KR102656325B1 - Apparatus and method for providing item - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an item providing device and an item providing method. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a transaction price collection unit that collects the transaction price, which is the price for trading the first item between users playing the game, and a sales price of the second item based on the collected transaction price of the first item. It may include a sales price determination unit that determines, and an item provision unit that provides a second item based on the determined sales price.

Description

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

The present invention relates to an item providing device and an item providing method, and more specifically, to a device and method for providing items based on the transaction price of items traded between users in a game.

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

Among these game elements, items in particular are one of the important elements that provide interest to users. There is Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0138871 as a prior art document regarding such game items. The prior art literature discloses a method of providing interest to users by strengthening items.

In this way, game items are important elements of game play, but they are elements that have value only within the game, so it is often difficult to set an appropriate selling price for the item. If the sales price is set excessively high, users who fail to purchase the items needed to progress through the game will quickly lose interest in the game and stop playing the game. If the sales price is set too low, the items will be used frequently, preventing smooth play. There are cases where it interferes with the progress of the game and thus reduces the user's interest in the game.

Therefore, there is a need for a game providing device and method that can prevent users from leaving the game by providing items at an appropriate selling price.

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 filing 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.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a transaction price collection unit that collects the transaction price, which is the price for trading the first item between users playing the game, and the collected first item It may include a sales price determination unit that determines the sales price of the second item based on the transaction price, and an item provision unit that provides the second item based on the determined sales price.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is a method of providing an item by an item providing device, comprising the steps of collecting a transaction price, which is the price for trading a first item between users playing a game, and adding the transaction price of the collected first item to the transaction price of the collected first item. It may include determining a sales price of the second item based on the sales price, and providing the second item based on the determined sales price.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a method of providing an item is recorded, wherein the method of providing an item includes setting a transaction price, which is the price for trading the first item between users playing the game. It may include a step of collecting, a step of determining a sales price of the second item based on the transaction price of the collected first item, and a step of providing the second item based on the determined sales price.

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 a method of providing an item, wherein the item providing method involves trading the first item between users playing the game. It may include collecting the transaction price, which is the price, determining the sales price of the second item based on the collected transaction price of the first item, and providing the second item based on the determined sales price. there is.

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

In addition, according to one of the means for solving the problem of the present invention, it is possible to provide an item providing device and an item providing method that can change the selling price of an item when the value of the item changes.

In addition, according to one of the means for solving the problem of the present invention, an item provision device and an item provision method are presented that can maintain item sales and generate continuous sales by presenting a sales price that induces users to purchase. can do.

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 block diagram for explaining the item management unit of Figure 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a flowchart explaining a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flow chart specifying step S330 of Figure 3.
5 to 8 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a method of providing an item 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.

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an item providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the item management unit of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The item provision device 10 stores various information related to game progress, such as game space information, game scenario information, and game quest information, and detects and records various events that occur within the game to enable time-series progress of the game. .

This item providing device 10 may be implemented as an electronic terminal with a game application installed. Additionally, the item provision device 10 may be implemented as a server-client system. If the item provision device 10 is implemented as a server-client system, the item provision device 10 is an electronic terminal installed with a client for interaction with the 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 (Internet Television), 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 .

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the item providing device 10 implemented in the form of either an electronic terminal or a server-client system as described above includes a transaction price collection unit 110 that collects the transaction price of the item. Includes.

In relation to this, when a user wishes to provide an item acquired through game play to another user, the user may request compensation from the other user for providing the item. Accordingly, in order for items stored in one user's account to be moved to another user's account, virtual currency in the game may be moved from another user's account to one user's account. At this time, the amount of virtual currency being moved can be defined as the ‘transaction price’ of the item. In other words, ‘transaction price’ refers to the amount of virtual currency exchanged between users playing the game when an item is traded between them.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the item corresponding to the transaction price that is the subject of collection is referred to as the first item, and the item referred to separately from the first item is referred to as the second item. In relation to this, the first item according to an embodiment of the present invention is acquired through user play in the game, is stored in the user's account, and can be sold to another user. When sold to another user, it is stored in the other user's account and thus can be used between accounts. It may be a movable item.

As described above, the first item and the second item are only used to distinguish and refer to items, and do not refer to a specific type of item. Therefore, the second item may be an item of the same type as the first item, or may be a different type of item from the first item.

The transaction price collection unit 110 can collect the transaction price when a transaction of the first item occurs.

Additionally, the transaction price collection unit 110 may collect the transaction price of the first item registered in the exchange management department, which will be described later, when the first item is traded.

Additionally, when there are multiple transaction prices of the first items subject to collection, the transaction price collection unit 110 may collect at least one of the transaction prices of the plurality of first items.

For example, the transaction price collection unit 110 may collect all transaction prices of the first item, collect the transaction price of the first item traded within a predetermined period, or periodically collect the transaction price of the first item. You can. Additionally, the transaction price collection unit 110 may collect the transaction price of the first item whenever it detects that the first item has been traded.

Meanwhile, the item providing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a selling price determination unit 120 that determines the selling price of the second item.

The sales price determination unit 120 may determine the sales price of the second item based on the collected transaction price of the first item, according to various embodiments.

According to one embodiment, the sales price determination unit 120 may determine the collected transaction price of the first item as the sales price of the second item.

According to another embodiment, the sales price determination unit 120 may determine the sales price of the second item based on the seller information and transaction price corresponding to the collected transaction price of the first item.

For example, the sales price determination unit 120 may assign a sales credit score to each seller and determine the sales price of the second item based on the sales credit score. For example, the sales credit score is the highest. As the seller sells, the transaction price of the first item traded can be determined as the sales price of the second item.

According to another embodiment, if there are multiple transaction prices of the collected first items, the sales price determination unit 120 may determine the average of the collected transaction prices of the first items as the sales price of the second item.

According to another embodiment, if there are multiple transaction prices of the collected first item, the sales price determination unit 120 may determine the sales price of the second item according to the sum of the values by applying a weight to each transaction price.

For example, the sales price determination unit 120 may determine the sales price of the second item based on the transaction price of the first item and information on the seller who sold it at that price, and the transaction quantity and transaction price of the first item for each seller. According to this difference, a higher weight is applied to the transaction price of the first item sold by a seller with a large transaction volume than the weight applied to the transaction price of the first item sold by a seller with a relatively small transaction volume, and then added together. Thus, the selling price of the second item can be determined.

Also, for example, the sales price determination unit 120 may determine the sales price of the second item based on the transaction price of the first item and the point in time (e.g., date or time) at which the transaction price of the first item was traded. For example, as a certain quest is carried out for all users in the game, the transaction price of the first item traded during the quest period may skyrocket while the quest is in progress. The selling price of the second item can be determined by applying a lower weight to the price than the weight applied to the transaction price of the first item traded during the period when the quest was not in progress and adding them together.

As described above, as the selling price determination unit 120 determines the selling price of the second item based on the transaction price of the first item, the selling price of the second item can be changed when the value of the first item changes. there is. For example, if the first item and the second item are of the same type, when the second item is offered for sale, the second item can be sold by reflecting the value of the first item according to the transaction price of the first item. there is. Also, for example, if the first item and the second item are different types of items, and only users who own the first item can purchase the second item, then when the second item is offered for sale, the first item can be traded. The second item can be sold by reflecting the value of the first item according to its price.

Meanwhile, the sales price determination unit 120 may re-determine the sales price of the second item when the transaction price of the first item is collected in addition to the collected transaction price of the first item. That is, the sales price determination unit 120 may re-determine the sales price of the second item based on both the collected transaction price of the first item and the additionally collected transaction price of the first item. Through this, the sales price determination unit 120 can reflect changes in the transaction price of the first item in real time.

On the other hand, the item providing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an item management unit 130 that provides a second item.

When providing the second item, the item management unit 130 may provide the second item based on the sales price determined by the sales price determination unit 120.

At this time, the item management unit 130 can provide the second item by providing item information of the second item, and therefore, the item management unit 130 may provide information about the sales price determined by the sales price determination unit 120 to the second item. It can be included in the item information of the item.

In relation to this, item information may include information about the overall item, seller information, and information about sales conditions. Therefore, for example, item information may include item identification information, information about item images, and the seller who wants to sell the item. It may include identification information, the seller's sales credit score, information about the selling price, etc.

Therefore, when the item management unit 130 provides the second item, item information about the second item can be provided, and accordingly, information about the sales price of the second item can also be provided.

The above-described item management unit 130 may include an exchange management unit 131 and a store management unit 132, as shown in FIG. 2 .

The exchange management unit 131 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a virtual space for item trading between users, and can provide an exchange interface where item information of items to be traded between users in the game is displayed. That is, the exchange management unit 131 may provide an exchange interface for trading at least one of the first item and the second item.

In relation to this, the exchange interface is an interface that can interact with users playing the game, and can display item information of items registered in the exchange management unit 131 and receive purchase requests for the displayed items. In addition, the exchange interface may include interface information, which is information about how the registered item is displayed, and the interface information corresponding to the item can be set differently so that the item information can be displayed differently depending on the item registration entity. For example, the exchange interface can set the interface information corresponding to each of the first and second items differently so that the second item is displayed separately from the first item. By setting the interface information differently depending on the item registration entity, users can easily distinguish between item sellers. Of course, the exchange interface can have the same interface information set so that the item registration entity is not distinguished.

The exchange management unit 131 may register items to be traded between users within the game. That is, the exchange management unit 131 can register the item information of the item and display the item information of the registered item through the exchange interface. Accordingly, users can register the item they wish to sell through the exchange interface or purchase the item by checking the displayed item information.

Additionally, when the transaction is completed as the purchase of an item requested to be purchased through the exchange interface is processed, the exchange management unit 131 may store the item in the buyer's account and stop displaying item information through the exchange interface. Additionally, when the transaction of an item is completed at the registered sales price, the exchange management unit 131 determines and stores the sales price as the transaction price and can have the transaction price collection unit 110 collect the transaction price.

In addition, the exchange management unit 131 may register the second item at the sales price determined by the sales price determination unit 120, and accordingly, when the user purchases the second item through the exchange interface, the sales price determination unit ( The second item can be purchased at the selling price determined by 120).

Meanwhile, the store management unit 132 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a virtual space where items are sold, and can provide a store interface where item information about items to be sold is displayed.

In relation to this, the store interface is an interface that can interact with a user playing the game, and can display item information of items registered in the store management unit 131 and receive purchase requests for the displayed items. In addition, the store interface may include interface information, which is information about how the registered item is displayed, and may be attached to the item so that the item information can be displayed differently depending on whether the selling price has been determined by the selling price determination unit 120. The corresponding interface information can be set differently. For example, the store interface can be displayed separately by setting the interface information corresponding to each item whose sales price is preset and the item determined by the sales price determination unit 120 differently. Through this, users can check whether the selling price of the item they want to purchase is determined based on the value of the item, so they can have confidence in the selling price.

The store management unit 132 may register the second item at the sales price determined by the sales price determination unit 120, and accordingly, when the user purchases the second item through the store interface, the sales price determination unit 120 ) You can purchase the second item at the sales price determined by .

Meanwhile, Figure 3 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing an item according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 4 is a flowchart specifying step S330 of Figure 3.

The item providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 includes steps processed in time series in the item providing device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Therefore, even if the content is omitted below, the content described above regarding the item providing device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 may also be applied to the item providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. .

According to the item provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the item provision device 10 can collect the transaction price of the first item (S310).

At this time, the item providing device 10 may collect the transaction price of the first item traded through the exchange interface.

Additionally, when collecting the transaction price of the first item, the item providing device 10 may also collect seller information corresponding to the collected transaction price. In addition, when collecting the transaction price of the first item, the item providing device 10 may also collect transaction quantity information corresponding to the collected transaction price.

Based on the transaction price of the first item collected as described above, the item providing device 10 may determine the sales price of the second item (S320).

That is, the item providing device 10 can determine the selling price of the second item based on the transaction price of the first item, and can also determine the selling price of the second item based on the transaction price and seller information of the first item. In addition, the sales price of the second item can be determined based on the transaction price and sales quantity information of the first item.

In relation to this, Figure 5 is an exemplary diagram for explaining an item provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing the transaction price, transaction quantity information, and seller information of the first item collected by the item provision device 10. . That is, in Figure 5, the 'total transaction quantity' of the first item, 'Recovery Potion', is transaction quantity information, 'seller identification information' and 'sales credit score' are seller information, and 'total transaction price' is the transaction price. 'Gold' refers to the unit of virtual currency and is used to express the transaction price.

As shown in Figure 5, the item providing device 10 is the first item, '1 recovery potion', traded for '10 gold' by the seller 'Singsing', and 'recovery potion' by the seller 'Destroyer'. It can be gathered that '6' 'potions' were traded for '30 gold', and '3' 'recovery potions' were traded for '60 gold' by the seller 'Soul'.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the average of the collected transaction prices of the first item can be determined as the sales price of the second item, so 10 gold (=(10+30+), which is the average of the transaction price of one first item For example, 60)/10)) can be determined as the selling price of the second item, which is the same item as the first item.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the transaction price of the first item traded as sold by the seller with the highest sales credit score can be determined by the sales price of the second item, so the 'Soul' with the highest sales credit score The transaction price of one first item, 20 gold (=60/3), can be determined, for example, as the selling price of the second item, which is the same item as the first item.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the transaction price of the first item sold by a seller with a large transaction quantity is weighted more than the weight applied to the transaction price of the first item sold by a seller with a relatively small transaction quantity. The selling price of the second item can be determined by applying a high weight and adding it up. Therefore, a weight of 0.6 is given to the transaction price of one first item of 'Destroyer' with the highest transaction volume, a weight of 0.3 is assigned to the transaction price of one first item of 'Soul' with the next highest transaction volume, and ' The transaction price of 10 gold (=10 * 0.1 + 5 * 0.6 + 20 * 0.3), which is a weight of 0.1 applied to the transaction price of one item of 'Sing Sing', for example, the second item, which is the same item as the first item. It can be determined by the selling price.

With the sales price determined as described above, the item providing device 10 may provide the second item (S330).

At this time, the item providing device 10 may provide the second item by registering the item information of the second item in at least one of the exchange management unit and the store management unit.

In relation to this, referring to FIG. 4, when providing the second item, the item providing device 10 determines whether to register the second item with the exchange management department (S410), registers the second item with the exchange management department (S420), ), the second item can be provided by registering the second item in the store management department (S430). Accordingly, the user can purchase the second item through the exchange interface provided by the exchange management department, or purchase the second item through the store interface provided by the store management department.

At this time, the item providing device 10 may determine whether to register the second item with the exchange management unit according to various embodiments.

According to the item provision method according to one embodiment, if the total number of second items registered with the exchange management department (or registered with the exchange management department but unsold) is less than a predetermined number, it is decided to register the second item with the exchange management department. You can.

According to an item provision method according to another embodiment, if the sales price of the second item differs by more than a predetermined range from the sales price of the second item provided immediately before, register the second item with the exchange management department. You can decide.

Additionally, the item providing device 10 may simultaneously provide an exchange interface and a store interface, or provide alternative options.

In relation to this, FIGS. 6 to 8 are exemplary diagrams for explaining an item provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and show an example of a screen that appears on the screen of an electronic terminal in which the item provision method is implemented.

As shown in FIG. 6, the item provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide an exchange interface 610 and a store interface 620, and the item of the item registered by the user through the exchange interface 610 Information 611, 612, and 613 may be displayed. At this time, when it is decided to register the second item in the store management department based on the determined sales price, the item providing device 10 provides the second item 621 at the determined sales price of 10 gold through the store interface 620. can do.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the item provision method according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide an exchange interface 610, and through the exchange interface 610, a second item can be purchased at the determined sales price of 10 gold. (700) can be provided. At this time, the item providing device 10 sets the interface information corresponding to the second item to be different from the interface information corresponding to other items displayed on the exchange interface 610, thereby creating a shaded item as shown in FIG. You can have the image displayed. Accordingly, the user can confirm through the electronic terminal that the second item is an item provided according to the sales price determined based on the collected transaction prices.

Additionally, the item providing device 10 may set the interface information corresponding to the second item to be the same as the interface information corresponding to other items displayed on the exchange interface 610. Additionally, when the seller of the second item is a game operator, the item providing device 10 may newly assign identification information to the seller of the second item so that the seller of the second item appears to be a user playing the game. Therefore, for example, if the seller selling the second item is a game operator, set the interface information corresponding to the second item to be the same as the interface information corresponding to other items displayed on the exchange interface 610, By setting the seller identification information of the second item to a random user rather than the operator, the user can be prevented from knowing that the game operator is participating in the transaction.

In this way, if the second item is provided only through the exchange interface, the user can smoothly receive the item he or she wants even if there is no store interface. Additionally, resources for building a store interface can be saved as there is no need to implement a store interface that is generally implemented in the game.

Also, as shown in FIG. 8, the item providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention can simultaneously provide the second items 810 and 820 through the exchange interface 610 and the store interface 620, respectively.

In this way, if the second item is provided through the exchange interface and the store interface, the user can purchase the second item through any interface, making purchasing the second item convenient. This increases the user's desire to purchase the second item, thereby increasing the user's desire to purchase the second item. Helps increase sales of items.

As described above, according to the item providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the selling price of the item to be sold can be determined according to the value of the item, and thus a selling price that induces the user to purchase can be presented. In particular, since the value of an item is determined through supply and demand between users, a more reliable selling price can be presented. As a result, item sales volume can be continuously maintained regardless of changes in the item's selling price.

Meanwhile, 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 in FIGS. 3 and 4 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, 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 the 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 single 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.

10: Item provision device
110: Transaction price collection department 120: Sales price determination department
130: Item management department
131: Exchange Management Department 132: Store Management Department

Claims (18)

A transaction price collection unit that collects the transaction price, which is the price for trading the first item held by the user playing the game and then traded to another user;
a sales price determination unit that determines a sales price of a second item newly supplied in the game based on the transaction price of the collected first item; and
It includes an item management department that sells the second item based on the determined sales price,
The item management department,
Provides an exchange interface where item information of items to be traded between users in the game is displayed, and sells the second item based on the determined sales price through the exchange interface, while providing interface information corresponding to the second item. An item providing device that sets the interface information differently from the interface information corresponding to other items displayed on the exchange interface. According to claim 1,
In addition, the transaction price collection department said,
An item providing device that collects the amount of virtual currency in the game exchanged between the users according to the transaction of the first item as the transaction price of the first item. According to claim 1,
The sales price determination department additionally,
An item providing device that re-determines the sales price of the second item when the transaction price of the first item is collected in addition to the collected transaction price of the first item. According to claim 1,
In addition, the transaction price collection department said,
When collecting the transaction price of the first item, seller information corresponding to the collected transaction price is also collected,
The sales price determination department additionally,
An item provision device that determines the sales price of a second item based on the collected transaction price and seller information of the first item. According to claim 1,
In addition, the transaction price collection department said,
When collecting the transaction price of the first item, transaction quantity information corresponding to the collected transaction price is also collected,
The sales price determination department additionally,
An item providing device that determines the sales price of a second item based on the collected transaction price and transaction quantity information of the first item. According to claim 1,
In addition, the transaction price collection department said,
An item providing device that collects the transaction price of the first item traded between users through the exchange interface. delete delete According to claim 1,
The item management department additionally,
An item providing device that sells the second item based on a determined sales price through a store interface where item information of the item to be sold is registered. According to claim 1,
The first item is,
An item provision device, which is an item acquired through user play within the game. As a method for an item providing device to provide an item,
Collecting a transaction price, which is the price for trading the first item held by the user playing the game and then traded to another user;
determining a sales price of a second item newly supplied in the game based on the transaction price of the collected first item; and
Including selling the second item based on the determined selling price,
The step of selling the second item is,
The second item is sold based on the determined sales price through an exchange interface where item information of items to be traded between users in the game is displayed, and the interface information corresponding to the second item is displayed on the exchange interface. A method of providing an item, including setting it differently from interface information corresponding to another item. According to claim 11,
A method of providing an item, further comprising the step of re-determining the sales price of the second item when the transaction price of the first item is collected in addition to the collected transaction price of the first item. According to claim 11,
The step of collecting the transaction price is,
A method of providing items comprising collecting the transaction price of a first item traded by a user through an exchange interface where item information of items to be traded between users in the game is displayed. delete delete According to claim 11,
The step of selling the second item is,
An item providing method comprising providing the second item based on the determined selling price through a store interface where item information of the item to be sold is registered. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to claim 11 is recorded. A computer program performed by an item providing device and stored in a recording medium for performing the method according to claim 11.