KR101810098B1 - Method of monitoring resources in game based on area of online game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a game monitoring method, and more particularly, to a method of monitoring an in-game good in a game content area. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of monitoring a change amount of a goods in a monitoring area set in a virtual space in a game, the method comprising: generating a log data including a character identifier, a current region, The monitoring server extracts first log data corresponding to a gamer character entering the monitoring region from the log data, and the monitoring server extracts first log data corresponding to a gamer character that deviates from the monitoring region using the first log data, 2 log data, and the monitoring server calculates the amount of change in the monitoring goods using the goods data of the first log data and the goods data of the second log data to monitor the amount of change in the goods in the monitoring area Is provided.

Description

Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for monitoring an in-game in-

The present invention relates to a game monitoring method, and more particularly, to a method of monitoring an in-game good in a game content area.

Conventionally, the monitoring of the increase or the decrease of the in-game resources has been carried out in the game servers, the races provided by the game, the groups provided by the game (guild, etc.), and the characters provided by the game. However, when the amount of change of the in-game goods is checked in terms of the game server, the tribe provided by the game, the group provided by the game, and the character provided by the game, it is calculated as an excessively large unit, It was difficult to confirm whether it was.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is that there is an unchanging object based on a content provided by a game, that is, a region, over time, and the amount of in-game goods produced in the region is calculated, And a method for monitoring the utilization of the product.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of monitoring a change amount of a goods in a monitoring area set in a virtual space in a game, the method comprising: generating a log data including a character identifier, a current region, The monitoring server extracts first log data corresponding to a gamer character entering the monitoring region from the log data, and the monitoring server extracts first log data corresponding to a gamer character that deviates from the monitoring region using the first log data, 2 log data, and the monitoring server calculates the amount of change in the monitoring goods using the goods data of the first log data and the goods data of the second log data to monitor the amount of change in the goods in the monitoring area Is provided.

In the conventional in-game goodness monitoring, it is difficult to check how the in-game goods flow as a whole because the change amount is large or small. However, according to the present invention, there is an unchanging object based on a content provided by a game called a region, and the amount of the in-game produced in the corresponding region is calculated, as well as how much the region is used in the game Therefore, if the present invention is applied to the on-line game monitoring in the future, the in-game goods will be appropriately controlled and the online game life cycle will be greatly assisted.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. For the sake of clarity, throughout the accompanying drawings, like elements have been assigned the same reference numerals. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system in which an in-game good ware monitoring method based on an online game area is implemented.
2 is a diagram showing the structure of a database for implementing an in-game goodness-of-goods monitoring method based on an online game region.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a method for monitoring an in-game good based on an online game area.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an in-game good in-game monitoring method based on an online game area.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an online game system in which an in-game goods-based in-game goods monitoring method is implemented.

1, the online game system includes a plurality of gamer terminals 100a, 100b and 100c, a channel server 110, game servers 120a, 120b and 120c, game databases 125a, 125b and 125c, (130), and a monitoring database (135).

A plurality of gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c and a plurality of game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c are electrically connected to each other through a communication network. The plurality of gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c can be connected to the game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c that are responsible for a desired game or a game-specific channel by the channel server 110. [ The game databases 125a, 125b, and 125c store game software and / or game data to be provided to the gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c, and / or to serve / gamer side. The monitoring server 130 monitors the amount of change of goods in the game executed by the gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c and stores them in the monitoring database 135. [

The plurality of gamer terminals 100a, 100b and 100c can access the channel server 110 or the game servers 120a, 120b and 120c through the communication network and execute the games provided by the game servers 120a, 120b and 120c It is an electronic device. The plurality of gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c includes a processor and a memory capable of executing game software and capable of generating gamer side game data, and a communication module capable of communicating with the game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c through a communication network. Respectively. The gamer terminal may be, for example, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a tablet computer, or an electronic device such as a personal computer, but is not necessarily limited thereto. The communication network may be any of a wired network capable of data communication, a wireless network, and a communication network composed of a combination of these.

In a game portal in which a plurality of games are simultaneously served or a same game is served through a plurality of channels or game servers 120a, 120b and 120c, the channel server 110 selects a plurality of gamer terminals 100a, 100b and 100c Provide possible games or channels for each game. The channel server 110 provides the gamer terminals 100a, 100b and 100c with a list of games, channels or servers that the user of the gamer terminals 100a, 100b and 100c can select, To access the selected game, channel, or server. Here, the channel is a logical connection concept, and one server may be responsible for a plurality of channels, or a plurality of servers may be responsible for one channel.

The game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c allow the game to be executed by the gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c. To this end, the game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c transmit server-side game data required for the progress of the game executed by the gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c to the gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c, Side game data generated by the game machines 100a, 100b, and 100c and stores them in the game databases 125a, 125b, and 125c. Here, for example, the server-side game data is control information for operating a character of another gamer and / or a non-player character (NPC), and the gamer-side game data includes control information Lt; / RTI >

Meanwhile, the game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c can generate log data using the gamer-side game data. The log data may include the position of the gamer character in the game in the game virtual space, the time at which the log data is generated at the position, and the profile data. In one embodiment, the game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c may generate log data for all gamer characters that are currently playing or gamer characters located in the monitoring area, periodically or at the request of the monitoring server 130. [ Also, the log data may be generated when the gamer character enters and leaves the monitoring area. The structure of the log data is shown in Fig.

The game databases 125a, 125b, and 125c may store the gamer's character and / or profile data of the NPC, server-side game data, and / or gamer-side game data. Also, the game databases 125a, 125b, and 125c may store game software to be executed by the gamer terminal and the game server, and execution data necessary for the game software. Here, the profile data is data indicating the characteristics of the gamer character and / or the NPC, and may include at least one of information such as experience value / level, possessed goods and the like. On the other hand, the game databases 125a, 125b, and 125c may further store log data.

The monitoring server 130 monitors the amount of change in the goods of the gamer character located in the area to be monitored. The game executed by the gamer terminals 100a, 100b, and 100c and the game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c may be divided into one or more regions. Here, the region may be an area divided by a plurality of campaigns constituting the game, a region having a unique name appearing in the virtual space of the game, a region divided into a plurality of coordinates in the virtual space of the game, . The monitoring server 130 generates a change amount of goods by monitoring the goods acquired or used by the gamer character entering the one or more areas. To this end, the monitoring server 130 analyzes log data generated for each gamer character

The monitoring database 135 stores data necessary for generating a change amount of goods of the gamer character. To this end, the monitoring database 135 may store local data that can identify one or more regions selected for monitoring the amount of change in goods, and may additionally store log data required for calculating the amount of change in goods.

Each of the servers shown in Fig. 1 has one or more processors and memory for executing software corresponding to each purpose. Additionally, the server may include an embedded or external storage device, which may record and reproduce information electrically, magnetically, or optically. On the other hand, a server can communicate with another server belonging to the same system or a server belonging to another system through a communication network. In this specification, for the sake of convenience of description, the subject that processes each step or task is represented by a system, but in practice, all processing may be performed by a processor and a memory that execute an instruction by software installed in the server.

2 is a diagram showing the structure of a database for implementing an in-game goodness-of-goods monitoring method based on an online game region. The log data shown in Fig. 2 may be generated periodically by the game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c or by a request of the monitoring server 130. [ Log data may also be generated for all currently playing gamer characters or only for gamer characters located in the monitoring area. Log data may also be generated by the monitoring server 130.

The log data may include a character identifier Character_ID 200, a current region Current_region 210, a creation time Record_Time 220, and one or more goods data 230a, 230b, and 230c.

The character identifier Character_ID 200 is unique information for identifying a gamer character. Since the gamer can have more than one gamer character, the gamer's identification information (e.g., gamer ID) and the character identifier Character ID 200 can be matched with 1: n (n is a natural number). On the other hand, the profile data of the gamer character can be obtained by the character identifier Character_ID (200).

The current area Current_region 210 is information for identifying an area where the gamer character is located when generating log data. The current region Current_region 210 may be composed of any one of a plurality of campaigns constituting the game, a unique name of an area appearing in the virtual space of the game, coordinates in the virtual space of the game, or a combination thereof.

The creation time Record_Time 220 indicates the time at which the log data is generated. The log data may be periodically generated by the game servers 120a, 120b, and 120c or may be generated by a request of the monitoring server 130. [

One or more goods data 230a, 230b, 230c represents information about the goods held by the gamer character when generating the log data. Here, the goods are items that can be acquired by the gamer character at the time of game play, and include, for example, game money available in the virtual space in the game, magic / stamina required for the game progress, experience acquired by the gamer character, A game item held by the character, and the like.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a method for monitoring an in-game good based on an online game area.

In-game in-game in-game goodness monitoring method can monitor in-game good by region. The monitoring of the existing in-game goods includes a game server unit in which the game is made, a race unit in which the gamer can select within the game, a group unit in which the gamer can join in the game, and a gamer character unit .

Assuming that the number of gamers that can be accommodated per game server is 4,000,

Game server unit: 4,000 gamer characters

Tribe Units: 2,000 Gamer characters (depending on the number provided by the game content, but confronted by ethnic groups)

Group Unit: 5 ~ 60 Gamer Character (Gamer characters usually form a guild or a house within a game)

Character unit: 1 Gamer character

In-game goods management on a game server basis can be a comparative index among other game servers in the same game, but it is not easy to distinguish the in-game goods due to a small amount of change. On the other hand, in-game in-game goods management is also insignificant in the game as in the game server unit.

In-game in-game management of groups can be used as a useful index because the amount of in-game goods is large in each group. However, since the group itself may change due to the movement of small characters in each group, it is difficult to use them as absolute indicators. In-game goods management for each character is limited to a specific gamer character, and is difficult to use for purposes other than providing personalized services.

Hereinafter, in-game goods monitoring based on a region will be described with reference to FIG.

In most online games, there is a region of content provided by the game, and the game proceeds while the gamer character enters the region and consumes another content provided by the game. A region may have its own unique code. Thus, if a gamer character enters or leaves a particular area with a specific code, the total amount of the in-game good possessed by the character can be calculated to calculate the amount of change in the in-game good produced in the specific area. The total amount of the in-game goods produced / consumed in the specific area within a specific period can be derived by calculating the in-game goods change amount according to the character.

For the above operation, the position coordinate value and the in-game possessed amount in the game are recorded for each character connected to the specific server of the specific game at a specific time (STEP 1).

For the monitoring based on the area, the user who wants to monitor can select the area to be checked and set the area (STEP 2). The method of setting regions can be variously implemented. In FIG. 3, a method of setting a graphic based method and a method of setting a non-graphic based method are illustrated. When a graphical monitoring tool is used, a monitoring area can be set by displaying a boundary in a game virtual space. If you are using a non-graphical monitoring tool, you can also set the region using the coordinates that represent the boundary. Here, the monitoring area may be one or more. In FIG. 3, the monitoring area is set as two-dimensional coordinates. However, it is needless to say that the three-dimensional coordinates can also be set. On the other hand, the entrance to and exit from the monitoring area can be determined according to the structure of the virtual space. For example, if the monitoring area is a virtual space, such as a castle or a cave, where the entrance is determined, the player character can enter the monitoring area only by passing through the entrance. Alternatively, if the monitoring area is an unobstructed plain, the gamer character can freely enter the monitoring area.

If a specific character enters or leaves the monitored area, the amount of the possessed character in the monitoring area can be calculated and monitored (STEP 3).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an in-game good in-game monitoring method based on an online game area.

The monitoring server 130 sets the monitoring area and the monitoring goods (400). The monitoring area is the area where the amount of change of the goods of the gamer character is calculated, and the monitoring goods is the goods to calculate the change amount among the plurality of goods. The monitoring area may be set to any one of a plurality of campaigns constituting the game, a unique name of an area appearing in the virtual space of the game, a coordinate in the virtual space of the game, or a combination thereof.

The log data of the gamer character located in the monitoring area is selected from the log data (410). The log data may be generated by the game servers 120a, 120b and 120c and generated periodically or at the request of the monitoring server 130 and temporarily stored in the game databases 125a, 125b and 125c, ). ≪ / RTI > The monitoring server 130 moves the log data which is the monitoring region to the separate storage space of the monitoring database 135 or gives the monitoring identifier to the current region_region 210 of the log data stored in the monitoring database 135, Identify the log data to be computed. Step 410 may be performed periodically or whenever a request is made by the monitoring server 130 to generate log data. Accordingly, a plurality of pieces of log data having a different creation time Record_Time (220) for the same gamer character are stored in a separate storage space, or a plurality of pieces of log data having a different creation time Record_Time (220) for the same gamer character A monitoring identifier may be given to the user. Meanwhile, in order to reduce the waste of storage space due to duplication of log data, only the log data having the earliest creation time Record_Time 220 is left for the same gamer character, and the log data generated thereafter may be deleted.

The log data of the gamer character deviating from the monitoring area is selected from the log data (420). The monitoring server 130 can select the log data that was previously located in the monitoring area among the log data that is not the monitoring area by the current local_region 210. [ To this end, the current region Current_region 210 searches the log data having the character identifier Character_ID 200, which is not the monitoring region, from the log data moved in the separate storage space or the log data assigned with the monitoring identifier.

The amount of change in the goods in the monitoring area is calculated (430). Since the log data retrieved in step 420 represents a gamer character that has deviated from the monitoring area, the log data generated at the time of entering the monitoring area and the log data generated at the time of leaving the monitoring area may contain one or more goods data 230a, 230b, 230c ), And the amount of change is calculated by extracting the goods data set as the monitoring goods.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

It is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. .

100a, 100b, 100c: a gamer terminal
110: channel server
120a, 120b, 120c:
125a, 125b, 125c: game database
130: Monitoring server
135: Monitoring database

Claims (4)

A method for monitoring a change amount of goods in a monitoring area set in a virtual space in a game,
(a) recording a position coordinate value in a game and an in-game possessed amount at a predetermined time for each connected gamer character, selecting and setting a monitoring area to be checked for area-based monitoring, Setting a monitoring area by setting a boundary in the in-game virtual space, and setting a monitoring area by setting a coordinate value indicating a boundary when using a non-graphic based monitoring tool;
(b-1) a current area consisting of an identifier of a gamer character, a campaign constituting a game in which the gamer character is currently located, a unique name of an area appearing in the in-game virtual space, Analyzing log data including information about a time at which the gamer character holds the profile data of the gamer character in the in-game virtual space and the time at which the log data is generated, Assigning a monitoring identifier to the log data corresponding to the region and dividing the log data into log data for calculating the amount of change in goods;
(b-2) extracting the first information, which is the information on the goods held by the gamer character, among the log data for calculating the goods change amount which is the earliest time when the gamer character enters the predetermined monitoring area ;
(c-1) selects log data for calculating the amount of change in goods of the gamer character deviating from the monitoring area last time, and deletes log data generated later than the log data for calculating the earliest log data generation time ;
(c-2) extracting, as second information, information on the goods held by the gamer character set as monitoring goods among the log data for calculating the amount of goods change of the gamer character deviating from the monitoring area last time; And
(d) calculating, based on the first information and the second information, the amount of change in goods by monitoring the goods acquired or used by the gamer character in the monitoring area, calculating the amount of change in the game according to the character, Deriving the total sum of the in-game goods produced and consumed in the specific area, and confirming the utilization degree used in the game with respect to the monitoring area
To monitor the amount of change in the goods.
The method according to claim 1,
The information on the goods includes at least one of game money available in the in-game virtual space, magic or physical strength required for progressing the game, experience value obtained by the gamer character through game progression, and game items held by the gamer character How to monitor changes in goods.
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