KR101406953B1 - Internet game service system capable of quick generating and entering game rooms and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an Internet game service in which a user can create and enter a game room matched with a desired admission mode, thereby making it possible to increase game interest. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an Internet game service method capable of fast room creation and entry, comprising: a game server having a plurality of channels and providing a game service; and a plurality of user terminals connected to the game server through the Internet Wherein one or more of the user terminals are connected to the game server by driving a game client program; selecting one of one or more entry conditions provided by the game server; The method comprising the steps of: retrieving a plurality of game rooms on the game server according to the entry condition; entering a game room if there is a game room matched with the selected entry condition; if there is no game room matched to the selected entry condition, A step of creating and entering a game room, Characterized in that it includes a step in which the game begins, the game room in the position.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an Internet game service system,

The present invention relates to an Internet game service system and method capable of rapid room generation and entry, and a recording medium therefor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for selecting a desired mode in a mode selection step prepared in a lobby of an Internet game system, It searches for a room, enters a room immediately, and if there is no room that meets the conditions, it automatically creates a room and enters the room.

An Internet game (or an online game) is a game in which a computer can be connected to an external system via a network and is often referred to as a MUD (Multiple User Dungeon) game or a MUG (Multiple User Graphic) do. With the development of the Internet, a predetermined program is installed in the hard disk drive as an active game, and the game is accessed in real time with other people by connecting to the server. A variety of games have been developed along with the development of network and graphic technologies, and in recent years, a variety of games have been commercialized so that a large number of users can simultaneously access and enjoy games on the internet.

Internet games are advantageous in that they can prevent unauthorized use because they can manage access as compared to packaged software programs, and users are enjoying Internet games with the charm of being able to play games with anonymous users on the Internet . Therefore, the size of the game market is getting bigger, and it is getting bigger than the movie and music market in recent years. Accordingly, a variety of marketing is being performed using the items used in the game, such as earning participation tickets through internet games.

In order for users to play a game through the Internet game service, the user accesses a server providing the game service, and selects a game to be performed through a web page provided by the server. The server then provides the user with a game client that can use the game. When the game client provided by the user's computer is executed, a game lobby screen is displayed. When the user selects a specific channel from the list of channels displayed on the lobby screen, a list of game rooms belonging to the selected channel is displayed. When a user selects one of the game rooms displayed on his computer and enters the game room or directly creates a new game room, the server performs a game with the other user in the game room entered or created by the user The game screen is displayed so that it can be done.

At this time, the user does not know the members of the game room before entering the game rooms created in each of the plurality of channels. In some cases, a room name is set in advance through a pre-charge between users, but this is not a function provided by the game itself, but can be seen as a case where users mutually negotiate outside the game.

Therefore, in the case of performing a game, users can not grasp other members to perform the game together before entering the respective game rooms. Therefore, the users can identify the members of the game room after entering the respective rooms, Determine whether or not to play the game. If the user is not satisfied with the currently selected game room, the user leaves the current game room and selects another game room or opens a game room directly. Thus, when the user moves the game room repeatedly, the load on the game system is unnecessarily increased.

Also, even when a user directly creates a game room, there is a case where the members who enter the generated game room are not satisfied, and a case where the user who opens the room leaves the room is also issued. In this case, since the creation and destruction of the game room are repeated, the load on the game system is increased more than when the user moves the game room. However, the biggest disadvantage is that frequent game movements reduce the actual game execution time and cause less interest in the game.

Accordingly, in the game lobby, a user selects a desired entrance mode, searches for a game room matching the condition in the entry mode, enters the game room directly if the room exists, and automatically creates a game room if there is no room, Since the channel server and the game room selection step are omitted, the user can perform the game quickly without repeatedly entering and exiting the game room unnecessarily, thereby increasing the pure game time of the user and increasing the concentration of the game Which is an Internet game service system.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an Internet game service method capable of fast room creation and admission, wherein one or more user terminals drive a game client program to provide a game service with a plurality of channels Selecting one of a plurality of entry conditions provided by the game server in the game client program, searching a plurality of game rooms on the game server according to the selected entry condition, Entering a matched game room if there is a game room matched with the selected entry condition, creating a new game room and entering the game room if there is no game room matched with the selected entry condition, The method comprising the steps of: It shall be.

Wherein the step of selecting one of the entry conditions includes displaying a lobby screen provided by the game server on the user terminal, selecting one entry condition among a plurality of entry conditions displayed on the lobby screen of the user terminal, And requesting, by the user terminal, a matching search corresponding to the selected entry condition to the game server.

The selecting of the one entry condition preferably selects a team condition mode for searching a game room in which a user designated by the user as a team member is entered from among a plurality of users registered in the game server.

Wherein the step of selecting one entry condition comprises selecting a level condition mode for searching a game room in which a user who is at the same level or within a specified range as the level of the user among a plurality of users registered in the game server desirable.

Wherein the step of selecting one entry condition comprises selecting a recent relative condition mode for searching for a game room in which the user most recently performed the game together with the user among the plurality of users registered in the game server desirable.

The selecting of the one entry condition preferably selects a winning condition mode for searching a game room in which a user having a winning rate within a specified range from the winning ratio of the user among a plurality of users registered in the game server is admitted Do.

The selecting of the one entry condition may include selecting a user condition mode for searching for a game room in which a user corresponding to a user condition preset by the user is located.

Preferably, the user condition mode is set by combining one or more of the plurality of entry conditions.

Wherein the step of entering into the matched game room comprises the steps of: determining the number of the matched game rooms; immediately entering the matched game room if the number of the matched game rooms is one, And entering a game room of one of the plurality of game rooms matched in accordance with a predetermined method if the plurality of game rooms are provided.

The step of entering a game room of one of the plurality of matched game rooms may enter a game room included in a channel having the lowest load among a plurality of channels of the game server among the plurality of matched game rooms.

The step of entering a game room of one of the plurality of matching game rooms may enter a game room matching the remaining entry conditions except for the selected entry condition among the matched plural game rooms.

Wherein the step of entering into one of the plurality of matched game rooms comprises the steps of displaying the matched plurality of game rooms on the user terminal, selecting one of the plurality of displayed game rooms, And entering the selected game room.

The step of creating and entering the new game room comprises the steps of creating a game room with a random name, applying the selected entry condition as an attribute of the game room, designating the user as the owner of the new game room, And modifying the name and the attribute of the new game room.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an Internet game service system capable of fast room generation and entry according to an embodiment of the present invention, which provides a game service by providing a plurality of channels each capable of generating a plurality of game rooms, A game server for providing a lobby screen including a list of entry conditions for selecting one of the game rooms, and a game server for accessing the game server via the Internet and providing the game service provided by the game server to the user And a plurality of user terminals installed in the game client program and displaying the lobby screen and transmitting the entry condition selected from the user to the game server in the entry condition list, The game room matching the entry condition is searched, If the matching game room exists, the game client program is connected to the matched game room, and if the matched game room does not exist, a new game room is created so that the game client program is connected to the generated game room, .

Wherein the game server provides the web page accessible to the plurality of user terminals on the Internet, performs the lobby screen with the plurality of connected user terminals, Receiving the selected entry condition from the one or more web servers, searching for a channel and a game room matching the selected entry condition, transmitting information of the matched game room to the user terminal, One or more channel servers requesting to create a game room, and one or more channel servers in response to the matched game room information transmitted from the one or more channel servers, Allowing the connection, To create a new game room in response to the room generation request is preferably provided with one or more gaming servers that allow connection of the game client program of the user terminal with the generated game room.

Wherein the entry condition list includes a team condition mode for searching a game room entered by a user designated as a team member by a user among a plurality of users registered in the game server, A level condition mode for searching a game room having a level equal to or within a specified range from a level entered by a user who has played a game most recently with the user among a plurality of users registered in the game server A latest relative condition mode for searching a game room and a winning condition mode for searching a game room in which a user having a winning rate within a specified range from a winning rate of the user among a plurality of users registered in the game server is entered .

The entry condition list may further include a user condition mode for searching a game room entered by a user corresponding to a user condition preset by the user, and a manual mode for allowing the user to directly select the channel and the game room .

If the number of the matched game rooms is one, the game server transmits information of the matched game room to the user terminal so that the user terminal is immediately connected to the game executing server having the matched game room .

Wherein the game server selects one game room among a plurality of game rooms matched according to the predetermined method if the number of the matched game rooms is plural and transmits information of the matched and selected game room to the user terminal, The user terminal is immediately connected to the game execution server having the matched and selected game room.

Therefore, in the Internet game service system and method and the recording medium therefor according to the present invention, the user can select an admission mode desired by the user in the game lobby, and if there is a room in the admission mode, The user directly enters the searched game room, and if there is no room, the game room is automatically created, thereby omitting the channel server and the game room selection step. Accordingly, the user can quickly perform the game without unnecessarily entering and exiting the game room, thereby increasing the pure game time of the user and increasing the concentration of the game. In addition, unnecessary game room movements, room creation and deletion processes are reduced, and the load of the game system can be greatly reduced.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an Internet game service method capable of fast room creation and entry according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart detailing the client execution step of FIG. 1. FIG.
Figure 3 shows an example of a user approval procedure.
4 shows a process of downloading the game client program.
5 shows the installation process of the game client program.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the entry condition selection step of FIG. 1 in detail.
7 shows an example of a lobby screen according to the present invention.
Fig. 8 shows an example of a character creation screen.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the condition selection step of FIG. 6 in detail.
10 is a flow chart showing in detail the channel and room selection step of FIG.
11 shows an example of a channel selection screen.
Fig. 12 shows an example of the entered game room screen.
13 shows an example of a game room creation screen.
FIG. 14 shows an example of a flowchart showing the entry step into the retrieved game room in FIG. 1 in detail.
Fig. 15 shows another example of a flowchart showing the entry step into the searched game room of Fig. 1 in detail.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the new game room creation and entry steps of FIG. 1;
FIG. 17 shows an example of an Internet game service system capable of quick room creation and entry according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, an Internet game service system and method, and a recording medium therefor according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following examples are intended to illustrate the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, equivalent inventions performing the same functions as the present invention are also within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, it is to be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, It should be understood that an element may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected."

In the embodiments of the present invention, " communication ", " communication network ", and " network " The three terms refer to wired and wireless local area and wide area data transmission and reception networks capable of transmitting and receiving a file between a user terminal, a terminal of another user, and a download server.

In the following description, the term " game server " refers to a server computer to which users are connected and connected to use game contents. In the case of a game having a small capacity or a small number of users, a plurality of game programs can be operated in one game server. In addition, in the case of a game having a very large capacity or a large number of real-time connections, there may be one or more game servers for operating one game depending on the functions of the game.

In addition, middleware for the database and servers performing payment processing can be connected to the game server, but a description thereof will be omitted in the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an Internet game service method capable of fast room creation and entry according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an Internet game service method according to the present invention first executes a game client program (S 1100). The user can access the web page provided by the game server to execute the game client program to execute the game client program. If the game client program is not installed on the user's computer, the user can download the game client program from the game server and install the game client program on the user's computer.

When the game client is executed, a game lobby screen including an entry condition selection list window allowing selection of game entry conditions is displayed. The user selects the entry condition in the entry condition selection list window (S1200).

If the entry condition is selected, the game server searches the game room matching the selected entry condition (S1300). Then, it is determined whether there is a game room matching the condition as a result of the search (S1400).

As a result of the judgment, if there is a game room matching the condition, the user directly enters the corresponding game room of the user (S1500). However, if it is determined that there is no game room matching the condition, the game server creates a new game room and immediately enters the created room (S1600). At this time, there is a matching game room, and the user does not need to enter the matching game room, enter the game room created by creating a new room, or approve the user to enter the game room in either case. This is because the user can judge that the game room is desired in the process of selecting the entry condition.

When the user enters the game room, the conditions that the game can be executed are set according to the positions of other users, and the game is started according to the approval of the game room (S1700).

Accordingly, according to the Internet game service method shown in FIG. 1, a user can access a game server through a web page, and then create or enter a game room suitable for him / her without searching for a channel and a game room.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart detailing the client execution step of FIG. 1. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the user first accesses the game server to execute the game (S1110). As described above, the user can access the game server through the web page provided by the game server. Although the web page can be accessed by anyone via the Internet, the game server usually permits the user to access the web site only after the designated approval process has been performed for the registered member. Therefore, the user who accesses the web page provided by the game server goes through the approval process through the login, and the member who has the approval process accesses the game server. If the user is not a member of the game server, the game server may provide a membership page, and the user may subscribe to the membership through a membership process specified on the membership page.

Figure 3 shows an example of a user approval procedure.

Typically, an approval procedure for allowing a user to access the system is performed through a login method, and the login is configured by inputting a member ID and a password as shown in FIG. The member ID and password can be directly input by the user at the time of joining the membership for the game server connection, and can be set through the approval frame of the game server. However, the user authorization procedure may be performed in a different manner without using a member ID and password.

Referring again to FIG. 2, when the user accesses the game server, the game server determines whether a game client program is installed in the user's computer (S1120). If it is determined that the game client program is not installed in the user's computer, the game server installs the game client program in the user's computer (S1130). When the installation of the game client program is completed, the game client program is executed in the user computer (S1140). On the other hand, if the game client program has already been installed on the user's computer, the game client program does not need to be installed yet, so the game client program is immediately executed (S1140).

2, the step of installing the game client program on the user's computer further includes a step of downloading the game client program to the user's computer and a step of confirming whether the user installs the downloaded game client program .

FIG. 4 shows a process of downloading a game client program, and FIG. 5 shows a process of installing a game client program.

As shown in FIG. 4, the downloading step of the game client program may allow the user to select a game server that can provide a relatively faster download speed, and may require additional approval of the user at the time of downloading. As shown in FIG. 5, the downloaded game client program may allow the user to select various installation options during installation.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the entry condition selection step of FIG. 1 in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the game client program is executed, a game lobby screen is displayed on the user computer (S1210). The game lobby screen is a screen for allowing a user to select a character to be used in a game or to select a channel or a game room in an existing game.

7 shows an example of a lobby screen according to the present invention. In the conventional game, the lobby screen is a screen for selecting a character or a channel or a game room. However, as shown in FIG. 7, according to the present invention, a channel or a game room is not selected, Therefore, the lobby screen is used to select the entry mode. However, character selection is still possible on the lobby screen.

When the lobby screen is displayed, it is first determined whether a character is created (S1220). A character is an object that acts on the game in place of the user as a substitute for the user in the game. The character may be set up as one person in the game, or it may be set in various forms such as a machine, a weapon, a specific tribe group or a race, and such setting may vary depending on the characteristics of the game. In general, a user can create and use one or more characters in a game, and in some games, a game can be changed every time the game is executed. Therefore, the user can decide whether to create a character on the lobby screen, and click on the character creation icon (CC) on the lobby screen to create the character.

If the character is not created, the game server determines that the user uses the existing character (S1230). However, when the character creation icon is clicked, since the user wants to create a new character, the character creation screen is displayed.

Fig. 8 shows an example of a character creation screen. In the character creation screen shown in FIG. 8, a character can be created by simply selecting one of three characters, but it is also possible to create a character by combining various options according to the characteristics of the game.

When the character is created, the user selects the entry mode (S1250). The entry mode selection is to select conditions for quick room creation and entry in the Internet game service method capable of rapid room creation and entry according to the present invention, and is selected through the entry condition selection menu (EM) in the lobby screen of FIG. 7 . As shown in FIG. 7, the entry condition selection menu EM may be provided in various forms such as a selection button or a pull-down menu. The entry condition selection menu (EM) includes a list of entry conditions that the user can select. The entry condition list included in the entry condition selection menu EM will be described later. However, the entry condition selection menu (EM) can provide a manual mode in which a user can directly select a channel and a game room like an existing game. This is to allow the user to broaden the selection of the game room.

When the user selects the manual mode, the channel list CL can be displayed on one side of the entry condition selection menu EM as shown in FIG. 7 so that the user can select the channel immediately. However, as described above, since the channel is used only when the user selects the manual mode in the entry condition selection menu EM, the channel list CL shown in FIG. 7 is inactivated before the manual mode is selected .

Referring again to FIG. 6, if the entry mode is selected by the user, the game server determines whether the selected entry mode is the manual mode (S1260). As a result of the determination, if the user does not select the manual mode, the game server analyzes the entry mode selected by the user and selects a condition for searching the game room (S1270). However, in the manual mode, the channel and the game room are selected by the user (S1280).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the condition selection step of FIG. 6 in detail.

Referring to FIG. 6, the condition selection step of FIG. 9 will be described in detail. First, it is determined whether the entry mode selected by the user is the user condition mode (S1271). The user condition selection mode is a condition directly set by the user selecting the user condition setting button on the lobby screen, and can be set by combining various conditions, and more detailed setting can be made for each condition. Accordingly, if it is determined that the user condition mode is selected in the entry condition selection menu EM, the user is requested to search for a game room matched with the entry condition set by each user (S1272). Here, the conditions that can be set as the user condition will be described later.

However, if the condition mode selected in the entry condition selection menu EM is not the user condition mode, it is determined whether it is the team condition mode (S1273). The team condition mode is a mode for selecting a game room including a team member who forms a team with a user to perform a game.

Among the various kinds of games currently being serviced, the number of games in which a plurality of users construct a team or a clan and cooperate to perform a task is increasing. A typical game in which a team or a clan is configured to perform a mission includes a first-person shooter (first-person shooter) or a first-person shooting (FPS) game.

The FPS game is a fighting computer / video game that takes place through the point of view of the character in the first person game so that the user actually feels like the game. FPS games have been defined to describe a first-person game of a specific genre that began in the early 1990s, and are used primarily in games that have a variety of weapons and limited ammunition to aim and fire.

FPS games that have been developed and released in recent years are mostly developed as games in which a multiplicity of users (that is, players or gamers) team up and fight against each other, rather than simply a confrontation between a computer and an individual. As such, the FPS game in which a team plays between users gives more pleasure to the user than the competition between the individual and the computer or the competition between the individuals. In other words, new satisfaction is given to the users by making operations through team play or performing missions through role sharing. Accordingly, in recent years, a great number of team play type FPS games have been released.

In general, team-play FPS game missions are a way to decide when to complete a mission when the other team member is killed and the game is completed over several rounds.

On the other hand, another way is to get a certain score when killing the opponent, and there is a way for the team to reach the target with the sum of each individual score or team score first. In this way, it is usually implemented to play again after a certain period of time even if the character dies.

Therefore, in the FPS game, the teamwork of the team members who are working together is very important factor that can control the win or loss of the whole game. Therefore, most users want to play games with existing team members. Therefore, in the present invention, a team condition mode is provided to the entry condition selection menu (EM) so that a game can be performed immediately with team members. That is, if it is determined that the mode selected in the entry condition selection menu EM is the team condition mode, the user's team member requests to search for the game room including the game room (S1274).

If the selected mode is not the team condition mode, on the other hand, it is determined whether the mode is the level condition mode (S1275). The level condition is an entry condition mode for finding a game room having the same or similar level of users as the user. In general, a level in a game is an indicator of a user's game level. Therefore, when a user having a large level difference performs a game together, a user having a high level is relatively less interested in a game. Since the majority of the games currently being serviced adjust the game difficulty level corresponding to the level of the user, it is difficult for a low level user to perform the task of high difficulty. On the other hand, when a high level user performs a low difficulty task, not only can the task not be of great interest to the task itself, but also the items that can be acquired by completing the task are not appropriate for the level of the user So you lose interest in the game. Accordingly, when the user selects the level condition mode, the game server requests the game server to search for a game room having the same or similar level as the user (S1276). 9, the actual game server searches for a game room having the same level of user as the user, and when there is no user at the same level as the search result, You can set the priority so that the user can search for the game room where the user is. At this time, adjacent levels may be prioritized at a level higher than the user's level, and conversely, lower levels may be prioritized.

If the selected mode is neither the user condition mode, the team condition mode nor the level condition mode, the user is requested to search for a game room having the latest game opponent (S1277).

Here, a recent game opponent may be a team member, a friend, or another user as a user who has recently performed a task together with a user. Also, in the case where the game is a game in which a user competes with a user such as a competition game or a sports game, it may be a game opponent.

Here, Daejeon game is mainly called Daejeon Fighting Game. It adopts one-on-one game method and uses various kinds of special characters to defeat the opponent. Generally, in a competition game, opponents are more important than team members. Therefore, in the present invention, when a search is requested to a game in recent years, the player can search for a recent game partner who has recently played a game together with a team member or a friend.

In the above description, four modes are selectable in the entry condition selection menu EM. However, the entry condition selection menu EM is not limited to this, and various modes can be added according to the setting of the server of the game. For example, you can add a condition for the odds of a game, or you can add a condition for the number of times you participate in the game.

The conditions that can be set as the user condition may be set as detailed settings for each of the entry conditions other than the user condition among the entry condition selection menus EM. For example, a team member of several of your team members may be set separately in a team member condition, and a higher level may be designated from a user level in a level condition. It is also possible to set a combination of the entry conditions except the user condition. That is, a game room having a user who satisfies both the team member and the level condition. In addition, the detailed setting of each condition may be set to be a combination.

In the above description, the mode selected by the user is determined in the order of the user condition mode, the team condition mode, the level condition mode, and the recent relative mode. However, the order of determining the mode selected by the user may be changed.

10 is a flow chart showing in detail the channel and room selection step of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 10, the channel and room selection step S1280 includes a channel selection step S1281 for selecting one of a plurality of channels. When the user of Fig. 7 selects the manual mode in the entry condition selection menu EM of the lobby screen, the channel list CL is activated. When the channel list CL is activated, the user can select one of a plurality of channels displayed in the channel list CL and access the corresponding channel. Alternatively, a separate channel selection screen such as an existing game may be provided, and the channel list CL may be displayed on the channel selection screen.

In the present invention, a channel is a space in which a user actually creates a game room to perform a game, and physically refers to one or more servers among a plurality of game servers providing a game service. Generally, in an Internet game, a plurality of users access a game server together to play a game. However, the number of concurrent users indicating the number of users who can simultaneously access a game server varies depending on the performance of the game server and the type of the game, but there is a limit. Accordingly, the game service system divides a plurality of game servers into channels, thereby preventing users having more than the number of simultaneous users from accessing one server.

11 shows an example of a channel selection screen.

In the above description, when the manual mode is selected in the entry condition list EM of the lobby screen, the channel list CL is activated immediately, and one of a plurality of channels is selected from the activated channel list CL. However, A separate channel list screen may be displayed as shown in FIG. 11, and a channel may be selected from the channel list displayed on the channel list screen.

In the channel list CL, not only a plurality of channels, but also the number of users who can enter each of the plurality of channels and the number of current users can be additionally displayed. This is to prevent a plurality of users from concentrating on one channel and causing a specific server to be overloaded, so that it is possible to provide a smooth game service by displaying the current state of each channel to the user.

Fig. 12 shows an example of the entered game room screen.

When the user selects a channel, the game room selection screen is displayed and the user selects a desired game room (S1282). When the game room is selected, the selected game room is entered (S1283). As shown in FIG. 12, the game room displays the attributes of the game room (mission to perform, user level, etc.) together with other users who will play the game together. Accordingly, upon entering the game room, the user confirms the attributes of the current game room or the game room, and determines whether to start the game in the selected game room (S1284). If it is determined to start the game in the entered game room, the game is started (S1700). However, if the attributes of the entered game room or game room are different from those desired by the user, the channel and the game room are selected again (S1281). In FIG. 10, a game room is selected and entered after the channel selection. However, in some cases, the user may create a room.

13 shows an example of a game room creation screen.

As shown in FIG. 13, the game room creation screen can set the name of the game room to be generated, the number of users who can participate in the game room, and the game properties of the game room. The attributes and the number of participants of the game room can be freely set by the user who creates the game room within the area supported by the game.

In the above description, if the selected game room is unsatisfactory, the flow returns to the channel selection step, but the flow may return to the game room selection step S1282 in the selected channel.

The channel and room selection step is the same as the channel and room selection method in the existing game.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a flowchart showing the entry step into the retrieved game room in FIG. 1 in detail.

Referring to FIG. 1, when a game room matching the condition in FIG. 1 is searched (S1400), the game room is directly entered into the matched game room (S1510). At this time, if there are a plurality of matching game rooms, they can enter at random. In addition, since the user can determine that the condition of the game room in which the user wishes to perform the game is determined in the entry condition selection step S1200, the approval of the user to enter the game room is unnecessary.

In step S1520, the user checks the member of the game room and the room attribute in the room screen to determine whether to perform the room in the current room. If the currently entered game room is satisfactory, the user confirms the game room and enters a game start standby state (S1530). If the game room satisfies the game start condition in the game start waiting state, the game can be started by the game room (S1700).

However, if the entered game room is not satisfactory, the user returns to the game room searching step S1300 again so as to enter the other game room.

In the above description, when a plurality of matched game rooms are selected, the game room is randomly selected and entered. However, a separate priority order may be selected and entered. For example, it is possible to extract the priority from the entry mode where the entry condition selection menu is not selected. That is, when a user selects a team member condition and a plurality of matching game rooms are searched, the game server selects a game room including a team member whose level is closest to the user or has played a game together most recently, You can enter.

Fig. 15 shows another example of a flowchart showing the entry step into the searched game room of Fig. 1 in detail.

In FIG. 14, when a game room matching the condition is searched, it is described that the game room is directly entered into the matched game room. However, FIG. 15 allows the user to select the game room when there are a plurality of matching game rooms.

15, it is determined whether there are one or more matching game rooms (S1511). If there is one matching game room, the game room is immediately entered into the matched game room (S1541). However, if there are a plurality of matched game rooms, the matched game room is displayed (S1521). At this time, matched components corresponding to the selected condition can be displayed together in the matched game room. For example, in the case of searching by a team member condition, if there are three game rooms matched with each other, one of the three game rooms can display the team member name of the user who entered the room. When the user searches for a level condition, the level of the user who has entered the game room can be displayed. Then, one of the plurality of displayed game rooms is selected (S1531).

That is, in FIG. 15, when a matched game room is one, the game room is immediately entered. On the other hand, when a plurality of matched game rooms are displayed, the matched game room is displayed and a user can select one of the matched game rooms.

Since the step of determining the entered game room is the same as that of Fig. 14, a detailed description will be omitted.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the new game room creation and entry steps of FIG. 1;

If it is determined that there is no game room matching the condition in FIG. 1 (S1400), the game server creates a game room with a random name (S1610). Then, the generated game room is inherited by the matching condition of the entry condition (S1200) selected by the user. That is, when the user selects the level condition as the entry condition, only the user within the specified level difference from the user level is set to be admitted. In case of the team member setting, the game room attribute is inherited so that only the team member set by the user can enter . When the game room attribute is determined, the game room is entered (S1630). Since the current user has created the game room, the user is set to the game room of the created game room and acquires the game right (S1640).

Once the guardian privilege is acquired, the user who has acquired the guardian privilege can change the attributes including the name of the game room and the entry condition of the game room. The game server determines whether the user changes the game room name (S1650). If the user desires to change the game room name, the game server sets the game room name as a name input by the user (S1660). However, if the user does not change the game room name, it is determined whether the game room attribute is changed (S1670). If the user wishes to change the game room attribute, the game server changes the game room attribute according to the game room attribute selected by the user (S1680). When the game room name and attribute setting are completed, the game starts waiting state. If the game room satisfies the game start condition, the game can be started by the game room (S1700).

The method of instantly creating and entering an Internet game service according to the present invention differs from the existing game in that a user directly selects a channel and a game room sequentially and enters the game room, Make it possible to enter the matching game room immediately. Since it is possible to quickly search for a game room suited to his / her game taste and enter the game room, there is no need to move the game room or channel unnecessarily, thereby increasing the game time and increasing the interest in the game. In addition, since frequent movements to the game room and the channel are reduced, the efficiency of the game server can be increased, and the user can be distributed to a plurality of channels without notifying the user of the channel status. Therefore, can do.

17 is a block diagram of an Internet game service system capable of rapid room creation and entry according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 17, the Internet game service system capable of fast room creation and entry according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of user computers 101 to 10n, an Internet 200, and a game server 300 . Each of the plurality of user computers 101 to 10n is connected to the game server 300 via the Internet 200 and a game client program for performing a game is installed.

The game server 300 may be a web server 210, a channel server 320, and a game execution server 330. The game server 300 may be a web server, Since the game server 300 has to perform various tasks, the efficiency is lowered when the game server 300 is implemented as a single server. The gaming portion of the recently provided Internet game divides the functions of the game server 300 and provides services by dividing the functions into the web server 310, the channel server 320, and the game execution server 330 according to respective functions Server efficiency.

First, the web server 310 provides a web page to which a user can access, and provides various services such as a chat, a club, a shopping mall, and various Internet games to a plurality of user computers 101 to 10n. Although a plurality of users access the web server 310 through the computers 101 to 10n in FIG. 1, it is also possible to access the web server 310 through the Internet 200, Lt; / RTI > For example, a mobile communication terminal, a television capable of accessing the Internet, and the like can be used.

The web server 310 may include a web database that stores items such as a user's ability to perform various functions on the web or a game, and stores item information owned by the users. The web server 310 sells various items to the users by referring to the web database, and stores the items as user information in the web database when the user purchases the items.

Also, in the present invention, the web server 310 provides a lobby screen in which a user can directly select an admission condition, stores the admission condition selected by the user in the web database as user information, and transmits the admission condition to the channel server.

Meanwhile, the channel server 320 may include a channel database for storing game-related data, as well as channel-related data for each game. When the user selects the entry condition through the web server 310, the channel server 320 searches the channel database and the game room list for each channel matching the entry condition to refer the matching game room to the user computer 101 to 10n). Therefore, the game client programs of the user computers 101 to 10n can select one of the matched game room lists and enter the corresponding game room. Therefore, the user does not directly select the channel and the game room but automatically enters the room matching the entrance condition selected by the user. Therefore, in the Internet game system according to the present invention, if the user does not select the manual mode, the channel status is not separately notified.

When the user selects a game through the web server 310, the web server 310 activates a game client program installed in advance in the user computers 101 to 10n, To 10n are connected to the channel server 320 through the Internet 200. [ In this case, it is assumed that the game client is installed in advance in the user computers 101 to 10n. Otherwise, the web server 310 or the channel server 320 determines the game client, Controls the installation of the program.

Next, the game execution server 330 may include a game database for storing game-specific logic for controlling the game. Here, the game logic refers to rules specified for automatically proceeding a game according to a rule set in the game, and indicates a series of processes in the game.

The game execution server 330 provides the user with the game service selected by the user through the web server 310 and the channel server 320 by referring to the game database. That is, the game execution server 330 refers to the game database in accordance with the game rules determined for each game, and proceeds the game. In addition, if the user who opened the game room changes or changes the components of the game room using the game room property change item, the game execution server 330 displays the game room to the user so that the game room corresponds to the changed or set component , And controls the game to proceed according to the changed or newly set property if the property of the game performed in the game room is changed or newly set.

At this time, the game execution server 330 displays the game room or controls the game through the game client in the user computers 101 to 10n.

In addition, after the game execution server 330 establishes a game room corresponding to the components of the game room set by the user, when the opponent user enters the game room, And controls the game room according to the component to be displayed. In this case as well, the game execution server 330 controls the display of the game room through the game client on the computer of the user who entered the game.

The game execution server 330 controls the game execution server 330 as a spectator who can watch a game in progress when a new user enters the game while the user is playing a game in a game room in which a property is changed to a specific user and a specific component. At this time, the game execution server 330 also transmits the game screen in progress to the spectator, and at the same time controls the spectator to display the game room so as to correspond to the specific components set by the user.

On the other hand, the user computers 101 to 10n include a game client program, and the game client program may include a client database. The game client program accesses the web server 310, the channel server 320, the game execution server 330 and the like of the game service provider through the Internet 200 to provide a game service for the user, The program stores data necessary for providing a game service to the user, for example, game room related components, game attributes, and the like.

Although the entry conditions are described above as being stored in the web database of the web server 310, the entry conditions may be stored in the client databases of the user computers 101 to 10n. In the above description, the web server 310, the channel server 320, and the game execution server 330 are each provided with a web database, a channel database, and a game database. However, the web database, the channel database, May be separately provided.

The above-described Internet game service method capable of quick room generation and entry according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention is recorded in a recording medium readable by a computer and executed by a computer, thereby executing the above functions.

In order to execute the Internet game service method capable of rapid room creation and entry according to each embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned program may be stored in a storage medium such as C, C ++, JAVA, And may include a code encoded in a computer language.

The code may include a function code related to a function or the like that defines the functions described above and may include an execution procedure related control code necessary for the processor of the computer to execute the functions described above according to a predetermined procedure.

In addition, such code may further include memory reference related code as to what additional information or media needed to cause the processor of the computer to execute the aforementioned functions should be referenced at any location (address) of the internal or external memory of the computer .

In addition, when a processor of a computer needs to communicate with any other computer or server, etc., to perform the above-described functions, the code may be stored in a computer's communication module (e.g., a wired and / ) May be used to further include communication related codes such as how to communicate with any other computer or server in the remote, and what information or media should be transmitted or received during communication.

The functional program for implementing the present invention and the related code and code segment may be implemented by programmers of the technical field of the present invention in consideration of the system environment of the computer that reads the recording medium and executes the program, Or may be easily modified or modified by the user.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical media storage, and the like.

Also, the computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be distributed to a computer system connected via a network so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, one or more of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above and send the results of the execution to one or more of the other distributed computers, The computer may also perform some of the functions described above and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

In particular, a computer-readable recording medium storing an application, which is a program for executing an Internet game service method capable of rapid room generation and entry according to each embodiment of the present invention, includes an application store server, (E.g., a hard disk) included in an application provider server such as a web server associated with the service, or an application providing server itself.

A computer capable of reading a recording medium on which an application that is a program for executing an Internet game service method capable of quick room generation and entry according to each embodiment of the present invention is read may be a general PC such as a desktop or a notebook computer, A mobile terminal such as a cellular phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and a mobile communication terminal. In addition, the present invention should be interpreted as any computing capable device.

In addition, a computer capable of reading a recording medium on which an application, which is a program for executing an Internet game service method capable of quick room creation and entry according to an embodiment of the present invention, is read is a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) In the case of a mobile terminal such as a mobile communication terminal, the application may be downloaded from the application providing server to a general PC and installed in the mobile terminal through a synchronization program.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention. As a storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, 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 terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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One or more user terminals driving a game client program to access a game server having a plurality of channels and providing a game service;
Selecting one of a plurality of entry conditions provided by the game server in the game client program;
Searching a plurality of game rooms on the game server according to the selected entry condition;
Entering the matching game room if there is a game room matched with the selected entry condition;
Automatically creating a new game room so that the game server corresponds to the selected entry condition when the game room matched with the selected entry condition does not exist and automatically entering the new game room created by the user terminal; And
And starting a game in the entered game room,
Wherein entering the matching game room comprises:
Determining a number of the matched game rooms;
Immediately entering the matched game room if the number of the matched game rooms is one; And
And entering into one of a plurality of game rooms matched according to a predetermined method if the number of the matched game rooms is plural,
Wherein the step of entering into one of the plurality of matching game rooms
And entering the game room included in the channel having the lowest load among the plurality of channels of the game server among the plurality of matched game rooms. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting one of the entry conditions comprises:
Displaying a lobby screen provided by the game server on the user terminal;
Selecting one entry condition among a plurality of entry conditions displayed on the lobby screen of the user terminal; And
And transmitting, by the user terminal, a search request for a game room matching the selected entry condition to the game server. Claim 3 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein selecting one entry condition comprises:
And selecting a team condition mode for searching for a game room in which a user designated by the user as a team member among a plurality of users registered in the game server is selected. Claim 4 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein selecting one entry condition comprises:
And selecting a level condition mode for searching for a game room in which a user having a level equal to or within a specified range from a level of the user among a plurality of users registered in the game server is selected Internet gaming service method. Claim 5 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein selecting one entry condition comprises:
And selects a recent relative condition mode for searching for a game room in which the user and the user who has performed the most recent game among the plurality of users registered in the game server are searched for. Internet gaming service method. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein selecting one entry condition comprises:
And selects a winning condition mode for searching for a game room in which a user having a winning rate within a specified range from the winning rate of the user among the plurality of users registered in the game server is entered. Game service method. Claim 7 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein selecting one entry condition comprises:
And a user condition mode for searching a game room in which a user corresponds to a user condition preset by the user is selected. Claim 8 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the user condition mode
And setting one or more conditions of the plurality of entry conditions in combination. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of entering into one of the plurality of matching game rooms
And entering the game room matching the remaining entry conditions except for the selected entry condition among the plurality of matching game rooms. Claim 12 is abandoned in setting registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of entering into one of the plurality of matching game rooms
Displaying the matched game rooms on the user terminal;
Selecting one of the plurality of displayed game rooms; And
And entering the selected game room in the selected game room. Claim 13 has been abandoned due to the set registration fee. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein selecting one entry condition comprises:
And selecting a manual mode in which the user directly selects the channel and the game room. Claim 14 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein entering the matching game room comprises:
Displaying a channel screen displaying status of the plurality of channels on the user terminal;
Selecting one of the plurality of channels by the user;
Displaying a plurality of game rooms in the selected channel;
Selecting one of the plurality of game rooms; And
And determining a game room selected by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the game room is selected by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating and entering the new game room
Creating a game room in a random name;
Applying the selected entry condition as an attribute of the game room;
Assigning the user to the new game room; And
And modifying the name and the attribute of the new game room by the user. A game server providing a game service by providing a plurality of channels each of which can generate a plurality of game rooms and providing a lobby screen including a list of admission conditions for selecting one of the plurality of game rooms; And
There is provided a game client program for accessing the game server via the Internet and providing a game service provided by the game server to the user, displaying the lobby screen, and displaying the entry condition selected from the user in the entry condition list And a plurality of user terminals for transmitting to the game server,
The game server searches for a game room matched with the entry condition transmitted from the user terminal to allow the game client program to access and enter the matched game room if the matched game room exists, A new game room is created and the game client program is automatically entered into the created game room,
The game server
Selecting one of the plurality of game rooms matched according to the predetermined method if the number of the matched game rooms is plural and transmitting information of the matched and selected game room to the user terminal, Selecting a game room included in a channel having the lowest load among a plurality of channels of the game server among the plurality of matched game rooms so as to immediately access the game execution server having the matched and selected game room The Internet game service system capable of creating a room and entering the room quickly. The game system according to claim 16, wherein the game server
A web page to which the plurality of user terminals can be connected is provided on the Internet, and the lobby screen is transmitted to the connected plurality of user terminals, and one or more web servers ;
Receiving the selected entry condition from the one or more web servers, searching channels and game rooms matching the selected entry condition, transmitting information of the matched game room to the user terminal, or creating a new game room One or more channel servers requesting that one or more channels be provided; And
Allowing a connection of the game client program of the user terminal to the matched game room in response to the matched game room information transmitted from the one or more channel servers, And one or more game execution servers for allowing the user to access the game client program of the user terminal in the generated game room. 18. The method of claim 17,
A team condition mode for searching a game room entered by a user designated as a team member by a user among a plurality of users registered in the game server;
A level condition mode for searching for a game room in which a user having a level equal to or within a predetermined level with the level of the user among a plurality of users registered in the game server is entered;
A recent relative condition mode for searching a game room in which a user who has played a game with the user most recently has been entered, among a plurality of users registered in the game server; And
And a winning condition mode for searching a game room in which a user having a winning rate within a specified range from a winning rate of the user among a plurality of users registered in the game server is entered. Game service system. Claim 19 is abandoned in setting registration fee. 19. The method of claim 18,
A user condition mode for searching for a game room in which a user corresponds to a user condition preset by the user; And
Further comprising a manual mode for allowing the user to directly select the channel and the game room. Claim 20 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The game system according to claim 19, wherein the game server
If the number of the matched game rooms is one, transmits information of the matched game room to the user terminal so that the user terminal is immediately connected to the game executing server having the matched game room An Internet game service system that enables quick room creation and entry. delete delete The game system according to claim 16, wherein the game server
And selects a game room that is further matched with the remaining entry conditions except for the selected entry condition among the matched plural game rooms. One or more user terminals driving a game client program to access a game server having a plurality of channels and providing a game service;
Selecting one of a plurality of entry conditions provided by the game server in the game client program;
Searching a plurality of game rooms on the game server according to the selected entry condition;
Entering the matching game room if there is a game room matched with the selected entry condition;
Automatically creating a new game room so that the game server corresponds to the selected entry condition when the game room matched with the selected entry condition does not exist and automatically entering the new game room created by the user terminal; And
And starting a game in the entered game room,
Wherein entering the matching game room comprises:
Determining a number of the matched game rooms;
Immediately entering the matched game room if the number of the matched game rooms is one; And
And entering into one of a plurality of game rooms matched according to a predetermined method if the number of the matched game rooms is plural,
Wherein the step of entering into one of the plurality of matching game rooms
And a game room included in a channel having the lowest load among a plurality of channels of the game server among the plurality of matched game rooms. Recorded computer readable recording medium.

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