KR101531281B1 - Device and method for providing game pad in mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for providing game pads of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an information obtaining unit that scans an information source displayed on a screen of a terminal and obtains information for generating a game pad as a game application is executed in the terminal; And a game pad generating unit for generating a game pad for playing a game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a device and a method for providing a game pad of a mobile terminal,

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for providing game pads of a mobile terminal.

In existing digital interactive TVs, remote controls have been used to access interactive content such as games. However, such a remote controller uses a method of pressing various buttons for controlling bidirectional contents, so that users who are accustomed to the touch method such as a smart phone widely used these days and the sliding method which uses the screen lightly using the finger on the screen, I have been giving way to feel.

Especially, users who enjoy the latest games can not use such a variety of control methods, and the game through the interactive TV gives a feeling of being outdated, and it becomes a factor of losing interest in the game use.

In addition, for example, in the case of an IPTV, an existing remote control signal is processed by a receiver (set-top box, STB) that receives IPTV. In order to receive the remote control signal, And then finally transmitted to the application contents.

That is, the remote control signal is received by the IR receiver of the STB hardware, and the operating system (RTOS) of the STB receives the signal through the device driver. Accordingly, the bidirectional content can receive the remote control signal through the middleware (M / W) and process the request of the user. Such a hierarchical processing structure has been a factor for causing a user to feel inconvenience in using interactive contents requiring a fast response time by lengthening the response time by the remote control.

Related Prior Art Patent Registration No. 10-1218816 entitled " METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF BIDIRECTIONAL CONTENTS OF DIGITAL TV USING A SMART PHONE ", registered on Dec. 28, 2012) is available.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a QR code or an NFC tag is generated on a screen of a smart TV and information for generating a game pad is obtained from the QR code or an NFC tag, so that a game application executed on a smart TV can be played And a game pad for providing a gamepad to the mobile terminal.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problem (s), and another problem (s) not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

An apparatus for providing game pads of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an information acquiring unit for acquiring information for generating a game pad by scanning an information source displayed on a screen of the terminal as a game application is executed in the terminal; And a game pad generation unit for generating the game pad to play the game application executed in the terminal, based on the information obtained by the information acquisition unit.

The gamepad generating unit may execute a gamepad generating application installed in the mobile terminal to load a template for generating a gamepad and apply the information obtained by the information obtaining unit to the loaded template to generate the gamepad .

The information for generating the gamepad may include a name of the template for generating the game pad, a content actually displayed, and control characters related to the button function.

The game pad generating unit may generate the game pad in the form of a template micro web page (μ-web page) and provide the game pad on the screen of the mobile terminal.

The game pad generating unit may manage and provide the game pad in units of micro web pages with the application according to the type of the game pad.

The gamepad generation unit classifies the gamepad generation templates according to game categories, generates and assigns unique numbers for each game category, matches the unique numbers of the game categories with the names of the game pad generation templates, , And can load a template for game pad creation that matches the game category when the game application is executed.

The game pad providing apparatus may access the same access point (AP) as the terminal, and may acquire information for generating the game pad or generate the game pad in a state where the game pad is paired with the terminal.

The information source may be generated based on an IP (IP), a password (PW) of the terminal, a type and a content of the service.

The information source may include a QR Code or an NFC Tag.

Wherein the data format of the information source is a first field area in which an IP is stored as a network ID of the terminal; A second field area for storing a service type classified as a game pad, a remote controller, a mouse, and a keyboard; And a third field area for storing service contents classified into types of buttons, types of buttons, and positions of buttons.

In a method of providing a gamepad of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, an information acquisition unit of the gamepad providing apparatus scans an information source displayed on a screen of the terminal as a game application is executed in the terminal, Acquiring information for generation; And generating the game pad in the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus to play the game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit .

The generating the gamepad includes loading a gamepad creation template by executing a game pad creation application installed in the mobile terminal; And generating the game pad by applying the information obtained by the information obtaining unit to the loaded template.

The generating of the game pad may include generating the game pad in the form of a template micro web page (μ-web page) and providing the game pad to a screen of the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a game pad for a mobile terminal, the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus comprising: The method comprising the steps of:

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game pad providing method for a mobile terminal, the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus classifies the game pad generating templates according to game categories, ; And the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus matches the unique number of each game category with the name of the gamepad generating template, and the step of loading the template further comprises: And loading a template for game pad creation corresponding to the game category at the time of executing the game.

Wherein the data format of the information source is a first field area in which an IP is stored as a network ID of the terminal; A second field area for storing a service type classified as a game pad, a remote controller, a mouse, and a keyboard; And a third field area for storing service contents classified into types of buttons, types of buttons, and positions of buttons.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a QR code or an NFC tag is generated on a screen of a smart TV and information for generating a game pad is obtained from the QR code or NFC tag to play a game application executed on the smart TV You can create a gamepad that allows you to

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, game remote control of the smart TV can be performed through the game pad created in the smartphone.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a game pad function through a game pad providing apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a game pad providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game pad of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game pad generated according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 11 are diagrams for explaining a data format of a QR code according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and / or features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a game pad function through a game pad providing apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, a game application (App) to be used in the smart TV 120, which is an embodiment of a terminal, is executed. Then, an information source for the gamepad function, that is, a QR code 121, is generated in the smart TV 120. The generated QR code 121 is displayed on the screen of the smart TV 120. [ In one embodiment of the present invention, the QR code 121 is used as the information source, but an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag may be used.

The QR code 121 arranged on the screen of the smart TV 120 is scanned through the smartphone 110 which is one embodiment of the mobile terminal. At this time, the smartphone 110 can scan the QR code 121 through a built-in camera module.

Meanwhile, when the NFC tag is used as the information source, the smartphone 110 can mount the NFC module therein, and can read the NFC tag through the NFC module.

Obtains information for generating a game pad capable of playing (manipulating) the game application from the QR code 121 through the scanning of the QR code 121, and generates the game pad on the basis of the information.

At this time, if a gamepad-related application (App) is executed in the smartphone 110, the application can generate a game pad based on the template using the information.

More specifically, the template includes images for creating a game pad. In the QR code 121, an identifier of a template, identification information of button images to be used for generating a game pad from images for game pads included in the template The location information of the button images, and the function information to be allocated to each of the button images, the user downloads the template from the smartphone 110 and scans the QR code 121 with the smartphone 110, Based game pad can be generated. At this time, the template needs to be downloaded only once to the smartphone 110, and thereafter, when the user wants to use the smartphone 110 as a game pad, there is no need to newly download the template. In another embodiment, when the template includes not only images for creating a game pad but also images related to various types of user interfaces, even when a different type of function is implemented in the smartphone 110 in addition to the game pad, It is possible to utilize the images included in the previously downloaded template without downloading a new template. When execution of the game application is completed in the smart TV 120 and the game pad is created in the smart phone 110, the user can play the game using the game pad created in the smart phone 110. [

In one embodiment of the present invention, access to the same access point (AP) as the smart TV 120 is performed and the information for generating the game pad is acquired while the pairing with the smart TV 120 is completed, Lt; / RTI >

That is, the AP accessing and pairing process is already completed before obtaining the information for generating the game pad or generating the game pad. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present invention, when a game application is executed and used, the smart TV 120 is connected to an AP connected to the smart TV 120 for performing a remote function, And the pairing process may be omitted.

On the other hand, in another embodiment, when the game application is executed in the smart TV 120, instead of outputting the QR code 121 to the screen, the smart TV 120 may play a game (game) The information for generating the pad may be directly transmitted to the smartphone 110 and the smartphone 110 may generate the game pad based on the information for generating the transmitted game pad. In this case, the smart TV 120 transmits game pad creation information including only minimum information not included in the template to the smartphone 110, and the smartphone 110 transmits the game pad creation information, The game pad can be created using the template stored in the smart phone 110. [

2 is a block diagram illustrating a game pad providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, an apparatus 200 for providing a game pad of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an information obtaining unit 210, a game pad generating unit 220, and a controller 230 do.

The information obtaining unit 210 scans the QR code 121 displayed on the screen of the smart TV 120 as the game application is executed on the smart TV 120 to obtain information for generating a game pad . Here, the QR code 121 may be generated based on an IP (Internet Protocol), a password (PW) of the smart TV, and a type and content of a service.

Although the data format of the QR code 121 is not shown in the drawing, it may include first to third field areas. An IP (Internet Protocol) is stored as a network ID (SSID) of the smart TV 120 in the first field area, and a service type classified as a game pad, a remote controller, a mouse, and a keyboard is stored in the second field area , And the service field classified into the button arrangement type, button type, and button position may be stored in the third field area.

The data format of the QR code 121 will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

The game pad generating unit 220 generates the game pad for playing the game application executed on the smart TV 120 based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit 210. [

That is, the game pad generating unit 220 generates a game pad for operating a game application executed on the smart TV 120 based on information for generating a game pad obtained from the QR code 121 .

At this time, the gamepad generating unit 220 loads a gamepad generating template by executing a gamepad related application installed in the smartphone 110, and transmits the loaded template to the information obtaining unit 210 ) To generate the game pad.

Here, the information for generating the game pad may include a name of the template for generating the game pad, a content actually displayed on the game pad, and a control character related to the button function of the game pad.

In other words, the gamepad generating unit 220 may load a template for generating the game pad through the name of the gamepad generating template when executing the game pad generating related application, Control characters and actual contents to be applied (inserted) to create a game pad for game remote control of the smart TV 120. [

The generated game pad may be implemented as shown in FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game pad generated according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game pad generating unit 220 generates a game pad for game remote control of the smart TV 120 in the form of a micro web page (micro-web page) of a template type, As shown in FIG.

In addition, the game pad generating unit 220 may manage and provide game pads for game remote control of the smart TV 120 in units of micro web pages, depending on the type of the game pads.

In addition, the game pad generating unit 220 generates and assigns a unique number for each game category by classifying the game-pad generating templates according to game categories, and assigns a unique number for each game category to the name So as to load a template for game pad creation corresponding to the game category when the game application is executed.

The control unit 230 controls operations of the game pad providing apparatus 200 of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention such as the information obtaining unit 210 and the game pad generating unit 220 .

Meanwhile, the game pad providing apparatus 200 accesses the same access point (AP) as the smart TV 120 and acquires information for generating the game pad in a state that the game pad is paired with the smart TV 120 The game pad can be generated.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a game pad of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, in step 310, a user executes a game application on the smart TV 120. FIG.

Next, in step 320, the smart TV 120 generates a QR code 121 according to the execution of the game application and displays it on the screen.

Next, in step 330, the information obtaining unit 210 of the gamepad providing apparatus 200 scans the QR code 121 displayed on the screen of the smart TV 120 to obtain information for generating a game pad .

In step 340, the game pad generating unit 220 of the game pad providing apparatus 200 executes the game pad executing process on the smart TV 120 based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit 210 And generates the game pad for playing the game application.

Next, in step 350, the user plays the game application running on the smart TV 120 through the game pad generated in the smart phone 110. [

5 to 11 are diagrams for explaining a data format of a QR code according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, the QR code (see "121" in FIG. 1) corresponds to a Smart TV (see "120" in FIG. 1) for connecting from the smartphone IP in the first field area as a network ID (SSID) of the smart TV.

The QR code stores information on a service type indicating a service type in a second field area. Here, the type of the service is classified into a remote controller, a game pad, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like as shown in FIG.

The QR code stores service data indicating the contents of the service in the third field area. The content of the service includes information such as the type of button arrangement, the type of button, and the position of the button as shown in FIG.

The type of the arrangement is stored in a button layout field indicating the layout information of the service, the type of the button is stored in a button code field indicating the type of the button, And is stored in the Button Value field indicating the position.

Specifically, the button layout field specifies an arrangement for placing buttons on the smartphone, as shown in FIG. The size of the button layout field is 1 byte, the upper 4 bits indicate the layout row, and the lower 4 bits indicate the layout column. For example, if the value of the field is 0x34, it indicates a layout of 3 * 4. In this case, the screen of the smartphone is divided into 3 * 4 layouts as shown in FIG.

Next, the button code field provides information on the type and function of the button, as shown in FIG. When the controller (smart TV) transmits the information about the type and function of the button to the host (smartphone), in one embodiment of the present invention, rather than transmitting the key value of the button, And the function corresponding to the code is processed by the web application of the host. The code of the button is defined as shown in FIG. 10, and 11 to 255 is an extra value to prepare for a case where an additional button or function is required.

Subsequently, the button value field includes position information of the button. As shown in Fig. 11, numbers are assigned from left to right according to the areas divided by the layout, and the buttons are arranged using the numbers. In the case of a touch button, a layout number of a smart TV and a smart phone can be mapped.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, a QR code or an NFC tag is generated on a screen of a smart TV and information for generating a game pad is obtained from the QR code or NFC tag, You can create a game pad that allows you to do that. Thus, according to the embodiment of the present invention, game remote control of the smart TV can be performed through the game pad created in the smartphone.

Embodiments of the present invention include computer readable media including program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, etc., alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROMs, And hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions. 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.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

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, but, on the contrary, Modification is possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only in accordance with the following claims, and all equivalents or equivalent variations thereof are included in the scope of the present invention.

110: Smartphone
120: Smart TV
121: QR code
130: AP
200: Game pad provided device
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Claims (16)

An information acquiring unit for acquiring information for generating a game pad by scanning an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal; And
A game pad generating unit for generating the game pad to play the game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit,
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The gamepad generation unit
Executing a gamepad generation related application installed in the terminal to load a template for generating a game pad and generating the gamepad by applying information acquired by the information acquisition unit to the loaded template,
The information for generating the game pad is
A name of the game pad creation template, a content actually displayed, and control characters related to a button function.
delete delete An information acquiring unit for acquiring information for generating a game pad by scanning an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal; And
A game pad generating unit for generating the game pad to play the game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit,
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The gamepad generation unit
Generating a gamepad by loading a template for generating a gamepad by executing a gamepad generation related application installed in the terminal and generating the gamepad by applying information acquired by the information acquisition unit to the loaded template, (Micro-web page) of the mobile terminal, and provides the micro-web page on the screen of the terminal.
An information acquiring unit for acquiring information for generating a game pad by scanning an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal; And
A game pad generating unit for generating the game pad to play the game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit,
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The gamepad generation unit
Generating a gamepad generating template by loading an application for gamepad generation installed in the terminal and generating the gamepad by applying the information obtained by the information obtaining unit to the loaded template, Wherein the game pad is managed and provided in units of micro web pages with one application according to the application.
An information acquiring unit for acquiring information for generating a game pad by scanning an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal; And
A game pad generating unit for generating the game pad to play the game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit,
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The gamepad generation unit
Generating a gamepad creation template by loading an application for generating a game pad by applying the gamepad generation related application installed in the terminal, generating the gamepad by applying the information obtained by the information acquisition unit to the loaded template, The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the template is classified by a game category to generate and assign a unique number for each game category, and the unique number of each game category is matched with the name of the template for generating a game pad, Wherein the game pad generating unit is configured to load a template for generating a game pad corresponding to the game pad.
A game pad providing apparatus,
An information acquiring unit for acquiring information for generating a game pad by scanning an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal; And
A game pad generating unit for generating the game pad to play the game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit,
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The game pad providing apparatus
Wherein the game pad is connected to the same access point as the terminal and acquires information for generating the game pad or generates the game pad in a state where the game pad is paired with the terminal.
8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The information source
(IP), a password (PW), a type and a content of a service of the mobile terminal.
An information acquiring unit for acquiring information for generating a game pad by scanning an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal; And
A game pad generating unit for generating the game pad to play the game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit,
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The information source
(QR Code) or an NFC tag (NFC Tag).
An information acquiring unit for acquiring information for generating a game pad by scanning an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal; And
A game pad generating unit for generating the game pad to play the game application executed in the terminal based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit,
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The data format of the information source is
A first field area in which an IP is stored as a network ID of the terminal;
A second field area for storing a service type classified as a game pad, a remote controller, a mouse, and a keyboard; And
A third field area for storing a service content classified by the type of button array, the type of button, and the position of the button
The game device according to claim 1,
The information acquisition unit of the game pad providing apparatus scans an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal to acquire information for generating a game pad; And
Generating a game pad in the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus so as to allow the game application executed in the terminal to be played based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit;
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The step of generating the game pad
Loading a template for creating a game pad by executing a game pad creation related application installed in the terminal; And
Generating a gamepad by applying the information obtained by the information obtaining unit to the loaded template, generating the gamepad in the form of a template micro web page (μ-web page), and providing the game pad on the screen of the terminal Step
The method of claim 1,
delete delete The information acquisition unit of the game pad providing apparatus scans an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal to acquire information for generating a game pad;
Generating, by the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus, the game pad that allows the game application executed by the terminal to be played based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit; And
The game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus manages and provides the game pad in units of micro web pages with the application according to the type of the game pad
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The step of generating the game pad
Loading a template for creating a game pad by executing a game pad creation related application installed in the terminal; And
Generating the game pad by applying the information obtained by the information obtaining unit to the loaded template
The method of claim 1,
The information acquisition unit of the game pad providing apparatus scans an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal to acquire information for generating a game pad;
Generating, by the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus, the game pad that allows the game application executed by the terminal to be played based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit;
Generating and assigning a unique number for each game category by classifying the template for generating game pad into game categories in the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus; And
Wherein the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus matches the unique number of each game category with the name of the game pad generating template
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The step of generating the game pad
Executing a gamepad generation related application installed in the terminal to load the template for gamepad generation; And
Generating the game pad by applying the information obtained by the information obtaining unit to the loaded template
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The step of loading the template
A step of loading a template for generating a game pad corresponding to the game category when the game application is executed
The method of claim 1,
The information acquisition unit of the game pad providing apparatus scans an information source displayed on the screen of the terminal as the game application is executed in the terminal to acquire information for generating a game pad; And
Generating a game pad in the game pad generating unit of the game pad providing apparatus so as to allow the game application executed in the terminal to be played based on the information obtained by the information obtaining unit;
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The data format of the information source is
A first field area in which an IP is stored as a network ID of the terminal;
A second field area for storing a service type classified as a game pad, a remote controller, a mouse, and a keyboard; And
A third field area for storing a service content classified by the type of button array, the type of button, and the position of the button
The method of claim 1,

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