KR20170126235A - Method of providing game play plan and mobile device providing thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing a game play plan is disclosed. According to the present invention, the method for providing a game play plan comprises: a step of enabling a mobile device to recognize a mobile game installed in a local; a step of collecting information inside each preinstalled mobile game by accessing a server; a step of generating a game play schedule item in accordance with a schedule selection standard in order to generate a game play plan; and a step of displaying the generated game play plan.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a game play plan providing method and a mobile device,

The present invention relates to a method for creating and managing a game play schedule of a mobile game.

With the spread of smartphones worldwide, users are able to enjoy mobile games using mobile phones that can be carried anywhere, anytime.

Mobile games are becoming more popular than casual games for personal computers and game consoles, and social network games are gaining popularity.

Some mobile games are required to take considerable time to produce or upgrade items or resources within game contents.

In addition, some mobile games may be given game within a predetermined period because a predetermined event is held or a certain in-game reward is given when the goal is achieved on a daily basis.

However, users often play multiple games at the same time, and it is difficult to remember how many events or missions are in progress in each game, and how much more remains to complete the production of items or resources within each game.

Therefore, users have to repeatedly execute a mobile game to connect to a server and check progress and events. This situation causes a problem of simply wasting time and consuming data in executing and terminating a game.

1. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1478576 entitled " System for Providing Game Progress Information, Server for the Same, Terminal for Same, Method for the Same, and Computer Readable Recording Medium on which the Method is Recorded " 2. Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0121458 entitled " Method of linking game information of a smart device that can use widgets "

The present invention has been developed in order to overcome the problems of the related art as described above, and it discloses a method of collecting in-game information from mobile games played by a user and creating and managing a game play plan corresponding to a user's play pattern I want to.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating a game play plan, comprising: recognizing a mobile game installed locally in a mobile game;

Determining a schedule selection criterion by setting a priority order and setting a time slot for mainly playing a game;

Acquiring in-game information of each installed mobile game by connecting to a server; Generating a game play plan by generating a game play schedule item according to a schedule selection criterion;

Displaying the generated game play plan;

Editing the game play schedule item by removing it or replacing it with another candidate item;

Calling and executing a corresponding mobile game app as the user selects a game play schedule item; And

And collecting and storing execution results.

On the other hand, in the step of generating the game play plan, time information is given to each game play schedule item. The game player can arbitrarily assign a time appropriate for playing the game.

 At this time, the play schedule items in which the time information overlaps can be selected according to the priority order of each mobile game or the priority order of each content type.

Alternatively, it may be selected to match the predetermined user's game play time zone.

On the other hand, in the step of displaying the generated game play plan, the entire game play plan displays a time area on one side of the screen, and arranges and displays game play schedule items of a plurality of games in chronological order along the time area.

Each game play schedule item can display a game name, an item content, and time information inside a figure such as an ellipse or a polygon.

The game play plan of the individual mobile game may display basic information of the selected game at the top of the screen, display a time area at one side of the lower part of the screen, and display the play schedule items of the game in chronological order along the time area. At this time, the content of each game play schedule item can be displayed simply.

On the other hand, as the game play schedule item is selected, the mobile device can call and execute the corresponding mobile game application. In some cases, parameters may be configured using the information retrieved from the selected game play schedule item and delivered when the mobile game application is called.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer program embodying a method for providing a game play plan, comprising the steps of: locating a mobile game installed locally;

Acquiring in-game information of each installed mobile game by connecting to a server; Generating a game play plan by generating a game play schedule item according to a schedule selection criterion; And

Displaying the generated game play plan; and recording the generated game play plan.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile device providing a game play plan including: a touch screen; Network adapters; Data storage means; And a processor.

At this time, the processor grasps the mobile game installed in the data storage means, accesses the server through the network adapter, collects in-game information of each installed mobile game, And displays the generated game play schedule items on the touch screen.

According to the present invention, users do not have to spend a nonsense time running a mobile game from time to time to check the progress of a game or events, and execute a proper mobile game at an appropriate time You can play games and use your time efficiently.

In addition, unnecessary data consumption can be reduced when data communication is used.

1 is a view for explaining a relation in which a mobile device is connected to a plurality of mobile game servers,
2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a mobile device on which the present invention is implemented,
3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a list of mobile games in which a mobile device is installed is generated,
4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a schedule selection criterion is set,
5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the entire game play plan is displayed on the screen,
6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an individual game play plan is displayed on the screen,
7 is a diagram for explaining a process of removing a schedule by a touch and slide method on a game play plan screen,
8 is a flowchart showing a method of providing a game play plan according to the present invention in a time-series manner.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "comprising" another element in the description of the invention or in the claims, it is not to be construed as being limited to only that element, And the like.

Also, in the description of the invention or the claims, the components named as "means", "parts", "modules", "blocks" refer to units that process at least one function or operation, Each of which may be implemented by software or hardware, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, the term "game " means software that one or more gamers can enjoy using an input device mounted on or connected to a gaming device. In general, the player character is manipulated directly, or the motion of an object in the game is manipulated, and the genre is divided into role playing, adventure, and arcade.

In particular, the term "online game" means a game which must be passed through the network for playing the game. Usually refers to a game in which two or more gaming devices at a remote place are connected to each other via a network or synchronized through a server. If the above definition is satisfied, there is no limitation on the form of the gaming device that executes the game. In addition to games executed in a personal computer or a game console, a game executed on a mobile device such as a smart phone, or a game in which a plurality of different gaming devices (including different types of gaming devices) If it satisfies the definition, it is interpreted as belonging to online game.

Hereinafter, the term "mobile device " refers to portable hardware that executes game software, performs operations according to a user's input through an input device, and outputs results through an output device. For example, it may be in the form of a wearable device such as a laptop computer, a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a smart watch. If the hardware satisfies the above definition, it is interpreted as belonging to the mobile device.

FIG. 1 illustrates a relationship in which a mobile device is connected to a plurality of mobile game servers.

The server 20 may be a mobile game server, which provides a mobile game.

The user can install a plurality of mobile games on the mobile device 10. [ When any one of the mobile games is executed, the mobile device 10 can access the server 20 and establish a session to play the mobile game.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the mobile device 10 collects information on a plurality of mobile games, which are subjects of executing a mobile game, and simultaneously provides a mobile game play plan to the user.

2 illustrates the structure of a mobile device 10 in which the present invention is implemented.

The mobile device 10 has a processor 11, a touch screen 12, a network adapter 13, and a data storage means 14.

The data storage means 14 may be a nonvolatile storage device such as a NAND flash memory or a solid state drive (SSD) as a region in which a mobile game is installed.

The touch screen 12 is a display device in which a mobile game is displayed in a visual form and is input means receiving a touch input through a touch panel at the same time.

The network adapter 13 is a device for communicating with the server 20 by a known wire / wireless communication method such as WiFi or LTE.

The processor 11 not only executes the mobile game installed in the data storage means 14, but also collects in-mobile game information enjoyed by the user from the server 20 as described later, generates a game play plan, and provides the game play plan to the user .

3 to 7 illustrate a process of generating a game play plan through the touch screen 12 and a display of the generated game play plan.

Processor 11 examines mobile games installed in data storage means 14 as illustrated in FIG.

The processor 11 generates a game play schedule according to a schedule selection criterion for the installed mobile game, and displays the game play schedule on the touch screen 12 to provide the game play to the user.

Figure 4 illustrates a user setting a schedule selection criteria via the touch screen 12. [

Meanwhile, the processor 11 accesses the server 20 through the network adapter 13, collects in-game information of each mobile game, generates a game play schedule according to a schedule selection criterion, It is recommended to users as well.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a game play plan according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

As the dedicated app for creating and providing the game play plan is executed, the mobile device 10 can implement the game play plan providing method according to the present invention.

8 is a flowchart showing a method of providing a game play plan according to the present invention in a time-series manner.

Referring to FIG. 8, as the dedicated app is executed for the first time, the mobile device 10 first grasps the mobile game installed locally (S110).

For example, a locally installed mobile game can be found by comparing a list of a plurality of mobile games held with identifiers of locally installed apps to find a match.

FIG. 3 illustrates a screen 1011 showing a list of mobile games in which the mobile device 10 can create a game play plan among the pre-installed mobile games.

When the user confirms the mobile games to be included in the game play plan by pressing the OK button, the mobile device 10 accesses the server 20 to obtain information on the mobile game (S120).

The server 20 may be a plurality of mobile game servers providing mobile games or may be a separate server 20 which collects and holds information in each mobile game.

The in-game information of the mobile game collected by the mobile device 10 may include, for example, event information in the game, the current state of the user account, the production or upgrade completion time of the item or resource in the mobile game, .

Meanwhile, when it is necessary to acquire such information, the mobile device 10 may transmit the user account information of the corresponding mobile game to the server 20.

Meanwhile, the mobile device 10 generates a game play schedule item as the in-game information is collected (S130).

The game play schedule item means that the mobile game contents that the user desires to play without considering the game play propensity, pattern, and preference of the user are structured as a schedule item of the schedule management program.

To this end, the mobile device 10 collects in-game information and generates a game play schedule item according to a schedule selection criterion.

The schedule selection criterion can be set variously such as an item in which the user directly selects a priority, an item that can be played only at a specific time, and a time zone in which the user mainly plays.

4 illustrates a screen 1012 for setting a schedule selection criterion.

The user can set a priority order of his / her favorite mobile games among a plurality of pre-installed mobile games as illustrated in FIG.

The mobile device 10 may generate only a game play schedule of a game having a higher priority and include it in the game play plan when two or more mobile game game schedules contend with each other on the same date and time.

On the other hand, the user may set a time zone in which he or she mainly plays the game. When a game play schedule of the same game and the same content compete over several time zones, the mobile device 10 can generate only the game play schedule corresponding to the time zone in which the user mainly plays, and include the schedule in the game play plan.

Instead of allowing the user to set the time zone directly, the user can collect the time to play the game and automatically set the priority of the time zone higher.

Alternatively, the user can also prioritize the types of preferred game contents. For example, you can choose a time-limited event that can only be played for a certain period of time in the game as the highest priority, a daily mission as the next priority, Can be prioritized.

When two or more different types of content are contended for the same mobile game, the mobile device 10 may generate a game play schedule according to the priority level for each content type selected by the user and include the game play schedule in the game play plan.

The mobile device 10 gives time information when generating each game play schedule item. The game player can arbitrarily assign a time appropriate for playing the game.

In the case of an event in which the time is predetermined, in the corresponding time zone, in the case where the time is not separately set, the user can be given in a time zone in which the game is mainly played.

At this time, the time is divided so that the time of two or more game play schedule items do not overlap.

On the other hand, when a plurality of game play schedules are generated as described above, the game play plan is generated by arranging them in the order of date and time.

When the game play plan is generated, the mobile device 10 displays it on the screen (S140).

The game play plan may be displayed in the form of a full game play plan 1013 as illustrated in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, it is confirmed that four game schedules of "Gemkeeper", "Hunters Adventure" and "Lineage Mobile" are held on Friday, January 15 from 08:30 to 12:30 .

The entire game play plan 1013 shown in FIG. 5 shows the game play schedules of two or more different mobile games on one screen, so that the date and time can be visually recognized on one side - A time zone is displayed, and a plurality of game play schedules are sequentially displayed in chronological order on one side of the time domain.

At this time, each game play schedule can be configured to include the name, time, and contents of the game within a figure such as an ellipse or a rectangle.

The game play schedule of the same mobile game can use the same color or background image so that it can know which mobile game schedule at a glance.

The game play plan may be displayed in the form of a specific mobile game specific game play plan 1014 as illustrated in FIG.

If a user selects any mobile game, only the game play schedule against the game can be displayed in chronological order.

Fig. 6 shows a game play schedule of the "Hunters Adventure" mobile game. At the top of the screen, basic information of the mobile game, for example, the name of the mobile game is displayed.

On the other hand, on the left side of the screen, a time zone representing the time flow from 15:30 to 15:30, and from 08:30 to 12:30 is displayed vertically, and the content of the schedule is simply displayed on the right side.

Compared to the entire gameplay plan, it is possible to display only the contents inside an object such as an ellipse or a rectangle, without having to display the game name, time, and contents in each game play schedule.

Meanwhile, if the mobile device 10 generates the game play schedule in accordance with the preset criteria and recommends the game play plan to the user through the above-described process, the user can appropriately edit the game play schedule as desired (S150).

7 shows an editing process of the game play plan.

The user can simply remove any one game play schedule from the game play plan by touching the schedule and then sliding it to one side as shown in FIG. 7 (a).

As the game play schedule is removed, the schedules after the removed game play schedule are moved to the top of the screen and filled, as illustrated in FIG. 7 (b).

Alternatively, when the user selects one of the game play schedule items as shown in (a) of FIG. 7, the mobile device 10 may select the other game play schedule candidate candidates .

By selecting any one of them, the game play schedule recommended by the mobile device 10 can be replaced with another schedule.

On the other hand, an icon for executing the corresponding mobile game may be displayed in the game play schedule item as illustrated in FIGS.

For example, when the user selects an icon as shown in FIG. 6, the mobile device 10 processes the mobile game so that the user can directly play the mobile game according to the selected game play schedule item (S160).

To do this, the corresponding mobile game app is called and executed.

At this time, the parameter may be transmitted when the mobile game app is called so that the game contents determined according to the game play schedule item can be immediately enjoyed.

For example, coordinate values of a specific place in a mobile game may be transmitted when a mobile game app is called, so that a game can be started immediately from that position. Of course, this can only be done if the mobile game supports this type of call.

Meanwhile, when the game play through the mobile game app is terminated, the mobile device 10 stores the schedule execution result.

The mobile device 10 aggregates the collected schedule execution results on a daily or weekly basis or aggregates them for each mobile game and displays them on the screen so that the user can check the results.

The method of providing a game play plan according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium.

The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

In the above description, the term " mobile game "has been described as an example of a" game ", but the scope of the present invention is not limited to what is called "mobile game"

Although the term "mobile device" has been used in the above description, it is not interpreted as being limited to smartphones or tablets currently in circulation.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments.

Various modifications and improvements of one skilled in the art are also within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to the game technology field, in particular, the mobile game technology field.

10: Mobile device
11: Processor
12: Touch screen
13: Network adapter 14: Data storage means

Claims (14)

A mobile device,
Identifying a locally installed mobile game;
Acquiring in-game information of each installed mobile game by connecting to a server; Generating a game play plan by generating a game play schedule item according to a schedule selection criterion; And
And displaying the generated game play plan.
The method according to claim 1,
In the step of generating the game play plan,
Wherein the time information is given to each game play schedule item, and the play schedule item in which the time information overlaps is selected in accordance with a predetermined mobile game priority or priority according to the content type.
The method according to claim 1,
In the step of generating the game play plan,
The time information is given to each game play schedule item, and a game play schedule corresponding to a predetermined game play time zone is selected.
The method according to claim 1,
In the step of displaying the generated game play plan,
And displaying a time zone on one side of the screen in a first display mode, wherein the game play schedule items of the plurality of games are displayed in chronological order along the time zone.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the step of displaying the generated game play plan further displays the game name, the content of the item, and the time information in each game play schedule item.
5. The method of claim 4,
If there is a touch screen slide input for any one of a plurality of game play schedule items displayed in chronological order, the corresponding game play schedule item is removed from the game play plan,
And advancing the on-screen position of the game play schedule items after the removed game play schedule item.
The method according to claim 1,
In the step of displaying the generated game play plan,
The basic information of the selected game is displayed on one side of the screen in the second display mode and the play schedule items of the game are displayed on the other side in chronological order.
The method according to claim 1,
And calling and executing the corresponding mobile game application when the game play schedule item is selected. 9. The method of claim 8,
And transmits the parameter as a parameter when the mobile game application is called using the selected game play schedule item.
Identifying a locally installed mobile game;
Acquiring in-game information of each installed mobile game by connecting to a server; Generating a game play plan by generating a game play schedule item according to a schedule selection criterion; And
And displaying the generated game play plan. The computer program recorded in the medium, wherein the instructions are for executing the game play plan providing method on the mobile device.
touch screen;
Network adapters;
Data storage means; And
And a processor,
The processor recognizes the mobile game installed in the data storage means, accesses the server through the network adapter, collects in-game information of each installed mobile game, generates a game play schedule item according to a schedule selection criterion And displaying the generated game play schedule items on the touch screen.
The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
Time information is given to each game play schedule item, and a play schedule item in which time information is overlapped is selected according to a predetermined mobile game priority or priority according to a content type, And generates a game play schedule item by selecting the game play schedule item.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the processor calls and executes a corresponding mobile game application by selecting one of the game play schedule items displayed on the touch screen by the user.
14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the processor fetches a parameter to be transmitted when calling the mobile game application from the selected game play schedule item, and delivers the parameter when calling the mobile game application.

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