KR20050097684A - System and method for providing funny block game service using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a fun block game service online through the Internet. In a system for providing a fun block game service online through the Internet, a user can access a plurality of user computers to register and register. A web server that logs in and downloads and installs a fun block game on a user computer on which the fun block game is not installed, and a fun block game server connected to the web server to provide a fun block game service online to the user; It is characterized in that it comprises a shopping mall server connected to the web server for selling the game content and general merchandise required for the fun block game to the user to charge the mileage.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FUN BLOCK GAME USING THE INTERNET {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FUNNY BLOCK GAME SERVICE USING INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a system and method for servicing a funblock game using the Internet, which allows a user to enjoy a funblock game online and to shop for mileage.

Recently, with the development of communication, network, and online contents technologies, various kinds of contents services using the Internet have been provided. Such services include chat, personal homepages, clubs, games, shopping malls, and the like. Among these various content services, game and shopping mall services are rapidly increasing in speed of development and dissemination due to the spread of demand. In addition, as the number of users using a game service increases rapidly, the number of cases in which game services provided for free are converted to paid services is increasing. As a result of the rapid increase in the number of users who use game services and the payment of game services through the Internet, portal sites and online game service companies have developed various types of games to provide services.

On the other hand, recently called a board game (Board Game room) has been provided a space that allows game users to play a board game offline to pay a certain fee. The board game refers to a game in which a player moves his or her words or blocks according to a predetermined rule on a board board in which a plurality of grids are formed vertically and horizontally at predetermined intervals to determine the game.

The tools of this board game are the board and a number of words or blocks. There are various types of board games according to people, countries, and cultures. The representative board games include Go, Chess, and Chess. Recently, a new game called blokus (hereafter referred to as the punny block) newly named according to the present invention has emerged. It is possible to arrange the pieces of blocks each game user has on the board to win and enjoy the game.

The fun block game is played by filling each block with various shaped blocks in a square 20 × 20 square box. The blocks range in size from one space up to five spaces, with each game user filling in from the edges of the board, with four corners for a total of two to four players.

How to play Funny Block is as follows.

1. You must connect blocks of the same color only between corners.

2. The block you have to put on the block you have placed on the board cannot touch.

3. The faces and edges of blocks placed on the board by others may touch but not overlap.

4. Blocks cannot go out of the main game board.

5. You may only place blocks in your own sequence and must be placed within the time limit.

6. The player who has the least number of blocks or who has arranged all the blocks wins (the score is doubled if one square block is arranged last).

The FunBlock has not been serviced online so far, and those who frequently play this game want to play games with users of various levels through the Internet, but this demand is not reflected. In addition, the funblock game method provided in the existing offline is limited to one type, and thus cannot satisfy the demands of game users who want various tastes. In addition, the existing offline games are mainly enjoyed in the board game room, so there is a drawback that there is no means for generating sales from users such as online shopping.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to implement an offline funblock game online via the Internet.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a system and method for serving a fun block game using the Internet that implements various forms of blocks and boards, which have been fixed in one form in the existing offline.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to generate sales by providing mileage through purchasing online shopping mall products to users who enjoy funny blocks.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a system for providing a fun block game service online through the Internet, and permits access of a plurality of user computers to perform member registration and login, and a user without a fun block game installed. A web server for downloading and installing a fun block game on a computer, a fun block game server connected to the web server to provide a fun block game service to a user online, and connected to the web server for the fun block game It is characterized in that it comprises a shopping mall server for charging the mileage by selling game content and general merchandise to the user.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for providing a fun block game service online through the Internet, the method comprising: (a) a web server allowing a user to access the Internet and receiving membership registration or membership authentication; Receiving the condition and outputting the result, and starting the game by downloading and installing the game program if the game program is not installed on the user's computer, and (b) the game server accessing the user through the web server. Allowing data to be read from the board board database, the block database, the design database, the avatar database, and the item database, respectively, to execute the game; and (c) the step (b). When the game is over, there is a request to charge the mileage from the user (D) if the web server requests a mileage charge from the user according to the result determined in step (b), the shopping mall server allows the user to access the web server through the avatar, item, product, Receives a purchase request by reading and displaying the sales list data including the digital contents from the sales avatar database, the sales item database, the merchandise database, and the digital contents database, respectively, thereby updating the mileage, avatar, items, and purchase amount data of the member information. It is another feature that comprises the step of.

According to the present invention, an existing offline block game can be implemented online via the Internet. In addition, blocks and boards, which were fixed in one form in the existing offline, can be implemented in various forms. In addition, there is an effect that can generate sales by providing mileage through purchasing online shopping mall products to users enjoying the fun block.

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

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and may be modified in various other forms. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more clearly and easily describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to like elements.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for serving a fun block game using the Internet according to the present invention.

As shown, it is composed of PC clients (10, 20, 30, 40), the web server 100, the Funny Block game server 300 and the shopping mall server (400). PC client (10, 20, 30, 40) and the web server 100 is connected through the Internet.

The PC client A 10, the PC client B 20, the PC client C 30, and the PC client D 40 are a plurality of user computers for enjoying a fun block game online via the Internet. The web server 100 allows access of a plurality of user computers, registers and logs in, and downloads a fun block game to a user computer on which the fun block game is not installed. The fun block game server 300 is connected to the web server 100 to provide a fun block game service to the user online. The shopping mall server 400 is connected to the web server 100 to sell digital contents such as avatars and items required for the game, books, records, joint purchases, etc., movies, music, etc. to game users online. .

The web server 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

As shown, the web server 100 mainly includes a web server connection unit 110, a web server controller 120, a member search engine 130, a homepage DB 140, and a game program DB 160.

The web server connection unit 110 allows the connection of a user computer, for example, the PC client A 10, the PC client B 20, the PC client C 30, the PC client D 40, and the like. The member information DB 160 stores data on ID, password, mileage, game score, avatar, items, purchase amount, etc., which are member information of the user connected to the web server connecting unit 110. The game program DB 150 stores the funny block game program downloaded when the funny block game program is not installed on the user's computer. The member search engine 130 searches for a member meeting the conditions entered by the user from the member information DB 160 so that the user can search for a member having a desired condition. The web server control unit 120 controls all functions of the web server 100, and in particular, allows the user to automatically go to the location of the member by searching for the member of the desired condition.

Funny block game server 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As shown, the funny block game server 300 mainly includes a game server connection unit 310, a game server control unit 320, a game program unit 330, and a game DB 340. The game server connection unit 310 allows a user who participates in the game to access the web server 100. Game DB 340 stores various data necessary for game about board board, block, board board and block color, texture, shape, user's avatar, items which are special functions for game, etc. required for SMS Funny Block game. The game program unit 330 is a program for playing a fun block game of a plurality of users. The game program unit 330 includes a game logic and reads and uses game data necessary for the fun block from the game DB 340 to play the game. The game server controller 320 controls all functions of the game server 300, and in particular, controls the game program unit 330 to play a funny block game.

The game DB 340 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

As shown, the game DB 340 includes a board DB 342, a block DB 344, a design DB 346, an avatar DB 348, and an item DB 350.

The board DB 342 stores board board data having various types of board boards required for a fun block game, for example, 20 × 20 squares, 14 × 14 squares, and 17 × 17 squares. Block DB 344 is a block of various types required for a fun block game, for example, 1 block, 5 space "+" shaped blocks, 5 space "T" shaped blocks, 5 space "c" shaped blocks, 5 space "a" It stores data such as a child block, a 4 space "ㅗ" shape block, and a 2 to 4 space "ㅣ" shape block. Design DB 346 is a variety of colors, textures, shapes for the board and the block, for example, blue, red, green, etc. as the color, glass texture, rock texture, metal texture, etc., pyramidal shape in the form, Data such as internal depression type and embossed type are stored. The avatar DB 348 stores various avatars representing the users displayed on the funny block game. The item DB 350 stores data about items, which are various special functions that are given to a user in a funny block game. Here, all data stored in the game DB 340 is continuously upgraded according to the upgrade of the game.

The shopping mall server 400 of FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

As illustrated, the shopping mall server 400 includes a shopping mall server connection unit 410, a sales avatar DB 430, a sales item DB 440, a product DB 450, a digital content DB 460, and a shopping mall server controller 420. )

The shopping mall server access unit 410 is connected to the web server 100 to allow a user who wants to purchase an avatar, an item, a product, or digital content. The sales avatar DB 430 stores various types of avatars for sale to the user. The sales item DB 44 stores items of various functions for sale to the user. The product DB 450 stores various items such as books, records, joint purchases, etc. to be sold to the user. The digital content DB 460 stores digital content such as various movies and music for sale to the user. The shopping mall server controller 420 controls all functions of the shopping mall server 400 to allow a user to shop.

Hereinafter will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings with respect to the operation of the embodiment of the present invention made of the above configuration.

First, the operation before starting the game will be described. Four users of the PC client A 10, the PC client B 20, the PC client C 30, and the PC client D 40 are connected to the web server. When connecting to the server 100, the web server connecting unit 110 allows the connection of the PC client A 10, the PC client B 20, the PC client C 30, and the PC client D 40, respectively. Then, the web server controller 120 reads the main screen web page stored in the homepage DB 140 and transmits web page data to each user computer. Each user logs on by inputting his / her ID and password in the ID and password input window of the main screen displayed on the screen. Then, the web server controller 120 reads and compares the input ID and password data with the ID and password data stored in the member information DB 160 to determine whether the member is a registered member. If the new member, the web server control unit 120 reads the member registration form data from the homepage DB 140 to display to the new member to register. When the membership is made, a database of newly registered members is created in the member information DB 160, and the mileage required for the game is basically provided to the member. For example, the exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides 1000 points.

The member information DB 160 stores member information for each user registered as a member.

Referring to Figure 6 will be described in detail with respect to the member information DB (160). FIG. 6 is a structure diagram of a database table of FIG. 2.

For example, based on four users, the PC client A (10) has ID, password, mileage, grade, avatar, item, and purchase amount of "play1", "****", "50000 points", "5 wins", If " Fs ", " A, B, C ", " 20,000 won ", " ID " database field, " password " database field, " mileage " Field, "Avatar" database field, "Item" database field, and "Purchase amount" database field are "play1", "****", "50000 points", "5 wins", "Fs", "A, B" , C "," 20000 won "are stored.

Here, the mileage is the total number of points earned by the member, and a predetermined score is initially provided to the subscribed user, and is earned and exhausted according to the game score, and is additionally added when purchasing avatars, items, objects, and contents in the user's cash. to be. If the mileage is more than a predetermined score, the mileage may be used when purchasing avatars, items, objects, and contents. In addition, the grades are the winning and losing of the user through the game with the opponent user, the avatar is the item purchased by the user to express his appearance on the game display. An item is an item purchased by the user to use a special function that is more advantageous than an opponent in the game, and the purchase amount is the total amount of the avatar, item, object, and content purchase.

Similarly, the PC client B 20 has ID, password, mileage, grade, avatar, item, and purchase amount of "play2", "****", "40000 points", "4 wins 1 loss", "Cs", respectively. , "A, B", "50000 won", "ID" database field, "password" database field, "mileage" database field, "sexual" database field, "avatar" as shown in FIG. The database fields, the "items" database field, and the "purchase amount" database fields include "play2", "****", "40000 points", "4 wins and 1 losses", "Cs", "A, B", " 50000 won "is stored.

Similarly, the PC client C 30 checks the ID, password, mileage, grade, avatar, item, and purchase amount as "play3", "****", "3500 points", "3 wins and 2 losses", and "Os". , "C", "3000 won", "ID" database field, "password" database field, "mileage" database field, "sexual" database field, "avatar" database field of the database table as shown in FIG. , "Item" database field and "Purchase amount" database field have "play3", "****", "3500 points", "3 wins and 2 losses", "Os", "C", and "3000 won" respectively. Stored.

Similarly, the PC client D 40 has ID, password, mileage, grade, avatar, item, and purchase amount of "play4", "****", "1000 points", "0 wins and 0 losses", and "default". , "default", "zero", "ID" database field, "password" database field, "mileage" database field, "sexual" database field, "avatar" database field of the database table as shown in FIG. , "Item" database field and "Purchase amount" database field each contain "play4", "****", "1000 points", "0 wins and 0 losses", "default", "default", "0 won" " In this case, the "default" refers to a default avatar or item that is initially provided at the time of registration as a user has not purchased an avatar or an item.

The member information DB 160 is continuously generated as the registered member increases, and is continuously upgraded according to the game score and purchase of the subscribed member. In addition, the member information DB 160 shown in FIG. 6 illustrates the characteristic elements of the present invention. Of course, the membership number, age, region, occupation, gender, address, etc. of the membership may be additionally stored. .

As described above, the member ID and password data are compared from the member information DB 160 to log on or register, and the logged on user selects whether to start the game or search for the member.

When the game start is selected, the web server controller 120 determines whether a funny block game is currently installed on the user's computer. For example, if the PC client D 40 is an initial member and the user does not have a game program installed, the web server control unit 120 transfers the funny block game program stored in the game program DB 150 to the PC client D 40. Automatically download and install the Funny Block Game program. The PC client D 40 is then connected to the game server 300 by the web server controller 120 at the same time the fun block game program is installed.

When the member search is selected, the web server control unit 120 transmits the web page for member search from the homepage DB 140 to the user's computer, for example, the PC client D 40, and the PC client D 40 sets the search. Enter the conditions you want according to (age, region, occupation, gender, etc.). The data input by the PC client D 40 is input to the member search engine 130, and the member search engine 130 searches for the member meeting the input conditions in the member information DB 160. The member search engine 130 transmits the searched result to the PC client D 40 as a web page, and the PC client D 40 selects a counterpart he / she wants to play on a searched web page screen and displays a mouse or a keyboard (shown as a city). If not clicked) is connected to the game server 300 to be described later to play the game with the selected user. If the PC client D 40 does not currently have the funny block game program installed, the web server controller 120 determines whether the funny block game is currently installed on the user's computer. For example, if the PC client D 40 is an initial member and the user does not have a game program installed, the web server control unit 120 stores the funny block game program stored in the game program DB 150 as described above. 40 is automatically downloaded to the fun block game program is installed and is connected to the game server 300 by the web server control unit 120.

Next, the operation of the game will be described.

The PC client A (10), PC client B (20), PC client C (30), and PC client D (40) who wish to participate in the game connected through the web server (100) go through the previous operation. It is connected to the game server 300 by the (100). Game server connection unit 310 allows the connection of the PC Client A (10), PC Client B (20), PC Client C (30), PC Client D (40), the game program unit 330 is a fun block game For this purpose, PC board A reads data on board boards and blocks, board boards and blocks color, texture, and form required by the board board DB 342, block DB 344, and design DB 346. 10, the PC client B 20, the PC client C 30, and the PC client D 40 are displayed on the screen.

In this case, since four users enjoy the game, board data having a 20 × 20 square space that four people can enjoy is read out from the board board DB 342. In addition, the game program unit 330 reads data about color, texture, and shape set as defaults from the design DB 346 to apply board boards and blocks to set color, texture, and shape of the board and blocks. If a user having the authority to play the game wants to change the color of the board and blocks, the game program unit 330 designates the design DB 346 of the game DB 340 if the user designates a color suitable for his or her preference in the game setting menu. The color data designated by < RTI ID = 0.0 >) is read out and applied to the board < RTI ID = 0.0 > block < / RTI >

7A to 7C are exemplary views illustrating types of board boards stored in the board board DB 342 of FIG. 4. First, the board shown in Figure 7a is a board board that is the standard form of a fun block game according to the present invention in the same form as the board board used in the conventional offline, has a 20 × 20 square box and each corner starts to place blocks by the user Up to four users can use this location. 7B is a board board having a 14 × 14 square box which is applied in a game of two of the funblock games according to the present invention as a form distinguished from the conventional board board. 7B is a board board having a 17 × 17 square box, which is applied to a three-player game of the fun block game according to the present invention as a form different from the conventional board board as in FIG. 7B.

7B and 7C show that when there are two to three users who participate in the fun block game, the game program unit 330 reads out from the board DB 342 and displays it on the screen. In addition, the board shown in FIG. 7A is not always read for a four-player game, but may be used by a user's choice even if the game is for two or three players.

8A and 8B are exemplary diagrams illustrating types of blocks stored in the block DB 344 of FIG. 4. First, the block shown in Figure 8a is the same form as the block used in the conventional offline, as shown in the 1-block, 5-block "+" block, 5-block "T" block, 5-block "c" Blocks, 5 and 3 spaces "A" shaped blocks, 5 spaces "B" shaped blocks, 4 spaces "ㅗ" shaped blocks, 2-4 spaces "ㅣ" shaped blocks, 4 squares, etc. Has a block of In addition, the block illustrated in FIG. 8B is a modified form of the block illustrated in FIG. 8A and has various forms of blocks not provided in FIG. 8A. The block shown in Fig. 8B is mixed with the block shown in Fig. 8A and used for the game.

The color, texture, and shape of the board and the block may be implemented in various forms stored in the design DB 346, and may be set by the user according to the user's preference. Data stored in the design DB 346 may be updated continuously.

When boards and blocks suitable for four users are set as described above, the boards and blocks set on the screens of the PC client A (10), the PC client B (20), the PC client C (30), and the PC client D (40) are displayed. In addition, the game program unit 330 reads the avatar currently held by each user from the avatar DB 348 of the game DB 340 and displays the avatar on the game screen. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, if the avatar of the PC client A 10 is registered as "Fs", the game program unit 330 may store the PC client A (stored in the member information DB 160 of the web server 100). By recognizing the registered avatar "Fs" from the member information of 10), the avatar DB 348 reads the avatar data corresponding to "Fs" and displays it on the screen. As shown in FIG. 6, the avatar is set according to each of the PC client A 10, the PC client B 20, the PC client C 30, and the PC client D 40. "Cs", "Os", and "default" are code values representing avatars. For example, the code value "Fs" is a suit avatar, the code value "Cs" is a casual avatar, the code value "Os" is a hanbok avatar, and the code value "default" is an avatar set at the start of the game. Very various implementations are possible depending on the embodiment of.

When the game is started through this process, each PC client A (10), PC client B (20), PC client C (30), PC client D (40) in order to fill the board one by one in the block board game progresses do. During the game, each user can use the item according to the situation, and when using the avatar, the game program unit 330 reads out and executes the item currently held by the user from the item DB 350 of the game DB 340. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, if the item of the PC client C 30 is registered as "C", and the PC client C 30 wants to use the item held in the game, the game program unit 330 may be used. The item data corresponding to "C" is read from the item DB 350 by recognizing "C" which is a registered item from the member information of the PC client C 30 stored in the member information DB 160 of the web server 100. Run it. This item is set according to each of the PC client A 10, the PC client B 20, the PC client C 30, and the PC client D 40, as shown in FIG. , C "," A, B "," C ", and" default "are code values indicating an item. For example, the code value "A" skips the opponent's block once, the code value "B" puts his block twice consecutively, and the code value "C" extends the time-out for the block by one hour. The code value " default " may be determined to indicate that there is no item owned by the user, which can be implemented in various ways according to embodiments of those skilled in the art.

When the game progresses through such a process, a winner and a loser are finally determined, and the game program unit 330 transmits the result of the game to the member information DB 160 of the web server 100 and stores the previously stored data. Update the data in the user's grade and mileage database fields. In other words, the winner adds a win and obtains a certain amount of mileage, and the loser adds a hand and exhausts a certain amount of mileage. When the game is finished in this process, each game user can continue to play the game or end the game.

Next, an operation of purchasing a product by the user from the shopping mall server 400 will be described. When the user runs out of mileage in the game, he can no longer play the game, so he must earn mileage for the game. In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the mileage of 1000 points is basically provided to the first registered gamers, but the user who has exhausted all the games must purchase a certain amount of goods from the shopping mall server 400 to regain mileage to obtain mileage again. Can be. In addition, the user who has obtained a mileage more than a predetermined score may purchase a predetermined product by the mileage obtained by the shopping mall server 400.

That is, after the game is over, if the user is disconnected from the funny block game server 300 and moves back to the web server 100, the web server controller 120 terminates the game from the homepage DB 140. The web page data displayed thereafter is read out and displayed on the user's computer. The user computer selects a shopping menu for mileage acquisition from the displayed web page, and the web server controller 120 connects the user computer to the shopping mall server 400. For example, if the user computer PC client D 40 has exhausted the mileage in the game (that is, 0 points) and selects a shopping menu to obtain mileage through purchasing avatars, items, and digital content, the web server controller 120 ) Connects the PC client D 40 to the shopping mall server 400, and the shopping mall server controller 420 allows the connection of the PC client D 40.

The shopping mall server control unit 420 reads a list of products sold to the PC client D 40 from the sales avatar DB 430, the sales item DB 440, the product DB 450, and the digital content DB 460. The display is performed by the PC client D 40. PC client D (40) selects a product he wants to purchase from the displayed product list. Since the PC client D 40 wants to purchase an avatar, an item, and a digital content, when the shopping mall server controller 420 receives a selection of a desired product, the shopping mall server controller 420 displays the purchase result at the same time as the payment. The data stored in the mileage, avatar, item, and purchase amount database fields of the previously stored PC client D 40 are updated with new data by transmitting to the member information DB 160 of the server 100. For example, if you purchased an avatar named "Cs", an item called "B", and a piece of music for a total of 10,000 won, the mileage, avatar, item, and purchase amount database fields respectively indicate "10000 points" and "Cs". , "B", "10000 won" is updated with data.

In addition, if the PC client A (10) wants to purchase a product with the mileage obtained by the PC client, the process proceeds similar to the operation of the PC client D (40). However, since the PC client A 10 purchases the product with its own mileage, the data of the mileage database field of the PC client A 10 stored in the member information DB 160 is subtracted by the amount purchased instead of the payment. Will be. Miles can also be earned through affiliate signups, surveys, and events.

The game program unit 330 in the game server 300 is a normal menu that has the online game at the time of fun block game "waiting room function", "create room", "send a message", "member information search", "game options" Settings (for example, message reception, chat window, background sound, sound effect, etc.) "," report bad user "," invite ", and the like. Since the implementation of this function is well known to those skilled in the art, description thereof is omitted.

9 to 12, a method of serving a fun block game using the Internet according to the present invention will be described. First, FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of a method of serving a fun block game using the Internet according to the present invention.

As shown, the web server 100 allows the user to access the Internet to receive membership registration or membership authentication, and upon request of a game opponent search, receives the search condition and outputs the result, and outputs the result to the user's computer. If the game program is not installed, the game program is installed to start the game (S1000). Next, the game server 300 allows the user's access through the web server 100 to display board board, block, avatar, design, and item data, respectively, board board DB 342, block DB 344, and design DB 346. In step S2000, the game is read from the avatar DB 348 and the item DB 350. FIG. Determining whether there is a request for charging the mileage from the user when the game ends in step S2000; And when the web server 100 receives a mileage charge request from the user according to the result determined in the step S2000, the shopping mall server 400 allows the user to access the web server 100 through the avatar, items, goods, Receives a purchase request by reading and displaying digital content sales list data from a sales avatar DB 430, a sales item DB 440, a product DB 450, and a digital content DB 460, thereby mileage of member information. The avatar, item, and purchase amount data are updated (S4000).

A detailed description of the step S1000 is given below with reference to FIG. 10. 10 is a detailed flowchart of the user web server connection and game start step of FIG.

First, the web server connection unit 110 of the web server 100 allows the user computer to access (S1010). Next, the web server connection unit 110 receives the ID and password input from the user computer (S1020). Next, the web server controller 120 reads and compares the received ID and password with the ID and password stored in the member information DB 160 to determine whether the member is a member (S1030). According to the result determined in step S1030, if it is not a member, the web server control unit 120 reads and outputs a member registration form form from the homepage DB 140 and receives data for member registration from a user computer (S1040), Go to step S1020. According to the result of the determination in step S1030, if the subscription member, the web server control unit 120 receives the user's selection during member search or game start to find the opponent who wants the game (S1050). When the member search is selected in step S1050, the web server controller 120 controls the member search engine 130 to read and output the member search form form from the homepage DB 140 to receive input of a search condition. (S1060). The member search engine 130 searches for a member meeting the input search condition from the member information DB 160 and outputs the result to the user computer (S1070). Next, a selection of a desired counterpart of the user is received from the output search result (S1080), and the process proceeds to step S1090 described later. If the game start is selected in step S1050, the web server control unit 120 determines whether the funny block game program is installed in the user computer (S1090). According to the result determined in step S1090, if the funny block game program is not installed, the web server controller 120 reads the funny block game program from the game program DB 150 and downloads it to the user computer (S1100). .

A detailed operation S2000 is described below with reference to FIG. 11. 11 is a detailed flowchart of the game server connection and game execution step of FIG. 9.

First, the game server connecting unit 310 of the game server 300 allows the user computer to access through the web server 100 according to the start of the game (S2010). Next, the game program unit 330 determines whether the number of game participants is 2 to 4 per unit game (for example, any room where the game is played) (S2020). According to the result determined in step S2020, the game program unit 330 reads two 14 * 14 board data for two persons from the board DB 342 (S2030), and if it is three, the game program unit 330 The three-player 17 × 17 board data is read from the board DB 342 (S2040), and if four, the game program unit 330 reads the 20 × 20 board data for four persons from the board DB 342 (S2050). Next, the game program unit 330 reads block data from the block DB 344 (S2060), and reads design data about colors, textures, and shapes of the board and blocks from the design DB 346, and then the board and blocks. To design (S2070). Next, the game program unit 330 determines whether a design change request is received from the user computer (S2080), and according to the result determined in step S2080, the game program unit 330 receives the design change request of the user computer. In operation S2090, a list of various designs that the user can select from the design DB 346 is displayed, and the operation proceeds to step S2070. As a result of the determination in step S2080, if there is no design change request, the game program unit 330 reads out and displays the avatar data set by each user from the avatar DB 348 (S2100). Next, the game program unit 330 advances each user's block release in order according to the funny block game logic (S2110), and determines whether the game program unit 330 receives an item use request from the user computer (S2120). ). According to the result determined in step S2120, upon receiving an item use request, the game program unit 330 reads and executes item data held by the user from the item DB 350 (S2130) and moves to step S2110. . If there is no item use request, the game program unit 330 determines whether the game is won or not (S2140), and the game program unit 330 receives a request from the user to continue or end the game (S2150). ). According to the result determined in step S2150, if the game is to be continued, the process moves to step S2020, and if the game is to be ended, the process moves to step S3000.

Referring to FIG. 12, step S4000 will be described in detail as follows. 12 is a detailed flowchart of a shopping mall server access and shopping step of FIG. 9.

First, the shopping mall server controller 420 allows the user computer to access the web server 100 according to the mileage charging (S4010). Next, the shopping mall server controller 420 sells a list of avatars, items, goods, and digital contents for sale from the sales avatar DB 430, the sales item DB 440, the merchandise DB 450, and the digital content DB 460. Read and display (S4020). Next, the shopping mall server control unit 420 receives a purchase request of the user computer (S4030), and the mileage, avatar, and item of the purchased user stored in the member information DB 160 of the web server 100 according to the purchase of the user computer. In operation S4040, the purchase amount data is updated. A person who has obtained mileage of a predetermined score or more among existing users may also access the shopping mall server 400 to shop with mileage.

In the above described with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail. However, embodiments of the present invention can be variously modified or applied by those skilled in the art. The scope of the technical idea according to the present invention is determined in principle by the following claims.

According to the present invention, an existing offline block game can be implemented online via the Internet. In addition, blocks and boards, which were fixed in one form in the existing offline, can be implemented in various forms. In addition, there is an effect that can generate sales by providing mileage through purchasing online shopping mall products to users enjoying the fun block.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for serving a fun block game using the Internet according to the present invention;

2 is a detailed block diagram of the web server 100 of FIG.

3 is a detailed block diagram of the funny block game server 300 of FIG.

4 is a detailed block diagram of the game DB 340 of FIG.

5 is a detailed block diagram of the shopping mall server 400 of FIG.

6 is a database table structure diagram of the member information DB 160 of FIG.

7A to 7C are exemplary views illustrating the shape of a board board stored in the board board DB 342 of FIG. 4.

8A and 8B are exemplary diagrams illustrating types of blocks stored in the block DB 344 of FIG. 4.

9 is a schematic flowchart of a method of serving a funblock game using the Internet;

10 is a detailed flowchart of the user web server access and game start step of FIG. 9;

11 is a detailed flowchart of the game server connection and game execution step of FIG. 9;

12 is a detailed flowchart of a shopping mall server access and shopping step of FIG. 9.

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In the system for providing a fun block game service online through the Internet, A web server that permits access to a plurality of user computers, performs member registration and login, and downloads and installs a fun block game on a user computer on which the fun block game is not installed; A fun block game server connected to the web server and providing a fun block game service to a user online; A shopping mall server connected to the web server and selling game contents and general merchandise required for the fun block game to users to charge mileage; A system for serving a fun block game using the Internet, comprising: a. The method of claim 1, The web server, A web server connection portion that allows access to a user computer; A member information database storing data including ID, password, mileage, game score, avatar, items, and purchase amount, which are member information of a user connected to the web server connection unit; A game program database storing a fun block game program downloaded when the fun block game program is not installed on the user's computer; A member search engine for searching for a member meeting a condition entered by the user from the member information database so that the user can search for a member having a desired condition; Control the function of the web server, the user can search for the member of the desired condition to automatically go to the location of the member, and when the user's game request and shopping request to connect the user computer to the game server and shopping mall server Web server control unit A system for serving a fun block game using the Internet, comprising: a. The method of claim 1, The funny block game server, A game server connection unit for allowing a user to participate in the game from the web server; A game database that stores the data needed for the FunnyBlock game, A game block unit provided as a fun block game program provided to a user connected to the game server, the game program unit having game logic and reading and using game data necessary for the fun block from the game database to play a game; The game server control unit controls the function of the funny block game server, controls the game program unit and the game database to play the funny block game, and transmits the user's game score to the web server to update the member information database. A system for serving a fun block game using the Internet, comprising: a. The method of claim 1, The shopping mall server, A shopping mall server connection unit connected to the web server to allow access of a user who wants to purchase avatars, items, goods, and digital contents; A sales avatar database storing various types of avatars for sale to the user; A sales item database storing items of various functions for sale to the user; A merchandise database that stores general merchandise for sale to the user; A digital content database storing digital content for sale to the user; The shopping mall server control unit controls the function of the shopping mall server so that a user can shop and transmits the purchase occurrence history to the web server when the user makes a purchase so that the member information database is updated. A system for serving a fun block game using the Internet, comprising: a. The method of claim 3, wherein The game database, A board database storing board data; A block database that stores blocks required for funny block games, A design database that stores data including colors, textures, and shapes of the boards and blocks; An avatar database that stores an avatar representing a user in a funny block game, An item database that stores data about items that are given to users in Funny Block games. A system for serving a fun block game using the Internet, comprising: a. In the method of providing a fun block game service online through the Internet, (a) The web server permits the user to access the Internet, receives membership registration or authentication, and if requested to search for the other party, receives the search condition and outputs the result, and the game program is not installed on the user's computer. If so, download and install the game program to start the game, (b) The game server allows the user to access the web server and reads data including board board, block, avatar, design, and items from the board board database, block database, design database, avatar database, and item database, respectively. Executing the step, (c) if the game is terminated in step (b), determining whether or not a request for recharging of mileage is requested from the user; (d) If the web server requests a mileage charge from the user according to the result determined in step (b), the shopping mall server allows the user to access the web server to include avatars, items, goods, and digital contents. Receiving a purchase request by reading and displaying the sales list data from the sales avatar database, the sales item database, the merchandise database, and the digital contents database, respectively, thereby updating the mileage, avatar, item, and purchase amount data of the member information. Method for servicing a fun block game using the Internet comprising a. The method of claim 6, Step (a) is, (a-1) allowing a web server access unit of the web server to access a user computer; (a-2) the web server access unit receiving an ID and password input from a user computer; (a-3) reading and comparing the received ID and password with the ID and password stored in the member information database to determine whether the member is a registered member; (a-4) if the member is not a member, the web server control unit reads and outputs a member registration form form from a homepage database, receives data for member registration from a user computer, and proceeds to step (a-2); (a-5) receiving the user's selection during member search or game start to find the other party who wants to play the game, if the subscription member; (a-6) When the member search is selected in the step (a-5), the web server controller controls the member search engine to read and output the member search form form from the homepage database to receive input of the search condition. Steps, (a-7) the member search engine searching for a member meeting the entered search conditions from the member database and outputting the result to a user computer; (a-8) receiving the selection of the desired counterpart of the user from the output search result and proceeding to step (a-9); (a-9) if the game start is selected in the step (a-5), the web server controller determines whether the funny block game program is installed in the user computer; (a-10) According to the determined result, if the funny block game program is not installed, the web server controller reads the funny block game program from the game program database and downloads it to the user's computer. Method for servicing a fun block game using the Internet comprising a. The method of claim 6, Step (b) is, (b-1) allowing the game server connecting portion of the game server to allow the user computer to access the web server according to the start of the game; (b-2) determining, by the game program unit, the number of game participants from 2 to 4 per unit game; (b-3) according to the result determined in the step (b-2), if the number of persons is two, the game program unit reads the two-person board data from the board database; (b-4) the third step, if the game program unit reads n × n (n> m) board data for 3 persons from the board database; (b-5) if the number is 4, the game program unit reads 4 x k board (where k> n) board data from the board database; (b-6) the game program unit reading block data from the block database; (b-7) designing the board board and the block by reading a design data relating to the color, texture, and shape of the board board and the block from the design database; (b-8) determining whether a game change request has been received from the user computer by the game program unit; (b-9) if the game program unit receives the design change request from the user computer according to the determined result, displaying the various design lists selectable by the user from the design database and proceeding to step (b-7); (b-10) according to the determined result, if there is no design change request, the game program unit reading and displaying the avatar data set by each user from the avatar database; (b-11) the game program unit proceeding to place each user's block in order according to the funblock game logic; (b-12) determining whether the game program unit has received an item use request from the user computer; (b-13) according to the result of the determination, upon receiving the item use request, the game program unit reading and executing the item data held by the user from the item database, and moving to step (b-11); (b-14) if there is no request to use the item, the game program unit determines the game's win or lose, (b-15) receiving a request from the user to continue or end the game after the game program unit determines the win or lose. Including, According to the result judged in the step (b-15), if the game is to continue to move to the step (b-2), if the end of the game to go to the step (c) Furney using the Internet How to service block games. The method of claim 8, The constants m = 14, n = 17, k = 20 How to service a fun block game using the Internet, characterized in that. The method of claim 6, Step (d) is (d-1) allowing the shopping mall server control unit to access the user computer through the web server according to the mileage charging; (d-2) reading and displaying a sales list including avatars, items, goods, and digital contents sold by the shopping mall server controller from a sales avatar database, a sales item database, a merchandise database, and a digital contents database; (d-3) the shopping mall server control unit receiving a purchase request from the user computer; (d-4) updating the mileage, avatar, item, and purchase amount data of the purchased user stored in the member information database of the web server according to the purchase of the user computer by the shopping mall server controller; Method for servicing a fun block game using the Internet comprising a. The method of claim 6 or 10, Step (d) is, A method of providing a fun block game using the Internet, wherein a user who has obtained a mileage of a predetermined score or more may access the shopping mall server and purchase a mileage.