KR20190055569A - Apparatus and method for providing random item - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a random item, wherein the apparatus for providing a random item can comprise: a memory for storing an appearance probability of an item that may appear in random items; and a control unit for assigning an item in accordance with the appearance probability to a first user when a random item of the first user is opened, and providing information on an item assigned to a second user to the first user when a random item of the second user is opened.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RANDOM ITEM [0002]

The embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method and apparatus for providing a random item, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a random item, in which a random item providing an item according to a preset probability of occurrence in a game, And provides a random item that allows the user to confirm whether the information is provided.

In recent years, as the spread of electronic devices such as smart devices has increased, various games that can be played on electronic terminals have been developed and popularized.

These games are available free of charge in the game or sold for a fee.

When presenting an item in a game, it can provide a particular item or provide a random item that can acquire a particular item with a certain probability of appearance.

Among them, random items are purchased by many users because they can acquire high-priced items that are higher than the prices of random items at a constant appearance probability.

At this time, the person providing the game service knows the appearance probability of each item that can be acquired through the random item so that the game user can predict the possibility of acquiring the specific item through the random item.

However, the user can only open a random item to acquire a specific item, but can not confirm whether the item is acquired according to the actual occurrence probability of the item.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0143167 relates to an inter-server transaction system and method for an online game item, in which a plurality of online game servers that independently service the same online game are independent of the online game service It is possible to solve the unbalance problem of goods distribution by proceeding through the auction server of the in-game goods through the separate auction server while maintaining the in-game goods, and it is impossible to confirm whether the actual items are acquired according to the probability of occurrence at the time of opening the random items.

Therefore, a technique for solving the above-described problems is required.

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 .

The embodiments disclosed herein are aimed at providing a method and apparatus for providing random items.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for providing a random item that allows an item to be provided according to appearance probability when a random item is opened in a game.

In addition, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification can be applied to an item providing method for setting an item number of a random item and allowing an item to appear according to the appearance probability based on the number of sold random items, And apparatus.

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification disclose a method of grouping users who have requested a release of a random item and grouping users who have requested to open the random item so that the user can confirm whether or not the item appears according to the actual appearance probability The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing a random item.

It is also an object of the presently disclosed embodiments to provide a method and apparatus for providing a random item that allows a user to confirm the emergence of an emerging item via a random item, thereby allowing the random item to participate in opening.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for providing a random item, the apparatus comprising: a memory for storing an appearance probability of an item that can appear in the random item; And a controller for assigning an item according to the appearance probability to the first user according to the opening of the random item of the first user and providing information about the item allocated to the second user to the first user according to the opening of the random item of the second user .

According to another embodiment, there is provided a random item providing apparatus for opening a random item, the random item providing apparatus providing a random item, the method comprising: And allocating the item according to an appearance probability of an item capable of appearing through the item and providing information on the item allocated to the second user to the first user according to the opening of the random item of the second user .

According to another embodiment, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a random item providing method is recorded, the random item providing method comprising: displaying a random item to a first user who has opened a random item of the first user, And allocating the item according to an appearance probability of the item, and providing the first user with information on the item allocated to the second user according to the opening of the random item of the second user.

According to another embodiment, there is provided a computer program stored in a recording medium for performing a random item providing method, the random program being executed by a random item providing apparatus, comprising: And allocating the item according to an appearance probability of a possible item, and providing information about the item allocated to the second user to the first user according to the opening of the random item of the second user.

According to any one of the above-mentioned task solutions, embodiments disclosed herein may suggest a method and apparatus for providing a random item.

Further, according to any one of the above-mentioned tasks, it is possible to provide a method and apparatus for providing a random item so as to confirm that an item is provided according to appearance probability when a random item is opened in a game.

In addition, according to any one of the above-mentioned means for solving the above-mentioned problems, it is possible to set the number of sales of the random item, to sell the set item of the random item, and to make the item appear according to the appearance probability based on the number of the sold random item A method and apparatus for providing an item can be presented.

Further, according to any one of the above-mentioned means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the users who have purchased a random item are grouped by requesting users to open the items, and the items obtained by the users are disclosed so that the item can be identified according to the actual appearance probability A method and apparatus for providing random items can be presented.

In addition, according to any one of the above-mentioned means for solving the above-mentioned problems, it is possible to suggest a method and apparatus for providing a random item for allowing a user to confirm appearance of an item that can appear through a random item, thereby inducing participation in opening the random item.

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 illustrating a random item providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining a random item providing method according to an embodiment.
5 to 11 are illustrations for explaining a random item opening method according to an 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.

Before describing this, we first define the meaning of the terms used below.

First, the 'item' is a game element used to improve the game execution result of the user, and at least temporarily improves the game execution ability of the control object controlled by the user among the game objects described above, At least temporarily restrains the game execution ability of the object or the game object controlled by the opponent user, or provides opportunities for the user to perform a given game, execute a specific action in the game, or exert a special ability Or may be a game object or other game element for decorating a game object that the user controls.

Items can be sold in the game, and items can be exchanged, traded, or presented between users. In particular, these items are optional elements in the game that determine whether to use or when to use according to the user's selection.

Among these items, an item providing a specific item with a certain appearance probability is called a 'random item'.

An item that can appear through such a random item may include an item that the user can obtain and use in the game space, or a 'bomb' item that is not provided to the user.

The 'game space' is a virtual space in which the game is performed, and includes a certain range of areas in which the game objects to be described later can be moved, which are represented by a two-dimensional graphic or a three-dimensional graphic. In a single game, a plurality of game spaces designed differently from each other can be selectively provided, and each user can select one of them or access to some game spaces according to the game level of each user.

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 user's control, i.e., the user's controlled objects. 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. Also, among the graphic objects disposed in the game space and affecting the game result, the game object is controlled by the user, but is not controlled by the user but is automatically moved or changed in accordance with the setting of the game itself Lt; / RTI > For example, it can be a non-player character (RPG), a feature within a game space, and the like.

The 'purchase place' is a user interface for purchasing items, for example, a place accessible through a game object in the game space or an NPC providing an interface through which an item can be purchased. Or a game menu providing an interface through which an item can be purchased.

Terms other than those defined above are explained below separately.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a random item providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment.

 The random item providing device 10 stores various information related to the game progress including user information, game scenario information, and item information in the online game, acquires and records various events occurring in the game, .

The random item providing apparatus 10 may be implemented as an electronic terminal equipped with a game application, or may be implemented as a server-client system, and the system may include an electronic terminal equipped with a game application for interaction with a user have.

At this time, the electronic terminal can be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, which can be connected to a remote server through a network N or connected to other terminals and servers. 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 computer capable of communicating with an electronic terminal equipped with a game application for interacting with a game user via a network N, and may include a storage device capable of storing data, or a third server (Not shown).

As described above, the random item providing apparatus 10 may be implemented in any form of an electronic terminal or a server-client system. When the random item providing apparatus 10 is implemented as a server-client system, Some of the parts can be performed only on the server or only on the client.

The random item providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a controller 120, a communication unit 130, and a memory 140, and may further include an input / output unit 110 .

The input / output unit 110 may include an input unit for receiving an input from a user, and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of a job or a status of the random item providing apparatus 10. [ For example, the input / output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving user input and a display panel for displaying a screen.

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

On the other hand, the controller 120 controls the overall operation of the random item providing apparatus 10 and may include a processor such as a CPU. The control unit 120 may control other components included in the random item providing apparatus 10 to perform an operation corresponding to a user input received through the input /

For example, the control unit 120 may execute a program stored in the memory 140, read a file stored in the memory 140, or store a new file in the memory 140. [

The controller 120 may group the users having the random items to provide the random items to the users.

According to one embodiment, the control unit 120 may provide a predetermined number of random items to the user, and may group the first user and the second user who have obtained the random item. At this time, the first user and the second user described in the present specification are used to separately refer to the game user, and do not refer to a specific user.

That is, the control unit 120 may count the number of random items that the user obtains, and may group the users in the order in which the random items are acquired based on the counted number of random items.

For example, when a user purchases a random item one by one, the control unit 120 can group users who purchased a random item in units of 100, To 100 users can be grouped.

For example, when one user purchases 100 random items, the controller 120 may group the users who purchased the 100th random item from the first random item alone.

If the number of the random items held by the users of the grouped group is less than a predetermined number, the controller 120 can recover the items acquired by the first user and the second user.

For example, if 100 random items, which are the minimum units for opening a random item, are not sold, the control unit 120 retrieves 90 random items sold to each user, and stores the game money To the user.

At this time, according to the embodiment, the control unit 120 may limit a time when the user can acquire the random item.

For example, if the controller 120 can sell a random item for a preset 10 hours, 90 random items are sold within a preset 10 hours, and 100 random items are not sold, the controller 120 sends the random item to the user You can recall the 90 random items sold, and you can refund the game money used to purchase random items to the user.

According to another embodiment, the control unit 120 may group the user who requested the opening of the random item.

According to the embodiment, the controller 120 may allow a user to open a random item after a certain period of time has elapsed since the user obtained the random item.

For example, when the appearance probability of an item appearing through the random item is 0.1%, when the random item is sold to 1000 or more users, the controller 120 opens the random item so that the user can open the random item You can activate the button.

The control unit 120 may group the users who have requested the opening of the random item into a predetermined number. For example, the control unit 120 can group users who have requested the opening of a random item into groups of 100 users.

At this time, if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is less than a preset number, the control unit 120 may further include a virtual user in the grouped group.

For example, if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is 90, the control unit 120 may add 10 virtual users and group the users who requested opening of the random item to a preset number of 100.

Alternatively, if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item exceeds a preset number, the control unit 120 may select a user to participate in the opening of the random item among at least one user requesting the opening of the random item.

For example, the control unit 120 can sort according to the number of times of opening the random item for each user, and sequentially group from the user having a high number of opening times.

For example, the control unit 120 may select and group the users according to whether the items available from the random items are of a high grade or are items necessary for the quest performed by the user, based on the items held by the user.

For example, the controller 120 may select and group a predetermined number of users according to the order in which the user's random item unpacking request is obtained.

On the other hand, when grouping of the user is completed, the controller 120 allocates an item according to the appearance probability to the first user according to the opening of the random item of the first user, And can provide the first user with information on items assigned to the user.

The control unit 120 may assign the following items according to the embodiment in which users are grouped.

According to one embodiment, when the first user and the second user who have acquired the random item are grouped, the controller 120 determines that the number of the random items held by the users of the grouped group is more than a predetermined number, You can unlock a random item you have.

For example, if the number of sold random items is less than a predetermined number, the control unit 120 may deactivate the open button so that the random item sold to the first user or the second user can not be opened, Thus, if the random item is sold, the release button of the random item sold to the first user or the second user can be activated.

The control unit 120 may assign an item according to the appearance probability based on the number of random items held by the users of the grouped group.

That is, the control unit 120 may assign a number of items that can appear in the group to the group according to the appearance probability of the item, based on the number of random items held by the grouped users.

For this, the control unit 120 may calculate the number of items that can appear in the grouped user.

For example, when the sum of the numbers of the random items held by the first user group and the second user group is 100, the control unit 120 calculates the number of random items based on the appearance probability of the 'mithril gem' The number of 'mithril swords' that can appear in the group can be calculated as one.

The control unit 120 may assign an item to a user in the group so that the calculated number of items can appear in the grouped user.

For example, the control unit 120 may assign a 'mithril check' to a second user grouped at random among a grouped first user and a second user, and assign a 'bomb' to the remaining first user.

Alternatively, for example, the control unit 120 may provide a game to determine the order in which items are to be allocated to the first user and the second user, and may assign the items in a predetermined order according to the order of the games.

The control unit 120 may provide the first user with information on the item assigned to the second user.

For example, the control unit 120 may provide the first user with information that the item assigned by the second user is a 'mithril goggle'.

Accordingly, users can recognize the number of items allocated to users according to the appearance probability of the item based on the total number of random items acquired by the user, thereby raising the user's confidence in the appearance probability set in the random item .

According to another embodiment, when a user requesting the opening of a random item is grouped, the control unit 120 may group the users who have requested the opening of the random item into a predetermined unit, and assign the item to the grouped group.

To this end, the control unit 120 may calculate the number of items to appear in the group based on the number of users in the grouped group.

For example, if the predetermined unit for grouping the users is 50, the controller 120 sets the number of 'game money' appearing in the group of '10%' to be '5' Can be calculated.

At this time, the controller 120 requests the opening of the random item, and the grouped user can open a random item together with other users in the group, and provide the user with an opening interface for allowing the user to check items allocated by other users have.

For example, the control unit 120 can arrange icons corresponding to the users grouped through the open interface, and display information on items assigned to each user on the opening interface.

At this time, if a virtual user is included because the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is less than a predetermined number, the control unit 120 may include a virtual user in a group on the opening interface, You can assign an item to a group that has been created.

When an item is assigned to a virtual user, the control unit 120 can notify the remaining users that the item is allocated to the virtual user, and can recover the assigned item.

In this manner, the number of items is determined so as to correspond to the number of users who open the random item, and the reliability of the random item is increased by releasing the item assigned to each user, so that the user can predict the item to be allocated You can increase your interest in games.

Meanwhile, the control unit 120 may group the users who have acquired random items by combining the above-described embodiments, and allocate the items.

For example, the control unit 120 may assign an item to a user who has obtained a random item by grouping the users who requested the opening of the random item on a first-come-first-served basis.

For example, the controller 120 may group the users who have requested the opening of the random items, the users who have requested the opening of the random items to sort according to the order of purchase of the random items, and group the users in order, You can assign an item to a group.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 130 can perform wired / wireless communication with other devices or networks. 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).

Various types of data such as files, applications, programs, and the like can be installed and stored in the memory 140. [ The control unit 120 may access the data stored in the memory 140 and use the data or store the new data in the memory 140. [ Also, the control unit 120 may execute a program installed in the memory 140. [ Referring to FIG. 1, a program for performing a random item providing method may be installed in the memory 140.

For example, the memory 140 may store an appearance probability of an emerging item through a random item.

2 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining a random item providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The random item providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 includes the steps in which the random item providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 processes the items in a time-series manner. Therefore, the contents described above with respect to the random item providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 can be also used in the random item providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 .

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of providing an item by the random item providing apparatus 10. Referring to FIG. 2, the random item providing apparatus 10 transmits a random item to the first user who has opened the random item of the first user The item may be allocated according to the appearance probability of the item that can appear through the random item, and the information about the item allocated to the second user may be provided to the first user according to the opening of the random item of the second user (S2001).

For this, the random item providing apparatus 10 can store the appearance probability of an item that can appear through a random item.

The random item providing apparatus 10 can group users who have requested the opening of the random item and assign items to the grouped users according to the appearance probability of the items to the grouped users.

For example, the random item providing apparatus 10 may calculate the number of 'Mithril Swords' corresponding to the number of random items opened by the user included in the grouped item based on the appearance probability of the item 'Mithril Sword' It can be assigned to the user.

At this time, the random item providing apparatus 10 can provide the user with information about the item assigned to another user who has opened the random item.

That is, the random item providing apparatus 10 can provide information on items allocated to other users to a user who has opened a random item in step S2001, and can provide information on items that can be displayed through a random item, And the like.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the random item providing apparatus 10 described in this specification provides a random item will be described in detail.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an embodiment in which the random item providing apparatus 10 described herein provides a predetermined number of random items, and groups users who have obtained the provided random items to assign items in the group.

 First, the random item providing apparatus 10 can provide a predetermined number of random items to the user so that the user can acquire them (S3001).

For example, the random item providing device 10 can sell 1000 predetermined numbers of random items through a 'shop', which is an item purchase place placed in a game space.

For example, the random item providing apparatus 10 may provide a random item as compensation to a user who has completed the execution of a specific quest.

5 is an exemplary diagram showing an interface through which a random item can be purchased as an interface provided to a user. Referring to this, the random item providing apparatus 10 can sell the 'Jewelry Box' 501, which is a random item, for a limited number of '500', and the item 'Jewelry Box' 501, Mithril ', and' 50 million Aden 'can be displayed on the interface.

The random item providing apparatus 10 may count a random item to determine whether the number of random items obtained by the user is a predetermined number (S3002), and if the sold random item is less than a preset number, The random item obtained by the second user can be retrieved (S3003).

For example, if the random item sold through the 'shop' is not sold within a preset time, the random item providing device 10 may retrieve the random item sold to the first user or the second user, The user's game money can be returned.

For example, the random item providing apparatus 10 may collect random items sold to the first user or the second user if the quantity sold per unit of time of the random items sold through the 'shop' is less than a predetermined quantity, It is possible to return the game money of the user who was used to purchase the item.

5 to 6, the random item providing apparatus 10 can sell 500 pieces of 'jewelry boxes' sold through 'shops' for '1 hour' and '500 pieces' within '1 hour' If the 'dog' 'jewel box' is not sold, the random item providing device 10 can retrieve the sold 'jewelry box' and provide the user with game money.

Alternatively, if the number of random items obtained by the first user and the second user is more than a predetermined number, the random item providing apparatus 10 may group the first user and the second user who have purchased the random item (S3004) .

At this time, according to the embodiment, the random item providing apparatus 10 can prevent the user from opening the random item acquired by the user until obtaining a predetermined number of random items.

7 is an exemplary diagram showing a screen of a user terminal in which a button which is an input means is deactivated so that a random item can not be opened. 7, when the number of preset random items is 500, the random item providing device 10 displays a button 701 for acquiring a request to open a random item from the user if the total number of sold random items is 495 ) Can be deactivated.

Thereafter, when a predetermined number of random items are allotted to the user, the random item providing apparatus 10 may group the first user and the second user who have obtained the random item.

According to the embodiment, the random item providing device 10 can count the number of random items acquired by the user at the purchase place in the game space, and group the users who have acquired the random items on a first come, first served basis until the sales quantity of the random items .

For example, if 500 random items are sold in the 'shop', the random item providing device 10 may count 500 random items until the 500 random items are sold, The second user can be grouped.

Or, for example, when the first user purchases all 500 random items, the random item providing apparatus 10 may group only the first user.

According to the embodiment, the random item providing apparatus 10 can change the state of the random item to an openable state so that the random item sold to the first user or the second user can be opened.

8 is an exemplary diagram showing a screen of a user terminal for which a button as an input means for opening a random item is activated. Referring to FIG. 8, when 500 preset random items are sold, the random item providing device 10 activates the button 801 of the random item sold to the user to open the random item, Can be changed.

Then, the random item providing apparatus 10 may open the random item of the first user who purchased the random item to allocate the item, and may provide information on the item allocated to the second user (S3005).

At this time, according to the embodiment, the random item providing apparatus 10 can determine the number of items to be allocated to the first user and the second user grouped based on the number of the sold random items.

For example, when the number of sold random items is 500, the random item providing device 10 can determine the number of occurrences of 'Mithril', which is an item having an appearance probability of '20%', to be 100, 80% 'of the item' bang 'can be determined as the number of appearance of 400.

After that, the random item providing apparatus 10 can provide information on the items allocated to the second user grouped together with the first user, while allocating the items to the first user who purchased the random item.

For example, the random item providing device 10 may provide a 'bomb' item to the first user and inform the second user that it is 'Mithril'.

In this way, the user can confirm that a predetermined number of items always appear according to the occurrence probability of the item in all of the random items sold in the game space, thereby enhancing the user's confidence in the appearance probability of the item.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an embodiment in which the random item providing apparatus 10 described in this specification groups the users who request opening of the random item and allocates the items. Hereinafter, the same contents as those described with reference to FIG. 2 or 3 will be omitted for the sake of convenience.

Referring to FIG. 4, the random item providing apparatus 10 may provide users with the ability to purchase a random item, and may be requested to open a random item from a user who purchased the random item (S4001).

For example, the random item providing device 10 can activate the release button of the random item held by the first user at the same time as selling the random item, and can detect the request for opening the random item from the first user.

Then, the random item providing apparatus 10 may group the second user who made the random item opening request together with the first user's request to open the random item (S4002).

For example, the random item providing apparatus 10 may group a second user together with the first user who made a request to open a random item for a certain period of time from the time when the request for opening the random item is obtained from the first user.

Alternatively, for example, the random item providing apparatus 10 may include a second user who has made a request for opening a random item until a predetermined number of second users are grouped from the time when the request for opening the random item is obtained from the first user Grouping.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary view showing a screen of a user, and FIG. 10 is an exemplary view showing a grouping of users who have requested opening.

9 and 10, when the A user 901 requests the opening of the random item and the B user 902 requests the opening of the random item, the random item providing device 10 displays the opening of the random item The requesting A user 901 and the B user 902 can be provided with an opening interface 1001 for opening a random item.

The random item providing apparatus 10 can arrange the A user 901 and the B user 902 in the first position 1002 and the second position 1003 and can display the random item By arranging the C user and the D user requesting the opening of the third and fourth locations 1004 and 1005, respectively. At this time, the above arrangement is only an embodiment, and it is possible to arbitrarily display an item appearing when another user opens the random item through the unpacking interface.

At this time, the random item providing apparatus 10 can determine whether the number of users requesting the opening of the random item exceeds a predetermined number (S4003). If the number of users who request the opening of the random item exceeds a predetermined number, The item providing apparatus 10 may select some of the users who requested the opening of the random item (S4004).

For example, if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item exceeds 5, which is the preset number, the random item providing device 10 can select five users who requested the opening of the random item.

That is, the random item providing device 10 can sort the users based on the number of opening of the random items among the users, and can select the users in the order of the users who have opened the random items.

Alternatively, the random item providing device 10 can select a user, which is an item necessary for proceeding a quest among the quests possessed by the user, from the random item based on the level of the user.

On the other hand, if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item does not exceed the preset number in step S4003, the random item providing device 10 can determine whether the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is less than a preset number (S4005). If it is less than the preset number, the virtual user can be included in the group (S4006).

For example, when the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is insufficient for the five users preset to four, the random item providing apparatus 10 may additionally include one virtual user in the group.

When the random item is opened, the random item providing device 10 may provide the grouped user with an opening interface for displaying information on items assigned to the virtual user.

10, the random item providing apparatus 10 groups users 'A, B, C, and D' 1002, 1003, 1004, and 1005 requesting the opening of a random item, And one user can create a predetermined number of groups by adding 'computer' 1006, which is a virtual user.

On the other hand, if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is equal to the predetermined number in step S4005, the random item providing device 10 may not add another virtual user.

Meanwhile, steps S4003 and S4006 are not necessarily performed according to the above-described order, and step S4005 may be performed prior to step S4003 according to the embodiment.

Thereafter, the random item providing apparatus 10 may open the random item of the first user to allocate the item, and may provide information on the item allocated to the second user (S4007).

That is, the random item providing apparatus 10 can allocate an item to a second user who requests opening of a random item together with the first user and the first user so that the first user can provide information on the item allocated to the second user It can be provided in real time through the unpacking interface.

11, the random item providing apparatus 10 can assign an item to the users 'A, B, C and D', and in step S4006 to step S4007, the virtual user 'computer' The random item providing apparatus 10 can allocate items to appear in the group according to the appearance probability together with 'A, B, C, D' for the 'computer' 1102.

At this time, the random item providing device 10 can display information about the item that each user grouped through the opening interface 1101 is allocated through the opening of the random item.

The random item providing apparatus 10 can retrieve the item 'Mithril' assigned to the 'computer' 1102.

In this way, even if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is insufficient, the item is also allocated to the virtual user, so that the user can trust the appearance probability given to the random item, which induces the user's active participation in the purchase and release of the random item can do.

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 random item 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 for 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 random item 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).

Thus, the random item 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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Claims (21)

An apparatus for providing a random item,
A memory for storing an occurrence probability of an item that can appear in the random item; And
Wherein the first user is assigned an item according to the appearance probability according to the opening of the random item of the first user and the information about the item allocated to the second user is displayed in accordance with the opening of the random item of the second user, And a control unit for providing the user with the random item. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And grouping the first user and the second user who have obtained the random item. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
And opens the random item of the first user and the random item of the second user if the number of random items held by the user of the grouped group is greater than a predetermined number. The method of claim 3,
Wherein,
And assigns an item according to the appearance probability based on the number of random items held by a user of the grouped group. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
And if the number of random items held by a user of the grouped group is less than a predetermined number, retrieves a random item obtained by the first user and the second user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And grouping the first user and the second user who requested opening of the random item. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
Further comprising a virtual user in the grouped group if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is less than a predetermined number. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein,
And when the random item is opened, displays information on the item assigned to the virtual user. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And selects a user to participate in the opening of the random item among users who requested to open the random item if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item exceeds a predetermined number. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And assigns the item to the grouped user based on the appearance probability based on the user of the grouped group. A method for providing a random item, the method comprising:
The method comprising: allocating an item according to an appearance probability set for a random item to a first user who has opened a random item of a first user, and allocating information on an item allocated to the second user according to the opening of a random item of the second user, And providing the random item to the first user. 12. The method of claim 11,
The random item providing method includes:
Further comprising grouping the first user and the second user who have obtained the random item. 13. The method of claim 12,
The random item providing method includes:
And opening a random item of the first user and a random item of the second user if the number of random items held by the user of the grouped group is greater than a predetermined number. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein providing the first user comprises:
And assigning an item according to the appearance probability based on the number of random items held by a user of the grouped group. 13. The method of claim 12,
The random item providing method includes:
And if the number of random items held by a user of the grouped group is less than a predetermined number, retrieving the random item obtained by the first user and the second user. 12. The method of claim 11,
The random item providing method includes:
Further comprising grouping the first user and the second user requesting the opening of the random item. 17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein grouping the first user and the second user comprises:
Further comprising grouping virtual users into the grouped group if the number of users requesting the opening of the random item is less than a predetermined number. 18. The method of claim 17,
The random item providing method includes:
Wherein providing the first user comprises:
And when the random item is opened, providing information on the item assigned to the virtual user. 17. The method of claim 16,
The random item providing method includes:
And assigning an item to the grouped user according to the appearance probability based on the user of the grouped group. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to claim 11 is recorded. A computer program stored in a medium for performing the method according to claim 11 performed by a random item providing device.

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