KR20180062086A - Toy system to control operation of toy apparatus based on mission state information - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a toy apparatus comprises: a communication unit for receiving mission state information related to a user account from a server; and a processing unit for unlocking at least a part of a plurality of operations of the toy apparatus related to the user account.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a toy system for controlling the operation of a toy device based on mission state information,

Hereinafter, a technique for controlling the operation of the toy device based on the mission state information is provided.

On-line game is a network game, and has grown rapidly due to the development of the Internet. MUD (Multiple User Dungeon) games, MUG (Multiple User Graphic) games, and web-based games that can be played only by browsers, which can be installed on a hard disk drive and connected to an Internet server, , And mobile games using mobile phones or portable game machines. It supports online games of various genres in various devices such as computers, mobile phones, and portable game machines, but generally refers to a wired online game which is made by a computer through the Internet.

A technique for attracting a user to an online game using a toy or the like is required.

A toy device according to one embodiment may receive mission state information associated with a user account from a server.

The toy device according to one embodiment can unlock the operation of the toy device based on the mission state information.

The toy device according to one embodiment can determine an operation to be unlocked in the toy device depending on the degree of mission achievement.

The toy device according to an embodiment may request the server to provide compensation information for a user account in response to a user operation.

A toy apparatus according to one embodiment includes a communication unit for receiving mission state information associated with a user account from a server; And a processor for unlocking at least some of the plurality of operations of the toy device associated with the user account based on the mission state information.

The processing unit may unlock the operation corresponding to the degree to which the plurality of missions are achieved based on the degree to which the plurality of missions included in the mission state information are achieved.

The communication unit may be configured to be paired with a target apparatus, and transmits a move command for moving the target apparatus to the target apparatus, and the processing unit generates the move command based on the mission state information can do.

The communication unit may receive the mission state information from the server in response to a mission accomplished by the user account in synchronization with a user account registered in the server.

Wherein the communication unit receives a mission parameter that matches the type of the toy device among the mission state information stored in the server, and the processing unit stores the mission parameter and stores the received mission parameter among the plurality of operations of the toy device Can be unlocked.

The communication unit can monitor the update of the mission status information by requesting the server for the mission status information every predetermined period.

The toy device may further include an input obtaining section for obtaining a user's operation, and the processing section may control the communication section to request the server to provide compensation to the user account in response to the operation.

The processing unit may activate the input obtaining unit based on the degree to which a plurality of missions included in the mission state information are achieved.

The processing unit may change the unlocked operation to a lock state based on the mission state information.

The processing unit may change the unlocked operation to the locked state in response to the elapse of the locking time from the update time of the mission state information.

The toy device may further include a storage unit that stores a plurality of contents, and the processing unit may unlock access to at least one of the plurality of contents based on the mission state information.

The processing unit may unlock at least a part of the plurality of operations in response to a purchase grade of the user account reaching a critical level according to a purchase activity of the user.

The processing unit may unlock at least some of the plurality of actions based on the number of toys synchronized with the user account.

Wherein the processing unit is responsive to the first mission being accomplished by the user account among the missions included in the plurality of mission property information to perform a first level of operation corresponding to the first mission among the plurality of operations And unlock the second level of operation corresponding to the second mission among the plurality of operations in response to the second mission being accomplished by the user account after the first mission is accomplished have.

A method of activating a device operation performed by a toy device according to an embodiment includes: receiving mission state information from a server; And unlocking at least some of the plurality of actions of the toy device based on the mission state information.

The toy device according to one embodiment can obtain only the mission state information corresponding to the account synchronized with the toy device by receiving the mission state information associated with the user account from the server.

The toy device according to one embodiment can unlock the operation of the toy device based on the mission state information, thereby inducing the user to achieve the mission to the server.

The toy device according to one embodiment can guide the user to achieve more missions to the server by determining the action to be unlocked in the toy device depending on the degree of mission achievement.

The toy device according to an embodiment can request the user to provide compensation information for the user account to the server in response to a user operation so that the user can use the toy device to obtain compensation through the user account of the server.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a toy system according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a toy device according to an embodiment.
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of activating a device operation performed by a toy device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an unlock operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining an example of a toy device according to an embodiment.
7 is a view for explaining an operation based on a user operation in the toy device according to one embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a time-lapse release of a toy device according to an embodiment; FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It is to be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, but include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives to them.

The terms used in the examples are used only to illustrate specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the embodiments, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the embodiments may be unnecessarily blurred.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a toy system according to an embodiment.

The toy system 100 may include a toy device 110, a server 120, a user terminal 130, and a target device 140.

The toy device 110 may be an apparatus that performs a plurality of operations based on the mission state information. According to one embodiment, the default state of the plurality of actions may be set to the locked state, and the toy device 110 may unlock at least some of the plurality of actions in accordance with the mission state information. For example, the plurality of actions of the toy device 110 may include at least one of an action of the toy device 110 itself and an action to control the subject device 140. [

For example, the operation of the toy device 110 itself may indicate the operation of driving at least one of the modules, devices, and circuits included in the toy device 110. The operation of the toy device 110 itself may include accessing at least one digital content stored in the storage of the toy device 110, executing, deleting, and creating digital content. If the operation associated with the digital content stored in the toy device 110 is in the locked state, the toy device 110 may exclude access to the digital content.

For example, the operation for controlling the target device 140 may indicate an operation to drive at least one of the modules, devices, and circuits included in the target device 140, for example. When the target device 140 includes a driving unit for moving the target device 140, the toy device 110 can unlock the moving speed of the driving unit based on the mission state information. The toy device 110 can control the movement speed up to the limit speed of the driver and the limit speed of the driver can be unlocked step by step based on the mission state information.

1, the toy device 110 is connected to the target device 140 to control the target device 140, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the toy device 110 may be implemented as an independently operating toy (e.g., a toy having a structure with only an actuating button on the robot), in which case the toy device 110 may be a toy device 110, It is possible to determine whether or not to unlock its own operation based on the mission state information.

The server 120 may manage the user terminal and the toy device for each user account. For example, the server 120 may receive the mission status information from the connected user terminal 130 with an arbitrary user account, and may transmit the mission status information to the connected toys with the same user account. According to one embodiment, when the server 120 receives a connection request from the user terminal 130, the server 120 may authenticate whether the connection request is legitimate. The server 120 may receive the mission status information from the user terminal 130 if the connection request for any user account is successfully authenticated. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the server 120 may update the mission state information in response to a user operation received from the user terminal 130. [ The server 120 may store updated mission state information for each user account.

The user terminal 130 can request the connection to the server 120 through the user account. If the authentication by the server 120 is successful, the user terminal 130 can access the server. The user terminal 130 can perform the mission while accessing the user account, and can update the mission status information based on whether or not the mission is accomplished. Although the user terminal 130 is shown as one in FIG. 1, the user terminal 130 is not limited thereto but may be plural.

A mission may be used herein to indicate a goal provided by an individual user account through a service provided by the server 120. [ The mission status information may be information indicating whether or not the mission is accomplished by an individual user account. For example, the user terminal 130 may access the server 120 through a user account and be provided with a service. When the user terminal 130 receives a service, the user terminal 130 may access the corresponding user account (for example, (E.g., the level of the character may reach a critical level, etc.).

The target device 140 may be a device controlled by the toy device 110. For example, the target device 140 may include a driver for moving the target device 140. The driving unit may be a motor. The speed limit of the driving unit of the target device 140 can be adjusted in steps. The initial state of the target device 140 may be that all operations of the target device 140 are locked and the toy device 110 may increase the number of operations that are unlocked in proportion to the number of missions being achieved. The toy device 110 may stepwise unlock the speed limit of the driving unit based on the mission state information mapped to the user account of the server 120. [ Step-by-step unlocking is described in FIG.

According to one embodiment, the toy device 110 may provide an O2O (Online to Offline) service. For example, since the toy device 110 is targeted for promotion using an intellectual property (IP) of an online game or a mobile game, it provides a contact point between an online service and an offline service, can do.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a toy device according to an embodiment.

2 illustrates the detailed configuration of the toy device 110 as an example. The toy device 110 may include an input obtaining unit 210, a communication unit 220, a processing unit 230, and a storage unit 240.

The input obtaining unit 210 may obtain a user input (e.g., a touch input corresponding to a touching action) in response to a user's manipulation of the user (for example, an action of touching the screen). According to one embodiment, the input received via the input acquisition unit 210 may be converted by the processing unit 230 into a command associated with the user account. For example, the command associated with the user account may include an instruction to request the server to provide compensation for the user account. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may include input by all operations received from the user.

The communication unit 220 can communicate with at least one of the server and the target device. For example, the communication unit 220 can communicate with at least one of a server and a target apparatus using at least one of wireless communication and wired communication. According to one embodiment, the communication unit 220 can transmit a connection request for a user account to the server. For example, the toy device 110 may be synchronized with the server through the same user account as the user account that the user terminal has connected to the server. Also, the communication unit 220 may transmit a signal requesting the compensation to the server, or the communication unit 220 may receive the mission state information associated with the user account from the server.

For example, the communication unit 220 may be a hardware module such as a network interface card, a network interface chip, and a network interface port, or a software module such as a network device driver or a networking program. Here, the communication unit 220 can perform Wi-Fi communication and USB communication. When activated, the communication unit 220 can monitor the server operated by the service provider.

In addition, the processing unit 230 can perform processing necessary for the operation of the toy device 110. [ Here, the execution of the processing may indicate execution of the program code stored in the storage unit 240. [ For example, the processing unit 230 may, based on the mission state information, unlock at least some of the plurality of operations of the toy device associated with the user account. The specific operation of the processing unit 230 of the toy device 110 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8. FIG.

The storage unit 240 may store a program including instructions for operating the toy device 110. [ The program stored in the storage unit 240 can be executed by the processing unit 230 described above. In addition, the storage unit 240 may store information required to synchronize with the user account and mission state information received from the server.

In addition, the storage unit 240 may store a plurality of contents. For example, the processing unit 230 may unlock access to at least one of the plurality of contents based on the mission state information. If the plurality of contents is a song, the processing unit 230 may unlock the operation of reproducing the song corresponding to the mission accomplished based on the mission state information.

3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server according to an embodiment.

The server 120 includes a communication unit 310, a processing unit 320, and a storage unit 330.

The communication unit 310 may establish communication with at least one of the toy device and the user terminal. For example, the communication unit 310 can communicate with the toy device and the user terminal using at least one of wireless communication and wired communication.

According to one embodiment, the communication unit 310 may receive at least one of a connection request and a mission status information for a user account from a user terminal. The communication unit 310 may transmit the mission state information to the toy device. In addition, the communication unit 310 may receive a signal from the toy device that the toy device requests compensation information from the synchronized user account.

The mission state information may be generated for each user account and may include information associated with at least one of the mission accomplished by the user account and the uncompleted mission. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The processing unit 320 can perform operations such as locking and unlocking at least some operations among the plurality of operations of the toy apparatus, and the like. For example, the processing unit 320 may authenticate a connection request for a user account received from the user terminal. The processing unit 320 can determine whether or not the mission is accomplished in response to a user operation of the user terminal, and can generate the mission state information indicating the type, degree, and the number of the accomplished mission. The processing unit 320 may store the mission state information and the like in the storage unit 330 for each user account.

In addition, the processing unit 320 may perform processing necessary for the operation of the server 120. [ Here, the execution of the processing may indicate executing the program code stored in the server 120. [ For example, the processing unit 320 may include at least one processor or at least one core within the processor.

The storage unit 330 may store information necessary to set at least a part of a plurality of operations of the toy apparatus to a locked state and set to an unlocked state. The storage unit 330 may store a program including instructions for operating the server 120. [ The program stored in the storage unit 330 may be executed by the processing unit 320 described above. For example, the storage unit 330 may include operations for authenticating a user account, instructions for locking or unlocking a plurality of operations of the toy device synchronized to the user account for each user account, (E.g., an account ID, a password, information associated with the user's character, information associated with the user's item, level information of the user's account, and level information of the user's character).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of activating a device operation performed by a toy device according to an embodiment.

First, in step 410, the toy device can receive the mission status information from the server. According to one embodiment, the communication unit of the toy device can receive the mission status information from the server in response to the mission being accomplished by the user account in synchronization with the user account registered with the server. For example, the communication unit of the toy device may receive a mission parameter matching the type of the toy device among the mission state information stored in the server. The kind of the toy device can be classified based on, for example, an operation implemented in the toy device. Therefore, the toy device can receive and store only the mission parameters corresponding to the operation according to the type of the toy device among the plurality of the mission state information stored in the server.

The mission parameter may be a parameter generated based on a plurality of mission state information, and may indicate a parameter that instructs to unlock at least some operations of a specific kind of toy device. For example, the server may generate, as a mission parameter, a parameter that, for any user account, unlocks a degree of motion that is proportional to the number of missions that have been achieved. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the communication unit of the toy device can monitor the update of the mission status information by requesting the server status information at predetermined intervals. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the communication unit of the toy apparatus can request the mission status information in response to a connection (for example, synchronization) through a user account to the server of the toy apparatus. Also, in response to the case that the mission state information is updated, the server can transmit the updated mission state information to the toy device without a request from the toy device.

And in step 420 the toy device may unlock at least some of the plurality of actions of the toy device based on the mission state information. According to one embodiment, the processing unit of the toy device may unlock an operation corresponding to the degree to which a plurality of missions among a plurality of operations have been achieved, based on the degree to which a plurality of missions included in the mission state information have been achieved. For example, the processing portion of the toy device may store the mission parameters and may unlock the operations corresponding to the received mission parameters among the plurality of operations of the toy device.

Further, the processing unit of the toy device may change the unlocked operation to the lock state based on the mission state information. For example, the processing unit may change the unlocked operation to the locked state in response to the elapse of the locking time from the update time of the mission state information. The toy device can exclude the execution of the corresponding operation from the time when the unlocked operation is changed to the locked state.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an unlock operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The toy device 110 and the server 120 can perform mutual synchronization with the same user account as the user account to which the user terminal is connected. For example, the toy device 110 responds when a unique number indicating a corresponding toy device 110 is input from a user terminal connected by a user account, and the toy device 110 stores a user account stored in the server You can synchronize. Thus, the user can register the toy device in the user account by inputting the unique number corresponding to the toy device through the user terminal.

Synchronization may be used herein to denote operations that share mission state information 520 between identical user accounts. For example, in response to the case where the mission state information 520 is updated by the user terminal, the toy device 110 may receive the updated mission state information 520 via the server 120. [ Conversely, if the mission device status information 520 is updated by the toy device 110, the user terminal may receive the updated mission status information 520 via the server 120.

The server 120 may store the mission state information 520 of the user account. The server may update the mission state information 520 in response to a user operation received from the user terminal, as described above. For example, the server 120 may update the mission state information 520 if the user achieves the specific mission provided by the service of the server 120 via the user terminal. In FIG. 5, the case where the mission state information 520 includes information associated with a plurality of missions, for example, whether or not the first mission 521 to the Nth mission 524 are accomplished may be included. Here, N may be an integer of 1 or more. 5, it can be assumed that the first mission 521 and the second mission 522 are achieved, and the third mission 523 to the Nth mission 524 are uncommitted. Here, the first mission 521 may indicate that the character of the user account reaches the level 10, and the second mission 522 may indicate that the character reaches the level 20, no.

The toy device 110 may receive the mission state information 520 of the user account from the server 120. [ The toy device 110 may unlock at least some of the plurality of operations based on the received mission state information 520. [ The plurality of operations may include a first operation 511 through a M operation 514. Here, M may be an integer of 1 or more. M may be different from N, but is not limited thereto and may be the same. According to one embodiment, the toy device 110 may unlock the action corresponding to the mission accomplished. For example, the toy device 110 may unlock the first action 511 corresponding to the first mission 521 and may unlock the second action 512 corresponding to the second mission 522 have. The toy device 110 may keep the third operation 513 to the M operation 514 in a locked state, but is not limited thereto, and the toy device 110 may, based on the degree to which the mission is accomplished, At least some of the plurality of operations may be unlocked. In addition, the toy device 110 may unlock more than one operation in response to one mission accomplishment, and conversely, the toy device 110 may unlock more than one operation in response to achieving two or more missions.

The processing portion of the toy device 110 according to one embodiment may unlock at least some of the plurality of actions in response to a purchase grade of the user account having reached a critical rating according to the user's purchasing activity. The purchase grade can be determined based on the number of times, the history, the frequency, the amount, and the like of the user account purchasing items in the game and the like. A criticality rating may be a rating that indicates a criterion to be the subject of a premium service. Thus, the toy device 110 may induce a user to charge for a service provided by the server 120. [

In addition, the processing portion of the toy device 110 may unlock at least some of the plurality of operations based on the number of toy devices synchronized with the user account. For example, the processing portion of the toy device 110 may determine an operation to be unlocked from a plurality of operations in proportion to the number of toy devices synchronized with the user account in the server. Thus, the toy device 110 may attract the user to purchase a greater number of toy devices.

6 is a view for explaining an example of a toy device according to an embodiment.

The toy device 110 can be connected to the target device 140 and the toy device 110 can control the target device 140. [ For example, the target device 140 may include a driver that moves the target device 140. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the toy device 110 may be a radio control device, and the target device 140 may represent an automobile toy controlled by the toy device 110.

According to one embodiment, the processing unit of the toy device 110 may respond to a first one of a plurality of actions, in response to a first one of the missions being included in the plurality of mission property information, The first level of operation can be unlocked. The processing unit of the toy device 110 may unlock the second level of operation corresponding to the second one of the plurality of operations in response to the second mission being accomplished by the user account after the first mission is accomplished . For example, in FIG. 6, the toy device 110 may unlock the speed limit of the target device 140 step by step based on the mission state information 610. The first level of operation may be an operation that moves the target device 140 within the first speed 611 and the second level of operation may be an operation that moves the target device 140 within the second speed 612 Lt; / RTI >

For example, the toy device 110 may divide the speed limit of the target device 140 step by step from the first speed 611 to the Kth speed 614. Here, K may be an integer of 1 or more. 6, the mission state information 610 may indicate that the first speed 611 and the second speed 612 are in an unlocked state and the third speed 613 to the Kth speed 614 are in a locked state .

The processing unit of the toy device 110 can generate a movement command of the target apparatus based on the mission state information 610. [ For example, the processing unit of the toy device 110 may set a limit speed of the target device 140 based on the mission state information 610, and may generate a move command based on the determined limit speed. The communication unit of the toy device 110 may be configured to be paired with the target device 140. The communication unit of the toy device 110 may transmit a movement command for moving the target device 140 to the target device 140. [

For example, the toy device 110 may determine the speed of movement of the subject device 140 within a range of the speed limit determined based on the mission state information 610. [ The toy device 110 may induce a user to perform an in-game mission to unlock the speed limit of the target device 140. [

7 is a view for explaining an operation based on a user operation in the toy device according to one embodiment.

2, the toy device 110 may include an input acquiring unit for acquiring an operation 190 of the user. The processing unit of the toy device 110 may control the communication unit to request the server 120 to provide compensation to the user account 720 in response to the operation 190. [ The reward provision may indicate a signal requesting reward information to the user account.

Reward information may be used herein to refer to information associated with a reward determined to be provided to a user account stored in server 120. [ The reward information may be, for example, digital content that may be used within a service provided by server 120. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The toy device 110 may unlock the first operation 710 based on the mission state information and the first operation 710 in Figure 7 is responsive to the user's operation 190 acquired via the input acquisition section, And to provide compensation information 721 to the user account 720. For example, the processing unit of the toy device 110 can activate the input obtaining unit based on the degree to which a plurality of missions included in the mission state information are achieved. While the input acquiring unit is inactive, the processing unit of the toy device 110 may exclude the user's operation 190 acquired through the input acquiring unit.

For example, the user ' s operation 190 may correspond to an attendance check operation (e.g., an operation to activate the " Receive Today's " button, etc.), and the compensation information 721 may correspond to a reward Lt; / RTI > Thus, the server 120 may provide reward information in response to receiving a first-time reward offer from each user account on a daily basis.

In addition, the first mission 710 may be unlocked based on whether the first mission synchronizes the three toy devices 110 to the user account, the second mission maintains the user account above a critical grade for a predetermined period of time, can do.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a time-lapse release of a toy device according to an embodiment; FIG.

The toy device may determine the mission state information to unlock or lock the operation.

According to one embodiment, the toy device may unlock the action 890 in response to the mission accomplishment 810. [ Further, the toy device may change the unlocked operation to the locked state in response to the case where the locking time has elapsed (820) from the update time (for example, mission achievement time) of the mission state information. The toy device can exclude the execution of the corresponding operation from the time when the unlocked operation is changed to the locked state.

However, it is not so limited, and the toy device unlocks the operation 890 in response to the user's mission success 830, and in response to the user failing the specific mission 840, State.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA) A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute one or more software applications that are executed on an operating system (OS) and an operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command 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. Program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the embodiments 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. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

100: Toys system
110: Toys
120: Server
130: User terminal
140: Target device

Claims (16)

In a toy apparatus,
A communication unit for receiving mission state information associated with a user account from a server; And
A processor for unlocking at least some of the plurality of operations of the toy device associated with the user account based on the mission state information;
. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Based on the degree to which a plurality of missions included in the mission state information have been achieved, unlocks an operation corresponding to the degree to which the plurality of missions are achieved,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
The target device may be configured to be paired with the target device and to transmit a move command to move the target device to the target device,
Wherein,
And generating the movement command of the target device based on the mission state information,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Receiving mission state information from the server in response to a mission accomplished by the user account in synchronization with a user account registered with the server,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Receiving a mission parameter matching the type of the toy device among the mission state information stored in the server,
Wherein,
Storing the mission parameter and unlocking an operation corresponding to the received mission parameter among a plurality of operations of the toy device,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Monitoring the update of the mission state information by requesting the server for the mission state information every predetermined period,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
An input acquiring unit
Further comprising:
Wherein,
In response to the operation, control the communication unit to request the server to provide compensation to the user account,
Toys. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein,
And activating the input obtaining unit based on the degree to which a plurality of missions included in the mission state information are achieved,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And changing an unlocked operation to a lock state based on the mission state information,
Toys. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And changing the unlocked operation to the locked state in response to the elapse of the locking time from the update time of the mission state information,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
A storage unit
Further comprising:
Wherein,
And unlocking access to at least one of the plurality of contents based on the mission state information.
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
In response to a purchase grade of the user account having reached a critical grade according to a purchase activity of the user, unlocking at least a part of the plurality of operations,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Based on the number of toys synchronized with the user account, unlocks at least some of the plurality of actions,
Toys. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
In response to the first mission being achieved by the user account among the missions included in the plurality of mission property information, unlocking a first level of operation corresponding to the first mission among the plurality of operations,
In response to the second mission being achieved by the user account after the first mission is achieved, unlocking a second level of operation corresponding to the second mission of the plurality of operations,
Toys. A method of activating a device operation performed by a toy device,
Receiving mission state information from a server; And
Unlocking at least some of the plurality of operations of the toy device based on the mission state information
/ RTI > 16. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon one or more programs comprising instructions for performing the method of claim 15.

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