 invalidates the game, leaves the points deducted for the cheating player's online fighting game, and returns the points deducted for the opponent's online fighting game It may or may not be. Further, the fraud processor 332-1 registers the user as a fraudulent agent in the storage module 320 when the number of fraudulent actions of the first user or the second user reaches a preset number of times. Whether or not the user is cheating can be reflected in the member information. The fraudulent processing unit 332-1 deprives the user who is registered as a fraudulent agent of the darts of the entire dart game for the use of the darts. Some dart games can be darts that are classified as online games.

In one embodiment, if the user is authenticated as a member, the user authentication unit 331 checks whether the user is registered as an illegal actor, and sends the information along with the authentication result to the dart game machine together with the fraudulent actor information. Accordingly, the game execution blocking unit 141-2 of the dart game machine confirms that the authenticated user is registered as a cheating player, and blocks execution of some dart games.

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

100: first dart game machine 110: dart board
120: Display unit 130: Anti-tamper sensor
140: control unit 141: game execution unit
141-1: Cheating prevention unit 141-2: Game execution blocking unit
142: user authentication requesting unit 143: sensor control unit
150: communication unit 160: camera
170: User information acquisition unit 171: RFID reader
172: Barcode reader 180: Speaker
185: Operation button 190: LED lamp
200: second dart game machine 300: dart game server
310: communication module 320: storage module
330: controller 331: user authentication unit
332: game progress unit 332-1: cheating action processor

Claims (10)

A dart game system for preventing corruption, comprising: a plurality of dart game machines installed in different shops; and a dart game server interlocked with a plurality of dart game machines via a communication network, each dart game machine comprising:
A dart board on which darts are heated;
Display means for displaying dart-related information;
A communication unit for communicating with a dart game server;
An RFID reader for recognizing a user's RFID card and acquiring user identification information; and a barcode reader for reading the barcode displayed on the user's mobile terminal to obtain user identification information;
A malfunction detection sensor, which is an ultrasonic sensor for detecting a distance between a user and a dart game machine to detect a dart game malfunction of the user; And
A user authentication request unit for transmitting user identification information acquired by an RFID reader or a barcode reader of the user information acquisition unit to a dart game server and requesting user authentication; And a game execution unit for executing an online competition game which is a dart game,
The game executive department:
If the distance between the dart game device and the user detected by the fraud prevention sensor at the time the dart is hit on the dart board during execution of the online fighting game is less than the preset reference distance, it is determined that the user has committed an illegal act and the dart- , Notifies the user of the fraudulent alerts and the number of fraudulent actions through the display unit, informs the dart game server through the communication unit of the fraudulent behavior of the user, stops the execution of the darts game when the number of fraudulent actions of the user reaches the preset reference count An illegal act preventing unit that treats the victim as victorious; And
And a game execution blocking unit for prohibiting execution of the online fighting game if the authenticated user is registered as a cheating player in the dart game server even if the user authentication is successful in the case where the dart game selected by the user is an online competition game,
Dart Game Server is:
A communication module for communicating with a plurality of dart game machines;
A storage module storing member information of registered users; And
A user authentication unit for comparing the user identification information received together with the user authentication request from the user authentication request unit of each dart game machine and the member information stored in the storage module to authenticate the user; And a controller that includes a game progress unit for executing an online competition game in cooperation with the game machines,
The Game Proceedings:
A dart game machine in which an on-line battle game is being executed is reported to a dart game machine running on-line battle game in response to a user's cheating action, and when the number of dirty acts of the same user reaches a predetermined number of times, And registering the user as a fraudulent actor;
And a dart game system for preventing cheating.
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each dart game machine comprises:
And a camera installed on a front surface of the dart game machine for shooting a user,
The malicious activity prevention unit transmits a malicious action image of a user photographed by a camera to a dart game server.
The game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit of each dart game machine comprises:
A sensor control unit which activates the fraud prevention sensor only when the dart game is an online fighting game and deactivates the fraud prevention sensor when the online fighting game is ended;
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