KR101398163B1 - Method of providing game, server performing the same and storage media storing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A game providing method performed by a game providing server linked to a game fortune providing server includes the steps of: (a) allowing access to a user terminal; (b) And (c) allowing the game to reflect the received fortune information to a capability element of the game character when the game progresses in the user terminal. Therefore, one embodiment of the present invention can control the ability elements of the game character according to the fortune of the game character.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a game providing server, a game providing server, and a storage medium storing the game providing server.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game providing technology, and more particularly, to a game providing method capable of controlling a capability element of a game character according to a game character's fortune, a game providing server for executing the game providing server, and a recording medium storing the game providing server .

Recently, the use of the Internet has become common due to the development and diffusion of communication networks. Users can use various web contents including e-commerce, portal, game, etc. through the Internet. In particular, the user can enjoy various online games through the Internet. Online games include arcade games, role-playing games, strategy simulation games, shooting games, sports games such as car racing and golf.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2005-0101068 relates to a system for providing fortune information using avatar information and a method of providing the same, and is a system for collecting user's personal information and avatar information from a user terminal and storing the avatar's tubular information, The information corresponding to one of the fortune information and the compatibility information can be extracted and provided to the user terminal.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2003-0042897 relates to fortune-telling and non-fortune-telling service methods, and it is possible to purchase a fortune according to fortune-telling by providing the user terminal with a page from which the charm according to the result of fortune can be purchased.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0101068 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0042897

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a game providing method capable of controlling a capability element of a game character according to the game character's fortune, a game providing server for executing the game, and a recording medium storing the game providing server.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides a game providing method capable of promoting item sales by inducing purchase of fortune items associated with fortune information of a game character, a game providing server executing the game providing server, and a recording medium storing the game providing server .

In addition, one embodiment of the present invention provides a game providing method that can induce a user's interest by increasing a capability element of a game character for a specific period through a fortune item purchased through a channel, a game providing server for executing the game providing server, To provide a recording medium.

Among the embodiments, a game providing method performed in a game providing server interlocked with a game fortune providing server includes (a) allowing access to a user terminal, (b) receiving the fortune information of the user from the game fortune providing server And (c) allowing the game to reflect the received fortune information to a capability element of the game character when the game progresses at the user terminal.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises providing fortune item information to the user terminal between (b) and (c) to induce a purchase of a fortune item associated with the received fortune information .

In one embodiment, the fortune item may increase the ability element of the game character for a certain period of time, or may correspond to a game item that can be used in the progressing game. In another embodiment, the fortune item may correspond to an electronic amulet that can be overlaid on the screen of the ongoing game.

In one embodiment, the electronic amulet may be overlaid on the game character or a game item owned by the game character. In another embodiment, the electronic amulet may correspond to a game item that provides a game guide to the game character in the progressed game.

In one embodiment, the game guide may correspond to a probability of success for a specific mission by the game play or information about a game item upon completion of the specific mission.

In one embodiment, the step (c) includes the steps of scoring the received fortune information and transmitting the scored fortune information to the user terminal, so that the game may calculate the scouted fortune information to a capability element of the game character So as to reflect the result of the analysis. In one embodiment, the step (c) may further include causing the game to reflect the received fortune information to the acquisition element of the game item.

In one embodiment, the fortune information may be generated based on time information according to the connection of the user terminal and personal information registered by the user.

In one embodiment, the step (b) may re-receive the user's fortune information from the game fortune-telling server when the game character holds the fortune-telling replay item. In one embodiment, the step (b) includes the steps of scoring the fortune information re-received by the fortune-telling re-viewing item and the previously received fortune information, and determining whether the score of the re- And selecting the previously received fortune information when the score is lower than the score of the fortune information.

Among the embodiments, a recording medium storing a computer-readable game program may be configured to determine a fortune-telling information management unit for receiving fortune-telling information of a game character and a game character having a capability element, And a game character management unit for controlling the ability elements.

Among the embodiments, the game providing server includes a storage unit for storing a game program, and a game program transmission unit that is connectable with the user terminal through the Internet and transmits the stored game program. The game program includes a fortune information management unit for receiving fortune information of a game character, a game character management unit for determining a game character having a capability element, and controlling a capability element of the game character according to a fortune element of the game character.

In one embodiment, the server may further include an item management unit for managing items held by the game character.

In one embodiment, the management unit of the game character may increase the capability element of the game character for a specific period if the game character holds a fortune item. In another embodiment, the management unit of the game character may be configured such that when the score of the game character's fortune information is equal to or less than the capability element change threshold, if the game character holds the ability element weighted item, .

In one embodiment, the fortune-telling information management unit may re-receive the user's fortune information from the game fortune-telling server when the game character holds the fortune-telling viewing item. In another embodiment, the fortune-telling information management unit scales the fortune information re-received by the fortune-telling again item and the previously received fortune information, and the score of the fortune information re- If it is lower, it can select previously received fortune information.

In one embodiment, the fortune information may be generated based on time information according to the connection of the user terminal and personal information registered by the user.

The game providing method, the game providing server for executing the game providing method, and the recording medium storing the game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention can control the ability elements of the game character according to the fortune of the game character.

In addition, the game providing method, the game providing server executing the game providing method, and the recording medium storing the game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention can promote item sales by inducing purchase of fortune items related to the fortune information of the game character.

In addition, the game providing method, the game providing server for executing the game providing method, and the recording medium storing the game providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention can increase the ability of the game character for a specific period through the fortune- .

1 is a block diagram illustrating a game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a game program executed by the user terminal shown in FIG.
3 is a diagram illustrating an initial screen of a game program executed by the user terminal of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an entry screen of today's fortune menu performed in the user terminal of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are views illustrating a progress screen of today's fortune shown in FIG.
7 is a diagram illustrating a progress screen of a game program performed by the user terminal shown in FIG.
8 is a diagram illustrating an entry screen of a setup menu performed by the user terminal of FIG.
9 is a view illustrating an entry screen of a store menu performed by the user terminal of FIG.

The description of the present invention is merely an example for structural or functional explanation, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas. Also, the purpose or effect of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effect.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

The terms "first "," second ", and the like are intended to distinguish one element from another, and the scope of the right should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

In each step, the identification code (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) is used for convenience of explanation, the identification code does not describe the order of each step, Unless otherwise stated, it may occur differently from the stated order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.

The present invention can be embodied as computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium, and the computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices for storing data that can be read by a computer system . Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a game providing system 100 includes a user terminal 110, an Internet 120, a game providing server 130, and a game fortune providing server 140. The user terminal 110 is connected to the game providing server 130 through the Internet 120 and the game providing server 130 is connected to the game fortune providing server 140 through the Internet 120.

The user terminal 110 may correspond to a portable computing device, for example, the user terminal 110 may correspond to a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a tablet PC. The user terminal 110 may download the game program from the game providing server 130 and connect to the game providing server 130 to play the game.

The game providing server 130 may correspond to a computing device that can be connected to the user terminal 110 through the Internet 120 and provides the game program to the user terminal 110. [ Here, the game providing server 130 is not limited to a single computing device, and may be implemented as a plurality of computing devices capable of distributed processing.

The game program may be embodied as a computer-readable recording medium. Such a recording medium may be implemented in a carrier wave form as well as a physical form, as described above. Hereinafter, a process of providing the game program by the game providing server 130 will be described.

In one embodiment, the game providing server 130 may correspond to a server that distributes the game program. In this manner, once the game program is installed in the user terminal 110, the user terminal 110 can operate the game program regardless of the game providing server 130.

In another embodiment, the game providing server 130 may correspond to a server that continues to collaborate with the user terminal 110. In this manner, even after the game program is installed in the user terminal 110, the user terminal 110 can interlock with the game providing server 130 during the game execution process, (E.g., capability factors, etc.) of the user terminal 110 or to receive information about the user terminal 110 for purchasing a new item.

The game fortune providing server 140 may correspond to a computing device that can be connected to the game providing server 130 through the Internet 120 and provides the game fortune of the user to the game providing server 130.

Meanwhile, unlike FIG. 1, the game providing server 130 and the game fortune providing server 140 are not limited to the scope of the present invention, The fortune-telling server 140 may be implemented as one server of the fortune-telling information management unit 210. [

2 is a block diagram illustrating a game program executed by the user terminal shown in FIG.

2, the game program includes a fortune information management unit 210, a game character management unit 220, a level management unit 230, a game progress management unit 240, an item management unit 250, a display unit 260, 270).

The fortune information management unit 210 receives the fortune information from the game fortune providing server 140 and scales the fortune information. The game character management unit 220 can manage a capability element of the game character that proceeds the game in the game program. The level management unit 230 can manage the level elements of the game characters that are going to play the game in the game program.

The game progress management unit 240 can manage game progress in a game channel selected through a user operation among a plurality of game channels. The item management unit 250 can manage the items held by the game character.

The display unit 260 displays an execution process of the game program executed by the user terminal 110. The control unit 270 controls the fortune information managing unit 210, the game character managing unit 220, the level managing unit 230, the game progress managing unit 240, the item managing unit 250 and the display unit 260. Hereinafter, a game program provided by the game providing server 130 will be described with reference to Figs. 3 to 9. Fig.

3 is a diagram illustrating an initial screen of a game program executed by the user terminal of FIG.

2 and 3, the display unit 260 may display the user selection menu 310 before the game progresses if the game program 250 is executed by the user. On the other hand, the example of FIG. 3 is not intended to limit the scope of rights of the disclosed technology.

The user selection menu 310 includes a today's fortune menu 320 for confirming fortune information of a game character, a game start menu 330 for starting a game, a manual menu 340 for providing a usage manual, a game character 500 A setting menu 350 for setting the ability weighting factor of the item and a store menu 360 for item shopping. Hereinafter, FIGS. 4 to 6 illustrate the selection of today's fortune menu 320, FIG. 7 illustrates the game start menu 330 selected, FIG. FIG. 9 illustrates that the store menu 360 is selected by the user.

4 to 9 illustrate a game program 250 as a baseball game program for convenience of description, but do not limit the scope of the present invention. Unlike FIGS. 4 to 9, .

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an entry screen of today's fortune menu performed in the user terminal of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are views illustrating a progress screen of today's fortune shown in FIG.

2 and 4 to 6, the display unit 260 visually displays the user selection menu 400 when the menu of today's horoscopes 320 is selected by the user. The display unit 260 can visually display a screen on which the darts 440 are to be inserted at an arbitrary position when the user selects the start menu 410 in the user selection menu 400. [ Here, the information corresponding to the position where the dart is stuck may correspond to the fortune information of the game character. This fortune information may be generated on the basis of the time information according to the connection of the user terminal 110 and the personal information registered by the user.

The display unit 260 can visually display a screen in which the dart 440 is inserted again at an arbitrary position when the user selects the start menu 420 again. In one embodiment, the display portion 260 can visually display a screen where the darts 440 are re-inserted at an arbitrary position if the game character holds the fortune-telling information viewing item. In another embodiment, the display unit 260 does not visually display a screen where the game character is to be plugged in again unless it holds the fortune-telling information viewing item.

The display unit 260 visually displays a screen on which the scrolling information is scored when the user selects the scoring menu 430. FIG. For example, the display unit 260 can display the fortune information using graphs, numbers, and the like. The display unit 260 visually displays the fortune-telling summary 610 of the game character's fortune information. Here, the fortune generalization 610 includes fortune item information (e.g., item discount coupons) that leads to purchase of fortune items associated with fortune information. When the coupon receiving menu 620 is selected by the user, a store (not shown) in which an item can be purchased is visually generated.

7 is a diagram illustrating a progress screen of a game program performed by the user terminal shown in FIG.

2 and 7, the fortune-telling information management unit 210 may receive fortune information of the game character 700 and score the fortune-telling information. In one embodiment, the fortune-telling information management unit 210 may receive the fortune-telling information determined based on the personal information (for example, the date of birth) of the game character 700 and score the fortune-telling information.

The game character management unit 220 determines the game character 700 having the capability element 720. [ For example, the ability element 720 of the game character 700 may be the attack power, defense power, moving speed, etc. of the game character 700. This ability element 720 is influenced by today's fortune of the game character 700. In one embodiment, the competency element 720 may be reduced if the fortune information of the game character 700 is not good. In another embodiment, the competency element 720 may be increased by an item of the game character 700. This capability factor 720 can be increased or decreased by Equation (1) below.

[Equation 1]

? W (player) = 1 / C *? U (t)

ΔW (player): The amount of change of the ability element of the game character,

C: constant,

ΔU (Luck): Score change according to fortune

The game progress management unit 240 can manage game progress in a game channel selected through a user operation among a plurality of game channels. The plurality of channels are respectively set to execute games of different difficulty levels, and the game character 700 can only enter a channel corresponding to the level element 710 of the game character 700.

The item management unit 250 can manage the items held by the game character 700. [ The item held by the game character 700 can be displayed in the item list 630 on the game screen. In one embodiment, the fortune item 731 in the item list 630 may correspond to an electronic charm that can be overlaid on the game screen. An electronic amulet may correspond to a game item that provides a game guide to a game character in the game. The game guide may correspond to a probability of success for a specific mission by a game character or information about a game item according to completion of a specific mission.

The level management unit 230 increases the level element 710 of the game character 700 according to the number of games of the game character 700. [ In one embodiment, the level element may be increased by: < EMI ID = 2.0 >

&Quot; (2) "

? L (player) = C * S (count)

ΔL (player): Increase of the level element of the game character,

C: constant,

S (count): a step function defined in the game participation frequency of the game character

8 is a diagram illustrating an entry screen of a setup menu performed by the user terminal of FIG.

8, when the game program 250 is executed by the user, the display unit 260 visually displays the user selection menu 310 before the game progresses, and when the setting menu 350 is selected from the user selection menu 310 The player can visually display a screen 800 for setting the ability weighting factor of the game character 600. On the other hand, the example of Fig. 8 is not intended to limit the scope of rights of the disclosed technique.

9 is a view illustrating an entry screen of a store menu performed by the user terminal of FIG.

9, the display unit 260 visually displays the store 900 when the store menu 360 is selected by the user. The display unit 260 visually displays the paid item store 1000 when the paid item purchase menu 920 is selected by the user. Paid items include items that affect fortune items, fortune-telling items, and ability elements.

The fortune item may correspond to an item (e.g., 1010) that can increase the ability element of the game character for a specific period of time. The fortune-telling view item may correspond to an item (for example, 1020) for viewing the fortune of today if the fortune information of today is not good. An item that affects a competence element may correspond to an item that helps a game character to improve a competence element of the game character when worn. For example, an item can be a glove, a hat, and the like. This paid item store 1000 may be used to purchase items (e.g., shoes) into the cache 910.

The display unit 260 visually displays an item list (not shown) held by the game character when the My box menu 930 is selected by the user.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims It can be understood that

100: game providing system 110: user terminal
120: Internet 130: Game providing server
140: game fortune providing server 210: fortune information manager
220: Game character management unit 230: Level management unit
240: game progress management unit 250: item management unit
260: display unit 270:

Claims (20)

A game providing method performed by a game providing server in cooperation with a game fortune providing server,
(a) allowing access to a user terminal;
(b) receiving the user's fortune information from the game fortune-telling server and re-receiving the fortune information of the user from the game fortune-telling server if the game character holds the fortune-telling replay item;
(c) providing the user terminal with fortune-item information that directs purchase of fortune items associated with the received fortune-telling information; And
(d) causing the game to reflect the received fortune information to a capability element of the game character when the game progresses at the user terminal.
delete Claim 3 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1, wherein the fortune item
Wherein the game item is a game item that increases the capability factor of the game character during a specific period or corresponds to a game item that can be used in the progressed game.
Claim 4 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1, wherein the fortune item
Wherein the game is an electronic amulet that can be overlaid on the screen of the progressing game.
Claim 5 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the electronic amulet
Wherein the game character is overlaid on the game character or a game item owned by the game character.
Claim 6 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the electronic amulet
And providing a game guide to the game character in the progressed game.
Claim 7 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 7. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the game progress information corresponds to a probability of success for a specific mission by the game play or information about a game item for completion of the specific mission.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d)
Scoring the received fortune information; And
And transmitting the scored fortune information to the user terminal so that the game probabilistically reflects the scored fortune information to the capability element of the game character.
Claim 9 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d)
Further comprising the step of causing the game to reflect the received fortune information to the acquisition element of the game item.
Claim 10 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the time information is generated based on time information according to connection of the user terminal and personal information registered by the user.
delete 2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b)
Scoring the fortune information re-received by the fortune-telling item and the previously received fortune information; And
And selecting the previously received fortune information if the score of the re-received fortune information is lower than the score of previously received fortune information.
A recording medium storing a computer readable game program, the recording medium
Receiving the fortune information of the game character, and re-receiving the fortune information of the user when the game character holds the fortune-telling viewing item; And
Determining a game character having a capability element and controlling a capability element of the game character according to a fortune element of the game character.
A storage unit for storing a game program; And
And a game program transmitting unit capable of being connected to a user terminal via the Internet and transmitting the stored game program,
The game program
A fortune-telling information management unit for receiving the fortune information of the game character and re-receiving the fortune information of the user when the game character holds the fortune-telling replay item; And
And a game character management unit for determining a game character having the ability element and controlling the ability elements of the game character according to the fortune element of the game character.
Claim 15 is abandoned in the setting registration fee payment. 15. The method of claim 14,
Further comprising an item management unit for managing items held by the game character.
Claim 16 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 15. The game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the management unit
And increases the capability element of the game character for a specific period when the game character holds the fortune item.
15. The game apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the management unit
Wherein the score of the game character is equal to or less than a capability element change threshold but the capability element of the game character is maintained as the existing ability value if the game character holds the ability element weighted item.
delete Claim 19 is abandoned in setting registration fee. 15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the fortune-telling information management unit
The score information of the fortune information re-received by the fortune-telling item and the previously received fortune information are respectively scored. If the score of the fortune information re-received is lower than the score of the previously received fortune information, Wherein the game server further comprises:
Claim 20 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the fortune information
Wherein the information is generated based on time information according to connection of the user terminal and personal information registered by the user.

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