KR20070033512A - System and method for storing game data using mobile communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for storing game data using the mobile network are provided to largely improve convenience by downloading the game data of a user to a mobile terminal of the user and enabling the user to play a game from a previous game termination time point after downloading the game data stored in the mobile terminal to the game machine. An offline game machine(118) uploads the game data to the mobile network(120) through the public Internet and updates the game data to start the game from the previous game time point by receiving the game data of the same user from the mobile network. A game data storing server(112) is placed on the mobile network, stores the game data by connecting to the game machine through a gateway(116) and downloads the game data to the game machine appointed by the user. The mobile terminal(100) downloads the previous game data from the game data storing server through a Nate server(110) and makes the same game continuously executed in the game machine by transmitting the previous game data to the game machine through the game data storing server.

Description

Game data storage system and method using mobile communication network {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING GAME DATA USING MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK}

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a game data storage system using a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 and 3 is a flow diagram of the game data storage process using a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Brief description of the major symbols in the drawings>

100: MS 102: BTS

104: BSC 106: MSC

108: PDSN 110: NATE Server

112: game data storage server 114: SMSC

116: G / W 118: game machine

The present invention relates to a mobile communication network, and more particularly, to a game data storage system and method using the mobile communication network.

Recently, the popularity of arcade game machines installed in the game room in the offline space is gradually decreasing according to the trend of the rapid development of network games using computers. As a result, some enthusiasts have continued to play with network games.

However, unlike the network game, such an arcade game machine does not store the user's game data, and if the user plays the same game again, there is a problem that the game must be restarted from the beginning.

Therefore, by implementing the arcade game consoles to be connected to the game data storage server linked to the Nate server on the mobile communication network and the wired / wireless network, the user of the mobile communication terminal connected to the Nate server plays the data of the arcade game played by the user. If you can download through the game data server that is implemented, and if you implement the same arcade game using the downloaded data to resume the game from the point after the previous one, if you implement the mobile communication like arcade games It is expected that the convenience of the terminal user will be greatly increased as it is highlighted as another differentiated additional service to the terminal user.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game data storage system and method using a mobile communication network.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a game data storage system using a mobile communication network, uploading the game data executed by the user via a wired / wireless network to the mobile communication network, the game data of the same user transmitted from the mobile communication network An offline game machine that receives and updates game data to be started from a previous game time point for the next game of the user, and is located on the mobile communication network, and is connected to the game machine through a gateway of a wired / wireless network and transmitted from the game machine. The game data storage server stores game data and downloads the previous game data to the game machine designated by the user when the user plays the same game, and downloads the previous game data by accessing the game data storage server through the Nate server in the mobile communication network. Receiving It said, by sending these same type of game data before the game execution by the game data storage server in the game machine is characterized in that it comprises a mobile communication terminal to execute the game was then.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for storing game data using a mobile communication network, comprising: (a) receiving a user mobile communication terminal number when a game data storage request is requested by a user, and (b) receiving the terminal number; Connecting a game machine to a game data storage server on a mobile communication network through a gateway of a wired / wireless network, (c) transmitting game data of the user of the mobile communication terminal to the connected game data storage server, and (d When receiving game data from the game machine, the game data server performs wireless data reception to a user mobile communication terminal, and (e) game data transmitted from the game machine to a corresponding user mobile communication terminal connected through the wireless data reception. It characterized in that it comprises the step of downloading.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operation of the preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system for enabling game data storage through a mobile communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an operation of each component of a mobile communication network for storing game data of an arcade game machine equipped with a network function will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

First, a mobile station (MS) 100 is a user interface device, which is connected to the game data storage server 112 through the Nate server 110 in the mobile communication network 120 according to the present invention. The data is downloaded, and when the next game of the same type is executed, the previous game data is transmitted to the corresponding game device 118 through the game data storage server 112 so that the game can be continuously executed.

The base transceiver station (BTS) 102 is a device configured as a wireless transceiver and transmits / receives voice calls and packet data through a wireless link with a mobile communication terminal 100 in a radio access network (RAN).

The base station controller (BSC) 104 manages a plurality of BTSs 102 and handles radio channel setup, frequency hopping, and handover. The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 106 is responsible for mobility management, location registration / management, authentication, handover, roaming, etc. of the mobile communication terminal 100.

Short message service center (SMSC) 114 is a callback UEL (callback) of the game data storage server 112 under the control of the game data storage server 112, if the wireless data reception of the user mobile communication terminal 100 is impossible back URL) information is transmitted to the user mobile communication terminal 100 so that the mobile communication terminal 100 can set a data communication path with the callback UEL of the game data storage server 112.

The game machine 118 is connected to the gateway 116 via a wired / wireless network for data communication with the game data storage server 112 on the mobile communication network according to the present invention, so that the game data storage server 112 and the gateway 116 are connected. It is implemented to enable data transmission / reception through That is, the game machine 118 uploads the game data executed by the user to the mobile communication network through the wired / wireless network, and receives the game data of the same user transmitted from the mobile communication network and starts from the previous game time point when the user executes the next game. Update game data as much as possible.

The game data storage server 112 is located on a mobile communication network, and is connected to the game machine 118 through the gateway 116 of a wired / wireless network to transmit the game data of the user transmitted from the game machine 118 to the user. Download to the mobile communication terminal 100, the previous game data transmitted from the user's mobile communication terminal 100 when the user's game is downloaded to the game machine 118 designated by the user to run the same game At the end of the previous game, the game can be played again.

2 and 3 illustrate a game data storage processing flow using a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.

First, the operation control flow of FIG. 2 will be described. When the mobile terminal user wants to store the game data which he / she executed before ending the game in the arcade game machine of the entertainment room on the offline, the mobile communication network can be connected to the mobile communication network. The game device 118 connected to the gateway enters the game data storage.

Then, the game machine 118 receives the game data storage request from the user (S200), receives the user's mobile communication terminal 100 telephone number to store the game data (S202), and then switches the gateway 116 on the mobile communication network. Upload the game data of the user to the game data storage server 112 connected via (S204).

Accordingly, the game data storage server 112 on the mobile communication network receives the user's game data transmitted from the game machine 118 connected to the wired / wireless network through the gateway 116 (S206). Wireless data reception is performed to the mobile communication terminal 100 of the user to download and transmit game data to the user mobile communication terminal 100 (S208). In this case, when the wireless data reception of the user mobile communication terminal 100 is impossible, the game data storage server 112 may call call back URL information of the game data storage server 112 to the user mobile communication terminal 100. By sending a short message service (SMS), the game data is downloaded through a data communication path connected to the callback UE.

Therefore, the user's mobile terminal 100 is connected to the call back URL of the game data storage server 112 or through the mobile communication network game data storage server 112 is established a wireless data communication channel of the user's previous game The data is downloaded and stored (S210).

Next, referring to the operation control flow of FIG. 3, after the user's previous game data is stored in the user's mobile communication terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 100 transmits its previous game data to the game machine 118.

Then, the mobile communication terminal 100 receives a previous game data transmission request from the user to the game machine 118 (S300) and connects to the game data storage server 112 on the mobile communication network through the Nate server 110 (S302). ), And transmits the previous game data of the user for the same type of game machine to the game data storage server 112 (S304).

Accordingly, the game data storage server 112 receives game data from the user mobile communication terminal 100 through a wireless data communication channel (S306), and when the game data is received, the gateway 116 of the wired / wireless network is received. The previous game data of the user is transmitted to the game device 118 connected through (S308).

Then, the game machine 118 receives the previous game data of the user from the game data storage server 118 through the gateway 116 of the wired / wireless network (S310), and uses the received previous game data to play the game of the current user. By updating the data after the game time point that the user previously executed, the user can implement the game to resume the game from the previous game end point when the same game is executed (S312).

As described above, in the present invention, in the storage of game data using a mobile communication network, the user can implement data transmission / reception through a gateway connected to a game data storage server on a mobile communication network and a wired / wireless network in an offline game machine. Download the previous game data to the user's mobile terminal, and afterwards, when the same game is played, the previous game data stored in the user's mobile terminal can be downloaded to the game machine designated by the user and the user can resume the game from the end of the previous game. To control.

Meanwhile, in the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the claims rather than by the described embodiments.

As described above, in the present invention, in the storage of game data using a mobile communication network, the data transmission / reception through a gateway connected to a game data storage server on a mobile communication network and a wired / wireless network is implemented in an offline game machine. Downloads the previous game data of the user to the user mobile terminal, and then downloads the previous game data stored in the user's mobile terminal to the game machine designated by the user when the same game is played, and then the user resumes the game from the end of the previous game. By controlling to be able to do so, there is an advantage that the convenience of the user is greatly increased.

Claims (8)

A game data storage system using a mobile communication network, Offline game that uploads the game data executed by the user to the mobile communication network through the wired / wireless network, and receives the game data of the same user transmitted from the mobile communication network and updates the game data to start from the previous game point at the next game of the user. Game console, Located on the mobile communication network, connected to the game machine and the wired / wireless network through the gateway to store the user's game data transmitted from the game machine, the previous game data to the game machine designated by the user when the user's playing the same game A game data storage server for downloading, Access to the game data storage server through the Nate server in the mobile communication network to download the previous game data, and when the next game of the same type to transfer the previous game data to the game machine through the game data storage server so that the game can continue to run Mobile communication terminal Game data storage system using a mobile communication network comprising a. The method of claim 1, The game data storage server, when the download request of the game data transmitted from the game machine, the game data storage system using a mobile communication network, characterized in that to perform the download via wireless data reception to the mobile communication terminal of the user. The method of claim 1, The game data storage server, when it is impossible to receive the wireless data of the user mobile communication terminal, the data communication path to the call back URL (callback URL) information of the game data storage server to the user mobile communication terminal connected to the callback UE Game data storage system using a mobile communication network, characterized in that for downloading the game data through. As a method of storing game data using a mobile communication network, (a) receiving a user's mobile communication terminal number when a game data storage request is requested by the user after performing a game; (b) accessing a game data storage server on a mobile communication network through a gateway of a wired / wireless network having received the terminal number; (c) transmitting game data of the mobile communication terminal user to the connected game data storage server; (d) when the game data is received from the game machine, the game data server performing wireless data reception to a user mobile communication terminal; (e) downloading game data transmitted from the game machine to a corresponding user mobile communication terminal connected through the wireless data reception; Game data storage method using a mobile communication network comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein In step (d), if wireless data reception of the user mobile communication terminal is impossible, (f) transmitting an SMS including callback URL information of a game data storage server to the user mobile communication terminal. Wow, (g) downloading game data to a mobile communication terminal of a corresponding user through a data communication path connected to the callback UE of the game data storage server; Game data storage method using a mobile communication network characterized in that it further comprises. As a method of storing game data using a mobile communication network, (a ') accessing a game data storage server on a mobile communication network when a user downloads game data to a game machine; (b ') transmitting previous game data of the game machine to a game data storage server through a mobile communication terminal connected to the game data storage server; (c ') transmitting the previous game data of the user to the game machine through the gateway of the wired / wireless network by the game data storage server receiving the previous game data; (d ') the game machine having received the previous game data updating the game data of the user after the game time point that the user previously executed Game data storage method using a mobile communication network comprising a. The method of claim 6, In the step (b '), the connection between the mobile communication terminal and the game data storage server, the game data storage method using a mobile communication network, characterized in that through the establishment of a wireless data communication channel between the terminal and the server. The method of claim 6, In the step (b '), when the wireless data communication connection between the mobile communication terminal and the game data storage server is impossible, the movement of the data communication server to establish a data communication path through the connection to the callback UAL How to save game data using network.

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