KR20190117223A - Apparatus and method for providing game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention proposes a game providing apparatus and method. According to the present invention, the game providing apparatus comprises: an input and output unit for receiving a user voice from a user; a control unit for recording the user voice, matching the user voice with a conversation image to store the user voice, and supporting a conversation in the game with a user voice corresponding to a conversation image selected by the user; and a storage unit which stores the user voice and the conversation image matched with the user voice.

Description

Game provision device and method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GAME}

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a game providing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a game providing apparatus and method for supporting a conversation using a user's own voice in a game.

Recently, due to the development of an electronic terminal such as a smart phone, it is possible to access the online game system anytime and anywhere to play a game. As a result, the online game system may provide a game service played by one user without the intervention of other users, but may also provide a game service to two or more users, that is, multi-users.

As a result, users who access the online game system need to communicate with other users in the game for various reasons, such as making friends, participating in guilds, fighting, trading items, using shops, and exchanging information.

In the related art, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0079948 describes a conversation message providing method of checking a conversation message input from a user and converting the conversation word into a formal written word. This prior art document only describes a message exchange in which texts are communicated between users, but does not describe a communication method using a voice of a user. For this reason, the prior art literature has a limit in communicating with the feeling provided by the user directly in voice communication in real life.

As a result, some online game systems provide some sound effects such as interjection during a battle, but in a specific situation, there is a problem that the user is not enough to talk.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique for solving the above-mentioned problem.

On the other hand, the background art described above is technical information possessed by the inventors for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily a publicly known technique disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention. .

Embodiments disclosed herein are intended to provide a game providing apparatus and method for supporting a conversation in a game by voice.

Embodiments disclosed herein are intended to provide a game providing apparatus and method for supporting a conversation using a user's own voice in a game.

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification are to provide a game providing apparatus and method that can be applied to the in-game dialogue feeling in real life using the user's voice.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to an embodiment, the game providing device is an input and output unit for receiving a user voice from a user, recording the user voice, and matches the user voice with a conversation image and store the And a controller for supporting a conversation in the game with a user voice corresponding to the conversation image selected by the user, and a storage unit for storing the user voice and the conversation image matched with the user voice.

According to another embodiment, a game providing method performed by a game providing apparatus includes receiving a voice from a user, recording a user voice, matching and storing the user voice with a conversation image, and selecting a conversation image from the user And in the game, a user voice corresponding to the conversation image.

According to another embodiment, a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a game providing method, the method comprising: receiving a voice from a user and recording a user voice, matching and storing the user voice with a conversation image; And when the conversation image is selected from the user, talking in the game with a user voice corresponding to the conversation image.

According to another embodiment, the method is performed by the game providing apparatus, recording a user voice by receiving a voice from a user as a computer program stored in a medium to perform the game providing method, by matching the user voice with the conversation image Storing, and if the conversation image is selected from the user, talking in the game with a user voice corresponding to the conversation image.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to provide a game providing apparatus and method for supporting dialogue in a game by voice.

In addition, according to any one of the problem solving means of the present invention, it is possible to provide a game providing apparatus and method for supporting a conversation using the user's own voice in the game.

In addition, according to any one of the problem solving means of the present invention, it is possible to provide a game providing apparatus and method that can be applied to the in-game dialogue feeling in real life using the user's voice.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a game providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a control unit according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating a case in which a game is provided using a user voice in a game providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a game providing method performed in a game providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a diagram for describing a conversation image implemented in a speech bubble form according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 is a diagram for describing modulation of a user voice matched with a conversation image, according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 is a diagram for describing an operation of matching a voice to a conversation image, according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 is a diagram illustrating a terminal screen of a user who communicates using a user's voice in a game, according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of adjusting a number of conversation images in a conversation image list, according to an exemplary embodiment.
10 is a diagram for describing an operation of converting a user voice during a conversation, according to an exemplary embodiment.
11 is a diagram for describing a state in which a plurality of user voices are recorded in a conversation image, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be embodied in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of the matters well known to those skilled in the art to which the following embodiments belong are omitted. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a configuration is "connected" to another configuration, this includes not only 'directly connected', but also 'connected with another configuration in the middle'. In addition, when a configuration "includes" a certain configuration, this means that, unless specifically stated otherwise, it may further include other configurations other than the other configuration.

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

However, before describing this, the meanings of the terms used below are first defined.

'User voice' may refer to a voice recording a user's voice, but may refer to a voice recorded or stored by the user. The user voice may include all types of voices generated by the user, and may include voices in which the recorded voice is modified. The user voice refers to a voice recording the user's voice for convenience of description, but includes all voices that can be generated in various forms by the user.

The 'conversation image' may be matched with the user's voice and is in-game content selected by the user to communicate with the matched user's voice. The conversation image includes information that can not identify the user's voice visually by the user, identify the user's voice, and identify the user's voice to facilitate the user's selection. Accordingly, the conversation image may include information for identifying the user's voice, for example, text, emoticons, symbols, pictures, and the like. Through this, the conversation image may be displayed to the user, and the user may view the conversation image and select a user voice to be used for the conversation. In addition, the conversation image may be used for a conversation with another user or another character (eg, including another user's character or NPC (Non-Player Caractor)).

In addition to the terms defined above, terms that need explanation are explained separately below.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a game providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game providing apparatus 100 stores various information necessary for providing a game, and detects and records various events occurring in the game to enable time series progression of the game.

The game providing device 100 may provide an interface for recording to the user and record the user's voice. The game providing device 100 may provide a conversation using an actual user's voice instead of a voice supported in the game when a conversation is required in the game.

The game providing device 100 may provide a function of outputting a voice from a character of a specific user as a recorded user voice to communicate with another character (character of another user or NPC) using the voice of the user.

The game providing apparatus 100 as described above may be implemented as an electronic terminal in which a game application is installed, or may be implemented as a server-client system. If the game providing device 100 is implemented as a server-client system, the game providing device 100 may include an electronic terminal in which a client for interaction with a user is installed.

In this case, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, which may include an interface capable of interacting with a user. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, laptop, etc., which is equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , Personal Communication System (PCS), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (2000), all types of handhelds such as W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro), Smart Phones, Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), etc. It may include a (Handheld) based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet Television (Internet Television), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, or the like. Further, the wearable device is, for example, an information processing device of a type that can be worn directly on a human body such as a watch, glasses, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc., and is connected to a remote server or another terminal via a network directly or through another information processing device. It can be connected with.

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

The game providing device 100 may include an input / output unit 110, a communication unit 120, a storage unit 130, and a controller 140.

The input / output unit 110 may include an input unit for receiving an input from a user, and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of performing a task or a state of the game providing device 100. For example, the input / output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving a user input and a display panel for displaying a screen.

In detail, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving various types of user input, such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera, or a microphone. In addition, the output unit may include a display panel or a speaker. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input / output unit 110 may include a configuration that supports various input / output.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 120 may perform wired or wireless communication with another device or a network. To this end, the communication unit 120 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired and wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

Wireless communication supported by the communication unit 120 may be, for example, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), or NFC (Near Field Communication). In addition, the wired communication supported by the communication unit 120 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). The above-described communication is only an example, and various communication techniques are possible for the game providing apparatus 100 to perform communication.

Meanwhile, the storage unit 130 may install and store various types of data such as files, applications, and programs. As an example of the data, it may be a voice recorded from the user, that is, a conversation image matching the user voice and the user voice. Accordingly, the storage unit 130 may store the user voice and the conversation image matched to the user voice, and may store the user voice and the conversation image matched to the user voice in the user account. The storage unit 130 may store a plurality of conversation images matched with a user voice by using the conversation image list.

The data stored in the storage 130 may be accessed and used by the controller 140 to be described later, or new data may be stored by the controller 140. In addition, the storage unit 130 may store a program that may be executed by the controller 140.

The controller 140 may control the overall operation of the game providing device 100 and may include a processor such as a CPU. The controller 140 may control other components included in the game providing apparatus 100 to perform an operation corresponding to a user input received through the input / output unit 110.

For example, the controller 140 may execute a program stored in the storage 130, read data stored in the storage 130, or store new data in the storage 130.

According to an exemplary embodiment, when a user voice is input through the input / output unit 110, the controller 140 may record the user voice and store it in the storage 130. In this case, the controller 140 may store the user's voice by matching the conversation image.

Thereafter, the controller 140 may communicate using a user voice during the conversation. In this case, when the conversation image is selected by the user, the controller 140 may communicate with another character using a user voice matched with the selected conversation image.

The controller 140 as described above will be described later in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a control unit according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 140 may include a voice recorder 141, an image matcher 142, and a conversation processor 143.

According to an embodiment, the voice recorder 141 may record a user's voice. The voice recorder 141 may provide a user interface capable of recording voice for recording a user voice. The voice recorder 141 may record a voice input through the input / output unit 110 and store the user voice input for a predetermined time in the storage 130.

The voice recording unit 141 may edit the user voice by using modulation, synthesis, or the like, and store the user voice in the storage unit 130. For example, if the user's voice is an adult male voice, the voice recording unit 141 may modulate the voice of a young child or a female, or if the voice tone is a low tone, modulate a high tone. As such, the voice melter 141 may modulate the gender, age, tone, etc. of the user voice when the user voice is modulated. In addition, the voice recording unit 141 may modulate the user voice into a robot voice, an echo voice, a hoarse voice, and the like. As such, the voice recording unit 141 may apply and modulate various effects to the user voice when the user voice is modulated.

In addition, the voice recording unit 141 may synthesize two or more user voices recorded at different time points, or may synthesize user voices and background sounds. Here, the background sound may refer to various sounds other than the user's voice itself, such as a train horn, a bird in the mountains, a wave sound, and the like.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the user's voice input from the voice recorder 141 is stored, the image matching unit 142 provides a dialogue image through the input / output unit 110 to receive a dialogue image to be matched with the user's voice. can do. The image matching unit 142 may match and store the selected conversation image with the recorded user voice.

For example, the image matching unit 142 may provide the user with a conversation image set that collects conversation images that do not match the user voice. The image matching unit 142 may match the conversation image selected by the user in the conversation image set with the recorded user voice. Through this, the user may select a conversation image to be matched with his / her voice during the conversation, and output the user's voice only by selecting the conversation image.

The image matching unit 142 may newly generate a dialog image to be provided to the user. For example, the image matching unit 142 may receive information for generating a new conversation image when no suitable conversation image corresponding to the user voice to be recorded exists. The image matching unit 142 may also generate a new conversation image using the input information. In this case, the image matching unit 142 may add the newly generated conversation image to the conversation image set to be provided to the user.

The image matching unit 142 may record one user voice with respect to one conversation image, but may match two or more user voices with one conversation image. To this end, the image matching unit 142 may receive a user voice in a plurality of versions with respect to one conversation image through the voice recording unit 141. As a result, when a plurality of user voices are matched with respect to one conversation image, the user voices used for the conversation may be selected and used. Through this, the image matching unit 142 may ensure the diversity of the user's voice used in the conversation.

The conversation processing unit 143 according to an embodiment may communicate with another character using a user voice. In this case, the conversation processor 143 may provide the user with a conversation image matched with the user voice in order to select a user voice to be reproduced. When the conversation processing unit 143 receives a conversation image from the user, the conversation processing unit 143 may output a user voice matched with the selected conversation image to have a conversation.

The conversation processor 143 may manage conversation images matched with a user voice as a conversation image list, and may provide the conversation image list to the user to output a desired user voice during the conversation. Here, the conversation image list is a collection of conversation images matching the user voice, and may be provided to the user. In addition, the conversation image list is a collection of conversation images matched with the user voice, and may be differentiated from the above-mentioned "conversation image set" in which the user voice is not matched. Meanwhile, the conversation processor 143 may provide the conversation image list to the user in the same manner as the speech bubble.

The conversation processor 143 may use the user's voice in the conversation between the characters. The conversation processing unit 143 may use a user's voice in a conversation between the user character and another character. Here, the other character may be a character of another user or an NPC (ie, a monster, a character in an item shop, a quest progressing character, a helper character, etc.).

As such, when the conversation is performed between characters, the conversation processor 143 may adjust the number of conversation images in the conversation image list displayed to the user. For example, the conversation processor 143 may adjust the number of conversation images according to the type of the opponent character in the conversation. For example, the conversation processor 143 may reduce the number of conversation images from the general user character if the opponent character in conversation is an NPC. In addition, the dialog processor 143 may allow a character registered as a friend or a guild to provide more conversation images through a dialog image list than a general character not registered in a friend or guild.

The conversation processing unit 143 may set to modulate or synthesize a user voice for a conversation. Accordingly, the conversation processing unit 143 may output the modulated or synthesized user voice as described in the voice recording unit 141 for the conversation.

In addition, the conversation processor 143 may receive information on the gender (or age) of the user or detect the gender (or age) from the input user voice. In this case, the conversation processing unit 143 may communicate with the user's voice in which the gender (or age) is changed based on the gender (or age) of the user's voice. For example, the conversation processing unit 143 may change the user's voice to a female voice if the user who recorded the user's voice is a male voice, or to change the user's voice to a child's voice if the user who recorded the user's voice is an adult. You may.

When the conversation is performed using the user's voice, the conversation processor 143 may display the conversation image using the speech bubble while the user's voice is reproduced. For example, when playing the voice of "Will we play together?", A dialogue image including the phrase "Will we play together?" May be displayed around the character or the like. Alternatively, when the conversation image is not easily identified through a speech bubble because the conversation image is marked with a symbol or the like, the conversation processing unit 143 may convert the user's voice into text and then include the speech in the speech bubble. Here, the speech bubble is described for convenience of description and may be reproduced in various forms other than the speech bubble on a part of the game screen.

When a plurality of user voices are matched to the conversation image in a plurality of versions, the conversation processing unit 143 may receive a user voice to be used for the conversation from the user. Through this, the conversation processing unit 143 may select and reproduce the user voice of the desired version of the conversation.

The game providing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment may support a conversation in a game by voice, and may record a voice of the user and have a conversation by using the voice of the user in the game. The game providing device 100 may apply the feeling of talking in real life with the user's own voice to the in-game conversation.

3 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating a case in which a game is provided using a user voice during a conversation in a game providing device. Referring to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game providing device 100 displays another user character 210 and a user character 220 on the screen 200.

When another user's voice 212 matched to the dialogue image 211 indicating 'hahahaha!' Is selected by another user, the game providing device 100 records a user recorded from another user 'hahahaha' through the speaker. The voice 212 may be output.

In addition, the game providing apparatus 100 may record a user's voice from the user in advance and match a conversation image corresponding to the recorded user's voice. For example, the game providing apparatus 100 may match a voice of 'do you want to retry' to the conversation image 221 requesting to re-execute the game, and store it in advance.

Thereafter, the game providing apparatus 100 may receive a selection of a dialogue image 221 displaying a symbol requesting to rerun the game from the user in response to the user voice 212 of another user. At this time, the game providing device 100 may play the recorded user voice 'Are you going to try again' through the speaker with the user voice 222 matched to the conversation image 221.

Here, the other user voice 212 and the user voice 222 may be displayed in the form of a microphone, but may represent a reproduction state of a voice corresponding to each of the conversation images 211 and 221.

The game providing apparatus 100 displays the speech bubble 213 including the text 'hahahaha!' Around the character 210 while the other user voice 212 is being played, or the character (while the user voice 222 is being played). 220 may display a speech bubble 223 including the text of 'do you want to try again?'. The game providing device 100 may selectively display the speech bubbles 213 and 223 or may not display the speech bubbles. The game balloons 100 may display the speech bubbles 213 and 223 only for one user voice of the other user voice 212 and the user voice 222. Can also be displayed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a game providing method performed in a game providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

In FIG. 4, an operation in which the game providing device 100 communicates using a user voice will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game providing apparatus 100 may record a voice from a user (S310). For example, the game providing device 100 may record a user voice 222 of "Would you like to try again?" The game providing apparatus 100 may provide a user with a conversation image or a conversation image set for matching with the user voice 222, and receive a selection of the conversation image 221 to be matched with the user voice 222. In addition, the game providing apparatus 100 may receive the selection of the conversation image 221 from the user before or after the recording of the user's voice.

The game providing apparatus 100 may match the user's voice with the conversation image and store the same (S320). For example, the game providing apparatus 100 may match and store the user voice 222 with the conversation image 221 including a symbol representing 'restart'. The game providing apparatus 100 may match one or more user voices with a conversation image, and when there are a plurality of conversation images matching the user voice, the game providing apparatus 100 may manage the conversation image list using the conversation image list.

When the conversation function is activated in the game, the game providing device 100 checks whether a conversation image has been selected by the user (S330). In this case, the game providing apparatus 100 may provide a conversation image or a conversation image list to the user, and wait for selection of the conversation image.

As a result of the determination in step S330, when the conversation image is selected, the game providing device 100 proceeds to step S340.

The game providing apparatus 100 may perform a conversation using a voice corresponding to the selected conversation image (S340). For example, at this time, the game providing device 100 may play the user voice 222 corresponding to the selected conversation image 221, 'do you want to replay' through the speaker.

As a result of the determination in step S330, if the conversation image is not selected, the game providing device 100 proceeds to step S350.

In operation S350, the game providing apparatus 100 determines whether to end the conversation. If it is determined in step S350 that the conversation ends, the game providing device 100 ends the operation. On the contrary, if it is not determined in step 350 that the conversation ends, the process proceeds to step S330.

5 is a diagram for describing a conversation image implemented in a speech bubble form according to an exemplary embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the screen 400 of the game providing apparatus 100 illustrates a conversation image in a speech bubble form.

The screen 400 may include a speech bubble add button 410, a conversation image 421-428, a recording button 430, a gender switch button 440, and a voice effect button 450.

The add speech bubble button 410 is a button for input from a user for adding a speech balloon, that is, a conversation image. The speech bubble add button 410 may newly generate a conversation image. If a user input to the speech bubble add button 410 exists, the game providing apparatus 100 may activate a user interface for generating a conversation image. You can add text, symbols, emoticons, photos, etc. to be added in the conversation image.

The conversation images 421-428 are embodied as speech bubbles, the first conversation image 421 displays 'hello', the second conversation image 422 displays 'nice to see', and the third conversation image 423 ) Displays 'Join my guild', the fourth conversation image 424 displays 'I have to go', the fifth conversation image 425 displays 'Thank you!', And the sixth conversation image ( 426 displays, 'Do you want to try again?', The seventh dialogue image 427 displays 'Aigo', and the eighth dialogue image 427 displays 'hungry'.

At this time, the first conversation image 421 is currently recording a user voice corresponding to 'hello'. In addition, the second conversation image 422 and the third conversation image 423 are distinguished from the rest of the conversation images 424, 425, 526, 427, and 428 by different colors, and represent a state where the current user voice is matched. . Accordingly, the remaining conversation images 424, 425, 526, 427, and 428 are in a state where the user voice is not matched.

The record button 430 is a button for receiving a user input for recording a user voice. The record button 430 may provide an interface for recording a voice to a user by activating a recording function by a user input.

The gender change button 440 may change the gender of the user's voice. To this end, the gender change button 440 may receive a gender from the user or detect the gender using the recorded user voice. The gender change button 440 is a button for receiving a user input (male / female) for changing the gender of the user voice. When the gender is changed by the user input, the gender of the selected voice may be switched.

The voice effect button 450 is a button for receiving various effects on the voice, ie, user input for modulating the user voice. The voice effect button 450 may be, for example, a 'robot' for changing to a robot voice, an 'eco-effect' for providing an echo function to the voice, and a 'shrug' for changing a voice to hoarse (love). Etc. can be selected.

6 is a diagram for describing modulation of a user voice matched with a conversation image, according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the screen 500 of the game providing apparatus 100 illustrates a conversation image in a speech bubble form.

The screen 500 may include a speech bubble add button 510, a conversation image 521-528, a recording button 530, a gender switch button 540, and a voice effect button 550.

Here, since components included in the screen 500 are generally similar to those shown in FIG. 5, a detailed description of the components of the screen 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

The screen 500 may set the conversation images 521-528 to modulate a user voice corresponding to the conversation image 521-527 by setting the gender change button 540 and the voice effect button 550.

The gender switch button 540 has a male 541 activated, and the voice effect button 550 has a robot 551 activated.

In this case, the user voice corresponding to the dialogue image 521-527 may be modulated into the voice of the robot based on the voice of the male.

The game providing device 100 may set at least some of the conversation voices matched with the user voices to modulate the voices. The gender change button 540 and the voice effect button 550 for modulation of the voice are applied during recording of the user's voice, and the modulated voice is matched with the conversation image and stored, or the user's voice is modulated from the user before or during the conversation. The user's voice can be modulated and reproduced by the setting request.

7 is a diagram for describing an operation of matching a voice to a conversation image, according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, the conversation image set 600 may include a plurality of conversation images. For example, the conversation image set 600 may include a conversation image composed of text, and the text is described as an example, and various other forms of conversation images, such as emoticons, symbols, and pictures, other than the text may be used. The conversation image set 600 also includes a conversation image for recording or playing back a user's voice that can be used during a game.

Here, the conversation image in the conversation image set 600 is not matched with the user's voice and may be matched with the conversation image by the user's selection. In addition, the dialogue image in the dialogue image set 600 may be provided by the game providing apparatus 100, but may be newly generated by a user's request.

For example, the game providing apparatus 100 may newly generate a conversation image 610 for storing a user voice of “head ingress”. The game providing device 100 may add the newly generated dialogue image 610 to the dialogue image set 600. In this way, the game providing apparatus 100 may record a desired user voice from the user, and generate a desired conversation image if there is no conversation image corresponding to the recorded user voice.

The game providing apparatus 100 may record a user voice 630 corresponding to the dialogue image 620 of the 'freeze' selected from the dialogue image set 600 from the user. In this case, the recorded user voice may be, for example, 'freeze'.

The game providing apparatus 100 may match and store the conversation image 620 and the user voice 630 in a match 640. The conversation image 620 matched with the user voice 630 may be used to reproduce the user voice 630 during a conversation.

8 is a diagram illustrating a terminal screen of a user who communicates using a user voice in a game, according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the terminal screen 710 of the game providing apparatus 700 includes a conversation image list 720, a user character 730, and another character 735 for selecting a conversation image from a user. do.

The game providing device 700 may output nine dialogue images and a list of the included conversation images 720 to the user. The conversation image list 720 is, for example, 'haha, do it again, it was good, I won't win, hello, sorry. See you next time, recommend your friend, and I'll leave you with conversational images. When the conversation image list 720 includes a separate chat window on the screen, the conversation image list 720 may be displayed to the user in the form of a speech bubble in the chat window.

The game providing device 700 may receive a dialogue image 721 of "good" from the user. In this case, the game providing device 700 may play the user voice 750 of 'good' matched to the conversation image 721 through the speaker 740.

The game providing device 700 may selectively include text corresponding to the user voice 750 in the speech bubble 731 while the user voice 750 is reproduced, and the speech bubble 731 may not be displayed. It may be.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of adjusting a number of conversation images in a conversation image list, according to an exemplary embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, when the game providing apparatus 100 displays a conversation image in a conversation image list to a user, the number of displayed conversation images may be adjusted.

For example, the game providing device 100 may store 12 conversation images in a conversation image list. The game providing apparatus 100 may include the number of dialogue images displayed to the user by various factors such as the game progress (match mode, guild meeting, store, etc.), the interface screen size of the user terminal, and the dialogue state (other character attributes). Can be adjusted. In this case, an operation of adjusting the number of conversation images displayed in the conversation image list according to the conversation partner will be described as an example.

For example, the conversation state may be divided into an NPC group 810, a user in the first user group 820, a user in the second user group 830, and a user in the third user group 840. In this case, the NPC group 810 is a group including a character not controlled by the user, and the first user group 820 is a group including a character of a general user. The second user group 830 is a group including characters of users belonging to the same guild, and the third user group 840 is a group including characters of users in a friend relationship.

The game providing apparatus 100 may have three conversation images in the conversation image list when talking with the characters of the NPC group 810, and when talking with a character in the first user group 820, the conversation in the conversation image list. The number of images may be five. In addition, the game providing apparatus 100 may have a number of conversation images in the dialog image list when talking with a character in the second user group 830, and when talking with a character in the third user group 840. The number of conversation images in the image list may be ten.

In this way, the game providing apparatus 100 displays more conversation images in a group having a relatively high intimacy in consideration of the type of the opponent character, and utilizes the user's voice in a conversation with the users in the user group having a high intimacy. can do.

As described above, the number of conversation images adjusted according to the user group and the user group divided by the game providing apparatus 100 is described by way of example, and the other types of user groups and the conversation image number (in the conversation image list) Other various numbers may be adjusted.

10 is a diagram for describing an operation of converting a user voice during a conversation, according to an exemplary embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, when the conversation image of 'waiting' is selected by the user during a conversation, the game providing device 100 may record a user voice 920 of 'waiting A1'.

The game providing apparatus 100 checks whether a modulation request for the user voice 920 is set during playback. For example, when the modulation request for 'gender switching' is set, the game providing apparatus 100 may change the gender of the user voice 920 of 'waiting (A1, male voice)' (B1, female voice). Can be modulated and reproduced by the user's voice 930. When the modulation request is set to 'thin voice', the game providing device 100 finely adjusts the tone of the user voice 920 of 'waiting' (A1, voice of bold tone) to 'wait' (B2, voice of thin tone). Can be modulated and reproduced into the user's voice 940. In addition, when the modulation request is set to the 'ring sound', the game providing device 100 may have a user of 'waiting (B3, ringing voice)' applying the ringing of the user voice 920 of 'waiting (A1, general voice)'. The voice 950 can be modulated and reproduced.

11 is a diagram for describing a state in which a plurality of user voices are recorded in a conversation image, according to an exemplary embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the game providing apparatus 100 may record laughter sounds corresponding to each of the three versions V1, V2, and V3 from one user in the dialogue image 1010 of the smile. .

For example, the game providing device 100 may record the first user voice 1020 having the laughter of 'haha' in the first version V1 in the dialogue image 1010 of the dialogue 'smile', In the second version V2, the second user voice 1030 having the laughter sound of 'Hoho Ho' can be recorded, and in the third version V3, the third user voice 1040 having the laughter sound of 'Huh Hoo'. Can be recorded.

As such, when the plurality of user voices are matched with one conversation image, the game providing apparatus 100 may select a user voice to be used for the conversation. For example, when the game providing device 100 receives the third version V3 from the dialogue image 1010 of the smiley, 1001, the game providing apparatus 100 may play the user voice 1040 that is “allowed”.

In this way, the game providing apparatus 100 may support the conversation with one desired user voice among various user voices according to the situation, even for one conversation image 1010.

The term '~' used in the above embodiments refers to software or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an ASIC, and '~' serves a part. However, '~' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. '~ Portion' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' means components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, procedures, and the like. Subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

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

In addition, the components and '~' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in the device or secure multimedia card.

The game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4 may also be implemented in the form of a computer readable medium for storing instructions and data executable by a computer. In this case, the command and data may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by the processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. In addition, computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer readable medium may be a computer recording medium, which is volatile and non-implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. It can include both volatile, removable and non-removable media. For example, the computer recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as HDD and SSD, an optical recording medium such as CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc, or a memory included in a server accessible through a network.

In addition, the game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4 may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. The computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by the processor and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language. . The computer program may also be recorded on tangible computer readable media (eg, memory, hard disks, magnetic / optical media or solid-state drives, etc.).

Therefore, the game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4 may be implemented by executing the computer program as described above by the computing device. The computing device may include at least a portion of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high speed interface connected to the memory and a high speed expansion port, and a low speed interface connected to the low speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components are connected to each other using a variety of buses and may be mounted on a common motherboard or otherwise mounted in a suitable manner.

Here, the processor may process instructions within the computing device, such as to display graphical information for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) on an external input, output device, such as a display connected to a high speed interface. Instructions stored in memory or storage. In other embodiments, multiple processors and / or multiple buses may be used with appropriately multiple memories and memory types. The processor may also be implemented as a chipset consisting of chips comprising a plurality of independent analog and / or digital processors.

The memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may consist of a volatile memory unit or a collection thereof. As another example, the memory may consist of a nonvolatile memory unit or a collection thereof. The memory may also be other forms of computer readable media, such as, for example, magnetic or optical disks.

In addition, the storage device can provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. The storage device may be a computer readable medium or a configuration including such a medium, and may include, for example, devices or other configurations within a storage area network (SAN), and may include a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, Or a tape device, flash memory, or similar other semiconductor memory device or device array.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the above-described embodiments belong may easily change to other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the above-described embodiments. I can understand. Therefore, it is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected by the present specification is represented by the following claims rather than the above description, and should be construed to include all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents. .

100: game providing device 110: input and output unit
120: communication unit 130: storage unit
140: control unit 141: voice recording unit
142: image matching unit 143: conversation processing unit

Claims (19)

An input / output unit configured to receive a user voice from a user;
A controller configured to record the user's voice, store the user's voice in correspondence with the conversation image, and support a conversation in the game with a user's voice corresponding to the conversation image selected by the user; And
And a storage unit which stores the user voice and a conversation image matched with the user voice. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And a game using the user's voice when the user's character is in communication with another user's character or NC. The method of claim 2,
The control unit,
And a conversation image list including a plurality of the conversation images matched with the user's voice, to the user, and the conversation image selected from the conversation image list is used to communicate. The method of claim 3, wherein
The control unit,
The game providing apparatus for displaying the dialog image list to the user using the speech bubble for the conversation. The method of claim 3, wherein
The control unit,
And providing a number of conversation images in the conversation image list to the user based on a character of the other user who talks to the user or the NC. The method of claim 1,
And the conversation image includes information for identifying the user's voice. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And providing the user with an interface capable of recording the voice of the user, and providing the user with a conversation image set for selecting a conversation image to match the user's voice. The method of claim 7, wherein
The control unit,
The game providing apparatus for receiving the information for generating the dialogue image from the user to generate a dialogue image, and add the generated dialogue image to the dialogue image set. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And when the user voice is reproduced, displaying a conversation image corresponding to the user voice using a speech bubble while the user voice is reproduced. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And modulate the user voice, and control to play the modulated voice. The method of claim 10,
The control unit,
And controlling at least one of a gender, an age, and a tone of the user voice to be played back. The method of claim 10,
The control unit,
Apply an effect to the user's voice, and control to play the voice to which the effect is applied,
And the effect includes at least one of a robot, an echo effect, and a hoarse sound. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And a user voice recorded in a plurality of versions in one conversation image, and when the conversation image is selected, the game providing apparatus communicates with one of the plurality of versions. In the game providing method of the game providing device,
Receiving a voice from the user and recording the voice of the user;
Matching and storing the user voice with a conversation image; And
And when a conversation image is selected from a user, communicating in a game with a user voice corresponding to the conversation image. The method of claim 14,
The conversation step,
Modulating a user voice matched with the dialogue image, and using the modulated user voice to communicate. The method of claim 14,
The conversation step,
And displaying the conversation image to the user using a speech bubble while playing a user voice corresponding to the conversation image. The method of claim 14,
The conversation step,
Providing a dialogue image list including the plurality of dialogue images matched with the user voice to the user; And
And selecting the conversation image from the user in the conversation image list during the conversation. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method according to claim 14. A computer program executed by a device for providing a game and stored in a medium for carrying out the method according to claim 14.

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