KR20120077790A - Game server, method, recording medium for sport game service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A sports game service providing game server, a method and recording media thereof are provided to keep the interest of a game by automatically replacing an opposite user with an AI module when the opposite user stops playing the game. CONSTITUTION: A game database(110) stores game data for playing a sports game. A game advancing module(150) reads the game data from the game database and processes the game data according to a game advancing signal inputted from first and second terminals. If a game stop signal is inputted from the first or the second terminal before deciding a result for victory, a control signal is outputted. An AI module(130) is executed by reacting to the game advancing signal inputted from the terminal still participating in.

Description

Game server, method, and recording medium providing sports game service {GAME SERVER, METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SPORT GAME SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a game server, a method, and a recording medium for providing a sports game service.

These days, many users are enjoying various kinds of sports games that can be played on a computer, etc. There is a problem that the interest of the game is halved due to the interruption of the game by the opponent user during the progress of the sports game.

In this background, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game server, method, and a recording medium for providing a sports game service that can maintain the interest of a game even if the opponent user's game is interrupted while the sports game is in progress.

The game server of the present invention provides a sports game service to a connected first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user, a game database storing game data for playing a sports game, and a game from the game database. Read the data, process the game data according to the game progress signal input from each of the first terminal and the second terminal, and before the result of the game of the sports game between the first user and the second user is determined When the game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal and the second terminal to receive a game progress module for outputting a control signal and the control signal output from the game progress module is started to be executed and the first terminal and the The terminal that is still participating to play a role of an opponent of the terminal that is still participating in a sports game among the second terminals It includes an artificial intelligence module that is executed in response to the game progress signal input from the device.

The sports game service method of the present invention serves a sports game to a connected first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user, and plays a game according to a game progress signal input from the first terminal and the second terminal. Determining whether a game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal and the second terminal before the data is processed, and a result of the game of the sports game between the first user and the second user is determined; Outputting a control signal when a game stop signal is input, wherein the artificial intelligence module receives the control signal and starts to be executed to play a role of a terminal that continues to participate in a sports game among the first terminal and the second terminal; And executing in response to the game progress signal input from the terminal which is continuously participating.

The recording medium of the present invention implements a sports game service method for serving a sports game to a first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user, and a game progress signal input from the first terminal and the second terminal. Game data is processed according to the determination, and it is determined whether a game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal and the second terminal before the game result between the first user and the second user is determined. When the game stop signal is input, a control signal is output, and the artificial intelligence module receives the control signal and starts to be executed to play a role of a terminal that continues to participate in a sports game among the first terminal and the second terminal. A computer-readable recording medium that implements a function that is executed in response to a game progress signal input from a terminal that is continuously participating. All.

As described above, the game server, the method, and the recording medium providing the sports game service of the present invention can maintain the interest of the game by automatically replacing the counterpart user with the artificial intelligence module when the game is stopped by the counterpart user.

1 is a diagram showing a system for a sports game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows an example of opponent combat processing of a game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows a process in which a game is invalidated by a game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a sports game service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but there may be another configuration between each component. It is to be understood that the elements may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

1 is a diagram showing a system for a sports game service according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a system for a sports game service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a game server 100 or a game server for providing a related application data for controlling a sports game or controlling a sports game. The terminal 200 is connected to the 100 and operated by a user for playing a sports game, and the network 300 connecting the game server 100 and the terminal 200.

The game server 100 may provide a page of a corresponding web site to the terminal 200 connected to the game server 100. In addition, the game server 100 proceeds with the membership registration process to store and manage various information of the user registered as a member, and purchase and pay for various items (eg, players, devices, function items, etc.) related to sports games. It can also provide functionality.

In addition, the game server 100 may relay execution data of sports game-related applications in each of the plurality of terminals 200 so as to play sports games between users.

In addition, the game server 100 provides a player recruitment function for the user to create his team (team), and recruit players, for this purpose, to store and manage various information and data, and to provide a player recruitment function Various control functions can be provided.

The game server 100 may be configured in hardware or the same as or similar to a typical web server or web server. In software, it may include a program module implemented through a language such as C, C ++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C, etc. to perform various functions.

In addition, the game server 100 may be connected to an unspecified number of clients such as the terminal 200 or an other server through an open computer network 300 such as the Internet. The game server 100 refers to a computer system and a computer software (server program) installed therein for receiving and providing a task execution request of a client or another web server and deriving a work result thereof.

In addition to the above-described server program, the game server 100 may include a series of application programs that operate on the game server 100 and, in some cases, various databases built internally or externally. have. Accordingly, the game server 100 classifies membership information and various kinds of information and data about sports games according to types of sports games, and stores and manages them in a database. Such a database may be implemented inside or outside the game server 100. Can be.

The game server 100 is implemented using server programs that are variously provided according to operating systems such as DOS, Windows, Linux, UNIX, Macintosh, and the like for server hardware. Representative examples include websites, Internet Information Servers (IIS), and CERN, NCSA, and APPACH, which are used in a UNIX environment.

In addition, the game server 100 may interwork with an authentication system and a payment system for purchase and payment of items such as items in a sports game or user authentication of a sports game user.

If the terminal 200 is connected to the wired / wireless based network 300 and the server-client communication with the game server 100 is possible, any terminal 200 may be used, and a personal computer (PC), a smart phone, a notebook computer, It is a broad concept including all communication computing devices such as mobile communication terminal 200, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), game machine.

The network 300 is a network connecting the game server 100 and the terminals 200 to a closed network 300 such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or the like. It may be an open network 300 such as the Internet.

The Internet has many services in the TCP / IP protocol and its upper layers: HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name System (DNS), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and SNMP ( It refers to an open computer network 300 structure that provides a Simple Network Management Protocol (NFS), Network File Service (NFS), and Network Information Service (NIS). In addition, when the terminal 200 is a mobile communication terminal 200 or a smart phone, the network 300 may include a mobile communication network.

Game server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can service a sports game through an artificial intelligence module. Such a game server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Hereinafter, the above-described game server 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram of a game server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the game server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a game database 110, an artificial intelligence module 130, and a game progress module 150.

The game database 110 stores game data for playing sports games such as baseball and soccer. In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the game data includes data related to a rule of a sports game, data related to a player of a sports game, data related to a player's motion, and track related data of a mechanism (eg, a ball) used in a sports game. And the like. The game database 110 may include various sports game related data.

The game progress module 150 reads the game data from the game database 110 and responds to the game progress signal input from each of the first terminal 200a of the first user and the second terminal 200b of the second user. If the game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal 200a and the second terminal 200b before the game data is processed and the result of the game of the sports game between the first user and the second user is determined. Outputs

In the embodiment of the present invention, the game stop signal may be a signal indicating that the terminal 200 is stopped from accessing the game server 100, or may be a signal indicating that the user intends to stop or withdraw the game. In addition, the game result in the embodiment of the present invention may include a game as well as a draw.

The artificial intelligence module 130 receives and executes the control signal output from the game progress module 150 to execute the execution of the sports game among the first terminal 200a and the second terminal 200b. It is executed in response to the game progress signal input from the terminal 200 is still participating to play the role of the opponent.

That is, the game progress module 150 of the game server 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention transfers a game from one terminal 200 of the plurality of terminals 200 connected to the game server 100. When the game stop signal is input to, the artificial intelligence module 130 is automatically executed to play the opponent role of the user terminal 200 continuously participating in the game so that the sports game continues.

Thus, the game server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, even if the user abandons or stops the game during the progress of the sports game, the artificial intelligence module 130 can continue the sports game, so the user participating in the game You can continue to play sports games.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the game progress module 150 may control the artificial intelligence module 130 to proceed with the sports game following the state of the sports game that has progressed to the time when the game stop signal is input. For example, if the game server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention serves a baseball game and the counterpart user who is the two-out attack side gives up the game, the game progress module 150 ends three times. The AI module 130 may be controlled to attack by the AI module 130 in the two-out state. Accordingly, the user who is still participating in the game, not the user who stopped the game, may continue to enjoy the sports game following the situation at the time when the counterpart user stops participating in the AI module 130.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user's experience value obtained by facing the AI module 130 may be the same as the experience value obtained by playing a game with the counterpart user. In the embodiment of the present invention, the user's experience value is a capability value obtained by the user playing a sports game through the game server 100. The experience value can be changed by various factors such as the attack ability, defense ability, win rate, game time, and the number of matches of the team manipulated by the user. When the game server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention serves a baseball game, the attacking ability and defense ability of the team may be a team batting average and a team defense rate. In the embodiment of the present invention, the game progress module 150 may assign the experience value to the user's ID and store the experience value in the game database 110 to correspond to the user's ID.

The game progress module 150 inputs a game stop signal from the user's terminal 200 when a game stop signal is input from the user's terminal 200 while the sports game is in progress by the artificial intelligence module 130. Experience value up to the point in time can be given to the user. For example, if the user also stops the game in the process of playing with the game progress module 150 after the other user's game is stopped, the game progress module 150 may experience the time until the game stop signal is input from the terminal 200. Can be given to the user.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the embodiment of the present invention, the game progress module 150 is based on the artificial intelligence module 130 of the counterpart user who has stopped during the game for the user who continues to participate in the game when the counterpart user stops. It can be set to victory regardless of the result of the match.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the game progress module 150 may invalidate the game result with the artificial intelligence module 130 according to the selection signal input from the user's terminal 200 that has been opposed to the artificial intelligence module 130. have. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when a selection signal for selecting an invalid game from the selection menu 410 is input from the user's terminal 200 facing the artificial intelligence module 130, the game progress module 150 is artificial. The game result with the intelligence module 130 may be invalidated.

Next, a method of providing a sports game service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

The sports game service method services a sports game to a connected first terminal 200a of a first user and a second terminal 200b of a second user.

Game data is processed according to a game progress signal input from the first terminal 200a and the second terminal 200b (S510).

It is determined whether a game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal 200a and the second terminal 200b before determining a result of the sports game between the first user and the second user (S520). At this time, if the game stop signal is input (S530).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the game stop signal may be a signal indicating that the terminal 200 is stopped from accessing the game server 100, or may be a signal indicating that the user intends to stop or withdraw the game. In addition, the game result in the embodiment of the present invention may include a game as well as a draw.

The artificial intelligence module 130 receives the control signal and starts to execute the terminal that is continuously participating to play the role of the terminal 200 that is still participating in the sports game among the first terminal 200a and the second terminal 200b ( It is executed in response to the game progress signal input from 200 (S540).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the artificial intelligence module 130 serving as a counterpart may be controlled so that the sports game proceeds after the state of the sports game progressed to the time when the game stop signal is input.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user's experience value obtained by facing the AI module 130 may be the same as the experience value obtained by playing a game with the counterpart user.

If the game stop signal is input from the terminal 200 of the user who is continuously participating while the sports game is being progressed by the artificial intelligence module 130, the user experience value until the time when the game stop signal is input from the user's terminal 200 is displayed. Can be given to

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the other user stops during the game, the record of the other user who has been suspended during the game may be set to victory regardless of the result of the game against the AI module 130.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the game result with the artificial intelligence module 130 may be invalidated according to the selection signal input from the terminal 200 of the user who has been opposed to the artificial intelligence module 130.

The sports game service method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium implemented as a program.

In the program recorded on the recording medium for implementing the method for providing a sports game according to an embodiment of the present invention, game data is processed according to a game progress signal input from the first terminal 200a and the second terminal 200b. The game stop signal is determined whether or not a game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal 200a and the second terminal 200b before the result of the game of the sports game between the first user and the second user is determined. Is input, a control signal is outputted, and the artificial intelligence module 130 receives the control signal and starts to be executed to execute the sports terminal among the first terminal 200a and the second terminal 200b. Implement a function to be executed in response to the game progress signal input from the terminal 200 is still participating to play the role of the opponent.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the artificial intelligence module 130 serving as a counterpart may be controlled so that the sports game proceeds after the state of the sports game progressed to the time when the game stop signal is input.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user's experience value obtained by facing the AI module 130 may be the same as the experience value obtained by playing a game with the counterpart user.

The recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention is a game stop signal from the user's terminal 200 when the game stop signal is input from the terminal 200 of the user who is still participating while the sports game is in progress by the artificial intelligence module 130. It is possible to implement a function that can give the user experience value up to the point in time when the signal is input.

The recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention is set to victory regardless of the result of the game against the artificial intelligence module 130 for the user who is suspended during the game for the user who continues to participate in the game when the other user stops. Can be implemented.

The recording medium according to the embodiment of the present invention may implement a function of invalidating the game result with the artificial intelligence module 130 according to the selection signal input from the user terminal 200 of the user who was facing the artificial intelligence module 130. have.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). It also includes. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over computer systems connected via a network 300 so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

In the above description, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, although all of the components constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented in one independent hardware, each or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having a. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, and the like.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms commonly used, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be construed in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

A game server for providing a sports game service to a first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user, wherein:
A game database storing game data for playing a sports game;
Read game data from the game database, process the game data according to a game progress signal input from each of the first terminal and the second terminal, and play a sports game between the first user and the second user. A game progress module outputting a control signal when a game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal and the second terminal before a result is determined; And
The control signal output from the game progress module is input and started to be executed to play the game progress signal input from the continuously participating terminal to play a role of a terminal that continues to participate in the sports game among the first terminal and the second terminal. AI module in response
Game server comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The game progress module is a game server, characterized in that for controlling the artificial intelligence module to proceed with the sports game following the state of the sports game proceeded to the time when the game stop signal is input. The method of claim 1,
And the user's experience value obtained by facing the artificial intelligence module is the same as the experience value obtained by playing a game with the counterpart user. The method of claim 1,
The game progress module provides a user with an experience value until a time when a game stop signal is input from the terminal when a game stop signal is input from the continuously participating terminal while a sports game is in progress by the artificial intelligence module. Game server. The method of claim 1,
The game progress module is a game server, characterized in that for the user who continues to participate in the sports game, the total number of the counterpart user who stops during the game is set to win regardless of the result of the game against the artificial intelligence module. The method of claim 1,
The game progress module may invalidate a game result with the artificial intelligence module according to a selection signal input from a terminal of a user who has dealt with the artificial intelligence module. A sports game service method for serving a sports game to a connected first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user,
Processing game data according to a game progress signal input from the first terminal and the second terminal;
Determining whether a game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal and the second terminal before determining a result of the sports game between the first user and the second user;
Outputting a control signal when a game stop signal is input;
In response to the game progress signal input from the continuously participating terminal, the artificial intelligence module starts to be executed by receiving the control signal and acts as an opponent of the terminal continuously participating in the sports game among the first terminal and the second terminal. Step executed
Sports game service method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein
Sports game service method characterized in that the artificial intelligence module acting as a counterpart to control the sports game after the state of the sports game proceeded to the time when the game stop signal is input. A computer-readable recording medium implementing a sports game service method for serving a sports game on a first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user,
Game data is processed according to a game progress signal input from the first terminal and the second terminal,
It is determined whether a game stop signal is input from one of the first terminal and the second terminal before the result of the game of the sports game between the first user and the second user is determined.
When the game stop signal is input, a control signal is output, and the artificial intelligence module receives the control signal and starts to execute to continue to play a role of a terminal that continues to participate in a sports game among the first terminal and the second terminal. A computer-readable recording medium implementing a function executed in response to a game progress signal input from a participating terminal.

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