KR100374474B1 - Game room management support system using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a game room computer management support system and an operating method thereof using the Internet. The game room computer management support system transmits a check signal for checking whether the game room computer is connected through the Internet through the Internet, and a response signal transmitted over the Internet in response to the check signal from the game room computer. It is controlled by the game room computer management support server system and the game room computer management support server system that calculates the uptime data of the game room computers from the operating room data. Have a database. According to the game room computer management support system and the operating method using the Internet, it can provide data on the operating status of the game room computer without installing additional applications can be used as data to determine the actual sales. By providing such data, employers can grasp the operation status from time to time even if they do not reside in the game room. In addition, employees who are aware of the fact that the computer is not operated by the management support system when the computer is not in use are turned on, have the added effect of reducing unnecessary power consumption by turning off the computer except when the user is using the computer. Can also be obtained.

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Game room computer management support system using internet and its operation method {Game room management support system using internet}

The present invention relates to a game room computer management support system and its operation method using the Internet, and more particularly, to a game room computer management support system using the Internet that aggregates the operating time data of the game room computer to provide the customer and its operation method will be.

Internet game rooms, which are operated by installing a plurality of computers that support Internet communication and charging fees according to the time of use of the computers, are rapidly expanding.

Most of these internet game rooms are open 24 hours a day, so it is difficult for business owners to manage them all the time. Therefore, most game rooms are operated by sharing working hours between the owner and the employed employees. In this case, the employer has no choice but to grasp the operation status and sales during the time that only the employee works, depending on the operational status book recorded by the employee. However, this type of operation is paid in cash, so it is difficult for employees to get away from the temptation of embezzlement, and there is no way for the owners to grasp the actual sales. There is a point.

On the other hand, there is a case in which an application program for calculating a fee is used for each game room computer. In this case, there is a possibility that the user deletes the application due to the cost of installing an additional application and evil, and the user does not normally transmit the data transmitted to the management server by the application of the game room computer. It has the disadvantages of manipulating the operation. In addition, the management server installed in the game room for management purposes of the game room computer has a disadvantage that can not be used for commercial use, the application program is also used to directly enter the user start and / or end use, so that the user or employee There is inconvenience in using the key input.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and by checking the operating time of the game room computer from a remote location and providing the inspection data to the owner, the Internet to determine the actual operation of the game room more accurately The purpose is to provide a game room computer management support system and its operation method.

1 is a block diagram showing a game room computer management support system according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the general configuration of the game room computer of Figure 1 applied to the present invention,

3 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure of the game room computer of FIG.

4 is a block diagram showing in more detail the game room management support server system of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of acquiring uptime data of a game room computer by the uptime check engine of FIG. 4.

6 is a view showing an example of a registration entry table for membership displayed by the customer support engine of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a game room computer management support system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which some engines of the engine of FIG. 4 are configured to have separate communication channels.

<Description of Symbols for Major Parts of Drawings>

10: game room computer 20: Internet

30: game room computer management support system

40: game room computer management support server system

41: Uptime check engine 42: Operating history

43: User guide engine 44: Operation history view support engine

45: operation history management engine 46: customer support engine

50: database

In order to achieve the above object, the game room computer management support system using the Internet according to the present invention transmits a check signal for checking whether the game room is connected to the game room computer connected through the Internet via the Internet, A game room computer management support server system that calculates operating time data of game room computers from a response signal transmitted through the Internet in response to the check signal from the game room computer; And a database that is controlled by the game room computer management support server system and stores the operation history data that is arranged according to a customer's demand from the operation time data and the operation time data.

The check signal is preferably a signal that can be processed by communication with an operating system mounted on the game room computer.

The game room computer management support server system may further include: an operation time check engine configured to process the response signal input from the game room computer while generating the check signal, and to calculate operating time data of the game room computer; And a computer operation history aggregation engine for calculating operation history aggregation data according to a specification requested by a customer from the operation time data acquired for the game room computer.

The game room management support server system includes an operation history view support engine for supporting a customer to view the operation history aggregate data through the Internet; It is preferable to further include an operation history dispatch management engine for sending the operation history aggregate data in a communication path set by a customer when the set period is reached.

In addition, according to the operation method of the game room management support system according to the present invention to achieve the above object, a. Transmitting a check signal for checking the operation of the game room computer to the game room computer through the Internet at a predetermined check time; I. Calculating operating time data of the game room computer from the response signal received through the Internet in response to the check signal from the game room computer; All. Calculating operation history aggregate data according to a specification requested by a customer from the uptime data calculated in step (b); la. And listing the operation history aggregate data in the game room management support system so that a customer can view the data through the internet.

Hereinafter, a game room computer management support system and an operation method using the Internet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a game room computer management support system according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, a plurality of game room computers 10 and a game room computer management support system 30 are connected through the Internet 20.

The game room computer 10 is made of a general computer supporting Internet communication, an example of which is shown in FIG.

Referring to the drawings, the game room computer 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a ROM (ROM) 12, a RAM (RAM) 13, an output device 14, an input device 15, and a memory. Apparatus 16 and communication apparatus 17 are provided. On the other hand, each of the devices 11 to 17 is connected to a data bus, which is a common purpose electrical passage used for transferring information between the central processing unit (CPU), the main memory and the input / output device in a computer.

In the storage device 16, an operating system (OS) 18 such as Windows 98 and various application programs 19 are installed. When the general game room computer 10 having such a configuration is classified as a hierarchical structure, as shown in FIG. 3, the physical computer hardware, the BIOS 18a, the core 18b, the user interface 18c, The applications 19 may be partitioned in order. The BIOS 18a, core 18b, and user interface 18c belong to the operating system 18 here. Since each element of the operating system is a known element, a separate description of functions is omitted.

Here, the communication device 17, the communication device 18a1, and the communication management unit 18b1 generally have a unique address logically or physically, and respond in any form from a remote signal external to the computer 10. . In some cases, the communication device 18a1 of the bios 18a also responds to external signals. That is, one of the communication device 17, the communication device 18a1 of the BIOS 18a, the communication management unit 18b of the core 18b, or mutual support for signals transmitted through an external communication network such as the Internet 20. The response is performed.

Therefore, the present invention checks the operation time by using the address information on the Internet of the game room computer 10 without installing a separate application program using the above-described resource structure of the game room computer 10 supporting the Internet communication. The game room computer management support system 30 can be constructed.

Based on the technical background, the game room computer management support system 30 according to the present invention includes a game room computer management support server system 40 and a database 50.

Game room computer management support server system 40 is composed of at least one server made of a general computer as shown in FIG. 2 to support the communication, the check signal that can check whether the operation at each check time set for the game room computer (10) Is transmitted through the Internet 20, the operation time data of the game room computer 10 is calculated and counted from the response signal transmitted through the Internet 20 in response to the check signal from the game room computer 10. The check signal is preferably a signal that can be responded to by physical hardware and / or the operating system 18 as described above. The check signal includes Internet address information of the management support server system 40 which transmits a signal, Internet address information of the game room computer 10 to which the check signal should arrive, and response request information requesting a response corresponding to the received signal. Included. For example, in the TCP / IP protocol, which is a communication protocol used for Internet 20 communication, when a ping signal is sent to a specific address (IP address) on the Internet 20, the computer 10 of the corresponding address calculates the communication. It gives simple response information about speed. This signal can be used as a check signal.

In addition, the check signal is generated as a signal suitable for the operating system such as Windows 95/98/2000 / NT, UNIX, Linux (LINUX), VMS, etc., from information provided by the customer about the specifications of each game room computer 10.

A specific functional block of such a management support server system is shown in FIG. 4.

Referring to the drawings, the game room management support server system 40, the operation time check engine 41, operation history aggregation engine 42, the usage guidance engine 43, operation history reading support engine 44, operation history dispatch management Engine 45, customer support engine 46; On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, at the front end of each of the engines 41 to 46 shown in FIG. 4, there is a CPU and a memory device as a control device for controlling the respective engines, and the communication device is again at the front end of the CPU and the memory device. And an input device to communicate with the game room computer 10. That is, the CPU transmits the information collected through communication with the game room computer 10 to the engines 41 to 46 through a communication device, and performs a function corresponding to each engine, thereby providing necessary information to the database 50. In addition to storing them in the game room computer or general computer, if the customer wants to access the game room computer management support server system 40, after confirming the customer information to run a corresponding engine to provide a variety of information to the customer .

The operation time check engine 41 transmits a check signal when the time is set to the address of the game room computer 10 for which the registered owner member requests management, and operates whether or not a response signal is input to the transmitted check signal. Calculate the time data. The operation time data calculation process by the operation time check engine 41 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. First, it is determined whether the operation check time set for the management game room computer 10 has been reached (step 100).

If it is determined that the operation check time has come, the check signal is transmitted to the address of the game room computer 10 (step 110). Thereafter, when it is determined that the normal response signal is input in step 120, the check result data, that is, the data corresponding to the checking time and the operating temperature, are stored in the database 50 (step 130). On the other hand, if it is determined that the normal response signal is not input in step 120, it is determined whether the set check waiting time is exceeded (step 140).

Here, the check wait time is a time for waiting for a response signal from the time when the check signal is sent, and is appropriately determined in consideration of the communication environment.

If it is determined in step 140 that the check wait time is exceeded, the check target game room computer 10 is processed in an off state in which it is not operated, and the check result data, that is, check time and start-off information are stored in the database 50. (Step 130).

This start-up check is performed every time a set start-up check time is reached. In this case, the uptime check is appropriately determined according to the application system of the game room fee provided by the customer and the degree of reliability of the uptime data required by the customer. In consideration of the fact that the uptime data reliability degree can increase the reliability of the calculated uptime as the inspection time sending interval is short, apply the inspection time sending interval when selecting the low reliability every 10 minutes and check when selecting the high reliability. It means to apply the time interval between 1 minute intervals.

The operation history counting engine 42 selects the selected breakdown items, such as customer, business, game room computer, daily, weekly, and monthly, from the uptime data acquired for each inspection time set by the uptime inspection engine 41. The operation history and expected sales are aggregated from the usage fee system provided by the customer and stored in the database 50.

The user guide engine 43 supports a homepage on the Internet for guiding the use of various services provided by the game room computer management support system 30 according to the present invention, and provides a menu window for selecting membership registration and use of other services. to provide.

The operation history view support engine 44 supports viewing of the item-specific operation history calculated by the operation history aggregation engine 42 from a user computer connected through the Internet 20. For example, when the operation history reading window (not shown) is clicked on the menu window displayed on the screen of the homepage provided by the user guide engine 43, the operation history reading support engine 44 is a database (DB) 50. The operation history calculated for the game room computer 10 requested by the customer is displayed on the screen. Preferably, the customer viewing authentication procedure for inputting an identifier (ID) and a password registered for the customer is performed prior to viewing the operation history.

The operation history dispatch management engine 45 is an engine that processes the operation history data when requested to be sent to the customer's e-mail address (E-mail). In other words, the transaction history data aggregated every settlement date set by the customer is processed to the customer's electronic address.

The customer support engine 46 provides an electronic input form 46a necessary for member registration as shown in FIG. 6 to the owner customer who requests membership registration through the user guide engine 43 on the screen. In addition, if it is determined that the data required by each item of the electronic input form 46a is normally input, the customer support engine 46 processes the member registration, and manages the management item of the managed game room computer 10 requested by the registered member. The data required for the operation check, such as a computer address, is processed so that the operation time check engine 41 can use it.

The operation history data calculated by the management support system 30 is used as data that can be compared with the operation history of the books arranged by the employees.

On the other hand, the management support system 30 may be composed of a plurality of servers different from the unique address on the Internet 20 in consideration of the communication load when the number of computers 10 to be managed is large. At this time, the servers are connected to the network so that the processes described above can be mutually performed.

That is, referring to FIG. 7, where an example is shown, the management support system includes a check server 51, a web server 60, and a service support server unit 70. The database is built up by either one or each storage device (not shown) of each server.

The inspection server 51 is constructed to perform the functions of the uptime inspection engine 41 and the operation history aggregation engine 42 together, and the web server 60 uses the usage guidance engine 43 and the operation history reading support engine 44. ), And is built to serve the function of the customer support engine 46.

The service support server unit 70 handles the acquisition and sending of the operation history data through the Internet and other communication channels such as electronic addresses and other telephones and faxes through the Internet. Data acquisition / shipment support server 71 is responsible for the function of the operation history management engine 45, the ARS server 80 supports the service usage guidance by nurturing, management server 90 is telephone, fax, mail As such, it is for use by a manager to process customer registration data received by a communication method different from that of the Internet 20.

On the other hand, the computer management support system using the Internet according to the present invention is not limited to the game room computer, it is possible to provide the operation time check management service for all computers connected to the Internet.

As described so far, according to the game room computer management support system and its operating method using the Internet according to the present invention, it is possible to provide data on the operating status of the game room computer without installing additional applications to utilize the data to determine the actual sales Can be. By providing such data, employers can grasp the operation status from time to time even if they do not reside in the game room. In addition, employees who are aware of the fact that the computer is not operated by the management support system when the computer is not in use are turned on, have the added effect of reducing unnecessary power consumption by turning off the computer except when the user is using the computer. Can also be obtained.

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The game room is transmitted from the response signal transmitted through the Internet in response to the check signal from the game room computer, and transmits a check signal for checking whether the game room is connected to the game room computer connected through the Internet. A game room computer management support server system for calculating uptime data of the computers; The game room computer management using the Internet, characterized in that it is controlled by the game room computer management support server system, the operation time data and the operation history data arranged in accordance with the customer requirements from the operating time data is stored; Support system. The game room computer management support system of claim 1, wherein the check signal is a signal that can be processed by communication with an operating system mounted on the computer. According to claim 2, The game room computer management support server system An operation time check engine for processing the response signal input from the game room computer while generating the check signal to calculate operating time data of the game room computer; And a computer operation history aggregation engine that calculates operation history aggregation data according to a specification requested by a customer from the operation time data acquired for the game room computer. According to claim 3, The game room management support server system An operation history viewing support engine for supporting a customer to view the operation history aggregated data through the Internet; The game room computer management support system using the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises an operation history management engine that sends the operation history aggregate data in the communication path set by the customer when the set period. In the operating method of the game room management support system for supporting the operation time of the game room computer that supports the Internet communication through the Internet, end. Transmitting a check signal for checking the operation of the game room computer to the game room computer through the Internet at a predetermined check time; I. Calculating operating time data of the game room computer from the response signal received through the Internet in response to the check signal from the game room computer; All. Calculating operation history data of the game room computer requested by the customer from the uptime data calculated in step b; la. Supporting the game room computer management using the Internet, comprising the step of: listing the operation history data to the game room management support system, and providing the aggregate data when the customer requests through the Internet; How the system works. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the check signal is a signal that can be processed by communication with an operating system mounted on the game room computer. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of sending the shipping history data to the electronic address of the customer on a set settlement date.