KR100345578B1 - network game system provided with the function of hearing the specific background music of the remote multi-user vioce communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a network game system in which a remote user connects to a server computer and plays a game with an opponent, wherein the game user selects one of a plurality of background music stored in the server computer while the game user is connected in the network game system. A background music selection step (S100) for selecting each of the background music of the game to be executed; The game user checks the call list to check the list of available voice callers, and uses the UDP protocol inside the game user's computer to queue the next queue of the buffer used for voice playback and recording. The voice call step (S200) to make a voice call with the users who can make a voice call without a sound break so that the end of the empty queue (Queue) at the end of the; including the background music selection step (S100) and the voice call In step (S200) to operate independently from each other, the game users in the network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function characterized in that the voice call while listening to different background music during the network game It is about.

Description

Network game system provided with the function of hearing the specific background music of the remote multi-user vioce communication}

The present invention relates to a network game system in which game users between remote sites make voice calls during a network game.

In general, when a game user plays a game in a network game or a personal computer game, background music comes out. At this time, the background music uses the interrupt request (IRQ) of the sound card in the computer. The IRQ is an interrupt request signal sent by the peripheral device of the computer to the CPU. When the interrupt request signal is generated, the CPU stops its work and processes or ignores it according to the interrupt priority. When the interrupt is requested and processed, the interrupt processing result is sent to the corresponding device, and the device sends a signal according to the interrupt signal. Also, IRQ is a signal generated by peripheral devices to transmit or control data. Typically, computers have 16 IRQs, numbered 0-15, with pre-assigned and reserved IRQs for later use. The sound card is used to play back or record sound by being assigned an IRQ in advance in a computer. When a plurality of different sound sources are delivered to the sound card, interrupts are the same, but the playback order is different, resulting in collisions between the sound sources. Therefore, when a game user plays a game while listening to background music, there is a problem that other sound sources cannot be used by using a sound card.

In a network game, generally, when a network game user connects to a network game server and plays a game, the server computer sends the same background music to each of the connected client computers. In this case, the user may be bored during the game because the user hears the background music of a predetermined pattern transmitted from the server computer instead of the background music of the user.

In addition, in a network game, game users may play a game in groups of a plurality of groups. At this time, the conversation between each group is conventionally communicated with each other through a text chat. However, the above-described method is inconvenient because it is during the game through a mouse or a keyboard, and a character must be input separately through a keyboard for a text chat.

The present invention for solving the above problems, in a network game system, an object of the present invention is to provide a system that allows voice calls between game users during the network game.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system in which a remote game user connected to a server computer directly selects and listens to background music to play a game.

1 is an overall flowchart of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of providing a client program of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circular queue-type stream buffer allocation structure for recording voice data of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention.

4 is a circular queue buffer operation and voice data transmission diagram of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention.

5 is a flow chart for recording a voice received in a direct sound buffer and a direct sound buffer for recording voice data of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention.

6 is a voice data recording and playback flow diagram of a direct sound stream buffer of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a network game system in which a remote user connects to a server computer and plays a game with an opponent. A background music selection step of selecting one of music as background music of a game to be executed by the game user; At the very end of the queue, the game user checks the list of available voice callers and uses the UDP protocol inside the game user's computer for the next time to use the queue of the buffer used for voice playback and recording. The voice call step of making a voice call with the users who can make a voice call without a sound interruption so as to be located in an empty queue in the; including the background music selection step and the voice call step to operate independently of the game The present invention relates to a network game system having a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function, wherein a user makes a voice call while listening to different background music during a network game.

And, the voice call is a first step of preparing a buffer for recording a certain amount of voice in the system of the caller; Preparing a buffer for reproducing a certain amount of voice in the system of the called party; A third step of the caller inputting a voice through a microphone, and storing the voice in a voice recording buffer in a caller's system and transmitting the voice to the caller's system using a UDP protocol; A fourth step of receiving the data transmitted in the third step into the voice reproducing buffer in the system of the called party and reproducing the voice; A fifth step of generating, after the initial voice call, a number of users connected to the system of the caller and the receiver by a buffer for voice recording and a buffer for voice reproduction; And a sixth step of placing the queue of the buffer which has been recorded and reproduced in the system of the talker and the receiver at the end of the queue of the buffer for the next use.

In addition, the fourth step is characterized in that the sound recording buffer transmitted in the third step is collected by playing a predetermined buffer or more so that there is no interruption of the sound. In the sixth step, the received voice recording buffer is reproduced as real-time voice data and placed in an empty buffer in the last queue, thereby preventing the voice data from accumulating in the buffer. B, even when using the background music is characterized by the ability to talk without interruption.

Accordingly, the network game user can make a voice call with another game user while listening to the background music desired by the user during the game.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a network game system having a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a network game having a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention. This is a flowchart of providing a client program of a system. 3 is a block diagram of a stream queue allocation structure for recording voice data of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a circular queue buffer operation and voice data transmission diagram of a network game system equipped with a voice call and a specific background music listening function. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for generating a direct sound buffer for recording voice data of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention, and recording the received voice in the direct sound buffer. FIG. Fig. 6 is a flowchart of recording and reproducing voice data to a stream buffer of direct sound of a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention.

First, the game user must connect to the server computer of the network game system to be played. Since the method of accessing the server computer corresponds to a general technique, it will be omitted. In addition, the game user accessing the server computer through the method as shown in FIG. 2 should receive a client program of a network game from the server computer. In addition, since the method for receiving the client program also corresponds to a general technology, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the background music selection step (S100) will be described. The game user connected in the above manner checks the background music list stored in the server computer as shown in FIG. 1 and selects the background music according to the taste of the game user. In this case, a plurality of background music may be selected. When a plurality of background music is selected in the above, when one music is finished playing during the game, playback is repeatedly performed to the next music, and the music can be played and stopped at the user's selection. If there is no music in the background music list that matches the taste of the game user, the background music is canceled and embedded in the CD music through the CD-ROM drive of the game user's computer or the auxiliary storage device of the computer. Play music files, such as MP3 files, or music from a music site can be played on the computer of the game user and listened to during the game.

Next, the voice call step (S200) will be described. The voice call step may include a first step (T1) of preparing a buffer for recording a certain amount of voice in a caller's system; A second step (T2) of preparing a buffer for reproducing a certain amount of voice in the system of the called party; A third step (T3) in which the talker inputs a voice through a microphone and stores the voice in a voice recording buffer in a talker's system and transmits it to the talker's system using a UDP protocol; A fourth step (T4) of receiving the data transmitted in the third step in the system of the called party and reproducing the voice; A fifth step T5 of generating a number of users each of which has a buffer for recording a voice and a buffer for reproducing a voice in a system of a caller and a receiver after the first voice call is started; And a sixth step (T6) in which the queue of the recorded and reproduced buffer is positioned at the end of the queue of the buffer so that it can be used later in the system of the talker and the receiver.

First, a connection request from the talker's system to the talker's system must be accepted, followed by a step of being connected to each other. In more detail, the sender's system first sends a connection request signal, and the receiver's system receiving the connection request signal sends a connection valid message. Accordingly, the sender's system sends a connection acceptance message and is ready to talk next. In addition, the connection method in the first step is fundamentally different from the server connection by the IP connection to the counterpart system. In other words, they are connected in the concept of 1: 1, not server-client.

Next, a first step T1 will be described. The first step (T1) is a step of preparing a buffer for recording a certain amount of voice in the talker's system in order to transmit the talker's voice in a state connected between the talker and the talker system. If there is only one receiver, the buffer will be prepared for about one second. The buffer for 1 second means 10 buffers of a queue type (hereinafter, referred to as Queue) for 0.1 seconds.

Next, a second step T2 will be described. As in the first step T1, the receiver's system prepares a buffer for a certain amount of speech reproduction in the receiver's system in order to receive the speaker's voice. As in the first step T1, if there is only one talker, the buffer is prepared in about one second. The buffer for 1 second means 10 buffers of a queue type (hereinafter, referred to as Queue) for 0.1 seconds.

Next, a third step T3 will be described. In the third step T3, the caller inputs a voice through a microphone, and the voice of the caller is stored in a voice recording buffer and transmitted to the caller's system using UDP (User Data Protocol). to be. The UDP transmission method is faster than a general TCP transmission method. The reason is that the UDP transmission method is a structure that transmits data without connection setting, error control, and flow control unlike TCP transmission.

Next, a fourth step T4 will be described. And receiving the data transmitted in the fourth step into the voice reproducing buffer in the system of the called party. The voice reproducing is received by the voice reproducing buffer of the talker system and passed to the direct sound to reproduce the voice. do. In addition, the voice recording buffer transmitted in the third step is reproduced by collecting a predetermined buffer or more so that there is no interruption of the sound. For example, when a queue of 0.1 seconds is transmitted from a talker's system, the system of the receiver receives a queue of 3 to 4 (0.3 to 0.4 seconds) to reproduce the audio. The phenomenon can be prevented.

Next, a fifth step T5 will be described. The fifth step (T5) is a step for generating as many as the number of users connected to the buffer and the voice playback buffer in the system of the caller and the receiver after the initial voice call is started. In this step, since the call between the talker and the talker must be made, the talker's system creates a buffer for recording the voice and a voice playback for the number of the target parties. In this manner, the system of the called party generates a buffer for recording the voice and a buffer for the voice as many as the number of the target parties.

Next, a sixth step T6 will be described. The sixth step is to place the recorded and reproduced buffer at the end of the queue in the system of the talker and the receiver.

Due to the above steps, in the network game system, even when using the background music can be used without collision.

Hereinafter, an embodiment using a network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function according to the present invention will be described.

First, the user must connect to a website that provides a network game. Since the website access method is a general method, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. When the game user accesses the website, the user who visits the website for the first time downloads the client program and installs the program for the client on the user's computer. In the case of a user who has previously downloaded a client program, the client game program is executed on the user's personal computer. In the client program executed above, the game user attempts to connect to the server computer.

Next, assume that the game user connected to the server computer has selected a casino game. The server computer storing the casino game is to display a menu corresponding to the casino game, the game menu may be composed of, for example, the user score, casino type, background music settings, help, etc., the game user Selects one of the menus and executes the corresponding menu. In the case of the user score menu, the scores up to the point of time when the user of the game is accessed are displayed.In the case of the casino type menu, the user can play the contents such as blackjack, poker, slots, and the background music setting menu. The game user can select a desired music during the game and play the game while listening to the selected background music. In addition, in the case of the help menu, the game user plays a role in providing a helpful post in the game. The menu is configured such that the game user can directly select the menu.

Next, the background music selected by the game user is transmitted from the server computer to each client in the form of a packet through UDP (User Data Protocol), and the personal computer of the game user receives the sound through an Ethernet card or a modem. It is delivered to the card, and heard by the game user through a speaker connected to the sound card.

Then, while listening to the background music selected above, the game user selects a menu to be played by the user and proceeds with the game. At this time, when a user wants to talk with a few people who are playing a game, such as a game user, the game user checks a list of possible voice calls, checks the intention of the other party, and talks with the other party.

As described above, according to the network game system equipped with the remote multi-party voice call and the specific background music listening function according to the present invention, the queue on the buffer is repeatedly used in the form of a circular queue. By reproducing in real time without accumulating the sound to be reproduced, the purpose is to provide a specific background music can be heard while making a voice call.

Claims (5)

In a network game system in which a remote user connects to a server computer and plays a game with an opponent, A background music selection step (S100) for selecting one of a plurality of background music stored in a server computer as a background music of a game to be executed by the game user while the game user is connected in a network game system (S100); At the very end of the queue, the game user checks the list of available voice callers and uses the UDP protocol inside the game user's computer for the next time to use the queue of the buffer used for voice playback and recording. The voice call step (S200) to make a voice call with the users who can make a voice call without sound interruption so as to be located in an empty queue (S200); including the background music selection step (S100) and the voice call step (S200) Network game system with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening, characterized in that the game users make a voice call while listening to different background music during the network game. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice call A first step T1 of preparing a buffer for recording a certain amount of voice in the talker's system; A second step T2 of preparing a buffer for reproducing a certain amount of voice in the system of the called party; A third step (T3) in which the talker inputs a voice through a microphone and stores the voice in a voice recording buffer in a talker's system and transmits it to the talker's system using a UDP protocol; A fourth step (T4) of receiving the data transmitted in the third step in the system of the called party and reproducing the voice; A fifth step T5 of generating a number of users each of which has a buffer for recording a voice and a buffer for reproducing a voice in a system of a caller and a receiver after the first voice call is started; And a sixth step (T6) in which the queue of the recorded and reproduced buffer is positioned at the end of the queue of the buffer so that it can be used later in the system of the talker and the receiver. Network game system with remote multi-party voice call and listening to specific background music. [4] The method of claim 2, wherein the fourth step includes a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function, wherein the voice recording buffer transmitted in the third step is collected by playing a predetermined buffer or more so that there is no interruption of sound. Network game system. 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the sixth step reproduces the received voice recording buffer as real-time voice data and places it in the last queue as an empty buffer, thereby preventing the voice data from accumulating in the buffer. Network game system equipped with a remote multi-party voice call and a specific background music listening function, characterized in that the voice can be talked seamlessly even when using the call or background music. The network game system according to claim 1, wherein the network game comprises at least one of a conversation game and a card game.