KR20060105366A - Method and system for providing bonus in game service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a bonus in a game service, the method comprising: selecting a user to provide a special item (a); (B) providing the selected user with a special icon corresponding to the game in progress and mission information associated with the special icon; If the user successfully completes the mission, randomly setting one of the numbers in the preset range and providing the user with the number item having the set number; (D) receiving lottery entry request information of the user using the number item; And (e) performing a lottery draw and providing a preset bonus to the winning user. According to the present invention, even if the ranking or the score is not high, users of various floors can be provided with bonuses, and by introducing a lottery system in the bonus provision conditions, the factors of unexpectedness and suddenness are added to the bonus provision conditions to double the user's interest. There is an advantage to this.

Bonus, game, number, lottery

Description

Method and System for Providing Bonus in Game Service

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a bonus providing system in a game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the overall flow of the bonus providing method in the game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing the module configuration of an individual game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram showing the module configuration of the lottery management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating the operation of an individual game server for number item assignment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a lottery drawing and bonus providing process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing the field configuration of a lottery database according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a game service, and more particularly, to a method for providing a bonus in a game portal site that provides a plurality of games.

With the development of the Internet, game services provided online rather than packaged games are also rapidly developing. Such online games are provided in various forms such as role playing games (RPGs), shooting games, and borden games, and are more popular than general package games in that they can compete with other users instead of playing alone. .

In recent years, game services are generally provided in which one service provider provides various types of game services such as GoStop, poker, Go, block games, and so on. It is called.

Although users may play various games through the game portal site, some users may play only a specific game, and thus, users may use various types of game portal sites.

In the past, game portal sites provided bonuses based on the ranking or the score of each user of the game, but such a bonus providing method was beneficial only to the user who enjoys a specific game intensively, but a different benefit to the user who enjoys various games. There was no problem.

In particular, there has been no way to provide bonuses with substantial benefits to users who play games on a particular game portal site over a long period of time, and the conventional method of providing bonuses based on scores or rankings is a sudden accident. There was a lack of interesting elements.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention is to propose a method and system for providing a bonus in a game service that allows users of various layers to receive a bonus even if the ranking or score is not high.

Another object of the present invention is to propose a method and a system for providing a bonus in a game that can multiply the interest of a user by introducing a sudden element into a bonus providing condition.

It is still another object of the present invention to propose a bonus providing method and system in a game service different from the existing bonus providing method which provides a bonus when a certain condition is reached by introducing a lottery system in the bonus providing condition.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to one aspect of the invention, the step of selecting a user to provide a special item (a); (B) providing the selected user with a special icon corresponding to the game in progress and mission information associated with the special icon; If the user successfully completes the mission, randomly setting one of the numbers in the preset range and providing the user with the number item having the set number; (D) receiving lottery entry request information of the user using the number item; And (e) performing a lottery draw and providing a preset bonus to the winning user.

Step (a) may include extracting a list of users currently playing a game among users who are connected to the game server; And randomly selecting some of the users of the extracted list.

The special item is an item corresponding to each game type when there are a plurality of game servers, and the plurality of game servers independently generate special icons corresponding to each game, and are provided independently from each game server. The number item acquisition information is collectively stored in the user account database.

Step (d) may include extracting number item information of the user who requested the lottery entry; Generating a web page including the number item information held by the user and selecting and holding the number item and transmitting the same to the user; And receiving number selection information of the user.

The lottery lottery is to randomly select a number of a part of the number of the preset range, and the winner is determined by comparing the selected number with the number of the number item submitted by the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a plurality of game servers for providing a special item and a related mission to a randomly selected user, each providing a different type of game service; A game access server connecting the user to a server corresponding to a game service desired by the user among the plurality of game servers; And a lottery management server configured to receive and store lottery entry information of a user and select a winner through a lottery at a predetermined time interval, wherein each of the plurality of game servers has a mission associated with the special item by a user provided with the special item. Monitors whether the service is completed, and if the mission is completed, provides the user with a number item having a randomly set number, and the user requests a lottery application to the lottery management server by using the number information of the obtained number item. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the bonus providing method and system in the game service according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a bonus providing system in a game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for providing a bonus in a game service according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a game access server 100, a plurality of individual game servers 102, 104, and 106, a user account database 108, and a lottery ticket. Management server 110, lottery database 112, login server 114, and user client 116.

The present invention may be more effectively applied to a game portal site that provides a plurality of games, and in particular, may be more effectively applied to a casual portal game site that provides a variety of services such as go-stop, poker, and block games. In addition, although FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration in which a plurality of individual game servers 102, 104, and 106 are provided, the present invention may be applied to a single game service.

In FIG. 1, a user browser is installed with a web browser or a dedicated program capable of executing a game provided through the web. Typically, board games, block games, etc. are serviced through a web browser. In this case, the process of accessing the game access server 100 and receiving the corresponding game service is generally controlled by an ActiveX control.

For example, when the user client accesses the game access server 200, the ActiveX control installed in the client automatically obtains channel information of the game selected by the user and displays the channel information on the web browser.

Of course, a separate dedicated program is installed instead of the web browser, and the dedicated program may perform the above procedure.

The user client 116 may include not only a general PC but also a digital data processing device capable of communicating through a network such as a PDA, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, and the like, capable of driving a web browser application or a dedicated program.

The game access server 100 receives web connection request information from a user client and provides a web page that allows a user to access a desired game. The game access server 100 is a server for providing an initial access page in a portal game site. The web page provided by the game access server includes interface buttons for accessing various games such as gostop, poker, and block game.

The game access server 100 receives game information requested by the user through the provided web page, and allows the user client to access the server of the requested game. For example, if the first individual game server 102 is a server providing a high-stop game and the user requests a high-stop game, the game connection server 100 responds to the request information of the user and the first individual game server 102. Is provided to the user client 116 to allow the user client to access the requested game server.

When the user accesses the game access server or requests access to a specific game server, the game access server 100 may determine whether the user is a logged-in user. The game access server 100 provides a login page for the user to log in through the login server 114 when the user's request information does not include a login cookie.

The login server 114 determines whether the ID and password input by the user through the login page match the registered ID and password and authenticates the user.

The individual game servers 100, 102, and 104 are servers that provide respective individual games, such as GoStop and Poker. According to the present invention, the individual game server 100, 102, 104 provides a special item suitable for the type of game to the user during the game. For example, if an individual game server is a server that provides block games such as Tetris, the individual game server may provide special blocks to the user who is playing, and the individual game server may be a server that provides board games such as GoStop or Poker. If so, the individual game server provides a special card.

In addition, the individual game server provides the special item, and provides the user with mission information about the special item and monitors whether the user completes the mission for the special item. For example, an individual game server can accurately match the special blocks provided in a block game, set it as a mission to win the game, and monitor whether it completes that mission.

When a user completes a set mission, the individual game server provides a number item to that user. The number item is, for example, an item in which any one of numbers from 1 to 45 is set, and is an item that can be used for lottery entry.

In the related art, a service for providing special items and missions during a game has been provided, but when a mission is completed, no special bonus is provided except for adding points during the game. Therefore, according to the related art, even if a user completes a mission for a special item, the user can easily win the game but is not given a bonus after the game. In addition, although a bonus may be given after the game in proportion to game time or game ranking, such a bonus does not have a significant effect on inducing user interest.

However, according to the present invention, when a mission for a special item is completed, a number item having a set number is provided, and the provided item is used as a number for entering the lottery. For example, if there are 45 numbers and 6 numbers are set to apply for the lottery, the user can apply for the lottery after obtaining 6 number items and receive a bonus according to the result of the lottery drawing.

If you complete a mission for a special item provided during the game, you can improve your expectations for special items by providing a number item, which is a means of receiving bonuses. Rather, it is possible to apply for the lottery by using it, which has the advantage of doubling the user's interest than providing a bonus by game score or ranking.

The user account database 108 stores game related information such as user's access information and game ranking, and additionally stores number item information acquired by the user in connection with the present invention. When the user acquires the number item through the individual game, the individual game server stores the number item information obtained by the user in the user account database.

The lottery management server 110 receives lottery application request information from a user who has obtained a number item for lottery, and draws a lottery at a predetermined time interval and provides a bonus to the winner.

The lottery database 112 stores lottery entry information of the user. The lottery management server generates the winning user information using the information stored in the lottery database after the lottery draw.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the overall flow of the bonus providing method in the game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, a special item is generated in an individual game server (step 200). Special items may be generated at random times or at predetermined time intervals.

The created special item is provided to a selected portion of users in the game (step 202). Along with the special item, mission information related to the special item is also provided. As described above, the special item is an item corresponding to each individual game, which may be a special block in the case of a block game, or a special card in the case of a poker game.

It is monitored whether the user completes the mission for the user provided with the special item (step 204).

When the user completes the mission associated with the special item, the user is provided with a randomly numbered number item (step 206). The more the user plays the game, the more the number of special items will be provided, and if the mission is successfully completed in a plurality, the user may obtain a plurality of item items.

If the user acquires a number of items more than a preset number, the lottery can be entered. As in the above example, if the number up to 45 is set and six numbers can be selected, the user can apply for the lottery by collecting six or more number items.

A user who has obtained a number of items having a preset number or more enters the lottery using the obtained number item, and the lottery management server receives the lottery entry request information of the user (step 208).

The lottery management server, which has received the user's lottery entry request information, stores the user's lottery entry information and performs a lottery drawing procedure at a predetermined time interval or when there is a specific event (step 210). For example, the lottery management server may draw a lottery ticket every week.

After the lottery draw, the lottery management server extracts the winner and the winner is provided with a pre-promised bonus (step 212).

3 is a block diagram showing the module configuration of an individual game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, an individual game server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user selection module 300, a special item generating module 302, a mission completion determination module 304, and a number item providing module 306. can do.

As described above, the individual game server is a server providing various types of game services provided through the game portal site, and FIG. 3 shows only the module configuration necessary for providing bonuses according to the present invention, and provides individual game services. Modules required for this are omitted.

The user selection module 300 functions to select a user to provide a special item among the users who are playing the game. The individual game server manages user information currently connected, extracts user list information in game among users connected, and selects a user to provide a special item among the users in the extracted list. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user selection module 300 selects a user who will provide a special item in a random manner among the users who are playing the game.

The special item generation module 302 functions to provide a special item to a user selected by the user selection module 300. Typically, a plurality of game rooms are formed in individual game servers, and individual game services are provided in each room. The special item providing module 302 determines the game room to which the user selected by the user selection module 300 belongs, and the corresponding room. Allows the creation of special items in the game provided by. In addition, the special item generation module 302 provides a special item and a mission related thereto. As described above, the special items may be provided in various forms according to individual games, and the mission related to the special items may also be provided in various forms.

The mission completion determination module 304 determines whether a user who has received a special item completes a given mission. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mission completion determination module 304 analyzes game data of a user who has received a special item to determine whether the corresponding mission is completed. For example, if the user's mission provided with the special item in the block game is to clear the stage provided with the special item, the mission completion determination module 304 monitors the game result data of the user and outputs the stage clear information. Determine whether the mission is completed or not. The mission completion determination module 304 returns a preset output value according to the mission result, and the return value of the mission completion determination module is provided to the number item providing module 306.

The number item providing module 306 provides the item with the number set to the user when the mission completion determination module 304 returns an output value corresponding to the mission completion. The number set for the number item is preferably determined randomly. The number item providing module 306 provides the number item information assigned to the user to the user account database, and the user account database stores the information.

4 is a diagram showing the module configuration of the lottery management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lottery management server according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a lottery entry request processing module 400, a lottery lottery module 402, and a winner selection module 404.

The lottery entry request processing module 400 provides a user with a web page for applying for lottery, and receives lottery entry information from the user and stores the information in a database. When the lottery system is operated like Lotto 6/45, if the user acquires 6 or more number items, the user can apply for the lottery, and the lottery entry request information processing module displays the number information of the number item used by the user for lottery entry. Store in the database. If the user has more than six numbered items, he or she may select some of the numbered items to enter the lottery, and if he has more than 12 numbered items, he may enter more than one lottery. .

The lottery lottery module 402 functions to determine a predetermined number of lottery ticket numbers at preset time intervals. The lottery winning number is preferably determined randomly. When the lottery system is operated, such as lotto 6/45, the lottery lottery module 402 selects six numbers randomly out of 45 numbers.

The winner selection module 404 compares the winning number information output from the lottery lottery module 402 with the lottery entry information stored in the database to select a winner. Like the lotto 6/45, the winner selection module 404 may select a winner by dividing the winning ranking, such as the user who matched all six numbers, the user who matched five numbers.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an individual game server for assigning a number item according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, an individual game server extracts a list of users currently playing a game (step 500). Each game server manages user information currently being accessed, and among them, extracts a list of users who are currently playing a game. The state information of the currently connected user is stored in the database of the individual game server, and the list of users currently playing the game may be extracted using the state information.

After extracting the list of in-game users, individual game servers randomly select some of the extracted users (step 502).

The individual game server generates and provides a special item corresponding to the game in the game to the selected users, and also provides mission information related to the special item (step 504). Mission information is displayed on the game screen.

For the user who received the special item, the individual game server monitors whether the mission is successfully completed (step 506). As described above, the output value of the game result data of the user may be monitored to determine whether the mission is completed.

If the user successfully completes the mission associated with the special item, the individual game server randomly sets a number (step 508). The setting of the number may be performed using a general random function.

After the random number setting is performed, the individual game server displays the number item acquisition information having the set number on the game screen so that the user can see the number obtained by the user (step 510).

The individual game server directly accesses the user account database or requests the user account database to update the user's number item acquisition information through the game access server (step 512).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a lottery drawing and a bonus providing process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the lottery management server first receives access request information from a user (step 600). Receiving the access request information from the user, the lottery management server extracts number item information held by the user who requested access to the lottery management server through communication with the account information database or the lottery database (step 602).

After confirming the item possessed by the user, the lottery management server generates a web page for requesting lottery entry and provides it to the user (step 604). It is preferable that a web page provided to the user displays number item information possessed by the user, and an interface for allowing the user to select the displayed item and apply for the lottery.

When the user selects all or part of the displayed number items to request lottery entry, the user's number item selection information is transmitted to the lottery management server (step 606).

The user's number selection information is stored in the lottery database (step 608).

7 is a diagram illustrating a field configuration of a lottery database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the lottery database includes a user ID field 700, a retention number field 702, and a number selection information field. 704 and the lottery entry field 706.

In the user ID field 700, ID information of the user who applied for the lottery or obtained the number item is recorded.

The reserved number field 702 records the number information obtained by the user through the individual game. Retention number information is stored only in the user account database and may not be stored separately in the lottery database. When the lottery management server provides the lottery entry web page to the user, the lottery management server uses the possession number field information of the lottery database or the possession number field information of the user account database to include the number item information held by the user in the web page.

In the number selection information field 704, the number information selected by the user at the time of lottery entry is recorded. The information stored in the number selection information field 704 is used to determine the winner after the lottery draw.

In the lottery entry field 706, information about whether the user applied for the lottery is recorded. For example, '1' is recorded for the user who applied for the lottery, and '0' is recorded for the user who did not apply for the lottery.

The lottery right server performs the drawing at predetermined time intervals (step 610). As described above, the lottery may be performed in a manner of randomly selecting 6 numbers out of 45 numbers, such as the lottery lottery.

The lottery management server uses the information in the number selection information field of the lottery management database to select a winner by extracting a user who partially or completely matches the selected number (step 612).

The selected winner is provided with a pre-promised bonus (step 614). For example, if the pre-promised bonus is a game money, the game money information of the user is updated in the user account database.

As described above, according to the method and system for providing a bonus in the game service according to the present invention, even if the ranking or the score is not high, there is an advantage that the user of various layers can be provided with the bonus.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage that the interest of the user can be doubled by introducing the elements of unexpected and unexpected in the bonus providing conditions by introducing a lottery system in the bonus providing conditions.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

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(A) selecting a user to provide the special item; (B) providing the selected user with a special icon corresponding to the game in progress and mission information associated with the special icon; If the user successfully completes the mission, randomly setting one of the numbers in the preset range and providing the user with the number item having the set number; And (D) receiving lottery entry request information of the user using the number item; And (E) performing a lottery draw and providing a preset bonus to the winning user. The method of claim 1, Step (a) may include extracting a list of users currently playing a game among users who are connected to the game server; And And randomly selecting a part of users of the extracted list. The method of claim 1, The special item is an item corresponding to each game type when there are a plurality of game servers. The plurality of game servers independently generate a special icon corresponding to each game, the number item acquisition information provided independently from each game server is stored in the user account database collectively bonus in game services How to Provide. The method of claim 1, Step (d) may include extracting number item information of the user who requested the lottery entry; Generating a web page including the number item information held by the user and selecting and holding the number item and transmitting the same to the user; And Receiving a number selection information of the user comprising the step of providing a bonus in a game service. The method of claim 1, The lottery lottery is to randomly select a number of the number of the number of the predetermined range, the bonus providing method in the game service, characterized in that the winner is determined by comparing the number of the selected number item with the selected number. . A plurality of game servers providing special items to the randomly selected users and missions related thereto and providing different types of game services; A game access server connecting the user to a server corresponding to a game service desired by the user among the plurality of game servers; Including a lottery management server for receiving and storing the lottery entry information of the user and selecting a winner through a lottery at a predetermined time interval, Each of the plurality of game servers monitors whether the user provided with the special item completes the mission associated with the special item, and provides the user with a number item having a randomly generated number when the mission is completed. And a user requests a lottery entry to the lottery management server by using the number information of the obtained number item. The method of claim 6, Each of the plurality of game servers And extracting a list of users who are currently playing a game from among users who are currently connected to the game, and providing the special item to a part of a user who is randomly selected from the users of the list. The method of claim 6, The special item is a bonus providing system in the game service, characterized in that the item corresponding to each game type provided by a plurality of game servers. The method of claim 6, And each of the plurality of game servers stores the number item acquisition information of a specific user in a user account database. The method of claim 6, The lottery management server, In response to the request for lottery entry, the user extracts the number item information possessed by the requesting user, and provides the user with a web page for selecting the number to enter the lottery using the number item included in the retained number item information. A lottery entry request information processing module for storing the number selection information input from the user; A lottery lottery module for performing a lottery lottery at a preset time interval; And And a winner selection module for selecting a winner by comparing the number selected by the lottery with the number selected by the user when the lottery is applied.

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