KR101072729B1 - Method and system for providing online foker game applied to variable betting rule - Google Patents

Abstract

Only users who offer poker online to multiple users online, and who follow the existing poker game rules and have bet more than the base bet amount in the first betting round, Disclosed are a system and method for providing an online poker game to which a betting method is applied to allow an additional bet to be made regardless.

Online Poker Games, Betting, Dealer, Game Server

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE FOKER GAME APPLIED TO VARIABLE BETTING RULE}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for providing a poker game online. Specifically, a poker game is provided online, and a betting method is provided when a predetermined number of cards are allocated to each of a plurality of users. Discuss the technique to change and proceed with betting.

With the rapid spread of the Internet, various games that have been widely performed offline are also being serviced online. Among the representative games, there are online poker games.

Online poker games are showing rapid growth in terms of market expansion and dissemination speed in that they support poker game services regardless of time and space among remote users.

However, most of the poker games that are currently serviced using online, the traditional poker game method that distributes the poker hand, bets a predetermined amount and obtains the bet amount according to the result of the distribution. It is only. This current poker game has the advantage that many users already know how to play the game, so even if you are new to online games, you can easily enjoy the game. The problem of not being able to do so also remains.

An online poker game providing system for providing an online poker game to a plurality of users connected to a network according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a poker game database storing online connection information and game operation information of the plurality of users. A master server for authenticating the online connection of the plurality of users with reference to the online connection information, and, if the online connection is authenticated, the first betting round and the first betting round based on the game operation information to the plurality of users. Providing the online poker game such that a plurality of betting rounds including a second betting round following a first betting round is played, wherein a bet of at least one selected bet amount is selected from the plurality of users in the first betting round; 1 A user bets more than the selected bet amount in the second betting round Bet the way of the online poker games may include a poker game server controls to change to.

An online poker game providing method for providing an online poker game to a plurality of users connected to a network according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: storing online access information and game operation information of the plurality of users; Authenticating the online connection of the plurality of users with reference to the online connection information; and if the online connection is authenticated, a first betting round and the first betting round based on the game operation information to the plurality of users. The online poker game is provided so that a plurality of betting rounds including a second betting round proceeding subsequent to each other are performed, and among the plurality of users, a first user who bets more than a selected bet amount in the first betting round. The online poker game to bet more than the selected bet amount in the second betting round. A betting system may comprise a step of controlling so as to change.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In describing the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terminology used herein is a term used to properly express a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which may vary according to a user, an operator's intention, or a custom in the field to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the definitions of the terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described on the basis of allowing an online based game, in particular, a poker game to be performed between a plurality of users located remotely on a network. 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 games but also personal computer games and video console games.

1 is a diagram illustrating a game network 100 including an online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game network 100 may provide an online poker game played between the user terminal 101 and the online poker game providing system.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a master server 102, a poker game server 103, and a poker game database 104.

The user terminal 101 enables an online connection to a user who wants to participate in a game, and can be interpreted as a computer terminal that can be connected online.

The master server 102 may authenticate the user's online connection by connecting to the network to participate in a poker game.

The poker game server 103 may provide a poker game service based on a game rule selected by a user authenticated by the master server 102.

Specifically, the poker game server 103 provides a plurality of game boards including a first poker game board and a second poker game board to the plurality of users, the plurality of users having a circular shape in the respective game boards. You can control betting by placing in the order of. Each poker game board has a plurality of betting rounds, and users may bet a desired bet amount in the betting round.

To this end, the poker game database 104 stores the online connection information of the user so that the master server 102 performs authentication of the online connection, and provides the online connection information at the request of the master server 102 to provide the user with the online connection information. It can support authentication.

In addition, the poker game database 104 may further store game operation information that is the basis of the game so that the poker game server 103 may provide online poker games to authenticated users.

When there are multiple poker game servers, the master server 102 according to an embodiment of the present invention uses each poker game server as a respective channel, and selects a specific channel among the channels to the user and selects the poker corresponding to the corresponding channel. The game server may be linked with the user terminal 101.

The online access information may be interpreted as user ID / password information, and the game operation information may be interpreted as point information, nickname information, and personal information stored in the user account.

The poker game server 103 may provide an online poker game to all users including the user based on the online access information and game operation information of the user stored in the poker game database 104.

In this case, the poker game server 103 may provide a plurality of betting rounds including a first betting round and a second betting round that proceeds in succession to the first betting round so that betting may be performed during an online poker game.

The poker game server 103 may allow the first user to bet more than the selected bet amount among the plurality of users in the first betting round to further bet more than the selected bet amount in the second betting round. You can control the betting method of the game.

For example, the poker game server 103 may control to change the betting method of the online poker game when the number of cards distributed to the plurality of users during the plurality of betting rounds is a predetermined number. .

As a specific example, if there are five cards dispensed to each of the plurality of users during the betting round, there are two cards to be dispensed. In this case, the poker game server 103 changes the betting method of the online poker game to bet the bet amount that exceeds the basic bet amount (seed money) on the turn of the first betting round, and the turn of the second betting round. You can change your betting method to make additional bets regardless of your opponent's bets.

As a specific example, a first user who wagers a half of the total wager on the turn of the first betting round may again perform half betting regardless of whether or not the opponent is betting in the second betting round.

That is, the first user who bets in the first betting round with half of the accumulated bet amount may bet again in the second betting round with half of the newly accumulated bet amount in the subsequent second betting round. .

Due to this feature, in the present specification, when the number of cards dispensed is a predetermined number, the characteristic betting method of the present invention for changing the betting method of the online poker game may be defined as a bet of half and half method.

Hereinafter, a half and half betting method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a diagram illustrating a betting rule table 200 for half and half betting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a game rule based on the betting rule table 200 among game operation information.

The poker hand in the poker game provided by the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is divided into four types of spades, diamonds, hearts, and clover, and each kind is composed of 13 cards.

These poker cards consist of a predetermined number of basic poker cards distributed at the beginning of the game, and then a poker poker card distributed sequentially to each user. Here, one of the basic poker cards selected by the user is opened and arranged in a predetermined user's own area, and the turning poker hand is hidden and arranged in the user's own area. In addition, betting processing may be performed between users in each game turn in which the poker poker hand is sequentially distributed to all users one by one.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether an additional bet has occurred from another user after the first user's bet in the first betting round, and the additional bet does not occur as a result of the determination. If not, the first betting round may end and the second betting round may proceed. In this case, the betting method of the second round may be changed based on the betting rule table 200.

That is, as shown by reference numeral 201, a user who declares abandoning the game by selecting 'die' in the first betting round cannot participate in the betting in the second betting round.

As shown at 202, a user who chooses to not bet by selecting 'check' in the first betting round may choose to call or die in the second betting round, or to give up the participation of the game itself. Can be. In addition, as shown by reference numeral 203, a user who selects 'call' in the first betting round may also bet by selecting 'call' or 'die' in the second betting round or give up participation in the game itself.

As shown at 204, a user who has bet the basic bet amount by selecting '삥' in the first betting round may place bets by selecting 'half' as well as 'call' or 'die' in the second betting round, or You can give up the participation of the game itself.

For reference, '삥' is an industry idiom describing basic betting (only bets on set seed money), 'quarter' is an industry idiom describing betting one quarter of the total bet, and 'half' is the overall Industry idiom describing betting half of a bet, 'pool' is an industry idiom describing betting 100% of the total bet, and 'call' refers to betting only the amount bet by a previously wagered user. It may be described in industry idioms describing the thing.

As in 205, select 'Dang' in the first betting round, or as in 206, select 'Half' in the first betting round to double or bet the wager amount of the user who bet immediately before A user who bets an amount equal to 1/2 times may choose to participate in the betting or abandon the game by selecting among 'half', 'call' and 'die' in the second betting round.

According to the traditional betting method, when no other user bets on the first betting round, the first betting round ends. However, in the online poker game providing system to which the half-and-half betting rule is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the first user selects 'half' in the first betting round, the second betting round is performed. The first user may add bets regardless of whether the opponent is betting. At this time, the additional bet may be a 'half' bet again.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may change the betting method as described above in the second betting round when the number of dispensed cards is a predetermined number.

In addition, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the number of the dispensed cards is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, that is, the changed betting method is started from the third betting round that proceeds after the second betting round. In accordance with this, the online poker game can be controlled to proceed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an online poker game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may store online access information and game operation information (step 301).

The online access information may be interpreted as user ID / password information, and the game operation information may be interpreted as point information, nickname information, and personal information stored in the user account.

The online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may authenticate the user's online connection using the stored online connection information (step 302).

In order to authenticate an online connection, an online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention parses a predetermined database to read online access information corresponding to a corresponding user, and uses the read online access information. The user's online connection can be authenticated.

The online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide an online poker game service by providing a game rule based on the game operation information to a user who has been authenticated online (step 303).

The online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be controlled to play an online poker game through the game operation information based on the game rule.

At this time, the online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide an online poker game that controls to change the betting method based on the game rule by providing a betting rule selected in the provided game room (step 304). ).

For example, the method for providing an online poker game according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of betting rounds to be proceeded after the first betting round and the first betting round based on the game operation information. The online poker game may be provided such that a plurality of betting rounds are included. In this case, in the method for providing an online poker game according to an embodiment of the present invention, a first user betting on the first betting round more than a selected bet amount among the plurality of users is the selected bet on the second betting round. It may be controlled to change the betting method of the online poker game to bet more than the amount.

In the online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is determined whether the number of cards distributed to the plurality of users is a predetermined number during the proceeding of the plurality of betting rounds, and as a result of the determination, the distributed When the number of cards is a predetermined number, by controlling to change the betting method of the online poker game, it may be controlled to change the betting method of the online poker game.

In addition, the online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is determined whether the number of cards distributed to the plurality of users during the plurality of betting rounds is a predetermined number or more, and the determination result If the number of the dispensed cards is equal to or greater than the selected number, the online betting game may be controlled according to the changed betting method from the third betting round that proceeds after the second betting round.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using an online poker game in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using an online poker game in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user terminal accesses the web server (step 401), enters an ID and password (step 402), and requests authentication of the online connection. In this case, the web server may provide only a web page for inputting an ID and password, and online authentication information for actual online authentication may be maintained in the master server.

Accordingly, when the user is authenticated according to the determination of the web server (step 403), the user terminal receives and loads a game selection page provided by the web server (or the master server) (step 404), followed by online. The page of the poker game is received and loaded (step 405).

In response to an input from the user, the user terminal selects a channel (game server) for the game from the page of the online poker game being loaded (step 406). In addition, in response to the request of the corresponding channel, the user terminal determines whether the game application is installed (step 407), and if the game application is not installed, the user terminal receives and installs the game application from the selected server (step 408).

If a game application is installed, the user terminal executes the game application (step 409) and connects to the master server using the game application (step 410).

Subsequently, the user terminal receives information for game server assignment provided by the master server (step 411), and accesses the assigned poker game server (step 412). When the user accesses the assigned poker game server, the user terminal may display a screen image representing a game waiting room provided by the connected poker game server, thereby completing preparation for the online poker game (step 414).

5 is a flowchart illustrating an online poker game provided to a user terminal by an online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether at least two or more users (game participants) enter the game waiting room (step 501).

If at least two users (game participants) enter, an online poker game is started (step 502).

Then, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention distributes three cards to each user (step 503), and receives a selection input card from the user (step 504).

When the card is opened, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention further distributes one more card (step 505), and determines whether five or more cards are distributed to each of the plurality of users ( Step 506).

If five or more cards are not allocated to each of the plurality of users, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention proceeds a betting round by applying a general betting method (step 507).

In addition, if five or more cards are distributed to each of the plurality of users, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may proceed with a betting round by applying a betting method changed from a general betting method (step 511). ). At this time, the betting method of the half and half method may proceed.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether two or more users are participating in the game when betting in the round ends (step 508), and whether the game can proceed further. It may be confirmed (step 509).

If it is determined that two or more users are participating in the game, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention further determines whether all seven cards currently distributed to each user are distributed (step 510). ).

If two or more players participate in the game and seven cards are not allotted, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention proceeds to step 505 in which one card is further allocated to each user. .

In addition, in the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, if two or more players participate in the game and all seven cards are allocated, a result calculation and ranking may be derived (step 512).

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention determines that it is difficult to proceed further online poker games when the game participation is not two or more, that is, when there is only one game participant, and the process branches to step 512. You may.

In the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the result calculation and the ranking are derived, the calculated result according to the end of the game and the ranking are displayed on the screen (step 513) and the game ends (step 514). ).

Next, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention determines the dealer of the next game board according to the end of the game (step 515) and maintains the standby state for the preparation of the next game board (step 516). . In this case, the dealer may be determined as the user who occupies the first place in the previous game version in a traditional manner.

6 is a diagram illustrating a betting method that is changed during an online poker game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention controls to start betting when all the same number of cards are distributed to the users (601) and waits for the first betting round (602).

It is determined if the user has reached a turn to bet (step 603), and if the turn does not return, then wait for the first betting round.

If it is time for the user to bet, it is determined if the user is the first order of bets (604).

If the user is the first order of bets, the user may select various bets as a dealer (or line) (step 605).

Specifically, the dealer's user is a 'half bet' to bet over the basic bet amount in step 607, a 'bet bet' to bet the base amount at step 608, a 'check bet' not to bet at step 609, step 610 In step 611, a 'call bet' may be selected for betting a person's bet amount, and in step 611, a 'die bet' may be given.

If the user is not the first order of bets, he may select a somewhat restricted bet (step 606).

Specifically, the user may select 'half bet' to bet over the basic bet amount in step 607 or 'die bet' to abandon the game in step 611.

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the user selects 'half betting' to bet over the basic bet amount in step 607, the system waits for the changed betting method (step 612). Thereafter, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether a bet has occurred after the user (step 613), and if a bet occurs, it waits for the next turn (step 614).

The online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the user to wait for the next turn when the user selects '삥' to bet the basic amount in step 608 (step 614).

In the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the user selects a 'check bet' that is not betted in step 609 or 'call bets' that bets the amount of money that the last person bets in step 610. Wait for the next turn (step 623).

In the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the user selects 'die betting' to abandon the game participation in step 611, the current betting round may be terminated (628).

If the bet has not occurred after the user as a result of the determination in step 613, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may select for the second betting round (step 615).

In this case, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention selects a 'half bet' for betting an amount exceeding a basic bet amount in the second betting round by the user, and subsequently selects a 'half bet'. (Step 616).

In addition, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be selected by the user to 'call bets' for the end of bets in the second betting round (617).

If the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention selects a 'half bet' in which the user bets an amount exceeding a basic bet amount in the second betting round, the process branches to step 614 to turn the turn. Wait

In step 614, the user who is waiting for a turn may determine if a bet has occurred after him (turn 618) when the turn returns (step 618), and if a bet has occurred after him (step 619).

At this time, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive a 'half bet' for betting that exceeds the basic bet amount from the user (step 620). In addition, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention selects a 'call bet' to bet the amount immediately bet by the user from the user (step 621), or 'die bet' to abandon the game May be selected (step 622).

In the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the user selects 'call betting' to end the bet at the selection of step 615 (step 617), the operation branches to step 628 to end the bet.

Online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention

In step 614, the user who is waiting for a turn determines whether a bet has occurred after the user when the turn returns (step 618), and ends the bet (628) if no bet has occurred after the user.

If the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention selects a 'call bet' to bet the amount of money immediately bet by the user (step 621), the process branches to step 623 for waiting for turn, and then Once again, it may be checked whether a bet has occurred (step 624). At this time, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a selection for betting from the user (625).

For example, the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention proceeds with 'call betting' to bet the amount of money immediately bet from the user (step 626), or 'die' for giving up the game. It may be selected (step 627).

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a game screen 700 of an online poker game provided by an online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game screen 700 provided by the online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention for the user terminal to display includes a game stake display area 701, a betting control area 702, and a game plate control area 703. , And a user display area 704.

The game stake display area 701 may display a bet amount accumulated so far as a bet.

In the betting control area 702, a selection for betting commands may be indicated.

Accordingly, the user may click on a desired betting command in the betting control area 702 to proceed with betting. For reference, 'dang' displayed in the betting control area 702 may be a command for betting twice the amount of money bet by the previous user, and 'all in' may be interpreted as a command for betting all the game money currently held.

The game board control area 703 may display a command for controlling the current game board. For example, the user may click the 'Exit' button displayed in the game board control area 703 to leave the currently entered game room.

The user display area 704 may display information of the card hand that has been distributed so far, betting selection information on the previous turn, game money currently held, and the like. In addition, it may be further indicated whether or not the dealer.

The online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed by various computer means and may be recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on 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 media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, 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.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by increasing the amount of bets that can be bet and by reducing the restriction of bets, it is possible for users to actively participate in the game to double the fun of online poker games.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network including an online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a betting rule table for half and half betting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an online poker game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using an online poker game in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an online poker game provided to a user terminal by an online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a betting method that is changed during an online poker game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a game screen of an online poker game provided by an online poker game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention on a screen of a user terminal.

Claims (10)

A system for providing an online poker game to a plurality of users connected to a network, the system comprising: A poker game database that stores online access information and game operation information of the plurality of users; A master server for authenticating online access of the plurality of users with reference to the online access information; And When the online connection is authenticated, the plurality of users are further arranged to proceed with a plurality of betting rounds including a first betting round and a second betting round following the first betting round based on the game operation information. Offer online poker games, If the number of cards distributed to the plurality of users and the number of cards to be distributed are two during the proceeding of the plurality of betting rounds, the betting method selected in the first betting round is changed by changing the betting method of the online poker game. A poker game server that controls a first user who bets more than an amount to change the betting method of the online poker game to bet more than the selected bet amount regardless of whether the opponent bets in the second betting round. Including, The poker game server, In the first betting round, it is determined whether an additional bet has occurred from another user after the betting of the first user, and as a result of the determination, even if the additional bet does not occur in the first betting round, the second betting round is not made. Online poker game providing system, characterized in that the progress. delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The poker game server An online poker game providing system, wherein the selected bet amount is set to 1/2 of the accumulated bet amount. delete A method of providing an online poker game to a plurality of users connected to a network, the method comprising: In a poker game database, storing online access information and game operation information of the plurality of users; At the master server, authenticating online connection of the plurality of users with reference to the online connection information; And In the poker game server, when the online connection is authenticated, a plurality of bets including a first betting round and a second betting round proceeding subsequent to the first betting round based on the game operation information to the plurality of users. Provide the online poker game for the round to proceed, If the number of cards distributed to the plurality of users and the number of cards to be distributed are two during the proceeding of the plurality of betting rounds, the betting method selected in the first betting round is changed by changing the betting method of the online poker game. Controlling the betting method of the online poker game to change the betting method of the online poker game so that the first user who bets more than the amount further bets more than the selected bet amount regardless of whether the opponent bets in the second betting round. Including, Controlling to change the betting method of the online poker game, In the first betting round, it is determined whether an additional bet has occurred from another user after the betting of the first user, and as a result of the determination, even if the additional bet does not occur in the first betting round, the second betting round is not made. Method of providing an online poker game comprising the step of proceeding. delete delete A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of claim 7.

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