KR20210136667A - Apparatus and method for providing game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a game providing apparatus and a game providing method, and more particularly to the game providing apparatus and the game providing method for automatically stopping the provision of a game according to a preset condition. As a technical means for achieving a technical task, according to one embodiment, the disclosed game providing apparatus comprises: an input/output unit that provides a game screen to a user and receives a command corresponding to the game screen from the user; a storage unit for storing information on conditions for automatically ending the game for the user; and a control unit for providing the game to the user, and stopping the provision of the game to the user when the automatic game termination condition for the user is completed.

Description

Game providing device and game providing method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GAME}

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a game providing method and apparatus, and more particularly, by automatically stopping the provision of the game according to a preset condition, and providing a reward for the game interruption to the user, thereby allowing the user to It relates to a method and apparatus for providing a game that enables a controlled game play.

With the development of communication technology and the generalization of personal information processing devices, it has become possible to play games anytime, anywhere.

Therefore, it is becoming more difficult to control the time to enjoy the game by yourself. In particular, children and adolescents who have difficulty in self-control are not adept at diagnosing the appropriateness of the time they spend playing games on their own, and controlling the game time accordingly.

However, excessive intervention or control by the guardian not only causes conflict, but can also hinder the self-directed tendencies of children and adolescents. Therefore, there is a need for a self-directed control method that allows game users to set the game time at an appropriate level for themselves and play the game in moderation according to the set rules.

In relation to this, the prior art document, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0114443, 'Online game use time control system and method' calculates the total amount of online game use time per unit time, and blocks game access when the time limit is reached. method is disclosed.

However, even with this prior art, there is a problem in that it is difficult to acquire the experience of restraining one's own actions because game access is strictly blocked according to a set rule. In particular, since the game is controlled based only on time, there is a problem in that it is difficult to self-directly control the game play by setting a goal in the game and stopping the game play when the goal is reached.

Furthermore, in the prior art, only a non-initiative and heterogeneous control method was provided that either grants complete control to the guardian or strictly blocks access to the game according to the set rules. It was not possible to provide an environment where you could play the game continuously and soundly.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique for solving the above-mentioned problems.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned background art is technical information that the inventor possessed for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the process of derivation of the present invention, and it cannot be said that it is necessarily a known technique disclosed to the general public before the filing of the present invention. .

SUMMARY Embodiments disclosed in the present specification provide a game providing apparatus and a game providing method that allow a user to set an automatic termination condition of a game and end the game by themselves according to the set conditions.

In addition, the embodiments set the number of times or scores of various activities in the game as a target as well as time, and allow the game to end when the target number of activities or scores is achieved, so that the user can autonomously control the game time according to the goal set by the user. An object of the present invention is to provide a game providing device and a game providing method.

Another object of the embodiments is to provide a game providing apparatus and a game providing method for obtaining a reward for self-discipline by providing a reward when game play is stopped according to a condition set by the user.

Another object of the embodiments is to provide a game providing apparatus and a game providing method that allow a user to self-initiately stop a game without forcibly ending the game according to a set condition.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to an embodiment, the game providing apparatus provides an input/output unit that provides a game screen to a user and receives a command corresponding to the game screen from the user, a storage unit for storing information on conditions for automatically ending a game for the user; and a controller for providing a game to the user, and stopping the provision of a game to the user when an automatic game termination condition for the user is completed.

And according to one embodiment, the game providing method performed by the game providing device includes the steps of setting an automatic game end condition for a user, and while providing the game to the user, completion of the game automatic end condition for the user monitoring, when the automatic game termination condition for the user is completed, stopping the game provision to the user, and when the game provisioning to the user is stopped before the game automatic termination condition is completed or completed It may include providing a reward to the user.

According to another embodiment, a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing a game providing method is recorded is disclosed. In this case, the game providing method includes the steps of setting an automatic game end condition for the user, monitoring the completion of the game automatic end condition for the user while providing the game to the user, the automatic game end condition for the user Upon completion, stopping the provision of the game to the user, and providing a reward to the user when the provision of the game to the user is stopped before the automatic game termination condition is completed or completed.

According to another embodiment, a computer program stored in a medium is disclosed, which is performed by a game providing apparatus and is stored in a medium to perform the game providing method. In this case, the game providing method includes the steps of setting an automatic game end condition for the user, monitoring the completion of the game automatic end condition for the user while providing the game to the user, the automatic game end condition for the user Upon completion, stopping the provision of the game to the user, and providing a reward to the user when the provision of the game to the user is stopped before the automatic game termination condition is completed or completed.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, the embodiments disclosed herein provide a game providing apparatus and a game providing method that allow a user to set an automatic termination condition of a game by themselves and end the game by themselves according to the set bar can present

In addition, according to the embodiment, by setting the number of times or scores of various activities in the game as a target as well as the time, and allowing the game to end when the target number of activities or scores is achieved, the user autonomously controls the game time according to the goal set by the user A game providing device and a game providing method can be provided.

In addition, according to an embodiment, a game providing apparatus and a game providing method may be provided for providing a reward to a user to obtain a reward for self-discipline when game play is stopped according to a condition set by the user.

Furthermore, according to an embodiment, it is possible to provide a game providing apparatus and a game providing method that allow the user to self-initiately stop the game without forcibly ending the game according to a set condition.

Effects obtainable in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned are clear to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments disclosed from the description below belong. will be able to be understood

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a game providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a game step by step according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart specifically illustrating an embodiment of step S200 of the game providing method shown in FIG. 2 .
4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a user interface provided in step S200 of the game providing method shown in FIG. 2 .
5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a user interface provided in step S220 of the game providing method shown in FIG. 2 .

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail 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 characteristics of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of matters widely known to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the following embodiments belong are omitted. In addition, in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a component is said to be "connected" with another component, it includes not only the case where it is 'directly connected' but also the case where it is 'connected with another component in between'. In addition, when a component "includes" a component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

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

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

Here, the game providing device 100 may be configured as a computing device that configures a game screen by executing a game program and provides a game to a user by outputting the configured game screen.

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

In this case, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, etc. which may include an interface capable of interacting with a user. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, a desktop, and a laptop equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , PCS (Personal Communication System), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code) All kinds of handhelds such as Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro), Smart Phone, Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), etc. It may include a (Handheld)-based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), Internet TV (Internet Television), terrestrial TV, cable TV, and the like. Furthermore, the wearable device is, for example, a type of information processing device that can be worn directly on the human body, such as watches, glasses, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc. can be connected with

In addition, the server may be implemented as a computer capable of communicating through a network with an electronic terminal in which an application or web browser is installed for interaction with the user, or may be implemented as a cloud computing server. In addition, the server may include a storage device capable of storing data or may store data through a third server.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the game providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment will be described in detail.

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

The storage unit 110 may store various data necessary for the operation of the game, such as an operating system of the game providing device 100 , an application for providing a game, and data for managing the game providing device 100 .

In addition, the storage unit 110 may store the automatic game termination condition information for each user. The storage unit 110 may record information on the automatic game end condition when the game automatic end condition is set for at least some users.

Here, the game automatic termination condition information is a condition set in advance for the game providing apparatus 100 to automatically stop providing the game to the user even if the user does not stop the game by himself. The game automatic termination condition is a set value for a specific variable may include.

In this case, the variable may include a user's game play time, the number of games, the number of wins or losses, the number of occurrences of a specific activity in the game, a score given to the user in the game, or a score calculated by combining them.

In this case, the game play time may include a time elapsed from when the user starts the game to the current time, or the game play time of the user accumulated within a unit period.

Also, the number of games may include the number of games played by the user until now after the user accesses the game providing apparatus 100 or the cumulative number of games played by the user within a unit period. In this case, the number of games means, for example, the number of unit games that the user has completed when the game consists of a unit game in which victory and defeat are clearly distinguished.

Furthermore, in this type of game divided into unit games, the play result of each unit game and the number of wins or losses may be a variable.

And the number of occurrences of a specific activity of the user in the game is, for example, the number of times the user used a specific item in the game, the number of battles with other characters, the number of times a specific character is removed, the number of visits to a specific game location, and mission execution It means the number of in-game activities of the user that can be counted, such as the number of times.

Furthermore, the score given to the user in the game means a numerical value given to the user by the user's in-game activity, such as the user's experience, level, or win rate.

As such, the game automatic termination condition information may be set to include a setting value for at least one of the variables listed above. In addition, when each set value for two or more variables is included in the game automatic termination condition information, the set value for each variable may be associated with an And or Or condition.

Accordingly, for example, when the set value of 3 hours is included in the variable for the user's game play time in the game automatic termination condition information, and the set value of 12 times is included in the variable called the number of game wins of the user as an OR condition, The automatic game termination condition may be completed when one of two conditions is satisfied: the user's game play time reaches 3 hours or the user's game wins reach 12 times.

As such, the storage unit 110 may store the automatic game termination condition information for each user, including a combination of a variable and a set value.

Also, the storage unit 110 may store reward information on the type or quantity of game goods to be provided to the user when the user's game automatic termination condition is completed together with the game automatic termination condition information. In this case, the reward information includes information on the type or quantity of game goods to be provided as a reward to the user. In this case, the game goods may include game money, coupons, game characters, game items, etc. commonly used in the game.

Furthermore, the reward information may additionally include information on a reward payment time.

In this case, the game automatic termination condition information and the reward information corresponding thereto may be preset during the user's game play or before the user's game play and stored in the storage unit 110 .

In addition, the game automatic termination condition information and reward information corresponding thereto may be directly selected and set by the user, or may be set by another user associated with the user. In this case, the other user may include, for example, another user in a legal guardian relationship with the user as another user who has proven to be related to the user. In addition, the game automatic termination condition information may be preset by the game providing apparatus 100 as a common condition for at least some users.

Furthermore, the storage unit 110 may store automatic end setting condition information, which is distinguished from the game automatic end condition information. Here, the automatic end setting condition information is a condition that must be satisfied in order for the user to set the game automatic end condition, and the game providing device 100 allows the user to set the automatic game end condition only when the user satisfies the automatic end setting condition information. You can also set it up.

For example, when the user continuously plays the game for one hour or more, the automatic termination setting condition may be satisfied. Alternatively, the automatic end setting condition may be satisfied only when the aforementioned other user requests the user to set the game automatic end condition.

That is, the automatic termination setting condition information may be configured to include a set value for the user's continuous game play time, or the accumulated game play time for the user's unit time, or to complete the condition at the request of another user. may be set.

Meanwhile, the input/output unit 120 provides a game screen to the user, receives a command corresponding to the game screen from the user, and allows the user and the game providing device 100 to interact with each other. It may include an input unit for receiving and an output unit for displaying information or symbols required for game provision and automatic game termination. For example, the input/output unit 120 may include an operation panel for receiving a user's 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, a speaker, or a headset. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input/output unit 120 may include a configuration supporting various input/output.

In particular, the input/output unit 120 may provide a user interface for setting an automatic game termination condition for each user as described above. In addition, it is possible to receive the game automatic termination condition information through the user interface and to be stored in the above-described storage unit 110 .

In addition, the input/output unit 120 outputs a message for inquiring whether to stop providing the game to the user when the automatic game termination condition is completed for the user, so that the user can select whether to stop providing the game or not, and if the game stop is not selected, A game screen may be provided to the user to allow the user to continue playing the game.

Meanwhile, the game providing apparatus 100 may include a controller 130 . The controller 130 controls the overall operation of the game providing apparatus 100 and may include a processor such as a CPU.

In particular, the controller 130 allows the game to be provided to the user. To this end, the controller 130 may configure a game screen to be provided to the user through the input/output unit 120 , process a command or data input from the user in response to the game screen, and reflect it on the game screen again. To this end, the control unit 130 executes an application for providing a game stored in the storage unit 110 , and may access and use various data stored for the execution of the game.

In addition, the controller 130 may monitor whether an automatic game termination condition for the user is completed. To this end, the controller 130 may count or continuously calculate the variables corresponding to the condition for automatically ending the game.

In this case, as described above, the variable corresponding to the automatic game termination condition includes the user's game play time, the number of games, the number of wins or losses, the number of occurrences of a specific activity in the game, the score given to the user in the game, or these It may be at least one of scores calculated by combining them. If the distance traveled by the user's character in the virtual space within the game for a specific user is set as a variable corresponding to the automatic game end condition, the controller 130 records the movement distance of the character whenever the user's character moves, It can detect whether the set value set for the corresponding variable is reached.

While counting or calculating the variable corresponding to the automatic game end condition as described above, the controller 130 may determine whether the game automatic end condition is completed by detecting whether the counted or calculated variable reaches a set value.

For example, the control unit 130 gives 5 points each time the user's character completes a mission in the game, and gives 3 points each time the character removes a specific monster character. can And when the user sets the set value for the variable to 100 points, the controller 130 accumulates 5 points each time the user's character completes a mission, and additionally accumulates 3 points each time a specific monster character is removed. You can calculate your score while doing it. And when the corresponding score reaches 100 points, the control unit 130 may determine that the user's game automatic termination condition is completed.

As such, when the variable set as the automatic game end condition reaches the set value, the controller 130 may at least temporarily stop the game provided to the user. The controller 130 may completely stop providing the game to the user.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, the controller 130 may temporarily stop the game and provide a message to the user inquiring whether to stop providing the game. Accordingly, the controller 130 can completely stop providing the game only when the user selects to stop providing the game.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may provide a reward to the user when the user sets the automatic game end condition and then stops the game play before the automatic game end condition is completed or by completing the automatic game end condition.

In this case, the reward provided to the user may be preset by the game providing apparatus 100 or may be selected in advance by the user. As described above, the rewards may be game money, coupons, game characters, game items, and the like.

Here, the controller 130 may provide a reward when the game for the user is stopped, but when the user accesses the game again, information about the reward paid to the user may be provided to the user.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the controller 130 may wait without paying a reward to the user for a preset period of time. That is, the controller 130 may pay a reward after at least a certain period of time has elapsed after the game provision to the user is stopped. According to an embodiment, if the user stops the game and starts playing the game again before a predetermined time elapses, the controller 130 may not pay a reward to the user. In addition, the control unit 130 may pay a reward only when the user waits without starting game play for a predetermined time or longer after the user ends the game before or when the automatic game termination condition is completed.

In this case, a predetermined time for waiting without paying a reward may be preset by the user. For example, when selecting and setting a reward, the user may select in advance whether or not to receive a reward if game play is not resumed for a certain amount of time after the end of the game. Information on the reward payment time may be included in the reward information and stored in the above-described storage unit 110 .

In addition, the controller 130 may allow a reward to be paid when the user stops the game in response to the condition for automatically ending the game completed a plurality of times. For example, the controller 130 may allow a reward to be paid when the user stops playing the game before or when the automatic game termination condition is completed five times.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may provide a user interface for setting the automatic game end condition to the user through the input/output unit 120 so that the user can directly set the game automatic end condition for himself/herself. In this case, the user interface for setting the automatic game end condition may include a selection item or input field for allowing the user to select a variable corresponding to the game automatic end condition and select a setting value for the variable. have. Accordingly, the user may input a setting value for, for example, game play time or number of games. In addition, the control unit 120 may store the variable selected by the user and a set value corresponding thereto as the game automatic termination condition information. For example, for a specific user, the condition for automatic game termination may be set when the game play time elapses after 3 hours, and for other users, the game automatically ends when the number of games that the user has won 20 times. You can set the condition to be complete.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may request the user to set an automatic game termination condition. To this end, the controller 130 may set an automatic termination setting condition for each user and store the automatic termination setting condition information in the storage unit 110 . At this time, the automatic end setting condition is a condition for providing the user with a user interface for setting the automatic game end condition, and the control unit 130 provides the user with the setting of the game automatic end condition when the automatic end setting condition for the user is completed. you can request

In this case, the automatic termination setting condition may be completed when the user's game play time, ie, the user's continuous game play time or the user's accumulated game play time for a unit period, reaches a preset time. Alternatively, the automatic termination setting condition may be set to be completed when a request from another user associated with the user, for example, a guardian occurs.

In this case, the other user may be a legal guardian of the user as another user who has proven the relationship with the user as described above.

Accordingly, the controller 130 may determine that the automatic termination setting condition is completed when receiving a request for setting the automatic game termination condition for the user from another user associated with the user.

In this case, the automatic termination setting condition may be preset by a user or another user, or may be set by the game providing apparatus 100 .

Accordingly, the control unit 130 continuously monitors whether the automatic end setting condition is completed, and when the automatic end setting condition is completed, allows the user to set the game automatic end condition, thereby setting the automatic end condition.

In this case, when the user sets the automatic game end condition according to the request of the other user, the controller 130 may provide the other user with the game automatic end condition information set by the user to determine whether to approve it.

For example, when a user is playing a game, when another user who is a guardian of the user approaches the game providing device 100 and requests to set a condition for automatically ending the game for the user, the controller 130 controls the user Provides a user interface for setting the conditions for automatically ending the game. Then, when the user inputs a set value of 2 hours using the game play time as a variable, the controller 130 may inform other users that the set value of 2 hours for the game play time variable is set as an automatic game termination condition. have. At this time, if the other user does not approve the automatic game termination condition, the controller 130 may notify the user of the approval rejection of the other user again. Accordingly, when the user again inputs a set value of 1 hour for the game play time, the control unit 130 may transmit this information to other users to receive an input of whether to approve or not.

Through this process, the control unit 130 may allow the protector to set the conditions for automatically ending the game under the management and approval of the guardian.

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may guide the user to select a setting value equal to or less than the maximum value corresponding to each variable when the user sets the automatic game termination condition. To this end, the controller 130 may present the maximum value of the set value corresponding to the variable to each user. For example, the controller 130 limits the set value for the game play time to a maximum of 3 hours, and the set value for the number of games to a maximum of 30 times. The maximum value that can be selected can be limited by pre-determining.

In this case, the maximum value of each set value may be set differently according to the type or quantity of the reward selected by the user.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 140 may perform wired/wireless communication with other devices or networks. For example, when the game providing apparatus 100 is configured as an electronic terminal in which a client is installed, communication for exchanging data with the server may be performed. To this end, the communication unit 140 may include a communication module that supports at least one of various wired and wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

In this case, the wireless communication supported by the communication unit 140 may be, for example, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), or Near Field Communication (NFC). In addition, the wired communication supported by the communication unit 140 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). Also, the communication unit 140 may transmit data or a message to a destination through the Internet or a mobile communication network.

Hereinafter, a game providing method performed by the above-described game providing apparatus 100 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a game providing method step by step according to an embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart specifically illustrating an embodiment of step S200 of the game providing method illustrated in FIG. 2 . 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of the user interface provided in step S200 of the game providing method shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an example of the user interface provided in step S220 of the game providing method shown in FIG. It is an example diagram shown. The game providing method according to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 includes steps processed in time series by the game providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 . Accordingly, even if omitted below, the content described above with respect to the game providing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 may also be applied to the game providing method according to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the game providing apparatus 100 may set an automatic game termination condition for an arbitrary user ( S200 ). In this case, step S200 may be performed while the corresponding user plays the game, or may be performed before starting to play the game. In addition, the game automatic termination condition may be set according to a variable and a set value selected by the user, or may be set by the game providing apparatus 100 .

When step S200 is performed during the user's game play, the game providing apparatus 100 may monitor whether an automatic termination setting condition for the user is completed as shown in FIG. 3 ( S300 ).

And when the automatic end setting condition for the user is completed, the game providing device 100 provides a user interface for setting the automatic game end condition to the user (S310), so that the user himself/herself ends the game or ends the game You can choose what goals you want to achieve.

In this case, the automatic termination setting condition in step S300 may be preset in the game providing apparatus 100, for example, may be completed by the user's game play time up to the present. Alternatively, it may be completed at the request of another user as described above.

Meanwhile, the user interface provided in step S310 may include, for example, a layer pop-up screen 400 displayed on the game screen as shown in FIG. 4 .

The game providing device 100 includes a condition setting UI 410 for receiving an input of a variable to be included in the game automatic termination condition and a setting value corresponding to the variable on the pop-up screen 400, and before or after the game automatic termination condition is completed. When the user actually stops playing the game, a reward setting UI 420 for receiving a selection of a reward to be paid to the user may be included.

In this case, as illustrated, the condition setting UI 410 may be configured such that the user selects at least one of variables such as game play time, number of games, and number of wins. In addition, the condition setting UI 410 may be configured to input or select a setting value for a variable selected by the user. The condition setting UI 410 may include, for example, an input field to input a set value for the variable when the user selects the number of games as a variable. Accordingly, if the user sets the condition for automatically ending the game after 20 games, the game providing apparatus 100 may count the number of unit games played by the user and automatically end the game when 20 is reached.

In addition, the reward setting UI 420 may be configured to list game goods by type that the user can receive as a reward by stopping the game by himself as shown in FIG. 3, and to be able to select at least one of them from the user. have.

Accordingly, the game providing apparatus 100 may receive and store information on variables and setting values selected by the user through such a user interface as game automatic termination condition information (S320).

In this case, when there are two or more combinations of a variable and a set value selected by the user, the game providing apparatus 100 may receive a selection of a relationship between them. Accordingly, for example, the user can have the game automatically end when his or her game play time reaches 1 hour or the number of games reaches 10 games, or, when his or her game play time reaches 1 hour and the number of games at the same time, You can also set the game to automatically end when you reach 10 games.

Meanwhile, again in FIG. 2 , the game providing apparatus 100 may monitor whether a set automatic game termination condition is completed ( S210 ).

The game providing apparatus 100 may detect whether the variable reaches a set value while counting or calculating a variable set as an automatic game end condition in step S210 . That is, the game providing device 100 is a game automatic termination condition, the user's game play time, the number of games, the number of wins or losses, the number of occurrences of a specific activity in the game, the score counted for the user in the game, or these It is possible to continuously count or calculate at least one variable among scores calculated by combining, and check whether these variables reach a set value included in the game automatic termination condition information.

And when the automatic game termination condition is completed in step S210, the game providing apparatus 100 may stop providing the game to the user (S220).

In this case, in step S220 , when the automatic game termination condition is completed, the game providing apparatus 100 may first temporarily stop providing the game and inquire of the user whether to stop providing the game.

The game providing apparatus 100 may generate and display the layer pop-up screen 500 on the game screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 , and display a message 510 inquiring whether to stop the game. “I've played all 20 games. Are you sure you want to quit the game and receive your reward?” As such, a message inquiring whether or not to end the game may be displayed while guiding the user to the completion of the automatic game termination condition.

Furthermore, the game providing apparatus 100 includes a selection button for receiving a selection from the user on whether to stop the game on the pop-up screen 500 , that is, an “end” button 520 for receiving the user's selection to stop playing the game, and the user automatically ends the game. A “Continue Play” button 530 that can be selected may be included in the case of ignoring the completion of the condition and continuing to play the game.

Accordingly, the user may recognize the completion of the automatic game end condition and end the game by himself or continue playing the game.

Of course, in another embodiment, the game providing apparatus 100 may immediately stop the game without giving the user an opportunity to select by himself as shown in FIG. 5 .

Meanwhile, when the automatic game termination condition is completed and the user stops playing the game, the game providing apparatus 100 may provide a reward to the user ( S230 ). Of course, the game providing apparatus 100 may provide a reward even if the user terminates the game play before the completion of the condition in a state in which the automatic game termination condition is set.

In step S230 , the game providing apparatus 100 may provide a reward to the user immediately when the user's game play is stopped, but according to an embodiment, after the user stops the game play, until a predetermined time has elapsed Rewards may be provided only if game play is not resumed. Through this, the game providing device 100 may receive game goods that can be utilized in the game in return for keeping the rules set by the user. Accordingly, the user self-directedly controls the amount of his/her own game, and the game providing apparatus 100 may support the user's self-control.

The term '~ unit' used in the above embodiments means software or hardware components such as field programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and '~ unit' performs certain roles. However, '-part' is not limited to software or hardware. The '~ unit' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to refresh one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' denotes components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

Functions provided in components and '~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ units' or separated from additional components and '~ units'.

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

The game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 may also be implemented in the form of a computer-readable medium for storing instructions and data executable by a computer. In this case, the instructions 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, computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer, and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may be a computer recording medium, which is a volatile and non-volatile and non-volatile embodied in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. It may include both volatile, removable and non-removable media. For example, the computer recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as HDD and SSD, an optical recording medium such as CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc, or a memory included in a server accessible through a network.

Also, the game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. The computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by a processor, and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language. . In addition, the computer program may be recorded in a tangible computer-readable recording medium (eg, a memory, a hard disk, a magnetic/optical medium, or a solid-state drive (SSD), etc.).

Accordingly, the game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 may be implemented by executing the above-described computer program by a computing device. The computing device may include at least a portion of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and the 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 various buses, and may be mounted on a common motherboard or in any other suitable manner.

Here, the processor may process a command within the computing device, such as for displaying graphic information for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on an external input or output device, such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. Examples are instructions stored in memory or a storage device. In other embodiments, multiple processors and/or multiple buses may be used with multiple memories and types of memory as appropriate. In addition, the processor may be implemented as a chipset formed by chips including a plurality of independent analog and/or digital processors.

Memory also stores information within the computing device. As an example, the memory may be configured as a volatile memory unit or a set thereof. As another example, the memory may be configured as a non-volatile memory unit or a set thereof. The memory may also be another form of computer readable medium such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

In addition, the storage device may provide a large-capacity storage space to the computing device. A storage device may be a computer-readable medium or a component comprising such a medium, and may include, for example, devices or other components within a storage area network (SAN), a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or a tape device, a flash memory, or other semiconductor memory device or device array similar thereto.

The above-described embodiments are for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the above-described embodiments pertain can easily transform into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the above-described embodiments. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a dispersed form, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected through this specification is indicated by the claims described below rather than the above detailed description, and should be construed to include all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents. .

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Claims (15)

In the game providing device,
an input/output unit that provides a game screen to a user and receives a command corresponding to the game screen from the user;
a storage unit for storing information on conditions for automatically ending the game for the user; and
and a controller configured to provide a game to the user and to stop providing the game to the user when a condition for automatically ending the game for the user is completed. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
A game providing apparatus for providing a reward to the user when the game provision to the user is stopped due to the completion of an automatic game termination condition for the user. According to claim 1,
The game automatic termination condition information,
Setting of at least one variable among the game play time of the user, the number of games, the number of wins or losses, the number of occurrences of a specific activity in the game, the score given to the user in the game, or a score calculated by combining them contains a value,
The control unit is
When the set value is reached by counting or calculating a variable corresponding to a set value included in the game automatic end condition information, it is determined that the game automatic end condition is completed. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
When the automatic end setting condition for the user is completed, a user interface for setting the automatic game end condition is provided to the user, and the game automatic end condition information is received from the user through the user interface, and the storage unit to be stored on the game providing device. 5. The method of claim 4,
The automatic shutdown setting condition is,
It is completed when the user's game play time reaches a preset time, or when a request from another user associated with the user occurs,
The control unit is
When the automatic end setting condition is completed according to the request of the other user and the game automatic end condition information is inputted from the user, the inputted game automatic end condition information is provided to the other user. 3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit is
When the automatic game termination condition for the user is completed, the user is asked whether to stop providing the game. A game providing device that provides rewards. performed by the game providing device;
setting an automatic game end condition for the user;
monitoring the completion of an automatic game termination condition for the user while providing the game to the user;
when the automatic game termination condition for the user is completed, stopping providing the game to the user; and
Comprising the step of providing a reward to the user when the game provision to the user is stopped before the automatic game termination condition is completed or completed, the game providing method. 8. The method of claim 7,
The step of setting the game automatic termination condition is,
As the condition for automatically ending the game, among the game play time of the user, the number of games, the number of wins or losses, the number of occurrences of a specific activity in the game, the score given to the user in the game, or a score calculated by combining them setting a set value for at least one variable,
The step of monitoring the completion of the game automatic termination condition,
Counting or calculating a variable corresponding to the set value and monitoring whether the set value is reached. 8. The method of claim 7,
The step of setting the game automatic termination condition is,
waiting for completion of an automatic termination setting condition for the user;
providing a user interface for setting the automatic game end condition to the user when the automatic end setting condition is completed; and
The method of providing a game, comprising the step of receiving and storing the automatic game termination condition information from the user through the user interface. 9. The method of claim 8,
The step of setting the game automatic termination condition is,
The method further comprising the step of receiving a selection of game goods to be provided to the user as the reward from the user. 8. The method of claim 7,
The step of providing a reward to the user includes:
when the condition for automatically ending the game is completed, inquiring whether to stop providing the game to the user; and
and if the user selects to stop providing the game in response to the query, stopping the game provision to the user and providing a reward to the user. 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of providing a reward to the user includes:
If the game provision to the user is stopped before the automatic game termination condition is completed or completed, waiting for a predetermined time from when the game provision to the user is stopped; and
Comprising the step of paying a reward to the user if the game provision to the user is not started until the predetermined time elapses, the game providing method. 9. The method of claim 8,
The step of setting the set value for the variable is,
Restricting the user to select only a preset value less than a preset maximum value for the variable, comprising the step of setting a preset value less than the maximum value. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method according to claim 7 is recorded. A computer program stored in a medium for performing the method according to claim 7 and performed by the game providing device.

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