KR101542613B1 - Method and apparatus for providing lottery and game service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing lottery and game service. The method for providing lottery and game service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving a participation request for a present picking game from a user; providing a present list obtainable through the present picking game and receiving the input of a present selected by the user; executing the present picking game; outputting an item related to a lottery or the present on a screen of the present picking game; and determining whether or not the present is won depending on the type of and the number of the items the user has obtained after ending the present picking game. According to the present invention, the present invention has an advantage of creating a profit structure of a virtuous circle through which both a service provider and a user can gain profits.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a lottery and game service providing method,

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a lottery and game service.

Lottery Lottery selects the six numbers of the lottery buyer himself / herself using the game slip (OMR card method) among the numbers 1 to 45, and transmits the six numbers on the OMR card to the central computer center through a dedicated communication network It is released at lottery ticket machine after transfer. Then, the central computer center compiles the real time until the deadline, compares the winning lottery number with the lottery number chosen by the fair lottery process, and decides the winning number on the basis of the matching number.

These Lotto lotteries are being implemented in a slightly modified form in many countries, attracting a lot of public interest and popularity. According to the popularity of the Lotto lottery ticket, a variety of services are provided, such as a service for purchasing a lottery ticket using a mobile terminal or purchasing a lottery ticket directly.

On the other hand, the mobile terminal connects a user to another user by using a call or a character. However, with the recent development of advanced hardware devices and software technologies, the functions of mobile terminals have been diversified and strengthened. For example, by mounting various applications on a mobile terminal, a user can enjoy more various activities using the mobile terminal. Here, the application is an application program for executing games, shopping, chatting, and the like.

Developers of these applications are offering various events to promote their applications. However, it is difficult to promote the existence of the events provided by the application to the user.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for providing a lottery and a game service, in which a user's interest and participation rate can be increased to obtain a higher service promotion effect.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for providing a lottery and game service in which a profit structure of a virtuous circle structure in which an advertiser, a service provider, and a user can obtain a profit can be created.

The present invention also provides a method and apparatus for providing a lottery and a game service providing a product advertisement of an affiliated company (a game company, a shopping company, etc.) affiliated with a service provider and causing a purchasing hearing of a product provided by the affiliated company Another purpose is to do.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention which are not mentioned can be understood by the following description and more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a lottery and a game service, including the steps of receiving a participation request for a gift drawing game from a user, providing a gift list obtainable through the gift drawing game, A step of executing the gift drawing game, a step of outputting an item related to a lottery or a gift on the gift drawing game screen, a step of outputting an item related to a lottery or a gift, And determining whether the selected gift is to be won or not according to the selected gift.

In addition, the present invention provides an apparatus for providing a lottery and game service, the apparatus comprising: an input unit for receiving a participation request for a gift drawing game from a user and inputting a gift selected by the user; A game management unit for outputting an item related to a lottery or a gift on the gift drawing game screen and a gift list obtainable through the gift drawing game; And a gift managing unit for determining whether the selected gift is won or not according to the type and number of the gifts.

According to the present invention as described above, there is an advantage that a higher service promotion effect can be obtained by increasing a user's interest and participation rate.

Also, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that a profitable structure of a virtuous circle structure in which an advertiser, a service provider, and a user can obtain profit can be created.

According to the present invention, the effect of promoting the products of the affiliated companies (game companies, shopping companies, etc.) affiliated with the service provider and the purchasing psychology of the products provided by the affiliated companies can be effected.

1 is a configuration diagram of a lottery and game service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a main screen of a lottery and game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an output screen when an entry right is insufficient in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows a lottery application screen displayed when a lottery application button is pressed in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows a screen displayed after the lottery application is completed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows a gift selection screen that is output before executing a gift drawing game in an embodiment of the present invention.
7 shows a game execution screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 to 10 show a game result and a gift winning confirmation screen that are output after the end of game execution according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 shows a game execution screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 12 shows a lottery entry screen to be output after the game execution ends according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 shows a screen for a prize winning screen displayed after the execution of a game according to another embodiment of the present invention.
14 shows a game execution screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 shows an application confirmation window appearing after the execution of a game according to another embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a configuration diagram of an automatic membership information providing system implemented in an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a flowchart of a method of providing a lottery and a game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, which are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to denote the same or similar elements.

1 is a configuration diagram of a lottery and game service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an apparatus 102 for providing a lottery and game service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 104, a game management unit 106, a gift management unit 108, and an entry management unit 112. The lottery and game service provision apparatus 102 may be connected to the display 110 to output a screen related to the lottery and the game on the display 110. [

The input unit 104 receives a participation request for a gift drawing game from a user, and receives a gift selected by the user. The game management unit 106 executes a gift drawing game and outputs an item related to a lottery or gift on the gift drawing game screen. The gift management unit 108 provides a gift list obtainable through a gift drawing game, and determines whether or not to win a selected gift according to the type and number of items acquired by the user after the completion of the gift drawing game.

The entry right management unit 112 can access the entry right charging station (charge charging station or free charging station) which can save the entry right held by the user and acquire the entry right through a charging event such as access to another game or application, have. The entry right acquired by the charging event is stored in the entry right management unit 112. [ Also, the entry-right management unit 112 can instruct the game management unit 106 to execute a gift-drawing game only when the number of application rights held by the user is equal to or greater than the number of entry rights designated in the user-selected gift. If the number of the application rights held by the user is smaller than the number of the application rights designated in the user's selected gift, the application right management unit 112 may output the entry right charging station access menu on the display 110. [

In one embodiment of the present invention, an item associated with a lottery or gift may include a winning probability increase item. Here, the gift management unit 108 may determine whether to win the selected gift according to the winning probability determined according to the number of the winning probability increase items acquired by the user. In another embodiment of the invention, an item associated with a lottery or gift may further comprise a character item. Here, the gift management unit 108 may grant the user an opportunity to apply for a lottery when the user acquires a character item and completes a predetermined sentence.

In another embodiment of the invention, an item associated with a lottery or gift may include a number item and a gift item. Here, the gift management unit 108 may output a predetermined number of lottery applications and give the user a chance to apply for a lottery by using a number corresponding to the number item obtained by the user among the output predetermined number of lottery applications. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the gift management unit 108 may determine whether a number corresponding to a number item that the user has acquired includes a gift item that the user has acquired. At this time, the predetermined number of lottery tickets may be randomly connected to the gift items obtained by the user.

Hereinafter, the lottery and game service according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments.

2 shows a main screen of a lottery and game service according to an embodiment of the present invention. The lottery and game service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided in an application form on a terminal such as a mobile terminal or a computer. When the user executes the lottery and game service application according to an embodiment of the present invention, the main screen as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display.

Referring to FIG. 2, the number of the pen marks 202 is displayed at the top of the main screen. In the present embodiment, the 'sign pen' means a right to enter or participate in a lottery ticket or game. The user can apply for a lottery ticket or game by deducting his or her application right, that is, the pen. If the subscription right is insufficient, the user can participate in various free recharging activities through the free recharge menu 204 and obtain the subscription right. Free charge activity can be achieved by installing a specific application, subscribing to a specific application, subscribing to a paid service, installing a paid application, running a specific application, achieving a predetermined target score in a particular application, And activities for recommending a specific product to another user.

Referring again to FIG. 2, a notification window 206 informing the date and time of the lottery lottery is displayed on the upper right side of the main screen. Below that, the current lottery turnover 208 and the cumulative prize 210 are displayed.

A ranking list 212 is displayed in the center of the main screen. In the ranking list 212, scores and rankings recorded by other users registered as friends of the user through the game are displayed. The user can send an entry right to another user, that is, a friend, at a predetermined time through the enter entry right button 214. [

At the bottom of the ranking list 212, a lotto entry button 216 and a gift drawing button 218 are disposed. The user can press the lotto entry button 216 to enter the lotto, that is, the lottery ticket, or the prize draw button 218 to participate in the gift drawing game.

At the bottom of the main screen, a lottery result menu 220 for confirming the lottery lottery result of the user, a free charging station menu 222 for moving to a free charging station, a gift box menu 224 for confirming the gift A friend menu 226 for adding or deleting other users registered as friends, a usage guide menu 208, and an information menu 230 for confirming the user's membership information.

In the main screen as shown in FIG. 2, the user can enter the lottery ticket by pressing the lotto entry button 216 or press the gift lottery button 218 to participate in the gift lottery game. At this time, if there is no entry right (pen) owned by the user, the guidance window 302 is displayed on the display as shown in FIG. In the guide window 302, a guide message informing that the application ticket (sign pen) is insufficient is output along with a sign-free charge button 304 for moving to the free charging station and a cancel button 306 for returning to the previous screen.

4 is a lottery entry screen displayed when the user holding the entry right presses the lotto entry button 216 in Fig. In the upper left corner of the lottery entry screen of Fig. 4, the current lottery turnover and cumulative winnings are displayed. In the center of the screen, lottery application numbers 404 for lottery applications are arranged. The user can directly select a predetermined number (e.g., six) of the numbers desired to be entered. Also, the user can use the automatic selection button 408 if he wants to randomly select a number. If the selected number is unfavorable, the user can press the clear selection button 406 to select the number again from the beginning. When the number selection is completed, the lottery application is completed by pressing the entry button 410.

FIG. 5 is a screen displayed when the entry button 410 is pressed in FIG. When the lottery application is completed, an entry completion notification window 502 as shown in FIG. 5 is outputted. In the entry completion notification window 502, an entry number 504 to which a user has applied is displayed. A gift drawing game button 508 is disposed. The user can press the OK button 506 to complete the entry or the gift drawing game button 508 to execute the gift drawing game.

Fig. 6 is a gift selection screen displayed when the gift drawing button 218 in Fig. 1 or the gift drawing game button 508 in Fig. 5 is pressed. A gift list window 602 appears on the gift selection screen. The gift list window 602 may display a list 604 of presents presently offered and a list 606 of gifts provided in the next schedule in turn. The gift list in the gift list window 602 can be updated at a certain time, for example, at 9:00 every morning.

The currently presented gift list 604 displays the image, name, remaining quantity, winning number of each gift, and the number of entries (e.g., pen) designated for the gift. Therefore, the user can start the game only if he or she has the right to apply for more than the number of entry rights designated in the gift. For example, if a user who has 15 entry rights selects a gift "Dunkin 'Donuts (deduction of ten signs pen)" and clicks the game start button 606, the game starts with 10 user subscription rights being deducted. However, if a user who holds 10 entry tickets selects "Burger King [Wafers Burger Separate Item] (subtracted 12 signs pen)" and presses the game start button 606, a screen informing the user that the game right is insufficient A message may be displayed along with a button for moving to an entry station (a paid station or a free station) where the entry ticket can be charged.

The gift displayed in the gift list window 602 of FIG. 6 may be a real item that can be actually received offline or an item that can be acquired online. Such a gift can be an existing product, a new product, or a promotional product provided by an affiliate (a game company, a shopping company, a distributor, etc.) affiliated with a service provider. The present invention can provide the promotional effect of the affiliated company by providing the product of the affiliated company through the gift list window 602 as a gift, and can contribute to the increase of sales or the influx of the member. Also, though not shown in the drawing, an advertisement banner about a product of an affiliated company or an affiliated company may be inserted in a certain portion of the screen to obtain additional advertisement effect.

7 shows a game execution screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. A score window 702 and a pause button 704, which the user is currently recording, are arranged at the top of the game execution screen, and a bar 710 indicating the appearance time of the special item is displayed below the score window 702 and the pause button 704. At the bottom of the game execution screen, the remaining game time 712 and the current present winning probability 714 are displayed.

In an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 7, a user can acquire a score by moving an animal icon 706 displayed on a game execution screen. For example, if a user moves animal icons such that the animal icons having the same color or shape are adjacent to each other, the adjacent animal icon is destroyed and the score is obtained. At this time, a gift item 708 is displayed in the lower left corner of the specific animal icon. If the user annihilates the animal icon displayed with the gift item 708, the probability of winning the gift 714 increases with the score.

When a predetermined time has elapsed and the game ends, the game result screen as shown in FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 is displayed on the display. Referring to FIG. 8, the highest score 802 the user has obtained so far and the final score 804 obtained after the end of the game are displayed on the game result screen, respectively. Under the final score 804, a prize winning probability 806 determined by the gift item 708 acquired by the user performing the game is displayed. That is, as the user acquires a large number of gift items 708 through the game, the probability of winning the gift 806 also increases.

The user can confirm whether or not the user has selected the prize selected before the start of the game by pressing the prize confirmation button 808 in the game result screen of FIG. Whether or not a prize is present is determined by the probability of winning the prize 806. If the prize is unsuccessful, the prize winning window 902 as shown in FIG. 9 is outputted. If the prize winning is successful, the prize winning window 1002 is outputted as shown in FIG. The user who has confirmed the winning can close the game result screen by pressing the completion button 810 of FIG.

11 shows a game execution screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 11, the user can acquire an item related to a lottery or a gift by moving his / her character 1102 on the Nathan game execution screen. That is, the user can obtain the number items 1104 and 1106 or the gift items 1108 using the character 1102 during the game. Here, the numeric items 1104 and 1106 appear on the game screen randomly in the numerical range (for example, 1 to 46) in which the lottery can be entered as an item for the lottery entry.

When the game execution shown in Fig. 11 is finished, a lottery entry screen is displayed on the display as shown in Fig. At this time, the user can not select all the lottery tickets 1202, but can select only the numbers corresponding to the number items he / she acquired through the game from among the lottery tickets 1202. Therefore, in the lottery entry screen of FIG. 12, only the numbers corresponding to the number items obtained by the user can be highlighted and displayed. The user can automatically select the number through the automatic selection button 1206 or cancel the selected number through the selection cancel button 1204. [ When the number selection is completed, the user presses an entry button 1208 to end the lottery application.

On the other hand, behind the lottery tickets 1202 shown in FIG. 12, gift items corresponding to the number of the gift items acquired by the user during the game are randomly connected. Therefore, after the end of the lottery application, the number selected by the user is checked to see if the gift item that the user has acquired is included. For example, if the numbers selected by the user in the lottery entry screen of FIG. 12 include 6 and 42, the confirmation screen for the prize winning as shown in FIG. 13 shows whether or not the present items are included in the numbers 6 and 42 selected by the user. 13, a gift item 1302 indicating a prize winning or a prize item 1304 indicating a prize failure may be output depending on whether or not the prize is won.

14 shows a game execution screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the game execution screen shown in Fig. 14, the user can move the character 1402 to acquire the character items 1404 and 1406 or the gift item 1408. [ Here, the characters displayed in the character items 1404 and 1406 are characters included in a predetermined sentence. 14, characters such as "B", "O", "N", "U", "S", "L", and "T" included in a predetermined sentence such as "BONUS LOTTO" Character items 1404 and 1406, respectively.

If the user completes the predetermined sentence through the acquisition of the character item during the game, the game is temporarily stopped, the lottery application screen shown in Fig. 12 is displayed on the display, and the user can enter the lottery ticket by selecting a desired number. Such lottery entry opportunities are provided whenever the user completes a predefined sentence in the game. Therefore, the better the game skill of the user, the more the opportunity of the lottery application can be provided to the user during the execution of the game.

When the game execution of FIG. 14 is completed, a window 1502 of an entry confirmation result as shown in FIG. 15 is outputted on the display. In the entry confirmation window 1502, all of the entry numbers 1504 and 1506 that the user has applied through the game are displayed.

After confirming the result of the application confirmation as shown in FIG. 15, the game result and the prize winning confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 may be displayed on the display. At this time, the user's probability of winning a prize can be determined by the number of gift items 1408 acquired during the game.

16 is a configuration diagram of an automatic membership information providing system implemented in an embodiment of the present invention. As mentioned above, the user can use the free charging station to acquire the entry right. There are activities that require user's membership information (name, phone number, e-mail address, date of birth, sex, etc.)

Accordingly, the lottery and game service provider 1604 according to the present invention can request the user 1602 to input member information. When the user 1602 inputs the member information according to the member information input request, the service provider 1604 can provide the user 1602 with the entry right.

On the other hand, the user can decide whether to provide his / her information automatically to the free charging station separately from the providing of the member information, that is, to decide whether or not to automatically provide the information. If the user 1602 agrees to provide the information automatically, the membership information of the user 1602 held by the service provider 1604 when the user 1602 uses the free charging station is automatically provided to the free charging station 1606, (1606) provides the user (1602) with a free entry ticket.

However, if the user 1602 does not agree to provide the information automatically, the user 1602 must manually enter his or her information every time he uses the free charging station 1606. [

17 is a flowchart of a method of providing a lottery and a game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a participation request for a gift drawing game is inputted from a user (1702). Then, the gift list obtainable through the gift drawing game is provided to the user, and the gift selected by the user is input (1704).

When a selected gift is input, a gift drawing game is executed (1706), and at this time, an item related to a lottery or gift is displayed on the gift drawing game screen (1708). After the end of the gift drawing game, the user determines whether the selected gift is to be won according to the type and number of the items acquired (1710).

In one embodiment of the present invention, the step 1706 of executing a gift drawing game includes a step of executing a gift drawing game when the number of application rights held by the user is equal to or greater than the number of entry rights designated in the selected gift, And providing an entry ticket charging station access menu if the selected gift is less than the number of entry tickets designated.

In one embodiment of the present invention, an item related to a lottery or gift may include a winning probability increase item, and determining whether to win the selected gift 1710 may include determining And determining whether to win the selected gift according to the determined winning probability. In another embodiment of the present invention, an item related to a lottery or gift may further include a character item, and the step 1706 of executing a gift drawing game may include the step of acquiring a character item and completing a predetermined sentence, And a step of granting an opportunity to apply for a lottery.

In another embodiment of the present invention, an item associated with a lottery or gift may include a number item and a gift item, and the step 1710 of determining whether to win the selected gift may include outputting a predetermined number of lottery tickets and outputting And granting a lottery application opportunity to the user using the number corresponding to the number item obtained by the user among the predetermined number of lottery application numbers. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, step 1710 of determining whether to win a selected gift further comprises checking whether the number corresponding to the number item that the user has acquired includes a gift item that the user has obtained . Here, the predetermined number of lottery entries may be randomly connected to the gift items obtained by the user.

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, but, on the contrary, But the present invention is not limited thereto.

Claims (12)

Receiving a participation request for a gift drawing game from a user;
Providing a gift list obtainable through the gift drawing game and receiving a gift selected by the user;
Executing the gift drawing game;
Outputting an item related to a lottery or a gift on the gift drawing game screen; And
And determining whether to win the selected gift according to the type and the number of the items obtained by the user after the end of the gift drawing game,
The step of executing the gift drawing game
Executing the gift drawing game when the number of application rights held by the user is equal to or greater than the number of application rights designated in the selected gift; And
Providing a subscription station access menu if the number of subscription rights held by the user is less than the number of subscriptions designated for the selected gift
Including how to provide lottery and gaming services.
The method according to claim 1,
The item includes a winning probability increase item,
The step of determining whether to win the selected gift
Determining whether to win the selected gift according to a winning probability determined according to the number of the winning probability increase items acquired by the user
Including how to provide lottery and gaming services.
3. The method of claim 2,
The item further comprises a character item,
The step of executing the gift drawing game
When the user completes the predetermined sentence by acquiring the character item, giving the user an opportunity to apply for a lottery ticket
Including how to provide lottery and gaming services.
The method according to claim 1,
The item includes a number item and a gift item,
The step of determining whether to win the selected gift
Outputting a predetermined lottery ticket number; And
And giving the user an opportunity to apply for a lottery by using a number corresponding to the number item obtained by the user from among the predetermined number of lottery applications printed out
How to provide lotteries and game services.
5. The method of claim 4,
The step of determining whether to win the selected gift
Further comprising checking whether the number selected by the user includes a gift item obtained by the user,
Wherein the predetermined number of lottery applications includes a random number of the gift items acquired by the user
How to provide lotteries and game services.
delete An input unit for receiving a participation request for a gift drawing game from a user and receiving a gift selected by the user;
A game manager for executing the gift drawing game and outputting an item related to the lottery or gift on the gift drawing game screen;
A gift managing unit for providing a gift list obtainable through the gift drawing game and for determining whether to win the selected gift according to the type and number of the items acquired by the user after finishing the gift drawing game; And
Instructs the game management unit to execute the gift drawing game only when the number of application rights held by the user is equal to or greater than the number of application rights designated in the selected gift, and when the number of application rights held by the user exceeds the number of application rights If the amount is less than the above,
Included lottery and gaming service provision device.
8. The method of claim 7,
The item includes a winning probability increase item,
The gift management unit
Determines whether or not to win the selected gift according to the winning probability determined according to the number of the winning probability increase items acquired by the user
Lottery and game service provider.
9. The method of claim 8,
The item further comprises a character item,
The gift management unit
When the user acquires the character item and completes a predetermined sentence, the user is given an opportunity to apply for a lottery ticket
Lottery and game service provider.
8. The method of claim 7,
The item includes a number item and a gift item,
The gift management unit
Outputting a predetermined number of lottery applications and giving a lottery application opportunity to the user by using a number corresponding to the number item obtained by the user among the predetermined number of the lottery application numbers outputted
Lottery and game service provider.
11. The method of claim 10,
The gift management unit
The method comprising the steps of: checking whether a number selected by the user includes a gift item acquired by the user;
Wherein the predetermined number of lottery applications includes a random number of the gift items acquired by the user
Lottery and game service provider.
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