KR20130048428A - Game system and method using mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A game system using a portable terminal and a method thereof are provided to enable a user to play a word game by using two languages. CONSTITUTION: A system provides a first word written by a first language. A user receives a second word written by a second language corresponding to the first word. The user provides the second word written by the second language. The system provides a plurality of candidate groups corresponding to the first language. The user inputs an answer, and a score is added or deducted corresponding to a correct answer(S236). [Reference numerals] (AA,CC) + 10 points; (BB,DD) - 10 points; (EE) Repeatedly progress a game; (S231) "bulb" in Korean; (S232) Input a "bulb"?; (S235) Input a "brain"?

Description

Game system and method using mobile terminal

The present invention relates to a game system and method, and more particularly, to a user's language learning by allowing a user to end a tree form using two languages on a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. A game system and method are disclosed.

As the world becomes global, the need for English as an international official language is increasing, and there is a claim that English should be defined as the second official language in Korea. In fact, since most international business is based on English as well as a large number of documents written in English, it is necessary to learn English to adapt to the global business era and acquire various foreign information.

In particular, in view of the statistics that 80% of websites are written in English on the Internet, it is reported that there is a high possibility that the Internet language will be settled in English in the future.

However, English is recognized as a very difficult language for Koreans. Despite teaching English for a long time in the formal curriculum, very few people can speak English and write freely.

On the other hand, with the rapid spread of mobile communication technology, smart phones have become an indispensable necessity in modern life. Many users use various services such as information retrieval, online games, e-commerce, Internet banking, and e-mail through smartphones.

In particular, I always carry my smartphone on the go and use it whenever I have time. Therefore, there is a growing demand for a method that can facilitate foreign language word learning, including English, with interest through a smartphone that is always carried by the user.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a game system and method for supporting the language learning of the user by allowing the user to end the tree form using two languages on a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, etc. It is.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game method using a mobile terminal, the method including: presenting a first word written in a first language and writing the second word from a user with respect to the first word. Receiving a second word, presenting a third word written in a first language corresponding to each of a plurality of words of a second language beginning with an end of the second word, and presenting the plurality of third words And receiving a fourth word written in a second language from a user with respect to one of the words.

The method may further include adding or subtracting a predetermined point according to whether the input second word or the fourth word is correct.

The first national language may be Korean, and the second national language may be English.

The first national language may be English, and the second national language may be Korean.

The method may assign different reward points according to difficulty levels of the plurality of third words.

The method may further include adding or subtracting a predetermined point according to whether the input second word or the fourth word is correct.

The method may further include displaying a word that is a wrong answer among the input second word or fourth word on the screen after the game is finished.

The wrong answer word among the input second word or fourth word may be set as a background screen of the mobile terminal.

A computer readable medium according to another embodiment of the present invention records a program for causing a computer to execute any one of the above methods.

The game system using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, presenting a first word written in a first language, the first word written in a second language from the user Receiving a second word, presenting a third word written in a first language corresponding to each of a plurality of words of a second language beginning with an end of the second word, and a user for one of the plurality of third words It includes a web server for receiving the fourth word written in the second language from.

The web server may add or decrease a predetermined point according to whether the input second word or the fourth word is correct.

The web server may add or decrease a predetermined point according to whether the input second word or the fourth word is correct.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that a user can conveniently and interestingly use a game supporting language learning on a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. In particular, the advantage of having a foreign language vocabulary learning more efficiently by making the end-game fun through two languages by using the moving time or the time of day.

In addition, it is possible to proceed with the game according to the language level of the user by proceeding the end of the tree in the form of a tree (users) to enjoy the game with more interest, and at the same time the user-customized language learning is efficient There is this.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a portable terminal game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart provided to explain a game method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view provided to describe a first game mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view provided to explain a second game mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

First, a game system using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a portable terminal game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile terminal game system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a web server 300 and is connected to the mobile terminal 100 through a network 100.

The mobile terminal 100 is a communication terminal device used by a user to use a game service according to the present invention. The mobile terminal 100 accesses a web server 300 through a network 100 to exchange information. In more detail, the mobile terminal 100 may display various information and data related to the game progress provided from the web server 300 on the screen.

The network 100 may include a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, 2G, 3G, 4G mobile networks, and Wi-Fi. Fi), Wibro, and the like, and the communication method may be any wired or wireless communication method.

The portable terminal 100 is a portable information communication terminal and includes a microprocessor such as a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a smartphone, a web pad, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook computer, and the like. It can be made of a terminal equipped with a computing power.

The mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention may access the web server 300 through a web browser to perform an end-game game service according to the present invention.

According to another embodiment, when the game-only application, for example, the mobile terminal 100 is a smartphone, the game may be performed through an application capable of performing the present invention, that is, an application for a smartphone.

Applications for the game progress according to the present invention can be downloaded from the corresponding app market, for example, App Store, Android Market, etc. for each smart phone device.

Web server 300 is a device for providing an end-to-end game service according to the present invention. When the portable terminal 100 is connected, the web server 300 transmits the end game page information to the portable terminal 100 through the network 100.

End game page information may include information necessary to perform membership registration, login, game type selection, and the like, and may also include information related to game progress. This is described in detail below.

In addition, the web server 300 determines whether the correct answer is made to the word input from the mobile terminal 100, and proceeds the game while assigning a predetermined game point.

Next, a game method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart provided to explain a game method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram provided to describe a first game mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a view provided to explain a second game mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, first, when a user executes an end game game application according to the present invention on the mobile terminal 100 (S210), the web server 300 matches the correct answer in English with respect to a word presented in Korean. A first game mode and a second game mode that matches a correct answer by inputting Korean to a word presented in English may be presented and selected (S220). Of course, according to the embodiment, a game mode for other languages other than Korean and English may be provided. For convenience of description, only the first game mode and the second game mode will be described below.

Thereafter, the game according to the selected game mode is executed (S230).

A case in which the user selects the first game mode will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, the web server 300 may allow the word 'bulb' to be presented on the screen of the mobile terminal 100 through a game application in operation S231. Then, the user may input a word written in English for the word 'bulb' presented in Korean (S231).

The web server 300 adds or subtracts a predetermined point according to whether or not the word input by the user is correct (S233).

If the user inputs a word corresponding to the correct answer of 'bulb', the user gets '10 points'. On the other hand, if you fail to enter the correct answer word, you lose 10 points.

Of course, according to the embodiment, the reward provided according to the correct answer of the user may not be a point but a game money or an item. For example, a 'pass through item' may be provided as a game item, and a user may move to the next step by using a 'pass through item' for a difficult problem. In addition, in the case of the 'hint item', a letter corresponding to the middle or the end of the word may be displayed in addition to the start letter. Various other items can be provided depending on the correct answer and reflected in the game.

Next, we present the Korean words 'brain', 'bowl' and 'bundle' for 'brain', 'bowl' and 'bundle' that begin with 'b', the end of the 'bulb' for the correct answer. S234). In step S234, it is preferable to display the words 'b______' around each of the words presented in Korean so as to help the user to understand, so that the user can input English words starting with 'b'.

Thereafter, when the user selects one of the three Korean words presented and inputs an English word corresponding thereto (S235), the game may be continued while adding or subtracting points according to the correct answer (S236).

While continuing the game as described above, if the user does not want to proceed with the game anymore, or if the correct answer more than a predetermined number of times can be implemented to end the game (S240).

When the game is finished, the web server 300 may record the points acquired by the corresponding user in a database (not shown) and provide the game ranking to the user (S250). In operation S250, the user may help review by displaying a word that is incorrectly answered by the user. Of course, you can also display the correct and incorrect words. According to an exemplary embodiment, an incorrect word may be displayed on the background screen of the mobile terminal 100. In more detail, after the end of the game, the screen control module (not shown) of the mobile terminal 100 may receive the incorrect word from the game application according to the present invention and set the incorrect word to be displayed in the background screen or the standby screen. When there are a plurality of incorrect answer words displayed on the screen, the words may be displayed in a sliding form and then disappear, and the new incorrect words may be repeatedly displayed.

Meanwhile, a case in which the user selects the second game mode will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, the web server 300 may allow the word 'bulb' to be presented on the screen of the mobile terminal 100 through a game application in operation S231. Then, the user may input a word written in Korean for the word 'bulb' presented in English (S232 ').

The web server 300 adds or subtracts a predetermined point according to whether or not the word input by the user is correct (S233 '). If the user inputs a word corresponding to the correct answer of 'bulb', the user gets '10 points'. On the other hand, if you fail to enter the correct answer word, you lose 10 points. Of course, according to the embodiment, the reward provided according to the correct answer of the user may not be a point but a game money or an item.

Next, you can present the English words 'composition', 'rescue', and 'excuse' that correspond to 'composition', 'rescue', and 'chance' beginning with 'sphere', the end of the 'lightbulb' that corresponds to the correct answer. (S234 '). In step S234 ', it is preferable to display Korean words starting with the phrases such as' phrase ______' around each of the words presented in English to help the user understand.

Then, when the user selects one of the three English words presented and inputs a corresponding Korean word (S235 ′), the game may be continuously repeated while adding or subtracting points according to the correct answer (S236 ′).

Meanwhile, when presenting a plurality of words, reward points according to difficulty may be differently displayed. As a result, the user may try to match the correct answer to a word having a higher difficulty level if he / she wants a higher reward, or may select a word having a low difficulty level and proceed with the game. This can increase the interest of the game.

Meanwhile, the case in which the game proceeds while the portable terminal 100 is connected to the web server 300 has been described, but is not necessarily limited thereto. According to an embodiment, when downloading a game application to the mobile terminal 100, various information and data related to game progress are provided together or updated as necessary, and the mobile terminal 100 is not connected to the web server 300. In this case, the game progress may be performed by itself, and may be implemented to deliver information and data such as a game result by accessing the web server 300 only after the end of the game or when a major event occurs.

Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-readable medium having program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. This medium records a program for executing the game method using the portable terminal described so far. The medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination.

Examples of such media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD and DVD, programmed instructions such as floptical disk and magneto-optical media, ROM, RAM, And a hardware device configured to store and execute the program.

Or such medium may be a transmission medium, such as optical or metal lines, waveguides, etc., including a carrier wave that transmits a signal specifying a program command, data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

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Claims (17)

Presenting a first word written in a first language,
Receiving a second word written in a second language from a user with respect to the first word presented;
Presenting a third word written in a first language corresponding to each of a plurality of words of a second language beginning with an end of the second word; and
Receiving a fourth word written in a second language from a user with respect to one of the plurality of third words presented above
Game method using a mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1,
Adding or subtracting a predetermined point according to whether the input second word or the fourth word is correct
Game method using a mobile terminal further comprising. 3. The method of claim 2,
The first language is Korean, the second language is English game method using a mobile terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
The first national language is English, the second national language is Korean game method using a mobile terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
The game method using a mobile terminal for differently awarding reward points according to the difficulty of the plurality of third words. The method of claim 1,
Assigning a predetermined game money or game item according to whether the input second word or fourth word is correct;
Game method using a mobile terminal further comprising. The method of claim 1,
And displaying a word that is an incorrect answer among the input second word or fourth word on the screen after the end of the game. The method of claim 1,
The game method using a mobile terminal for setting the wrong word of the second word or the fourth word input as the background screen of the mobile terminal. A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the method of any one of claims 1 to 8. Presenting a first word written in a first language, receiving a second word written in a second language from a user with respect to the first word, and entering a plurality of words of a second language beginning with an end of the second word A web server for presenting a third word written in a corresponding first language, and receiving a fourth word written in a second language from a user with respect to one of the plurality of presented third words;
Game system using a mobile terminal comprising a. 11. The method of claim 10,
The web server comprises:
Game system using a mobile terminal to add or deduct a predetermined point depending on whether the input second word or the fourth word is correct. In claim 11,
The first language is Korean, the second language is English game system using a mobile terminal. In claim 11,
The first language is English, the second language is Korean game system using a mobile terminal. In claim 11,
The web server comprises:
Game system using a mobile terminal to give different reward points according to the difficulty of the plurality of third words. In claim 11,
The web server comprises:
Game system using a mobile terminal to add or deduct a predetermined point depending on whether the input second word or the fourth word is correct. 11. The method of claim 10,
The game system using a mobile terminal for displaying the incorrect word among the input second word or the fourth word on the screen after the end of the game. 11. The method of claim 10,
The game system using a mobile terminal for setting the wrong word of the input second word or the fourth word as the background screen of the mobile terminal.

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