KR20140097662A - Method and system for managing online game using opening game tournament - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a method for managing an online game comprising the steps of: generating an item, which can open a game tournament of an online game, in a user account playing the online game according to a command signal from a user client connected to a game server of the online game; generating a game tournament corresponding to the item in the game server according to a selection signal for the generated item from the user client; and executing the game tournament as other users participate in the game tournament through the game server.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an online game operating method and a control system therefor,

The present invention relates to an online game operating method and a control system for the same, and more particularly, to a game control system for allowing a game user to hold a game tournament rather than a game operator, And a control system for the online game operation method of the game tournament establishment method, in which game game operators can expect to increase the number of visiting customers of the game room by using the authority to hold the game tournament.

Conventional one-on-one competition system, when a user applies for a one-on-one match game, automatically randomly selects among the waiters to select a matcher and proceeds to a match game. After the game ends, the matcher automatically selects a matcher It is common to proceed in a progressive manner. In addition, tournament-type one-on-one competition games are sometimes provided, but they can not solve the problem of combining large-scale users online in tournament form and provide a one-to-one tournament service to a small number of people, generally 32 or 64 extremely limited users There is a restriction.

Further, there is a problem that the online game tournament such as the tournament method so far is held only in the game operator or the system constituting the individual local network, and the organizer holding the game tournament must invite the game participant from the offline state to the same local network There was a problem.

Furthermore, a PC room, which is a space for providing utility services such as game, stock information, chat, e-mail, etc. to a user using computers interconnected by networking (hereinafter referred to as client terminals) The PC room that can use high-speed Internet is popularized because of the craze of the game through the Internet. As a result, the PC room has been opened in a franchise manner for reasons such as efficient operation and marketing rather than opening the PC room by itself. Even in the case of a PC room operated in the franchise system, the member management is performed independently for each PC room, or the central management system of the franchise company manages the members. Therefore, the franchised PC room has both the characteristics of being a game user and a game operator capable of operating a game at the same time, but a game promotion method suitable for a PC room operator has not yet been provided.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an online game operating method and a control system therefor, in which a game tournament is held in a new manner and a game can be expected to be activated.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating an online game, the method comprising: receiving a game event of the online game in a user account for playing the online game in response to a command signal from a user client connected to the game server of the online game A step of generating an item that can be performed; Generating a game competition corresponding to the item on the game server according to a selection signal for the generated item from the user client; And executing a game tournament by another user participating in the game tournament through the game server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of generating the game tournament, the compensation item of the game tournament is input from the user client, and is matched to the game tournament.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the game competition and the compensation item are displayed on the client of the other user through the game server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the items that can hold the game contest are configured in different grades according to the maximum number of participants of the game contest.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the item may be purchased through game money or cash.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the game tournament is a tournament type game tournament.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a predetermined number of game tournament participants participate in the tournament-style game tournament, the tournament-style game tournament starts according to the command signal of the user client.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tournament-style game competition result is displayed on the user client.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the win-win game proceeding after the win / loss result is restarted according to a command signal from the user client.

The method of operating an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that, as the final winner of the tournament game tournament is determined, a compensation item matched to the game tournament is created in a game account of another user corresponding to the final winner .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the maximum number of game competitors corresponding to the item may be changed according to the division or merging of the items.

The present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium on which program instructions for driving the above-described online game operating method are recorded.

The present invention provides an online game operating system, comprising: a game tournament generating unit for generating a game tournament, which is an interface for a game tournament, according to a command signal from a user client connected to the game server of the online game; And a game progress unit for initiating a game between the participants when the predetermined number of contestants is filled in accordance with participation of other users in the game competition generated by the game competition generating unit. to provide.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the online game operating system may include a game competition item creation step of generating an item for granting the user the right to create a game competition according to a predetermined game event, .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the game event is game money or cash payment for purchasing the item.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the online game operating system further includes a compensation item matching unit for matching a compensation item according to a result of the game competition to the generated game competition according to a command signal from the user client .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the online game operating system further includes a display unit for simultaneously displaying the game competition and the compensation item to a user client of another user.

The present invention also provides an online game server including the above-described online game operating system.

According to the present invention, it is possible to allow a user to sell or purchase a game tournament privilege in which a predetermined number of other users can participate, as a single independent item, and to allow the user to select A game competition is created through the game server. Therefore, by allowing the game user to hold a game tournament rather than the game server operator, the game can be expected to be activated by holding voluntary tournament among the users. In addition, the PC room operators can use the right to hold the game tournament, The number of visiting customers can be expected.

1 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating an online game using an online game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 10 are diagrams illustrating a method of operating an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 and 12 are diagrams for explaining management and use examples of game tournament holding items.
13 is a block diagram of an online game operating system for executing the above-described online game operating method.

In order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention, and objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in various different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described. In order to clearly describe the present invention, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same members.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the entire specification, when a section includes a constituent element, it does not exclude other constituent elements, but may include other constituent elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to allow a user to sell or purchase a game tournament authority in which a predetermined number of other users can participate, A game competition created by the user according to selection and use of an item is created through the game server. Particularly, the present invention can broaden individual game competitions which have been limited in a limited local network environment, such as a PC room, through an online game server. Furthermore, using a limited number of game holding items, a PC room operator or each local company can hold a game competition online without any separate offline advertisement, and the advertisement effect can be expected through this.

1 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating an online game using an online game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the method of operating an online game according to the present invention is characterized in that the online game game tournament is held in a user account for playing the online game according to a command signal from a user client connected to the game server of the online game (S110).

In the present invention, the item capable of holding the online game tournament is a game item that can be independently traded or sold, and it is possible to hold an online game tournament through the game server according to the item. In particular, For example, 24, 16, and 8 game contest items can be purchased at different game money prices depending on the number of participants.

Then, according to a selection signal for the generated item from the user client, a game competition corresponding to the item is generated in the game server (S120). That is, the user holding the item selects the game competition holding item held by the child through the user client, and the game competition corresponding to the item is generated by the game server. A game competition interface screen (game competition) for the generated game competition is displayed to the user clients of other users through the game server. Then, as other users participate in the game competition through the game server, (S130).

Hereinafter, a game tournament method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 to 10 are diagrams illustrating a method of operating an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, user A purchases eight game contest holding items among 2, 4, 8, and 16 game contest holding items by his or her game money or cash. Thus, the purchased item of the eight-player game contest 110 is attributed to the user A's account.

3, the user A clicks and selects the in-game contest hold item 110, and thus an eight-player game contest is created in the user client of the user A, The competition room) is created and displayed on the user client.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user A inputs information on the game contest to his / her user client, for example, a game competition name or a reward item for a game winning place. In particular, when the reward item is a game money or a game item, The reward item entered must be at least one of the user A's account items.

Thus, according to the reward item input, the account item of the user A is attributed to a separate account operated and managed by the game server, and the user A can not dispose or use it at least until the game tournament is terminated.

Furthermore, the name of the sponsor of a company or the like can be entered in the game competition name, and business profit can also be expected through the game competition. For example, by using the title of a game contest called xxx's eight-game tournament, you can get some advertising compensation from xxx company.

Referring to FIG. 5, as the game competition name and the compensation item are inputted, the name and the compensation item are matched to the game competition and stored in the game server.

Referring to FIG. 6, the game competition information (matching the name and the compensation item) stored in the game server is displayed on the user clients of the other users B to K, and then the game competition can be accessed. Particularly, in a conventional local game contest according to the related art, the game is mainly advertised and advertised offline, rather than online. However, at least a user who has acquired the game competition holding item holds the game through the online game server, There is an advantage that it is possible to promote on the space.

Referring to FIG. 7, the other users B to I request to participate in a game tournament displayed by the game server, and accordingly, the other users B to I are filled in the game conference interface of the user A displayed by the tournament table .

Referring to FIG. 8, the game is automatically played as user A, which is a game tournament host, inputs a command signal to start the game or as the tournament table is filled. At this time, the user A can directly view the game play by viewing the result as a full score or participating in the observer mode in the desired match game.

Referring to FIG. 9, as one round ends, the result is transmitted to the game server, and the player who makes the second round is determined accordingly. At this time, the one-turn drop-off person can observe other games continuously as an observer mode. Then, the user A who is a game host can input a play start command of the second rotation game to his user client and start the second rotation game.

Referring to FIG. 10, as the tournament game proceeds in this manner, the final winner (user C) is determined, and accordingly, the reward item input by the user A is converted to the reward item of the user C. The present invention can promote not only the user's PC room to the user in the same or nearby space but also the user in the wide area unit by holding such a game competition online by the PC room manager or the like.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the number of participants is divided or increased according to the merge or division of the game tournaments.

11 and 12 are diagrams for explaining management and use examples of game tournament holding items.

For example, FIG. 11 shows an example in which a PC user a and a game player b combine the eight-participant game holding items to hold a 16-player game. In this case, at least users who want to collect a large number of people in the same space can hold one giant game tournament by integrating their game tournament holding items and the reward items, thereby enabling cooperation among industries through games .

In FIG. 12, in the case of a game in which a relatively recent game or a less publicized game is relatively used, a game is held by using a game competition holding item (8-player game) of another game. Particularly, do. As a result, the item for holding the game contest is dedicated to the disparate game, and can be divided so that the user can use a wider range of items.

13 is a block diagram of an online game operating system for executing the above-described online game operating method.

13, an online game operating system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a game game server for generating a game tournament as an interface for a game tournament in response to a command signal from a user client connected to the game server of the online game, And a generation unit 210.

The game tournament generated by the game tournament generation unit 210 is an on-line space (interface) accessible by participants of the game tournament. The game tournament includes not only a user wishing to hold a game but also a player The information is also displayed to all the users.

In the online game operating system according to the present invention, when another user participates in the game tournament generated by the game tournament generating unit 210, if the predetermined number of tournament participants is filled, (Not shown). That is, in the online game operating system according to the present invention, a game tournament is generated at the game server level as a user selects a game holding item created in the user account according to an event such as game money or cash payment, The game is played as other users participate in the game.

Accordingly, the online game operating system according to the present invention includes a game competition item creation unit 230 for creating an item to which the user is allowed to create a game competition according to a predetermined game event, As shown in FIG.

The online game operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a compensation item matching unit for matching a compensation item according to a result of the game competition to the generated game competition according to a command signal from the user client, (240), and the reward item may be game money or other necessary game item.

In addition, the online game operating system may further include a display unit 250 for displaying the stored game tournament and the reward item to a user client of another user, thereby allowing the other user to display the displayed game tournament and the reward item You can check and choose to participate in a game contest.

The method and apparatus according to the present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet). The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

Claims (18)

As an online game operating method,
Generating an item capable of holding a game competition of the online game in a user account that plays the online game according to a command signal from a user client connected to the game server of the online game;
Generating a game competition corresponding to the item on the game server according to a selection signal for the generated item from the user client; And
And a game competition is performed when another user participates in the game competition through the game server. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of generating the game competition,
Wherein the compensation item of the game competition is inputted from the user client and is matched to the game competition. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the game competition and the compensation item are displayed on a client of another user through the game server. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein an item capable of holding the game competition is configured to have a different rating according to a maximum number of participants of the game competition. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the item can be purchased through game money or cash. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the game tournament is a tournament type game tournament. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the game tournament of the tournament type is started according to a command signal of the user client when a predetermined number of game tournament participants participate in the tournament type game tournament. 8. The method of claim 7,
And the result of the win or loss of the tournament game tournament is displayed on the user client. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the winner game progressed after the win / loss result is restarted according to a command signal from the user client. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising the step of generating a compensation item matched to the game tournament in a game account of another user corresponding to the final winner as the final winner of the tournament game tournament is determined. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the maximum number of game competitors corresponding to the item can be changed according to the division or merging of the items. 11. A computer-readable recording medium on which program instructions for driving an online game operating method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 are recorded. As an online game operating system,
A game tournament generating unit for generating a game tournament which is an interface for a game tournament according to a command signal from a user client connected to the game server of the online game; And
And a game progress unit for initiating a game between the participants when the predetermined number of participants is filled in accordance with participation of another user in the game competition generated by the game competition creation unit. 14. The online game operating system of claim 13,
Further comprising a game competition item creation unit for creating an item to which the user gives permission to the game user account to create the game competition according to the predetermined game event. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the game event is a game money or a cash payment for purchasing the item. 14. The online game operating system of claim 13,
And a compensation item matching unit for matching the compensation item according to a result of the game competition to the generated game competition according to a command signal from the user client. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the online game operating system comprises:
Further comprising a display unit for simultaneously displaying the game competition and the compensation item to a user client of another user. An online game server including the online game operating system according to any one of claims 13 to 17.

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