KR20170054375A - Server and apparatus and computer program for providing a dart game having a specific area for getting score according to player - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer program stored on a computer readable medium is disclosed. The computer program includes instructions for causing a computer to perform the following steps comprising: a step of assigning one or more score areas of a plurality of score areas constituting a dart target to player score areas based on assignment information; a step of determining whether a hit position of one or more dart pins that are plugged into the dart target is included in an assigned player score area; and a step of determining to award at least one of a penalty and a weighted value to at least one player when the hit position of the dart pin is determined to be included in the assigned player score area.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method for providing a dart game having a player's score area, a dart game server, and a computer program.

The present invention relates to a dart game, and more specifically, to a dart game providing a game having a player's score area.

In general, dart means "small arrow." It is a game in which a dart pin is thrown by throwing an arrow dart pin to the target of a centrifugal number with a number, and the dart game is an arrowhead dart and any person who has a dart target, There is an advantage to enjoy without.

In general, dart players must participate in the game at the same time and place to enjoy darts. However, according to the development of communication technology, participants participating in a dart game at a remote place so that participants of the dart game can participate in the game beyond time and space restrictions, and can transmit their play result or play process remotely through the communication network Dart game devices have been developed. These electronic dart game devices electrically sense the point where the dart target is hit, and can automatically score and provide the score to the user.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0824354 discloses an electronic dart game device using an Internet communication network.

Recently, these dart games have been developed as a global leisure activity through the development of various game methods and the way of scoring.

However, since darts are made up of simple processes in which scores are counted by throwing dart pins, there may be a need in the art for the development of various modes of play.

At the same time, in order to enhance the entertainment elements of darts, there is a need to provide a variety of dart game methods.

The present invention is intended to enhance the entertainment element of a dart game.

The present invention is to provide various dart game methods.

A computer program stored in a computer-readable medium according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problems is disclosed. The computer program comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform the following steps: assigning one or more score areas of a plurality of score areas constituting a dart target to a player score area based on assignment information ; Determining whether a hit position of one or more dart pins that are plugged into the dart target is included in the assigned player score area; And determining to impart at least one of a penalty and a weight to at least one player if it is determined that the hit position of the dart pin is included in the allocated player score area; . ≪ / RTI >

Further, a dart game apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The dart game device comprising: a dart target having a plurality of score areas; A region allocating unit for allocating at least one of the plurality of score areas constituting the dart target to the player score area based on the allocation information; A position determining unit for determining whether a hit position of one or more dart pins inserted into the dart target is included in the assigned player score area; And a score calculation unit for determining that at least one of a penalty and a weight is given to at least one player when it is determined that the hit position of the dart pin is included in the allocated player score area; . ≪ / RTI >

Further, a dart game server is disclosed according to another embodiment of the present invention. Wherein the dart game server comprises: a region allocation module for allocating at least one score region among a plurality of score regions constituting a dart target to a player score region based on allocation information; A position determining module that determines whether a hit position of one or more dart pins inserted into the dart target is included in the allocated player score area; And a score calculation module for determining that at least one of a penalty and a weight is given to at least one player when it is determined that the hit position of the dart pin is included in the allocated player score area.

The entertainment element of the dart game can be enhanced according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Various dart game methods can be provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following examples, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will be apparent that such aspect (s) may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing one or more aspects.
1 shows a block diagram of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 illustrates an exemplary dart game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows a detailed example of generation of allocation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 shows a flow chart for providing a dart game based on a player's score area in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
6A shows a first embodiment of an exemplary UI that may be output at a player device.
6B shows a second embodiment of an exemplary UI that may be output at a player device.
Figure 7 shows a block diagram of a computer that is operative to execute a program for providing a dart game based on a player's score area in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 shows a schematic block diagram of an exemplary computing environment for executing a computer program for providing a dart game based on a player's score area in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Various embodiments are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to refer to like elements. In this specification, various explanations are given in order to provide an understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, that such embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are provided in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the embodiments.

The terms "component," "module," system, "and the like, as used herein, refer to a computer-related entity, hardware, firmware, software, combination of software and hardware, or execution of software. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to, a process executing on a processor, a processor, an object, an executing thread, a program, and / or a computer. For example, both an application running on a computing device and a computing device may be a component. One or more components may reside within a processor and / or thread of execution, one component may be localized within one computer, or it may be distributed between two or more computers. Further, such components may execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored therein. The components may be, for example, a signal (e.g., a local system, data from one component interacting with another component in a distributed system, and / or data over a network, such as the Internet, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

The terms "data" and "information ", as used herein, are often interchangeable. Further, the terms "user" and "player ", as used herein, are often interchangeable. Further, the terms "score area" and "segment ", as used herein, are often interchangeable.

1 shows a block diagram of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The dart game apparatus 100 includes a dart target 110, a sensing unit 120, a user input unit 130, an output unit 140, a camera unit 150, a network connection unit 160, a player recognition unit 170, A memory 180, a controller 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, so that the dart game device 100 having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The dart target 110 may include a score board in which a bullseye is located at the center, a concentric circle centered on bullseye, and a score board divided into straight lines extending radially from the bullseye and having individual scores assigned thereto. A plurality of holes through which the tip of the dart can be inserted may be formed on the score board.

The dart target 110 may include a display unit 142 described below to variably change the score arrangement of the dart target 110 and the shape of the scored regions. In this case, the dart target 110 may include a light-transmitting touch pad stacked on the display module 142, and may have a touch screen shape.

The sensing unit 120 may sense the play of the dart game user performed on the dart target 110. [ That is, when the dart pin is projected by the user and reaches the dart target 110, the sensing unit 120 can sense which part of the dart target 110 has reached the dart pin. The sensing unit 120 may be able to evaluate an actual user's play. The sensing unit 120 may sense the area of the dart target 110 where the dart pin is thrown by the user for playing the dart pin, or may convert the dart pin into a score. The sensing unit 120 may electrically convert the score corresponding to the area where the dart pins are plugged and transmit the score to the control unit 190. [ Alternatively, the sensing unit 120 may transmit an electrical signal corresponding to the area where the dart pins are plugged to the control unit 190, and the score corresponding to the electrical signal may be calculated by the control unit 190.

Also, in one embodiment of the present invention, the sensing unit 120 allows the position determining unit 195 to determine whether the hit position of one or more dart pins inserted in the dart target is included in the assigned player's score area . To this end, there may be an algorithm that matches the assigned region and the hit region. Further, the algorithm may be stored in memory 180 or in an external server (not shown). Alternatively, the hit position of the dart pin stored by the camera unit 150 may be read through the control unit 190 to determine whether the hit position of one or more dart pins that are plugged into the dart target is included in the allocated player score area have. For this, a position determination unit 195 may exist.

The user input unit 130 receives a user's input for controlling the dart game device 100. [ The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. The user input unit 130 may also include a camera 151, ..., 153, a microphone, or the like.

The user input 130 may also include a short range communication module (not shown). The user input unit 130 may include a local communication module (not shown) of the network connection unit 160. When the user input unit 130 includes the local communication module of the network connection unit 160, the user input unit 130 may be configured to receive the user input inputted by the external console device. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

For example, when the user input unit 130 performs near-field communication using infrared communication, the external console device may be an infrared remote controller. Alternatively, when the user input unit 130 performs short-range communication using the Bluetooth function, the external console device may be a mobile device including a Bluetooth module. The mobile device including the Bluetooth module may be, for example, a smart phone including a Bluetooth module.

In one aspect of the invention, if the user input 130 utilizes local communication, the user input 130 may communicate with a local module attached to or inserted in the dart pin.

A user can select a dart game scheme, a matchmaking request, a match approval, the number of dart game players, a dart game play scheme, and the like through the user input unit 130. For example, the user can select the number of dart game players, the dart game play method (zero-one game, cricket game, count-up game), dart game method (one- Online / offline matchmaking requests and match approvals. In addition, the user may select a virtual dart game player through the user input unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user input unit 130 receives a voice or an operation through the user's camera 151, ..., 153 or microphone, and converts the received voice or action into an input signal . For this purpose, known Speech Recognition or Motion Recognition techniques may be used.

The output unit 140 generates an output related to a visual, auditory or tactile sense. The output unit 140 may include a volume output unit 141, a display unit 142, an illumination unit 143, and the like.

The volume output unit 141 can output audio data received from the network connection unit 160 or stored in the memory 180 in game sound effects, game operation guidance, game method descriptions, and the like. The volume output unit 141 also outputs a volume signal related to a function (for example, a game sound effect) performed by the dart game apparatus 100. [ The volume output unit 141 can also output a voice from a game player or a third party using another dart game apparatus 100 (see Fig. 2) received via the network connection unit 160. [ The volume output module 141 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

In addition, as will be described below, when the dart pin of the player projected on the dart game device 100 is included in the player score area allocated to the player, the result is output as audio information by the volume output section 141 May be output. If the dart pin of the player projected on the dart game apparatus 100 is not included in the player score area allocated to the player, the result may be output as audio information by the volume output unit 141. [ For example, the volume output section may be "ghost", "ghost"! &Quot; and "5 points have been shaved" can be output. The sounds described above may be updated at predetermined time intervals to output reaction sounds based on ephemeral words.

The display unit 142 displays (outputs) information processed in the dart game apparatus 100 (see FIG. 2). For example, when the dart game device 100 (see FIG. 2) is a game play mode guiding mode, the display unit 142 may output a selectable game play mode. 2) is playing a game, the display unit 142 may display the score sensed by the sensing unit 120 or may display the score of the other dart game received through the network connection unit 160 A game player using the device 100 (see Fig. 2), or a video image of a third person.

In addition, when the dart game device 100 measures the speed of the dart pin, the display 142 may display the speed information of the measured dart pin, or may display the dart pin speed information of the other and / May be displayed.

Also, the display unit 142 may display at least one of the player's score area information, the weight information, and the penalty information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the "player score area" is a specific score area assigned to the player, and gives weight and / or petty to the players when the dart pins thrown by the player are included in the player score area.

Additionally, the weight according to an embodiment of the present invention may be variable based on the allocation information. Further, the weights may be different for each player based on the allocation information according to a further embodiment of the present invention.

Furthermore, the penalty according to an embodiment of the present invention may be variable based on the allocation information. Further, the weights may be different for each player based on the allocation information according to a further embodiment of the present invention.

Also, such a weight and / or penalty may be variably given to each throwing action of the dart pin. Alternatively, a new weight and / or penalty may be awarded after three throws of the dart pin (i. E., One round has elapsed). This can increase the interest of the dart game player in the dart game, and at the same time, various dart game modes can be provided.

That is, the display unit 142 according to a further embodiment of the present invention may display the player score area assigned to the player, or output whether or not the dart pin that the player throws is included in the player score area. For example, "Chuncheon Makguksu hit the player's score area and earned twice the score." May be output through the display unit 142. [

Also, the display unit 142 may output information on various darts according to the player's score area according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, the dart game player can output information about the projection area of the dart pin so that the dart pin can be thrown at a specific area or at a specific position. For example, information on the projection area may be provided in a graphic form on the display unit 142. For example, an image may be output in which a weighted player score area is blinked through the display unit 142. Alternatively, a text such as "When the area of triple 5 is hit, the score is doubled ", or the like may be output to the display unit 142. [ The above-described example is only an example according to an embodiment of the present invention, and various images, images, and text may be output through the display unit 142. [

Further, if a dart game player is given three dart pin throw opportunities per single throw opportunity, then based on the position of the two previously pitched dart pins, the dart player gets a favorable score You can also provide animation effects. For example, the effect of magnifying a particular segment and blinking a particular position may be provided via the display 142.

The display unit 142 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like.

There may be two or more display portions 142 according to the embodiment of the dart game device 100. [ For example, in the dart game apparatus 100, a plurality of displays may be spaced apart or arranged integrally on one surface, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively. For example, the display 142 may include a display 142 disposed at an upper end of the target 110, a display disposed at a lower end of the target 110, or one of the displays 142 ). However, the position in which the above-described display is disposed is only an example, and the display may be placed at various positions for design needs or visual effects.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display portion 142 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display portion 142 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the controller 190. Thus, the control unit 190 can know which area of the display unit 142 is touched or the like.

The lighting unit 143 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the dart game apparatus 100. [ Examples of events that occur in the dart game device 100 include identification of the dart game player, hit of the dart, change of the dart game player, and end of the game. The illumination unit 143 may include an LED (Light Emission Diode) to inform the user of the occurrence of the event through the blinking of the LED.

The LEDs may be disposed on the back surface of the dart target 110, and may be blinked according to a blinking pattern stored in advance according to the occurrence of an event. For example, one or more LEDs may be assigned to each portion of the dart target 110. The assigned LEDs are disposed on the back of the dart target 110 and can be disposed in a direction toward the outside of the dart game device 100. [ When the LEDs emit light, the light emitted by the LEDs may pass through the dart target 110 made of a transparent or semi-transparent material to transmit a visual output to a user. Alternatively, the light illuminated by the LED may transmit a visual output to a user through a gap present in the dart target 110. Alternatively, the light illuminated by the LED may transmit a visual output to a user through a gap present in the dart target 110. In addition, the illumination unit 143 may be configured as a flat light that performs diffusible general illumination and / or a spotlight that is illumination that condenses light. It can also be composed of lights other than flat lights and / or spotlights. In addition, the lighting unit 143 may provide a lighting effect to the user who occupies the first place among the users, thereby providing an entertainment effect. In this case, before the start of the dart game, the user identifies the user in the camera unit 150, stores the identification information in the memory 180, and then the control unit 190 specifies the user who is the first dart game player after the game ends have. At this time, the camera unit 150 recognizes the user who is the first player of the dart game based on the stored identification information, and the lighting unit 143 outputs the light for condensing the light to the user who is the first dart game player designated through the control unit 190 .

The output unit 140 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, a vibration. The output unit 140 may include a volume output unit 141, a display unit 142, and an illumination unit 143.

The camera unit 150 includes a plurality of cameras 151 to 153 and an infrared camera (not shown), and image frames processed by the cameras 151 to 153 are stored in the memory 180 Or may be transmitted to the outside via the network connection unit 160. [ At least two camera units 150 may be provided depending on the use environment.

In one aspect of the present invention, the camera section 150 can be arranged to photograph a dart pin stuck to the dart target 110. For example, it may be located at the back of the dart target. Alternatively, it may be located in an area where the direction of the dart target 110 can be photographed in the housing H (see FIG. 2) in which the dart game device is mounted. In one aspect of the present invention, the camera unit 150 may include a plurality of cameras 151, ..., 153.

At least some of the cameras of the camera unit 150 are arranged to photograph image frames including the dart target 110 and some of the cameras are arranged to photograph image frames that are directly related to the game rules in the dart game play . For example, the camera may be arranged to photograph a throw-line that throws a dart to capture an image frame that is directly associated with a dart game rule. The plurality of cameras included in the camera unit 150 may be arranged so that at least a part of the image frames are overlapped and photographed.

When the camera unit 150 includes one camera, the camera is capable of capturing at least a portion of the dart target 110 and an image frame (e.g., a throw-line in a dart game) that is directly associated with the game rule A panoramic camera which is arranged so as to be able to shoot all of them.

In one aspect of the present invention, the camera section 150 may be arranged to photograph a portion of the throw line and / or the player along with at least two of the movement paths of the dart pins. Alternatively, the camera unit 150 may be arranged to photograph at least a portion of the dart target 110 along with at least two of the movement paths of the dart pin. This may be for the purpose of determining the cheating behavior of the player and the purpose of measuring the speed of the dart pin. The camera unit 150 may perform the above-described photographing through one camera or may perform the above-described photographing through a plurality of cameras.

For example, in playing a dart game, cheating can be roughly divided into two modes. The first is the player's action over the throw line, and the second is the player's direct hit on the dart target. The present invention can capture the action of the player, including one through the two cameras, and the other through the camera, so that both of these two types of cheating can be judged, and the other one can shoot a dart target. Therefore, the above-described technical feature of the present invention not only checks whether the player simply plays the game over the line of the line, and can also determine whether the player or the third party directly presses the dart game target, Fairness and reliability can be ensured in enjoying the game.

Thus, the dart game device 100 can maximize the entertainment side while ensuring the trust and fairness of the dart game by efficiently using one or more cameras.

Further, the number, arrangement, and angle directions of the cameras in the dart game device 100 can be changed based on the dart game mode, the characteristics and size of the dart game device, the user setting, and the user information. For example, only one camera may be arranged so that all the moving regions of the dart pins can be photographed.

The network connection unit 160 includes one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the dart game apparatus 100 and the wired / wireless communication system or between the dart game apparatus 100 and the network in which the dart game apparatus 100 is located .

In addition, the network connection 160 may include one or more modules that enable communication with the dart game device 100 and / or the dart pins (not shown).

The network connection unit 160 may include a wired / wireless Internet module for network connection. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies. Wired Internet technologies include XDSL (Digital Subscriber Line), FTTH (Fiber to the home), and PLC (Power Line Communication).

The network connection unit 160 may transmit data to and receive data from an electronic device including a short distance communication module located in a relatively short distance from the dart game device 100, including a short distance communication module. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

In addition, the network connection unit 160 can communicate with the dart game server 300 (see FIG. 3). For example, when the local communication module of the dart game device 100 receives the user information or the identification information on the dart pin via the local communication module attached or inserted to the dart pin, (See FIG. 3) to receive or retrieve user information or identification information for the dart pins from the server.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the network connection unit 160 can detect the connection state of the network and the transmission / reception speed of the network. Data received via the network connection 160 may be output via the output 140, stored via the memory 180, or transmitted to other electronic devices in the vicinity via the local communication module.

The network connection unit 160 can receive, from the dart game apparatus 100, information for calculating a score using the position of the dart pin. Alternatively, it may receive location information from the dart pins. In addition, the network connection unit 160 transmits the number of throws of the dart pins left to the dart game player 100 to the dart game apparatus 100, the progress of the dart game, the scoring status of the dart game player, A throwing order of the dart game player, information of the dart game player, and information of the opponent player of the dart game player. The above-described information is merely an example, and the dart game server 300 (see FIG. 3) can transmit / receive all kinds of information related to the dart game device 100 and the dart game.

 Also, the network connection unit 160 may receive user identification information from the dart game apparatus 100. [

In addition, the network connection unit 160 may transmit at least one of the player score area information, the weight information, and the penalty information to a device associated with one or more players.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the result determined by step S530 may be transmitted to the device associated with the player. For example, if a first player throws a dart pin into a first player score area assigned to a first player, that information may be sent to the device associated with the first player.

Alternatively, if the first player throws a dart pin into the first player score area assigned to the first player, the information may be sent to the device associated with the second player. Alternatively, or alternatively, the above-described information may be transmitted to the device associated with the first player and to the device associated with the second player. This will be described later with reference to Figs. 6A to 6B.

The player recognition unit 170 recognizes the unique information of the user at a remote location by using radio waves (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, which is a type of the local communication technology. For example, a user may have a card containing an RFID module, a mobile terminal, or a unique dart game equipment, e.g., a personal dart equipment that he owns. Information identifying the user (e.g., a personal ID of the user registered in the server DB, an identification code, etc.) may be recorded in the RFID module held by the user. The dart game device 100 identifies a dart game player playing with the dart game device 100 by identifying the RFID module possessed by the user, and stores the database for the identified dart game player Update, or accumulate new data. In one embodiment of the present invention, the player recognition section 170 may be integrated into the user input section 130. [

In addition to the RFID technology, the player recognition unit 170 includes various technologies (e.g., a short distance communication technology such as Bluetooth or a short distance communication technology using an IC chip) capable of transmitting and receiving user's unique information in contact / non-contact manner can do. The user recognition unit 170 includes a biometric data identification module for identifying biometric data (voice, fingerprint, face) of the player in cooperation with a microphone, a touch pad, the camera unit 150, etc. of the user input unit 130 .

The memory 180 may store a program for the operation of the controller 190 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 180 may store data on vibration and volume of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 180 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM (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 dart game device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 180 on the Internet.

In a further aspect of the present invention, the information that may be stored in the memory 180 may include at least one of: record by user personal record tournament / time / place / game type, game record by user's dart pin, A pin and a barrel are given separate recognition means and identification number), a user's used dart pin, speed / competition record information, and the like.

The allocation information generated by the allocation information generation unit 191 may be generated in the memory 180. [ The allocation information according to an embodiment of the present invention may be generated based on at least one of player information, dart game information, and dart game apparatus information. Based on the generated allocation information, one or more score areas among a plurality of score areas constituting the dart target may be allocated to the player score area.

The player information includes at least one of gender information of the player, age information of the player, rating information of the player, PPD information of the player, MPR (mark per round) information of the player, Ranking information of the player, ranking information of the player, odds ratio information of the player, odds ratio information of each player in the game mode, cumulative play count information of the player, odds information of the player during a recent predetermined period, The number of cumulative plays for the player's recently predetermined period, and the nationality information of the player. The above-mentioned contents are only player information according to an embodiment of the present invention, and various information not described can be selected as player information. For example, an average score of a player per game, a record of a player's highest score per game, and the like may be included in the player information.

The dart game information may include all information related to the dart game being played by the player. For example, the dart game information may include a number of dart game players, a dart game play style (zero circle game, cricket game, etc.), and a dart game style (one player, network play, etc.).

Further, the dart game device information may include at least one of a model name of the dart game device, area information in which the dart game device is installed, place information in which the dart game device is installed, and upgrade information of the dart game device.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the memory 180 may store information about the player's score area allocated to the player by the area ruling 193. Also, the memory 180 may store information on penalties and / or weights to be given to one or more players when it is determined that the batting position of the dart pins is included in the player's score area allocated thereto. The above-described information may be deleted in the memory 180 at predetermined time intervals.

The controller 190 typically controls the overall operation of the dart game device 100. For example, in the case of a dart game, the hit position of the dart pin may be detected based at least in part on the signal received from the sensing unit 120, and a score corresponding to the sensed hit position may be calculated for each game participant have. The control unit 190 may proceed to play the darts based on the scores accumulated for each game participant.

The control unit 190 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing an operation input, a handwriting input, and the like, which are performed on the touch screen or the camera, as characters or images. In addition, the controller may perform speech recognition using a STT (Speech-to-Text) function that can recognize a voice input through the microphone as a character.

The control unit 190 may include an allocation information generation unit 191, a region allocation unit 193, a position determination unit 195, and a score calculation unit 197.

The assignment information generating unit 191 can generate assignment information for determining a player's score area to be assigned to the player. The allocation information may be generated based on at least one of the player information, the dart game information, and the dart game apparatus information, as described above.

To this end, the assignment information generating unit 191 can receive at least one of the player's information, the dart game information, and the dart game apparatus information. Preferably, the player information can be read based on the player identification information recognized by the player recognition unit 170. [ Alternatively, the allocation information generation unit 191 may receive player information from an external server. In addition, the dart game device 100 may provide location information to the assignment information generating section 191. [

For example, the "nationality" of the player can be determined by the allocation information. Alternatively, the "place information where the dart game device is installed" Also, the allocation information may be generated by a combination of one or more pieces of allocation information. For example, the assignment information may be generated on the basis of "age of the player "," area information where the dart game device is installed "and" dart game play method ".

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the allocation information may be randomly generated.

The area designation unit 193 can assign one or more score areas of a plurality of score areas constituting the dart target to the player score area based on the allocation information generated by the allocation information generation unit 191. [ To this end, the allocation area corresponding to the allocation information may be determined in advance and stored in the memory 180. [ This will be described later with reference to FIG. Alternatively, the allocation area may be determined in real time through the area allocation unit 193 based on the allocation information determined by the allocation information generation unit 191. [

In addition, the position determination unit 195 may determine whether the hit position of one or more dart pins inserted in the dart target is included in the player's score area allocated.

The score calculating unit 197 according to a further embodiment of the present invention determines that the batting position of the dart pin is included in the player's score area allocated by the position determining unit 195, It is possible to determine at least one of them and to calculate the corresponding score. Alternatively, although not shown, the control unit 190 may further include a penalty-weighted portion (not shown) for imparting at least one of a penalty and a weight to one or more players.

That is, if it is determined that the hit position of the dart pin is included in the allocated player score area, at least one of a penalty and a weight may be given to the player in a penalty-weighted state (not shown). This will be described later with reference to Figs. 5 to 6B. Furthermore, the score calculating unit 197 may calculate a score corresponding to the dart pin thrown by the player based on the weight and / or the penalty given by the penalty-weighting not shown (not shown).

The control unit 190 may include various information and / or information for performing the above-mentioned operations performed by the allocation information generation unit 191, the area allocation unit 193, the position determination unit 195 and the score calculation unit 197, Or the predetermined logic may be stored in the memory 180. Alternatively, or alternatively, the various information and / or predetermined logic may be stored in an external server (not shown).

Further, when the controller 190 detects that the capacity of the memory exceeds the predetermined capacity, the controller 190 may allow the data stored in the memory 180 to be deleted in the oldest order. For example, it is possible to allow an image to be deleted in the oldest image sequence among the image data captured and stored by the camera unit 150.

Also, the controller 190 may control the memory unit 180 to delete the unloaded data after a predetermined period of time. For example, it may be possible to control the memory 180 to delete the photographing data not loaded within 6 months after the specific time period.

As shown in Fig. 1, the control unit 190 can communicate with all of the above-mentioned other components, thereby organically controlling the operations of the respective components.

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 a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 190 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 180 and can be executed by the control unit 190. [

2 is a perspective view of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the dart game apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be formed by mounting the components shown in FIG. 1 in the housing H. A dart target 110, a display unit 142, an illumination unit 143, a volume output unit 141, a camera unit 150, and a player recognition unit 170 may be disposed on the front surface of the dart game apparatus 100 have.

The dart target 110 may be positioned so that it is centered at a position that matches the rules of the dart game (e.g., 5 feet 8 inches from the ground). The illumination units 143-1 and 143-2 may be disposed in various portions of the dart game apparatus 100 to transmit visual effects to the players of the dart game apparatus 100. [

For example, the illumination unit 143-1 may be disposed on the side surface of the dart target 110 and may serve to illuminate the dart target 110 with illumination. The lighting unit 143-1 can also output a preset lighting effect according to the event of the dart game. In addition, the illumination unit 143-1 can output lighting effects of various colors.

The illumination portion 143-2 may extend in the vertical direction along the protrusion of the front surface of the housing H. Like the lighting unit 143-1, the lighting unit 143-2 can output a preset lighting effect according to an event of a dart game, and can output lighting effects of various colors.

The illumination unit 143-3 may be disposed on a side portion of the player recognition unit 170. [ The lighting unit 143-3 can output a preset lighting effect according to an event of the dart game, and can output lighting effects of various colors. In particular, the lighting unit 143-3 can output a lighting effect for an event related to the player recognition unit 170. [

Alternatively, the dart game device 100 may be selectively connected to the dart game device 100 and may include a dart plate P extending in the horizontal direction. The dart plate P may further include an illumination unit 143-4. The dart plate P may be integrally coupled to the dart game apparatus 100 or may be detachably attached thereto.

When the dart plate P is integrally or selectively attached to the dart game device 100, the dart plate P can be electrically connected to the dart game device 100. [ The illumination section 143-4 of the dart game device 100 may be disposed along the outer periphery of the dart plate P as shown in Fig. The dart plate P may be extended at one end to the position where the throw line should be positioned according to the distance of the throw line from the dart target according to the rules of the game. The illumination unit 143-4 may be disposed at a position corresponding to the throw line.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the illumination unit (not shown) may be disposed on the backside of the dart target 110 to illuminate the illumination effect in the user direction. The illumination unit (not shown) may include a combination of different illumination elements assigned according to each segment making up the dart target.

For example, the illumination unit (not shown) may be disposed at the backside of the dart target 110 to illuminate the illumination effect in the user direction through any segment. For example, a dart game player can output a lighting effect to throw a dart pin to a specific area. If the area of the triple 3 is allocated to the area where the player can obtain the weight, the lighting effect can be outputted to the area of the triple 3.

In addition, the lighting unit (not shown) may illuminate the lighting effect in the user direction through the player score area when the player throws a dart pin into the player score area, according to a further embodiment of the present invention. Further, in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention, the lighting effects to be illuminated according to the weight and / or penalty assigned to the player score area may be different. For example, if the area of double 4 is assigned to the player's score area giving a penalty to the first player, and the player throws a dart pin into the area of double 4, Lt; / RTI > In addition, the volume output section 141 (see FIG. 1) may output an appropriate volume effect according to the player score area.

The housing H of the dart game device 100 may include a display 142 disposed in a user orientation. The display 142 displays information necessary for the user (for example, an aggregated score, information of the player in play, score required for clearing the game, information of the opponent player other than the player, etc.) according to the progress of the dart game can do. The display 142 can display a visual effect according to an event as the dart game progresses. For example, if the user consecutively matches the bullseye of the dart target 100 to the three dart draw opportunities, the display 142 may display a pre-stored video corresponding to the event. The moving picture may be stored in the memory 180 of the dart game apparatus 100 or received from the server through the network connection unit 160. [

The display unit 142 is connected to the illumination units 143-1, 143-2, 143-3, and 143-4 and the volume output unit 141 to provide visual and auditory effects to the user . In other words, when a preset event occurs, the display unit 142, the illumination units 143-1, 143-2, 143-3, and 143-4, and the volume output unit 141 display the lighting effect for the event, Effect and volume effect can be output together.

2, the display unit 142 is disposed at the lower end of the dart target 110, but the number and position of the display unit 142 may be variously changed.

The user input unit 130 may be configured as a key pad button, as shown in FIG. However, as described above, the user input unit 130 can be configured in various ways including a touch screen. The user can operate a key button of the user input unit 130 to select a mode of the game he / she wants to play.

The volume output unit 141 can also be disposed on the front surface of the housing H of the dart game apparatus 100 to output the volume. The number of the volume output unit 141 and the position in which the volume output unit 141 is disposed may also be variously changed.

The camera unit 150 may be mounted on the upper portion of the housing H of the dart game apparatus 100, as shown in FIG. The camera unit 150 may include a dart target 110 and one or more cameras 151, 152, ..., 153 capable of shooting a throw line. The image photographed through the camera unit 150 may be transmitted to the memory 180. [ Only some of the moving images captured by the camera unit 150 may be finally stored in the memory 180 or transmitted to the server 300 (see FIG. 3) via the network connection unit 160 according to the embodiment.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the infrared camera unit (not shown) may be installed on the upper portion of the housing of the dart game apparatus 100, the ceiling of the space where the dart game apparatus 100 is installed, and the left and right walls. Further, in order to more accurately measure the position of the dart pin hit on the dart target, a plurality of cameras can be set at various positions of the dart game device 100. [

2, the player recognizing section 170 may be disposed on the front surface of the housing H of the dart game device 100 and may include a short distance communication module. The user can complete the user authentication by bringing at least one of the card and the wearable device for recognizing the user near the player recognition unit 170. [

2 and the above description of the external appearance of the dart game apparatus 100 are merely given as examples for explanation, the dart game apparatus 100 according to the present invention is limited by the appearance shown in Fig. 2 It is not.

3 illustrates an exemplary dart game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the dart game system may include a dart game device 100, a network 200, a dart game server 300, and a player device 400. In this case,

The term "player device" as used herein refers to a device associated with a player.

The components constituting the dart game system shown in Fig. 3 are illustrative, and only a part of the components can constitute a dart game system, or additional components (a) other than the components may be included in the dart game system have. For example, the dart game server 300 may include an Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) server, a result data receiving server of an external search engine, a dart game operation server, and / or a call center server.

The network 200 may connect at least one of the dart game device 100, the dart game server 300, and the player device 400 through a wire / wireless communication system. That is, the dart game server 300 may be connected to the dart game device 100 and / or the player device 400 via the network 200.

The dart game server 300 may include an allocation information generation module 310, a region allocation module 320, a position determination module 330, and a score calculation module 340. [

The allocation information generation module 310, the area allocation module 320, the position determination module 330 and the score calculation module 340 are respectively assigned to the allocation information generation unit 191, the area allocation unit 193 The position determination unit 195, and the score calculation unit 197, as shown in FIG. The detailed description of the allocation information generation module 310, the area allocation module 320, the position determination module 330 and the score calculation module 340 of FIG. 3 is the same as the allocation information generation section 191, The position determination unit 195, and the score calculation unit 197 of FIG.

Although not shown, the dart game server 300 may store data for generating a dart game and / or allocation information as well as storing data relating to a game mode based on the player's score area. The data relating to the dart game may include the win or loss of a dart game, the score of each dart game player, and the like. To this end, the dart game server 300 may further include a memory module (not shown).

In an aspect of the present invention, a memory module (not shown) may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory A random access memory (SRAM), a random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) A magnetic disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like. In a further aspect of the present invention, the dart game server 300 may operate in association with a web storage that performs storage functions of a memory module (not shown) on the Internet.

The dart game server 300 according to a further embodiment of the present invention can manage at least one group of dart game devices and can communicate with the dart game device 100, ), A terminal device and / or other servers. The terminal device may be a commercially available UE (not shown) such as a mobile phone, a tablet, a PDA, a portable multimedia device, or a PC.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the dart game server 300 can transmit and / or receive various information to be performed in a dart game such as a player's score area, weight information, and penalty information through a communication module (not shown). For example, at least one of dart game mode selection information, rating information of a dart game player, point dart information of a dart game player, and mark per round (MPR) information of a dart game player is transmitted And / or received.

Further, the communication module (not shown) may be connected to a commercially available UE (not shown) such as a dart game device 100, a mobile phone, a tablet, a PDA, a portable multimedia device, And may be implemented in the form of a communication module that receives various information and data including player score area information, weight information, and penalty information using a wire / wireless communication method.

Such a communication module (not shown) may include communication means that are obvious to those skilled in the art in order to communicate with each other between the dart game device 100, the dart game server 200 and the player device 400.

For example, WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) For example, a wired Internet technology may be a digital subscriber line (XDSL), a fiber to the home (FTTH), or a power line communication (PLC).

Also, the communication module (not shown) may transmit / receive data to / from the electronic device including the short-range communication module, including the short-range communication module. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

In addition, various information necessary for providing the dart game having the player score area is transmitted to the dart game device 100 and / or the dart game server 300 (see FIG. 3) and the player device 400 connected to the network 200 .

To this end, the network 200 may form a channel for data communication between the dart game server 300 and the dart game device 100 and / or the dart game server 300 and the player device 400. In addition, the network 200 forms a channel for data communication between the dart game device 100 and the player device 400 and transmits the information received from the dart game server 300 to the player device 400 ). ≪ / RTI >

The above-described information may be input through the player device 400 or may be input by the dart game device 100. [ Such information may be stored in a database of the dart game server 300 or in a computer-readable storage medium. According to an aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium may be included within the player device 400.

Such storage media may include any type of storage medium in which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. According to one aspect of the present invention, such medium may be a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a CD (Compact Disk) -ROM, a DVD Storage devices, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). In addition, such media may be distributed over a system coupled to the network 200, and may store computer readable codes and / or instructions in a distributed fashion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the player device 400 may be a user equipment, a mobile, a PC capable of wireless communication, a cellular phone, a kiosk, a cellular phone, a cellular, a cellular terminal, a subscriber unit, , A PDA, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user agent, a portable device having a wireless connection capability, any device capable of using a wireless connection mechanism, such as a wireless modem, and the like.

The player device 400 may also be referred to as any device capable of using a wired connection mechanism, such as a wired facsimile, a PC with a wired modem, a wired telephone, a terminal capable of wired communication, It does not.

The dart game server 300 according to a further embodiment of the present invention may be provided with the assignment information generation module 310, the area assignment module 320, the position determination module 330 and the score calculation module 340, There may be more modules that perform recognition, searching, and so on. Further, the allocation information generation module 310, the area allocation module 320, the position determination module 330, and the score calculation module 340 may be collectively referred to as a control module (not shown).

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

For example, in accordance with 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) may be implemented using at least one of field programmable gate arrays, processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The embodiments described herein may be implemented by the control unit itself (not shown).

In another example, according to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in a memory module (not shown) and can be executed by a control module (not shown).

4 shows a detailed example of generation of allocation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the dart game device 100 and / or the dart game server 300 may provide a dart game based on the player's score area.

A player score area is a score area to which a player is given a point and / or penalty when throwing a dart pin.

Further, the assignment information according to an embodiment of the present invention may be generated based on at least one of player information, dart game information, and dart game device information. Such allocation information may be generated in the allocation information generation unit 191 and / or the allocation information generation module 310. [

In addition, one or more score areas of a plurality of score areas constituting the dart target may be assigned to the player score area based on the generated allocation information. For example, a player may be assigned one score area as a player score area. Alternatively, the player may assign three score areas to the player score area.

The player information according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of gender information of the player, age information of the player, rating information of the player, pointdart information of the player, MPR (mark the player's ranking information, the player's level information, the player's odds rate information, the player's game mode-specific odds rate information, the player's cumulative play count information, The winning percentage information for a predetermined period, the cumulative play count for the player's recently predetermined period, and the nationality information of the player. The above-mentioned contents are only player information according to an embodiment of the present invention, and various information not described can be selected as player information. For example, an average score of a player per game, a record of a player's highest score per game, and the like may be included in the player information. In addition, the allocation information of the player may be generated based on the information of the matching player through matchmaking.

The dart game information according to a further embodiment of the present invention may include all information related to the dart game being played by the player. For example, the dart game information may include a number of dart game players, a dart game play style (zero circle game, cricket game, etc.), and a dart game style (single player, network play, etc.) It does not.

The dart game device information according to a further embodiment of the present invention includes at least one of the model name of the dart game device, the area information where the dart game device is installed, the place where the dart game device is installed, and the upgrade information of the dart game device But the present invention is not limited thereto.

The above description is only an example according to one embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the above-described allocation information may be randomly generated.

Figure 5 shows a flow chart for providing a dart game based on a player's score area in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment of the invention, the method may be performed, for example, by a dart game device. Also, the dart game device may manage a group of at least one dart game device, and may communicate with the dart game device and / or the server through a communication module.

The dart game based on the player score area may be provided by the dart game device 100 and / or the dart game server 300. [ In addition, it may be provided by a combination of the dart game device 100 and the dart game server 300. For example, the dart game apparatus 100 receives data for providing a dart game based on the player's score area from the dart game server 300, and receives a dart game based on the player's score area through the dart game apparatus 100 Can be provided. Or may be provided by the player device 400. [

In addition, each step of the flowchart shown in Fig. 5 is not essential, and some steps may be omitted or added as needed.

Referring to FIG. 5, allocation information may be generated based on at least one of player information, dart game information, and dart game device information (S510).

Further, one or more score areas among a plurality of score areas constituting the dart target may be allocated to the player score area based on the allocation information (S520).

To this end, the allocation area corresponding to the allocation information may be predetermined and stored in the memory 180 (not shown) of the dart game server 100 and / or the external server of the dart game device 100 .

For example, information on the first allocation area, the second allocation information, and the n-th allocation area may be stored in the first allocation information, the n-th allocation information, and the n-th allocation area. Accordingly, when the third allocation information is generated in the first player and the eighth allocation information is generated in the second player, a third allocation area corresponding to the third allocation information may be allocated to the first player. An eighth allocation area corresponding to the eighth allocation information may be allocated to the second player. The allocation area corresponding to the allocation information can be regenerated and stored for each predetermined period. Alternatively, there may be a plurality of allocation areas corresponding to the allocation information.

This will be described in more detail with reference to [Table 1] and [Table 2] presented below.

Assignment Information Assignment area Assignment Information Assignment area man Triple 1 German nationality Triple 6 Woman Triple 2 Ranking 1 ~ 100 Double 17 American nationality Triple 3 Ranking 101 to 1000 Single 17 Korean nationality Triple 4 Less than 10 days in the last 3 days Triple 20 British nationality Triple 5 More than 10 games in the last 3 days Single 20

Assignment Information Assignment area Assignment Information Assignment area German man Double 17 German men under 10 in recent 3 days Single 3 Korean man Double 3 More than 10 Korean women in 3 days Single 14 American man ranked second Triple 4 Korean man ranked 111th Double 5

[Table 1] is the first embodiment of the allocation area corresponding to the allocation information.

[Table 2] is the second embodiment of the allocation area corresponding to the allocation information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when allocation information is generated, a player score area may be assigned to the player.

Referring to Table 1, when the allocation information determined for the first player is 'male', the 'region of triple 1' corresponding to 'man', which is a predetermined allocation region, is the player score region assigned to the first player have. In addition, if the allocation information determined by the second player is 'Dart game play of less than 10 games in the last three days', 'Triple 20 area' may be allocated to the player score area of the second player. Further, if the allocation information determined by the third player is 'British Nationality', 'Triple 5 area' may be a player score area allocated to the third player.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the allocation information may be determined by a combination of one or more allocation information determined. Refer to [Table 1] and [Table 2] in this regard.

It is assumed that there exists a fourth player in which 'male' and 'Korean nationality' are determined as the allocation information. According to Table 1, the player score area assigned to the fourth player is the area of the triple 1 corresponding to the man and the area of the triple 4 assigned to the Korean nationality is the fourth Can be assigned to the player's score area of the player. Alternatively, the player's score area allocated to the fourth player based on [Table 2] may be a 'double 3 area' corresponding to 'Korean nationality'.

In the case where the allocation information determined for the fifth player is determined to be 'male', 'Korean nationality', and 'ranking 111', the 'area of triple 1', 'area of triple 4' This area 'may be determined as the player's score area allocated to the fifth player. In addition, according to Table 2, a 'double-5 area' corresponding to 'Korean man in rank 111' may be a player's score area allocated to the fifth player.

The above description is only an example according to an embodiment of the present invention, and various player score areas can be created corresponding to various allocation information. Also, as described above, the allocation area information corresponding to the allocation information may be generated in real time without previously storing and storing the information on the allocation area corresponding to the allocation information.

Although not shown, the player score area allocated by step S520 may be transmitted to a device associated with one or more players. For example, information about a first player score area assigned to a first player may be transmitted to a device associated with the first player. Alternatively, information about the first player score area assigned to the first player may be transmitted to the device associated with the second player. This will be described later with reference to Figs. 6A to 6B.

Additionally, it may be determined whether the hit position of one or more dart pins that are plugged into the dart target is included in the player score area assigned by step S520 (S530). Various algorithms may be presented to ascertain whether the player hits within the player's score area of the dart pin thrown.

The result determined in step S530 may be output through the output unit 140 of the dart game device 100. [ For example, the "success!" And / or "Failure!" May be output.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the result determined by step S530 may be transmitted to the device associated with the player. For example, if a first player throws a dart pin into a first player score area assigned to a first player, that information may be sent to the device associated with the first player. Alternatively, if the first player throws a dart pin into the first player score area assigned to the first player, the information may be sent to the device associated with the second player. Alternatively, or alternatively, the above-described information may be transmitted to the device associated with the first player and to the device associated with the second player. This will be described later with reference to Figs. 6A to 6B.

In addition, if it is determined in step S530 that the hit position of the dart pin is included in the allocated player score area, it may be determined to give at least one of the penalty and the weight to the player (S540).

Additionally, the weight according to an embodiment of the present invention may be variable based on the allocation information. In addition, the weights may be given differently for each player based on the allocation information according to a further embodiment of the present invention.

Furthermore, the penalty according to an embodiment of the present invention may be variable based on the allocation information. Further, the weights may be different for each player based on the allocation information according to a further embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the allocation information generated for each player may be subdivided into 'allocation information for player score area allocation', 'allocation information for weighting', and 'allocation information for penalty granting'.

For example, assume that there is a first player and a second player performing a dart game. Allocation information of 'Germany', 'Man', 'Ranking 99th place', and 'Less than 10 games in the last 3 days' can be generated for the first player. In addition, allocation information of 'Germany,' 'man,' 'ranking 33rd place,' 'more than 10 games in the last 3 days' can be generated for the second player.

At this time, 'Germany' and 'man' are generated as allocation information for allocating the player's score area, 'ranking information' is generated as allocation information for assigning weights, and 'allocation information for assigning a penalty' Cumulative play count ' information for the most recent predetermined period of time can be generated.

Therefore, even if the player's score area assigned to the first player and the second player is the same, the weight and / or penalty that can be given to the player's score area can be given differently for the first player and the second player.

The above-described weight and / or penalty may be variably given to each throwing action of the dart pin. Or, a new weight and / or penalty may be awarded after throwing the dart pin three times. This can increase the interest of the dart game player in the dart game, and at the same time, various dart game modes can be provided.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the penalty information and / or weight information determined by step S540 may be transmitted to a device associated with one or more players.

That is, at least one of the player score area information, the weight information, and the penalty information may be transmitted to a device associated with one or more players. This will be described later with reference to Figs. 6A to 6B.

6A shows a first embodiment of an exemplary UI that may be output at a player device.

6B shows a second embodiment of an exemplary UI that may be output at a player device.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the dart game device 100 and / or the dart game server 300 may transmit at least one of the player's score area information, the weight information, and the penalty information to a device associated with one or more players Lt; / RTI >

In this specification, a device associated with a player is referred to as a "player device ".

Referring to FIG. 6A, 600a illustrates an exemplary UI that may be provided to a player playing a dart game according to an embodiment of the present invention. 600a, it can be confirmed that the player score area allocated to the player is the area 610 of the triple 20 and the area 620 of the single 16. In addition, UI 600a, which may be provided to a dart game player, may also provide weight and / or penalty information 630 that are assigned to the player score area. For example, according to 600a, text may be provided such as "double triple 20 now, double double 16 is -20 points ", and so on. This information may be provided in various emoticons (e. G., 631 and 632). Alternatively, the avatar selected by the player may be displayed on the UI 600a to provide player score area, weight information, and penalty information.

Referring to FIG. 6B, 600b is an exemplary UI that may be provided to a player playing a dart game according to an embodiment of the present invention. In more detail, 600b illustrates an exemplary UI that may be provided to a dart game player's opponent player in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The UI 600a, which may be provided to a dart game opponent player, may be provided with weight and / or penalty information 640 given to the opponent player score area. Such information may be provided with various emoticons (e. G., 641).

Although not shown, a game mode may be provided that matches the score area assigned to the opponent player according to a further aspect of the present invention. That is, each player can designate the player's score area assigned to him before starting the game. If three sets of dart pin throwing opportunities are assumed to be one set, the score of each player can be revealed after the end of n sets. Such player's scores can be made publicly for a total of m times until the end of the game.

Also, a penalty may be awarded to the player if each player fails to throw a dart pin once in the player's score area assigned to him per n sets. Such a process may be provided with a score obtained by the player when the player releases the score and a penalty given to the player, respectively.

At the end of the game, each player can decide on the score area allocated to the opponent player to which he is inferred. In addition, it is possible to submit an analogy to the player's score area allocated to the opponent player even before the end of the game, and the player who matches first can win. In addition, when all players are correct answer at the end of the game, a player with a higher acquisition score can win. Additionally, the player device 400 (see FIG. 3) is provided with an associated program (e.g., a mobile application) so that each player can easily guess the score area of the opponent player and also report on the inferred player score area .

Figure 7 shows a block diagram of a computer that is operative to execute a program for providing a dart game based on a player's score area in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a brief general description of a suitable computing environment in which various aspects of an embodiment of the invention may be implemented may be provided.

Although the present invention has been described above generally in terms of computer-executable instructions that can be executed on one or more computers, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented in combination with other program modules and / will be.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the inventive methods may be practiced with other computer systems, including single-processor or multi-processor computer systems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, as well as personal computers, handheld computing devices, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, And may operate in conjunction with one or more associated devices).

Illustrative aspects of the invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where certain tasks are performed by remote processing devices connected through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computers typically include a variety of computer readable media. Any medium accessible by a computer can be a computer-readable medium, which includes both volatile and non-volatile media, both removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storing information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, Or any other medium which can be accessed by a computer and used to store the desired information.

Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, Media. The term modulated data signal refers to a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, or other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above described media are also intended to be included within the scope of computer readable media.

There is shown an exemplary environment 1100 that implements various aspects of the present invention including a computer 1102 and includes a processing unit 1104, a system memory 1106 and a system bus 1108 do. The system bus 1108 couples system components, including but not limited to, system memory 1106 to the processing unit 1104. The processing unit 1104 may be any of a variety of commercially available processors. Dual processors and other multiprocessor architectures may also be used as the processing unit 1104.

The system bus 1108 may be any of several types of bus structures that may additionally be interconnected to a local bus using any of the memory bus, peripheral bus, and various commercial bus architectures. The system memory 1106 includes read only memory (ROM) 1110 and random access memory (RAM) The basic input / output system (BIOS) is stored in a non-volatile memory 1110, such as a ROM, EPROM, EEPROM or the like, which is a basic (non-volatile) memory device that aids in transferring information between components within the computer 1102 Routine. The RAM 1112 may also include a high speed RAM such as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 1102 may also be an internal hard disk drive (HDD) 1114 (e.g., EIDE, SATA) - this internal hard disk drive 1114 may also be configured for external use within a suitable chassis , A magnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1116 (e.g., for reading from or writing to a removable diskette 1118), and an optical disk drive 1120 (e.g., a CD-ROM For reading disc 1122 or reading from or writing to other high capacity optical media such as DVD). The hard disk drive 1114, magnetic disk drive 1116 and optical disk drive 1120 are connected to the system bus 1108 by a hard disk drive interface 1124, a magnetic disk drive interface 1126 and an optical drive interface 1128, respectively. . The interface 1124 for external drive implementation includes at least one or both of USB (Universal Serial Bus) and IEEE 1394 interface technologies.

These drives and their associated computer-readable media provide non-volatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executable instructions, and the like. In the case of computer 1102, the drives and media correspond to storing any data in a suitable digital format. While the above description of computer readable media refers to HDDs, removable magnetic disks, and removable optical media such as CDs or DVDs, those skilled in the art will appreciate that other types of storage devices, such as zip drives, magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, Or the like may also be used in the exemplary operating environment and any such medium may include computer-executable instructions for carrying out the methods of the present invention.

A number of program modules may be stored in the drive and RAM 1112, including an operating system 1130, one or more application programs 1132, other program modules 1134, and program data 1136. All or a portion of the operating system, applications, modules, and / or data may also be cached in the RAM 1112. It will be appreciated that the present invention may be implemented in a variety of commercially available operating systems or combinations of operating systems.

A user may enter commands and information into the computer 1102 via one or more wired / wireless input devices, such as a keyboard 1138 and a pointing device such as a mouse 1140. [ Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, an IR remote control, a joystick, a game pad, a style (17) mouse pen, a touch screen, These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 1104 via an input device interface 1142 that is coupled to the system bus 1108, but may be a parallel port, an IEEE 1394 serial port, a game port, a USB port, an IR interface, ≪ / RTI > and so forth.

A monitor 1144 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 1108 via an interface, such as a video adapter 1146, In addition to the monitor 1144, the computer typically includes other peripheral output devices (not shown) such as speakers, printers,

Computer 1102 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as remote computer (s) 1148, via wired and / or wireless communication. The remote computer (s) 1148 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, a personal computer, a portable computer, a microprocessor-based entertainment device, a peer device or other conventional network node, Includes a number of or all of the described elements, but for simplicity, only memory storage device 1150 is shown. The logical connections depicted include a wired / wireless connection to a local area network (LAN) 1152 and / or a larger network, e.g., a wide area network (WAN) These LAN and WAN networking environments are commonplace in offices and corporations and facilitate enterprise-wide computer networks such as intranets, all of which can be connected to computer networks worldwide, for example the Internet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1102 is connected to the local network 1152 via a wired and / or wireless communication network interface or adapter 1156. [ The adapter 1156 may facilitate wired or wireless communication to the LAN 1152 and the LAN 1152 also includes a wireless access point installed therein to communicate with the wireless adapter 1156. [ When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1102 may include a modem 1158, or may be coupled to a communications server on the WAN 1154, or to other devices that establish communications over the WAN 1154, such as via the Internet. . A modem 1158, which may be an internal or external and a wired or wireless device, is coupled to the system bus 1108 via a serial port interface 1142. In a networked environment, program modules described for the computer 1102, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory / storage device 1150. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communication link between the computers may be used.

The computer 1102 may be any wireless device or entity that is deployed and operable in wireless communication, such as a printer, a scanner, a desktop and / or portable computer, a portable data assistant (PDA) (E.g., a kiosk, a newsstand, a toilet), and a telephone. This includes at least Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ™ wireless technology. Thus, the communication may be a predefined structure, such as in a conventional network, or simply an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) allows you to connect to the Internet from a home sofa, a bed in a hotel room, or a meeting room in your workplace without wires. Wi-Fi is a wireless technology such as a cell phone that allows such devices, e.g., computers, to transmit and receive data indoors and outdoors, i. E. Anywhere within the coverage area of a base station. Wi-Fi networks use a wireless technology called IEEE 802.11 (a, b, g, etc.) to provide a secure, reliable, and high-speed wireless connection. Wi-Fi can be used to connect computers to each other, the Internet, and a wired network (using IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet). The Wi-Fi network operates in unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless bands, for example, at 11 Mbps (802.11a) or 54 Mbps (802.11b) data rates, or in products containing both bands (dual band) Thus, this network can provide real-world performance similar to the basic 10BaseT wired Ethernet network used in many offices.

Figure 8 shows a schematic block diagram of an exemplary computing environment for executing a computer program for providing a dart game based on a player score area in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, system 1200 includes one or more client (s) 1202. The client (s) 1202 may be hardware and / or software (e.g., threads, processes, computing devices). The client (s) 1202 may store cookie (s) and / or associated contextual information, for example, by using the present invention.

System 1200 also includes one or more server (s) 1204. The server (s) 1204 may also be hardware and / or software (e.g., threads, processes, computing devices). The server 1204 may, for example, store a thread that performs the transformation by using the present invention. One possible communication between client 1202 and server 1204 may be in the form of a data packet that is configured to be transmitted between two or more computer processes. The data packet may include, for example, a cookie and / or associated contextual information. System 1200 includes a communications framework 1206 (e.g., a worldwide communications network such as the Internet) that can be utilized to facilitate communications between client (s) 1202 and server (s) .

Communication can be facilitated through wireline (including fiber optics) and / or wireless technology. The client (s) 1202 may include one or more client data stores (e. G., Client 1202) that may be used to store information (e.g., cookie (s) and / ) 1208, respectively. Similarly, server (s) 1204 operate in conjunction with one or more server data store (s) 1210 that may be utilized to store information local to servers 1204.

What has been described above includes examples of the present invention. Of course, it is not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methods for purposes of describing the present invention, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the present invention are possible. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications, and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. In addition, to the extent that the term "include" is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is interpreted as " comprising "when used in the claims as a transitional word To be inclusive in a manner similar to the term " comprising "as < / RTI >

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 as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that the invention may be varied and varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced in the above description may include voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, Or particles, or any combination thereof.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in electronic hardware, (Which may be referred to herein as "software") or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends on the design constraints imposed on the particular application and the overall system. Those skilled in the art may implement the described functionality in various ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

The various embodiments presented herein may be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and / or engineering techniques. The term "article of manufacture" includes a computer program, carrier, or media accessible from any computer-readable device. For example, the computer-readable medium can be a magnetic storage device (e.g., a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic strip, etc.), an optical disk (e.g., CD, DVD, etc.), a smart card, But are not limited to, devices (e. G., EEPROM, cards, sticks, key drives, etc.). The various storage media presented herein also include one or more devices and / or other machine-readable media for storing information. The term "machine-readable medium" includes, but is not limited to, a wireless channel and various other media capable of storing, holding, and / or transferring instruction (s) and / or data.

It will be appreciated that the particular order or hierarchy of steps in the presented processes is an example of exemplary approaches. It will be appreciated that, based on design priorities, certain orders or hierarchies of steps in processes may be rearranged within the scope of the present invention. The appended method claims provide elements of the various steps in a sample order, but are not meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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A computer program stored on a computer readable medium,
The computer program comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
Generating allocation information based on player information and dart game information;
Assigning one or more score areas among a plurality of score areas constituting a dart target to a player score area based on a combination of at least one assignment information; And
Determining whether a hit position of one or more dart pins that are plugged into the dart target is included in the assigned player score area;
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Computer program.

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