KR102603154B1 - System for providing game service using smart cube - Google Patents

Abstract

A game service provision system using a smart cube is provided. It consists of a total of 54 block faces with 9 blocks on one face, the coordinate ID corresponding to the coordinates is stored, and at least one type of text is output on the surface. A smart cube covered with a display that independently drives the blinking and output text of blocks corresponding to each coordinate, a register for registering the smart cube, and at least one pre-stored game is selected, the selected game It includes a user terminal including a transmission unit that transmits game data to the smart cube and outputs it, and a counting unit that counts the score when an array corresponding to the correct answer in the selected game occurs in the smart cube.

Description

Game service provision system using smart cube {SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GAME SERVICE USING SMART CUBE}

The present invention relates to a game service provision system using a smart cube, and provides a system for outputting various game contents to a smart cube that outputs contents including letters, numbers, and images.

A cube puzzle, also called a Rubik's cube, is usually in the form of a large cube made by combining several smaller cubes, and matching the cube means making the colors of the visible sides the same. Currently, complex cubes in the form of 5x5x5 rather than 3x3x3 are being produced, and various complex shapes have been developed, such as a 4-dimensional cube and a 2-dimensional Rubik's magic ring. At this time, Rubik's Cube solving refers to solving a given cube by rotating the cube wings so that each cube surface becomes one color among green, white, blue, yellow, orange, and red. Due to the vastness of the possible cube state space, many researchers are still conducting research on calculating the motion heat of the minimum length to solve a given cube, and recently, it is based on IoT (Internet of Things), which allows you to enjoy various games in conjunction with smart phones. Smart cubes have been developed and are commercially available.

At this time, a method of individually controlling the smart cube by inserting LEDs into each side of the smart cube, and further connecting the smart cube and the smart phone to output content to the smart cube was researched and developed. In relation to this, a method of connecting the smart cube and the smart phone to output content to the smart cube was researched and developed. In No. 10-2040112 (published on November 27, 2019) and Korean Patent Publication No. 2018-0116051 (published on October 24, 2018), the smart block is located at the center of the top, bottom, front, rear, left, and right sides of the core housing. It consists of a combined axis block, a corner block in contact with each side of the axis block, and a type of corner block sandwiched between adjacent corner blocks, and the control unit controls one of the blocks based on the rotation direction and amount of rotation of the axis block. At least one location is recognized, and a plurality of blocks are configured to visually output the next step of the current step among a solution consisting of a plurality of steps, a main frame configured to support each side of the cube, and a main frame that is coupled to the main frame. It comprises a plurality of unit blocks that constitute each face of the cube and display a preset color while rotating in at least one direction according to the user's manipulation, and each of the unit blocks is electrically connected to a face in contact with an adjacent unit block. A configuration in which a power terminal for transmitting power and a data terminal for transmitting data related to driving a unit block are formed, respectively.

However, even if the above-described configuration is used, it is not a smart cube in the true sense of the word, as it only provides electrical connection and communication. In other words, even though it displays colors through LED and is connected to a smart phone, it does not provide proper content or play games using the smart cube. There are so many different solutions to assembling a smart cube that many researchers have published papers on the method, but in fact, no product has been released that incorporates these various combinations and permutations into content. Accordingly, there is a need for research and development of a truly smart cube that digitizes the cube, one of the analog toys, and combines content and games corresponding to the combination and arrangement of each unit cube.

Korean Patent No. 10-2040112 (announced on November 27, 2019)

One embodiment of the present invention is to develop a small LED display in each cube to enable various expressions such as characters, symbols, and images beyond simple color display, and to enable various expressions such as characters, symbols, and images corresponding to various combinations and permutations. A variety of content can be provided by using the number of cases expressed as, and by creating more solution methods and formulas, a method of providing game services using a smart cube can be provided that can provide customized play and education according to the user level. can do. However, the technical challenge that this embodiment aims to achieve is not limited to the technical challenges described above, and other technical challenges may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above-mentioned technical problem, one embodiment of the present invention consists of a total of 54 block surfaces with 9 blocks on one surface, a coordinate ID corresponding to the coordinates is stored, and a A smart cube covered with a display that outputs at least one type of text and independently driving the blinking and output text of blocks corresponding to each coordinate, and a register for registering the smart cube, and at least one pre-stored game. When selected, a user terminal including a transmission unit that transmits the game data of the selected game to the smart cube and outputs it, and a counting unit that counts the score when an array corresponding to the correct answer in the selected game occurs in the smart cube. do.

According to one of the above-described means of solving the problems of the present invention, a small LED display is developed for each cube to enable various expressions such as letters, symbols, and images beyond simple color display, and responds to various combinations and permutations. By using the number of cases expressed in letters, symbols, and images, a variety of content can be provided, and by creating more solution methods and formulas, customized play and education can be provided according to the user level.

Figure 1 is a diagram for explaining a game service providing system using a smart cube according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a user terminal included in the system of FIG. 1.
Figures 3 and 4 are diagrams for explaining an embodiment in which a game service using a smart cube is implemented according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is an operation flowchart to explain a method of providing a game service using a smart cube according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are given similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected," but also the case where it is "electrically connected" with another element in between. . In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, this does not mean excluding other components unless specifically stated to the contrary, but may further include other components, and one or more other features. It should be understood that it does not exclude in advance the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The terms "about", "substantially", etc. used throughout the specification are used to mean at or close to that value when manufacturing and material tolerances inherent in the stated meaning are presented, and are used to enhance the understanding of the present invention. Precise or absolute figures are used to assist in preventing unscrupulous infringers from taking unfair advantage of stated disclosures. The term “step of” or “step of” as used throughout the specification of the present invention does not mean “step for.”

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

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by a terminal, apparatus, or device may instead be performed on a server connected to the terminal, apparatus, or device. Likewise, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed in a terminal, apparatus, or device connected to the server.

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as mapping or matching with the terminal mean mapping or matching the terminal's unique number or personal identification information, which is identifying data of the terminal. It can be interpreted as

In this specification, the smart cube has been described based on 3

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Figure 1 is a diagram for explaining a game service providing system using a smart cube according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a game service providing system 1 using a smart cube may include at least one user terminal 100, a game service providing server 300, and at least one smart cube 400. However, since the game service providing system 1 using the smart cube of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limitedly interpreted through FIG. 1.

At this time, each component of FIG. 1 is generally connected through a network (network, 200). For example, as shown in FIG. 1, at least one user terminal 100 may be connected to the game service providing server 300 through the network 200. In addition, the game service providing server 300 may be connected to at least one user terminal 100 and at least one smart cube 400 through the network 200. Additionally, at least one smart cube 400 may be connected to the game service providing server 300 through the network 200.

Here, the network refers to a connection structure that allows information exchange between each node, such as a plurality of terminals and servers. Examples of such networks include a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN). Wide Area Network, Internet (WWW: World Wide Web), wired and wireless data communication network, telephone network, wired and wireless television communication network, etc. Examples of wireless data communication networks include 3G, 4G, 5G, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), 5th Generation Partnership Project (5GPP), Long Term Evolution (LTE), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX), and Wi-Fi. , Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), RF (Radio Frequency), Bluetooth network, NFC ( It includes, but is not limited to, Near-Field Communication (Near-Field Communication) network, satellite broadcasting network, analog broadcasting network, and DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) network.

In the following, the term at least one is defined as a term including singular and plural, and even if the term at least one does not exist, each component may exist in singular or plural, and may mean singular or plural. This should be self-explanatory. In addition, whether each component is provided in singular or plural form may be changed depending on the embodiment.

At least one user terminal 100 may be a terminal connected to the smart cube 400 using a web page, app page, program, or application related to a game service using a smart cube. In addition, at least one user terminal 100 may be a terminal that selects the type of game to be output from the smart cube 400 or selects the category of the game and outputs the results.

Here, at least one user terminal 100 may be implemented as a computer capable of accessing a remote server or terminal through a network. Here, the computer may include, for example, a laptop equipped with a navigation system and a web browser, a desktop, a laptop, etc. At this time, at least one user terminal 100 may be implemented as a terminal capable of accessing a remote server or terminal through a network. At least one user terminal 100 is, for example, a wireless communication device that guarantees portability and mobility, and includes navigation, personal communication system (PCS), global system for mobile communications (GSM), personal digital cellular (PDC), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) ) It may include all types of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as terminals, smartphones, smartpads, and tablet PCs.

The game service providing server 300 may be a server that provides a game service web page, app page, program, or application using a smart cube. In addition, the game service providing server 300 may be a server that forms a channel so that it can be connected to the smart cube 400 when accessed from the user terminal 100. And, the game service providing server 300 may be a server that updates game content. Here, the game service providing server 300 may be implemented as a computer that can connect to a remote server or terminal through a network. Here, the computer may include, for example, a laptop equipped with a navigation system and a web browser, a desktop, a laptop, etc.

At least one smart cube 400 may be a Rubik's cube that uses a web page, app page, program, or application related to a game service using a smart cube. The smart cube 400 may be a device that outputs content corresponding to the type of game and game category selected in the user terminal 100. For this purpose, the smart cube 400 may be a device connected to the user terminal 100. Matters not described in one embodiment of the present invention are the same as those published in the applicant's Korean Patent No. 10-1989125 (announced on June 14, 2019), so they will not be described in duplicate.

Here, at least one smart cube 400 may be implemented as a computer that can connect to a remote server or terminal through a network. Here, the computer may include, for example, a laptop equipped with a navigation system and a web browser, a desktop, a laptop, etc. At this time, at least one smart cube 400 may be implemented as a terminal that can connect to a remote server or terminal through a network. At least one smart cube 400 is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, and includes navigation, personal communication system (PCS), global system for mobile communications (GSM), personal digital cellular (PDC), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) ) It may include all types of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as terminals, smartphones, smartpads, and tablet PCs.

Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining the user terminal included in the system of Figure 1, and Figures 3 and 4 illustrate an embodiment in which a game service using a smart cube according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented. This is a drawing for

Referring to FIG. 2, the user terminal 100 may include a registration unit 110, a transmission unit 120, and a counting unit 130.

The game service providing server 300 or another server (not shown) operating in conjunction with an embodiment of the present invention plays a game using a smart cube with at least one user terminal 100 and at least one smart cube 400. When transmitting a service application, program, app page, web page, etc., at least one user terminal 100 and at least one smart cube 400 may transmit a game service application, program, app page, or web page using a smart cube. etc. can be installed or opened. Additionally, a service program may be run in at least one user terminal 100 and at least one smart cube 400 using a script executed in a web browser. Here, a web browser is a program that allows the use of web (WWW: World Wide Web) services and refers to a program that receives and displays hypertext written in HTML (Hyper Text Mark-up Language), for example, Netscape. , Explorer, Chrome, etc. Additionally, an application refers to an application on a terminal and includes, for example, an app running on a mobile terminal (smartphone).

Referring to FIG. 2, the registration unit 110 can register the smart cube 400. At this time, the smart cube 400 consists of a total of 54 block faces with 9 blocks on one face, coordinate IDs corresponding to the coordinates are stored, and it is a display that outputs at least one type of text on the surface. As it is covered, the blinking and output text of the block corresponding to each coordinate can be driven independently. At this time, the mechanical and electrical structure or combination of the smart cube 400 is described in detail in the applicant's previously applied patent registration No. 10-1989125 (announced on June 14, 2019), so it will not be described in detail in this specification.

When one of at least one pre-stored game is selected, the transmission unit 120 may transmit the game data of the selected game to the smart cube 400 and output it. At this time, the types of games are as follows, but are not limited to these.

The counting unit 130 may count the score obtained when an array corresponding to the correct answer in the selected game occurs in the smart cube 400. At this time, at least one pre-stored game includes a Korean game, and letters forming words or sentences are displayed on a total of 54 block surfaces, and the counting unit 130 calculates the displayed letters due to the rotation of the smart cube 400. If it matches a previously stored word or sentence in any of the rows, columns, and diagonal directions, it can be determined that points have been earned.

At least one pre-stored game includes an English game, and letters forming words or sentences are displayed on a total of 54 block surfaces, and the counting unit 130 determines that the displayed letters are displayed in a row due to the rotation of the smart cube 400. If it matches a previously stored word or sentence in any of the following directions: Row, Column, or Diagonal, it can be determined that a score has been obtained. At this time, the smart cube 400 may provide guidelines by lighting blocks where letters forming words or sentences of the Korean game or English game are located. Additionally, words or sentences in the Korean game or English game may be words or sentences classified into the category selected by the user terminal 100.

At least one pre-stored game includes a categorizing game, and an alphabet corresponding to an element symbol and an alphabet other than the element symbol are displayed on a total of 54 block surfaces, and the counting unit 130 displays the displayed letters in a smart cube. If one side of the smart cube 400 consists of only the alphabet corresponding to the element symbol due to the rotation of 400, it can be determined that a score has been obtained.

At least one pre-stored game includes an English word 6-sided matching game, in which letters forming words consisting of 9 alphabets are displayed on a total of 54 block surfaces, and the counting unit determines that the displayed letters are rotated by the smart cube 400. Due to this, if the letters corresponding to the order of adjacent block surfaces from left to right and from the upper surface to the lower surface match a word consisting of 9 alphabets already stored, it can be determined that a score has been obtained. Of course, the 9 alphabets are according to one embodiment, and 1 to 9 are also possible, for example, CAT, LION, TIGER, ZOO, Elephant, etc. However, it is not limited to those listed.

Meanwhile, the smart cube 400 is a color matching cube, and at least one block surface out of a total of 54 block surfaces may include a joker block surface that functions in the same color as the previously output color. And, the counting unit 130 obtains a score when the displayed letter matches a previously stored word or sentence in any one of the row, column, and diagonal directions due to the rotation of the smart cube 400. It can be judged that this has happened.

In addition, game content using a general Rubik's Cube is of course also possible. To this end, when power is applied to the entire smart cube 400, it is paired with the user terminal 100 through, for example, Bluetooth communication. The user terminal 100 can select a mode through an application, and pressing the shuffle button controls the color of each piece. Afterwards, you can measure time and rotation values by pressing the start button. Each piece of the smart cube 400 can be modularized to form an internal circuit. Arduino Nano can be used as the MCU, and JLED-BAR-1 can be used as the RGB LED. A rotary encoder can be used to measure the rotation value, and a Bluetooth module HC-06 can be used to link with the user terminal 100. Additionally, to establish an I2C communication environment, the transmit/receive pin and Vcc can be connected with a resistor.

To supply power and control the entire modular smart cube 400, the parts that contact the inside can be connected with dots rather than lines. It can be configured to connect VCC, GND, SCL, and SDA in parallel using contact points, build an I2C communication environment using the connected points, and control the entire smart cube 400 with signals provided by the user terminal 100. . The reason for using I2C communication is that it can implement parallel circuits with a bus interface, can be applied to various systems with simple modifications using FPGA, and has been verified as a stable interface that does not generate errors up to 500kbps. The biggest feature of the structure is that the power supply and communication are not interrupted even when rotated because the battery is placed inside and connected in parallel with points rather than lines.

Each piece is assembled by maintaining the structure of a general Rubik's Cube, and when a signal is received from the user terminal 400 through a Bluetooth module, the signal is distributed to each module connected in parallel using I2C communication. Each person has a designated ID through the bus interface, so they can receive commands sent to them and control the RGB LED with the appropriate color. The user terminal 100 controls the LEDs through an application to automatically mix colors, receives rotation values from the smart cube 400, measures the number of turns and time, and provides them to the user. In addition, it supports two modes, practice mode and actual mode, so that even those who are new to cube can easily use it. Additionally, you can add fun elements by adding rotating sounds and mood lighting functions.

In addition, in addition to outputting game content, the smart cube 400 plays music on the user terminal 100 by taking advantage of the fact that each unit cube (each cube forming 9X9) operates independently and outputs various colors or text. When playing, the color and shape of the smart cube 400 can be changed according to the music. Music comes out from a speaker linked to the user terminal 100, and the smart cube 400 can express music by operating each unit cube independently according to each rhythm, mood or genre of music, or beat or melody. First, let's assume that “Summer Soft” is playing on the user terminal 100. At this time, if the OS of the user terminal 100 is Android, music will be output using an Android music playback application, and the frequency information of the music file is obtained through an Android music playback application.

Using the onFftDataCapture() method in the Visualizer package provided as an API in Google Android, you can obtain data in each frequency band area as a byte array type with a size of 1024. Pure frequency values are obtained through the onFftDataCapture() method and can be visualized using the onDraw() method of the View class. Pure frequency values appear as similar values in all music, and when this data is used to map to the smart cube 400, changes in the light emission of the smart cube 400 also appear similarly. Therefore, in order to express each genre or melody, the frequency must be normalized, and in this case, a formula such as Equation 1 below is used.

Since the range of the pure frequency value is 127 ~ 128, the square value is used as in Equation 1 to change it to a positive value, and the frequency data value can be normalized by performing Log operation to differentiate the change in value according to the music. there is. The length of the byte array of the pure frequency is 1024, and the length of the byte array of the first normalized frequency through Equation 1 is 512. Since there are 9 displays on one side of the 3 Since the 3D smart cube 400 is composed of three layers (3

The length and size of the pure frequency value can be normalized as above and transmitted to the Arduino in the smart cube (400) through the Bluetooth communication module. At this time, the smart cube 400 may be composed of a controller including Arduino and an LED display. The configuration of the controller including Arduino can use a 3x8 decoder, D flip-flop, and 2N2222 transistor. Using a 3x8 decoder and D flip-flop, the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis can be controlled independently. Arduino's C ports A0 ~ A2 are the layer control part and can be set as pins that control the 0th to 2nd floor of the 3D LED display, D0 and D1 of the D port are Bluetooth setting pins, and D2 ~ D4 are the X axis. It can be designated as a controlling pin. D5 to D7 of the D port can be distributed into three through a 3x8 decoder and designated as Y-axis control pins.

In the Arduino source code, control of the Y and Z axes can be configured as a two-dimensional array, and each array can be coded to control all the X, Y, and Z axes by performing a shift operation equal to the X axis. A more visual effect can be achieved because the LED at a specific location can be controlled to turn on and off. Through Bluetooth communication, the processed frequency value corresponding to each band sent by the application is received in real time. When receiving data in real time, the delay can be set to 10ms so that the Bluetooth communication module HC-06 and Arduino Uno R3 can process it smoothly. The processed 9-part frequency array received through Bluetooth communication from Android can be sequentially mapped to the 3D smart cube 400 from the Y0 axis to the Y2 axis, and the value of each array can be mapped to the height of the Z axis. there is.

When used, it can not only output game content but also serve as an LED cube with lighting effects. For example, in the case of calm music, the amount of change in the 3D LED lighting may be small and the brightness may appear small, and in the case of exciting music, the amount of change in the 3D LED lighting may be large and the brightness may appear large. This means that people can be visually and emotionally affected by the music genre, and can feel that music and lighting are in harmony. Because the LED lighting has been further visualized in three dimensions, both visual and auditory senses can be satisfied. In addition, it can be implemented to play music files that the user has on the smartphone, and can function as general lighting when music is not played or game content is not output. The function of general lighting can include algorithms for various shapes, such as brightness control, rain, and fireworks. It can be controlled through Bluetooth communication from the user terminal 100, so it can be used as a mood light or sleep light. .

In addition, game content such as numbers, four arithmetic operations, and magic square quizzes can be output from the smart cube 400, which will be explained in FIGS. 3 and 4 below.

Hereinafter, the operation process according to the configuration of the game service providing server of FIG. 2 described above will be described in detail using FIGS. 3 and 4 as an example. However, it will be apparent that the embodiment is only one of various embodiments of the present invention and is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 3, in addition to one smart cube 400 being linked to one user terminal 100, it is also possible for two players to play a game by being connected to one user terminal 100 in a confrontation mode. do.

Referring to Figure 4a, the function of the X color joker will be explained. The Rubik's cube according to the prior art has 6 colors, and the cube is assembled by adding N numbers of one color (joker) to it. The meaning of Joker here is that it has the same function as other colors. Additionally, Joker can mean that it is a special color that has the ability to replace all colors. For example, when applying 3 jokers, the number of 1 to 3 colors among the other 6 colors is reduced from the original 9 to 7 to 9. In this case, the user must check the number and positions of all colors and find the most efficient way to use the joker to fit the cube. In order for a cube block to be used as a joker, not only the color of one side of the block must be changed, but also the color of the entire piece and the pieces at the same location (corners and edges) must be changed together, so the number of colors that can be combined is from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 20. It can be divided into 8 corners and 12 edges.

Figure 4b is an example of a Hangul game. It is content with high educational effectiveness by exposing letters that can create words or sentences on the 54 sides of the cube and matching them. It can be used for various contents such as word matching and sentence matching. For example, word guessing inputs the appropriate word according to the number of blinking colored faces. The game does not end after input, but you can continue the game by entering another word according to the last letter of the word. Matching sentences as shown in Figure 4c also involves completing a cube by combining scattered letters. Depending on the level of difficulty, you can consider ways to maintain the position of the correct word and methods that do not require maintaining it. Sentence guessing does not necessarily have to be a sentence consisting of 9 letters, and this can be guided by flashing cubes, etc.

Figure 4D is an example of an English game. In the word matching game, letters from which words or sentences can be formed are exposed on the 54 faces of the cube. You can participate in content such as guessing English words and matching 6 sides of 9-letter English words. The blinking color of the smart cube (400) can provide guidance on where to put the correct answer. For example, if the category presented in the application is “Zoo,” you can find the English alphabet related to animals, such as CAT and TIGER, in the cube and enter them on the blinking side.

Figure 4e is an example of a categorizing game. It is a game that matches blocks that fit a specific category given through an application on the user terminal 100. Figure 4e is an example of a game where element symbols are matched on one side. There are various element symbols. For example, on the front, H, Si, Ne, Bh, V, S, O, and Co can be arranged in order from top left to right, or when the corresponding element symbols are on the front.

Figure 4f is an example of an English word 6-sided matching game. In the 9-letter English word 6-page puzzle, you enter the correct answer by matching the English word to the order of pieces 1 to 9. Without knowing what the word provided to the smart cube 400 is, you must infer the correct answer by looking at the alphabet sprinkled on the cube, and the same English word plays the role of a joker, making it quite difficult. Matching of one or two sides can also be provided to adjust the level of difficulty. In Figure 4f, when connecting from left to right and from top to bottom, the letters AUDIOBOOK are aligned on the front, AUSTRALIA on the side, and AUTOBAHNS on the top.

Figure 4g is an example of a numbers game. This is a method in which the user creates a formula and answer using the numbers and arithmetic operations distributed on the smart cube 400, or the application provides a formula and the user answers the correct answer. By using pages 1 and 2, you can specify the positions of the four basic operations and numbers in advance and give hints through actions such as blinking, making it possible to learn arithmetic. In addition, in the case of a number game that uses all six sides, it becomes a cube game of quite high difficulty in which the user must simultaneously perform number calculations and cubing, which is the process of matching the cube.

Figure 4h is an example of a 3X3 magic square quiz. A magic square is a table of numbers in which the numbers 1 to 9 are arranged without duplication or omission so that the horizontal and vertical sums are the same. Since there are a total of 9 columns on one side of the smart cube 400, numbers 1 to 9 must be assigned without duplication or omission, and the sum of these numbers horizontally, vertically, and diagonally must be the same. Since the magic square can be solved even if only the number 1 is entered on the 9 sides, you can adjust the number of numbers provided and the number of sides that need to be matched depending on the level of difficulty. The sum of the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines of the magic square in Figure 4h is all 15. In this way, the sum of each group must be equal.

Figure 4I is an example of speed cubing. As shown in Figure 4i, if the cube that the yellow user must grab is purple, the cube must be moved in the direction of the cube that the user must grab. At this time, if the user is located in a corner, the cube that must be caught must also be located in the corner, and the enjoyment of the game can be provided by adjusting the difficulty and providing points by limiting the moving speed and number of moves of the cube that must be caught. In addition, as a simple moving game, it is a necessary game for users who want to become interested in cubes or who want to increase the speed of cube manipulation.

Matters that are not explained regarding the method of providing game services using the smart cube of FIGS. 2 to 4 are the same as or can be easily explained from the content described above regarding the method of providing game services using the smart cube through FIG. 1. Since inference is possible, the description below will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a process in which data is transmitted and received between components included in the game service providing system using the smart cube of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example of the process of transmitting and receiving data between each component will be described with reference to FIG. 5, but the present application is not limited to this embodiment, and the process shown in FIG. 5 according to the various embodiments described above It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the process of transmitting and receiving data can be changed.

Referring to FIG. 5, after registering the smart cube (S5100), the user terminal, when one of at least one pre-stored game is selected, transmits the game data of the selected game to the smart cube and outputs it (S5200). , If an array corresponding to the correct answer in the selected game occurs in the smart cube, the score is counted (S5300).

The sequence between the above-described steps (S5100 to S5300) is only an example and is not limited thereto. That is, the order between the above-described steps (S5100 to S5300) may change, and some of the steps may be executed simultaneously or deleted.

Matters that are not explained about the method of providing game services using the smart cube of FIG. 5 are the same as or can be easily explained from the content described above about the method of providing game services using the smart cube through FIGS. 1 to 4. Since inference is possible, the description below will be omitted.

Matters that are not explained about the method of providing game services using the smart cube of FIG. 5 are the same as or can be easily explained from the content described above about the method of providing game services using the smart cube through FIGS. 1 to 4. Since inference is possible, the description below will be omitted.

The method of providing a game service using a smart cube according to an embodiment described in FIG. 5 can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium containing instructions executable by a computer, such as an application or program module executed by a computer. there is. Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. Additionally, computer-readable media may include all computer storage media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and non-volatile, 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.

The method of providing a game service using a smart cube according to an embodiment of the present invention described above can be executed by an application installed by default on the terminal (this may include programs included in the platform or operating system, etc., installed by default on the terminal). It may be executed by an application (i.e., a program) that the user installs directly on the master terminal through an application providing server such as an application store server, an application, or a web server related to the service. In this sense, the method of providing a game service using a smart cube according to an embodiment of the present invention described above is implemented as an application (i.e., a program) installed by default in the terminal or directly installed by the user and readable by a computer such as the terminal. It can be recorded on any recording medium that can be recorded.

The description of the present invention described above is for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. For example, each component described as unitary may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

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

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It consists of a total of 54 block surfaces with 9 blocks on one surface, the coordinate ID corresponding to the coordinate is stored, and the surface is covered with a display that outputs at least one type of text, showing the block corresponding to each coordinate. Smart cube with independent flashing and output text; and
A register for registering the smart cube, a transmission unit for transmitting and outputting game data of the selected game to the smart cube when one of at least one pre-stored game is selected, and an array corresponding to the correct answer in the selected game. It includes; a user terminal including a counting unit that counts the score obtained when an occurrence occurs in the smart cube;
The at least one pre-stored game includes a categorizing game,
The alphabet corresponding to the element symbol and the alphabet other than the element symbol are displayed on the total of 54 block surfaces,
The counting unit is characterized in that it determines that the score has been obtained when the displayed alphabet consists of only the alphabet corresponding to the element symbol on one side of the smart cube due to the rotation of the smart cube,
The smart cube is,
It consists of a controller including Arduino and an LED display,
The configuration of the controller including the Arduino is
Using a 3x8 decoder, D flip-flop, and 2N2222 transistor,
Using the 3x8 decoder and D flip-flop, the It can be set to a control pin, D0 and D1 of the D port are designated as Bluetooth setting pins, D2 to D4 are designated as pins to control the X axis, and D5 to D7 of the D port are distributed into three through a 3x8 decoder to Designate it as an axis control pin,
In the Arduino source code, the control of the Y and Z axes is organized into a two-dimensional array, and each array is coded to control all the X, Y, and Z axes by performing a shift operation as much as the X axis,
Through Bluetooth communication, the processed frequency value corresponding to each band sent by the application is received in real time, and the delay is set to 10ms so that the Bluetooth communication module HC-06 and Arduino Uno R3 can process it smoothly when receiving data in real time. is set,
The processed 9-part frequency array received through Bluetooth communication from Android can be sequentially mapped from the Y0 axis to the Y2 axis on the 3D smart cube 400, and the value of each array is mapped to the height of the Z-axis. Game service provision system using cubes.
It consists of a total of 54 block surfaces with 9 blocks on one surface, the coordinate ID corresponding to the coordinate is stored, and the surface is covered with a display that outputs at least one type of text, showing the block corresponding to each coordinate. Smart cube with independent flashing and output text; and
A register for registering the smart cube, a transmission unit for transmitting and outputting game data of the selected game to the smart cube when one of at least one pre-stored game is selected, and an array corresponding to the correct answer in the selected game. It includes; a user terminal including a counting unit that counts the score obtained when an occurrence occurs in the smart cube;
The at least one pre-stored game includes a six-sided English word matching game,
Letters forming words consisting of 9 alphabets are displayed on a total of 54 block surfaces,
The counting unit, if the displayed letter corresponds to the order of adjacent block surfaces from left to right and from the upper surface to the lower surface due to the rotation of the smart cube, matches a word consisting of nine pre-stored alphabets, It is determined that the above score has been obtained,
The smart cube is,
It consists of a controller including Arduino and an LED display,
The configuration of the controller including the Arduino is
Using a 3x8 decoder, D flip-flop, and 2N2222 transistor,
Using the 3x8 decoder and D flip-flop, the It can be set as a control pin, D0 and D1 of the D port are designated as Bluetooth setting pins, D2 ~ D4 are designated as pins that control the X axis, and D5 ~ D7 of the D port are distributed into three through a 3x8 decoder to Designate it as an axis control pin,
In the Arduino source code, the control of the Y and Z axes is organized into a two-dimensional array, and each array is coded to control all the X, Y, and Z axes by performing a shift operation as much as the X axis.
Through Bluetooth communication, the processed frequency value corresponding to each band sent by the application is received in real time, and the delay is set to 10ms so that the Bluetooth communication module HC-06 and Arduino Uno R3 can process it smoothly when receiving data in real time. is set,
The processed 9-part frequency array received through Bluetooth communication from Android can be sequentially mapped to the 3D smart cube 400 from the Y0 axis to the Y2 axis, and the value of each array is mapped to the height of the Z axis. A game service provision system using a featured smart cube.
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