KR100943675B1 - Game Map providing apparatus, method thereof and recorded medium recorded with program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus, a method, and a recording medium having recorded thereon a game map providing apparatus are disclosed. The method for providing a game map may include: calculating an area of a map provided to a terminal when receiving a map request signal from the terminal; Selecting a display map component included in an area of the map provided to the terminal among the map components stored in the storage space; Displaying a display map component in an area of the map to generate a first display map; and transmitting a first display map to the terminal. According to the present invention, there is an advantage of classifying and storing map component information for each category, and providing a game map to the terminal using the map component information.

Map, game map, RPG, MMORPG

Description

Apparatus, method and recording medium having recorded thereon a game map providing apparatus and method thereof

The present invention relates to a map providing apparatus, a method, and a recording medium having recorded thereon a program. More particularly, the present invention relates to a map providing apparatus, a method and a program recorded recording medium of an online game.

Recently, with the development of network technology, high-speed transmission of large-capacity multimedia data becomes possible, and according to the universal dissemination of a user terminal which can be connected to a network, a contents provider (CP) that provides various kinds of contents to a user is rapidly developed. The trend is increasing.

Content providers offer a wide variety of content such as search, shopping, games and chat services. In particular, game services, which are paid content, are becoming a big revenue source for content providers in that they can secure a large number of consumers.

Online games are attracting attention as the next-generation growth engine, and the share of the entire game market is growing rapidly with the possibility of growth.

In particular, RPG (Role Playing Game), which can grow a character while performing a given role (quest, quest) for a certain purpose, is popular with users by providing an environment similar to reality. In addition, with the development of network technology, MMOPRG (Massively Multi-Player Online Role Playing Game), in which a large number of users can enjoy a game together, has attracted attention.

In the case of MMORPG games, the game is played on a vast map. Therefore, users exchange and purchase non-player character (NPC) information and location information (e.g., place for performing a specific mission, items necessary for the player's character) located on a massive map. And a place where it can be acquired, a place where an opinion can be exchanged with another player, etc.).

For example, NPCs include monsters and characters that aim to advance the game. The place information is a place for performing a specific quest, has a separate internal structure (for example, a cave or a dungeon), may include an NPC in some cases, and exchanges items necessary for a character of Claire. Places to buy and acquire are villages, farms, fisheries and shops.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the NPCs, places, and the like displayed on the map are collectively referred to as map elements.

In the prior art, provided maps have been created in such a way that game providers each display a map component on the map. More specifically, on a vast map, the game provider created the map by displaying the map elements at relative positions of the map, respectively, and provided the generated map to the user.

Therefore, the map according to the related art has a problem in that when a new map component is generated, the new map component is not displayed on the map unless the game provider displays on the existing map.

In addition, a map different from the related art has a problem that the user cannot know where the map component is located.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to propose a recording medium in which a map component information is classified and stored by category, and a game map is provided using the map component information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a game map that allows a user to easily view a display map by using a connection information that can be connected to the display map after generating a display map that satisfies a predetermined condition, and a method thereof. It is to propose a recording medium in which the program is recorded.

Another object of the present invention is to propose a game map providing apparatus, a method for viewing a game history of a terminal user, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a game map by a server connected to a terminal through a network, comprising: (a) calculating an area of a map provided to the terminal when receiving a map request signal from the terminal; step; (b) selecting a display map component included in an area of a map provided to the terminal from among map components stored in a storage space; (c) displaying the display map component in an area of the map to generate a first display map; And (d) there is provided a game map providing method comprising the step of transmitting the first display map to the terminal.

Here, when receiving a copy request signal based on a first display map element which is one of the display map elements, the first display map includes the first display map element and has a predetermined area. Generating a second display map; Generating connection information connectable to the second display map; And transmitting the generated connection information to the terminal.

Here, the step (b) may include: (b1) displaying a search window on the terminal for searching a map element; (b2) receiving search word information input to the search box; And (b3) selecting the display map component by using the search word information and the map component information.

Here, the step (d) may include displaying the selected display map component information on the terminal as a result window.

Here, before the step (a), further comprising the step of generating past information including the path information and the map element information that the game character of the terminal user has moved in the map, the steps (a) to Step (c) may use one or more of the past information and map component information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a server connected to a terminal through a network and providing a game map to the terminal, comprising: an area calculator for calculating an area of a map provided to the terminal; A selecting unit which selects a display map component included in the calculated map area; A display unit and a storage unit configured to display the selected map component on the map to generate a first display map, wherein the storage unit includes map component information classified by category, and the selector and the display unit are configured to display the map. Provided is a game map providing server characterized by using component information.

Here, when receiving a copy request signal based on the first display map element, the display unit includes the first display map element in the first display map and generates a second display map having a predetermined area. However, connection information that may be connected to the second display map may be further generated.

The display unit may display a search window for searching for a map element on the terminal, and the selector may select the display map element by using a search word input to the search window and the map element information.

Here, the display unit may display the selected display map component on the terminal as a result window.

The apparatus may further include a history unit configured to generate historical information including path information on the map and path component contacted by the game character of the terminal user, wherein the area calculator, the selector, and the display unit are configured. There is provided a game map providing server, which further uses the past information.

According to another aspect of the invention, a program of instructions that can be executed by the game map providing server is implemented to perform the game map providing method, recording medium recording a program that can be read by the game map providing server An apparatus comprising: (a) an area calculator configured to calculate an area of a map provided to the terminal; a selection unit for selecting a display map component included in the calculated area of the map; (c) a display unit and a storage unit for generating the first display map by displaying the selected map component on the map, and (d) the storage unit includes map component information classified by category, and (e) The selection unit and the display unit are provided with a recording medium recording a program, characterized in that for using the map element information.

Here, when receiving a copy request signal based on a first display map element, generating a second display map including the first display map element and having a predetermined area in the first display map; Generating connection information connectable to the second display map; And transmitting the generated connection information to the terminal.

Here, the step (b) may include: (b1) displaying a search window on the terminal for searching a map element; (b2) receiving search word information input to the search box; And (b3) selecting the display map component by using the search word information and the map component information.

The step (d) may further include displaying the selected display map component information on the terminal as a result window.

Here, before the step (a), the step of generating the past information including the path information and the map element information that the game character of the terminal user has moved in the map, the step (a) to Step (c) may further use the past information.

The apparatus for providing a game map, a chamber, and a recording medium having recorded thereon the program according to the present invention have an advantage of classifying and storing map component information by category, and providing a game map to the terminal using the map component information.

In addition, after generating a display map that satisfies a predetermined condition, there is an advantage that other users can easily view the display map by using connection information that can be connected to the display map.

In addition, the game history of the terminal user can be viewed.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used for the same means regardless of the reference numerals in order to facilitate the overall understanding.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the online game system will be described first before explaining the recording medium on which the map providing server, the method, and the program of the present invention are recorded.

1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an online game system.

Referring to FIG. 1, an online game system may include a server `12 and one or more client terminals 11. In addition, the server 12 may include an authentication server 13, a game server 14, and a database 15.

The server 12 is connected with the client terminal 11 via the network. The network may include both the Internet, a wired network including a dedicated line, and a wireless network including a wireless Internet, a mobile communication network, and a satellite communication network.

The client terminal 11 is a terminal device installed with a game application that can be connected to a network and receive an online game service. The client terminal 11 may include a desktop PC, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, a PDA, and a mobile broadcast system (MBS) phone. .

The authentication server 13 functions to authenticate whether or not the user who wants to access the game system is a user who is authorized to access the game system.

The authentication server 13 receives authentication request information from the client terminal 11, and determines whether the authentication request is valid. For example, if the authentication request information is user ID and password information, the authentication server 13 determines whether the ID and password are valid.

The authentication server 13 allows the client terminal to access the game server 14 when the authentication request information from the client terminal 11 is valid.

The game server 14 functions to process game messages received from the client terminal 11 and to control game progress.

The database 15 stores information related to the game and provides the stored information in response to a request of the server 12 or the user client 11.

The authentication server 13, game server 14 and database 15 may be implemented as one server 12, and may also be implemented separately as described above.

Hereinafter, the authentication server 13, game server 14 and database 15 are collectively referred to as server 12.

So far, the online game system has been described with reference to FIG. 1. Hereinafter, the server 11 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

Prior to the detailed description of the drawings, it is intended to clarify that the division of the components in the present specification is only divided by the main function of each component. That is, two or more components to be described below may be combined into one component, or one component may be provided divided into two or more for each function. Each of the components to be described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions of other components in addition to the main functions of the components, and some of the main functions of each of the components are different. Of course, it may be carried out exclusively by. Therefore, the existence of each component described through this specification should be interpreted functionally, and for this reason, the configuration of the components according to the map providing apparatus of the present invention is within the limits to achieve the object of the present invention. Clearly, it may be different from FIG. In addition, the map providing apparatus of the present invention may exist independently, but may exist as part of the authentication server 13 and the game server 14.

2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a server 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the server 12 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a storage unit 21, an area calculator 22, a location calculator 23, a selector 24, and a display unit 25. Can be.

The storage unit 21 includes map component information classified by category.

The area calculator 22 may calculate an area of a map that is a range of a map that the server 12 provides to the terminal 11.

The selector 23 may select a display map element included in a map provided from the server 12 to the terminal 11 from among the map elements stored in the storage unit.

The display unit 24 may generate a display map by displaying the display map components on the map.

The history unit 25 may generate past information including path information moved by the game character of the terminal user on the map and map component information contacted.

Hereinafter, in order to avoid the duplication of description and to clarify the gist of the present invention, each component of the above-described server will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a view for explaining the detailed information of the map elements that can be included in the storage unit 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the case where the map component is NPC (see 31) and the place 32 are illustrated.

For example, if the map component is an NPC, image information, name information, location information, coordinate value information on the map, difficulty information that is level information of a character that can correspond to the NPC, and retained item information (e.g., For example, each item may be classified into categories and stored in the storage 21 as detailed information.

For example, when the map component is a place for performing a specific task, image information, name information, location information, coordinate value information on the map, and difficulty information which is level information of a character capable of performing a task The internal structure information, the NPC information included in the place, and the like are detailed information, and each item may be classified into categories and stored in the storage unit 21.

According to a feature of the present invention, the map component information may include coordinate values in the map.

For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the display included in the display map even if the display map provided to the terminal is changed due to the enlargement / reduction or movement of the map using the coordinate value information of the map component. Map components can be accurately selected and displayed at each location. This point will be described later in detail in the selecting section 23 and the display section 24.

So far, the detailed information included in the storage unit 21 has been described with reference to FIG. 3.

Below. A game map providing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a game map providing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating the results according to the flowchart of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step S41, the area calculator 22 may calculate an area of a map provided to the terminal.

Hereinafter, in order to facilitate the description and to clarify the gist of the present invention, it is described that the entire map is provided to the terminal in the case illustrated in FIG. 4. A case where a part of the map is enlarged / reduced or moved will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6.

Subsequently, in step S42, the selecting unit 23 selects a display map element included in the calculated map area among the map elements. In the case of FIG. 4, since the map is designated as a whole, in this case, all map elements may be selected as display map elements.

Subsequently, in step S43, the display unit 24 may display the display map components on the map to generate the first display map. The first display map generated in step S44 may be transmitted to the terminal 11.

Here, the user may select any display map element and request information.

For example, a user of the terminal 11 may double-click an arbitrary display map component to request information about the corresponding display map component. In this case, the server 12 receives the information request signal, and the display unit 24 can display the corresponding display map component information on the terminal as an information window (see 51 in FIG. 5). It is obvious to those skilled in the art in view of the technical idea.

Here, the information window according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a copy button (for example, reference numeral 52 of FIG. 5) for requesting a display map copy. Hereinafter, assume that the copy button (52 in FIG. 5) is clicked by the user of the terminal 11.

In step S46, the server 12 receives a copy request by clicking on the copy button, and the display unit 24 determines a predetermined size based on a predetermined display map element (Cheong-gung in the case of FIG. 5) in the first display map. A second display map (for example, reference numeral 53 in FIG. 5) having as many regions can be generated.

Subsequently, in step S47, the display unit 24 may transmit the connection information to the terminal 11, which may be connected to the generated second display map.

For example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information can be generated by connecting to the second display map and viewing the second display map, and transmitted to the terminal 11 (see 54 of FIG. 5).

Therefore, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to effectively show the second display map intended by the user of the terminal to other users, and thus, there is an advantage that the opinion exchange for the game can be promoted.

In addition, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, even if a new map element is generated, when the classification is stored in the storage unit 21 by category, the selector 23 is not displayed on the map provided to the terminal 11, respectively. ) And the display unit 24 selects and displays the corresponding map elements.

So far, the first embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

Below. A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a game map providing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, it is assumed that a first display map is provided to the terminal 11 in S61.

In this case, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical spirit of the present invention that the display unit 24 may provide a means for enlarging / reducing / moving the game map in a window for providing the game map to the terminal 11.

Here, since the means for enlarging / reducing / moving the game map are far from the gist of the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Subsequently, in step S62, the area calculator 22 may calculate an area of the second map to be displayed on the map according to an enlargement / reduction / movement request.

For example, when the first map is enlarged, the first map may be enlarged based on a preset point.

For example, when the first map is moved using a scroll bar or the like, the area of the second map to be displayed on the terminal 11 may be calculated according to the movement displacement of the scroll bar.

Here, the area calculator 22 may calculate the calculated area of the second map as a coordinate value.

For example, the area of the second map can be calculated as the coordinate value from 10 to 30 in the X-axis range and 20 to 50 in the Y-axis range.

Subsequently, in step S63, the selecting unit 23 may select a second display map element included in the second map area.

In more detail, it has been described that the map component information is classified and stored for each category in the storage unit.

Here, the selecting unit 23 selects the second display map component included in the second map by using the coordinate value information in the map among the coordinate values and the map component information calculated from the previously calculated area of the second map. can do.

For example, when the example described above is consistent, a map element having a value of (20, 30) (x-axis coordinate, y-axis coordinate) may be selected as a second display map component included in the second map. have.

For example, a map element having (5, 30) values of (X-axis coordinates, Y-axis coordinates) cannot be selected as the second display map element included in the second map.

Subsequently, in step S64, the display unit 24 may display the second display map component on the second map to generate the second display map.

In this case, when the enlargement or reduction is performed in step S61, the display unit 24 may enlarge or reduce the second display map with reference to the magnification and transmit the same to the terminal 11.

Therefore, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, even if the area of the map provided to the terminal 11 is changed by using the map element information, the map element included in the changed area of the map can be accurately selected. (Step S63), it can display correctly (step S64).

So far, the method of providing a game map by the server 12 when receiving an enlargement / reduction / movement request from an existing display map has been described with reference to FIG. 6.

Hereinafter, a process of searching for the display map component will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game map according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a result according to the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 7.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step S71, the display unit 24 may display, on the terminal, a search window (see 81 in FIG. 8) for searching a map component and a result window (82 in FIG. 8) indicating a search result. have.

The storage unit 21 has been described in that the map component information is classified and stored for each category.

For example, the search term "high" may be input to the search box (see 81 in FIG. 8).

Subsequently, in step S72, the server 12 receives search term information entered in a search box.

For example, the server 12 may receive "high" as search term information.

Subsequently, in step S73, the selecting unit 23 may select the display map component according to the search word by using the received search word and the map element information.

For example, when the word "high" is received as the search word, the selecting unit 23 selects the map element including "high" in the name of the map element as the display map element by using the name information of the map element. can do.

For example, the game character level of the terminal user may be input as a search word. In this case, the selecting unit 23 may select a map element that the game character of the terminal user can correspond to as the display map element by using difficulty information among the game character level and the map element information.

Subsequently, in step S74, the display unit 23 may display the selected display map component information on the terminal 11 as a result window (see 82 in FIG. 8).

Here, it is apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical spirit of the present invention that the result window can display the display map component in the result window (82 of FIG. 8) by adding a ranking in consideration of the recent game user access to the map component. Do.

The game map providing method according to the search has been described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. Hereinafter, the game map providing method according to the history will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a game map providing method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, in step S91, the history unit 25 generates historical information including path information that the character of the terminal user has moved while playing a game and map component information that has been contacted.

Subsequently, in step S92, the area calculator 22 may calculate an area of the map provided to the terminal using historical information.

For example, the area calculator 22 may calculate a rectangular area including all map elements included in the historical information as an area of the map. In this case, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical idea of the present invention that the region calculating unit 22 can calculate the region of the selected map in a range of coordinate values.

Subsequently, in step S93, the selecting unit 23 may select a map element included in the historical information as the display map element.

Subsequently, in step S94, the display unit 24 displays the map elements included in the past information on the map to generate a display map. Herein, the coordinate values of the map element information included in the past information may be used.

Therefore, according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is an advantage in that the map component information in which the character of the terminal user has moved or the contacted map component in the map can be shared with other users.

Here, it is apparent that the past information may include information in which the character of the terminal user is changed (for example, information in which the level is increased), and quest information performed by the character of the terminal user.

So far, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a method of providing a game map when there is a copy request signal, and a method of providing a game map when there is a zoom / move / request request signal with reference to FIG. 6, FIGS. 7 and 8. A method of providing a game map when there is a search request for a map component with reference to FIG. 9 and a method of providing a game map according to a game history of a terminal user are described with reference to FIG. 9.

However, it is apparent in view of the technical spirit of the present invention that the steps described in each drawing may be performed in parallel with each other according to the environment to which the present invention is applied.

The method for providing a game map according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like.

The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media and ROM, RAM, flash memory and the like. In addition, the above-described 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 data structure, and 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.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an online game system.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining map component information that the storage unit 21 can include according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a game map providing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

5 illustrates the results according to the flowchart of FIG. 4.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a game map providing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a game map providing method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8 illustrates the results according to the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 7.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a game map providing method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (11)

In the method of providing a game map by the server connected via the network with the terminal, (a) calculating an area of the map provided to the terminal when receiving a map request signal from the terminal; (b) selecting a display map component included in an area of a map provided to the terminal from among map components stored in a storage space; (c) displaying the display map component in an area of the map to generate a first display map; (d) transmitting the first display map to the terminal; (e) in case of receiving a copy request for any of the display map components displayed on the first display map, the display map component including the display map component in which the copy request is received in the first display map; Generating a second display map having an area corresponding to a specified size; generating connection information connectable to the second display map; And (g) transmitting the generated connection information to the terminal. delete The method of claim 1, In step (b), (b1) displaying a search window on the terminal for searching a map component; (b2) receiving search word information input to the search box; And (b3) selecting the display map component by using the search word information and the map component information. The method of claim 3, The step (d) comprises the step of displaying the selected display map component information on the terminal as a result window. The method of claim 1, Before step (a) above The method may further include generating past information including path information moved by the game user of the terminal user and map element information contacted. (A) to (c) the game map providing method, characterized in that using at least one of the past information and map element information. A server connected to a terminal through a network and providing a game map to the terminal, An area calculator configured to calculate an area of a map provided to the terminal; A selecting unit which selects a display map component included in the calculated map area; A display unit configured to generate the first display map by displaying the selected map component on the map; And Including storage, The storage unit includes map component information classified by category, The selecting unit and the display unit uses the map component information, When receiving a copy request for any one of the display map elements displayed on the first display map, the display unit includes a display map element in which the copy request has been received in the first display map. And generating a second display map having an area corresponding to a specified size, and further generating connection information that can be connected to the second display map. delete The method of claim 6, The display unit displays a search box for searching the map elements on the terminal, The selecting unit selects the display map component by using the search word input to the search box and the map component information. The method of claim 8, And the display unit displays the selected display map component on the terminal as a result window. The method of claim 6, Further comprising a history unit for generating the past information including the path information and the map element information that the game character of the terminal user has moved in the map, And the area calculator, the selector, and the display unit further use the past information. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 and 3.

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