KR20120037711A - Apparatus and method of providing preliminary account in online game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for providing an online game trial account and a method thereof are provided to enable a client to play an online game by selecting an execution icon on a client PC in a PC room without an additional login process to an online game server. CONSTITUTION: A unique identifier DB(310) stores unique identifiers for one or more PC rooms. When login information and network connection information are received, a trial account authenticating unit(320) acquires a PC room unique identifier by parsing the login information. An online game processing unit(330) provides an online game service to a customer PC in a connected PC room.

Description

Apparatus and method for providing online game experience account using PC room management program {APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT IN ONLINE GAME}

The present invention relates to a method for allowing a PC room customer to enjoy an online game by accessing an experience account through a PC room management program without subscribing to an online game.

With the spread of the Internet infrastructure and advances in hardware technology, games are gradually being moved away from stand-alone games played through personal computers or game consoles and enjoyed by multiple gamers simultaneously connected through the Internet. It is becoming an online game.

On the other hand, such online games generally have a high hardware minimum requirement or pay a separate fee according to the use time or use period, so gamers often play these online games using a PC room.

These PC rooms are equipped with a number of PCs that can be used by PC room customers, each PC is connected to the PC room manager PC. PC room manager PC manages the use status of each PC room customer PC.

The PC room customer can enter the PC room and log in to the PC room account using any customer PC to remove the restriction of the customer PC, surf the web or play online games. On the other hand, the user who wants to stop using the PC room customer PC ends the use by logging out of the PC room account.

As such, when the login is made with the PC room account, the PC room manager PC starts charging for the corresponding PC room customer PC. The general PC room management program is configured to charge in proportion to the usage time, and the user calculates the total time of use as the user logs out of the account.

On the other hand, when looking at the main pattern of the PC room customers using the PC room, it can be seen that the case where the user wants to play online games and the package games play a significant part.

However, package games are generally installed in the form of a virtual optical drive on each customer PC, and a customer who wants to enjoy them can enjoy a popular package game by simply selecting an executable icon on the desktop.

On the other hand, in the case of online games, it is not only cumbersome to play the game until the account is created by accessing the online game server and providing personal information for a considerable amount of time. It tends to focus on online games only.

Therefore, if you want to play online games in the PC room, you can create an account or go to the authentication page to find out how to play online games by simply selecting the play icon, like playing a packaged game without being authenticated. It is necessary.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, as a PC room customer who logs in with a PC room account selects an execution icon of an online game, and enjoys an online game without a separate login process through an online game server. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an online game experience account providing device using the PC room management program and a method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, an online game experience account providing apparatus using a PC room management program according to the present invention includes at least one PC room customer PC connected to a PC room manager PC through an internal network; And

A customer account database that stores account access information for use of a customer's PC; Authentication processing means for permitting the use of the corresponding PC room customer PC, if the PC room login information is received from any one of the PC room customer PCs, determines whether or not it matches the PC room login information stored in the customer account DB; If the PC room customer PC is authorized to use the PC room customer PC is allowed to start the billing process, if the notification is logged out from the PC room customer PC billing processing to charge the charge up to that point Way; And receiving an online game execution request from the customer's PC in the PC room, thereby creating an experience account login information by combining the PC room login information received from the customer's PC room and the PC room unique identifier, and by the online game execution request. It is characterized in that it comprises a; PC room manager PC having; experience account information generating means for connecting to the identified online game server and transmitting the generated experience account login information.

On the other hand, online game experience account providing apparatus using a PC room management program according to the present invention to achieve the above object is a unique identifier DB for storing a unique identifier for each one or more PC room;

When receiving login information and network connection information of a PC room customer PC from the PC room manager PC, the received login information is parsed to obtain a PC room unique identifier, and whether there is a match with the unique identifier stored in the unique identifier DB. Experience account authentication means for allowing access to the customer's PC in the PC room if it is determined and present;

Online game processing means for providing an online game service to the connected PC room customer PC; And

It is characterized in that it comprises a; payment processing means for processing the payment approval through the charging process if there is a paid payment request in the online game.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, the online game experience account providing method using a PC room management program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a PC room customer PC received PC room login information from the user through the internal network PC Step 110 for providing it to the room manager PC;

Step 120, when the PC room login information matches any one of PC room login information previously stored in a database, the PC room manager PC permits the use of the PC room customer PC;

Step 130, the PC room customer PC transmits an online game execution request to the PC room manager PC according to which one of the online game execution icons displayed on the screen is selected by the user;

Step 140, the PC room manager PC generates the experience account login information by combining the previously stored PC room unique identifier and the received PC room login information by a predefined algorithm;

Step 150, a PC room manager PC extracting online game server information identified by the selected online game execution icon and accessing the online game server, and providing the generated experience account login information;

Step 160, the PC room customer PC processes the online game play as the online game server is allowed to access the experience account;

Step 170, the PC room customer PC notifies logout to the PC room manager PC as the user selects logout; And

And a step 180 of calculating, by the PC room manager PC, a usage fee for a period from when the use of the PC room customer PC is permitted to the logout time.

On the other hand, the online game experience account providing method using the PC room management program according to this embodiment of the present invention in order to achieve the above object is the login information and network of PC room customer PC from the PC room manager PC connected through the network In step 210, an online game server parses the login information and obtains a PC room unique identifier, which is a unique value assigned to each PC room, upon receiving the access information;

Step 220 of determining whether there is a match with the obtained PC room unique identifier from a database;

Step 230 of allowing an online game access of the customer's PC in the PC room and providing an online game service if there is a match; And

If there is a paid payment request in the online game from the PC room customer PC, the payment is approved without a billing process, but obtained by parsing the experience account login information or the experience account login information with a PC room manager PC identified by the PC room unique identifier. Characterized in that it comprises a; step 240 to provide the login information and payment amount PC room.

According to the present invention as described above, a PC room customer simply registers for each online game, creates an account, or simply executes a package game without going through the cumbersome process of logging in by accessing a login page. The effect is that you can play online games.

In particular, there is an effect that gamers of low age who are difficult to create an online game account or gamers who feel troublesome to create an online game account can access the online game more easily.

In addition, according to this, the online game provider can reduce the effort and time to be paid by the customers in order to enjoy the new online game, thereby making it easier to access the customer.

1 is a network diagram illustrating a relationship between a PC room customer PC, a PC room manager PC, and an online game server.
2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of an online game experience account providing apparatus using a PC room management program according to the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view of the screen of the PC room management program displayed on the PC room customer PC,
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an online game experience account using a PC room management program according to an embodiment of the present invention in time series.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an online game experience account using a PC room management program according to an embodiment of the present invention in time series.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration of the online game experience account providing apparatus using a PC room management program according to the present invention.

1 is a network diagram illustrating a relationship between a PC room customer PC, a PC room manager PC, and an online game server, and FIG. 2 illustrates a configuration of an online game experience account providing apparatus using a PC room management program according to the present invention. This is a functional block diagram.

As shown in FIG. 1, a PC room is generally composed of one PC room manager PC 100 and a plurality of PC room customer PCs 200, a PC room manager PC 100, and a PC room customer PC 200. Is connected to the internal network such as LAN.

PC room manager PC 100 is installed in the PC room management program for handling the use of each of the plurality of PC room customer PC (200), the charge of the usage fee, PC room customer PC (200) also PC room manager The client program of the PC room management program for communicating with the PC 100 is installed.

Meanwhile, the PC room manager PC 100 is connected to the online game server 300 through an external network as shown in FIG. 1. At this time, the external network preferably means an Internet line, and may be provided in the form of a dedicated line connecting the PC room manager PC 100 and the online game server 300.

As shown in FIG. 2, the PC room manager PC 100 includes a customer account DB 110, an authentication processing unit 120, a billing processing unit 130, and an experience account information generating unit 140.

PC room customer PC 200 is restricted to use so that you can not use in the state that the login is not made, the user who wants to use this must enter the login information. PC room login information generally consists of an ID and password, and the first time a user of the PC room is used to create a new account.

On the other hand, the customer account DB 110 stores the PC room login information for the use of the PC room customer PC 200 in this way.

On the other hand, when the authentication processing means 120 receives the PC room login information from the PC room customer PC (200) compares with the PC room login information previously stored in the customer account DB 110 determines whether there is a match. In this case, if there is no match, the PC room customer PC 200 is not allowed to be used. If there is a match, the PC room customer PC 200 is allowed to be used.

The billing processing means 130 starts the billing processing for the corresponding PC room customer PC 200 when the use of the PC room customer PC 200 is authorized.

On the other hand, the user using the PC room customer PC (200) log out when the use is finished, if the notification is logged out from the PC room customer PC (200) billing processing means 130 is logged out from the time when the use is permitted Charges will be made for the usage time up to the point in time. The charge is made by calculating the amount to be paid by the customer and displaying it on the screen of the PC room manager PC 100.

On the other hand, Figure 3 is an exemplary view of the screen of the PC room management program displayed on the PC room customer PC. According to FIG. 3, several icons for executing an online game are displayed on the screen of the PC room customer PC 200 where the login is made. When the user selects any one of them, the management program installed in the customer PC room 200 transmits an online game execution request to the PC room manager PC 100.

At this time, the user can select whether to access the online game through the experience account, or go to the login page of the online game and enter the user ID and password directly. It may be to be transmitted only to the PC room manager PC (100).

On the other hand, when receiving an online game execution request from the PC room customer PC 200, the experience account information generating means 140 by combining the PC room login information received from the PC room customer PC 200 and the PC room unique identifier Generate login information.

At this time, the PC room unique identifier is a unique value given to each PC room and is text data composed of a combination of numbers, Roman characters, and special symbols. The PC room unique identifier is pre-assigned by the online game server 300 and stored in advance in a local storage device such as a hard disk of the PC room manager PC 100.

The algorithm for generating the experience account login information may be implemented, for example, by listing the ID of the PC room login information and the PC room unique identifier in a certain order.

The experience account login information is not login information for accessing the online game account stored in the database of the online game server as described below, but means that the game account 300 is recognized and processed as being accessible without an account.

On the other hand, the experiential account information generating means 140, when the experiential account login information is generated in this way, specifies the online game server to access using the online game execution request received from the PC room customer PC (200). To this end, the PC room manager PC 100 stores the address of the server to be accessed for each one or more online games in advance, and then identifies the server to be accessed using the online game execution request.

Thereafter, the experience account information generating means 140 connects to the online game server 300 identified as described above, and transfers the generated experience account login information and the network access information of the customer's PC room 200. The network access information refers to information for identifying the PC room customer PC 200 that wants to play an online game on a network, such as an internal IP and a port number.

Meanwhile, as described later, as the experience account login information is authenticated by the online game server 300, the PC room customer PC 200 can access the online game server 300 without logging in to enjoy the online game. .

That is, from the user's point of view, the result is that the connection is made automatically by simply selecting an online game execution icon as shown in FIG. 3, and thus, the same process as when the package game installed in the customer's PC 200 is executed. The game can be enjoyed by.

On the other hand, the online game server 300 is provided with a unique identifier DB 310, experience account authentication means 320, online game processing means 330 and payment processing means 340.

The online game server 300 allows the user to log in when the PC room customer PC 200 connects and inputs login information in a database (not shown) where the account information is stored. On the contrary, if the experience account login information is provided by the PC room manager PC 100, the PC room customer PC 200 is allowed to access through the following process.

First, the unique identifier DB 310 stores a unique identifier which is a unique value given to each PC room. On the other hand, when the experience account authentication means 320 receives the login information and the network connection information of the PC room customer PC (200) from the PC room manager PC 100, by parsing the received login information to obtain a PC room unique identifier do.

To this end, the experience account authentication means 320 must share the algorithm used when the experience account information generating means 140 combines the ID included in the PC room login information with the PC room unique identifier. By using this information, parsing login information can be used to obtain a unique identifier of the PC room. By using this as a query value, the unique identifier DB 310 is searched to determine whether the received login information is the experience account login information.

That is, if the PC room unique identifier exists in the unique identifier DB (310) can be determined that the login information was generated by the PC room manager PC 100, in this case the experience account authentication means 320 is a PC room Allow the customer PC 200 to connect.

PC room customer PC 200 attempts to access the online game server 300, but can be accessed without a login process as the experience account login information transmitted by the PC room manager PC (100) is authenticated.

The online game processing means 330 provides the online game service to the customer's PC 200 connected to the experience account. Providing an online game service means providing game data and status information of other game players to enjoy an online game.

On the other hand, the user of the PC room customer PC 200 in the state connected to the experience account in this way can request a paid payment in the online game. For example, purchasing items available in the game for a fee.

By the way, the payment processing means 340 for processing the paid payment in the online game can be charged for the paid payment request of the user connected to the general online game account as in the conventional online game, so there is no problem, but experience When accessing an account, a problem arises that it is difficult to process billing because the account itself does not exist.

In order to solve this problem, the payment processing unit 340 determines whether the payment request is from the customer's PC 200 connected to the experience account when the payment request is received. That is, it is determined whether the two conditions of access to the experience account and the connection of the PC room customer PC 200 through the PC room manager PC 100 are simultaneously satisfied.

If both conditions are satisfied at the same time, the payment processing means 340 omits the billing process and approves the payment for the customer PC room 200. That is, the purchase item is paid to the experience account of the customer PC room 200.

Thereafter, the experience account login information for specifying the experience account is provided to the PC room manager PC (100). In this case, the amount to be charged is provided together.

The billing processing unit 130 of the PC room manager PC 100 receives the experience account login information and the payment amount from the online game server 300 as described above. Add up and charge.

For example, when the usage fee of the customer PC room 200 is 3,000 won, and the payment of 2,000 won was made through the experience account using the corresponding PC room customer PC 200, the billing processing means 130 Will add up to 5,000 won in total.

Meanwhile, in order to specify a PC room customer PC 200 to be charged, the payment processing means 340 provides the experience account login information to the PC room manager PC 100 or logs in the PC room of the PC room customer PC 200. You can also provide information. The PC room login information may be obtained by parsing the experience account login information.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the online game experience account providing method using a PC room management program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an online game experience account using a PC room management program according to an embodiment of the present invention in time series.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, when a user inputs PC room login information in order to use a PC room customer PC 200, the PC room customer PC 200 provides it to the PC room manager PC 100 (S110). ).

On the other hand, the PC room manager PC 100 receives this, if it matches any one of the PC room login information pre-stored in the database allows the use of the customer PC room 200 (S120).

The PC room customer PC 200 that is allowed to use is removed from the function limit and can be used, and the user can surf the Internet or play online games.

On the other hand, if the user selects any one of the online game execution icon displayed on the client program of the PC room management program installed in the PC room customer PC 200 as shown in Figure 3 PC room customer PC 200 is PC room manager The PC 100 transmits an online game execution request for the online game (S130).

The PC room manager PC 100 receiving this generates the experience account login information by combining the previously stored PC room unique identifier and the received PC room login information by using a predefined algorithm (S140).

Thereafter, the PC room manager PC 100 retrieves the online game server information identified by the selected online game execution icon and accesses the online game server. Then, the generated experience account login information is provided (S150). At this time, the network connection information of the customer PC room 200 can be provided together.

If the access using the experience account is allowed by the online game server 300, the PC room customer PC 200 is provided with the online game service without a login process, thereby processing the online game play (S160).

At this time, when a user of the PC room customer PC 200 makes a payment in an online game, the PC room manager PC 100 identifies an experience account for identifying the corresponding PC room customer PC 200 from the online game server 300. Login information or PC room login information and payment amount will be received.

Meanwhile, as a user who has finished using the PC room customer PC 200 logs out, the PC room customer PC 200 notifies the PC room manager PC 100 of this (S170).

The PC room manager PC 100 charges by calculating a usage fee for the period from when the use of the PC room customer PC 200 is permitted to the logout time (S180). If the payment is made, the payment amount received from the online game server 300 is summed and billed.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the online game experience account providing method using a PC room management program according to this embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an online game experience account using a PC room management program according to an embodiment of the present invention in time series.

As the PC room manager PC 100 generates the experience account login information and provides it with the network access information of the PC room customer PC 200, the online game server 300 that receives the parsing login information parses the login information. Obtain an identifier (S210).

Thereafter, it is determined whether there is a match with the acquired PC room unique identifier from the database (S220). If present, it is determined that the corresponding login information is the experience account login information generated by the PC room manager PC 100, not the login information of the general online game account.

As determined by the experience account login information, the PC room customer PC 200 is allowed to access the online game by using the received network connection information of the customer PC room 200. In other words, it allows temporary access without an online game account. To this end, the online game server 300 may automatically create a temporary account for the experience account.

When the connection is made through the experience account as described above, the online game server 300 provides an online game service to the customer PC room 200 (S230).

On the other hand, if there is a paid payment request in the online game from the PC room customer PC 200 connected to the experience account, the payment is approved without a billing process, but the PC room customer PC (200) to specify the customer room PC (200) Experience account login information or PC room login information is provided for (S240).

The method of providing an online game experience account using the PC room management program as described above is produced in the form of a computer program, which is stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and is stored in a PC room management program in the form of a PC room manager computer and a PC room customer computer. Can be executed.

While the present invention has been described with reference to several embodiments, these embodiments have been disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. This is to be construed as not departing from the scope of the following claims.

100: PC room manager PC
110: customer account DB 120: authentication processing means
130: billing processing means 140: experience account information generation means
200: PC room customer PC
300: Online Game Server
310: Unique identifier DB 320: Experience account authentication means
330: online game processing means 340: payment processing means

Claims (13)

One or more PC room customer PCs connected to the PC room manager PC through an internal network; And
A customer account database that stores account access information for use of a customer's PC; Authentication processing means for permitting the use of the corresponding PC room customer PC, if the PC room login information is received from any one of the PC room customer PCs, determines whether or not it matches the PC room login information stored in the customer account DB; If the PC room customer PC is authorized to use the PC room customer PC is allowed to start the billing process, if the notification is logged out from the PC room customer PC billing processing to charge the charge up to that point Way; And receiving an online game execution request from the customer's PC in the PC room, thereby creating an experience account login information by combining the PC room login information received from the customer's PC room and the PC room unique identifier, and by the online game execution request. Providing an online game experience account using a PC room management program, characterized in that it comprises a; PC room manager PC having an experience account information generating means for accessing the identified online game server and transmitting the generated experience account login information. Device. The method of claim 1,
The billing processing unit adds the payment amount to the usage fee of the corresponding PC room customer PC upon receiving the PC room login information and the payment amount obtained by parsing the experience account login information or the experience account login information from the online game server. Online game experience account providing device using a PC room management program, characterized in that the billing. The method of claim 1,
The PC room login information is text data including an ID and a password, and the experience account information generating means experiences text data by combining the PC room unique identifier and the ID included in the PC room login information by a predetermined algorithm. Online game experience account providing device using a PC room management program, characterized in that to generate account login information. The method of claim 1,
When the PC room customer PC requests an online game execution request by the user, the user may select whether to play the online game with the experience account, or go to the login page of the online game and log in directly. If the online game experience account providing apparatus using a PC room management program, characterized in that for transmitting the online game execution request to the PC room manager PC. Unique identifier DB for storing a unique identifier for each one or more PC room;
When receiving login information and network connection information of a PC room customer PC from the PC room manager PC, the received login information is parsed to obtain a PC room unique identifier, and whether there is a match with the unique identifier stored in the unique identifier DB. Experience account authentication means for allowing access to the customer's PC in the PC room if it is determined and present;
The online game experience account providing apparatus using a PC room management program, characterized in that it comprises; online game processing means for providing an online game service to the connected PC room customer PC. The method of claim 5, wherein
If there is a payment request in the online game through the billing process payment processing means for processing the payment approval; Online game experience account providing apparatus using a PC room management program, characterized in that it further comprises. The method according to claim 6,
The payment processing means, if there is a paid payment request in the online game, determines whether it is a request from a customer's PC or a connection through a trial account, and if the two conditions are satisfied at the same time, the billing process is omitted and the payment is approved. An apparatus for providing an online game experience account using a PC room management program, comprising: providing a PC room login information and a payment amount obtained by parsing the experience account login information or the experience account login information to the PC room manager PC. Step 110, the customer's PC room receiving PC room login information from the user, providing the same to the PC room manager PC through the internal network;
Step 120, when the PC room login information matches any one of PC room login information previously stored in a database, the PC room manager PC permits the use of the PC room customer PC;
Step 130, the PC room customer PC transmits an online game execution request to the PC room manager PC according to which one of the online game execution icons displayed on the screen is selected by the user;
Step 140, the PC room manager PC generates the experience account login information by combining the previously stored PC room unique identifier and the received PC room login information by a predefined algorithm;
Step 150, a PC room manager PC extracting online game server information identified by the selected online game execution icon and accessing the online game server, and providing the generated experience account login information;
Step 160, the PC room customer PC processes the online game play as the online game server is allowed to access the experience account;
Step 170, the PC room customer PC notifies logout to the PC room manager PC as the user selects logout; And
An online game experience account using a PC room management program, comprising: step 180, a PC room manager PC calculating a usage fee for a period from when a user of a PC room customer PC is permitted to logout time; How to Provide. The method of claim 8,
And step 161, after the step 160, the PC room manager PC receives the PC room login information and the payment amount obtained by parsing the experience account login information or the experience account login information from the online game server. How to provide online game experience account using PC room management program. The method of claim 9,
In step 180, the online game experience account providing method using a PC room management program, characterized in that by calculating the usage fee by adding the received payment amount to the usage fee of the customer PC PC. Upon receiving login information and network connection information of a customer's PC customer PC from a PC room manager PC connected through a network, the online game server parses the login information to obtain a PC room unique identifier, which is a unique value assigned to each PC room. Step 210;
Step 220 of determining whether there is a match with the obtained PC room unique identifier from a database; And
If there is a match, the online game experience account providing method using a PC room management program, characterized in that it comprises; step 230 to allow an online game access of the customer PC PC room, and provide an online game service. The method of claim 11,
If there is a paid payment request in the online game from the PC room customer PC, the payment is approved without a billing process, but obtained by parsing the experience account login information or the experience account login information with a PC room manager PC identified by the PC room unique identifier. Step 240 of providing the login information and the payment amount of the PC room; the online game experience account providing method using a PC room management program, characterized in that it further comprises. A computer-readable recording medium containing a method for providing an online game experience account using a PC room management program according to any one of claims 8 to 12.

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