KR20180075931A - Method and apparatus for providing item recommend service in online game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for providing an item recommendation service in an online game. More specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for a server providing an item recommendation service of an online game includes confirming and storing, for each progress stage of the online game, game play pattern information and wear item information of each of at least one user using the online game, analyzing applied item information previously applied to a game character of a specific user before the specific user in the online game executes play with respect to each progress stage of the online game, determining recommended item information for the game character of the specific user for each progress stage of the online game based on the analyzed applied item information, the stored game play pattern information, and the wear item information, and providing the determined recommended item information for the specific user.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ITEM RECOMMENDED SERVICE IN ONLINE GAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an item recommendation service in an online game, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing an item recommendation service in an online game, Information on items to be worn, and information on items to be worn.

Due to the development of communication technologies and the development of related technologies such as graphics and sound, various types of games have been provided. The game provided to users has conventionally originated from a computer game which is to be executed independently by a personal computer (PC), and recently it has developed from a computer to a mobile game using a mobile terminal or the like, Games and mobile games have developed into online games that can be accessed by game servers through various communication networks such as an Internet network and a mobile communication network in addition to games provided offline.

The on-line game may be configured to have a very wide variety of game methods and game progress scenarios because of the nature of being provided through the Internet network or the mobile communication network, You can have an interface.

Meanwhile, the user interface of the online game can be divided into a main part and an additional part. More specifically, a user can participate in a game alone or with other users, , And an additional part that plays a role of allowing a user to set a game state for a game play or informing a user of a certain item.

On the other hand, it is common that the user can proceed with the online game by setting his character in the online game. In this case, the character may be manipulated only within the range of the capability set in the online game, Accordingly, there is an on-line game in which the ability of the character is significantly changed by attaching or worn an item that can be purchased or obtained in the online game to the character.

As described above, as the types and contents of the online games are becoming more and more diverse, depending on which items the character is wearing or wearing in the online game, The user is required to change or replace the item mounted or worn by the character during the progress of the online game so that the user can play the game more efficiently. There is a problem that it is necessary to check and change the character's item at each step.

Further, even if the user changes or replaces an item worn or worn by the character during the progress of the online game, it is checked whether or not the item changed or replaced by the user has the highest efficiency in the process of the corresponding online game There is an additional problem that is difficult to achieve objectively.

Therefore, a specific method for solving the above problems is required.

It is an object of the present invention to propose a method for providing an item recommendation service in an online game to solve the above problem.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an item recommendation service in an online game that provides an item recommendation service in an online game but also displays information expressing visually a degree of increase in a capability of a game character when the provided recommendation item information is worn And to propose a method.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an item recommendation service in an online game, and in the case where there is a request for re-recommendation of a user, an online game And suggest a method of providing my item recommendation service.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for realizing the above-described method for solving the above problems.

The technical problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems and other technical problems which are not mentioned can be understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing an item recommendation service for an on-line game, the method comprising: receiving game play pattern information and wear item information of at least one user using the on- Analyzing application item information previously applied to a game character of the specific user before a specific user in the online game performs a game for each of the progress stages of the online game; Determining recommended item information for a game character of the specific user at each progressing stage of the online game based on the analyzed applied item information, the stored game play pattern information, and the worn item information, Item information Steps can be made, including that.

The method of providing an item recommendation service of an on-line game according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the game play pattern information includes at least one of at least one game character existing in the online game, The type of the character and the number of times of selection, the time information for completing each of the progress stages of the online game, and the information on the change of the game character's ability according to the wearing of the wearing item.

The recommendation item information includes at least one of item information that can improve the ability of the specific user's game character to the highest level, May include at least one item information that can reduce the time required for completing each of the progress stages of the online game to the highest level.

In a method of providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention, the recommended item information includes first recommendation item information, second recommendation item information, and third recommendation item information Each of the first recommendation item information, the second recommendation item information, and the third recommendation item information may be determined in the order in which the determined recommendation item information is sorted in descending order.

The method of providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the recommendation item information includes at least one of an item held by the specific user, Based on at least one of the items that can be acquired in the progress stage of the online game to be played.

A method of providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a re-recommendation request message from the specific user in response to providing recommendation item information, Determining the re-recommendation item information for the game character of the specific user according to the re-recommendation criterion of the specific user included in the re-recommendation criterion, and providing the determined re-recommendation item information to the specific user .

In a method of providing an item recommendation service of an on-line game according to an embodiment of the present invention, the re-recommendation request message may include a natural language input by the specific user as text, The item information can be determined based on the recognized re-recommendation criteria by recognizing the re-recommendation criteria of the specific user included in the re-recommendation request message made up of the natural language.

The method of providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the recommendation item information includes at least one of category information of the recommended item, And the degree of change in the game character's ability value of the specific user expected when the recommendation item is applied.

An apparatus for providing an item recommendation service for an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit for performing data communication with a mobile terminal of each of at least one user using the online game, Wherein the control unit controls the game play pattern information and the wear item information of each of the at least one user using the online game in accordance with the progress of the online game And analyzing application item information previously applied to a game character of the specific user before a specific user in the online game performs a play for each of the progress stages of the online game, Gameplay pattern information and phase The recommendation item information for the game character of the specific user is determined for each progressing stage of the online game on the basis of the wearer item information and the determined recommender item information is provided to the specific user.

In an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller may be configured to select one of at least one or more game characters existing in the online game, Game pattern information including information on the number of times, time information required for completing each of the progress stages of the online game, and information on change in the ability of the game character according to wearing the wearable item.

In an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may include item information that can improve the ability value of the game character of the specific user to the highest level, It is possible to determine the recommendation item information by including at least one item information that can reduce the time required to complete each of the progress stages of the recommendation item.

In an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention, the recommendation item information includes first recommendation item information, second recommendation item information, and third recommendation item information, The controller may determine each of the first recommendation item information, the second recommendation item information, and the third recommendation item information in the order in which the determined recommendation item information is sorted in descending order.

In an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may be configured to select an item that the specific user holds, an item that can be purchased in the online game, Based on at least one or more of the obtainable items within the proceeding phase of the process.

In an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention, when receiving a re-recommendation request message from the specific user in response to provision of the recommended item information, It is possible to determine the re-recommendation item information for the game character of the specific user according to the re-recommendation criterion of the specific user included in the recommendation request message, and to provide the determined re-recommendation item information to the specific user.

In an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention, the re-recommendation request message may be a natural language input by the specific user as text, It is possible to determine the re-recommendation item information by recognizing the re-recommendation criteria of the specific user included in the re-recommendation request message composed of natural language.

In an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an on-line game according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller may include information on the recommended item type, capability information, price information, It is possible to determine the recommendation item information including the degree of increase in the game character ability value of the specific user expected to be worn.

According to the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained. However, effects obtained through the present invention are not limited thereto.

First, according to the present invention, a method of providing an item recommendation service in an online game can be provided.

Second, according to the present invention, there is provided an online game in-game recommendation service that provides an item recommendation service in an online game, together with information expressing visually a degree of increase in the ability of the game character when the provided recommendation item information is worn Can be provided.

Thirdly, according to the present invention, an item recommendation service is provided in an online game, and when there is a re-recommendation request of a user, the item information is re-recommended according to a re- Item recommendation service can be provided.

Fourth, according to the present invention, an apparatus for realizing the above-described method can be provided.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a diagram illustrating a wireless communication network environment to which the present invention may be applied.
2 is a block diagram of a user terminal to which the present invention can be applied.
3 is another block diagram of a user terminal to which the present invention can be applied.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item recommendation service in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining a method of providing an item recommendation service in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is another diagram for explaining a method of providing an item recommendation service in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is another diagram for explaining a method of providing an item recommendation service in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server for providing an item recommendation service in an online game according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Only.

In some instances, well-known structures and devices may be omitted or may be shown in block diagram form, centering on the core functionality of each structure and device, to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present invention. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising" or " including ", it is meant that the element does not exclude other elements, do.

Also, the term "part" in the description means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Furthermore, the terms " a or an, "" one," and similar related terms, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise or clearly contradicted by context, As used herein.

In addition, specific terms used in embodiments of the present invention are provided to facilitate understanding of the present invention. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, And have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. The use of such a specific term may be changed to other forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced.

1 is a diagram illustrating a wired / wireless communication network environment to which the present invention may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, a wired and / or wireless communication environment to which the present invention can be applied includes a user terminal 100, a server 200, and a network 300.

However, the wired / wireless communication network environment described below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG. 1, but is not limited thereto. In a wired / wireless communication network environment to which the present invention can be applied, There may be a server (e.g., a game server, a relay server, a mediation server, a client server, etc.) and one or more networks, and each user terminal and server may be connected through different networks.

The user terminal 100 is a device capable of transmitting and receiving a communication signal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present invention, the user terminal 100 includes a terminal capable of transmitting / receiving wired or wireless router access information And the like.

At this time, one or more programs or applications may be installed in the user terminal 100. In particular, an API (Application Programming Interface) related to a method for providing an item recommendation service in an online game, which is one embodiment of the present invention, Application Program Interface) or Embedded Software (Embedded Software).

The user terminal 100 may transmit or receive data or signals to or from the server 200 through the user terminal itself or through one or more installed programs or applications, A method of providing an item recommendation service in an online game, which is an embodiment of the present invention.

A mobile terminal, a mobile subscriber station (MSS), an SS (personal digital assistant), a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, a tablet PC, Subscriber station, an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS), a wireless terminal (WT), a machine-type communication (MTC) device, a machine-to-machine (M2M) device, and a D2D device- have.

Of course, this is merely an example, and the user terminal in the present invention should be construed as a concept including all the devices that are currently developed, commercialized, or to be developed in the future, or capable of signal transmission.

1, the server 200 refers to an object capable of transmitting and receiving data with at least one or more other devices through a wired or wireless communication environment. In the present invention, the server 200 includes a server 200, , A relay server, a mediation server, and / or a client server.

An example of the server 200 is a cloud server, an IMS (Multimedia Subsystem) server, a telephony application server, an IM (instant messaging) server, a MGCF (Media Gateway Control Function) And a CSCF (Call Session Control Function) server. The server 200 may include an object capable of transmitting and receiving data, such as a PC (personal computer), a notebook computer, and a tablet PC May be implemented as a device.

Meanwhile, the network 300 means a data communication network for transmitting and receiving data between the user terminal 100 and the server 200, and the type thereof is not particularly limited.

For example, it may be an IP (Internet Protocol) network that provides a large capacity data transmission / reception service through an Internet Protocol (IP), or an All IP network that integrates different IP networks.

Also, the network 300 may include a mobile communication network including a wired network, a Wibro (Wireless Broadband) network, a WCDMA, a mobile communication network including a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network and an LTE (Long Term Evolution) LTE-A, 5G (Five Generation), a satellite communication network, and a Wi-Fi network, or a combination of at least one of them.

2 is a block diagram of a user terminal to which the present invention can be applied.

The user terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like.

However, the components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential to the user terminal 100, so that the user terminal 100 having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components of the user terminal 100 will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the user terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the user terminal 100 and the network in which the user terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external server 200 through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast server and transmitting the broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information to the user terminal 100. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information means information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The mobile communication module 112 may be coupled to a base station, an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network, such as, but not limited to, Gobal System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA Transmits and receives wireless signals with one. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be embedded in or externally attached to the display device 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

The wireless Internet module 113, which performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network, is connected to the mobile communication module 110 through the mobile communication network, for example, from the viewpoint that the wireless Internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, (112).

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. 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.

The position information module 115 is a module for acquiring the position of the user terminal 100, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

Referring to FIG. 2, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the display device. 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 sensing unit 140 may be connected to the user terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the user terminal 100, the location of the user terminal 100, the user's contact, the orientation of the user terminal 100, The sensing unit 140 may be a gyroscope sensor, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, or the like, for example.

It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be discussed later in connection with touch screens.

The output unit 150 is for generating an output relating to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, 155), and the like.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information to be processed by the user terminal 100. For example, when the user terminal 100 is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to a call is displayed. In a game mode, a UI or a GUI related to a game can be displayed.

The display unit 151 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. The display unit 151 may include at least one of the inside or the outside of the user terminal 100.

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. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type.

With this structure, a user can view an object located behind the body of the user terminal 100 through an area occupied by the display unit 151 of the body of the user terminal 100. [

As described above, the display unit 151 may exist in the interior and / or the exterior of the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the user terminal 100. For example, in the user terminal 100, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, and may be disposed on different surfaces.

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

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 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 (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed within an interior region of a display device that is wrapped by the touch screen or near the touch screen.

The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays.

The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high. Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, Information corresponding to the proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern can be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions performed in the user terminal 100 (e.g., call signal reception tones, message reception tones, game background sounds, game sound effects, etc.). The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the user terminal 100. Examples of the event generated in the user terminal 100 include game related recommendation item information reception, call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 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 mixed form of vibration or vibration and a notification signal. In this case, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be connected to the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, .

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store data input / output (for example, game data information, telephone directory, message, audio, ) For the temporary storage. The memory unit 160 may store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, the number of game execution times, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), 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 user terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs storage functions of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path to all the external devices connected to the user terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the user terminal 100 or allows data in the user terminal 100 to be transmitted to an external device.

For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

When considering that the wireless Internet module 113 and the short-range communication module 114 can be used as the wireless data port, they may be understood as a kind of the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the user terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the user terminal 100 through the port.

The interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the user terminal 100 when the user terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle or various command signals input from the cradle by the user are transmitted to the user terminal 100. [ (Not shown). Various command signals input from the cradle or the power source may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the user terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the user terminal 100. For example, performing related control and processing for game execution, voice call, data communication, video call, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

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

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation 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 180 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 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

3 is another block diagram of a user terminal to which the present invention can be applied.

The user terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 210, an audio / video input unit 220, a user input unit 230, an output unit 250, a memory 260, an interface unit 270, A power supply unit 280, a power supply unit 290, and the like.

The wireless communication unit 210 may include a wireless Internet module 213 and a local area communication module 214. The output unit 250 may include a display unit 251 and an audio output module 253.

The components of the user terminal 100 are the same as or substantially similar to the respective components of the user terminal 100 described above with reference to FIG. Therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted for the sake of simplicity in this specification.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item recommendation service in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item recommendation service in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

Referring to FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a server can check game play pattern information and wear item information for each of at least one user using the online game for each progressing stage of the online game, Can be stored in the server. (S401)

At this time, the online game includes a role playing game (RPG), which is a type of game in which one of the characters having various roles is selected and played, or a MMORPG (multi-player game) Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game) or a FPS (First Person Shooting) game in which a character selected by the user plays a game at first person's viewpoint. However, this is merely an example, and the above-described online game can be interpreted as a concept including all kinds of online games that have been developed or will be developed in the future.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5, the game play pattern information confirmed by the server according to the present invention includes at least one of at least one game character existing in the online game, And information on what kind of game character is selected for each progressing stage. (501) may be performed in the game play pattern record storage unit in the server, but it may be set to be performed by another configuration in the server.

For example, assume that the characters A, B, and C exist in the online game. At this time, the game play pattern information includes information indicating that the user who uses the online game has selected the B character and the C character at the first step of the online game and played the game, In the second stage of the game, the player may select the A character, and the player may play the game by selecting the C character.

In other words, when information on what kinds of game characters are selected by a plurality of users is checked for each progressing stage of the online game as described above, It is possible to know information about what character is considered as a preferred character.

Therefore, according to the present invention in which such information is stored cumulatively, it is possible to extract information on which character is the most preferred character for each step in the game among the users of the online game in the future, There is an effect that a recommendation item determined based on the recommendation item can be provided to a specific user.

5, the game play pattern information may include at least one of a frequency of use for each of the selected game character types, and a progress of the online game using each of the selected game characters , Information on the ability of the selected game character to be improved or ability to be decreased due to wearing of the wearing item for each progressing stage of the online game. (501)

The frequency of use of each type of game character selected by a plurality of users for each progress stage of the online game included in the game play pattern information and the time required to complete each of the progress stages of the online game using each of the selected game characters Information and ability information of the selected game character due to wearing of the wearing item for each of the progressing stages of the online game, It is possible to know information on the most advantageous game characters considered in completing the progress step and information on what is advantageous in completing each of the progress steps for each of the game characters.

Therefore, according to the present invention in which such information is stored cumulatively, it is possible to extract information about which item is most advantageous for each character among the users of the online game in each step in the game, There is an effect that a recommendation item determined based on the recommendation item can be provided to a specific user.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the server may be configured such that a specific user in the online game is applied to the game character of the specific user before playing the respective online game progress steps Applied item information can be analyzed. (S402) Further, the analysis can be performed in the item efficiency unit in the server as shown in FIG. 5, but it can be set to be performed by another configuration in the server only as an example. (502)

Here, the specific user may be one of arbitrary users who use the online game, and the analyzed applicable item information may include information on an item currently worn by the game character of the specific user, Information about an item that the game character currently does not wear but holds (for example, information about an item held in a character item store, inventory, etc., in the game).

In addition to analyzing the applied item information applied to the specific game character of the specific user, in addition to analyzing the type of the item applied to or held by the game character of the specific user, An analysis of how much an item has an efficiency in the stage of an online game can also be performed.

That is, the analysis of how much an item has an efficiency depends on how much the item currently applied to or held by the game character of the specific user is To quantitatively or qualitatively indicate whether or not it is possible to perform as much contribution as possible.

In this case, the analysis of the applicable item information may be performed according to a predetermined period (for example, every step of the online game, etc.), but the analysis may be performed in real time according to the setting.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the server stores information on the analyzed applied item, game play pattern information and wear item information of one or more users in the pre- To determine recommendation item information for the game character of the specific user. (S403, 503 to 504) The determination of such recommendation item information may be performed for each progressing stage of the online game.

In addition, the server may provide the determined recommended item information to the specific user. (S404, 505)

At this time, the recommendation item information may be determined as an item that can maximize the ability value of the game character of the specific user, or may be determined to be the highest It can be determined as an item that can be.

That is, the recommendation item information may be information on a game character and an item that can give the most favorable result when the specific user performs a specific game step, and may be determined according to various criteria as described above.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the determination of the recommendation item information may be performed based on at least one of items previously owned by the specific user, items available for purchase, items obtainable at the progress stage of the online game As shown in FIG.

Therefore, in addition to the item currently possessed by the specific user, items that can be purchased in the online game or items that can be acquired in the progress stage of the online game to play the game are also considered to determine the recommended item information, The recommendation item information may be determined based on only one of the criteria.

In the present invention, the recommendation item information includes at least one of recommendation item type (item type information), recommendation item capability value (capability information), price information (item price information), and / (For example, if there is a level restriction on wearing an item, whether or not the game character of the specific user satisfies the level, and if the level is not satisfied, the game character of the specific user is satisfied (For example, information on the level reference for making the recommendation item, information about the number of levels remaining up to the level reference, etc.), degree of increase in the game character's ability value of the specific user expected when the recommendation item is worn Quantitative / qualitative information on what extent the ability of a person's performance is improved) .

Also, as shown in FIG. 6, the recommendation item information may include information on how much time can be reduced in completing a game to be played when a recommended item is applied.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the recommendation item information may include first recommendation item information, second recommendation item information, and third recommendation item information.

In this case, each of the first recommendation item information, the second recommendation item information, and the third recommendation item information may be determined in the order in which the determined recommendation item information is sorted in descending order.

That is, when there are a plurality of recommended items to be determined, they are sorted in descending order of items that can provide the highest efficiency (time shortening or ability enhancement aspect) in completing the stage of the game to be played, The first recommendation item information item, the second recommendation item information item, and the second recommendation item information item may be the second recommendation item information and the third recommendation item information, respectively.

Therefore, in the present invention, the three recommendation item information items referred to as the first recommendation item information to the third recommendation item information may be provided for only three or more recommended item information, and in this case, The order of the recommendation item information can be determined. Alternatively, three or less recommended item information may be set to be provided.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 7, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the server provides the recommendation item information to the specific user, the specific user can transmit a re-recommendation request message as a response thereto.

For example, if the recommendation item information is determined based on an item that can reduce the time required to complete the game step currently being played as shown in FIG. 7, It is possible to request re-recommendation based on the item having the highest ability value of the game character within the game level.

Accordingly, the specific user can transmit the re-recommendation request message to the server. In this case, the re-recommendation request message may be a natural language input by the specific user as text.

Here, the term 'natural language' refers to a character that represents a language used by humans, not a computer language, and the type of language, English, and the like may not be limited.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the server receiving the re-recommendation request message transmits a re-recommendation criterion of the specific user included in the re-recommendation request message (for example, The server can determine the re-recommendation item information for the game character of the specific user according to the user's recommendation request message, the item with the highest ability value of the character, etc.) After recognizing the criterion using the natural language recognition technique, the re-recommendation item information can be determined based on the recognized re-recommendation criterion.

The natural language recognition technology that can be applied in the present invention can be applied including a natural language recognition technology that has been developed or will be developed in the future.

The server may provide the determined re-recommendation item information to the specific user.

On the other hand, the above-described method can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer that can be created as a program that can be executed in a computer and operates the program using a computer-readable medium. Further, the structure of the data used in the above-described method can be recorded on a computer-readable medium through various means. Computer readable media for storing executable computer code for carrying out the various methods of the present invention include magnetic storage media (e.g., ROM, floppy disks, hard disks, etc.), optical readable media (e.g., Etc.).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed methods should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents falling within the scope of the invention.

A method and an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an online game according to the present invention can be applied to various methods and apparatuses for providing an item recommendation service of an online game.

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A method for providing an item recommendation service of an online game by a server,
Confirming and storing game play pattern information and wear item information of each of at least one user using the online game for each progress stage of the online game;
Analyzing application item information previously applied to a game character of the specific user before a specific user in the online game performs a play for each of the progress stages of the online game;
Determining recommended item information for a game character of the specific user at each progressing step of the online game based on the analyzed applied item information, the stored game play pattern information, and the worn item information; And
And providing the determined recommender item information to the specific user. 2. The game apparatus according to claim 1,
A type and a selection frequency of a game character selected by at least one of the at least one game character existing in the online game, a time information required to complete each of the progress stages of the online game, And the attribute information of the character is changed. The method according to claim 1,
Item information that can maximize the ability value of the game character of the specific user or item information that can reduce the time required for completing each of the progress stages of the online game to the highest level, Wherein the item recommendation service is an online game item recommendation service. 4. The method according to claim 3,
The first recommendation item information, the second recommendation item information, and the third recommendation item information,
Wherein each of the first recommendation item information, the second recommendation item information, and the third recommendation item information is determined in the order in which the determined recommendation item information is sorted in descending order. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the online game is determined on the basis of at least one of an item held by the specific user, an item available for purchase in the online game, and an item obtainable within the progress stage of the online game to be played. How to provide my item recommendation service. The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a re-recommendation request message from the specific user in response to providing the recommendation item information;
Determining re-recommendation item information for the game character of the specific user according to the re-recommendation criterion of the specific user included in the re-recommendation request message; And
And providing the determined re-recommendable item information to the specific user. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the re-
A natural language inputted by the specific user as text,
Wherein the re-recommendation item information recognizes the re-recommendation criterion of the specific user included in the re-recommendation request message made up of the natural language, and determines the recommended re-recommendation criterion according to the recognized re- Way. The method according to claim 1,
Information on the recommendable item type, capability information, price information, and wearability, and a degree of change in the game character's ability value of the specific user expected when the recommendation item is applied. How to provide my item recommendation service. An apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of an online game,
A communication unit for performing data communication with a mobile terminal of each of at least one user using the online game; And
And a controller for controlling an operation of an apparatus for providing an item recommendation service of the online game,
Wherein the control unit confirms and stores game play pattern information and wear item information of each of at least one user using the online game for each progressing step of the online game,
Analyzing application item information previously applied to a game character of the specific user before a specific user in the online game performs a play for each of the progress stages of the online game,
Determining recommended item information for a game character of the specific user at each progressing step of the online game based on the analyzed applied item information, the game play pattern information, and the worn item information,
And provides the determined recommender item information to the specific user. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
Information on the type and number of times of selection of the game character selected by each of the at least one user among the at least one game character existing in the online game, time information for completing each of the progress stages of the online game, And stores the game play pattern information including the attribute information of the character in the game play pattern information. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
Item information that can maximize the ability value of the game character of the specific user or item information that can reduce the time required for completing each of the progress stages of the online game to the highest level, And determines the recommendation item information. The method according to claim 9,
The first recommendation item information, the second recommendation item information, and the third recommendation item information,
Wherein the controller determines each of the first recommendation item information, the second recommendation item information, and the third recommendation item information in the order in which the determined recommendation item information is sorted in descending order, Device. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
Based on at least one of an item held by the specific user, an item available for purchase in the online game, and an item obtainable in the progress stage of the online game to be played, Of recommending service. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
When receiving the re-recommendation request message from the specific user in response to the provision of the recommendation item information,
Recommendation item information for the game character of the specific user is determined according to the re-recommendation criterion of the specific user included in the re-recommendation request message, and control is provided to provide the determined re-recommendation item information to the specific user Of the online game. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the re-
A natural language inputted by the specific user as text,
Wherein the controller recognizes the re-recommendation criteria of the specific user included in the re-recommendation request message including the natural language, and determines the re-recommendation item information. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
Information on the recommended item type, capability information, price information, and wearability, and the degree of increase in the game character ability value of the specific user expected when the recommendation item is worn, And an item recommendation service providing device of an online game.

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