KR20090047582A - System and method for game item transaction in on-line game service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention allows online game service subscribers to access a wired or wireless Internet site and trade game items without running a game client to access the game service. Accordingly, users who use the online game service can trade game items through a computer that does not have a game client installed, and the time required to trade game items can be reduced, thereby making the online game service more convenient. .

Online games, items, deals, game clients, internet sites

Description

Game item transaction system and method in online game service {System and Method for Game Item Transaction in On-Line Game Service}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game item trading system and method thereof in an online game service. In particular, an online game service subscriber can trade various game items even without access to a game service through a game client. It makes it easier to carry out game item trading, which is an additional procedure related to this.

Due to the development of communication technology and related technologies such as graphics and sound, various types of computer games are provided.

Computer games have been developed in the form of online games that allow users to access and enjoy game servers through various communication networks such as the Internet network or mobile communication network, instead of allowing them to be executed independently on a personal computer (PC).

In an online game, each user is represented as a character, and each user's character may use various game items.

It is common to make game items available for purchase in online stores. Depending on the type of game, transactions may be made between users.

An example of a game item trading method that allows transactions to be made between users is an exchange transaction that allows a user's characters who are playing a game to exchange game items with each other through a user interface window that allows them to exchange game items. to be.

Another example is a trading method called 'personal store'. When a user's character set as a personal store is located at a specific place in the game map, and a game item and price to purchase, sell, or exchange are set, Allows the user to trade through a user interface window that allows the user to approach and trade game items.

As described above, game item transactions can be made in various ways, but in the related art, game item transactions can be made only in a state in which all of them are connected to an online game service through a game client. A game client is a computer program that must be installed on a user's computer in order to use an online game service.

Accordingly, users who want to trade game items could trade game items only on the computer where the game client is installed.

In other words, if the game client is not installed, the game client must be installed on the computer, but it takes a long time to install the game client, and it is impossible to install the game client (for example, the computer of another person or the specification of the computer is In the case of insufficient online game service, etc., game item trading itself was impossible.

In addition, since the time required for the game client to load and start the game service is longer than the time required for general Internet service use, running the game client only for the trading of game items can be a burdensome procedure for the user. There is a problem.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, it is possible to trade the game items even without access to the game service through the game client, more convenient for the game item transaction, an additional procedure of the online game It is an object of the present invention to provide a game item trading system and method in an online game service that can be performed easily.

In order to achieve the above object, the game item trading system in the online game service according to the present invention, the online game service subscribers are connected through the Internet network to trade the game item that is held in the online game A game item trading site that allows for; A database for storing and managing game item information held by the online game service subscribers; An update unit for updating game item information of a corresponding trading party stored in the database according to the transaction contents when a game item is traded through the game item trading site; And a game server that provides an online game service through a communication network by using the information stored in the database.

The game item trading site may include a transaction condition register that allows the online game service subscriber to register a transaction condition for trading a game item held by the online game service subscriber; A posting unit for posting each transaction target game item and a transaction condition registered through the transaction condition registration unit; And a transaction execution unit for allowing the online game service subscriber to establish a transaction for a game item posted through the posting unit.

In this case, the transaction condition registration unit may be configured to display a list of game items currently held by a user who wants to register a transaction condition by querying the database, and select and register a game item to be traded therein.

The game item trading site notifies the trading party to the game server when the game item is traded, and the game server processes the online game service so that the trading party can normally use the online game service only after a preset time. Can be configured.

In addition, the transaction made at the game item trading site is configured to include a transaction in which a buyer pays a seller and obtains a game item, an exchange transaction in which a game item is exchanged between trading parties, and an auction transaction that proceeds to an auction. Can be.

On the other hand, the game item trading system in the online game service according to the present invention, so that a specific character or NPC plays a certain role in the online game while trading a game item that has been entrusted through the game item trading site. It may further comprise a consignment transaction processing unit to process.

The consignment transaction may be configured to include a transaction for selling a specific game item, a transaction for purchasing a specific game item, and a transaction for exchanging a specific game item with another game item.

The consignment transaction processing unit may be configured to update the game item information of the trading party stored in the database through the update unit when the consignment transaction is made, and notify the game item trading site that the transaction has been made between the trading parties. have.

The game item trading site may be configured not to allow a transaction of the game item if a user who wants to make a transaction is connected to the online game service through a game client.

The game item trading site may be configured in the form of a wired internet site or a wireless internet site to allow the online game service subscriber to directly access the game client without going through a game client.

In the game item trading method of the online game service according to the present invention, a transaction condition for an online game service subscriber to access a game item trading site through an internet network and trade the game item held in the online game. Allowing registration of the; Allowing the online game service subscriber to access the game item trading site to establish a game item transaction according to the registered trading condition; And updating the game item information held by the trading party in the online game in accordance with the established transaction.

The game item trading site may be configured not to allow a transaction of the game item when a subscriber who wants to trade the game item is connected to the online game service.

According to the present invention, online game service subscribers can trade game items by connecting to a general wired or wireless Internet site without having to run a game client to access a game service. Therefore, game items can be traded on computers that do not have a game client installed.

In particular, in the MMORPG type game, a lot of time and effort is invested in additional procedures such as game item trading and party matching, thereby simplifying these additional procedures to make online game services more convenient.

In addition, game item trading is activated to improve the profit structure of game service providers.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a game item trading system 20 (hereinafter referred to as a game item trading system) in an online game service according to the present invention will be described.

The users can access the game server 21 through the communication network 14 using their computer 11 and use various online game services provided by the game server 21. The user computer 11 is provided with a game client 12 for executing and progressing an online game. The game client 12 is generally downloaded and installed through the communication network 14.

The game item trading site 24 serves to enable online game service subscribers provided by the game server 21 to trade game items held by the game server 21. Hereinafter, "user" means a subscriber to the online game service, and the terms "user" and "subscriber" will be used together.

The game item trading site 24 may be configured in the form of an internet home page. That is, the present invention has a purpose to enable users to trade game items without access to the game server 21 through the game client 12, so the game item trading site 24 is a wired Internet site or wireless Internet It is configured in the form of a site so that users can directly access without going through the game client (12). Here, the wired internet site is generally an internet site used through a personal computer (PC), and the wireless internet site may be understood as an internet site that can be used wirelessly using a portable computer device such as a mobile phone 13.

The type of transaction that can be made at the game item trading site 24 can be configured in various ways as needed.

For example, a transaction in which a user (buyer) who purchases a game item pays a user (seller) who wants to sell the game item, acquires the game item, and exchanges each game item between trading parties. It can be configured in the form of an auction transaction proceeding in an auction manner.

The database 22 stores and manages game item information held in online games by online game service subscribers. The database 22 may store and manage not only game item holding information but also various information necessary for providing an online game service such as account information such as a cache or game money held by a corresponding user.

When the game item is traded through the game item trading site 24, the updating unit 23 updates the game item information held by the corresponding trading parties in the database 22 according to the transaction contents. . That is, the updater 23 cooperates with the game server 21 to change the game item holding state of the trading parties according to the transaction contents such as the sale or exchange of the game item and keep it up to date.

The game server 21 provides an online game service through the communication network 14 using game item holding information of each user stored in the database 22.

That is, when a game item is traded on the game item trading site 24, the contents of the database 22 referred to by the game server 21 are also updated by the updater 23, so that the actual trading party is connected to the game client 12. As in the case where game items are traded while connected to the game server 21 through the game server, the game item holding state variation in the online game occurs.

On the other hand, when the database 22 is not updated in real time according to the transaction on the game item trading site 24, the transaction status of the game item trading site 24 and the user recognized by the game server 21 are determined. Game item holding states may be different.

One example to solve this problem is to have the game item trading site 24 notify the trading party immediately to the game server 21 when a game item is traded, and the game server 21 has a schedule for this trading party. Only after a period of time (the time required to update the database) is the online game available for normal use.

Another example for matching the transaction status at the game item trading site 24 with the game item holding status of the user recognized by the game server 21 is that the user who wants to trade at the game item trading site 24 is a game client. If it is connected to the online game service provided by the game server 21 through 12, it is comprised so that transaction of a game item will not be allowed.

That is, if the user drives the game client 12 to access the game server 21, the game item transaction in the online game and the game item transaction in the game item transaction site 24 may be superimposed. Transactions at item trading site 24 may be configured to block to prevent conflicts.

Referring to FIG. 2, a specific embodiment of the game item trading site 24 will be described.

The transaction condition register 24-1 allows a user to register a transaction target item and a transaction condition in order to trade a game item held in an online game. The user who wants to trade his game item registers the transaction target item and the trade condition according to the procedure guided by the trade condition register 24-1.

At this time, the trading conditions may be configured in various ways.

In the case of a trading method that simply sells its own game item, the selling price may be included as a trading condition.In the case of an exchange trading method, the trading game item may be a trading condition. It may be included in the trade terms.

Also, the transaction condition register 24-1 displays a list of game items that can be traded among game items currently owned by a user who wants to register a game item by querying the database 22 as shown in FIG. 3. Can be selected to register a game item to be traded.

In FIG. 3, a user nickname of 'Hong Gil Dong' displays a list of game items currently held in an online game so that a user can select a transaction target item. Then, the user can easily identify which game item he currently owns, and thus, the user can more conveniently perform the procedure of registering the game item to be traded.

The posting unit 24-2 serves to post each trading target game item and a trading condition registered through the trading condition registration unit 24-1.

That is, the posting unit 24-2 classifies each game item and transaction terms registered for a transaction into various types and types and provides them through an Internet page. The posting unit 24-2 may be configured to show each trading target game item and trading terms in the form of a bulletin board. This may simplify the user interface structure.

The transaction execution unit 24-3 performs a role for allowing users to establish a transaction for each transaction object posted through the posting unit 24-2.

The method of establishing a transaction in the transaction execution unit 24-3 may be variously configured according to a transaction method. For example, a transaction involving the sale of a game item may include a payment process, and in the case of an exchange transaction method, a transaction counterpart may include a process of submitting his or her game item to be exchanged. Depending on the content, the payment process for the user who will acquire the game item and the final purchase price may be included.

On the other hand, there are methods for trading game items that are performed while the user's character plays a role in the game, such as the personal store trading method described above. Referring to FIG. 5, to describe an example of a personal store transaction method, a user A who wants to trade a game item sets his character 51 as a personal store and places it at an arbitrary place on the game screen 50. When the character 52 of the other user B approaches the character 51 of the user A by moving the game map, a user interface window for trading the game item appears so that the game item can be traded.

This trading method not only attracts users' interests, but also indicates that the more the characters of each user appear in the game, the more popular the game is from consumers. Have

However, the present invention has a purpose to enable a user to trade game items even when the user is not connected to a game service, and therefore, the user cannot access the game service.

4 is another embodiment of the game item trading system according to the present invention, and further includes a consignment transaction processing unit 25.

The consignment transaction processing unit 25 processes a specific character or a non player character (NPC) to trade a game item that has been entrusted through the game item trading site 24 while playing a role by itself in an online game. At this time, the character or NPC to display the user in the game can be variously set as necessary.

The consignment transaction is applied through the game item trading site 24, and the consignment transaction method can be configured in various ways as necessary. For example, it can be configured to apply for the sale of a particular game item in an online game, to purchase a particular game item, or to exchange a game item for another game item.

That is, when the user requests to sell a specific game item to the game item trading site 24, the consignment transaction processing unit 25 drives an arbitrary character or an NPC through the game server 21, and in the online game itself. It allows you to sell game items entrusted by the user while playing a role.

If the user requests the game item trading site 24 to purchase a specific game item, the consignment transaction processing unit 25 runs a random character or NPC through the game server 21 to play a role in the online game by itself. While doing so, the user can purchase a game item entrusted to the user.

In addition, when the user requests the game item trading site 24 to exchange a specific game item with another game item, the consignment transaction processing unit 25 may drive an arbitrary character or NPC through the game server 21 to itself. The game item entrusted by the user is exchanged with another game item while playing a role in the online game.

The consignment transaction processing unit 25 updates the game item information of the corresponding trading parties in the database 22 through the updating unit 23 when the game item is traded.

In addition, the consignment transaction processing unit 25 notifies the corresponding transaction information to the game item transaction site 24, and the game item transaction site 24 processes the transaction party so that the corresponding transaction party knows the transaction status. Of course, the game item holding information of each trading party has already been changed by the consignment transaction processing unit 25, so that even if the game item trading site 24 is not checked by the game item 12, the game client 12 is connected to the game service. You will notice that your game item holding status has changed.

Referring to Fig. 6, an embodiment of a game item transaction method in an online game service according to the present invention will be described.

First, users may access a game item trading site through an internet network and register a transaction condition for trading a game item held in an online game (S61).

The user who wants to trade his game item registers the transaction target item and the transaction condition through step S61, and the transaction condition may be variously configured according to the transaction method.

For example, a trading method that simply sells its own game item may include the selling price as a trading condition, and in the trading method of trading, the game item to be exchanged may be a trading condition. Minimum prices may be included in the trade terms.

When each user registers the transaction target game item and transaction conditions through step S61, the game item transaction site posts these items through a web page (S62), and the transaction is performed according to the transaction condition for the posted transaction target game items. It can be executed (S63).

The method of establishing a transaction in step S63 may be variously configured according to the transaction method. For example, a transaction involving the sale of a game item may include a payment process, and in the case of an exchange transaction method, a transaction counterpart may include a process of submitting his or her game item to be exchanged. Depending on the content, the payment process for the user who will acquire the game item and the final purchase price may be included.

When a transaction is made through step S63, the trading party updates the game item information held in the online game according to the transaction content (S64).

Then, each trading party then runs the game client to play the online game using the game item updated in step S64 when using the online game service (S65).

The transaction made through step S63 and the game item holding state held by the users in the online game need to be matched with each other. To this end, the game item trading site may be configured not to allow game item trading if a user who wants to trade game items is connected to a game service.

For example, if a user who wants to register a game item to be traded to the game item trading site through the step S61 is connected to the game service, the user refuses to register, or blocks / cancels the connection to the game item trading site, or The game item transaction in step S63 may not be established.

On the other hand, the present invention has a purpose to enable users to trade game items without driving the game client to access the game server, the game item trading site is configured in the form of a wired Internet site or a wireless Internet site users It is configured to allow direct access without going through a game client.

Referring to FIG. 7, an example of the overall process of selling game items according to the present invention will be briefly described.

First, the game items held by user A (seller) in the online game before trading the game items are # 1 to # 5 and the current account balance is 9,000 won. User B (buyer) has in his online game the game items # 1 and # 2, and his current account balance is $ 20,000.

If the user A has registered on the game item trading site to sell his own game item # 4 for 500 won, the game item trading site posts this registration on a web page in a bulletin board format.

User B connects to the game item trading site, sees the posted content, finds out that game item # 4 is available for sale, and pays the purchase price of 500 won. According to this transaction, game item holding information of users A and B is updated.

That is, as a result of the transaction made in the game item trading site, the user A holds the game items # 1 to # 3 and # 5 in the online game, and the balance of 9,500 won is in the account. In addition, user B holds game items # 1, # 2, and # 4, and a balance of 19,500 won exists in the account.

Each embodiment described above is intended to help the understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Of course.

1 is an embodiment of a game item trading system according to the present invention,

2 illustrates a specific embodiment of a game item trading site;

3 is an example showing the status of a game item currently owned by the user,

4 is another embodiment of a game item trading system according to the present invention;

5 is an overview for explaining a personal store,

Figure 6 is an embodiment of a game item trading method according to the present invention,

7 is an example of the overall process of selling a game item in accordance with the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

11: Your Computer 12: Game Client

13: mobile communication terminal 14: communication network

20: Game Item Trading System 21: Game Server

22: database 23: update unit

24: Game Item Trading Site 24-1: Trading Conditions Register

24-2: Bulletin 24-3: Transaction Execution

25: consignment transaction processing unit

Claims (14)

A game item trading site for allowing online game service subscribers to connect through an internet network to trade game items owned by the online game; A database for storing and managing game item information held by the online game service subscribers; An update unit for updating game item information of a corresponding trading party stored in the database according to the transaction contents when a game item is traded through the game item trading site; And And a game server for providing an online game service through a communication network by using the information stored in the database. The method of claim 1, The game item trading site notifies the trading party to the game server when the game item is traded, And the game server processes the online game service so that the trading party can use the online game service normally only after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game item trading site of claim 1, wherein A transaction condition register that allows the online game service subscriber to register a transaction condition for trading a game item held by the online game service subscriber; A posting unit for posting each transaction target game item and a transaction condition registered through the transaction condition registration unit; And And a transaction execution unit for allowing the online game service subscriber to establish a transaction with respect to the game item posted through the posting unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The transaction condition registration unit is configured to display a list of game items currently held by a user who wants to register a transaction condition by querying the database, and select and register a game item to be traded therefrom. Game item trading system in service. The method of claim 3, wherein And the posting unit is configured to publish the transaction conditions in the form of a bulletin board. The method of claim 1, Transactions made on the game item trading site may include one or more types of transactions in which a buyer pays a seller and obtains a game item, an exchange transaction in which game items are exchanged between trading parties, and an auction transaction that proceeds to an auction. Game item trading system in an online game service, characterized in that the configuration. The method of claim 1, Game item trading in the online game service further comprises a consignment transaction processing unit for processing a specific character or NPC to play a game item entrusted through the game item trading site while performing a certain role within the online game. system. The method of claim 7, wherein The consignment transaction is an online game comprising one or more of a transaction type for selling a specific game item, a transaction for purchasing a specific game item, and a transaction for exchanging a specific game item with another game item. Game item trading system in service. The method of claim 7, wherein The consignment transaction processing unit is configured to update the game item information of a trading party stored in the database through the update unit when the consignment transaction is made, and to notify the game item trading site that a transaction has been made between the trading parties. A game item trading system in an online game service. The method of claim 1, The game item trading site is configured to disallow the trading of the game item when the user who wants to trade is connected to the online game service through a game client. . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, The game item trading site is configured in the form of a wired internet site or a wireless internet site, so that the online game service subscriber can be directly connected without going through a game client. Allowing an online game service subscriber to access a game item trading site through an internet network so as to register transaction conditions for trading a game item owned by the online game in the online game; Allowing other subscribers of the online game service to access the game item trading site to establish a game item transaction according to the registered transaction condition; And And updating the game item information held by each trading party in the online game, in accordance with the established transaction. The method of claim 12, The game item trading site is configured to disallow the transaction of the game item when the subscriber who wants to trade the game item is connected to the online game service. Way. The method according to claim 12 or 13, The game item trading site is configured in the form of a wired internet site or a wireless internet site so that the online game service subscribers can be directly connected without going through a game client.

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