KR102026865B1 - Method and apparatus for providing game - Google Patents

Abstract

A game providing method and apparatus are provided. The game providing method and apparatus generate a character block that itemizes the character according to information of a character possessed by a user, and provide a reinforcement map in which the character block is arranged, based on a user input. The controller may be configured to place the character block on the reinforcement map, and to store the reinforcement map and a controller for enhancing the capability of the character based on the state in which the character block is disposed.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GAME}

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method and an apparatus for providing a game, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for providing a game for granting an additional capability to a character possessed by a user based on a capability of a selected character among characters possessed by the user. will be.

Recently, a number of games in which a user selects a character and performs a certain quest to grow the character is increasing, and a plurality of characters having different abilities are provided to the user to increase the user's interest.

These games provide the user with a variety of ways to increase the character's ability to grow, for example, by attaching items to the character, or by raising the character's level by using experience gained by performing certain quests. How to increase your ability is common.

As such, a method generally provided in a game may increase a character's ability in proportion to the time of playing the game.

Therefore, the user needs a lot of time to increase the ability of each character to increase the ability to select only a specific character, as a result there is a problem that does not play a variety of characters.

In addition, as a method of growing a character provided in the game is limited to a method of repeatedly performing quests for each character or mounting a higher item, the user may easily lose interest in simple repeated play.

In the related art, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0023645, which relates to a game character capability management method, detects whether or not a change of an item held by a game character is detected. By detecting the at least one set of synergistic items held by the reinforcement based on the detected at least one set of synergistic items, the game player's ability value is not enhanced, and various character growth is not induced.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique for solving the above problems.

On the other hand, the background art described above is technical information that the inventors possess for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily a publicly known technique disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention. .

Embodiments disclosed herein are provided to provide a game providing method and apparatus for providing a method of elevating the ability of all or part of a character by using a character possessed by a user.

In addition, the embodiments disclosed herein are aimed to provide a game providing method and apparatus for providing a method of increasing the capability of a character possessed by the user by itemizing the capability of each character possessed by the user.

In addition, the embodiments disclosed herein are aimed at presenting a method and apparatus for providing a game, in which a user may selectively improve a specific ability by using an itemized character.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to an embodiment, in the apparatus for providing a game by itemizing the character, generating a character block that itemized the character according to the information of the character possessed by the user A controller and the reinforcement map that provide the reinforcement map in which the character block is arranged, to arrange the character block in the reinforcement map based on a user input, and to enhance the ability of the character based on the state in which the character block is disposed. It may include a memory for storing.

According to another embodiment, a method for providing a game by itemizing a character and providing a game, the method comprising: converting the character into a character block having a different shape according to information of a character held by a user, wherein the character block is Providing a reinforcement map arranged to the user, acquiring a user input for placing the character block on the reinforcement map, and reinforcing the ability of the character based on a state in which the character block is disposed on the reinforcement map; It may include.

According to yet another embodiment, a computer-readable recording medium having a program for executing a game providing method recorded thereon, wherein the character is converted into a character block having a different shape according to information of a character possessed by a user; Providing the reinforcement map in which the block is placed to the user, obtaining user input for placing the character block in the reinforcement map, and reinforcing the ability of the character based on the state in which the character block is placed in the reinforcement map; It may include the step of.

According to another embodiment, a computer program executed by a game providing apparatus and stored in a recording medium for performing a game providing method, wherein the character is converted into a character block having a different shape according to information of a character possessed by a user. Providing the user with a reinforcement map in which the character block is arranged, acquiring a user input for placing the character block in the reinforcement map, and based on a state in which the character block is arranged in the reinforcement map. It may include the step of enhancing the ability of the character.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to provide a game providing method and apparatus that provides a method for increasing the ability of all or some of the characters by using the character possessed by the user.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to present a game providing method and apparatus for providing a method of increasing the capability of the character possessed by the user by itemizing the ability of each character possessed by the user.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to present a game providing method and apparatus that the user can selectively improve a specific ability by using the itemized character.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, there is an effect that the user can be motivated to cultivate a variety of characters as it is converted into different types of items according to the ability of the character.

The effects obtainable in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned above are apparent to those skilled in the art to which the embodiments disclosed from the following description belong. Can be understood.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a game providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a game providing method according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 to 6 are exemplary views for explaining a game providing method according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be embodied in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of the matters well known to those skilled in the art to which the following embodiments belong are omitted. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a configuration is "connected" to another configuration, this includes not only 'directly connected' but also 'connected' between different configurations. In addition, when a configuration "includes" a certain configuration, this means that, unless specifically stated otherwise, it may further include other configurations other than the other configuration.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, before describing this, the meanings of the terms used below are first defined.

Hereinafter, the 'character block' is a block in which at least one tile of a predetermined unit size is combined based on the information of the character. In this case, the shape of the 'tile' may be, for example, square, hexagon, and the like, and is not limited to the above-described example.

In addition, the 'reinforcement map' is a two-dimensional or three-dimensional layout diagram composed of at least one tile of a predetermined unit size and divided into at least one region corresponding to a character's ability.

In addition to the terms defined above, terms that need explanation are explained separately below.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game providing device 10 stores various information related to game progress, such as player information, game scenario information, and item information in an online game, and detects and records various events occurring in the game to enable time series progression of the game. do.

The game providing apparatus 10 may be implemented as an electronic terminal in which a game application is installed, or may be implemented in a server-client system, and the system may include an electronic terminal in which a game application for interaction with a player is installed. .

In this case, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, connected to a remote server through a network N or connected to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, laptop, etc., which is equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , Personal Communication System (PCS), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code CDMA Division Multiple Access (2000), all types of handhelds such as W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro), Smart Phones, and Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX). It may include a (Handheld) based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet Television (Internet Television), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, or the like. Further, the wearable device is, for example, an information processing device of a type that can be worn directly on a human body such as a watch, glasses, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc., and is connected to a remote server or another terminal via a network directly or through another information processing device. It can be connected with.

The server may be implemented as a computer capable of communicating via a network (N) with an electronic terminal on which a game application for interaction with a game player is installed, and may include a storage device for storing data, or a third server ( (Not shown) may store data.

As described above, the game providing device 10 may be implemented in any form of an electronic terminal or a server-client system, and when implemented as a server-client system, among the components constituting the game providing device 10. Some can only be run on the server or only on the client.

As such, the game providing apparatus 10 may include an input / output unit 110, a control unit 120, a communication unit 130, and a memory 140.

The input / output unit 110 may include an input unit for receiving an input from a user, and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of performing a task or a state of the game providing device 10. For example, the input / output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving a user input and a display panel for displaying a screen.

In detail, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving various types of user input such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera, or a microphone. In addition, the output unit may include a display panel or a speaker. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input / output unit 110 may include a configuration that supports various input / output.

The controller 120 controls the overall operation of the game providing apparatus 10 and may include a processor such as a CPU. The controller 120 may control other components included in the game providing apparatus 10 to perform an operation corresponding to a user input received through the input / output unit 110.

For example, the controller 120 may execute a program stored in the memory 140, read a file stored in the memory 140, or store a new file in the memory 140.

The control unit 120 may obtain information of the character possessed by the user. In this case, the controller 120 may obtain information about a character held by the user in another game.

That is, the controller 120 may obtain the character information in another game used by the user through the communication unit 130 to be described later, and use the acquired character of the other game as a virtual character.

For example, the controller 120 may acquire a character level, a job, an ability (eg, agility, attack power, defense ability, etc.), which are character information in a mobile RPG game used by the user, and use it as a virtual character in a PC online game. have.

The controller 120 may select a character to be placed on the reinforcement map as a character block among the characters possessed by the user.

At this time, according to an embodiment, the controller 120 may set the number of characters to be placed in the reinforcement map as a character block based on the character information of the user.

For example, the controller 120 may set the number of characters to be placed in the reinforcement map as a character block based on the level of each character included in the character information of the user. The number of characters to be placed on the reinforcement map may be selected based on the level of the character held. If the sum of the character levels owned by the user is 5000, five character blocks may be arranged on the reinforcement map.

For example, if the sum of the character levels of the user's characters is 6000, and the number of characters to be placed on the reinforcement map increases to six, the controller 120 may upgrade the user to add a character block placed on the reinforcement map. Can be queried and 6 character blocks can be placed on the reinforcement map when the user upgrades using the goods in the game.

The controller 120 may generate character blocks having different shapes according to the information of the character held by the user.

That is, the controller 120 may generate a character block corresponding to the selected character based on the information of the character selected by the user among the characters possessed by the user.

According to an embodiment, the controller 120 may determine the number of tiles included in the character block based on the level of the character.

For example, the control unit 120 is composed of one tile if the level included in the information of the character is 60 or less, two tiles if the level is greater than 60 or less than 100, and three tiles if the level is greater than 100 and 140 or less. You can create a character block.

This allows the user to maintain the interest of the game by motivating the user to level up the character in order to occupy many tiles in the enhanced map.

According to an embodiment, the controller 120 may change an arrangement direction of tiles added to the character block based on the occupation of the character.

For example, when the occupation of the character is a warrior, the controller 120 may arrange the tiles in all directions of the initial tile as the character's level increases based on the initial tile. Alternatively, when the occupation of the character is an archer, the controller 120 may arrange the tiles only in a specific direction.

In this way, when the character blocks are arranged on the reinforcement map by generating various types of character blocks according to the information of the character, various arrangement methods can be provided according to different shapes between the character blocks, thereby increasing the interest of the game.

The controller 120 may provide a reinforcement map in which a character block corresponding to the selected character is disposed.

For example, the controller 120 may provide a reinforcement map in which at least one tile having a square unit size is arranged. At this time, the reinforcement map may have a different color of tiles in each area depending on the area corresponding to the character's ability.

At this time, the control unit 120 may obtain the ability of the character corresponding to each area from the user, for this purpose, the user input means for acquiring user input in each area of the reinforcement map may be provided together in the reinforcement map. have.

The controller 120 may obtain a user input for placing a character block on the reinforcement map.

For example, the controller 120 may rotate the character block or change the position on the reinforcement map based on a user input.

In addition, the controller 120 may reinforce the character's ability based on the state in which the character block is disposed on the reinforcement map in which the character block is disposed.

Prior to this, the controller 120 may control the number of tiles constituting the reinforcement map based on the information of the character of the user.

According to an embodiment, the controller 120 may determine the size of each region of the reinforcement map in which the character block may be placed in proportion to the sum of the levels of all or some of the characters owned by the user.

For example, if the level sum of all or selected characters possessed by the user is 500, the controller 120 may provide an enhanced map including 15 tiles, and the sum of levels of the characters possessed by the user increases in units of 1000 levels. Each time, the character block can be placed by activating a tile in the outer area of the reinforced map, which is deactivated and cannot place the character block.

As such, as the area of the reinforcement map is determined based on the information of all or some characters possessed by the user, the user can be motivated to cultivate various characters possessed by the user.

The controller 120 may arrange or partially overlap the character block on a tile on which no other character block is arranged in the reinforcement map based on a user input input through the input / output unit 110.

For example, when the user arranges the character block of 'TT' shape, the controller 120 rotates the character block of 'TT' shape based on the user input and arranges the character block of the 'TT' shape in one position of the reinforcement map. can do.

In this way, it is possible to add elements such as a puzzle game that allows the character blocks to be optimally arranged by rotating the character blocks, thereby providing various fun.

The controller 120 may reinforce the capability of the character possessed by the user based on the character block disposed in the reinforcement region.

For example, if a character block occupies three tiles in an area corresponding to agility, the control unit 120 calculates agility of 1 for each tile occupied by the character block and calculates the agility of all characters owned by the user by three. I can strengthen it.

Or, for example, if the character block is disposed at the boundary between the area corresponding to agility and the area corresponding to the attack power and occupies two tiles in each area, the controller 120 may display the agility and attack power for all characters of the user. Each can be strengthened by 2.

Through this, the user can reinforce his character by appropriately placing character blocks in each area of the reinforcement map according to the play strategy, thereby providing additional fun.

In addition, the controller 120 may differentially provide a reward to be provided to the user who played the game based on the ability of the character possessed by the user, for example, the level.

For example, the controller 120 provides the game money 100 as a reward obtained by playing a game when at least one character is selected as a character block by the user and the sum of the levels of the characters selected as the character block is '100'. On the other hand, when the sum of the levels of the characters is '1000', the controller 120 may provide the game money 1000 obtained as a reward.

In addition, the controller 120 may calculate and provide a ranking between users who play the game based on the ability of the character possessed by the user.

For example, the controller 120 may calculate and provide a ranking in units of accounts of a user who plays a game based on the sum of levels of all or some characters owned by the user.

In this way, by allowing the user to use the character in the other game in the PC game, and differentiate the rewards provided in the PC game based on the ability of the character in the other game, the user can induce the growth of other game characters and at the same time It can be induced to raise the level of the character.

The communicator 130 may perform wired or wireless communication with another device or a network. To this end, the communication unit 130 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired and wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

The wireless communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) or NFC (Near Field Communication). In addition, the wired communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

The communication unit 130 may receive character information from another game server. For example, the communicator 130 may receive information of a character held by the user from a server of another game linked to a PC game played by the user.

The memory 140 may install and store various types of data such as files, applications, and programs. The controller 120 may access and use data stored in the memory 140 or store new data in the memory 140. In addition, the controller 120 may execute a program installed in the memory 140. In the memory 140, a game program for performing a game providing method may be installed.

The memory 140 may store the reinforcement map. That is, the memory 140 may store the entire reinforcement map composed of a preset number of tiles, and each reinforcement map may be stored in a different shape.

For example, the memory 140 may store a plurality of reinforced maps having different shapes such as squares or rectangles, but having the same number of tiles constituting each reinforced map.

In addition, the memory 140 may store a character block generation method corresponding to the character information.

For example, the memory 140 may store information about a coupling position of tiles additionally connected based on the first tile or to generate a character block having a different shape according to the character's occupation, or for each occupation of the character. A character block according to a preset level can be stored.

Hereinafter, a game providing method performed by the game providing apparatus 10 described above will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a game providing method according to an exemplary embodiment.

The game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 includes steps that are processed in time series in the game providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1. Therefore, even if omitted below, the above description of the game providing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 may be applied to the game providing method according to the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2.

2 is described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. 3 to 6 are diagrams for explaining a game providing method according to an exemplary embodiment, and illustrates an example of a game screen displayed through a screen of an electronic terminal on which the game providing apparatus 10 is implemented.

First, the game providing apparatus 10 may obtain character information on another game that the user plays from another game server (S2001).

That is, the game providing device 10 may obtain character information owned by a user from another game server and provide a character of another game as a virtual character in a PC game played by the user.

For example, the game providing device 10 may be provided in the form of a "character card" that is a virtual character that can be selected as a character that can be placed on the raid in a PC game based on the character information of the user in another game.

The game providing device 10 may generate a character block that itemizes the character based on the information of the character of the user (S2002).

Prior to this, the game providing apparatus 10 may receive a selection of a character to generate a character block from a user according to an embodiment, and, according to an embodiment, the number of characters to be selected is at least a level of a character among the levels of the character possessed by the user. Can be determined based on the sum.

For example, the game providing device 10 may determine the number of characters belonging to the 'raid band' generated as a character block based on the level of 'union' which is at least one character group possessed by the user, and at this time, the 'union' 'Can be determined by the sum of the levels of all characters belonging to the union. That is, if the level of the 'union' is 1000, the game providing device 10 may determine the number of 'attacks' corresponding to the union level 1000 as 4, and receive 4 users from among the characters belonging to the union from the user. have.

3 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which the game providing device 10 selects a character from a user. Referring to FIG. 3, the game providing device 10 is arranged as a character block arranged on a reinforcement map 301 among characters possessed by a user. A character to participate in the raid 301, which is to be a character, may be selected.

The game providing device 10 may generate a character block that itemizes the character based on information of the selected character among the characters possessed by the user.

According to an embodiment, the game providing device 10 may determine the number of tiles included in the character block based on the level of the character included in the character information.

For example, the game providing device 10 may generate a character block with one tile if the character level is 60 or less, two tiles if the level is 60 or more and 100 or less, three tiles or less if the level is more than 100 or more. As a result, the number of tiles to be included in the character block may be determined according to the character level.

The game providing apparatus 10 may change the arrangement of the tiles included in the character block based on the category for classifying the character. For example, the game providing device 10 may vary the arrangement of tiles included in the character block according to the occupation of the character.

4 is a table showing that the arrangement of tiles is different according to the occupation of the character. Referring to FIG. 4, when the occupation of the selected character is 'wizard' and the level is '140', the game providing device 10 may select a character block 401 having three tiles and a '-' shape based on the level. Can be generated.

In this way, the shape of the character block is different according to the occupation of the character, it can be induced to develop characters of various occupations.

When the level of the selected character increases and the number of tiles included in the character block increases, the game providing apparatus 10 may select tiles that are added according to the category in which the character is classified (the category for classifying the character in FIG. 4 is a job). You can arrange them differently to create character blocks.

For example, in FIG. 4, the game providing device 10 dates a tile added to the character block 402 having a '-' shape when the level of the character whose level is 140 rises to 200, and the character's occupation is 'arch'. While the character block 403 of the '-' shape is generated by arranging as, while the occupation of the character is 'the thief', the additional tiles may be arranged vertically at one end to generate the 'ㄱ' -shaped character block 404. have.

As the character block is generated according to the information of the character rather than being fixed, as the character grows, the number of tiles of the character block increases, so that more tiles can be occupied in the reinforcement map, allowing the user to grow various characters to a higher level. Can be induced.

In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a reinforcement map to the user (S2003).

Referring to FIG. 3, the game providing apparatus 10 may provide a user with a reinforcement map 301 including a plurality of tiles in which a character block generated in operation S2001 is disposed.

In this case, the game providing device 10 may control the number of tiles included in the reinforcement map to control the width of the reinforcement map to be provided based on the information of the character possessed by the user.

According to an embodiment, the game providing device 10 may adjust the number of activated tiles to place the character block on the reinforcement map based on the sum of the levels of all or some characters possessed by the user.

For example, the game providing device 10 may provide a user with 8 areas and a reinforcement map composed of 12 × 12 tiles, and the size of the reinforcement map whenever the user's 'union' level increases by 1000. The reinforcement map can be extended by opening 1 tile horizontally and vertically.

When the reinforcement map is extended, the game providing device 10 may add a new area corresponding to another character ability in addition to the character ability corresponding to the area provided in the existing reinforcement map.

For example, the game providing device 10 corresponds to each of the character's ability 'health', 'horsepower', 'agility', 'attack', 'defense', 'speed', 'distance', 'hit rate' If the sum of the character levels of the user increases the reinforced map composed of the three areas, the game distributing device 10 may expand the reinforced map but add a new area, and the added new area may be added to the character's 'critical'. Can correspond.

At this time, according to the embodiment, the game providing device 10 may select the ability of the character to be strengthened corresponding to each area of the reinforcement map. For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may provide a user input for each region of the reinforcement map to select the ability of the character to be enhanced.

5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a screen for selecting a capability of a character corresponding to each region of the reinforcement map. Referring to FIG. 5, the game providing apparatus 10 may provide a drop box button 502 to select a capability of a character to be strengthened in each region for each region of the reinforcement map 501.

In this way, the area of the reinforcement map where the character block can be placed is not fixed but is expanded in proportion to the level sum of the character ('union') owned by the user, thus inducing the user to increase the level sum by nurturing many characters. can do.

Thereafter, the game providing apparatus 10 may obtain a user input for placing the character block on the reinforcement map from the user and place the character block on the reinforcement map (S2004).

That is, the game providing device 10 may receive a selection of a character to place the character block from the user, move the character block corresponding to the selected character to one position of the reinforcement map, or obtain a user input for rotating the character block. Character blocks can be placed on reinforcement maps.

According to an embodiment, the game providing device 10 may position the character block on the reinforcement map according to a user input, and the tile corresponding to the position of the character block is a tile that is not occupied by another character block. You can only place character blocks.

According to another exemplary embodiment, the game providing device 10 may receive a selection of a position of the reinforcement map according to a user input, and overlap the other character block at the selected position even if the tile is occupied by another character block. Character blocks can be placed.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a screen on which a character block is arranged. Referring to FIG. 6, the game providing device 10 may receive a 'SSS grade' character 601 among characters included in the raid from a user, and correspond to the 'SSS grade' character 601 according to a user input. 'TT'-shaped character block 602 may be located at one position of the reinforcement map 603, and when the user clicks the' deployment complete 'button 605, the character block 602 is reinforced on the reinforcement map 603. Can be placed.

Thereafter, the game providing device 10 may enhance the ability of the character based on the state in which the character block is placed on the reinforcement map (S2005).

In other words, the game providing apparatus 10 may reinforce based on the number of tiles occupied by the character block with respect to the ability of the character corresponding to the area to which the tile occupied by the character block belongs in the reinforcement map.

For example, if a character block is composed of four tiles, occupies two tiles belonging to an 'agility' area, and occupies two tiles belonging to an 'attack force', the game providing device 10 may have a user. Increases Agility by +2 for all characters and +2 to Attack.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the game providing apparatus 10, a character block 604 corresponding to each character belonging to a raid group is disposed on a reinforcement map and occupies all tiles possessed by the user based on a state of occupying tiles of each area of the reinforcement map. Attack point occupation effect 606 can be given to a character.

In this case, when the character blocks may be overlapped and disposed according to the embodiment, the game providing device 10 may reinforce the character ability corresponding to the tile overlapping with the other character block, or may reinforce only once without overlapping.

For example, when one tile in the agility area of the tiles occupied by each of the first character block and the second character block is occupied in duplicate, the game providing device 10 may have 10,000 agility for all characters possessed by the user. I can strengthen it.

Or, for example, if two tiles occupied in the attack area among the tiles occupied by each of the first character block and the second character block, the game providing device 10 may increase the attack power 4 against all characters possessed by the user. Can be.

On the other hand, the game providing device 10 may determine the ranking between users based on the information of the character possessed by the user or may provide different rewards for performing the quest.

For example, the game providing device 10 may determine and provide a ranking among users based on the sum of the levels of the characters owned by the user, and may provide a reward differentially according to the ranking determined based on the sum of the levels. Can be.

The term '~' used in the above embodiments refers to software or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an ASIC, and '~' serves a part. However, '~' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. '~ Portion' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' means components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, procedures, and the like. Subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functionality provided within the components and 'parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and 'parts' or separated from additional components and 'parts'.

In addition, the components and '~' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in the device or secure multimedia card.

The game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 may also be implemented in the form of a computer readable medium for storing instructions and data executable by a computer. In this case, the command and data may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by the processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. In addition, computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer readable medium may be a computer recording medium, which is volatile and non-implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Both volatile, removable and non-removable media may be included. For example, computer recording media may be provided via magnetic storage media such as HDDs and SSDs, optical recording media such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs, or may be accessible via a network. It may be a memory included in the server.

In addition, the game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. The computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by the processor and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language. . The computer program may also be recorded on tangible computer readable media (eg, memory, hard disks, magnetic / optical media or solid-state drives, etc.).

Therefore, the game providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 may be implemented by executing the computer program as described above by the computing device. The computing device may include at least a portion of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high speed interface connected to the memory and a high speed expansion port, and a low speed interface connected to the low speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components are connected to each other using a variety of buses and may be mounted on a common motherboard or otherwise mounted in a suitable manner.

Here, the processor may process instructions within the computing device, such as to display graphical information for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) on an external input, output device, such as a display connected to a high speed interface. Instructions stored in memory or storage. In other embodiments, multiple processors and / or multiple buses may be used with appropriately multiple memories and memory types. The processor may also be implemented as a chipset consisting of chips comprising a plurality of independent analog and / or digital processors.

The memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may consist of a volatile memory unit or a collection thereof. As another example, the memory may consist of a nonvolatile memory unit or a collection thereof. The memory may also be other forms of computer readable media, such as, for example, magnetic or optical disks.

In addition, the storage device can provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. The storage device may be a computer readable medium or a configuration including such a medium, and may include, for example, devices or other configurations within a storage area network (SAN), and may include a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, Or a tape device, flash memory, or similar other semiconductor memory device or device array.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the above-described embodiments belong may easily change to other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the above-described embodiments. I can understand. Therefore, it is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected by the present specification is represented by the following claims rather than the above description, and should be construed to include all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents. .

10: game providing device
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Claims (19)

An apparatus for providing a game by itemizing a character,
Create a character block that itemizes the character according to the information of the character possessed by the user, and provide a reinforcement map in which the character block is disposed, to place the character block on the reinforcement map based on a user input, A control unit for enhancing the ability of the character based on the area of the reinforcement map arranged; And
A memory for storing the reinforcement map,
The reinforcement map,
And at least one region consisting of tiles of a predetermined unit size, each region corresponding to a character's ability. The method of claim 1,
The game providing device,
And a communication unit which communicates with a server providing another game played by the user, and receives information of a character held by the user in the other game from the server.
The control unit,
And generating the character block based on the received character information. delete The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And controlling the number of tiles in the reinforcement map based on information of at least one character held by the user. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And determining at least one of a number and a shape of tiles constituting the character block based on at least one of a job and a level included in the character information. The method of claim 5,
The control unit,
When the level of the character rises, the number of tiles constituting the character block corresponding to the character is added, the arrangement of the tiles according to the category to which the character belongs, game providing apparatus. The method of claim 5,
The control unit,
And the character block is arranged to change the ability of the character based on the number of tiles occupied in the reinforcement map and an area in which the occupied tiles are included. The method of claim 7, wherein
The control unit,
And a capability corresponding to an area in which the character block is arranged in the reinforcement map for all characters possessed by the user. The method of claim 7, wherein
The control unit,
Arranging the character block on the remaining tiles other than the tile occupied by the other character block is disposed, game providing apparatus. The method of claim 7, wherein
The control unit,
Arranging the character block on the tile occupied and occupied by the other character block, overlapping with at least a portion of the other character block, game providing apparatus. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
And providing a reward differently based on the ability of the character possessed by the user. In the method for providing a game itemized by the game providing device,
Generating a character block that itemizes the character based on information of a character held by the user;
Comprising at least one area consisting of tiles of a predetermined unit size, each area to provide the user with a reinforcement map corresponding to the character's ability, and obtaining a user input for placing the character block on the reinforcement map ; And
And reinforcing the ability of the character based on an area of the reinforcement map in which the character block is disposed. The method of claim 12,
The game providing device communicates with a server of another game used by the user,
Generating the character block,
Receiving information of a character held by a user in the other game from the server of the other game; And
Generating the character block based on the received character information. The method of claim 12,
Generating the character block,
And determining at least one of a number and a shape of tiles constituting the character block based on at least one of a job and a level included in the character information. The method of claim 14,
The game providing method,
When the level of the character rises, adding the number of tiles constituting the character block corresponding to the character, further comprising the step of varying the arrangement of tiles according to the category to which the character belongs. The method of claim 14,
Strengthening the character's ability based on the area of the reinforcement map where the character block is disposed,
And changing the ability of the character possessed by the user based on the number of tiles occupied by the character block and the number of tiles occupied in the reinforcement map. The method of claim 14,
The game providing method,
And providing a reward differently based on the ability of the character possessed by the user. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of claim 12. A computer program executed by a game providing device and stored in a medium for performing the method according to claim 12.

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