KR100916482B1 - System and method for managing game item - Google Patents

Abstract

The game item which determines the price of the game item utilized during the game by the game character based on the actual transaction information, and gives the game item to the gamers by pension method or lottery method in consideration of the determined price price. A management system and a game item management method are disclosed. The game item management system of the present invention includes an item database for storing a game item including price data and an item for extracting the game item of price data corresponding to the set price data from the item database as the period arrives. Extracting means, and motion control means for storing the extracted game item in a unique area assigned to the gamer so that the extracted game item is utilized during the game by the game character of the gamer.

Game Items, Online Games, Game Characters, Auctions, Item Quotes

Description

Game item management system and game item management method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GAME ITEM}

1 is a view for explaining a schematic operation of the game item management system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a game item management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining an example of calculating price data of a game item according to the present invention.

4 is a view for explaining an example of dispensing a game item of the pension method according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a game item management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of calculating quote data of a game item according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200: game item management system 210: item database

220: item extraction means 220 230: motion control means

240: interface means 250: data display means

260: hope collecting means 270: quote calculation means

The present invention determines the market price for a game item utilized during the game by the game character based on the transaction information actually traded, and in consideration of the determined market price, pays the game item to the gamers by pension method or lottery method. It relates to a game item management system and a game item management method.

The game item is used by the game character during the game to give a special ability to the game character, or to strengthen the equipment possessed by the game character more powerfully.

Due to such a game item, gamers who manipulate game characters can improve the fun and interest in the game, and the operator who provides the game service has the advantage of earning additional revenue through the sale of the game items.

However, in selling game items to gamers, conventionally, game items are unilaterally traded at a price arbitrarily set by an operator, and in some cases, game items are traded at a price lower than or higher than the actual value. Concerns persist.

Moreover, the gamers paying method of the conventional game items is limited to the form of randomly paying gamers who hunt monsters during the game or paying game items through sales in the in-game shop, and thus, various game items are provided to gamers. It is true that there is a limit to doing so.

Therefore, the emergence of a new concept of game item management model that calculates the market price based on the actual transaction information on the game item and allows the game item to be sold and exchanged at the calculated market price, thereby realizing the game item price. have. In addition, there is a demand for a game item management model that provides gamers with an opportunity to receive various game items even if a small amount of money is paid, thereby enhancing gamers' interest in the game due to contingency and promoting game participation.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the game item management system that can periodically pay gamers to the gamers in a pension scheme, and encourages gamers who are provided with the game service to continue to participate in the game And a game item management method.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a game item management system and a game item management method for paying game items to the gamers in a lottery manner with a probability equal to the lottery fee purchased by the gamers.

In addition, the present invention calculates the market price for the various game items based on the actual traded information, and the game item management system and game items to be adjusted in a flexible price in conjunction with the in-game market price changes for the game item Its purpose is to provide a method of management.

A game item management system for achieving the above object includes an item database for storing a game item including price data, and the game item of price data corresponding to the set price data as the period arrives, from the item database. And extracting the item extracting means, and motion control means for storing the extracted game item in a unique area assigned to the gamer so as to be utilized during the game by the game character of the gamer.

In addition, as another embodiment of the present invention, the game item management system, using the desired value collecting means for collecting a plurality of purchase hopes presented by the gamers who want to purchase for a particular game item, and using the collected purchase hope value And a price calculation means for generating price data for a game item, wherein the price calculation means selects (1) a desired purchase price within a selected upper limit price and a lower limit price from among the collected purchase prices, and applies the selected purchase price to the selected purchase price. The price data corresponding to the average value for the generated price, or (2) the desired price of purchase which is closest to the middle value between the highest price and the lowest price among the collected purchase price.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, a game item management system includes an item database for storing a game item including price data, and an interface for receiving lottery fee data relating to an immediate purchase of the game item from a gamer. Means for generating probability information using the means, the lottery fee data, and extracting the game item from the item database through the generated probability information, and a unique area assigned to the gamer by the extracted game item. And motion control means for storing the lottery fee data at a value less than the price data of the extracted game item.

Hereinafter, a game item management system and a game item management method of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The pension item used in the present specification may refer to a kind of game item corresponding to the set price data that is continuously paid to the gamer at a set periodic interval within the range of the pension fee data paid by the gamer. In particular, the game item management system of the present invention that supports the payment of gamers of pension items, the price data of the pension items paid to the gamers in a certain cycle is kept the same, but the type of pension items are randomly selected by the gamers Can be given a variety of pension items more than a certain level.

In addition, the lottery item used in the present specification may refer to a type of game item that allows a gamer who paid a small value of the lottery fee to be probabilistically paid to a higher value game item. In particular, the game item management system of the present invention that supports the payment of gamers of the lottery item, the expected value obtained by adding the value of applying the item probability of each of the game items to the price data of the game item to be extracted, the gamers pay The item probability is flexibly determined to match one lottery fee, and the determined item probability is used to pay the lottery item to the gamers.

The transaction price (price data) for the game item may be determined in consideration of a reference price at which a specific game item is actually traded in the game. Under an auction system in which a game item is given to a gamer who first presents the highest purchase price among the gamers proposed by a plurality of gamers, the game item management system of the present invention provides a plurality of gamers who participate in the auction. It is possible to determine the price price (the price data) using the average of the desired purchase price within the upper and lower limits selected from among them.

In addition, under the auction system, the game item management system of the present invention determines a purchase price that is close to the middle price of the highest price and the lowest price among the plurality of proposed purchase prices for the gamers participating in the auction as the quote price (quote data). It may be.

In addition, the game item management system of the present invention may update and adjust the price data in consideration of a shopping mall selling game items as a product in the game, and a weight applied to the shopping mall and the determined price data. By adjusting the price data for these game items, the price for each game item can be more reasonably determined.

1 is a view for explaining a schematic operation of the game item management system according to the present invention.

The game item management system 100 determines the price price (the price data) for the game item utilized during the game by the game character, and considering the determined price price, the game item management system 100 provides the gamers 120 with the pension method or the lottery method. It is responsible for paying game items. In the present embodiment, the game item management system 100 will be described only for operation in an online-based game, in particular, an online RPG game in which sales of game items are actively traded for convenience of description. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to not only online-based games but also personal computer-based games and video console-based games.

First, the online game server 110 is connected to a predetermined terminal means 130 of the gamer 120 through a communication network, and serves to provide a game service to the gamer 120 online, for example, a MUD (Multiple User). Dialogue) It may mean a game service server, a mug (Multiple User Graphic) game service server, or the like. In the online game server 110, when the gamers 120 having installed a game-related program in the terminal means 130 access the online game server 110, the terminal means receives predetermined game progress data or game patches necessary for the game. And the gamers 120 of the terminal means 130 perform game play using the game characters controlled by their active judgment.

Gamer 120 has a terminal means 130 for connecting to a communication network, and receives a predetermined game service by receiving game progress data or game patches for game progress from the online game server 110 in a predetermined contract relationship It can mean the Internet user provided. In addition, the gamer 120 controls the game character in the game, and receives a game item corresponding to the market price (the price data) by the pension method or the lottery method, and operates the game character in the game. Take advantage of

The terminal means 130 maintains a connection state with the online game server 110 through a communication network such as the Internet or a telephone line, and implements an online game, for example, a personal computer, a handheld computer, a PDA (Personal). It is a concept to collectively refer to a terminal having a predetermined computing power by providing a predetermined memory means such as a digital assistant, a mobile phone, a smartphone, and the like with a predetermined microprocessor.

The game item management system 100 pays the game item 120 utilized by the game character in the game to the gamers 120 in a pension method or a lottery method, and provides price data of the game item, which is a standard when the game item is paid. The game items are paid under a reasonable price system by flexibly adjusting the game items based on the information actually traded.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the game item management system 200 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram showing a game item management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game item management system 200 of the present invention may include an item database 210, an item extracting means 220, an operation control means 230, an interface means 240, and a data displaying means 250. .

First, the item database 210 is a recording space for registering and storing game items utilized by a game character during a game. In particular, each of the game items stored in the item database 210 is based on a price actually traded. Quote data in which the value size fluctuates can be corresponded. That is, the item database 210 serves to provide a basis for extracting a game item that is paid by the pension method or the lottery method by providing information about a price that changes according to the price for each game item.

In order to determine the price data considering the price at which the game item is actually traded in the game, the game item management system 200 of the present invention may further include a desired value collecting means 260 and a price calculating means 270.

The hope collecting means 260 collects a plurality of purchase wishes suggested by the gamers 120 wishing to purchase a specific game item, and the price calculation means 270 uses the collected purchase wishes for the game item. Generate quote data. In other words, the hope value collecting means 260 and the quote calculating means 270 determine the price data using the actual transaction information on the game item in the game.

In the determination of the price data, the price calculation means 270 is defined as 'tickers' when the number of conclusions in the auction for the game item is too small, so that the reliability of the price data determined by determining that there is no transaction is ensured. do. In addition, the quote calculation means 270 is a quote for the corresponding game item so that only the transaction information except for the 'donation' which one gamer unilaterally delivers the game item to other gamers is used among the transaction information involved in the determination of the quote data. The data can be determined.

3 is a view for explaining an example of calculating price data of a game item according to the present invention.

In (iii) of FIG. 3, as an example of the calculation of the price data, a description will be given of determining the price data using the average of the desired purchase price within the upper and lower limits.

In FIG. 3B, the desired value collecting means 260 collects a plurality of desired purchase price suggested by the gamer for a specific item, and the price calculation means 270 is within the upper limit value and the lower limit value selected from the collected desired purchase price. Price data is determined using the average of the desired purchase price. That is, the hope collecting unit 260 collects the information about a plurality of purchase hopes presented by the gamer for a predetermined period of time under an environment in which the game item is sold in an auction manner, and the price calculation means 270. May remove the purchase wishes that are too high and the purchase wishes that are less than the lower limit and average the purchase wishes to determine the price data of the game item.

In (iii) of FIG. 3, in the auction for the game item 'double sword', the desired purchase price suggested by the plurality of gamers 120 in the last month is collected by the hope collecting means 260. For example, when the upper 10% amount is set as the upper limit and the lower 10% amount is set as the lower limit based on the amount of the actual transaction (10,000 won) in the auction during the period, the quote calculation means 270 Among the purchased purchase prices collected, the average price of the set upper limit price 11,000 and the lower limit price 9,000 won is calculated. As shown in (iii) of FIG. 3, when the desired purchase price within the upper and lower limits is '10, 750 won, 10,500 won, 10,000 won, 9,800 won, 9,750 won ', the price calculation means 270 has an average price of '10, 160 won'. 'May be determined as quote data for the game item' double sword '.

In ii) of FIG. 3, as another example of the quote data calculation, a description is given of determining the quote data using the middle value of the highest price and the lowest price.

In the ii) of FIG. 3, the desired value collecting means 260 collects a plurality of desired purchase prices suggested by the gamer 120 for a specific item, and the price calculation means 270 has the highest and lowest price among the collected desired purchase prices. The desired purchase price closest to the median of is determined by the quote data. That is, the hope collecting unit 260 collects the information about a plurality of purchase hopes presented by the gamer for a predetermined period of time under an environment in which the game item is sold in an auction manner, and the price calculation means 270. Calculates the median value between the highest and highest desired purchase price and the lowest and lowest desired purchase price. Thereafter, the price calculation means 270 may determine the purchase price closest to the calculated median value as the price data of the game item.

In ii) of FIG. 3, in the auction for the game item 'iron shield', the purchase hope price presented by the plurality of gamers 120 for the last 15 days is collected by the hope value collecting means 260. For example, as shown in ii) of FIG. 3, if the highest price of the desired purchase price suggested by the gamer 120 for the game item 'iron shield' is '3,100 won' and the lowest price is '2,870 won', The price calculation means 270 calculates the median value thereof as '2,985 won', and determines the purchase hope '2,975 won' closest to the calculated median value as the price data for the game item 'iron shield'. have.

In (iii) of FIG. 3, as another example of the price data calculation, the price data is determined in consideration of the price data determined for the shopping mall and the previous period in the in-game store, and the weights assigned to each of them. .

The price calculation means 270 of FIG. 3 iv) checks the shopping price sold in the in-game store rather than the auction for a specific item, and determines the price data by applying weights to the shopping price and the price data for the previous period. . That is, the price calculation means 270 may determine a value obtained by adding the part of the shopping mall and the part of the previous price data as the price data of the game item.

In (iii) of FIG. 3, when the shopping mall that sells the game item 'Swords' directly to the gamers 120 without the auction process is '12, 000 won 'and the price data determined in the previous period is '10, 160 won' in the in-game item store. To illustrate. For example, if the weight for the shopping mall is' 0.8 (80%) 'and the weight for the price data is' 0.2 (20%)', the price calculation means 270 is' 9,600 'which is 80% of the shopping mall '12, 000 won'. Won 'and '11, 632 won', which is the combined amount of '2,032 won' which is 20% of the previous price data '10, 160 won ', may be updated and determined as the price data for the game item' double sword '. Here, the weights applied to each of the shopping mall and the previous price data may be flexibly changed and adjusted according to the system environment.

Through the determination and update process for the price data, the game item management system 200 of the present invention can establish a rational household system for various game items, and is flexible in connection with the in-game price for the game item. It is possible to adjust the price data.

The price data calculated through the above-described series of price data determination processes is stored in the item database 210 corresponding to the related game item.

Referring again to FIG. 2, as the cycle arrives, the item extracting unit 220 extracts, from the item database 210, the game item of the price data corresponding to the set price data. The operator of the online game server 110 may set the period and price data through a predetermined contract with the gamer 120, and the item extraction unit 220 may set the household data set on the contract when the contracted period of time arrives. The game item of the price data that matches the item may be identified in the item database 210, and the game item may be randomly extracted from the identified game items.

For example, for a gamer 120 who contracts to receive a game item worth 2,500 won at a weekly interval, the item extracting unit 220 is' 2,500 at the time when the weekly interval is reached among the floating quote data. The game item of the determined price data of the circle 'may be identified, and one game item may be randomly extracted from the item database 210 among the identified game items.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the item extracting means 220, if there are a plurality of game items of the price data corresponding to the price data, by generating each of them as a symbol, and displays the generated symbol to the gamers 120 Gamer 120 to select the game item to be paid directly. That is, the item extracting unit 220 may provide the pension item with a predetermined game item selected by the gamer 120 among game items corresponding to the price data.

The motion control means 230 stores the extracted game item in a unique area allocated to the gamer 120 to be utilized during the game by the game character of the gamer 120. That is, the motion control means 230 serves to substantially pay the game item 120 to the gamers 120 in a pension manner. The unique area is a personal storage space allocated to each of the gamers 120 provided with the online game service, and game items stored in the unique area may be freely used by the gamers 120 during the game.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to periodically pay the game item to the gamers 120 in a pension scheme, it is possible to obtain the effect of inducing the continuous game participation by gamers who are provided with the game service.

In addition, the game item management system 200 of the present invention may receive the pension fee data associated with the purchase of the game item from the gamer 120, in order to pay the game item in a pension scheme, interface interface 240 for this purpose It may include as a configuration.

Here, the pension fee data corresponds to the value of purchasing a game item corresponding to the price data for n cycles, and the interface means 240 may receive the pension fee data from the gamer 120 who purchased the pension fee data through a predetermined process. Can be. In this case, the operation control means 230 may allow the gamers 120 to purchase a game item corresponding to price data for a value n times less than the value purchased, i.e., less than the amount corresponding to the pension fee data. Can be.

If the contract condition for paying the game item in the pension scheme is to provide the gamer 120 with a game item worth 2,500 won at a weekly interval for one year, the operation control means 230 is in accordance with the pension rate data. The equivalent amount can be calculated as '127,500 won' of 51 shares (one year) * 2,500. In addition, the operation control means 230 may allow the gamers 120 to purchase the pension fee data at a substantially smaller amount (eg, 10% discounted 114,750 won) than '127,500 won' corresponding to the pension fee data. have.

Accordingly, the game item management system 200 of the present invention can provide the gamers 120 who have paid the pension fee for a long time, and the game items are paid to the gamers 120 by the gamers 120. During this period, you can ensure that you continue to participate in the game.

4 is a view for explaining an example of dispensing a game item of the pension method according to the present invention.

4) illustrates an item database 210 that stores game items to which quote data corresponds.

The price data may fluctuate according to the price at which the game item is traded in the game. As described above, when the game buyer 120 bids the auction for a specific game item, the purchase price is set. The purchase price within the lower limit average price, ii) the purchase price close to the median value of the highest price and the lowest price among the purchase price, iii) the shopping price and the price data for the previous period can be determined and added together.

The item database 210 of FIG. 4) illustrates that a plurality of game items 'sword', 'herb', and 'axe' corresponding to '2,500 won' are stored as quote data.

If the gamer 'A' has a contract to continuously receive game items corresponding to the price data '2,500 won' at a weekly interval for one year, the item extraction unit 220 quotes at the time when the cycle arrives. The game item whose data is '2,500 won' may be randomly extracted from the item database 210. Thereafter, the operation control means 230 stores a predetermined one of the randomly extracted game items in a unique area allocated to the gamer 'A' of ii) of FIG. 4.

As the unique area, the above-described game item is recorded so that the game character manipulated by the gamer 'A' can utilize in the game, and also, the pension fee data associated with the payment of the game item in a pension scheme can be recorded.

In the unique area of ii) of FIG. 4, an area for recording the game item 'cold wand' received in the previous cycle, the game item 'herb' paid in the current cycle, and a pension fee remaining in connection with the payment of the pension item The area for recording the data '15, 000 won 'is illustrated.

In connection with the recording of the game item into the unique area, the motion control means 230 compares the price data with the pension fee data in conjunction with the extraction of the game item from the item database 210. That is, the operation control means 230 determines whether the pension fee data recorded in the unique area is smaller than the price data to be subtracted according to the payment of the pension item.

If the price data is smaller than the pension fee data, the operation control means 230 may update the pension fee data by subtracting the price data from the pension fee data recorded in the unique area. In FIG. 4, since the pension fee data '15, 000 won 'is greater than the price data' 2,500 won 'to be deducted, the operation control means 230 deducts the pension fee data by 2,500 won while recording the game item' shoes' in a unique area. It can be renewed to '12, 500 won '.

On the other hand, if the price data is larger than the pension fee data, the operation control means 230 stops storing the game item in the shared area. That is, when the pension fee data to be deducted is insufficient, the operation control unit 230 may stop the payment of the pension item to the gamer 120 by not recording the game item extracted from the item database 210 in the unique area.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the game item management system 200 generates a plurality of game items of the price data and the corresponding price data corresponding to each of the symbols, and displays the generated symbols to the gamers 120. By doing so, the game items to be paid by the gamers 120 can be directly selected.

To this end, the game item management system 200 of the present invention may further include a data display means 250, wherein the data display means 250 generates a symbol in relation to each extracted game item, the generation It serves to display the symbol to the gamers 120.

For example, in Fig. 4), the game item of the price data corresponding to the price data '2,500 won' is 'sword'. 'Herbs' and 'axes', and the data display means 250 visualizes each of them and generates them as symbols so that the gamers 120 can select the game items.

That is, the motion control means 230 may store the game item 'herb' associated with the symbol selected by the gamer 120 among the symbols in a unique area, so that the motion control means 230 may be utilized by the game character during the game.

As another embodiment of the present invention, a lottery item in which a gamer 120 requests a purchase immediately for a specific game item and probabilisticly extracts a game item of predetermined quote data from the item database 210 will be described.

The interface means 240 receives the lottery fee data related to the immediate purchase of the game item from the gamer 120 to be stored in a unique area, and the item extraction means 220 generates the probability using the received lottery fee data. The game item may be extracted from the item database 210 through the information.

In generating the probability information, the item extracting unit 220 may generate probability information by summing a value obtained by applying an item probability to the price data of each of the plurality of game items that are to be purchased immediately. That is, the item extracting unit 220 calculates the expected value of each extractable game item by the product of the market price data and the item probability, but the sum of the calculated expected values of the game items coincides with the received lottery fee data. Do it.

With the '10, 000 won 'received as the lottery fee data, for example, through the lottery method, the price data of the game item' weapon strengthening order 'to be extracted is' 300,000 won' and the price of the game item 'defense oral ordering document' When the data is' 100,000 won ', the item extracting unit 220 sets the item probability for the game item' weapon strengthening order 'to' 1/60 'and the item probability for the game item' weapon strengthening order 'to' 1 /. 20 'and the expected value (300,000 * 1/60 + 100,000 * 1/20) can be calculated with 10,000. That is, the item extracting unit 220 allows the sum of expected values of the game items to be extracted to coincide with the lottery fee data paid by the gamer 120, thereby enabling the setting of a reasonable lottery fee.

If the expected calculated value is changed due to the price data that is dynamically changed based on the actual transaction information, the item extracting unit 220 adjusts the item probability for the changed game item so that the expected value is continuously lottery. Adjust to match rate data.

In the above example, when the price data of the game item 'weapon strengthening order' drops from the existing '100,000 won' to '80, 000 won ', the item extraction means 220 adjusts the related item probability to' 1/16 '. In addition, the expected value for the game item 'Weapon Enhancement Order' is continuously maintained at '5,000 KRW'. Accordingly, the item extracting unit 220 may maintain the total sum of expected values such that the lottery fee data '10, 000 won 'paid by the gamer 120 continues to match.

Accordingly, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an environment in which a predetermined game item is provided to the gamer 120 who wants to receive the lottery item with a probability equal to the lottery fee purchased by the gamer 120.

In addition, according to the present invention, a game item of a greater value can be probabilistically paid to the gamer 120 who purchased the lottery fee data at a small value, thereby greatly improving the game interest of the gamer 120. The effect can be obtained.

In the present embodiment, in the form of paying the game item in the pension method, it is described that the price data of the game item is adjusted according to the actual transaction information, and the lottery item is paid only to the purchase request immediately. Of course, the payment of mediation or lottery items may be implemented in a single technology idea. For example, the technical idea of adjusting the price data may be optimally applied to all online games that trade game items, and the technical idea of paying lottery items may be applied by the operator of the online game server 110 for events or special marketing purposes. It can be implemented for a limited time.

Hereinafter, the workflow of the game item management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a game item management method according to an embodiment of the present invention in detail.

The game item management method of the present invention may be performed by the game item management system 200 described above.

First, the game item management system 200 maintains an item database 210 that stores a game item including quote data (S510). This step (S510) is a process of storing the price data corresponding to the price of the value of the fluid that changes based on the actual price of each game item in the item database (210).

In particular, in this step S510, the game item management system 200 may determine the price data in consideration of the price at which the game item is actually traded in the game, and will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of calculating quote data of a game item according to the present invention.

In Fig. 6B), as an example of calculation of the price data, it will be described that the price of the purchase price within the upper and lower limits is determined using the average.

The game item management system 200 collects a plurality of purchase hopes suggested by the gamer 120 for a specific item (S611). This step S611 is a process of collecting information on a plurality of purchase wishes presented by gamers who want to purchase one game item. For example, the game item management system 200 may collect a desired purchase price suggested by the plurality of gamers 120 in the last month from the present time in the auction for the game item 'double sword' (see FIG. 3B).

In addition, the game item management system 200 determines the market price data by using an average of the desired purchase price within the selected upper limit price and the lower limit price among the collected purchase wish prices (S612). This step S612 may determine a value obtained by averaging the purchase desires that are too high an upper limit purchase price and the purchase desires that are too low a lower limit value as purchase price data for the game item. The upper limit and the lower limit may be flexibly set by the operator of the present system in consideration of the system environment. For example, the operator may set an upper limit of the upper 10% based on the amount of the actual transaction at the auction during the period in which the desired purchase price is collected. The lower 10% amount can be set as the lower limit.

In ii) of FIG. 6, as another example of the price data calculation, the price data is determined using the middle value between the highest price and the lowest price.

The game item management system 200 collects a plurality of desired purchase prices suggested by the gamers 120 for a specific item (S621). This step (S621) is similar to the above-described step (S611), the game item management system 200 collects information on a plurality of purchase wishes presented by the gamers 120 when auctioning the game item.

In addition, the game item management system 200 determines the purchase hope price that is closest to the middle value between the highest price and the lowest price among the collected purchase desire prices as the price data (S622). This step (S622) calculates the median value between the highest desired purchase price suggested by the gamers 120 and the lowest desired purchase price presented by the lowest among the purchased purchase prices, and purchases closest to the calculated median value. The desired price can be determined by the price data of the game item (see ii of FIG. 3).

In (iii) of FIG. 6, as another example of the price data calculation, the price data is determined in consideration of the price data determined for the shopping mall and the previous period in the in-game store, and the weights assigned to each of them. .

The game item management system 200 updates the price data in consideration of the shopping mall where the game item is sold as a product in the game and the weight applied to the shopping mall and the price data determined in the previous period (S631). This step S631 is a process of updating the price data by determining the value obtained by adding the shopping mall portion of the game item and a part of the previous price data as the price data of the game item.

Through the determination and update process for the price data, the game item management system 200 of the present invention can establish a rational household system for various game items, and is flexible in connection with the in-game price for the game item. It is possible to adjust the price data.

Referring again to FIG. 5, the game item management system 200 extracts a game item of price data corresponding to price data set as the cycle arrives from the item database 210 (S520). In operation S520, when the contracted cycle time arrives, a game item having the price data that matches the set household data is identified in the item database 210, and a game item is randomly extracted from the identified game items. . In this step (S520), when there are a plurality of game items extracted corresponding to the price data, the game item management system 200 visualizes each of them as a symbol and displays them to the gamers 120, and the gamers for game items to be paid. Selection of 120 may be queued. If a particular symbol is selected from the displayed symbols, the game item management system 200 may selectively extract only the game item related to the symbol selected by the gamer 120 from the item database 210.

In addition, the game item management system 200 compares the price data and the pension fee data in association with game item extraction from the item database 210 (S530). The pension fee data is received from the gamer 120 by the interface means 240 of the present invention, and the game item management system 200 records the received pension fee data in a unique area allocated to the gamer 120. do. Here, the pension rate data corresponds to the value of purchasing a game item corresponding to the price data for n cycles, and the game item management system 200 is more than the value of purchasing a game item corresponding to the price data for n cycles. A small value, i.e., an amount less than the amount corresponding to pension rate data, may be allowed to the gamer 120 to purchase.

That is, this step (S530) is a process of determining whether pension rate data recorded in the unique area of the gamer 120 is smaller than price data to be subtracted according to the payment of the pension item.

In the comparison step (S530), if the price data is smaller than the pension rate data (Y direction of S530), the game item management system 200 subtracts the price data from the pension rate data recorded in the unique area to reduce the pension rate data. It is updated (S531).

For example, if the deductible price data for the extracted game item is '2,500 won' and the pension fee data recorded in the shared area is '15, 000 won ', the game item management system 200 may determine that the pension fee data '15, 000 won' is. It may be determined that the deductible price data is greater than '2,500 won', and the pension fee data may be updated to '12, 500 won 'by deducting 2,500 won (see FIG. 4).

On the other hand, in the comparison step (S530), if the price data is larger than the pension rate data (no direction of S530), the game item management system 200 stops storing the game item in the shared area (S532). In step S532, when the pension fee data to be deducted is insufficient, the payment of the pension item to the gamer 120 is stopped by not recording the game item extracted from the item database 210 in a unique area.

In connection with updating the pension rate data (S531), the game item management system 200 stores the extracted game item in a unique area allocated to the gamer 120 (S540). In operation S540, the extracted game item is stored in a unique area allocated to the gamer 120 so that the corresponding game item is utilized during the game by the game character of the gamer 120. Through this, the game item management system 200 allows the game items 120 to be substantially paid to the gamers 120 in a pension manner.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to periodically pay the game item to the gamers 120 in a pension scheme, it is possible to obtain the effect of inducing the continuous game participation by gamers who are provided with the game service.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the game item payment of the lottery system will be described.

The game item management system 200 receives the lottery fee data related to the immediate purchase of the game item from the gamer 120 and stores the lottery fee data in a unique area, and also stores the item database through the probability information generated using the received lottery fee data. The game item may be extracted from 210.

In generating the probability information, the game item management system 200 may generate probability information by summing values obtained by applying item probabilities to price data of each of a plurality of game items to be purchased immediately. That is, the game item management system 200 calculates the expected value of each extractable game item by the product of the market price data and the item probability, but the sum of the calculated expected values of the game items is based on the received lottery fee data. To match.

If the expected calculated value is changed due to the price data that is dynamically changed based on the actual transaction information, the game item management system 200 continuously adjusts the item probability for the changed game item to continuously adjust the expected value. Adjust to match the lottery fee data.

Accordingly, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an environment in which a predetermined game item is provided to the gamer 120 who wants to receive the lottery item with a probability equal to the lottery fee purchased by the gamer 120.

In addition, according to the present invention, a game item of a greater value can be probabilistically paid to the gamer 120 who purchased the lottery fee data with a small value, thereby greatly improving the game interest of the gamer 120. It is possible to obtain an effect.

Embodiments of the invention include a computer readable medium containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, or the like, alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions are included. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a local data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by those equivalent to the claims.

As can be seen from the above description, according to the present invention, a game item management system that can periodically pay gamers to the gamers in a pension scheme, and induces gamers who are provided with game services to continuously participate in the game; A game item management method can be provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game item management system and a game item management method for paying game items to the gamers in a lottery manner with a probability equal to the lottery fee purchased by the gamers.

In addition, according to the present invention, the game item management system for calculating the market price for the various game items based on the actual traded information, the flexible price of the price adjustment in conjunction with the in-game market price changes for the game item and A game item management method can be provided.

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In the game item management system, An item database for storing game items and price data corresponding to fluid prices of the game items; As the cycle arrives, an item extraction for checking price data in the item database that matches price data determined in advance through a contract with a gamer, and extracting a game item corresponding to the checked price data from the item database Way; Motion control means for storing the extracted game item in a unique area assigned to the gamer to be utilized during the game by the game character of the gamer; And Interface means for receiving pension rate data associated with the purchase of the game item from the gamer and storing it in the unique area; The operation control means, (1) the price data and the pension rate data are compared with the game item extraction from the item database, and as a result of the comparison, (2-1) if the price data is smaller than the pension fee data, the pension fee data is updated by subtracting the price data from the pension fee data; (2-2) If the price data is larger than the pension fee data, the game item management system characterized in that the storage of the game item in the unique area is stopped. delete The method of claim 1, The pension rate data mentioned above, And a game item corresponding to the price data that matches the price data is extracted from the item database for n cycles. The method of claim 1, The operation control means, And allow the gamer to purchase the pension fee data having a value a with a value less than the value a. The method of claim 1, Data display means for generating a symbol in association with each of the extracted game items, and displaying the generated symbol to the gamer; And the operation control means stores a game item associated with a symbol selected by the gamer among the symbols in the unique area. The method of claim 1, Price calculation means for collecting a plurality of purchase desires suggested by the gamer for a specific item and determining the price data by using an average of the desired purchase price within the selected upper limit price and lower limit price among the collected purchase desire prices. Game item management system, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, Price calculation means for collecting a plurality of desired purchase price suggested by the gamer for a specific item and determining the desired purchase price closest to the middle value between the highest price and the lowest price among the collected purchase price. Game item management system, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, Price calculation means for determining, as the price data, a value obtained by summing a part of a shopping street in which the game item is sold as a product in the game and a part of the price data previously determined for the game item. Game item management system, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, The interface means, Receive lottery fee data relating to an immediate purchase of a game item from the gamer and store it in the unique area; The item extraction means, Using the lottery fee data, to determine an item probability that is a probability that each of the game items that are the object of the immediate purchase is extracted, And extracting the game item from the item database through the determined item probability. The method of claim 9, The operation control means, And allow the gamer to purchase the lottery fee data having a value b at a value less than the value b. The method of claim 9, The item extraction means, Calculate the expected value of each game item by the product of the quote data and the item probability, And determining the item probability of each game item to be immediately purchased so that a value obtained by adding up the calculated expected values of the game items coincides with a value of the lottery fee data. The method of claim 11, The expected value of the extracted game item, The game item management system, characterized in that for each of the game items that are the object of the instant purchase, multiply and calculate the price data corresponding to the game item and the determined item probability, and add all the multiplied values. . delete delete In the game item management system, An item database that stores game items including quote data; Interface means for receiving from the gamer lottery fee data relating to an immediate purchase of the game item; Item extraction means for determining an item probability that is a probability that each game item that is the object of the immediate purchase is extracted using the lottery fee data, and extracting the game item from the item database through the determined item probability; And Motion control means for storing the extracted game item in a unique area assigned to a gamer, The operation control means, And allow the gamer to purchase the lottery fee data having a value b at a value less than the value b. The method of claim 15, The item extraction means, Determine the item probability of each game item to be purchased immediately, such that the value of the lottery fee data and the expected value of the extracted game item match; The expected value of the extracted game item, The game item management system, characterized in that for each of the game items that are the object of the instant purchase, multiply and calculate the price data corresponding to the game item and the determined item probability, and add all the multiplied values. . In the game item management method implemented by the game item management system, Maintaining, in the game item management system, an item database for storing game items and price data corresponding to fluid prices of the game items; In the game item management system, as the period arrives, price data matching the predetermined price data through a contract with a gamer is checked in the item database, and a game item corresponding to the checked price data is identified. Extracting from an item database; In the game item management system, storing the extracted game item in a unique area allocated to a gamer; And Receiving, at the game item management system, pension fee data related to the purchase of the game item from the gamer and storing the pension fee data in the unique area; The step of storing the game item in a unique area assigned to the gamer, Comparing the price data with the pension fee data in conjunction with extracting game items from the item database; If the price data is less than the pension fee data, updating the pension fee data by subtracting the price data from the pension fee data; And Stopping storing the game item in the unique area when the price data is greater than the pension fee data as a result of the comparison. Game item management method comprising a. delete The method of claim 17, The pension rate data mentioned above, And a game item corresponding to the price data that matches the price data is extracted from the item database for n cycles. The method of claim 17, Receiving the pension rate data and storing in the unique area, Allowing the gamer to purchase the pension fee data having a value a at a value less than the value a Game item management method comprising a. The method of claim 17, Generating, at the game item management system, a symbol in association with each extracted game item, and displaying the generated symbol to the gamer; And In the game item management system, storing a game item associated with a symbol selected by the gamer among the symbols in the unique area; Game item management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 17, In the game item management system, collecting a plurality of purchase wishes suggested by a gamer for a specific item; And Determining, in the game item management system, the market price data using an average of a desired purchase price within a selected upper limit price and a lower limit price from among the collected purchase wish prices; Game item management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 17, In the game item management system, collecting a plurality of purchase wishes suggested by a gamer for a specific item; And Determining, in the game item management system, a purchase price that is closest to a median value between the highest price and the lowest price among the collected purchase price values as the price data; Game item management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 17, Determining, in the game item management system, a value obtained by summing a part of a shopping street in which the game item is sold as a product in the game and a part of the quote data previously determined for the game item as the quote data; Game item management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 17, Receiving, at the game item management system, lottery fee data relating to an immediate purchase of a game item from the gamer and storing the lottery fee data in the unique area; Extracting a game item from the item database, Using the lottery fee data, determining an item probability that is a probability that each game item that is the object of the immediate purchase is extracted; And Extracting the game item from the item database through the determined item probability Game item management method comprising a. The method of claim 17, In the game item management system, the lottery fee data associated with an immediate purchase of a game item from the gamer is received and stored in the unique area, wherein the lottery fee data having a value b is smaller than the value b. Steps to allow purchase Game item management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 25, The step of determining the item probability, The expected value of each game item is calculated by multiplying the price data and the item probability, and the object of the immediate purchase is performed such that the sum of the calculated expected values of the game items coincides with the value of the lottery fee data. Determining the item probability of each game item being Game item management method comprising a. The method of claim 27, The expected value of the extracted game item, The game item management method of claim 1, wherein the price of the game item that is the object of the instant purchase is multiplied by the price data corresponding to the game item and the determined item probability, and the sum of the multiplied values is added. . delete delete In the game item management method implemented by the game item management system, Maintaining, in the game item management system, an item database for storing game items including quote data; In the game item management system, allowing the gamer to purchase lottery fee data having a value b at a value less than the value b; Receiving, at the game item management system, the lottery fee data relating to an immediate purchase of the game item from the gamer; In the game item management system, the lottery fee data is used to determine an item probability which is a probability that each game item that is the object of the immediate purchase is extracted, and the game item is determined from the item database through the determined item probability. Extracting; And Storing the extracted game item in a unique area allocated to a gamer Game item management method comprising a. The method of claim 31, wherein The step of extracting a game item, Determining the item probability of each game item to be purchased immediately, such that the value of the lottery fee data and the expected value of the extracted game item coincide with each other, The expected value of the extracted game item, The game item management method of claim 1, wherein the price of the game item that is the object of the instant purchase is multiplied by the price data corresponding to the game item and the determined item probability, and the sum of the multiplied values is added. . A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of any one of claims 17, 19-28, 31, 32.

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