KR20130116231A - System, method and computer readable recording medium for providing a ranking about game group - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and system for providing ranking for game groups are provided to obtain game ranking information between each group that users belong, and to set groups in a game service. CONSTITUTION: When users select a group ranking through a game service platform (S801), the users are able to check a group by inputting a tag (S802). When the users request to check the ranking of the selected group (S803), a ranking management module extracts record information data on scores with verifying member lists for the group. The group scores are calculated based on the pre-determined method (S805). The ranking of each group is calculated (S807) by comparing another group with the selected group so that the user ranking is calculated (S806). The calculated ranking is displayed through the game service platform of the user's smart phone (S808). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S801) Select a group ranking search; (S802) Search a registered group and search a group with a tag name; (S803) Request to search the ranking of the selected group; (S804) Extract information about scores of members of the registered group; (S805) Calculate group scores based on a predetermined method; (S806) Calculate the ranking of users in the group; (S807) Calculate rankings between groups; (S808) Display a ranking result

Description

How to provide rankings by game group, system and computer readable recording media {SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING A RANKING ABOUT GAME GROUP}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a ranking by game group, a system, and a computer-readable recording medium, and more particularly, to set a group among users subscribed as a game service member on a user terminal device and provide a ranking according to the set group. It relates to a method, a system and a computer-readable recording medium for each game group ranking.

As the performance of recently released smartphones has improved, users are moving a lot from smart phones to general mobile phones. A smart phone is an intelligent mobile phone that adds computer support to a mobile phone. It is faithful to the mobile phone function, but adds a personal digital assistant (PDA) function, Internet function, and video playback function. Etc. are provided to provide a more convenient interface. In addition, with the support of wireless Internet function, it is connected to internet and computer, and also functions as a terminal such as e-mail, web browsing, fax, banking, and game. On the other hand, smart phones have a standard operating system (OS) or a dedicated operating system to accommodate various functions.

As such, as various functions can be implemented through various user terminal devices such as smart phones, various dedicated application programs and contents driven in the user terminal device have been developed. In addition, due to the improved functions of the mobile terminal among the user terminal devices, a lot of mobile games that can be enjoyed in a variety of environments similar to those on the web have been developed. Accordingly, many network games that can be played by interlocking the same game among users connected through a mobile terminal have been developed. In this case, a game client is generally mounted on a user terminal device and connected to each game server through a wired / wireless communication network to play a game on the user terminal device.

Most games using a user terminal device as well as a game provided through such a mobile terminal record game scores for each user and show them by ranking them. However, since the ranking service for each conventional game shows only the ranking for all game users, not only the motivation through the ranking is weak, but also the limitation in providing more meaningful information because the ranking is not shown in various ways. There is this.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

Another object of the present invention is to set a group in a game service provided by a user terminal device, and provide various and meaningful game ranking information by comparing rankings among groups and rankings within a group in which the user is set. It is to provide a ranking providing method and system.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a variety of meaningful game ranking information through the comparison of the ranking between the group and the ranking within the group registered as a game friend among all the users in the game service provided by the user terminal device, the game The present invention provides a method and system for providing ranking for each group.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a variety of meaningful game ranking information through the comparison of the ranking and the ranking within the group of friends registered in the social network among all the users in the game service provided by the user terminal device In addition, the present invention provides a method and system for providing ranking for each game group.

In order to achieve the above-described object of the present invention and to achieve the specific effects of the present invention described below, the characteristic structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a game group ranking providing method performed by a game service platform server including a group ranking management module is based on the game group creation request information received from a user terminal, the user and the game service. Creating a game group subscribed to and including at least one member of a registered friend of the user, based on ranking inquiry request information for the created game group received from the user terminal, the generated game group Calculating a ranking of the user for members included in the; and providing the calculated ranking of the user to the user terminal, wherein the user terminal is a game service linked with a plurality of games. Platform runs and the game group through the game service platform The generation request information and the ranking inquiry request information are provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a game group ranking providing method performed by a game service platform server including a group ranking management module is based on the game group creation request information received from a user terminal, Generating a game group including at least one member of the subscribed members, based on ranking inquiry request information about the generated game group received from the user terminal, and selecting members included in the created game group. Calculating a ranking of the user, and providing the calculated ranking of the user to the user terminal, wherein the user terminal is executed with a game service platform linked with a plurality of games; Game group creation request information and prizes through a game service platform Provides a ranking the query request information, the game group generation request information further includes at least one of the tag information that is mapped to the generated group.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a ranking providing system for each game group is executed by a game service platform linked to a plurality of games, the user terminal for providing game group creation request information and ranking query request information through the game service platform And a game group that is subscribed to the user and the game service and includes at least one member of a registered friend of the user, based on the game group creation request received from the user terminal, and received from the user terminal. A game service comprising a group ranking management module for calculating a ranking of the user for members included in the created game group and providing the user ranking to the user terminal based on the ranking inquiry request information about the generated game group. It includes a platform server.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a ranking providing system for each game group is executed by a game service platform linked to a plurality of games, the user terminal for providing game group creation request information and ranking query request information through the game service platform And a game group including at least one member of the user and members subscribed to a game service, based on the game group creation request information received from the user terminal, and the generated game received from the user terminal. And a game service platform server including a group ranking management module configured to calculate and provide a ranking of the user for the members included in the generated game group based on the ranking inquiry request information about the group to the user terminal. And the game group creation request information is generated. Further comprises at least one of the tag information that is mapped to the group.

Meanwhile, the information for receiving the ranking providing method for each game group may be stored in a recording medium readable by a server computer. Such a recording medium includes all kinds of recording media in which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include ROMs (Read Only Memory), Random Access Memory, CD (Compact Disk), DVD (Digital Video Disk) -ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, (For example, transmission over the Internet). Such a recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code in a distributed manner can be stored and executed.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the game user can check not only his ranking for the entire game user, but also the ranking within a group of friends or set groups related to the user, the user terminal device can receive more meaningful ranking information. There is an advantage that can be.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the user terminal device, game users join a specific group in the game and are provided with ranking information of the group to which they belong among the entire groups, thereby enabling ranking competition between groups, and thereby You can get the activation. In addition, this has the advantage of strengthening the sense of belonging and cohesion within the game group.

1 is a diagram showing the concept of group setting according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating the concept of a game service platform to which the present invention is applied.
3 is a diagram illustrating a ranking information providing system by a game service platform according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a game service platform server and a database server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a game providing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a group creation procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a group join procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a group ranking inquiry procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a user-specific information storage table for providing a group ranking according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram illustrating a group ranking inquiry screen in a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating a group ranking inquiry result screen in a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a diagram illustrating an SNS friend ranking inquiry result screen in a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

According to the present invention, a group of users who play a game provided through a user terminal device sets a group and provides ranking information within the set group and ranking information among the set groups, as well as ranking for all game users. We propose ranking method and system.

In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the group may be created by the user by setting a specific tag (or keyword), and each user may search for and join the generated groups.

In addition, when creating the group according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to give a subscription condition for the group, and automatically checks the subscription condition at the time of joining the group to determine whether to approve the subscription, a group creator or service It may be implemented to determine the subscription by the approval of the server.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the group may create a small group in its own game friends registered by the user, and the group may be created by a specific tag for all users who are registered as members of the game service. You can also create

Meanwhile, in the following detailed description, the present invention has been described as being applied to a 'smart phone' for clarity, but the present invention is applicable to any user terminal device capable of providing the function of the present invention as well as a smart phone. Can be. For example, a mobile computer including a mobile phone, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, as well as a fixed terminal such as a computer and a TV can be executed. It can be applied to any user terminal device that can.

In addition, in the specification of the present invention, the term 'game service platform' is a software frame that provides integrated management of each game related information and service in conjunction with at least one game program (preferably a plurality of game programs) according to the present invention. The broadest term for a work (including an application framework). That is, the game service platform serves as a basis for executing each individual game software, and thus execution of the program may not be limited to a specific operating system.

In addition, in the specification of the present invention, the term 'acquaintance' means that a client terminal user executing a game service platform according to an embodiment of the present invention establishes a relationship through a predetermined path (eg, stores it in an address book in the terminal). It refers to a person whose connection relationship is stored in a computer-readable memory by registering a friend with SNS (Social Network Service) service). In addition, the term 'non-knowing person' is a concept opposite to the 'friend', and the connection relationship is not established through any path with the client terminal user executing the game service platform according to the present invention. A person who is not stored on a computer-readable memory. In the present invention, the game friend registration process is performed by distinguishing the acquaintance from the acquaintance.

In addition, the game service platform is mounted on a smartphone, integrates and manages a plurality of game software, and provides various services in conjunction with each game software. For example, an interface is provided for each user to access each game, and various records and statistics related to each game are provided. In addition, the present invention provides a function for setting a group according to an embodiment of the present invention, and provides ranking information within each group calculated according to the set group and ranking information between groups through a smartphone.

In addition, the "ranking" in the following description refers to the ranking of the game points or game acquisition score, may be a ranking for the score given to each game in a specific game, and managed in conjunction with a plurality of games It may be a ranking for the integration point integrated in the game service platform.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

Prior to describing the ranking providing system and method according to the present invention, a function of interworking with a plurality of games is provided to manage information about each game and set a group, and calculate a ranking for each group according to each embodiment. Describe the concept of the game service platform provided. Meanwhile, the ranking providing method according to the present invention may be implemented in each game program without installing a separate game service platform in a smartphone, but sets a group and provides a set group ranking according to an embodiment of the present invention. In order to provide an integrated ranking for a plurality of games, it is desirable to be implemented on a game service platform.

Group setting concept

1 is a diagram showing the concept of group setting according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a game service user registers a game friend in various ways related to the game service (for example, automatically adds to my address book, automatically adds an SNS friend, searches for and adds a registered person to me, Search for IDs / nicknames to add, add from user info windows or lists provided by non-friend referrals, etc., set up groups within the registered game friends (i.e. acquaintances), or entire game service users (i.e. acquaintances) Groups can be set up among all users without distinguishing between them.

When a group is set for all the game service users, a tag (for example, Songpa job mom, storm magazine K, Sungsholic, NHN, etc.) can be set, and a group according to each tag can be created. As such, when a group is created, the group is formed by joining the group among all the service users.

As such, when a specific group is created within a game friend or among all game service users, a ranking or a ranking among groups within the group is calculated according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the calculated ranking information is calculated for each. Within the game program, it may be provided to each service user through a game service platform, which will be described later.

Game service platform

2 is a diagram illustrating the concept of a game service platform to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 2, the game service platform supporting the ranking providing system according to the present invention enables a service user to easily set up a group through game friend registration or a group through tag registration, and to join a group and rank by group. It provides a foundation to facilitate the provision.

In other words, you can register your acquaintances as game friends, set up a small group within the game friends, create tags by setting tags, and form groups for all game service subscribers (non-friends). . In addition, it is possible to provide a ranking within the SNS (Social Network Service) group to which they have subscribed, or to provide a ranking between the groups.

In addition, effective ranking information may be provided through interworking between individual games and game service platforms. For example, structural flexibility can be secured by providing ranking information for a corresponding game in an individual game and switching to a ranking information providing screen of a game service platform through a customized ranking interface in the game.

Therefore, by providing the ranking information through the game service platform according to the present invention provides a significant ranking within the set game group, it can bring a sense of belonging and cohesion of the community through the comparison of the ranking between the groups.

Hereinafter, a system and detailed configurations thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, and the friend recommendation and game execution according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. The procedure will be described in detail.

Complete system configuration

3 is a diagram illustrating a ranking information providing system by a game service platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of client terminals (eg, smart) in which a service server 300 of a service provider runs a game service platform through a communication network 310. Phones) 320. Here, the service server 300 may include a game service platform server 301, a game server 302, an authentication server 303, a payment server 304, an SNS server 305, a database server 306, and the like. In addition, the game server 302 may perform a function by dividing each game so that a plurality of games are driven through each client terminal 320.

First, the communication network 310 may be configured without regard to communication modes such as wired and wireless, and may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), and a metropolitan network (MAN; Metropolitan). It may be configured with various communication networks such as an area network (WAN), a wide area network (WAN). Also, the communication network may be a known World Wide Web (WWW) or may use a wireless transmission technology used for short-distance communication such as Infrared Data Association (IrDA) or Bluetooth.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the game service platform server 301 is interlocked with the game server 302, and provides a game service platform to each client terminal (320). In particular, it provides the main functions of the present invention to set up a group according to an embodiment of the present invention described below, and to provide a ranking within the set group and a ranking between the groups. Detailed functions of the game service platform server 301 will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

The game server 302 may perform a function of providing a program or information related to each corresponding game to the client terminal 320 in order to provide a plurality of various games to the user, and the client terminal user from the game server 302. The game application for each corresponding game may be downloaded, installed on the client terminal 320, and executed. That is, the game server 302 installs the game application if the game application is not installed in the client terminal 320, and updates the game application of the new version if the game application is an old version. Of course, the game application may be downloaded from a dedicated download server (not shown) or game service platform server 301 rather than game server 302.

Meanwhile, the game server 302 shares ranking information with the game service platform server 301, and provides ranking information for each game through the game server 302 as well as a customized ranking interface in a game. It may be linked with the game service platform server 301 through.

The authentication server 303 performs authentication for each client terminal 320, authentication for game service platform server connection for each client terminal 320, authentication for each game connection, and the like, and according to the authentication result, the game service platform server 301 or game server 302 provides various corresponding services to client terminal 320.

The game server 302 including a plurality of games may calculate the game progress time and the time limit of the user through communication with the client terminal 320 and provide the result to the client terminal 320, so that the user may It can be used to implement a free trial that allows users to play a game for free for a period or a time, or a function that allows a user to play a game for a limited time through a part-time fee. In this case, when a specific game is charged as a paid game, the game is provided after the payment is normally made through the payment server 304. In addition, the authentication server 303 may continue communication with the server side to continue to maintain during the game progress, so that the game server 302 is whether the network connection is continued through the communication with the client terminal 320 Can be determined.

The SNS server 305 provides a social networking service (SNS) (eg, a 'me2day' service) provided by a service provider, and according to an embodiment of the present invention, the game service platform server 301 ) By providing subscriber information, ranking information in the SNS group can be provided through the game service platform server 301.

On the other hand, the present invention may be linked to the SNS server 305 operated by the same operator as the game service platform server 301, as shown in FIG. 3, provided by a third-party vendor outside the service server 300 The SNS group ranking information may be provided in association with the SNS servers.

The database server 306 stores a game service platform and a variety of information required to provide a plurality of games to the client terminal 320 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the game service platform server 301, the game server 302 ), The authentication server 303, the payment server 304 and the SNS server 305 and the like requested information is provided. The requested information may include game service platform execution related information, game application execution related information, authentication information including user information, game related record information, ranking information, and the like.

Here, the information related to the execution of the game application includes information required to execute the game application, such as whether the game application is downloaded to the client terminal 320, the version of the game, the IP protocol of the game server 302, and the like. It may include. The authentication information including the user information includes user specific information for determining whether a legitimate user has executed the game, terminal specific information for determining whether the authenticated client terminal 320 has executed the game, and the like. Game information may include information about the user's identifier, nickname, avatar, age, gender, rating, achievements, rankings, scores, etc., and whether the user has passed a certain step or achieved a specific mission. free trial) and game timeout.

The database server 306 may include a plurality of databases as shown in FIG. 4, and a database including some or all of the information may be located in the client terminal 320.

In addition, according to the present invention, a group ranking management module that manages a mission or a score achieved by a user in a game may be included in the game service platform server 301 or the game server 302, and in this case, the database server 306 It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may further include information related thereto. In the present embodiment, the service server 300 has been described as including six detailed servers 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, and 306, but the six servers may be functionally integrated or separated from each other and have some functions. The server for performing may be omitted and may further include a server having additional functions as described above. Accordingly, the service server 300 may consist of one or more servers instead of six.

On the other hand, the client terminal 320 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input and output function for the user to communicate with the service server 300 through the communication network 310 to perform a game service platform or various games, As well as mobile communication terminals including smart phones, microprocessors are equipped with memory means such as desktop computers, notebook computers, workstations, palmtop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), web pads, and the like. Therefore, any digital device having computing capability may be adopted as the client terminal 320 according to the present invention.

Game Service Platform Server (Group Ranking Management Module)

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the game service platform server 301 is a member management module 410, game interworking module 420, group ranking management module 430 and additional function processing as shown in FIG. Module 440 or the like. The database server 306 for storing and transmitting various data in cooperation with the user information database 451 includes a member information database 451, a game information database 452, a friend information database 453, a record information database 454, (455), and the like.

The member management module 410 manages various personal information registered and registered by the user as a member of the game service platform or each individual game, and in particular, manages information and game records of friends registered by each member according to an embodiment of the present invention. do. The game interworking module 420 may allow the game service platform server 301 to operate in conjunction with each individual game of the game server 302 and may integrate and process login and billing for the individual game in the game service platform. . The group ranking management module 430 performs a function of generating a group or processing a subscription to a created group according to an embodiment of the present invention, and calculating a ranking within each generated group and a ranking between groups. To provide. The add-on processing module 440 provides various functions that may be additionally provided in connection with a game service.

In this case, the detailed functional units included in each of the modules 410, 420, 430, and 440 of the game service platform server 301 may be included in the service platform client application in which all or a part of them are installed in the client terminal 320. Some functions of the detailed functions may be interworked or distributed and processed by the server and the client system.

Hereinafter, detailed functions of the respective modules will be described in detail.

First, the member management module 410 may include a member information manager 411, a member authentication processor 412, a friend registration manager 413, a game record manager 414, and the like. The member information management unit 411 stores each type of member related information entered in the member information database 451 when each user accesses the game service platform server 301 and subscribes to the service through the game service platform, or the game service platform. The member information database 451 is updated with various member-related information modified through the My Information Home.

The member authentication processing unit 412 performs authentication in connection with the authentication server 303 when each user who has registered to log in to the game service platform or each game. The friend registration manager 413 manages a game friend for the member registered by various methods according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game record manager 414 performs a function of managing each game record, the entire game record, and the ranking information of the corresponding member.

The game interworking module 420 may include an individual game connection unit 421, a login manager 422, a charging processor 423, a game software (S / W) installation unit 424, and the like. The individual game access unit 421 performs an interface function connected to the corresponding game when a specific game is selected from among a plurality of games provided in the game server 302 linked with the game service platform server 301. When accessing each game through the game service platform, the login manager 422 integrates or processes the login of the corresponding game or performs a function of separately logging in each game. The billing processing unit 423 performs a function of billing by interworking with the payment server 304 when a specific game to be linked is a paid game. When the game S / W installation unit 424 tries to access a specific game through the game service platform according to an embodiment of the present invention, the S / W for the game is not installed in the client terminal 320. If so, it automatically goes to the game S / W installation step and performs a function to install the game S / W.

The group ranking management module 430 performs a function according to each embodiment of the present invention. The group generating unit 431, the group joining processor 432, the ranking calculation unit 433 for each group, and the ranking calculation unit 434 in the group are provided. ) And a group search unit 435. As shown in FIG. 6 to be described later, the group generator 431 creates a new group by adding some or all of the game friends registered by the user through the game service platform, or registers as a friend to the SNS service subscribed to by the user. Some or all of the game service subscribers are added to create a new group, or a tag (or keyword) creates a new group. In this case, the created group may be targeted to all game service subscribers, and additional group join conditions may be added when creating a group. The group joining processor 432 performs a joining process for each group generated by the group generating unit 431 as shown in FIG. 7 to be described later. The group ranking calculator 433 and the group ranking calculator 434 in each group, as shown in FIG. 8, will be described with respect to the ranking of each subscriber in the group for each set group and between the entire groups for the group. Perform the function of calculating the ranking. The group search unit 435 performs a function of searching for a group stored in the group information database 455 by inputting a tag (or a keyword) through the game service platform.

As described above, each functional unit of the group ranking management module 430 processes to generate and join a group according to an embodiment of the present invention, and calculates and provides various ranking information related to each generated group.

The add-on processing module 440 may include an SMS sending processor 441, a message sending processor 442, an advertisement providing unit 443, and the like to provide various additional functions provided by the game service platform. The SMS sending processor 441 and the message sending processor 442 provide a function of sending an SMS message or a message to registered friends or users in a subscribed group. The advertisement provider 443 performs a function of providing information or advertisements related to various games linked through the game service platform.

Meanwhile, various functions related to the present invention included in the game service platform server 301 may be driven in conjunction with a game service platform client application installed in the client terminal 320 to drive a game service platform, or some functions may be used. It is included in the service platform client application of the client terminal 320, and operates by itself in the client terminal 320 without operation of the server to provide the corresponding functions, or receives information from the game service platform server 301, the client terminal 320 ) Can also be used to perform the function.

For example, after installing and executing a game service platform client application on the client terminal 320 and selecting a ranking inquiry function for a specific group to which the user has subscribed on the game service platform screen, the game service platform server 301 in the client application. Request a ranking query for the group. Then, the game service platform server 301 inquires the group information stored in the group information database 455 through the group ranking calculator 433 or the group ranking calculator 434 in the group ranking in the group for the corresponding group. And calculating the ranking for each group, and transmitting the calculated result back to the client terminal 320 to confirm the inquiry result in the client terminal 320. As such, various functions according to an embodiment of the present invention to be described below may be performed in the server, the client terminal, or in conjunction with the server and the client terminal.

Database server

The database server 306 may include a member information database 451, a game information database 452, a friend information database 453, a record information database 454, a group information database 455, and the like. It may further include other databases necessary for providing the game service platform according.

The member information database 451 stores various kinds of information of members registered as service members or game members through the game service platform. For example, the personal information of the member, photos necessary for profile information, a nickname, a recent game, an installed game, a record or record information for each game, ranking information, achievement information, SNS subscription information, and gain information exposure. Setting information, automatic login setting information, and the like.

The game information database 452 stores information about a plurality of games linked with the game service platform server 301. For example, installation software information for each game, firmware software information, version information for each game, record information for each game, challenge information for each game, linkage path information with the game service platform server 301, subscriber information for the game, etc. It may include.

The friend information database 453 stores various kinds of information related to the SNS game friend, which the user registers as a friend or is automatically registered in association with an SNS server. For example, ID and nickname information of a registered friend, registration path information, friend blocking information, and the like may be included.

The record information database 454 stores various records according to the game play result of each member. For example, the number of play for each game, the play score of each member for each game, and the achievement score may be included.

The group information database 455 may include information about a group (eg, tag information, group creator information, group join condition information, etc.) and a group generated through the group generator 431 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The group subscriber information subscribed through the subscription processing unit 432 may be included.

Full service procedure

5 is a flowchart illustrating a game providing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, a user of the client terminal 320 (eg, a smartphone) downloads and installs game service platform software (S501) and drives the installed game service platform (S502). The game service platform is driven, and membership and login (S503) are performed.

At this time, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user creates a friend group by adding a friend (S504), or creates a registered SNS friend group through user account authentication of the SNS service subscribed to by the user (S505), Alternatively, a new group may be created (S506, S507) by tag registration, or the group that is already registered may be inquired through a tag or the like to join the group (S508).

The above-described friend group generation step (S504), SNS friend group generation step (S505), and new group generation step (S506, S507) by tag registration are not necessarily performed sequentially. One or more may be performed in parallel. First, in the step of creating a friend group by adding a friend (S504), a new group may be generated by selecting or adding some or all of game friends registered by the user. Next, in the step of creating an SNS friend group (S505), a new group may be created by selecting or adding some or all of game service subscribers registered as friends to an SNS service subscribed to by a user. Finally, in the step of creating a new group through tag registration (S506 and S507), a new group can be created by a user inputting a tag mapped to a new group to be created. As described above, one or more groups can be created by various methods. If is generated, the ranking for the corresponding group can be inquired through the game service platform, and as a result of the inquiry, the ranking information within the group and the group-specific ranking information are output through the game service platform (S509).

Hereinafter, a procedure for creating a group, joining, and ranking inquiry according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8.

Group Creation Process

According to the present invention, each group that provides ranking information for each group may be generated by various methods. That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, a group of friends registered in various ways (eg, an address book registration friend, an SNS registration friend, etc.) may be set as a group to which the present invention is applied. You can also select friends to set up a small separate group.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a user may register a tag to create a new group and register a group subscriber for all game service subscribers. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a group creation procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, if a group creation menu is selected through the game service platform (S601), a new group is created by inputting a group name or tag (S602). At this time, if the group name or tag is a registered word (S603), another group name or tag is input again.

In this way, when the group name or tag is normally registered, the group creation is completed by additionally inputting and setting group joining conditions (for example, age, region, game ranking, etc.) (S604) (S605).

Meanwhile, in the above description, a group name or tag is input to generate a group. However, according to an embodiment of the present invention, after setting a group name, one or more tags may be set. For example, after setting three tags in one group name, each user may input the registered group name or tag to search for the corresponding group. In this case, when searching through a tag, a plurality of groups having the same tag may be obtained as a search result. For example, when a person living in Songpa-gu searches for a group by inputting 'Songpa' as a tag, a plurality of groups that set the 'Songpa' as a tag (for example, 'Songpa Job Mom', 'Songpa NHN', etc.) You can search.

Join Group Process

7 is a flowchart illustrating a group joining procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, a group registered through a game service platform is inquired (S701). According to the inquiry result, a list of searched groups is displayed (S702). The user selects a specific group to be subscribed to from the list (S703).

According to the group join selection, a group join request signal is transmitted to the group join processing unit 432 of the group ranking management module 430 included in the game service platform server 301 of the service server 300, and the group join processing unit ( In step 432, the user requesting to join the group confirms whether or not the user meets the group membership requirement through the group information database 455 (S704). As a result of the check, if the qualification requirements are satisfied (S705), the group joining process (S707) for the corresponding user is completed.

In this case, the subscription may be immediately approved according to the group join request or after the separate group join approval (S706) of the creator or the service server 300 of the corresponding group.

Group ranking inquiry procedure

8 is a flowchart illustrating a group ranking inquiry procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, when the user selects a group ranking inquiry through the game service platform (S801), a tag input window for group ranking inquiry is provided as illustrated in FIG. 10. In this case, the group is inquired by inquiring a subscribed group or by inputting a tag name into the input window (S802). When requesting the ranking query for the selected group according to the input to the service server 300 (S803), the group ranking management module 430 of the service server 300 to the list of subscribers of the group to the group information database 455 And the score for each subscriber is read from the record information database 454.

Then, a group score is calculated according to a preset method (eg, adding up individual game record scores or activity scores of each subscriber, or average score of each subscriber) (S805). Accordingly, the ranking of the user in the group is calculated (S806), and the inter-group ranking is calculated (S807) by comparing the calculated group score with the scores of other groups.

The calculated ranking result is displayed through the game service platform of the requested user smartphone (S808).

9 is a diagram illustrating a user-specific information storage table 900 for providing a group ranking according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 9, in order to provide a ranking for each group and a ranking between groups according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable to collect and store various group-related information for each user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, for each user, a user ID 910, an alias 920, a group (tag) 930 that I have created, a group (tag) 940 that I have subscribed to, and a registered friend 950 The SNS 960 and the number of points 970 may be stored in each database and managed.

Service implementation example

10 is a diagram illustrating a group ranking inquiry screen in a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10, when a group ranking of a game ranking menu is selected on a game service platform driven by a user smartphone, a tag input window for a corresponding group is provided. When a group name or a tag is input as a keyword through the tag input window, a ranking of a group in which the input keyword is set as a group name or a tag can be inquired.

11 is a diagram illustrating a group ranking inquiry result screen in a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 11, as a result of the inquiry of FIG. 10, a daily or total ranking is provided for a corresponding group, and the user's ranking information in the corresponding group may be checked. For example, as shown, when the subscribed group is the 'NHN' group, the ranking 1110 information in the 'NHN' group and the other groups of the 'NHN' group may be provided. .

12 is a diagram illustrating an SNS friend ranking inquiry result screen in a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 12, not only the group created by each user in the method of FIG. 6, but also some of the users subscribed as friends of an SNS (social networking service) (eg, 'Me2day') which each user has already subscribed to, or You can check the ranking information in the group that makes the group as a whole. That is, as shown, when the user subscribes to an SNS service called 'me2day', the user may check his ranking among users registered as his friends in the 'me2day' service.

In this way, it is possible to reinforce the sense of belonging and cohesion to the community by checking the ranking in the group related to itself and the ranking between groups, rather than providing the conventional meaningless overall ranking information.

Embodiments according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROM and DVD; magnetic recording media such as a floppy disk; Includes hardware devices specifically configured to store and perform program instructions such as megneto-optical media and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

200: Smartphone 210: My Information Menu
220: friend menu 230: game note menu
240: Game Plus Menu 300: Service Server
301: Game Service Platform Server 302: Game Server
303: authentication server 304: payment server
305: SNS server 306: database server
310: communication network 320: client terminal (smart phone)
410: member management module 411: member information management
412 member authentication processing unit 413: friend registration management unit
414: game record management unit 420: game linkage module
421: individual game connection unit 422: login management unit
423: billing processing unit 424: game S / W installation unit
430: ranking management module 431: group generation unit
432: Group subscription processing unit 433: Ranking calculation unit for each group
434: group ranking calculation unit 435: group search unit
440: add-on processing module 441: SMS sending processing unit
442: message transmission processing unit 443: advertising provider
451: Member information database 452: Game information database
453: Friend Information Database 454: Record Information Database
455: Group Information Database 900: User Information Table
910: user ID field 920: alias field
930: Group field I created 940: Joined group field
950: Registered friend field 960: Subscribed SNS field
970: my score field

Claims (8)

In the game group ranking providing method performed by the game service platform server including a group ranking management module,
Requesting the user's social network service subscriber authentication based on game group creation request information received from a user terminal;
Creating a game group for each social network service including at least one member subscribed to at least one game service among a plurality of game services linked with the user and the game service platform according to the subscriber authentication result;
Receiving an execution request of one game service interoperating with the game service platform from the user terminal;
Among the members included in the created game group, a list of members who have installed a game service that receives an execution request from the user terminal is checked, a score for each of the identified members is extracted, and based on the extracted scores, Calculating ranking information of the user for members included in the game group and installing the game service; And
And providing the calculated ranking information of the user to the user terminal, wherein the game service platform is accessible through a game service linked with the game service platform server.
How to provide ranking by game group. The method of claim 1,
Comprising the step of calculating the score of the game group and comparing with the scores of the other game groups, and further comprising the step of providing and providing the ranking, game group ranking providing method. The method of claim 1,
The ranking of the user is calculated based on the game score,
The game score is any one of a game score for the individual game or a game score synthesized from a plurality of games linked to the game service platform, game group ranking providing method. The method of claim 1,
If at least one game service linked with the game service platform is at least one of a free trial game service, a part-time fee game service, or a paid game service,
And a billing processing step of requesting payment of a game service fee to a terminal of the generated game group member so that a normal game service can be provided. 5. The method of claim 4,
And receiving the response to the payment request from the member's terminal and if the result of the response is normal payment, providing the game service. In the ranking providing system for each game group,
A game service platform linked with a plurality of games is executed and the game service
A user terminal providing game group creation request information and ranking inquiry request information through a platform;
An SNS server providing social network service subscriber information of the user to the game service platform based on game group request information received from the user terminal; And
According to the subscriber authentication result, the game group is subscribed to the user and the game service, and generates a game group for each social network service including at least one member of the registered friends of the user, and received from the user terminal. Based on the ranking inquiry request information for the game group, the list of subscribers of the generated game group is checked, scores for each of the identified subscribers are extracted, and included in the generated game group based on the extracted scores. A game service platform server including a group ranking management module configured to calculate a ranking of the user for the registered members and provide the same to the user terminal;
Ranking providing system for each game group comprising a. The method according to claim 6,
If at least one game service linked with the game service platform is at least one of a free trial game service, a part-time fee game service, or a paid game service,
And a charging processing unit for requesting payment of a game service fee to a terminal of the generated game group member so that a normal game service can be provided. The method according to claim 6,
And receiving a response to the payment request from the terminal of the member and if the result of the response is normal payment, further comprising a payment server for providing the game service.

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