KR20150139990A - On-line card game server and the method of game service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a server and a method for providing an online poker game. In the online poker game, a user selects desired game conditions such as game speed, seed money, and betting rules in all created game rooms; the game rooms are filtered in accordance with the selection; game rooms corresponding to the game conditions are preferentially displayed; the user does not have to search all the game room; the user can rapidly enter a game room with the conditions desired by the user, an entrance condition copy function of searching game rooms having the same game conditions as those of the pre-created game rooms and a room creation copy function of creating game rooms having the same game conditions as those of the pre-created game rooms are provided; it is not necessary to manually input game conditions necessary to create and search game rooms; and it is possible to rapidly search and create game rooms. The present invention is to provide a method for providing an online poker game, comprising the step of: providing selection of game conditions to a game client accessing a game providing server; providing a list of game rooms corresponding to the selected game conditions to the game client; and providing a game room creation menu to the game client when there is no game room corresponding to the selected game conditions.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an online poker game providing server and method,

The present invention relates to an online poker game providing server and method.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] Various online games are being provided according to the development of computing devices and network environments. As a kind of such online games, so-called board games such as GoStop and Poker are growing as an axis of online game based on short playing time, easy operation method and popular popularity.

Generally, after a user accesses a server providing a game service through a terminal, the online poker game selects a type of poker game to be performed through a screen provided by the server. The server then provides the user with a game client that can use the poker game. When the game client provided in the user terminal is executed, a game waiting room screen is displayed and a list of a plurality of game rooms is displayed. When a user selects one of the game rooms displayed in the user terminal and enters the game room or directly creates a new game room, the server performs a game with the other user in the game room entered or created by the user The game screen is displayed.

In particular, in the poker game, due to the characteristics of the game, the amount of game money that the user can bet and the amount of game money to be acquired from other users are important factors in the game progress. Game condition settings are very important. However, in order to search for a game room set by a user in a desired condition, it is inconvenient for the user to search all the game rooms created in the current server. In addition, although a large number of game rooms having the same condition are generated by users who feel uncomfortable in search, most of the game rooms are waiting for other game participants, thereby causing users to lose expectations and interest in games.

In addition, the generation and destruction of the game room are repeated, thereby increasing the load on the game system.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a game room in which a user is filtered according to a selection of a desired game condition such as a game speed, a seed money, a betting rule, etc., It is possible to quickly enter into a game room of a desired condition without searching the entire game room and to copy the entry condition copy function for searching the game room having the same game condition as the created game room, And a game room having a same game condition as that of the game room can be created, thereby providing an online poker game providing server capable of quickly searching and creating a game room without having to input every game condition required for creating and searching a game room And a method.

Technical Solution In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a game system comprising an interface providing unit for providing a user interface according to an online poker game progress, an authentication unit authenticating the game client, And an online poker game providing server including a communication unit and a game providing unit for providing an online poker game to the game client.

The game providing unit provides a game condition selectable by the game client and provides a list of game rooms meeting game conditions selected by the game client. And a game management unit for providing an online poker game in units of the game room.

The game condition may include at least one of a game rule, a betting rule, a seed money, a participating money, a game speed, and a bonus addition amount, and the game speed may be a hand exchange speed.

The waiting room management unit may provide an entry condition copying function that allows the game client to search for a game room having the same game condition as the created game room.

The game room management unit may provide a room creation copy function that allows the game client to create a game room having the same game conditions as the created game room.

The waiting room management unit may provide a game room creation menu when a game room satisfying the game condition does not exist and if the user does not select a game condition, .

The present invention also provides a method for providing a game to a game client, the method comprising: providing a game condition selection to the game client connected to the game providing server; providing the game client with a list of game rooms meeting the selected game condition; And providing a game room creation menu to the game client when the game room does not exist.

In the step of providing the game client with the selection of the game condition, the game client may provide an entry condition copying function that enables the game client to search for a game room having the same game condition as the created game room.

In providing the game condition selection to the game client, the game client may provide a list of the entire game room when the game client does not select the game condition selection.

In the step of providing the game room creation menu, the game client may provide a room creation copy function for creating a game room having the same conditions as the created game room.

The game condition may include at least one of a game rule, a betting rule, a seed money, a participating money, a game speed, and a bonus addition amount, and the game speed may be a hand exchange speed.

The online poker game providing server and method according to the present invention can quickly enter a game room of a desired condition without requiring a user to search the entire game room unnecessarily, And a room creation copying function for creating a game room having the same game condition as that of the created game room so as to input a game condition required for creating and searching a game room It is possible to search and create a game room quickly.

Accordingly, it is possible to increase the pure game time of the user and increase the concentration of the game. In addition, unnecessary game room creation and deletion can be reduced, thereby reducing the load on the game system.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a game providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a user terminal.
FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of a game providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view of a waiting room screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text.

It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprising" or "having ", and the like, are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

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.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a game providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a user terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game providing server 200 of the present invention is connected to at least one user terminal 100 through a wired or wireless network to provide an online poker game. At this time, the game providing server 200 may provide a predetermined program for executing the online poker game to the user terminal. For example, the game providing server 200 can provide a program such as an image, voice, video, game rules, various user interfaces, and game interlocking means for synchronizing with a game providing server necessary for executing an online poker game have.

The game providing server 200 refers to a server unit that logically provides a poker game. The game providing server 200 may be implemented as a single server group including a plurality of servers, or may be implemented as a plurality of computing devices capable of distributed processing. have.

In particular, the game providing server 200 of the present invention provides a variety of user interfaces that the users can easily recognize according to the game option selected by the user. The game providing server 200 includes an interface providing unit 210, an authenticating unit 220, a chat providing unit 230, a communication unit 240, and a game providing unit 250. The detailed configuration of the game providing server 200 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

In addition, the game providing server 200 of the present invention may include the game database 300 or may be connected to a physically independent game database 300. The game database 300 stores user or game related information for implementing various services provided by the game providing server 200. The game database 300 stores a plurality of pieces of personal information including IDs and passwords of a plurality of users subscribed through the game service providing site provided by the game providing server 200 and stores control programs for each game . For example, in the case of a poker game, genealogical data of a poker game provided as a service and a progress control program according to a rule may be stored. It is also possible to determine whether the user ID and password data received from the user terminal exist in the game database 300 for user authentication of the game providing server 200 and determine whether the virtual money, Information such as total score, winning percentage, connection status, peak score, and the like, and outputs the game related information of the authenticated user. And updates various game-related information generated according to the game result.

A user terminal 100 is a computer device connectable to a game providing server through a wired or wireless network and is a computer device such as a PC, a smart phone, a mobile phone, an MP3 player, a navigation device, a TV, a display device, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, (Personal Media Player), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and the like. In one embodiment, the user terminal 100 may receive a predetermined program for executing an online poker game from the game providing server 200, install the predetermined program, configure a game client to perform an online poker game, The user may receive a user input in accordance with the progress of the online poker game, and may provide the poker game providing server with the online poker game.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of a game providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the game providing server of the present invention includes an interface providing unit 210, an authenticating unit 220, a chat providing unit 230, a communication unit 240, and a game providing unit 250.

The interface providing unit 210 provides various user interfaces according to the progress of the online poker game.

The authentication unit 220 can authenticate the game client connected to the game providing server. In one embodiment, the authentication unit 220 performs user account authentication for accessing an online poker game, and may include a predetermined authentication unit for paying fees to perform validation of validation, charge processing, and the like.

The chat provider 230 provides a chat client or a game client connected to the game server in the game room or the game room selected by the game client to chat or send / receive messages.

The communication unit 240 provides a network interface for performing wired or wireless network communication with the user terminal.

The game providing unit 250 controls each of the above components to provide an online poker game to the game client. That is, a plurality of clients may be interlocked to provide one game room, and an online poker game may be independently provided for each game room according to a predetermined poker rule.

In addition, the game providing unit 250 provides a game room list to a game client waiting in the waiting room, and provides a menu for the game client to participate in the created game room or to create a new game room. Particularly, the game providing unit 250 of the present invention is filtered according to the game conditions selected by the game client such as seed money, betting rules, and game speed throughout the generated game room to preferentially display the game rooms meeting the game conditions , It is possible for the user to quickly enter the game room of the desired game condition without having to search the entire game room unnecessarily. The game providing unit 250 includes a waiting room managing unit 252, a game room managing unit 254, and a game managing unit 256.

The waiting room management unit 252 specifies a game client connected to the game providing server in association with the waiting room, and provides the user interface of the waiting room to the game client. In one embodiment, the waiting room management unit 252 may provide a list of the generated game room, and may receive a game room opening request from the game client and provide the game room management unit 254 with the request. 3, the user can provide at least one of a plurality of game conditions such as a game speed, seed money, and a betting rule to be selected 310, and the game room management unit 252 Searches for a plurality of game rooms, and filters the game rooms matched to the game conditions and provides them to the users. If there is no game room matched to the game condition selected by the user, the waiting room management unit 252 informs the game client that there is no searched game room and selects a game condition desired by the game client to create a game room Provides the ability to

The game condition may include a room attribute, a game rule, a betting rule, a seed money, participation money, a game speed, a bonus addition amount, and the like. Here, the room attribute includes a general room, a poker super room, a participating money room, and the game speed is in accordance with the exchange rate of the card. The game speed is normal (1x), slightly faster (1.2x), very fast (1.5x) (2x speed) and the like.

In addition, the waiting room management unit 252 may select the previously created game room without selecting a separate game condition, select the entry condition copy menu 320, select the entry condition copy menu 320, The user may filter the game room matched with the same game condition as the selected game room and provide the filtered game room to the user. If there is no game room matching the selected game room, the waiting room management unit 252 informs the game client that there is no searched game room, and in response to the game room management unit 254, And creates a game room having the same game conditions as the room.

The game room management unit 254 interlocks the plurality of game clients for each game room, and provides information on the generated game room to the waiting room management unit 252. [ In addition, the game room management unit 254 can process the participation or withdrawal of the game client in the game room. When the game client requests the start of the online poker game from the game client, the game management unit 254 can notify the game management unit 256 of the participation.

The game room management unit 254 creates a game room according to a game client's request for opening a game room. At this time, the game room management unit 254 provides a room creation copy function 330 to create a game room having the same conditions as the created game room, as shown in FIG. Accordingly, when the user selects the room creation copy function 330 and selects the pre-created game room, or selects the created game room and selects the room creation copy function 330, the same game as the selected game room A game room having a condition is created.

The game management unit 256 provides an online poker game on a game room basis. The game management unit 256 can operate independently for each game room, and a poker game can be performed as one poker game in a single game room, that is, a card with a good quality. In addition, the game management unit 256 performs a function as a dealer who mixes and provides cards for each game room, determines the victorious game client by grasping the genealogy of each game client at the end of the game, And the variation of the game money of the game client according to the result.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an online poker game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the game providing server provides at least one game room to a plurality of game clients connected through a wired or wireless network, and provides at least one game room to a plurality of game clients participating in at least one game room. It is possible to provide an online poker game using virtual game money according to the poker rules of the online poker game.

In particular, the game providing server of the present invention provides at least one game condition among a plurality of game conditions such as game speed, seed money, and betting rules to the connected game client (S410) (S420) In operation S440, the game room generated on the game providing server is searched in accordance with at least one game condition in operation S440, and the game room satisfying the condition is filtered and provided to the user in operation S460.

The game condition may be selected by inputting at least one game condition from the game client, and may be selected using an entry condition copy function capable of searching a game room having the same game condition as the created game room selected by the user It is possible. At this time, when the game client uses the entry condition copying function, the game providing server filters the game room having the same entry condition as the game room selected by the game client and provides the same to the game client, If the game room does not exist, the game client is informed that there is no searched game room, and a game room having the same game conditions as the selected game room is created.

If the game client does not select a game condition (S430), the game providing server displays the entire created game room list to the game client (S470). In addition, if there is no game room matching the game condition selected by the game client (S450), the game client is notified that the game room does not exist in accordance with the selected game condition (S480) (S490).

In addition, the game providing server of the present invention can generate a game room according to a request for opening a game room of a game client, and provide a room creation copy function to create a game room having the same conditions as the created game room do. Accordingly, when the user selects the room creation copy function when creating the game room and selects the pre-created game room, a game room having the same game condition as the selected game room is newly created.

As described above, the online poker game providing server and method according to the present invention allow a user to quickly enter a game room of a desired game condition without having to search the entire game room unnecessarily, It is possible to search and create a game room quickly without inputting it.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. It will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art.

100: user terminal 200: game providing server
210: interface providing unit 220: authentication unit
230: chat providing unit 240: communication unit
250: Game providing unit 252: Waiting room management unit
254: Game Room Management Unit 256: Game Management Unit

Claims (13)

A poker game providing server for providing online poker games to a plurality of game clients via a wired / wireless network,
An interface providing a user interface according to an online poker game progress;
An authentication unit for authenticating the game client;
A communication unit for performing wire / wireless communication with the game client; And
A waiting room management unit for providing a game condition selectable by the game client and providing a list of game rooms meeting game conditions selected by the game client,
A game room management unit for generating a game room in response to a request from the game client for opening a game room,
And a game management unit for providing an online poker game in units of the game room to provide the online poker game to the game client.
The method according to claim 1,
The game condition includes:
Wherein the online poker game server comprises at least one of a game rule, a betting rule, a seed money, a participating money, a game speed, and a bonus additional amount.
3. The method of claim 2,
The game speed,
Wherein the online poker game providing server is an online poker game providing server.
The method according to claim 1,
The waiting room management unit,
Wherein the game server provides the entry condition copy function to allow the game client to search for a game room having the same game conditions as the created game room.
The method according to claim 1,
The game-
Wherein the game client provides a room creation copying function for creating a game room having the same game conditions as the created game room.
The method according to claim 1,
The waiting room management unit,
And providing a game room creation menu when a game room satisfying the game condition does not exist.
The method according to claim 1,
The waiting room management unit,
And if the user does not select a game condition, provides a list of all created game rooms.
A method of providing a poker game using a game providing server that provides an online poker game to a plurality of game clients via a wired / wireless network,
Providing a game condition selection to the game client connected to the game providing server;
Providing the game client with a list of game rooms meeting the selected game conditions; And
And providing a game room creation menu to the game client if a game room satisfying the selected game condition does not exist.
9. The method of claim 8,
In the step of providing a game condition selection to the game client,
Wherein the game client provides an entry condition copying function for allowing the game client to search for a game room having the same game condition as the created game room.
9. The method of claim 8,
In the step of providing a game condition selection to the game client,
If the game client does not select the game condition, provides a list of the entire game room.
9. The method of claim 8,
In the providing of the game room creation menu,
Wherein the game client provides a room creation copying function to create a game room having the same conditions as the created game room.
9. The method of claim 8,
The game condition includes:
A game rule, a betting rule, a seed money, a participating money, a game speed, and a bonus additional amount.
13. The method of claim 12,
The game speed,
And the exchange rate of the online poker game.

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