KR20060074951A - Wireless internet network game system for inviting another user and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless Internet network game invitation system and method thereof.

The present invention provides a mobile communication network capable of transmitting and receiving text messages of a mobile terminal and recognizing a WAP code; The mobile communication network receives the text message for the game invitation through the recognition of the WAP code, and converts it into the game invitation message including the address (call back URL) and the game invitation guide text message opened for the game room. Conversion server; WAP that sends a text message including WAP code to the message conversion server, provides information about the game and game room, and provides a WAP environment for the mobile terminal to access the address (URL) included in the game invitation message and play the game. server; And a database (DB) server for storing information including game room information, mobile terminal information, and game data changed in real time under the control of the WAP server.

According to the present invention, it is possible to minimize the time for accessing a game room on a wireless Internet network game by using a callback address and to reduce unnecessary billing.

Message Conversion Server, Call Back URL, WAP Server, Game Invitation Service

Description

WIRELESS INTERNET NETWORK GAME SYSTEM FOR INVITING ANOTHER USER AND METHOD THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a game invitation service system using a call back URL in a wireless Internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a message conversion server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a DB server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a WAP server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an operation flowchart of a method of a game invitation system for inviting a relative mobile terminal to a game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a game room access method according to a game invitation message of a counterpart mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a wireless internet network game inviting system and a method thereof, and to a system and method for inviting a specific person using a call back URL to a game room opened by opening a game room on a mobile communication wireless internet network game. .

As the mobile communication industry develops, the use of wireless Internet network games using mobile communication terminals is increasing day by day, and especially mobile communication terminal games in the young generation are enjoying a boom as much as PC games.

In the case of a conventional wireless Internet network game using a mobile communication terminal, there was a problem of limited network game with a designated mobile terminal in the game or a game by searching directly by contacting a specific person.

In other words, in order to play a game to send a separate message or directly contact the name of their own game room through the direct contact with a specific opponent to download and install the same game, there was a inconvenience to search for the name of the game room to participate.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to open a game room so that a large number of users can access and play a wireless Internet network game by using a mobile communication terminal, and shorten the process of inviting a game room in which a specific opponent is opened. It is to provide a wireless Internet network game invitation system and a method thereof.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a system for providing a game invitation service on a wireless network between mobile terminals according to the first aspect of the present invention is capable of performing text message transmission and reception of a mobile terminal and recognizing a WAP code. Mobile communication network; The mobile communication network receives the text message for the game invitation through the recognition of the WAP code, and converts it into the game invitation message including the address (call back URL) and the game invitation guide text message opened for the game room. Conversion server; WAP that sends a text message including WAP code to the message conversion server, provides information about the game and game room, and provides a WAP environment for the mobile terminal to access the address (URL) included in the game invitation message and play the game. server; And a database (DB) server for providing a game room for a game under the control of a WAP server, and storing information including game room information currently being played, mobile terminal information, and real-time changed game data.

Here, the message conversion server includes a callback setting unit for generating an address (Call Back URL) of the WAP server for game room access; A basic message setting unit for setting a guide message for providing a game invitation service; And a message converting unit converting the WAP server address and the guide message into a text message from the WAP server and converting the game invitation message to the game invitation message based on the information of the callback setting unit and the basic message setting unit.

Here, the WAP server is a game room information unit for storing and managing the information of the game room and the empty game room currently playing the game; A game room establishment unit that opens a new game room using empty game room information of the game room information unit; A game interface unit for performing an interface to make the game room opened by the game room establishment unit look the same to the mobile terminal participating in the game; And a WAP message unit for generating a text message for inviting the opposite mobile terminal and transmitting a text message including a specific WAP code to the mobile communication network.

Here, the database (DB) server is a customer DB (DataBase) for storing the mobile terminal information participating in the game; And a game room DB storing game room information currently being used.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a method for inviting a game using a game invitation message in a wireless Internet network game system between mobile terminals includes: a) including a specific code in a text message in a WAP server of a wireless internet network game system; Transmitting to a message conversion server of a game system; b) converting the message invitation server into a game invitation message based on a specific code included in a text message and transmitting the same to a mobile terminal; And c) accessing a Call Back URL based on the game invitation message.

Wherein c) step i) after confirming the game installation step to access the Call Back URL to the game room; ii) the game is not installed, moving to the download URL to download; And iii) moving to the game room after checking the download.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that one of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the present invention are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and the same or similar parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a game invitation service system using a call back URL in a wireless Internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a game invitation service system for providing a wireless Internet network game invitation service using mobile terminals 110 and 120 includes a message conversion server 200 and a DB (BataBase) connected to the mobile communication network 130. Server 400 and WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) server 300 is included.

The mobile communication network 130 includes a base station controller / mobile switching center (BSC / MSC) 131, a short message service center (SMSC) 132, and a voice SMS server (VMSS) 133, and an SMSC 132. When receiving a text message of the WAP server 110, when a specific code is added to the phone number is transmitted, recognizes that the message is a text message requesting the game invitation service, the message message conversion server 200 ) Function.

The message conversion server 200 converts a text message received from the SMSC into a game invitation message and performs a text message conversion to be transmitted to the counterpart mobile terminal 120.

DB (DataBase) server 400 stores the customer information including the telephone number information of the customer using the game, game room information, the game provided to the mobile terminal, and provides a game room on the actual game.

The WAP server 300 controls the game DB server 400 to open a game room divided according to a random parameter by a request for opening a game room of the mobile terminal 110, and the mobile terminal 120 participates in the game room. Provide a WAP environment that enables

2 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a message conversion server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the message conversion server 200 includes a callback setting unit 210, a basic message setting unit 220, a message conversion unit 230, and an interface unit 240.

The callback setting unit 210 sets an address (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) of the WAP server 300 for providing the game room entry to the receiver who received the game invitation, and the basic message setting unit 220 guides the game service. Set up a message (eg game room entry: currency).

At this time, the address of the WAP server 300 can include the information about the game room opened by the user of the mobile terminal 110 in the DB server 400 as a parameter according to a rule determined arbitrarily, moving to the designated game room (110) You can allow users to connect.

The message converting unit 230 includes a WAP server 300 address set by the callback setting unit 210 and a basic message set by the basic message setting unit 220 in the text message of the caller who requested the invitation. Convert to

The interface unit 240 performs an interface with the WAP server 300 to check the game room information of the current WAP server 300, a game provided to the mobile terminals 110 and 120, and the callback setting unit 210. Sets the address of the WAP server 300, it is possible to display the information of the game room actually opened in the DB server 400 using any parameter.                     

That is, when the message conversion server 200 receives the text message for the game invitation of the sender transmitted from the WAP server from the mobile communication network 130, the interface unit 240 for the game invitation to the WAP server 300 Notifying that a text message has been received, the WAP server 300 checks the information of the game room opened by the sender to the DB server 400 and sends a message through the interface unit 240 to the WAP server address 300 having game room information. Notify conversion server.

The interface unit 240 of the message conversion server 200 transmits the address of the WAP server 300 having the game room information received from the WAP server 300 to the callback setting unit 210 to generate an address for accessing the game room. To set the message included in the game invitation message notifying the game invitation to the basic message setting unit 220.

The message conversion unit 230 converts a text message for the game invitation of the caller into a game invitation message including a WAP server 300 address and a basic message set by the callback setting unit 210 and invites a relative move. The mobile terminal transmits the data through the mobile communication network 130.

3 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a DB server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the DB server 300 includes a customer DB 310 and a game room DB 320.

The customer DB 310 stores the customer information including the phone number information of the customer currently playing the game, the game room DB 320 is a place to store the information provided in the game and the game room currently being provided to the mobile terminal, It provides a place for the actual game to take place.

4 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of a WAP server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the WAP server 300 includes a game room information unit 310, a game room establishment unit 320, a game interface unit 330, and a WAP game unit 340.

The game room information unit 310 stores information of a room currently being played by the DB server 400, and the game room establishment unit 320 performs a new room opening in the DB server 400 to use a new game.

The game interface unit 330 performs an interface between the mobile terminals 110 and 120 in a WAP environment in order to play a game, and simultaneously displays a game change according to the game development on the mobile terminal screen of the game participant. .

 The WAP message unit 340 provides an environment in which the mobile terminal can generate a text message for inviting the opponent mobile terminal after opening the game room.

In addition, by embedding a specific WAP code, a text message including a specific WAP code in the phone number of the other mobile terminal is transmitted to the mobile communication network when the text message is transmitted.

 In this case, the specific WAP code embedded in the WAP mesh unit 340 is a specific code used to inform that the text message transmitted to the message conversion server is a game invitation message, and includes a specific number or a specific character.

5 is an operation flowchart of a method of a game invitation system for inviting a relative mobile terminal to a game according to an embodiment of the present invention.                     

As shown in FIG. 5, the operation method of the game invitation system for inviting the opponent mobile terminal 120 to the game room generated by the mobile terminal 110 is illustrated. The mobile terminal 110 is connected to the counterpart mobile terminal 120. In order to play the wireless Internet network game of the game after opening a specific game room (S100).

After opening the game room, if you want to invite a specific opponent to the established game room, using a text message provided by the WAP server to determine whether to automatically select a game opponent to specify the opponent mobile terminal 120. (S120).

When the game opponent is automatically selected, the mobile terminal 110 connects to the DB server 400 and transmits a text message based on arbitrary customer information among the information of the customer DB 410 (S130 and S170).

On the other hand, if you do not automatically select the game opponent, and whether to use the stored phone number is selected (S140), when using the stored phone number to search the phone book stored in the mobile terminal 110 to play the game together After selecting a partner, a text message is transmitted (S150 and S170).

If the user does not choose to use the stored phone number, the user directly inputs the phone number and transmits a text message for inviting the opponent to play (S160 and S170).

Here, the text message transmitted by selecting the opponent from the mobile terminal 100 includes a phone number of the opponent and a WAP code number indicating that the message is for a game invitation.

The text message transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the SMSC 132 of the mobile communication network 130, including the WAP code in the WAP server (S170), the SMSC 132 checks the received number of the message, The text message is recognized as a game invitation message based on the WAP code, and the text message is transmitted to the message conversion server 200.

The interface unit 240 of the message conversion server 200 checks the information of the game room opened by the mobile terminal 110 through the WAP server 300, provides the information of the game room to the callback setting unit 210, and sets the callback. The unit 210 includes the WAP server address representing the information of the game room as a WAP push method, includes a specific message, converts the game invitation message into a game invitation message, and transmits the message to the SMSC.

In this case, the game invitation message includes only the phone number of the receiving mobile terminal 120 from which the WAP code is deleted.

Then, the SMSC 132 that has received the game invitation message in step S171 transmits the game invitation message to the mobile terminal 120 on the receiving side by using the reception number (S172).

When the receiving mobile terminal 120 receives the game invitation message and accepts the game participation (S180), the mobile terminal 120 is automatically connected to the address of the WAP server 300 included in the WAP push method in the game invitation message (callback: Call Back). URL) The invited game room mobile terminal checks the entry of the opponent mobile terminal (S190) and starts the game (S200).

In addition, when the receiving mobile terminal 120 does not accept the game participation in S180, the receiving mobile terminal 120 generates a rejection message and transmits the rejection message to the transmitting mobile terminal 110. After confirming the rejection message received from the receiving side, the mobile terminal 110 of the transmitting side can select the number of the opponent to play the game again.

Then, when the game starts in step S200 and ends the game after a certain time, the WAP server 300 deletes the game room where the user participated in the game room DB 420 of the DB server 400 and the customer DB ( In step S210, the changed customer information data is stored.

In this case, the customer information data is data including game-related personal information such as game end time and game use time, and game information changed according to user use on the game.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a game room access method according to a game invitation message of a counterpart mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, an operation sequence of processing a game invitation message for inviting the generated mobile room of the transmitting mobile terminal 110 is shown. The mobile terminal 120 receives the game invitation message of the counterpart mobile terminal 110. Received, it is determined whether to accept the invitation (S300, S310).

When the mobile terminal user rejects the game invitation, the mobile terminal 120 transmits a game rejection message to the WAP server 300, and the WAP server 300 transmits a rejection message to the corresponding mobile terminal 110 (S320). .

At this time, the mobile terminal 110 receiving the rejection message performs a general mobile terminal function or selects a new game partner.

If the mobile terminal 120 accepts the game invitation in S310, the mobile terminal 120 transmits an acceptance message to the WAP server 300 (S330), the WAP server 300 is a corresponding game in the mobile terminal 120 It is determined whether there exists (S340).

If there is no game in the mobile terminal 120, the WAP server 300 automatically installs the game (S350), and the opponent mobile terminal 110 of the game room DB 420 in the invited DB server 400 The game is started by moving to the created game room (S360).

If a game exists in the mobile terminal 120, the game room DB 420 in the DB server 400 moves to the game room generated by the opponent mobile terminal 110 to start the game (S360).

 At this time, when the game is started, the game start information is stored in the customer DB 410, and the game information changed during the game is stored in the game room DB 420 of the DB server 400 in real time.

The present invention can allow a plurality of mobile terminals (110, 120) to play a game in the game room, at this time using a group message conversion function by using the identification number in front of a plurality of mobile terminal phone number text message for invitation at the same time When the message is transmitted, the message conversion server 200 recognizes that the same game invitation from the same sender, by transmitting the same set of the game room address of the WAP server 300 to each mobile terminal (110, 120), by sending a text invitation A plurality of mobile terminals (110, 120) to accept to enter the same game room to play the game.

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are exemplary only, and are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the meaning or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, the wireless Internet network game invitation system minimizes the time for accessing the game room on the wireless Internet network game using a call back URL and reduces unnecessary billing.

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In the system for providing a game invitation service on a wireless network between mobile terminals, A mobile communication network capable of transmitting and receiving text messages of the mobile terminal and recognizing a WAP code; The mobile communication network receives a text message for the game invitation through the recognition of the WAP code, and converts it into a game invitation message including an address (call back URL) and a game invitation guide text message for accessing the game room established in the text message. Message conversion server; Send a text message including the WAP code to the message conversion server, provide information of the game and game room, and provide a WAP environment for the mobile terminal to access the address (URL) included in the game invitation message to play the game WAP server; A database server for providing a game room for a game under the control of the WAP server, and storing information including game room information currently being played, mobile terminal information, and real-time changed game data. Game invitation service system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The WAP server, When the mobile terminal receives the game invitation message and accepts the game invitation to enter the game room, the mobile terminal automatically installs a game in the mobile terminal and enters the game room, depending on whether the game is installed in the mobile terminal. Game invitation service system. The method of claim 2, The WAP server, It embeds a specific WAP code, and enables the mobile terminal to create a text message for inviting the other mobile terminal after opening the game room, and converts the text message including the specific WAP code into the mobile communication network when the text message is transmitted. Game invitation service system, characterized in that for transmitting. According to claim 3, The message conversion server, A callback setting unit generating a call back URL of a WAP server for game room access; A basic message setting unit for setting a guide message for providing a game invitation service; And Message conversion unit for converting the game invitation message by including the WAP server address and the guidance message in the text message from the WAP server based on the information of the callback setting unit and the basic message setting unit Game invitation service system comprising a. According to claim 4, The game invitation service system further comprises an interface unit that performs an interface with the WAP server and provides address and game room information of the WAP server to a callback setting unit. The method of claim 4, wherein Game access service system, characterized in that the WAP server address set by the callback setting unit includes a predetermined information of the game room as a parameter. The method of claim 1, The WAP server, A game room information unit which stores and manages information of a game room and an empty game room currently playing a game; A game room establishment unit that opens a new game room using empty game room information of the game room information unit; A game interface unit for performing an interface to make the game room opened by the game room establishment unit look the same to the mobile terminal participating in the game; And WAP message unit provides an environment for generating a text message for inviting the other mobile terminal, and transmits a text message including a specific WAP code to the mobile communication network Game invitation service system comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The specific WAP code is a specific code used to indicate that the text message sent to the message conversion server is a game invitation message, and includes a specific number or a specific character. The method of claim 7, wherein The WAP server, The game invitation service system, characterized in that for monitoring the use of the newly opened game room, providing the information of the game room available to the mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, The database (DB) server, A customer database (DataBase) for storing mobile terminal information participating in the game; And Game room DB that stores the information of the currently used game room Game invitation service system comprising a. In the game invitation method using a game invitation message in a wireless Internet network game system between mobile terminals, a) including a specific code in a text message at the WAP server of the wireless Internet network game system and transmitting the message to the message conversion server of the wireless internet network game system; b) converting the message invitation server into a game invitation message based on a specific code included in a text message and transmitting the same to a mobile terminal; c) accessing a Call Back URL based on the game invitation message; Game invitation method that includes The method of claim 11, The game invitation message is transmitted by a WAP push method, the game invitation method comprising a call back URL (Call Back URL) and a guidance message for the game. The method of claim 9, Before step c), Receiving the game invitation message and responding to the invitation message; And If the invitation is rejected, transmitting a rejection message to the mobile communication network; Game invitation method comprising a. The method of claim 11, Step c) i) accessing the Call Back URL after confirming the game installation and moving to the game room; ii) the game is not installed, moving to the download URL to download; And iii) after moving to the game room Game invitation method that includes more The method of claim 13, The game invitation message is a game invitation method, characterized in that the access address (Call Back URL) and the guidance message for the game.

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