KR20150119978A - Method for providing game service interlocked with real-time sports broadcasting and server thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a game service linked with real-time sports broadcasting, and a server apparatus using the same. The method includes: a step in which the server apparatus connected with a terminal device through a network provides the game service linked with the real-time sports broadcasting, and a user of the terminal device constitutes a virtual space for game participation; a step of generating one of a first user interface to predict post offense situation of the sports game and a second user interface to predict defense situation, according to the selection of offense or defense and a team of a user; a step of providing the generated user interface to be displayed in the terminal device through the virtual space; a step of receiving information as to the situation predicted by the user from the terminal device using the provided user interface; and a step of checking whether the predicted situation information received from the terminal device is correct, on the basis of the offense or defense result of the sports game.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game service providing method,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of providing a game service linked to a sports game relayed in real time in a display device such as a TV.

As the number of people who enjoy games through wired and wireless communication devices or video such as computers, mobile phones, and PDAs increases, various kinds of games such as video games, casual games such as Tetris, strategic simulation games such as StarCraft, and role-playing games are being developed . These games can go offline or online.

The existing quiz game was held offline in the TV station and was conducted for the participants, or it was conducted through the telephone or text for listeners in the radio station.

However, due to recent developments in communication technologies, there are provided game services that allow an application to be installed in a mobile device such as a mobile phone so that a quiz game can be confronted with other remote users by using a wire / wireless communication network.

The present invention aims to provide a real-time sports relay interlocking game service providing method and a server apparatus using the same, which can improve a user's interest and tension.

A method of providing a real-time sports relay interworking game service according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a game service interfaced with a real-time sports relay in a server device connected to a terminal device via a network, Forming a space; Generating either a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of a sporting event or a second user interface for predicting a defense situation according to the user's team or the airway selection; Providing the generated user interface to be displayed on the terminal device through the virtual space; Receiving information on a situation predicted by the user from the terminal device using the provided user interface; And confirming whether or not an answer to the predicted situation information received from the terminal device based on an attack or defensive result of the sporting event.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a real-time sports relay interworking game service, which provides a game service interfaced with a real-time sports relay in a terminal device connected to a game server through a network, Receiving from the game server any one of a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of a sports game and a second user interface for predicting a defense situation; Displaying a user interface provided from the game server; Transmitting information on a situation predicted by the user to the game server using the displayed user interface; And receiving and displaying a result of confirming whether an answer to the prediction situation is correct from the game server.

The server device according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a game service linked to a terminal device through a network to interfere with a real-time sports relay, constitutes a virtual space in which a user of the terminal device can participate in a game, a game component for generating either a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of a sporting event or a second user interface for predicting a defense situation according to a team or a karate selection; A transceiver for providing the generated user interface so that the generated user interface is displayed on the terminal device through the virtual space and receiving information on a situation predicted by the user using the provided user interface from the terminal device; A confirmation unit for confirming whether or not an answer to the prediction situation information received from the terminal device is based on an attack or defensive result of the sports game; And a compensation processor for processing compensation for the user of the terminal according to the result of checking whether the correct answer is obtained.

Meanwhile, the real-time sports relay interworking game service providing method may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium on which a program to be executed by a computer is recorded.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a real-time sports relay interworking game service and a server device using the method, and provides a user interface corresponding to a current situation of a real- By predicting the result of the game, the user's interest and tension can be improved.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a real time sports relay interworking game service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a real time sports relay interworking game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a real time sports relay interworking game service according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 6 to 26 are diagrams for explaining embodiments of a configuration of a quiz application interlocked with a real-time sports relay.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a method for providing a real-time sports relay interworking game service according to an embodiment of the present invention and a server device using the method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, a server device and a terminal device related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a real time sports relay interworking game service according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system includes a broadcasting station 10, a plurality of display devices 50 to 52, The terminal devices 100 to 102 and the game server 200. [0035]

Referring to FIG. 1, the broadcasting station 10 transmits real-time broadcasting including contents, and provides real-time broadcasting contents to a plurality of display devices 50 to 52.

The plurality of display devices 50 to 52 receive the real-time broadcasting contents transmitted from the broadcasting station 10 and display them on the screen, respectively.

The display devices 50 to 52 may be image display devices capable of receiving and displaying contents from the outside such as a TV, a monitor, a notebook, a tablet PC, a smart phone, and the like.

At least one of the display devices 50 to 52 may be a network TV, an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), or the like that can perform various user-friendly functions as various applications can be freely added or deleted on a general- , Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HBBTV), Smart TV, or the like.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the real-time broadcasting contents received and displayed by the plurality of display devices 50 to 52 from the broadcasting station 10 may be a sports game relayed in real time.

1 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which the broadcasting station 10 provides contents such as sports relay to a plurality of display devices 50 to 52 in real time. However, the present invention is not limited thereto , And a case where various content providers (CP, Contents Providers) in addition to a broadcasting station provide contents in real time to the display devices 50 to 52 through various networks such as wired and wireless Internet.

The plurality of terminal devices 100 to 102 correspond to any one of the plurality of display devices 50 to 52 and the game service linked to the real time sports relay displayed on the corresponding display device is transmitted to the game server 200 ).

For example, while the user of the first terminal device 100 is watching the real-time sports relay through the first display device 50, the user of the first terminal device 100 may play a game interlocked with the sports relay- You can enjoy through.

In this case, the game service performed through the first terminal device 100 may be provided from the game server 200, and more specifically, the game played on the first terminal device 100 may be provided from the first display device 50 The game server 200 may play a role of interfacing with the real time sports relay of the game server 200.

The plurality of terminal devices 100 to 102 are connected to the game server 200 using a wired / wireless network to transmit and receive data. The terminal devices 100 to 102 have a smaller screen size than the display devices 50 to 52, It can be portable and freely movable in terms of weight.

For example, the plurality of terminal devices 100 to 102 may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) Navigation, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be various devices capable of user input and information display.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the quiz related to the real-time sports relay which the users of the terminal devices 100 to 102 are watching through the display devices 50 to 52, respectively, is solved in one virtual space, Accordingly, the game server 200 provides a game service that allows the user to be given a reward such as a point, so that the interest and tension of the user watching the real time sports relay can be improved.

More specifically, the game server 200 may provide a user interface corresponding to a user's selection of a real-time sporting game situation currently being watched by a user of the terminal device 100 to predict a game result, Interest and tension can be improved.

Meanwhile, in order for the game service provided through the terminal devices 100 to 102 to cooperate with the real-time broadcast contents, the terminal devices 100 to 102 must be able to identify the content being displayed on the corresponding display device .

For this purpose, each of the terminal devices 100 to 102 may receive information on the real-time broadcasting contents currently being watched by the user, or may receive information on the real-time broadcasting contents from the outside.

For example, the user of the first terminal device 100 may input identification information for real-time broadcast content viewed through the first display device 50 before or after the start of the game service, or may select the list from the list .

Alternatively, the first terminal device 100 may receive information on the real-time broadcast content currently being displayed from the first display device 50, and may identify the real-time broadcast content that the user is viewing.

Alternatively, the first terminal device 100 may automatically identify the real-time broadcast content from the video or audio output from the first display device 50. [ For such automatic content identification (ACR), a watermarking technique for identifying a content using an invisible watermark inserted invisible to the content, or a watermarking technique for extracting feature information from some frames or audio samples, A finger printing technique may be used to identify the user.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a real-time sports relay interworking game service according to an embodiment of the present invention and a server apparatus using the same will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, a user input unit 130, an output unit 150, a memory unit 160 And a control unit 180. [0031] The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

2, the wireless communication unit 110 includes one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the terminal device 100 and the wireless communication system or between the terminal device 100 and the network in which the terminal device 100 is located can do. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module, a mobile communication module, a wireless Internet module, a short distance communication module, and a location information module.

The mobile communication module transmits and receives a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module can be built in or externally installed in the terminal device 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution) .

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The output unit 150 generates an output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense. The output unit 150 may include an audio output module, an alarm unit, and a haptic module together with the display module 151.

The display unit 151 displays and outputs information processed in the terminal device 100. [ For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the terminal device 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, it displays the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display).

The display unit 151 is connected to a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') having a mutual layer structure It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory unit 160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory unit 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The terminal device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory unit 160 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like.

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. Also, the software codes may be stored in the memory unit 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user of the terminal device 100 receives the game service interlocked with the real-time sports relay that is being viewed through the display device 50 from the game server 200, .

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The game server 200 includes a transmitting and receiving unit 210, a control unit 220, a game unit 230, (240) and a compensation processing unit (250).

3, the game server 200 is connected to the terminal devices 100 to 102 through a network such as a wired / wireless Internet or the like via a transmission / reception unit 210 and a control unit 220, Can be provided.

The game configuring unit 230 configures a virtual space in which a plurality of terminal devices or a user of one of the terminal devices connected through the network can participate in the game and displays the current status of the real time sports relay that the user is viewing and a plurality of Prediction conditions may be displayed in the terminal devices through the virtual space.

For example, a first user who is watching sports relay through the first display device 50 and a second user who is watching the same sports relay through the second display device 51 are connected to the first and second terminal devices The first and second users can participate in a game provided from the game server 200 using the first and second players 100 and 110 and the first and second users participate in a single "game room" So that the quiz related to the sports relay can be solved while competing with each other.

In addition, the game configuring unit 230 may include a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of a sports game and a second user interface for predicting a defense situation according to a team or a karate selection of the user of the terminal device 100 2 < / RTI > user interface.

At this time, any one of the generated first and second user interfaces is provided to the terminal device 100 through the transceiver 210, so that the user of the terminal device 100 can predict an attack situation or a defense situation, May be displayed through the display module 151 of the device 100. [

The transmitting and receiving unit 210 transmits information on a quiz answer related to the real-time sports relay (that is, an attack or a defense situation after being predicted by the user) through the connected network to the terminal apparatus 100 As shown in Fig.

For example, responses received from one or more terminal devices may include information about a situation predicted by the user using the user interface displayed in the virtual space.

On the other hand, the confirmation unit 240 confirms whether or not the answer received from the terminal device 100, that is, the user predicted situation information, is correct answer based on the attack or defense result of the sports game.

For example, the quiz may be configured to predict contents after a predetermined time based on the contents of the real-time sports relay which the users participating in one game room are currently watching, so that the correct answer to the quiz is a predetermined time And can be determined according to the result of the real-time sports relay which is confirmed later.

The plurality of prediction situations may be configured to include all the game situations that may occur after the current time in the sports game, and may be provided from the game server 200 to the terminal devices 100 to 102.

In this case, the users of the terminal devices 100 to 102 predict the future situation according to the current situation of the sporting game being watched, and determine a plurality of prediction situations (that is, All possible cases). ≪ / RTI >

The compensation processing unit 250 may process the compensation for the user of the terminal device 100 according to the correct answer of the predicted situation confirmed as the correct answer.

For example, the compensation processing unit 250 can determine a smaller point to be given to the correct answer as the probability of occurrence of the predicted situation confirmed as the correct answer is higher. On the contrary, the compensation processing unit 250 can determine a higher point to be given to the correct answer as the probability of occurrence of the predicted situation confirmed as the correct answer is lower.

The point means a virtual unit which is given to a user participating in the game and can be exchanged and used on-line, and is not limited to the term itself.

The control unit 220 generally controls the operation of the game server 200 as described above and transmits data received from the outside through the transmitting and receiving unit 210 to the game unit 230, And transmits the data to the compensation processing unit 250 or the data output from the game configuration unit 230, the verification unit 240 and the compensation processing unit 250 through the transmission / reception unit 210.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a real-time sports relay interworking game service according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method of providing a game service shown in FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the configuration of the game server 200 shown in FIG. Will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

4, the game server 200 is connected to the terminal device 100 through a network (step S400), and the game device configures a virtual space in which the user of the terminal device 100 can participate in the game (Step S410).

In configuring the virtual space in which the game device 230 participates in the terminal device users, the game device 230 may randomly match two or more terminal device users participating in the virtual space. In this case, A game performed in the virtual space may be a team game (for example, two-to-two match) as well as an individual game (one-to-one match)

Thereafter, the game configuring unit 230 generates a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of a sporting event and a second user interface for predicting a defense situation according to a team or a karate selection of the user of the terminal device 100, (Step S420), and provides the generated user interface to the terminal device 100 to be displayed through the virtual space (step S430).

The user interface configured by the game configuring unit 230 may be configured to allow the user to predict the current state after a predetermined time based on the contents of the current real time sports relay, May be configured to be selectable by the user.

For example, the first user interface may include an attack situation prediction quiz that allows the user to select at least one of the attack results that may occur after the current time in the sport game, And a defense situation prediction quiz that allows the user to select at least one of the possible defense results after the time point.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the game configuration unit 230 generates a first user interface including the attack condition prediction quiz when the user's selected team is currently attacked, and provides the first user interface to the terminal device 100, A second user interface including the defense situation prediction quiz may be generated and provided to the terminal device 100 if the selected team is currently defending.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the user selects an attack as a situation to be predicted by the user, the game configuration unit 230 generates a first user interface including the attack situation prediction quiz and provides the first user interface to the terminal device 100 And a second user interface including the defense situation prediction quiz may be generated and provided to the terminal device 100 when the user selects the defense.

Thereafter, the transceiver 210 receives information on the status predicted by the user from the terminal device 100 using the user interface provided to the terminal device 100 (step S440).

The confirmation unit 240 confirms whether the received user predicted situation information of the terminal device 100 is correct or not based on the attack or defense result of the sport game in step S450.

The time at which the information on the prediction state is received from the terminal device 100 may be limited according to the content of the quiz, that is, the prediction state information may be transmitted to the terminal device 100 until a situation or a result, (100) user and received by the game server (200).

On the other hand, the verification unit 240 may receive information on the attack result of the sports game from the operator or receive it from an external server or the like in order to derive a correct answer to the quiz.

In this case, the verification unit 240 may derive a correct answer to the attack situation prediction quiz or the defense situation prediction quiz based on the information about the attack result of the sports game inputted or received after a predetermined time elapses .

For example, according to whether the predictions of the user of the terminal device 100 according to the quiz provided from the game server 200 match the actual situation or the result of the game after a short time in the sports game, The correct answer can be confirmed.

That is, if the prediction state selected by the user of the terminal device for the quiz matches the state of the sports game or the result of the competition, the prediction state selected by the user of the terminal device may be recognized as the correct answer.

In step S460, the compensation processing unit 250 processes compensation for the user of the terminal device 100 according to the result of the determination of the correct answer.

For example, the compensation processing unit 250 may award a point to a correct answer predicted by the correct answer, and may not award a point to a user who has not accurately predicted the correct answer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a real-time sports relay interworking game service according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, a method of providing a game service shown in FIG. Will be described in connection with a block diagram showing an example. The description of the game service providing method shown in FIG. 5 that is the same as the one described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 will be omitted hereunder.

Referring to FIG. 5, the terminal device 100 may provide a user with a game service linked to a game server 200 through a network such as a wired / wireless Internet and interworking with a real-time sports relay provided therefrom.

First, the terminal device 100 is connected to the game server 200 through the network using the wireless communication unit 110 in step S500, and selects a team or a team to participate in the game from the user in step S510.

Thereafter, according to the selection of the user, the terminal device 100 transmits either a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of a sporting event and a second user interface for predicting a defense situation to the game server 200 (Step S520).

As described above, the first user interface may include an attack situation prediction quiz to allow the user to select at least one of the attack results that may occur after the current time in the sports game, And a defense situation prediction quiz that allows the user to select at least one of the possible defense results after the current time.

The terminal device 100 displays the user interface provided from the game configuration unit 230 through the output unit 150 in step S530.

Then, the terminal device 100 receives from the user through the user input unit 130 the situation predicted by the user using the displayed user interface (step S540), and receives information on the prediction state input from the user To the game server 200 (step S550).

At this time, the game server 200 can confirm whether or not the user predicted situation information received from the terminal device 100 is correct.

The terminal device 100 receives the confirmation result of the correct answer to the user predicted situation from the game server 200 through the wireless communication unit 110 and displays the received result in step S560.

In this case, the terminal device 100 can receive the compensation result determined according to the result of the correct answer check through the wireless communication unit 110 from the game server 200 and display it on the screen using the display module 151 have.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the configuration of the quiz application interworking with the real-time sports relay implemented according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG.

A quiz application interlocked with a real-time sports relay that the user is currently watching is executed in the terminal device 100. As shown in FIG. 6, the user's game ID is displayed on the screen 600 of the terminal device 100, An information display window 610 on which information on the display unit 610 may be displayed.

Meanwhile, in the information display window 610, a game item 611 held by the user can be displayed.

On the right side of the screen 600, information 615 about real-time broadcasting contents currently being broadcasted or to be broadcasted in the future is displayed, and among the real-time broadcast contents, Quot; enter "button 616 may be displayed so as to correspond.

When the user presses the "Enter" button 616, as shown in Fig. 7, "attendance check" is performed according to participation of the game, and compensation according to the participation frequency can be given to the user .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the game ranking of the users may be displayed on the screen 600 of the terminal device 100 by sorting the items of "fixed king", "point king" and "predicted king".

The "fixed king" is displayed by arranging the user's game level from the highest user to the downward direction, and the "point king" is displayed by being aligned from the upper side to the lower side from the user having the most points Quot ;, and "predicted king" is displayed in a top-to-bottom direction from the user who recorded the highest prediction rate.

When the ID (or nickname) of the user displayed in the ranking is selected on the screen 600, the character of the user is displayed on the screen 600, and the ranking of more users can be confirmed by scrolling by each item.

When the user of the terminal device 100 presses the "view my rank" button 623 on the screen 600, a ranking information window 624 including the item- Lt; / RTI >

9, after participating in a game using the " Enter "button 616 shown in Fig. 6, the user can perform a one-to-one quiz showdown by pressing the" Or a "team game" button 631 to start a game by selecting two to two or more inter-team quiz showdowns.

For example, when the user selects the "individual exhibition" button 630, a start menu window 640 including an item selection window 641 and a "game start" And can be displayed on the screen 600 of the terminal device 100.

11, when the user presses the "Purchase Random Item" button 643 in the item selection window 641 on the screen shown in Fig. 10, an item available during the game through the random item selection window 645 Quot; purchase "button 647, and the user can purchase the item.

When the user presses the "purchase" button 647 on the screen 600 shown in Fig. 11, any one of the plurality of items is selected at random and the user can purchase the randomly selected item.

On the other hand, if the user does not like the randomly selected item, the user can cause the item to be randomly selected again.

For example, the plurality of items include an item for paying an additional point when the user correctly predicts the correct answer and a point is scored in the baseball game to be watched, and a point is paid when the pitcher is checked An item for paying an additional point when a foul occurs, and an item for allowing the user to select two correct answers.

When a user who is participating in a game room together with a user and a user who is to compete with a quiz is randomly matched by the game server 200, a game room, which is a virtual space in which a game is to be performed, 600).

In the game room displayed on the screen 600, a relative information display window 650 including information on the opponent users is displayed. On the top of the screen 600, the progress of the sports game currently being watched can be displayed.

12, information on the batter and the opponent pitcher in the current situation of the sports game the user of the terminal device 100 is watching, for example, in the baseball game, is displayed on the screen 600, A first user interface 651 for predicting a subsequent attack situation of the game may be displayed.

Specifically, the first user interface 651 includes an attack condition prediction quiz for selecting at least one of attack results that may occur after the current point in the sports game, and for each of the subsequent attack results, May be displayed via the first user interface 651 such that the corresponding image (e.g., "first" button 652) is selectable by the user.

The user of the terminal device 100 confirms the information on the batter and the opponent pitcher using the first user interface 651 and then outputs the attack result of the batting on the hit (specifically, Ruta and home run), out (specifically, ground ball, fly ball and strikeout), and other results (specifically, ball, throw-in, and fault).

On the other hand, for each of the plurality of prediction situations displayed on the screen 600, the points given to the user in the correct answer may be displayed to correspond to the points, and the points given in the correct answer may be displayed differently depending on the probability of occurrence of the corresponding prediction situation May be determined.

For example, since the probability of out is highest as a result of a batting, the corresponding point is set to the smallest value of "100 ", and the probability of the next situation is high, , And since the probability of hitting is lowest, the corresponding point may be set to the highest value of "300 ".

Further, in the case of a hit, since the probability of occurrence is lower in the order of first, second, and second, and in the order of the home run, the point given to the user in the correct answer can be large.

In the case of out, since the probability of occurrence is lower in the order of the ground ball, fly ball, and strike, the point given to the user in the correct answer can be large.

In the case of the other results, since the occurrence probability is lower in order of the punctuation, the sending bunt, and the mistake, the point given to the user in the correct answer can be increased.

The information on the points for each prediction situation determined according to the occurrence probability as described above can be provided to the game server 200.

Referring to FIG. 13, the user can predict, based on the current situation, that the batter will strike a bat at the current batting position as an attack result, and press the "First Battle" button 652 displayed on the screen 600.

Meanwhile, events (e.g., hits, outs, or the like) configured to include two or more of the plurality of prediction situations displayed on the screen 600 may be selected by the user as predicted values.

For example, in the case of a user prediction as shown in FIG. 13, the user may select a hit instead of pressing the "first" button 652.

The user may click on the "Baseball Glossary Explanation " button 656 displayed on the screen 600 of FIG. 12 to display a term description including an explanation of terms to know to select one or more of the attack or defense situations So that the window is displayed on the screen 600.

As described above, the information on the prediction state selected by the user of the terminal device 100 is transmitted to the game server 200, and when a result of the prediction is generated in a sporting event after that, As shown in the figure, the screen 600 may indicate whether an answer to the prediction situation selected by the user is correct.

12 to 15 is performed once or more in association with the real-time broadcast contents as described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15, the user can obtain points according to the probability of occurrence of the predicted situation confirmed as correct answer can do.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the attack situation prediction as described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15, a defense situation prediction can be performed in accordance with a selection of a team selection or attack / defense ratio of a user of the terminal device 100 May also be provided.

Referring to FIG. 16, a user of the terminal device 100 can select any one of the teams playing a sports game before (or after) a game.

For example, when a user wishes to play a game linked to a baseball game between "Lotte" and "Doosan", one of the two buttons 635, 636 displayed on the screen 600 is selected, Can be selected.

When the user selects the "Doosan" button 636 as shown in Fig. 16, in the situation where the "Doosan" team is attacking the baseball game, The game server 200 provides the first user interface 651 for predicting the attack situation to the terminal device 100 and the game server 200 provides the second user interface for predicting the defense situation to the terminal device 100 100) so that the attack situation prediction quiz or the defense situation prediction quiz can be provided according to the situation, according to the team selected by the user.

17, assuming that the user has selected the "Doosan" team, if the baseball game is the first one currently being played by the "Doosan" team, a second user interface (661) can be displayed.

Specifically, the second user interface 661 includes a defense situation prediction quiz for selecting at least one of defense results that may occur after the current time in the baseball game, and for each of the possible defense results, May be displayed via the second user interface 661 such that a corresponding image (e.g., a "first" button 662) is selectable by the user.

The user of the terminal device 100 can use the second user interface 661 to confirm the information on the batter and the opponent pitcher, predict the defensive result, and make a corresponding selection.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the case of a baseball game, the defensive state prediction quiz may be for predicting a defender who is first to pitch a ball thrown by a pitcher.

For example, if the outcome of the batter's strike is short-balled out in front of shortstop, the defensive result will be "shortstop." In center-forward, the defensive result will be "center fielder" If it is "crowd" can be.

As described above, the correct answer (that is, the defense result) for the defense situation prediction quiz can be determined based on the attack result.

 For this purpose, the game server 200 receives information on the attack result of the baseball game from the manager or receives it from an external server (not shown), and based on the received attack result information, Can be determined.

As described above, the second user interface 661 may display the positions of the defenders and the spectators in the form of images or the like selectable by the user, so that the user can predict the defense situation thereafter.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the user may select either "attack" or "defense" as a situation to be predicted.

Referring to FIG. 18, the user can select either the "attacker" button 638 and the "suspect" button 639 to predict an attack situation or a defense situation.

That is, when the user selects the "Attacker" button 638 displayed on the screen 600 and the "Visitor" button 639 of the "Visitor" button 639, A second user interface 661 for predicting the user can be displayed on the screen 600 and provided to the user.

On the other hand, for each of the plurality of defensive results displayed on the screen 600, the points given to the user in the correct answer can be displayed corresponding to them, and the points given at the correct answer are different according to the occurrence probability of the corresponding predicted situation May be determined.

For example, since the outcome of the batting is the highest probability of shortstop groundball out, shortstop lesson, shortstop flyout, the corresponding point is set to the smallest "300", followed by the left-handed flyout or left- The corresponding point may be set to a small value of "500 ".

On the other hand, since the probability of a home run is the lowest, the point corresponding to "crowd" may be set to the highest value of "3000 ".

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the user may be provided with analysis information on the current situation to be predicted by using the item purchased or acquired in advance from the game server 200. [

For example, when the item use information is received from the terminal device 100 at the request of the user, the game server 200 analyzes the previous attack result or batting direction of the batter in response to receiving the item use information Information can be provided to the terminal device 100.

When the "analysis item" 647 is selected by the user, as shown in FIG. 20, on the screen 600, an analytical information window (not shown) including a pitcher's previous attack or defensive result 648 may be displayed, and such analysis information may be received from the game server 200 or a separate server (not shown).

On the other hand, when the "view ball direction" button 649 is selected by the user on the screen 600 shown in FIG. 20, as shown in FIG. 21, Information about the probability of each of the results, and the like can be provided to the user.

Analysis information on the batted ball direction and the like may be received from the game server 200 or a separate server (not shown). As shown in FIG. 21, through the second user interface 661 for predicting the defense situation May be provided to the user.

22, based on the current situation and the above-described analysis information, the user predicts that the shortstop will be placed first by the batter hitting the pitcher's pitcher at the current batting position (i.e., shortstop groundball or Shortstop infield hit, shortstop error, etc.) and press the "shorts" button 665 displayed on the screen 600.

As described above, the information on the defense situation predicted by the user of the terminal device 100 is transmitted to the game server 200. When a result of the prediction is generated in the sporting game which is being watched afterwards, The screen 600 may display whether or not an answer to the prediction situation selected by the user is correct.

For example, when a result is obtained from a short throw ball at the plate, as shown in FIG. 23, the defensive prediction situation by the user can be confirmed as a correct answer.

On the other hand, when the result is struck at the inboard, as shown in FIG. 24, the defense prediction situation by the user is confirmed as an incorrect answer, and the defense result is displayed as "catcher" on the screen 600 .

Referring to FIG. 25, after the prediction game performed as described above is completed, a result display window 670 including a game result such as a ranking together with an acquisition point and an experience value may be displayed on a screen 600.

26, the level of the user is raised each time the experiential value acquired by the user reaches a certain level, and a level-up display window 685 for informing the level-up of the user is displayed on the screen 600, Lt; / RTI >

The method of providing a real time sports relay interworking game service according to the present invention may be a program for being executed by a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable 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 may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the above method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

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

Claims (20)

1. A method for providing a game service interworking with a real time sports relay in a server device connected to a terminal device via a network,
Configuring a virtual space in which the user of the terminal device can participate in the game;
Generating either a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of a sporting event or a second user interface for predicting a defense situation according to the user's team or the airway selection;
Providing the generated user interface to be displayed on the terminal device through the virtual space;
Receiving information on a situation predicted by the user from the terminal device using the provided user interface; And
And confirming whether or not an answer to the prediction situation information received from the terminal device is correct based on an attack or defensive result of the sporting event. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user interface
And an attack condition prediction quiz to select at least one of attack results that can occur after the current point in the sports game. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user interface
And a defense situation prediction quiz to select at least one of defense results that can occur after the current time in the sports game. The method of claim 3,
Receiving information on an attack result of the sports game or receiving it from outside; And
And determining an answer to the defense situation prediction quiz based on the attack result information. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the defensive state prediction quiz
In the case of a baseball game, a method for providing a real time sports relay interlocking game service is to predict a defender who pitches a ball first. 6. The method of claim 5,
And if the result of the attack is struck, the correct answer of the defense situation prediction quiz is determined to be a catcher. 6. The method of claim 5,
And if the result of the attack is a home run, the correct answer of the defense situation prediction quiz is determined to be a crowd. 6. The method of claim 5,
Receiving item usage information from the terminal device; And
And providing the terminal device with analysis information on a hit result or hit direction of the batter in response to receiving the item use information. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second user interface
And displaying positions of the defenders and spectators of the sports game in a selectable manner. The method according to claim 1,
And processing the compensation for the user of the terminal according to a result of the determination of whether or not the answer is correct. A method of providing a game service interworking with a real time sports relay in a terminal device connected to a game server through a network,
Receiving from the game server any one of a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of a sports game and a second user interface for predicting a defense situation in accordance with a user's team or a karate selection;
Displaying a user interface provided from the game server;
Transmitting information on a situation predicted by the user to the game server using the displayed user interface; And
And receiving and displaying a result of confirming whether an answer to the prediction situation is correct from the game server. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the second user interface
And a defense situation prediction quiz to select at least one of defense results that can occur after the current point in the sports game. 13. The method of claim 12,
Receiving information on an attack result of the sports game or receiving it from outside; And
And determining an answer to the defense situation prediction quiz based on the attack result information. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the defensive situation prediction quiz
In the case of a baseball game, a method for providing a real time sports relay interlocking game service is to predict a defender who pitches a ball first. 13. The method of claim 12,
Further comprising receiving and displaying analysis information on a previous attack result or batting direction of the batter at the time of requesting the user to use the item from the game server. 17. A recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the method of any one of claims 1 to 15 is recorded. 1. A server apparatus connected to a terminal device via a network to provide a game service interlocked with a real time sports relay,
A first user interface for configuring a virtual space in which the user of the terminal device is allowed to participate in the game, a first user interface for predicting a subsequent attack situation of the sports game according to the team or the user selection of the user, A game component for generating one of the user interfaces;
A transceiver for providing the generated user interface so that the generated user interface is displayed on the terminal device through the virtual space and receiving information on a situation predicted by the user using the provided user interface from the terminal device;
A confirmation unit for confirming whether or not an answer to the prediction situation information received from the terminal device is based on an attack or defensive result of the sports game; And
And a compensation processing unit for processing the compensation for the user of the terminal according to the result of the correct answer checking. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second user interface
And a defense situation prediction quiz to select at least one of the defense results that can occur after the current time in the sports game. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the defensive situation prediction quiz
In the case of a baseball game, the server device is for predicting a defender who pitches the ball first. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the transceiver
In response to the item use information received from the terminal device, provides analysis information on a previous attack result or hit direction of the batter to the terminal device.

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