KR101421354B1 - Method and apparatus for relay race game - Google Patents

Abstract

A relay race game method and apparatus are disclosed. A relay race game device in which a plurality of vehicles perform relay racing is provided with a track in which a track section to be driven is set for each vehicle constituting one team and a plurality of vehicles arranged in the start position for each set track interval to perform relay racing And the vehicle can start the next vehicle by colliding with the vehicle disposed at the next starting position after driving the set track section.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELAY RACE GAME [0001]

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for performing a relay race game using a plurality of vehicles.

Generally, a race game is a game in which a plurality of vehicles start running at the starting position of a track, complete a track, and arrive at a finish point in order.

With respect to such a race game, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2004-0107551 (published on December 23, 2004) entitled " Automobile racing entertainment system "includes a plurality of small racing automobiles A server for wirelessly exchanging signals with the vehicles, and a personal PC, which is a plurality of individual terminals connected to the server through the Internet, so that it is not necessary to go to the scene to play a game, So that the game can be performed while feeling a sense of urgency.

However, since each of the existing race games is a simple race method in which a single vehicle completes from the starting position of the track to the finish point, even if the user has several vehicles, only one vehicle can be used in one race, There is a disadvantage that multiple users can not team up to play a race game.

Accordingly, a plurality of vehicles can perform a race with a relay, and a method of allowing a plurality of users to enjoy a race game on a team basis is required.

A relay race game method and apparatus are disclosed in which a plurality of vehicles can perform relay races.

A relay race game method and apparatus are disclosed in which a plurality of users can perform a relay race on a team basis.

Disclosed is a relay race game method and apparatus capable of providing various game elements.

A relay race game device in which a plurality of vehicles perform relay racing is provided with a track in which a track section to be driven is set for each vehicle constituting one team and a plurality of vehicles arranged in the start position for each set track interval to perform relay racing And the vehicle can start the next vehicle by colliding with the vehicle disposed at the next starting position after driving the set track section.

According to one aspect, acceleration of the next vehicle can be determined based on the collision speed with the vehicle and the initial velocity according to the material of the front bumper of the vehicle and the rear bumper of the next vehicle.

According to another aspect, the track is a wall-like track and the vehicle can be a four-wheel drive mini-car running along a wall of the track.

According to another aspect, when the relay race is a team-based relay race in which a plurality of users construct a team to perform a relay race, the vehicle is a vehicle of each user constituting the one team, May be set by the user of each vehicle.

According to another aspect, when the relay race is a relay race in which one team is composed of one user, the number of vehicles, the type of vehicle, and the track interval may be set to be the same for each user.

The relay race game device includes a receiver for receiving information on a vehicle to participate in a relay race and information on a track segment to be driven by the vehicle from each client through a communication network, And controlling the relay race game to proceed by driving the arranged vehicle in the corresponding track section on the basis of the information about the vehicle and the information about the track section, And a control unit for controlling at least one of a progress state and a progress result of the vehicle to be displayed through the client, wherein when the running vehicle runs a track section set for the vehicle, You can start.

A method of performing a relay race game includes: receiving information on a vehicle to be participated in a relay race from each client through a communication network and information on a track section to be driven by the relay race game device; A relay race game is performed by driving the arranged vehicle in the corresponding track section based on the information about the vehicle and the information about the track section, Controlling at least one of a progress status and a progress result of the relay race game to be displayed through the client, and when the vehicle in operation collides with the next vehicle after driving the track section set for the vehicle, ≪ / RTI > There.

A plurality of vehicles can perform a relay race by setting a track segment to be driven for each vehicle constituting one team on a track and arranging the vehicles at a start position for each set track segment.

Since a relay race is performed with a plurality of vehicles, users can also perform relay races on a team basis using each vehicle.

It is possible to set the number of vehicles to participate in the relay race and the track section to be driven by the specific vehicle and change the speed at which the next vehicle departs by changing the collision speed between the vehicles and the material of the front bumper and the rear bumper of each vehicle So that more various game elements can be provided.

1 is an exemplary view showing a track used in a relay race game in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2 and 3 are exemplary views showing track sections for respective vehicles in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a block diagram showing a relay racing game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing a relay race game in an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view showing a track used in a relay racing game according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are exemplary views showing a track interval for each vehicle in an embodiment of the present invention.

The relay racing game device according to the present invention may be composed of a plurality of vehicles for relay race and a track on which a plurality of vehicles travel. The track may be composed of a plurality of lines so that a plurality of teams can perform a relay race.

The vehicle used for the relay race may be, for example, a four-wheel drive (4WD) mini car. In this case, each vehicle can run slidably along the wall of the track. Thus, each vehicle does not require a separate steering, so that the track may be in the form of a wall, as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, for the relay race, a track section to be driven for each vehicle constituting one team can be set on the track as shown in FIG. 2, and each vehicle is arranged at a starting position for each set track section, Can be performed.

For example, in FIG. 2, a track is composed of three lines, and a first track section between a start position 200 and a first start position 210 of the race, a first start position 210 and a second start position 220 A third track section between the second start position 220 and the third start position 230, a fourth track section between the third start position 230 and the fourth start position 240, 4 is set as the fifth track interval between the start position 240 and the start position 200 of the race.

The track interval may be set differently for each team as shown in FIG. 3 depending on the number of users constituting a team participating in a relay race, the number of vehicles possessed by each user, etc., and the number of track intervals But may be set identically among teams or may be set differently for each team within a predetermined range as needed.

3, the start positions 300 of the races are the same among the teams, but the first start positions 311, 321, the second start positions 312, 322, And the third starting positions 313 and 323 are also set to be different from each other.

Each of the vehicles may collide with a vehicle disposed at a next starting position after traveling through a track section set to the vehicle, thereby starting the vehicle positioned at the next starting position. At this time, the initial velocity can be accelerated according to the collision speed between the vehicle and the collided vehicle, the material of the front bumper of the vehicle colliding with itself, the material of the rear bumper of the vehicle, and the like.

Such a relay race may be a team-based relay race in which a plurality of users construct a team to perform a relay race. In this case, each vehicle may be a vehicle of each user constituting one team, and a track section to be driven by each vehicle may be set for each user by the user of the corresponding vehicle. However, two or more vehicles may be arranged if one user wishes to place multiple vehicles.

For example, in FIG. 2, when a team A composed of five users and a team B composed of three users perform a relay race, the user of the team A can place his or her vehicle in each one starting position However, the B team can place three vehicles in a single user, or two users can place two vehicles in their desired starting positions. At this time, the criteria by which the user places the vehicle may be, for example, the form of a track interval or the performance of the vehicle, and the arrangement of such a vehicle may be changed according to the discretion of the team members.

Also, when the relay race is a relay race in which one team is composed of one user, the number of vehicles, the type of vehicle, and the track interval may be set to be the same for each user. In this case, the position of each track section can be set according to the discretion (for example, majority vote) between each user.

4 is a block diagram showing a relay racing game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a relay race game according to the present invention is performed in the form of an online game through a communication network with reference to FIG. 4, for example.

The relay race game device 400 may include a receiving unit 410, a placement unit 420, and a control unit 430.

The receiver 410 receives information on the progress of the relay race game from each client of the user who intends to perform the relay race game through the communication network, for example, information about the vehicle to participate in the relay race, Information and the like can be received. At this time, the information on the vehicle to participate in the relay race may include the number of vehicles to participate in the relay race, the type of each vehicle, the performance, and the like.

When the receiving unit 410 receives the information for proceeding to the relay race game, the placing unit 420 arranges the vehicle corresponding to the starting position for each track section based on the information about the track interval, So that it can proceed.

At this time, each track section in one track is set to be the same for each team as shown in Fig. 2, or may be set to be the same for each team as shown in Fig. 2 depending on the number of users constituting a team participating in a relay race, 3, and the number of track intervals may be set equally among the teams participating in the relay race or may be set differently for each team within a predetermined range as needed.

Although not shown in FIG. 4, the relay race game device 400 may further include a storage unit for storing information received by the receiving unit 410 and states in which the arranging unit 420 arranges the vehicle. The storage unit may be implemented in a database format, and may be implemented as a separate apparatus from the relay race game apparatus 400, if necessary.

When the arranging unit 420 completes preparations for the relay race game, the control unit 430 controls the control unit 430 based on information about the vehicle received by the receiving unit 410 and information on the track interval, And controls the relay race game to proceed by driving the vehicle from the vehicle disposed at the start position of the race. At this time, the control unit 430 can control the operation of each vehicle based on the performance of each vehicle. In addition, the control unit 430 may control the progress and progress of the relay race game to be displayed through each client.

On the other hand, the control unit 430 can start the next vehicle when the specific vehicle runs the track section set for the vehicle during the control of the vehicle, and then collides with the next vehicle. At this time, the control unit 430 may add an acceleration according to a predetermined collision condition to the initial speed of the next vehicle when the vehicle in operation collides with the next vehicle. In this case, the controller 430 can determine the acceleration according to the predetermined collision condition according to the collision speed of the vehicle in operation and the next vehicle, the material of the front bumper of the vehicle in operation, and the material of the rear bumper of the next vehicle.

The relay race performed by the relay race game device 400 may be a team-based relay race in which a plurality of users construct a team to perform a relay race. In this case, the vehicles disposed on one line may be vehicles of respective users constituting one team, and the track sections to be driven by the respective vehicles may be set for each user by each user.

On the other hand, when the relay race is a relay race in which one team is composed of one user, the placement unit 420 may arrange the same vehicle at the same start position for each user.

Thus, even when the relay race game is performed in the form of an online game, each vehicle can run along the wall of the track in a slippery manner, so that the user need not separately control each vehicle. Also in this case, the track used for the relay race may be in the form of a wall-like shape as shown in Fig.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing a relay race game in an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a method of performing a relay race game according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The relay race game device can receive information on a vehicle to participate in a relay race, information on a track segment to be traveled by the vehicle, etc. from each client through a communication network, and set a starting position of each vehicle in each track section (510 ). A vehicle corresponding to a start position of each track section may be arranged based on information on a track section received from each client (520).

Then, when the relay race game is started, the vehicle placed at each starting position is operated in the corresponding track section based on the information about the vehicle received from each client and the information about the track section to be driven by the corresponding vehicle, (530), and controls the progress status and progress result of the relay race game to be displayed to the user through each client. The vehicle used in such relay race game can travel along the wall of the track based on the performance of the vehicle without user's control.

During the relay game, the relay racing game device determines whether the vehicle in operation collides with the next vehicle (540). If the vehicle in operation collides with the next vehicle after driving the track section set for the vehicle, the relay race game device leaves the next vehicle. At this time, the relay racing game device can determine the acceleration to be added to the initial speed of the next vehicle based on the collision speed of the vehicle in operation and the next vehicle, the material of the front bumper of the vehicle in operation, , The next vehicle may be allowed to add the determined acceleration at the start (560).

As described above, the relay race performed by the relay race game device may be a team-based relay race in which a plurality of users constitute one team to perform a relay race. In this case, And the like. In this case, a track section to be driven by each vehicle may be set for each user.

However, when the relay race performed by the relay race game device is a relay race in which one team is composed of one user, the relay race game device may arrange the same vehicle at the same start position for each user.

Therefore, the relay racing game apparatus and method according to the present invention sets a track section to be run for each vehicle constituting one team on a track and arrange the vehicles at a start position for each set track section, so that a plurality of vehicles perform a relay race Since the relay race is performed by a plurality of vehicles, users can also perform relay races on a team basis using each vehicle.

In addition, it is possible to set the number of vehicles to participate in the relay race, the track section to be driven by the specific vehicle, etc. for each user, and the user can change the collision speed between the vehicles and the materials of the front bumper and the rear bumper of each vehicle, Since it can change the speed, more various game elements can be provided.

The relay race game device described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of a hardware component and a software component. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA) A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The relay race apparatus may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications executed on the operating system. In addition, the relay race game device may access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, it is sometimes described that one device is used for a relay race game device. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that a relay race game device has a plurality of processing elements and / Or may include multiple types of processing elements. For example, the relay race game device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may comprise a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure a relay race game device to operate as desired, ) You can command a relay race game device. The software and / or data may be stored in any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage device, or any combination thereof, for interpretation by a relay race game device or to provide instructions or data to a relay race device May be permanently or temporarily embodied in the medium or device, or the signal wave being transmitted. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The relay race game method according to the present embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

200: Starting position
210: First starting position
220: 2nd departure location
230: Third departure location
240: Fourth starting position

Claims (18)

A relay race game device in which a plurality of vehicles perform a relay race,
At least a plurality of tracks corresponding to a plurality of teams, each of the plurality of teams including a plurality of vehicles, wherein a track corresponding to one team includes a plurality of track sections Is set -; And
For each track corresponding to each of the plurality of teams, a plurality of vehicles arranged in the starting positions for the set plurality of track sections and performing relay racing
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The first vehicle traveling in a first track section set on a track corresponding to the one team,
And starts the second vehicle by colliding with a second vehicle disposed at a starting position of a second track section that is a next track section of the first track section after running the first track section. . The method according to claim 1,
The second vehicle includes:
Wherein an acceleration to the initial velocity is determined according to the collision speed with the first vehicle and the material of the front bumper of the first vehicle and the rear bumper of the second vehicle. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein each of the plurality of tracks is a track-shaped track,
Wherein each of the plurality of vehicles is a four-wheel drive mini-car that runs along a track section set on the corresponding track. The method according to claim 1,
When the relay race is a team-based relay race in which a plurality of users construct a team to perform a relay race, a plurality of vehicles included in the one team are vehicles of the plurality of users,
And track intervals of tracks corresponding to the one team are set by the plurality of users. The method according to claim 1,
When the relay race is a relay race in which one team is composed of one user, the number of vehicles for each of the plurality of teams, the type of vehicle, and the track intervals in a plurality of tracks corresponding to each of the plurality of teams, Wherein a plurality of users constituting the plurality of teams are set identically. A receiver for receiving information on a vehicle to participate in a relay race from each client through a communication network and information on a track section to be driven by the vehicle; a plurality of track intervals are set for each of a plurality of tracks corresponding to a plurality of teams; ;
A placement unit for placing a vehicle corresponding to a start position of each of the plurality of track sections based on information on the track section; And
Controlling a relay race game to proceed by driving the arranged vehicle in a corresponding track section on the basis of the information about the vehicle and the information on the track interval, and controlling at least one of a progress state and a progress result of the relay race game, A control unit for controlling the display unit to be displayed through the client
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Wherein,
When the first vehicle in operation collides with the second vehicle disposed at the starting position of the second track section which is the next track section of the same track after running the first track section set to the first vehicle, Wherein the relay game device starts the game. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
Wherein the first vehicle adds an acceleration corresponding to a predetermined collision condition to the initial velocity of the second vehicle when the first vehicle collides with the second vehicle. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein,
Wherein an acceleration according to the predetermined collision condition is determined according to a collision speed between the first vehicle and the second vehicle and a material of a front bumper of the first vehicle and a rear bumper of the second vehicle, Device. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And controls the operation of each vehicle based on the performance of each vehicle. The method according to claim 6,
The relay race may include:
A team-based relay race in which a plurality of users construct a team to perform a relay race,
Wherein the first vehicle and the second vehicle include:
Wherein the vehicles are vehicles of different users among a plurality of users constituting the one team. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the track intervals of the track corresponding to the one team,
Wherein the plurality of users are set for the plurality of users. The method according to claim 6,
The arrangement unit
Wherein when the relay race is a relay race in which one team is composed of one user, the same vehicle is placed at the same start position with respect to users of different teams. In a method for performing a relay race game,
Wherein the relay race game device receives information on a vehicle to participate in a relay race from each client through a communication network and information on a track section on which the vehicle is to travel; Intervals are set;
Disposing a vehicle corresponding to a start position of each of the plurality of track sections based on information on the track section;
Controlling a relay race game to proceed by driving the arranged vehicle in a corresponding track section on the basis of the information about the vehicle and the information on the track interval, and controlling at least one of a progress state and a progress result of the relay race game, Controlling to be displayed through the client; And
When the first vehicle in operation collides with the second vehicle disposed at the starting position of the second track section which is the next track section of the same track after running the first track section set to the first vehicle, Step
Wherein the game is a relay race game. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the starting comprises:
A collision speed between the first vehicle and the second vehicle at an initial speed of the second vehicle when the first vehicle collides with the second vehicle and a collision speed between the front bumper of the first vehicle and the rear bumper of the second vehicle And adding the determined acceleration to the start of the relay race game. 14. The method of claim 13,
In the vehicle,
And travels along a wall of the track without user's manipulation based on the performance of the arranged vehicle. 14. The method of claim 13,
The relay race may include:
A team-based relay race in which a plurality of users construct a team to perform a relay race,
Wherein the first vehicle and the second vehicle include:
Wherein the vehicles are vehicles of different users among a plurality of users constituting the one team. 17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the track intervals of the track corresponding to the one team,
Wherein the plurality of users are set for the plurality of users. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the disposing comprises:
Wherein the relay race is a step of disposing the same vehicle at the same start position with respect to users of different teams when one team is a relay race composed of one user.

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