KR101991244B1 - Method and on-line game system for providing system support in offering prize to participants of custom league - Google Patents

Abstract

A system supporting method for compensating a participant of a custom league performed by an online game system and an online game system therefor are disclosed. A system supporting method for participant compensation of a custom league according to the present invention includes: generating a customized league customized according to an input of a player; Inviting a user to the custom league and receiving a participation application from a participant who has accepted the invitation; Determining a ranking according to a rule set by the host when a custom league is created and a custom league is created; Determining the size of the system-paid goods; Adding or replacing the system payable goods with game goods stored in the custom league to construct custom league compensation; The step of distributing the custom league compensation to the participant according to the ranking according to the league result and the rule set by the host when creating the custom league.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method of supporting a system for supporting a player in a custom league and an online game system therefor,

The present invention relates to a method of providing a custom league for an online game, and more particularly, to a method and a system for distributing compensation according to a league result to participants of a custom league.

One of the characteristics of the online game is that the user can access the game content system and play the game with other users. In order to activate online games, it is necessary to provide contents or services that allow users to continuously access online games by inducing competition among users or motivating them to play games.

 As a service for this purpose, online game service providers sometimes hold leagues as confrontation windows between users who can gather games and enjoy the tournament. There is also a custom league service that allows users to organize leagues with their own rules. However, until now, there has not been provided a technique that allows the user to customize the rules of the league, ranking rules, and compensation rules.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the related art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for designing a custom league according to a user's desired manner, Method.

In addition, the present invention is intended to enhance the satisfaction of users by raising the compensation that the service provider side (system) can receive when the user holds the custom league by paying the league support fee.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of supporting a system for supporting a participant in a custom league performed by an online game system, the method comprising: generating a customized league customized according to an input of a player; Inviting a user to the custom league and receiving a participation application from a participant who has accepted the invitation; Proceeding to the custom league and determining a ranking according to a rule set by the host when creating the custom league; Determining the size of the system-paid goods; Adding or replacing the system payable goods with game goods stored in the custom league to construct custom league compensation; And distributing the configured custom league compensation to a corresponding participant according to the determined rank and a rule set by the host when generating the custom league.

The step of determining the size of the system payable includes dynamically determining the size of the system payable goods to be supported by the system according to the size of the goods accumulated in the custom league including the participation fee of the custom league, The step of configuring the league compensation may include the step of determining the goods accumulated in the custom league and the system payable as total compensation.

The step of inviting the user may include sending an invitation message to a friend or a guild member in the online game service provided by the online game system according to the invitation mode selected by the host, And sending an invitation message to a user in a predetermined area where the host is located.

The step of generating the custom league may include a step of receiving a reward allocation rule according to a league result from the player.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an online game system for providing an online game service to a plurality of user terminals includes an online game server for providing the online game service; A custom league game using the online game service according to an input of an organizer, configuring a custom league reward using game revenues accumulated in the custom league and a system reward supported by the system, And a custom league server for distributing the league to the participant according to the ranking of the custom league and the rule set by the host when creating the custom league.

According to the present invention, it is possible to create and hold custom leagues in a manner desired by the organizer in accordance with the tendency of the organizer or the game contents that can be provided, thereby providing various and interesting game play experiences to the users.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to set and reflect the compensation scale of the league and the compensation allocation rule as desired by the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a user holds a custom league, the system can pay a league support fee, thereby raising the compensation that participants can receive, thereby enhancing the satisfaction of users.

1 is a view for explaining a network configuration of an online game system for holding a custom league and performing player compensation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a system support method for participant compensation of a custom league according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view for explaining a custom league provisioning process and a participant rewarding process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates a screen for setting a specific content for holding a custom league according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a screen for setting rules for determining ranking of leagues according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a screen for setting the number of attendees and the holding time of a league according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 to 9 illustrate a screen for setting the league holding ratio and the participation fee according to various embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 10 illustrates a screen for setting a reward allocation rule according to a result of a league according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 illustrates a screen for setting an open-related attribute of a league according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a process of inviting a user to a custom league according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 illustrates a screen for sending an invitation of a custom league according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 illustrates a screen for receiving and accepting an invitation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 15 and 16 are diagrams for explaining a process of sending an invitation to users based on the location of an organizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 illustrates a screen for confirming the participation status of a custom league and starting a league according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 illustrates a screen for distributing prize money according to a result of a custom league in an embodiment of the present invention.
19 is a flowchart for explaining a progress and a compensation process of a custom league for a baseball game in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 20 illustrates a screen for customizing a custom league for a baseball game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 illustrates a screen for distributing prize money according to a result of a custom league for a baseball game in an embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. The term " means ", "part "," module ", etc. in the specification means units for processing at least one function or operation, Lt; / RTI >

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

1 is a view for explaining a network configuration of an online game system for holding a custom league and performing player compensation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, an online game system according to the present invention includes a custom league providing server 10, an online game server 12, and a plurality of user terminals 11, .

The online game server 12 provides the online game service to the game client of the user terminal 11 connected via the network and the custom league providing server 10 provides the online game server 12 ) Provides a custom league service to create and process custom leagues for online games.

Specifically, the customized league server 10 generates a custom league using an online game service according to an input received from a user terminal of an organizer, and uses the game goods stored in the custom league and the system supported goods supported by the system And provides a custom league service that distributes the custom league compensation to the participant according to the rank of the custom league and the rules set by the host when creating the custom league to the user terminal 11 of the participant.

The custom league providing server 10 can dynamically determine the size of the system payable goods to be supported for each league whenever a custom league is created and progressed. For example, you can pay different application fees depending on the size of the game goods accumulated in the custom league itself or the size of the custom league (the number of participants).

The online game server 12 may provide one or more online game services, and in the case of a system in which a plurality of types of online games are provided, a corresponding online game server may be provided for each online game. Also, the online game server 12 and the customized league server 10 may be physically implemented as one computing device or as a separate computing device.

The user terminal 11 plays a role of a game client that can enjoy the online game service and the online game in the form of a custom league and has software and / or hardware for each function.

The user can open and operate the league as desired through the user interface provided by the custom league providing server 10. The league customized by the user is called a custom league. The user can select league game contents, league progress period, information on costs such as participation fee, participation fee, participation fee, You can directly perform settings for the first half. Regroup customization, user invitation, and compensation allocation for creating a custom league will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a participant compensation method of a custom league according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S20, the user (the host) autonomously creates a league for specific game contents. The organizer can set various conditions or goals for the custom league through the league customization process, and distribute the rewards (prize money) to the players in the online game according to the result after holding the league. Rules for allocation of compensation can also be set as desired by the organizer by customizing. The custom league providing server 10 generates a custom league according to conditions and rules set by the host, stores information about the generated custom league, and manages the holding of the custom league.

In step S21, the user is invited to the created custom league and receives a participation application from the user who accepted the invitation for participation. The range of the user to be invited and the manner of invitation can be entered or selected by the host.

In one embodiment, the organizer can select a user he wants from a list of friends or guild members registered in the online game. The custom league providing server 10 sends an invitation message to the user selected by the host.

In another embodiment, the organizer may be configured to invite users within a predetermined distance based on their location. In this case, the custom league server 10 receives information on the current location from the user terminal of the host, searches for a user within a predetermined distance predetermined from the current location, and sends an invitation message to the retrieved users.

In another embodiment, the organizer can be set to invite users in a certain area where he or she is located. For example, if the organizer is set to invite a user in the city where the user is located, the custom league server 10 searches for a user located in the city set by the host among the users who have accessed the game, You will send an invitation message.

In another embodiment, the host can provide a user interface to select a region and send invitations by searching for users in the area the host has selected.

In another embodiment, if the organizer desires to send an invitation to a user who satisfies his / her desired condition among the subscribers of the corresponding online game, the custom league providing server 10 searches for a user satisfying the condition of the organizer, .

When the custom league server 10 receives the participation application from the invitee, it receives the game item corresponding to the participation fee and registers it as a participant. In the case that the participation application is received beyond the league scale set by the organizer, the participation application will be accepted only up to the designated number, and the application for the subsequent participation will be rejected.

In step S22, the custom league is advanced to rank according to rules set by the organizer in customizing the league. The custom league can be started at the start time of the league according to the request of holding the league of the host, or the league set by the host when customizing the league. According to an embodiment, a rule for determining the ranking may be automatically determined according to the league type when the organizer sets the league type when customizing the league.

In step S23, the scale of the system payable goods to be supported in the custom league is determined.

The size of the system-paid goods can be determined in a predetermined amount or dynamically determined depending on the situation. For example, you can dynamically determine the amount of system-paid goods the system will support based on the size of the goods accumulated in the custom league, including the cost of entry for the custom league. Alternatively, the system payable amount to be supported in the league may be determined by using at least one of the type of custom league, the number of participants in the custom league, the amount of participation fee accumulated in the custom league, the number of spectators, and the amount of support points paid by the spectator have.

In step S24, the system-paid goods supported by the system are added to or replaced with the game goods stored in the customized league to constitute custom league compensation. The gaming goods accumulated in the custom league may include at least one of the holding ratio received from the host when creating the custom league and the participation fee received from the participants. Game goods accumulated in custom leagues may also include spectators or other goods received from the connected users to watch the league.

In step S25, custom rank compensation is distributed to the participant according to the rank of the custom league and the allocation rule set by the organizer at the time of creation of the custom league. The allocation rule includes to whom the prize is to be paid. For example, you may include rules on how many prizes you will be paid and how many percent you will be paid.

3 is a view for explaining a custom league provisioning process and a participant rewarding process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the league customizing step S31, the custom league providing server 10 provides a user interface for selecting or inputting attribute values for each league attribute. The attributes of the league may include game contents to be held in the league, rules for ranking, league participation number and duration, league holding ratio and participation fee, reward allocation rule according to league result, league openness, and the like.

FIG. 4 illustrates a screen for setting specific contents for holding a custom league. The custom league server 10 provides a list of various contents that can be provided by the interlocking online game server 12, and the user can select one of them. When the user selects the game content to be held in the league, the custom league server 10 searches the list of selectable ranking rules for the selected content and provides it to the user. FIG. 5 illustrates a screen for setting rules for determining ranking of leagues according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment, when the content to be held in the league is a PVP (Player VS Player) game, whether the ranking is determined in the form of a 1: 1 matching tournament or whether the ranking is determined by reflecting the victory points in the tournament result, Can be set.

In another embodiment, when the content to be held in the league is a PVE (Player VS Environment) game, each player confronts the non-player character (NPC) and determines the ranking according to the final score. have.

In another embodiment, when the content to be held in the league is a baseball game, game play is performed on a team basis, so that it is possible to set how many teams are selected through the team tournament or how many teams are selected.

In another embodiment, if the content to be held in the league is a golf game, it may be determined whether to proceed with a ranking through a tournament or whether a plurality of players play at the same time and determine a ranking according to a final score.

FIG. 6 illustrates a screen for setting the number of participants and the holding time of the league. FIG. 6 is an example of setting a league attendance number and a holding time for a custom league for a PVP game.

According to the content to be held in the league and the ranking rule, the number of available attendees and the holding time are presented through the user interface, and the organizer can set the desired league size and time in this interface.

7 to 9 illustrate a screen for setting the league holding ratio and the participation fee according to various embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which a custom league compensation scale is determined by adding a participation fee and a league support fee, which is a commodity paid by the system. The organizer can input the holding fee and the participation fee. The custom league providing server 10 calculates the total participation fee according to the input of the organizer, adds the league support ratio determined thereby, predicts the compensation of the custom league, And displays it to the host.

Referring to FIG. 7, since the league size is 20, and the participation fee is 200 diamonds per person, the total participation fee is 4,000 diamonds, and 10% of the total participation fee is dynamically determined as system-paid goods, so that a total of 4,400 diamonds Is predicted. The predicted league compensation can be confirmed when the number of participants is confirmed. If fewer than the number of eligible players participate in the league, the amount of compensation predicted at the time of customization can be reduced.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment in which the participation fee is automatically determined according to the holding ratio. In the example of FIG. 8, when the host enters the holding ratio, the participation fee per person is automatically determined by the system at a predetermined ratio of the holding ratio, and the league support fee is added to the result obtained by multiplying the league- do.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which a game item for determining a custom league compensation scale based on only the participation fee, but replacing the total participation fee, is composed of league compensation. In the example of FIG. 9, the total participation cost is 4000 DIA, and the system pays the game item to be replaced by the custom league reward.

FIG. 10 illustrates a screen for setting a reward allocation rule according to a result of a league according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the custom league is finished and ranked, the organizer will give a prize up to a certain level and set the percentage at which the prize will be distributed. In another embodiment, if the organizer becomes the target of reward allocation for the motivation of the league organizer, the reward can be set at a higher rate than that of the general participant. For example, the organizer can be set to achieve a 1.2 times higher compensation than the average contestant.

FIG. 11 illustrates a screen for setting an open-related attribute of a league according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hosts can choose whether to open their own leagues in an open or closed form, and if they are set to closed leagues, participants can enter the league after entering the password.

Referring again to FIG. 3, when the league customization is completed by the host, the custom league providing server 10 generates a custom league according to the attributes inputted by the host and stores the corresponding information (S32). If there is a holding fee, the organizer receives the holding fee from the game goods held by the organizer.

In step S33, the user is invited to the custom league. If the organizer selects one of inviting a friend or a guild member in the game service or inviting a user based on the user's location, the custom league providing server 10 may select an invitation type Searches for the right user and sends an invitation to the retrieved users.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a process of inviting a user to a custom league according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12, the custom league providing server 10 creates a league by customizing an organizer (S120), determines an invitee to the league according to the input of the organizer, sends an invitation message, (S121). When the invited user pays the participation fee and applies for participation, if the number of participants matching the size of the league is collected, the host can request the league to be held (S122).

FIG. 13 illustrates a screen for sending an invitation of a custom league according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, the custom league organizer may send an invitation to all users of the friend list or guild member list registered in the online game, or may select some users to be sent an invitation.

FIG. 14 illustrates a screen for receiving and accepting an invitation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal of the user receiving the invitation is provided with a user interface for confirming information about the custom league and for declining or accepting the invitation. In the example of FIG. 14, when the button for accepting the league invitation is clicked, the custom league server 10 receives the participation fee from the game goods held by the participant and registers it as a league participant.

15 and 16 are diagrams for explaining a process of sending an invitation to an unspecified number of users based on the location of an organizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, the custom league organizer can request the custom league providing server 10 to send an invitation to an unspecified number of users within a certain distance based on their location. The custom league server 10 will receive the location information from the terminals of the users connected to the service and select the users within a predetermined distance from the location of the host and send an invitation message.

Referring to FIG. 16, the custom league organizer may request the custom league server 10 to send an invitation to an unspecified number of users within a certain distance from a specific pin included in the custom league based on its position. The custom league server 10 will receive the location information from the terminals of the users connected to the service and select the users within a predetermined distance from the pin of the area where the host is located and send an invitation message.

Referring back to FIG. 3, in step S34, the users who received the invitation pay the participation fee and apply for participation. The user terminal of the organizer may be provided with a user interface for informing the participants of the information.

FIG. 17 illustrates a screen for confirming the participation status of a custom league and starting a league according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The custom league organizer can monitor the league participation status in real time through the user interface as shown in Fig. If it is determined that the participation is poor, the user can request the custom league providing server 10 to resend the invitation to users who have been invited but have not yet applied for participation. If a participant is recruited for the league level, the organizer can click on the league to start the league.

Referring back to FIG. 3, in step S35, the league is started and proceeded. When the league progress period is over or the target is achieved, the league is ended and the rank information is obtained as a result.

In step S36, the size of the system payable goods to be supported by the system is determined according to the size of the participation fee and / or the league size.

In step S37, league compensation is configured by using the goods accumulated in the custom league and the system payable goods including the participation fee. The total amount of compensation may be different depending on the embodiment, and may be determined as a commodity that is paid in replacement of the total amount of the participation fee and the league support fee or the participation fee.

In step S38, a payout is paid to the participants who are to be compensated according to the allocation rule set by the host and the league result at the time of creating the league.

18 illustrates a screen for distributing the prize money according to the result of the custom league.

A custom league reward 180 reflecting the participation fee of the participants and the league support fee which is a system-paid commodity is constituted. When the progress of the league is completed and the ranking is determined, the custom league reward is distributed according to the allocation rule 181 set by the organizer .

Referring to FIG. 18, the organizer can confirm the reward distribution details in advance. When the organizer requests the prize money distribution, the prize money is paid to the user (s) according to the distribution details 182.

19 is a flowchart for explaining a progress and a compensation process of a custom league for a baseball game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 19, customized leagues are created (S190) for the baseball friendly tournament by setting the participant participation method, tournament progress time, round time, participation restriction method, compensation rule, and the like. FIG. 20 illustrates a screen for customizing a custom league for a baseball game.

 In the embodiment shown in Fig. 19, participants are announced by holding a goodwill tournament, and a team desiring to participate can pay participation fee, set an entry, and apply for participation (S191). The game is played according to the rules set by the organizer. When the competition is finished and the ranking is determined, the compensation is distributed according to the allocation rule set by the organizer (S193).

FIG. 21 illustrates a screen for distributing prize money according to a result of a custom league for a baseball game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 21, a system 211 is provided to replace the total participation fee of 20,000 diamonds in the friendly tournaments, and the custom club reward is set to 1,000,000 PT (210), and rules 211 are set so as to receive rewards up to 8 rounds. Based on the result of the friendly tournament, the compensation to be allocated (212) is calculated and displayed. When the organizer requests the distribution of the prize money, the team will be compensated according to the details.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the form of a program command which can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. 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 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, It belongs to the scope of right.

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Claims (9)

Generating a customized league customized according to an input of an organizer corresponding to an online game service provided by the online game system;
Determining the size of the system-paid goods;
Adding or replacing the system payable goods with game goods stored in the custom league to construct custom league compensation;
And distributing the configured custom league compensation to a corresponding participant according to a ranking of the custom league and a rule set by the host when generating the custom league,
Dynamically determining the size of the system-supplied goods according to the size of the goods accumulated in the custom league including the participation fee of the custom league,
And determining the goods stored in the custom league and the system payable goods as a total compensation amount. The method according to claim 1,
Between the step of creating the custom league and the step of determining the scale of the system payable,
Further comprising the step of inviting a user to the custom league and receiving a participation application from a participant who has accepted the invitation. 3. The method of claim 2,
The invitation method of the user,
Transmitting an invitation message to a friend or a guild member in the online game service provided by the online game system or transmitting an invitation message to a user within a predetermined distance based on the location of the organizer, Wherein the invitation message is transmitted to a user in a predetermined area where the host is located. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of generating the custom league comprises:
And a customizing step of receiving a compensation allocation rule according to a league result from the host. The method according to claim 1,
Between the step of creating the custom league and the step of determining the scale of the system payable,
Further comprising the step of proceeding to the custom league and determining a ranking according to a rule set by the host when creating the custom league. A computer program recorded on a recording medium for performing a system support method for compensating a participant of a custom league performed by an online game system,
Creating customized custom leagues according to the inputs of the organizer;
Determining the size of the system-paid goods;
Adding or replacing the system payable goods with game goods stored in the custom league to construct custom league compensation;
And distributing the configured custom league compensation to a corresponding participant according to a ranking of the custom league and a rule set by the host when generating the custom league,
Dynamically determining the size of the system-supplied goods according to the size of the goods accumulated in the custom league including the participation fee of the custom league,
Wherein the goods stored in the custom league and the system payable goods are determined as total compensation. An online game server for providing an online game service to a plurality of user terminals;
A custom league using the online game service is generated according to an input of an organizer, a system lease is added to or replaced with a game league stored in the custom league to constitute a custom league reward, And a custom league providing server for distributing the custom league to the participant according to the rank of the league and the rule set by the host when creating the custom league,
In the custom league providing server,
Dynamically determining the size of the system-supplied goods according to the size of the goods accumulated in the custom league including the participation fee of the custom league,
And determines the goods accumulated in the custom league and the system payable goods as total compensation. 8. The method of claim 7,
The customized league server,
Transmitting an invitation message to a friend or a guild member in the online game service provided by the online game system or transmitting an invitation message to a user within a predetermined distance based on the location of the organizer, And transmits an invitation message to a user in a predetermined area where the host is located. 8. The method of claim 7,
The customized league server,
And provides a user interface capable of inputting a custom league attribute including a reward allocation rule according to a league result to the user terminal of the organizer.

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