KR20130089743A - User-selectable item provision method and apparatus, user-selectable item obtaining method and apparatus, and computer-readable medium using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A user selection item providing method, a providing device thereof, an item obtaining method using the same, a user device thereof, and a recoding medium thereof are provided to overcome the shortcoming of a lottery-like item providing method where only a limited number of items chosen by an item provider such as a game manager are given to users, making it harder for a user to obtain a certain item he/she wants. CONSTITUTION: An item management unit stores the information regarding one or more selectable items. A capsule machine management unit places the item a user chooses out of all the selectable items into a winning capsule, provides a user device with a capsule machine object including the winning capsule with the selected item as well as multiple other winning capsules which do not include the item, sells a certain number of winning capsules to the user, and determines whether the user wins the selected item or not. A rate adjustment unit adjusts the winning rate of a certain item regarding how rare the item is. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S610) Receive a signal indicating that a selective item has been selected; (S620) Calculate a winning rate for the item; (S630) Set the number of non-winning capsules or the price of a capsule; (S640) Generate, transmit, and display a capsule machine; (S650) Receive a request for a capsule and sell the capsule; (S660) Determine whether the capture is an item-winning capsule and transmit the result

Description

User-selectable Item Provision Method and Apparatus, User-Selectable Item Obtaining Method and Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Medium using the same }

The present invention relates to a user-selectable item providing method and an item providing device using a computing device, and an item obtaining method and a user terminal device using the same.

In a conventional computer game or the like, a game item, which is an electronic object that can be used as a character, a weapon, or the like having various options or various abilities, is provided.

Such a game item is a comprehensive concept that includes all of the characters, weapons, defenses, etc. that can be used within the game.

Meanwhile, in order to provide such an item, a conventional game provides a means for acquiring an item available in a game, and as such an item acquiring means, a user selects a desired item in a certain virtual space such as an item shop. Means for acquiring an item by purchasing it, and a means for acquiring an item provided according to the game result after the user completes the game or the game is provided.

In addition, as a game item providing method that is considered recently, a lottery type item providing technique that allows a gamer to draw a predetermined item in a private state for a fee and wins the item with a certain probability is used. .

However, in such a lottery-type item providing method, since an item provider such as a game operator generally provides only the selected item, there is a disadvantage in that the user cannot acquire a specific item desired by the user.

In this context, the present invention is to provide a method of matching a specific game item specified by the user to a specific object, such as a specific capsule, and then adding to a virtual purchase device or a virtual machine in the form of a capsule machine.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a user with a specific probability of a game item directly selected by the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a technology for receiving a game item selection signal from the user terminal, matching the selected game item object to a specific winning capsule and then putting it in a capsule machine with a plurality of non-winning capsules to provide to the user terminal. It is.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a technique for providing a predetermined probability of matching a specific game item designated by a user to one or more capsules to a user terminal at a predetermined probability, and according to the value of the item.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a user terminal with a certain probability by matching a specific game item specified by the user to one or more capsules, and adjust the total number of capsules or the number of non-winning capsules according to the item or variable purchase cost per capsule By setting to, it is to provide a technique for adjusting the odds of winning by item.

In order to achieve the above object, in one aspect, the present invention is an item providing device that provides a game item at a predetermined probability in association with a user terminal device through a computer network, and stores information about one or more assignable items An item manager and a selection item selected by the user among the assignable items to one or more drawable winning capsules, and then generate a capsule machine object including one or more non-winning capsules and the winning capsules to provide to the user terminal; An item including a capsule machine management unit for selling a certain number of capsules to the user according to the capsule purchase signal received from the user terminal and confirming whether the sold capsules have been won, and a probability adjusting unit for setting the winning probability according to the selected item. It provides a providing device.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a user terminal device which is provided with a game item at a predetermined probability in association with an item providing device through a computer network, receives and displays information on a plurality of selectable items from the item providing device, Receiving an image of the item selection unit for transmitting the information on the selected item selected by the user to the item providing device, and a capsule machine including a winning capsule and one or more non-winning capsule matched with the selected item from the item providing device Receiving a capsule machine display unit to display, a capsule purchase unit for receiving one or more capsule purchase order for purchasing the capsule to the item providing device and receiving information on whether or not to win the item of the purchased capsule from the item providing device User terminal including a winning information display unit to display It provides.

In another embodiment of the present invention, an item providing method in an item providing device which provides a game item with a predetermined probability in association with a user terminal device through a computer network, comprising: an item management step of storing information on one or more assignable items And providing a capsule machine to the user terminal by generating a capsule machine object including one or more non-winning capsules and the winning capsule after matching the selected item selected by the user among the assignable items to one or more drawable winning capsules. And a capsule extraction step of selling a predetermined number of capsules to the user and confirming whether the sold capsules are won according to the capsule purchase signal received from the user terminal.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as an item acquisition method using a user terminal linked to an item providing device through a computer network, the user terminal device receives information about a plurality of designable items from the item providing device; And displaying information about the selected item selected by the user from among the assignable items to the item providing device, and a winning capsule and one or more non-winning capsules in which the selected item is matched. Receiving and displaying an image from the item providing apparatus, receiving a capsule purchase command for purchasing one or more capsules, transmitting the image to the item providing apparatus, and opening the purchased capsule to the item providing server. Send it, and in response to winning or losing the item, It provides an item obtaining method comprising the step of receiving and displaying information on the item providing apparatus.

In another embodiment of the present invention, in a recording medium recording a program for executing a method of providing a game item at a predetermined probability in association with a user terminal device through a computer network, storing information about one or more specifiable items. An item management function and a capsule for generating a capsule machine object including one or more non-winning capsules and the winning capsule after matching the selected item selected by the user among the assignable items to one or more drawable winning capsules, and providing the same to the user terminal. A machine providing function, a probability adjusting function for controlling the probability of winning the winning capsule by varying the number of non-winning capsules or the purchase amount of the capsule according to the selected item, and a capsule buying signal received from the user terminal Sell and sell a certain number of capsules to users according to The capsule is provided in a computer readable recording medium storing a program for implementing the function of extracting a capsule to determine whether the winning.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a game using an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 shows a functional block diagram of the item providing means or a separate item providing server 200 in the game server according to the present invention.
3 shows a data storage form for the assignable item according to the present invention.
4 is an example of a user interface screen of the capsule machine according to the present invention.
5 shows an example of a probability calculation method according to the present invention.
6 shows an overall flow of a capsule providing method according to the present invention.
7 is a functional block diagram of a user terminal for performing an item providing method according to the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating the overall flow of an item obtaining method of a user terminal according to the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating the overall flow of an item providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to 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. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, It should be understood that an element may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected."

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a game using an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for providing a game using an item according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 110 in which a user executes a game, and a game program to execute a game in the terminal 110. The game server 100 may be controlled to be installed in the terminal 110, to control the game to be executed in the terminal 110, or to transmit and receive various data or information related to the game with the terminal 110. In addition, in some cases, in order to provide a user-specified game item according to the present invention, an item providing server 120 may be provided separately from the game server 110.

The game server 100 or the separate item providing server 120 may provide the terminal 110 with a means for acquiring a specific game item designated by a user with a predetermined probability. Accordingly, the user may be provided with a specific item desired by a certain probability, so that the expectation, curiosity, and fun according to item acquisition may be felt more and more.

The item providing module or the item providing server 120 of the game server according to an embodiment of the present invention receives game item selection information to purchase from a user terminal, matches the selected game item with a specific winning capsule, and then selects a predetermined number. Create a custom item capsule machine with a non-winning capsule of, provide the generated custom item capsule machine to the user terminal, and if there is a capsule purchase request from the user terminal, whether or not to win the purchased one or more capsules on the user terminal It performs the function.

In addition, according to the item providing method according to the present invention, the purchase price or cost of one capsule is the product of the value or price of the provided item and the probability of winning the item, that is, twice the probability expected value or expected value for each capsule purchase. Can be lower.

For example, if there is one winning capsule that matches the item specified by the user, the total number of capsules is N, and the price of the corresponding customized item is M, the probability of winning the item is 1 / N for each capsule purchase. The expected value is M / N, in which case the purchase gasket for one capsule can be set to M '/ N (M' <M) less than M / N.

In other words, it is possible to make it economically more advantageous to obtain the item using the custom capsule machine according to the present invention than the cost of purchasing the item in a general manner.

In addition, when the user is lucky, the user can expect to obtain a high price item even with a small input cost (capsule n purchase cost).

In addition, if the purchase price of one capsule to be constant, by adjusting the probability of winning by properly setting the number of non-winning capsules, it may be possible to achieve an effect similar to the above.

This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 below.

As described above, the item providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention is an item management unit that manages a plurality of game items that can be selected by the user, a capsule that matches the selected specific item to one or more winning capsules and sells the capsules at a predetermined probability. A machine management unit and a probability calculation unit for calculating the probability of winning the winning capsule in consideration of the value of the selected game item and the selling value of the capsule, wherein the capsule machine management unit according to the calculated probability a certain number of ratios to the capsule machine Add the winning capsule.

In the present specification, the game item selected or designated by the user is matched with an object called "capsule" and sold in the form of a lottery. As long as there is no limit to the form.

The terminal 110 of the user described above may include a general PC such as a general desktop or a notebook, and in particular, may include a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile communication terminal. .

The game server 100 or the item providing server 120 has the same configuration as a conventional web server or a web application server. However, in software, as described in detail below with respect to FIG. 2, a program module implemented through various languages such as C, C ++, Java, PHP, .Net, Python, Ruby, and performing various functions. (Module).

In addition, game server 100 or item providing server 120 is generally connected to an unspecified number of clients (including terminal 110) and / or other servers via a network 130, such as an open computer network such as the Internet. It refers to a computer system and a computer software (server program) installed therein for receiving a request for performing a task of a client or another web server and deriving a result thereof.

In addition to the server program described above, the game server 100 or the item providing server 120 may be a series of application programs that operate on the game server 100 or the item providing server 120 and in some cases. It should be understood as a broad concept that includes various databases built internally or externally.

Accordingly, the game server 100 or the item providing server 120 may store and manage content, various information, and data in a database. Here, the database may be implemented inside or outside the game server 100 or the item providing server 120.

In addition, the game server 100 or the item providing server 120 may vary depending on operating systems such as DOS, Windows, Linux, UNIX, Macintosh, etc. in general server hardware. It can be implemented by using the provided server program, and representative examples include Website, Internet Information Server (IIS) and Apache, Nginx, and Light HTTP, which are used in the UNIX environment. have.

In addition, the network 130 is a network connecting the game server 100 or the item providing server 120 and the terminal 110 to a closed network such as a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). It may be, but the open type such as the Internet (Internet) is preferred. The Internet can be divided into several services, such as HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name System (DNS), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Simple Network Management Protocol (NFS), Network File Service (NFS), and Network Information Service (NIS). In addition, when the terminal 110 is a mobile communication terminal or a smartphone, the network 130 may further include a mobile communication network or a Wi-Fi network.

Figure 2 shows a functional block diagram of the item providing means or a separate item providing server 200 in the game server according to the present invention.

The item providing server 200 according to the present invention includes an item manager 210 for managing a plurality of game items that can be selected by a user, and a capsule machine manager that matches a selected specific item with one or more winning capsules and sells capsules at a predetermined probability. And a probability calculation unit 230 for calculating a probability of winning the winning capsule in consideration of the value of the selected game item and the selling value of the capsule. In addition, the database 240 may further include a designable item and various types of information related to the capsule machine.

In addition, the capsule machine management unit 220 may control the desired lottery probability by adding a certain number of non-winning capsules to the capsule machine according to the probability calculated by the ?? rate calculation unit 230.

Hereinafter, the functions of the detailed components of the item providing server 200 will be described in detail.

The item manager 210 may be used to acquire a game item designated by a user in a predetermined probability through a capsule machine among various game items (hereinafter, referred to as 'designated item' in the present specification). ) Stores information about a), provides a list of designable items through a predetermined user interface, and receives a selection command for one or more of them from a user terminal.

The assignable item may include, for example, weapon items such as various firearms of a shooting game, various effect items in an RPG game, various skill items in a sports game, and the like.

In addition, the item that can be specified may be an item that can be purchased by putting certain goods in a shop or a shop in a game, but in some cases, it cannot be purchased in a general store or the like and can be obtained only by the method according to the present invention. It may be an item.

In addition, the assignable item may be an item that can be obtained according to various events in the corresponding game process, but in some cases it may be a special item that cannot be obtained in the game process.

As such, setting the designated item as an item that cannot be purchased in a general store or in the game process may cause an interest or motivation of gamers by limiting to an item that can be purchased only by the present invention.

The data structure of the specifiable item stored / managed by the item manager 210 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3 below.

The capsule machine management unit 220 performs a function of matching the selected specific item to one or more winning capsules and selling the capsule with a certain probability. More specifically, the capsule machine manager 220 generates matching information matching the specified specific item to one capsule. To include a certain number of non-winning capsules and the winning capsule in one capsule machine so as to have a certain probability of winning, and performs the function of displaying the corresponding capsule machine to the connected user terminal.

An example of the screen of the capsule machine displayed on the user terminal by the capsule machine manager 220 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4 below.

In addition, the capsule machine management unit 220 is a capsule machine including one or more winning capsules and a certain number of non-winning capsules, the screen receiving the capsule purchase request from the user terminal and the number of capsules desired by the user out of the capsule machine screen By providing a capsule purchase process can be performed.

At this time, the user terminal should pay the capsule purchase cost as much as the number of capsules to purchase, such a capsule purchase cost may be used for payment means such as cyber money, cash, other game money.

In addition, the capsule machine management unit 220 may be set to purchase only one capsule at the time of capsule purchase, if necessary, may provide a function for purchasing a plurality of capsules at once.

The number of non-winning capsules that the capsule machine management unit 220 adds to the capsule machine may be calculated by calculating the probability of the probability calculating unit 230, a purchase cost per capsule, and the value of the selected specific item as described below. Which may be determined in more detail below.

The capsule machine management unit 220 provides a function of checking whether the user has won the purchased capsule by opening the purchased capsule. To this end, the capsule machine management unit 220 may check the matching information of the purchased capsule in the DB to determine whether to win, and display a predetermined screen according to whether or not to win.

At this time, the determination of whether or not to win may be performed in capsule dependent form or probability calculation form.

The capsule dependency is a case where unique matching information, that is, a winning capsule or a non-winning capsule, is identified by a flag, etc. for each capsule, and the winning or not is uniquely preset for each capsule purchased by the user.

In addition, in the probability calculation form, the unique winning information is not set for every capsule, and the winning decision is made with a certain probability every time the capsule is opened. For example, setting the nth capsule among the total N pieces as being a winning capsule is an example.

The capsule machine management unit 220 registers the corresponding game item in the user game information when the opened capsule after the purchase is a winning capsule, so that the item can be used in a later game.

In addition, the capsule machine management unit 220 may be set to a so-called "quake" that matches nothing to the non-winning capsule, but may also match other items or coupons, such as one or more of the non-winning capsule as a whole. will be.

By doing so, the user may receive a certain degree of reward even if the non-winning capsule is purchased, thereby inducing participation.

In addition, when matching a coupon to a non-winning capsule, it may be used for the purpose of collecting a certain number of coupons to purchase another item, use as a game money, or receive a discount when purchasing an item.

The probability calculating unit 230 calculates a winning probability of the winning capsule in consideration of the value of the selected game item, the purchase cost of each capsule, the number of non-winning capsules, and the like.

The probability calculation unit 230 may basically allow the purchase price or cost of one capsule to be lower than the value or price of the provided item and the product winning probability, that is, the probability expected value for every capsule purchase. For example, it can be set to be less than twice the probability of probability.

To this end, the probability calculation unit 230 may set different purchase costs per capsule or differently set the number of non-winning capsules included in one capsule machine.

For example, as shown in the upper table of FIG. 5, it is assumed that the price of item A among the specifiable items is 1000 won and the number of winning capsules included in one capsule machine is one.

In this case, first, the number of non-winning capsules is fixed and a method of variably adjusting the purchasing cost per capsule will be described.

Assuming that the number of non-winning capsules is fixed at 99 under the above conditions, when one capsule is purchased, the probability of winning is 1/100, and the value of the matched game item is 1,000 won, so the expected value for each capsule purchase ( Probability x value) is 10 won.

Therefore, the probability calculation unit 230 may set the purchase cost of each capsule to 9 won lower than the expected 10 won.

As such, if the capsule cost is set to 9 won, if the capsule machine is operated indefinitely, there will be a 50th chance of winning. Since it becomes a circle (50 × 9), it is advantageous to the user from the case of simply purchasing the item.

As another example, the probability calculating unit 230 may set the purchase cost of each capsule to 19 won, which is lower than 20 won, which is twice the expected value of 10 won.

In this case, if the capsule machine is operated indefinitely as above, the probability of winning the 50th chance is that the user has to enter the probable cost until the user purchases the total item is 950 won (50 × 19). This is more advantageous than simply purchasing the item in the.

Of course, in the above example, setting to 9 won is advantageous since the input cost is 900 won, which is lower than the purchase cost of the item even in the worst case that won the last capsule.

In addition, in the case of setting to 19 won, it may be disadvantageous since 1900 won should be put in the worst case. However, there is a chance that the item can be obtained by inputting 950 won, which is advantageous, and in some cases, there is a possibility that a high value item can be obtained only by buying a few capsules.

As described above, the probability calculating unit 230 of the present invention is based on setting the purchase cost of each capsule to a value smaller than the expected value per capsule or less than twice the expected value, but is not limited thereto. You might be able to determine the cost of capsules to be higher.

In particular, if the item is an item that is not available in a general store or game process, it will be possible to set the capsule purchase cost high regardless of the expected value.

In addition, the capsule machine according to the present invention stops the operation of the capsule machine when the winning capsule is sold in order to prevent the meaningless capsule purchase in the absence of the winning capsule (that is, when the winning capsule is already sold) Initialization process can be performed.

Setting the cost of every single capsule compared to twice the expected value is related to stopping or resetting the capsule machine. As described above, if the capsule machine is operated indefinitely, it will be won 50th out of 100 capsules, so the actual probability of winning per capsule can be 1/50.

As shown in the upper table of FIG. 5, in the case of item B, when the value is 10000 won and the number of non-winning capsules is fixed at 99, an example in which the purchase cost of each capsule is set to 99 won or 198 won is shown. Principles and technical details are the same as those of item A described above, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the probability calculation unit 230 may be able to variably adjust the number of non-winning capsule after fixing the capsule purchase cost, as shown in the lower table of FIG.

In the above example, it is assumed that the price of the matched game item C is 1000 won, and the cost of purchasing each capsule is 10 won. (Also, assume that only one item matches the capsule machine.)

In this case, the probability calculation unit 230 may adjust the number of non-winning capsules so that an expected value at the time of purchasing the capsules is higher than every capsule purchase cost or every capsule purchase cost.

For example, in the above example, since every capsule purchase cost is 10 won, the number of non-winning capsules may be set to 89 or the like so that the expected value is higher than 10 won. In this case, the expected value per capsule is 11.1 won, which is 1/90 × 1000, which is higher than the cost of purchasing 10 capsules.

In addition, if the number of non-winning capsules is set to 189, the expected value per capsule is 5.26 won, which is 1/190 ㅧ 1000 won, which is higher than 5 won, which is half the cost of purchasing each capsule.

If you set the number of non-winning capsules to 89, you are most likely to win the 45th chance, so you can get an item worth 1,000 won by spending 450 won and the worst In this case, it is advantageous to the user because the item can be obtained only by the total cost of 900 won.

In addition, when the number of non-winning capsules is set to 189, the worst case that wins the last capsule requires a total of 1,900 won, but there is a probability of winning the 95th (190/2) chances of winning. Since it is the highest, it is possible to obtain an item worth 1,000 won only by the cost input of 950 won, which is advantageous for the user.

As such, in the present invention, in order for the expected value of the capsule to be higher than half of the capsule purchase cost or every capsule purchase cost, the number of non-winning capsules may be variably adjusted or the cost of every capsule purchase may be variably controlled. .

In addition, the item providing server 200 may disclose the capsule machine generated by a specific user to other user terminals and sell the capsule to other user terminals. For example, if user B is interested in an item that matches the capsule machine selected and selected by user A, user B may participate in the capsule purchase using the capsule machine created by user A without creating his own separate capsule machine. Could be

In addition, the capsule machine management unit 220 may display the remaining capsule information (the number of capsules remaining, the total amount of capsules, etc.) currently remaining in each capsule machine. For example, by displaying 40 pieces of information, which is the current remaining number of capsules out of the total number of 100 capsules, the user can predict the winning probability when purchasing a capsule.

In addition, the capsule machine management unit 220 may set the number of winning capsules to one or more. In this case, the same item may be matched to a plurality of capsules, and a plurality of items designated by the user may be matched to each capsule one by one. Multiple matching capsules may be set.

In this case, as in the right capsule machine of FIG. 4, in addition to the total number of capsules 100 and the number of remaining capsules 40, the number of matching items 1 and the currently remaining winning capsules together with information on the matched items It would be desirable to display the number (0) and the like together.

For example, if two items A and one item B are matched among the total 100 capsules, in addition to the 40 remaining capsules, the total number of matching capsules and the number of remaining winning capsules for each item, etc. By displaying together, the user can participate in the capsule purchase with an accurate prediction.

In addition, whether or not to win the capsule is not only in the user terminal that purchased the capsule, but also in another user terminal, for example, another user terminal that is currently connected to the same capsule machine or purchased the capsule from the same capsule machine, or the entire capsule machine space. It will be possible to notify the entire user terminal connected to the fact that the particular item has been won. This will have the effect of inducing the user to induce interest and further encouraging the purchase of capsules.

In addition, the capsule machine management unit 220 may provide a so-called "capsule machine shake" function to change the arrangement or extraction order of the capsule by shaking the capsule machine before purchasing the capsule.

For example, when a user inputs a "shake" command (button, etc.), the capsule machine may be shaken to provide a screen for changing the arrangement of the entire capsule, and at the same time, change the probability of winning the next capsule to be sold.

This capsule machine shaking function may be effective when the winning portion is set in the capsule-dependent form described above, and may be particularly effective when the shape of the winning capsule provides a different UI from other non-winning capsules.

3 shows a data storage form for the assignable item according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, for each of the various assignable items, information on the selected user, information on the capsule machine identifier, and the like may be stored along with information such as an item ID, an item type, a name, and a value (price).

The item manager 210 stores / manages the items that can be designated in the form as shown in FIG. 3 and performs a function of extracting and providing necessary information according to a request of the capsule machine manager 220.

4 is an example of a user interface screen of the capsule machine according to the present invention.

As shown in the left figure of FIG. 4, the capsule machine 400 according to the present invention displays an outer window for showing a capsule state of a current machine, a capsule image of a plurality of capsules 401, and a selection item selected by a user. The information display unit 402, the total capsule number display unit 403, and the remaining capsule number information display unit 404 for A may be displayed together.

In addition, the lower portion of the capsule machine is a purchase request unit (use, one-time button, etc.) to purchase one or more capsules are displayed, and the capsule outlet through which the purchased capsule is discharged is also displayed.

In addition, although not shown, a capsule machine shake button may be added.

On the other hand, the left side of Figure 4 shows a case where only one item designated by the user, and only one capsule as a winning capsule.

On the other hand, the right side of Fig. 4 shows a capsule machine when the item selected by the user is two types A and B.

In this case, the information display unit 402 for the selected item, as well as information on the selected A and B items, information about the total number of winning capsules (A is 2, B is 1) matched for each item, and The number of winning capsules for each selected item (A and B) is displayed together.

5 shows an example of a probability calculation method according to the present invention.

The upper table of FIG. 5 shows a case in which the probability calculation unit according to the present invention sets the purchase cost per capsule lower than the expected value per capsule or twice the expected value, while fixing the total number of capsules. The lower table of FIG. Shows a case in which the number of non-winning capsules is variably set while the purchase cost per capsule is fixed.

As shown in the upper table of FIG. 5, the price of item A among the specifiable items is 1000 won, the number of winning capsules included in one capsule machine is one, and the number of non-winning capsules is 99 (hence the total number of capsules is 100 capsules), and the cost of buying every capsule can be set to 9 won and 19 won, which are 10 won lower than the expected value (probability x value) of each capsule and 2 times thereof.

In addition, as shown in the second cell of the upper table of FIG. 5, the price of item B is 10,000 won, the number of winning capsules included in one capsule machine is one, and the number of non-winning capsules is 99 (hence the total number of capsules). Is assumed to be 100), and the cost of purchasing each capsule is set to 100 won which is the expected value (probability x value) of each capsule, and 99 won and 198 won, which are two times lower than that.

In addition, as shown in the lower table of FIG. 5, it is assumed that the price of item C among the specifiable items is 1000 won, the number of winning capsules included in one capsule machine is 1, and the purchase cost of every capsule is 10 won. And, an example in which the number of non-winning capsules is variablely set to 89 and 189 pieces so that the expected value at the time of purchasing the capsules is higher than every capsule purchase cost or every capsule purchase cost.

As such, in the present invention, in order to make the expected value of the capsule higher than half of the capsule purchase cost or every capsule purchase cost, by varying the number of non-winning capsules, or by varying the capsule purchase cost variably, Encourages willingness to participate.

6 shows an overall flow of a capsule providing method according to the present invention.

The item providing server according to the present invention first receives the setting information on the specific selected item from the designated item from the user terminal (S610).

Next, the item providing server calculates an acquisition probability of the corresponding selected item (S620). In calculating the probability at step S620, the value of the selected item, the total number of capsules, and the cost per capsule are considered.

When the probability is calculated, as described with reference to FIG. 5, the number of non-winning capsules is determined or a purchasing cost per capsule is determined (S630).

When setting the number of non-winning capsules or determining the purchase cost per capsule, as described in FIG. 5, the expected value of every capsule is higher than every capsule purchase cost or half the capsule purchase cost, or the purchase cost of every capsule is 1 It may be set to a value smaller than the expected value per unit or less than twice the expected value, but is not limited thereto.

If the number of non-winning capsules or the purchase cost per capsule is determined, finally matching the selected item with the winning capsule and then generates a capsule machine with the non-winning capsule (S640)

Next, the generated capsule machine is transmitted and displayed to the user terminal, and after receiving a specific number of capsule purchase requests from the user terminal, the requested capsule is sold (S650).

If there is a request to open or sell the capsule of the sold, it is determined whether or not to win the capsule and transmits the result to the corresponding user terminal to display (S660).

When the corresponding item is obtained by winning, the item is registered in the game inventory of the corresponding user, so that the item may be used in the game in the future, and in this case, the item may be linked with the corresponding game server.

In the above, it is illustrated that a separate item providing server performs in addition to the game server, but the item providing method according to the present invention may be implemented in a specific game server as one module.

7 is a functional block diagram of a user terminal for performing an item providing method according to the present invention.

According to FIG. 7, the user terminal 700 according to the present invention may include an item selection unit 710, a capsule machine display unit 720, a capsule purchase unit 730, and a winning information display unit 740.

The item selector 710 receives and displays information on a plurality of designable items from an item providing server, determines a selected item selected by a user, and transmits information on the determined selected item to the item providing server. do.

The capsule machine display unit 720 performs a function of receiving and displaying the capsule machine screen information generated and transmitted by the item providing server according to the selected item, and displaying the capsule machine on the screen as shown in FIG. 4. Along with the information, the total number of capsules and the number of remaining capsules may be displayed.

In addition, in the capsule machine displayed on the user terminal, as described in FIG. 5, the number of non-winning capsules (ie, the total number of capsules) or the purchase price of capsules is set appropriately so as to obtain the corresponding item with a certain probability.

The capsule purchase unit 730 performs a function of receiving a specific number of capsule purchase commands and transmitting the capsule purchase command information to the item providing server through the capsule machine screen as shown in FIG. 4.

The winning information display unit 740 receives information on whether the user wins the capsule purchased from the item providing server, and then displays the winning information display unit 740 on the screen of the user terminal.

In addition, although not shown, the user terminal may be used to play a game through a specific game server using a game item obtained by the present invention, and a predetermined game application may be installed therefor.

By using the terminal of the above configuration, the user can obtain or purchase the desired item from the capsule machine with a certain probability, and in particular, it is cheaper than the case of purchasing the item in the store by the operation of the expansion calculation unit according to the present invention You can get the item you want at cost and effort and use it in the game. In addition, compared to the case of simply purchasing a game item, the capsule purchase process may double the interest by performing the item acquisition process as if buying a game or lottery.

8 is a flowchart illustrating the overall flow of an item obtaining method of a user terminal according to the present invention.

The user terminal receives information on the designable item which is a game item that can be provided by the present invention from an item providing server or a game server connected through a computer network (S810).

In this designation item information, information on a plurality of game items that can be obtained by the capsule machine of the present invention, more specifically, information such as item name, attribute, purchase price or value information is received and displayed on the terminal.

Next, the user terminal determines one or more selection items among a plurality of designable items according to a user's selection command, and then transmits information on the selection items to the server (S820).

Next, the capsule machine information generated according to the winning probability calculated by the present invention is received from the server, and the image of the capsule machine is displayed on the screen of the terminal (S830).

In this case, the number of non-winning capsules or the total number of capsules may be variably determined in the displayed capsule machine, or the purchase cost per capsule may be variably determined while the total number of capsules is fixed. In addition, the displayed capsule machine may display the total number of remaining capsules, the number of remaining winning capsules, and information on corresponding selection items.

The user terminal transmits the purchase desired capsule number information and the purchase command signal input by the user to the item providing server (S840). The desired purchase number of capsules may be one or a specific number designated by the user.

Next, the user terminal may display an image for releasing the purchased capsule from the capsule machine, and when the capsule opening instruction is input, transmits it to the server, and receives the winning confirmation information as a response (S850).

In case of winning, the winning fact and the corresponding selected item are displayed on the user terminal, and the corresponding item is registered in the user inventory and then stored / managed in a state that can be used in the game (S860).

9 is a flowchart illustrating the overall flow of an item providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a process performed by an item providing server or a game server implementing the item providing function according to the present invention.

The item providing method of FIG. 9 provides a game item with a predetermined probability in association with a user terminal device through a computer network, and includes an item management step (S910) of storing information about one or more specifiable items and a specifiable item. A capsule machine providing step (S930) of matching the selected item selected by the user to one or more drawable winning capsules and generating a capsule machine object including the one or more non-winning capsules and the winning capsules to provide to the user terminal (S930); It may be configured to include a capsule extraction step (S940) to sell a certain number of capsules to the user according to the capsule purchase signal received from the terminal and confirm whether the sold capsules win.

In addition, by adjusting the probability of winning the winning capsule by varying the number of the non-winning capsule or the purchase amount of the capsule in accordance with the selection item before or during the capsule machine providing step (S930) (S930) S920) may be further included.

In addition, as described above, in the probability adjusting step (S920), the winning probability may be adjusted such that the expected value for each capsule is higher than every capsule purchase cost or every capsule purchase cost.

In addition, the capsule machine provided in the capsule machine providing step (S930) displays the remaining number of remaining capsules each time the capsule is sold, the remaining number of capsules information of the total number of remaining capsules and the number of winning prize capsules It may include one or more.

In addition, the capsule machine providing step (S930) may provide a capsule machine shaking function to change the arrangement or extraction order of the capsule.

By using the present invention as described above, the user can obtain a desired game item with a certain probability, and in the process can be more interesting than simply purchasing the item by performing the operation such as opening the capsule purchase after opening. have.

In addition, the probability of winning the item may be adjusted for each selected item to obtain the item with a higher probability than the general purchase of the item.

In the above description, the item providing server and its method have been described above, but a computer program for implementing an equivalent function or method and a recording medium recording the same should also be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. 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 as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. 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. As a storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

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. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

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 intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of 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.

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An item providing device which provides a game item with a predetermined probability in association with a user terminal device through a computer network,
An item manager which stores information about one or more assignable items;
After matching the selected item selected by the user among the designated items to one or more drawable winning capsules, a capsule machine object including one or more non-winning capsules and the winning capsule is generated and provided to the user terminal, and received from the user terminal. Capsule machine management unit for selling a certain number of capsules to the user in accordance with the received capsule purchase signal and confirms the winning of the sold capsule;
And a probability adjusting unit for setting the probability of winning according to the selected item. The method of claim 1,
And the probability adjusting unit adjusts the probability of winning by varying the number of non-winning capsules. The method of claim 1,
The probability adjusting unit adjusts the probability of winning by varying the purchase amount of the capsule item providing apparatus. The method of claim 1,
The capsule machine management unit, characterized in that for displaying the remaining number of capsule information remaining each time the capsule is sold. 5. The method of claim 4,
And the remaining capsule number information comprises one or more of total remaining capsule number information and remaining winning capsule number information. The method of claim 1,
The probability adjusting unit adjusts the probability of winning so that the expected value for each capsule is higher than every capsule purchase cost or every capsule purchase cost. The method of claim 1,
The capsule machine management unit provides an item, characterized in that for providing a shaking function for varying the arrangement or extraction order of the capsule. The method of claim 1,
The capsule machine management unit, if the selection item wins the item providing apparatus, characterized in that notified to the other user terminal that has extracted the capsule from the capsule machine or connected to the item providing device. A user terminal device which receives a game item with a probability by interworking with an item providing device through a computer network,
An item selecting unit which receives and displays information on a plurality of selectable items from the item providing device, and transmits information on the selected item selected by the user to the item providing device;
A capsule machine display unit configured to receive and display an image of a capsule machine including a winning capsule and one or more non-winning capsules, to which the selected item is matched, from the item providing device;
A capsule purchase unit which receives a capsule purchase command for purchasing one or more capsules and transmits it to the item providing device;
And a winning information display unit for receiving and displaying information on whether or not to win the purchased item of the capsule from the item providing device. 10. The method of claim 9,
The capsule machine is a user terminal device, characterized in that the probability of winning the winning capsule is adjusted by varying the number of the non-winning capsule or the purchase amount of the capsule. 10. The method of claim 9,
The capsule machine is a user terminal device, characterized in that for displaying the remaining number of capsule information remaining each time the capsule is sold. 12. The method of claim 11,
The remaining capsule number information comprises one or more of the total remaining capsule number information and the remaining winning capsule number information User terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
The capsule machine is a user terminal device, characterized in that to provide a shaking function for varying the arrangement or extraction order of the capsule. An item providing method in an item providing device which provides a game item with a predetermined probability in association with a user terminal device through a computer network,
An item management step of storing information about one or more assignable items;
A capsule machine providing step of generating a capsule machine object including one or more non-winning capsules and the winning capsule after matching the selected item selected by the user among the designable items to one or more lotteryable winning capsules;
A capsule extraction step of selling a predetermined number of capsules to a user according to a capsule purchase signal received from the user terminal and confirming whether or not the sold capsules are won;
Item providing method comprising a. 15. The method of claim 14,
And adjusting the probability of winning the winning capsule by varying the number of non-winning capsules or the purchase amount of the capsule according to the selected item. 16. The method of claim 15,
In the probability adjustment step, the item providing method, characterized in that the winning probability is adjusted so that the expected value for each capsule is higher than every capsule purchase cost or every capsule purchase cost. 15. The method of claim 14,
The capsule machine provided in the capsule machine providing step displays information on the number of remaining capsules each time the capsule is sold, and the number of remaining capsules includes one or more of the total number of remaining capsules and the number of remaining winning capsules. Item providing method characterized in that. An item acquiring method using a user terminal linked to an item providing device through a computer network, the user terminal device comprising:
Receiving and displaying information on a plurality of assignable items from the item providing device;
Transmitting information on the selected item selected by the user among the assignable items to the item providing device;
Receiving and displaying an image of a capsule machine including the winning capsule and the at least one non-winning capsule matched with the selected item from the item providing device;
Receiving a capsule purchase command for purchasing one or more capsules and transmitting the capsule purchase command to the item providing device;
Transmitting an opening command of the purchased capsule to the item providing server, and receiving and displaying information on whether or not the corresponding item is won from the item providing device as a response;
Item acquisition method comprising a. 19. The method of claim 18,
The capsule machine is an item acquisition method, characterized in that the probability of winning the winning capsule is adjusted by varying the number of the non-winning capsule or the purchase amount of the capsule. 19. The method of claim 18,
The capsule machine displays information on the number of remaining capsules each time the capsule is sold, and the information on the number of remaining capsules includes one or more of the total number of remaining capsules and the number of remaining winning capsules. Way. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method of providing a game item at a predetermined probability in association with a user terminal device through a computer network,
An item management function for storing information about one or more assignable items;
A capsule machine providing function for generating a capsule machine object including one or more non-winning capsules and the winning capsule after matching the selected item selected by the user among the designable items to one or more lottery-capable winning capsules;
A probability adjusting function for determining the winning probability of the winning capsule by varying the number of the non-winning capsules or the purchase amount of the capsule according to the selected item;
A function of extracting a capsule for selling a predetermined number of capsules to a user according to a capsule purchase signal received from the user terminal and confirming whether or not the sold capsule is won;
Readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program embodying the invention.

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