KR100323853B1 - The method for managing personal computers in game room - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a personal computer management method in a game room that can effectively manage each PC in a game room or a PC room operating against a random large number of people using a plurality of PCs to reduce system damage and efficiently manage a store. will be.

A personal computer management method in a game room of the present invention includes one or more personal computers having a command input means, a central controller for executing a program input by the command input means, and a monitor for visually displaying data. A computer system connected to communicate with each other, comprising: a first step of waiting for input of a member ID and a password on an initial screen; A second step of determining and logging in to a master ID or a general member ID when a member ID and a password are input; A third step of switching to a mode capable of installing, deleting, and modifying a program if it is determined to be a master ID; A fourth step of maintaining an initial screen state in which installation, deletion, and modification of a program are impossible if it is determined as a member ID; A fifth step of executing a corresponding program according to a program execution command input from a member among execution icons located on an initial screen, and a sixth step of detecting a logout.

Description

The method for managing personal computers in game room}

The present invention relates to a method of managing at least one or more personal computers (PCs), and more particularly, to effectively manage each PC in a game room or a PC room operating against a random number of masses using a plurality of PCs to damage the system It relates to a personal computer management method in the game room that can reduce the number and efficiently manage the store.

Game rooms or PC rooms (hereinafter referred to as 'game rooms'), where the number of business places is growing exponentially, are rapidly increasing in number due to the fast internet connection and various programs that are difficult for individuals to purchase. have. In this game room, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of PCs 10, 20, 30,... Are internally connected by using the LAN 40, and the hub 50 is connected to the Internet communication network 60. Using the same equipment). A high-speed Internet using the hub 50 may be used to access websites or play network games. Although only three PCs are shown in the figure, a game room is typically operated on a scale of 20-50.

However, in the conventional game room as described above, there are many difficulties in managing a large number of personal computers. In other words, unlike at home or office, a single PC is shared by a large number of users who do not know each other, causing malfunctions due to lack of ownership or inadvertent user's carelessness.

In addition, since users leave without deleting data after downloading data from the Internet, unnecessary files are stored to occupy the hard disk space unnecessarily. There was an inconvenience to search manually every time and delete unnecessary files.

In addition, since the essential personnel must reside for damage recovery and management of the system as described above, a lot of costs and time are consumed in the store management, and there is a problem such that sales increase as the malfunction time of the fish increases.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention by reducing the damage to the system by effectively managing each PC in a game room or a PC room operating against a random large number of people using a plurality of PCs It is to provide a personal computer management method in a game room that can help improve sales and manage stores efficiently.

A personal computer management method in a game room of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a command input means, a central control apparatus for executing a program input by the command input means, and a monitor having a visual display of data. Or a personal computer system connected to allow more than one personal computer to communicate with each other, comprising: a first step of waiting for input of a member ID and a password on an initial screen; A second step of determining and logging in to a master ID or a general member ID when a member ID and a password are input; A third step of switching to a mode capable of installing, deleting, and modifying a program if it is determined to be a master ID; A fourth step of maintaining an initial screen state in which installation, deletion, and modification of a program are impossible if it is determined as a member ID; And a fifth step of executing a corresponding program according to a program execution command input from a member among execution icons located on an initial screen, and a sixth step of detecting a logout.

1 is a connection state diagram of a game room to which a plurality of personal computers are connected;

2 is a diagram showing a control relationship according to the method of the present invention;

3 is an embodiment of an initial screen displayed on a monitor by the method of the present invention;

4 is an embodiment of an initial screen displayed when a user logs in with a master ID according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart showing an operational state of the method of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing the operating state of a part that is periodically operated in the method of the present invention.

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10: personal computer 20: personal computer

30: personal computer 40: LAN

50: Hub 60: Internet Network

Hereinafter, a personal computer management method in the game room of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The method of the present invention is preferably applied to a game room in which a plurality of PCs are connected to each other, and by restricting the installation, execution, or unnecessary system change of programs other than an administrator logging in with a master ID, the PCs. It ensures stable operation of the system and also has a remarkable effect to save the cost and time required for management. The method of the present invention can be applied to a conventional PC, and since the structure and operation state of a personal computer are well known, the detailed description is omitted.

2 is a diagram showing a control relationship in a computer to which the method of the present invention is applied, in which an operating system (for example, Windows, OS / 2, Linux, BEOS, UNIX, etc.) installed in a PC directly receives data from a user. Instead of receiving the input, it is preferable that a PC control program configured to perform the method of the present invention receives a user's command, decodes it, and outputs a control signal to the corresponding operating system so as to be processed by the operating system. In this case, there is an advantage to prevent hacking, and finally the hardware is controlled by Windows.

It is apparent that the method of the present invention can be used both for the operating system described above as well as for personal computers running on other operating systems. All information set by the administrator is stored in a specific format by the management method program and called when necessary. Certain format files for data storage are preferably encrypted for security purposes.

The method of the present invention as described above, a first step of waiting for input of the member ID and password in the initial screen; A second step of determining and logging in to a master ID or a general member ID when a member ID and a password are input; A third step of switching to a mode capable of installing, deleting, and modifying a program if it is determined to be a master ID; A fourth step of maintaining an initial screen state in which installation, deletion, and modification of a program are impossible if it is determined as a member ID; A fifth step of executing a corresponding program according to a program execution command input from a member among execution icons located on an initial screen, and a sixth step of detecting a logout.

When the computer is turned on, the initial screen is displayed after booting by the Windows operating system (or the corresponding OS installed in the fish). On the initial screen, an input window for inputting a member ID and password is displayed. Also, on the initial screen, a plurality of icons associated with a program executable by the member are displayed. The user who wants to use the fish enters the master ID or member ID. The icon of the executable program can be displayed on the screen separately from the initial screen after logging in. The master ID is directly connected to the operating system of the fish so that the operation of installing a new program, changing or modifying program data, etc. in the fish can be performed. The member ID is an ID that allows the user to work using only programs that are allowed to be executed on the initial screen. The log-in time as a member or master is recorded and stored, even if the user logs out later. It is saved and the execution contents and time of the specific program are recorded and saved respectively. These are especially recorded for each member ID logging into the fish, so the administrator can accumulate basic data such as member management data and usage time. These data are later used for analysis such as work analysis and program usage frequency analysis.

Figure 3 is an embodiment of the initial screen displayed by the method of the present invention. As shown in the figure, an input window for inputting a master ID and a member ID is generated at the lower right, and a plurality of icons for executing a program are displayed on the left. Are displayed. The icons displayed above are all icons associated with a program that is pre-executable by the master (manager).

The user logged in with the member ID can execute the program by clicking the icon displayed on the initial screen with a mouse. However, since the initial screen of the conventional Windows operating system is not displayed at all while logged in with the member ID, the user logged in with the member ID cannot modify or change the contents related to the system setting.

In the drawing, a plurality of icons related to a game are displayed, and it is apparent that similar program icons may be arranged on different screens by classifying categories such as games, utilities, graphic programs, and multimedia programs.

If it is entered as a member ID, there is a limit to the execution. In other words, access to the screens other than the initial screen is fundamentally impossible, so the explorer, the desktop change, the installation of new programs, the execution of programs not allowed by the administrator, etc., which can be freely run on the existing Windows operating system, are blocked at the source Therefore, it is impossible to change information of the fish system.

Therefore, the system setting state is maintained by the administrator, there is an advantage that it becomes easy to manage. However, programs displayed on the initial screen can be freely executed to work.

On the initial screen according to the present invention expressed as described above, there is a feature that can increase the advertising effect by performing a banner ad. That is, by displaying an image of a specific product on the initial screen, there is an effect such as the advertising effect of purchase induction is exhibited. The advertisement may be, for example, a company logo or a product advertisement image by contract with a specific company such as an online shopping company 39 shopping. These advertisements are not only image files, but also variously performed using multimedia media such as video, music, and sound.

As another advertisement method applicable to the method of the present invention, the start page to be moved by the web browser when the subscriber starts the Internet can be forcibly designated by the present invention. That is, when the fish user starts the Internet, the user can automatically change the start page to be moved to the web page designated by the administrator, so that the user cannot change the advertisement.

In particular, since the move to the start page is performed every time the web browser is executed, the advertisement effect is increased. In addition, owners can conveniently set the homepage they want to advertise without having to specify it in the web browser setting menu. The setting of the web page is forcibly performed by inputting a URL in a corresponding menu window (not shown) displayed on the initial screen. On the initial screen of the present invention, referring to FIG. 3 again, a video display capable of broadcasting a video is displayed. The wife aka TV screen (hereinafter referred to as TV screen) is further included. This TV screen is capable of broadcasting various videos in real time through the Internet, and can be used for publicity by broadcasting TV CF, movies, music videos, and the like. In addition, it promotes purchase by promoting product advertisement by using it for specific product advertisement. This works without the program running. To exit the fish after the program is finished, print out the logout menu and log out. If you log in with the master ID instead of the member ID, the initial screen is not the screen shown in FIG. The screen is output. The administrator performs the necessary tasks on this initial screen, such as installing the program, searching for viruses, and using the search window. When you're done, log out again and exit the Windows operating system. After that, the screen is switched back to the initial screen shown in FIG. 3. This process is shown in the flowchart of FIG. The initial screen displayed when logging in with the master ID may be a different screen depending on the OS installed in the fish. 4 shows an initial screen of a Windows operating system.

6 is a method additionally added to the method of the present invention, methods that can be usefully applied to the store management. These are automatically performed at regular time intervals, which has the advantage of facilitating the management of the PC.

First, according to the present invention, when a file or a program which is not designated by the administrator is created, it can be deleted at a designated time so that the hard disk can always be maintained and managed in an optimum state. Specify the search time in the program in advance (for example, 8:00 am with few users), and when the time comes, remove unnecessary files by searching for and deleting files except files designated as mandatory files by the administrator. You can optionally set the files you want to delete. In other words, files created during a certain period of time are selectively deleted, or files such as bak, tmp, $$$, and the like are unconditionally deleted. Of course, it is configurable to delete other specific files as necessary.

In this case, in order to prevent the deletion of files necessary for the operation of the fish, the program in which the present invention is executed stores a file list of files installed by logging in as an administrator, and when the regular deletion starts, The files listed are not deleted.

Second, effective sales management is possible by calculating daily sales aggregates and monthly sales aggregates, and transmitting the calculations through the Internet. For example, the daily sales aggregate calculates the PC access time and charges for the PC logged in by the user from 0 AM to the next 0 AM, and stores the data to aggregate the daily sales. The hourly rate data is input in advance by the administrator, and the rate data is changed according to morning, afternoon, holiday, weekday, etc., and the rate discount function may be applied to a specific time period or a fixed customer. As another feature of the present invention, Instead of paying the manager directly in the payment method, a special coin-based payment system can be used. In other words, as a method using a specially manufactured coin acceptor and not a coin, the company does not have to use an existing expensive magnet card, so there is almost no investment cost and it is easy and economical to use. The coin acceptor is connected to the fish and a signal for the coin to be input is input to the fish. Fish calculates the set fee for a coin according to the input signal. As a variation of the fee payment method, a payment system using a diskette can be used. In other words, a standard 3.5 'diskette is encrypted and stored and / or charged, and the user inserts the diskette into the computer to calculate the fee by reducing the fee corresponding to the usage time. The same effect can be achieved with. This method can be implemented in software without the need for additional hardware. The same applies to 3.5 'FDD diskettes as well as to larger storage media such as zip drives, jazz drives, magneto-optical drives, or rewritable CDs, large-capacity flash memories, and other storage media to be developed. It is also applicable to.

Third, it can help to operate effectively by storing the data necessary for the operation of the store, for example, the management fee, such as the frequency of use of a particular game, the distribution and visit times of fixed customers, the use time. Fixed customers can be given benefits such as a discount based on the analysis results. This is done through the analysis of the log file generated after the use of this analysis. The log file is a file that stores basic data such as usage time, program, and frequency for member ID. Of course, other contents can be stored.

If this is further enlarged, the user can collect all trace data and behavior patterns when using the Internet, and thus, various data can be calculated. In addition, since the sales status and program usage frequency of the member companies are transmitted to the head office server in real time by using the network connected nationwide, website ranking according to internet ranking, age and gender distribution, various shopping status, total sales statistics It is possible to calculate various game room related data such as peak time time calculation, game room user and usage time survey, and perception of game title perception.

Fourth, the method of the present invention periodically backs up essential data to minimize data loss when an error occurs. The data backup location can be automatically updated via the Internet on the main server located in the head office. Therefore, if the computer system located in the game room is down and data recovery is impossible, minimal data recovery is possible.

Fifth, it periodically protects the system by preventing virus intrusion from outside by performing virus search function. It is obvious that this is essential for system safety in the game room.

Although the method of the present invention has been described in the above description as being applied in a game room, it is obvious that it can be applied to a general office or a home installed in a large number of fish. In other words, if it is applied in the office, you can reduce unnecessary waste by setting the program to be able to work outside the work. At this time, it is possible to keep only necessary functions such as backup and virus search except for additional functions such as unnecessary file deletion and sales calculation.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively manage each PC in a game room or a PC room operating against a random number of masses using a plurality of PCs, thereby reducing system damage and efficiently managing stores.

Although the invention has been described in detail only with respect to the described embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made within the spirit and scope of the invention, and such variations or modifications will belong to the appended claims. .

Claims (16)

A personal computer system having a command input means, a central control apparatus for executing a program input by said command input means, and one or more personal computers having a monitor for visually displaying data so as to be able to communicate with each other, Check if the control command input from the user is to execute the installation of a new program. If the installation command of the program is rejected, execute the program. If the input control command is the command of execution of the program, check whether the execution program is allowed to run. Detects and executes the program only if allowed, and if the input control command accesses the window desktop or the search window, changing the desktop or prohibiting access to the search window, characterized in that the personal computer management method in the game room. The method of claim 1, The game room further comprises a function of automatically deleting unnecessary files at a predetermined time every day so as to maintain and manage the hard disk always in an optimal state when a file or a program not designated by the administrator is created. How to manage personal computers in. The method of claim 1, The personal computer in the game room, characterized in that the method calculates the daily sales and monthly sales based on the user's login and logout time for effective sales management, and transmits the calculations to the head office server via the Internet. How to manage. The method of claim 1, The method of the personal computer management method in the game room, characterized in that for analyzing the management fee data, such as the frequency of use of the particular game required for the operation of the store, the distribution and visit times of fixed customers, the use time, and the like. The method of claim 1, The method of the personal computer management in the game room, characterized in that the method periodically performs a virus search function to protect the system by preventing the intrusion of viruses from the outside. The method of claim 1, And a method for displaying a logo of a specific company or an advertisement screen for promoting a product on a background screen. A personal computer system having a command input means, a central control apparatus for executing a program input by said command input means, and one or more personal computers having a monitor for visually displaying data so as to be able to communicate with each other, A first step of waiting for input of a member ID and a password on an initial screen; A second step of determining and logging in to a master ID or a general member ID when a member ID and a password are input; A third step of switching to a mode capable of installing, deleting, and modifying a program if it is determined to be a master ID; A fourth step of maintaining an initial screen state in which installation, deletion, and modification of a program are impossible if it is determined as a member ID; And a fifth step of executing a corresponding program according to a program execution command input from a member among execution icons located on an initial screen, and a sixth step of detecting a logout. The method of claim 1, In the game room, characterized in that the method further comprises the function of deleting unnecessary files, such as files not created by the administrator or files created by the application program at a designated time to maintain and manage the hard disk in an optimal state at all times. Personal computer management method. The method of claim 1, The method may further include a function of calculating daily sales aggregates and monthly sales aggregates based on the user's login and logout times for effective sales management, and transmitting the calculations to the head office server through the Internet. Personal computer management method in game room. The method of claim 1, In the game room, characterized in that the method further comprises the function of analyzing the management fee data, such as the frequency of use of the specific game required for the operation of the store, the distribution and visit times of the fixed customer, the use time, and stores the analysis results Personal computer management method. The method of claim 1, And a method for periodically performing a virus search function to prevent virus intrusion from the outside to protect the system. The method of claim 1, And a banner advertisement screen for advertising a logo of a specific company or a product on a background screen on an initial screen. The method of claim 1, The method further comprises a television screen for displaying a moving picture transmitted in real time via the Internet on a desktop. The method of claim 1, The method is a personal computer management method in a game room, characterized in that when the member uses the web browser using the Internet, the start page displayed on the web browser is forcibly set to the web page located at the URL set by the administrator. The method of claim 1, The method is a specially made coin, and a coin storage device for storing the coin is connected to the fish, personal computer management method in the game room, characterized in that it further comprises a function of paying a fee by the coin entered. . The method of claim 1, The method further includes a function of encrypting, storing and charging a predetermined amount on a general 3.5 'diskette, and a user inserting the diskette into the corresponding computer and paying a fee corresponding to the usage time. Way.