JP2002035432A - General game information system having automatic winning recognizing function utilizing internet and information method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an general game information system(GGIS) having an automatic winning recognition function utilizing the internet and a information method therefor which accomplishes automatically a ranking service in a real time. SOLUTION: The network game relay system allows a number of users connected on line to relay a network game. It is constituted of a number of users' terminals which can be connected to the internet by the users using respective web browsers included in their own terminals and a system server which lets the users automatically recognize the winning or losing of the game in the end of the game conducted by relaying the game between the users when the users select desired games from the users' terminals connected to the home pages through the internet and then, supplies a ranking service reflecting on the ranking in real time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a general game relay system having an automatic win / loss recognition function using the Internet and a relay method thereof, and more particularly to an environment in which a game can be played between users. A general game relay system having an automatic win / loss recognition function using the Internet, which can automatically recognize a game result when the game is ended and reflect the result in the ranking to provide an automatic ranking service in real time. (General Game Intermediating System: GGIS) and its relay method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various information providing services and business transactions that have been processed offline have been performed online and in a time and place manner, while the Internet has been coupled with the popularization of information communication networks and PCs. Processing is now possible regardless of.

[0003] Furthermore, in the early days of the Internet, only Internet experts were able to use the Internet effectively and appropriately, but the World Wide Web (WW)
With the advent of W) and the development of web browser programs that make the use of the WWW convenient, anyone can use the Internet without difficulty, and the number of Internet users has exploded with the passage of time. In particular, the number of Internet users in Korea, which showed moderate growth until 1998, was one in 2000.
It has entered the age of 10 million.

Recently, various network games using an online network have been developed by enabling real-time multimedia communication between a system server and a client on the Web, and such network games have been developed. Various game tournaments on a worldwide or domestic scale have been held using such games, and many professional gamers (gamers) who are dedicated to games and amateur gamers who yearn for them have been born.

[0005] In this case, many users want to participate in the game tournament, and the tournament manager is compelled to qualify the participants, for example, the Korean Internet game league (battle top). KIGL) 's battle top game record is limited to those who have won over xxxx wins.

[0006] Further, in various game sites, points are awarded according to the results of the participants to provide prizes and the like, thereby inducing the participation of the game participants, thereby receiving support from the advertising sponsor.

Therefore, many games are progressed among users in order to obtain qualifications or points for the above-mentioned game tournaments. However, most of conventional game sites use the game after the game is finished. Because the player directly inputs the result of the game, that is, the loser uses a manual method to enter the ID of the winner, and there is no means to force the user who has recorded the defeat to avoid inputting It is a fact that game results cannot be officially managed.

In some game sites, if the result of a user's game is posted on a bulletin board, the site operator may input the result of the win or loss instead. However, even in this case, the user must post the game result on the bulletin board. There is a problem that must be.

[0009] On the other hand, games have recently been broadcasted through public wave broadcasting, and such broadcasting has gained a great response to the youth segment, and the audience rating has increased. The company has established a professional game team in Japan to foster professional gamers who participate in various game tournaments.

[0010] However, such objective criteria for appointment of a pro gamer have not yet been established, and the top ranking of a game tournament or the ranking according to a game provided on a game site are used as an alternative. However, such game rankings are sometimes used as criteria for selecting invitees for game tournaments, and professional gamers need to maintain their rankings consistently.

However, as described above, the reliability of the rankings of various games is reduced due to the problem that official game results cannot be reflected, and information on the rankings is also divided into world rankings, nations, regions, and schools. This is a situation in which the entire ranking cannot be provided variously depending on the guild or the like, and only the entire ranking is partially provided, and furthermore, the real-time ranking calculation cannot be performed due to the inability to recognize the real-time win / loss.

Furthermore, conventionally, when a user enters a waiting room to play a game, the room creator does not know the performance and ranking of the already established room creator and / or the participant. There was a problem that it was necessary to decide whether or not to participate by looking at the room name created and placed.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and has as its object to automatically recognize the game result when the game is over. It is an object of the present invention to provide a general game relay system having an automatic win / loss recognition function using the Internet, which can provide an automatic ranking service in real time by reflecting it on a ranking, and a relay method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to connect a server based on automatic ranking information in real time to search for a game opponent in a waiting room so that the game results and rankings of a standby person or the like can be known so that a user can know it. It is an object of the present invention to provide a general game relay system and a relay method thereof that enable a desired player to be easily selected and played.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for relaying a network game in a general game relay system for relaying a network game to a large number of users connected online to a system server. In the above, the user connects to the web server of the system server with the user terminal and selects a game item through login on the homepage initial screen, and if the user has a game item selection, the web server is the user Determines whether or not the game item has been selected for the first time, and if the game item is selected for the first time, the user's game relay platform required for automatically relaying / launching the game between the users and the automatic victory of the game Automatically download the win / loss recognition module program required for recognition to the user terminal Installing the user game relay platform and simultaneously executing the graphic user interface (GUI) on the display of the user terminal and connecting to the system server game relay server at the same time; Joining a game room established in advance on the server or creating a new game room, performing a game after exchanging communications by chat between users standing in the game room, In response to the established creator selecting to start the game with his / her GUI, the game execution module of each of the user game relay platforms participating in the game room launches the corresponding game program and proceeds with the game. The game is over When the win / loss recognition module of each of the user game relay platforms enters a communication procedure between the corresponding game program and the window system to collect game win / loss information, the game win / loss result is determined based on the win / loss information. Calculating and displaying the calculated win / loss result through the GUI and simultaneously transferring the result to the general ranking DB server of the system server to update the user's ranking in real time. Provide a way.

Further, the present invention further includes a step of searching for the other party information including the ranking and the game result of the other party by clicking the ID of the waiting person while standing in the waiting room.

Further, the present invention provides a step of selecting a ranking view menu on the home page, a step of selecting a game item to be viewed by a user, and a game item selected from the general ranking DB server by the game item selection. The method may further include providing ranking information.

In this case, the ranking information includes the overall ranking, my ranking, guild / clan ranking,
Classified and provided for any one of school / workplace ranking and address ranking.

The game winning / losing information collecting step includes, when the game is executed, judging whether or not the corresponding game is on a winning / losing recognizable list of the win / loss recognizing module, and when the executed game is on the list. The hook module attaches a window system wide message hook to the game program, and corrects the game process context (Context) so that the game program and the process monitoring module of the win / loss recognition module can exchange messages. Enabling the process monitoring module to execute each time a message required for the game program is generated, and the process monitoring module monitors any newly created process of the game program and outputs a message necessary for winning or losing recognition. Interrupting the process currently in progress to receive the corresponding message for a short time to cause the injection module of the win / loss recognition module to enter the game process; and executing the corresponding process of the game program by the injection module. And transmitting the packet generated in connection with the winning / losing recognition to a packet analyzer in charge of winning / losing analysis, and releasing the process when the operation is completed.

According to another feature of the present invention, the present invention is a network game relay system for relaying a network game to a large number of users connected online, wherein each of the users is connected to their own terminal. A plurality of user terminals having a browser and capable of connecting to the Internet using a web browser, and a user when the user accesses a homepage from the user terminal via the Internet and selects a desired game. A system server for providing a ranking service in real time by reflecting the game in real time when the game is ended by relaying the game between the game servers and ending the game. User terminal connects to the system server homepage and logs in first When selecting a game type, a user game relay platform required for relaying and automatic launching of games between users and a win / loss recognition module program required for automatic game win / loss recognition are automatically downloaded to the user terminal. A web server for providing ranking information in response to a user's request; and a plurality of servers provided after the user connects to the system server through a user game relay platform installed in the user terminal. When a user opens a room in one of the game rooms or enters the opened game room, the user terminal is set up so that the game can proceed with the user terminals in the game room. A game relay server for linking, and a user game relay platform when the game is terminated Collect outcome information of the game from entering the communication procedure between the included in the over-time with each corresponding game program and the window system, after calculating the win or loss outcome of the game based on the outcome information,
An automatic win / loss recognition means for displaying the calculated win / loss result through a graphic user interface (GUI) displayed on a display of a user terminal by the user game relay platform and simultaneously transferring the result to a system server; A general ranking DB server that determines the ranking of people who participated in the game based on the result of winning and losing from the recognition means, stores the ranking data, and provides the ranking data according to the user's ranking service request through a web server, members, etc. And a member database (DB) server that stores the subscription information of the user and authenticates whether the user is a registered user when the user logs in. The game relay server plays in response to entering the room The game execution module of each of the user game relay platforms launches the corresponding game program and proceeds with the game when the room establisher requests a game start among the opponents. Network game relay system.

Each of the automatic winning and losing recognition means has list information for a game capable of automatic winning and losing recognition. When the game is executed, it is determined whether or not the game is on the winning or losing recognition list. Modifies the game process context so that messages can be exchanged from the game program before the game is executed when the game is launched, and the game win / loss recognition information controller to execute the function A hook module for intruding into the game program when a message about winning or losing occurs, and an injecting module for obtaining a winning or losing-related packet. When a message occurs, the injection module is Process monitoring modules and, GUI of the injected a win or loss related packets received from the module analyzes the win or loss outcome results of the analysis the user game relay platform for which invade
And a packet analyzer for displaying the data to the system server at the same time.

The game relay server communicates with a user terminal by using a communication protocol used for communication with the user terminal, and processes commands and requests received from the user terminal to process the user connection. A command distributor for transmitting a user's message or command when the user connects with the information of the user, a user connection unit made up of a plurality of game rooms and waiting rooms, a room title, a user It is composed of a server management unit for comprehensively managing channels, rooms (Room) information, and connected user information for which channel is in which room, which room, user status, etc. .

The user game relay platform is a communication protocol used when exchanging data with the game relay server during a game, and after the game is over, win / loss information is transmitted to each user game relay platform and a general ranking DB server. A general game graphic user interface (GUI) displayed on a display of the terminal so as to provide a graphic interface between the user and the user terminal; A game execution module for launching a game program when a user presses a game start button, and a game execution module for collecting winning and losing recognition information and analyzing winning and losing when the game is executed and the game is terminated when the game is executed. Win / Loss Recognition Module, Users and Users, Users And a message transmitting unit for transmitting a command and a message from the message processing module to the game relay server.

The GUI is provided for each game, and a plurality of game room icons are disposed at the top of each GUI, and a waiting room for waiting persons standing in the corresponding game type is disposed on the right side thereof. In the lower left, there is a chat room for waiters, in the middle of the lower, a game chat room of the relevant game room in which the user has joined, and in the lower right, a participant information display section that displays the participant information (ID) of the relevant game room In the middle part, a ranking display unit for displaying a user's game results and ranking information is arranged.

The game chat room of the GUI includes a chat space for chatting with people in the room, a game room title of the game room, and an environment setting button used to set the environment of the room. ,
A game start button used to execute the game and an exit button used when exiting the room are provided.

Each of the game room icons has a game room participation button arranged in the center portion, and a participant for displaying participant numbers displayed around the button corresponding to the number of participants who have joined the corresponding game room. And a numeric display unit.

The game room icon includes a room status display unit for indicating whether the game room is playing a game or otherwise waiting, and a room environment setting for the person who opened the room. The game apparatus may further include a participant information display unit including a room length display mark having authority to start a game and a room participant list indicating people who are currently in the game room.

As described above, in the present invention, when the game is ended, the game result is automatically recognized and reflected in the ranking, so that an automatic ranking service can be provided in real time. At the stage of searching for a game player in the waiting room by connecting to the server on the basis of this, the game results and rankings of the waiters and the like can be known, and the advantage that the user can easily select a desired player and play the game. is there.

The above objects and other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments are shown. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a general game relay system having an automatic win / loss recognition function using the Internet according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are a user information table of a member DB server and a general ranking server, respectively. It is a general ranking information table.

First, referring to FIG. 1, each of the general game relay systems according to the present invention has a web browser such as Internet Explorer on its own terminal and can connect to the Internet 3 using the web browser. Uses a large number of user terminals (PCs) (1a-1n) and files required for game relay and automatic win / loss recognition when a user connects (Log-in) to a home page from the user terminal 1 via the Internet 3. And a system server 5 for relaying / managing the Internet game by downloading it to a specific folder of the user terminal 1.

The connection between the user terminal 1 and the system server 5 differs depending on the game, but the connection between the user terminal 1 and the system server 5 is different from that of the modem.
Internet connection via PSTN or dedicated line, ISDN
It accepts wired systems using, and mobile internet, wireless Internet connection through PHS, microwave and satellite communication networks. Each user terminal 1 can be any device as long as it can connect to the Internet using any one of the methods described above.

Preferably, each terminal 1 is, for example, Pe
A web browser program and an online network game program that support the Internet connection by providing a microprocessor of ntium (registered trademark) or higher, a hard disk driver for an auxiliary storage device, a communication modem, and the like, for example, Starcraft
t) Any type of PC or terminal equipped with a program or an online shogi program can be used.

Further, each of the terminals 1 may be a workstation, a general portable communication terminal (PCS, PHS), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a set top, in addition to a PC, as long as the terminal 1 can be connected to the Internet. Boxes (settop boxes), digital televisions (Digital TVs), web phones (Web Phones) and the like can also be used.

Also, the system server 5 of the present invention provides a corresponding homepage screen when a plurality of user terminals 1 connect to a homepage of the system server 5 using a web browser, according to a user's request, or automatically wins or loses. User game relay platform with recognition function (Cli
ent Game Intermediating Platform: CGIP) Web server 5 that allows you to download
a, a member database (DB) server 5b for storing membership information of members and authenticating whether or not the user is a registered user when logging in, and a database of participants who participated in general online games. A game relay server 5c, which constitutes an online game relay system that supports online games between players, and stores and processes ranking data of people who have participated in the game, and has played against players who have played against the game in the game. The general ranking DB server 5d which shows the ranking according to the required options such as team ranking, individual ranking etc., and the important information such as member information, ranking DB etc. are automatically backed up. In order to prevent data loss due to an emergency, etc. Is composed of a back-end server (Back End Server) 5e is.

The server 5a-5e is connected to the LAN 5f, and may further include a switching hub and a security server (not shown) if necessary.

The aforementioned DB servers 5b and 5d are, for example, well-known relational data management systems (RDBMS: Relational Database Management System) such as Oracle (Oracle), SQL (Structured Query Language) server, and Informix.
It can be configured using

Also, as shown in FIG. 2, the participant DB server 5b stores, as a table having information on game participants, member names 11a, IDs 11b, resident registration numbers 11c, genders 11d, e-mails 11e, Homepage 11f, State 11g, City / Road 11h, City / County / District 11i, Cave / Mask 11j, Postal Code 11k, Student / Occupation 11l, School /
There is a user information table 11 including data fields for the workplace 11m, telephone number 11n, affiliated club 11o, subscription time 11p, etc., and if the user logs in with the corresponding ID (Log-in), the team and individuals can use it. After authentication, the team and individual participants automatically move. Tables are separately operated for groups and individual matches, and member DBs of cooperating companies that have an alliance using the game relay server 5c
Is operated in the same way.

The general ranking DB server 5d
Name 12a, ID 12b, State 1
2c, city / road 12d, city / county / ward 12e, cave / plane 12f, school / workplace 12g, club 12h, victory 12i, losing 12j,
Disconnect 12k, draw 12l, point (p
oint) 12m, a general ranking information table 12 having data fields for the last game 12n and the like.

The general ranking information table 12 is a database for rankings calculated based on the results of winning and losing automatically obtained from game results of general relay service users and the like. Appears in rankings, school-specific rankings, club-specific rankings, etc. The table 12 and the general ranking DB of cooperating companies that jointly use the game relay server are operated in the same manner.

Hereinafter, a service method of a general game relay system having an automatic win / loss recognition function using the Internet according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

First, one user uses the web browser of the terminal 1a to use the web server 5a of the system server 5.
Is connected to the web server 5a, the user terminal 1a
Then, the home page initial screen 20 as shown in FIG. 6 is downloaded (S1).

The home page initial screen 20 of the present invention can be accessed without logging in, for example, a ranking view menu 21, a game news menu 22, a game service guide menu 23, a club menu 24, a bulletin board menu 25, and a user information menu 26. , Site map menu 27, company introduction menu 28,
A menu that can be accessed through login to the e-mail menu 29, the business cooperation inquiry menu 30, and the advertisement inquiry menu 31, that is, a game zone menu 40 for supporting the relay of a general game and a game for supporting the relay of the game for the tournament. It has a tournament menu 37.

If the bulletin board menu 25 is selected, the opinions and the like of members using the game site can be written. To provide.

The game service guide menu 23 is provided so that beginners can easily use all services provided from the site, and are described together with each service screen.

On the initial screen 20, a log-in (Log-i
n) Includes a membership menu 32 necessary for performing the procedure.

If the member does not subscribe on the homepage initial screen 20 described above, the game relay service cannot be used. Therefore, if the member subscription menu 32 is clicked in order to receive the ID required for login, the member's name, ID ,
A member joining screen having input window items such as a password, an address, an occupation, and an e-mail is provided, and the member is joined by clicking a confirmation button of joining after filling in the corresponding fields (S2, S3).

After that, in order to use the general game relay service, the user is authenticated by the member DB server 5b by inputting the ID and password in the corresponding input windows on the initial screen 20 of the homepage and then clicking the login button 33 ( S4). When the user has already completed the membership registration, the user authentication procedure is immediately completed through the above-described login procedure.

On the other hand, the initial screen 2 of the homepage described above
0 is an icon for selecting various games that can be provided with the general game relay service, for example, Starcraft, Starcraft Broadwer, etc.
t Broodwar), Age of Empire
s), Rainbow 6 and Rogue Spea
r), a board game icon 35 such as Hanafuda and shogi, and an emulator game icon 3 such as Tekken 3.
6 is disposed inside a game zone 40.

When the user selects and clicks on a certain game in the game zone 40, the user may apply for a relay service, for example, a log spare (Rogue S / S).
If the user selects "pear" 34a (S5), the web server 5a of the system server 5 determines whether the user uses the game service for the first time (S6).

If it is determined that the user uses the service of the present system for the first time, the web server 5a sends the user game relay platform (CGIP) 50 shown in FIG. In order to act as a relay when downloading and installing, "Wi
downloads in the "downloads" directory
First, an OCX file, which is a component file called "BondX control", is placed in the "rogram files" folder.

Next, a specific folder of the terminal 1, for example, "
Create a folder called "Ellicion" in the program file directory, such as "C: \ ProgramFiles \ Ellicion", and download the Gam2.exe file that constitutes the user game relay platform 50 that is separately configured for each game. "Windows" at the same time as storing
As shown in FIG. 15, a win / loss recognition module 51 for automatically recognizing a win / loss of a game and a game supporting direct play (Direct Play) (for example, NBA live 2000) or a general game are shown in FIG. A program file related to the game execution module 52 for launching a new game is downloaded and stored (S7).

The "Bond4X control" OCX file is Gam5.
In addition to downloading the exe file, if the user connects to the web and logs in to the game, it will be automatically
The Gam2.exe file is executed so that the user game relay platform 50 is operated.

The Gam2.exe file is an executable file of the user game relay platform 50 and has a role of a user interface, environment setting necessary for the game, chat with a standby player / competitor, and execution of the game as described later. I do.

If the program can be upgraded at the time of selecting the game type, the web server 5
In a, the corresponding file is automatically downloaded to the terminal device 1 and installed.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in the step (S6), it is determined that necessary programs have already been downloaded to the user terminal 1 because the user has used the service of the present system in the past. Then, the user game relay platform 50, that is, the Gam2.exe file is executed to display the general game graphic user interface (GUI) 60 shown in FIG. 7 on the display screen of the user terminal 1. .

In this case, the general game GUI 60 may be displayed so as to be partially different depending on the game type. For example, in the case of Starcraft and Starcraft Broodwar, a network game (Battlenet; battl
The user interface created for enet) is used as it is, and the remaining games except for these use a general game GUI 60 as shown in FIG.

In this case, in the case of a Starcraft and a Starcraft Broodwar game, the user interface of the corresponding game program is immediately launched by selecting an event to search for an opponent or to create a room. You will enter the stage where you can do it.

On the other hand, the general game GUI 60 is provided for each game, and a plurality of game room (Game Room) 61a-61h icons are arranged at the upper part thereof. A waiting room 62 in which the waiting persons stay is arranged, a chat room 63 for the waiting person on the lower left side, a game chat room 64 of the corresponding game room in which the user participated in the lower middle part, and a participation of the corresponding game room on the lower right side. A participant information display section 65 for displaying participant information (that is, ID) is arranged.

In the middle part of the GUI 60, a ranking display section 6 for displaying the game results and ranking information of the user.
6 are arranged.

Each of the game rooms 61a-61h is shown in FIG.
A game room join button (JOIN) 66 in the center as shown
The participant number display part 66b for displaying the participant number which is lit corresponding to the number of participants participating in the corresponding game room is arranged around the part a. The participant number display section 66b has a minimum of two players and a maximum of one depending on the game.
It is done with the number that six people can participate.

On the right side of the game room, a room title 66c such as "Amateurs!", For example, is located at the top, and at the bottom, a number of users who are currently entering the corresponding game room 61g is displayed. 67a, a participant presence indicator lamp 67b for displaying that a participant is entering, a participant information view button 67c for providing information of a participant who has currently participated, and a game room internally recognized by the user terminal. The unique number 67d is arranged.

When the participant information view button 67c is clicked, the room connection speed 68a, the room title 68b, the number of participants 68c, the participant information 68d, and the start of the game without entering the corresponding game room as shown in FIG. Propriety 68
Report e.

In the waiting room 62, an ID list 69 of the people who are currently connected to the game is displayed, and if the ID of a person in the waiting room is clicked with the right mouse, the ID 69a for the corresponding user is displayed as shown in the right screen. Ranking (Rank) 69b, Results (Rec)
ord) 69c, point 69d, etc. are displayed.

On the other hand, when a user enters a certain game room, a game chat room 64 and a participant information display section 65 are displayed on the lower part of the GUI 60 of the user. , A chat space 64a for chatting with people in the game room title, which indicates the title of the game room, and in which the room manager has authority to set or change the title.
4b, a setting button 64d used to set the environment of the room, a button used to execute the game, activated only by the room head, and any people in the room when clicking the button Start button to allow game lunch to be played at the same time
(Go) 64c and an exit button (Exit) 64e used when the user wants to leave the room.

The participant information display section 65 has a room status display section 64f indicating whether the room is in a game or otherwise waiting, and a display which appears to the person who opened the room. A room length display mark 64g having authority such as environment setting and game start, and a room participant list 64h indicating a person who is currently in the room are displayed.

If the environment setting button (Setting) 64d is clicked, a person who first opens the room sets a title of the room as shown in FIG. Encryption setting unit 7 that can be set
0b, a number-of-users restriction unit 70c for restricting entry of more than one person, and a game participation restriction unit 70d for setting a function so that the user cannot participate in the corresponding room after the game has been progressed are displayed. A provided game room environment setting screen is provided.

Returning to FIG. 4, the user game relay platform 50, that is, the
When the Gam2.exe file is executed and the general game (GUI) 60 is added to the display screen of the user terminal 1 and displayed, the user terminal 1a is in a state of standing in the channel waiting room of the game relay server 5c. become. That is, the user stays in the waiting room 62 of the GUI 60 (S8).

In this case, the user clicks the ID of the waiting person who has entered the waiting room 62 with the right mouse and clicks on the ID 69a, ranking (Rank) 69b, and record (Recor) of the corresponding user.
d) 69c and Point 69d can be confirmed in advance, and a chat for a game match can be made with the waiting person through the waiting room chat room 63.

However, when the user proceeds with the game by joining a game room that has already been set up, for example, the game room 61g, clicking the game room join button 66a of the game room 61g allows the user to enter the game room. (S9, S10). Thereafter, greetings and opinions on environment settings and the like can be exchanged with the game participants through the chat room 64a. Next, when the room manager (room opener) clicks the game start button 64c, the game proceeds.

On the other hand, when the user opens a room as described above, pressing a vacant room where no room is opened, for example, a game room participation button 66a of the game room 1 (61a) takes a position, and pressing an environment setting button 64d. A game environment for the game can be set as shown in FIG. in this case,
The user has the authority to set the game environment and start the game as the room manager (host) who opened the game room (S
9, S11).

Thereafter, if all the other users (clients) (clients) are satisfied as participants in the established game room, the game proceeds with the start of the room length game (S1).
2).

If the outcome of the game is determined based on the progress of the game and the game is terminated (S13), the client terminal is disconnected from the host. Next, the winning / losing recognition module 51 of each terminal 1a automatically recognizes the winning or losing of the game as described later, and provides the winning / losing result to the user game relay platform 50a of each team that has finished the game (S14, S15). .

As a result, each user game relay platform 50a displays its own game results and ranking information on the respective GUIs 60 by the ranking display section 66.
Is updated and displayed (S15), and the tournament ranking DB server 5d of each system server 5 is displayed.
Transfer winning / losing information to

With this, the general ranking DB server 5d
Is used by calculating the point value of each team according to a predetermined point calculation method set in advance, updating the point value of each team stored in advance, newly adjusting and saving the ranking of each team by this This enables the people to check their rankings on the web in real time (S16, S17).

Thereafter, when the user selects the ranking view menu 21, the top 5 or top 10 ranking 41 for the corresponding game item is displayed at the top as shown in FIG. 8, and the overall ranking list 42 is displayed at the bottom. Is displayed.

In the present invention, the ranking information corresponding to the selection of one of the overall ranking 43a, my ranking 43b, guild / clan ranking (43c), school / workplace ranking (43d), and address ranking 43e. Is provided from the ranking DB server 5d and displayed on the user terminal.

If a ranking item desired to be viewed in FIG. 8 is selected, the corresponding ranking is classified into the ranking (Point or Score) of the corresponding ranker 44a, ID 44b, place of residence 44c, affiliation 44d, guild / clan (44e), Show me the list of 44f points and 44g points,
If my ranking 43b is selected, the ranking part of the user is selected and displayed.

Hereinafter, the above-mentioned general game relay system will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 14 and FIG. Referring to FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, a general game intermediary system according to the present invention will be described.
m: GGIS) includes the game relay server 5c included in the system server 5 and the first CGIP 50a downloaded and installed on the terminals 1a and 1b when each user first selects a certain game item, as described above. 2nd C
GIP 50b.

First, the game relay server 5 c
As shown in FIG. 5, a communication interface 81 formed by a communication protocol used when performing communication between the game relay server 5c and the user terminals 1a and 1b, and a command input from the user terminals 1a and 1b. Command distributor 82 for transmitting a message or a command of the user if the user connects with the information of the user connection unit 83 by processing the request or the request.
A user connection unit 83 made up of a number of channels CH1-CH3) each made up of a number of game rooms 85a-85e and waiting rooms 84, a room title and a user in which channel, A server management unit 8 for comprehensively managing channel, room information and connected user information with respect to user status, etc.
And 6.

The channels CH1 to CH3 can be generally distinguished by user type, for example, Seoul channel, college student channel, club channel, etc., and the waiting room 84 passes through the users before entering the game room. It's a living space where you can send messages to any user.

Hereinafter, the operation of the general game relay system (GGIS) will be described focusing on the game relay server. In the general game relay system of the present invention, first, when a user selects a game on a website, a user game relay platform (CGIP) 50 already installed on the user terminal 1a.
is executed, and the general game GUI 60 is displayed on the display of the user terminal 1a. At the same time, a request is made to connect to the game relay server 5c, so that the user information received on the Web is provided to the game relay server 5c and, at the same time, the user is connected to the game relay server 5c (S21). , S22).

In this case, the user selects a desired channel CH1-CH3 of the user connection unit 83 and selects a desired one of the channels 84-84.
And selecting one of the game rooms 85a-85e or requesting room information (S23), the request is received by the command distributor 82 and transmitted to the server management unit 86 (S24). The server management unit 86 receiving the request
Transfers the corresponding information to the command distributor 82 (S25),
The command distributor 82 transmits the corresponding information to the CGIP5 of the user terminal 1a.
It is scattered on the general game GUI 60a through 0a (S26).

The user confirms the information of the various waiting persons or the game rooms 85a-85e in the above-mentioned manner and stands in a waiting room or enters one game room 85f (S27), and establishes and participates in the game room. It is possible to chat with the player about the game or chat with another user in the waiting room to participate in the game (S28).

When the staff set in each game room is in a position, or when the game environment is adjusted by a user who is currently entering the game room and an opponent or the like agrees on the progress of the game, the room opener starts the game. By pressing the button 64c, all the people in the corresponding game room 85f start the game at the same time (S29).

On the other hand, the CGIP (50a) is a communication protocol (Protoco protocol) used when exchanging data with the game relay server 5c and the CGIPs 50a and 50b during a game.
l) After the game is over, the winning and losing information is
a, 50b and a communication interface 56 serving to transmit to the general ranking DB server 5d, and a general interface displayed on the display of the terminal to provide a graphic interface between the user and the user terminal 1a, 1b. Game graphic user interface (GUI)
The game start button 6 is displayed on the GUI 60a.
4c, a game execution module 52 for launching a game program, and a game recognition module 51 for collecting the win / loss recognition information and analyzing the win / loss when the game is executed and the game is terminated when the game is executed.
And a message transmitting unit 53 for transmitting a command and a message from the message processing module 57 between the users, ie, the CGIPs 50a and 50b and the game relay server 5c.

The message transmitting unit 53 is used for transmitting a message between the CGIP 50a and the game relay server 5c, and is transmitted to a plurality of users through the game relay server 5c.
The server module 54 uses a casting method and a dummy terminal module 55 that uses the send method to execute a game and communicate between the user terminals 1a and 1b. .

Hereinafter, the operation of the general game relay system (GGIS) will be described focusing on CGIP. First, if the user logs in on the web and clicks a desired game, the CGIP 50a of the game is executed and the game relay server 5c is executed.
Is requested (S31). Thereafter, the game relay server 5c provides the room information of the corresponding channel and the information according to the user's server connection status when the user connects (S32).

Next, when another user or another user already connected to the game relay server 5c connects to the game relay server 5c, the user communicates with the relevant user (S3).
3).

Next, when the user selects a menu available on the GUI 60a, the corresponding command is sent to the message transmitting unit 53.
To be able to carry out orders. That is,
In the case of 1: multiple communication, the message is transmitted to a corresponding place in the message processing module 57 via the server module 54. In the case of executing 1: 1 communication or a module in the server, the message processing module 57 is transmitted via the dummy terminal module 55. Is transmitted after recognizing the command (S34).

The server module 54 and the dummy terminal module 55 transmit the command received by the GUI 60a to a corresponding place (S35).

Thereafter, the communication between the users starts and the GUI 6
If the game start button 64c is clicked at 0a, the users in the corresponding game room all start the game (S36).

The game execution module 52 executes the game according to the game start command, and at the same time, the win / loss recognition module 51 also operates.

Referring to FIG. 16, the operation of automatically recognizing a win or loss with an opponent due to the end of the game by the automatic win / loss recognition system of the present invention and reflecting the result in the ranking will be described in detail. The automatic win / loss recognition system of the present invention is shown in FIG.
Win / Loss Recognition Module 51 included in CGIPs 50a and 50b
And a tournament ranking DB server 5d.

Referring to FIG. 16, the above-mentioned winning / losing recognition module 51 has list information on games for which automatic winning / losing recognition is possible, and determines whether or not there is a winning / losing recognition list when the game is executed. The game win / loss recognition information controller 91 for executing the win / loss recognition related module when there is a corresponding game, and the program and the process monitoring module 93 can exchange messages before the game is executed if the game launches. The game process context (Conte
Hook module for modifying xt) 9
2, the role of sending a packet (information on win / loss) of the corresponding process to the packet analyzer 95 in the communication interface 51, that is, when a message related to win / loss is generated by the process monitoring module 93, the game enters the corresponding game and the extracted win / loss-related Inject module 94 for transferring packets to packet analyzer 95
When a message necessary for winning or losing recognition is generated while monitoring the process of the game program after the process of the game is corrected by the hook module 92, a signal is applied so that the injection module 94 enters. And a packet analyzer for analyzing the winning and losing with the winning and losing-related packets received from the injection module 94 and providing the victory result to the CGIPs 50a and 50b (Packet Analyzer). 95.

When the game is executed, the automatic win / loss recognition system of the present invention determines whether or not the game is in the win / loss recognizable list by the game win / loss recognition information controller 91 and executes the list. When the game is executed, the win / loss recognition module is operated, and when not present, the module is not operated (S41).

If the game to be executed is on the list, the hook module 92 adds a window system wide message hook (Window Syst
em Wide Message Hook). In other words, before the game program is executed, the context (Context) of the corresponding game process is modified so that the message can be exchanged between the game program and the process monitoring module 93 so that the message necessary for winning / losing recognition can be obtained. The process monitoring module 93 can be executed every time it occurs (S42).

The window system wide message hook method is a method of intercepting a message between a program and a system when a window-based program is executed in a Microsoft window system. In the present invention, if the game start (launching) button 64c is clicked in the case of winning or losing recognition, the hook module 92 originally performs only the exchange between the relevant game program and the window system before the relevant game program is executed. Is added with one operation so that a message can be exchanged with the win / loss recognition module 51 of the present invention, so that win / loss information can be intercepted in the middle.

Thereafter, the process monitoring module 93 monitors all newly created processes by the process monitoring function and executes a desired process, that is, when a message necessary for winning or losing recognition is generated, an injection module 94. Applies a control signal so as to enter the process of the corresponding game (S43).

In this case, the process monitoring module 93, when exchanging a message with the game program, when a message related to winning or losing recognition is generated, is currently in process to receive the message. ) For a short time (Freezing)
Utilizing this time, the injection module 94 is intruded into the corresponding process of the game program, and the packet generated in connection with the win / loss recognition is transferred to the packet analyzer 95 responsible for win / loss analysis. Release (Unfreezing) is performed (S44).

The packet analyzer 95 having received the packet analyzes this information to calculate a winning / losing result, and transmits the winning / losing result to the respective CGIPs 50a and 50b through the communication interface (S45).

After that, each CGIP receiving the result
50a and 50b allow the user to show the winning / losing information through the respective GUIs (60a and 60b), and at the same time transfer the corresponding information to the general ranking DB server 5d and add it to the previously accumulated winning / losing and use it on the web. People can check their rankings (S
46).

As a result, the general ranking DB server 5d
Provides on the Web the options requested by the user, that is, ranking information for all, by region, by school, and by club (S47).

As described above, in the automatic win / loss recognition system of the present invention, when the game is launched, the hook module 92 applies a window system wide message hook and the process monitoring module 93 monitors any newly created process to determine whether it is desired. When the process is executed, the game is ended in a manner of intercepting desired win / loss information by injecting the injection module 94 in a state where the corresponding process is interrupted, and at the same time, the game win / loss information is automatically intercepted in real time. Now you can do it.

As a result, it is possible to calculate and provide a user's ranking in real time by a method of automatically calculating a win or loss after the game is over and processing the result in a general ranking DB server in real time.

[0106]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a game is terminated, an automatic ranking service can be provided in real time by automatically recognizing the game result and reflecting the result in the ranking. At the stage of searching for a game player in the waiting room by connecting to the server based on the information, it is possible to know the game results and rankings of the waiters and the like, so that the user can easily select a desired player and play the game. There are advantages that can be done.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. The invention could be modified or changed without departing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a general game relay system having an automatic win / loss recognition function using the Internet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a user information table of a member DB server.

FIG. 3 is a general ranking information table of a general ranking server.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a service method of a general game relay system having an automatic win / loss recognition function using the Internet according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a service method of a general game relay system having an automatic win / loss recognition function using the Internet according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a home page initial screen of the system server shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a screen showing a general game graphic user interface (GUI) displayed on a user terminal by a user game relay platform.

FIG. 8 shows a ranking view (view) of a homepage and a battle record view screen.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged view of the general game GUI shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a screen provided when a game room information view is clicked in FIG. 9;

11 is an enlarged view of a waiting room and a user information screen in the general game GUI of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a user interface screen for assisting the progress of a game in a game room in which the user participated in the general game GUI of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is an environment setting screen provided when a game room environment setting (setting) is selected in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a general game relay system according to the present invention, including a detailed structure of a game relay server.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a general game relay system according to the present invention including a detailed structure of a user game relay platform automatically downloaded and installed on a user terminal.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of an automatic win / loss recognition system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a-1n User terminal 3 Internet 5 System server 5a Web server 5b Member DB server 5c Game relay server 5d General ranking DB server 5e Backend server 5f LAN 11 User information table 12 General ranking information table 20 Home page initial screen 40 Game Zone 50, 50a, 50b CGIP 51 Win / Loss Recognition Module 52 Game Execution Module 60, 60a, 60b General Game GUI 83 User Connection

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A network game relay method for a network general game relay system for relaying a network game to a large number of users online connected to a system server, wherein the user is a user terminal and a web server of the system server. Connecting to the server and selecting a game type through a login on the homepage initial screen; and, if the user has selected a game type, determining whether the web server user has selected the game type for the first time,
If it is selected for the first time, a user game relay platform necessary for automatically relaying / launching the game among the users and a win / loss recognition module program required for automatic game win / loss recognition are provided to the user terminal. Automatically downloading and installing the game, and simultaneously executing the user game relay platform to execute the graphic user interface (GUI) on the display of the user terminal and simultaneously connecting to the system server game relay server; The user joins a game room established in the game relay server or creates a new game room by using the GUI, and the game proceeds after exchanging chat communication between the users in the game room. The stage and the creator of the game room opening the GUI A game execution module of each of the user game relay platforms participating in the game room in response to selecting to start the game, launching the corresponding game program and proceeding with the game, and using when the game is terminated. A win / loss recognition module of each player game relay platform invades a communication procedure between the corresponding game program and the window system to collect game win / loss information, and calculates a game win / loss result based on the win / loss information. hand,
The calculated result is displayed through the GUI and transferred to the general ranking DB server of the system server to update the user's ranking in real time (updat
e) performing a network game relaying method. 2. Providing a list of room status of the corresponding room, room occupants, and people who are currently in the room in response to clicking a participant information display section on the game room icon of the GUI. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The network game according to claim 1, further comprising a step of searching for counterpart information including a ranking and a game record of the counterpart by clicking the ID of the stand-by while in the waiting room. Relay method. 4. A step of selecting a ranking view menu on the homepage, a step of selecting a game item to be viewed by the user, and a step of selecting a game item to be viewed from the general ranking DB server according to the game item selection. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing. 5. The ranking information is an overall ranking,
The method of claim 4, wherein any one of my ranking, guild / clan ranking, school / workplace ranking, and address ranking is classified and provided. 6. The game winning / losing information collecting step includes, when the game is executed, judging whether or not the corresponding game is on a win / loss recognizable list of the win / loss recognizing module; If there is a hook module, hook the window system wide message hook to the game program and modify the game process context so that the game program and the process monitoring module of the win / loss recognition module can exchange messages. Enabling the process monitoring module to execute each time a message necessary for winning or losing recognition is generated; and the process monitoring module monitors any newly created processes of the game program,
When a message required for winning / losing recognition is generated, a process currently in progress to receive the message is interrupted for a short time, and an inject module of the winning / losing recognition module enters the game process. Injecting the relevant process of the game program by the project module, transferring the packet generated in connection with the win / loss recognition to the packet analyzer in charge of the win / loss analysis, and releasing the relevant process when the work is completed;
The network game relay method according to claim 1, comprising: 7. A network game relay system for relaying a network game to a large number of online users, wherein each of the users has a web browser on their own terminal and uses a web browser. A number of user terminals capable of connecting to the Internet, and when the user connects to a homepage through the Internet from the user terminal and selects a desired game, the game is relayed between the users, and the game is played. A system server for automatically recognizing the outcome of the game when the game is finished and providing the ranking service in real time and reflecting the result on the ranking, wherein the system server has a number of user terminals on the homepage of the system server. Users select the game type for the first time after connecting and logging in Respond to the user's request by automatically downloading to the user terminal the user's terminal required to relay the game and automatically launch between the game relay platform and the game's win / loss recognition module program for automatic game win / loss recognition A web server for providing ranking information, and the user connects to the system server through a user game relay platform installed on the user terminal, and then registers the room in one of a plurality of game rooms provided in the server. A game relay server for connecting a user terminal so that a game can be progressed between user terminals standing in the game room when opening or entering the opened game room; When the game is completed, the corresponding game platform is included in the user game relay platform. Invading the communication procedure between the gram and the window system, collecting game win / loss information, calculating a game win / loss result based on the win / loss information, and then transmitting the calculated win / loss result to the user game relay platform. Graphic user interface (G) displayed on the display of the user terminal
Automatic win / loss recognition means for displaying to the system server at the same time as displaying through the UI), determining the ranking of the people who participated in the game based on the win / loss result from the automatic win / loss recognition means, storing the ranking data, and A general ranking DB server that provides ranking data according to the user's ranking service request through the service, and a member that stores the membership information of the members and authenticates whether or not the user is a registered user when the user logs in And a database (DB) server.In response to the user entering the game room already opened with the GUI, the game relay server interconnects the opponents, and When the room creator requests the start of the game, the actual game of each of the user game relay platforms Network game relay system characterized by module to advance the corresponding game program by launching the game. 8. The automatic win / loss recognition means has list information for a game that can automatically recognize the win / loss. When the game is executed, it is determined whether or not the game is on the win / loss recognition list. A game win / loss recognition information controller for executing a win / loss recognition function, and a context of a corresponding game process so that a message can be exchanged from a game program before the game is executed when the game is launched.
a hook module for correcting t), an injection module for intruding into the game program when a win / loss message is generated, and obtaining a win / loss related packet, and a process for monitoring the game program process. A process monitoring module for injecting the inject module into the game program when a message necessary for win / loss recognition is generated, and a win / loss analysis by analyzing the win / loss using the win / loss related packet received from the inject module. 8. The network game relay system according to claim 7, further comprising a packet analyzer for displaying a result through a GUI of the user game relay platform and transferring the result to a system server. 9. The game relay server, wherein the game relay server processes a command or request from the user terminal by communicating with a communication interface formed by a communication protocol used for communication with the user terminal. A command distributor for transmitting a user's message or command when the user connects with information of the connection unit, a user connection unit made up of a plurality of game rooms and waiting rooms, a room title, It consists of a server management unit that manages the channel, room information, and connected user information for the user in which channel, in which room, user status, etc. The network game relay system according to claim 7, wherein the network game is relayed. 10. The network game relay system according to claim 9, wherein the user connection unit comprises a plurality of channels. 11. The user game relay platform is a communication protocol used when exchanging data with the game relay server during a game, and after the game is over, win / loss information is provided for each user game relay platform and general ranking. A general game graphic user interface (G) displayed on the display of the terminal so as to provide a communication interface for transmitting data to the DB server and a graphic interface between the user and the user terminal.
UI), a game execution module for launching a game program when the user presses a game start button on the GUI, and win / loss recognition information when the game is executed and the game ends when the game is executed. And a message transmission unit for transmitting commands and messages from the message processing module between the user and the user, and between the user and the game relay server. The network game relay system according to claim 7, wherein: 12. The message transmitting unit is used when transmitting a message between the user game relay platform and the game relay server, and uses a broadcasting method that is transmitted to a plurality of users through the game relay server. 8. The server module according to claim 7, further comprising: a server module for performing a game and a dummy terminal module that uses a send method and is used when performing communication between a game terminal and a user terminal. Network game relay system. 13. The GUI is provided for each game, and a plurality of game room icons are arranged at the top of each GUI, and a waiting room for waiting persons standing in the corresponding game type is arranged on the right side thereof. The chat room for the waiter is on the lower left side, the game chat room of the game room where the user participated in the middle of the lower row, and the participant information display section that displays the participant information (ID) of the relevant game room on the lower right side 8. The network game relay system according to claim 7, wherein a ranking display section for displaying a user's game results and ranking information is arranged in an intermediate portion. 14. The game chat room of the GUI, a chat space for chatting with people in the room, a game room title of the game room, and an environment setting used to set the environment of the room. 14. The network game relay system according to claim 13, further comprising a button, a game start button used to execute a game, and an exit button used when leaving the room. 15. Each of the game room icons includes a game room participation button arranged in a central portion, and a participant numeral display for displaying a participant number displayed around the button corresponding to the number of participants participating in the corresponding game room. 14. The network game relay system according to claim 13, comprising a participant number display unit. 16. The game room icon includes: a room state display unit that indicates whether the game room is playing a game or is otherwise waiting; and a room environment setting as a display that appears to a person who opens the room. 16. The game system according to claim 15, further comprising a participant information display unit including a room length display mark having authority to start a game, and a room participant list indicating people who are currently in the game room. The network game relay system as described.