KR20040004342A - An interactive system between game machines at Arcade and main sever over the internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An interactive interlocking system between a game machine of an arcade game place and a game main server through the Internet is provided to manage and operate game machines of an arcade game place rapidly without an economical loss through a judgement as to a game earning rate and a box-office record using an Internet network and a flexible upgrade of a game program. CONSTITUTION: A game main server for generally managing all game machines in an arcade game place and managing an interactive data transmission/receipt is mounted on the Internet. A database server for storing and managing each information as to the game machines is interlocked with the game main server. The game main server and the database server are connected to servers in each game place through a network. The server in each game place is connected to each game machine, transmits data received from the game main server to the game machines, receives data being inputted from the game machines, and transmits the data to the game main server. Thus, play approval data as to each player, the number of played games, operated time, an upgrade of new-developed game registered in the game main server are executed in the arcade game place. All records are recorded and managed in the database server.

Description

An interactive system between game machines at Arcade and main sever over the internet}

In the present invention, there is an internet game main server that manages the entire system, and in a terminal game machine of an arcade game room (general game room) connected to the Internet, when a game player selects a specific game and inputs a coin of a specified amount into the game machine, the game main server Is a method for a business model to be transmitted online to the terminal game machine of the game site to run the game.

Each game machine installed in the arcade game hall is connected to the server in the game site via a network, and the server in the game site is also connected to the main server and the database server via the Internet network (see FIG. 1). Due to the development of internet technology, the limitation on the connection and data transmission / reception technology is technically completed. Using this, data transmission and monitoring system from main server to each game machine is enabled.

This system uses general-purpose internet technology, but the concept of internet control of arcade game consoles has not been realized until now. Increasing the current widespread Internet network to arcade game machines, the arcade game terminals that were operated independently and statically were operated more flexibly and flexibly through the interworking system with the game main server connected to the Internet. It is the basic concept of this model that seeks to provide gaming pleasure. By using this, most basically, when a game player inputs a designated amount of coins to an arcade game machine to play the arcade game machine, the signal is transmitted to the game main server through the Internet, and the game main server sends an approval signal for game play again. Send it to an arcade game machine to control the game to run. Also, arcade games usually ask the player if they want to continue the game when the game is over. If the player wants to continue the game by reinjecting the coin, the game main server controls this. Done.

In addition, the game main server always downloads the newly developed game program to the game machine of each arcade game hall and performs automatic upgrade through the Internet even when a new version of the existing game is released. Also, if the player applies the online ID concept and plays the game with his own ID, the remaining credit score after the end of the game is kept as it is, and the user can enter the user's ID and use the credit score stored when the game is played. To be.

In a word, the concept of the existing PC game room is applied to the arcade game room.

The existing game consoles in the arcade game hall were in the form of an independent game console, or two or several teenagers simply existed in the game hall. The process when a player tries to play a specific game is a simple concept in which the game of the game machine is executed when the designated amount required for game play is put into the game machine. Such a game system is, firstly, the difficulty of calculating the popularity of each game machine manually in every respect, and secondly, it is impossible to secure various kinds of game contents due to the limitation of the storage device of an independent game machine. There were problems such as the inability to update new games that are constantly developed and upgraded.

The present invention utilizes a general purpose Internet TCP / IP technology. The static limitations of each game machine in the existing arcade game room presented above can not be solved without applying the online network concept.

Therefore, in the present invention, when a game player wants to play a game of an arcade game machine, a certain amount of coins are input and this signal is transmitted to the game main server through the Internet. The transmitted Internet signal is judged whether it is a proper signal to execute the game in the game main server, and when it is determined, the game main server sends a game play approval signal to the game machine of the arcade game site. The game player can then play the game.

In addition, the concept of the online PC game field is applied as it is, so that the advantages of the online concept obtained through inputting a unique ID of the player, for example, credit score storage and loading, can be used.

The present invention manages the game consoles of the arcade game site without economic loss as soon as possible by breaking the hardware independence of the arcade game machine, whether to determine the game profitability and the success of the game using the Internet network, the flexible upgrade of the game program as soon as possible The purpose is to operate. As a result, game developers and arcade game owners can determine the rate of return for the game in real time, and can always get the latest upgraded game on the market and shorten the result accordingly. In addition, there is a mutual benefit that game players can quickly access many types of games that are updated in a short time.

1 is a main server and a database server for the operation of each game machine for the arcade game site existing on the Internet is connected to the server for the game site operating in each arcade game site and they are connected to the respective game machines through the Internet network This is a schematic diagram showing the concept of coin input or other information for gameplay.

As shown in FIG. 1, there is a game main server that manages all game machines in the arcade game center on the Internet and controls mutual data transmission and reception, and a database server that stores and manages individual information about game machines in each arcade game site is interoperable. . These systems are connected to the server for the game site in each game room via the network.

The server for the game ground is connected to each game machine and transmits the data received from the game main server to the game machine, and also receives individual data inputted from the game machines and transmits the data to the game main server.

As a result, play approval data on the amount of money entered by each player in the arcade game site, the number of times the game has been played, the operating time, and the upgrade of newly developed games registered in the game main server are performed. All records are recorded on the database server.

According to the trend to date, the limit for arcade game machines was device independence. This, in turn, had the inherent limitation that the growth rate of the arcade game market had to be fixed.

The present invention incorporates the technology of internet information transmission that can be easily realized at the present time, and combines it with an arcade game machine. Traditional arcade game consoles had to rely on manual statistics, with yields for each game console and the operation of a fixed software program. This is a degenerative factor in the face of rapidly changing market changes. This led to the irrationality of many financial losses on labor costs and the introduction of game technology.

The present invention naturally arranges a myriad of statistical data on the game machine itself by playing the arcade game through the game main server. When the game is played for the first time or whether the game continues after the game is finished, the game main server manages the profit rate information for each game machine, the popularity of the game, and the frequency of gameplay by time zone. On the other hand, the system has the advantage that it can be used in infinitely many development directions for active coping in the future management according to the characteristics of each game site by region.

In addition, the newly upgraded contents are downloaded from the game main server in a short time and are immediately operated in the game hall, and the game players can play the game. This has the advantage of being able to monitor the data on the result immediately with the reduction of time compared to the existing system. In addition, according to each game type, data about the number of times a player has played, the amount of money put into play, and the time of play is transmitted to the game main server, so a game developer or a marketing company can quickly and accurately determine whether the game is successful. It has the advantage of being easy to do. This is a key piece of information that will allow you to make important decisions about the content of your game program or about future sales strategies.

In addition, from the standpoint of the owners of the game site, it will have a significant effect on the integrated information on profitability of each game machine in its own game site and the future setting of sales direction compared to other game sites.

And since the concept of online PC game is applied to the arcade game, it is possible to freely use the concept of using a personal ID, storing and reusing the remaining credit score, and storing and reusing the skills acquired during game play.

Ultimately, the present invention can act as a system that can play a big role in the activation and development of the market due to the profit increase effect for the entire arcade game market.

Claims (1)

Real-time online transmission system of updated game contents to the server for profit rate and player's game usage data generated by game machines in each arcade game site and game server installed on the Internet.