KR20110104345A - Method for waiting in on-line game and computer readable medium recorded on-line game program - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an online game waiting method and a computer readable medium recording an online game program. The online game waiting method may include: establishing a game room having a predetermined game garden, assigning a waiting number to a user who enters the game garden while the game garden is filled, and calculating an expected participation time in consideration of a game's progress time. And displaying the calculated expected participation time.

Description

Method for waiting in on-line game and computer readable medium recorded on-line game program}

The present invention relates to an online game waiting method and a recording medium for performing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an online game waiting method for assigning a waiting number to a user who wants to participate in a game having a predetermined game capacity, and a recording medium for performing the same. will be.

When playing an online game, the user is exposed to the channel screen, which is the same place as the lobby before entering the game room. There are many game rooms and many users in the channel. The user enters the game room by searching for and selecting a desired game room in the channel.

In general, the game room has a game capacity that is the maximum number of people who can participate in the game for the type of the game. For example, a poker game may be determined according to the type of game, such as five poker players, six hi-rows, two oppokers, and four hula players. In some cases, the game capacity may be arbitrarily determined by the user who opened the game room.

As such, since the game garden is defined in the game room, even if the user enters the game room, when the game garden is already full, the user becomes a spectator who can not watch the game but participate in the game.

Some of these observers are purely for watching other users' games, and some of the users who are currently playing the game are waiting to leave the game room to participate in the actual game.

The user who is waiting to participate in the actual game among the spectators participates in the game when a vacant space is created. In order to participate in the game, the user must exit the game room and reenter the game.

In this case, when the re-entry is delayed, the user who re-enters another user first by participating in the game often fails to participate in the game. Therefore, there is a need for a system that allows a user who has been waiting for a game to preferentially participate in the game.

Accordingly, the present invention has been invented in view of the above circumstances, and an online game waiting method for issuing a waiting number so that a user waiting in a game room filled with a game capacity can immediately join a game without reentry and a recording medium for performing the same. To provide that purpose.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to solve the boredom of the waiting user by providing an expected waiting time of the current game to the user who issued the waiting number in the game room.

Online game waiting method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the step of opening the game room is determined game room, the step of assigning the waiting number to the user entering the game garden filled, the duration of the game Calculating an expected participation time, and displaying the calculated expected participation time.

On the other hand, the computer-readable medium for recording the online game program according to the present invention, the step of opening a game room with a predetermined game garden, the step of assigning a waiting number to the user entering the game garden filled, the corresponding game Calculating an expected participation time in consideration of the progress time, and displaying the calculated expected participation time.

According to the present invention, all of the garden of the game room is filled with other users can not participate in the game when the user enters the game room waiting number, by joining the user in the game according to the priority, the waiting user is a game room This eliminates the hassle of having to reenter and reenter the game, and solves the problem that the participation of the game may be delayed by other users due to the delay of reentry.

In particular, the present invention provides an expected participation time for the game currently in progress for the users who are waiting for the game, thereby eliminating the boredom caused by the waiting of the waiting users and making it easier to determine whether to remain in the current game room. .

1 is a network diagram of an online game waiting system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a procedure from creation to completion of a game room on the network shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for reserving and canceling a waiting number on a network shown in FIG. 1;
4 is a screen state diagram for explaining an online game standby state according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart illustrating an online game waiting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be construed in a common or dictionary sense, and the inventors will be required to properly define the concepts of terms in order to best describe their invention. Based on the principle that it can, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, at the time of the present application, It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

1 is a network diagram of an online game waiting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an online game waiting system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a game server 100 and a plurality of user terminal devices 300. Here, the game server 100 and the plurality of user terminal devices 300 are connected to each other through the network 200, the network 200 collectively referred to as a wired or wireless communication network, and includes all of the various connection networks Do.

The game server 100 is a server for providing an online game in the online game standby system. The game server 100 is connected to the user terminal device 300 that requests access through the network 200 and provides an online game. Here, the online game is collectively referred to as all the online games of various kinds having a fixed garden.

The game server 100 includes a game room context module 110, a channel server 120, a game logic server 130, and a database 140.

Game Room Context Module (hereinafter, referred to as 'GRC') 110 is a module that processes all logic for each game room that a user enters, for example, user management, genealogy, and calculation of money. to be.

The GRC 110 may provide a web page so that a user may select a desired game among various games to a user terminal device connected through the network 200 using a web call function. . The web call function is a method of directly calling a web page from the user terminal device 300, and the information modified through the web page is immediately reflected in the information related to the user.

The GRC 110 assigns a waiting number to the user who enters the game room while the game garden is filled. In addition, the GRC 110 calculates the expected participation time in consideration of the progress time of the game, and displays the calculated expected participation time.

In general, an online game has a game garden for each game. Here, the game garden refers to the maximum number of people who can participate in the game, and each game has a minimum game play capacity that can be played.

When the GRC 110 assigns a waiting number to the user terminal device 300, it is preferable to assign a waiting number only to a user who requests to participate in a game among users who enter the game garden. The reason is that although some users enter the game room, there is no intention of participating in the actual game, and some observers simply want to watch the game. Such a spectator must not be assigned a waiting number to assign a valid waiting number to a user who wants to participate in the game.

In addition, when the user who has been assigned the waiting number exits the game room before joining the game, that is, cancels the waiting, the GRC 110 reassigns the waiting number to the remaining participants except for the user who canceled the waiting. . By re-applying the waiting number except for the user who cancels the waiting as described above, the waiting user who is assigned the waiting number can know his waiting order more accurately.

In the present embodiment, as described above, when a user canceling the waiting occurs among the users assigned the waiting number in the GRC 110, the waiting number is set to be reassigned, but this is only an example and is not necessarily limited thereto. Does not. That is, when the user canceling the wait occurs, the GRC 110 may process the next user to be entered according to the priority if the user who is in the order of entry is not actually waiting without reassigning the waiting number.

GRC 110 calculates the expected participation time by the equation (1). The expected participation time calculated by Equation 1 is a time when a user who has the minimum money among all the users who are playing the game is all-in and the waiter having the waiting number 1 can participate in the game.

Here, T _end is the expected participation time, User _min is the money of the user who has the least money among the users in the game, Betmon _avr is the average bet amount per person, and Play _avr is the average duration of the game.

At this time, in order to calculate the expected participation time more accurately, it is preferable to apply the average bet amount per person for the fifth edition before the current game. The average bet amount per person for five editions (Bet _avr ) can be calculated by Equation 2.

Here, Game1Betmon _avr's average bet of the first game, Game2Betmon _avr's average bet in the second game, Game3Betmon _avr's average bet in the third game, Game4Betmon _avr's average bet of the fourth game, And Game5Betmon _avr is the average bet amount per person of the fifth game.

Take an example. The first game has 5 players, the second game has 4 people, the third game has 4 people, the fourth game has 5 people and the fifth game has 5 people. Also, the total wager of the first game is 300 won, the total wager of the second game is 200 won, the total wager of the third game is 400 won, the total wager of the fourth game is 200 won, and the total wager of the fifth game is 250 won. It is assumed that the money of the user having the least money among the users is 400 won.

In this case, Bet _avr is 60 won (= ( _300/5 + 200/4 + 400/4 + 200/5 + 250/5)), and assuming the average duration of the game is 30 seconds, T _end is 200 Seconds (= (400 won / 60 won) * 30 seconds). In other words, if a user who is currently participating in a game adds at least seven games, a money of 420 won (= 60 won * 7) is needed. At this time, since user _min is 400 won, the user holding the minimum money is all-in. Therefore, the waiter with the waiting number 1 can join the game after the seventh game is played.

The expected participation time is provided for a user who has made a waiting reservation to participate in the game in the game server 100, and the waiting for participation continues in the current game room with reference to the expected participation time provided by the game server 100. You can decide whether or not to move to another game room.

A channel server (hereinafter, referred to as 'CHS') 120 is a server managing a channel. In an online game, a plurality of channels exist for each game, and a plurality of game rooms are opened in each channel. CHS 120 manages these channels.

Game Logic Server (hereinafter referred to as 'GLS') 130 handles functions such as networking, database access, and Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) connections for specific games. Server.

The database 140 holds various information required for providing an online game in the game server 100. In the present embodiment, only one database is shown for convenience of description, but this is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, separate databases 140 may be provided for the GLS 130, the GRC 110, and the CHS 120.

In the game server 100, the GLS 130, the GRC 110, and the CHS 120 each perform a corresponding function, but generally operate in conjunction with each other. For example, in order for an online game to be executed, the game server 100 should open a game room in which a game capacity is defined in a channel at the request of the user terminal device 300. Here, the operation of opening the game room in the channel is not performed by the operation of any one module or server, but is performed by the interworking of the GLS 130, the GRC 110, and the CHS 120. Here, the procedure of opening the game room will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The game server 100 provides a user interface (UI) through a web page to perform an interface with a user. Various menus and buttons are displayed on the UI. For example, various menus and buttons are displayed, such as a menu for creating a game room, joining a game, reserving or canceling a wait, and performing a function other than a game.

The user terminal device 300 is a terminal device of a user side who wants to play an online game by accessing the game server 100 through the network 200. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, U1, U2, U3,... , The United Nations. In this embodiment, U1, U2, U3,... Although, all the UN has illustrated that the game server 100 is connected through a wireless communication network, this is for convenience of description only and is not necessarily limited thereto. U1, U2, U3,... Some of the UN may be connected to the game server 100 through a wired communication network.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure from creation to completion of a game room on the network shown in FIG. 1.

When the user connects to the game server 100 using the user terminal device 300, selects a desired game, and requests a 'make room' in the channel, the GLS 130 sends a processing result message to the CHS 120. Send and call the 'OnCreateRoom ()' function of the GRC 110 to create a room (S401 to S405).

When another user requests to join the game room generated by the above procedure, the GLS 130 sends a processing result message to the CHS 120 and calls the 'OnAddUserInRoom ()' function of the GRC 110. The user enters the game room (S407 to S411).

When the minimum game capacity is available through the steps S413 to S419, the GRC 110 sends a 'SendStart ()' function to the user who created the game room to start the game. When the game starts, the game proceeds through steps S423 to S429.

Thereafter, when all the users entering the game room leave the game room, the GLS 130 calls the 'OnStop ()' function and deletes the game room from the game room list of the GLS 130 (S431).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for reserving and canceling a waiting number on a network shown in FIG. 1.

The user terminal 300 requests the GRC 110 to reserve or cancel the waiting number. In this case, the user terminal device 300 transmits the user information to the GRC 110 together with the reservation or cancellation request signal of the waiting number (S501).

The GRC 110 searches for the corresponding user based on the user information received from the user terminal device 300 (S503), executes the reservation or cancellation of the waiting number (S505), and then sorts the waiting number list (S507). .

When the above procedure is completed, the GRC 110 transmits the updated information to the user terminal device 300 to synchronize with the user terminal device 300 (S509). Using the information received from 110 to synchronize with the GRC (110) (S511).

The procedure of FIG. 3 will be briefly described using the network configuration diagram shown in FIG. 1 as an example. It is assumed that the game server 100 is connected to the user terminal devices 300 of U1 to UN, and there are currently two game rooms in the game room A, and U1 and U2 enter.

Since the game room A is filled with the game garden, if the user of U3 wants to participate in the actual game in the game room A, U3 enters the game room A and requests a waiting number reservation. At this time, U3 may be assigned a waiting number '1'.

If the UN enters the game room and requests a reservation for a waiting number, the waiting number '2' may be assigned to the UN. After that, if U1 leaves the game room, U3 automatically enters the game.

4 is a screen state diagram illustrating an online game standby state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 illustrates a screen 600 in which a poker game in which a game capacity is defined as five players is in progress. As shown in the figure, five users are currently playing a poker game. In the center of the screen 600, a character is displayed for each of the five users who are playing the game, and the bet amount is displayed in the center of the character for each user as an image and numbers.

In addition, one side of the screen 600 is provided with a chat window 610 that allows users entering the game room to exchange messages with each other, the lower part of the chat window 610, the participants who are currently participating in the game, waiting for participation , And how many observers were indicated.

In the present embodiment, five people are currently participating in a game where five people are occupied, and there is one user who reserves a waiting reservation to participate in the game, and there is no intention to participate in the game, but the user who is currently entering the game room (spectator) Illustrated that there is one person.

In addition, the other side of the screen 600, the standby reservation information window 620 is provided to provide the user with information on the standby state. As illustrated, the waiting reservation information window 620 displays the expected participation time along with the phrase 'waiting to participate'. Here, the expected participation time is a time calculated by Equation 1 in the GRC (110).

Since the expected participation time is calculated in consideration of the average duration of the game and the money of the user who has the least money among the users who are playing the game, the actual waiting time is the expected participation displayed in the standby reservation information window 620. It may be shorter or more than time.

However, in the situation where the users currently playing the game will not know when to leave the game room, the user holding the minimum money by reflecting the money of the user with the minimum money in calculating the expected participation time Considering the situation that all the exhausted automatically leaving the game room, can provide a more accurate estimated time to participate in the waiting wait.

In addition, the standby reservation information window 620 may further display a menu for performing functions other than games in the game room. For example, more menus that are not related to the actual game behavior, such as 'refill', 'game mall', 'cash drawer', were displayed. In this way, the user can use the above functions while waiting to participate in the game.

In addition, the screen 600 is further provided with buttons such as 'invitation', 'option', 'helper', and 'exit'. Since these buttons are typical of online games, detailed description thereof will be omitted. .

5 is a flowchart illustrating an online game waiting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game server 100 opens a game room by interlocking the GLS 130, the GRC 110, and the CHS 120 (S700). The procedure of establishing a game room is as described with reference to FIG. 2.

When the game room is opened, the users on the channel enter the entrance, and the game is started when the minimum capacity of the game that is available is filled (S710). For example, in the case of a GoStop game, the number of game seats may be five, but the minimum number of seats that can be played is three. Therefore, when three or more users enter, the game can be started.

When a new user enters the game room, the GRC 110 determines whether the game garden is filled (S720). According to the determination result of step S720, when the game capacity is filled, the GRC 110 assigns a waiting number to the currently entering user (S730). If, as a result of the determination in step S720, the game garden is not filled, it may immediately participate in the game. However, it is preferable to participate in the game after the current game is finished.

The GRC 110 calculates the expected participation time by Equation 1 and displays the calculated expected participation time so that the user can know the calculated participation time (S740).

When there is a user who has left the game room in the game room (S750-Y), the GRC 110 joins a user with a high priority of the waiting number to the game (S760), and waits for waiting for the remaining participants except for the user who participated in the game. Renumber the number (S770).

By this process, if the user is able to participate in the game while the game garden of the game room to be filled is filled and waiting, the user can immediately participate in the game without leaving the game room and re-entering.

Furthermore, the user can predict when he or she can participate in the game through the expected participation time displayed on the screen 600. Therefore, it is easier to decide whether to wait in the current game room or move to another game room.

The present invention includes a recording medium which provides the above-described method of the present invention, that is, a recording medium which can be read and read by a computer and which performs an operation in cooperation with the computer. Such a recording medium includes a ROM and the like, and the method of the present invention can be executed by software or by hardware.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

100: game server 110: game room context module
120: channel server 130: game logic server
140: database 200: network
300: user terminal device

Claims (9)

Opening a game room having a predetermined game garden;
Assigning a waiting number to a user entering while the game capacity is filled;
Calculating an expected participation time in consideration of the progress time of the game; And
And displaying the calculated estimated participation time. The method of claim 1,
In the calculating step, the expected participation time is an online game waiting method, characterized in that calculated by the following equation:

Here, T _end is the expected participation time, User _min is the money of the user holding the least money of the user proceeding the game, Betmon _avr is the average bet amount per person, Play _avr is the average duration of the game to be. The method of claim 1,
In the calculating step, the average bet amount per person is an online game waiting method, characterized in that for applying the average bet per person for the fifth edition of the current game. The method of claim 1,
The assigning of the online game waiting method may include assigning the waiting number only to a user who has requested to participate in the game among users who enter the game space. The method of claim 4, wherein
And displaying the number of users by separately classifying the user who has been assigned the waiting number and the user who has not been assigned the waiting number among the users who enter the game capacity. Standby way. The method of claim 1,
And when the game capacity is insufficient, engaging a user having a higher priority among the users assigned the waiting number to the game. The method of claim 1,
And displaying a menu for performing a function other than the game in the game room by a user entering while the game garden is filled. The method of claim 1,
And reassigning the waiting number except for the user who canceled the waiting, when the user assigned the waiting number cancels the waiting. Opening a game room having a predetermined game garden;
Assigning a waiting number to a user entering while the game capacity is filled;
Calculating an expected participation time in consideration of the progress time of the game; And
And displaying the calculated estimated participation time. The computer-readable medium having recorded the online game program.

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