KR100635194B1 - System and method for changing game server by transferring gamer's property to another game server - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for transferring game assets of a gamer to other game servers are provided to transfer the game assets of the gamer to the desired game server if settlement is completed after the game server charges a service fee to a game server transfer request of the gamer. A server transfer request receiver(21) receives the game server transfer request from a gamer terminal and provides a server list for available game servers. The server list includes environment information of each game server and transfer fee information. A calculator calculates a transfer fee from the first game server to the second game server and reflects the transfer fee to the server list. A game server selector(22) receives selection for the second game server from the gamer terminal. A service charge billing part(23) charges the transfer fee for the selected game server and settles the transfer fee. A game server transferring part(24) removes game asset data from the first game server and registers the game asset database to the second game server in real-time. The game asset data includes a character image, level data, item data, and account data.

Description

System and method for changing game server by transferring gamer's property to another game server}

The following drawings attached to this specification are illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention to serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention is a matter described in such drawings It should not be construed as limited to

1 is a block diagram of a game server transfer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a game management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an illustration of a game asset DB according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a complete flow chart of the game server transfer method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a detailed flowchart of payment processing in a game asset transfer process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 to 11 are screen examples of a game program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: System 2: Game Management Server

3: Game Server 4: Gamer Terminal

21: game server transfer request receiver 22: game server selection unit

23: service billing unit 24: game server transfer unit

31: Game Asset DB 221: Server List DB

241: game server migration log DB

The present invention provides a game server transfer system and method for transferring a game asset of a game player to another game server, and more specifically, a game asset such as a character, an item, etc. that a gamer has fostered by playing a game on a specific game server, The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a game server transfer service so that a new game server can be played with the same game assets obtained from a previous game server by transferring to another game server that makes a request.

In general, there are many types of online games, and among them, the multily-player online role playing game (MMORPG) is one of the most popular games.

The MMORPG game is characterized by a very large amount of data generated in the game compared to other online games. The reason is that the game is implemented in the background of a large virtual space (map), and must be simultaneously serviced to a large number of logged in players during the continuous game process without beginning or end of the game. This is because the game story progresses between the character and the non-player character (NPC), which is a character in the game.

Due to the limitation of data generation processing and simultaneous service control, MMORPG games usually have several game servers and run one game on each server. Therefore, gamers participating in the game are given an ID and password through membership registration, and select a game server to play the game.

In the game server, if a gamer is assigned a specific game server, the game server can play the game on only one game server assigned to the game server or select a plurality of game servers. Can't be compatible and integrated) to get the game started. Therefore, when a gamer wants to play a game on another game server, the game asset (characters, skills, items, game money, etc.) raised by the current game server is abandoned, and a new game server is allocated to the game asset from the first level. It must be fostered.

As such, in the current MMORPG game where the game server transfer is limited, the game server may be moved because of a desire to play a game with his or her friend on another game server or to a popular game server. There was a problem when you had to give up your previous game assets and start over.

In addition, the transfer limitation of such a game server has the problem of mass-producing illegal game asset transactions in the form of purchasing the IDs of other gamers belonging to the game server to be transferred and transferring the game assets nurtured by other gamers.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is an object of the game server to provide a game server transfer service that transfers the current game assets retained by the gamers to the new game server as received from the game server.

In order to achieve the above object, the game server transfer system according to the first aspect of the present invention receives a game server transfer request from a gamer terminal, provides a transferable server list, and transfers from the server list. Means for receiving a selection request for a game server; Means for charging and paying a fee for the transfer to the selected game server; Means for deleting the game asset data of the gamer from the previous game server (hereinafter referred to as the first game server) to which the gamer belongs, and registering the game asset data to the game server (second game server) to which the game asset is to be transferred; Include.

The game server transfer system of the present invention further includes means for calculating a fee according to the transfer from the first game server to the second game server.

The server list includes game server transfer possibility, game server environment information, and transfer fee information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of transferring game asset data of a specific gamer from a first game server to a second game server on a wired or wireless network, the method comprising: (1) receiving a game server transfer request from the gamers terminal; (2) providing, according to the transfer request, a server list listing game servers to be transferred to the gamer terminal; (At this time, the server list includes the name of the game server and whether it is possible to transfer by game server, game environment state, and transfer fee information.) (3) Receiving selection information of the game server to be transferred from the gamers. step; And (4) deleting the game asset data of the gamer in the first game server, and registering the game asset data with the second game server.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention including the above components will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a configuration of a game server transfer system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game server transfer system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a game management server 2 constructed by a game operator, at least one or more game servers 3, and a gamer terminal 4 used by gamers. . The game management server 2, the game server 3, and the game terminal 4 are connected via a wired or wireless network.

The game service in the present invention assumes that the game in the other game server 3 is not possible when the registered gamers once set the game server 3 for convenience of explanation, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It is also possible to select two game servers and play games by operating independent game assets that are dependent on individual game servers.

The game management server 2 receives a membership request from the gamer terminal 4 through the homepage established by the game operator, enters the gamer through a predetermined authentication process, and provides a download service of the game program. . Then, computer specification information of the gamer terminal 4 to install the game is provided, and a description of the game, an operation method, and the like are provided. Registered gamers download the game program, install it in the game terminal (4), and run the game program for the first time, provide a list of game servers and select the specific game server (3) for gamers to play in the future. Assign separately.

The game server 3 receives a connection request from the gamer terminal 4 and provides a game service to gamers whose ID and password are authenticated. Game services are composed of a plurality of servers due to concurrency control and limitations of game capacity. The gamer connects to the game server 3 assigned to the player to execute the game, and executes the game using his game assets stored in the server. Typically, all new gamers are assigned game assets of the same initial environment.

Here, the game asset refers to all tangible and intangible objects or rights utilized for the performance of the game, for example, levels, characters, skills, items, game money (coins), authentication information (or accounts). Information), gamers' personal information, and the like (see FIG. 3).

The game asset DB 31 constructed in the individual game server 3 stores and manages game asset information for each gamer. Game assets fostered by gamers are stored in the game asset DB 31, and are not compatible with and integrated with game assets stored in the game asset DB 31 of other game servers 3. The game asset DB 31 may be individually constructed for each game server 3, or may be integrally constructed regardless of the game server 3 (for example, integrated construction in the game management server 2). . The game asset information includes a character, a skill assigned to the character, a level, an item, account information (id, password), gamer information (gamer information), and the like.

Gamers nurture their game assets whenever they build a multiplier in the course of playing a game. Gamers who participate in the game try to foster the game assets because the gamers who play at the higher level can play the game through more powerful and effective attacks against the opponent gamers or NPCs.

The gamer terminal 4 is a terminal in which a gamer receives a game service from the game server 3 by joining the game management server 2. Due to the characteristics of MMORPG, the map, which is the virtual space of the game, has a large capacity, and the computing capability of a relatively high specification is required due to the amount of graphic data and processing speed of the game.

When a gamer plays a game for a predetermined time or more, he or she wants to play a game on a game server 3 other than the game server 3 to which he or she belongs. For example, you may want to play a game with a friend in another game server 3, or you may not have an enemy in the current game server 3, or you may want to play a game in a popular game server 3.

In the conventional game, when a gamer wants to change the game server 3, the user withdraws from the game server 3 to which he currently belongs, and selects the game server 3 to be transferred again through the membership and the initial game asset. Must be allocated and nurtured. This process creates inconveniences that require a lot of time and effort to give up the game assets of gamers and foster the game assets of the initial state again, so the ID of other gamers registered illegally in the previous game server 3 Game assets were transferred and game server (3) was transferred by purchasing password.

2 shows a functional block diagram of the game management server 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Game management server 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a service that receives a game server (3) transfer request of the gamer to a new game server (3), the game server transfer request receiving unit 21, The game server selection unit 22, the service billing unit 23 and the game server transfer unit 24 is configured. In addition, the DBMS structure includes a server list DB 221 and a game server migration log DB 241.

The game server transfer request receiver 21 receives a game server transfer request from the gamer terminal 4.

The game server selecting unit 22 queries the information of the entire game server 3 from the server list DB 221 to generate a server list and provide it to the corresponding gamer terminal 4, and the gamer transfers from the server list. Receive the selection information of the game server. The server list includes server names, game environment information for each server (number of gamers, traffic, availability of transfer, etc.), server transfer fees, and the like (see FIG. 11).

The service charging unit 23 provides a payment tool to the gamer terminal 4 to receive a predetermined fee according to the game server transfer request from the gamer. The payment tools include mobile phone payment tools, bank transfer payment tools, cyber money payment tools, and credit card payment tools. In the payment window provided to the gamers, it is preferable to display the game server name and the game asset contents newly selected by the gamers to guide the gamers to pay. In addition, the service billing unit 23 may further perform a function of calculating a transfer fee for each server when generating a server list in response to a game server transfer request of a gamer. This transfer fee may be fixed at a fixed price, or the price may be differentiated to reflect the popularity of each server.

The game server transfer unit 24 deletes all game asset data of the corresponding gamers from the game asset DB 31 of the game server 3 (hereinafter, referred to as the first game server) before the transfer to the gamers who have completed payment. The acquired game asset data is registered in the game asset DB 31 of the game server 3 (hereinafter referred to as a second game server) to be newly transferred.

The game server migration log DB 241 stores a data log file generated during the game server 3 migration process. For example, the game server transfer request information of the gamers, the game asset information of the gamers to be transferred, the fee payment information of the gamers, and the result of the game server transfer are stored.

4 shows the overall procedure of the method for transferring the game server 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A gamer who wants to play a specific game (eg, MMORPG game) accesses the game management server 2 using his / her gamer terminal 4 and performs a member registration procedure. At this time, gamers are given account information (ID and password) for authentication. In addition, the gamer selects a game server 3 to play the game from among a plurality of game server lists, and also selects at least one game character. The account information, character information, game environment information (levels, skills, items, etc.) and personal information of the gamers are stored in the game asset DB 31 of the selected game server 3. The game asset information of the game asset DB 31 is updated as the gamers play the game.

As such, when a gamer who has performed a game activity on a specific game server 3 (first game server) wants to transfer to another game server 3 (second game server) while preserving his or her own game assets. , Select the "Server transfer" menu to request the game server transfer to the game management server (2) (S10).

The game management server 2 receiving the game server transfer request from the gamer extracts the server list as shown in FIG. 11 from the server list DB 221 and provides it to the gamer terminal 4 (S20).

The server list includes available server names, environment status of each server (FULL, number of connected users, etc.), transferability / non-availability, and fees (hereinafter referred to as transfer fees) for transferring from the current game server (3). Data is included (see FIG. 11). The transfer fee may be set higher for a game server with a higher popularity, and may be set lower for a game server with a lower popularity. In addition, when a single game server 3 exceeds the number of gamers that can accommodate, it is displayed as FULL. The transfer fee can be modified in various ways to reflect not only the popularity of the game server but also various other factors.

After checking the server list, the gamer selects the game server 3 to be transferred from the server list (check the check box), and transmits this selection information to the game management server 2 (S30).

On the other hand, the game management server (2) received the game server transfer request from the gamers along with the selection information about the game server to be transferred is all game asset data (account information, personal information, character data, items) allocated for the gamers Data, level data, skill data, game money, etc.) are extracted from the game asset DB 31 of the game server 3, and are temporarily stored.

When extraction of the game asset data of the gamers is completed, the game management server 2 deletes all game asset data of the corresponding gamers from the game asset DB 31 of the previous game server 3 (the first game server). And transmits the temporarily stored game asset data to the game server 3 (second game server) to be transferred. Accordingly, the second game server 3 newly generates and registers game asset data of the gamer who requested the transfer in the game asset DB 31 therein (S40).

The process S40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5, and the game management server 2 charges a server transfer fee together with the game asset data collected by the gamer terminal 4 (S51). The gamer selects a payment method after checking his game asset data and inputs payment information (S52). As a payment method, an electronic payment method including a game money, a mobile phone payment, and a passbook payment is used. The game server 3 verifies the means of payment of the gamers and when the payment is completed, permits the game server transfer to register the game asset data of the gamers with the new game server 3 (S53).

 In S51 to S53, the game management server 2 stores the log data generated in the game server transfer process in the game server transfer log DB 241. That is, the game server transfer application information, game asset information, game server transfer result, etc. information is stored in the game server transfer log DB (241).

In the above, the game service of the present invention has been described assuming that one game server 3 is assigned to a gamer to play a game only in the game server 3, but the gamer is assigned a plurality of game servers 3. Of course, the technology of the present invention can be applied to the case of operating an independent game asset in each game server (3). For example, if a game asset of the gamer already exists in the second game server 3 when the gamer requests the transfer from the first game server 3 to the second game server 3, the existing second game server ( The game asset of 3) is extinguished and the game asset of the first game server 3 is registered as the second game server 3.

Hereinafter, the prior art game server technology of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10, and the technology of the present invention is not limited thereto.

6 shows an initial screen of the game management server 2. Gamer accesses the homepage of the game management server (2) and sets the ID and password through membership registration. The game program is downloaded and installed in the gamer terminal (4). The gamer launches the game program to start the game.

7 shows a login screen of the game server 3. Gamers log in by entering the ID and password registered in the game management server (2).

8 shows a screen in which the logged-in gamer selects the game server 3. If a gamer is assigned only one game server 3, once he selects the game server 3 from this screen, the game server selection screen is no longer provided and the game is directly played from his game server 3. Is executed. On the contrary, if the gamers can be assigned a plurality of game servers (3), the server list is presented and the specific game server (3) to play the game is selected.

9 illustrates a screen for selecting a character of a game to be played by a gamer. The user selects a character to play the game.

FIG. 10 shows a screen in which a gamer fosters a game asset by playing a game with his character. In the process of playing the game by the character of the gamer, game assets are raised and the game asset information is stored in the game asset DB 31 of the game server 3.

FIG. 11 shows a server list provided from the game management server 2 when the gamer requests a server transfer. The user checks the details displayed in the server list, selects a game server to be transferred, and transmits the same to the game management server 2.

As described above, an embodiment of a game server transfer system and method for transferring a game asset of a gamer according to the present invention to another game server is configured. Although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical spirit of the present invention and the claims to be described below by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents.

Game server transfer system and method for transferring the game assets of gamers according to the present invention to another game server, the game server charges a predetermined service fee for the user's application of the game server transfer, and the gamers hope when the payment is completed Provides a game server migration service that transfers to a game server.

In addition, since gamers can transfer to a new game server while retaining the game assets nurtured by the gamers in the previous game server, the game server can be used to block illegal transactions that purchase other game accounts online. .

Claims (6)

Real-time transfer of game asset data of a specific gamer from the previous game server (hereinafter referred to as the first game server) to which the gamer belongs in the wired / wireless network to the game server (hereinafter referred to as the second game server) of the previous target. In a system that Means for receiving a game server transfer request from a specific gamer terminal and providing a list of transferable second game servers; In this case, the server list includes game server-specific environment information such as the number of gamers and traffic information and transfer fee information. Means for calculating a fee according to the transfer from the first game server to the second game server, and reflecting the fee in the server list; Means for receiving a selection request for a second game server to transfer from the gamer terminal; Means for charging and paying a fee for the transfer to the selected game server; And means for deleting the game asset data of the gamer from the first game server and registering the game asset data with the second game server in real time. delete delete The method of claim 1, The game asset data includes a character image, level data, item data, account data. A method of transferring game asset data of a specific gamer from a first game server to a second game server on a wired or wireless network, (1) receiving a game server transfer request from the gamer terminal; (2) providing, according to the transfer request, a server list listing game servers to be transferred to the gamer terminal; (At this time, the server list includes the name of the game server, the game environment status such as the number of gamers or traffic information, and the transfer fee information.) (3) receiving selection information of a game server to be transferred from the gamer; (4) charging a fee according to the transfer to the selected game server and receiving payment information; (5) as the settlement is completed, extracting all game asset data allocated for the gamers from a database of the first game server and temporarily storing the game asset data; (6) deleting the game asset data of the gamer in the first game server, and registering the temporarily stored game asset data in a database of the second game server in real time. Game server migration method. The method of claim 5, The game asset data includes an image of the game character, level information, item information, account information.

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