KR102141477B1 - Apparatus and method for controlling game - Google Patents

Abstract

A game control device and method are disclosed. The game control apparatus according to an embodiment includes a driving information acquiring unit that acquires driving information of a vehicle in which the user is driving; A game action determining unit determining a game action to be recommended to the user based on the driving information; And providing recommendation information for the game operation to the first user device of the user, and when an execution request for the game operation is received from the first user device, the first user device or the second user of the user. And a game action execution unit that controls the device to execute the determined game action.

Description

Game control device and method{APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME}

The disclosed embodiments relate to game control devices and methods.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as various types of mobile devices and network technologies having high performance, such as smart phones and tablet PCs, have been developed, games are also being developed to be available in mobile devices as well as devices such as gaming consoles and desktop PCs. Accordingly, users who use the game can access the game without limitation of time and space.

On the other hand, with the development of various sensors and electronic control devices, the vehicle develops in a direction that supports not only semi-autonomous driving that enables driving with only a certain level of intervention by the driver, but ultimately, autonomous driving that enables driving without driver intervention. have.

Korean Open Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0075931 (published Jul. 05, 2018)

The game control apparatus according to an embodiment includes a driving information acquiring unit that acquires driving information of a vehicle in which the user is driving; A game action determining unit determining a game action to be recommended to the user based on the driving information; And providing recommendation information for the game operation to the first user device of the user, and when an execution request for the game operation is received from the first user device, the first user device or the second user of the user. And a game action execution unit that controls the device to execute the determined game action.

The operation information may include information on at least one of a destination, a destination arrival time, a current location, a distance between the destination and the current location, and a speed.

The game action determining unit may calculate a time required to arrive at the destination based on the driving information, and determine the game action based on the time required to arrive at the destination.

The driving information may include information about a current driving mode of the vehicle.

The current driving mode of the vehicle may include one of an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode.

When the current driving mode of the vehicle is the autonomous driving mode, the game action determining unit may determine a game action for which the user's operation is unnecessary as the recommended game action.

When the current driving mode of the vehicle is the manual driving mode, the game action determining unit may determine a game action requiring the user's manipulation as the recommended game action.

The game action determining unit may determine one of the one or more game actions preset by the user as the game action to be recommended.

Game control method according to an embodiment, the operation of the user to obtain the driving information of the vehicle in operation; Determining a game action to be recommended to the user based on the driving information; Providing recommendation information for the game operation to the user's first user device; Receiving an execution request for the game operation from the first user device; And when the execution request is received, controlling the determined game operation to be executed on the first user device or the second user device of the user.

The operation information may include information on at least one of a destination, a destination arrival time, a current location, a distance between the destination and the current location, and a speed.

The determining operation may calculate a time required for arriving at the destination based on the driving information, and determine the game operation based on the required time for arriving at the destination.

The driving information may include information about a current driving mode of the vehicle.

The current driving mode of the vehicle may include one of an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode.

In the determining operation, when the current driving mode of the vehicle is the autonomous driving mode, a game operation in which the user's operation is unnecessary may be determined as the recommended game operation.

In the determining operation, when the current driving mode of the vehicle is the manual driving mode, a game operation requiring the user's manipulation may be determined as the recommended game operation.

The determining operation may determine one of one or more game operations preset by the user as the recommended game operation.

Game control apparatus according to an embodiment, one or more processors; And one or more communication interfaces, wherein the one or more processors acquire driving information of a vehicle in which the user is driving through the one or more communication interfaces, and determine a game action to be recommended to the user based on the driving information. , Providing information about the game operation to the user's first user device through the one or more communication interfaces, receiving an execution request for the game operation from the first user device through the one or more communication interfaces, When the execution request is received, it is controlled to execute the determined game operation on the first user device or the second user device of the user.

1 is a block diagram of a game control system according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram of a game control device according to an embodiment.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of recommendation information displayed by the first user device.
4 is a flowchart of a game control method according to an embodiment.
5 is a block diagram illustrating and illustrating a computing environment including a computing device suitable for use in example embodiments.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. The following detailed description is provided to aid in a comprehensive understanding of the methods, devices and/or systems described herein. However, this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In describing the embodiments, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions, which may vary according to a user's or operator's intention or practice. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification. The terms used in the detailed description are only for describing the embodiments and should not be limiting. Unless expressly used otherwise, a singular form includes a plural form. In this description, expressions such as “including” or “equipment” are intended to indicate certain characteristics, numbers, steps, actions, elements, parts or combinations thereof, and one or more other than described. It should not be interpreted to exclude the presence or possibility of other characteristics, numbers, steps, actions, elements, or parts or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, "game" means software that one or more gamers can enjoy using an input device mounted or connected to a gaming device. It is usually performed by directly manipulating the player character or by manipulating the movement of objects in the game. Role-playing games (RPGs), massive multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) ), adventure games, arcade games, and other genres.

Hereinafter, "gaming device" refers to hardware that executes game software, performs calculation according to a user's input through an input device, and outputs a result through an output device. For example, personal computers, laptop computers, game consoles, smart phones, tablet PCs, smart bands, smart watches, etc. It may be in the form of a wearable device. In addition, any hardware that satisfies the above definition is interpreted as belonging to a gaming device.

In the following, "online game" means a game that needs to go through a network in order to play the game. It usually means a game where two or more gaming devices at a remote location are connected to each other through a network or synchronized through a server. If it satisfies the above definition, there is no restriction on the type of gaming device that runs the game. In addition to games that run on personal computers or game consoles, games that run on mobiles, such as smartphones, or games where multiple different gaming devices (including different types of gaming devices) are interlocked or run in the cloud also include Anything that satisfies the definition is interpreted as belonging to an online game.

Hereinafter, the term “Input Device” means an apparatus for inputting data to a gaming device. For example, a joystick, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen, a hardware button or a steering wheel, a musical instrument, a gun, gloves, and a scaffolding dedicated input device. In addition, various sensors (temperature sensors, infrared sensors, motion sensors, gyro sensors, acceleration sensors, gravity sensors, etc.) mounted on or interlocked with a gaming device, global positioning systems (GPS), indoor positioning systems (Indoor Positioning System) ) May also be an example of an input device.

1 is a block diagram of a game control system 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the game control system 100 according to an embodiment includes a game control device 110, a vehicle 130, a first user device 150 and a second user device 170.

The game control device 110 is a device for determining a game action to be recommended to the user based on the driving information of the vehicle 130 and recommending the determined game action to the user.

In this case, the game operation may include an operation performed in the game while the game is running, or performed outside the game without the game being executed.

At this time, the actions performed in the game include, for example, item creation, item trading, in-game place movement, quest execution, monster hunting, skill change, player vs player (PVP), character creation, building creation, character or item upgrade As such, it may include various types of operations related to the execution of content provided in the game.

In addition, the actions performed outside the game may include various types of actions associated with the game, such as updating a game application or participating in a game event, but can be performed without executing the game.

Meanwhile, the game operation is not necessarily limited to the above-described examples, and may have various forms according to the genre and type of the game in addition to the above-described examples.

According to one embodiment, the game control device 110 is a game server (not shown) or a game server for providing a game service in conjunction with a game application installed on the first user device 150 or the second user device 170 It may be implemented in one configuration included in. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and according to an embodiment, the game control device 110 may be implemented as a separate device interlocked with a game server.

The vehicle 130 is a vehicle on which the user is currently riding and operating, according to an embodiment, may be a vehicle capable of autonomous driving or semi-autonomous driving.

According to an embodiment, the game control device 110 may obtain driving information of the vehicle 130 from one or more devices provided in the vehicle 130. For example, the game control device 110 may obtain driving information from a navigation device mounted on a vehicle, a black box device, an electronic control device provided inside the vehicle 130, and the like. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the game control device 110 may acquire driving information of the vehicle 130 from various devices capable of collecting driving information of the vehicle 130 and communicating through a wireless network.

Further, according to an embodiment, the game control device 110 may obtain driving information of the vehicle 130 from the first user device 150. For example, when the user uses the navigation function provided by the first user device 150 while the vehicle 130 is running, the game control device 110 operates the vehicle 130 from the first user device 150 Information can be obtained.

The first user device 150 may be a mobile device carried by a user such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a wearable device, but is not limited to a specific type of device.

According to an embodiment, the first user device 150 may receive the recommendation information for the game operation from the game control device 110 and provide it to the user. In addition, when the user who receives the recommendation information approves the execution of the game operation, the first user device 150 may transmit the execution request for the game operation to the game control device 110.

For example, the first user device 150 provides the received recommendation information to the user in at least one form of visual and auditory information such as voice, text, and images, and the game recommended by the recommendation information from the user Whether or not to approve the execution of the operation may be input. To this end, the first user device 150 may be provided with an application for receiving recommendation information from the game control device 110 and providing it to the user, and transmitting an execution request for the game operation to the game control device 110. have.

The second user device 170 is a device used by a user to play a game, and may be a device in which a game application for providing a game service to a user in conjunction with a game server (not shown) is installed.

Meanwhile, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the first user device 150 and the second user device 170 are illustrated as separate devices, but according to an embodiment, the first user device 150 and the second user device Unlike the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the user device 170 may be the same device.

2 is a block diagram of a game control device 110 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the game control apparatus 110 according to an embodiment includes a driving information acquisition unit 111, a game operation determination unit 113, and a game operation execution unit 115.

In one embodiment, the driving information acquisition unit 111, the game operation determination unit 113, and the game operation execution unit 115 are implemented using one or more physically separated devices, one or more processors or one or more processors, and It may be implemented by a combination of software, and may not be clearly distinguished in a specific operation unlike the illustrated example.

The driving information acquisition unit 111 acquires driving information of the vehicle 130 being operated by the user.

According to an embodiment, the operation information may include information on at least one of a destination, a destination arrival time, a current location, a distance between the destination and the current location, and a speed.

Further, according to an embodiment, when the vehicle 130 is a vehicle capable of autonomous driving or semi-autonomous driving, the driving information may include information about a current driving mode of the vehicle 130. At this time, the current driving mode may be an autonomous driving mode or a manual driving mode.

Meanwhile, the driving information is not necessarily limited to the above-described examples, and may include various information related to the driving state of the vehicle 130 in addition to the above-described examples.

According to an embodiment, the driving information acquisition unit 111 may acquire driving information of the vehicle 130 from one or more devices provided in the vehicle 130. For example, the driving information acquisition unit 111 may acquire driving information from a navigation device mounted on a vehicle, a black box device, an electronic control device provided inside the vehicle 130, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the driving information acquisition unit 111 may acquire driving information of the vehicle 130 from various devices capable of collecting driving information of the vehicle 130 and communicating through a wireless network in addition to the above-described examples. Can.

Further, according to an embodiment, the driving information acquisition unit 111 may acquire driving information of the vehicle 130 from the first user device 150. For example, when the user uses the navigation function provided by the first user device 150 while the vehicle 130 is running, the driving information acquisition unit 111 may be, for example, a destination from the first user device 150. , It is possible to obtain operating information such as the estimated time of arrival of the destination, the current location, and speed.

The game operation determination unit 113 determines a game operation to be recommended to the user based on the operation information of the vehicle 130 obtained by the operation information acquisition unit 111.

According to an embodiment, the game action determining unit 113 may calculate a time required to arrive at the destination of the vehicle 130 based on the driving information, and determine a game action to be recommended based on the calculated time required to arrive at the destination.

At this time, the time required to arrive at the destination may be calculated based on, for example, a difference between the current time and the expected time to arrive at the destination, a distance between the destination and the current location, and the like. However, the time required to arrive at the destination may be calculated using various methods using at least one of the destination included in the operation information, the estimated time of arrival of the destination, the current location, the distance between the destination and the current location, and the speed, in addition to the above-described example It is not limited to a specific method.

Meanwhile, the game action determination unit 113 may determine, for example, a game action that can be performed within 30 minutes as a game action to be recommended to a user, when the calculated time required to arrive at the destination is 30 minutes. At this time, the game action determining unit 113 is performed within the required time of arrival to the destination in consideration of, for example, the user's level in the game, the items retained, the difficulty of the game action, the type of the game action, and the estimated time required to execute the game action. The game action determined to be possible may be determined as a game action recommended for the user. However, the game operation determining method considering the time required to arrive at the destination may be determined in various ways according to embodiments other than the above-described examples, and is not necessarily limited to a specific method.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, when the driving information obtained through the driving information obtaining unit 111 includes information on the current driving mode of the vehicle 130, the game operation determining unit 113 displays the current of the vehicle. The game action to be recommended to the user may be determined based on the driving mode.

Specifically, according to an embodiment, when the current driving mode of the vehicle 130 is an autonomous driving mode, the game action determining unit 113 may determine a game action for which the user does not require a game action to recommend to the user. . At this time, a game operation that does not require user interaction may mean a game operation that does not require user operation during execution, such as updating a game application or auto hunting.

Further, according to an embodiment, when the current driving mode of the vehicle 130 is the manual driving mode, the game action determining unit 113 may determine a game action that requires the user's operation as a game action to be recommended to the user. At this time, the game operation that requires the user's operation may mean a game operation that requires the user's operation during execution, for example, quest progress or monster hunting.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the game action determining unit 130 may determine one of the one or more game actions preset by the user as a game action to be recommended to the user.

For example, the user may preset one or more game actions to be recommended while driving the vehicle 130. In this case, the game operation determining unit 113 may determine, for example, that the vehicle 130 is currently operating based on the driving information acquired through the driving information obtaining unit 111, one or more of the settings set by the user One of the game actions may be determined as a game action to be recommended to the user.

The game action execution unit 115 provides recommendation information on the game action determined by the first user device 150 when the game action to be recommended to the user is determined by the game action determination unit 113.

At this time, according to an embodiment, the recommendation information may be provided to the first user device 150 in the form of, for example, a push message, or may be provided through an application installed on the first user device 150.

As a specific example, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of recommendation information displayed by the first user device 150. As shown in the example shown in FIG. 3, the recommendation information 310 is inputted with a text area 311 containing text for providing content of a game action to be recommended to a user, and whether or not the user consents to execution of the game action. It may be displayed on the display screen of the first user device 150 in the form of a message including the button image areas 311 and 312 for. At this time, when the user selects the "accept" button image area 311 included in the message 310 using the input means (for example, a touch screen) provided in the first user device 150, the first user The device 150 may transmit an execution request for the game operation to the game control device 110.

Meanwhile, the recommendation information may be provided to the user in various forms using at least one of visual information and auditory information, such as text, images, and voice, in addition to the example illustrated in FIG. 3.

Meanwhile, after the game operation execution unit 115 provides recommendation information to the first user device 150, when an execution request for the game operation is received from the first user device 150, the first user device 150 ) Or the second user device 170 controls to execute the requested game operation.

Specifically, the game operation execution unit 115 may control, for example, a game operation requested to be executed in conjunction with a game application installed on the first user device 150 or the second user device 170. That is, when a game application is installed on the first user device 150, the game action execution unit 115 controls to execute the requested game action in conjunction with the game application installed on the first user device 150. Can. On the other hand, when a game application is installed on the second user device 170, the game operation execution unit 115 controls to execute the requested game operation in conjunction with the game application installed on the second user device 170. Can.

4 is a flowchart of a game control method according to an embodiment.

The method illustrated in FIG. 4 may be performed, for example, by the game control device 110 illustrated in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, the game control device 110 acquires driving information of the vehicle 130 that the user is driving (410).

At this time, according to an embodiment, the driving information may include information on at least one of a destination, a destination arrival time, a current location, a distance between the destination and the current location, and a speed.

Further, according to an embodiment, the driving information may include information about a current driving mode of the vehicle 130. At this time, the current driving mode may include one of an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode.

Thereafter, the game control device 110 determines a game operation to be recommended to the user based on the obtained driving information (420 ).

At this time, according to an embodiment, the game control device 110 calculates a time required to arrive at the destination of the vehicle 130 based on the obtained driving information, and based on the time required to arrive at the destination, the game game operation to be recommended to the user Can decide.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the game control device 110 is a game to recommend a game operation to the user that requires no user manipulation when the current driving mode of the vehicle 130 is an autonomous driving mode based on the obtained driving information You can decide by action.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the game control device 110 may recommend a game operation to the user that requires the user's operation when the current driving mode of the vehicle 130 is the manual driving mode based on the obtained driving information You can decide by action.

Also, according to an embodiment, the game control device 110 may determine one of one or more game operations preset by the user as a game operation to be recommended to the user.

Thereafter, the game control device 110 provides recommendation information for the game action determined by the user's first user device 150 (430 ).

Thereafter, the game control device 110 receives an execution request for the game action recommended to the user through the recommendation information from the user's first user device 150 (440).

Thereafter, the game control device 110 controls the game operation to be executed on the user's first user device 150 or the user's second user device 170 (450).

At this time, according to an embodiment, when the game control device 110 has a game application installed on the first user device 150, the game operation requested to be executed in conjunction with the game application installed on the first user device 150 It can be controlled to run. On the other hand, when a game application is installed on the second user device 170, the game control device 110 may control the game operation requested to be executed in conjunction with the game application installed on the second user device 170. have.

Meanwhile, in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 4, the method is described as being divided into a plurality of steps, but at least some of the steps are performed by changing the order, combined with other steps, omitted, or divided into detailed steps. Alternatively, one or more steps (not shown) may be added and performed.

5 is a block diagram illustrating and illustrating a computing environment including a computing device suitable for use in example embodiments. In the illustrated embodiment, each component may have different functions and capabilities than those described below, and may include additional components other than those described below.

The illustrated computing environment 10 includes a computing device 12. In one embodiment, the computing device 12 may be one or more components included in the game control device 110 shown in FIG. 2.

The computing device 12 includes at least one processor 14, a computer readable storage medium 16 and a communication bus 18. The processor 14 may cause the computing device 12 to operate in accordance with the exemplary embodiment mentioned above. For example, processor 14 may execute one or more programs stored on computer readable storage medium 16. The one or more programs can include one or more computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by processor 14, configure computing device 12 to perform operations in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. Can be.

Computer readable storage medium 16 is configured to store computer executable instructions or program code, program data and/or other suitable types of information. The program 20 stored on the computer readable storage medium 16 includes a set of instructions executable by the processor 14. In one embodiment, the computer readable storage medium 16 is a memory (volatile memory such as random access memory, non-volatile memory, or a suitable combination thereof), one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash Memory devices, other types of storage media that can be accessed by the computing device 12 and store desired information, or suitable combinations thereof.

The communication bus 18 interconnects various other components of the computing device 12, including a processor 14 and a computer readable storage medium 16.

Computing device 12 may also include one or more I/O interfaces 22 and one or more network communication interfaces 26 that provide an interface for one or more I/O devices 24. The input/output interface 22 and the network communication interface 26 are connected to the communication bus 18. The input/output device 24 may be connected to other components of the computing device 12 through the input/output interface 22. Exemplary input/output devices 24 include pointing devices (such as a mouse or trackpad), keyboards, touch input devices (such as touch pads or touch screens), voice or sound input devices, various types of sensor devices, and/or imaging devices. Input devices and/or output devices such as display devices, printers, speakers and/or network cards. The exemplary input/output device 24 may be included inside the computing device 12 as a component constituting the computing device 12, and may be connected to the computing device 12 as a separate device distinct from the computing device 12. It might be.

Meanwhile, according to the disclosed embodiments, an appropriate game operation may be recommended to the user according to the vehicle driving information of the user, thereby inducing the user's interest and improving the user's game accessibility.

Although the present invention has been described in detail through exemplary embodiments above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains are capable of various modifications to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Will understand. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be determined by being limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims to be described later, but also by the claims and equivalents.

10: computing environment
12: computing device
14: processor
16: computer readable storage media
18: Communication bus
20: Program
22: I/O interface
24: I/O device
26: network communication interface
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110: game control device
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Claims (18)

A driving information acquisition unit that acquires driving information of a vehicle in which the user is driving;
A game action determining unit determining a game action to be recommended to the user based on the driving information; And
Provides recommendation information for the game operation to the first user device possessed by the user, and when an execution request for the game operation is received from the first user device, the second user device of the user in which the game application is installed A game control device comprising a game operation execution unit for controlling the execution of the requested game operation in the execution.
The method according to claim 1,
The driving information is a game control device including information on at least one of a destination, a destination estimated time of arrival, a current location, a distance between the destination and the current location, and a speed.
The method according to claim 2,
The game operation determining unit calculates a time required to arrive at a destination based on the driving information, and determines a game operation based on the time required to arrive at the destination.
The method according to claim 1,
The driving information, game control device including information about the current driving mode of the vehicle.
The method according to claim 4,
The current driving mode of the vehicle is a game control device including one of an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode.
The method according to claim 5,
The game operation determining unit, if the current driving mode of the vehicle is the autonomous driving mode, the game control device for determining the game operation that the user's operation is unnecessary as the recommended game operation.
The method according to claim 5,
The game operation determination unit, when the current driving mode of the vehicle is the manual driving mode, the game control device for determining the game operation that requires the user's operation as the recommended game operation.
The method according to claim 1,
The game operation determining unit, the game control device for determining one of the one or more game operations preset by the user as the recommended game operation.
In the game control method performed by the game control device,
An operation in which a user obtains driving information of a vehicle in operation;
Determining a game action to be recommended to the user based on the driving information;
Providing recommendation information for the game operation to the first user device possessed by the user;
Receiving an execution request for the game operation from the first user device; And
And when the execution request is received, controlling the execution of the requested game operation on the second user device of the user in which the game application is installed.
The method according to claim 9,
The driving information, a game control method including information on at least one of a destination, a destination estimated time of arrival, a current location, a distance between the destination and the current location, and a speed.
The method according to claim 10,
The determining operation is a game control method for calculating a time required to arrive at a destination based on the driving information, and determining the game action based on the required time to arrive at a destination.
The method according to claim 9,
The driving information, game control method including information about the current driving mode of the vehicle.
The method according to claim 12,
The game driving method of the vehicle includes one of an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode.
The method according to claim 13,
In the determining operation, when the current driving mode of the vehicle is the autonomous driving mode, a game control method for determining a game operation in which the user's operation is unnecessary is the recommended game operation.
The method according to claim 13,
In the determining operation, when the current driving mode of the vehicle is the manual driving mode, a game control method for determining a game operation requiring the user's operation as the recommended game operation.
The method according to claim 9,
The determining operation is a game control method for determining one of one or more game operations preset by the user as the recommended game operation.
One or more processors; And
One or more communication interfaces,
The one or more processors,
The user obtains driving information of a vehicle while the user is driving through the one or more communication interfaces,
A game action to be recommended to the user is determined based on the driving information,
Provide recommendation information for the game operation to the first user device possessed by the user through the one or more communication interfaces,
Receiving an execution request for the game operation from the first user device through the one or more communication interfaces,
When the execution request is received, a game control device that controls the execution of the requested game operation on the second user device of the user in which the game application is installed.
The method according to claim 17,
The game operation includes an update to the game application,
The one or more processors, when the execution request for the game operation is received from the first user device, the game control device to control the second user device to perform an update to the game application.

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