KR101493207B1 - Dart game apparatus, method and computer readable medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A dart game apparatus for providing a player with a record challenge mode according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problems includes a user input unit for receiving an input for selecting a challenge mode of a dart game system selected from a player, A controller for loading the challenge record to be a target of the mode and performing the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game method, the challenge record comprising game play according to the selected dart game method Wherein the at least one throw data includes at least one throw data and wherein the throw data includes data indicating which portion of the target of the dart game device the dart draw hit.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a dart game apparatus, a dart game method, and a computer readable medium.

The present invention relates to a dart game apparatus, specifically to a dart game apparatus for providing a player of a dart game apparatus with a record challenge mode.

In general, a dart means "small arrow", and the score is given by throwing an arrow-shaped dart pin to the target of the centrifugal number written in numbers. Darts have the advantage of being able to enjoy darts in the form of arrowheads, and anyone, anywhere, anytime, with a dart target.

In recent years, the development of a variety of game methods and scoring methodology has evolved into a world-class leisure, enjoying the game easily and without a man or woman.

In general, dart players must participate in the game at the same time and place to enjoy darts. However, according to the development of communication technology, the participants of the dart game can participate in the dart game at a distance from each other and transmit their play result or play process remotely through the communication network. This allows dart players to participate in games beyond time and space constraints.

Electronic dart game devices have been developed to engage in darts remotely and transmit play results or play processes over a communications network. These electronic dart game devices electrically sense the point where the dart target is hit, and can automatically score and provide the score to the user.

As the electronic dart game device connects to the network, the game records of each player are stored in the server, and the ranking or score of the players can be calculated and stored.

When the rankings or scores of players are stored on the network, there is a need to provide a game way in which the player can improve his or her record.

The present invention is devised in correspondence with the background art described above, and is intended to provide a challenge mode for the player to improve his / her record.

The present invention is also intended to provide the player with motivation to improve his or her record by providing a variety of output effects while providing a challenge mode.

A method for providing a player with a record challenge mode for providing a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present invention for performing the above-mentioned task includes receiving an input for selecting a challenge mode of a dart game mode selected from a player , The method comprising: loading a challenge record that is the subject of a challenge mode, the challenge record including one or more throw data that constitutes a game play according to the selected dart game method, the dart throw data The method comprising the step of: performing a challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game method, wherein the challenge log includes data indicating which part of the target of the dart game device the hit dart draws; .

In another embodiment of the present invention, performing the challenge mode further comprises outputting a reward effect corresponding to the one or more dart draw data included in the loaded challenge record, wherein the reward effect Includes a lighting effect or a sound effect corresponding to the dart draw according to the selected dart game method.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the loaded challenge record includes multimedia data including a play image associated with the challenge record, and performing the challenge mode includes outputting the multimedia data do.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the step of outputting the multimedia data includes a step of accelerating and playing the play image included in the multimedia data.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, performing the challenge mode comprises:

And outputting a lighting effect to a portion of the dart target corresponding to the one or more dart draw data.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprises receiving an input for selecting a challenge record to be the subject of a challenge mode after receiving an input selecting the challenge mode.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprises the step of retrieving the player's game record information after receiving an input selecting the challenge mode, wherein the loaded challenge record includes a match record of the searched player Is selected based on the information.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the loaded challenge record includes competition record information having the highest score among the match record information of the searched player.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the loaded challenge record includes game record information of a player different from the player.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the loaded challenge record includes virtual game record information generated by the dart game device based on the searched player's game record information.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the step of performing the challenge mode includes calculating the number of remaining dart draws based on the selected dart game method in the middle of performing the challenge mode, And reloading the challenge record subject to the challenge mode, based on the number of times.

A dart game apparatus for providing a player with a record challenge mode according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problems includes a user input unit for receiving an input for selecting a challenge mode of a dart game system selected from a player, A controller for loading the challenge record to be a target of the mode and performing the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game method, the challenge record comprising game play according to the selected dart game method Wherein the at least one throw data includes at least one throw data and wherein the throw data includes data indicating which portion of the target of the dart game device the dart draw hit.

A computer-readable medium according to an embodiment of the present invention for carrying out the above-mentioned object, when executed by a computer, is a program for causing the computer to provide a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game device, Code for causing the computer to cause the computer to load a challenge record that is the subject of a challenge mode; a code for causing the computer to receive an input to select a challenge mode of a selected dart game mode from a player; Wherein the challenge log includes at least one throw data constituting a game play according to the selected dart game method, wherein the dart throw data includes at least one of a target of the dart game device, hit) And code for causing the computer to perform the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, a player can be provided with a challenge record that he can challenge in order to improve his / her game record, so that a motivation effect for improving a game record of a dart game You can expect.

In addition, since the various sound and lighting effects are output according to the specific game record of the challenge record, the player can continue to be interested in playing the challenge mode.

1 is a block diagram of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram of a game network including a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a dart game device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing an example of a rating and / or a class (class) that can be given to a player according to PPD and / or MPR.
5 is a flowchart of a method for providing a write challenge mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart of a method for providing a write challenge mode in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart of a method for providing a write challenge mode in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart of a method for providing a write challenge mode in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Various embodiments are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to refer to like elements. In this specification, various explanations are given in order to provide an understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, that such embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are provided in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the embodiments.

The terms "component," "module," system, "and the like, as used herein, refer to a computer-related entity, hardware, firmware, software, combination of software and hardware, or execution of software. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to, a process executing on a processor, a processor, an object, an executing thread, a program, and / or a computer. For example, both an application running on a computing device and a computing device may be a component. One or more components may reside within a processor and / or thread of execution, one component may be localized within one computer, or it may be distributed between two or more computers. Further, such components may execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored therein. The components may be, for example, a signal (e.g., a local system, data from one component interacting with another component in a distributed system, and / or data over a network, such as the Internet, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

1 is a block diagram of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The dart game apparatus 100 includes a dart target 110, a sensing unit 120, a user input unit 130, an output unit 140, a camera unit 150, a network connection unit 160, a user recognition unit 170, A memory 180, a controller 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The dart target 110 may include a score board in which a bullseye is located at the center, a concentric circle centered on bullseye, and a score board divided into straight lines extending radially from the bullseye and having individual scores assigned thereto. A plurality of holes through which the tip of the dart can be inserted may be disposed on the score board.

The dart target 110 may include a display 142 described below to variably change the score arrangement of the dart target 110 and the shape of the scored regions. In this case, the dart target 110 may include a light-transmitting touch pad stacked on the display 142, and may have a touch screen shape.

The sensing unit 120 can sense the play of the dart game player performed on the dart target 110. [ The sensing unit 120 may be able to evaluate the play of the actual game player. The sensing unit 120 may sense an area of the dart target 110 in which a dart hit by the game player hits the dart. The sensing unit 120 may electrically convert the score corresponding to the area where the dart is plugged and transmit the score to the controller 190. [

The user input unit 130 receives a user's input for controlling the dart game device 100. [ The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. The user input unit 130 may also include a camera 151, ..., 153, a microphone, or the like.

The user input 130 may also include a short range communication module (not shown). The user input unit 130 may include a local communication module (not shown) of the network connection unit 160. When the user input unit 130 includes the local communication module of the network connection unit 160, the user input unit 130 may be configured to receive the user input inputted by the external console device. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

For example, when the user input unit 130 performs near-field communication using infrared communication, the external console device may be an infrared remote controller. Alternatively, when the user input unit 130 performs short-range communication using the Bluetooth function, the external console device may be a mobile device including a Bluetooth module. The mobile device including the Bluetooth module may be, for example, a smart phone including a Bluetooth module.

A user can select a dart game method, a number of dart game players, a dart game play method, and the like through the user input unit 130. For example, the user can select the number of dart game players, the dart game play method (zero-one game, cricket game, etc.), and the dart game method (one-player, network play, etc.) through the user input unit 130.

The user input unit 130 receives a voice or an operation through the user's camera 151, ..., 153 or microphone, and converts the received voice or action into an input signal . For this purpose, known Speech Recognition or Motion Recognition techniques may be used.

The output unit 140 is for generating an output related to a visual, auditory or tactile sense. The output unit 140 may include an audio output unit 141, a display 142, an illumination unit 143, and the like.

The sound output module 141 can output audio data received from the network connection unit 160 or stored in the memory 180 in a game sound effect, a game operation guide, a game method description, and the like. The sound output module 141 also outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a game sound effect) performed in the dart game device 100. [ The sound output module 141 can also output a sound from a game player or a third party using another dart game device 200 (see FIG. 2) received via the network connection unit 160. [ The sound output module 141 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The display 142 displays (outputs) information to be processed in the dart game device 100. For example, when the dart game device 100 is in the game play mode guidance mode, the display 142 may output a selectable game play mode. When the dart game device 100 is playing a game, the display 142 may display the score sensed by the sensing unit 120 or may display the scores of the other dart game devices 200, 2), or a video image of a third person.

The display 142 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ), And a three-dimensional display (3D display).

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like.

There may be two or more displays 142 depending on the implementation of the dart game device 100. [ For example, in the dart game apparatus 100, a plurality of displays may be spaced apart or arranged integrally on one surface, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively. For example, the display 142 may include a display 142 disposed at an upper end of the target 110, a display disposed at a lower end of the target 110, or one of the displays 142 . However, the position in which the above-described display is disposed is only an example, and the display may be placed at various positions for design needs or visual effects.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in capacitance, such as a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display 142 or a specific portion of the display 142, to an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the controller 190. Thus, the control unit 190 can know which area of the display 142 is touched or the like.

The lighting unit 143 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the dart game apparatus 100. [ Examples of events that occur in the dart game device 100 include identification of the dart game player, hit of the dart, change of the dart game player, and end of the game. The illumination unit 143 may include an LED (Light Emission Diode) to inform the user of the occurrence of the event through the blinking of the LED.

The LEDs may be disposed on the back surface of the dart target 110, and may be blinked according to a blinking pattern stored in advance according to the occurrence of an event. For example, one or more LEDs may be assigned to each portion of the dart target 110. The assigned LEDs are disposed on the back of the dart target 110 and can be disposed in a direction toward the outside of the dart game device 100. [ When the LEDs emit light, the light emitted by the LEDs may pass through the dart target 110 made of a transparent or semi-transparent material to transmit a visual output to a user. Alternatively, the light illuminated by the LED may transmit a visual output to a user through a gap present in the dart target 110.

The output unit 140 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, a vibration.

The camera unit 150 includes a plurality of cameras 151 to 153. Image frames processed by the cameras 151 to 153 are stored in the memory 180 or transmitted to the network connection unit 160. [ Lt; / RTI > At least two cameras 150 may be provided depending on the use environment.

At least some of the cameras of the camera unit 150 are arranged to photograph image frames including the dart target 110 and some of the cameras are arranged to photograph image frames that are directly related to the game rules in the dart game play . For example, the camera may be arranged to photograph a throw-line that throws a dart to capture an image frame that is directly associated with a dart game rule. The plurality of cameras 151, ..., 153 included in the camera unit 150 may be arranged so that at least a part of the image frames are superposed and photographed.

When the camera unit 150 includes one camera, the camera is capable of capturing at least a portion of the dart target 110 and an image frame (e.g., a throw-line in a dart game) that is directly associated with the game rule A panoramic camera which is arranged so as to be able to shoot all of them.

The network connection unit 160 includes one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the dart game apparatus 100 and the wired / wireless communication system or between the dart game apparatus 100 and the network in which the dart game apparatus 100 is located .

The network connection unit 160 may include a wired / wireless Internet module for network connection. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies. Wired Internet technologies include XDSL (Digital Subscriber Line), FTTH (Fiber to the home), and PLC (Power Line Communication).

The network connection unit 160 may transmit data to and receive data from an electronic device including a short distance communication module located in a relatively short distance from the dart game device 100, including a short distance communication module. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The network connection unit 160 can detect the connection state of the network and the transmission / reception speed of the network.

Data received via the network connection 160 may be output via the output 140, stored via the memory 180, or transmitted to other electronic devices in the vicinity via the local communication module.

The user recognition unit 170 recognizes unique information of a user at a remote location using radio waves by using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, which is a kind of local area communication technology. For example, a user may have a card containing an RFID module, a mobile terminal, or a unique dart game equipment, e.g., a personal dart equipment that he owns. Information identifying the user (e.g., a personal ID of a user registered in a database server (DB (see FIG. 2), an identification code, etc.) may be recorded in the RFID module held by the user. The dart game device 100 identifies a dart game player playing with the dart game device 100 by identifying the RFID module possessed by the user, and stores the database for the identified dart game player Update, or accumulate new data.

In addition to the RFID technology, the user recognition unit 170 may include various technologies (e.g., a local area communication technology such as Bluetooth) capable of transmitting and receiving user's unique information in a contact / non-contact manner. The user recognition unit 170 may include a biometric data identification module for identifying biometric data (voice, fingerprint, face) of a user in cooperation with a microphone, a touch pad, and the camera unit 150 of the user input unit 130 .

The memory 180 may store a program for the operation of the controller 190 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 180 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 180 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The dart game device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 180 on the Internet.

The controller 190 typically controls the overall operation of the dart game device 100. For example, in the case of a dart game, the score sensed through the sensing unit 120 is aggregated for each game participant, and the aggregated score is transmitted / received to / from another dart game apparatus 200 connected via a network, Record game wins / losses, scores according to the result.

The control unit may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing an operation input, a handwriting input, and the like, which are performed on the touch screen or the camera, as characters or images. In addition, the controller may perform speech recognition using a STT (Speech-to-Text) function that can recognize a voice input through the microphone as a character.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 190 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 180 and can be executed by the control unit 190. [

Hereinafter, a manner in which a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a network will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a conceptual diagram of a game network including a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the dart game device 100 used by the first game player P1 is connected to one or more servers (a media server (MS), a relay server (RS), a dart game server GS).

A plurality of dart game players can enjoy the dart game in the same space at the same time using the same first dart game device 100. [ However, when the first dart game player P1 and the second dart game player P2 located at a remote location are to participate in the dart game, the second dart game device 100 may be used to connect one or more servers Game server 100 can communicate with the first dart game device 100 by connecting with the first server 100 (e.g., the media server MS, the relay server RS, and the dart game server GS). The first dart game device 100 and the second dart game device transmit and receive information via one or more servers (a media server (MS), a relay server (RS), a dart game server (GS) Information can be transmitted and received between the devices 100 and 200 directly.

The dart game may be performed in a different place at which two dart game players P1 and P2 play at the same time, or two dart game players P1 and P2 may play at different places at different times, (DB) in order to decide whether to win or lose.

The media server MS can store the dart game play videos of the dart game players P1 and P2 stored by using the camera or microphone stored in the dart game devices 100 and 200. [ The media server (MS) can be included in the DB server (DB).

A relay server (RS) connects communication between a plurality of dart game devices (100, 200). The relay server RS may form a communication network between a plurality of dart game devices 100 and 200 located at a remote location to form a peer-to-peer (P2P) network.

The game server GS exchanges information between the dart game devices 100 and 200 (the score obtained by each game player, information for communicating with each game player) ), Or to transmit / receive information necessary for the progress of the dart game, and to control the dart game devices 100 and 200. [0064] The dart game server GS can aggregate the winnings and losses of the darts game, the scores of the respective darts players 100 and 200, and transmit them to the DB server.

The DB server can store personal information of each of the dart game players 100 and 200, win / loss and ranking information of a game, score information of each game, or a replay movie by game. The DB server can store the information by each user. The DB server can assign a unique code to each user and manage user-specific information using the unique code. The unique code can be stored in an RFID module (an RFID module or an RFID module stored in a mobile terminal) owned by each user. Accordingly, the game devices 100 and 200 can identify each game player through the included user recognition unit 170. [0050] The DB server may also assign a unique code for identification to each of the dart game devices 100 and 200 and manage the dart game data for each of the identification codes assigned to the dart game devices 100 and 200 .

The game player can access the web server WS by using the mobile device 300 (including the mobile device, the cellular phone, the PDA, the PDP, or the like with the built-in mobile communication function) or the PC 400. The web server WS may be connected to the mobile devices 300 and 400 using the Internet or an intranet. Also, the web server WS may be connected to the dart game devices 100 and 200 as well. The web server WS is connected to a DB server (DB), and can provide the dart game data stored in the DB server to the dart game player.

3 is a perspective view of a dart game device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the dart game apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be formed by mounting the components shown in FIG. 1 in the housing H. A dart target 110, a display 142, an illumination unit 143, an acoustic output unit 141, a camera unit 150, and a user recognition unit 160 may be disposed on the front surface of the dart game apparatus 100 .

The dart target 110 may be positioned so that it is centered at a position that matches the rules of the dart game (e.g., 5 feet 8 inches from the ground). The illumination units 143-1 and 143-2 may be disposed in various portions of the dart game apparatus 100 to transmit visual effects to the players of the dart game apparatus 100. [

For example, the illumination unit 143-1 may be disposed on the side surface of the dart target 110 and may serve to illuminate the dart target 110 with illumination. The lighting unit 143-1 can also output a preset lighting effect according to the event of the dart game. In addition, the illumination unit 143-1 can output lighting effects of various colors.

The illumination portion 143-2 may extend in the vertical direction along the protrusion of the front surface of the housing H. Like the lighting unit 143-1, the lighting unit 143-2 can output a preset lighting effect according to an event of a dart game, and can output lighting effects of various colors.

The illumination unit 143-3 may be disposed on a side portion of the user recognition unit 170. [ The lighting unit 143-3 can output a preset lighting effect according to an event of the dart game, and can output lighting effects of various colors. In particular, the illumination unit 143-3 may output a lighting effect for an event related to the user recognition unit 170. [

Alternatively, the dart game device 100 may be selectively connected to the dart game device 100 and may include a dart plate P extending in the horizontal direction. The dart plate P may further include an illumination unit 143-4. The dart plate P may be integrally coupled to the dart game apparatus 100 or may be detachably attached thereto.

When the dart plate P is integrally or selectively attached to the dart game device 100, the dart plate P can be electrically connected to the dart game device 100. [ The illumination section 143-4 of the dart game device 100 may be disposed along the outer periphery of the dart plate P as shown in Fig. The dart plate P may be extended at one end to the position where the throw line should be positioned according to the distance of the throw line from the dart target according to the rules of the game. The illumination unit 143-4 may be disposed at a position corresponding to the throw line.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the illumination unit (not shown) may be disposed on the backside of the dart target 110 to illuminate the illumination effect in the user direction. The illumination unit (not shown) may include a combination of different illumination elements assigned according to each segment making up the dart target.

The housing H of the dart game device 100 may include a display 142 disposed in a user orientation. The display 142 displays information necessary for the user (for example, an aggregated score, information of the player in play, score required for clearing the game, information of the opponent player other than the player, etc.) according to the progress of the dart game can do. The display 142 can display a visual effect according to an event as the dart game progresses. For example, if the user consecutively matches the bullseye of the dart target 100 to the three dart draw opportunities, the display 142 may display a pre-stored video corresponding to the event. The moving picture may be stored in the memory 180 of the dart game apparatus 100 or received from the server through the network connection unit 160. [

The display 142 can operate in conjunction with the illumination units 143-1, 143-2, 143-3, and 143-4 and the sound output unit 140 to provide the user with visual and auditory effects have. In other words, when a predetermined event occurs, the display 142, the illumination units 143-1, 143-2, 143-3, and 143-4, and the sound output unit 140 can display a lighting effect, And a sound effect can be output together.

3, the display 142 is shown as being disposed at the lower end of the dart target 110, but the number and location of the display 142 can be variously changed.

The user input unit 130 may be configured in the form of a key pad button, as shown in FIG. However, as described above, the user input unit 130 can be configured in various ways including a touch screen. The user can operate a key button of the user input unit 130 to select a mode of the game he / she wants to play.

The sound output unit 141 may also be disposed on the front surface of the housing H of the dart game apparatus 100 to output sound. The number of the sound output unit 141 and the position in which it is disposed may also be variously changed.

The camera unit 150 may be mounted on the upper portion of the housing H of the dart game apparatus 100, as shown in FIG. The camera unit 150 may include a dart target 110 and one or more cameras 151, 152, ..., 153 capable of shooting a throw line. The image photographed through the camera unit 150 may be transmitted to the memory 180. [ According to the embodiment, only a part of the moving images captured by the camera unit 150 may be finally stored in the memory 180 or may be transmitted to the server (not shown) through the network connection unit 160.

As shown in FIG. 3, the user recognition unit 170 may be disposed on the front surface of the housing H of the dart game apparatus 100, and may include a local communication module. The user can complete the user authentication by bringing a card for recognizing the user near the user recognition unit 170. [

3 and the above description of the external appearance of the dart game device 100 are merely given as examples for explanation, the dart game device 100 according to the present invention is limited by the appearance shown in Fig. 3 It is not.

Hereinafter, the rules of a typical dart game and the stats of the players related thereto will be described.

A dart game that can be performed by the dart game apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a 01 game (zero circle game), a cricket game, a count-up game, .

01 The game is played by alternating between two teams (or two players), drawing a dart on a dart target in a round. One round includes three dart draws. The objective of the game is to have the sum of the points of each round reach the target score (score of 100 or 1000 units, which generally ends at 01, such as 301, 501, 701, 901, 1101, 1501, etc.). The target score and play round may be arbitrarily adjustable depending on the number of participating players.

The cricket game, like the 01 game, will perform a round by throwing three darts in the first round. In the case of a STANDARD cricket game, it can be done using only the fire area in the center of the dart target and the 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 and 15 point areas. If you mark the cricket number 3, it will be marked with your position. If you hit more than 4 marks, the score corresponding to the number will be added to compete the score. Here, the double area and the triple area of the dart target can be calculated as 2 marks and 3 marks, respectively. If the opponent of the player also marks the cricket number 3 while the cricket number is marked with his or her position, the cricket number is considered to be closed, and the score may not be added any more. The object of the game may be to obtain a high score until the end of the stipulation round, or to close all of the cricket numbers and achieve a higher score than the opponent.

A count-up game is a game that will win if you earn high points within a given round.

In addition to the above-mentioned games, various types of games can be played by the dart game device 100, and the play mode of the dart game device 100 is not limited by the game method described above.

The player's stat can be defined according to the game rule independently of the count-up game, the cricket game, and the win or loss of the 01 game.

For example, Points Per Dart (PPD) can be calculated in a 01 game by dividing the total score the player scored by the number of dart draws.

Alternatively, the Marks Per Round (MPR) may be calculated by calculating the number of marks marked by the player per round. For example, in a cricket game, if a player makes three dart throws in one round and hits 15 triple, 19 single, and 20 double fire respectively in three dart throws, the MPR is (3 + 1 + 2 ) / 1 = 6.00 (MPR).

In the following round, if the player makes three dart draws, mark fail, 18 double and 20 hit respectively, MPR will be (3 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2+ 1) / 2 = 4.5 (MPR) .

These PPD and MPR can be stored as personal data of the player as stats of the player or the player. Alternatively, the average score of the player per game in the count-up game, the record of the player's highest score per game, and the like can also be stored as the player's stat.

The dart game device 100 can play the dart game and transfer the game record per player to the game server GS or the DB server DB in accordance with the mode. The game server GS or the DB server DB may calculate the player-specific PPD and / or MPR according to the game record and store it as a cumulative PPD and / or MPR stat of the player. In addition, the game server GS or the DB server DB can individually store the game record of the player. For example, in a 01 game, a count-up game, or a cricket game in which the player has played before, the player can record information about the segment portion of the dart hit on each dart draw. The game server GS or the DB server DB may store such player's cumulative (average) PPD and / or MPR data, top PPD and / or MPR data.

The game server GS or the DB server DB may be two physically separated servers. Alternatively, the game server GS and the DB server DB are one physically integrated server, and may be classified according to roles performed in the server. Also, as described above, one server can perform both roles of a game server GS and a DB server DB.

The game server GS or the DB server DB may store the player's individual stats and may give the player a rating (or rating) according to the stats. An example of rating and / or class (class) that can be awarded to a player according to PPD and / or MPR is as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, by managing and storing PPD and / or MPR, which is a player's personal stat, and assigning corresponding ratings (or ratings), the level between players is efficiently classified, Can be provided.

5-8 are flowcharts of a method for providing a record challenge mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

However, the method for providing the write challenge mode according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited by the steps shown in FIGS. That is, the method for providing the write challenge mode according to an embodiment of the present invention may be performed through more or fewer steps than the steps shown in FIGS. That is, some of the steps shown in FIGS. 5 through 8 may be omitted from the method for providing the write challenge mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, and steps not shown in FIGS. And may be added to a method for providing a record challenge mode. Further, the order of the steps shown in Figs. 5 to 8 is not restrictive, and the order in which the steps are executed may differ from the order of the steps shown in Figs. 5 to 8, if necessary.

As shown in FIG. 5, the dart game apparatus 100 can recognize a player who wishes to play a dart game (S110). The player can cause the dart game device 100 to identify the player by placing a card containing the RFID chip near the user recognition section 170. [ The dart game device 100 can identify the player through the RFID communication module and load the data associated with the player identified from the server based on the identified player.

The player can determine a desired dart game mode and input an input to the dart game device 100 through the user input unit 130 in step S120. For example, the player can play a game (a cricket game, a game, etc.) provided by the dart game device 100 via the user interface provided through the display 142 (or the user interface communicated through the sound output unit 140 via the sound output unit 140) 01 game, count-up game, competition game, etc.). In addition, the player can input an input through the user input unit 130 to select one of the game modes.

The player may also wish to play a challenge mode for a selected game mode (one of a cricket game, a 01 game, a count-up game, a competition mode game, etc.). If the player wants to play the challenge mode for the selected game mode, the user can input an input for selecting the challenge mode through the user interface provided through the display 142 through the user input unit 130 (S130).

As described above, the execution order of the step of receiving the input for selecting the dart game method (S120) and the step of receiving the input for selecting the challenge mode (S130) is not limited to that shown in Fig. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the user can select a game mode, select a challenge mode for the selected game mode, or select a challenge mode and select a game mode to perform the challenge mode at a later time.

When the player selects the challenge mode, the dart game apparatus 100 can search the game record information of the selected player (S140). The dart game device 100 can load the record information of the player from the server. The server may be a game server (GS) and / or a DB server (DB) as described above.

The retrieving step S140 may be performed by the dart game apparatus 100, but may be performed by the server, if necessary. In other words, the dart game apparatus 100 can simply send a signal that invites the server to retrieve the game record information of the player, and the player who receives it can retrieve the game record information.

When the game selected by the player is 01 game, the dart game device 100 can load the player's PPD data from the server. Similarly, when the game selected by the player is a cricket game, the dart game device 100 can load MPR data from the server. Further, when the game selected by the player is a count-up game, the dart game apparatus 100 can load the score data acquired per game from the server.

The dart game device 100 loads the player's average PPD (or score data of the MPR or count-up game), the best PPD game data (or the score data of the highest MPR or count-up game) can do.

The dart game apparatus 100 may load the challenge record to be challenged from the server in the challenge mode based on the game record information of the searched player (S150). Wherein the challenge record includes at least one throw data constituting a game play according to the selected dart game method and the dart throw data indicates that the dart draw is a hit in which part of the target of the dart game apparatus hit). For example, when the selected game is the 01 game, the loaded challenge record is the game record in which the 01 game is cleared. It can include the score data of the dart target hit (hit) for each dot draw when the 01 game is cleared have. This may be similar for a challenge record for a cricket game and a count-up game.

An example of a loaded challenge record according to an embodiment of the invention is shown in Table 1.

round Round 1 Round 2 Round N-1 Round N Dart draw 38 (19 double) 19 20 15 10 9 ... 20 20 20

In addition to the data shown in Table 1, the challenge record may further include, for each round of the dart draw, position data as to where the dart hit the dart target.

The challenge record loaded by the dart game apparatus 100 can be selected based on the game record information of the player. That is, the dart game device 100 can select a challenge record based on the player's game record information according to a predetermined algorithm, in order to provide the player with a certain level of motivation.

For example, the dart game device 100 may load a challenge record close to the highest record of the player. For example, assume that a player is playing a 01 game and wants to perform a challenge mode on it. The dart game device 100 can retrieve the PPD point of the player. As described above, the dart game device 100 may simply send a signal to the server to select the challenge mode, and the server may retrieve the player's PPD point.

The dart game device 100 (or server) may select the challenge record of the other player (or player) to challenge in the challenge mode, according to the PPD point of the searched player. For example, if the player's top PPD point record 01 game is a 30.80 PPD race, the dart game device 100 (or server) may select a challenge record with a PPD that is close to 30.80 PPD and higher than the 30.80 PPD have. For example, you can select the game information of the 01 game in which the 32.80 PPD recorded by another person is recorded as the challenge record. The dart game device 100 may load the selected challenge record.

The algorithm for loading the challenge record of another person close to the player's highest PPD score may be appropriately adjusted to provide player motivation. For example, a game record of a 01 game having a PPD record differing from the player's maximum PPD game record by 5 points may be randomly selected and loaded as a challenge record. Alternatively, a game record of 01 game having a better PPD record within 10% of the player's highest PPD game record may be randomly selected and loaded as a challenge record. In the algorithm described above, the values of 5 points and 10% are for illustrative purposes and can be variably set by the choice of the player or the choice of the dart game network operator.

The algorithm described above may also allow the user to select a challenge record based on the player's average PPD. For example, a competition record with a good PPD record within a certain score or within a certain percentage of the player's average PPD may be loaded as the challenge record. When a challenge record is selected based on the player's average PPD, his competition record may be selected and loaded as the challenge record.

01 < / RTI > game, the challenge record can be selected and loaded based on the player's MPR and total score record, respectively, even in the case of a cricket game and a count-up game.

The Challenge History may be determined at random, or by choosing a record of a player who has played a match with the player in preference, or by a player in the same group as the player (for example, the same Dart Club or Dart Team) Or may be determined by first selecting the record of the other person or by selecting the record of the other person who has the record of playing in an area geographically close to the player or by selecting from among the competition records played by the corresponding dart game device 100 Can be determined.

Additionally, the challenge record may further include multimedia data including a play image associated with the challenge record. For example, when the loaded challenge record is played, it may further include a play video of the other party photographed by the camera of the corresponding dart game device (not shown).

When the dart game apparatus 100 loads the challenge record (S150), the dart game apparatus 100 can perform the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record S150 and the dart game method (S160).

The step S160 of the dart game apparatus 100 performing the challenge mode will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Steps S210 through S250 of FIG. 6 may refer to steps similar to those of FIG. 5 with a similar identification number.

As shown in FIG. 6, performing the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected Dart game method (S260) may include one or more sub-steps S261 through S264.

After entering the challenge mode, the dart game apparatus 100 can proceed the game according to the game method (01 game, cricket game, or count-up game). For example, in the case of the 01 game, the dart game device 100 may request the player to execute the first three round dart draws. The dart game device 100 senses a portion of the target hit by the player's dart and sends a corresponding combination of sound, motion picture or lighting effects to the sound output portion 141, the display 142 and the illumination portion 143 Can be output through a combination. For example, the score recorded by the player may be displayed on the display 142, and at the same time, the remaining score may be displayed to clear the 01 game. When the player matches a triple, a double, a bullseye, or the like, a combination of sounds, moving images, or lighting effects corresponding to the event may be output (S261).

When the player draws a dart, the dart game apparatus 100 can determine whether the player has completed one round (S261). When the round of the player ends, the dart game apparatus 100 proceeds to the round of challenge recording (S263), and if not, the player round can continue (S261). For example, in the case of the 01 game, it is possible to judge that the player round has been ended through the fact that three darts have been drawn.

When the player round ends, the dart game device 100 can output the reward effect according to the round dart draw data included in the challenge record (S263). For example, if the loaded challenge record hits 38, 19, or 20 points in the first round, you can output the reward effect of winning that score.

For example, the dart game apparatus 100 may display a combination of sound, moving picture, or lighting effect such as 38 points (when 19 dots are matched) in the first round, to the sound output unit 141, The illumination unit 142, and the illumination unit 143, as shown in FIG. That is, although the player corresponding to the challenge record does not actually appear in the same time and space, the dart game apparatus 100 outputs the same effect as the player plays together, so that the player who plays the challenge mode does not lose interest And may be provided with motivation for recording update.

For example, when the loaded challenge log hits 20, 20, and 20 points in the first round, a lighting effect, a sound effect, and a moving picture effect for celebrating the event are transmitted to the output unit 140 ). ≪ / RTI >

In addition, the dart game apparatus 100 can display the play movie of the player recorded through the camera when the challenge record is played, through the display 142. [ The play video may be displayed using a user interface similar to the remote competition mode of the dart game device 100. [ Therefore, the player performing the challenge mode can experience the same effect as performing the real-time competition mode remotely.

The dart game device 100 can accelerate (for example, 2x, 3x or 4x) the play video in outputting the corresponding multimedia data. By accelerating and playing the play video, the execution time of the challenge mode can be shortened.

When the dart target 110 of the dart game apparatus 100 includes an additional illumination unit 143 on the back side, the dart game apparatus 100 determines whether or not the dart game target 100 is in a position where the corresponding dart is hit in accordance with the dart draw data per round of the challenge record The corresponding lighting can be turned on.

After the dart game apparatus 100 outputs all the reward effects for the round (S264), the dart game apparatus 100 can determine whether the game has ended (S265). If the game is terminated, the process proceeds to the next step (S270), and if not, the player round may proceed (S261).

In addition, the dart game apparatus 100 may determine whether the player has updated the challenge record loaded in the challenge mode (S270) after the game ends. The fact that the player has renewed the challenge record loaded in the challenge mode means that the MPR in case of a PPD (01 game in which the player is better than the challenge record in which the player is loaded, MPR in case of a cricket game, ) May be recorded.

When the challenge record is renewed, the dart game apparatus 100 may cause the player who has recorded the loaded challenge record to transmit a notification message informing that the challenge record has been renewed (S280). For example, the dart game device 100 may send a message to the server indicating that the challenge record has been renewed and have the server send the notification message to the player that recorded the challenge record. The server can cause the player who recorded the challenge record to display the message when using the dart game device. The server may send the notification message to the mobile device owned by the player who recorded the challenge record.

7 is a flowchart of a method for providing a challenge mode according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the dart game apparatus 100 can display a target record that the player can challenge based on the searched player's game record information (S340-1). For example, the dart game device 100 may allow a server to retrieve a competition record of a player who wishes to play the challenge mode, and to retrieve a challenge record that the player may challenge based on the competition record have. The dart game device 100 may receive the challenge target record retrieved from the server and display it via the display 142. [

The challenge target record displayed may be selected by first selecting the record of the other player who has played the game with the player or by selecting a player who is included in the same group as the player (for example, the same dart club or dart team) Or may be selected by first selecting the record of the other person who has the record played in the area close to the player in question or may be selected from among the game records played in the corresponding dart game device 100 have.

The dart game device 100 may receive an input through the user input unit 130 to select one of the displayed challenge target records from the user (S340-2). For example, the player can select an object record he / she wishes to challenge from among the displayed challenge target records, and input an input for selecting the object record through the user input unit 130.

The dart game device 100 can determine the target record selected by the player as the challenge record. Then, the dart game device 100 may load the selected challenge record from the server (S350).

8 is a flowchart of a method for providing a challenge mode according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the dart game apparatus 100 (or the server) may retrieve the game record information of the player and generate virtual game record information based on the retrieved game record information (S450 '). In other words, the dart game apparatus 100 can use the virtually generated game record as a challenge record, rather than loading one of the game records played by another person as a challenge record. The dart game apparatus 100 can virtually create a record close to the highest score (or the average score) of the match record based on the match record of the searched player. Or the virtually generated recording can be generated by the server, and the dart game device 100 can receive it and use it in the challenge mode.

The dart game apparatus 100 further includes a calculation unit for calculating a number of remaining dart draws based on the selected dart game method in the middle of the execution of the challenge mode, Lt; / RTI > can be reloaded.

For example, the dart game device 100 may change the challenge record that is the object of the challenge mode while performing the challenge mode according to the challenge record initially loaded. For example, during the course of the dart game, additional challenge records that the player may challenge based on the number of remaining draws may be additionally loaded.

The dart game apparatus for providing the player with a record challenge mode according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user input unit 130 for receiving an input for selecting a challenge mode of a dart game system selected from a player, A control unit (190) for performing a challenge mode on the basis of the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game scheme, the challenge record including one or more darts Wherein the throw data includes data indicating which part of the target of the dart game device the hit draw has hit, and wherein, when performing the challenge mode, And an output unit 140 for outputting a reward effect .

Meanwhile, the various embodiments presented herein may be implemented as a method, an apparatus, or an article of manufacture using standard programming and / or engineering techniques. The term "article of manufacture" includes a computer program, carrier, or media accessible from any computer-readable device. For example, the computer-readable medium can be a magnetic storage device (e.g., a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic strip, etc.), an optical disk (e.g., CD, DVD, etc.), a smart card, (E. G., EEPROM, card, stick, key drive, etc.). The various storage media presented herein also include one or more devices and / or other machine-readable media for storing information. The term "machine-readable medium" includes, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of storing, holding, and / or transferring instruction (s) and / or data.

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

Claims (13)

delete A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode,
Receiving an input for selecting a challenge mode of a dart game scheme selected from a player;
Wherein the challenge record includes one or more throw data constituting a game play according to the selected dart game method, and the dart throw data includes at least one of darts And data indicating which portion of the target of the dart game device the draw hits; And
Performing the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game mode. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 22 > 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of performing the challenge mode comprises:
Further comprising outputting a reward effect corresponding to the one or more dart draw data included in the loaded challenge record,
The reward effect may include:
A lighting effect or a sound effect corresponding to the dart draw according to the selected dart game scheme;
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the loaded challenge record comprises multimedia data comprising a play image associated with the challenge record,
The step of performing the challenge mode comprises:
And outputting the multimedia data.
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the outputting of the multimedia data comprises:
And accelerating and playing the play image included in the multimedia data.
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of performing the challenge mode comprises:
And outputting a lighting effect to a portion of the dart target corresponding to the one or more dart draw data.
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 3. The method of claim 2,
After receiving the input selecting the challenge mode,
Further comprising receiving an input to select a challenge record to be the subject of a challenge mode,
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 3. The method of claim 2,
After receiving the input selecting the challenge mode,
Further comprising searching for game record information of the player,
Wherein the loaded challenge record is selected based on the player record information of the searched player,
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the loaded challenge record includes competition record information having the highest score among the match record information of the searched player,
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the loaded challenge record includes game record information of a player different from the player,
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the loaded challenge record includes virtual game record information generated by the dart game device based on the searched player's game record information,
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of performing the challenge mode comprises:
Calculating a number of remaining dart draws based on the selected dart game method in the middle of performing the challenge mode; And
And reloading the challenge record subject to the challenge mode based on the calculated number of dart draws.
A method for providing a player of a dart game device with a record challenge mode. A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to provide a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus, when executed by a computer,
The program includes:
Code for causing the computer to receive an input from a player to select a challenge mode of a selected dart game mode;
Code for causing the computer to load a challenge record subject to a challenge mode, the challenge log including at least one throw data constituting a game play according to the selected Dart game method, wherein the Dart draw throw) data includes data indicating which part of the target of the dart game device the dart draw hit; And
And a code for causing the computer to perform the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game method.
Computer readable medium.

Images