KR20100089671A - Apparatus and method of re-connecting online game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method of reconnecting an online game are provided to check game information of a user saved in a local unit if the connection between a server and a client is disconnected, thereby enabling a gamer to keep playing a game without a separate procedure. CONSTITUTION: A game client(100) enters into a connection standby state if a network connection is disconnected during a game when user ID information is temporarily stored. After the client attempts to reconnect to the network, a game is played before the network is disconnected. If the game client is reconnected, a game server(200) provides the game before the network is disconnected by referring to game state information.

Description

Game reconnection device and method thereof in online game {APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RE-CONNECTING ONLINE GAME}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for reconnecting a game in an online game. More particularly, the present invention reconnects without ending the game when the connection between the server and the client is temporarily lost during the online game play. The present invention relates to a device for reconnecting a game in an online game and a method for guiding a user to wait for a connection and then checking the game information of a user stored locally when reconnected so that the game can be continued without a separate procedure.

As you know, in recent years, due to the rapid development of the Internet infrastructure, online games are also evolving in various forms. In other words, the classical form of RPG (Role Playing Game) has evolved into MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), which has led to the commercialization of large-scale MMORPG online games with tens of thousands of concurrent users only in Korea.

This remarkable development not only has resulted in the diversification of system complexity, the increase in usage, and the improvement of the contents of the game, but also the expansion of the environment in which games can be enjoyed by integrating mobile communication with wireless LAN. It was. Therefore, gamers can enjoy online games anytime, anywhere without restriction through not only PC (Personal Computer) but also laptop or mobile terminal of wireless LAN environment.

However, despite the changes in the online environment described above, in the past, users frequently disconnected from the game server and the client while playing online games. This is due to an increase in the number of online game subscribers. This is due to factors such as down and instability of the WLAN environment. Therefore, in the above case, since the game client itself is forcibly terminated, there is a troublesome and inconvenient problem because the user has to restart the client and restart the game from the beginning.

In addition, according to the conventional online game access method, when the online game connection is temporarily disconnected, since the technology itself for continuously playing the game from the point of network disconnection has not been developed, the user's complaints not only increase, A large number of gamers withdrew from the online game frequently, and as a result, the quality of the service was low for the online game company, which made it difficult to secure customers.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, if the connection between the server (Server) and the client (Client) is temporarily disconnected during the online game play guided to wait for reconnection without ending the game, then reconnect It provides a game reconnection device and method in the online game to provide convenience to game users by checking the game information of the user stored locally when it is available so that the game can be continued without a separate procedure. The purpose.

The game reconnection device in the online game of the present invention to solve the above object, enters the connection standby state when the network connection is forcibly disconnected while the user temporarily stores the user identification information, and then attempts to reconnect to the network. A game client playing the game in a state immediately before the network is disconnected when connected; And

Temporarily storing user identification information and game state information and entering a connection standby state when the network connection with the game client is forcibly terminated, and creating a session when the user identification information is identical when reconnecting with the game client. At the same time, the game server for providing the game client with the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected with reference to the game state information.

On the other hand, the game reconnection method in the on-line game of the present invention to solve the above object, the first step of the game client, when the first connection with the game server temporarily stores the user identification information;

Step 102, if the game client is forcibly disconnected from the game server while the game is in progress, asking the game client whether to stop the current game state and wait;

Step 103, when the user selects standby of a game state in step 102, the game client retries network connection with the game server through user identification information;

104, when the game server and the network are reconnected, the game client asking the user whether to continue the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected; And

Step 105, when the user selects to continue the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected, the game client receives and plays the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected from the game server; It is done.

On the other hand, the game reconnection method in the online game of the present invention to solve the above object, in the first step of the first connection with the game client, the game server temporarily stores the user identification information and game state information in step 201 ;

Step 202, when the network connection with the game client is forcibly terminated, the game server enters a connection waiting state;

Step 203, when the game client reconnects to the network using the corresponding user identification information, the game server checks whether the user identification information matches and generates a session; And

And a step 204 in which the game server provides the game client with a game in a state immediately before the network is disconnected with reference to the game state information.

On the other hand, the game reconnection method in the online game of the present invention to solve the above object, step 301, the game client temporarily stores the user identification information when the first connection with the game server;

Step 302, when the game client is forcibly disconnected while the game is in progress, the game client proceeds with the game to a predetermined stage of the game;

Step 303, the game client continuously attempting to establish a network connection with the game server until the end of a predetermined phase of a game;

Step 304, wherein the game client confirms whether a network is connected until the end of a predetermined phase of a game;

Step 305, when connected in step 304, the game client collects game state information and transmits the game state information to the game server together with the user identification information; And

And a step 306 of the game client receiving game information from the game server and continuing the game from the current progress.

On the other hand, the game reconnection method in the online game of the present invention to solve the above object, step 401, the game server temporarily stores the user identification information when the first connection with the game client;

Step 402, when the network connection with the game client is forcibly terminated, the game server enters a connection standby state;

Step 403, when the game client reconnects through the network and provides user identification information, the game server checks whether the user identification information matches and generates a session; And

Step 404, the game server receiving game state information from the game client; And

And a step 405 of providing game-related data to the game client so that the game server can continue the game at a corresponding point in time using the game state information.

According to the present invention, if the connection between the server and the client is temporarily lost during the online game play, the user is guided to wait for reconnection without ending the game, and then the user's game stored locally when reconnected. By checking the information so that the game can be continued without a separate procedure, the user of the game not only eliminates the inconvenience of restarting the client when the connection with the server is terminated, but also ensures the continuity of the game so that the stress of the game is broken. To solve the problem,

For the online game provider, the service quality is improved, thereby contributing to strengthening competitiveness with other companies, and at the same time, reducing the number of customers leaving due to network disconnection.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to continuously play online games in an environment where the network connection is temporarily terminated, such as a wireless LAN environment while moving, or in an environment where network connection information (IP) is likely to change. As such, there is an outstanding effect that contributes to establishing a stable use environment for online games.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration of the game reconnection device in the online game according to the present invention. 1 is a network diagram showing the configuration of a game reconnection device in an online game according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a game reconnection device of an online game includes a game client 100 and a game server 200.

The game client 100 automatically records user identification information locally at the first connection with the game server 200. In this case, if the network connection is forcibly disconnected while the game is in progress, the game client 100 asks the user whether to wait in the state where the current game is stopped. When the user selects the standby, the game client 100 periodically monitors the network reconnection time point, attempts to reconnect the network, and automatically connects to the game server 200 when connected.

Then, the game client 100 asks the user whether to continue the game in the state just before the network is disconnected, and if the user agrees thereafter, the game client 100 receives the game information in the state just before the network is disconnected from the game server 200. Advance and continue the game.

In this case, the user identification information temporarily stored by the game client 100 includes an ID and a password for maintaining security, and the ID and password information of the user identification information are automatically deleted when the client is terminated. do.

In addition, the game client 100 encrypts and stores the user identification information temporarily, thereby enhancing security.

On the other hand, the game server 200 temporarily stores the corresponding user identification information and game state information when the first connection with the game client 100, and when the network connection with the game client 100 is forcibly disconnected, the connection standby state When the game client 100 attempts to reconnect through the user identification information, the game client 100 creates a session when the user identification information matches.

Thereafter, the game server 200 provides the game client 100 with a game in a state immediately before the network is disconnected with reference to the game state information.

In this case, the game state information temporarily stored by the game server 200 is information indicating the progress of the game, and information including numerical values (levels, scores, game money, etc.) related to the game progress of the game client. . Therefore, the game server 200 can check the time and the situation corresponding to the game break through the game state information, thereby controlling to start the game again from the broken state.

Then, the process of the game client 100 in the game reconnection method in the online game according to an embodiment of the present invention using the device having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. The same content as the above-described apparatus is omitted.

First, the game client 100 temporarily stores user identification information locally at the first connection with the game server 200 (S101). In this case, the user identification information temporarily stored by the game client 100 includes an ID and a password for maintaining security, and the ID and password information of the user identification information are automatically deleted when the client is terminated. do. In addition, the game client 100 encrypts and stores the user ID information for enhanced security when temporarily storing the user identification information.

Then, if the game client 100 is forcibly disconnected from the game server 200 while the game is in progress, the game client 100 asks the user to stop the current game state and wait (S102). This can be done by popping up a screen or displaying a separate guide character.

In this case, when the user selects the standby of the game state in step 102 (S102), the game client 100 retries the network connection with the game server 200 through user identification information (S103).

Then, when the network is reconnected with the game server 200, the game client 100 asks the user whether to continue the game in the state just before the network is disconnected (S104).

At this time, if the user selects to continue the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected in step 104 (YES), the game client 100 is in the state immediately before the network is disconnected from the game server 200. The game is provided and played (S105).

On the other hand, if the user selects the end of the current game state in step 102 (S102), the game client 100 terminates the game, and then temporarily stores the ID (ID) and password information of the user identification information stored temporarily. Delete automatically (S106).

In addition, if the user does not select game continuation (NO) in the 105th step S105 (NO), the game client 100 again processes a new game progression (S107).

On the other hand, in the following description of the process of the game server 200 in the game reconnection method in the online game according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figure 3, the same content as the device described above Are omitted.

First, the game server 200 temporarily stores the corresponding user identification information and game state information at the first connection with the game client 100 (S201). In this case, the game state information temporarily stored by the game server 200 includes information indicating the progress of the game, and a numerical value (level, score, game money, etc.) related to the game progress of the game client 100. This is information.

On the other hand, if the network connection with the game client 100 is forcibly disconnected, the game server 200 enters the connection standby state (S202).

In this case, when the game client 100 reconnects the network using the corresponding user identification information, the game server 200 checks whether the user identification information matches and creates a session when the game client 100 matches (S203).

In addition, the game server 200 checks the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected with reference to the game state information, and provides the game to the game client 100 (S204).

On the other hand, in the following the process of the game client 100 in the game reconnection method in the online game according to this embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figure 4, the same content as the device described above Are omitted.

First, the game client 100 temporarily stores user identification information locally at the first connection with the game server 200 (S301). In this case, the user identification information temporarily stored by the game client 100 includes an ID and a password for maintaining security, and the ID and password information of the user identification information are automatically deleted when the client is terminated. do. In addition, the game client 100 encrypts and stores the user ID information for enhanced security when temporarily storing the user identification information.

Then, if the connection with the game server 200 is forcibly terminated during the game progress, the game client 100 proceeds to the game itself up to a certain stage of the game (S302). In this case, since the game generally proceeds by stages, it is common to download data for every stage at a time. Therefore, the game client 100 can process the game independently until the end of the stage. It is.

In addition, the game client 100 continuously attempts a network connection with the game server 200 until the end of a predetermined step of the game (S303), and checks whether the network is connected (S304). For convenience of description, the steps are shown as separate steps S303 and S304, but this does not mean a time series order. Preferably, steps S303 and S304 are performed at the same time.

At this time, when the network with the game server 200 is connected (YES) until the end of the predetermined step of the game in step 304 (S304), the game client 100 collects game state information and together with the user identification information. The game server 200 transmits the data to the game server 200 (S305).

Thereafter, the game client 100 receives game information from the game server 200 and continues the game in the game progress state up to now (S306). That is, instead of proceeding with the game from the time point when the network is disconnected as in one embodiment, the game proceeds independently from the progress point after the game progresses independently through the game client 100.

On the other hand, if the network is not connected until the end of the predetermined step of the game in step 304 (NO) (NO), the game client 100 terminates the game, and automatically deletes the user identification information (S307).

On the other hand, in the following description of the process of the game server 200 in the game reconnection method in the online game according to this embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figure 5, the same content as the device described above Are omitted.

First, the game server 200 temporarily stores the corresponding user identification information locally at the first connection with the game client 100 (S401).

At this time, if the network connection with the game client 100 is forcibly terminated, the game server 200 enters the connection standby state (S402).

Thereafter, when the game client 100 reconnects to the network using the corresponding user identification information, the game server 200 checks whether the user identification information matches and creates a session when the game client 100 matches (S403).

In addition, the game server 200 receives game state information from the game client 100 (S404), and provides game-related data to the game client 100 so that the game can be continued from the corresponding point of time using this (S404). S405). In this case, the game state information provided from the game client 100 refers to information for specifying a time point when the game client 100 proceeds with the game itself until network reconnection after the network is released.

On the other hand, this embodiment, unlike the embodiment is not an online game for multiplayer, it is easy to apply to a single-player game that is downloaded and played by a certain stage that does not require interaction with other gamers.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to a number of embodiments, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and should not be interpreted, and the present invention may be variously modified without departing from the technical spirit described in the claims. Can be implemented.

1 is a network diagram showing the configuration of the game reconnection device in the online game according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is an operation flowchart illustrating a processing process of the game client 100 in the method of reconnecting a game in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an operation flowchart illustrating a processing process of a game server 200 in the method of reconnecting a game in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an operation flowchart showing a processing procedure of the game client 100 in the game reconnection method in the online game according to this embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart illustrating a processing process of the game server 200 in the method of reconnecting a game in an online game according to this embodiment of the present invention.

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100: Game Client

200: game server

Claims (24)

A game client that temporarily stores user identification information and enters a connection standby state when the network connection is forcibly disconnected while the game is in progress, and then attempts to reconnect to the network to play the game in a state immediately before the network is disconnected; And Temporarily storing user identification information and game state information and entering a connection standby state when the network connection with the game client is forcibly terminated, and creating a session when the user identification information is identical when reconnecting with the game client. And a game server for providing the game client with a game in a state immediately before the network is disconnected with reference to the game state information. The method of claim 1, User identification information temporarily stored by the game client comprises an ID (ID) and password game reconnection device in the online game, characterized in that. 3. The method of claim 2, ID and password information of the user identification information is a game reconnection device in the online game, characterized in that automatically deleted when the client terminates. The method of claim 1, The game client is a game reconnection device in an online game, characterized in that for storing the user identification information temporarily encrypted. The method of claim 1, The game state information temporarily stored by the game server includes information indicating the progress of the game, and the game reconnection device in the online game, characterized in that the numerical value associated with the game progress of the game client. The method of claim 5, In the game state information, the numerical value related to the game progress of the corresponding game client includes a level, a score, and a game money. The method of claim 1, And the game client stores user identification information at the first connection with the game server. The method of claim 1, And the game server stores user identification information at the first connection with the game client. Step 101, the game client temporarily stores user identification information upon the first connection with the game server; Step 102, if the game client is forcibly disconnected from the game server while the game is in progress, asking the game client whether to stop the current game state and wait; Step 103, when the user selects standby of a game state in step 102, the game client retries network connection with the game server through user identification information; 104, when the game server and the network are reconnected, the game client asking the user whether to continue the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected; And Step 105, when the user selects to continue the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected, the game client receives and plays the game in the state immediately before the network is disconnected from the game server; How to reconnect a game in an online game. The method of claim 9, The user identification information temporarily stored by the game client in step 101 includes an ID and a password. The method of claim 9, In the step 101, the game client encrypts and stores the user identification information temporarily. The method of claim 9, Step 106, when the user selects the end of the current game state in step 102, after the game client ends the game, automatically deleting the ID and password information of the temporarily stored user identification information; Game reconnection method in the online game, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 9, And a step 107 of the game client processing new game progress again if the user does not select the game continuation in step 105. A first step in which the game server temporarily stores the user identification information and the game state information when the game client first accesses the game client; Step 202, when the network connection with the game client is forcibly terminated, the game server enters a connection standby state; Step 203, when the game client reconnects to the network using the corresponding user identification information, the game server checks whether the user identification information matches and generates a session; And And a step 204 of the game server providing the game client with a game in a state immediately before the network is disconnected with reference to the game state information. 15. The method of claim 14, The game state information temporarily stored by the game server in step 201 includes information indicating the progress of the game, and a numerical value related to the game progress of the corresponding game client. . The method of claim 15, The game value in the online game, characterized in that the numerical value associated with the game progress of the game client in the game state information includes a level, score, game money. A first step of the game client temporarily storing user identification information when the first connection with the game server is made; Step 302, when the game client is forcibly disconnected while the game is in progress, the game client proceeds with the game to a predetermined stage of the game; Step 303, the game client continuously attempting to establish a network connection with the game server until the end of a predetermined phase of a game; Step 304, wherein the game client confirms whether a network is connected until the end of a predetermined phase of a game; Step 305, when connected in step 304, the game client collects game state information and transmits the game state information to the game server together with the user identification information; And And a step 306 of the game client receiving the game information from the game server and continuing the game from the current progress. The method of claim 17, The user identification information temporarily stored by the game client in step 301 includes an ID (ID) and a password, the method for reconnecting a game in an online game. The method of claim 17, In the step 301, the game client encrypts and stores the user identification information temporarily stored in the online game. The method of claim 17, In the step 302, the game that the game client proceeds by itself is a game reconnection method for an online game, wherein the game is downloaded and progressed by a predetermined stage without data exchange with the game server. The method of claim 17, And a step 307 in which the game client terminates the game if the network is not connected until the end of the predetermined step of the game in step 304. The game reconnection method of the on-line game further comprises a step. Step 401, when the game client first accesses the game client, the game server temporarily stores corresponding user identification information; Step 402, when the network connection with the game client is forcibly terminated, the game server enters a connection standby state; Step 403, when the game client reconnects through the network and provides user identification information, the game server checks whether the user identification information matches and generates a session; And Step 404, the game server receiving game state information from the game client; And And a step 405 of providing game-related data to the game client so that the game server can continue the game at a corresponding point in time using the game state information. 23. The method of claim 22, Game status information provided from the game client in step 404 is information for specifying the progress of the game progressed until the network is reconnected after the network client releases the game in the online game, characterized in that . 23. The method of claim 22, The game provided by the game server to the game client in the step 405 is a game reconnection method for an online game, characterized in that the game is downloaded and proceeds for each stage.

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