KR102524112B1 - Apparatus for providing item and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a game. According to a first aspect of the present invention, an item effect providing apparatus includes an item providing unit providing a polyhedral item formed around a character, a detecting unit detecting an event generated in a polyhedral item, and a polyhedral item having an event. An effect generating unit for generating an effect based on a preset capability and event type may be included, so that a user playing the game may be interested in the game.

Description

Apparatus and method for providing items {APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ITEM AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an item providing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to an item providing apparatus and method for providing a polyhedron-shaped item formed around a character.

As the number of people who enjoy games through video or wired/wireless communication devices such as computers, mobile phones, and PDAs increases, various types of games such as video games, casual games such as Tetris, strategy simulation games such as Starcraft, and role-playing games are being developed. . These games may be played offline or online.

In particular, online games played online have grown rapidly with the development of the Internet. MUD (Multiple User Dialogue or Multiple User Dungeon) games, MUG (Multiple User Graphic) games, and web-based games that can be played only with a browser can be enjoyed by installing the program on the hard disk drive and connecting to the Internet server. games, mobile games using mobile phones, etc. belong to this category.

Among these game elements, items, in particular, are one of the important elements that give interest to users. As a prior art related to such a game item, there is Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0138871. In the prior art, a method of providing interest to a user by reinforcing an item is disclosed.

These conventional techniques focus on arousing interest in the user by reinforcing the item itself.

However, in recent years, rather than reinforcing the item itself, a method of arousing interest from users by emphasizing the characteristics of the item itself is emerging.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned background art is technical information that the inventor possessed for derivation of the present invention or acquired in the process of derivation of the present invention, and cannot necessarily be said to be known art disclosed to the general public prior to filing the present invention. .

An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for providing an item.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to a first aspect of the present invention, an item providing device includes an item providing unit providing a polyhedral item formed around a character, and an event generated in the polyhedral item. and an effect application unit for applying an effect based on a preset capability and a type of the event to the surface of the polyhedral item where the event occurs.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a method for providing an item by an item providing device includes providing an item providing a polyhedral item formed around a character, detecting an event generated in the polyhedral item, and the above steps. and applying an effect to a face of the polyhedron item on which an event has occurred based on a preset capability and a type of the event.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the present invention is a computer readable recording medium on which a program for performing an item providing method is recorded, wherein the item providing method provides an item providing a polyhedral item formed around a character and applying an effect to a face of the polyhedron item on which the event occurred, based on a preset capability and a type of the event.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the present invention is performed by an item providing device, which is a recording medium for performing an item providing method, wherein the item providing method provides a polyhedral item formed around a character The method includes providing an item, detecting an event generated in the polyhedron item, and applying an effect to a face of the polyhedron item where the event occurs, based on a preset capability and a type of the event.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means of the present invention, an embodiment of the present invention may provide an item providing device and method.

In addition, according to any one of the problem solving means of the present invention, a polyhedral item applied to a user's character and individually assigned to each face according to the user's setting is provided, allowing the user to customize the item. can arouse interest in

According to any one of the problem solving means of the present invention, since different effects can be generated depending on the location of an event that occurs in a polyhedral item, when a user plays a game based on a polyhedron item, the factor of the location of the event is considered Therefore, the user can operate the game more strategically.

According to any one of the problem solving means of the present invention, the more equipment is additionally equipped, the character is strengthened, thereby arousing the user's interest in collecting items and inducing access to the game.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. will be.

1 is a block diagram of an item providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an item providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a reference diagram for explaining a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected" but also the case where it is "electrically connected" with another element interposed therebetween. . In addition, when a certain component is said to "include", this means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an item providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The network (N) includes a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a personal area network (PAN), and a mobile communication network ( mobile radio communication network), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Mobile WiMAX, HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) satellite communication network, LTE (long term evolution) network, and the like.

The terminal 200 may be implemented as a computer, portable terminal, television, wearable device, etc. capable of accessing the remote server 100 through the network N or connecting to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, or laptop equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , PCS(Personal Communication System), PDC(Personal Digital Cellular), PHS(Personal Handyphone System), PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), GSM(Global System for Mobile communications), IMT(International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Smart Phone, Mobile WiMAX (Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), etc. (Handheld)-based wireless communication device may be included. In addition, television may include IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), Internet TV (Internet Television), terrestrial TV, cable TV, and the like. Furthermore, the wearable device is a type of information processing device that can be worn directly on the human body, such as, for example, a watch, glasses, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc., directly or through another information processing device, via a network, to provide an item in a remote location (100). or can be connected to other terminals.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the server 100 may provide game data to the terminal 200 and provide the game to the user of the terminal 200, that is, the user.

Meanwhile, the user may receive game data provided by the server 100 through a fixed terminal such as a desktop or a mobile terminal such as a smartphone.

The server 100 may process or process game data played in the terminal 200 and provide the data to the terminal 200 . In addition, the server 100 may instruct the terminal 200 to process or process pre-stored game data. In this case, the game data may include a control signal of the server 100 to control the terminal 200 .

The terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may have images, videos, or various data for playing games stored in advance. At this time, the terminal 200 may drive the game based on pre-stored game data. Also, in this case, the game data stored in the terminal 200 may be provided from the server 100 or may be stored in the terminal 200 through a separate recording medium.

The server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide the terminal 200 with data about items used in the game. In this case, the item selling device according to the embodiment of the present invention may be the server 100 .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, data on items may be pre-stored in the terminal 200 . At this time, the data for the item may be stored together with the game data. In this case, the item selling device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be the terminal 200 .

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, it will be described assuming that the item selling device is the server 100 . Therefore, descriptions applicable even when the item selling device is the terminal 200 will be omitted.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2 , an item providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an item providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The item providing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an item providing unit 110 providing a polyhedral item formed around a character. When the polyhedral item is provided to the user, the user's character may be placed inside the polyhedral item formed by a plurality of faces.

The item provider 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention may rotate the polyhedron item around the user's character. In this case, movement of the polyhedron item, such as a rotation direction and a shape, may be set based on a user input.

A polyhedron item according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a shape of a 4-dimensional hypercube as well as a 3-dimensional cube such as a regular hexahedron or a regular octahedron. In addition, the polyhedron item may also have a polytope shape as well as a cube. However, in the following, for convenience of description, an example in which an item is provided in a cube shape of a polyhedral item will be described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied even when the polyhedron item is provided in the above-mentioned other shapes. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shape of a polyhedron item may be selected based on a user input. In this case, since the user can select the shape of the polyhedral item according to his or her own strategy, the game can be played more strategically.

The item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a capability setting unit 120 that individually sets a predetermined capability to at least one face of a polyhedral item based on a user input.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the capability setting unit 120 may set a plurality of capabilities to be overlapped on one surface. For example, you can set additional attack power and additional defense power overlapping on one side. In this case, the user can operate a character with a relatively strong partial direction. Also, through these settings, users can use extreme strategies in operating the game, so they can play the game more strategically.

The ability setting unit 120 may specify the number and location of faces for which capabilities are set, and the contents of the capabilities to be set based on a user input. Contents of capabilities that can be set by the capability setting unit 120 may be previously specified. For example, the contents that can be set by the ability setting unit 120 may include at least one of additional defense power, additional attack power, additional critical strike rate, and additional hit rate. Meanwhile, the user may select an ability to be given to a specific face of a polyhedron item from a designated ability list.

The item providing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a detector 130 that detects an event generated in a polyhedral item. The detector 130 may detect which side of the polyhedral item the event occurred on. Also, the detector 130 may determine the type of event. For example, the sensor 130 may detect which direction (which side of a polyhedron item) the user's character was attacked or whether the attack was performed. It can also detect in what form an attack or a hit has been received.

The item providing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an effect application unit 140 that applies an effect to the surface of a polyhedron item where an event has occurred, based on a preset ability and event type. .

The effect application unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine whether the type of event that has occurred and a preset capability correspond. Meanwhile, the type of event and corresponding capability may be preset. In this case, the type of event and the ability corresponding to the type of event may be matched and pre-stored.

For example, if the type of event is a hit, the corresponding ability may be an ability related to the character's defense or vitality. Also, when the type of event is an attack, the corresponding ability may be an ability to increase the character's attack power or attack efficiency. Regarding the abilities mentioned above, the additional defense power corresponds to the case where the type of event is an attack, and the additional attack power, the additional critical strike rate, and the additional accuracy rate may correspond to the case where the type of event is a defense.

The effect application unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention may apply the effect of the set capability only when the type of event that has occurred and the preset capability correspond. For example, when an event corresponding to a hit occurs on a specific face of a polyhedron item and the user sets additional attack power on the face, the effect application unit 140 does not apply the effect for the set ability. On the other hand, when an event corresponding to a hit occurs and the user sets additional defense power on the corresponding surface, the effect application unit 140 may apply additional defense power to the hit on the corresponding surface.

In addition, the effect application unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention may apply only the unique effect of a polyhedron item when the ability is not set for a specific face of the polyhedron item on which the event occurred. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a unique effect may be preset for a polyhedral item. For example, a polyhedron item may perform the function of a shield. In this case, the ability set on each face of the polyhedron item may be an additional ability set in addition to the unique effect of the polyhedron item.

On the other hand, if the unique effect of the polyhedral item is not preset and an event occurs on the face on which the ability is not set, the effect application unit 140 may not generate a separate effect in response to this. For example, when a character is hit on the side for which an ability is not set, the effect application unit 140 may not exert any influence on the hit. In detail, the effect application unit 140 may reduce damage from being hit or may not increase the probability of being hit by a character.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user can assign abilities in various combinations to each face of a polyhedral item. In addition, since the occurrence of the effect of the granted ability is determined according to the type of event and the location of the event, the user can operate the game more strategically by customizing the polyhedral item.

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since a user customizes an item according to his/her strategy or taste, interest in the game can be induced.

Next, a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a reference diagram illustrating a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes steps processed time-sequentially in the item providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 2 . Therefore, even if the contents are omitted below, the contents described above regarding the item providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 2 may also be applied to the item providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 .

The item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a polyhedral item formed around the character to the character (S301).

The item providing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may rotate the provided polyhedral item 400 in a predetermined direction around the character. For example, when additional attack power is set on a predetermined surface, the user may perform an attack the moment the side on which the additional attack power is set comes in front of the user's character in order to make a stronger attack on the monster. That is, the user can generate the ability by adjusting the event occurrence timing. In this case, since the occurrence and type of ability may be determined according to the event occurrence timing, the user may play the game with more concentration.

The item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may individually set a predetermined capability to at least one face of a polyhedral item based on a user input (S303).

Referring to S301 and S303 with reference to FIG. 4 , a polyhedron item 400 formed surrounding a character is shown in FIG. 4 . 4 shows that the polyhedron item 400 is a hexahedron, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be applied to any number of other types of polyhedrons.

The item providing device 100 may set separate capabilities for the left side 410 and the front side 420 of the polyhedral item 400 . For example, it is possible to set additional attack power on the front side and additional defense power on the left side (410). In this case, when the character attacks in the front 420 direction, the item providing device 100 may apply an effect by adding additional attack power to the attack power of the character. In addition, when the character is hit on the left side 410, the hit value may be reduced by applying additional defense power.

As described above, the user can assign abilities in various combinations to each face of the polyhedral item 400 . The user can operate the game more strategically through customization of the polyhedron item 400 .

Referring again to FIG. 3 , a method of providing an item will be described.

The item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may detect an event generated in a polyhedral item (S305).

When the occurrence of an event is detected, the item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may detect the face of the polyhedron item on which the event occurs (S307). That is, the item providing device 100 may determine the location of the surface where the event occurred.

The item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine whether a capability is previously set on the side where the event occurred (S309).

The item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may apply an effect to a side where an event occurs based on a preset capability and event end (S311).

Referring to S309 and S311, the item providing apparatus 100 may apply only the unique effect of the polyhedron item when the ability is not set to the specific face of the polyhedron item in which the event occurred. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a unique effect may be preset for a polyhedral item. For example, a polyhedron item may perform the function of a shield. In this case, the ability set on each face of the polyhedron item may be an additional ability set in addition to the unique effect of the polyhedron item.

On the other hand, when the unique effect of a polyhedron item is not preset and an event occurs on a face on which a capability is not set, the item providing device 100 may not generate a separate effect in response to this. For example, when a character is hit on the side for which an ability is not set, the item providing device 100 may not exert any influence on the hit. In detail, the item providing device 100 may not reduce damage from being hit or increase the probability of being hit by a character.

Through steps S301 to S311, the user can strategically operate the game by customizing items according to the user's situation. Through this customization of items, the user can become more interested in the game.

The term '~unit' used in this embodiment means software or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and '~unit' performs certain roles. However, '~ part' is not limited to software or hardware. '~bu' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Therefore, as an example, '~unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

Functions provided within components and '~units' may be combined into smaller numbers of components and '~units' or separated from additional components and '~units'.

In addition, components and '~units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

The item providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3 may be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. Also, computer readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

In addition, the item providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. A computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by a processor and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, object-oriented programming language, assembly language, or machine language. . Also, the computer program may be recorded on a tangible computer-readable recording medium (eg, a memory, a hard disk, a magnetic/optical medium, or a solid-state drive (SSD)).

Therefore, the item providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by executing the computer program as described above by a computing device. A computing device may include at least some of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to a low-speed bus and a storage device. Each of these components are connected to each other using various buses and may be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Here, the processor may process commands within the computing device, for example, to display graphic information for providing a GUI (Graphic User Interface) on an external input/output device, such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. Examples include instructions stored in memory or storage devices. As another example, multiple processors and/or multiple buses may be used along with multiple memories and memory types as appropriate. Also, the processor may be implemented as a chipset comprising chips including a plurality of independent analog and/or digital processors.

Memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may consist of a volatile memory unit or a collection thereof. As another example, the memory may be composed of a non-volatile memory unit or a collection thereof. Memory may also be another form of computer readable medium, such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

Also, the storage device may provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. A storage device may be a computer-readable medium or a component that includes such a medium, and may include, for example, devices in a storage area network (SAN) or other components, such as a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or a tape device, flash memory, or other semiconductor memory device or device array of the like.

The above description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art can understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not limiting. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

100: item effect providing device 110: item providing unit
120: ability setting unit 130: detection unit
140: effect application unit 200: terminal

Claims (13)

an item providing unit that provides a polyhedral item formed so that the character is placed therein by surrounding the character as a center;
a capability setting unit configured to set a predetermined capability to at least one face of the polyhedral item based on a user input;
a detector for detecting an event generated on a surface of the polyhedral item; and
and an effect application unit for applying an effect based on a preset capability of the face of the polyhedron item on which the event occurs and a type of the event. According to claim 1,
The item providing device,
The item providing apparatus further includes a capability setting unit configured to individually set a predetermined capability to at least one face of the polyhedron item based on a user input. According to claim 2,
The ability setting unit additionally,
An item providing device that sets an additional ability other than the basic ability of the polyhedral item to at least one face of the polyhedral item. According to claim 2,
The ability setting unit additionally,
Setting at least one of additional defense power, additional attack power, additional critical strike rate, and additional hit rate to at least one surface of the polyhedral item as each ability. According to claim 2,
The ability setting unit additionally,
An item providing device configured to overlap and set a plurality of abilities on one side of the polyhedral item. According to claim 1,
The item providing unit additionally,
An item providing device which rotates the polyhedron in a predetermined direction around the character. According to claim 1,
The effect application unit,
The item providing device determines whether the type of the event corresponds to a preset capability on the face of the polyhedron item where the event occurs, and applies an effect of the preset capability if the event corresponds. In the method for providing an item by an item providing device,
Providing an item providing a polyhedral item formed so that the character is placed therein by surrounding the character as a center;
setting a predetermined ability to at least one face of the polyhedral item based on a user input;
detecting an event generated on a face of the polyhedron item; and
and applying an effect to a face of the polyhedral item on which the event occurs, based on a preset capability and a type of the event. According to claim 8,
The step of setting the predetermined capability,
and individually setting a predetermined ability to at least one face of the polyhedron item based on a user input. According to claim 8,
The step of applying the effect is,
determining whether the type of the event corresponds to a preset capability of the face of the polyhedron item in which the event occurred; and
If corresponding, an item providing method comprising applying the effect of a preset ability. According to claim 8,
The step of providing an item providing a polyhedral item formed surrounding the character as a center,
The method of providing an item further comprising rotating the polyhedron item in a predetermined direction around the character. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to claim 8 is recorded. A computer program executed by an item providing device and stored in a recording medium to perform the method according to claim 8.

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