KR20060131376A - Game client system and game service providing method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A game client system and a game service offering method using the same are provided to remove need for replacing a game client for each game execution and offer a uniform service to a user without respect to game kinds by executing each game service with one game loader. Each game executer(200) is respectively matched with each game service and performs a unique process of the game. The game loader(300) offers the game service to the user together with the game executor by selecting and loading the game executor for the game selected from the user among the game executors, and performing the game process excluding the unique process executed in the game executor. The game executor requests game data to the game loader in case that game data is needed for offering the game service. The game loader obtains the requested game data from a game server(420) and transfers the obtained game data to the game executor. The game executor and the game loader are independently operated.

Description

GAME CLIENT SYSTEM AND GAME SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD USING THE SAME}

1 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a configuration of a game client / server system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the game execution unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a game loading unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a configuration of a game loading unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 shows an example of an execution screen of a game client system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a configuration of an initial step in the method of providing a game service according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a configuration of an execution step and an end step of a game service providing method according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a communication route setting method between a game execution unit and a game loading unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a configuration of a data management method in a game service providing method according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a game client system and a game service providing method using the same.

In general, a game client is mounted on a user terminal and connected to a game server and a web server through a network to play a game on the user terminal.

The game client includes a game execution module for executing the game and a communication module for downloading game data in communication with the game server.

The game execution module may be written in various development environments in various programming languages according to the developer. Some of the game execution modules may not support network-related functions for network communication between the game client and the game server. In this case, conventionally, there was a need to newly devise a communication module for network communication of the game execution module.

Therefore, even if a game execution module is written in any programming language or in any development environment, development of a game client capable of performing a corresponding game service through a network communication with a server is required.

In addition, the conventional game client has a problem in that when developing a game client, a communication module as well as a game execution module that is responsible for executing the specific game must be developed together.

By the way, if there is a communication module compatible with any game execution module, it is advantageous because only the game execution module needs to be developed during game client development.

Accordingly, there is a demand for development of a game client including a communication module compatible with a game execution module developed for executing a specific game.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above problems is a game client system including a game execution unit for providing a game service, a game loading unit that supports the game execution unit and operates in a process independent of the game execution unit; It is to provide a game service providing method used.

Game client system according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is connected to the network with the server, and communicates with the server to provide one or more game services, respectively corresponding to the game service, and the unique process for the game By selecting and loading a game executor that performs a unique process for a game selected by the user from one or more game executors and one or more game executors to perform, and performing a game process except for the unique process executed by the game executor, It includes a game loading unit for providing a game service to the user along with the execution unit. The game executing unit requests game data from the game loading unit when predetermined game data is needed to provide a game service. The game loading unit obtains the requested game data from the server in response to the game data request of the game execution unit, and delivers the requested game data to the game execution unit. In the game client system, the game execution unit and the game loading unit operate independently of each other.

The game service providing method according to another aspect of the present invention provides one or more predetermined game services by using a game client system connected to a network through a server and including one or more game execution units and a game loading unit. The method of providing a game service includes selecting and loading a game executor that provides the game service from one or more game executors that operate independently from a game loader, and the game executor provides game data necessary to perform a game service. Requesting the game loading unit, the game loading unit receiving the game data requested by the game executing unit from the server in response to a request of the game executing unit and providing the game data to the game executing unit, and the game executing unit requested by the game loading unit. Receiving data, and performing a game service using the received requested game data.

Hereinafter, a game client system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

1 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a configuration of a game client / server system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game client / server system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a server system 400 connected through a network to the game client system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. do.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the server system 400 provides predetermined game data and / or user information to the game client system 100, and when the user selects and executes a specific game, the game client The system 100 is not limited so long as it can provide game data and / or user information about the game. In general, server system 400 includes a web server 410 and a game server 420.

In the present invention, 'game data' refers to data necessary for performing a game service selected by the user, and 'user information' refers to information inputted by the user in the game service selected by the user or acquired by the user for playing the game. Specifically, the user's ID, password, level, user's game point, user's item, user's game play time, user's final play area, etc. Contains information. Game data and user information are stored in the server system 400 to correspond to each game service.

The web server 410 connects to the game client system 100 through a network, and performs an interface function of allowing the connected user to select a predetermined game service.

The game server 420 performs a function of providing a user with a predetermined game service selected by the user through the web server 410.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the server system 400 is not particularly limited as long as it can provide the game client system 100 with game data and / or user information required by the request of the game client system 100. Detailed description of the server system 400 will be omitted in the specification of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the game client system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The game client system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes at least one game execution unit 200 and a game loading unit 300.

The game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 operate in separate and independent processes, respectively. Therefore, the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 may be produced in different program languages.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the game execution unit 200 respectively corresponds to a predetermined game service, and performs a unique process for the corresponding game.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the game loading unit 300 selects and loads the game execution unit 200 performing a unique process for the game selected by the user from one or more game execution units 200, and executes the game. The game service is provided to the user together with the game execution unit 200 by performing the game process except for the unique process executed in the unit 200.

That is, in the first embodiment of the present invention, of the game process for providing the game service selected by the user, the process specific to the individual game is performed by the game execution unit 200, and the game process except for the unique process is game loading. By performing in the unit 300, the game service is provided to the user.

Hereinafter, the game execution unit 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the game execution unit 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The game execution unit 200 includes a game execution module 210, a process information 220, a game information 230, and a communication module 240.

The game execution module 210 performs a unique process for performing the game service. This unique process may include processing of game data and user information according to the game logic of the game. In addition, the game execution module 210 requests the game loading unit 300 for necessary game data and / or user information when predetermined game data and / or user information is needed during the execution of the corresponding game service.

The process information 220 is information on a process for providing a game service, and is used for forming a communication route together with the process information 360 of the game loading unit 300.

The game information 230 is information about a game service provided by the game execution unit 200, and may include a game name and the like. In the first embodiment of the present invention, since the game execution unit 200 selected and loaded from the plurality of game execution units 200 provides a game service in cooperation with one game loading unit 300, the game execution unit 200 includes game information 230 that can be recognized by the game loading unit 300.

In detail, when the user selects a specific game service, the game loading unit 300 searches for the game execution unit 200 corresponding to the game using the game information 230.

The communication module 240 forms a communication route with the game loading unit 300, receives game data and / or user information from the game loading unit 300, and transmits a game performance result to the game loading unit 300. .

Hereinafter, the game loading unit 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the game loading unit 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The game loading unit 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a data mediation module 310, a common process module 320, a data storage module 330, a user database 340, and an additional function module 350. , Process information 360, and communication module 370.

The data mediation module 310 receives a game data request from the game execution unit 200, retrieves and obtains the requested game data, and transmits the received game data to the game execution unit 200 to transmit the game service to the game execution unit 200. Support performance.

In detail, the data mediation module 310 requests and receives the game data requested from the game execution unit 200 to the server system 400 and provides the received game data to the game execution unit 200.

On the other hand, if the game data requested from the game execution unit 200 is the game execution data that is the minimum data necessary for the initial execution of the game, the data mediation module 310, the game execution data is stored in the user database 340 If the game execution data is present in the user database 340, the game execution data is transmitted to the game execution unit 200. At this time, if the game execution data is not in the user database 340, the game system data is requested to the server system 400.

The common process module 320 provides processes that are commonly required to perform a corresponding game service but are not provided by each game execution unit 200. Here, the data mediation process provided by the data mediation module 310 is excluded. In order to perform the corresponding game service as described above, processes that are not commonly executed in each game execution unit 200 are referred to as "common processes".

 These common processes include a user authentication process for each game service, a user avatar for a user, a process of receiving game information from a server in the case of a game service supporting multiplayer, and providing a predetermined game selection interface to the user. The process of sending a user's specific game selection information to the server when the user selects a specific game, receiving channel information about the game from the server, and providing the user with a predetermined game channel selection interface. When the user selects, the process of moving the user to the waiting room corresponding to the selected game channel, sending the user's specific game channel selection information to the server, receiving the game room information for the game channel from the server, and providing the user, User playing a game in the waiting room When selecting a room or creating a game room, the method may include a process of transmitting the user's game room selection information or game room creation information to the server, and finding and loading the game execution unit 200 corresponding to the corresponding game.

The above examples are only a few examples of possible common processes, and all processes commonly requested for the performance of each game service may be included in the common process. Even in the processes provided by the common process module 320, the game execution unit 200 may be configured to provide the corresponding process in the individual game execution unit 200. In this case, the process is provided by the game execution unit 200 rather than the common process module 320.

The data storage module 330 receives game data and / or user information requested to the server system 400 by the data mediation module 310 and stores the game data and / or user information until the game data is transmitted to the game execution unit 200.

The user database 340 stores game execution data and / or user information for the initial execution of game services provided by the plurality of game execution units 200 for each game, and requests from the game execution unit 200 are requested. If present, the game execution data or user information is transmitted to the game execution unit 200.

Meanwhile, the game execution data and / or user information stored in the user database 340 may be updated by changing the game execution data of the server system 400 or the user information according to the game execution result of the user.

When storing game execution data and / or user information in the user database 340 as in the first embodiment of the present invention, the game execution data and / or user information is stored in the server system for initial execution of the corresponding game service. There is no need to receive from 400, the time for providing game services to the user is shortened.

The additional function module 350 provides additional functions except for the support of each game execution unit 200 and directly provides the corresponding additional functions to the user.

These additional functions may include functions that are difficult to implement in the game execution unit 200. Specifically, the additional functions may include item selling, cyber money charging, web chatting, or web music broadcasting. These additional functions are provided independently of the provision of the game service by the game execution unit 200.

The process information 360 is information about a process for supporting the game execution unit 200, and is used for forming a communication route together with the process information 220 of the game execution unit 200.

The communication module 370 forms a communication route with the game execution unit 200. In detail, the communication module 370 of the game loading unit 300 is connected to the communication module 240 of the game execution unit 200 to form a communication route.

The communication method between the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 is not particularly limited, and thus a general communication method may be used. Specifically, an inter process communication (IPC) scheme provided by an operating system of a terminal on which a client system of the present invention is mounted may be used. In addition, it may be configured to open a socket between the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 to perform TCP / IP network communication. In the first embodiment of the present invention, WM_COPYDATA, which is one of the inter-process data transmission methods provided by Microsoft's window, is used in the IPC implementation. The concrete formation method of such a communication route is mentioned later.

As described above, in the game client system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a game execution unit 200 and a game loading unit 300 operating independently of each other cooperate with each other to provide a predetermined game service to a user. to provide.

Specifically, when the game selected by the user is a single game that does not interact with other users through the network, the game loading unit 300 provides a predetermined game selection menu to the user through the common process module 320, and the user In the case of selecting a specific game, the game execution unit 200 corresponding to the selected game is executed to provide the selected game service to the user. On the other hand, if the game selected by the user is a multi-games played in exchange with other users through the network game loading unit 300 provides a predetermined game selection menu to the user through the common process module 320, the user If a specific game is selected, a channel selection menu for executing the selected game is provided. If the user selects a channel, the user enters the waiting room. If the user wants to play the game, the game execution unit corresponding to the game is provided. The 200 is loaded to provide the selected game service to the user.

Hereinafter, the game client system 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

The game client system 100 according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a data management function that allows the game loading unit 300 to manage reception of game data from a server, and a format of the received data. The configuration is similar to that of the game client system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, except that it includes a data conversion function for converting to a format suitable for processing in step 200). Therefore, the following description will focus on the game loading unit 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the game loading unit 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The game loading unit 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention may include a data mediation module 310, a data manager 380, a data conversion module 390, a data storage module 330, a common process module 320, A user database 340, an add-on module 350, process information 360, and a communication module 370. Here, since the other configurations except for the data manager 380 and the data conversion module 390 are similar to those of the game loading unit 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The data manager 380 controls the download of game data necessary for performing the game service in the game execution unit 200.

In general, since the amount of game execution data required for the initial execution of the game is larger than the amount of game data required during the game, the data manager 300 operates in two ways according to each stage of the initial execution of the game and the progress of the game. do.

First, in the initial execution phase of the game service, the data manager 380 searches whether the game execution data and / or user information corresponding to the game selected by the user is stored in the user database 340. In this case, when game execution data and / or user information corresponding to a game selected by the user is not stored in the user database 340, the data manager 380 may provide game execution data necessary for execution of the corresponding game service. It receives from the server system 400 to induce execution of the game service. In this case, the data manager 380 may add the received game execution data to the user database 340. Specifically, the data manager 380 accesses the server system 400, downloads a game execution data list for the corresponding game service, and uses the downloaded game execution data list to provide necessary game execution data to the server system 400. Receives from and induces the execution of the game service. In this case, the data manager 380 may add game execution data and / or user information corresponding to the stored game service to the user database 340.

Next, in the progress of the game service, the data manager 380 predicts the game data to be requested from the game execution unit 200 from the progress information of the corresponding game service of the user and receives from the server system 400 to store the data storage module. Save to 330. Specifically, when a user achieves a specific environment change condition within the game service (specifically, moves to a specific region), the game data list required for the new environment to be changed and performed is downloaded from the server system 400, Game data is received from the server system 400 using the downloaded game data list and stored in the data storage module 330.

For example, the server system 400 stores a game data list listing game data necessary for moving through a predetermined chapter or a predetermined region of the game. If the user wishes to advance a certain chapter or section of the game (i.e., to achieve a particular environmental change condition), the data manager 380 corresponds to the chapter or section stored in the server system 400. The game data list is downloaded, and the game data in the downloaded game data list is received in advance from the server system 400 and stored in the data storage module 330. Thereafter, when there is a request for game data from the game execution unit 200, the data storage module 330 is searched and immediately provided to the game execution unit 200 when the requested game data is game data stored therein. When the necessary game data is stored in advance, the game execution unit 200 can immediately respond to the request, thereby improving the game progress speed.

The data conversion module 390 processes the game data and / or user information received from the server system 400 through the game loading unit 300 and converts the game data and / or user information into data suitable for processing of the game execution unit 200. In particular, such data conversion module 220 is game data received when the format of game data and / or user information received from server system 400 is a data format that cannot be recognized by the game execution module 210. And / or convert the format of the user information into a data format that can be processed by the game execution unit 200. Meanwhile, the data conversion module 390 processes the game data or user information received from the game execution unit 200 and converts the game data or user information into data suitable for the server system 400.

Looking at the execution of the game client system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention from the user's point of view as follows.

The user executes the game loading unit 300 to perform a game service. Execution of the game loading unit 300 is automatically performed when a user connects from a web server 410 that provides a predetermined service and receives a game service, or the user does not access the web server 410. The game loading unit 300 is downloaded and installed in the terminal system of the direct execution.

5 illustrates an example of a user interface displayed on a user terminal when the user executes the game loading unit 300.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the user executes the game loading unit 300, the game loading unit 300 provides the game loading unit display 610 to the user.

The game loading unit display 610 may include a selection unit 620 for providing a game service selection to a user and a game execution unit display 630 on which the game execution unit 200 is executed.

The selector 620 shows a game selection interface provided to the user by using the game data received from the server system 400 by the game loading unit 300.

When the user selects a specific game service through the selector 620, the game loading unit 300 executes the game executor 200 corresponding to the corresponding game service to the user through the game executor display 630. Provide the corresponding game service.

As such, while the user is provided with a specific game service through the game execution unit 200, the frame screen of the selection unit 620 and the game loading unit display 610 in the user's terminal screen may not be displayed according to the user's selection. have.

Hereinafter, a game service providing method using a game client system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

The game service providing method using the game client system according to the third embodiment of the present invention generally includes an initial execution step (game loading step), a progress step, and an end step.

6 is a flowchart schematically showing a configuration of an initial execution step of a game service providing method using a game client system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a configuration of an advancing and terminating step of a game service providing method using a game client system according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, an initial execution step will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

When the user executes the game loading unit 300 (S100), the game loading unit 300 receives game information about games that can be serviced from the server system 400 and provides a game selection interface to the user (S200). ).

The game loading unit 300 may be executed through the web server 410 or by executing the game loading unit 300 downloaded and installed in the user's terminal system. While the game loading unit 300 is executed, a procedure such as user authentication may be performed by checking a user ID and password, etc., but a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the specification of the present invention.

When the user selects a specific game service through the game selection interface, the game loading unit 300 selects the game execution unit 200 that performs the selected game service (S300). In this case, the game loading unit 300 searches for game information 230 of the game execution unit 200 to identify and select the game execution unit 200 corresponding to the selected game.

In addition, the game loading unit 300 initializes the game loading unit 300 to perform the corresponding game service using game information corresponding to the selected game service (S400).

Thereafter, the game loading unit 300 obtains user information on the corresponding game service from the server system 400 or the user database 340 (S500).

This user information includes information required for the initial execution of the game service, such as the user's ID, password, level, user's game point, user's item, user's game play time, and user's final play area in the game service. It includes. Specifically, when the user wants to start the game in a predetermined region in the game, the user includes map information about the region. Such information can be obtained from a save file or the like obtained by the user during the game service.

The game loading unit 300 analyzes the received user information and requests and receives game execution data necessary for the execution of the corresponding game service from the server system 400 and stores the received (S600). The reception of such game execution data may be performed at the same time as the user information obtaining step s500. If game play data and / or user information is pre-stored in the user database 340, it is not necessary to receive game play data and / or user information from the server system 400.

On the other hand, if the game execution unit 300 corresponding to the selected game service is selected, the game execution unit is initialized (s700), and forms a communication route with the game loading unit 200, the game loading unit 200 is a game execution unit ( 200) (S800).

When the game loading unit 300 loads the game executing unit 20, the game executing unit 200 receives game execution data and / or user information for executing the corresponding game service from the game loading unit 300, The game service is executed using the received game execution data and / or user information and provided to the user (s900).

Meanwhile, an initial stage (game loading step) of the game service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the relationship between the game loading unit 300 and the server 400.

When the user drives the game loading unit 300, the game loading unit 300 receives one or more game information corresponding to one or more game services provided from the server 400, and uses the received game information. Gives you a game selection interface. When the user selects a specific game in the provided game selection interface, the game loading unit 300 transmits the game selection information of the user to the server 400, receives game channel information on the selected game from the server 400, The game channel selection interface is provided to the user by using the received game channel information. When the user selects a specific game channel from the provided game channel selection interface, the game loading unit 300 moves the user to a predetermined game waiting room corresponding to the game channel, and transmits the user's game channel selection information to the server 400. It transmits, receives game room information on the selected game channel from the server 400, and provides the game room selection interface to the user using the received game room information. When the user selects a specific game room from the provided game room selection interface or the user opens a new game room for himself, the game loading unit 300 opens the user's game room selection information or a game room on the server 400. Information is transmitted and the game execution unit 200 corresponding to the game is found and loaded.

Next, the progress step and the end step will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

If predetermined game data is additionally required while the game service is in progress, the game execution unit 200 requests the game data from the game loading unit 300 (S1100). The game loading unit 300 receives the requested game data from the server system 400 and provides it to the game execution unit 300 (S1200).

Meanwhile, even when there is no game data request from the game executor 200, the game loading unit 300 analyzes the performance state of the user's game service to predict game data to be requested from the game executor 200, and predicts The method may further include receiving game data from the server system 400 in advance. In this case, the game loading unit 300 may deliver the requested game data to the game execution unit 200 without having to communicate with the server system 400 when there is a request for the game data from the game execution unit 200. It will provide a faster game service.

In more detail, the game loading unit 300 analyzes user information, acquires information such as a user's in-game position and a user's performance mission (quest) in a corresponding game service, and then checks the user's periphery of the in-game position. The game data for the next step in the local information or the user's performance mission (quest) is predicted as game data necessary for the performance of the game service (S1300). Thereafter, the game loading unit 300 receives the predicted game data from the server system 400 (s1400). Such necessary game data prediction and data reception may be performed in real time or periodically according to the user's game progress. In this case, when a game data request is received from the game execution unit 200 (s1500), the game loading unit 300 compares the previously received game data with the requested game data (s1600), and the requested game data is a game. If previously received and stored in the loading unit 300, the stored game data is transmitted to the game execution unit 200 (s1700). If the requested game data is not stored in the game loading unit 300, the requested game data is received from the server system 400 and transmitted to the game execution unit 200.

When the user ends the game service, the game execution unit 200 stores the game data and user information changed as a result of the user's game execution in the user database 340 of the game loading unit 300, or loads the game. The transmission is stored to the server system 400 through the unit 300 (s1800). The result of the user's game play may be data that needs to be stored when the game is played. Specifically, when the game is a role playing game, the progress of the story of the user's game, the region information of the user's game, and the user's game Ranking information, item information, and the like. As the data including this information, a specific save file of the game may be mentioned.

The game loading unit 300 or the server system 400 stores the corresponding game performance result of the user for each game, and updates previously stored game data and / or user information using the game performance result (S1900).

The game service providing method using the game client system according to the third embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the order of the above-described method, and may be executed in a different order as necessary.

On the other hand, a user may wish to play another game while playing a specific game. As described above, operations of the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 when the user selects another game service while the predetermined game service is in progress are as follows.

First, when the user selects a different game service, the game loading unit 300 releases a predetermined communication route with the game execution unit 200 corresponding to the game in progress, and is already in progress in the game loading unit 300. Remove data about game services. Next, the game loading unit 300 is initialized using game information about a game newly selected by the user, and game execution data and user information about a game selected from the user database 340 or the server system 400 are initialized. Receive and provide the game service to the user. Since the detailed operations of the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 are similar to the operations S300 to S900 described above, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a method of setting a communication route between the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

8 is a flowchart briefly illustrating a communication route setting method between the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the game loading unit 300 selects the game execution unit 200 corresponding to the selected game service, the game execution unit 200 is initialized and executed (s710).

When the game execution unit 200 is executed, the game execution unit 200 searches for the game loading unit 300 (s720) and transmits process information of the game execution unit 200 to the game loading unit 300 ( s730).

When the game loading unit 300 receives the process information from the game execution unit 200, the game loading unit 300 transmits the acknowledgment and the process information of the game loading unit 300 to the game execution unit 200 (S740).

When the game execution unit 200 receives the acknowledgment from the game loading unit 300 and the process information of the game loading unit 300, the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 form a communication route. The game loading unit 300 loads the game execution unit 200 (s800). The method for establishing a communication route according to the second embodiment of the present invention is similarly implemented in one embodiment of the procedure using the IPC or in the case of not using the IPC.

Hereinafter, a game service providing method according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 9.

The game service providing method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is similar to the game service providing method according to the third embodiment of the present invention except that the game data reception is managed using the data manager 380. Hereinafter, the data reception method using the data manager 380 will be described.

9 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a configuration of a data management method in a game service providing method according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As can be seen in FIG. 9, when the data manager 380 is driven by the execution of the game loading unit 300 (s2100), the data manager 380 stores the game data list preset and stored in the server system 400. Receive (s2200). The game data list includes a game execution data list at the beginning of execution of the game and a game data list of the progress stage of the game.

Next, the data manager 380 receives game data from the server system 400 using the received game data list (S2300). The reception of game data on the game data list is performed independently from the game execution unit 200 providing a corresponding game service to a user. In addition, the reception of game data on the game data list may be performed simultaneously with the reception of the requested game data from the game execution unit 200 or as long as it does not interfere with the reception of the requested game data.

On the other hand, the data manager 380 lists the received game data (s2400). The game data listed in this way includes not only the game data received using the game data list but also the game data received by the request of the game execution unit 200.

When the game data request is received from the game execution unit 200 during the operation of the data manager 380 as described above (s2500), the data manager 380 compares the requested game data with the created game data list, and requests the requested game data. It is determined whether is in the created game data list (S2600).

If the requested game data is in the created game data list, the data manager 380 transmits the game data to the game execution unit 200 (s2700).

If the requested game data is not in the created game data list, the data manager 380 receives and stores the game data from the server 200 and transmits the game data to the game execution unit 200 (s2800). At this time, the request of the game data to the server 200 is processed in priority over the request of the other game data.

At this time, if the format of the game data received from the server system 400 is different from the data format that can be processed by the game execution unit 200, the game loading unit 300 is the format of the game execution data received from the server system 400 To the data format that can be processed by the game execution unit 200.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various other changes and modifications are possible.

In the game client system and the game service providing method using the game client system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 constituting the game client system 100 may each independently have different processes. It works.

Therefore, even if the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 are written in different program languages, respectively, the data received from the server system 400 is transmitted through the game loading unit 300 to the game execution unit 200. Data that is converted into a data format suitable for the game execution unit 200 and transmitted to the server system 400 from the game execution unit 200 is also suitable for the server system 400 through the game loading unit 300 It may be converted into a form and transmitted to the server system 400.

In addition, in the game client providing method and the game service providing method using the game client system according to an embodiment of the present invention, one game loading unit 300 cooperates with a plurality of game execution units 200 to perform a game service.

Therefore, even if the user wants to play a plurality of games, the user performs each game service using only one game loading unit, so there is no need to replace the game client for each game execution, It is possible to provide a unified service to a user regardless.

In addition, in the game client system according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 operate independently in different processes, the game execution unit 200 for performing a predetermined game service. When developing, you can develop without being bound by the programming language or other development environment.

In addition, by allowing the game loading unit 300 to execute a common process part for performing a game service, the game execution unit 200 may be designed to be responsible only for a process for performing a corresponding game service. Therefore, it is possible to implement the game execution unit 200 with a small capacity. Even if it is a common process performed by the game loading unit, the game executing unit 200 may be configured to be implemented.

In addition, in the game client system according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300 each independently operate in different processes, processes that are advantageous in the game execution unit 200 may be executed. Processes allocated to the unit 200 and advantageously performed in the game loading unit 300 are allocated to the game loading unit 300, thereby synergistic effects of cooperation between the game execution unit 200 and the game loading unit 300. Can be achieved.

Specifically, C / C ++, which is a kind of programming language, has a fast processing speed, but its development environment is not efficient. C # has a slower processing speed than C / C ++, but it can easily use various databases or XML and provide various control functions. There is an advantage that it is easy to do. Therefore, in the case of writing the game execution unit 200, which should be processed at high speed in order to execute the game, in C / C ++, and writing the game loading unit 300 that performs various database management and various additional functions in C #, the game client The system achieves both high processing speed and rich add-ons at the same time, making game development easier for game developers.

The game client system and the game service providing method using the same according to an embodiment of the present invention each use a game execution unit and a game loading unit that operate independently in completely different processes.

Therefore, since the user performs each game service using only one game loading unit, there is no need to replace the game client every game execution, and the user is provided with a unified service regardless of the type of game. do.

In addition, the game service developer may develop the game execution unit 200 for performing a predetermined game service without being bound by a programming language or other development environment.

In addition, the game client system and the game service providing method using the same according to an embodiment of the present invention achieves a synergistic effect by separating and processing processes that are advantageous in the game execution unit and the game loading unit.

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A game client system networked with a server and communicating with the server to provide one or more game services, the game client system comprising: The game client system At least one game execution unit corresponding to each of the game services, and performing a unique process for the game; By selecting and loading a game execution unit that performs a unique process for a game selected by the user from the one or more game execution units, and performing a game process except for the unique process executed by the game execution unit, the user together with the game execution unit Including a game loading unit for providing the game service to, The game executing unit requests the game data to the game loading unit when predetermined game data is needed for providing the game service. The game loading unit obtains the requested game data from the server in response to a game data request of the game execution unit, and delivers the requested game data to the game execution unit. The game executing unit and the game loading unit operate independently of each other. The method of claim 1, The game loading unit In order to provide a game service to the user, Game client system including a common process module for performing a process (hereinafter referred to as 'common process') that is not performed in the game execution unit. The method of claim 2, The common process is A user authentication for the game service, providing a user avatar, providing a game selection interface, providing a user's game channel and / or game room selection interface, or moving the user to a waiting room. The method of claim 1, The game loading unit And for each of the plurality of game services, a user database for storing game execution data and / or user data necessary for execution of the game service. The method of claim 1, The game loading unit And a data manager for predicting, receiving in advance, and storing game data to be requested for providing a corresponding game service in the game execution unit. The method of claim 5, The data manager Receiving a predetermined list of game data stored in the server, the game client system for receiving and storing the game data on the received game data list from the server. The method of claim 1, The game loading unit And a data conversion module for converting a format of data received from the game loading unit into a data format suitable for processing in the game execution unit. The method of claim 1, The game loading unit A game client system capable of providing different game services to a user by replacing a loaded game execution unit with another game execution unit. The method of claim 1, The game client system and the game loading unit is written in a different programming language. A game service providing method for providing one or more predetermined game services by using a game client system connected to a network by a server and including one or more game executing units and a game loading unit, Selecting and loading a game executor that provides the game service from the at least one game executor that operates independently of the game loader; Requesting, by the game executing unit, game data necessary for performing the game service to the game loading unit; The game loading unit receiving game data requested by the game execution unit from the server in response to a request of the game execution unit and providing the game data to the game execution unit; And The game executing unit receiving the requested game data from the game loading unit and providing the game service using the received requested game data; Game service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 10, The game loading unit receiving one or more game information on a game service provided from the server to provide a game selection interface to a user; When the user selects a specific game, the game loading unit transmits the game selection information of the user to the server, and receives the game channel information for the selected game from the server to provide a game channel interface to the user ; When the user selects a game channel, transmitting the game channel selection information of the user to the server and moving the user to a predetermined game waiting room; When the user executes the game, loading the game execution unit corresponding to the game; Game service providing method comprising the addition. The method of claim 10, The game execution unit loading step of the game loading unit The game loading unit receiving a predetermined game execution data list preset in correspondence with the game service and stored in a server, and receiving and storing game execution data on the received game execution data list; Forming a communication route between the game execution unit and the game loading unit; And Receiving the game execution data from the game loading unit and providing the game service using the received game execution data; Game service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 10, When the user satisfies a predetermined condition during game service execution, the game loading unit receives a predetermined game data list which is preset to correspond to the condition and stored in the server, The game loading unit receives and stores game data on the received game data list. The method of claim 10, If the format of game data or game execution data received from the server is different from the data format that can be processed by the game execution unit, the game loading unit processes the format of game data or game execution data received from the server in the game execution unit. Steps to Convert to Possible Data Types Game service providing method comprising the addition. The method of claim 10, Predicting game data to be requested from the game execution unit by analyzing a performance state of the game service of the user; Receiving and storing the predictive game data from the server in advance; When a game data request is received from the game execution unit, comparing the requested game data with stored predicted game data; And If the requested game data exists in the prediction game data, transferring the stored prediction game data to the game execution unit. Game service providing method comprising the addition. The method of claim 10, And a game loading unit written in a different programming language. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of providing a game service according to any one of claims 10 to 16.

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