KR102262046B1 - System and method for controlling game server access for waiting users based on priority - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for controlling server access according to a priority performed in a server, the method comprising: identifying a user accessing a server; determining whether the identified user is a first access target user; and allowing the priority connection target user determined as the priority connection target and the general standby user who is not the priority connection target to enter the server according to a preset condition.

Description

Server access control method and system for users waiting for server entry according to priority {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME SERVER ACCESS FOR WAITING USERS BASED ON PRIORITY}

The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling server entry of a user waiting to enter a server according to priority, and more particularly, to a method and system for controlling a process of entering a server according to priority when game users are waiting to enter a server is about

With the rapid spread of portable terminals and the expansion of networks, it is possible to use game services using the Internet anytime, anywhere. In particular, recently, as new games are released every day around the world, it has become an environment where various game contents can be used.

Although a number of games of various genres are being released, only some games are attracting the attention of game users by spending huge advertising costs. Among them, on the launch date when the game is first released, many game users try to access the server at the same time, resulting in an overload on the server. There are frequent occurrences of server failures.

Therefore, a game company is trying to satisfy the needs of game users by providing a plurality of servers to support simultaneous access of game users, or by allowing each server to connect to the game server according to the order of waiting for entry.

However, from the point of view of game users, it is a situation that feels a lot of inconvenience when entering the server according to the waiting order. For example, on the launch date of a famous game, there are inconveniences such as having to wait 4 hours for 1 hour of game play, and even though the purpose is to simply access the game and check simple in-game information, you have to wait for a long time to enter the server. there is discomfort.

Therefore, while the game users enter the game server in order, users who meet some priority conditions are required to review the game server priority.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and among users accessing the game server, users who meet the priority entry condition can be preferentially entered into the server.

In addition, the game user can enjoy the game at a desired time rather than waiting for a long time to enter the server, thereby enhancing the convenience of the game.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling server access according to a priority performed in a server, the method comprising: identifying a user accessing the server; determining whether the identified user is a first access target user; and allowing the priority connection target user determined as the priority connection target and the general standby user who is not the priority connection target to enter the server according to a preset condition.

In addition, the step of the server identifying the user is a step of identifying the user based on the log-in information of the user, and the step of determining whether the identified user is a first access target user, the identified user to the server If there is data in the stored priority access queue database (DB), it may be a step of determining the user to be accessed first.

In addition, the priority access queue database may include reservation information for preferentially accessing at a specific time in the future with respect to a partial ratio of the number of the game server.

In addition, the priority access queue database may include user information designated by a user previously connected to the server.

In addition, the priority access queue database may include user information corresponding to a case in which the accumulated waiting time for a predetermined period exceeds a preset value.

In addition, in the step of allowing the server to enter the server according to a preset condition, it may be characterized in that the preferential connection target user is first entered among the priority connection target user and the general standby user.

In addition, the step of allowing the server to enter the server according to a preset condition may be characterized in that the preferential connection target user and the general standby user are cross-entered at a predetermined ratio.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a server access control system, comprising: a user identification unit for identifying a user accessing the server; a priority access target user determination unit for determining whether the identified user is a priority access target user; and a server entry control unit for allowing the priority connection target user determined as the priority connection target and the general standby user who is not the priority connection target to enter the server according to a preset condition.

In addition, the server admission control unit, the priority connection target user and the general standby user, the priority connection target user may enter first.

In addition, the server admission control unit may cross-enter the priority connection target user and the general standby user at a predetermined ratio.

The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling server entry of users waiting to enter a server according to priority, and among users accessing a game server, users who meet a priority entry condition can be preferentially entered into the server.

In addition, the game user can enjoy the game at a desired time rather than waiting for a long time to enter the server, thereby enhancing the convenience of the game.

1 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a game service system according to an example of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a server entry waiting process according to an example of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating a game service system according to another example of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a server access control process according to an example of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a priority admission reservation process according to an example of the present invention.
6 to 7 are diagrams illustrating a process of preferentially entering a server according to an example of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating the structure of a server according to an example of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 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 implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" with another part, this includes not only the case of being "directly connected" but also the case of being "electrically connected" with another element interposed therebetween. . In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

In this specification, a "part" includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized using both. In addition, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, and two or more units may be implemented by one hardware. Meanwhile, '~ unit' is not limited to software or hardware, and '~ unit' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. The functions provided in the components and '~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ units' or further separated into additional components and '~ units'. In addition, components and '~ units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or secure multimedia card.

The "user terminal" referred to below may be implemented as a computer or portable terminal that can access a server or other terminal through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), a desktop, a laptop, and the like, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , IMT(International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA(W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro(Wireless Broadband Internet), LTE(Long Term Evolution) communication-based terminal, smart It may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as a phone, a tablet PC, and the like. In addition, “network” refers to a wired network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN) or a value added network (VAN) or a mobile radio communication network or satellite It may be implemented in any kind of wireless network, such as a communication network.

In addition, “server entry” means accessing the server, and may mean accessing to a certain stage within the server in order to actually use the content provided by the server.

1 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a game service system according to an example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in the game service system, the game terminal 100 and the game server 200 are connected through a network.

The game terminal 100 in the present invention is a terminal of a game user who receives game content from the game server 200 and uses a game service. In the case of the game terminal 100 , various electronic devices such as a PC, a MacBook, a smart phone, and a tablet may correspond to this, and an electronic device capable of implementing game contents is sufficient.

The game server 200 in the present invention is a server that provides game content to the game terminal 100 . In general, one game terminal 100 is connected to one game server 200 for one game, but one game terminal 100 is connected to a plurality of game servers, or a plurality of game terminals are connected to one game server. It is also possible to be connected to the server 200 .

The game terminal 100 and the game server 200 may be connected through a network. It is possible to transmit/receive data related to game content through a wired or wireless communication method. The game server 200 may continuously provide game content, game update information, etc. to the game terminal 100 , and the game terminal 100 provides the game user's play information, etc. to the game server 200 to the game server At 200 , game log information may be collected.

Also, the game server 200 of the game service system may first be connected to the connection queue database 300 . In the present invention, it is possible to distinguish a priority connection target user, who is a user who is a priority connection target, and a general standby user who is not a priority connection target user, and the priority connection queue database 300 may include information of the priority connection target user.

The game server 200 may control to preferentially enter the server when accessing the server based on the information of the first access target user stored in the first access queue DB 300 , which will be described in detail below.

2 is a diagram illustrating a server entry waiting process according to an example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , many games have a waiting time to enter the server on a launch day or for a long time in order to access the game in the case of a famous game.

Although a game company is distributing game users by providing many servers, it is not possible to expand the server comfortably because it costs a lot to expand the game server, and the server management cost is also huge.

When there are many users waiting for entry on the server, it is a structure in which users who are already connected and playing the game enter sequentially when the game ends, and it is difficult to predict when and how many users will end the game for a long time. There are often cases where players just wait to enter the server and give up playing the game.

In addition, game users may access the game server for different purposes. Sometimes you log in to play the game alone, and sometimes you log in to play with your friends. In addition, there are cases in which the user accesses the game for the purpose of simply checking the status of the character or item status information, and there are cases where the user accesses the game to check the message in the game.

Game companies provide in-game information as a separate application to meet the purposes of these various users, but to provide limited in-game information, users must access the actual game server to obtain the information they want. There are many things you can do

3 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating a game service system according to another example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the game terminal 100 may be connected to the game server 200 and the lobby server 400 through a network, and the game server 200 and the lobby server 400 are connected to the first access queue DB 300 . ) and can be networked.

In the present invention, the lobby server refers to a server to which the game terminal 100 accesses the game server 200 before accessing the game server. For example, the launcher server before entering the server may correspond to this.

The lobby server 400 may be one element of the game server 200 , and in this case, it is the same as the case shown in FIG. 1 . The lobby server 400 may be a server physically distinct from the game server 200 , and may be a server that the game terminal 100 accesses in a standby state while accessing the game server 200 .

The lobby server 400 may determine whether the user's account accessing the game terminal 100 is an account approved by the priority access queue DB 300 , and may control preferential access to the game server 200 . Hereinafter, the priority access control method will be described in detail.

4 is a diagram illustrating a server access control process according to an example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the server may identify a user accessing the server ( S410 ). In general, the server may use login information to identify the user. The login information may include personal information such as a user ID and password, and device information.

The server may determine whether the identified user is a first access target user (S420). The server may inquire the priority access queue database in order to determine whether the identified user is a user to be accessed first.

The priority access queue database may include information on a user to be accessed first, and it may be determined whether the user is a target user for a priority access through the identified user information.

In the present invention, there may be various ways of becoming the first access target user.

First, when an access reservation for a specific time is made in advance, the server may determine the user as the first access target user.

5 is a view showing a priority admission reservation process according to an example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the user can access the server and input in advance a time to play in the future. The server may check whether the account of the user can make a reservation in order to support the reservation of the user's server admission.

For example, a game company may sell a reservation ticket for priority admission as a paid product, and in this case, it is possible to check whether a user who wants to make a reservation has purchased the product.

As another example, the game company may distribute the connection reservation for free for promotion, and the game server may check whether the user who wants to make the reservation is a target of the promotion.

In addition, the server may check whether the user has made a connection reservation at the corresponding time, and whether the reservation is closed during the corresponding time period.

When the reservation time and play time are determined, the server may store the user's information in the priority access queue database.

Second, the server may determine a user who inputs a short play time as a first access target user.

In this case, there is a case where a reservation is made in advance with the server as in the first method. However, when a short play time is input regardless of the reservation, the user may be determined as the first access target user. In this case, there is an advantageous effect of maintaining interest in the game and preventing departure from users who are only interested in checking items on the exchange for a while or participating in simple attendance quests.

The short time in the present invention may be set according to various criteria. For example, it can be a physical concept of time such as 10 minutes or 30 minutes, or it can be a content unit that can end the game if the quest is successful even though the play time is set like a quest.

The server may store information of a user who inputs a short play time in a priority access queue database and set it to become a priority access target user.

Third, the server may receive invitation information from a user previously connected to the server, or determine a user corresponding to a guild member as a user to be accessed first.

For example, in the case of accessing a game for 5:5 team play, if a specific team member user waits for a long time, other team members may also be placed in an inefficient situation to wait for the game play. Accordingly, it is possible to determine the user to be connected first by using the relationship information with the previously connected user.

In this case, in order to prevent reckless invitations and guild membership, the server may enable invitations and guild membership based on various criteria. The server may decide which users to connect with priority based on criteria such as the invitation of all team members (or a certain percentage) to play team play together, or the order of ranking with the highest contribution within the guild.

Fourth, the server may determine a user corresponding to the case where the accumulated waiting time for a certain period exceeds a preset value as a preferential connection target user.

The server may measure the waiting time for each of the users waiting to enter. The server may determine the user waiting for entry as the preferential access target user based on the accumulated total (eg, waiting for 7 hours or more per week) information for a certain period of the waiting time, and store it in the priority access queue database.

In this case, since the long accumulated waiting time for the game company is a factor that can be reevaluated as interest in the game, the game company may decide to preferentially access the user as a reward.

In addition, from the standpoint of waiting users, they can receive information that they can play the game if they wait longer for the remaining waiting time, which can cause expectations for game access and provide an environment where they can play the game at the desired time. can

Fifth, the server may terminate the connection of a user who is in an idle state among users who have accessed the game among previously connected users, and may determine the corresponding user as a user to be connected first. Alternatively, when the user is in an idle state, it can be set whether or not to terminate the connection and become the first connection target user when reconnecting.

When there is no special activity in the game, by providing an opportunity to other users to enjoy the game, by increasing the number of active users in the server, and by providing an environment that allows idle users to enjoy the game as soon as they reconnect to the game, The server can perform efficient server management.

Sixth, the server may analyze the game log of the identified users, and determine a user who actively plays the game as the first connection target user. As an example opposite to the fifth example above, by analyzing an in-game play log, a priority access right may be granted as a reward to a user determined to have an in-game activity greater than or equal to a certain value.

The server may calculate the activity level by analyzing the game log of each user. The activity level is not simply a number that includes only the user's in-game experience and exchange activities, but is calculated as a deductible value for negative activities such as profanity, abusing, and macro use in the game to determine the user who actually plays soundly. It can be a reference value.

In addition, the server may determine a new connection user as a preferential connection target user during the initial period of the game launch. As a game company, increasing the user pool is advantageous for marketing purposes, so new users (e.g., users who have accessed less than 5 times) are preferentially treated as target users until some point in time (e.g., 7 days) after the game is launched. can decide

In this case, there is an advantageous effect that many users can play the game for a new game to be launched.

In addition, the game company may set the priority access target users based on various criteria for various promotions. For example, the server may determine a priority access target user who can access a date registered as a user's birthday or anniversary first.

The server may control the priority connection target user determined as the priority connection target and the general standby user who is not the priority connection target to enter the server according to a preset condition (S430).

The server may first determine a connection target user and then connect the users to the server in various ways.

In this case, it is largely divided into two cases. In case of entering by dividing the garden that can access the server at the same time into the garden allocated to the user for priority access and the garden allocated to the general standby user, and in the case of entering the garden without any distinction, priority access In some cases, the target user is controlled to access first.

The first case is a case in which users subject to priority access can access the server at any time, and general standby users can access the server according to the waiting order. In this case, since the first access target users connect within a separately allocated garden, there is an effect that they can enjoy the game at a desired time.

However, in this case, it is premised on the allocation of a separate number of users only for the users to be accessed first, and if the users to be connected first do not connect, general standby users may not be able to access even though they have the ability to enter the server.

In the second case, when both the preferential access target user and the general standby user are on standby, the preferential access target user also receives the benefit of reducing the waiting time. In this second case, it is possible to access the server in various ways.

The first method is a method in which the priority access target user always receives the right to enter before the general standby user, so that the priority connection target user can access first if there is room in the server capacity.

6 is an example of the first method, and even if the general standby user (user 1) is waiting before the preferentially connected user (P4), it is possible to enter after the preferentially connected user (user P4) enters. in case there is

In the second method, the preferential connection target user and the general standby user cross-enter, and the server can control the cross-entry by determining the ratio of the preferential connection target user and the general standby user.

7 is an example of the second method, and the server can control in the same way that one general standby user enters after two first access target users enter, and two first access target users enter again.

In FIG. 7, first, one general standby user per two access target users has been described as an example, but it should be noted that the ratio may vary depending on various business judgments or the standby status of the server.

8 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating the structure of a server according to an example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the game server 200 includes a user identification unit 210 , a priority connection target user determination unit 220 , a server entry control unit 230 , and a communication unit 240 .

The user identification unit 210 in the present invention identifies a user accessing the server.

The server may use the login information to identify the user. The login information may include personal information such as a user ID and password, and device information.

The user identification unit 210 may identify the user by comparing login information and the like with information stored in the server, and determine whether the game can be accessed. For example, in the case of content that is available only to those over the age of 12, access to users under that age may be prohibited. As another example, in case of paid content, it may be checked whether the user has purchased the paid content.

In the present invention, the priority access target user determination unit 220 determines whether the identified user is a priority access target user.

The priority connection target user determination unit 220 may inquire the priority connection queue database to determine whether the identified user is a priority connection target user. The priority access queue database may include information on a user to be accessed first, and it may be determined whether the user is a target user for a priority access through the identified user information.

In the present invention, there may be various ways of becoming the first access target user. Since various methods have been previously described in the description of FIG. 4 , a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the present invention, the server entry control unit 230 allows the priority connection target user determined as the priority connection target and the general standby user who is not the priority connection target to enter the server according to a preset condition.

The server access control unit 230 may connect the users to the server in various ways after the priority access target user determination unit 220 determines the first access target user.

In this case, it is largely divided into two cases, and the server entrance control unit 230 divides the number of quotas that can access the server at the same time into the quota assigned to the first access target user and the quota assigned to the general standby user. In some cases, there is a case in which a control is performed so that a user to be accessed is preferentially accessed without any separate distinction within the system.

The first case is a case in which users subject to priority access can access the server at any time, and general standby users can access the server according to the waiting order. In this case, since the first access target users connect within a separately allocated garden, there is an effect that they can enjoy the game at a desired time.

In the second case, when both the preferential access target user and the general standby user are on standby, the preferential access target user also receives the benefit of reducing the waiting time. In this second case, it is possible to access the server in various ways.

As a first method, the server entry control unit 230 may control so that the user to always access preferentially enters before the general standby user. If there is room in the server capacity, it is a method in which the target user can connect first.

In the second method, the server entry control unit 230 may control the access target user and the general standby user to cross-enter. The server admission control unit 230 may control the cross-entry by determining the ratio of the first access target user and the general standby user.

The communication unit 240 in the present invention may transmit game content information to game terminals and receive game log information thereof.

The communication unit 240 may communicate with other servers as well as game terminals connected through a network. For example, there may be a plurality of game servers, and each of the game servers may communicate with each other. In addition to the game server, it is possible to communicate with an affiliate server, etc.

An embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by a computer. 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, computer-readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

Although the methods and systems of the present invention have been described with reference to specific embodiments, some or all of their components or operations may be implemented using a computer system having a general purpose hardware architecture.

The above description of the present invention is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a dispersed form, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

100: game terminal
200: game server

Claims (14)

In the server access control method according to the priority performed in the server,
terminating the connection of the idle user in the game in the server, and allowing another user to enter the server;
identifying a user accessing the server;
determining whether the identified user is a first access target user; and
Entering the priority access target user determined as the priority connection target and the general standby user who is not the priority connection target to the server according to a preset condition;
including,
The server determines that a user whose connection to the server has been terminated as a user in the idle state in the game is the first connection target user,
The server analyzes the game log of each user to calculate the activity level, and determines the first access target user based on the activity level,
The activity level is a server entry control method, characterized in that calculated as a deductible value for the user's profanity, abusing, and macro use in the game. According to claim 1,
The step of the server identifying the user is a step of identifying the user based on the login information of the user,
The step of determining whether the identified user is a first access target user,
When the identified user has data in the priority access queue database (DB) stored in the server, it is characterized in that it is determined as the preferential connection target user. 3. The method of claim 2,
The priority access queue database,
A method for controlling access to a server, characterized in that it can preferentially access at a specific time in the future with respect to a certain proportion of the number of occupants of the game server, and includes reservation information including an expected play time. 3. The method of claim 2,
The priority access queue database,
Server access control method, characterized in that it includes information of a user designated by a user previously connected to the server. 3. The method of claim 2,
The priority access queue database,
A server access control method, characterized in that it includes user information corresponding to a case in which the accumulated waiting time for a certain period exceeds a preset value. According to claim 1,
The step of entering the server according to the conditions set by the server,
A server access control method, characterized in that the priority access target user from among the priority access target user and the general standby user enters first. According to claim 1,
The step of entering the server according to the conditions set by the server,
Server access control method, characterized in that the cross-entry of the priority connection target user and the general standby user at a predetermined ratio. In the server entry system,
a user identification unit for identifying a user accessing the server;
a priority access target user determination unit for determining whether the identified user is a priority access target user; and
Closing the connection of the idle user in the game and allowing other users to enter the server,
a server entry control unit configured to allow a priority connection target user determined as a priority connection target and a general standby user who is not a priority connection target to enter the server according to a preset condition;
including,
The priority access target user determination unit,
In the game, a user whose connection to the server has been terminated as a user in the idle state is first determined as a connection target user,
Analyze the game log of each user to calculate the activity level, and based on the activity level, determine the first access target user,
The activity level is a server entry system, characterized in that calculated as a deductible value for the user's abusive language, abusing, and macro use in the game. 9. The method of claim 8,
The user identification unit,
Identifies a user based on the user's login information,
The priority access target user determination unit,
When the identified user has data in the priority access queue database (DB) stored in the server, it is characterized in that it is determined as the preferential connection target user. 10. The method of claim 9,
The priority access queue database,
A server admission system, characterized in that the server includes reservation information that allows preferential access at a specific time in the future with respect to some proportion of the number of occupants of the game server, and includes an expected play time. 10. The method of claim 9,
The priority access queue database,
Server entry system, characterized in that it includes information of a user designated by a user previously connected to the server. 10. The method of claim 9,
The priority access queue database,
A server entry system, characterized in that it includes user information corresponding to a case in which the accumulated waiting time for a certain period exceeds a preset value. 9. The method of claim 8,
The server entry control unit,
The server admission system, characterized in that the preferential connection target user from among the priority access target user and the general standby user enters first. 9. The method of claim 8,
The server entry control unit,
The server admission system, characterized in that the priority access target user and the general standby user are cross-entered at a predetermined ratio.

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