KR102467841B1 - Dart game apparatus, dart game server and computer program stored in computer readable medium for managing credit using credit identifier - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a dart game device in which credits are managed using a credit identifier is disclosed. of credit information and a network connection that transmits to the server and receives credit information, wherein credits include global credits, chain credits, and device credits and are identified by credit identifiers, and each credit includes amount information. Determining the usable credit for executing the dart game based on at least one of the credit identifier, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information, and calculating the dart game cost from the amount information corresponding to the available credit It may include a control unit for generating the settlement information.

Description

A dart game device in which credits are managed using a credit identifier, a dart game server, and a computer program stored in a computer readable medium

The present disclosure relates to a dart game device, and more particularly, to managing credits for logging in to a dart game.

In general, darts mean 'small arrows' and are a game in which arrow-shaped dart pins are thrown at centrifugal targets with numbers written on them to score points. A dart game has an advantage in that anyone can enjoy it anytime, anywhere, as long as there is an arrowhead-shaped dart and a dart target. Recently, with the development of various game methods and the arrangement of scoring methods, it has developed into a world-class leisure game, and men and women of all ages are enjoying the game conveniently.

In general, in order for participants of a dart game to enjoy the dart game, they must participate in the game at the same time and place. However, with the development of communication technology, electronic devices that can participate in a dart game from a distance and transmit their play result or play process to a distance through a communication network so that participants in the dart game can participate in the game beyond temporal and spatial limitations. Dart game devices have been developed. These electronic dart game devices may electrically detect a point where a dart target is hit, and automatically collect and provide scores to users.

With the popularization of the dart game, dart game devices have been installed in various places, and thus management of credits charged in the dart game device has become important. In shops that have dart game devices, there is a demand for a method for systematically managing credit. In addition, as the number of dart game competitions increases, development of credits usable in dart game events or competitions is required.

Prior Art Document: Korean Patent Publication: KR10-2010-0034313

The present disclosure has been made in response to the aforementioned background art, and is intended to provide a dart game device and a dart game server that manages credits for logging in to a dart game using a credit identifier.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure for realizing the above object, a dart game device in which credits are managed using a credit identifier is disclosed. The dart game device,

Sends login request information - the login request information includes user identification information - and settlement information to the dart game server, and credit information - the credits include global credits, chain credits and device credits and are distinguished by credit identifiers And, each credit includes amount information - a network connection unit for receiving; and

Determining the usable credit for executing the dart game based on at least one of the credit identifier of the credit information, the dart game device identification information, and the dart game shop identification information, and the dart game cost in the amount information corresponding to the available credit A control unit for generating the settlement information that has been settled;

can include

Alternatively, the controller may determine to display the credit information on a display, and determine credits for dart game costs to be settled based on a user input.

Alternatively, the control unit determines the credit for which the dart game cost will be settled based on a predetermined algorithm, and the algorithm prioritizes the chain credit and the global credit when the device credit is available, and the device credit as the usable credit. If chain credits are available, global credits take precedence, chain credits are determined as available credits, and if device credits and chain credits are unavailable and global credits are available, global credits are determined as available credits. It may be an algorithm that

Alternatively, the price information may include at least one of dart game number information related to the number of dart games and dart game usage information related to the amount of dart games.

Alternatively, the settlement information may be information for subtracting the number of dart games from the amount information.

Alternatively, the settlement information is information for deducting the amount of dart game usage from the amount information, and the control unit determines a predetermined algorithm when the usable credit is unusable because the dart game usage amount is deducted from the amount information of the usable credit. Based on ―the algorithm determines the credits to be deducted in the order of device credits, chain credits, and global credits―it may be determined to deduct the dart game usage amount from information on the amount of other available credits determined.

Alternatively, when the dart game usage is all deducted and there is no other available credit, the control unit determines that the dart game is immediately ended, or the dart game usage is all deducted and no other available credit exists. If not, it is determined to end the game when the preset game unit of the running dart game ends, and settlement information can be updated so that the game cost is deducted based on the dart game usage amount.

Alternatively, when there are no usable credits in the credit information, the controller may determine to output a screen for charging credits on a display, and update settlement information so that credits are charged.

Alternatively, the control unit converts at least a portion of the amount included in the credit into an amount of another credit based on a user input, or converts at least a portion of the amount included in the credit into an amount of another credit according to a predetermined credit conversion algorithm. A credit conversion request for conversion may be generated, and the network connection unit may transmit the credit conversion request to the dart game server.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a dart game server in which credits are managed using a credit identifier is disclosed. The dart game server receives login request information - the login request information includes user identification information - and settlement information from the dart game device, and credit information - the credits include global credits, chain credits and device credits, It is distinguished by a credit identifier, and each credit includes amount information - a network connection unit that transmits to the dart game device, processing login based on user identification information included in the login request information and providing the credit information It may include a processor for querying and updating the credit information based on the received settlement information, and a memory in which the credit information is stored.

Alternatively, the network connection unit requests a credit conversion from the dart game device - the credit conversion request converts at least a part of the amount included in the credit to another amount of credit based on a user input or according to a predetermined credit conversion algorithm. Accordingly, a request for converting at least a part of the amount included in the credit into another amount of credit is received and the processor may update credit information based on the credit conversion request.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a dart game device in which credits are managed using a credit identifier is disclosed. The dart game device transmits login request information - the login request information includes user identification information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information - and settlement information to the dart game server, and a credit identifier of credit information and Based on the network connection unit receiving game start information including information about available credit determined based on at least one of the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information from the dart game server and the game start information It may include a control unit that determines to run the dart game and generates settlement information when the dart game ends, wherein the settlement information is information obtained by calculating a dart game cost from amount information corresponding to available credits.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a dart game server in which credits are managed using a credit identifier is disclosed. The dart game server includes login request information from the dart game device—the login request information includes user identification information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information—and settlement information—the settlement information corresponds to available credit A network connection unit that receives information obtained by calculating dart game costs in amount information and transmits game start information to the dart game device, processes a user's login based on user identification information included in the login request information, and , Inquire credit information based on the user identification information, wherein the credits include global credits, chain credits, and device credits and are identified by credit identifiers, and each credit includes amount information, and the credit information Determines usable credit based on the credit identifier included in, the dart game device identification information, and the dart game shop identification information, generates game start information for starting a dart game in the dart game device, and the settlement information It may include a processor for updating the credit information based on and a memory in which the credit information is stored.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program stored in a computer readable storage medium including one or more instructions executed by one or more processors of a dart game device is disclosed. The computer program includes a command for the network connection unit of the dart game device to transmit login request information, wherein the login request information includes user identification information, to the dart game server, and a network connection unit of the dart game device to transmit credit information-the credit information. includes global credits, chain credits, and device credits, and is distinguished by a credit identifier, and each credit includes amount information—a command for receiving from the dart game server, the control unit of the dart game device the credit information Determining the usable credit for executing the dart game based on at least one of the credit identifier, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information, and calculating the dart game cost from the amount information corresponding to the credit It may include a command for generating information and a command for transmitting the settlement information to the dart game server by the network connection unit of the dart game device.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program stored in a computer readable storage medium including one or more instructions executed by one or more processors of a dart game server is disclosed. The computer program includes instructions for allowing the network connection unit of the dart game server to receive login request information, wherein the login request information includes user identification information, from the dart game device, and a processor of the dart game server to perform the login request. Login is processed based on user identification information included in the request information, and credit information—the credit includes global credit, chain credit, and device credit, and is identified by a credit identifier, and each credit includes amount information. Command for confirming the dart game server, command for allowing the network connection unit of the dart game server to transmit the credit information to the dart game device, and dart game cost from the amount information corresponding to the available credits to the network connection unit of the dart game server. It may include a command for receiving settlement information and a command for causing a processor of a dart game server to update the credit information based on the settlement information.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program stored in a computer readable storage medium including one or more instructions executed by one or more processors of a dart game device is disclosed. The computer program includes instructions for causing the network connection unit of the dart game device to transmit login request information, wherein the login request information includes user identification information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information, to the dart game server; A command for receiving game start information including information about available credit determined based on a credit identifier of credit information, at least one of the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information, and a controller of the dart game device Command for determining to execute a dart game based on the game start information, settlement information when the control unit of the dart game device ends the dart game - the settlement information determines the cost of the dart game from amount information corresponding to available credits. It may include a command for generating the settlement information—and a command for causing the network connection unit of the dart game device to transmit the settlement information to the dart game server.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program stored in a computer readable storage medium including one or more instructions executed by one or more processors of a dart game server is disclosed. The computer program includes instructions for causing a network connection unit of a dart game server to receive login request information, wherein the login request information includes user identification information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information;

The processor of the dart game server processes the login of the user based on the user identification information included in the login request information, and credit information based on the user identification information - the credit includes global credit, chain credit and device credit, Divided by credit identifier, and each credit includes amount information - inquired, credit identifier included in the credit information, credit available based on the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information A command for determining and generating game start information for starting a dart game in a dart game device, a command for causing a network connection unit of a dart game server to transmit the game start information to the dart game device, and a dart game server A command for causing the network connection unit to receive settlement information—the settlement information is information obtained by calculating dart game costs from amount information corresponding to available credit—from the dart game device and a processor of the dart game server to perform the settlement information It may include a command for updating the credit information based on.

Credits usable in a dart game can be effectively managed according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In order that the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure may be understood in detail and with reference to the more detailed description and the following embodiments, some of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. Also, like reference numbers in the drawings are intended to refer to the same or similar function throughout the various aspects. However, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings merely illustrate certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and are not considered to limit the scope of the present disclosure, and that other embodiments having the same effect may be fully appreciated. Be careful.
1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a dart game system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a block diagram showing configurations of a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a block diagram showing configurations of a dart game server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system in which credit is managed using a credit identifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system in which credit is managed using a credit identifier according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a dart game device on which credit information is displayed according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Various embodiments are now described with reference to the drawings. In this specification, various descriptions are presented to provide an understanding of the present disclosure. However, it is apparent that these embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are presented in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing embodiments.

The terms “component,” “module,” “system,” and the like, as used herein, refer to a computer-related entity, hardware, firmware, software, a combination of software and hardware, or an execution of software. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. For example, both an application running on a computing device and a computing device may be components. One or more components can reside within a processor and/or thread of execution and a component can be localized on one computer or distributed between two or more computers. Also, these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon. Components may for example signal with one or more packets of data (e.g. data and/or signals from one component interacting with another component in a local system, distributed system to other systems and data over a network such as the Internet). ) to communicate via local and/or remote processes.

In addition, the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" mean that the feature and/or element is present, but excludes the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements and/or groups thereof. It should be understood that it does not. Also, unless otherwise specified or where the context clearly indicates that a singular form is indicated, the singular in this specification and claims should generally be construed to mean "one or more".

In addition, the terms "information" and "data" used herein may often be used interchangeably with each other.

Objects and effects of the present disclosure, and technical configurations for achieving them will become clear with reference to embodiments described later in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In describing the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present disclosure, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present disclosure, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users or operators.

However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in a variety of different forms. These embodiments are provided only to make this disclosure complete and to completely inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the disclosure, and the disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims. . Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a dart game system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a dart game system may include a dart game device 100, a dart game server 200, and a user terminal 300. The dart game device 100 , the dart game server 200 and the user terminal 300 may be connected through the communication network 400 . Components connected to the communication network 400 may transmit and receive data through the communication network 400 .

The user may select the dart game device 100 to be used. The dart game device 100 may be installed in a space where a game can be enjoyed, such as a pub. There may be a plurality of dart game devices 100, and the user may select one of the plurality of dart game devices 100.

Although not shown in the drawings, the dart game server 200 may be provided integrally with the dart game device 100. The dart game system operator may install the dart game server 200 inside the dart game device 100. For example, one of the dart game devices may be selected and set as the main dart game device. Dart game devices other than the main dart game device may be configured as sub dart game devices, and the dart game server 200 may be installed inside the main dart game device. However, this is an example, and the dart game server 200 may be located outside the dart game device 100 and communicate with other dart game devices. A plurality of sub dart game devices may be provided. The main dart game device may be connected to the dart game server installed therein through a network. In addition, the main dart game device and one or more sub dart game devices may be connected through the communication network 400 .

Here, the communication network 400 includes wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), and High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA). , IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS), and the like may be included.

In addition, short-range communication technologies include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and Near Field Communication (NFC). ), etc. may be included.

In addition, wired communication technologies may include USB communication, Ethernet, serial communication, optical/coaxial cables, and the like.

The dart game system may use the user terminal 300 to log in to the dart game device 100 or provide means for controlling the dart game device and the dart game.

The dart game device 100 may execute the dart game by allowing usable credits usable for the dart game to be selected. Credits usable for the dart game may include global credits, chain credits, and device credits. The types of credits are not limited to global credit chain credits and device credits, but may further include combinations thereof or other credits. Depending on the type of credit, a usable dart game device or a group of dart game devices may be preset. The user may acquire credits that can be used in the dart game by charging credits or converting an amount included in other types of credits. The charging of credits may be performed by receiving the input amount from the cash input unit (not shown) of the player input unit 130 or by receiving credit card payment information from the dart game device 100 or the user terminal 300. have. Conversion of credits may be determined by receiving an external input from the dart game device 100, may be determined according to a result input from the user terminal 300, or may be determined according to a preset algorithm. A detailed description of this will be described later with reference to FIG. 2 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, credits may be charged amounts for playing a dart game in a dart game device. Credits can include global credits, chain credits, and device credits. Credits may be identified by credit identifiers, and each credit may include amount information. The credit identifier may be an ID that varies according to the type of credit. The global credits may be credits usable in all dart game devices. The chain credit may be credit usable in a specific group of dart game devices. For example, the chain credit may be a credit that can be used in any dart game device installed in a specific chain store bar (group). Using chain credits, certain chain store bars can attract customers by holding events so that they can enjoy dart games by charging credits at discounted prices. The device credits may be credits usable in a specific device. The device credit may be a credit that can be used only for one device or a credit that can be used only for a specific company. The company where the dart game device is installed may open a credit charging discount event using the device credit that can only be used by the company separately from the chain credit, or may hold a darts competition separately conducted by the company.

Amount information included in the credit may be information about a time during which the dart game device can be used. The amount information may be deducted from dart game usage information, which is information using a dart game device. Also, information on the amount of money included in the credit may include information on the number of dart games in which the dart game mode can be played. When the dart game mode progresses, the number of times may be deducted from the information on the number of dart games by the number of dart games played. Amount information included in the credit may be as much as charged or converted by the user, and information on the amount of credit may be set only up to the upper limit set by the dart game device or the manager of the dart game device.

Using credits that can be distinguished by credit identifiers, companies can conduct various events, provide customers with prices for using dart game devices that are different from the prices used for all dart game devices, and allow customers to manage various types of credits. By doing so, you can enjoy the dart game efficiently. For example, customers can enjoy more hours of darts by converting the amount of money loaded into global credits into the amount of device credits with more hours available per amount. In addition, a company that provides a dart game device may provide information for a user terminal to check credit information by managing credit information in a server.

The dart game device identification information may be compared with the device credit identifier and used to determine the device credit as usable credit when the same or related to the device credit identifier. The dart game shop identification information may be compared with the chain credit identifier and used to determine the chain credit as usable credit when the same or related. The case of association between identifiers will be described later with reference to FIG. 3 . The dart game device identification information may include at least one of identification information, a unique number, location information, program version information, and login record information of the dart game device. The dart game device identification information may be an ID of a dart game device capable of distinguishing the dart game device. The dart game shop identification information may be an ID of a dart game shop capable of distinguishing dart game shops. The dart game shop identification information may include information for identifying a shop where the dart game device is installed. For example, the dart game shop identification information may include an identifier for identifying a beer warehouse dressmaker, an identifier for identifying a brewery chain member store, and the like. Specific examples of the foregoing identifiers are examples only and do not limit the scope of the present disclosure.

2 is a block diagram showing configurations of a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dart game device 100 according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a dart target 110, a sensing unit 120, a player input unit 130, an output unit 140, a camera unit 150a, and an optical sensor unit. (150b), a network connection unit 160, a player recognition unit 170, a memory 180, a control unit 190, and the like may be included. Since the components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, a dart game device having more or fewer components may be implemented. Hereinafter, the above components will be looked at in turn.

The dart target 110 may include a scoreboard in which a bullseye is located in the center and areas divided by concentric circles centered on the bullseye and straight lines radially extending from the bullseye are areas to which individual scores are assigned. A plurality of holes into which dart tips may be inserted may be arranged on the score board.

The dart target 110 includes a display 142 as will be described below and can variably change the score arrangement of the dart target 110 and the shapes of areas to which scores are assigned. In this case, the dart target 110 may include a light-transmitting touch pad stacked on the display 142 to have the form of a touch screen.

The sensing unit 120 may detect the dart game player's play against the dart target 110 . The sensing unit 120 may evaluate actual game player play. The sensing unit 120 may detect whether the thrown dart pin hits the dart target 110 or in which area it hits in response to a game player throwing a dart pin. The sensing unit 120 may electrically convert a score corresponding to a region where a dart pin is inserted and transmit it to the control unit 190 . Alternatively, the sensing unit 120 may transmit an electrical signal corresponding to a region where the dart pin is inserted to the controller 190, and the controller 190 may calculate a score corresponding to the electrical signal.

The player input unit 130 receives a player's input for controlling the dart game device 100 . The player input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/capacity), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. The player input unit 130 may also include cameras 151a, ..., 153a or a microphone. Additionally, the player input unit 130 may also include a short-range communication module (not shown) as will be described below. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the player input unit 130 may include a short-range communication module (not shown) of the network connection unit 160. When the player input unit 130 includes the short-range communication module of the network connection unit 160, the player input unit 130 may be configured to receive a user input input by an external console device. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, or the like may be used. For example, when the player input unit 130 performs short-range communication using infrared communication, the external console device may be an infrared remote controller. Alternatively, when the player input unit 130 performs short-range communication using a Bluetooth function, the external console device may be a mobile device including a Bluetooth module. A mobile device including a Bluetooth module may be, for example, a smart phone including a Bluetooth module. The short-distance communication technology presented above is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The player may select a dart game method, match making request, match approval, number of dart game players, dart game play method, etc. through the player input unit 130 . For example, the player inputs the number of dart game players, a dart game play method (zero one game, cricket game, count-up game, etc.), a dart game method (single player play, network play, etc.), You can choose to request offline matchmaking and approve the match.

The player input unit 130 receives a signal by detecting a player's key manipulation or touch input, or receives a voice or motion through the player's camera 151a, ..., 153a or a microphone and converts it into an input signal. can For this purpose, known speech recognition technologies or motion recognition technologies may be used.

The player input unit 130 may receive a user's input to charge credits and convert credits. In addition, the player input unit 130 may include a cash input unit (not shown) and a payment card recognition unit (not shown) so that the user can insert credits. When cash is put into the player input unit 130, the controller 190 displays credit information on the display 142 so that the type of credit to be charged can be selected. The player input unit 130 may receive a user's input for selecting the type of credit displayed on the display 142 . Based on the amount of money input into the player input unit 130, the controller 190 may update settlement information so that credits are charged. A payment card recognition unit (not shown) included in the player input unit 130 may receive user's payment card information. In addition, the player input unit 130 may receive a user's input and allow the user to select a credit to be paid for the game. For example, global credits, chain credits, and device credits can be changed by pressing the up and down buttons of the player input unit 130 to change the credits for which the game cost will be paid, and selecting the credits for the game cost payment by pressing the OK button. can be confirmed

The player input unit 130 may receive a user's input and generate a credit conversion request for the controller 190 to convert at least a part of the amount included in the credit into another amount of credit. Through the player input unit 130, the user can select the type of credit to be converted according to a predetermined conversion rate of the amount between credits.

The output unit 140 is for generating an output related to sight, hearing, or touch, and may include a sound output unit 141, a display 142, a lighting unit 143, and the like.

The audio output module 141 may output audio data received from the network connection unit 160 or stored in the memory 180 for game sound effects, game operation guidance, and game method descriptions. The sound output module 141 also outputs a sound signal related to a function (eg, game sound effect) performed by the dart game device 100 . The audio output module 141 may also output audio from a game player using another dart game device or a third party received through the network connection unit 160 . The sound output module 141 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like. When cash is input into the dart game device 100 or card payment information is input, the cash information and/or card payment information may be output as audio information by an audio output module.

Also, the sound output module 141 may output credit information as audio information. For example, the sound output module 141 may output a sound message saying “30 minutes of global credit has been converted to 1 hour of device credit” when at least a part of the amount included in the credit is converted to another amount of credit. The sound output is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The display 142 displays (outputs) information processed by the dart game device 100 . For example, when the dart game device 100 is in the game play method guidance mode, the display 142 may output selectable game play methods. Additionally, when the dart game device 100 receives an offline match making request, the display 142 may output a list of players waiting for match making. Also, when the dart game device 100 is playing a game, the display 142 displays a score detected through the sensing unit 120 or a game using another dart game device received through the network connection unit 160. Images of the player or a third party can be output.

When the dart game device 100 is in the credit information guide mode, the display 142 may output available credit information selectable by the player. The display 142 may display means and instructions for changing the amount of credits according to available credits selected by the player. For example, credit charge, credit conversion, credit conversion algorithm, payment log, etc. can be output. Here, the payment log may be records in which the amount of credit is changed according to the date. Items displayed on the display described above are only examples and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The display 142 may display user identification information, dart game device identification information, dart game shop identification information, and settlement information. Additionally, the dart game device identification information may include at least one of identification information of the dart game device, a unique number, location information, program version information, and login record information. The dart game device identification information may be an ID of a dart game device capable of distinguishing the dart game device. The dart game shop identification information may be an ID of a dart game shop capable of distinguishing dart game shops. The settlement information may be information obtained by calculating a dart game cost from amount information corresponding to available credits. Additionally, the display 142 may display game location information, price information per game, event information related to dart game cost, and the like. The above-described dart game device identification information and information displayed on the display are only examples, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The display 142 may display the amount of cash input into the dart game device 100 . Also, the display 142 may display the amount of money remaining to be input to complete charging of credits. For example, if 10,000 won is selected and 7,000 won is inputted, the display may display 3,000 won as the remaining amount to be inputted. The display of the amount is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The display 142 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ), and at least one of a 3D display. Some of these displays may be of a transparent type or a light transmission type so that the outside can be seen through them. This may be referred to as a transparent display, and a representative example of the transparent display includes a transparent OLED (TOLED) and the like.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, two or more displays 142 may exist according to the implementation form of the dart game device 100 . For example, in the dart game device 100, a plurality of displays may be spaced apart or integrally disposed on one surface, or may be respectively disposed on different surfaces. For example, the display 142 may include both a display disposed above the dart target 110 and a display disposed below the dart target 110, or may include one of these displays. . For example, a single display may be placed on top of a cash input unit (not shown) of the player input unit 130 to output an advertisement or an amount of inputted cash. However, the position where the aforementioned display is disposed is only an example, and the display may be disposed in various positions for design needs or visual effects.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a pressure applied to a specific area of the display 142 or a change in capacitance generated at a specific area of the display 142 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect not only the touched position and area, but also the pressure upon touch. When there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal(s) are sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal(s) and then transmits corresponding data to the controller 190. Accordingly, the controller 190 can recognize which area of the display 142 has been touched.

The lighting unit 143 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the dart game device 100 . Examples of events generated in the dart game device 100 include identification of a dart game player, hit of a dart, change of a dart game player, game end, and the like. The lighting unit 143 may include a Light Emission Diode (LED), so that the occurrence of an event may be notified to the user through blinking of the LED. The LEDs may be disposed on the rear surface of the dart target 110 and blink according to a blinking pattern stored in advance according to the occurrence of an event. For example, one or more LEDs may be assigned to each part of the dart target 110 . The assigned LEDs may be disposed on the rear surface of the dart target 110 and may be disposed in a direction toward the outside of the dart game device 100 . When the LEDs emit light, the light emitted by the LEDs passes through the dart target 110 made of a transparent or translucent material to deliver a visual output to the user. Alternatively, the light irradiated by the LED may deliver a visual output to the user through a gap existing in the dart target 110 .

The lighting unit 143 may notify the user which credit is being used by differentiating the color of lighting according to the type of credit being paid for and deducted for the dart game. In addition, when credit is charged, the remaining time until the expiration of the valid time for inserting cash into the dart game device 100 or inputting card payment information may be notified to the user by turning on lights or changing colors. In addition, the lighting unit 143 may induce a user's input by brightening only the target 110 where the dart is to be thrown or the part where the input is to be received in the dart game device 100 in a dark indoor environment. For example, in the credit payment step, at least one of a cash input unit and a payment card recognition unit may be illuminated.

The output unit 140 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, vibration. For another example, a signal for notifying the start of a game may be output with spark ignition or firecrackers. In one aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2 , the output unit 140 may include a sound output unit 141 , a display 142 , and a lighting unit 143 . For example, the output unit 140 may output credit information and settlement information in various ways.

The camera unit 150a includes a plurality of cameras 151a, ..., 153a, and the image frames processed by the cameras 151a, ..., 153a are stored in the memory 180 or connected to the network connection unit 160. can be transmitted externally through The camera unit 150a may be composed of one camera or two or more cameras depending on the use environment.

The camera unit 150a may capture the motion of the user or the trajectory of the dart pin. In addition, the camera unit 150a may take pictures of the user's play so that the controller 190 can record the cheating behavior of the user.

The optical sensor unit 150b includes one or more optical sensors 151b, ..., 153b, and the optical sensors 151b, ..., 153b are one or more of the moving path 520 of the dart pin 510. It may be arranged to sense the dart pin 510 at points 530 and 540 .

The network connection unit 160 may include one or more modules enabling wireless communication between the dart game device 100 and the wired/wireless communication system or between the dart game device 100 and the network where the dart game device 100 is located. can In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The network connection unit 160 may include a wired/wireless Internet module for network access. Wireless Internet technologies include wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), wireless broadband (Wibro), world interoperability for microwave access (Wimax), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), and the like. As a wired Internet technology, XDSL (Digital Subscriber Line), FTTH (Fibers to the home), PLC (Power Line Communication), and the like may be used.

In addition, the network connection unit 160 includes a short-distance communication module and is located at a relatively short distance from the dart game device 100 and may transmit and receive data with an electronic device including a short-distance communication module. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, or the like may be used. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may detect a network connection state and a transmission/reception speed of the network. Data received through the network connection unit 160 may be output through the output unit 140, stored through the memory 180, or transmitted to other electronic devices in a short distance through a short-range communication module.

When the credit information is changed in the dart game device 100, the information about this may also be transmitted to the player's mobile or PC based on the player's identification information through the network connection unit 160.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may transmit login request information and settlement information to the dart game server 200. The login request information may include user identification information so that the dart game server 200 processes login based on the user identification information. The settlement information may be information obtained by calculating a dart game cost from amount information corresponding to available credits. Settlement information may include a log of changed amount information or may include only information about the last updated amount. Also, the network connection unit 160 may receive user identification information from the dart game server 200 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may transmit dart game device identification information and dart game shop identification information to the dart game server 300 . The dart game device identification information may include at least one of identification information of the dart game device, a unique number, location information, program version information, and login record information. The dart game shop identification information may include at least one of identification information of the dart game shop, management number, location information, and information of dart game devices. The dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information may be stored in the memory 180 or may be generated by the controller 190 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may transmit a credit conversion request to the dart game server 300. The credit conversion request causes at least a portion of the amount included in the credit to be converted into an amount of another credit based on a user's input, or converts at least a portion of the amount included in the credit into an amount of another credit according to a predetermined credit conversion algorithm. It may be a request to do so. The algorithm may be an algorithm that converts the amount of credits of the remaining types into a type of credit having the largest dart game usage time or number of dart games per amount among available credits. For example, 2 hours of dart game usage time may be charged in the global credit, and there may be no dart game usage time in the device credit. In this case, if the conversion ratio between global credit and device credit is 1:2, since you can enjoy the dart game with device credit for a longer time, 2 hours of global credit dart game usage time is converted into device credit dart game usage time according to the credit conversion algorithm. Can be converted to 4 hours. The above credit conversion algorithm is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 starts a game including information about available credit determined based on at least one of a credit identifier of credit information, an identifier of a dart game device, and dart game shop identification information Information may be received from the dart game server 200 .

The player recognition unit 170 may recognize unique information of a player at a distance using radio waves using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, which is a kind of the short-range communication technology. For example, a user may possess a card including an RFID module, a mobile terminal, or own dart game equipment, eg, personal dart equipment owned by the user. Information for identifying the user (eg, a user's personal ID, identification code, etc.) registered in the dart game server may be recorded in the RFID module possessed by the player. The dart game device 100 identifies a dart game player who plays using the dart game device 100 by identifying the RFID module possessed by the user, and creates a database for the identified dart game player. It can be updated or new data can be accumulated. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the player recognition unit 170 may be integrated into the player input unit 130 . The dart game device 100 may obtain user identification information through the player recognition unit 170 .

In addition to RFID technology, the player recognition unit 170 may include various technologies (eg, short-range communication technology such as Bluetooth) capable of transmitting and receiving user's unique information in a contact/non-contact manner. In addition, the player recognition unit 170 may include a biometric data identification module that identifies the player's biometric data (voice, fingerprint, face) in conjunction with the microphone, touchpad, and camera unit 150a of the user input unit 130. can In addition, the player recognition unit 170 may recognize a player who controls the dart game device 100 by interlocking with the camera unit 150 .

The memory 180 may store programs for operation of the controller 190 and may temporarily or permanently store input/output data (eg, phonebook, message, still image, video, etc.). The memory 180 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns output when a touch is input on the touch screen. The memory 180 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), magnetic memory, magnetic It may include at least one type of storage medium among a disk and an optical disk. The dart game device 100 may operate in relation to a web storage performing a storage function of the memory 180 on the Internet.

The memory 180 may store credit information charged and used by the player in the form of a log over time. Also, the memory 180 may delete information that has not been loaded for a certain period of time by another component such as the control unit 190 or another device from the stored credit information after a predetermined time. The memory 180 may store dart game device identification information and dart game shop identification information. In addition, the memory 180 may store a text guide or audio guide that guides the user on charging, converting, using credits, and the like. The memory 180 may store reservation login information, automatic login information of frequently used players, automatic payment information of players, and reservation boot information. The storable information is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The memory 180 may store a log-in record of a user logged into the dart game device 100. The login record may be stored in dart game device identification information and transmitted to the dart game server 300 . The control unit 190 can check whether the user has frequently logged in in the dart game device 100 by utilizing the log-in record in the dart game server 300 . For example, if the user logs in to the dart game device 100 that the user plays for the first time that is not in the login record, the controller 190 sends the network connection unit 160 to the user terminal of the logged in user through text, email, SNS, push, etc. It is possible to send a log-in information hacking risk notification together with log-in record information to the user. In addition, credit information may be provided to the user terminal when the user performs at least one operation among charging, converting, and using credits. The notification means is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The controller 190 controls overall operations of the dart game device 100 in general. For example, in the case of a dart game, scores detected by the sensing unit 120 are aggregated for each game participant, the aggregated scores are transmitted and received with other dart game devices 200 connected through a network, and the aggregated scores are aggregated. Record game wins/losses, scores, etc. according to the results. The controller 190 may perform a pattern recognition process capable of recognizing a motion input or handwriting input performed on the touch screen or camera as a character or image. In addition, the control unit may perform speech recognition using a speech-to-text (STT) function capable of recognizing a voice input through the microphone as a character.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 190 may determine usable credits for executing a dart game based on at least one of a credit identifier of credit information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information. The usable credits may be credits usable in the dart game device 100 currently being used by the user. Available credits can be determined among global credits, chain credits, and device credits. If the amount of available credit is used up or exhausted, the available credit may be excluded from the available credit, or if there is no available credit, the available credit may not be selected. The controller 190 may determine to display credit information on the display 142, and may determine a credit for which a dart game cost is to be settled based on a user input. Here, the user may select credits for which the dart game cost is to be settled from available credits using the player input unit 130 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 190 may determine the credit for which the dart game cost is to be settled based on a predetermined algorithm. The algorithm determines device credits as available credits, in preference to chain credits and global credits, if device credits are available, and determines chain credits to be available credits, in preference to global credits, if chain credits are available. and, if device credits and chain credits are unavailable and global credits are available, it may be an algorithm that determines global credits as usable credits. That is, according to the above algorithm, the credit for which the dart game cost is to be settled may be a credit having the narrowest range among available credits. According to the above algorithm, among available credits, one of the available credits may be determined in the order of device credit, chain credit, and global credit.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the algorithm for determining the credit for which the dart game cost is to be settled may be an algorithm for determining the credit with the highest cost efficiency in using the dart game as the credit for which the dart game cost is to be settled. For example, if global credits, chain credits, and device credits are usable credits, and the conversion ratio of global credits, chain credits, and device credits is 1:3:2 in that order, the chain credits with the highest value-to-money ratio will be used as the cost of the dart game. This can be determined by the credit to be settled. The above algorithm and conversion ratio of credits are only examples, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 190 may generate settlement information obtained by calculating dart game costs from amount information corresponding to available credits. The settlement information may be information in which credits are charged, converted, or changed in amount information stored in a log format according to time. Also, the settlement information may be information including only final amount information remaining after the dart game usage amount is settled.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each credit includes amount information, and the amount information includes information on the number of dart games related to the number of games in which dart games can be played and dart games related to the usage amount in which dart games can be played. At least one of usage information may be included. For example, the price information may include information that the dart game device can be used for 3 hours. In addition, the price information may include information indicating that a cricket mode with 4 darts can be used twice. The settlement information may be information for deducting the number of dart games from the price information or information for deducting the amount of dart games used from the price information. For example, if the amount information is information that the dart game device can be used for 3 hours, but the dart game device is used for 1 hour, the settlement information may be information that the dart game device can be used for 2 hours or the dart game device can be used for 1 hour. It may be information that time was used. In addition, if the amount information is information that the dart game 4-person cricket mode can be used 3 times, but the 4-person cricket mode is played once, the settlement information may be information that the 4-person cricket mode can be used twice or the cricket mode It may be information that it was used once. The amount information is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the settlement information is information for deducting the amount of dart game usage from the amount information, and the controller 190 determines that the available credit is unusable because the dart game usage amount is deducted from the amount information of the available credit. It may be determined to deduct the dart game usage amount from the amount information of other usable credits determined based on a predetermined algorithm. The predetermined algorithm may be an algorithm for determining credits to be deducted in the order of device credit, chain credit, and global credit. The dart game usage information may include time information using a dart game from a time when the user logs in to a time when the user logs out. Also, the dart game usage information may include time information obtained by summing up only the time spent playing the dart game. The dart game count information may include play count information of a predetermined dart game mode. The dart game number information may include information obtained by summing the number of darts thrown by each user.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the dart game usage is all deducted and there are no other usable credits, the control unit 190 determines that the dart game is immediately ended, or the dart game usage is all deducted and there is no usable credit. When there is no other credit, it is possible to determine to end the game when the preset game unit of the dart game being executed ends, and update the settlement information so that the game cost is deducted based on the amount of usage. The preset game unit of the dart game may be an entire game in the game mode or may be a game unit until the turn of the corresponding player throwing the dart ends. A case in which there is no usable credit may be a case in which a sufficient amount of credit that can be used in the device is not charged. In addition, when there is no usable credit, it may be a case where there is no amount charged in the global credit and there is no type of credit usable in the currently used dart game device. For example, if the time available for global credit is 0 minutes and the dart game device does not support chain credit and device credit, there may be no available credit. The above available credits are only examples and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when there are no other usable credits, the controller 190 may display a screen for charging credits on the display 142 . The controller 190 may immediately end the dart game and charge credits. In this case, when the credits are fully charged and there are usable credits, the controller 190 may continue the finished dart game or start a new dart game. In addition, when payment is completed to charge credit, settlement information can be updated so that credit is charged. In case of charging credits, the controller 190 may determine to charge the number of dart games or the amount of dart games used based on the user's input. The number of dart games per amount or the amount of dart games used may be predetermined for each type of credit and may be stored in the memory 180 of the dart game device or updated by the dart game server. Also, when charging credits, the controller 190 may determine the type of credits to be charged based on a user's input or determine the type of credits to be charged based on a preset algorithm. The preset algorithm may be an algorithm for determining the types of credits to be charged in the order of global credits, chain credits, and device credits among available credits.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 190 converts at least a portion of the amount included in the credit to another amount of credit based on a user input, or at least a portion of the amount included in the credit according to a predetermined credit conversion algorithm. You can create a credit conversion request to convert a credit to an amount of another credit. The credit conversion request may be transmitted to the dart game server 200 through the network connection unit 160 so that credit information is changed. Conversion of credits may convert the amount of credits according to a predetermined conversion ratio between types of credits. The credit information changed based on the credit conversion request from the dart game server is transmitted to the dart game device so that the user can check the changed credit information. Also, the changed credit information can be transmitted to the user terminal 300 so that the user can check the changed credit information through the user terminal 300 .

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, based on the game start information received by the network connection unit 160, the control unit 190 determines to run the dart game, and when the dart game is over, in the amount information corresponding to the available credits. Settlement information for settling dart game costs may be generated. The game start information may include information about available credits determined by the dart game server 200 . In addition, when the available credits determined by the dart game server 200 exhaust all dart game usage or become unusable because the number of dart games is deducted, the controller 190 sends the network connection unit 160 to the dart game server 200. Settlement information may be transmitted so that the dart game server 200 determines usable credit again. The control unit 190 causes the network connection unit 160 to transmit dart game usage information to the dart game server 200 when the game is terminated or logged out, or to transmit dart game usage information to the dart game server 200 in real time can do.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the control unit 190 can communicate with all of the above-described other components and organically control their operations.

Various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof. According to hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 190 itself. According to software implementation, embodiments such as procedures and functions described in this specification may be implemented by separate software modules. Each can perform one or more functions and operations described herein.Software code can be implemented as a software application written in an appropriate programming language.The software code is stored in memory 180 and controls 190 can be executed by

3 is a block diagram showing configurations of a dart game server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the dart game server 200 may include a network connection unit 210, a processor 220, a memory 230, and the like. Since the components shown in FIG. 3 are not essential, a dart game server having more or fewer components may be implemented. Hereinafter, the above components will be looked at in turn.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 210 may receive login request information and settlement information from the dart game device 100 . The login request information may include user identification information. The user identification information may include the user's ID, password, unique number, optical code, name, login record, and the like. The network connection unit 210 may transmit credit information to the dart game device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 210 may receive user identification information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information from the dart game device 100 . The dart game device identification information may include at least one of identification information, a unique number, location information, program version information, and login record information of the dart game device. The dart game device identification information may be an ID of a dart game device capable of distinguishing the dart game device. The dart game shop identification information may be an ID of a dart game shop capable of distinguishing dart game shops.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 210 may receive a credit conversion request from the dart game device 100 . The credit conversion request is configured to convert at least a portion of an amount included in a credit to an amount of another credit based on a user input or to convert at least a portion of an amount included in a credit to an amount of another credit according to a predetermined credit conversion algorithm. may be a request.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 210 may transmit game start information to the dart game device. The game start information may be information allowing the dart game device to start a dart game. The game start information may be information including available credit information after login is processed.

The processor 220 typically processes overall commands of the dart game server 200. For example, the processor 220 processes information related to the dart game transmitted from the dart game server, generates information for executing the dart game, processes log-in, generates or changes information such as generating event information, can be dealt with Processor 220 can communicate with other components to organically control their operations.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 may process a user's login based on user identification information included in the login request information. If the user identification information matches the information stored in the memory 230 of the dart game server, the dart game device 100 may log in to display user information. In addition, the processor 220 may process login so that game records, settlement information, and credit information to be received in the future are updated for the user.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 may inquire credit information based on user identification information. The credits include global credits, chain credits, and device credits, and are distinguished by credit identifiers, and each credit may include amount information. The processor 220 may inquire credit information stored in the memory of the dart game server 200. The credit information may be information related to the amount of dart games used or information related to the number of dart games.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 determines usable credit based on the credit identifier included in the credit information, the dart game device identification information, and the dart game shop identification information, and starts the dart game in the dart game device. You can create game start information that For example, when a chain credit identifier included in credit information and dart game shop identification information match or are related to each other, the chain credit may be determined as usable credit. For example, if the chain credit identifier included in the credit information is “1532” and the specific dart game shop identification information is “15321”, including the four digits in front of the chain (group) information and one digit at the end of the specific company number, It can be said that the identifier is related, and in this case, the chain credit can be determined as the available credit. Determination of whether the aforementioned credit identifiers are associated is only an example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In addition, when the device credit identifier included in the credit information and the dart game device identification information match or are related to each other, the device credit may be determined as usable credit. Also, global credit can always be determined as available credit. Here, when each credit does not include sufficient amount information for executing the dart game, the corresponding credit may be excluded from the available credits. Therefore, among the credits matching global credits and identifiers, credits including sufficient amount information for running a dart game may be determined as usable credits. The game start information may include information for determining a credit to settle a dart game cost according to a preset algorithm among credits available in the dart game device 100 and starting the dart game.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 may update credit information based on settlement information received from the dart game device 100 . The processor 220 may deduct the dart game amount and number of dart games included in the settlement information from the credit information and store them in the memory 230 of the dart game server. Also, the processor 220 may update credit information based on a credit conversion request received from the dart game device 100 . Based on the credit conversion request, the processor 220 may change amount information between credits. For example, if the conversion ratio between global credit and chain credit is 2:3, the processor can update credit information by converting 2 hours of global credit amount information into 3 hours of chain credit amount information.

Various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof. According to hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. Embodiments such as procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules Each of which may perform one or more functions and operations described herein Written in a suitable programming language A software code may be implemented as a software application, the software code may be stored in the memory 230 and executed by the processor 220.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory 230 of the dart game server may store credit information. The processor 220 may inquire or change credit information stored in the memory 230 . The memory 230 may store user information, dart game shop information, dart game device information, and the like.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system in which credit is managed using a credit identifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dart game device 100 may generate login request information and transmit the login request information to the dart game server 200 (S401). The log-in request information includes user identification information, and the dart game device 100 may obtain it by reading an ID card, an optical code, etc. possessed by the user.

The dart game server 200 may receive the login request information, and the dart game server 200 may process login based on the login request information and check credit information of the user (S402). The credit information includes global credit, chain credit, and device credit, and is distinguished by a credit identifier, and each credit may include amount information. Credit information may be stored in the dart game server 200.

The dart game server may transmit credit information to the dart game device 100 (S403).

The dart game device 100 may determine usable credits and generate settlement information obtained by calculating dart game costs from amount information corresponding to the available credits (S404). The dart game device 100 may determine usable credit based on at least one of a credit identifier included in credit information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information. Here, when there are a plurality of usable credits, the dart game device 100 may determine the credits for which the dart game cost is settled according to a user input or a predetermined algorithm.

The dart game device 100 may transmit the settlement information to the dart game server 200 (S405).

The dart game server 200 may update credit information based on the received settlement information (S406). The settlement information may be information obtained by calculating a dart game cost. The settlement information may be information for deducting dart game usage information or dart game number information.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system in which credit is managed using a credit identifier according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dart game device 100 may generate login request information and transmit the login request information to the dart game server 200 (S501). Here, the login request information may include user identification information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information.

The dart game server 200 receives the login request information, and the dart game server 200 processes login based on the login request information, checks credit information, determines credits to be used for the dart game, In addition, game start information for starting the dart game may be generated in the dart game device (S502). The dart game server 200 may inquire user credit information based on user identification information transmitted from the dart game device. The credit information includes global credit, chain credit, and device credit, and is distinguished by a credit identifier, and each credit may include amount information. Credit information may be stored in the dart game server 200 . The dart game server 200 may determine usable credit based on at least one of dart game device identification information and dart game shop identification information and a credit identifier included in the inquired credit information. Credits to be used for the dart game may be determined in the order of global credits, chain credits, and device credits among available credits. The game start information may include credit information related to credits to be used for a dart game.

The dart game server 200 may transmit the game start information to the dart game device 100 (S503).

The dart game device 100 may determine to execute the dart game based on the game start information, and generate settlement information when the dart game ends (S504). Here, the dart game device 100 may display a screen for charging credits on the display 142 when no available credits are available because information on the amount of credits to be used in the darts game is exhausted.

The dart game device 100 may transmit the settlement information to the dart game server 200 (S505).

The processor 220 of the dart game server may update credit information based on the received settlement information (S506). The settlement information may be information obtained by calculating a dart game cost. The settlement information may be information for deducting dart game usage information or dart game number information.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a dart game device on which credit information is displayed according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, credit information may be displayed on the display 142 of the dart game device. Credit information includes global credit, chain credit, and device credit, and is identified by a credit identifier, and each credit may include amount information. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the information of "Global credit - 4 hours and 30 minutes", "Chain credit - △△ chain store 2 hours", and "Device credit - 3 games of ○○ device cricket" is displayed on the dart game device. (142). Here, the global credit is a type of credit, and 4 hours and 30 minutes may be amount information related to dart game usage that can use the dart game device. In addition, the device credit is a type of credit, and ○○ device cricket 3 game may be amount information related to the number of dart games that can be used with the dart game device. The user may select a credit for which the dart game cost is to be settled from among credit types displayed on the display 142 using the player input unit 130 . In addition, the credit for the dart game cost may be determined through a predetermined algorithm. Also, the user may use the player input unit 130 to select credits to be converted from among credit types displayed on the display 142 and input the conversion amount. The content displayed on the display is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art of this disclosure, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not to be limited to the embodiments presented herein, but is to be interpreted in the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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In the dart game device in which credit is managed using a credit identifier,
Sends login request information - the login request information includes user identification information - and settlement information to the dart game server, and credit information - the credits include global credits, chain credits and device credits and are distinguished by credit identifiers And, each credit includes amount information - a network connection unit for receiving; and
Determining the usable credit for executing the dart game based on at least one of the credit identifier of the credit information, the dart game device identification information, and the dart game shop identification information, and the dart game cost in the amount information corresponding to the available credit A control unit for generating the settlement information that has been settled;
including,
The control unit,
contains a predetermined algorithm;
The algorithm is
Conversion ratios of the global credit, chain credit, and device credit are generated, and the generated conversion ratios are compared to determine one of the credits with the highest amount efficiency as the credit for which the dart game cost will be settled;
generating credit conversion requests according to a predetermined conversion ratio between the global credits, chain credits and device credits;
Dart game device.

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