KR101843361B1 - System and method for providing game-server information on online game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for allowing a user to select a game server suited to his / her taste by providing information of a game server to a user in an online game. A game server information providing system in an online game according to the present invention includes a client terminal connected to a game server through an Internet network to perform an online game, and a plurality of game servers providing an online game service to the client terminal, A game server information providing system for providing a game server list so that the client terminal can select one of the plurality of game servers, the system comprising: a statistics calculating unit for calculating statistical information of a user or character for each of the game servers; Providing a list of the plurality of game servers to the client terminal; And a statistical generator for providing the client terminal with statistical information of the user or character calculated for each of the game servers. According to the game server information providing system in the online game according to the present invention as described above, when the user selects a game server, the user can sufficiently examine characteristics of the game server such as statistical information of the game server, There is an effect that can be.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GAME SERVER INFORMATION ON ONLINE GAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a system and a method for allowing a user to select a game server suited to his / her taste by providing information of a game server to a user in an online game.

Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) that thousands or even hundreds of thousands of users access simultaneously creates a virtual world for a large number of users, The atmosphere of online games such as manners in online games, rules and play styles of online games are formed.

On the other hand, in general, an online game is provided by a plurality of game servers. Since each game server provides an online game with its own game information database, different game servers provide different online game environments.

For example, the user character of the A game server, the bloodbath, etc. exists only in the online game environment provided by the A game server, and does not exist in the online game environment provided by the B game server.

That is, even if the same online game is provided, the online games provided by the respective game servers operate independently of each other, and the user characters, banners and the like constituting the online games provided by the respective game servers are independent of each other.

Therefore, depending on the game server, the atmosphere of the online game such as manners, rules and play style in the online game is formed differently.

For example, the users in the online games provided by the A game server may have a mutual friendly and cooperative tendency, but the users in the online games provided by the B game server may have an exclusive and aggressive tendency.

Alternatively, users of the A game server mainly play a game by forming a community by forming a bell, but the users of the B game server may have an atmosphere of enjoying individual play.

Since the play style of the game can be determined according to the game server, selection of the game server is directly related to whether the user can be interested in the game. If you choose a game server that does not match your style of play, you may not be interested in the game and may choose to restart the game or leave the game. Therefore, selecting a game server for a user who wants to start a new online game is an important first step to start an online game.

However, in the server selection screen of the conventional online game, only the types of the game servers are merely listed, and thus information that is helpful for selecting the online game servers such as the characteristics of each game server is not provided.

The present invention proposes a system and method for providing a game server selection screen of an online game, in which information of each game server can be provided so that a new user can select a game server suitable for the new user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a game server information providing system in an online game includes: a client terminal connected to a game server through an Internet network to perform an online game; and a plurality of games A game server information providing system for providing a game server list so that the client terminal can select any one of the plurality of game servers in a network environment including a server, A statistical calculation unit for calculating a statistical value; Providing a list of the plurality of game servers to the client terminal; And a statistics providing unit for providing statistical information of the user or character calculated for each of the game servers to the client terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a game server information providing system in an online game, comprising: a client terminal connected to a game server through an Internet network to perform an online game; and a plurality A game server information providing system for providing a game server list so that the client terminal can select one of the plurality of game servers in a network environment including a game server of the game server, A statistical calculation unit for calculating statistical information; A questionnaire providing unit for providing a questionnaire to the client terminal to inquire at least one of the sex, age, or play style of the user; And a game server recommending unit for providing a game server recommendation message to the client terminal by comparing the response of the questionnaire with the statistical information of the user or character of each game server.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing game server information in an online game, the method comprising: providing a client terminal for accessing a game server through an Internet network and playing an online game; A game server information providing method for providing a game server list so that the client terminal can select any one of the plurality of game servers in a network environment including a plurality of game servers, Calculating statistical information on the statistical information; And providing a list of the plurality of game servers and the calculated statistical information for each of the game servers.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing game server information in an online game, the method comprising: providing a client terminal for accessing a game server through an Internet network and playing an online game; A game server information providing method for providing a game server list so that the client terminal can select any one of the plurality of game servers in a network environment including a plurality of game servers, Calculating statistical information on the statistical information; Providing a questionnaire to the client terminal for querying at least one of a user's gender, age, region or play style; And providing a game server recommendation message to the client terminal by comparing the response of the questionnaire with the statistical information of the user or character of each game server.

According to the game server information providing system and method in the online game of the present invention as described above, when the user selects the game server, the user can sufficiently examine the characteristics of the game server such as statistical information of the game server, Can be selected.

Also, since the game server can be recommended to the user according to the characteristics and the play style only by responding to the questionnaire, the game server can be easily selected and the failure rate of selecting the game server can be reduced.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of a network environment to which a game server information providing system in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a game server information providing method in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which a list of game servers is displayed in a client terminal.
4 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which detailed statistical information about each game server is displayed in a client terminal.
5 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which a post for each game server is displayed in a client terminal.
6 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which a questionnaire for recommending a game server is displayed in a client terminal.
7 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen for providing a recommended game server to a client terminal in a game server information providing system.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in 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, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. 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, a configuration of a game server information providing system in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of a network environment to which a game server information providing system in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing game server information in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention Fig.

The game server information providing system in the on-line game according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a game server selection screen providing server 100, a plurality of game servers 200 and 200 'and a plurality of client terminals 300, 300' ).

The client terminal 300 accesses the game server selection screen providing server 100 to select a game server 200 to which an on-line game is to be performed, and accesses the selected game server 200 to play an online game.

The client terminal 300 may be implemented by a PC (Personal Computer), but is not limited thereto. Data may be communicated to a laptop computer, a PDA (Portable Digital Assistant), a smart phone, a tablet PC, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > device.

The online game service may be provided by a plurality of game servers 200. Each game server 200 has its own database and provides online game services to the client terminal 300 independently of each other.

Each game server 200 may include a character creator 210, a game progressor 220, a statistic calculator 230, and a character information database 240.

The character generating unit 210 functions to generate a character of a user who is first connected. The character generating unit 210 provides a character creating screen to the client terminal 300 and generates characters according to the race and occupation of the character selected from the client terminal 300. [

The game progress unit 220 provides an online game service to one or more client terminals 300 connected via the Internet. The game progress unit 210 provides the client terminal 300 with information related to the character information, the information of the game character, the game map information on which the character can operate, So that it can be displayed on the screen of FIG.

In addition, the game progress unit 220 controls the character according to the input from the client terminal 300, and controls the game mob according to the behavior or the set condition of the character so that the game can proceed. The game progress unit 220 may impart experience to the character and change the level of the character as the game progresses.

The character information database 240 may store character information such as an identifier of a character generated by the character generating unit 210, an ID of a user who created the character, a character level, a race, a job, a sex, The data of the character information database 240 is generated by the character generation unit 210 and may be updated by the game progress unit 220 according to the progress of the game.

The statistic calculation unit 230 calculates statistical information of the character created in the game server 200 and statistical information of the user using the game server 200 based on the data of the character information database 240 at step S110. The statistical information of the character may include statistical information such as the distribution of the character of each game server, the distribution by occupation, the distribution by level and the average level of the character of each game server, and the statistical information of the user may include the sex ratio, And the like.

Information such as sex, age, etc. of the user may not be stored in the character information database 240. [ In this case, the statistical calculation unit 230 extracts user information such as the user's sex and age from the user information database of the login server (not shown) using the ID information of the user who created the character, The statistical information of the user can be calculated.

The statistic calculating unit 230 may calculate statistical information of a user or character according to a request of the game server selection screen providing server 100 or may calculate statistical information of a user or a character at predetermined intervals.

Preferably, the statistical information of the user or the character can be calculated at the time when the statistics of the character in the game server 200 or the statistics of the user change. For example, statistical information such as sex ratio of users, distribution by age, distribution of character by race, distribution by occupation can be calculated when a character is created or deleted, and statistical information such as distribution and average level of character by level Can be calculated when the level of the character changes. The statistical information on the average number of connected users can be calculated when the client terminal 300 connects or disconnects the game server 200 to the game server 200. [

The game server selection screen providing server 100 includes a game server list providing unit 110, a statistical providing unit 120, a post providing unit 130, a question providing unit 140, and a game server recommending unit 150 Lt; / RTI >

The game server selection screen providing server 100 provides a game server selection screen 100 in which a list of the game server 200 is displayed so that the connected client terminal 300 can select an arbitrary one of a plurality of game servers 200, To the client terminal (300).

3 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which a list of game servers is displayed in a client terminal.

3, the game server list providing unit 110 includes a game server 200, a game server 200, and a game server 200. The game server 200 includes a name of the game servers 200, an open date of the game server 200, The server list is provided to the client terminal (S120). The game server list provider 110 may provide a server detailed view button, a server recommendation view button, and a recommendation server lookup button together with a list of game servers. The 'server recommendation' button and the 'recommend server inquiry' button will be described later.

The statistic creator 120 requests statistical information of a user or a character for each game server 200 to the statistical calculator 230 of each game server 200 and stores statistical information received from the statistical calculator 230 To the client terminal (300). 3, brief statistical information such as the sex ratio of each game server 200 may be displayed in the list of the game server 200 in combination with the names of the respective game servers 200. [

4 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which detailed statistical information about each game server is displayed in a client terminal.

If there is a 'server detailed view' request from any one of the game servers, the statistic providing unit 120 provides the statistical information of the user or the character to the game server selected by the client terminal 300 (S130).

The statistic creator 120 provides statistical information of a user or a character to each game server calculated in the statistics calculating unit 230 of each game server 200 in detail. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the statistical providing unit 120 may provide detailed statistical information of a user or a character to a game server selected using a pop-up window. The statistical providing unit 120 can provide a variety of statistical information such as a user's sex distribution, age distribution, character distribution, occupation distribution, and level distribution, so that users can easily and quickly understand the statistical information.

Therefore, when the user selects the game server, the user can sufficiently examine the characteristics of the game server, such as statistical information of the user or the character with respect to the game server, so that the user can select a suitable game server.

5 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which a post for each game server is displayed in a client terminal.

When there is a request to view a server recommendation message from the client terminal 300 to any one of the game servers, the post providing unit 130 may provide a post to the game server 200 selected by the client terminal 300 have.

The post supplier 130 extracts a post about the game server 200 selected from the client terminal 300 among the posts posted by users in cooperation with a game bulletin board such as a game web server (S141) To the terminal 300 (S142). The post supplier 130 can search a post including the name of the game server 200 in the title or the body of the posts posted by the users on the game bulletin board to extract a post about the game server 200, It is possible to extract a post about the game server 200 by using the game server tag inputted by the user.

A post about a game server may be a post about the introduction or characteristics of the game server or an introductory post about a guild in a game server (including a group of users' alliances such as a clan, a federation, or a blood clandestine). In addition, a post about the game server may be a self-introduction post of a user or a character who is active in the game server.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which a questionnaire for recommending a game server is displayed in a client terminal, and FIG. 7 is an exemplary view showing an exemplary screen in which a game server recommendation message is provided to a client terminal in the game server information providing system to be.

The questionnaire providing unit 140 provides a questionnaire querying at least one of the user's sex, age, or play style to the client terminal (S151). The questionnaire can be provided in a multiple choice form in which the user can optionally select one or more of a plurality of responses.

The game server recommendation unit 150 receives a response to the questionnaire from the client terminal 300 and gives a score to each game server according to the response (S152). For example, if a questionnaire querying gender, age, and play style is provided, scores may be given to each game server according to the result of the response to sex, age, and play style. In this case, the higher the ratio of the sex and other gender of the respondent, the higher the score of the sex can be calculated, and the higher the ratio of the same age as the respondent, the higher the score of the age can be calculated. The scores regarding the play style include statistical information of the characters such as the open date of the game server, history, distribution of the characters of the game server by race, occupation distribution, distribution by level, average level, and the number of guilds in the game server .

Then, the game server recommendation unit 160 calculates the final score by summing the score of the gender, the score of age, and the style of play given to each game server, The game server may be calculated and the game server recommendation message may be provided to the client terminal 300 (S153).

At this time, the game server recommending unit 160 can calculate the final score by assigning different weights to the scores regarding the gender, the age, and the play style calculated in the foregoing manner. The game server recommendation unit 160 sets the game server having the highest score as the recommended game server and provides the game server recommendation message to the client terminal.

Accordingly, since the game server can be recommended only in response to the questionnaire, the game server can be easily selected and the failure rate of selecting the game server can be reduced.

The foregoing examples are only illustrative of the present invention in detail, and the present invention is not limited to these examples. Additions, omissions, substitutions, and other modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention is not limited by the foregoing description, but is limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

100: game server selection screen providing server 110: game server list providing server
120: Statistical Offering 130:
140: Questionnaire preparation unit 150: Game server recommendation unit
200: game server 210: character generating unit
220: game progress section 230: statistics calculation section
240: Character information database 300: Client terminal

Claims (10)

In a network environment including a client terminal for accessing a game server through an Internet network and playing an online game and a plurality of game servers for providing an online game service to the client terminal, 1. A game server information providing system for providing a game server list so as to be selectable,
A statistical calculation unit for calculating statistical information of a user or character for each of the game servers;
Providing a list of the plurality of game servers to the client terminal together with the statistical information of the calculated user or character;
A questionnaire providing unit for providing a questionnaire to the client terminal to inquire at least one of the sex, age, or play style of the user; And
And a game server recommendation unit for comparing the response of the questionnaire with statistical information of a user or a character of each game server and providing a game server recommendation message to the client terminal,
The game server recommendation unit may assign a score to each game server according to a result of comparing the response of the questionnaire with the statistics information of the user or character of each game server, And providing a recommendation message to the game server. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a post providing unit for extracting a post associated with each of the game servers in cooperation with a game bulletin board and providing the post to the client terminal in the game bulletin board. 3. The method of claim 2,
The postings associated with each of the game servers include:
And an introduction post of a guild based on each of the game servers. The method according to claim 1,
The statistical calculation unit
Wherein the statistical information of a user or a character is calculated when a character is created in the game server or when a level of a character is changed. The method according to claim 1,
The statistical information of the user of each game server
Wherein the game server information includes at least one of gender statistics, statistics by age, and average number of concurrent users of the game servers. The method according to claim 1,
The statistical information of the character of each game server
Wherein the game server information includes at least one of statistics of a race of each character of the game server, statistics of each job, and statistics per level. In a network environment including a client terminal for accessing a game server through an Internet network and playing an online game and a plurality of game servers for providing an online game service to the client terminal, A game server information providing method for providing a game server list so as to be selectable,
Calculating statistical information of a user or character for each of the game servers; And
Providing a list of the plurality of game servers to the client terminal together with the statistical information of the calculated user or character;
Providing a questionnaire to the client terminal for querying at least one of a user's gender, age, region or play style; And
Comparing the response of the questionnaire with statistical information of a user or character of each game server to provide a game server recommendation message to the client terminal,
The step of providing the game server recommendation message may include providing a score to each game server according to a result of comparing the response of the questionnaire with statistical information of a user or a character of the game server, And provides the game server recommendation message to the client terminal. A method of providing game server information in an online game. 8. The method of claim 7,
The statistical information of the user of each game server
Wherein the game server information includes at least one of gender statistics, age statistics, and average number of concurrent users of each game server. 8. The method of claim 7,
The statistical information of the character of each game server
Wherein the game server information includes at least one of statistics of each character of each game server, statistics by occupation, and statistics by level. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method of any one of claims 7 to 9.

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