KR20120115752A - Method for providing game service on line - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An online game service providing method is provided to supply a game service and a sound source service, which are separately operated to a player registered in a game server, thereby increasing a game server access frequency of the players. CONSTITUTION: User terminals which are successively authenticated are connected(S311). A game room is opened by inputting game room opening information from a first user terminal(S312). Game contents identification information which is synchronized with a special alliance game sound source is inputted from the first user terminal(S314). A list of the opened game room is transmitted to a second user terminal connecting to a game server(S315). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB, EE, GG) Yes; (CC, DD, FF) No; (HH) End; (S311) Authentication and access; (S312) Game room open; (S313) Searching and transmitting a game content list which is able to play based on member information; (S314) Receiving game content identifying information; (S315) Transmitting an opened game room list; (S316) Receiving game room participation information; (S317) Participant plays a game content?; (S318) Transmitting play key information; (S319) Starting a game?; (S320) Game progress; (S321) Game end?

Description

How to provide online game service {Method for providing game service on line}

The present invention relates to an online game, and more particularly, a technology for providing an online game service in a game server so that a player who purchases a specially affiliated game sound source can use game contents synchronized with the specially affiliated game sound source to obtain sales revenue of the sound source. It is about.

In general, as the spread of the Internet rapidly increases, many users who are remotely located through the Internet access a game server at the same time and enjoy a game service. Currently, online game companies are exporting these online game services not only in Korea but also in overseas markets to increase their sales revenue. Nowadays, game companies are launching a variety of game content that teens and thirty major game customers will love.

The conventional game service system 100 includes first and second user terminals 111 and 112 for playing a game, wired and wireless Internet, CDMA, cellular, GSM, W-CDMA, and Bluetooth as shown in FIG. ), Zigbee (zigbee), wired and wireless communication network 120 including a wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro (compliant with the IEEE 802.11 standard) and the wired and wireless communication network 120 The sound source providing server 130 for providing sound sources to the first and second user terminals 111 and 112 and the sound source provided from the sound source providing server 130 to generate game content, and then establish a wired / wireless communication network 120. And a game server 140 that provides game content to the first and second user terminals 111 and 112.

The first and second user terminals 111 and 112 may download and listen to a sound source from the sound source providing server 130 and may receive a game from the game providing server 140 to play a game. The first and second user terminals 111 and 112 may play the same game as other user terminals remotely connected to the game providing server 140 via the wired / wireless communication network 120.

However, the conventional game service system as described above has a problem in that the game server is implemented to provide background music to the user unilaterally or to provide background music through the sound source providing server, which causes boring to the user. In addition, since the sound source providing server 130 and the game providing server 140 provide separate services, the user needs to be connected to the game providing server 140 to use game contents, and the sound source providing server to use the sound source. There was an inconvenience of having to access 130.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is an online game running on a game server that can provide a game service and a sound service service that was previously operated separately to a player registered in the game server It is to provide a game service providing method.

Another object of the present invention is to allow a player who cannot use the game content synchronized with the special affiliated game sound source to use the game content synchronized with the special affiliated game sound source with the player who purchased the special affiliated game sound source. It is to provide a method for providing an online game service that runs on a game server that can obtain revenue from music sales.

In order to achieve the above object, the online game service providing method executed in the game server according to an aspect of the present invention, receiving member information from a plurality of user terminals to perform member authentication and access the successful user terminals Processing and receiving a game room setting report from a first user terminal among successful user terminals, and opening a game room;

Receiving game content identification information synchronized with a special alliance game sound source to be played in the opened game room from a first user terminal, and transmitting the opened game room list to a second user terminal connected to a game server; And receiving game room participation information from a second user terminal.

On the basis of the member information input from the second user terminal, it is determined whether the game contents synchronized with the special partnership game sound source can be played on the second user terminal. If the determination is impossible, the game contents synchronized with the special partnership game sound source are determined. Transmitting playable play key information to the second user terminal.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing an online game service executed in a game server, the method comprising: transmitting sound use ticket information capable of streaming a specially affiliated game sound source for a predetermined period to a second user terminal; Receiving purchase request information for requesting the purchase of a music use ticket from the user terminal and transmitting the purchase request information to the payment server; and when the payment completion information is input from the payment server, the purchased music use ticket information and the member information input from the second user terminal It characterized in that it further comprises the step of storing in the ticket information database.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, an online game service providing method executed in a game server includes transmitting download ticket information for downloading a specially affiliated game sound source to a second user terminal, and downloading from the second user terminal. Receiving purchase request information for requesting a ticket purchase and transmitting it to a payment server; and when payment completion information is input from the payment server, the purchased download ticket information and the member information input from the second user terminal are stored in the ticket information database. Characterized in that it further comprises the step.

According to the above configuration, the game server of the present invention is implemented to provide a game service and a sound source service that were previously operated separately to a player registered in the game server, thereby increasing the frequency of access to the game server of users. It works.

In addition, the game server of the present invention is implemented so that players who cannot use the game content synchronized with the special partnership game sound source can use the game content synchronized with the special partnership game sound source together with the player who purchased the special partnership game sound source. In addition, the player can not use the game content synchronized with the special partnership game sound source has a useful effect to increase the sales revenue of the sound source through the special partnership game sound source.

1 schematically shows a game service system according to the invention.
2 is a block diagram of a game server according to the present invention;
3 is an example of an online game service providing method executed in a game server according to the present invention;
4 is another example of the online game service providing method executed in the game server according to the present invention;
5 is another example of the online game service providing method executed in the game server according to the present invention;
6 schematically illustrates a conventional game service system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.

The game service system according to the present invention includes first and second user terminals 111 and 112 for playing a game as shown in FIG. 1, wired and wireless Internet, CDMA, cellular, GSM, W-CDMA, and Bluetooth (Bluetooth). ), Zigbee (zigbee), wired and wireless communication network 120 including a wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro (compliant with the IEEE 802.11 standard) and the wired and wireless communication network 120 The payment server 150 receives and processes payment information from the first and second user terminals 111 and 112, and the game is played to the first and second user terminals 111 and 112 through the wired / wireless communication network 120. It includes a game server 200 for providing content.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game server 200 according to the present invention includes a communication unit 210 for transmitting and receiving data with a user terminal, a storage unit 230 including a program memory and data memories, and the storage unit ( The controller 250 controls the overall operation using the program memory and the data memory stored in the 230.

The communication unit 210 transmits and receives data by connecting to a network, such as a LAN card or Bluetooth, Zigbee, a wireless LAN (WLAN) conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard, Wi-Fi, It can be implemented with a wireless modem that conforms to the standards of technology used in a wireless network such as WiBro. As another example, the communication unit 210 may be implemented to include various types of CDMA, cellular, GSM, W-CDMA schemes, such as existing wireless communication circuits, as well as existing methods.

The storage unit 230 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The program memory may store programs for controlling a game service and a sound source service. The data memory stores data generated while programs stored in the program memory are executed or data input from the outside.

The storage unit 230 may include, for example, a member information database 231, a game content database 232, and a general affiliated game sound source and a special affiliated game sound source and game sound source identification information synchronized with the game content. It may be implemented including a game sound source database 233 for storing the sound source list. Here, the member information includes name, age, gender, date of birth, address, access information (eid / password), email address, telephone number, game record, game character, game ranking, and the like. The game content is sufficient if the game is synchronized with the game sound source. For example, it may be a rhythm action game in which various graphic elements for inducing a user's operation are displayed on a screen and the user presses an operation key indicated by the graphic element at an appropriate timing.

The general partnership game sound source is a game sound source synchronized with game contents that can be freely used by all players, and the special partnership game sound source is a game sound source synchronized with game contents that can be used only by a player who satisfies a specific condition. In one example, the specific condition includes that the amount of charge information, the sound source use ticket, or the download ticket information by the method of the card or the mobile phone micropayment is stored in the payment server.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the player may stream or download the general affiliate game sound source and the special affiliate game sound source, but in order to play game contents synchronized with the special affiliate game sound source, the user must purchase a special affiliate game sound source, You need to purchase a music ticket or a download ticket.

As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 230 allocates a music source use ticket to which a purchase cost for streaming a special alliance game sound source stored in the game sound source database 233 for a predetermined period of time is allocated, and the purchase cost is allocated. It may be implemented including a ticket information database 234 for storing the sound source use ticket purchase information and the member information for purchasing the sound source use ticket. For example, the sound source use ticket purchase information includes a purchase date, a use period, and a sound source use ticket purchase number. The sound source use ticket may be purchased by way of, for example, a card or a mobile phone micropayment.

The ticket information database 234 may include a download ticket to which a purchase cost for downloading a special alliance game sound source stored in the game sound source database 233 is allocated, a member information and a charge amount for purchasing the download ticket to which the purchase cost is allocated; It can be implemented to store information. The recharge amount may be charged by way of, for example, a card or a mobile phone micropayment.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the storage unit 230 may include a sound source purchase information database 235 for storing sound source purchase information of a special partnership game sound source using a download ticket. For example, the sound source purchase information includes member information of purchasing a special partnership game sound source using a download ticket, and purchased special partnership game sound source identification information.

As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 230 may include a game room database 236 for storing a game room list and game room state information opened by members connected to the game server 200. have. For example, the game room status information includes information indicating whether the opened game rooms are playing a game or waiting for a game waiting for a game participant.

The controller 250 controls the overall operation using the program memory and the data memory stored in the storage 230. As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 250 receives a member information from a user terminal registered as a member and processes the connection, and the game sound source list is connected to the user terminal that has been connected by the connection processor 251. It includes a list processing unit 252 for providing a sound source providing unit 253 for streaming or downloading the game sound source from the connection processing unit 251 to the connected user terminal.

The connection processor 251 compares the member information transmitted from the user terminal through the communication unit 210 with the member information stored in the storage unit 230 and processes the connection with the game server according to the result. The connection processing performed by the connection processing unit 251 is already well known, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The list processing unit 252 transmits the game sound source list stored in the game sound source database 232 of the storage unit 230 to the user terminal when the game sound source list view message is input from the user terminal connected to the access processing unit 251.

The sound source providing unit 253 reads the game sound source stored in the game sound source database 232 of the storage unit 230 and streams or downloads the game sound source identification information and the streaming or download request message from the user terminal. do.

The sound source providing unit 253, for example, when the special partnership game sound source identification information and the streaming request message is input from the user terminal through the communication unit 210 to search the ticket information database 234 with the member information input from the user terminal It may be implemented to include a streaming processing unit (2531) for determining whether there is a sound source use ticket and the current use of the sound source use ticket, and processing the streaming of the special partnership game sound source according to the determination result.

The special alliance game sound source is a game sound source synchronized with game contents (aka, 'perks') that can be used only by a player who has purchased a sound source use ticket. According to this aspect, the player can stream the general affiliate game source for free, but if the user does not purchase a music use ticket, the special affiliate game source can not be streamed, and the game contents synchronized with the special affiliate game source (aka, ' Privileges') are not playable either.

As another example, the sound source providing unit 253 calculates a download fee based on the special partnership game sound source identification information when the special partnership game sound source identification information and the download request message are input from the user terminal through the communication unit 210, and the user terminal. The download processing unit 2532 searches the ticket information database 234 with the member information inputted from the terminal to determine whether there is a recharge amount and whether the recharge amount is greater than the calculated download rate, and downloads the special partnership game sound source according to the determination result. And, if a download complete message is input from the download processing unit 2532, the cost processing unit 2533 for subtracting the cost corresponding to the calculated download fee from the charge amount stored in the ticket information database 234 may be implemented. have.

The download ticket may be purchased by way of example, by card, or by micropayment. The special alliance game sound source is a game sound source synchronized with game contents (aka, 'perks') that can be used by a player who purchased a download ticket.

According to this aspect, the player can download the general affiliate game source for free, but if the download ticket is not purchased, the special affiliate game source can not be downloaded, and the game contents synchronized with the special affiliate game source (aka, 'perks' ') Can't play either.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 250 transmits the sound source use ticket and the download ticket information stored in the ticket information database 234 to the user terminal, receives the ticket purchase request information from the user terminal, and completes payment and settlement. The ticket information processor 254 stores additional information according to the ticket information database 234.

The additional information according to the payment completion that the ticket information processing unit 254 stores in the ticket information database 234 includes a sound source use ticket, the sound source use ticket purchase information, a member information that purchases a sound source use ticket, a download ticket, , The member information and purchase amount information for purchasing the download ticket.

As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 250 receives a game room setting setting input from a user terminal, opens a game room, provides a list of the game rooms to the currently connected user terminal, and opens the opened game room. It is implemented to include a game processor 255 for controlling the game progress so that all participating players can proceed smoothly.

Hereinafter, an online game service providing method executed in the game server of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 3, the first user terminal is a terminal used by a player who has purchased a sound source use ticket or specially affiliated game sound source, and the second user terminal is a player who has not purchased a sound source use ticket or specially affiliated game sound source. Assume that the terminal is used.

Step S311 is a step in which the game server receives member information from a plurality of user terminals to perform member authentication and access processing of successful user terminals. The member information includes, for example, a name, age, gender, date of birth, address, access information (ID / password), e-mail address, and telephone number. In operation S311, the member information may be access information (ID / password). The game server of the present invention may be implemented to transmit a game module to user terminals that have been authenticated successfully. In addition, the game server of the present invention may be implemented to transmit data necessary for the game by checking whether the game module is already stored in the connected user terminal or the version of the stored game module.

In step S312, the game server receives a game room setting report from a first user terminal among user terminals authenticated in step S311 and opens a game room. For example, the game room setting report may include information regarding a game number, a game speed, and a game room name.

In operation S313, the game server searches for a list of game contents playable in the game room opened in step S312 based on the member information input from the first user terminal, and transmits the searched game contents list to the first user terminal. . The step S313 is a step of providing a list of game contents including game contents (also known as 'privileges') synchronized with the specially affiliated game sound source only to a player who purchased a sound source use ticket or a specially affiliated game sound source. Step S313 is not a necessary step in the present invention. The game content list may be included in a game module transmitted to the user terminal by the game server of the present invention.

Step S314 is a step in which the game server receives game content identification information synchronized with the special partnership game sound source to be played in the game room opened in step S312 from the first user terminal. The step S314 may be executed only when the first user terminal connected to the game server of the present invention is a terminal used by a player who purchases a sound source use ticket or a special partnership game sound source.

In step S315, the game server transmits a list of game rooms established in step S312 to a second user terminal connected to the game server. The game room list may include, for example, information indicating whether the number of people who participated in the established game room, the opened game room is currently playing or waiting for the game, in addition to the information about the number of gamers, the game speed, and the name of the game room.

In step S316, the game server receives game room participation information from the second user terminal. The game room participation information may include, for example, access information (ID / password) used for authentication in step S311. Accordingly, the game server of the present invention can obtain information on the member information, game record, game character, game ranking, etc. of the player connected to the game server through the second user terminal using the access information.

Step S317 is a step of determining whether the game server can play game contents synchronized with the special partnership game sound source in the second user terminal based on the game room participation information input from the second user terminal in step S316. In step S317, the player accessing the game server through the second user terminal determines whether the player can purchase the music use ticket or the specially affiliated game sound source, thereby determining whether the game contents synchronized with the specially affiliated game sound source can be played. to be.

In operation S318, when the determination result is impossible, the game server transmits the play key information for playing the game content synchronized with the special partnership game sound source to the second user terminal. In the step S318, even if the player accessing the game server through the second user terminal does not purchase the sound source use ticket or the special partnership game sound source, the player who has already purchased the sound source use ticket or the special partnership game sound source has opened the game room. When participating, it is a step to use the game contents synchronized with the special partnership game sound source with the player who opened the game room.

The play key information may be, for example, sound source use ticket purchase information that can stream the specially affiliated game sound source for a predetermined period, corresponding to the member information input from the first user terminal. As another example, the play key information may be sound source purchase information that purchases the special partnership game sound source corresponding to the member information input from the first user terminal.

In step S319, the game server determines whether the game can be started in the game room established in step S312. The game server of the present invention may determine that the game can be started when a game start command is transmitted from the first user terminal according to an operation of a player who has opened a game room. Step S320 is a step in which the game server transmits a game start command from the first user terminal according to the operation of the player who opened the game room and proceeds with the game.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the online game service providing method executed in the game server of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. As described above, step S318 of Fig. 3 is that even if the player connected to the game server through the second user terminal has not purchased the sound source use ticket or special partnership game sound source, the user has already purchased the sound source use ticket or special partnership game sound source. When the player participates in the game room opened, the game content synchronized with the game partner who opened the game room can be used. However, players who access the game server through the second user terminal may not use the game contents synchronized with the special affiliate game sound source unless the user purchases a sound source use ticket or a special affiliate game sound source when leaving the game room.

First, FIG. 4 illustrates a process in which a second user terminal is used by a player who has not purchased a sound source use ticket, and the second user terminal purchases a sound source use ticket during an online game as shown in FIG.

Step S411 is a step in which the game server transmits sound source use ticket information for streaming a specially affiliated game sound source to the second user terminal for a predetermined period of time. Here, the predetermined period includes weekly / monthly / yearly units, and the purchase cost of the sound source use ticket varies according to the period.

In step S412, the game server receives purchase request information for requesting the purchase of a sound source use ticket from the second user terminal and transmits it to the payment server. The purchase request information may be implemented, for example, including a sound source use ticket, a sound source use ticket purchase cost, and payment information. The payment information may be implemented including a card company, a card number, or a mobile phone payment information.

In operation S413, when payment completion information is input from the payment server, the game server stores the purchased sound source use ticket information and the member information input from the second user terminal in a ticket information database.

5 is a terminal used by a player who has not purchased a special partnership game sound source by a second user terminal, and the second user terminal purchases a download ticket to download a special partnership game sound source during the online game shown in FIG. An example is demonstrated.

In operation S511, the game server transmits download ticket information to the second user terminal. Here, the download ticket includes the number of game sound sources that can be downloaded, and the purchase cost of the download ticket differs according to the number of game sound sources.

In step S512, the game server receives the purchase request information for requesting the purchase of the download ticket from the second user terminal and transmits it to the payment server. The purchase request information may be implemented, for example, including a download ticket, a download ticket purchase cost, and payment information. The payment information may be implemented including a card company, a card number, or a mobile phone payment information.

In operation S513, when payment completion information is input from the payment server, the game server stores the purchased download ticket information and the member information input from the second user terminal in the ticket information database.

As described above, the game server of the present invention can use the game content synchronized with the special partnership game sound source with the player who can not use the game content synchronized with the special partnership game sound source with the player who purchased the special partnership game sound source. In this case, the player who cannot use the game contents synchronized with the special partnership game sound source can purchase the special partnership game sound source, thereby increasing the revenue of the sound sales through the special partnership game sound source.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.

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In the method for providing an online game service in a game server connected to a plurality of user terminals via a network,
Receiving member information from a plurality of user terminals to perform member authentication and access processing of successful user terminals;
Opening a game room by receiving a game room setting report from a first user terminal among the authenticated user terminals;
Receiving game content identification information synchronized with a special alliance game sound source to be played in the opened game room from the first user terminal;
Transmitting the opened game room list to a second user terminal connected to a game server;
Receiving game room participation information from the second user terminal; And
On the basis of the game room participation information input from the second user terminal, it is determined whether the second user terminal can play the game contents synchronized with the specially affiliated game sound source. Transmitting play key information for playing the synchronized game content to the second user terminal;
Online game service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The play key information is,
And a music use ticket purchase information corresponding to the member information input from the first user terminal, wherein the special alliance game sound source can be streamed for a predetermined period of time. The method of claim 2, wherein the online game service providing method comprises:
Transmitting sound source usage ticket information capable of streaming the specially affiliated game sound source for a predetermined period to the second user terminal;
Receiving purchase request information for requesting the purchase of a sound source use ticket from the second user terminal and transmitting it to a payment server; And
Storing payment purchased ticket use information and member information input from a second user terminal in a ticket information database when payment completion information is input from the payment server;
The online game service providing method further comprises. The method of claim 1,
The play key information is,
And online music service purchase information corresponding to the member information input from the first user terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein the online game service providing method comprises:
Transmitting download ticket information for downloading the special alliance game sound source to the second user terminal;
Receiving purchase request information for requesting the purchase of a download ticket from the second user terminal and transmitting it to a payment server; And
When the payment completion information is input from the payment server, storing the purchased download ticket information and the member information input from the second user terminal in a ticket information database;
The online game service providing method further comprises. The method of claim 1, wherein the online game service providing method comprises:
Retrieving a list of game contents that can be played in the opened game room based on the member information input from the first user terminal; And
Transmitting the retrieved game content list to the first user terminal;
Online game service providing method comprising a.

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