KR20220085421A - Apparatus and method for providing game item - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an item providing apparatus and an item providing method. According to one embodiment, the item providing apparatus includes a memory for matching and storing items in a common shopping cart different from a shopping cart of a user account, and the common shopping cart When a purchase request for an item matched with

Description

Item providing device and item providing method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GAME ITEM}

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification relate to an item providing apparatus and an item providing method, and more particularly, to an item providing apparatus and an item providing method supporting a plurality of users to share and process a purchase amount for purchasing an item. it's about

Recently, an online game in which a plurality of users can simultaneously access a game server and play a game together has become common.

In addition, in order to increase the user's access rate or to maintain the user's continuous interest in the game, the user is encouraged to play the game together by forming a group or belonging to a group with other users.

Such a group may be, for example, a party, team, or clan that plays a game together, or a guild or community to which the user belongs during the game.

On the other hand, users belonging to the guild can enjoy communication with other guild members or enjoy the game while playing the game with the guild members.

However, maintaining a guild often costs money, and it is often borne by the guild leader or a small number of people, making it difficult to maintain the guild.

In relation to this, according to Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2013-0089710 'Method for updating item information in an online game, a method for purchasing an item, and an item information update server', the above-mentioned prior art includes adding, changing, and a function of updating a desired item without stopping purchase of the item through the item shop when deletion is desired.

However, the prior art including the above-described prior art does not propose a method for sharing the burden of purchasing an item when purchasing a specific item from a group to which several users belong, and this does not provide a method for maintaining the group continuously. It acts as a hindrance problem.

Therefore, there is a need for a new level of function to solve the above problems and further improve the satisfaction of game users.

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

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification have an object of providing an item providing apparatus and an item providing method.

Another object of the embodiments disclosed herein is to provide an item providing apparatus and an item providing method for facilitating the purchase of an item for a group.

Another object of the embodiments disclosed in this specification is to provide an item providing apparatus and an item providing method that allow multiple users to participate in a purchase together when purchasing an item.

Another object of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification is to provide an item providing apparatus and an item providing method for purchasing an item by setting a different amount to be shared according to a level, a participation rate within a group, and the like.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to an embodiment, the item providing device includes a memory for matching and storing items in a common shopping cart different from a shopping cart of a user account, and purchasing an item matched to the common shopping cart When the request is obtained, a control unit for processing a portion of the purchase amount of the item as the user's holding amount may be included.

According to another embodiment, there is provided a method by an item providing device for providing an item, the steps of matching the item to group shopping cart information different from the shopping cart of a user account, and obtaining a purchase request for the item matched to the group shopping cart, the It may include processing a portion of the purchase amount of the item as the user's holding amount.

According to another embodiment, a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing an item providing method is recorded is disclosed. The method for providing the item includes matching the item to the group shopping cart information different from the shopping cart of the user account, and when obtaining a purchase request for the item matched to the group shopping cart, a part of the purchase price of the item is used as the user's holding amount processing may be included.

According to another embodiment, a computer program stored in a medium for performing a method of providing an item is disclosed. The method for providing the item includes matching the item to the group shopping cart information different from the shopping cart of the user account, and when obtaining a purchase request for the item matched to the group shopping cart, a part of the purchase price of the item is used as the user's holding amount processing may be included.

According to any one of the above-mentioned problem solving means, an item providing apparatus and an item providing method are provided.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, when purchasing an item for a group, an item providing apparatus and an item providing method for facilitating the purchase may be provided.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to provide an item providing apparatus and an item providing method that allow multiple users to participate in a purchase together when purchasing an item.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to provide an item providing apparatus and an item providing method for purchasing an item by setting a different amount to be shared according to a level, a participation rate in a group, and the like.

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. can be understood clearly.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an item providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 to 6 are exemplary views for explaining an apparatus for providing an item according to an embodiment.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an item providing method according to an embodiment.

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. And 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 a case of 'directly connected' but also a case of 'connected with another component interposed therebetween'. 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.

However, before explaining this, the meaning of the terms used below is first defined.

First, an 'item' is a game element used to improve a user's game performance result, and at least temporarily improves the game performance ability of a control target controlled by the user among the above-described game objects, or a user of the game objects. At least temporarily regress the game performance ability of the objects that block the performance of the game or the game object controlled by the other user, or reduce the opportunity to perform a game given to the user or to perform a specific action or exercise a special ability in the game. It may be a game object or other game elements that are additionally provided.

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

The 'joint shopping cart' is a public account for storing a list of items that one of group members belonging to a group wants to purchase, and a common shopping cart exists for each group. This joint shopping cart is differentiated from the individual shopping carts that exist one by one for each user, and is a shopping cart that group members can share. Therefore, when any one of the group members puts the item they want to purchase into the common shopping cart, the items can be matched to the common shopping cart. Also, one common shopping cart may exist for each group, or a plurality of common shopping carts may exist.

Characters can have 'levels'. The level is a value indicating the level of accumulated experience points that each character acquires by playing a game, and the maximum ability value or the types of items that can be possessed may vary depending on the role and level of each character.

In addition, a character can have a 'job' in the game, and each character has different characteristics depending on the job. , the increase in the numerical effect that can be obtained when each item is equipped, the type of skill that can be possessed, the numerical effect when acquiring the skill, etc. may vary depending on the occupation.

In addition, the character may have a specified 'rank' within the group. Here, positions can be divided into authority within a group or duties to be performed. For example, in the case of a guild leader in a guild, he or she may have the authority to join or withdraw guild members or to set membership conditions for joining.

Terms that require explanation other than those defined above will be separately explained below.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an item providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment.

The item providing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that provides an item to a game user on a game provided by the game providing device (not shown), and is included in the game providing device (not shown) or a game providing device (not shown). ), and when implemented as a device separate from the game providing device (not shown), may communicate with the game providing device (not shown) to transmit/receive information for performing the item providing method.

Such an item providing device 100 may be implemented as an electronic terminal in which an application capable of interacting with a game user is installed or may be implemented as a server-client system, and when implemented as a server-client system, online for interaction with the game user The service application may include an electronic terminal installed.

In this case, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, etc. that can connect to a remote server through a network or connect with other terminals and servers. 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, a wearable device is, for example, a type of information processing device that can be worn directly on the human body, such as a watch, 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 for interaction with the manager of the item providing device 100 or a web browser is installed, 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.

As described above, the item providing apparatus 100 may be implemented in any one form of an electronic terminal or a server-client system, and when implemented as a server, the components constituting the item providing apparatus 100 are physically separated. It may be performed on a plurality of servers or may be performed on one server.

The item providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment may include an input/output unit 110 , a control unit 120 , a memory 130 , and a communication unit 140 .

The input/output unit 110 may include an input unit for receiving an input from a game user and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of a task or a state of the item providing apparatus 100 . For example, the input/output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving an input from a game user, a display panel for displaying a screen, and the like.

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

According to an embodiment, the input unit may receive an input related to game manipulation when a game is being played from a game user, and may receive an input related to purchase of an item, a request for matching an item to a shopping cart, and the like. In addition, the output unit may output and provide a result of an operation according to the operation of the game user.

The controller 120 controls the overall operation of the terminal, and may include a processor such as a CPU. The controller 120 may control other components included in the item providing apparatus 100 to perform an operation corresponding to a game user's input. For example, the controller 120 may execute a program stored in the memory 130 to be described later, read a file stored in the memory 130 , or store a new file in the memory 130 .

According to an embodiment, when obtaining a purchase request for an item matched to the group shopping cart, the controller 120 may process a portion of the purchase amount of the item as the user's holding amount. More details on the control unit 120 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 .

In this case, the item to be purchased may be stored in the memory 130 as an item matched to the common shopping cart.

In relation to this, various types of data such as files, applications, and programs may be installed and stored in the memory 130 . The controller 120 may access and use data stored in the memory 130 , or may store new data in the memory 130 . Also, the controller 120 may execute a program installed in the memory 130 . For example, a program for performing the item providing method may be installed in the memory 130 , and as described above, a joint shopping cart for performing the item providing method may be stored.

The communication unit 140 may perform wired/wireless communication with other devices or networks. For example, the communication unit 140 may communicate with a third server to transmit/receive various types of information for performing an item providing method. To this end, the communication unit 140 may include a communication module supporting 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).

According to an embodiment, when the item providing apparatus 100 is configured as a server, the communication unit 140 may receive the game user's input from the electronic terminal used by the game user, and an operation result according to the execution of the item providing method may be transmitted to the electronic terminal used by the game user.

Meanwhile, according to an exemplary embodiment, when a matching request is obtained, the controller 120 matches the item to the common shopping cart and stores it in the memory 130 .

That is, when receiving a request to be included in the group shopping cart as an item selected by the user, the controller 120 may match the item to the group shopping cart.

In this case, the type of item that can be matched as a common shopping cart may be preset, for example, an item used for guild activities.

In relation to this, FIG. 2 illustrates a screen displayed to user A as an exemplary diagram for explaining a game providing apparatus.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2 , the user A 200 may put the item 220 that he/she wants to purchase for the guild in the common shopping cart, and accordingly, the controller 120 matches the item 220 in the common shopping cart. to provide the screen 210 to the user A 200 .

In addition, the control unit 120 may provide the list 230 of the items 220 matched to the common shopping cart to the user A 200 , and the list 230 includes identification information of the items contained in the common shopping cart, the number of items contained in the common shopping cart, A payment amount, etc. may be provided together.

In addition, the control unit 120 also provides the total payment amount 240 of the item list 230 matched to the joint shopping cart to the user A so that the user A can intuitively understand how much is needed to purchase all the items in the joint shopping cart. have.

In addition, through the screen 210, the control unit 120 may also provide a list of users participating in the purchase of the item contained in the common shopping cart, and accordingly, the participating user list 250 may be provided.

In addition, the control unit 120 may provide the total number of people who want to participate in the payment of items in the joint shopping cart and the number of people currently participating. or may be set as the number of people for updating the purchase amount of an item to be described later.

Meanwhile, the control unit 120 may share the common shopping cart with other users by providing them to other users.

For example, in order to facilitate sharing of the payment amount by other users, the control unit 120 may share a common shopping cart.

According to an embodiment, the controller 120 may provide the joint shopping cart to other users having the same group identification information as the user's group identification information.

In this case, one or more users may form a group, for example, a guild or a party. Accordingly, the same group identification information may be given to users belonging to the same group.

That is, the controller 120 may provide information about the joint shopping cart to other users belonging to the same group as the user.

In this case, the control unit 120 may arbitrarily select other users to be provided with the joint shopping cart or may be selected from users who have participated in the purchase of the joint shopping cart. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 , when an invitation of another user is activated through the invitation button 290, the control unit 120 provides a list of other users belonging to the same group as user A and user B, and provides a list of users within the list. You can select and invite one user from.

3 and 4 show a screen displayed to the user C as an exemplary diagram for explaining the game providing apparatus.

The controller 120 may provide the information 320 about the joint shopping cart corresponding to the guild K to which the user C belongs.

For example, user C may be a user selected through the invitation button 290 as shown in FIG. 2 .

When user C is playing a game or, as shown in FIG. 3 , when user C is playing a game through a screen 310 displaying a game space in which a character of user C is present, the controller 120 may provide information 320 about the group shopping cart.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the controller 120 may provide the joint shopping cart information 320 in the form of a pop-up window through at least a part of the screen 310 , or display it in a bar form through a part of the screen 310 . can be

The collective shopping cart information 320 may include information on items contained in the collective shopping cart. In addition, the joint shopping cart information 320 includes the number of people currently participating (remaining number of people in joint sharing payment), etc. compared to the number of people who can participate, so that the joint payment can be facilitated by exposing the number of people who are recruited for joint sharing and the number of remaining people.

Also, the control unit 120 may provide the joint shopping cart information through a push message or the like, even if the user is not playing the game.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment, when the control unit 120 detects another user's request for access to the common shopping cart, if the other user of the request has the same group identification information as the user's group identification information, the control unit 120 allows access to the common shopping cart can do.

That is, when another user belonging to the same group as the user requests access to the joint shopping cart, the controller 120 may allow the access of the other user to the joint shopping cart.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2 , upon detecting an access request from user C to the group shopping cart, the control unit 120 determines the group identification information of each of users A and B who want to participate in the purchase of the group shopping cart, and It is determined whether the group identification information is the same, and if they are the same, user C can be allowed to access the joint shopping cart.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4 , the user C 400 may be provided with the screen 410 and may check the list of common shopping cart items 230 that can be purchased together with other users A and B.

In addition, when the payment button 450 is activated according to the shared amount as shown in FIG. 4 , the item purchase can be processed by processing the holding amount of each user according to the shared amount allocated to each user.

Meanwhile, the controller 120 may provide information on at least one of a purchase amount of an item matched to the common shopping cart and an amount shared by each user.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the controller 120 may provide information about an item matched to the joint shopping cart.

For example, the controller 120 may provide a purchase amount of each item matched to the common shopping cart.

Also, for example, the controller 120 may provide the sum total of the purchase amount of the selected item or all items among the items matched to the joint shopping cart. It is possible to calculate the total and provide the total purchase amount.

In this case, the controller 120 may update the purchase amount for each item, the total purchase amount of the items selected in the group shopping cart, or the total purchase price of all items in the group shopping cart according to a predetermined condition.

For example, when providing the total purchase amount of a plurality of items, the controller 120 may update the total purchase amount to be low according to the correlation between the items. Therefore, for example, the controller 120 may update the total purchase amount of the two types of items that must always be purchased as a set to be lower than the sum of the purchase amounts when purchasing each item. Therefore, for example, the total purchase price when purchasing both 'bow' and 'arrow' items together than when purchasing each 'arrow' item that can maximize the performance of the 'bow' item and 'bow' item separately You can update the total of the purchase amount to be lower.

Also, for example, if the number of users participating in the purchase of the item matched in the joint shopping cart is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the controller 120 may update the purchase amount of the item. Therefore, if the number of users participating in the purchase is 10 or more for an item for which a 10% discount is required for a predetermined number, for example, 10 people must participate in the purchase, the control unit 120 performs a 10% discount on the purchase price of the item. You can update the purchase amount so that you can pay with the amount,

In relation to this, as shown in FIG. 2, the price of 6 'magic potions' of 21,000 won, as shown in FIG. 4, as 3 people are filled, you can receive a 1,000 won discount, and accordingly, the total amount of payment is 20,000 It can be updated in circles.

Meanwhile, the controller 120 may determine an amount to be shared by each user to purchase an item matched to the common shopping cart.

According to an embodiment, the controller 120 may determine each user's shared amount based on the total purchase amount of the item, but may determine the user's shared amount based on the number of users participating in the purchase of the item.

For example, the controller 120 may determine an amount obtained by dividing the total purchase amount of the item by the number of users as the shared amount of each user. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 4 , each user can be allocated 10,000 won, which is the sum of the total purchase amount of 30,000 won, divided among three people.

According to another embodiment, the control unit 120 may determine the user's share amount according to the matching request subject of the purchase target item.

For example, the controller 120 may allocate a higher amount to the user so that the user who puts the item in the common shopping cart shares a higher amount than other users.

According to another embodiment, the controller 120 may determine the user's share amount based on at least one of user information and character information of the user participating in the payment and the total purchase amount of the item.

The controller 120 may determine the user's share amount based on the user's user information.

That is, the control unit 120 may determine the user's share amount based on the user's gender, age, inclination, and the like.

For example, when the user's age is less than a predetermined age and thus the user is a teenager, the control unit 120 may set the user's share to be lower than that of other users.

Meanwhile, the control unit 120 may determine the user's share amount based on the user's holding amount.

For example, the user's contribution amount may be determined by setting the amount stored in the user account as an upper limit, and accordingly, a user with a small amount of holding may be allocated a smaller amount of contribution compared to other users with a large amount of holding amount.

In addition, the controller 120 may determine the user's share amount based on character information of a character that the user controls to purchase a corresponding item or a character that the user controls to proceed with the game.

That is, the controller 120 may determine the user's contribution amount based on at least one of the character's level, occupation, rank within the group, and participation rate within the group.

The controller 120 may determine the user's contribution amount based on at least one of a character's level, occupation, and rank within the group.

For example, the control unit 120 may increase the contribution amount in proportion to the level of the character, and accordingly allocate the divided amount according to the level of each user character participating in the purchase.

Alternatively, the control unit 120 may determine, for example, the amount to be shared according to the character's occupation. When the item matched in the common shopping cart is highly likely to be used for a specific job or is used by a character of a specific job, the game performance ability is If it is improved more than the character of other professions, a higher amount of contribution can be allocated to the character with that profession.

Alternatively, the control unit 120 may determine, for example, the amount to be shared according to the rank within the group. For example, the amount to be shared may be differently allocated to each of the guild leader, the deputy guild leader, and the guild member.

Also, the controller 120 may determine the user's share amount based on the participation rate in the group.

In this case, the 'participation rate' within the group means the degree to which the user contributes or participates in the progress of the game in the group unit, and may be determined based on the number of times the user participates or the number of attendance for the group when performing the quest corresponding to the group. For example, if a user participates a predetermined number of times among the total number of quests related to the guild, a ratio of the total number to the number of times may be referred to as a participation rate. Or, for example, the number of times the guild has attended for a certain period can be determined as the participation rate,

Accordingly, for example, the control unit 120 may increase the amount of the contribution in proportion to or inversely proportional to the participation rate, and accordingly allocate the amount to be allocated according to the participation rate of each user character participating in the purchase.

In relation to this, Figure 5 is an exemplary view for explaining an item providing device, for explaining an embodiment in which the user's contribution amount is changed based on at least one of a character's level, occupation, rank within the group, and participation rate within the group It is a drawing.

As shown in FIG. 4 , in a state in which User A, User B, and User C participate in the purchase of an item included in the item list 230 , the amount to be shared by each user may be set differently.

That is, as shown in (a) of FIG. 5, in a state where at least some of the levels, ranks, occupations, and guild participation rates of each of User A, User B, and User C are different for each user, the control unit 120 controls the user's If the contribution amount is determined differently according to the level, as shown in (b) of FIG. 5 , the contribution amount may be varied in proportion to the level.

In addition, if the control unit 120 determines the amount to be shared differently according to the rank of the user, as shown in FIG. 5(c) , a larger amount can be allocated to the user A who is the 'guild leader'.

In addition, if the control unit 120 determines the amount to be shared differently according to the user's occupation, as shown in FIG. can be assigned

In addition, if the control unit 120 determines the amount to be shared differently according to the user's participation rate, as shown in FIG. 5E , it is possible to allocate a larger amount to the users A and C having higher participation rates than the user B.

The controller 120 may determine by setting different weights when determining the amount to be shared based on at least one of the character's level, occupation, rank within the group, and participation rate within the group. For example, when determining the amount to be shared according to the participation rate and rank in the group of characters, the controller 120 may set a higher amount to the user with a high participation rate by applying a higher weight to the participation rate.

The amount to be shared can be reasonably determined by determining the amount to be shared thus determined differently according to information possessed by the user or user character.

Meanwhile, as described above, the control unit 120 may further provide an increase/decrease interface capable of increasing/decreasing the shared amount, thereby allowing the user to change the shared amount.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 , the increase/decrease interfaces 470 and 480 may be provided. Accordingly, User C can reduce the amount to be shared by activating the increase/decrease interface 470 or increase the amount to be shared by activating the increase/decrease interface 480. The amount shared by A and User B may be changed.

Such an increase/decrease interface may be provided only to a user whose payment object matches an item to a common shopping cart, a user having a predetermined rank within a group (eg, a guild leader), or may be provided to all users participating in a purchase.

In addition, whether the increase/decrease interface is active or not may be determined according to the user's holding amount. For example, if the holding amount of user C in FIG. 4 is 10,000 won, the increase/decrease interface 480 is deactivated and only the increase/decrease interface 470 is activated. can

If the purchase price is determined as described above and the corresponding item is purchased according to the shared amount determined for each user, the control unit 120 may process the purchase of the corresponding item.

That is, when the control unit 120 obtains a payment request for an item matched to the joint shopping cart, a portion of the purchase amount of the item may be processed as the user's holding amount.

Accordingly, the control unit 120 may update the user's holding amount by deducting the shared amount from the user's holding amount.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 , if user A, user B, and user C paid together for the item list 230 contained in the joint shopping cart, the amount held by user C may be deducted according to the shared amount of user C. Similarly, by deducting the shared amount from the respective holdings of User A and User B, User A, User B, and User C can purchase 1 'Magic Hammer' and 6 'Resurrection Potions' together.

By processing the purchase of items matched to the group shopping cart as described above, users belonging to the group can more easily purchase items for the group, and a specific user belonging to the group does not have to bear the cost for the group alone.

When the purchase process is completed, the controller 120 may store the item in the user account.

According to an embodiment, the controller 120 may store the paid item in an account of another user having the user's group identification information.

Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, if 'Magic Hammer' and 'Resurrection Potion' are purchased for a guild by User A, User B, and User C, User D belonging to the same guild as User C You can have a 'magic hammer'.

According to another embodiment, if there are a plurality of paid items and thus can be divided, the controller 120 may allocate them to a user participating in the payment or an arbitrary group member.

In this case, the controller 120 may divide the items into an arbitrary number, or divide the number of distributed items by the number of purchase participants, or allocate differently according to the amount shared by each user participating in the purchase.

According to another embodiment, the controller 120 may allocate an item to a joint inventory for storing items paid for through the joint shopping cart.

Accordingly, group members can rent items stored in the common inventory to proceed with the game.

In relation to this, FIG. 6 is an exemplary view for explaining the game providing device, and shows a screen provided to user C who paid for the item matched to the joint shopping cart as shown in FIG. 4 together with user A and user B. .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the control unit 120 may provide a list of items stored in the user C account through the screen 610 .

In addition, the control unit 120 may provide an item list 620 belonging to the user C among the items owned by the user C, and a list 630 of items that have to be returned as the user C rents it or that disappears when a predetermined time elapses. .

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4 , when 'Magic Hammer' and 'Resurrection Potion' are purchased for the guild by User A, User B, and User C, User C receives the 'Resurrection Potion' 621 from another user. You can obtain 2 by equalizing with , and you can also rent the 'Magic Hammer' (631) and use it to proceed with the game.

Therefore, by purchasing 'Magic Hammer' and 'Resurrection Potion' for guild activities at 10,000 won, User C can purchase them at a lower price, and by using them more actively for guild activities, he has a sense of belonging to the guild and has a sense of belonging to the guild. Able to continue interests and activities.

Meanwhile, when the purchase processing is completed, the control unit 120 may provide a reward for a smooth purchase of an item matched to the common shopping cart to a user who participated in the purchase or any group member among group members.

That is, the control unit 120 may provide a reward to the user participating in the purchase based on the guild reward information that matches the purchase-processed item, and the reward is provided separately from the unique function of the item.

For example, if 100 of experience is matched as guild reward information for the item to be purchased, users A, B, and C who participated in the purchase are jointly granted 100 additional experience when playing the game without using the purchased item. Compensation for purchase may be provided.

Meanwhile, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an item according to an exemplary embodiment. The item providing method illustrated in FIG. 7 includes the steps of time-series processing in the item providing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 6 . Therefore, even if omitted below, the contents described above with respect to the item providing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 6 may also be used in the item providing method according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7 .

The item providing apparatus 100 may match the item to the common shopping cart information different from the shopping cart of the user account ( S710 ).

The item providing apparatus 100 may match the item to the common shopping cart whenever a user puts an item in the common shopping cart until a purchase request for the matching item is obtained in the common shopping cart.

When the item providing apparatus 100 obtains a purchase request for an item matched to the common shopping cart (S720), it may process a portion of the purchase amount of the item as the user's holding amount (S730).

In this case, the item providing apparatus 100 may determine a shared amount to be paid by the user, for example, may determine the total purchase amount of the item by dividing it according to the number of users.

Also, for example, the item providing apparatus 100 may determine the user's share amount based on at least one of user information and character information of the user participating in the payment and the total purchase amount of the item.

For example, the item providing apparatus 100 may determine the user's contribution amount based on the user's user information, or, for example, at least among the character's level, occupation, rank in the group, and participation rate in the group. Based on one, the user's contribution amount may be determined.

In this way, the shared amount may be determined, and the total of the shared amount of each user participating in the purchase may be the same as the total of the purchase amount of the target items to be purchased.

Thereafter, when the item providing device 100 obtains a payment request for an item matched to the joint shopping cart, a portion of the purchase amount of the item may be processed as the user's holding amount. Accordingly, the item providing apparatus 100 may update the user's holding amount by deducting the shared amount from the user's holding amount.

When the purchase is processed, the item providing apparatus 100 may store the purchased item in the account.

For example, the paid item may be stored in the account of another user having the group identification information of the user, or may be stored in the account of the user participating in the purchase.

Also, the item providing device 100 may provide a reward according to the group purchase of the item ( S740 ).

Based on the guild reward information matching the purchased item, the item providing apparatus 100 may provide a reward to the user, thereby stimulating the users' motivation for jointly purchasing the item.

According to the item providing method according to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to more easily process the purchase of an item for a group and to facilitate the process when several users want to purchase a specific item.

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. '~unit' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to refresh one or more processors. Accordingly, as an example, '~' indicates 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 item providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 7 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 codes, 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 storage medium implemented 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.

In addition, the item providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 7 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 item providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 7 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 example, to display graphic information for providing a graphic 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.

The 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 also 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. .

100: item providing device
110: input/output unit 120: communication unit
130: control unit 140: memory

Claims (15)

a memory for matching and storing items in a common shopping cart different from the shopping cart of the user account; and
and a control unit configured to process a portion of the purchase price of the item as a holding amount of the user when a purchase request for an item matched to the group shopping cart is obtained. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
An item providing device for providing the joint shopping cart to other users having the same group identification information as the user's group identification information. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
When an access request of another user having the same group identification information as the group identification information of the user is obtained as the access request to the joint shopping cart, the access of the other user to the joint shopping cart is allowed. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
If the number of the user and other users is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, updating the purchase amount of the item. Item delivery device. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
An apparatus for providing an item, wherein an amount to be deducted from the holding amount is determined based on the purchase amount of the item, and the determination is made based on the number of users participating in the purchase of the item. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
An item providing apparatus, wherein the amount of the contribution to be deducted from the holding amount is determined based on the purchase amount of the item, and the determination is made based on the user information of the user. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
Determining the amount of contribution to be deducted from the holding amount based on the purchase amount of the item, and determining based on at least one of a character's level, occupation, rank within the group, and participation rate within the group. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
When it is determined that payment for the purchase amount of the item is completed, the item is stored in the user account. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
When it is determined that payment for the purchase amount of the item is completed, the item is stored in an account of another user having group identification information of the user. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
When it is determined that payment for the purchase amount of the item is complete, the item providing device provides a reward to the user based on guild reward information matching the item. A method for an item providing device to provide an item, comprising:
matching the item to the common shopping cart information different from the shopping cart of the user account; and
and processing a portion of the purchase amount of the item as the user's holding amount when a purchase request for the item matched to the group shopping cart is obtained. 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of processing with the holding amount,
The method of providing an item, further comprising the step of determining a contribution amount to be deducted from the holding amount based on the purchase amount of the item, and determining based on the user information of the user. 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of processing with the holding amount,
Determining the contribution amount to be deducted from the holding amount based on the purchase amount of the item, further comprising the step of determining based on at least one of a character's level, occupation, rank in the group, and participation rate in the group , how to provide the item. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method according to claim 11 is recorded. A computer program stored in a medium for performing the item providing method according to claim 11, which is performed by the item providing device.

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