KR101403031B1 - Method for providing on-line game supporting trading function of resource information and game server thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an on-line game providing technology, and an on-line game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing online games through a network, which can be simultaneously connected to at least one game client, At least one character is performed in a game providing server capable of providing an online game in association with a virtual space in which a predetermined virtual resource is disposed. The method includes: (a) acquiring information on a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance from a position of the character for each of the at least one character to generate player character (PC) resource information; ) Collecting the generated at least one PC resource information and generating resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources disposed in the virtual space, and (c) And performing settlement for at least one character that has provided the PC resource information associated with at least a portion of the resource collection information provided in the remedy. According to the present invention, information on a resource can be generated and sold according to a movement of a character in an online game provided on the basis of a virtual space including a virtual resource, thereby making it possible to deal with information itself, There is an effect that resource collection can be made more efficient from the standpoint of the user.

Description

METHOD FOR PROVIDING ON-LINE GAME SUPPORTING TRADING FUNCTION OF RESOURCE INFORMATION AND GAME SERVER THEREOF,

The present invention relates to an online game providing technology, and more particularly, to an online game providing technique based on a virtual space including a virtual resource, in which information about a resource is generated and sold according to a movement of a character, The present invention relates to an online game providing method and a game providing server capable of making transactions on information itself and collecting resources more efficiently from a user's point of view.

With the development of computing devices and network environments, online-based games have been greatly developed. In this online-based game, users are differentiated from offline games that perform predetermined actions with respect to conventional programs in terms of mutual association, and they are rapidly developing.

In the early online games, there were many kinds of MORPG (Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). However, various kinds of online games are gradually being provided according to the expansion of network bandwidth and the development of computing devices.

In such an online game, the online game world is provided based on the online virtual space, and the user is configured to enjoy the online game contents by manipulating the virtual character in such a world.

These contents provide various contents based on virtual resources. For example, production contents such as collecting virtual minerals and smelting them to produce weapons or armor, collecting herbs, pumping them and manufacturing consumable potions are being applied variously as important contents of online games.

However, in order to acquire information on such a virtual resource, it is necessary to rely on the empirical aspect of the user or to search for the resource location information separately. .

In this application, information on resources is generated and sold according to a movement of a character in an online game provided on the basis of a virtual space including a virtual resource, thereby enabling transactions on information itself, And to provide online game provision technology that can more efficiently collect resources.

In addition, in the present application, resource information for each character is automatically generated in accordance with a movement line of a character, the resource information for each character is collected, and the accumulated value is integrated to improve the added value of the resource information. The present invention provides an online game providing technology that can activate resource information sales more automatically.

In addition, in the present application, when sales are made on the resource information generated by collecting the resource information for each character, a predetermined weight is given to the resource information for each character, which is the basis of the resource information, And to provide online game providing technology that can pursue fairness and activation of virtual transactions.

In an embodiment, an online game providing method may include connecting at least one game client through at least one game client at the same time, connecting at least one character operated by at least one connected game client to a virtual space Which is capable of providing an online game. The method includes: (a) acquiring information on a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance from a position of the character for each of the at least one character to generate player character (PC) resource information; ) Collecting the generated at least one PC resource information and generating resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources disposed in the virtual space, and (c) And performing settlement for at least one character that has provided the PC resource information associated with at least a portion of the resource collection information provided in the remedy.

In one embodiment, the step (a) includes the steps of: confirming a movement path on the virtual space of the character for each of the at least one character; determining whether the character exists within a predetermined distance about each coordinate forming the movement path Selecting the virtual resources, and generating the PC resource information including the location information of the selected virtual resources.

In one embodiment, the step (a) comprises: checking at least one game client's operation information for the at least one character; checking screen information set to be displayed to the at least one game client according to the operation information; Selecting virtual resources arranged in a screen displayed on the at least one game client, and generating the PC resource information including positional information on the selected virtual resources.

In one embodiment, the step (a) comprises the steps of: checking at least one game client's operation information for the at least one character; determining at least one virtual event in which the at least one character and the contact event Selecting the resources, and generating the PC resource information including at least one of the location information, the category information, and the quantity information for the selected virtual resources.

In one embodiment, the step (b) accumulates at least one PC resource information collected within the unit time by a preset predetermined unit time, generates resource collection information, and updates the generated resource collection information And storing the information on at least one character that has generated the at least one PC resource information in association with the resource collection information.

In one embodiment, the online game may be set such that at least one of the position, type, and quantity is arranged for each virtual time unit provided in the online game with respect to the virtual resource.

In one embodiment, the step (b) comprises: determining validity of a time point at which the resource collection information is generated for a virtual resource included in the generated at least one PC resource information; And generating the resource collection information by selecting only the determined virtual resources.

In one embodiment, the step (c) may include adding the generation time information or the price information of the resource collection information to the resource collection information, setting the information as sales target information, Providing resource collection information to a corresponding game client and subtracting a first amount corresponding to a price for the first resource collection information from a character associated with the game client and generating at least one And providing the first amount of money to at least one character providing the PC resource information of the first computer.

In one embodiment, the method may further include the step of (d) generating display information to be overlapped on the map screen of the corresponding game client and providing the collected information to the corresponding game client .

In one embodiment, the step (d) includes the steps of: confirming a current position of a character manipulated by the game client; acquiring information about a virtual resource located in an area organized in the same area as the current location in the resource collection information And generating display information so that information on the extracted virtual resources is overlaid on a map screen of the game client.

In an embodiment, an online game providing method may include connecting at least one game client through at least one game client at the same time, connecting at least one character operated by at least one connected game client to a virtual space Which is capable of providing an online game. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving information about a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance based on a position of the character, from at least one game client operating each of the at least one character; ) Generating player character (PC) resource information by adding information on the received virtual resource to the corresponding character, (c) collecting at least one generated PC resource information, (D) providing at least a portion of the generated resource collection information in response to a request from a game client, and allocating at least a part of the collected resource collection information Performing a settlement on at least one character that has provided at least some of the PC resource information associated therewith do.

In one embodiment, the online game is set such that at least one of a location, a type, and a quantity is arranged for each virtual time unit provided in the online game with respect to the virtual resource, and the step (c) Determining validity of a virtual resource included in at least one PC resource information with respect to a time point at which the resource collection information is generated; and generating a resource collection information by selecting only virtual resources determined to be valid as a result of the determination Step < / RTI >

In one embodiment, the step (d) may be performed on at least one character providing the corresponding PC resource information based on the number of virtual resources judged to be valid included in at least a part of the resource collection information provided as a charge to the game client And performing a settling operation.

In one embodiment, the online game providing method may further include: (e) generating display information to be overlapped on the map screen of the corresponding game client and providing the collected information to the corresponding game client.

In one embodiment, the step (e) includes the steps of: confirming a current position of a character manipulated by the game client; acquiring information about a virtual resource located in an area organized in the same area as the current position in the resource collection information And generating display information so that information on the extracted virtual resources is overlaid on a map screen of the game client.

Among the embodiments, the game providing server may connect at least one game client through the network at the same time and connect at least one character operated by the at least one game client connected to the virtual space, And can provide online games in association with them. The game providing server includes a game providing control unit, a PC resource information generating unit, and a resource information managing unit. The game provision control unit arranges a predetermined virtual resource in the virtual space to provide an online game. The PC (Player Character) resource information generating unit obtains information about virtual resources arranged within a predetermined distance from the position of the character for each of the at least one character to generate PC (Player Character) resource information. Wherein the resource information management unit collects the generated at least one PC resource information, generates resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources arranged in the virtual space, and stores at least a part of the generated resource collection information And performs sales settlement for at least one character that provides PC resource information associated with the sold and sold resource collection information.

In one embodiment, the PC resource information generation unit may identify at least one game client's operation information for the at least one character, and determine at least one virtual resource And generates the PC resource information including at least one of position information, type information, and quantity information for the selected virtual resources.

In one embodiment, the game provision control unit sets at least one of a position, a type, and a quantity to be arranged for each virtual time unit provided in the online game with respect to the virtual resource, and the resource information management unit sets It is possible to determine the validity of the virtual resource included in the at least one PC resource information with respect to the point of time at which the resource collection information is generated and to generate the resource collection information by selecting only the virtual resources determined to be valid.

In one embodiment, the game providing server checks the current position of a character manipulated by the game client, extracts information about a virtual resource located in an area organized in the same area as the current position in the resource collection information And generating a display information to be overlapped on the map screen of the corresponding game client.

Among the embodiments, the recording medium records a program for executing an online game providing method, the program being connectable to at least one game client at the same time through a network, and being operated by at least one game client connected thereto A program that can be run on a game providing server capable of providing an online game by associating at least one character with a virtual space in which a predetermined virtual resource is disposed, the program comprising: (a) (PC) resource information by acquiring information about a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance from the virtual space, (b) collecting the generated at least one PC resource information, A function of generating resource collection information for at least a part of resources, and (c) Providing at least a part of the generated resource collection information in response to a request from a client and performing settlement for at least one character providing PC resource information associated with at least a part of the collected resource collection information .

Among the embodiments, the recording medium records a program for executing an online game providing method, the program being connectable to at least one game client at the same time through a network, and being operated by at least one game client connected thereto A program that can be run on a game providing server capable of providing an online game by associating at least one character with a virtual space in which a predetermined virtual resource is disposed, the program comprising: (a) (B) receiving information about a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance based on the position of the character from the game client of the PC Player Character) function to generate resource information, (c) A function of collecting one PC resource information and generating resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources disposed in the virtual space; and (d) a function of collecting at least a part of the generated resource collection information And performing a settlement for at least one character that has provided PC resource information associated with at least a portion of the resource collection information provided in the remedy.

According to the present invention, information on a resource can be generated and sold according to a movement of a character in an online game provided on the basis of a virtual space including a virtual resource, thereby making it possible to deal with information itself, There is an effect that resource collection can be made more efficient from the standpoint of the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, the application generates resource information for each character automatically according to a movement line of a character, collects resource information for each character generated, and accumulates and integrates them to improve the added value of the resource information, So that the sales of the resource information can be more activated.

In addition, according to the present invention, when sales are made on the resource information generated by collecting the resource information for each character, a predetermined weight is given to the resource information for each character, which is the basis of the resource information, There is an effect that the fairness and activation of the virtual transaction of the transaction can be pursued.

1 is a reference diagram for explaining an online game providing server and a game client according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an online game providing server according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the PC resource information management unit of FIG. 2. FIG.
4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of an online game providing server according to the present invention.
5 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a game client according to an embodiment of the game providing server of FIG.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an online game providing method according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of the online game providing method according to the present invention.
8 is a reference view showing an example of a game providing screen of a game client according to the present invention.
9 is an enlarged reference view of an example of the identification number 820 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.

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.

The online game according to the present invention to be described below is directed to an online game in which at least one user can be connected to the game providing server 100 at the same time or at least at some point in time.

Also, the online game according to the present invention provides a game based on a virtual space, and predetermined resources can be provided on the virtual space. Therefore, the online game according to the present invention does not limit the kind of the online game genre if the resources can be used. For example, in addition to role-playing games such as Multi-play Online Role Play Game (MORPG) and Massively Multi-play Online Role Play Game (MMORPG), FPS Person Shooting), TPS (Third Person Shooting), and the like.

In the following description, the game client 200 installed in the user terminal as a subject on the user side will be collectively referred to. Therefore, a character controlled by the game client 200 in the online game may be broadly referred to as a game client 200, or an operation by a user may be broadly described as an input or function of the game client 200 have.

1 is a reference diagram for explaining an online game providing server and a game client according to the present invention.

The online game providing server 100 (hereinafter referred to as a game providing server) can simultaneously provide an online game in cooperation with at least one game client 200 through an online network environment. The game providing system 100 can perform at least a part of real-time data exchange with a plurality of game clients 200 to provide an online game.

The online game providing server 100 can reflect an operation on a predetermined character with respect to the virtual space and can express the virtual space as a moving character to provide an online game. The online game providing server 100 can provide predetermined virtual resources in a virtual space.

The game providing server 100 will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG.

The game client 200 is a game providing means that can be driven in the user terminal 300. The user terminal 300 is a terminal having a central processing unit and a memory device, such as a PC, a tablet PC, a smart phone and the like.

The game client 200 can access or maintain communication with the online game providing system 100 and can provide online games to the user.

The game client 200 can provide the information input from the user to the game providing system 100 and can drive the user side content of the online game based on the data received from the game providing system 100 . For example, the predetermined rendering data may be stored in the game client 200, and the rendering data stored in the information received from the game providing system 100 may be reflected and displayed to provide the user with an online game have.

According to the embodiment, the game client 200 may load at least a part of the game engine for driving the game. For example, at least some of the predetermined operations required to provide an online game may be performed in the game client 200 for quick processing. In such an embodiment, the game client 200 may provide the calculated result of the game engine itself to the game providing system 100.

The game client 200 and the user terminal 300 will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an online game providing server according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a PC resource information managing unit of FIG. Hereinafter, one embodiment of the game providing server will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

The game providing server 100 includes a communication unit 110, a game engine 120, a game providing control unit 130, a game information database 140, a PC (Player Character) resource information generating unit 150, and a resource information managing unit 160 ). In one embodiment, the game providing server 100 may further include a resource information display 170.

The communication unit 110 may set or maintain a communication environment for data communication with the game client 200 under the control of the game provision control unit 150. [

The game engine 120, as a configuration for driving the game, can interwork with the game client 200 to provide an online game to the user. The game engine 120 may have a predetermined physical engine function to reflect the physical characteristics and provide the motion of the character. Here, although the game engine 120 is described as being separate from the game providing control unit 150, at least a part of the game engine 120 may be implemented as one function of the game providing control unit 150 according to the embodiment.

The game providing control unit 130 may control the other components of the game providing system 100 to provide an online game.

The game providing control unit 130 may provide an online game based on a character operable by the game client 200 in the virtual space.

In one embodiment, the game provision control unit 130 may provide online games by correlating a plurality of game clients 200. For example, the game provision control unit 130 may set up a plurality of characters operated by a plurality of game clients as mutually-friendly parties to provide an online game.

The game providing control unit 130 may provide an online game based on the virtual space, and the virtual space may be expressed as a predetermined coordinate (e.g., two-dimensional or three-dimensional coordinate).

The game provision control unit 130 may provide an online game by arranging predetermined virtual resources in the virtual space. For example, the game provision control unit 130 may allocate virtual resources to specific coordinates (or a coordinate range) on a coordinate represented by a virtual space.

In one embodiment, the game provision control unit 130 may assign virtual resources with a certain degree of variability. For example, the game provision control unit 130 may set at least one of a position, a type, and a quantity to be arranged for each virtual time unit provided in an online game with respect to a virtual resource.

In one embodiment, the game provision control unit 130 may store information about the virtual space and the virtual resources in the game information database 140.

The game information database 140 may store predetermined game information necessary for providing an online game.

In one embodiment, the game information database 140 may store information about the virtual space. For example, coordinate information for the virtual space, terrain information, and the like can be stored.

In one embodiment, the game information database 140 may store information about virtual resources. Here, the information about the virtual resources may include resource collection information generated by (i) PC resource information generated by each game client 200 or (ii) at least a part of PC resource information.

The PC resource information generating unit 150 can generate PC resource information for each of at least one character by acquiring information on virtual resources arranged within a predetermined distance from the position of the character.

In one embodiment, the PC resource information generating unit 150 may generate PC resource information by checking a virtual resource within a predetermined distance based on a character's movement path. For example, the PC resource information generation unit 150 identifies the movement path on the virtual space of the character for each of the at least one character, and stores the virtual resources existing within a predetermined distance centering on each coordinate forming the movement path Can be selected. The PC resource information generating unit 150 may generate PC resource information including location information on the selected virtual resources.

In one embodiment, the PC resource information generation unit 150 can generate PC resource information based on operation information of the game client. For example, the PC resource information generation unit 150 may check the operation information of at least one game client for at least one character, and check the screen information set to be displayed to at least one game client according to the operation information . The PC resource information generation unit 150 may select virtual resources disposed in the screen displayed to at least one game client and generate PC resource information including positional information on the selected virtual resources. The present embodiment generates PC resource information including only resources existing in the screen displayed to the user by the game client, so that it is possible to provide the user with a more realistic sense of the progress of the game.

In one embodiment, the PC resource information generating unit 150 may generate PC resource information including a variety of information about virtual resources determined to be directly contacted by the character. For example, the PC resource information generation unit 150 may check the operation information of at least one game client with respect to at least one character, and may determine at least one virtual resource Can be selected. The PC resource information generating unit 150 may generate PC resource information including at least one of location information, type information, and quantity information for the selected virtual resource.

In one embodiment, the PC resource information generator 150 determines whether the character satisfies a predetermined condition for collecting PC resource information, and if satisfied, the PC resource information generator 150 combines the above- Lt; / RTI > For example, when collecting more than a predetermined number of times for virtual resource A, PC resource information can be generated by acquiring information about virtual resource A around the character position. In another example, it is possible to check whether a virtual resource search item is included, and if so, PC resource information for the character can be generated.

The resource information management unit 160 may collect at least one PC resource information and generate resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources arranged in the virtual space.

In one embodiment, the resource information management unit 160 may accumulate at least one PC resource information for each unit time. For example, the resource information management unit 160 cumulatively collects at least one PC resource information collected within the unit time by a predetermined unit time, generates resource collection information, and updates the generated resource collection information And may store information on at least one character that has generated at least one PC resource information in association with the resource collection information.

In one embodiment, the resource information management unit 160 can generate the resource collection information by judging the validity of the corresponding resource information with respect to the collected PC resource information. For example, the resource information management unit 160 can determine the validity of the virtual resource included in the generated at least one PC resource information, with respect to the time at which the resource collection information is generated. As a result of the determination, the resource information management unit 160 may select only the virtual resources that are determined to be valid and generate resource collection information.

The resource information management unit 160 may sell the resource collection information in an idle state and perform the settlement for at least one character that provides the PC resource information associated with at least a part of the resource collection information provided as the remedy.

In one embodiment, the resource information management unit 160 may generate sales object information based on the list of resource collection information, and may perform sales and settlement based on the generated sales object information. For example, the resource information management unit 160 can add the generation time information or the price information of the resource collection information to the resource collection information, and can catalog the resource collection information as sales target information. The resource information management unit 160 provides the first resource collection information requested to be purchased from the game client (purchasing game client) to the corresponding game client and transmits the first amount corresponding to the price for the first resource collection information to the corresponding purchase game client Can be deducted from the associated character. The resource information management unit 160 may provide the first amount of money for at least one character that provided at least one PC resource information required to generate the first resource collection information.

In one embodiment, the resource information management unit 160 may include a resource information collection module 161, an information sales management module 162, and a profit distribution management module 163.

The resource information collection module 161 can generate resource collection information from PC resource information by combining at least one of the above-described embodiments or a combination thereof.

The information sales management module 162 can manage transactions for the generated resource collection information. For example, the information sales management module 162 may calculate a price for the generated resource collection information and provide a list thereof.

In one embodiment, the information sales management module 162 may check the validity of the resource collection information and calculate the price of the information. For example, the information sales management module 162 may determine the currentness of the generation time of the resource collection information with respect to the current time, estimate the price of the resource collection information, or reassign the price per unit time .

The profit distribution management module 163 may distribute the revenues obtained from the sold resource collection information. For example, the profit distribution management module 163 confirms the PC resource information used to generate the sold resource collection information, assigns a collecting weight to at least one character that has generated the PC resource information, You can distribute the revenues by reflecting the weights.

The resource information display unit 170 may generate display information so as to overlay the resource collection information provided in the form of money on the map screen of the corresponding purchasing game client.

In one embodiment, the resource information display unit 170 can grasp the current position of the character and display only the resource information near the current position. For example, the resource information display unit 170 confirms the current position of a character manipulated by the purchasing game client, and extracts information about a virtual resource located in an area organized in the same area as the current position in the resource collection information can do. The resource information display unit 170 can generate the display information so that the information about the extracted virtual resources is overlaid on the map screen of the purchasing game client.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of an online game providing server according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a game client according to an embodiment of the game providing server of FIG.

Another embodiment shown in Figs. 4 to 5 relates to an embodiment in which PC resource information is generated on the side of a game client, among the embodiments of Figs. 2 to 3. Fig. 2 to 3, a person skilled in the art will not be described in detail on the basis of the above description with reference to Figs. 2 to 3, The description will be clearly understood.

Referring to FIG. 5, the game client 200 may provide an online game directly to a user based on the user terminal 300. FIG.

The user terminal 300 may include a communication unit 310, a memory unit 320, an input unit 330, an output unit 340, and a control unit 350.

The communication unit 310 can form a communication environment with the game providing server 100. [

The memory unit 320 may store predetermined data in an active or inactive state.

The input unit 330 may receive a user input and provide the input to the control unit 350 and the output unit 340 may output a predetermined screen or sound under the control of the control unit 350.

The control unit 350 can provide resources of the user terminal 300 in cooperation with the game client 200. [

The game client 200 may include a communication module 210, a game control module 220, a resource search module 230, and a rendering module 240.

The communication module 210 can establish or maintain a communication environment by interlocking with the communication unit 310.

The game control module 220 can control the operation of the online game in cooperation with other components of the game client 200 or the control unit 350. [

The resource search module 230 may generate information on virtual resources disposed within a predetermined distance based on the position of the character operated by the game client 200. [ For this, the game client 200 may directly store information on the virtual map and the virtual resource. In the case of this embodiment, since the PC resource information is generated in each terminal, the load on the server side can be dispersed.

The rendering module 240 can perform rendering by applying predetermined graphic data under the control of the game control module 220. [

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the online game providing method will be described with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG. In the description of the various embodiments of the online game providing method described below, the contents corresponding to those described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 5 will not be described in duplicate, but a person skilled in the art will understand from the above- Various embodiments of the method for providing an online game will be more clearly understood.

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

6, the game providing server 100 may acquire information about virtual resources disposed within a predetermined distance from the position of the character, for each of at least one character, To generate PC (Player Character) resource information (step S610).

The game providing server 100 may collect the generated at least one PC resource information and generate resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources arranged in the virtual space (step S620).

Upon receipt of the purchase request from the purchase game client (step S630), the game providing server 100 provides at least a part of the generated resource collection information in the form of money, and stores the PC resource information associated with at least a part of the resource collection information And performs the settlement on at least one of the provided characters (step S640).

In one embodiment of the step S610, the game providing server 100 confirms the movement route on the virtual space of the character for each of at least one character, Virtual resources can be selected. The game providing server 100 may generate PC resource information including location information on the selected virtual resources.

In one embodiment of the step S610, the game providing server 100 confirms the operation information of at least one game client with respect to at least one character, and displays screen information set to be displayed to at least one game client in accordance with the operation information And can select the virtual resources arranged in the screen displayed to at least one game client. The game providing server 100 may generate PC resource information including location information on the selected virtual resources.

In one embodiment of the step S610, the game providing server 100 confirms at least one game client's operation information on at least one character, and according to the operation information, at least one character and at least one Virtual resources can be selected. The game providing server 100 may generate PC resource information including at least one of location information, type information, and quantity information for the selected virtual resources.

In one embodiment of step S620, the game providing server 100 cumulatively collects at least one PC resource information collected within the unit time by predetermined predetermined unit time to generate resource collection information, The collection information can be updated. The game providing server 100 may store information on at least one character that has generated at least one PC resource information in association with the resource collection information.

In one embodiment, the game providing server 100 may set at least one of a location, a type, and a quantity to be arranged for each virtual time unit provided in the online game with respect to the virtual resource, In the embodiment, the game providing server 100 determines the validity of the virtual resource included in the generated at least one PC resource information with respect to the time of generating the resource collection information, and stores only the virtual resources determined as valid The resource collection information can be selectively generated.

In one embodiment of steps S630 to S640, the game providing server 100 adds the generation time information or the price information of the resource collection information to the resource collection information, sets the information as sales target information, The first resource collection information requested to be purchased may be provided to the corresponding purchased game client and the first amount corresponding to the price for the first resource collection information may be deducted from the character associated with the purchased game client. The game providing server 100 may provide and settle the first amount of money for at least one character that provided at least one PC resource information required to generate the first resource collection information.

In one embodiment, the game providing server 100 may generate display information to be overlaid on the map screen of the corresponding game client and provide the collected information to the corresponding game client.

Here, the game providing server 100 can check the current position of the character operated by the game client, and extract information about the virtual resource located in the region that is the same as the current location in the resource collection information . The game providing server 100 may generate and provide display information so that information about the extracted virtual resources is overlaid on the map screen of the game client.

7 is a flowchart for explaining another embodiment of the online game providing method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, in another embodiment of the online game providing method, at least one game client operating each of the at least one character is assigned to a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance based on the position of the character (Yes in step S710), the game providing server 100 can generate PC (Player Character) resource information by adding information on the received virtual resource to the character information S720).

The game providing server 100 may collect the generated at least one PC resource information and generate resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources arranged in the virtual space (step S730)

When receiving the purchase request from the purchasing game client (step S740, YES), the game providing server 100 provides at least a part of the generated resource collection information as a prize and acquires a PC resource associated with at least a part of the collected resource information The settlement can be performed on at least one character that provided the information (step S750).

In one embodiment, the game providing server 100 may be configured such that at least one of the position, type, and quantity is arranged differently for each virtual time unit provided in the online game with respect to the virtual resource, and in one embodiment The game providing server 100 determines the validity of the time at which the resource collection information is generated with respect to the virtual resources included in the generated at least one PC resource information and selects only the virtual resources determined to be valid as a result of the determination Resource collection information can be generated.

In one embodiment of the step S750, the game providing server 100 transmits at least a part of at least a part of the resource collection information provided for the game client, which provides the corresponding PC resource information based on the number of virtual resources judged to be valid You can perform settlement on one character.

In one embodiment, the game providing server 100 may generate and provide display information so that the resource collection information provided in an overlay is overlaid on the map screen of the corresponding purchasing game client.

Here, the game providing server 100 can confirm the current position of the character operated by the game client, and extract information about the virtual resource located in the region organized in the same area as the current position in the resource collection information have. The game providing server 100 may generate the display information so that information about the extracted virtual resources is overlaid on the map screen of the purchasing game client.

FIG. 8 is a reference view showing an example of a screen for providing a route according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a reference view showing an example of a game providing screen of a game client according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged reference view of an example of the identification number 820 of FIG.

In FIG. 8, the identification number 810 indicates the overall map for the online game, and the identification number 820 indicates the detailed map of the area where the character currently exists.

In one embodiment, the resource collection information may be displayed in a detailed map for the current area.

The identification number 830 is indicative of a resource currently displayed on the screen, and it can be known that a predetermined resource exists behind the character.

In FIG. 9, the identification number 910 indicates the position of the character, and the distribution status of each resource on the map can be confirmed as shown in the figure.

According to the embodiment, when the mouse pointer is positioned or clicked on a corresponding resource, an information interface for additionally providing information on effective information (e.g., time, number, type) of the corresponding resource may be provided.

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

100: Game providing server
110: communication unit 120: game engine
130: game provision control unit 140: rpdla information database
150: PC resource information generating unit 160: Resource information managing unit
170: Resource information database 180: Resource information display unit
200: Game Client
210: communication module 220: game control module
230: Resource search module 240: Rendering module
300: user terminal
310: communication unit 320: memory unit
330: input unit 340: output unit
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Claims (21)

At least one character that can be concurrently connected to at least one game client through a network and each operated by at least one game client connected to the virtual space is capable of providing an online game in association with a virtual space in which a predetermined virtual resource is disposed An online game providing method performed by a game providing server,
(a) acquiring, for each of the at least one character, information about a virtual resource arranged within a predetermined distance from a position of the character, and generating PC (Player Character) resource information;
(b) collecting the generated at least one PC resource information and generating resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources disposed in the virtual space; And
(c) providing at least a part of the generated resource collection information in response to a request from the game client, and performing settlement for at least one character providing PC resource information associated with at least a part of the resource collection information ; The method comprising the steps of:
The method of claim 1, wherein step (a)
Confirming a movement path of the character in the virtual space for each of the at least one character;
Selecting virtual resources existing within a predetermined distance around each coordinate forming the movement path; And
Generating PC resource information including location information on the selected virtual resources
The method of claim 1,
Claim 3 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a)
Identifying at least one game client's operational information for the at least one character;
Selecting virtual resources arranged in a screen displayed on the at least one game client by checking screen information set to be displayed to the at least one game client according to the operation information; And
Generating PC resource information including location information on the selected virtual resources;
The method of claim 1,
Claim 4 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a)
Identifying at least one game client's operational information for the at least one character;
Selecting at least one virtual resource in which a contact event has occurred with the at least one character according to the operation information; And
Generating the PC resource information including at least one of location information, type information, and quantity information for the selected virtual resource;
The method of claim 1,
Claim 5 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b)
Accumulating at least one PC resource information collected within the unit time for each predetermined unit time, generating resource collection information and updating the generated resource collection information; And
Storing information on at least one character that has generated at least one PC resource information in association with the resource collection information;
The method of claim 1,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the online game
At least one of a position, a kind and a quantity arranged for each virtual time unit provided in the online game with respect to the virtual resource
The method comprising the steps of:
7. The method of claim 6, wherein step (b)
Determining validity with respect to a virtual resource included in the generated at least one PC resource information with respect to a time at which the resource collection information is generated (a time point at which the resource collection information is generated is a location, Determining validity based on whether or not at least one of the quantities is set differently; And
Selecting only the virtual resources determined to be valid as a result of the determination, and generating the resource collection information;
The method of claim 1,
Claim 8 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein step (c)
Adding generation time information or price information of the resource collection information to the resource collection information, cataloging the resource collection information, and setting the information as sales object information;
Providing the first resource collection information requested by the game client to the corresponding game client and subtracting a first amount corresponding to the price of the first resource collection information from a character associated with the game client; And
Providing the first amount of money to at least one character providing at least one PC resource information required to generate the first resource collection information
The method of claim 1,
Claim 9 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 2. The method according to claim 1,
(d) generating display information for overlaying the collected resource collection information on a guidance screen of a corresponding game client and providing the generated display information to the corresponding game client;
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
Claim 10 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein step (d)
Confirming a current position of a character operated by the game client;
Extracting information on a virtual resource located in an area that is the same as the current location in the resource collection information; And
Generating display information so that information about the extracted virtual resources is overlaid on a map screen of the game client;
The method of claim 1,
At least one character that can be concurrently connected to at least one game client through a network and each operated by at least one game client connected to the virtual space is capable of providing an online game in association with a virtual space in which a predetermined virtual resource is disposed An online game providing method performed by a game providing server,
(a) receiving, from the at least one game client operating each of the at least one character, information on a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance based on the position of the character;
(b) generating player character (PC) resource information by adding information on the received virtual resource to the character information;
(c) collecting the generated at least one PC resource information to generate resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources disposed in the virtual space; And
(d) providing at least a portion of the generated resource collection information in response to a request from the game client, and performing settlement for at least one character providing PC resource information associated with at least a part of the resource collection information ;
The method comprising the steps of:
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the online game
At least one of a position, a type, and a quantity arranged for each virtual time unit provided in the online game with respect to the virtual resource is set to be different,
The step (c)
Determining validity with respect to a virtual resource included in the generated at least one PC resource information with respect to a time at which the resource collection information is generated (a time point at which the resource collection information is generated is a location, Determining validity based on whether or not at least one of the quantities is set differently; And
Selecting only the virtual resources determined to be valid as a result of the determination, and generating the resource collection information;
The method of claim 1,
Claim 13 has been abandoned due to the set registration fee. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein step (d)
Performing settlement for at least one character providing the corresponding PC resource information on the basis of a quantity of virtual resources determined to be valid included in at least a part of the resource collection information provided as a prize to the game client;
The method of claim 1,
Claim 14 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 12. The method according to claim 11,
(e) generating display information for overlaying the collected resource collection information on the map screen of the corresponding game client and providing the generated display information to the corresponding game client;
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
Claim 15 is abandoned in the setting registration fee payment. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein step (e)
Confirming a current position of a character operated by the game client;
Extracting information on a virtual resource located in an area that is the same as the current location in the resource collection information; And
Generating display information so that information about the extracted virtual resources is overlaid on a map screen of the game client;
The method of claim 1,
At least one character that can be concurrently connected to at least one game client through a network and each operated by at least one game client connected to the virtual space is capable of providing an online game in association with a virtual space in which a predetermined virtual resource is disposed In a game providing server,
A game provision control unit for providing an online game by arranging predetermined virtual resources in the virtual space;
A PC (Player Character) resource information generation unit for acquiring information on virtual resources arranged within a predetermined distance from the position of the character, and generating PC (Player Character) resource information for each of the at least one character; And
Collects at least one generated PC resource information, generates resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources arranged in the virtual space, sells at least a part of the generated resource collection information for a fee, A resource information management unit for performing sales settlement for at least one character providing PC resource information associated with the collection information;
And a game server.
Claim 17 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 16, wherein the PC resource information generation unit
The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying at least one game client's operation information for the at least one character, selecting at least one virtual resource for which a contact event has occurred with the at least one character in accordance with the operation information, Generating the PC resource information including at least one of information, category information, and quantity information
Wherein the game server comprises:
Claim 18 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 17. The game apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the game providing control unit
And setting at least one of a position, a type, and a quantity to be arranged for each virtual time unit provided in the online game with respect to the virtual resource,
The resource information management unit
Determining validity with respect to a virtual resource included in the generated at least one PC resource information with respect to a time at which the resource collection information is generated (a time point at which the resource collection information is generated is a location, The validity is judged based on whether or not at least one of the quantities is set differently), and generates the resource collection information by selecting only the virtual resources judged to be valid
Wherein the game server comprises:
Claim 19 is abandoned in setting registration fee. The game apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the game providing server
The information on a virtual resource located in an area organized in the same area as the current location is extracted from the resource collection information and overlapped on the map screen of the corresponding game client A display unit for displaying the display information;
Further comprising: a server for providing the game to the server;
A recording medium on which a program for executing an online game providing method is recorded,
The program may be concurrently connected to at least one game client through a network, and at least one character manipulated by at least one game client connected may be associated with a virtual space in which a predetermined virtual resource is disposed to provide an online game As a program that can be run on a game providing server that can be played,
(a) acquiring information about a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance from a position of the character for each of the at least one character to generate player character (PC) resource information;
(b) collecting the generated at least one PC resource information to generate resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources disposed in the virtual space; And
(c) providing at least a part of the generated resource collection information in response to a request from the game client, and performing settlement for at least one character providing PC resource information associated with at least a part of the resource collection information Function to perform;
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
Claim 21 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. A recording medium on which a program for executing an online game providing method is recorded,
The program may be concurrently connected to at least one game client through a network, and at least one character manipulated by at least one game client connected may be associated with a virtual space in which a predetermined virtual resource is disposed to provide an online game As a program that can be run on a game providing server that can be played,
(a) receiving, from the at least one game client operating each of the at least one character, information on a virtual resource disposed within a predetermined distance based on a position of the character;
(b) a function of generating Player Character (PC) resource information by adding information on the received virtual resource to the character information;
(c) collecting the generated at least one PC resource information to generate resource collection information for at least a part of the virtual resources disposed in the virtual space; And
(d) providing at least a portion of the generated resource collection information in response to a request from the game client, and performing settlement for at least one character providing PC resource information associated with at least a part of the resource collection information Function to perform;
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

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