KR20180090225A - Dart game apparatus, dart game server and computer program stored in computer readable medium for managing credit using credit identifier - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a dart game apparatus in which a credit is managed using a credit identifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The dart game apparatus may comprise: login request information -the login request information includes user identification information- and settlement information to a dart game server, and transmits credit information -the credit includes a global credit, a chain credit, and a device credit, and each credit includes amount information-; and a control unit determining a usable credit for executing a dart game based on at least one of the credit identifier of the credit information, dart game apparatus identification information, and dart game shop identification information, and generates the settlement information by calculating a cost.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer program stored in a computer-readable medium, a computer program stored in a computer-readable medium, a computer-readable medium storing a computer-

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present disclosure relates to a dart game apparatus, and more particularly to managing a credit for logging in a dart game.

In general, a dart means "small arrow", and the score is given by throwing an arrow-shaped dart pin to the target of the centrifugal number with a number. Darts have the advantage of being able to enjoy darts in the form of arrowheads, and anyone, anywhere, anytime, with a dart target. In recent years, the development of a variety of game methods and scoring methodology has evolved into a world-class leisure, enjoying the game easily and without a man or woman.

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

With the popularization of darts, dart game devices have been installed in various places, and management of the credits charged in the dart game devices has become important. There is a demand for a method to systematically manage credits in a shop with a dart game device. Also, as the number of dart game competitions increases, it is required to develop credits that can be used in dart game events or competitions.

Prior Art Document: Korea Patent Publication: KR10-2010-0034313

The present invention has been made in response to the background art described above, and is intended to provide a dart game device and a dart game server that manage credits for logging into a dart game using a credit identifier.

A dart game apparatus in which a credit is managed using a credit identifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for realizing the above-mentioned problems is disclosed. The dart game apparatus comprises:

Login request information, the login request information including user identification information, and settlement information to a dart game server, and credit information, the credits including global credits, chain credits and device credits, And each credit includes amount information; And

Determining a usable credit for executing a dart game based on at least one of the credit identifier of the credit information, the dart game device identification information, and the dart game shop identification information, To generate the settlement information;

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Alternatively, the control unit may decide to display the credit information on the display, and may determine a credit to be paid for the dart game fee based on the user input.

Alternatively, the control unit may determine a credit to be charged for the dart game based on a predetermined algorithm, which algorithm prioritizes the chain credit and the global credit when the device credit is available, the device credit to the available credit Determine chain credits as available credits, prior to global credits where chain credits are available, and global credits as available credits if device credits and chain credits are not available and global credits are available Lt; / RTI >

Alternatively, the amount information may include at least one of dart game count information related to the number of games in which the dart game can proceed, and dart game usage amount information related to the amount of usage in which the dart game can proceed.

Alternatively, the settlement information may be information that subtracts the number of darts from the amount information.

Alternatively, the settlement information may be information for subtracting the amount of the dart game from the amount information, and the controller may further include a predetermined algorithm when the amount of use of the dart game is subtracted from the amount information of the available credits, The algorithm may decide to deduct the dart game usage from the amount information of other available credits determined based on the credits to be deducted in the order of device credits, chain credits, and global credits.

Alternatively, the controller may determine that the dart game is to be terminated immediately if all of the dart game usage is exhausted and no other credits are available, or that the dart game usage is all subtracted and no other credits are available , It is determined that the game is to be terminated when the predetermined game unit of the dart game being executed ends, and the settlement information is updated so that the game cost is deducted based on the dart game usage amount.

Alternatively, if the available credit does not exist in the credit information, the control unit may determine to output a screen for charging the credit on the display, and update the settlement information so that the credit is charged.

Alternatively, the control unit may cause the at least part of the amount included in the credit to be converted to the amount of the other credit based on the user input, or to transfer at least a part of the amount included in the credit to the amount of the other credit in accordance with the predetermined credit conversion algorithm And the network connection unit can transmit the credit change request to the dart game server.

A dart game server in which credits are managed using a credit identifier is disclosed in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The dart game server receives login request information from a dart game device, the login request information includes user identification information and settlement information, and the credit information includes a global credit, a chain credit, and a device credit A network connection unit for transmitting the credit information to the dart game apparatus, wherein the network connection unit is divided by a credit identifier, and each credit includes amount information; a log-in processing unit for processing login based on the user identification information included in the login request information, And a processor for updating the credit information based on the received settlement information, and a memory in which the credit information is stored.

Alternatively, the network connection unit may request a credit change request from the dart game apparatus, and the credit change request may cause the at least a part of the amount included in the credit to be converted into the amount of another credit based on the user input, A request to convert at least a portion of the amount included in the credit to an amount of another credit, and the processor may update the credit information based on the credit conversion request.

A dart game device in which a credit is managed using a credit identifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is disclosed. The dart game apparatus comprises login request information, the login request information including user identification information, dart game apparatus identification information and dart game shop identification information, and settlement information to the dart game server, Wherein the game start information includes game start information including information on available credits determined based on at least one of the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information from the dart game server, And a control unit for generating a settlement information when the dart game ends, and the settlement information is information obtained by calculating the cost of the dart game based on the amount information corresponding to the available credits.

A dart game server in which credits are managed using a credit identifier is disclosed in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The dart game server includes login request information from a dart game device, the login request information includes user identification information, dart game device identification information and dart game shop identification information, and settlement information, and the settlement information corresponds to available credits Which is the information obtained by calculating the amount of the dart game fee from the amount information of the dart game device, and transmits the game start information to the dart game device; a login process of the user based on the user identification information included in the login request information , The credit information based on the user identification information, the credit includes a global credit, a chain credit, and a device credit, and is distinguished by a credit identifier, and each credit includes amount information, A credit identifier included in the dart game device identification table, A processor for determining a usable credit based on the dart game shop identification information, generating game start information for starting a dart game in the dart game apparatus, and updating the credit information based on the settlement information; And a memory in which credit information is stored.

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more instructions executed by one or more processors of a dart game device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure is disclosed. The computer program causing the computer to execute the steps of: causing the network connection unit of the dart game apparatus to transmit login request information and the login request information include user identification information to the dart game server; A command for receiving from the dart game server a global credit, a chain credit, and a device credit, each of which is classified by a credit identifier, and each credit includes amount information; Determining a usable credit for executing a dart game based on at least one of a credit identifier of the dart game apparatus, identification information of the dart game apparatus and identification information of the dart game shop, and calculating settlement of the dart game cost from the amount information corresponding to the credit To generate information It may comprise an instruction to the network connection of the command and the dart game device to transmit the settlement information to the dart game server.

Disclosed is a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium including one or more instructions executed by one or more processors of a dart game server in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure. The computer program causing the computer program to cause the dart game server to receive from the dart game device a network connection of the dart game server to receive login request information and the login request information includes user identification information, Processing the login based on the user identification information included in the request information, and the credit information includes the global credit, the chain credit, and the device credit, and is distinguished by the credit identifier, and each credit includes the amount information A command for allowing the network connection unit of the dart game server to transmit the credit information to the dart game apparatus; a command for confirming the dart game cost in the amount information corresponding to the available credits; Number of settlement information settled Instructions for causing the processor of the dart game server to update the credit information based on the settlement information.

A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more instructions executed by one or more processors of a dart game device in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure is disclosed. The computer program comprising instructions for causing a network connection of a dart game device to send login request information, wherein the login request information includes user identification information, dart game device identification information and dart game shop identification information to a dart game server, A command to receive game start information including information on available credits determined based on at least one of the credit identifier of the credit information, the dart game device identification information, and the dart game shop identification information; The control unit of the dart game apparatus determines that the dart game is completed and the settlement information indicates that the dart game cost is calculated from the amount information corresponding to the available credits The information that has been settled. And a command for causing the network connection unit of the dart game apparatus to transmit the settlement information to the dart game server.

Disclosed is a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium including one or more instructions executed by one or more processors of a dart game server in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure. The computer program comprising instructions for causing a network connection of a dart game server to receive login request information, the login request information including user identification information, dart game device identification information and dart game shop identification information;

The processor of the dart game server processes the login of the user based on the user identification information included in the login request information, and the credit information based on the user identification information includes the global credit, the chain credit, and the device credit Wherein the credit information includes at least one of a credit identifier, a credit identifier, and an amount of money, wherein each credit includes amount information, and based on the credit identifier, the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information included in the credit information, A command for causing the network connection unit of the dart game server to transmit the game start information to the dart game apparatus, a command for causing the dart game server to start the dart game, The network connection unit of the < RTI ID = 0.0 > The settlement information is information obtained by calculating the cost of the dart game from the amount information corresponding to the available credit, and a processor for causing the processor of the dart game server to update the credit information based on the settlement information And the like.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, credits that can be used in a dart game can be effectively managed.

Some of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which the features of the present disclosure referred to above are understood in detail, with the following detailed description, and with reference to the following embodiments. In addition, like reference numerals in the drawings are intended to refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views. It should be understood, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical exemplary embodiments of this disclosure and are not to be considered limiting of its scope, and that other embodiments having the same effect may be fully recognized Please note.
1 is a conceptual diagram showing a dart game system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
2 is a block diagram showing the configurations of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a dart game server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system in which credits are managed using a credit identifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system in which credits are managed using a credit identifier according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing a dart game apparatus displaying credit information according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG.

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

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

In addition, the term " comprises "and / or" comprising " means that the features and / or components are present, but excludes the presence or addition of one or more other features, components, and / It should be understood that it does not. Also, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise or to the contrary, the singular forms in this specification and claims should generally be construed to mean "one or more. &Quot;

In addition, the terms "information" and "data ", as used herein, are often used interchangeably.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The objects and advantages of the present disclosure, as well as technical structures for achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present disclosure. It is to be understood that the following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present disclosure and may vary depending on the user, the intention or custom of the operator, and the like.

However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various different forms. Only these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art to which this disclosure belongs, and this disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims . Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a dart game system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a dart game system may include a dart game device 100, a dart game server 200, and a user terminal 300. The dart game device 100, the dart game server 200, and the user terminal 300 may be connected through a communication network 400. Data can be transmitted and received between the components connected to the communication network 400 through the communication network 400.

The user can select the dart game device 100 to be used. The dart game device 100 may be installed in a space where a game such as a pub can be enjoyed. The dart game device 100 may be plural, and the user may select any one of the plurality of dart game devices 100. [

Although not shown in the drawing, the dart game server 200 may be integrally provided in the dart game apparatus 100. The dart game system operator may install the dart game server 200 in the dart game apparatus 100. [ For example, any one of the dart game devices can be selected and set as the main dart game device. The dart game device other than the main dart game device may be a sub-dart game device, and the dart game server 200 may be installed in the main dart game device. However, this is an illustrative example, and the dart game server 200 may be located outside the dart game apparatus 100 and may communicate with other dart game apparatuses. The sub dart game device may be plural. The main dart game device may be connected to a dart game server installed therein through a network. In addition, the main dart game device and one or more sub dart game devices may be connected through the communication network 400. [

The communication network 400 includes a wireless LAN (WLAN), a Wi-Fi, a wireless broadband (Wibro), a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) , IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and a Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS).

The local area communication technology may be Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wide Band (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication ), And the like.

The wired communication technology may include USB communication, Ethernet, serial communication, optical / coaxial cable, and the like.

The dart game system may use the user terminal 300 to provide a means of logging into the dart game device 100 or controlling the dart game device and the dart game.

The dart game apparatus 100 can execute a dart game by allowing the user to select a usable credit usable for the dart game. The credits available for darts may include global credits, chain credits, and device credits. The types of credits are not limited to global credit chain credits and device credits, and may include combinations or other credits. Depending on the type of credit, a group of available dart game devices or dart game devices may be preset. Users can earn credits for playing darts by charging credits or by switching the amount included in other types of credits. The charging of the credit may be performed by receiving the amount of money input from the cash input unit (not shown) of the player input unit 130 or by receiving the credit card payment information from the dart game apparatus 100 or the user terminal 300 have. The conversion of the credit may be determined by receiving an external input from the dart game device 100 or may be determined according to a result input from the user terminal 300 or may be determined according to a predetermined algorithm. A detailed description thereof will be given later with reference to FIG.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the credit may be a charged amount for playing a dart game in a dart game device. The credits may include global credits, chain credits, and device credits. The credit may be distinguished by the credit identifier, and each credit may include the amount information. The credit identifier may be an ID that depends on the type of credit. The global credit may be a credit available to all dart gaming devices. The chain credits may be credits that can be used in a particular group of dart gaming devices. For example, chain credits may be credits that can be used by any dart gaming device installed in a particular chain of bars (groups). Using chain credits, certain chain bars can attract guests by opening an event that allows them to charge their darts at a discounted price. The device credits may be credits that can be used in a particular device. Device credits can be credits that can only be used on one device, or credits that can only be used by a specific vendor. In addition to chain credits, companies with dart gaming devices can open a credit-charging discount event using device credits that are only available to their vendors, or they can open a separate dart competition from the vendor.

The amount information included in the credit may be information on a time when the dart game device can be used. The amount information may be deducted from the dart game usage amount information, which is information using the dart game apparatus. Also, the amount information included in the credit may include information on the number of times the dart game can be played in the dart game mode. When the dart game mode is progressed, the number of times of dart game played in the number of times of dart game information can be subtracted from the number of times of dart game. The amount information included in the credit may be as much as the user has charged or converted, and the amount information of the credit may be set only up to the upper limit set by the dart game device or the dart game device manager.

By using credits that can be distinguished by the credit identifier, the company can carry out various events, and can provide the customer with the price of using the dart game device different from the price used in the entire dart game device. So that a dart game can be enjoyed efficiently. For example, customers can spend more time playing darts by converting the amount of money in global credit to the amount of device credits that are available for each amount of money. In addition, a company providing a dart game device can provide information to the user terminal to confirm the credit information by managing the credit information in the server.

The dart game device identification information may be used to determine device credits as available credits if they are the same or related to the device credential identifier. The dart game shop identification information may be used to determine chain credits as available credits if they are the same or related to the chain credit identifiers. The case where the identifiers are related will be described later with reference to FIG. The dart game device identification information may include at least one of the identification information of the dart game device, the unique number, the location information, the version information of the program, and the login record information. The dart game device identification information may be an ID of a dart game device capable of distinguishing the dart game device. The dart game shop identification information may be an ID of a dart game shop that can distinguish the dart game shop. The dart game shop identification information may include information for identifying the shop where the dart game apparatus is installed. For example, the dart game shop identification information may include an identifier for identifying a beer store knockout point, an identifier for identifying a beer store chain merchant, and the like. The specific examples of the above-mentioned identifiers are illustrative only and do not limit the scope of the present disclosure.

2 is a block diagram showing the configurations of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

A dart game apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention includes a dart target 110, a sensing unit 120, a player input unit 130, an output unit 140, a camera unit 150a, A network connection unit 160, a player recognition unit 170, a memory 180, a control unit 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, so that a dart game device having more or fewer components may be implemented. Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

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

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

The sensing unit 120 can sense the play of the dart game player performed on the dart target 110. [ The sensing unit 120 may be able to evaluate the play of the actual game player. The sensing unit 120 can sense whether the dart pin thrown by the game player hits the dart target 110 or hits the area where the dart pin is hit. The sensing unit 120 may electrically convert the score corresponding to the area where the dart pins are plugged and transmit the score to the control unit 190. [ Alternatively, the sensing unit 120 may transmit an electrical signal corresponding to the area where the dart pins are plugged to the control unit 190, and the score corresponding to the electrical signal may be calculated by the control unit 190.

The player input unit 130 receives a player's input for controlling the dart game apparatus 100. [ The player 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 player input unit 130 may also include cameras 151a, ..., 153a or a microphone. Additionally, the player input 130 may also include a short range communication module (not shown) as described below. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the player input 130 may comprise a local communication module (not shown) of the network connection 160. When the player input unit 130 includes a local communication module of the network connection unit 160, the player input unit 130 may be configured to receive the user input input by the external console device. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology. For example, when the player input unit 130 performs near field communication using infrared communication, the external console device may be an infrared remote controller. Alternatively, when the player input unit 130 performs short-range communication using the Bluetooth function, the external console device may be a mobile device including a Bluetooth module. The mobile device including the Bluetooth module may be, for example, a smart phone including a Bluetooth module. The above-described local communication technique is merely an example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The player can select a dart game method, a matchmaking request, a match approval, the number of dart game players, a dart game play method, and the like through the player input unit 130. For example, the player can input the number of dart game players, the dart game play method (zero-one game, cricket game, count-up game, etc.), the dart game method (one- Offline matchmaking requests and match approvals can be selected.

The player input unit 130 receives a voice or an action through a camera 151a, ..., 153a or a microphone of the player by sensing a key operation or a touch input of the player and converting the received voice or action into an input signal . For this purpose, known Speech Recognition or Motion Recognition techniques may be used.

The player input unit 130 may receive an input of a user to switch charging and credit of the credit. The player input unit 130 may include a cash input unit (not shown) and a payment card recognition unit (not shown) so that the user can input credits. When cash is input to the player input unit 130, the controller 190 displays the credit information on the display 142 to select a type of credit to be charged. The player input unit 130 may receive a user input for selecting a type of credit displayed on the display 142. [ The control unit 190 may update the settlement information so that the credit is charged based on the amount of money input to the player input unit 130. [ The payment card recognizing unit (not shown) included in the player input unit 130 may receive the payment card information of the user. In addition, the player input unit 130 may receive a user's input and cause the game cost to select a credit to be paid. For example, the global credit, the chain credit, and the device credit can be changed by pressing the up and down buttons of the player input unit 130, and the game cost can be changed from the available credits to the credits to be paid. Can be confirmed.

The player input unit 130 may receive a user's input and generate a credit conversion request for causing the controller 190 to convert at least a part of the amount included in the credit to an amount of another credit. Through the player input unit 130, the user can select the type of credit to be converted according to the predetermined conversion ratio of the inter-credit amount.

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

The sound output module 141 can output audio data received from the network connection unit 160 or stored in the memory 180 in a game sound effect, a game operation guide, a game method description, and the like. The sound output module 141 also outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a game sound effect) performed in the dart game device 100. [ The sound output module 141 can also output sound from a game player or a third party using another dart game device received via the network connection unit 160. [ The sound output module 141 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like. When the cash is put into the dart game apparatus 100 or the card settlement information is inputted, the cash information and / or the card settlement information may be output as audio information by the sound output module.

Also, the sound output module 141 can output the credit information as audio information. For example, the sound output module 141 may provide an acoustic output of " Global Credit 30 minutes has been converted to 1 credit for device credit " if at least a portion of the amount included in the credit is converted to another credit amount. The acoustic output is only an example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The display 142 displays (outputs) information to be processed in the dart game device 100. For example, when the dart game device 100 is in the game play mode guidance mode, the display 142 may output a selectable game play mode. Additionally, when the dart game device 100 receives an offline matchmaking request, the display 142 may output a list of players waiting for matchmaking. In addition, when the dart game device 100 is playing a game, the display 142 may display a score sensed through the sensing unit 120, a game using another dart game device received through the network connection unit 160 It is possible to output a video image of a player or a third party.

When the dart game device 100 is in the credit information guidance mode, the display 142 may display the available credit information selectable by the player. The display 142 may display a means for changing the amount of the credit, a notice, etc. according to the available credit selected by the player. For example, credits can be charged, credits switched, credit conversion algorithms, and payment logs. Here, the settlement log may be records whose credits have been changed according to the date. The items displayed on the above-described display are merely examples, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The display 142 may display user identification information, dart game device identification information, dart game shop identification information, and settlement information. In addition, the dart game device identification information may include at least one of identification information of a dart game device, a unique number, location information, version information of the program, and login record information. The dart game device identification information may be an ID of a dart game device capable of distinguishing the dart game device. The dart game shop identification information may be an ID of a dart game shop that can distinguish the dart game shop. The settlement information may be information obtained by calculating the cost of the dart game in the amount information corresponding to the available credits. In addition, display 142 may display game location information, amount information per game, event information related to dart game costs, and the like. The above-described dart game apparatus identification information and the information displayed on the display are merely examples, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The display 142 may display the amount of cash input by the dart game device 100. The display 142 may also display the remaining amount to be charged to complete charging of the credit. For example, if you choose to charge $ 10,000 and $ 7,000 is charged, the display can display $ 3,000 for the remaining amount to be credited. The indication of the amount is only an example, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

The display 142 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ), And a three-dimensional display (3D display). Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) or the like.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there may be more than one display 142, depending on the implementation of the dart game device 100. [ For example, in the dart game apparatus 100, a plurality of displays may be spaced apart or arranged integrally on one surface, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively. For example, the display 142 may include a display disposed at the top of the dart target 110, a display disposed at the bottom of the dart target 110, or may include one of the displays . For example, one display may be disposed at the top of a cash input unit (not shown) of the player input unit 130 to output an advertisement or output the amount of cash input. However, the position in which the above-described display is disposed is only an example, and the display may be placed at various positions for design needs or visual effects.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in capacitance, such as a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display 142 or a specific portion of the display 142, to an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch. If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the controller 190. Thus, the control unit 190 can recognize which area of the display 142 is touched or the like.

The lighting unit 143 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the dart game apparatus 100. [ Examples of events that occur in the dart game device 100 include identification of the dart game player, hit of the dart, change of the dart game player, and end of the game. The illumination unit 143 may include an LED (Light Emission Diode) to inform the user of the occurrence of the event through the blinking of the LED. The LEDs may be disposed on the backside of the dart target 110, and may be blinked according to a blinking pattern stored in advance according to the occurrence of an event. For example, one or more LEDs may be assigned to each portion of the dart target 110. The assigned LEDs may be disposed on the back side of the dart target 110 and in a direction toward the outside of the dart game device 100. [ When the LEDs illuminate light, the light emitted by the LEDs may pass through the dart target 110, which is transparent or translucent, to deliver a visual output to the user. Alternatively, the light illuminated by the LED may transmit a visual output to a user through a gap present in the dart target 110.

The lighting unit 143 may inform the user of what credit is being used by making a difference in the color of the lighting depending on the kind of credit that is paid out and paid for the dart game. In addition, when the credit is charged, the remaining time until the expiration time for inputting the cash or the card payment information into the dart game apparatus 100 expires can be informed to the user through lighting or color change of illumination. In addition, the lighting unit 143 can induce the user's input by illuminating only the portion of the target 110 or the dart game apparatus 100 to which the dart should be thrown in a dark indoor environment. For example, at the credit settlement step, at least one of the cash input unit and the payment card recognition unit may be brightened.

The output unit 140 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, a vibration. As another example, you can also output a signal to notify the start of the game by spark ignition or firecracker. In one aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2, the output section 140 may include an acoustic output section 141, a display 142, and an illumination section 143. For example, the output unit 140 may output the credit information and the settlement information in various manners.

The camera unit 150a includes a plurality of cameras 151a to 153a and image frames processed by the cameras 151a to 153a are stored in the memory 180 or transmitted to the network connection unit 160. [ Lt; / RTI > The camera unit 150a may be composed of one camera or two or more cameras depending on the use environment.

The camera unit 150a can photograph the motion of the user or photograph the locus of the dart pin. In addition, the camera unit 150a can take a picture of the user's play so that the control unit 190 can record a cheating behavior in the case of a cheating action of the user.

The optical sensor unit 150b includes one or more optical sensors 151b and 153b and the optical sensors 151b and 153b are disposed on one or more of the movement paths 520 of the dart pins 510 May be arranged to sense the dart pin 510 at points 530, 540.

The network connection unit 160 includes one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the dart game apparatus 100 and the wired / wireless communication system or between the dart game apparatus 100 and the network in which the dart game apparatus 100 is located . In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection 160 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The network connection unit 160 may include a wired / wireless Internet module for network connection. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies. Wired Internet technologies include XDSL (Digital Subscriber Line), FTTH (Fiber to the home), and PLC (Power Line Communication).

The network connection unit 160 may transmit data to and receive data from an electronic device including a short distance communication module located in a relatively short distance from the dart game device 100, including a short distance communication module. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 can detect the connection state of the network and the transmission / reception speed of the network. Data received via the network connection 160 may be output via the output 140, stored via the memory 180, or transmitted to other electronic devices in the vicinity via the local communication module.

When the credit information is changed in the dart game device 100, the information on the credit information may be transmitted to the mobile or PC of the player based on the identification information of the player by the network connection unit 160. [

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may transmit log-in request information and settlement information to the dart game server 200. The login request information may include information for allowing the dart game server 200 to process the login based on the user identification information, including the user identification information. The settlement information may be information obtained by calculating the cost of the dart game in the amount information corresponding to the available credits. The settlement information may include a log of the variable amount information and may only include information on the last updated amount. Also, the network connection unit 160 may receive the user identification information from the dart game server 200.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may transmit the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information to the dart game server 300. [ The dart game device identification information may include at least one of identification information of the dart game device, a unique number, location information, version information of the program, and login record information. The dart game shop identification information may include at least one of identification information of the dart game shop, management number, location information, and information of the dart game devices. The dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information may be stored in the memory 180 or may be generated in the control unit 190. [

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may transmit a credit change request to the dart game server 300. The credit change request may cause at least a part of the amount included in the credit to be converted to an amount of another credit based on a user's input or may be converted into an amount of another credit in accordance with a predetermined credit conversion algorithm Lt; / RTI > The algorithm may be an algorithm for switching the amount of credit of the remaining kind to the kind of credit having the largest dart game use time or the number of dart games per amount of available credits. For example, a global credit may have two hours of dart game time, and no device credit may have time to use a dart game. In this case, if the conversion ratio of global credit and device credit is 1: 2, you can enjoy the dart game for a longer time with the device credit. Therefore, according to the credit conversion algorithm, You can switch to 4 hours. The credit conversion algorithm is only an example and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 160 may include a game start / stop determination unit 160 that determines whether or not a game starts, including information on available credits determined based on at least one of a credit identifier of the credit information, an identifier of the dart game apparatus, Information from the dart game server 200 can be received.

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

In addition to the RFID technology, the player recognition unit 170 may include various technologies (e.g., a local communication technology such as Bluetooth, etc.) capable of transmitting and receiving user's unique information in a contact / non-contact manner. The player recognition unit 170 includes a biometric data identification module for identifying biometric data (voice, fingerprint, face) of the player in cooperation with a microphone, a touch pad, a camera unit 150a and the like of the user input unit 130 . In addition, the player recognizing section 170 may recognize the player controlling the dart game device 100 in cooperation with the camera section 150. [

The memory 180 may store a program for the operation of the control unit 190 and temporarily or permanently store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, The memory 180 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen. The memory 180 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The dart game device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 180 on the Internet.

The memory 180 may store the credit information used and charged by the player in a time-based log format. In addition, the memory 180 may delete information that has not been loaded for a predetermined time by another component such as the control unit 190 or another device in the stored credit information after a predetermined time. The memory 180 may store the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information. The memory 180 may also store a textual or voice instruction that guides the user through the charging, switching, and use of the credit. The memory 180 can store reservation login information, automatic login information of frequently used players, automatic payment information of a player, reservation boot information, and the like. The storable information is only an example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The memory 180 may store a log-in record of a user who has been logged into the dart game apparatus 100. [ The login record may be stored in the dart game device identification information and transmitted to the dart game server 300. [ The control unit 190 can confirm whether or not the user is frequently logged in the dart game apparatus 100 by using the login record in the dart game server 300. [ For example, if the user logs in to the dart game device 100 for the first time when the user does not exist in the log record, the control unit 190 transmits the text message, e-mail, SNS, push, etc. to the user terminal of the logged- The user can be notified of the login information hacking risk notification together with the login history information. Also, the credit information may be provided to the user terminal when the user performs at least one of charging, switching, and using the credit. The notification means is only an example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The controller 190 typically controls the overall operation of the dart game device 100. For example, in the case of a dart game, the score sensed through the sensing unit 120 is aggregated for each game participant, and the aggregated score is transmitted / received to / from another dart game apparatus 200 connected via a network, Record game wins / losses, scores according to the result. The control unit 190 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing an operation input, a handwriting input, and the like, which are performed on the touch screen or the camera, as characters or images. In addition, the controller may perform speech recognition using a STT (Speech-to-Text) function that can recognize a voice input through the microphone as a character.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 190 can determine the available credit for executing the dart game based on at least one of the credit identifier of the credit information, the dart game apparatus identification information, and the dart game shop identification information. The available credit may be a credit available to the dart game device 100 currently used by the user. Available credits can be determined from global credits, chain credits, or device credits. If the amount of available credit is exhausted or exhausted, the available credit may be excluded from the available credit, or the available credit may not be selected if there is no available credit. The control unit 190 may determine to display the credit information on the display 142 and determine the credit to be paid for the dart game cost based on the user input. Here, the user can select a credit for using the player input unit 130 to settle the dart game cost in the available credits.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 190 may determine a credit to be paid for the dart game cost based on a predetermined algorithm. Wherein the algorithm prioritizes the device credits as available credits in preference to chain credits and global credits if device credits are available, prioritizes global credits if chain credits are available, and determines the chain credits as available credits And if the device credits and chain credits are unavailable and global credits are available, then the global credits may be the available credits. That is, according to the above algorithm, the credit for which the dart game fee is to be settled may be a credit whose range of available credits is the narrowest. According to the algorithm, the credits for which the dart game expenses are to be settled can be determined in the order of device credits, chain credits, and global credits among the available credits.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, an algorithm for determining a credit to be charged for a dart game fee may be an algorithm for determining a credit with the highest efficiency in terms of money in a dart game as a credit for the settlement of the dart game fee. For example, if Global Credits, Chain Credits, and Device Credits are Available Credits and the conversion rates for Global Credits, Chain Credits, and Device Credits are 1: 3: 2, in that order, Can be determined by the credit to be settled. The conversion ratio of the algorithm and the credit is merely an example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 190 may generate the settlement information by calculating the cost of the dart game from the amount information corresponding to the available credits. The settlement information may be information stored in the form of a logarithm of the amount of money information changed by charging, switching, or using the credit. In addition, the settlement information may be information including only the last amount of money information that is used to settle the dart game usage amount.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each credit includes amount information, and the amount information includes information on the number of times of dart game related to the number of games in which a dart game can be performed, and a dart game And usage information. For example, the amount information may include information that the dart game device can be used for 3 hours. Also, the amount information may include information that the dart game 4 cricket mode is available twice. The settlement information may be information for subtracting the number of times of the dart game from the amount information or information for subtracting the amount of the dart game from the amount information. For example, if the amount information indicates that the dart game device can be used for three hours, and the dart game device has been used for one hour, the settlement information may indicate that the dart game device is available for two hours, It may be information that time was used. In addition, the information that the amount information can be used three times in the dart game 4 cricket mode. If the player plays four times in the cricket mode, the settlement information may be information that the cricket mode 4 can be used twice, or the cricket mode It may be information that it was used once. The amount information is merely an example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the settlement information is information for subtracting the amount of used dart game from the amount information, and when the amount of use of the dart game is subtracted from the amount information of the available credits, And may decide to deduct the dart game usage from the amount information of other available credits determined based on a predetermined algorithm. The predetermined algorithm may be an algorithm in which credits to be deducted in the order of device credits, chain credits, and global credits are determined. The dart game usage amount information may include time information using the dart game from the time when the user logs in to the time when the user logs out. Further, the dart game usage amount information may include time information including only the time during which the dart game is performed. The dart game number information may include information on the number of plays of the predetermined dart game mode. The information on the number of darts may include information on the number of darts thrown by each user.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 190 may determine that the dart game is to be terminated immediately if all the dart game usage is exhausted and no other credits are available, or that the dart game usage is all subtracted and available When there is no other credit, it is determined that the game is terminated when the predetermined game unit of the dart game being executed ends, and the settlement information can be updated so that the game cost is deducted based on the usage amount. The predetermined game unit of the dart game may be a whole game in the game mode or a game unit until the turn of the corresponding player throwing a dart is completed. If no credits are available, the credits available on the device may not be sufficient. Also, if there is no available credit, there is no amount charged in the global credit, and there is no type of credit available for the dart game apparatus currently in use. For example, if the time available for global credit is 0 minutes and the dart game device does not support chain credits and device credits, there may not be an available credit. The available credits are exemplary only and the present disclosure is not so limited.

If there is no other credit available in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 190 may cause the display 142 to display a screen for charging the credit. The control unit 190 can immediately end the dart game and charge the credit. In this case, if the credits are charged and there is a credit available, the controller 190 may cause the dart game to be continued or to start a new dart game. You can also update the settlement information so that the credit is charged when the settlement is completed to charge the credit. When charging the credit, the control unit 190 can determine to charge the number of darts or the amount of the dart game based on the input of the user. The number of darts per game or the amount of dart game usage may be predetermined for each type of credit, stored in the memory 180 of the dart game device, or updated by the dart game server. Also, when charging the credit, the control unit 190 may determine the type of credit to be charged based on the user's input or may determine the type of credit to be charged based on a predetermined algorithm. The predetermined algorithm may be an algorithm that determines the type of credit to be charged in the order of global credit, chain credit, and device credit among available credits.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 190 may be configured to either cause at least a portion of the amount included in the credit to be converted to an amount of another credit based on user input, or at least a portion of the amount contained in the credit Quot; to an amount of another credit. ≪ / RTI > The credit change request may be transmitted to the dart game server 200 through the network connection unit 160 to change the credit information. Conversion of credits may be subject to conversion of the amount of credits according to a predetermined conversion rate between the types of credits. The changed credit information based on the credit change request at the dart game server can be transmitted to the dart game device so that the user can confirm the changed credit information. Also, the changed credit information may be transmitted to the user terminal 300 so that the user can confirm the changed credit information through the user terminal 300.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 190 determines to execute the dart game based on the game start information received by the network connection unit 160, and when the dart game ends, the amount of money It is possible to generate the settlement information by calculating the cost of the dart game. The game start information may include information on the available credit determined in the dart game server 200. [ If the available credit determined by the dart game server 200 has exhausted the dart game usage amount or the dart game number is all deducted and becomes unusable, the control unit 190 causes the network connection unit 160 to access the dart game server 200 So that the dart game server 200 can determine the available credits again. The control unit 190 causes the network connection unit 160 to transmit the dart game usage amount information to the dart game server 200 or to transmit the dart game usage amount information to the dart game server 200 in real- can do.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 190 can communicate with all of the above-mentioned other components, so that they can organically control their operations.

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 described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 190 itself. According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of which may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in a software application that is stored in memory 180 and may be executed by control 190.

3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a dart game server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the dart game server 200 may include a network connection unit 210, a processor 220, a memory 230, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 3 are not essential, so that a dart game server having more or fewer components may be implemented. Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 210 can receive log-in request information and settlement information from the dart game apparatus 100. The login request information may include user identification information. The user identification information may include a user ID, a password, a unique number, an optical code, a name, and a log record. The network connection unit 210 may transmit the credit information to the dart game device.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 210 may receive user identification information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information from the dart game device 100. The dart game device identification information may include at least one of the identification information of the dart game device, the unique number, the location information, the version information of the program, and the login record information. The dart game device identification information may be an ID of a dart game device capable of distinguishing the dart game device. The dart game shop identification information may be an ID of a dart game shop that can distinguish the dart game shop.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection 210 may receive a credit change request from the dart game device 100. The credit change request may cause the at least a portion of the amount included in the credit to be converted to an amount of another credit based on the user input or the at least part of the amount included in the credit in accordance with a predetermined credit conversion algorithm Lt; / RTI >

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the network connection unit 210 may transmit game start information to the dart game apparatus. The game start information may be information for starting the dart game in the dart game device. The game start information may be information in which login is processed and information on available credits is included.

The processor 220 typically processes the overall instructions of the dart game server 200. For example, the processor 220 processes information related to the dart game transmitted from the dart game server, generates information to cause the dart game to be executed, generates information such as processing a login, generating event information, Can be processed. The processor 220 can communicate with other components so that they can organically control their operations.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 may process the user's login based on the user identification information contained in the login request information. If the user identification information matches the information stored in the memory 230 of the dart game server, the dart game apparatus 100 may process the login so that the user information can be displayed. In addition, the processor 220 may process the login to update the game record, settlement information, and credit information to be received in the future with respect to the user.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 may query the credit information based on the user identification information. The credits include global credits, chain credits, and device credits, separated by credit identifiers, and each credit may include amount information. The processor 220 may inquire credit information stored in the memory of the dart game server 200. [ The credit information may be information related to the usage amount of the dart game or information related to the number of the dart game.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 determines the available credit based on the credit identifier, the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information included in the credit information, and starts the dart game on the dart game device The game start information can be generated. For example, if the chain credit identifier included in the credit information matches the dart game shop identification information, the chain credit may be determined as the available credit. For example, if the chain credit identifier included in the credit information is " 1532 ", the specific dart game shop identification information is " 15321 " including four digits before the chain (group) An identifier may be associated, in which case the chain credit may be determined as an available credit. The determination as to whether or not the aforementioned credit identifier is associated is only an example, and the disclosure is not limited thereto. Also, if the device credit identifier included in the credit information matches the dart game device identification information, the device credit may be determined as the available credit. Also, global credits can always be determined as available credits. Here, if the respective credits do not include sufficient amount information for executing the dart game, the credits may be excluded from the available credits. Therefore, credits that include sufficient amount of information for the execution of a dart game among credits matching the clo-ber credits and identifiers may be determined as available credits. The game start information may include information for determining a credit to settle a dart game fee according to a predetermined algorithm among credits available in the dart game apparatus 100 and starting a dart game.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 may update the credit information based on the settlement information received at the dart game device 100. [ The processor 220 may store the dart game usage amount and the dart game count information included in the settlement information in the memory 230 of the dart game server by subtracting the information from the credit information. The processor 220 may also update the credit information based on the credit switching request received at the dart game device 100. [ Based on the credit change request, the processor 220 may change the amount-of-credit information. For example, the processor can update the credit information by converting 2 hours of the amount of global credit information to 3 hours of amount information of the chain credit, if the conversion ratio of the global credit and the chain credit is 2: 3.

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 And may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. According to a software implementation, Embodiments such as the procedures and functions described in the specification may be implemented with separate software modules, each of which may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in a software application. The code may be stored in the memory 230 and executed by the processor 220.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory 230 of the dart game server may store credit information. The processor 220 may inquire or change the credit information stored in the memory 230. The memory 230 may store user information, dart game shop information, dart game device information, and the like.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system in which credits are managed using a credit identifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dart game device 100 may generate login request information and send the login request information to the dart game server 200 (S401). The login request information includes user identification information, and the dart game device 100 can read and acquire the ID card, optical code, and the like possessed by the user.

The dart game server 200 receives the login request information, and the dart game server 200 processes the login based on the login request information and confirms the user's credit information (S402). The credit information includes a global credit, a chain credit, and a device credit, and is distinguished by a credit identifier, and each credit may include amount information. The credit information may be stored in the dart game server 200.

The dart game server may transmit the credit information to the dart game device 100 (S403).

The dart game apparatus 100 may determine the available credit and generate settlement information by calculating the dart game fee from the amount information corresponding to the available credit (S404). The dart game device 100 may determine the available credit based on at least one of the credit identifier included in the credit information, the dart game device identification information, and the dart game shop identification information. Here, the dart game device 100 can determine the credited amount of the dart game cost according to a user input or a predetermined algorithm when there is a plurality of usable credits.

The dart game device 100 may transmit the settlement information to the dart game server 200 (S405).

The dart game server 200 can update the credit information based on the received settlement information (S406). The settlement information may be information obtained by calculating the cost of the dart game. The settlement information may be information for subtracting the dart game usage amount information or the dart game number information.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system in which credits are managed using a credit identifier according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dart game device 100 generates login request information and may transmit the login request information to the dart game server 200 (S501). Here, the login request information may include user identification information, dart game device identification information, and dart game shop identification information.

The dart game server 200 receives the login request information, and the dart game server 200 processes logins based on the login request information, confirms the credit information, determines a credit to be used for the dart game, Then, game start information for starting the dart game in the dart game device can be generated (S502). The dart game server 200 can inquire the user's credit information based on the user identification information transmitted from the dart game device. The credit information includes a global credit, a chain credit, and a device credit, and is distinguished by a credit identifier, and each credit may include amount information. The credit information may be stored in the dart game server 200. The dart game server 200 can determine the available credit based on at least one of the dart game device identification information and the dart game shop identification information and the credit identifier included in the inquired credit information. The credits to be used in the dart game can be determined in the order of global credits, chain credits, and device credits in the available credits. The game start information may include credit information related to a credit to be used in a dart game.

The dart game server 200 may transmit the game start information to the dart game device 100 (S503).

The dart game apparatus 100 determines to execute the dart game based on the game start information, and generates the settlement information when the dart game ends (S504). Here, the dart game device 100 can display a screen for charging the credit on the display 142 when the amount of credit for the dart game is exhausted and there is no available credit.

The dart game device 100 may transmit the settlement information to the dart game server 200 (S505).

The processor 220 of the dart game server may update the credit information based on the received settlement information (S506). The settlement information may be information obtained by calculating the cost of the dart game. The settlement information may be information for subtracting the dart game usage amount information or the dart game number information.

6 is an exemplary view showing a dart game apparatus in which credit information according to another embodiment of the present disclosure is displayed.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the credit information may be displayed on the display 142 of the dart game device. The credit information includes global credits, chain credits, and device credits, separated by credit identifiers, and each credit may include amount information. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, information of "global credit - 4 hours 30 minutes", "chain credit - ΔΔ chain store 2 hours" and "device credit - (142). Here, the global credit is a type of credit, and 4 hours and 30 minutes may be money amount information related to the amount of dart game usage available to the dart game device. Also, the device credit may be a kind of credit, and the ooo device cricket 3 game may be money amount information related to the number of dart games available to the dart game device. The user can use the player input unit 130 to select a credit to be settled for the dart game fee among the types of credits displayed on the display 142. [ Also, the credit to which the dart game is to be settled may be determined through a predetermined algorithm. Also, the user may use the player input unit 130 to select a credit to be switched among the credit types displayed on the display 142, and input a conversion amount. The content displayed on the display is only an example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

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

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A dart game apparatus in which a credit is managed using a credit identifier,
Login request information, the login request information including user identification information, and settlement information to a dart game server, and credit information, the credits including global credits, chain credits and device credits, And each credit includes amount information; And
Determining a usable credit for executing a dart game based on at least one of the credit identifier of the credit information, the dart game device identification information, and the dart game shop identification information, To generate the settlement information;
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Dart game device.

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