KR20220032995A - Method and system for providing game using switching between continuous automatic battle function and manual battle - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method and a system for providing a game using switching between a continuous automatic battle and a manual battle. The game providing method according to an embodiment may include a step of creating a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of a continuous automatic battle when a continuous automatic battle function is activated, a step of displaying the continuous automatic battle screen, and a step of switching the continuous automatic battle screen to a manual battle screen based on a user input associated with the continuous automatic battle screen.

Description

Method and system for providing a game using continuous automatic battle and switching between manual battles

The following description relates to a method and system for providing a game using switching between continuous automatic battles and manual battles.

There are games that provide a continuous automatic battle function for user convenience. The continuous automatic battle function may refer to a function capable of automatically and repeatedly clearing any one game stage selected from among a plurality of game stages a plurality of times.

For example, while the user controls the use of skills of his/her character (or a combination of characters), the movement of the character and/or the movement of the character, the user interacts with a plurality of NPCs (Non-Player Characters) arranged on the game stage and A game environment in which a game stage is cleared as a battle is waged and a mission set in advance according to the corresponding game stage is achieved may be considered. In this case, the continuous automatic battle function automatically controls the use of skills of the user's character (or a combination of characters), movement of the character and/or movement of the character, etc. so that the system can clear the corresponding game stage without the user's control. It provides a function to repeatedly clear the corresponding game stage for a preset number of times by controlling it.

Accordingly, users can obtain benefits such as growth of character(s) or acquisition of items according to clearing a game stage while reducing the time invested in the game by using the continuous automatic battle function.

However, this continuous automatic battle function has a problem that users cannot access other content in the game until the continuous automatic battle function is completed or the continuous automatic battle function is deactivated. For example, it is difficult for the user to look at items sold through the shop function during continuous automatic battles or to look at characters who do not participate in continuous automatic battles, and it is difficult to intervene in the ongoing automatic battles. there is.

[Prior art literature]

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0105485

As the continuous automatic battle function is activated in the main game screen provided by the main process, a sub-process for continuous automatic battle is executed, and the continuous automatic battle screen generated by the executed sub-process is displayed in the main game provided by the main process. By providing in parallel with the screen, a game providing method and system are provided that allow the user to access other contents in the game even while continuous automatic battle is in progress.

To provide a game providing method and system that allows users to participate in continuous automatic battles in progress by converting the continuous automatic battle screen to a manual battle screen.

A method for providing a game in a computer device including at least one processor, the method comprising: generating, by the at least one processor, a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of continuous automatic battle as a continuous automatic battle function is activated; displaying, by the at least one processor, the continuous automatic battle screen; and converting, by the at least one processor, the continuous automatic battle screen to a manual battle screen based on a user input associated with the continuous automatic battle screen.

According to one side, the game providing method may further include, by the at least one processor, performing a manual battle based on the user's input to a user interface included in the manual battle screen.

According to another aspect, in the game providing method, when the manual battle screen is switched back to the continuous automatic battle screen, by the at least one processor, the content of the manual battle leads to the continuous automatic battle, the manual battle The method may further include transmitting information on the progress of the battle to a process for proceeding the continuous automatic battle.

According to another aspect, the manual battle screen includes a user interface for activating the continuous automatic battle screen, and the game providing method includes, by the at least one processor, a user interface for activating the continuous automatic battle screen The method may further include converting the manual battle screen back to the continuous automatic battle screen based on a user input for .

According to another aspect, in the game providing method, when the manual battle screen is switched back to the continuous automatic battle screen, by the at least one processor, the content of the manual battle leads to the continuous automatic battle, The method may further include transmitting information on the progress of the manual battle to the process for the continuous automatic battle.

According to another aspect, the method for providing a game further includes, by the at least one processor, providing a main game screen using a main process, wherein the generating of the continuous automatic battle screen includes: executing a sub-process for continuous automatic battle as the automatic battle function is activated; and generating a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of the continuous automatic battle by using the sub-process.

According to another aspect, the step of converting the continuous automatic battle screen to the manual battle screen may include converting the continuous automatic battle screen of the continuous automatic battle conducted by the sub-process to the manual battle screen of the manual battle conducted by the main process. It can be characterized by converting to .

According to another aspect, the game providing method further includes, by the at least one processor, switching the manual battle screen back to the continuous automatic battle screen when the manual battle is ended through the manual battle screen can do.

According to another aspect, the displaying of the continuous automatic battle screen may include overlapping and displaying the continuous automatic battle screen in a picture in picture (PIP) format on a main game screen.

According to another aspect, the converting to the manual battle screen may include converting the continuous automatic battle screen displayed overlapping on the main game screen to a full-screen manual battle screen.

It provides a computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium in combination with a computer device to execute the method on the computer device.

There is provided a computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program for executing the method in a computer device is recorded.

at least one processor implemented to execute instructions readable by a computer device, wherein the at least one processor generates a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of continuous automatic battle as the continuous automatic battle function is activated; Displays the continuous automatic battle screen, and provides a computer device characterized in that the automatic continuous battle screen is converted to a manual battle screen based on a user input associated with the continuous automatic battle screen.

As the continuous automatic battle function is activated in the main game screen provided by the main process, a sub-process for continuous automatic battle is executed, and the continuous automatic battle screen generated by the executed sub-process is displayed in the main game provided by the main process. By providing in parallel with the screen, the user can access other content in the game even during continuous automatic battles.

By switching the continuous automatic battle screen to the manual battle screen, users can participate in the ongoing automatic battle screen.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 6 are diagrams illustrating examples of switching between a main game screen and a continuous automatic battle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for selling rewards according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for displaying the end of continuous automatic battle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 and 11 are diagrams illustrating an example of switching between the continuous automatic battle screen and the manual battle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each figure, like reference numerals have been used for like elements.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

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

The game providing system according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by at least one computer device, and the game providing method according to the embodiments of the present invention is performed through at least one computer device implementing the game providing system. can be The computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed and driven in the computer device, and the computer device may perform the game providing method according to the embodiments of the present invention under the control of the driven computer program. The above-described computer program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium in order to be combined with a computer device and execute the game providing method on the computer device.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 shows an example including a plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , a plurality of servers 150 , 160 , and a network 170 . 1 is an example for explaining the invention, and the number of electronic devices or the number of servers is not limited as in FIG. 1 . In addition, the network environment of FIG. 1 only describes one example of environments applicable to the present embodiments, and the environment applicable to the present embodiments is not limited to the network environment of FIG. 1 .

The plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , and 140 may be a fixed terminal implemented as a computer device or a mobile terminal. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable multimedia player (PMP). ), tablet PCs, etc. As an example, in FIG. 1 , the shape of a smartphone is shown as an example of the electronic device 110 , but in embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 110 is substantially different through the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication method. It may refer to one of various physical computer devices capable of communicating with the electronic devices 120 , 130 , 140 and/or the servers 150 and 160 .

The communication method is not limited, and not only a communication method using a communication network (eg, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include, but also short-range wireless communication between devices may be included. For example, the network 170 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). , the Internet, and the like. In addition, the network 170 may include any one or more of a network topology including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, etc. not limited

Each of the servers 150 and 160 communicates with the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 and the network 170 through a computer device or a plurality of computers that provides commands, codes, files, contents, services, etc. It can be implemented in devices. For example, the server 150 provides a service (eg, a game providing service, a content providing service, an archiving service, and a file distribution) to the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 accessed through the network 170 . service, map service, group call service (or voice conference service), messaging service, mail service, social network service, map service, translation service, financial service, payment service, search service, etc.).

2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each of the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 or the servers 150 and 160 described above may be implemented by the computer device 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the computer device 200 may include a memory 210 , a processor 220 , a communication interface 230 , and an input/output interface 240 . The memory 210 is a computer-readable recording medium and may include a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a permanent mass storage device such as a disk drive. Here, a non-volatile mass storage device such as a ROM and a disk drive may be included in the computer device 200 as a separate permanent storage device distinct from the memory 210 . Also, an operating system and at least one program code may be stored in the memory 210 . These software components may be loaded into the memory 210 from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memory 210 . The separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In another embodiment, the software components may be loaded into the memory 210 through the communication interface 230 instead of a computer-readable recording medium. For example, the software components may be loaded into the memory 210 of the computer device 200 based on a computer program installed by files received through the network 170 .

The processor 220 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processor 220 by the memory 210 or the communication interface 230 . For example, the processor 220 may be configured to execute a received instruction according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 210 .

The communication interface 230 may provide a function for the computer device 200 to communicate with other devices (eg, the storage devices described above) through the network 170 . For example, a request, command, data, file, etc. generated by the processor 220 of the computer device 200 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 210 is transmitted to the network ( 170) to other devices. Conversely, signals, commands, data, files, etc. from other devices may be received by the computer device 200 through the communication interface 230 of the computer device 200 via the network 170 . A signal, command, or data received through the communication interface 230 may be transferred to the processor 220 or the memory 210 , and the file may be a storage medium (described above) that the computer device 200 may further include. persistent storage).

The input/output interface 240 may be a means for an interface with the input/output device 250 . For example, the input device may include a device such as a microphone, keyboard, or mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display or a speaker. As another example, the input/output interface 240 may be a means for an interface with a device in which functions for input and output are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. The input/output device 250 may be configured as one device with the computer device 200 .

Also, in other embodiments, the computer device 200 may include fewer or more components than those of FIG. 2 . However, there is no need to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the computer device 200 may be implemented to include at least a portion of the above-described input/output device 250 or may further include other components such as a transceiver and a database.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game providing method according to the present embodiment may be performed by the computer device 200 implementing the game providing system. In this case, the processor 220 of the computer device 200 may be implemented to execute a control instruction according to the code of the operating system included in the memory 210 or the code of at least one computer program (eg, a game application). can Here, the processor 220 causes the computer device 200 to perform steps 310 to 340 included in the method of FIG. 3 according to a control command provided by a code stored in the computer device 200 . can control

In operation 310 , the computer device 200 may provide a main game screen using a main process. The main game screen may mean various screens related to the progress of the game service. For example, the game service may include various types of game contents, and a screen of game contents that a user selects and proceeds may also be included in the main game screen. In this case, each of the various screens may include various user interfaces related to each screen.

Meanwhile, as one of these user interfaces, a user interface through which a user can activate a continuous automatic battle function may be included.

In step 320 , the computer device 200 may execute a sub-process for continuous automatic battle as the continuous automatic battle function is activated. For example, as described above, a user interface through which the user can activate the continuous automatic battle function may be provided through the main game screen, and as the user activates the continuous automatic battle function, the computer device 200 serves as a sub process can be run.

In step 330 , the computer device 200 may generate a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of the continuous automatic battle using a sub-process. In other words, the main process and the sub-process may provide the main game screen and the continuous automatic battle screen in parallel.

In step 340, the computer device 200 may display the main game screen and the continuous automatic battle screen while switching based on the user's input. In one embodiment, the computer device 200 may overlap and display the second layer for the continuous automatic battle screen on the first layer for the main game screen in step 340, and according to the user's input, The main game screen and the continuous automatic battle screen can be switched by changing the positions of the layer and the second layer. In other words, the user can selectively check the desired screen among the main game screen and the continuous automatic battle screen, and can receive game content different from the continuous automatic battle through the main game screen even during the continuous automatic battle. .

4 to 6 are diagrams illustrating examples of switching between a main game screen and a continuous automatic battle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Various objects related to game services may be displayed on the main game screen 400 , and various user interfaces related to game services may be displayed. In FIG. 4, this is simplified to three objects (first object 410, second object 420, and third object 430) and three user interfaces (first UI 440, second UI) 450) and the third UI 460) are shown, but it will be easily understood that these are simplified objects and user interfaces to help understanding of the present invention.

As an example, as the user selects the second object 420 , a battle may be progressed against any one of a plurality of dungeons provided by the game service, and in this case, the continuous automatic battle function for the corresponding dungeon may be activated. Assume In this case, as the continuous automatic battle function is activated, the computer device 200 may generate and display the continuous automatic battle screen 500 on the main game screen 400 as shown in FIG. 5 by using a sub-process. At this time, a user interface 510 indicating that the continuous automatic battle is in progress, a user interface 520 for stopping the continuous automatic battle, and a user interface 530 for displaying in real time a reward obtained according to the progress of the continuous automatic battle. and the like may be provided in connection with the continuous automatic battle screen 500 .

In this case, a function for switching between the main game screen 400 and the continuous automatic battle screen 500 may be provided to the user. Such functionality may be provided in a variety of ways. For example, a portion of the main game screen 400 may be displayed outside the dotted line box 540 in FIG. 5 . If the user selects a part of the main game screen 400 (for example, by touching the corresponding area in the touch screen environment or clicking the corresponding area in the PC environment with the mouse), the continuation of FIG. 5 according to the user input As the automatic battle screen 500 is switched to the background, the main game screen 400 may be activated and displayed again as shown in FIG. 6 .

When the main game screen 400 is activated again, the computer device 200 displays an object (second object 420 in the embodiment of FIG. 6 ) associated with continuous automatic battle on the main game screen 400 as shown in FIG. 6 ). In connection, information 610 indicating that continuous automatic battle is in progress may be displayed. In this case, the computer device 200 may switch the main game screen 400 that is activated and displayed as a selection input for an object related to continuous automatic battle is recognized back to the continuous automatic battle screen 500 . In this case, the user interfaces 510 , 520 and 530 associated with the continuous automatic battle screen 500 may also be activated as shown in FIG. 5 . In FIG. 6 , information 610 indicating that the continuous automatic battle is in progress is displayed in the form of text, but it may also indicate that the continuous automatic battle is in progress in another form such as an image. In addition, although FIG. 6 shows an example in which the information 610 is displayed in association with an object related to continuous automatic battle, it is not limited thereto. For example, if it is a position that can display that continuous automatic battle is in progress through the main game screen 400 and does not interfere with the use of other content, the information 610 may be arranged without limitation.

In addition, when the main game screen 400 is activated again, the computer device 200 displays the user interface 620 for switching the activated and displayed main game screen 400 to the continuous automatic battle screen 500 as the main game screen. (400) can be added. As an example, when the user selects the user interface 620 (eg, by touching the corresponding area in the touch screen environment or clicking the corresponding area in the PC environment with a mouse), according to the user input, the main game screen ( 400) is switched to the background, and the continuous automatic battle screen 500 may be activated and displayed again as shown in FIG. 5 .

Meanwhile, the computer device 200 may recognize the user's input as an input associated with an activated screen among the main game screen 400 and the continuous automatic battle screen 500 . For example, when the main game screen 400 is activated as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 , the computer device 200 recognizes the user's input as an input associated with the main game screen 400 so that continuous automatic battle is in progress. Various contents may be provided through the main game screen 400 even in a situation. Conversely, when the continuous automatic battle screen 500 is activated as shown in FIG. 5 , the computer device 200 recognizes the user's input as an input associated with the continuous automatic battle screen 500, so that the user related to continuous automatic battle input can be recognized.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for selling rewards according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user interface 530 for displaying in real time the rewards obtained according to the progress of the continuous automatic battle has been described with reference to FIG. 5 . At this time, as the user selects a specific reward (the first reward in this embodiment) (for example, by touching the corresponding area in the touch screen environment or clicking the corresponding area in the PC environment with the mouse), as shown in FIG. A function 700 to provide a detailed description may be provided. In this case, the corresponding function 700 may provide a user interface 710 for selling the selected reward. In other words, the computer device 200 may provide a user interface for the sale of the displayed reward in connection with the continuous automatic battle screen. Each reward, for example, may be matched to a specific value of virtual currency for each game service, and when the selected reward is sold, a specific value of virtual currency matched to the selected reward may be provided to the user. When the user interface “confirm” 720 is selected, the corresponding function 700 is switched back to the user interface 530 of FIG. 5 to display the rewards obtained according to the progress of the continuous automatic battle in real time. If the selected reward is sold, the display of the selected reward may be removed from the user interface 530 .

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for displaying the end of continuous automatic battle according to an embodiment of the present invention. The continuous automatic battle may be ended while the main game screen 400 is active. In this case, the computer device 200 adds information 810 indicating that the continuous automatic battle has ended in connection with the object (the second object 420 in this embodiment) related to the continuous automatic battle on the main game screen 400 . can do. In this case, the computer device 200 may switch the main game screen 400 being activated and displayed as a selection input for an object related to continuous automatic battle is recognized to the continuous automatic battle screen 500 . In this case, the continuous automatic battle screen 500 may indicate that the continuous automatic battle has ended.

As described above, according to embodiments of the present invention, as the continuous automatic battle function is activated on the main game screen provided by the main process, a sub-process for continuous automatic battle is executed, and continuous automatic battle generated by the executed sub-process is executed. By providing the battle screen in parallel with the main game screen provided by the main process, the user can access other content in the game even during continuous automatic battles.

9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game providing method according to the present embodiment may be performed by the computer device 200 implementing the game providing system. In this case, the processor 220 of the computer device 200 may be implemented to execute a control instruction according to the code of the operating system included in the memory 210 or the code of at least one computer program (eg, a game application). can Here, the processor 220 causes the computer device 200 to perform steps 910 to 950 included in the method of FIG. 9 according to a control command provided by a code stored in the computer device 200 . can control

In step 910 , the computer device 200 may generate a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of the continuous automatic battle as the continuous automatic battle function is activated. For example, in a state in which the main game screen is provided using the main process, the computer device 200 executes a sub-process for continuous automatic battle as the continuous automatic battle function is activated through the user interface provided through the main game screen. and, using this sub-process, a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of continuous automatic battle can be created.

In step 920, the computer device 200 may display a continuous automatic battle screen. For example, the computer device 200 may overlap and display a continuous automatic battle screen in a picture in picture (PIP) format on the main game screen.

In step 930, the computer device 200 may convert the continuous automatic battle screen to the manual battle screen based on a user input associated with the continuous automatic battle screen. For example, the computer device 200 may convert a continuous automatic battle screen displayed overlapping on the main game screen to a full screen manual battle screen. In this case, the manual battle may be performed following the continuous automatic battle in progress. For example, as the continuous automatic battle function is activated, the computer device 200 may generate a first process for the continuous automatic battle, and may proceed with the continuous automatic battle using the first process. At this time, in order for the continuous automatic battle screen to be converted to the manual battle screen, the computer device 200 may generate a second process for the progress of the manual battle, and continuous automatic battle so that the content of the continuous automatic battle can lead to the manual battle Information on the progress of the battle may be transmitted to the second process for the manual battle. In this case, the computer device 200 may proceed with the manual battle following the contents of the continuous automatic battle based on the second process and the information on the progress of the continuous automatic battle transmitted to the second process.

According to another embodiment, the manual battle screen may correspond to the main game screen. Previously, as the continuous automatic battle function is activated on the main game screen provided by the main process, the sub-process for continuous automatic battle is executed, and the continuous automatic battle screen generated by the executed sub-process is displayed by the main process. By providing in parallel with the main game screen, it has been explained that the user can access other content in the game even during continuous automatic battles. In this case, other contents may include a general manual battle. In this case, the computer device 200 may convert the continuous automatic battle screen of the continuous automatic battle conducted by the sub-process to the manual battle screen of the manual battle conducted by the main process in step 930 . In other words, two different battle instances of the first battle instance proceeding as a continuous automatic battle and the second battle instance proceeding as a manual battle may proceed in parallel, and the user may switch between the continuous automatic battle screen and the manual battle screen while You can check the battle screen of the desired battle instance among two different battle instances.

In step 940 , the computer device 200 may conduct a manual battle based on a user's input to a user interface included in the manual battle screen. Manual battles can be easily understood through general battles that are conducted according to the user's operation rather than automatic battles. In an embodiment, when the content of the continuous automatic battle leads to a manual battle, the user may proceed with the game while switching the control of one battle instance between automatic and manual. In another embodiment, when the battle instance of the manual battle is progressed separately from the battle instance of the continuous automatic battle, the user can proceed with the two battle instances at the same time.

In step 950 , the computer device 200 may switch the manual battle screen back to the continuous automatic battle screen based on a user input to the user interface for activating the continuous automatic battle screen. A user interface for activating the continuous automatic battle screen may be included in the manual battle screen.

In one embodiment, a continuous automatic battle may proceed following a manual battle conducted by the user. For example, as the manual battle screen is switched back to the continuous automatic battle screen, the computer device 200 enables the content of the manual battle that was progressed through the second process to lead to the continuous automatic battle to be performed through the first process, Information on the progress of the manual battle may be transmitted to the first process. In this case, the computer device 200 may resume the continuous automatic battle following the content of the manual battle based on the first process and the information on the progress of the manual battle transmitted to the first process.

In another embodiment, the battle instance of continuous automatic battle and the battle instance of manual battle may be separate battle instances. For example, the user proceeds with a battle instance of a manual battle through the manual battle screen of the manual battle conducted by the main processor, and then switches the manual battle screen to the continuous automatic battle screen conducted by the sub-processor to obtain a continuous automatic battle screen. You can also watch the progress.

In this way, the user can intervene in the ongoing automatic battle by switching the continuous automatic battle to the manual battle during the continuous automatic battle, and by converting the manual battle back to the continuous automatic battle through the user interface included in the manual battle screen. Continuous automatic battles in progress can be resumed.

10 and 11 are diagrams illustrating an example of switching between the continuous automatic battle screen and the manual battle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows an example in which the continuous automatic battle screen 1020 is displayed in the PIP format on the main game screen 1010, similar to that described above with reference to FIG. 7 .

At this time, when the user selects the continuous automatic battle screen 1020 (for example, by touching the corresponding area in the touch screen environment or clicking the corresponding area in the PC environment with the mouse), the manual battle screen 1100 as shown in FIG. 11 . can be provided. According to an embodiment, a separate user interface for converting the continuous automatic battle screen 1020 to the manual battle screen 1100 may be provided in association with the continuous automatic battle screen 1020 .

On the other hand, the manual battle screen 1100 may include user interfaces (eg, the first UI 1110 , the second UI 1120 , and the third UI 1130 ) for the progress of the manual battle, and such A manual battle may be performed according to a user's manipulation input using user interfaces.

In addition, the manual battle screen 1100 may include a separate user interface 1140 for converting the manual battle screen 1100 into the continuous automatic battle screen 1020 . When the user selects the user interface 1140 (for example, by touching the corresponding area in the touch screen environment or clicking the corresponding area in the PC environment with the mouse), the manual battle screen 1100 is displayed in the main game as shown in FIG. 10 . It can be switched to a continuous automatic battle screen 1020 overlapped in a PIP format on the screen 1010 .

As already described, when the continuous automatic battle screen is switched to the manual battle screen, the content of the continuous automatic battle may lead to a manual battle. Conversely, even when the manual battle screen is switched to the continuous automatic battle screen, the content of the manual battle may lead to the continuous automatic battle. Accordingly, the user can easily and conveniently switch between the continuous automatic battle screen and the manual battle screen to participate in the continuous automatic battle or to proceed with the continuous automatic battle again.

As described above, according to embodiments of the present invention, a method and system for providing a game in which a user can participate in an ongoing automatic battle by converting the continuous automatic battle screen to a manual battle screen are provided.

The system or apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component or a combination of a hardware component and a software component. For example, devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA). , a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions, may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, although one processing device is sometimes described as being used, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that can include For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may comprise a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more thereof, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or is independently or collectively processed You can command the device. The software and/or data may be any kind of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or apparatus, to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. may be embodied in The software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored in one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The medium may continuously store a computer executable program, or may be a temporary storage for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, it is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, and may exist distributedly on a network. Examples of the medium include a hard disk, a magnetic medium such as a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and those configured to store program instructions, including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. In addition, examples of other media may include recording media or storage media managed by an app store for distributing applications, sites supplying or distributing other various software, and servers. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description by those skilled in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in an order different from the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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A method for providing a game on a computer device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
generating, by the at least one processor, a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of continuous automatic battle as the continuous automatic battle function is activated;
displaying, by the at least one processor, the continuous automatic battle screen; and
converting, by the at least one processor, the continuous automatic battle screen to a manual battle screen based on a user input associated with the continuous automatic battle screen
A method of providing a game that includes. According to claim 1,
conducting, by the at least one processor, a manual battle based on the user's input to a user interface included in the manual battle screen;
A method of providing a game further comprising a. According to claim 1,
When the continuous automatic battle screen is switched to the manual battle screen,
Transmitting, by the at least one processor, information on the progress of the continuous automatic battle to a process for the progress of the manual battle so that the content of the continuous automatic battle leads to a manual battle
Game providing method, characterized in that it further comprises. According to claim 1,
The manual battle screen includes a user interface for activating the continuous automatic battle screen,
converting, by the at least one processor, the manual battle screen back to the continuous automatic battle screen based on a user input to a user interface for activating the continuous automatic battle screen
A method of providing a game further comprising a. 5. The method of claim 4,
When the manual battle screen is switched back to the continuous automatic battle screen,
transmitting, by the at least one processor, information on the progress of the manual battle to a process for the progress of the continuous automatic battle so that the content of the manual battle leads to the continuous automatic battle
Game providing method, characterized in that it further comprises. According to claim 1,
providing, by the at least one processor, a main game screen using a main process;
further comprising,
The step of generating the continuous automatic battle screen is,
executing a sub-process for continuous automatic battle as the continuous automatic battle function is activated; and
generating a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of the continuous automatic battle using the sub-process;
A game providing method comprising a. 7. The method of claim 6,
The step of converting the continuous automatic battle screen to a manual battle screen comprises:
The method for providing a game, characterized in that the continuous automatic battle screen of the continuous automatic battle progressed by the sub-process is switched to the manual battle screen of the manual battle performed by the main process. According to claim 1,
When the manual battle is ended through the manual battle screen by the at least one processor, converting the manual battle screen back to the continuous automatic battle screen
A method of providing a game further comprising a. According to claim 1,
Displaying the continuous automatic battle screen comprises:
A method for providing a game, comprising overlapping and displaying the continuous automatic battle screen in a picture in picture (PIP) format on a main game screen. 10. The method of claim 9,
The step of switching to the manual battle screen is,
The method for providing a game, characterized in that the continuous automatic battle screen displayed overlapping on the main game screen is converted into a full screen manual battle screen. A computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium in combination with a computer device to cause the computer device to execute the method of any one of claims 1 to 10. A computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 10 in a computer device is recorded. at least one processor implemented to execute instructions readable by a computer device
including,
by the at least one processor;
As the continuous automatic battle function is activated, a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of continuous automatic battle is generated,
display the continuous automatic battle screen;
Converting the continuous automatic battle screen to a manual battle screen based on a user input associated with the continuous automatic battle screen
A computer device comprising a. 14. The method of claim 13,
by the at least one processor;
Performing a manual battle based on the user's input to the user interface included in the manual battle screen
A computer device comprising a. 14. The method of claim 13,
When the continuous automatic battle screen is switched to the manual battle screen,
by the at least one processor;
Transmitting information on the progress of the continuous automatic battle to a process for the progress of the manual battle so that the content of the continuous automatic battle leads to a manual battle
A computer device comprising a. 14. The method of claim 13,
The manual battle screen includes a user interface for activating the continuous automatic battle screen,
by the at least one processor;
Converting the manual battle screen back to the continuous automatic battle screen based on a user input to the user interface for activating the continuous automatic battle screen
A computer device comprising a. 17. The method of claim 16,
When the manual battle screen is switched back to the continuous automatic battle screen,
by the at least one processor;
Transmitting information on the progress of the manual battle to a process for the progress of the continuous automatic battle so that the content of the manual battle leads to the continuous automatic battle
A computer device comprising a. 14. The method of claim 13,
by the at least one processor;
The main game screen is provided using the main process,
To generate the continuous automatic battle screen, as the continuous automatic battle function is activated, a sub-process for continuous automatic battle is executed;
generating a continuous automatic battle screen related to the progress of the continuous automatic battle using the sub-process;
A computer device comprising a. 19. The method of claim 18,
by the at least one processor;
Converting the continuous automatic battle screen of the continuous automatic battle conducted by the sub-process to the manual battle screen of the manual battle conducted by the main process
A computer device comprising a. 14. The method of claim 13,
by the at least one processor;
When the manual battle is ended through the manual battle screen, switching the manual battle screen back to the continuous automatic battle screen
A computer device comprising a.

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