KR20190080427A - Method for detecting gamebot and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a gamebot determination method and a game providing device performing the same and, more specifically, to a gamebot determination method by performing a predetermined mission for a character suspected of being a gamebot among characters existing in a game space, and a game providing device performing the same. As a technical means to achieve the technical object, the gamebot determination method performed by the game providing device according to an embodiment comprises: a step of detecting a character suspected of being a gamebot among characters existing in a game space; a step of presenting a motion-based mission to the suspicious character; and a step of determining whether the suspicious character is a gamebot based on an input received from a user of the suspicious character in response to the mission.

Description

METHOD FOR DETECTING GAMEBOT AND APPARATUS THEREOF BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method of discriminating game bots and a game providing apparatus for performing the same, and more particularly, to a method of discriminating game bots by performing certain missions on characters suspicious of game bots A method for determining whether the game is a game bot, and a game providing apparatus for performing the method.

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.

Since the online game is accessed by a plurality of users, the fairness and balance of the game are important. However, the number of users who use illegal programs to play games has increased, and the fairness and balance of games have been damaged.

In this connection, referring to Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0124500, a complex game bot detection system is disclosed. The prior art discloses a technique for distinguishing a normal user from an illegal program user by analyzing game data. However, the technique disclosed in the prior art can be avoided by a method of setting a character manipulation method so that an illegal program looks like a normal user.

Therefore, it is necessary to improve the accuracy of game bot discrimination, and it is necessary to introduce game bot discrimination method which is difficult to avoid.

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 intended to propose a method for distinguishing game bots that is difficult to avoid by presenting an action-based mission and a game providing apparatus for performing the same.

Also, the embodiments are intended to present a mission that is difficult to interpret and perform by the game bots by presenting the mission as a graphic representation.

In addition, in the embodiments, since the mission is displayed on the virtual space in which the character exists, it is possible to identify the display for the feature and the mission placed in the virtual space in order to perform the mission, I want to present the mission.

In addition, in the embodiments, when a suspect character is detected, the game robot moves to a virtual space separated from the game space, thereby preventing the suspect character of the game bot from continuing the game, and at the same time, And maintain the balance with the aim.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention have an object to provide a method of discriminating game bots which is difficult to avoid by presenting a step-by-step mission and a game providing apparatus for performing the method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of determining a game bot performed by a game providing apparatus, the method comprising: sensing a suspicious character of a game bot among characters existing in a game space; Presenting an action-based mission to the suspicious character; And determining whether the suspect character is a game bot based on an input received from a user of the suspect character corresponding to the mission.

According to yet another embodiment, a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a game-bot identifying method is recorded. In this case, the method of discriminating game bots includes the steps of: detecting suspicious characters of game bots among characters existing in a game space; Presenting an action-based mission to the suspicious character; And determining whether the suspect character is a game bot based on the input received from the user of the suspect character corresponding to the mission.

According to yet another embodiment, a computer program stored in a medium for performing a method of determining a game bot, which is performed by a game providing apparatus, is disclosed. In this case, the method of discriminating game bots includes the steps of: detecting suspicious characters of game bots among characters existing in a game space; Presenting an action-based mission to the suspicious character; And determining whether the suspect character is a game bot based on the input received from the user of the suspect character corresponding to the mission.

According to another embodiment, when a suspect character of a game bot is detected among characters existing in a game space, an action-based mission is presented to the suspect character, and based on the input received from the user of the suspicious character corresponding to the mission And a controller for determining whether the suspicious character is a game bot.

According to any one of the above-mentioned means for solving the above-described problems, embodiments of the present invention can provide a method for distinguishing game bots, which is difficult to avoid by presenting an action-based mission, and a game providing apparatus for performing the same.

In addition, the embodiments can present a mission that is difficult to interpret and perform by the game bots by presenting the mission as a graphic representation.

In addition, in the embodiments, since the mission is displayed on the virtual space in which the character exists, it is possible to identify the display for the feature and the mission placed in the virtual space in order to perform the mission, Mission can be presented.

In addition, in the embodiments, when a suspect character is detected, the game robot moves to a virtual space separated from the game space, thereby preventing the suspect character of the game bot from continuing the game, and at the same time, And balance can be maintained.

In addition, embodiments can provide a method of distinguishing game bots that is difficult to avoid by presenting a step-by-step mission, and a game providing apparatus for performing the method.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game providing apparatus according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of a game bot discrimination method performed by the game providing apparatus.
FIGS. 4 to 7 are flowcharts for explaining a game bot discrimination method.

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 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the game providing apparatus 10 may be implemented as a computing apparatus that provides a game to a user. According to the embodiment, the game providing apparatus 10 can detect a suspicious character suspected of being a game bot, determine whether a suspicious character is a game bot, or apply sanctions to a suspicious character.

According to the embodiment, the game providing apparatus 10 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 10 is implemented as a server-client system, it may include an electronic terminal equipped with a client for interaction with a 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 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 user via a network. The server may include a storage device capable of storing data or may store data through a third server It is possible.

Hereinafter, a description will be made in detail of a process of discriminating game bots or applying sanctions among characters existing in a game space in providing a game by the game providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment. It only defines the meaning of the terms used before the description.

In this case, the 'character' is a fictional character appearing in a virtual game space for proceeding a game, and is an object controlled by each user, and is an entity performing an action for progressing the game. A character can play a game within the game space, or prepare for the execution of the game.

According to the embodiment, it is possible to set a space for discriminating game bots or applying sanctions separately from the game space. At this time, a space for providing a mission for discriminating game bots is referred to as a 'mission space', and a space for isolating suspected characters as game bots from the game space is referred to as 'waiting space'.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a game providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment may include an input / output unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, and a control unit 14.

The input / output unit 11 may include an input unit for receiving a user input for providing a game, and an output unit for displaying information necessary for providing the game or status information of the game providing apparatus 10. [ For example, the input / output unit 11 may include an operation panel for receiving a user's input, 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 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 11 may include various input / output support structures.

Meanwhile, the storage unit 12 may store an application for providing a game, and may store various information for providing a game, such as data for managing the game providing apparatus 10. [ In addition, the storage unit 12 may store information for discriminating game bots. For example, the storage unit 12 may store information on missions to be presented for game bot identification.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 13 can perform wired / wireless communication with other electronic terminal or network. To this end, the communication unit 13 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 13 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 13 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

On the other hand, the control unit 14 controls the overall operation of the game providing apparatus 10 and may include a processor such as a CPU.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 can detect suspicious characters, that is, suspicious characters, as game bots among the characters existing in the game space. The control unit 14 can detect the suspicious character in various ways. For example, the control unit 14 can detect a suspicious character by analyzing the game log of the character. For example, if the game log shows a game execution method of the game bots, such as repetition of a simple movement with little movement, limited use of a skill to use, or attacking only an approaching monster while staying in a hunting game for a long time, it can be determined as a suspicious character. Or a suspicious character based on the report of another user. In addition, a suspicious character can be detected by applying the above-described suspicious character detecting method or other suspicious character detecting method in a duplicate manner.

According to the embodiment, the controller 14 may present a predetermined mission to the suspicious character to advance the accuracy of the game bot discrimination, and proceed to the game bot discrimination step according to whether or not the presented mission is accomplished. At this time, the control unit 14 may move the suspect character to the mission space to provide the mission, but it is not necessarily required to provide the mission only in the mission space. At this time, in the mission space, a mission different from the quest provided to the normal user in the game space can be presented. If it is determined that the suspect character is a normal user other than the game bots, the control unit 14 may return the suspicious character to the game space in the mission space. According to the embodiment, the normal user can be set to achieve the mission in the mission space, escape the mission space, and return to the game space to play the game as a normal user.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 can move the suspect character to the waiting space before moving it to the mission space. At this time, the control unit 14 may impose a predetermined waiting time on the suspect character moved to the waiting space.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 can set the waiting time based on the number of times of entry into the waiting space. For example, the control unit 14 can set the waiting time to increase in proportion to the number of times of entry into the waiting space.

2 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a game bot discrimination method. Referring to FIG. 2, a suspicious character 21 is shown moved to a waiting space. A non-player character (NPC) 22 is provided in the waiting space to provide information on the suspicious character 21 to the waiting space. For example, the NPC 22 in the waiting space may include a guide to the remaining waiting time, a guide to suspected game bots, a guide to the waiting space, or a guide to the mission space to be moved after the waiting time elapses, And a guide to the mission to be presented in the present invention. According to the embodiment, when the approach of the suspicious character 21 is detected, the NPC 22 can guide the remaining waiting time until moving to the mission space.

That is, the control unit 14 can isolate the suspect character from the game space by moving the suspect character to the atmospheric space, and imposes a penalty on the suspect character by imposing a waiting time. Also, if the suspicious behavior is repeated and repeatedly entered into the waiting space, a longer penalty can be imposed by imposing a longer waiting time.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 can move the suspect character from the waiting space to the mission space and present the mission when the charged waiting time has elapsed.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 can present the mission to the suspicious character. At this time, the mission may include an action based mission. Here, the operation-based mission may include a mission for instructing to perform a predetermined operation and providing feedback as a suspicious character performs an operation indicated by a user's input.

For example, the control unit 14 may present an action-based mission to perform actions such as moving, sitting, jumping, extending arms and legs, using skills, and the like. Feedback may also include providing a hint to a query that a suspicious character may perform a specified action to terminate the mission or terminate the mission by assuming that the mission was accomplished.

According to an embodiment, an action presented to perform in an action based mission may include one or more actions. For example, the control unit 14 can instruct performing the continuous operation. At this time, the control unit 14 may add a predetermined condition between the presented operations. For example, when an action-based mission is instructed to perform actions 1 and 2, it is possible to instruct a player to place a predetermined time delay between action 1 and action 2, or to add a condition to cause a monster to appear and battle .

According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 can provide feedback depending on whether or not a plurality of operations are sequentially performed. For example, the control unit 14 may terminate the mission or provide a hint when the plurality of presented operations are sequentially performed. If the sequential operation is not performed sequentially, the control unit 14 returns to the first step and performs an action-based mission from the beginning .

According to an embodiment, the control unit 14 may present an action based mission that indicates to pass one or more designated coordinates. For example, the control unit 14 may present an action-based mission that causes a plurality of designated coordinates to pass sequentially.

At this time, the control unit 14 can present the designated coordinates as a number or a feature in the space where the suspect character exists. In addition, the control unit 14 can display the designated coordinates on the space where the suspicious character exists. That is, the control unit 14 can present an action-based mission by displaying a point to be passed on the mission space in which the suspicious character exists.

3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a game bot discrimination method. Referring to FIG. 3, one embodiment of a mission space is illustrated. According to Fig. 3, the starting point 31, the portal point 32, and the intermediate points 33 indicated from 1 to 8 are arranged in the mission space. At this time, the control unit 14 moves from the start point 31 to the portal point 32, and instructs to move through the intermediate points 33 from 1 to 8 displayed on the mission space in sequence, Can be presented.

According to the embodiment, if the suspicious character reaches a point that does not match the specified order, the control unit 14 can move the suspicious character to the start point and cause the action based mission to start from the beginning. If the suspicious character arrives at the portal point sequentially through all the points in accordance with the specified order, the control unit 14 may terminate the mission according to a predetermined condition and return the suspicious character to the game space.

Thus, when the mission is displayed on the space, in order to perform the mission, it is necessary to identify the object such as the feature placed on the space and the display for the mission. If the user is a person, it can be easily identified with the naked eye, but in the case of a game bot, it is difficult to identify the character and manipulate the character. Therefore, it is possible to more accurately determine whether the suspicious character is automatically operated by the game bots.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 may present an action-based mission indicating that a plurality of designated coordinates should be passed, and may place a monster in one or more coordinates of the plurality of designated coordinates. In this case, the controller 14 can avoid the coordinates on which the monster is disposed, or instruct the monster to fight with the monster to improve the difficulty of the mission.

In addition, the control unit 14 may present an action-based mission, and may present an action-based mission as a graphic representation. That is, the action to be performed by the suspicious character can be represented by a figure composed of points, lines, faces, etc., rather than describing it as text. For example, an action-based mission can be presented by presenting an image representing the movement direction as an arrow or an image of a suspicious character taking action.

In this way, if the mission is presented as a graphic rather than a text, the game bot will be difficult to interpret and execute the mission. Therefore, it is possible to more accurately determine whether the suspicious character is automatically operated by the game bots.

On the other hand, the controller 14 can set the difficulty level of the action-based missions based on the number of times that the suspicious character is detected while presenting the action-based missions. For example, in the case of a character repeatedly detected as a suspicious character and moved to the waiting space several times, the difficulty of the action based mission can be increased in proportion to the number of times the player moves to the waiting space. According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 sets a plurality of mission spaces having different difficulty levels of the motion-based missions to be presented, moves the suspect character to the mission space, You can move the suspicious character into the mission space where the mission is presented.

According to the embodiment, the controller 14 can determine whether the suspicious character is a game bot based on the input received from the user of the suspicious character corresponding to the action based mission. For example, if the suspicious character performs the action presented in the action-based mission, the control unit 14 may determine that the suspect character is a normal user, not a game bot, and release the suspect for the suspect character. For example, the control unit 14 may suspend suspicious characters that achieve an action-based mission and return suspicious characters present in the mission space to the game space.

On the other hand, when the suspicious character performs the operation indicated in the action-based mission, the control unit 14 can present the query. At this time, it is possible to receive a response to the inquiry from the user, and to determine whether or not the suspicious character is a game bot based on the received response. For example, if the response received from the user is a correct answer to the query, the control unit 14 can suspend the suspect character and return the suspect character to the game space in the mission space.

To this end, the control unit 14 receives an input for operating the suspicious character corresponding to the presented action-based mission from the user, and can determine whether or not the received input satisfies the mission. At this time, the control unit 14 can provide feedback when the input received in response to the mission satisfies the mission, as described above. According to an embodiment, the feedback may include providing a query that may terminate the mission or terminate the mission, or provide a hint to the query that the mission has been accomplished.

Further, when the suspicious character performs the operation indicated in the action-based mission, the control unit 14 can provide a hint for the next mission. For example, when an action-based mission is achieved, when the next mission includes a predetermined query, the control unit 14 can provide a hint for a response to the query.

Referring to FIG. 3, a hint point 34 may be placed in the mission space. According to the embodiment, when the suspicious character reaches the hint point 34 according to the operation-based mission, the control unit 14 can provide a hint to terminate the mission according to a predetermined condition. For example, the control unit 14 may provide a hint when the suspicious character reaches the hint point 34, or may provide a hint when the suspicious character performs a predetermined action at the hint point 34. [ For example, the control unit 14 may provide a hint when the suspicious character attacks the hint point 34 or performs a predetermined operation such as jumping over the hint point 34. [ At this point, the action based mission may be set to provide a hint after reaching the hint point 34 after all the way through the intermediate point 33 and may be set to the hint point 34, regardless of the order in which the hint point 34 is reached It may be set to provide a hint when it arrives.

According to the embodiment, the control unit 14 provides an action-based mission for performing two or more actions, and when the suspicious character performs more than one action by the input of the user, the control unit 14 performs some or all of the actions , The game-bot determining step can be performed.

For example, a mission to perform operations 1, 2, and 3 is presented sequentially, and whenever a suspicious character performs operations 1, 2, and 3 according to a user's input, During the operation 3, intermittent hints can be provided for the next mission, or suspicion of a suspicious character can be released. For example, when the next mission includes a predetermined query, the control unit 14 determines whether the suspicious character performs the action 1, the action 2, the action 3, Can provide a hint for. In addition, the control unit 14 may provide a hint for a response to the inquiry at least one time when the suspicious character performs the operation 1, when the operation 2 is performed, and when the operation 3 is performed.

In addition, according to the embodiment, when the suspicious character is presented by the input of the user corresponding to the action based mission, the control unit 14 can provide the next mission. 3, when the suspicious character reaches the portal point 32, the control unit 14 can present a query requesting a response. The control unit 14 may also provide a query to the next mission that may respond by combining one or more hints acquired by the accomplishment of one or more actions included in the action-based mission.

According to an embodiment, the user may respond to the query based on the hint obtained at hint point 34. [ At this time, the control unit 14 can determine whether or not the suspicious character is a game bot based on the response of the user. That is, when the user's response is the set correct answer, the control unit 14 can determine that the suspicious character is operated by the normal user, not the gamebot, and return the suspect character to the game space in the mission space.

The controller 14 can improve the degree of difficulty of the query based on the number of times the query is detected by the suspicious character. For example, in the case of a character repeatedly detected as a suspicious character and moved to the waiting space several times, the difficulty of the query can be increased in proportion to the number of times it has been moved to the waiting space. According to an embodiment, the hint is output as a predetermined number, and the query may require a response to a value that computes the number output by the hint. At this time, the difficulty level can be increased by increasing the number of digits output by the hint, the complexity of the operation, and the like as the number of times that the suspicious character is detected increases.

Next, Figs. 4 to 7 are flowcharts for explaining a method of discriminating game bots according to the embodiments. The method for discriminating game bots according to the embodiments shown in Figs. 4 to 7 includes the steps of the game providing apparatus 10 shown in Fig. 1 and being processed in a time-series manner. Therefore, the contents described above with respect to the game supply apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 can be applied to the game bot discrimination method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, the game providing apparatus 10 can detect suspicious characters of the game bots among the characters existing in the game space (S41). Then, the game providing apparatus 10 can provide an operation-based mission to the suspicious character (S42). Here, the action-based mission is a mission for presenting a predetermined action and providing feedback as a suspicious character performs an action presented by a user's input. Next, based on the input received from the user of the suspicious character in response to the mission, the game providing apparatus 10 can determine whether the suspicious character is a game bot (S43).

According to an embodiment, the action-based mission may include a mission that directs the execution of a continuous action, or it may include a mission that instructs the suspect character to sequentially pass the specified coordinates. At this time, the game providing apparatus 10 can display the designated coordinates on the space where the suspicious character exists. In addition, the game providing apparatus 10 can present the mission so that the game bots can hardly discriminate and perform by presenting the operation-based missions in a graphic form.

In addition, referring to FIG. 5, the game providing apparatus 10 may move the suspicious character to the waiting space and present a predetermined waiting time in presenting the action-based mission (S42). Thereafter, the game providing apparatus 10 may move the suspicious character to the mission space (S52) and display the mission in the mission space (S53).

According to the embodiment, the game providing apparatus 10 imposes the waiting time (S51), sets the waiting time based on the number of times the suspicious character enters the waiting space, and imposes the set waiting time. For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may impose an increased waiting time in proportion to the number of times the player enters the waiting space.

6, the game providing apparatus 10 determines whether or not the suspicious character is a game bot based on the input received from the user of the suspicious character in response to the mission (S43). If the suspicious character is not a game bot If it is determined to be a normal user, the suspicious character can be returned to the game space (S61).

Referring to FIG. 7, in presenting the action-based mission (S42), the game providing apparatus 10 may provide a hint about the query based on the input that manipulates the operation of the suspicious character corresponding to the mission (S71 ). For example, if the input of the user corresponding to the action-based mission meets the action-based mission, a hint about the query may be provided. Further, based on the response to the query received from the user, it is possible to determine whether the suspected character is a game bot (S72). At this time, the user can input a response to the query based on the hint obtained by attaining the action-based mission.

According to the above-described embodiment, the method for discriminating game bots performed by the game providing apparatus 10 includes the steps of isolating suspicious characters suspected of being game bots from the game space in the game space, imposing a penalty by imposing a predetermined waiting time can do. In addition, by presenting an action based mission, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the game bot discrimination by making it difficult for the game bot to understand and execute the mission contents.

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 method for discriminating game bots according to the embodiments described with reference to Figs. 4 to 7 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 method for discriminating game bots according to the embodiments described with reference to Figs. 4 to 7 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 method for discriminating game bots according to the embodiments described with reference to Figs. 4 to 7 can be implemented 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 various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. 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 (16)

A method for distinguishing game bots performed by a game providing apparatus,
Detecting a suspicious character of a game bot among characters existing in a game space;
Presenting an action-based mission to the suspicious character; And
And determining whether the suspect character is a game bot based on an input received from a user of the suspect character in response to the mission. The method according to claim 1,
The step of presenting the action-
Moving the suspect character to the waiting space and imposing a predetermined waiting time;
Moving the suspicious character to the mission space after the waiting time elapses; And
And presenting the mission in the mission space. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the charging the waiting time comprises:
Setting a waiting time based on the number of times the suspicious character has entered the waiting space; And
And charging a set waiting time. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising the step of returning the suspect character to the game space in the mission space if the suspect character is determined not to be a game bot. The method according to claim 1,
The step of presenting the action-
Providing a hint for a query based on an input that manipulates an operation of the suspicious character corresponding to the mission; And
Receiving a response corresponding to the query from the user,
Wherein the step of determining whether the suspect character is a game bot comprises:
And judges whether the suspect character is a game bot based on the response. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for carrying out the method according to claim 1 is recorded. A computer program which is executed by a game providing apparatus and is stored in a medium for carrying out the method according to claim 1. Based on the input received from the user of the suspicious character corresponding to the mission, the suspicious character is displayed on the game bot in the game space, And a controller for determining whether or not the game is a game. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
Wherein the suspicious character is moved to a waiting space and the suspicious character is moved to a mission space when a predetermined waiting time elapses to present the mission in the mission space. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And returns the suspect character to the game space in the mission space if it is determined that the suspicious character is not a game bot. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And sets at least one of a waiting time and a difficulty level of the mission based on the number of times the suspicious character has entered the waiting space. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
Providing a mission and a hint and a query for a query based on an input for operating an operation of the suspicious character corresponding to the mission, and based on a response to the query received from the user, Whether the game is a bot or not. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
And presents a mission in which a mission for instructing execution of a continuous operation is presented. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
And presents a mission to present the mission, instructing the suspicious character to pass the designated coordinates. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
And displays the mission on the space in which the suspicious character exists in the designated coordinates. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
Wherein the mission is presented by presenting the mission in a graphic form.

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