KR102623957B1 - Method and device for providing item - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and device for providing an item. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a count unit that counts for each user a value related to a probability item consumed before acquiring the target item, and a count that satisfies a preset condition among users who did not acquire the target item. It includes an item provision unit that provides reward items to users with value.

Description

Item provision device and item provision method {METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ITEM}

The present invention relates to an item providing device and method, and more specifically, to an item providing device and an item providing method for providing a compensation item to a user who has not obtained a desired item through a random box in an online game.

Recently, as the base of online games has expanded, many people have come to enjoy various online games using their mobile devices. These online games typically provide users with various items to provide more diverse functions and performance in the game.

Among these game elements, items in particular are one of the important elements that provide interest to users. There is Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0076657 as a prior art document regarding such game items. The prior art document discloses an item provision method for providing a new item to a user terminal.

As with prior art, there are various ways to provide items to users, and one of those methods is the gacha system. This gacha system provides new items that users cannot know in advance by consuming random items in the game. For example, a gacha system may use a random box to provide items unknown to the user.

These random boxes provide items at random, and if the user is lucky, the user may be able to obtain the desired item from the random box, whereas if the user is unlucky, the user may not be able to obtain the desired item from the random box. In general, the probability of obtaining an item of a certain grade or higher desired by the user through a random box in a game is set quite low.

Therefore, there was a problem that users who could not obtain the desired item were bound to be dissatisfied when using the random box that consumed the random item. Therefore, technology to solve the above-mentioned problems has become necessary.

Meanwhile, the above-described background technology is technical information that the inventor possessed for deriving the present invention or acquired in the process of deriving the present invention, and cannot necessarily be said to be known technology disclosed to the general public before the application for the present invention. .

The purpose of one embodiment of the present invention is to present an item provision device and an item provision method that can reduce user dissatisfaction due to consumption of probability items.

The purpose of one embodiment of the present invention is to present an item provision device and an item provision method that prevent users from leaving the game due to dissatisfaction with the use of probability items.

The purpose of the present invention is to present an item provision device and an item provision method that can increase sales by promoting consumption of probability items.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a counter that counts for each user a value related to a probability item consumed before acquiring the target item, and the target item It may include an item providing unit that provides a reward item to users who have a count value that satisfies a preset condition among users who did not acquire the item.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is an item provision method performed by an item provision device, comprising: counting for each user a value related to a probability item consumed before acquiring a target item; a user to whom a reward item is to be provided; It may include selecting a and providing a reward item to the selected user.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing an item provision method is recorded, comprising: counting for each user a value related to a probability item consumed before acquiring a target item; It may include selecting a user to whom a reward item is to be provided, and providing a reward item to the selected user.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is a computer program performed by an item providing device and stored in a recording medium to perform an item providing method, which provides values related to probability items consumed before acquiring the target item to each user. counting, sorting users based on the counted value, sorting users based on the counted value, determining whether to provide a reward item, and providing the reward item. If determined, it may include providing reward items to a preset number of users for the sorted users.

According to any one of the means for solving the problems of the present invention described above, an item providing device and an item providing method can be provided.

In addition, according to one of the means for solving the problem of the present invention, there is provided an item providing device and an item that can reduce user dissatisfaction by providing a compensation item to a user who has not acquired a desired item through consumption of a probability item. According to one of the means for solving the problem of the present invention, an item provision device and an item provision method can be provided.

In addition, according to one of the problem solving means of the present invention, an item providing device and an item providing method that can reduce user dissatisfaction by providing a compensation item to a user who has not acquired a desired item through consumption of a probability item. can be presented.

In addition, according to one of the means for solving the problem of the present invention, an item providing device and an item providing method for preventing users from leaving the game by providing an appropriate compensation plan to users who have not acquired the desired item through consumption of probability items can be presented.

In addition, according to one of the means for solving the problem of the present invention, an item providing device and an item providing method that can increase sales by promoting the consumption of random items by providing reward items according to the consumption of random items are proposed. You can.

The effects that can be obtained from 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 showing an item providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 3 and 4 are flowcharts illustrating a method of selecting a user to whom a reward item will be provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of stopping the count of a user who has been provided with a reward item after providing the reward item in FIG. 2 .
Figures 6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating the concept of a user selection operation for providing reward items from sorted users according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are given similar reference numerals 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 in between. . Additionally, when a part "includes" a certain component, this means that it may further include other components rather than excluding other components, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

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

However, before explaining this, we first define the meaning of the terms used below.

Hereinafter, an 'item' is a game element used to improve the user's game performance results, which at least temporarily improves the game performance ability of the control object controlled by the user among game objects, or the user's game performance among game objects. At least temporarily degrades the game performance of objects that block performance or game objects controlled by the other user, or provides additional opportunities to the user to perform the given game, execute specific actions within the game, or demonstrate special abilities. It may be a game object or other game element. Items can be sold within the game, and items can be exchanged, traded, or gifted between users.

‘Probability items’ are items consumed to provide users with a desired item with a low probability. In other words, a random item is an item that randomly selects an item within a certain level, and is implemented in the form of a random box or an item for opening a random box in a gacha system, for example. It can be. Here, items acquired through consumption of probability items do not exist in substance, but may also include content that can be exchanged for tangible goods such as prizes that can be provided to users outside of the game. These random items may also be referred to as Gacha Items.

‘Target items’ are items that can only be obtained below a certain preset probability. Therefore, the target item is an item that is provided to the user with a low probability (e.g., 5%, 3%, 1%, 0.1%, etc.) among the items that can be acquired through the consumption of probability items. It has a relatively high value compared to most items provided through consumption. Therefore, the target item is the item desired by most users who consume probability items and becomes the target of all users.

‘Reward items’ are separate items with relatively higher value compared to most general items that can be obtained through the consumption of probability items. At this time, the reward item may function to provide a certain level of satisfaction to the dissatisfied user who did not acquire the target item. A reward item is one of the items that can be obtained through the consumption of probability items, and is a separate item of relatively higher value than most general items.

Terms that require explanation other than those defined above are explained separately below.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an item providing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The item provision device 100 stores various information necessary to provide the game, and detects and records various events occurring within the game to enable time-series progression of the game.

This item providing device 100 may be implemented as an electronic terminal with a game application installed. Additionally, the item provision device 100 may be implemented as a server-client system. If the item provision device 100 is implemented as a server-client system, the item provision device 100 is an electronic terminal installed with a client for interaction with a user. may include.

At this time, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, portable terminal, television, wearable device, etc. that may include an interface that allows interaction with the user. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, laptop, etc. equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that guarantees 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) All types of handhelds such as 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. Additionally, television may include IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), Internet TV, terrestrial TV, cable TV, etc. Furthermore, a wearable device is a type of information processing device that can be worn directly on the human body, such as a watch, glasses, accessories, clothing, or shoes, and can connect to a remote server or other terminal via a network directly or through another information processing device. can be connected to

The server of the server-client system may be implemented as a computing device capable of communicating over a network with an electronic terminal on which a client is installed, and may include a storage device capable of storing data, or may use a third server (not shown). You can also save data through .

The item providing device 100 implemented in the form of either an electronic terminal or a server-client system as described above includes a counting unit 110, an item providing unit 120, and a cost management unit 130.

In addition, the item providing device 100 enables communication between internal components, that is, the counting unit 110, the item providing unit 120, and the cost management unit 130, and also enables communication with external components. It may include a communications department (not shown).

Meanwhile, the count unit 110 according to the present invention counts values related to probability items among various items used in the game. For example, the count unit 110 may count the number of probability items consumed to acquire the target item within the game.

Alternatively, the count unit 110 may count the purchase cost of a probability item consumed to acquire a target item within the game. At this time, the count unit 110 may receive information about the purchase cost through the cost management unit 130.

The counter 110 may calculate the number of probability items consumed or the purchase cost for each user until the target item is acquired. Accordingly, the counting unit 110 does not perform counting for users who have acquired the target item by stopping the counting operation. Through this, repeated provision of the target item to a user who has acquired the target item can be prevented.

The item provider 120 manages various items and controls item provision according to events that occur during the game. The item provision unit 120 manages the probability items provided and consumed for each user, and provides target items according to probability item consumption, and provides users who have not acquired the target items compared to the target items. Items of low value are provided.

Here, the acquisition probability of the target item is generally set very low, so although many users want the item, the number of target items provided depending on the consumption of the probability item becomes very small. Most users who consume probability items for the purpose of acquiring target items are bound to become dissatisfied. Therefore, the item providing unit 120 of the present invention provides compensation items to users who do not acquire the target item according to probability item consumption.

To this end, the item provider 120 provides a compensation item using the count value related to the probability item consumed through the count unit 110 until the target item is acquired. The item provider 120 uses the number of probability items consumed to provide compensation items.

According to one embodiment, the item provider 120 may sort users based on the number of probability items consumed, and reward a preset number of users starting from the user with the maximum number of probability items consumed. Items can be provided. Alternatively, the item provider 120 may provide a compensation item using the purchase cost of the consumed random item instead of the number of consumed random items.

According to another embodiment, the item provider 120 may set a preset threshold count value and provide a compensation item based on whether the value counted through the count unit exceeds the threshold count value. At this time, the threshold count value may be set based on a predetermined number of probability items consumed or a predetermined purchase amount.

Target items and reward items that can be obtained through probability items include all types of content that can be used within the game. However, target items and reward items may include content that enables exchange or receipt of tangible products (or prizes) in physical form. Accordingly, content for exchanging or receiving a tangible product may include a code for exchanging the tangible product, a user information input page for receiving the tangible product, and a link for receiving the tangible product.

Meanwhile, the item providing unit 120 may determine whether the counting unit 110 will not count users to whom compensation items have been provided in order to prevent duplicate payments. Through this, the item provider 120 can provide compensation items according to probability item consumption to users other than the users to whom compensation items are provided.

The cost management unit 130 manages costs spent to purchase items. For the count operation of the count unit 110, the cost management unit 130 provides information related to the purchase cost of the probability item or the purchase cost of the consumed probability item.

Through this, the present invention can reduce user dissatisfaction that may be caused by a low acquisition rate of target items provided according to the consumption of probability items during the game by providing compensation items.

The term '~unit' used in this embodiment refers to software or hardware components such as FPGA (field programmable gate array) or ASIC, and the '~unit' performs certain roles. However, '~part' is not limited to software or hardware. The '~ part' may be configured to reside in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce on one or more processors. Therefore, as an example, '~ part' 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 code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functions provided within the components and 'parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and 'parts' or may be separated from additional components and 'parts'.

In addition, components and 'parts' may be implemented to regenerate one or more CPUs within a device or secure multimedia card.

Meanwhile, Figure 2 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figures 3 and 4 are flowcharts illustrating a method of selecting a user to whom a reward item will be provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. And, FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of stopping the count of a user who has been provided with a reward item after providing the reward item in FIG. 2.

The item providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 includes steps processed in time series in the item providing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 . Therefore, even if the content is omitted below, the content described above regarding the item providing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 can also be applied to the item providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 5.

According to the item provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the item provision device 100 counts the value of the probability item consumed before acquiring the target item for each user. (S210). The item providing device 100 may count the number of probability items consumed or the purchase cost of the probability items consumed.

At this time, the item providing device 100 stops counting values for random items for users who have acquired the target item. Through this, the item providing device 100 can prevent duplicate provision of target items to users who have received the target items. For example, the item providing device 100 may count the number of probability items consumed or the purchase cost of the probability items consumed.

Afterwards, the item providing device 100 selects a user to whom a reward item will be provided (S220). Here, the item providing device 100 may select a user based on the counted count value. The user's selection operation of the item providing device 100 for providing a reward item based on the count value will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 below.

The item providing device 100 provides a reward item to the selected user (S230). The item provision device 100 provides compensation items to users who do not acquire the target item according to probability item consumption.

According to the item provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, a user for providing a reward item can be selected. The item providing device 100 determines whether it is necessary to provide a compensation item (S310), and if the compensation item is not provided, continues to perform a count operation for each user (S210).

However, in step S310, the item providing device 100 sorts users based on the count value if it is necessary to provide a compensation item (S320). For example, the item providing device 100 sorts the items based on the user with the maximum counted value. That is, when sorting users based on the count value, the item providing device 100 can sequentially sort the users from the user with the maximum count value to the user with the minimum count value.

The item providing device 100 selects a preset number of users from among the sorted users (S330). According to one embodiment, the item providing device 100 may sequentially select users sorted based on the count value, from the user with the highest count value to a preset number of users. According to another embodiment, a preset number of users may be selected from the users sorted based on the count value, starting with the user with the highest count value, and then a user may be selected through a random drawing from among the selected users. These embodiments may be provided in various ways other than those described as exemplary.

According to the item provision method according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a user for providing a reward item can be selected. The item providing device 100 determines whether it is necessary to provide a compensation item (S410), and if the compensation item is not provided, continues to perform a count operation for each user (S210).

However, in step S410, the item providing device 100 determines whether there are users exceeding a preset threshold count value if provision of a compensation item is necessary (S420). At this time, if there are no users exceeding the preset threshold count value, the item providing device 100 continues to perform the count operation (S210) for each user. However, in step 420, the item providing device 100 If there are users greater than the threshold count value, selects the user greater than the threshold count value (S430). Through this, the item providing device 100 can provide compensation items to users who have exhausted a certain number of probability items or a certain cost. According to another embodiment, after selecting a certain number of users with a threshold count value or more, a user may be selected through a random drawing from among the selected users.

3 and 4 show embodiments according to the user's selection (S220) for providing the reward item described in FIG. 2, and the item providing device 100 uses the method shown in FIG. 3 or 4. You can select users to provide reward items.

According to the item provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the item provision device 100 determines whether provision of the reward item has been completed (S240), and when provision of the reward item is completed, the reward is provided. Ends the item provision operation.

However, if the provision of the compensation item is not completed in S240, it is determined whether to stop counting the users to whom the compensation item has been provided (S250). At this time, if it is determined not to stop counting the users to whom the reward item has been provided, the item providing device 100 proceeds to step S210 and continues to perform the counting operation. At this time, the item providing device 100 performs a count operation of the value for the consumed probability item including the users provided with the reward item.

In step S250, if the item providing device 100 determines to stop counting the users to whom the reward item has been provided, it stops counting the value related to the probability item consumed for the user to whom the reward item has been provided (S260), and the remaining The counting operation (S210) of the value of the probability items consumed by the users is continuously performed.

In the present invention, the item providing device 100 may stop counting operations for users who have acquired the target item or users who have acquired the reward item. Through this, the item providing device 100 can prevent duplicate provision of target items or reward items by stopping the count operation for users who have been provided with target items or reward items.

Meanwhile, when the item providing device 100 performs a count operation to prevent duplication of target items and a count operation to prevent duplication of reward items, only the user provided with the reward item performs the count operation to prevent duplication of reward items. You can stop it. Through this, for a user to whom a reward item has been provided, the item providing device 100 may stop counting operations related to the reward item and continue performing count operations related to the target item. Accordingly, the item providing device 100 may continue to perform the count operation until the target item is provided, even if the user is provided with a reward item.

Figures 6 and 7 illustrate the concept of a user selection operation for providing a reward item from sorted users according to an embodiment of the present invention, and illustrate the user selection operation by the item providing device 100 for providing a reward item. This is an example diagram.

As shown in FIG. 6, the item providing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention shows users sorted based on the number of probability items consumed in the form of a table 500. Here, the item providing device 100 is shown selecting 100 users with a black arrow 510.

And, through the solid arrow 520, the counting operation is stopped so that the counting operation is not performed on the user IDs (A32, A100) who acquired the target item through consumption of the random item. Additionally, the counting operation of user IDs (A5, A89, ..., A622) provided with reward items can be selectively stopped through the dotted arrow 530.

As shown in FIG. 7, the item providing device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention shows users sorted based on the probability item purchase cost consumed in the form of a table 600. Here, the item providing device 100 is shown selecting 120 users with a black arrow 610.

And, as shown in FIG. 6, the solid line arrow 620 shows that the counting operation of the user ID (B7) that acquired the target item is stopped so as not to perform the count operation, and the dotted line arrow 630 shows that the reward item is stopped. It is shown that the counting operation of the provided user IDs (B9, B11, ..., B888) is selectively stopped.

If the probability items vary by grade and the purchase price of the probability item is different for each grade, users should base the purchase cost as shown in Figure 7 rather than the number of probability items as shown in Figure 6. Equity can be maintained in the payment of compensation items.

The term '~unit' used in this embodiment refers to software or hardware components such as FPGA (field programmable gate array) or ASIC, and the '~unit' performs certain roles. However, '~part' is not limited to software or hardware. The '~ part' may be configured to reside in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce on one or more processors. Therefore, as an example, '~ part' 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 code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functions provided within the components and 'parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and 'parts' or may be separated from additional components and 'parts'.

In addition, components and 'parts' may be implemented to regenerate one or more CPUs within a device or secure multimedia card.

The item providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium containing instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. Additionally, computer-readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and non-volatile, 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 transmission mechanism, and includes any information delivery medium.

Additionally, 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. . Additionally, the computer program may be recorded on a tangible computer-readable recording medium (eg, memory, hard disk, magnetic/optical medium, or solid-state drive (SSD)).

Therefore, the item providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by executing the above-described computer program by a computing device. The computing device may include at least some of a processor, 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 is connected to one another using various buses and may be mounted on a common motherboard or in some other suitable manner.

Here, the processor can process instructions within the computing device, such as displaying graphical information to provide a graphic user interface (GUI) on an external input or output device, such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. These may include instructions stored in memory or a storage device. In other embodiments, multiple processors and/or multiple buses may be utilized along with multiple memories and memory types as appropriate. Additionally, the processor may be implemented as a chipset consisting of chips including multiple independent analog and/or digital processors.

Memory also stores information within a computing device. In one example, memory may be comprised of volatile memory units or sets thereof. As another example, memory may consist of non-volatile memory units or sets thereof. The memory may also be another type of computer-readable medium, such as a magnetic or optical disk.

And the storage device can provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. A storage device may be a computer-readable medium or a configuration that includes such media, and may include, for example, devices or other components within a storage area network (SAN), such as a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, Or it may be a tape device, flash memory, or other similar semiconductor memory device or device array.

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

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

100: Item provision device
110: Counting unit 120: Item providing unit
130: Cost Management Department

Claims (13)

a counting unit that obtains a count value by counting for each user one of the number of probability items consumed before acquisition of the target item and the purchase cost of the consumption probability items; and
An item providing device comprising an item providing unit providing a reward item to users who satisfy a preset condition among users who did not acquire the target item based on the count value. delete According to claim 1,
The item provision device is,
It further includes a cost management unit that manages the purchase cost of the consumed probability items of the users,
The counting unit counts the consumed probability item purchase cost for each user provided from the cost management unit. According to claim 1,
The item provision department,
An item providing device that provides the reward item to users with count values within a preset number starting from the user with the highest count value. According to claim 1,
The item provision department,
An item providing device that provides the reward item to users whose count value is equal to or greater than a preset threshold count value. According to claim 1,
The count unit,
An item providing device that stops counting values related to the consumed probability item for the user who provided the reward item. Performed by an item provision device,
Obtaining a count value by counting for each user either the number of probability items consumed before acquisition of the target item or the cost used to purchase the consumption probability items;
selecting a user to whom a reward item will be provided based on the count value; and
An item providing method including providing a reward item to a selected user. According to claim 7,
The selection step is,
Sorting users based on the count value; and
An item providing method comprising sequentially selecting a preset number of users from among the sorted users. According to claim 7,
The selection step is,
If there is a user whose count value is higher than a preset threshold count value, an item providing method comprising selecting a user whose count value is higher than the threshold count value. delete According to claim 7,
After providing the compensation item,
An item providing method further comprising stopping counting of a value related to the consumed random item for a user to whom the reward item has been provided. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to claim 7 is recorded. A computer program performed by an item providing device and stored in a recording medium for performing the method described in claim 7.