KR20020092264A - Game broadcasting method on the web - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for relaying a game on a web is provided to enable users to watch a game of other users on the web. CONSTITUTION: A user connects to a web server using a terminal and performs a member authentication procedure. The user selects a direct participation or a watching of a game in a waiting room being supplied by a web server. If a gamer requests beginning of the game, the gamer activates a game program stored in terminals of the gamer and starts the game. The web server captures screens of the terminals in real time, receives the screen as a moving picture streaming form, and transmits the screen to the terminals of viewers. If the game is terminated, the web server transmits a message for asking that the gamer and the viewers approve the victory or defeat of the game to the gamer and the viewers, and records and stores the victory or defeat of the gamer in accordance with selection inputs of the gamer and the viewers.

Description

Game relaying method on the web {GAME BROADCASTING METHOD ON THE WEB}

The present invention relates to a game relay method on the web, and more particularly, when users are connected via the Internet to play a computer game, so that users other than the Daejeon can watch while watching the screens of the competitors. In addition, when there is a spectator who wants to broadcast a spectator, the present invention relates to a game relay method on a web that allows the viewer to watch a game screen of another person while listening to the relay broadcast by transmitting the spectator's voice to another spectator.

Not only are so-called online games widely used in recent years, but most games support multiplayer, and many users play games with other users after accessing a predetermined web server through the Internet.

The match results of the game are stored in a predetermined database, and scores are given and ranked for each user.

As computer games have become so popular, users have become very interested in scores and rankings, as well as watching games of significant players, such as professional gamers.

Recently, there has been a phenomenon in which gameplay between professional gamers is broadcasted on TV, but other methods have not been proposed so far in order to observe the gameplay of other people.

Also, as interest in game rankings and scores has increased, some users have deliberately defeated one another after playing against each other to deliberately control the game's wins and losses only to increase rankings or scores.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for users to watch games of other users on the web in order to solve the above problems.

It is also another object of the present invention to provide a game relay method that ensures fairness and reliability of the ranking system by confirming whether or not the game is recognized after the end of the match.

It also aims to provide spectators with a way to broadcast to add fun to the game and to better understand the game.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a system configuration for implementing a game relay method according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a game relay method according to the present invention;

3 is an exemplary view showing an example of a waiting room configuration according to the present invention;

4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a watching screen according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the game relay method on the web according to the present invention, after the user connects to the web server using a terminal, the first step through the membership authentication process, and the web server provides In the waiting room web page, when the user directly selects to participate in the game or observes the game, and when all the players of the game request to start the game, the game program stored in the terminal of the competitors is activated to play the game. A third step of starting, a fourth step of the web server capturing the screens of the terminals of the competitors in real time and being transmitted in a video streaming format, and then transmitting them to the terminals of the spectators; and when the game ends, the web server Sends a message asking the gamers and spectators whether the game is recognized or not, and inputs the selections of the gamers and spectators. It characterized by comprising a fifth step of storing the win-loss record for the called trochanter.

In another aspect of the present invention, the spectator can select the broadcast of the game to watch, wherein the web server receives the audio signal from the terminal of the spectator is sent to the terminal of the other spectators selected to listen to the broadcast broadcast It's there.

Here, the spectator may observe a screen of one player according to a selection, and may also watch a plurality of screens of a plurality of players at the same time.

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

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a system configuration for implementing a game relay method according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, users are connected to servers S1, S2, S3 via the Internet using terminals C1, C2, C3, C4, C5.

A user includes both a spectator who directly participates in a game and competes with an opponent, and a spectator who performs broadcast.

The server includes a web server S1, a streaming server S2, and a relay broadcast server S3.

Users connect to the web server S1 via the Internet using their respective terminals, such as personal computers, and log in through a member authentication procedure. The membership authentication procedure here refers to a process that is widely used and known in the industry. If a user enters an ID and password, the web server S1 is a member compared to the ID and password stored in the member information database DB1. Refers to a procedure for determining whether or not.

When the user connects to the web server S1 and undergoes a member authentication procedure, the user receives the waiting room page from the web server S1. The waiting room has a configuration as shown in FIG. 3, and will be described in detail later.

Participate in a predetermined game by directly participating in the game or watching a game in the waiting room. When the game starts, the streaming server S2 captures the screens of the competitors and sends them to the observers in a video streaming format in real time.

In the present embodiment, for example, if the user (C1) and the user (C2) is the opponent, the streaming server (S2) is captured in real time by the screen image from the terminal of the user (C1) and transmitted, and similarly of the user (C2) The screen image is captured and transmitted in real time from the terminal. Thereafter, it is transmitted to the spectators C3, C4, and C5 in a video streaming format.

For example, when the spectator C5 selects this to broadcast, the broadcast server C3 receives a voice signal input to the terminal of the spectator C5 and transmits it to each observer.

When the game play is over, the player and the spectator are recognized and the result is stored in the game result database DB2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a game relay method according to the present invention.

The game relay method according to the present invention will be described in order with reference to FIG. 2.

First, users access a web server through the Internet using a terminal such as a personal computer and go through a member authentication procedure. Since the membership authentication procedure has already been described, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. As described above, when it is confirmed that the user is a member, the web server sends the waiting room page to the user's terminal.

Next, the user selects a game to play or a game to watch in the waiting room to participate in the game. The waiting room lists information about rooms set for all games, and displays the status of each room, such as playing a game or waiting for an opponent to play, and updates them in real time or every predetermined time.

Next, when all the opponents ask for a game start, the game begins. The start of the game is executed by activating a program of the game stored in the competitor's terminal.

Next, when the game starts, the competitor's terminal captures the screen in real time, compresses it into a predetermined data format, transmits it to a web server, and the web server sends it to the terminal of each spectator in a video streaming format. Thus, the spectator can directly watch the game screen of the competitor on the web.

At this time, if there is a spectator who wants to perform a broadcast broadcast among the spectators participating in the game, the broadcast may be selected by using a microphone connected to the terminal while selecting the broadcast and directly watching the game screen. Then, the web server receives the audio signal from the terminal of the spectator doing the broadcast broadcast and transmits it to other observers.

At this time, only one person can broadcast. Anyone who wants to watch can broadcast, while other observers can choose to listen to one of the many broadcasts.

Next, when the game is finished, the web server sends a message to the competitor and the spectator and receives a response asking whether the game result is accepted. If all users accept the game results, the results are stored in the database.

However, if some users do not accept the result, the result of the game is not immediately reflected in the ranking, and is processed by the administrator.

3 is an exemplary view showing an example of a configuration of a waiting room according to the present invention.

The waiting room is similar to the waiting room provided by a conventional game site. However, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a difference in being able to participate as an spectator, and relay broadcasting is also possible.

4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a watching screen according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, it is not always possible to watch only the screen of one of the opponents, it may be arbitrarily switched by the selection of the observer, or may be divided into several frames to watch the game screens of all opponents. .

In this way, in the case where the game screens of all the competitors can be viewed, for example, in the case of a soccer game, each task is divided into a player and a manager, and a user who takes the role of a manager watches the game screen and the full screen of each player while operating. A system such as giving an instruction is possible.

Also, more preferably, the opponents and spectators of a game can always view information about the opponents and spectators of the game, and enable chatting between the opponents and spectators, and chatting at this time. For example, it is also possible to designate the recipient of the chat so that only the competitors, the observers, or only one particular person can.

Since the game in the present invention is not directly provided by the web server, all games can be played through the web server according to the present invention. In other words, the web server according to the present invention is to allow users to watch a game, and other users, such as spectators, to perform a broadcast broadcast, and to store the game results and to give a ranking. There is a characteristic gist of the thing.

Therefore, the game relay method according to the present invention does not provide any one game and gives a ranking, but allows various games to be played through the web server according to the present invention, but the result is a database. Its characteristics are to provide a fair and reliable ranking by storing in the.

The above embodiments represent an example of the present invention, and can be easily changed or replaced by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical scope of the present invention.

As described above, by using the game relay method according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain the effect of ensuring the fairness and reliability of the ranking system of the game.

In addition, users can watch games of other users at any time on the web, and can also watch a game while listening to another user's broadcast.

Claims (3)

A first step in which a user accesses a web server using a terminal and goes through a member authentication procedure; A second step of the user selecting direct participation in a game or watching games in a waiting room web page provided by the web server; A third step of starting the game by activating a game program stored in the terminals of the competitors when all the opponents of the game request the game to start, and A fourth step of the web server capturing the screens of the terminals of the competitors in real time and receiving the video in a video streaming format and then transmitting the images to the terminals of the spectators; When the game is finished, the web server sends a message asking the gamers and observers whether or not to recognize the game, and record and save the game against the game according to the selection input of the gamers and spectators Game relaying method on the web, characterized in that consisting of steps. The method of claim 1, The spectator may select the broadcast of the game to watch, At this time, the web server receives a voice signal from the terminal of the spectator and transmits the game to the terminal of the other spectators selected to listen to the broadcast broadcast. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The spectator may watch a screen of any one player according to a selection, and may watch a plurality of screens of a plurality of players simultaneously in the form of a plurality of frames at the same time.