KR20190005610A - Method for providing game and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a game providing method and a game providing apparatus for performing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a game providing method and a game providing apparatus which sells an item based on information on the item retention of a game user. As a technical means for achieving the technical object, according to an embodiment, a game providing apparatus for selling an item includes a storage part for storing the item retention information of a game user; and a control part for generating an item sale list for a purchasing user based on the item retention information. It is possible to sell items based on statistical analysis.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR PROVIDING GAME AND APPARATUS THEREOF [0002]

The embodiments described herein relate to a game providing method and a game providing apparatus for performing the game, and more particularly, to a game providing apparatus and a game providing method for selling an item based on information on an item retention of a game user will be.

As the field of hobby is diversified with the spread of the internet network, the game industry, especially online games, is developing. Online games are no longer a hobby for children or teenagers. In recent years, everyone is enjoying online games beyond the age and gender, and the development and research of games are actively conducted more than ever. As a result, online games are evolving both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Among the elements of such an online game, the item is one of important factors that give an interest to the user. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0138871 discloses a related art related to game items. In the above-mentioned prior art, a method for enhancing an item to provide interest to a user is disclosed.

In recent years, there has been a demand for a method of attracting the user by highlighting the characteristics of the item itself as well as providing an interest to the user by highlighting the characteristic of the item itself.

On the other hand, the background art described above is technical information acquired by the inventor for the derivation of the present invention or obtained in the derivation process of the present invention, and can not necessarily be a known technology disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention .

Embodiments disclosed in this specification can suggest a game providing apparatus and a game providing method method for selling items.

Embodiments also aim to sell items based on a statistical analysis of the item holding status of a game user.

Embodiments also aim to improve purchasing power of an item by generating information for selling the item based on the item holding status of the game user and information of the game user.

According to the embodiment, by selling the items based on the item retention status of the game users and the information of the game users, it is possible to improve the profitability of the item sales more rationally from the existing collective discount method, The purpose of this study is to improve the satisfaction of

Embodiments can also improve profitability in item sales by selling items based on the item holding status of game users and information of game users.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a game providing apparatus for selling an item, comprising: a storage unit for storing item holding information of a game user; A game providing apparatus including a control section for generating an item sale list is disclosed.

According to another embodiment, there is provided a game providing method performed by a game providing apparatus, the method comprising: storing item retention information of a game user; and generating an item sale list for a purchasing user based on the item retention information A game providing method is disclosed.

According to yet another embodiment, a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a game providing method is recorded is disclosed. At this time, the game providing method may include storing the item holding information of the game user and generating an item selling list for the purchasing user based on the item holding information.

According to yet another embodiment, a computer program that is executed by a game providing apparatus and stored in a medium for performing a game providing method is disclosed. At this time, the game providing method may include storing the item holding information of the game user and generating an item selling list for the purchasing user based on the item holding information.

According to any one of the above-mentioned means for solving the problems, the embodiments disclosed in this specification can suggest a game providing apparatus and a game providing method for selling items.

In addition, according to the embodiment, the item can be sold based on a statistical analysis on the item holding status of the game user.

According to the embodiment, information for selling an item can be generated based on the item holding status of the game user and the information of the game user, thereby improving the purchasing power for the item.

According to the embodiment, by selling the items based on the item retention status of the game users and the information of the game users, it is possible to improve the profitability of the item sales more rationally from the existing collective discount method, The satisfaction of the user can be increased.

The effects obtained in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned are obvious to those skilled in the art to which the embodiments disclosed from the following description belong It can be understood.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game providing apparatus according to an embodiment.
2 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining a game providing method according to one embodiment.

Various embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be modified and implemented in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of known matters to those skilled in the art are omitted. In the drawings, parts not relating to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and like parts are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a configuration is referred to as being "connected" to another configuration, it includes not only a case of being directly connected, but also a case of being connected with another configuration in between. In addition, when a configuration is referred to as "including ", it means that other configurations may be included, as well as other configurations, as long as there is no specially contradicted description.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the game providing apparatus 100 may be implemented as a computing apparatus that provides a game to a game user and sells game items used in the game.

For example, the game providing apparatus 100 may be implemented as an electronic terminal in which an application is installed, or may be implemented as a server or a server-client system. When the game providing apparatus 100 is implemented as a server-client system, it may include an electronic terminal equipped with a client for interaction with a game user.

At this time, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, which may include an interface capable of interacting with a game user. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , Personal Communication System (PCS), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Smart Phone, Mobile WiMAX (Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) (Handheld) based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet television (TV), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, and the like. Further, the wearable device is an information processing device of a type that can be directly worn on a human body, for example, a watch, a glasses, an accessory, a garment, shoes, and the like. The wearable device can be connected to a remote server via a network, Lt; / RTI >

The server may be implemented as a computing device capable of communicating with an electronic terminal equipped with a client for interacting with a game user via a network, and may include a storage device capable of storing data, It can also be saved.

Hereinafter, a process of selling an item by the game providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment will be described in detail. Prior to the description, the meaning of the terms used is defined.

The 'game user' may be one or more persons who receive the game from the game providing apparatus 100.

The 'game object' is placed in the above-mentioned game space and indicates graphic objects that affect the game result. In particular, an object to be selected, moved, or changed in status by the control of the game user, i.e., the control object of the game user. For example, it may be a character of an RPG (Roll Playing Game), a card game card, a block of a puzzle game, or the like. In addition, among the graphic objects disposed in the above-described game space and affecting the game result, the game object controlled by the game user is influenced, but is not controlled by the game user but is automatically moved according to the setting of the game itself, Objects. For example, it can be a non-player character (RPG), a feature of a shooting game, and the like.

The 'item' is a game element used to improve the game execution result of the game user, and at least temporarily improves the performance of the game to be controlled by the game user among the game objects, At least temporarily reversing the game performance of a game object controlled by an object or a game object controlled by the opponent's game user, or performing a specific game operation in the game, A game object that additionally gives an opportunity to play the game, or any other game element. Items can be sold in the game, and item exchange, transaction, and gift between game users can be possible. In particular, these items are optional elements in the game which determine whether to use or when to use according to the game user's choice.

'Item type' refers to the type of item classified according to common characteristics. For example, an item may be classified according to function. In other words, it is possible to classify items with equipment that has the function of improving combat ability in battle, ornaments having the function of dressing. Also, it is possible to classify the equipments into weapons, armor, and further classified into ornaments, materiel, footwear, footwear. Also, one item may be included in two or more item types according to an embodiment. For example, leggings items to be worn on the ankles may be included in jewelry that protects the ankles while being included in jewelry.

On the other hand, a 'character' is a fictional character appearing in a 'game space' and is an object controlled by each game user, and is a subject performing a game operation. Each character is visualized as a two- or three-dimensional graphic image, and is defined by various attributes. Here, the attribute of the character may include 'role', 'level', 'ability value', and the like.

Meanwhile, a player who wants to purchase an item among game users is referred to as a " purchaser ". Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described for a single purchasing user for convenience.

Terms other than those defined above are explained in the relevant sections.

1, the game providing apparatus 100 may include an input / output unit 110, a storage unit 120, a communication unit 130, and a control unit 140.

The input / output unit 110 includes an input unit for receiving input of a game user in game provision and item sales, an output for displaying information required for game provision and item sales or status information of the game supply apparatus 100, Section. For example, the input / output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving an input of a game user, a display panel for displaying a screen, and the like.

Specifically, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving input from various types of game users, such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera or a microphone. Further, the output unit may include a display panel, a speaker, a headset, or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the input / output unit 110 may include various input / output support structures.

Meanwhile, the storage unit 120 may store various data for provision of games and sales of items, and for providing games and selling items, such as data for management of the game providing apparatus 100.

In particular, the storage unit 120 may store at least one of item sale information and item holding information.

Here, the 'item sale list' is information for a transaction of an item to be provided to a purchasing user who wants to purchase the item, and may include, for example, information on items to be sold and item price information.

Also, 'item holding information' may be stored as information related to an item held by the game user, matching with account information of the game user. When the game user holds one or more characters according to the embodiment, the item holding information may include information about items held by each character of the game user.

Meanwhile, the storage unit 120 may store user information. Here, 'user information' is information related to a game user who is matched and stored with the account information of the game user, for example, personal information such as game user's gender, country, age, Game progress information which is personal information of a game user in the game such as a group to which the user belongs, game progress status, character information of the game user, and the like. At this time, the character information may include information on the character attributes such as role, level, and abilities.

Therefore, according to the user information stored in the account information matching and matching with the item holding information and matching the account information, it is possible to know which game item the game user holds. Also, according to the embodiment, when a game user holds one or more characters, it is possible to know which game item each character of the game user holds.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 130 can perform wired / wireless communication with other devices or networks. For example, communication with an electronic terminal used by a game user can be performed. To this end, the communication unit 130 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired / wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

The wireless communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), NFC (Near Field Communication), or the like. The wired communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). In addition, the communication unit 130 may transmit data or messages to a destination via the Internet or a mobile communication network.

Meanwhile, the controller 140 controls the overall operation of the game providing apparatus 100 and may include a processor such as a CPU. According to an embodiment, the control unit 140 may sell an item to a purchasing user.

Specifically, the control unit 140 may sell the item based on the item sale list stored in the storage unit 120. [ In this case, the item sale list may include item price information and the like. That is, the control unit 140 provides an item sale list to the purchasing user, receives a purchase request for one or more specific items from the purchasing user, and performs sales of the item based on the item price information included in the item sale list can do.

Also, the control unit 140 can sell the item based on the item holding information. For example, the control unit 140 may generate retention comparison information based on the item retention information, and may generate an item sales list based on the generated retention comparison information. Here, the 'hold comparison information' refers to information serving as a basis for analyzing information related to a purchasing user, such as item holding information of a purchasing user and user information of a purchasing user, in order to generate an item sale list of a purchasing user. As described above, the holding comparison information can be generated based on the item holding information.

For example, the control unit 140 may calculate item retention statistics and generate retention comparison information based on the calculated item retention statistics. For example, the hold comparison information may include item retention statistics. Also, the control unit 140 may generate and maintain retention comparison information by adding or modifying the item retention statistics, or may add additional data to the item retention statistics. The control unit 140 can sell the item to the purchasing user using the stored comparison information. Thus, purchasing power of the purchasing user can be increased.

Regarding the item holding statistics, for example, the control unit 140 can calculate the average number of items of the specific item types, the holding ratio of the specific item types, and the like.

For example, the control unit 140 may calculate that the average number of items held by the game user is 2.2 or the ratio of holding the item items is 70%.

In computing the item retention statistics, the control unit 140 may calculate an average number of items of the specific items satisfying the set condition or a specific item retention rate that satisfies the set condition.

Also, the control unit 140 can calculate the retention statistics for each item type based on the item information of each game user, and the retention statistics for each item type may include a correlation between item items possessed by the game user.

For example, the control unit 140 may calculate an average number of items of the specific items satisfying the set condition, a holding ratio of the specific item types satisfying the set condition, and the like.

For example, the control unit 140 determines whether or not the game user who holds the A item category holds the B item category or the B item item of the game user who holds the A item category, on condition that the game user holds the A item category, The average number of retained items, and the like.

Also, for example, if a game user holding a hat item holds 80% of the item, and a game user who does not have a hat item holds 20% of the item, Since the retention of the item and the retention of the item of the item are correlated with each other, the purchase probability can be calculated based thereon.

That is, when the purchasing user holds the hat item, the control unit 140 calculates the probability of purchasing the item item and executes a policy for increasing the purchasing power of the item with respect to the purchasing user according to the purchase probability. Specific details related to the policy will be described later in the related part.

In addition, according to the embodiment, the controller 140 may calculate the item holding statistics corresponding to the character information of the purchasing user in calculating the item holding statistics.

For example, the control unit 140 may calculate the item holding statistics on condition that a character having the same or similar attribute as the attribute of the character of the purchasing user is provided. That is, it is possible to calculate the item holding statistic of a game user having a character having the same or similar job as the character of the purchasing user, to calculate the item holding statistics of a game user having a character having the same or similar level as the character of the purchasing user, It is possible to calculate item holding statistics of a game user having a character having the same or similar ability value as the character of the purchasing user.

In other words, the control unit 140 may calculate the item holding statistics held by the character having the same or similar job as the character of the purchasing user, or may calculate the item holding statistics of the character having the same or similar level as the character of the purchasing user, The item holding statistics of the character having the same or similar ability value as the character of the purchasing user can be calculated.

Further, the control unit 140 may calculate item retention statistics, and may calculate item retention statistics corresponding to user information of the purchasing user.

For example, if the condition is that the game user is of the same sex as the purchasing user, is the same age as or similar to the purchasing user, is the same group as the purchasing user, or is in the same or similar game progress as the purchasing user It is possible to calculate the item holding statistics of the game user satisfying the condition.

The control unit 140 can also calculate the item retention statistics based on the purchase package created based on the selection of the purchasing user.

Here, the 'purchase package' refers to a bundle of one or more items selected by the purchasing user as a purchase intention. According to the embodiment, the control unit 140 may generate the purchase package as a separate list and provide it to the purchasing user so that the purchasing of the item can be conveniently reviewed and paid.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 140 can calculate the average number of retention or the retention rate of the items included in the purchase package. Also, the control unit 140 may calculate the item holding statistics including the correlation between items included in the purchase package. The control unit 140 can calculate the item holding statistics corresponding to the character information of the purchasing user or the user information regarding the items included in the purchase package.

That is, the control unit 140 may calculate the item holding statistics, and may reduce the amount of calculation by calculating the item holding statistics for the items included in the purchase package, that is, items for which the purchasing user has shown an intention to purchase.

On the other hand, the control unit 140 can generate the hold comparison information based on the item holding statistics calculated as described above, and calculate the item purchase probability based on the generated hold comparison information.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 140 can calculate the item purchase probability based on the stored comparison information and item holding information of the purchasing user.

For example, the controller 140 compares the average number of items held by the specific item with the number of items held by the purchasing user, and if the average number of items held by the purchaser is greater than the number of items held by the purchasing user, The purchase probability is relatively high because the user is highly likely to purchase a specific item, and the purchase probability in the opposite case is relatively low.

In addition, the control unit 140 can calculate a purchase probability for a specific item of the purchasing user in proportion to the retention rate of the specific item of the game user satisfying the predetermined condition, with respect to the specific item that the purchasing user does not hold.

For example, if the retention rate of a game user having the same or similar condition as the purchasing user is 70% with respect to the A item not possessed by the purchasing user, the probability that the purchasing user purchases the A item can be calculated as 70% .

Also, the control unit 140 can calculate the item purchase probability based on the stored comparison information and the user information of the purchasing user, or calculate the item purchase probability based on the stored comparison information and the game progress information of the purchasing user.

For example, the control unit 140 can calculate the item purchase probability based on the stored comparison information and the character information of the purchasing user.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 140 can calculate the item purchase probability based on the holding comparison information based on the item holding statistics of the game user having the character information corresponding to the character information of the purchasing user.

For example, when the character of the purchasing user is the female character that attained the highest level, 90% of the game users of the female character who attained the highest level have 90% of the purchase probability of the item not possessed by the purchasing user .

On the other hand, the control unit 140 can calculate the purchase probability based on the purchase package. According to the embodiment, the control unit can generate the hold comparison information based on the item holding statistics calculated based on the purchase package, and calculate the purchase probability based on the hold comparison information.

For example, when a purchasing package of a purchasing user includes a hat item and an item item, the control unit 140 generates holding comparison information based on the item holding statistics on the hat item and the item item, It is possible to calculate the purchase probability of the item and the item item.

On the other hand, the control unit 140 can calculate the item purchase probability by applying a weight to each condition of the hold comparison information. For example, based on the correlation between items held by the game user, the character information of the purchasing user, and the item holding statistics calculated on the condition of the user information of the purchasing user, the holding comparison information is calculated, and the weight It is possible to calculate the item purchase probability.

The weight of the condition can be set differently according to the characteristics of the item. If the item is an ornamental item, the gender of the purchasing user may be set to have a high weight, and if it is an item of equipment, the character information of the purchasing user may be set to a high value.

Further, the control unit 140 can generate an item sale list based on the item purchase probability.

According to an embodiment, the control unit 140 may generate an item sale list including an ordered item sale list based on the item purchase probability. For example, the control unit 140 can sort the item sales list in the order of the highest item purchase probability.

Also, the control unit 140 may determine an item discount rate based on the item purchase probability, and generate an item sale list including item price information to which the determined discount rate is applied.

At this time, the control unit 140 can determine the discount rate of each item included in the purchase package of the purchasing user. In addition, the control unit 140 can determine the discount rate of each item sold in the item store when the purchasing user visits the item store, which is an interface through which the item can be purchased.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 140 may generate the item price information by applying the discount rate corresponding to the item purchase probability. For example, a low discount rate may be applied to an item with a high probability of purchasing an item, and a high discount rate may be applied to an item with a low probability of purchase, thereby inducing purchase of items by a purchasing user.

Also, the control unit 140 may generate the item price information by applying a discount rate corresponding to the item purchase probability based on the purchase package. For example, when the purchasing package includes the hat item and the item item, the control unit 140 may calculate the item purchase probability of the hat item and the item item. For example, if the probability that a purchasing user purchases a hat item is lower than a probability of purchasing an item, the control unit 140 may determine a discount rate for the hat item to be higher than a discount rate for the item.

Also, the control unit 140 can generate an item sale list based on the stored comparison information, the item holding information of the purchasing user, and the purchase package. For example, in determining the discount rate, It can be included in the number of items held by the user.

For example, if the average number of possessed hats is 1.1, and the purchasing user already has one hat item, and the purchase package includes one hat item, in determining the discount rate, You can calculate that you have two items. In this case, since the purchase probability of the hat item included in the item sale list is calculated to be low, the purchasing power of the hat item can be increased by setting the discount rate high.

At this time, the controller 140 can determine the item discount rate based on the item purchase probability and the game money charging unit when generating the item price information by applying the item discount rate.

In this case, 'game money' refers to virtual money used in the game, and 'game money charge unit' refers to a sales unit of game money used in the game. For example, if the currency of game money is gold, and you sell 1 million gold of game money in 10,000 won per game unit, the game money charge unit is 10,000 won.

According to the embodiment, the controller 140 can generate the item price information by applying the increased item discount rate every time the item price contained in the purchase package exceeds the charge unit of the game money. In other words, if the item to be purchased by the purchasing user, for example, the item price contained in the purchase package, exceeds the charge unit of the game money, the purchasing user will lower the purchase intention of the item, In order to prevent deterioration of the apparatus.

2 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining a game providing method according to the embodiments. The game providing method according to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 includes the steps of the game providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 and being processed in a time-series manner. Therefore, even if omitted from the following description, the above description of the game providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 can be applied to the game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 to FIG.

2, the game providing apparatus 100 stores the item holding information of the game user (S21), and may generate an item selling list for the purchasing user based on the item holding information (S22).

At this time, in generating the item sale list (S22), the game providing apparatus 100 may generate an item sale list for the purchasing user based on the item holding information and the user information of the purchasing user.

In addition, the game providing apparatus 100 may arrange the item sale list based on the item holding information in generating the item selling list (S22).

In generating the item sale list frame (S22), the game providing apparatus 100 can calculate the discount rate based on the item holding information and generate the item sale list frame based on the discount rate.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 3, the game providing apparatus 100 can generate the hold comparison information based on the item hold information when selling the item to the purchasing user based on the item hold information (S22) (S31 ). In addition, the game providing apparatus 100 may calculate the item purchase probability based on the generated holding comparison information (S32), and generate the item sale list based on the item purchase probability (S33). At this time, the item sale list may include item price information and the like.

At this time, in generating the holding comparison information (S31), the game providing apparatus 100 can calculate the item holding statistics based on the item holding information, and generate the holding comparison information based on the item holding statistics.

4, the game providing apparatus 100 can determine the item discount rate based on the item purchase probability when generating the item sale list (S33) (S41). In addition, item price information may be generated by applying the determined discount rate, and an item sale list including item price information may be generated (S42).

Then, the game providing apparatus 100 can sell the item to the purchasing user based on the item selling list generated as described above.

According to the embodiment, the game providing apparatus 100 statistically analyzes the item holding information of the game user and provides a discount rate according to the statistical information, thereby encouraging purchase of items by the purchasing user.

For example, the game providing apparatus 100 calculates an item holding statistic on the basis of item holding information, and as a result, the average holding number of the hat items is 1.1, and the game user having the hat item includes the item item, On average, you can get item holding statistics that you have two each.

At this time, if the purchasing user has two items of the hat items, the probability that the purchasing user purchases the hat items is calculated to be low because the number of the purchasing users is larger than the average number of the hat items.

If the purchasing user who has two items of headwear possesses 0 item of the topical item, 1 item of the bottom item, and 1 item of the footwear item, the probability of purchasing items by the purchasing user is the highest in the item item of the item, The items are calculated in order.

At this time, the game providing apparatus 100 can apply the lowest discount rate for the item item and the highest discount rate for the item for the hat item, based on the purchase probability as described above.

That is, it is possible to improve the purchasing power of the item and to improve the satisfaction of the item purchase by generating the exclusive price for each purchasing user in selling the item.

Also, the game providing apparatus 100 can determine the discount rate based on the purchase money and the game money charging unit. For example, when a purchaser puts one item of a hat item and an item item in a purchase package, if the total price of the item price applied the discount rate based on the purchase probability is 12,000 won and the game money charge unit is 10,000 won, The providing apparatus 100 may additionally provide a discount rate of 10% with respect to the total amount to which the discount rate is applied based on the purchase probability. In addition, if the purchasing user adds the bottom item and the footwear item to the purchase package and the total price of the item to which the discount rate is applied based on the purchase probability is 21000 won, since the amount of the game money charge is two units, Discount rate that is higher than the discount rate at the time of attainment.

The term " part " used in the above embodiments means a hardware component such as a software or a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an ASIC, and the 'part' performs certain roles. However, 'part' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. &Quot; to " may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, 'parts' may refer to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, and processes, functions, , Subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functions provided within the components and components may be combined with a smaller number of components and components or separated from additional components and components.

In addition, the components and components may be implemented to play back one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

The game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to Figs. 2 to 4 may also be embodied in the form of a computer-readable medium storing instructions and data executable by a computer. At this time, the command and data may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by the processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. In addition, the computer-readable medium can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. The computer-readable medium can also be a computer storage medium, which can be volatile and non-volatile, implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data, Volatile, removable and non-removable media. For example, the computer recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as an HDD and an SSD, an optical recording medium such as a CD, a DVD and a Blu-ray Disc, or a memory included in a server accessible via a network.

Also, the game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to Figs. 2 to 4 may be implemented by a computer program (or a computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. A computer program includes programmable machine instructions that are processed by a processor and can be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language . The computer program may also be recorded on a computer readable recording medium of a type (e.g., memory, hard disk, magnetic / optical medium or solid-state drive).

Therefore, the game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to Figs. 2 to 4 can be realized by the computer program as described above being executed by the computing device. The computing device may include a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to the low-speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is connected to each other using a variety of buses and can be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Where the processor may process instructions within the computing device, such as to display graphical information to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) on an external input, output device, such as a display connected to a high speed interface And commands stored in memory or storage devices. As another example, multiple processors and / or multiple busses may be used with multiple memory and memory types as appropriate. The processor may also be implemented as a chipset comprised of chips comprising multiple independent analog and / or digital processors.

The memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may comprise volatile memory units or a collection thereof. In another example, the memory may be comprised of non-volatile memory units or a collection thereof. The memory may also be another type of computer readable medium such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

And the storage device can provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. The storage device may be a computer readable medium or a configuration including such a medium and may include, for example, devices in a SAN (Storage Area Network) or other configurations, and may be a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, Or a tape device, flash memory, or other similar semiconductor memory device or device array.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and that those skilled in the art will readily understand that other embodiments can be readily modified without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the embodiments described above You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

It is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description and should be construed as including all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims, .

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A game providing apparatus for selling items,
A storage unit for storing item holding information of a game user; And
And a control unit for generating an item sale list for a purchasing user based on the item holding information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And generates an item sales list for the purchasing user based on the item holding information and the user information of the purchasing user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And arranges the item sale list based on the item holding information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And arranges the item sales list based on the item holding information and the user information of the purchasing user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Determines an item discount rate based on the item holding information, and generates an item sale list based on the discount rate. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And generates the holding comparison information by using the item holding information and generates the item selling list based on the holding comparison information. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And generates the item sale list based on the holding comparison information and the item holding information of the purchasing user. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And generates the item sales list based on the hold comparison information and the character information of the purchasing user. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And generates retention comparison information based on the item retention statistics calculated using the item retention information. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And calculates item holding statistics including a correlation between item types held by the game user based on the item information of each game user. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And calculates an item holding statistic corresponding to the character information of the purchasing user. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And calculates item holding statistics corresponding to the user information of the purchasing user. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And calculates item holding statistics based on a purchase package corresponding to the user information of the purchasing user. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And calculates the item purchase probability based on the hold comparison information, and generates the item sale list based on the purchase probability. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
And arranges the item sales list based on the item purchase probability. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
Determines an item discount rate based on the item purchase probability, and generates an item sale list including item price information to which the discount rate is applied. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
Determines an item discount rate based on the item purchase probability and the game money charge unit, and generates an item sale list including item price information to which the discount rate is applied. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And sells the item to the purchasing user based on the item selling list. A game providing method performed by a game providing apparatus,
Storing item holding information of a game user; And
And generating an item sales list for the purchasing user based on the item holding information. 20. The method of claim 19,
The step of generating the item sale list includes:
And generating an item sale list for the purchasing user based on the item holding information and the user information of the purchasing user. 20. The method of claim 19,
The step of generating the item sale list includes:
And arranging the item sale list based on the item holding information. 20. The method of claim 19,
The step of generating the item sale list includes:
Calculating a discount rate based on the item holding information, and generating the item sale list based on the discount rate. 20. The method of claim 19,
The step of generating the item sale list includes:
Generating retention comparison information based on the item retention information;
Computing an item purchase probability based on the hold comparison information; And
And generating an item sale list based on the item purchase probability. 24. The method of claim 23,
Wherein the generating of the hold comparison information comprises:
Calculating item retention statistics based on the item retention information; And
And generating the holding comparison information based on the item holding statistics. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to claim 19 is recorded. A computer program stored in a medium for performing the game providing method according to claim 19, which is performed by a game providing apparatus.

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