KR20140113866A - Method and Server for providing a transaction service between game items, Method for transaction between game items - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a method for providing a game item transaction service. The method includes: receiving, from a user device, a point switch request asking for converting at least one first game item into points to purchase a game; converting the at least one first game item into the points based on exchange rate information indicating an exchange rate between a game item and points; and purchasing a second game item based on the exchange rate information after receiving, from the user device, an item purchase request asking for purchasing the second game item using the converted points.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a game item transaction service providing method, a server and a game item transaction method,

The present invention relates to a game item transaction service providing method, a server, and a game item transaction method.

As smartphones become widespread, users are increasingly enjoying mobile games based on smartphones, and game developers are showing a lot of mobile games. With the release of numerous mobile games, users will be exposed to new games on a regular basis, so users will only be able to use a single game for a short time and use the new game without any further use. At this time, since the game items used by the user in the existing game can not be used in the new game, there arises a problem that the game items of the existing game are obsoleted.

The same problem occurs in the existing PC game. However, when the user who played the game A enjoys the game B, the problem that the game items used in the game A is no longer available is caused. Such a problem causes the user to be reluctant to purchase the game item. Therefore, there is a need for a game item transaction method in which the user exchanges the game item used in the existing game with the game item of the new game.

An object of the present invention is to provide an item transaction service providing method, a server, and a game item transaction method for allowing a user to exchange a game item that is no longer used by a desired game item to activate a game item transaction.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a game item transaction service, the method comprising: converting at least one first game item from a user device to a point for purchasing a game Receiving a request for a point change request; Converting the at least one first game item to the point based on exchange ratio information indicating a exchange rate between the game item and the point; Receiving an item purchase request from the user device requesting to purchase a second game item using the converted point; And purchasing the second game item based on the exchange ratio information.

Preferably, the exchange rate information is updated at every predetermined cycle based on at least one of a game popularity, an item sale request status, and an item purchase request status.

Preferably, the step of converting the first game item to the point further includes reflecting the point conversion result to the game server corresponding to the first game item, and the step of purchasing the second game item Further includes reflecting the second game item purchase result to a game server corresponding to the second game item.

Preferably, the first game item and the second game item are game items provided by the same game company or game items provided by different game companies.

Advantageously, the step of converting the at least one first game item to the point further comprises subtracting a commission point corresponding to the commission for the point conversion at the converted point, Purchases the second game item using the point balance obtained by subtracting the commission point from the converted point.

Preferably, the method for providing a game item transaction service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving settlement request for purchasing the point from the user device and requesting to purchase the point; And transmitting a point purchase response for approving the point purchase request to the user device, wherein the step of purchasing the second game item comprises using the point balance obtained by adding the purchased point and the converted point And purchases the second game item.

Preferably, the game item transaction service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention further includes performing authentication for a user of the user device, and when the authentication of the user is successful, And switching the first game item to the point.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server for providing a game item transaction service, the method comprising: receiving a request for switching from a user device to a point for purchase of at least one first game item; A receiving unit for receiving the request; A point management unit for switching the at least one first game item to the point based on exchange ratio information indicating a exchange rate between the game item and the point; And an item management unit for purchasing the second game item based on the exchange rate information when the receiving unit receives the item purchase request requesting the user to purchase the second game item using the converted point from the user device do.

Preferably, the exchange rate information is updated at every predetermined cycle based on at least one of a game popularity, an item sale request status, and an item purchase request status.

Preferably, the point management unit reflects the point conversion result to a game server corresponding to the first game item, and the item management unit may store the second game item purchase result in a game server corresponding to the second game item Reflect.

Preferably, the first game item and the second game item are game items provided by the same game company or game items provided by different game companies.

Preferably, the point management section subtracts a commission point corresponding to the commission for the point conversion from the converted point, and the item management section, for example, uses the point balance obtained by subtracting the commission point from the converted point, 2 Purchase game items.

Preferably, the receiving unit includes payment information for purchasing the point from the user device, receives a point purchase request requesting purchase of the point, and the point management unit transmits the point purchase request to the user device And the item management unit purchases the second game item using a point balance obtained by summing the purchased points and the converted points.

Preferably, the server for providing a game item transaction service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention further includes an authentication unit for performing authentication of a user of the user device, and the point management unit may, when authentication of the user is successful And switching the at least one first game item to the point.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for trading a game item in a user device, the method comprising: receiving a request for switching a first game item to a point for purchasing a game; Receiving a point switching response from the server indicating that the at least one first game item has been switched to the point; Sending an item purchase request to the server requesting purchase of a second game item using the converted point; And receiving an item purchase response indicating that the second game item has been purchased from the server.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for trading game items in a user device includes switching at least one first game item to a point for purchasing at least one second game item ≪ / RTI > Outputting information on an expected conversion point at the time of switching points of the first game item and the second game item and a point held by the user based on the exchange ratio information indicating the exchange rate between the game item and the point; Determining whether a summing point, which is a sum of an expected conversion point of the at least one first game item and a point held by the user, is greater than or equal to an expected conversion point of the at least one second game item; And outputting a user interface for purchasing a point or a user interface for purchasing the second game item based on the determination result.

Preferably, the method of trading game items in a user device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving game broadcast contents for promoting a plurality of games from the server; Playing the received game broadcast content; Receiving a user input for selecting an application download link configured to download a game item transaction application inserted in the game broadcast content while playing the game broadcast content; And receiving the game item transaction application based on the user input, the method comprising: transmitting the point change request to a server; receiving the point change response from the server; The step of transmitting to the server and the step of receiving the item purchase response are controlled by the game item transaction application.

The present invention has the effect of enabling a game item to be exchanged for a desired game item by the user, thereby activating the game item transaction.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game item transaction service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a game item transaction type according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game item transaction service according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game item transaction service according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game item transaction service according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of trading game items in a user device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of trading game items in a user device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view for explaining an item transaction service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view for explaining an item transaction service providing server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a view for explaining an item transaction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

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

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game item transaction service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 110, the item transaction service providing server receives a point change request from the user device, requesting to switch at least one first game item to a point for purchasing a game.

At this time, the point change request includes an identifier of the first game to which the first game item belongs, an identifier of the first game item, information on the total number of the first game items held by the user in the first game, Information, and the like.

For example, the point change request may be to request that some (20% or 40%) of the first game items held by the user or the entire first game item be converted to points.

Here, the user device includes a smart phone, a tablet PC, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a notebook computer, a desktop computer, an IP TV, a cellular phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

In another embodiment, the points may be exchanged for mobile vouchers or vouchers on the off-line.

In step 120, the item transaction service providing server switches at least one first game item to a point based on the exchange ratio information indicating the exchange ratio between the game item and the point.

At this time, the exchange rate information is stored in the item transaction service providing server and can be updated at predetermined intervals based on at least one of the game popularity, the item sale request status, and the item purchase request status. For example, a game item having a relatively high value in the case of a game item having a high popularity, a game item having a high value for a user's item sale request has a relatively low value, and an item having a high item item purchase request value of a user has a relatively high value . On the other hand, the exchange rate information may include not only the exchange rate between the game item and the point but also information on the exchange rate between the game item.

In another embodiment, the item transaction service providing server may further reflect the point conversion result to the game server corresponding to the first game item.

In step 130, the item transaction service providing server receives an item purchase request from the user device requesting to purchase the second game item using the converted point.

At this time, the item purchase request may include an identifier of a second game to which the second game item belongs, an identifier of the second game item, information on the number of second game items to be purchased, and the like. If the first game item and the second game item are items of the same game, the identifier of the first game and the identifier of the second game may be the same.

In step 140, based on the exchange ratio information, the item transaction service providing server purchases the second game item.

At this time, the second game item is purchased using the point converted from the first game item. If there is a point that the user has already held, the sum of the point held by the user and the point converted from the first game item The second game item can be purchased.

In addition, the user may purchase additional points in the case where points are lacking in purchasing the second game item even at a summation point obtained by adding up points already held and converted points from the first game item.

Through this process, the user can exchange the first game item which is not used any more with the second game item which he wants to use.

Here, the first game item and the second game item may be game items provided by the same game company, or may be game items provided by different game companies. Hereinafter, a transaction type of a game item will be described with reference to FIG.

2 is a view for explaining a game item transaction type according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, an item transaction service providing server 210, a server 220 of a game company X, and a server 230 of a game company Y are shown. Here, the server 220 of the game company X and the server 230 of the game company Y are connected to the item transaction service providing server 210.

For example, in FIG. 2, an internal transaction in which the game item X1 222 provided by the server 220 of the game company X is exchanged with the game item X2 224 may occur, and a game provided by the server 220 of the game company X An external transaction may occur in which item X1 222 is exchanged with game item Y1 232 or game item Y2 234 of server 230 of game company Y. [

At this time, both the internal transaction and the external transaction between the game items are performed through the item transaction service providing server 210.

At this time, in order for the external transaction to be concluded, both the game company X and the game company Y need to make advance appointments to cooperate with the game item transaction through the item transaction service providing server 210. It is also necessary to make a pre-appointment so that the points of the item transaction service providing server 210 can be used by the game company X and the game company Y. [

In another embodiment, the item transaction service providing server may further reflect the second game item purchase result to the game server corresponding to the second game item.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game item transaction service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Here, it is assumed that the first game server 330 and the second game server 340 are servers for different games of different game companies, the server corresponding to the first game item is the first game server 330, It is assumed that the server corresponding to the second game item is the second game server 340.

In the first step, the user device 320 transmits the user authentication information to the item transaction service providing server 310.

At this time, the user authentication information may be a user ID and a password. Also, the user may log in through the user authentication to both the item transaction service providing server 310, the first game server 330, and the second game server 340 using the single user authentication information in the single sign-on method .

In the second step, the item transaction service providing server 310 performs authentication for the user of the user device 320 based on the received user authentication information.

In the third step, the item transaction service providing server 310 transmits the authentication result of the user of the user device 320 to the user device.

In a fourth step, when the user of the user device 320 is authenticated as a legitimate user, the user device 320 may switch the first game item of the first game server 330 to a point for purchasing the game item And transmits the request for switching points to the item transaction service providing server 310.

In the fifth step, the item transaction service providing server 310 converts at least one first game item to a point based on the exchange ratio information indicating the exchange ratio between the game item and the point.

In the sixth step, the item transaction service providing server 310 subtracts a commission point corresponding to the commission for the point conversion at the converted point.

Accordingly, the operator of the item transaction service providing server 310 can obtain the profit in the item exchange transaction process.

In the seventh step, the item transaction service providing server 310 searches the first game server 330 for the first game item that has been converted to a point among the total number of the first game items held by the user of the user device 320 To the first game server 330, a first item number adjustment request for instructing the first game server 330 to deduct the number of items.

In the eighth step, the first game server 330 subtracts the first game item number corresponding to the first item number adjustment request.

In the ninth step, the first device number adjustment response indicating that the first game server 330 has adjusted the number of items corresponding to the first item number adjustment request is transmitted to the user device 320 and the item transaction service providing server 310, Lt; / RTI >

The item transaction service providing server 310 may reflect the point conversion result to the first game server 330 through the seventh to ninth steps.

In the tenth step, the user device 320 transmits an item purchase request requesting to use the converted point to purchase the second game item.

In the eleventh step, the item transaction service providing server 310 purchases the second game item using the point balance held by the user of the user device 320 based on the exchange ratio information.

At this time, the point balance is the amount deducted by the commission point corresponding to the commission for the point conversion at the point converted from the first game item.

In another embodiment, the item transaction service providing server 310 may not subtract a commission point from the point converted from the first game item, or may add the purchased point to the converted point to purchase the second game item .

For example, the item transaction service providing server 310 receives the point purchase request including the payment information for purchasing the point from the user device 320 and requests the user to purchase the point, and informs the user device 320 accordingly The user of the user device 320 may purchase the point by sending a point purchase response authorizing the point purchase request. In this case, the user can purchase the second game item using the point balance, which is the sum of the purchased point and the points converted from the first game item. On the other hand, when the user purchases a point through cash or a credit card, the operator of the item transaction service providing server 310 can take a part of the cash or a payment amount of the credit card as a commission.

In the twelfth step, the item transaction service providing server 310 transmits the number of the second game item held by the user of the user device 340 in the second game server 340 to the second game item The second game server 340 transmits a second item count adjustment request to the second game server 340 to instruct the second game server 340 to increase the number of items.

In the thirteenth step, the second game server 340 increases the number of the second game items in response to the second item number adjustment request.

In the fourteenth step, the second device number adjustment response indicating that the second game server 340 has adjusted the number of items corresponding to the second item number adjustment request is transmitted to the user device 320 and the item transaction service providing server 310, Lt; / RTI >

The item transaction service providing server 310 reflects the second game item purchase result to the second game server 340 through the twelfth to fourteenth steps.

3, the user device 320 directly transmits and receives messages to and from the item transaction service providing server 310. However, in another embodiment, the user device 320 transmits the message to the first game server 330 ) Or the second game server 340 through the intermediary of the item transaction service providing server 310.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game item transaction service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In step 410, the item transaction service providing server receives an item exchange request from the user device requesting exchange of at least one first game item with at least one second game item.

In step 420, the item transaction service providing server calculates exchange ratios between the first item and the second item based on the exchange ratio information indicating exchange ratios between game items.

In step 430, based on the calculated exchange rate, the item transaction service providing server exchanges at least one first item with at least one second game item.

4 differs from the previous embodiment in that the first game item is directly switched to the second item without switching to the point.

However, if the value of the first game item is higher than the value of the second game item, the first game item may be exchanged with the second game item, but in the opposite case, the first game item may be exchanged with the second game item I can not. If the first item is not exchanged with the second game item, the item transaction service providing server exchanges the first item with the second game item instead of exchanging the first item with the second game item An error message indicating that it can not be done, or a message to guide the user to purchase additional points.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game item transaction service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In step 510, the game item transaction server receives item sale information indicating the type and number of game items the seller wants to sell from the user device of the game item seller.

For example, the seller can transmit item sale information to the game item transaction server for selling the rare game item he has purchased using his / her user device. At this time, the item sale information may include information on the sales conditions for the rare game item, that is, points necessary for purchasing the rare game item.

In step 520, the game item transaction server posts the received item sale information on-line.

For example, the game item transaction server may execute a dedicated online bulletin board for item transaction and post item sale information to the dedicated online bulletin board.

In step 530, the game item transaction server receives an item purchase request for requesting purchase of a game item to be sold by the seller from the user device of the item buyer who has confirmed the item sale information posted on the online.

In step 540, it is determined whether or not the point held by the buyer has a value equal to or larger than an expected conversion point at the point conversion of the game item to be sold by the seller.

At step 552, if the buyer's holding point is less than the expected conversion point of the game item the seller intends to sell, the game item transaction server sends to the buyer's user device an additional point needed to purchase the game item the seller wants to sell And transmits information.

In step 554, if the buyer's holding point is equal to or greater than the expected switch point of the game item to be sold by the seller, the game item transaction server transfers the game item the seller intends to sell to the buyer, Transfer the holders' holding points of the buyer to the seller.

In this process, the item transaction service providing server 310 can receive points as commissions from the seller and the buyer respectively.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of trading game items in a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the first step, the item transaction service providing server 610 transmits the game broadcast contents for promoting a plurality of games to the user device 620.

At this time, the game broadcast contents may be composed of an image, a moving picture, etc. promoting the game, and the contents designated at a designated time may be scheduled to be transmitted. In addition, an image promoting a game included in the game broadcast contents, a game download link configured to download a game for promotion, an application download link configured to download a game item trading application, and the like may be inserted.

If the user selects a game download link and downloads the game, the operator of the game broadcast content provider or the item transaction service providing server 610 may receive a predetermined fee per game download count from the game developer.

In the second step, the user device 620 plays the received game broadcast content.

In the third step, the user device 620 receives from the user a user input for selecting an application download link configured to download the game item transaction application inserted in the game broadcast content while playing the game broadcast content received by the user device 620 .

In the fourth step, the user device 620 transmits an application transfer request to the item transaction service providing server 610 requesting to transfer the game item transaction application corresponding to the user input for selecting the download link.

In a fifth step, the item transaction service providing server 610 transmits the game item transaction application to the user device 620.

In the sixth step, the item transaction service providing server 610 transmits a point change request, which requests the user device 620 to convert at least one first game item to a point for purchasing the game using the game item transaction application. Lt; / RTI >

In another embodiment, the game item transaction application and the game application provided by the game company may invoke a game application in a game item transaction application or a game item transaction application in a game application through API (Application Programming Interface) cooperation . In this case, the user device 620 may transmit a point change request to the item transaction service providing server 610 through the game application.

In another embodiment, when the game item trading application functions as a common platform, the user may register and use a plurality of game applications in the game item trading application. In this case, it is necessary to make a promise that a game item transaction application will be made a common platform between a game item transaction application development company and a number of game application development companies.

In the seventh step, after the item transaction service providing server 610 switches at least one first game item to a point, the point change response indicating that the at least one first game item has been switched to the point is transmitted to the user device 620 .

In the eighth step, the user device 620 transmits an item purchase request to the item transaction service providing server 610 requesting the user to purchase the second game item using the converted point.

In the ninth step, after the item transaction service providing server 610 purchases the second game item, it transmits an item purchase response to the user device 620 indicating that the second game item is purchased.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of trading game items in a user device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In step 710, the user device receives a user input requesting to convert at least one first game item to a point for purchasing at least one second game item.

For example, the user can input an input to the user device to select the number of first game items to be switched to points and the number of second game items to be purchased, using a GUI in the form of a GUI provided by the user device.

In step 720, based on the exchange ratio information indicating the exchange ratio between the game item and the point, the user device obtains information about the estimated conversion point at the time of switching points of the first game item and the second game item, Output.

More specifically, after receiving the exchange rate information from the item transaction service providing server, the user device calculates an expected conversion point of the first game item and an expected conversion point of the second game item based on the received exchange ratio information And may output information on the estimated conversion point of the first game item and information on the estimated conversion point of the second game item, together with information on the point held by the user.

At this time, the information about the points held by the user can be provided by the user device from the item transaction service providing server.

In step 730, it is determined whether the summing point, which is the sum of the estimated conversion point of at least one first game item to be sold and the point held by the user, has a value equal to or larger than the expected conversion point of at least one second game item to be purchased.

In step 742, if the summing point is less than the expected conversion point of the second game item to be purchased, the user device outputs a user interface for point purchase.

At this time, the user can purchase as many points as the points that are insufficient for purchasing the second game item through the user interface for purchasing the points.

In step 744, if the sum point is equal to or greater than the expected conversion point of the second game item to be purchased, the user device outputs the user interface for the second game item purchase.

At this time, the user changes the first game game item to a point and purchases the second game item through the user interface for purchasing the second game item.

8 is a view for explaining an item transaction service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the item transaction service providing server 810 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit 812, a point managing unit 814, and an item managing unit 816. [ In the embodiment of FIG. 8, the user device 820 is further illustrated for convenience of explanation.

The receiving unit 812 receives a point change request from the user device 820 to request switching of at least one first game item to a point for purchasing a game.

The point management unit 814 converts at least one first game item to a point based on the exchange ratio information indicating the exchange rate between the game item and the point.

At this time, the point management unit 814 may further perform an operation of reflecting the point switching result to a game server (not shown) corresponding to the first game item.

In another embodiment, when receiving 812 includes payment information for purchasing a point from user device 820 and receives a point purchase request requesting to purchase the point, point management unit 814 determines whether the user device 820 ) To transfer the point purchase response to approve the point purchase.

When the receiving unit 812 receives an item purchase request requesting the user device 820 to purchase the second game item using the converted point from the user device 820, the item management unit 816 determines And purchases a second game item using a point.

At this time, the item management unit 816 further performs an operation of reflecting the second game item purchase result to the game server (not shown) corresponding to the second game item.

In another embodiment, the item management unit 816 may further perform the operation of transmitting an item purchase response to the user device 820 indicating that the second game item has been purchased in response to the item purchase request.

Preferably, the item transaction service providing server 810 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an authentication unit (not shown) for performing authentication of the user of the user device 820.

9 is a view for explaining an item transaction service providing server according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9, an item transaction service providing server 900 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit 910, an exchange ratio calculating unit 920, and an item exchanging unit 930.

The receiving unit 910 receives an item exchange request from the user device to exchange at least one first game item with at least one second game item.

The exchange rate calculating unit 920 calculates an exchange rate between the first game item and the second game item based on the exchange ratio information indicating the exchange rate between items.

The item exchange unit 930 exchanges at least one first game item with at least one second game item based on the calculated exchange ratio.

FIG. 10 is a view for explaining an item transaction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10, an item transaction apparatus 1010 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a request generation unit 1012, a transmission unit 1012, and a reception unit 1016. In the embodiment of FIG. 10, the item transaction service providing server 1020 is further illustrated for convenience of description, and it is assumed that the item transaction apparatus 1010 is installed in the user device.

The request generation unit 1012 generates a point change request for requesting to convert at least one first game item to a point for purchasing a game.

The transmitting unit 1014 transmits the generated point change request to the item transaction service providing server 1020.

The receiving unit 1016 receives a point switching response indicating that at least one first game item has been switched to a point.

Next, the request generating unit 1012 generates an item purchase request for requesting to purchase the second game item using the converted point.

Next, the transmitting unit 1014 transmits the generated item purchase request to the item transaction service providing server 1020. [

Finally, the receiving unit 1016 receives an item purchase response from the item transaction service providing server 1020 indicating that the second game item has been purchased.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention can be embodied in a general-purpose digital computer that can be embodied as a program that can be executed by a computer and operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium.

The computer readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (e.g., ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), optical reading medium (e.g., CD ROM, DVD, etc.).

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims (17)

A method for providing a game item transaction service by an item transaction service providing server,
Receiving a point change request from a user device requesting to convert at least one first game item to a point for purchasing a game;
Converting the at least one first game item to the point based on exchange ratio information indicating a exchange rate between the game item and the point;
Receiving an item purchase request from the user device requesting to purchase a second game item using the converted point; And
And purchasing the second game item based on the exchange ratio information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the exchange rate information is updated at every predetermined cycle based on at least one of game popularity, item sale request status, and item purchase request status. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of converting the first game item to the point further includes reflecting the point switching result to the game server corresponding to the first game item,
Wherein the purchasing the second game item further comprises reflecting the second game item purchase result to the game server corresponding to the second game item. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first game item and the second game item are game items provided by the same game company or game items provided by different game companies. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of converting the at least one first game item to the point further comprises subtracting a commission point corresponding to the commission for the point conversion at the converted point,
Wherein the purchasing the second game item comprises purchasing the second game item using a point balance obtained by subtracting the commission point from the converted point. The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a point purchase request including payment information for purchasing the point from the user device and requesting to purchase the point; And
Further comprising: sending a point purchase response to the user device to authorize the point purchase request,
Wherein the purchasing the second game item comprises purchasing the second game item using a point balance obtained by summing the purchased point and the converted point. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising performing authentication for a user of the user device,
And switching the at least one first game item to the point only when the authentication of the user is successful. A server for providing a game item transaction service,
A receiving unit for receiving a point change request for requesting a user device to switch at least one first game item to a point for purchasing a game;
A point management unit for switching the at least one first game item to the point based on exchange ratio information indicating a exchange rate between the game item and the point; And
And an item management unit for purchasing the second game item based on the exchange ratio information when the receiving unit receives the item purchase request requesting the user to purchase the second game item using the converted point from the user device And a server for providing a game item transaction service. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the exchange rate information is updated every predetermined cycle based on at least one of a game popularity, an item sale request status, and an item purchase request status. 9. The method of claim 8,
The point management unit reflects the point conversion result to the game server corresponding to the first game item and the item management unit reflects the second game item purchase result to the game server corresponding to the second game item A server for providing a game item transaction service. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the first game item and the second game item are game items provided by the same game company or game items provided by different game companies. 9. The method of claim 8,
The point management unit subtracts a commission point corresponding to the commission for the point conversion from the converted point,
Wherein the item management unit purchases the second game item using a point balance obtained by subtracting the commission point from the converted point. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the receiving unit includes payment information for purchasing the point from the user device, receives a point purchase request for requesting to purchase the point,
The point management unit transmits a point purchase response for approving the point purchase request to the user device,
Wherein the item management unit purchases the second game item using a point balance which is a sum of the purchased point and the converted point. 9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising an authentication unit for performing authentication for a user of the user device,
Wherein the point management unit performs an operation of switching the at least one first game item to the point only when the authentication of the user is successful. A method of trading game items in a user device,
Receiving a user input requesting to convert at least one first game item to a point for purchase of at least one second game item;
Outputting information on an expected conversion point at the time of switching points of the first game item and the second game item and a point held by the user based on the exchange ratio information indicating the exchange rate between the game item and the point;
Determining whether a summing point, which is a sum of an expected conversion point of the at least one first game item and a point held by the user, is greater than or equal to an expected conversion point of the at least one second game item; And
And outputting a user interface for purchasing a point or a user interface for purchasing the second game item based on the determination result. A method of trading game items in a user device,
Transmitting a point change request for requesting the server to convert at least one first game item to a point for purchasing a game;
Receiving a point switch response from the server indicating that the at least one first game item has been switched to the point;
Sending an item purchase request to the server requesting purchase of a second game item using the converted point; And
And receiving an item purchase response indicating that the second game item has been purchased from the server. 17. The method of claim 16,
Receiving game broadcast content for promoting a plurality of games from the server;
Playing the received game broadcast content;
Receiving a user input for selecting an application download link configured to download a game item transaction application inserted in the game broadcast content while playing the game broadcast content; And
Further comprising receiving the game item transaction application based on the user input,
The method comprising: transmitting the point change request to a server; receiving the point change response from the server; transmitting the item purchase request to the server; and receiving the item purchase response, Wherein the game item is a game item.

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