KR20210015253A - Device, system and method for providing an item - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided are a device, a system, and a method for providing an item which determines a score based on an image input from a user and provides an item to the user according to the determined score.

Description

Item providing device, system and method {DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ITEM}

The following embodiments relate to an item providing apparatus, system, and method.

The dictionary meaning of an item is sometimes used when referring to "item" or "special object", and is often used as an abbreviation for "magic item" in fantasy novels and the like.

Item as a game term refers to items that can be manipulated and require storage space (inventory) among items acquired by game players' avatars, and items in the game can be viewed similarly to triggers for accessing a specific program in the game.

The online game is a computer game implemented so that the computer game can operate on a wired or wireless network, and an online game player can play a game with another person distantly through a wired or wireless network.

A role-playing game is a computer game in which the game user assumes the role of a character appearing in the game program and performs it directly.The role-playing game player is the adventure and imagination according to the rules set by the game manager. You can feel the interest as if you are the main character in the game as you travel through the world and perform various missions.

Recently, role-playing games are becoming online games, and among them, MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game), which boasts thousands to tens of thousands of simultaneous users, has appeared.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide an item providing apparatus, system, and method capable of determining a score based on an image selected by a user and providing an item to the user according to the determined score.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide an item providing apparatus, system, and method capable of determining a method of obtaining an image to be selected by a user.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a weight is assigned to an object included in an image selected by a user, and an item providing apparatus, system, and method capable of determining a score for the image based on the assigned weight are provided. can do.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an operation of determining a score of an image input by a user and an operation of providing an item to the user based on the determined score is included.

In addition, the method of providing the item may further include determining a method of providing the item to the user.

In addition, the item providing method may further include determining a method of obtaining the image based on the user's input.

Also, the image may include at least one object.

In addition, the item providing method may assign a weight based on the at least one object.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in an item providing device, the item providing device includes a processor, and the processor determines a score of an image input by a user, and provides an item to the user based on the determined score. to provide.

Further, the processor may determine a method of providing the item to the user.

Also, the processor may determine a method of obtaining the image based on the user's input.

Also, the at least one image may include at least one object.

In addition, the processor may assign a weight based on the at least one object.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a user terminal that acquires an image based on a user's input, outputs the acquired image, and acquires the output at least one image, and stores the acquired at least one image. And an item providing device that determines a score based on the score and provides an item to the user terminal based on the determined score.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a communication module for performing communication with a user terminal and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication module are included, wherein the at least one processor includes the Receives at least one image transmitted by the user terminal, determines a score based on the received at least one image, and provides an item to the user terminal based on the determined score.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect of determining a score based on an image selected by the user and providing an item to the user according to the determined score.

In addition, there is an effect of being able to determine a method of obtaining an image to be selected by the user.

In addition, there is an effect of assigning a weight to an object included in an image selected by the user, and determining a score for the image based on the assigned weight.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an item providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an item providing device is communicatively connected with user terminals according to an embodiment.
3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an item providing apparatus according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating an operation of an image input interface according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 is a diagram illustrating selectable objects included in an image according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 is a diagram illustrating an image including a preset image according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 is a diagram illustrating an event image according to an exemplary embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed in the present specification are exemplified only for the purpose of describing the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention are It may be implemented in various forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can apply various changes and have various forms, the embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the present specification. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosed forms, and includes all changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of the rights according to the concept of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly The second component may also be referred to as a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in the middle. Other expressions describing the relationship between components, such as "between" and "just between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

The terms used in this specification are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof is present, but one or more other features or numbers It is to be understood that the possibility of addition or presence of, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not preliminarily excluded.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms including technical or scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs.

Terms as defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in this specification. Does not.

In the following description, the same identification symbols mean the same configuration, and unnecessary redundant descriptions and descriptions of known technologies will be omitted.

In an embodiment of the present invention,'communication','communication network', and'network' may be used with the same meaning. The three terms refer to wired/wireless local and wide area data transmission/reception networks capable of transmitting and receiving files between a user terminal, a terminal of other users, and a download server.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by describing a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an item providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, an item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment includes a first processor 110, a first communication module 120, an input/output interface module 130, and a first storage module 140. .

The first processor 110, the first communication module 120, the input/output interface module 130, and the first storage module 140 constituting the item providing device 100 are interconnected, and mutual data transmission is performed. It is possible.

The first processor 110 may include a memory (not shown) in which programs are stored.

The first processor 110 may execute programs stored in the included memory (not shown).

The first processor 110 may be connected to a memory (not shown) in which programs are stored.

The first processor 110 may execute programs stored in the connected memory (not shown).

In this case, an operation program (eg, OS) for operating the item providing device 100 may be stored in the memory (not shown).

The first processor 110 may execute a program for managing information on the item providing device 100.

The first processor 110 may execute a program for managing the operation of the item providing device 100.

The first processor 110 may execute a program for managing the operation of the first communication module 120.

The first processor 110 may execute a program for managing the operation of the input/output interface module 130.

Ⅰ) Image acquisition

The first processor 110 may determine a method of obtaining an image based on a user's input (eg, a screen touch). In this case, the method of acquiring the image may be photographing, selecting from a stored image, capturing a screen, or searching for an external image, but the method of acquiring the image is not limited thereto.

The first processor 110 may generate an image acquisition method selection interface to acquire a user's input.

The first processor 110 may acquire a user's input during operation of another application (eg, a game application).

The first processor 110 may switch a screen to obtain a user's input. In this case, the operation of the application that was operating before the screen change may be maintained (eg, operated in the background).

The first processor 110 may divide a screen (eg, divide it up and down) to obtain a user's input. In this case, the application that was operating before the screen division may be displayed and operated on one of the divided screens.

The first processor 110 may acquire an image input by a user (eg, touch a screen for photographing).

The first processor 110 may acquire a part of an image input by a user (eg, forming an in-screen closed curve).

The first processor 110 may obtain an image including at least one object input by the user (eg, forming a closed curve in the screen). In this case, the object may be real estate, movable property, image, text, logo, and combinations thereof, but the object is not limited thereto.

Ii) Score determination

The first processor 110 may calculate a score based on the acquired image.

The first processor 110 may calculate a score based on at least one object included in the acquired image. In this case, the object may be real estate, movable property, image, text, logo, and combinations thereof, but the object is not limited thereto.

The first processor 110 may extract features from an image acquired for calculating a score.

The first processor 110 may use an algorithm for scoring an image in order to calculate a score from the acquired image.

The first processor 110 may set a parameter of an algorithm for scoring the image in order to calculate a score from the acquired image.

The first processor 110 may assign a weight to at least one object included in the acquired image. In this case, the object may be real estate, movable property, image, text, logo, and combinations thereof, but the object is not limited thereto.

The first processor 110 may determine a score for the acquired image based on a score calculated based on the acquired image and a weight assigned to the object.

The first processor 110 determines a score for the acquired image based on a score calculated based on at least one object included in the acquired image and a weight assigned to at least one object included in the acquired image. I can. In this case, the object may be real estate, movable property, image, text, logo, and combinations thereof, but the object is not limited thereto.

For example, when the acquired image completely includes at least one object (eg, the building exterior is completely included), the first processor 110 calculates the score for the acquired image as 80 points, and the The calculated score may be determined as a score for the image.

As another example, when the acquired image includes only a part of the object (eg, only a part of the building exterior), the first processor 110 calculates the score for the acquired image as 70 points, and the calculated score May be determined as a score for the acquired image.

As another example, when the acquired image contains only a small part of the object (eg, only a small part of the exterior of the building is included), the first processor 110 calculates the score for the acquired image as 60 points, and the The calculated score may be determined as a score for the acquired image.

As another example, when the object included in the acquired image is not identifiable, the first processor 110 calculates a score for the acquired image as 50 points, and calculates the calculated score as a score for the acquired image. You can decide.

As another example, the first processor 110 completely includes at least one object in the acquired image (eg, completely includes a building exterior), and a preset image (eg, a company logo) in the at least one object When is included, the score for the acquired image is calculated as 80 points, and a weight of 10 points is given to the preset image (eg, a company logo). In addition, the first processor 110 may determine the score for the acquired image as 90 points by adding 80 points for the acquired image and 10 points for a weight assigned to the preset image (eg, a company logo).

As another example, the first processor 110 completely includes at least one object in the acquired image (eg, completely includes a building exterior), and an event image (eg, a game logo) is included in the at least one object. If included, the score for the acquired image is calculated as 80 points, and a weight of 20 points is given to the event image. In addition, the first processor 110 may determine the score for the acquired image as 100 points by adding 80 points for the acquired image and 20 points for the weight assigned to the event image.

As another example, when the acquired image includes at least one object and an event image, the first processor 110 calculates a score for the acquired image as 80 points and assigns a weight of 20 points to the event image. do. Further, the first processor 110 may determine the score for the acquired image as 100 points by adding 80 points for the acquired image and 20 points for the weight assigned to the event image.

However, those determining the score are only examples, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the examples.

Iii) Provision of items

The first processor 110 may match the determined score with the grade of the item provided to the user.

For example, the first processor 110 may match the determined 50 points with the unpaid item.

As another example, the first processor 110 may match the determined score of 60 points with a general item.

As another example, the first processor 110 may match the determined score of 70 points with an advanced item.

As another example, the first processor 110 may match the determined 80 points with the highest-quality item.

As another example, the first processor 110 may match the determined score of 90 points with the hero level item.

As another example, the first processor 110 may match the determined score of 100 points with the legendary item.

However, matching the determined score with the item grade is only an example, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiment.

The first processor 110 may provide the user with an item of a grade matching the determined score.

For example, if the first processor 110 determines the score for the acquired image as 50, it may provide an unpaid item to the user.

As another example, if the first processor 110 determines the score for the acquired image as 60, it may provide the user with an item of a general grade.

As another example, if the first processor 110 determines the score for the acquired image as 70, it may provide a high-level item to the user.

As another example, if the first processor 110 determines the score for the acquired image as 80, it may provide the highest quality item to the user.

As another example, if the first processor 110 determines the score for the acquired image as 90, it may provide a hero-level item to the user.

As another example, if the first processor 110 determines the score for the acquired image as 100, it may provide a legend-class item to the user.

However, providing an item of a grade matching the determined score to a user is only an exemplary embodiment, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the exemplary embodiment.

The first processor 110 may determine a method of providing an item to a user.

For example, the first processor 110 may determine, as the item providing method, to directly provide the item to the user's inventory.

As another example, the first processor 110 may determine to provide the item to the user through in-game mail as an item providing method.

As another example, the first processor 110 may determine, as an item providing method, to provide an item to a user through a non-player character (NPC) in a game.

However, methods of providing the item are only examples, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the above embodiments.

The first communication module 120 is connected to an external device (eg, an external database) through a network.

The first communication module 120 may search for information on an external device (eg, an external database) and obtain the searched information.

The input/output interface module 130 may display an interface generated by the first processor 110.

The input/output interface module 130 may display an application (eg, a game application) operating in the item providing device 100.

The input/output interface module 130 may acquire an image input by a user through an interface.

The input/output interface module 130 may display different applications by dividing the screen.

The input/output interface module 130 may be provided integrally with the item providing device 100.

The input/output interface module 130 may be provided separately from the item providing device 100.

The input/output interface module 130 may be a separate device to be communicatively connected with the item providing device 100.

The input/output interface module 130 may be a touch screen, a mouse, an electronic pen, a microphone, a keyboard, a speaker, an earphone, a headphone, or a touch pad, but the input/output interface module 130 is not limited thereto.

The input/output interface module 130 may be a combination of at least two or more of a touch screen, a mouse, an electronic pen, a microphone, a keyboard, a speaker, an earphone, a headphone, or a touch pad, but the input/output interface module 130 is not limited thereto.

The first storage module 140 may store an image input by a user.

The first storage module 140 may store an interface generated by the first processor 110.

The first storage module 140 may store parameters set by the first processor 110.

The first storage module 140 may store a score determined by the first processor 110.

The first storage module 140 may store an item providing method determined by the first processor 110.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an item providing device is communicatively connected to a user terminal according to an embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an item providing device according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the item providing device 200 is communicatively connected to the user terminal 300.

The user terminal 300 refers to a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various data using a communication intermediary device including an AP according to a user's key operation, and a smart phone, a foldable smart phone, and a tablet PC. ), Laptop, Personal Computer (PC), Smart Phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Navigation Terminal, Portable Multimedia Player (PMP) and mobile communication It may be any one of a terminal (Mobile Communication Terminal), but is not limited thereto.

The user terminal 300 is a terminal that performs voice or data communication using an AP and a communication network, a memory for storing a program or protocol for communicating with an external device via an AP and a communication network, and an operation and operation by executing the program. It refers to a terminal equipped with a microprocessor for controlling. That is, the user terminal 300 may be any terminal as long as communication is possible using an AP and a communication network, and is a broad concept including all communication computing devices such as notebook computers, mobile communication terminals, and PDAs.

The user terminal 300 is preferably manufactured in a form having a touch screen in order to perform input/output through a user's manipulation, and may drive a game program through an input according to a user's manipulation.

The user terminal 300 preferably includes at least one or more of a video game terminal, an arcade terminal, a portable terminal, a PC terminal, a wired or wireless terminal, and a predetermined key input means provided in the terminal includes a keyboard, a mouse, It may include at least one game operation unit, an analog unit, and a touch screen.

User terminal 300 is a user equipment, mobile, PC capable of wireless communication, mobile phone, kiosk, cellular phone, cellular, cellular terminal, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, terminal, remote station, PDA, remote terminal, access terminal, It may be referred to as a user agent, a portable device having a wireless connection function, and any device capable of using a wireless connection mechanism, such as a wireless modem, but is not limited thereto. The user terminal 300 may also be referred to as a terminal or a peer.

The user terminal 300 is among the service providing device 100 and near field communication (NFC), magnetic secure transmission (MST), WiFi direct, Bluetooth, or infrared data association (IrDA). The communication connection may be performed using at least one method, but the method in which the item providing device 200 and the user terminal 300 are connected is not limited thereto.

The user terminal 300 may acquire an image input by a user and transmit the acquired image to the item providing device 200.

In terms of hardware, the item providing device 200 may have the same configuration as a typical web server or a swap server. However, in terms of software, it includes program modules that perform various functions by being implemented through any language such as C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, and Visual C.

The item providing device 200 is generally connected to an unspecified number of user terminals and/or other servers through an open computer network such as the Internet, and receives a request for performing a task from a user terminal or another server, and reports the result of the task. It may refer to a computer system derived and provided and a computer software installed for it.

The item providing device 200 includes a series of application programs running on the item providing device 200 and, in some cases, various databases built inside or outside (DB: Database, hereinafter referred to as "DB") It should be understood as a broad concept including.

The item providing device 200 may acquire an image transmitted from the user terminal 300.

The item providing device 200 may determine a score based on the acquired image.

The item providing device 200 may provide an item to the user terminal 300 based on the determined score.

The item providing device 200 may determine a method of providing an item to the user terminal 300.

Referring to FIG. 3, the item providing apparatus 200 includes a second processor 210, a second communication module 220, and a second storage module 230.

The second processor 210, the second communication module 220, and the second storage module 230 constituting the item providing device 200 are connected to each other, and may transmit data to each other.

The second processor 210 may include a memory (not shown) in which programs are stored.

The second processor 210 may execute programs stored in the included memory (not shown).

The second processor 210 may be connected to a memory (not shown) in which programs are stored.

The second processor 210 may execute programs stored in the connected memory (not shown).

In this case, an operation program (eg, OS) for operating the item providing device 200 may be stored in the memory (not shown).

The second processor 210 may execute a program for managing information on the item providing device 200.

The second processor 210 may execute a program for managing the operation of the item providing device 100.

The second processor 210 may execute a program for managing the operation of the second communication module 220.

2 and 3, the second processor 210 may acquire an image transmitted by the first user terminal 300 through the second communication module 220.

Ⅰ) Score determination

The second processor 210 may calculate a score based on the acquired image.

The second processor 210 may calculate a score based on at least one object included in the acquired image. In this case, the object may be real estate, movable property, image, text, logo, and combinations thereof, but the object is not limited thereto.

The second processor 210 may extract features from the acquired image for calculating the score.

The second processor 210 may use an algorithm for scoring an image in order to calculate a score from the acquired image.

The second processor 210 may set a parameter of an algorithm for scoring the image in order to calculate a score from the acquired image.

The second processor 210 may assign a weight to at least one object included in the acquired image. In this case, the object may be real estate, movable property, image, text, logo, and combinations thereof, but the object is not limited thereto.

The second processor 210 may determine a score for the acquired image based on a score calculated based on the acquired image and a weight assigned to the object.

The second processor 210 determines a score for the acquired image based on a score calculated based on at least one object included in the acquired image and a weight assigned to at least one object included in the acquired image. I can. In this case, the object may be real estate, movable property, image, text, logo, and combinations thereof, but the object is not limited thereto.

For example, when the acquired image completely includes at least one object (eg, the building exterior is completely included), the second processor 210 calculates a score for the acquired image as 80 points, and the The calculated score may be determined as a score for the image.

As another example, when only a part of the object is included in the acquired image (eg, only part of the building exterior), the second processor 210 calculates the score for the acquired image as 70 points, and the calculated score May be determined as a score for the acquired image.

As another example, when the acquired image includes only a small part of the object (eg, only a small part of the building exterior), the second processor 210 calculates the score for the acquired image as 60 points, and the The calculated score may be determined as a score for the acquired image.

As another example, when the object included in the acquired image cannot be identified, the second processor 210 calculates a score for the acquired image as 50 points, and calculates the calculated score as a score for the acquired image. You can decide.

As another example, the second processor 210 completely includes at least one object (eg, a building exterior is completely included) in the acquired image, and a preset image (eg, a company logo) in the at least one object When is included, the score for the acquired image is calculated as 80 points, and a weight of 10 points is given to the preset image (eg, a company logo). In addition, the second processor 210 may determine the score for the acquired image as 90 points by adding 80 points for the acquired image and 10 points for a weight assigned to the preset image (eg, a company logo).

As another example, the second processor 210 completely includes at least one object in the acquired image (eg, completely includes a building exterior), and an event image (eg, a game logo) is included in the at least one object. If included, the score for the acquired image is calculated as 80 points, and a weight of 20 points is given to the event image. Further, the second processor 210 may determine the score for the acquired image as 100 points by adding 80 points for the acquired image and 20 points for the weight assigned to the event image.

As another example, when the acquired image includes at least one object and an event image, the second processor 210 calculates a score for the acquired image as 80 points and assigns a weight of 20 points to the event image. do. In addition, the second processor 210 may determine a score for the acquired image as 100 points by adding 80 points for the acquired image and 20 points for a weight assigned to the event image.

However, those determining the score are only examples, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the examples.

Ii) Provision of items

The second processor 210 may match the determined score with the grade of an item provided to the user terminal 300.

For example, the second processor 210 may match the determined 50 points with the unpaid item.

As another example, the second processor 210 may match the determined score of 60 points with a general item.

As another example, the second processor 210 may match the determined score of 70 points with an advanced item.

As another example, the second processor 210 may match the determined 80 points with the highest-quality item.

As another example, the second processor 210 may match the determined score of 90 points with the hero level item.

As another example, the second processor 210 may match the determined score of 100 points with the legendary item.

However, matching the determined score with the item grade is only an example, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiment.

The second processor 210 may provide an item of a grade matched with the determined score to the user terminal 300.

For example, if the second processor 210 determines the score for the acquired image as 50 points, it may provide an unpaid item to the user terminal 300.

As another example, if the second processor 210 determines the score for the acquired image as 60, it may provide the user terminal 300 with an item of a general grade.

As another example, if the second processor 210 determines the score for the acquired image as 70, it may provide a high-level item to the user terminal 300.

As another example, if the second processor 210 determines the score for the acquired image as 80, it may provide the user terminal 300 with the highest quality item.

As another example, if the second processor 210 determines the score for the acquired image as 90, it may provide a hero-level item to the user terminal 300.

As another example, if the second processor 210 determines the score for the acquired image as 100, it may provide a legend-class item to the user terminal 300.

However, providing an item of a grade matching the determined score to the user terminal 300 is only an exemplary embodiment, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the exemplary embodiment.

The second processor 210 may determine a method of providing an item to the user terminal 300.

As an example, the second processor 210 may determine to directly provide the item to the user terminal 300 as an item providing method.

As another example, the second processor 210 may determine, as the item providing method, to provide the item to the user terminal 300 through in-game mail.

As another example, the second processor 210 may determine, as the item providing method, to provide the item to the user terminal 300 through a non-player character (NPC) in the game.

However, methods of providing the item are only examples, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the above embodiments.

The second communication module 220 is connected to the user terminal 300 through a network.

The second communication module 220 may receive an image transmitted by the user terminal 300.

The second storage module 230 may store the acquired image.

The second storage module 230 may store parameters set by the second processor 210.

The second storage module 230 may store a score determined by the second processor 210.

The second storage module 230 may store an item providing method determined by the second processor 210.

The term'device or module' used herein denotes a logical structural unit, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not necessarily a physically classified component.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4, the item providing apparatus determines a method of obtaining an image (400 ).

In this case, the method of acquiring the image may be photographing, selecting from a stored image, capturing a screen, or searching for an external image, but the method of acquiring the image is not limited thereto.

The item providing device acquires an image (410).

In this case, the item providing device may acquire an image input by the user.

In addition, the item providing device may divide a screen (eg, divide it up and down) to obtain an image input by a user. In this case, the application that was operating before the screen division may be displayed and operated on one of the divided screens.

A score is determined based on the object included in the image acquired by the item providing device (420).

In this case, the item providing device may assign a weight to at least one object included in the acquired image.

In addition, the item providing device may determine a score for the acquired image by adding a score for the acquired image and a score assigned as a weight.

The item providing device determines a provision item (430).

In this case, the item providing device may match the determined score with the rating of the provided item.

In addition, the item providing device may determine an item of a grade matching the determined score as a provision item.

The item providing device determines an item providing method (440).

At this time, the item providing device may determine at least one of a method of providing an item directly, a method of providing an item through mail in a game, and a method of providing an item through a non-player character (NPC) in the game as the item providing method. have.

The item providing device provides the item (450).

5 is a diagram illustrating an operation of an image input interface according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5(a) is a diagram illustrating an interface provided by an item providing device, and FIG. 5(b) is a diagram illustrating an image acquisition interface.

Referring to FIG. 5A, a recording room, a trade ship, a control room, a smelting plant, a resource dock, a sleeping room, and a dimensional conversion room 510 performing separate functions may be displayed on the interface 500 provided by the item providing device. .

The level displayed in the trade ship, control room, smelting plant, resource dock, sleeping room, and dimensional conversion room 510 of the interface 500 may represent the skill level of the trade ship, control room, smelting plant, resource dock, sleeping room, and dimensional conversion room 510 .

When the user touches the dimension conversion room 510 of the interface 500, the interface 500 may be converted to the screen of FIG. 5(b).

Referring to FIG. 5B, the image input interface 520 includes an image input interface 520 that is a name displayed on the interface 500, which is Lv. The 3D conversion room 530 may be displayed.

An image 540 currently available for input may be displayed on the image input interface 520.

A button 550 for inputting a currently available input image may be displayed on the image input interface 520.

A button 560 requesting to provide an item based on an input image may be displayed on the image input interface 520.

6 is a diagram illustrating selectable objects included in an image according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, an image may include a plurality of objects 610, 620, and 630.

According to an embodiment, the user may select one object from among a plurality of objects 610, 620, and 630 included in the image.

According to an embodiment, a user may select an object 611, 612, 621 included in one of the plurality of objects 610, 620, 630 included in the image.

7 is a diagram illustrating an image including a preset image according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, two objects 710 and 720 are perfectly displayed on an image 700.

The object 710 representing a building among the objects included in the image 700 may be used to calculate the score of the image 700.

Among the objects included in the image 700, the object 720 representing the company's logo may correspond to a preset image, and the preset image may be used to assign a weight.

According to an embodiment, the object 720 representing the logo of the company corresponding to the preset image may be assigned a weight of 10 points.

According to an embodiment, the score for the image 700 is 80 points calculated based on the object 710 representing the building and 10 weights assigned to the object 720 representing the company's logo corresponding to the preset image. In addition, it can be determined with 90 points.

8 is a diagram illustrating an event image according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 8, the image 800 includes two objects 810 and 820.

An object 810 representing a game character among objects included in the image 800 may be used to calculate the score of the image 800.

The object 820 representing the event image among the objects included in the image 800 may be used to assign a weight.

According to an embodiment, the object 820 corresponding to the event image may be assigned a weight of 20 points.

According to an embodiment, the score for the image 800 is determined as 90 points by adding 70 points calculated based on the object 810 representing the game character and 20 points for the weight assigned to the object 820 corresponding to the event image. I can.

In the above, even if all the constituent elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention have been described as being combined into one or operating in combination, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the constituent elements may be selectively combined into at least one and operated.

In addition, although all the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, a program module that performs some or all functions combined in one or more hardware by selectively combining some or all of each It may be implemented as a computer program having Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art.

Such a computer program is stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and is read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing an embodiment of the present invention. The computer program storage medium may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and the like.

In addition, the terms such as "include", "consist of" or "have" described above mean that the corresponding component may be embedded unless otherwise stated, excluding other components Rather, it should be interpreted as being able to further include other components.

All terms, including technical or scientific terms, unless otherwise defined, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms generally used, such as terms defined in the dictionary, should be interpreted as being consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and are not interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The methods disclosed in the present invention include one or more actions or steps for achieving the above-described method. Method actions and/or steps may be interchanged with each other without departing from the scope of the claims. In other words, unless a specific order for the actions or steps is specified, the order and/or use of specific actions and/or steps may be modified without departing from the scope of the claims.

As used herein, a phrase referring to “at least one of” in a list of items refers to any combination of these items, including single members. As an example, “at least one of a, b, or c:” means a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, and abc, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (eg, aa , aaa, aab, aac, abb, acc, bb, bbb, bbc, cc, and ccc or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

As used herein, the term "determining" encompasses a wide variety of actions. For example, “determining” may include computing, computing, processing, deriving, examining, looking up (eg, looking up in a table, database, or other data structure), identifying, etc. . Further, “determining” may include receiving (eg, receiving information), accessing (accessing data in a memory), and the like. Also, “determining” may include resolving, choosing, choosing, establishing, and the like.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain the technical idea, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (11)

Determining a score of an image input by a user; And
Providing an item to the user based on the determined score
Item providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The item providing method,
Determining a method of providing the item to the user
Item providing method further comprising. The method of claim 1,
The item providing method,
Determining a method of obtaining the image based on the user's input
Item providing method further comprising. The method of claim 1,
The method of providing an item in which the image includes at least one object. The method of claim 4,
The item providing method,
An item providing method for assigning a weight based on the at least one object. In the item providing device,
The item providing apparatus includes a processor,
The processor,
Determine the score of the acquired image based on the user's input,
An item providing device that provides an item to a user based on the determined score. The method of claim 6,
The processor,
An item providing device that determines a method of providing the item to the user. The method of claim 6,
The processor,
An item providing device that determines a method of obtaining the image based on the user's input. The method of claim 6,
An item providing apparatus in which the at least one image includes at least one object. The method of claim 9,
The processor,
An item providing device that assigns a weight based on the at least one object. A user terminal for acquiring an image based on an input by a user and outputting the acquired image; And
Item providing apparatus for obtaining the output at least one image, determining a score based on the obtained at least one image, and providing an item to the user terminal based on the determined score
Item providing system comprising a.

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