KR100302510B1 - Method for supplying game service using cellular phone or PCS phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a game apparatus using a mobile communication terminal and a service providing method thereof, wherein a mobile communication terminal providing a mobile call service provides various memory functions or other service functions in the terminal itself, and includes a key input unit and a display unit. By utilizing the characteristic that the external configuration is similar to a portable game machine, the mobile communication terminal further includes a temporary storage for a game service and includes means for processing a game service to a mobile communication service company that provides a general mobile communication service. Then, when the user requests a game service by the mobile communication terminal, by connecting to the game server through the Internet to provide the user with the game service, there is an effect that the use efficiency of the mobile communication terminal can be improved.

Description

Method for supplying game service using mobile communication terminal {Method for supplying game service using cellular phone or PCS phone}

The present invention relates to a game device using a mobile communication terminal and a service providing method thereof. In particular, the game service processing unit includes a game service processing unit in a mobile communication service device when a subscriber requests a game service using a mobile communication terminal. A game device and a service providing method for providing a game service to a user by accessing the game server.

In recent years, the use of mobile phones such as mobile phones / PCS phones has been increasing rapidly. In addition, portable devices such as buses or subways can be used for long periods of time or waiting time in hospitals or banks is not boring. There is an increasing number of people using game consoles.

In this case, the mobile phone is mainly used as a communication means for voice calls, and in particular, PCS phones, etc. are also widely used for the purpose of data transmission and reception, the mobile communication terminal providing such a mobile call service in the terminal itself The external configuration including the key input unit and the display unit is similar to a portable game machine, which provides various memory functions or other service functions. You will be able to increase your efficiency.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the user further includes a temporary storage for a game service in the mobile terminal and includes means for processing the game service in a mobile communication service company that provides a general mobile communication service. When the game service is requested by the mobile communication terminal, the present invention provides a game device using the mobile communication terminal and a service providing method for providing the game service to a user after accessing the game server through the Internet.

The game device provided in the present invention is included in a plurality of game servers for providing an arbitrary game service and a mobile communication service device for providing a general mobile communication service. And a game service processing unit for controlling to provide a corresponding game service to a user after connecting to the corresponding game server. In particular, the game service processing unit receives a game service request message from the mobile communication terminal, Analyzing the subscriber matching interface which transmits the requested game service to the mobile communication terminal, the game service request message received by the subscriber matching interface, and analyzing the user information and the requested game service information which has transmitted the request message. Message analysis department, prize An initial game information store for providing game information serviceable through the game service processor to the mobile communication terminal, and when the user subscribes to a game service as a result of the analysis of the message analyzer, the Internet server is connected to the game server selected by the user. And an Internet access control unit for receiving game guide information and a game program from the game server, and temporarily storing game guide information and a game program received from the Internet access control unit, and transmitting information necessary for game execution to a mobile communication terminal. And a temporary storage and a game service control unit for controlling the Internet access control unit and the initial game information storage unit and the temporary storage unit by a message analysis result of the message analyzing unit to provide a game service to a user through a mobile communication terminal. The.

On the other hand, the method for processing the game service using the mobile communication terminal by such a configuration, when the mobile communication terminal requests the game service to the game service processing unit by the user's selection, the game service processing unit is to send the user information of the mobile communication terminal After the analysis, if the user is a user who can use the game service, the first process of outputting game information provided by the game service processor and the game information output by the first process selects the user's desired game. A second process of requesting connection to the corresponding game server through the Internet, and a game server receiving the connection requesting access to the game service processing unit and downloading game guidance information and game programs provided by the game service processing unit; Third course, the game guide information and game pro A fourth process of transmitting the corresponding information to the mobile communication terminal by the game service processor that has downloaded the RAM; and a process of playing a game with the mobile communication terminal by the user by using the game guide information and the game program transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. It consists of 5 courses.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a game device using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a game service processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a processing procedure for a game service providing method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart of a game service providing method using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a process diagram for a processing procedure of processing a mud game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: game server

20: Internet communication network

30: Telecommunication Service Company

40: mobile communication terminal

21: subscriber matching interface unit

22: message analyzer

23: game service control unit

24: Initial Game Information Repository

25: temporary storage

26: Internet access control

Hereinafter, a game device and a service providing method thereof according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a game apparatus using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a game service processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 1, a game apparatus according to the present invention includes a communication service company 30 that provides a mobile communication service to a plurality of mobile communication terminals 40, and the communication service company by an internet communication network 20 ( And a game server 10 for providing a game service to the mobile communication terminal 40 through the communication service company 30.

Therefore, when a mobile communication subscriber requests a game service through the mobile communication terminal 40, the communication service company 30 that receives the game service performs internet access to the game server 10, and the game information transmitted therefrom. By transmitting the to the mobile communication terminal 40, the user can enjoy the game to see the contents of the game information and the like output on the display device of the mobile communication terminal (40).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a game service processor included in the communication service company 30 to enable a subscriber to enjoy a game using a mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication network. Referring to FIG. The processing unit receives a game service request message from the mobile communication terminal, the subscriber matching interface unit 21 for transmitting the game service requested to the mobile communication terminal, and the game service request received at the subscriber matching interface unit 21. A message analyzer 22 which analyzes the message and analyzes the user information that sent the request message and the requested game service information, and initial game information that provides the mobile communication terminal with game information that can be serviced through the game service processor. The storage 24 and the result of the analysis of the message analysis unit 22 the user to the game service Internet access control unit 26 for accessing the Internet to the game server selected by the user and receiving game guide information and game programs from the game server, game guide information received from the Internet access control unit 26, and Temporary storage 25 for temporarily storing a game program and transmitting information necessary for game execution to a mobile communication terminal, and a message analysis result of the message analyzing unit 22 to provide a game service to a user through the mobile communication terminal. It comprises a game service control unit 23 for controlling the Internet connection control unit 26 and the initial game information storage 24 and the temporary storage 25.

In addition, a configuration of a mobile communication terminal for using such a game service is shown in FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 3, a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a key input unit 31 and a memory ( 32), in addition to the screen processor 34, the transmitter / receiver 36, and the controller 33, further includes a game information storage 35 for temporarily storing information necessary when playing a game.

The game played by the game apparatus of the present invention having such a configuration is a stand-alone game that downloads game information and a program from a server and then independently executes the game by the program, and performs game information and the game from the game server. There is a client-server type game in which only static data for downloading is first downloaded and then the game is executed by continuous information exchange with the server. And in FIG. 5, respectively.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process for executing the standalone game by the mobile communication terminal. Referring to FIG. 4, the procedure is as follows.

First, when the mobile communication terminal 40 requests a game service to the game service processor 30 by the user's selection (S401), the game service processor 40 analyzes user information of the mobile communication terminal 30. If the user is a user who can use the game service, the game information provided by the game service processor 30 is transmitted to the terminal 30 (s403).

When the user selects a desired game from the types of games displayed on the display of the terminal 30 (S404), the game service processor 30 requests a connection to the corresponding game server (S405), and the game server receives the request. 10 analyzes user information to permit access (s406) and downloads game guide information and a game program to the game service processor 30 (s407).

When the download is completed, the game service processing unit 30 transmits the download completion signal to the game server 10 and transmits the game guide information and the game program to the terminal (s409), and the transmission completion signal from the terminal. When receiving (S410), the connection with the terminal 40 is released (s412). When the game server 10 receives the download completion signal from the game service processor 30, the game server 10 releases the connection with the game service processor (s411).

After receiving the desired game program by the above procedure, the terminal 40 stores the game guide information and the game program in a temporary storage for the game (s413), and then provides the game service by an external operation of the user (s414). )do.

On the other hand, the procedure that the mobile terminal is processed to provide the client-server game to the user is shown in Figure 5, the process will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when the mobile communication terminal 40 requests a game service to the game service processor 30 by the user's selection (S501), the game service processor 40 analyzes user information of the mobile communication terminal 30. If the user is a user who can use the game service, the game information provided by the game service processor 30 is transmitted to the terminal 30 (s503).

When the user selects a desired game from the types of games displayed on the display of the terminal 30 (S504), the game service processor 30 requests a connection to the corresponding game server (S505), and the game server receives the request. 10 analyzes the user information and permits access (s506), and downloads game guide information and static data necessary for executing the game program and the program to the game service processor 30 (s507). do.

Then, the game service processor 30 transmits the information downloaded to the terminal 40 to the terminal 40, and the terminal 40 presents the initial screen for playing the game to the user (s509). .

When the user views the initial screen displayed on the terminal 40 as described above and selects a command for game (s510), the game service processor 30 transmits the command to the game server 10 connected to the Internet (s511). And the response s512 of the game server 10 to the command to the user (s513).

The game command selection and processing process (s510 to s513) is repeatedly performed until the user ends the game. When the user ends the game (s514), the game service processor 30 signals the game server 10. The game server 10 stores the game result (s516), and then transmits the result to the terminal 40 through the game service processor 30 (s517). s518).

A typical example of such a client-server game is a mud game, which refers to a game that allows a large number of users to participate in a game on the Internet. It is also possible to store the information about the game on the bulletin board to share the information, and the game is in the form of a plurality of users to combine the power to achieve a single purpose.

Therefore, according to the present invention as described above, a procedure for processing such a mud game with a mobile phone such as a PCS phone or a cellular phone is shown in FIG. 6. Referring to FIG. 6, a plurality of user terminals 40 ) Transmits a command for performing a mud game (s601, s605, s609), the game service processor 30 transmits the command to the mud game server 10 (s602, s606, s610), and the mud game By transmitting the responses s603, s607, and s610 from the server 10 to the plurality of user terminals 40 (s604, s608, s612), users using the plurality of terminals can enjoy the mud game. .

In this way, when the connection between the mobile phone and the mud game server is carried out, the user can play various types of mud games as in the general Internet. Thus, in the present invention, the necessary command is displayed on the display of the cellular phone, and the command is performed by selecting a number for the command desired by the user.

At this time, the above-mentioned game processing procedure further includes the step of selecting call waiting before playing the game. If the user selects call waiting, if a call is received during the game, a call request message is immediately sent to the user by voice or text. Presented to the user by a message, the user controls to perform the processing.

The game device and the service providing method using the mobile communication terminal of the present invention can increase the use efficiency of the mobile communication terminal by allowing one mobile communication terminal to simultaneously perform the functions of the communication means and the game machine. Subscribers have the advantage that they can enjoy boring time without boring.

Claims (2)

It is included in a plurality of game servers for providing an arbitrary game service, and communication equipment for providing a mobile communication service to a general mobile communication terminal to access the game server through the Internet, and then control to provide the game service to a user. A game service providing method for providing a game service to a mobile communication terminal user by a server of a communication service company, When the mobile communication terminal requests a game service from the server of the communication service company by the user's selection, after the server of the communication service company analyzes the user information of the mobile communication terminal and the user is a user who can use the game service, A first process of outputting game information provided by a server of a communication service company; Selecting a game desired by the user based on the game information output in the first process, a second process of requesting the server of the communication service company to access the game server through the Internet; A third process of allowing the game server, which has been requested to access, to access the server of the communication service company and to download game guide information and game program provided by the game server; A fourth process of transmitting the corresponding information to the mobile communication terminal by the server of the communication service company which downloaded the game guide information and the game program; After the transmission of the game information and game program, the connection between the mobile communication terminal and the server of the communication service company and the connection between the server and the game server of the communication service company are released, and the game information and game program are transferred to the corresponding area of the mobile communication terminal. And a fifth process in which the user independently plays the game with the mobile communication terminal by providing the game service to the user. The method of claim 3, wherein, during the fifth process, when the game selected by the user is a game that the user cannot independently play, The game server transmits a command or state information (static data) and game guide information for playing the game to the mobile communication terminal via the communication service company server, and the mobile communication terminal selects a command for playing the game. After that, when transmitting to the game server via the communication service company server, the game server is configured to transmit the result information to the mobile communication terminal via the communication service company server after processing the command. Game service providing method using a mobile communication terminal.