KR20070051539A - Apparatus for providing service for linking game content on on/off line and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, certain game contents generated in a game such as arcade, PC, video, online game, mobile game phone, offline home game machine, game characters, game music, and game-related video are well known to the public. By allowing users to use various forms using the information and communication network,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing an online / offline game contents interworking service for providing additional profits to an information and telecommunication service provider such as a game company and a wire / wireless communication service provider and fun and satisfaction to a game user.

Game, Content, Interlocking, Character, Service, Communication

Description

Apparatus and method for providing online / offline game contents interworking service {APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE FOR LINKING GAME CONTENT ON ON / OFF LINE AND METHOD THEREFOR}

1 is a configuration block diagram of an on / offline game content interworking service providing apparatus according to the present invention;

2 is a detailed block diagram of a game content interworking server of the present invention on / offline game content interworking service providing apparatus;

3 is a block diagram showing a method for downloading individual-specific game content according to the present invention;

4 is a block diagram showing a game publisher common game content download method according to the present invention,

5 is a block diagram illustrating a method for downloading game content such as downloading a game screen, a game character, or a game match recording content to a desktop or standby screen of an information communication terminal according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: information communication terminal 200: communication network

300: wired and wireless communication company CP server 310: messenger server

320: mini homepage server 330: Internet portal site server

340: DMB 400: game content linked server

410: wired and wireless communication company interworking unit 420: messenger interworking unit

430: mini homepage interworking unit 440: Internet interworking unit

450: DMB interworking unit 460: main control unit

470: game server interworking processing unit 480: billing processing unit

490: codec conversion processing unit DB1: subscriber and additional information DB

DB2: Game Content DB 500: Online Game Server

600: online game interface 800: offline game machine

700: offline game content processing server

The present invention relates to a variety of uses, such as the processing or download of predetermined game content using a variety of information communication networks, more specifically, the game already well known to the public in arcades, PCs, video, online games, mobile game phones, offline home game consoles Apparatus and method for providing online / offline game contents interworking service for allowing a user to use predetermined game contents generated in a game such as a character, a game music, a game related video, and the like in various forms by using an information communication network including wired and wireless. It is a tube.

As well known technology fields are already widely used games such as online games, PC games, video games, offline game machines (arcades, home games, mobile games), wired / wireless networks, information and communication networks including the Internet, servers / computers Technology, photography, video, music, voice codec conversion technology, or a combination of technical fields.

Recently popular games such as StarCraft, Lineage, Hangame, you can play online games using PCs such as golf kings, mobile games using mobile phones, other home game consoles (Sega, PlayStation, etc.) or arcades for games. In the video game using the game, the user plays the game according to the rules defined as 1: 1 or group-to-group with the opponent.

At this time, the game characters such as clothing, weapons, ornaments are purchased and decorated on their game characters, and the various items (clothes, weapons, trinkets, etc.) are added to their game characters to make the game fun. It acts as a factor.

In addition, the item purchase is on-line or off-line cyber money or actual cash transactions are also made.

Of course, there are side effects of the game item trading, but the game enthusiasts are interested in that much.

After all, the more popular and popular games, regardless of on-line games, the contents (characters, videos, game music, etc.) are almost idols for enthusiasts who already know them. It is also.

However, in the related art, there was no way to utilize the individual game character that he or she paid for.

In other words, in the recent IT industry, the trend of storing and using virtual characters such as avatars on their mobile phones or PCs through various communication networks,

As a well-known game character, there is a problem in that it cannot be used by bringing a mobile terminal screen or a personal homepage with a personal server, a messenger (NATEON, MSN, Hanmail, etc.) through a game server linkage.

There was also no way to bring in game music and other popular game characters, game characters from others, and so on.

The present invention has been made under the above-mentioned background, and an object of the present invention is an arcade, a PC, a video, an online game, a mobile game phone, an in-game character already known to the public, game music, game-related video, etc. The game contents generated by the game are made available to users in various forms by using information and communication networks including wired and wireless, thereby providing additional profits to information communication service providers such as game companies and wire / wireless communication companies, and fun for game users. The present invention provides an apparatus and method for providing an online / offline game content interworking service to provide satisfaction.

The present invention for achieving the above object is an information communication terminal including a wired / wireless communication terminal, an information communication terminal including a wired telephone, a mobile phone, a PDA and a PC; Communication networks including information communication networks such as wired / wireless communication networks, messengers, mini homepages, the Internet, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), Wibro (mobile Internet), and TVs; Wired / wireless telecommunications company CP server to provide a picture friend, wallpaper, ringtone, ring tone, video content; A messenger server including a messenger contents providing server and providing a messenger related program and function; A mini homepage server, including a mini homepage content providing server, and providing a mini homepage and providing related functions; Internet portal site server; DMB that provides digital multimedia broadcasting to digitally modulate various fixed signals such as voice and video to a fixed, portable, or vehicle receiver; A game content interworking server providing the wired / wireless communication company CP server, a messenger server, a mini homepage server, an internet portal site server, and a DMB so that game contents generated on an online / offline game can be conveniently used by an information communication network terminal; As an online game company's server, an online game that provides online game users with the ability to create, delete, change, and purchase the corresponding game contents online, and provides the game contents generated through these functions to the game contents linked server. server; And offline game content processing when the game content generated offline is uploaded to the game content interworking server 400 using a network cable, a stored memory, a PC external cable connection (USB), or the like, so that the information communication terminal can use the game content. It has features that include a server.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for providing on-line / offline game contents interworking service to download individual game content for each individual, the game user using a wired / wireless information communication terminal through a wired / wireless communication network / Internet / messenger / mini homepage / DMB information communication network The first step is to search and request game contents to download unique game contents on your game, and to select your own wired, wireless telephone number, game, game ID, and game contents to download individual game contents. ; The communication network is connected to each wired and wireless communication company CP server, messenger server, mini homepage server, Internet portal site server and DMB, the second step of selecting a game through each CP server and makes a purchase request; A third step of requesting game contents from each of the wired / wireless communication company CP server, messenger server, mini homepage server, internet portal site server, and DMB; The game content interworking server is a fourth process of requesting game content to an online game server and an offline game content processing server through a game server interworking processor; A fifth process of providing the result of the requested game contents (game character, game music, game match recording data, etc.) to the game contents linked server; The game content interworking server is a sixth step of converting the game content received by the codec conversion processing unit suitable for the corresponding information communication terminal; A seventh step of generating, by the game linked content server, billing for game content transmission through a billing processor; And an eighth process of transmitting to the information communication terminal through each CP server and a communication network so that a game user can search, preview, or purchase the requested game contents.

In addition, the present invention provides a game content or game hero that can be commonly used by game users in the online game server and offline game content processing server in the method for providing on / offline game content interworking service for downloading common game content by game publishers. A first step of transmitting the common game contents created for the sale of the game contents to the game contents linked server; The game content interworking server temporarily storing game contents received from the game servers in a game contents DB, and converting a codec into a format suitable for a corresponding information communication terminal through a codec processor; A third step of transmitting the game contents to each wired / wireless communication company CP server, messenger server, mini-hompy server, internet portal site server, and DMB so that a user can easily purchase through an information communication terminal; A user connects to the CP server, searches for game content, requests a purchase by using his information communication terminal, and when the purchase is made, the user downloads the game content from the CP server to his information communication terminal. process; And the fifth step of generating and charging the billing information server CP server.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for providing on-line / offline game content-linked service for downloading game-recorded content, the game production company on the online game through the game itself functions such as icons provided by the game user in the function keys or the game itself Providing a function of capturing and recording a game in play, and providing a function of capturing and recording a screen in consideration of a game machine's own memory even in an offline game machine; A second process of storing, by the online game server, screen captures and recorded contents on the online game, and uploading the offline game server to an offline game server through an offline game machine network connection or other cable or memory method in the offline game content processing server; A third step in which the online game server and offline game content processing server prepare and transmit game content to a game content interworking server; A fourth process of temporarily storing game content and performing codec conversion in the game content interworking server; Downloading the game contents to an information communication network CP server; And a sixth process of the game user downloading the game recording contents generated by the user using the information communication terminal.

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

1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for providing on-line / offline game contents linked service according to the present invention.

As shown, the present invention provides an on / offline game content interworking service providing apparatus according to the present invention information communication terminal 100, communication network 200, wired and wireless communication company CP server 300, messenger server 310, mini homepage server 320, Internet portal site server 330, DMB (340), game content interworking server 400, online game server 500, online game interface 600, offline game content processing server 700 and offline game machine 800.

The information communication terminal 100 is an information communication terminal including a wired / wireless communication terminal, and includes a wired telephone, a mobile phone, a PDA, a PC, and the like.

The communication network 200 includes an information communication network such as a wired / wireless communication network, a messenger, a mini homepage, the Internet, a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), a Wibro (mobile Internet), and a TV.

The wired / wireless communication company CP server 300 is a wired / wireless communication company CP (content provider) server that provides, for example, a picture friend, a desktop, a ringtone, a call connection sound, video content, and the like.

The messenger server 310 includes a messenger contents providing server and provides a messenger related program and function.

The mini homepage server 320 includes a mini homepage content providing server, and provides a mini homepage and provides related functions, such as a cyworld.

The Internet portal site server 330 is an internet portal server such as Naver and Yahoo.

The DMB 340 is a broadcasting service provider that digitally modulates various multimedia signals such as voice and video to a digital multimedia broadcasting to a digitally modulated, fixed or portable vehicle receiver.

The game content interworking server 400 is a wired / wireless communication company CP server 300, messenger server 310, mini homepage server 320, the Internet so that the information communication network terminal can conveniently use the game content generated on the online / offline game It is provided to the portal site server 330 and the DMB 340.

The online game server 500 is a server of an online game company. The online game server 500 provides an online game user with a function to create, delete, change, and purchase the corresponding game contents online. Provided to the content interlocking server 400.

The online game interface 600 includes a user's PC or mobile, i.e., a mobile phone, and may create, delete, change, and purchase desired game contents in addition to enjoying a game by accessing the online game server 500.

The offline game content processing server 700 is a server of a game machine manufacturer, and provides a function that a game machine manufacturer can generate content on a game, thereby connecting the game content generated offline to a network cable, stored memory, or an external PC cable ( For example, when uploading to the offline game content processing server 700 by using a USB (or the like), it can be used in the information communication network terminal through the game content interworking server 400.

The offline game machine 800 includes an arcade, a home game machine, and the like.

2 is a detailed block diagram of a game content interworking server of the present invention on / offline game content interworking service providing apparatus.

As shown, the game content interworking server 400 of the present invention is a wired / wireless communication company interworking unit 410, messenger interworking unit 420, mini homepage interworking unit 430, Internet interworking unit 440, DMB interworking unit 450 ), A main control unit 460, a game server interworking unit 470, a charging unit 480, a codec conversion processing unit 490, subscriber and additional information database (DB1) and game content database (DB2).

The wired / wireless communication company interworking unit 410 processes the game content generated in connection with the wired / wireless communication company CP server 300 and transmits the signal to the wired / wireless communication company CP server 300.

The messenger interworking processor 420 processes the game content generated by being connected to the messenger server 310 and transmits the processed game content to the messenger interworking processor 420.

The mini homepage interworking unit 430 is connected to the mini homepage server 320 and processes the generated game content to the mini homepage server 320 to be signaled.

The internet interworking unit 440 is connected to the Internet portal site server 330 to signal-process the generated game content and transmits it to the internet portal site server 330.

The DMB interworking unit 450 processes the game content generated by being connected to the DMB 340 and transmits the generated game content to the DMB 340.

The main controller 460 controls overall functions and processes service logic.

The game server interworking processor 470 is connected to the online game server 500 and the offline game content processing server 800 to perform game content transmission processing through interworking with the game server.

The charging processing unit 480 generates and processes charging through game content download / upload processing under the control of the main control unit 460.

The codec conversion processing unit 490 performs appropriate codec conversion processing for interworking game content with an information communication network or a terminal.

The subscriber and additional information DB (DB1) is a database for storing the subscriber and the additional information.

The game content DB DB2 is a database for storing game content.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a method for downloading individual game contents for each individual according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the game user uses the wired / wireless information communication terminal 100 to download game contents unique to his game through the information communication network 200 on the wired / wireless communication network / internet / messenger / minihompy / DMB. Search for and request a purchase.

In this case, the user selects his own wire, wireless telephone number, game, game ID, game content to download the unique game content for each individual.

The communication network 200 is connected to each wired / wireless communication company CP server 300, a messenger server 310, a mini homepage server 320, an internet portal site server 330, and a DMB 340 to connect each CP server. The game is selected through the purchase request (S11 process).

Each wired / wireless communication company CP server 300, messenger server 310, mini homepage server 320, the Internet portal site server 330 and the DMB 340 requests game content to the game content interworking server 400. (S12 course)

The game content interworking server 400 requests game content to the online game server 500 and the offline game content processing server 700 through the game server interworking processor 470. (Phone number, game ID, game content) ID) (S13 process)

The online game server 500 and the offline game content processing server 700 provide the result of the requested game content (game character, game music, game match recording data, etc.) to the game content interworking server 400. )

Here, the game content interworking server 400 may previously download individual game-specific contents for each game ID and phone number to the game content interworking server 400 in advance with the game servers 500 and 700.

In addition, the game content interworking server 400 performs codec conversion processing of the received game content through the cotec conversion processing unit 490 to suit the information communication terminal 100.

Here, the game content interworking server 400 provides a function for converting various codecs such as a picture, video, 3D, game music, and voice.

The game linked content server 400 generates a charge for transmitting game content through the charge processor 480. Game content charging is usually generated by the wired / wireless communication company CP server 300, messenger server 310, mini homepage server 320, Internet portal site server 330 and DMB (340), but the game for mutual settlement It is also configured to generate in the coordinated content server 400 (step S16).

The game user transmits the requested game contents to the information communication terminal 100 through the CP servers 300 to 340 and the communication network 200 so that the game contents can be searched or previewed / purchased. (Step S17 to S19)

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a method of downloading common game content game publishers according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, it is provided by a game company, not individual game content, that is, the game content or game heroes commonly used by game users in the online game server 500 and the offline game content processing server 700. The common game content made for sale such as game content is transmitted to the game content interworking server 400. (S20 process)

The game content interworking server 400 temporarily stores game content received from the game servers 500 and 700 in a game content DB (DB2), and a format suitable for the information communication terminal 100 through the codec processor 480. Codec is converted into. (S21 process)

In order to facilitate the purchase by the user through the information communication terminal 100, the game content is provided to each wired / wireless communication company CP server 300, messenger server 310, mini homepage server 320, Internet portal site server 330 and DMB ( 340).

Here, the CP server 300 to 340 may be downloaded in advance or connected to the game content interworking server 400 to search / purchase. (Step S22)

Then, the user connects to the CP servers 300 to 340 using his or her information communication terminal 100, searches for game content, and requests a purchase. When the purchase is made, the user requests the CP server 300 to 340. The game content is downloaded to the information communication terminal 100 of the user (step S23 to S26).

At this time, the information communication network CP server (300 ~ 340) generates and charges (S27 process).

5 is a block diagram illustrating a method of downloading game contents such as a game screen download, a game character, a game match recording content, etc. on a desktop or standby screen of an information communication terminal according to the present invention.

In an online game, a game publisher provides a function that allows a game user to capture and record a game in battle through a game itself such as a function key or an icon provided by the game itself, and to transmit a game character. The offline game machine also provides the function to capture and record the screen in consideration of the game machine's own memory.

In this state, the online game server 500 stores screen captures, recorded contents, and game characters on the online game. The offline game content processing server 700 also uploads the offline game server to the offline game server through an offline game machine, network interworking, or other cable or memory method (S31).

The online game server 500 and the offline game content processing server 700 prepare and transmit the game content to the game content interworking server 400 (step S32).

The game content interworking server 400 temporarily stores game content and performs codec conversion (step S33).

Download the game content to the information communication network CP server (300 ~ 340).

The game user downloads the game screen created by the user using the information communication terminal 100 to the desktop or the standby screen of the information communication terminal, and downloads the game character and the game recording content.

Here, the method of downloading the game screen to the desktop or the standby screen of the information communication terminal, and downloading the game character and the game match recording content may use the method of downloading individual game contents of FIG. 3.

As described above, the present invention provides predetermined game contents generated in a game such as arcade, PC, video, online game, mobile game phone, off-line home game machine, character in game, game music and game related video which are well known to the public. It is an invention that can contribute to the development of both industries by linking widely active game field and information communication network including wired / wireless communication network by enabling users to use in various forms by using information communication network including wired and wireless,

It provides game publishers and game service providers with one of the means to increase the competitiveness of the game, providing a basis to generate revenue by increasing the popularity of their games and providing additional services for telephony and telecommunications.

Game users can download game contents that can be derived from the game such as personal characters, game music, game match recording videos, etc. to their telecommunication terminals such as wired / wireless communication terminals and the Internet. Can be obtained.

In addition, game contents generated by games that are used by tens of millions of people a day and hundreds of millions of games can be used by operators using information and communication networks, including wired and wireless networks, to generate new revenue, such as additional service fees and game content provision fees for telecommunications companies. And useful inventions that can achieve synergistic effects.

In addition, game heroes (e.g., StarCraft Lim Yo-hwan, Kim Jung-min, Park Jung-seok, Kang Seo-woo, etc.) or professional game members (e.g. Samsung Khan, SK Delecom T1, KTF Magic Ens, Schuma Geo, Pantech & Curitel Curious, etc.) It is a useful invention that can affect the development of additional revenue, corporate advertising, and game culture industry by providing the game contents that come out from information and communication networks including wired and wireless communication networks.

Claims (9)

An information communication terminal including a wired / wireless communication terminal, the information communication terminal including a wired telephone, a mobile phone, a PDA, and a PC; Communication networks including information communication networks such as wired / wireless communication networks, messengers, mini homepages, the Internet, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), Wibro (mobile Internet), and TVs; Wired / wireless telecommunications company CP server to provide a picture friend, wallpaper, ringtone, ring tone, video content; A messenger server including a messenger contents providing server and providing a messenger related program and function; A mini homepage server, including a mini homepage content providing server, and providing a mini homepage and providing related functions; Internet portal site server; DMB that provides digital multimedia broadcasting to digitally modulate various fixed signals such as voice and video to a fixed, portable, or vehicle receiver; A game content interworking server providing the wired / wireless communication company CP server, a messenger server, a mini homepage server, an internet portal site server, and a DMB so that game contents generated on an online / offline game can be conveniently used by an information communication network terminal; As an online game company's server, an online game user provides a function to create, delete, change, and purchase the game contents online, and provides the game contents generated through this function to the game contents linked server. Game server; And Uploading game content generated offline to the game content interworking server 400 using a network cable, stored memory, PC external cable connection (USB), etc. On / offline game content interworking service providing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The game content linked server, A wired / wireless communication company interworking unit which processes the game content generated by being connected to the wired / wireless communication company CP server and transmits the signal to the wired / wireless communication company CP server; A messenger interlocking processor for signal-processing game content generated by being connected to a messenger server and transmitting the signal to the messenger interlocking processor; A mini homepage interworking unit for processing the generated game content connected to the mini homepage server and transmitting the signal to the mini homepage server; An internet interworking processor connected to the internet portal site server and processing the generated game content to the internet portal site server; A DMB interworking processor which processes and transmits the game content generated by being connected to the DMB to the DMB; A main control unit that controls the entire function and processes the service logic; A game server interworking processor connected to an online game server and an offline game content processing server to perform game content transmission processing through interworking with the game server; A billing processor configured to generate and process billing through game content download / upload processing according to the control of the main control unit; A codec conversion processing unit for performing codec conversion, size conversion, and content (image, video, sound, etc.) correction processing suitable for interworking game contents with an information communication network or a terminal; A subscriber and additional information DB for storing the subscriber and additional information; And Apparatus for providing on-line / offline game contents interworking service, comprising a game contents DB for storing game contents In the online / offline game content interworking service providing method for downloading the unique game content for each individual, Game users search for and purchase game contents to download their own game contents through wired / wireless communication network / Internet / Messenger / Minihompy / DMB using wired / wireless information communication terminal. A first step of selecting a user's wired / wireless telephone number, a game, a game ID, and game contents to download the contents; The communication network is connected to each wired and wireless communication company CP server, messenger server, mini homepage server, Internet portal site server and DMB, the second step of selecting a game through each CP server and makes a purchase request; A third step of requesting game contents from each of the wired / wireless communication company CP server, messenger server, mini homepage server, internet portal site server, and DMB; The game content interworking server is a fourth process of requesting game content to an online game server and an offline game content processing server through a game server interworking processor; A fifth process of providing the result of the requested game contents (game screen, game character, game music, game match recording data, etc.) to the game contents linked server; The game content interworking server is a sixth step of converting the game content received by the codec conversion processing unit suitable for the corresponding information communication terminal; A seventh step of generating, by the game linked content server, billing for game content transmission through a billing processor; And And an eighth process of transmitting to the information communication terminal through each CP server and a communication network so that a game user can search, preview, or purchase the requested game contents. The method of claim 3, wherein In the fifth process, the game content interworking server is connected to the game server in advance, and the game content interlocking service, characterized in that the individual game specific content for each game ID and phone number in advance to download to the game content interlocking server in advance How to Provide. The method of claim 3, wherein In the seventh step, the game content billing is provided to the game linked content server, characterized in that the on / offline game content linked service providing method characterized in that it is configured. The method of claim 3, wherein The download method is a method for providing on-line / offline game contents linked service, characterized in that it further comprises a method for downloading the game-recorded content. In the on / offline game content interworking service providing method for downloading common game content of the game publisher, A first process of transmitting common game contents, which are made for the sale of game contents or game heroes, which are commonly used by game users in an online game server and an offline game contents processing server, to a game contents interworking server; The game contents interworking server temporarily stores game contents received from the game servers in a game contents DB, and corrects codec conversion size conversion and contents (image, video, sound, etc.) to a format suitable for a corresponding information communication terminal through a cotec processing unit. Second process; A third step of transmitting the game contents to each wired / wireless communication company CP server, messenger server, mini-hompy server, internet portal site server, and DMB so that a user can easily purchase through an information communication terminal; A user connects to the CP server, searches for game content, requests a purchase by using his information communication terminal, and when the purchase is made, the user downloads the game content from the CP server to his information communication terminal. process; And The information communication network CP server includes a fifth step of generating and charging the billing on / offline game content interworking service providing method characterized in that. The method of claim 7, wherein In the third process, the method for providing on-line / offline game contents interworking service, which can be searched / purchased after downloading in advance to each CP server or connecting to the game contents interworking server. In the method for providing on-line / offline game contents linked service for downloading a game screen to the desktop or standby screen of the information communication terminal and downloading game contents such as game characters and game war recording contents on the game, In online games, game publishers can provide game users with screen capture, game character purchase, and game match recording through the game's own functions such as function keys or icons provided by the game itself. A first process of providing a function of capturing and recording a screen in consideration of a game machine's own memory; A second process of storing, by the online game server, screen captures and recorded contents on the online game, and uploading the offline game server to an offline game server through an offline game machine network connection or other cable or memory method in the offline game content processing server; A third step in which the online game server and offline game content processing server prepare and transmit game content to a game content interworking server; A fourth process of temporarily storing game content and performing codec conversion in the game content interworking server; Downloading the game contents to an information communication network CP server; A sixth step of generating, by the game content processing server, billing; And It includes the seventh process of the game user to download the game screen created by the user using the information communication terminal on the desktop or the standby screen of the information communication terminal, the game content such as game characters, game war recording content on the game. On / Offline game content interworking service providing method characterized in that.

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