KR20230039278A - Apparatus and method for providing character - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification relate to a character providing device and a character providing method. According to one embodiment, provided is the character providing device, comprising: a memory for storing character setting information of a first user character on a stage; and a control part providing a temporary character based on the character setting information to a second user who wants to play the stage. Therefore, the present invention can suggest the character providing device and the character providing method allowing users to experience characters of other users.

Description

Character providing device and character providing method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARACTER}

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an apparatus and method for providing a character, and more specifically, to an apparatus and method for providing a temporary character that a game user can temporarily play.

Online games have evolved dramatically in recent years. In particular, with the rapid development of data transmission speed through the Internet, users can easily enjoy games anytime, anywhere through game clients installed on their terminals.

As a result, users' use of online games is increasing, and game genres are also diversifying. For example, role-playing games and shooting games are spotlighted as popular online games.

These online games allow users to access and enjoy the same game content system as other users at the same time, and each user can play the same stage as the stage that other users played using the character they control, As a result, you can grow your character and feel a sense of accomplishment.

However, users who do not pass the stage feel frustrated, and if the stage is an essential element in the game, repeated failure in the stage causes the user to leave the game.

In relation to this, Korean Registered Patent No. 10-197963 proposes a character development simulation game method technology that fosters characters while playing the game. However, conventional technologies, including the above-described prior art, cannot prevent users who have experienced frustration due to stage failure from leaving.

Therefore, a new level of function is needed 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 derivation of the present invention or acquired in the process of derivation of the present invention, and cannot necessarily be said to be known art disclosed to the general public prior to filing the present invention. .

Embodiments disclosed in this specification are aimed at presenting a character providing device and a character providing method.

An object of the embodiments disclosed in this specification is to suggest a character providing device and a character providing method enabling other users to experience characters.

An object of the embodiments disclosed in this specification is to provide a character providing device and a character providing method enabling a user who has failed to pass a stage to check his or her own problems.

An object of the embodiments disclosed in this specification is to suggest a character providing device and a character providing method that enable an attempt to pass a stage using another user's character.

Embodiments disclosed in this specification are aimed at presenting a character providing device and a character providing method for recommending a game product for a successful stage.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, a character providing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a memory for storing character setting information of a first user character on a stage, and a temporary character based on the character setting information, A control unit provided to a second user who wants to play the stage may be included.

According to another embodiment, a method for providing a character by a character providing device includes storing character setting information of a first user character on a stage, and creating a temporary character based on the character setting information to play the stage. It may include a step of providing to the second user.

According to another embodiment, a computer readable recording medium in which a program for performing a character providing method is recorded is disclosed. The character providing method may include storing character setting information of a first user's character on a stage, and providing a temporary character based on the character setting information to a second user who wants to play the stage. there is.

According to another embodiment, a computer program stored in a medium for performing a character providing method is disclosed. The character providing method may include storing character setting information of a first user's character on a stage, and providing a temporary character based on the character setting information to a second user who wants to play the stage. there is.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a character providing device and a character providing method are proposed.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a character providing device and a character providing method are proposed so that other users can experience characters.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a character providing device and a character providing method are proposed so that a user who has failed to pass a stage can check his/her own problems. Accordingly, it is possible to help the user to succeed in the stage.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a character providing device and a character providing method are proposed, which enable an attempt to pass a stage by using another user's character. As a result, it is possible to remove negative emotions of users due to defeat or death during the game and lower the game abandonment rate.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a character providing apparatus and a character providing method recommending game products for success in a stage are proposed. Accordingly, it is possible to support the user to succeed in the stage.

Effects obtainable from the disclosed embodiments are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned are clear to those skilled in the art from the description below to which the disclosed embodiments belong. will be understandable.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a character providing device according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 to 5 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a character providing device according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a character according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 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 skilled in the art to which the following embodiments belong are omitted. In addition, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments in the drawings 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' to another component, this includes not only a case where it is 'directly connected' but also a case where it is 'connected with another component intervening therebetween'. In addition, when a certain component "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further included without excluding other components unless otherwise specified.

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

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

First, a 'stage' is a unit of a game provided for a predetermined period of time, and may also be used as terms such as a quest, a round, and a board. According to the embodiment, missions that game users must play to progress in the game may be assigned to the stages, and as the character performs the missions required by the stage, passing the stage results in 'success' and failing to pass results in 'failure'. Can be seen as. Such a stage may be, for example, a dungeon in an RPG game or a battle against a specific monster, and passing through a dungeon or winning a battle can be regarded as a successful stage.

An 'item' is a game element used to improve the player's game performance, and can at least temporarily improve the game performance of a control object controlled by the player among the game objects described above, or a player's game game among the game objects. At least temporarily degrades the game performance of objects that hinder performance or game objects controlled by the opposing player, or additionally gives the player a chance to perform a given game, perform a specific action in the game, or exercise special abilities It may be a game object or other game element. Items may be sold within the game, and items may be exchanged, traded, or gifted between players. In particular, these items are optional elements in the game where whether or not to use them or when to use them is determined according to the user's choice.

On the other hand, a 'character' is a fictional character appearing in the game space, and is an object controlled by each player and a subject that performs game operations. Each character is visualized as a 2D or 3D graphic image and is defined by various attributes. Here, the 'character setting information' corresponding to the character is a value subordinate to the character, and may include, for example, values for each item such as character name, role, occupation, level, ability level, skill, and possessed item. .

In relation to this, a 'temporary character' is a character that is not possessed by the user but can be used temporarily by the user in a specific stage, and has character setting information like a general character. For example, if a temporary character is provided to a user in a specific stage, the user cannot play with the temporary character any more when the play of the corresponding stage is finished, and the play result using the temporary character may not be saved or may be temporarily saved and deleted.

In addition to the terms defined above, terms that require explanation are separately explained below.

1 is a block diagram showing a character providing device 100 according to an embodiment. 2 to 5 illustrate a game screen D provided to a user as exemplary diagrams for explaining the character providing device 100 according to the embodiment.

The character providing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that provides temporary characters to game users in a game provided by the game providing device according to a character providing method. In relation to this, providing to the user means displaying the information so that the user can see it through a user terminal or storing it in a user account.

The game providing device stores various information required to provide a game, detects and records various events occurring within the game, and enables the game to progress in a time-sequential manner. The character providing device 100 may be included in a game providing device or may include a game providing device, and when implemented as a device separate from the game providing device, it communicates with the game providing device to transmit and receive information for performing a character providing method. can do.

Such a character providing device 100 may be implemented as an electronic terminal in which an application capable of interacting with a game user is installed or as a server-client system. It may include an electronic terminal in which a service application is installed.

At this time, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, portable terminal, television, wearable device, etc. capable of accessing a remote server through a network or connecting to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, or 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 Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Smart Phone, Mobile WiMAX (Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), etc. (Handheld)-based wireless communication device may be included. In addition, television may include IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), Internet TV (Internet Television), terrestrial TV, cable TV, and the like. Furthermore, a wearable device is a type of information processing device that can be worn directly on the human body, such as, for example, a watch, glasses, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc. can be connected with

In addition, the server may be implemented as a computer capable of communicating with an application for interaction with a manager of the character providing device 100 or an electronic terminal having a web browser installed and a network, 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 character providing device 100 may be implemented in any form of an electronic terminal or a server-client system, and when implemented as a server, components constituting the character providing device 100 are physically separated. It can be performed on multiple servers or on one server.

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

The communication unit 110 may perform wired/wireless communication with other electronic terminals or networks. For example, the communication unit 110 may communicate with a third server to transmit/receive various types of information for performing a character providing method. To this end, the communication unit 110 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired/wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

At this time, the wireless communication supported by the communication unit 110 may be, for example, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), or NFC (Near Field Communication). . In addition, wired communication supported by the communication unit 110 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

According to the embodiment, when the character providing device 100 is configured as a server, the communication unit 110 may receive a game user's input from an electronic terminal used by the game user, and an operation result according to the character providing method. may be transmitted to an electronic terminal used by a game user.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, various types of data such as files, applications, and programs may be installed and stored in the memory 120 . The controller 130 may access and use data stored in the memory 120 or may store new data in the memory 120 . Also, the controller 130 may execute a program installed in the memory 120 . For example, the memory 120 may be installed with a program for performing the character providing method, and may store various types of information to perform the character providing method as described above.

According to the embodiment, the memory 120 may store play results as the game user plays the stage. The 'play result' may be a score, a result of success or failure as the character plays the stage, and the play result may be accumulated and stored as a 'play history' of the user character. For example, the memory 120 may store 'number of failures', which is an accumulation of the number of failed stages, as a play history. In addition, the memory 120 may store character setting information of a user character who played a corresponding stage when a play result is stored, and a 'user character' is a character controlled by the user.

In this regard, for convenience of description, a user who controls a character corresponding to character setting information stored in the memory 120 is referred to as a 'first user'.

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

According to the embodiment, the controller 130 may provide temporary characters.

The controller 130 may provide a temporary character based on the character setting information of the first user character. In this regard, for convenience of description, a user who is provided with a temporary character is referred to as a 'second user'. Also, the first user may be a user that the second user follows, a user who is a friend of the second user, or a user belonging to the same guild, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

To provide the temporary character, for example, the controller 130 may generate a temporary character having at least a part of the character setting information of the first user character as character setting information and provide the created temporary character to the second user. there is.

In relation to the character setting information, values may be set for each item, and for example, values for items such as attack power, defense power, HP (Hit Point), MP (Mana Point), and experience may be set as ability values, or A value for a possessed item item may be set, or a value for a skill item may be set. Accordingly, the controller 130 may set values of at least some of the items constituting the character setting information of the temporary character as values constituting the character setting information of the first user character. Accordingly, the value of at least a part of the character setting information of the temporary character may be the same as the value of the character setting information of the first user character. In addition, all of the character setting information of the temporary character may be the same as the value of the character setting information of the first user character. can have

Also, for example, the controller 130 may set another character copied from the first user's character as a temporary character.

When the second user uses the provided temporary character as described above, the first user can continue to play the game with the character used to create the temporary character.

As another example, the controller 130 may provide temporary characters to the second user by transferring and storing the first user character from the first user account to the second user account. In this way, if the first user's character is provided to the second user as a temporary character, the first user may not be able to use the corresponding character while the second user plays as the temporary character.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, the controller 130 may provide a temporary character to the second user at every stage, but may select a stage determined to have a high user abandonment rate among stages and provide a temporary character at the selected stage.

For example, if the number of users who quit after playing a specific stage accounts for a predetermined ratio to the total number of users who quit, the controller 130 may select a corresponding stage and provide temporary characters at the selected stage. Alternatively, for example, if the number of users who leave after playing the corresponding stage is a predetermined ratio to the number of users who have played the stage, the controller 130 may select the corresponding stage and provide a temporary character at the selected stage. there is.

In this way, a stage may be selected and a temporary character may be provided only for the selected stage, but the controller 130 may randomly select a stage and provide a temporary character at the selected stage.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, the controller 130 may provide a temporary character based on the play history of the second user on the stage. In this case, the play history of the second user may be the play history of one of the second user characters played in the corresponding stage, or may be the play history of all the second user characters played in the corresponding stage.

For example, the controller 130 may provide a temporary character based on the number of failures of the second user on the stage.

'Failure' is when the result of playing a stage does not meet a predetermined standard, for example, when a character dies during stage play, when a battle mission is given on a stage, or when a stage play is completed. It may be a case where the score of does not reach a predetermined score. In some game services, only when a certain stage is successful, the game can be played according to the chronological flow after that stage, or the next stage can be played, but the user may not be able to proceed with the game after the stage due to stage failure .

Accordingly, the control unit 130 may count the number of failures when the second user plays the stage, and at this time, the second user counts the number of failures of all characters used for the stage play or the most recent stage play. You can count the number of failures of the character you used. Also, if the number of failures exceeds a predetermined value, the controller 130 may provide a temporary character. In this case, the predetermined value may be set differently for each stage or for each level of the user.

Also, for example, the controller 130 may provide a temporary character based on the degree of failure when the second user on the stage fails.

That is, when the second user plays the stage and the stage fails with a slight difference from the success standard score, or the stage fails with a very large score difference from the success standard score, a temporary character may be provided.

In relation to FIGS. 2 and 3, the game screen D shown to the second user playing the stage is shown, and FIG. 2 shows the character 200 possessed by the second user when playing the stage. do. If the second user fails more than a predetermined number of times while playing the stage using the character 200, the controller 130 may provide the temporary character 300 to the second user, and as shown in FIG. 3, the second user The user may play the stage using the temporary character 300 .

At this time, the temporary character 300 may have as character setting information all values among the character setting information of the first user character who has successfully completed the corresponding stage. Accordingly, the temporary character 300 played by the second user may have the same character setting information as the first user character. In addition, as the temporary character has the same character setting information as the first user character, it may have the same appearance as the first user character. Accordingly, the second user can experience the character of the first user.

Meanwhile, as described above, in order to provide temporary characters to the second user, the control unit 130 may store the play result of the first user in the memory 120 .

At this time, according to the embodiment, the controller 130 may store at least a part of the character setting information of the first user character played on the stage in the memory 120 .

According to another embodiment, the controller 130 may store at least a portion of character setting information of the first user's character in the memory 120 based on the first user's play result on the stage.

For example, the controller 130 may store character setting information of a first user character in the memory 120 only when the first user succeeds in a stage. Alternatively, for example, the controller 130 may store the character setting information of the first user's character in the memory 120 only when the first user succeeds in the first stage attempt, and accordingly, the first attempt fails and the second attempt succeeds. When done, it may not be saved.

In this way, the second user can play the stage using the temporary character.

Also, the control unit 130 may not store the result of the second user's play using the temporary character as the result of the second user's play. Accordingly, if the second user wants to advance to the next game stage by playing the stage, the second user must play the stage after changing the character setting information of his or her character.

To this end, according to the embodiment, the controller 130 may provide comparison information for comparing the temporary character with the second user's character when the second user succeeds in a stage using the temporary character. At this time, the character of the second user to be compared is a character used to play the same stage as the stage where the temporary character was used, and if there are a plurality of characters used to play the stage, the character used most recently or the second user character used to play the stage. It may be a character selected by the user.

For example, the controller 130 provides character setting information constituting each of the temporary character and the second user character to be displayed on one screen so that the second user can recognize the difference between the character he/she possesses and the temporary character, In addition, it allows the second user to learn which part has failed due to lack.

In relation to FIG. 4 , the control unit 130 may provide character setting information of each character 200 or 300 as a comparison table 400 . The comparison table 400 can list only the values of different items among the character setting information of the two characters 200 and 300, but can also list the values of common items.

In addition, when providing comparison information, if numerical comparison is possible, the control unit 130 highlights and displays an item 450 having the largest value difference as shown in FIG. It can help you intuitively understand the difference between and temporary characters.

In addition, according to the embodiment, the controller 130 may recommend a game product after the second user plays the stage by using the temporary character.

At this time, the 'game product' is an item capable of changing the values of items constituting the character setting information, and may be, for example, a material package. If the item is applied to the character, the skill, stat, level, etc. can be improved or the character can use the item during stage play.

According to another embodiment, the controller 130 may recommend a game product when the second user successfully completes a stage using a temporary character. Therefore, when the second user fails despite playing the stage using the temporary character, the controller 130 may not recommend the game product.

According to the embodiment, the controller 130 may recommend a game product based on the character setting information of the second user and the character setting information of the temporary character.

In this regard, it is possible to recommend a game product related to a value that is stored as the character setting information value of the temporary character but not stored as the character setting information value of the second user character.

According to an embodiment, the controller 130 converts an item for changing an item having the largest difference from a value constituting character setting information of a temporary character among values constituting character setting information of a second user character to a game product. can recommend

For example, if there is the largest difference between the value of attack power in the ability value among the values constituting the character setting information of each character, the controller 130 may recommend an item capable of improving the attack power. Alternatively, for example, if there is a large difference in the number of specific items among the values constituting the character setting information of each character, the controller 130 may recommend the corresponding item.

According to another embodiment, the controller 130 may recommend game products for changing or improving the temporary character's job, level, ability level, or skill.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, if the level of the temporary character 300 is 9 and the level of the second user character 200 is 7, as shown in FIG. 5, it is helpful to quickly improve two levels. It is possible to recommend an item 510 to be.

According to another embodiment, the controller 130 may improve the level of an item possessed by the temporary character or recommend a game product capable of enhancing the ability value or skill of the corresponding item.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, in order to strengthen the 'sword of fighting spirit', an item possessed by the second user character 200, with the 'fantasy sword', an item possessed by the temporary character 300, shown in FIG. As such, the item 520 may be recommended.

According to another embodiment, the control unit 130 identifies items other than the second user's possession items from among the temporary character's possession items or identifies more items than the number of second user's possession items among the temporary character's possession items, and selects the identified items. It can be recommended as a game product.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the 'boots' 530, which is an item possessed by the temporary character 300, which is not possessed by the second user character 200, can be recommended as shown in FIG. can

That is, as shown in FIG. 5 , the controller 130 may recommend several game products for stage success.

In addition, the controller 130 may select at least some of a plurality of recommendable game products and recommend them to the second user. For example, the controller 130 may select and recommend an item having a value closest to the character setting information of the temporary character when the second user purchases it from among a plurality of recommendable items. Also, for example, the controller 130 may select and recommend an item with the highest purchase rate when recommended to other users in the past from among a plurality of recommendable items.

In this way, by purchasing the recommended game product and applying the item to the second user character, the second user can fill the gap between the character he has and the first user character, and can more easily complete the stage. .

When the second user purchases the game product recommended as described above, the controller 130 may provide a reward to at least one of the first user and the second user. The reward may be goods, points, coupons, items, and the like usable in the game. Accordingly, for example, when a second user purchases a recommended product, the controller 130 may provide a predetermined item to the first user or a predetermined point to the second user.

Returning to FIG. 1 , the character providing device 100 may include an input/output unit 140 . The input/output unit 140 may include an input unit for receiving an input from a game user and an output unit for displaying information such as a job performance result or a state of the character providing device 100 . For example, the input/output unit 140 may include an operation panel for receiving a game user's input and a display panel for displaying a screen.

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 input/output unit 140 is not limited thereto and may include a configuration supporting various input/output.

According to the embodiment, the input unit may receive an input from a game user regarding game manipulation during game play, and may receive an input of manipulation regarding whether or not to play the game by selecting the temporary character according to provision of the temporary character. . In addition, the output unit may output and provide a result of an operation according to a game user's manipulation.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a character according to an exemplary embodiment. The character providing method shown in FIG. 6 includes steps of time-sequential processing in the character providing apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 . Therefore, even if the contents are omitted below, the contents described above with respect to the character providing device 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 can also be used in the character providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the character providing apparatus 100 may store the character setting information of the user character along with the play result as the first user plays the stage using the first user character (S610).

For example, the character providing device 100 may store character setting information of a first user's character only when the first user succeeds in a stage.

Meanwhile, the character providing device 100 may provide a temporary character to the second user based on the second user's play history on the stage (S620) (S630).

For example, the character providing device 100 may determine to provide a temporary character to the second user when the number of failures as the second user's play history satisfies a predetermined condition of 'two or more times'.

In this way, when the second user plays the stage as the temporary character is provided and the stage is successful (S640), the character providing device 100 sets the character setting information of the second user character and the character setting information of the temporary character as items. Comparison information for each comparison may be provided (S650).

Further, the character providing device 100 may recommend a game product based on the character setting information of the second user character and the character setting information of the temporary character (S660). At this time, step S650 may be omitted and the character providing device 100 may recommend a game product.

When the second user purchases the game product recommended in this way (S670), the character providing device 100 may provide a reward to at least one of the first user and the second user (S680). Accordingly, it is possible to induce the second user to play the game using the temporary character and purchase the recommended game product accordingly.

In addition, even if the second user successfully plays a stage with a temporary character, in order to advance to the next stage in the game, they must play the stage with their own character and succeed. By purchasing recommended game products and applying them to the character, the stage success rate can increase

As described above, according to the method for providing a character according to an embodiment, it is possible to alleviate a user's negative emotions about a game due to a stage failure and help pass a stage.

The term '~unit' used in the above embodiments means software or a hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and '~unit' performs certain roles. However, '~ part' is not limited to software or hardware. '~bu' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Therefore, as an example, '~unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, 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 within components and '~units' may be combined into smaller numbers 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 a secure multimedia card.

The character providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 6 may also be implemented in the form of a computer-readable medium storing instructions and data executable by a computer. In this case, instructions and data may be stored in the form of program codes, and when executed by a processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. Also, 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. Also, a computer-readable medium may be a computer recording medium, which is a volatile and non-volatile memory implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. It can 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 character providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 6 may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. A 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, assembly language, or machine language. . In addition, the computer program may be recorded on a tangible computer-readable recording medium (eg, a memory, a hard disk, a magnetic/optical medium, or a solid-state drive (SSD)).

Therefore, the character providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 6 may be implemented by executing the computer program as described above by a computing device. A computing device may include at least some of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to a low-speed bus and a storage device. Each of these components are connected to each other using various buses and may be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Here, the processor may process commands within the computing device, for example, to display graphic information for providing a GUI (Graphic User Interface) on an external input/output device, such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. Examples include instructions stored in memory or storage devices. As another example, multiple processors and/or multiple buses may be used along with multiple memories and memory types as appropriate. Also, the processor may be implemented as a chipset comprising chips including a plurality of independent analog and/or digital processors.

Memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may consist of a volatile memory unit or a collection thereof. As another example, the memory may be composed of a non-volatile memory unit or a collection thereof. Memory may also be another form of computer readable medium, such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

Also, the storage device may provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. A storage device may be a computer-readable medium or a component that includes such a medium, and may include, for example, devices in a storage area network (SAN) or other components, such as a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or a tape device, flash memory, or other semiconductor memory device or device array of the like.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art to which the above-described embodiments belong can easily transform into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit 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 distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

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

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

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a memory for storing character setting information of a first user character on the stage; and
and a control unit providing a temporary character based on the character setting information to a second user who wants to play the stage. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
and providing the temporary character based on the play history of the second user on the stage. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
and providing the temporary character based on the number of failures of the second user in the stage. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
and storing character setting information of a first user character in the memory based on a play result of the first user on the stage. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
A character providing device that provides comparison information for comparing character setting information of a second user character and character setting information of the temporary character for each item. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
A character providing device that recommends a game product based on the character setting information of a second user character and the character setting information of the temporary character. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
If the second user succeeds in the stage using the temporary character, a game product is recommended based on the character setting information of the second user's character and the character setting information of the temporary character. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
A game product is recommended based on the character setting information of the second user's character and the character setting information of the temporary character, and when the second user purchases the recommended game product, a reward is given to at least one of the first user and the second user. Provided, a character providing device. As a method for a character providing device to provide a character,
storing character setting information of a first user character on a stage; and
and providing a temporary character based on the character setting information to a second user who wants to play the stage. According to claim 9,
The step of providing the second user,
and providing the temporary character based on the play history of the second user in the stage. According to claim 9,
The step of providing the second user,
and providing the temporary character based on the number of failures of the second user in the stage. According to claim 9,
The method further comprising providing comparison information for comparing character setting information of a second user character and character setting information of the temporary character for each item. According to claim 9,
and recommending a game product based on the character setting information of a second user character and the character setting information of the temporary character. According to claim 9,
A game product is recommended based on the character setting information of the second user's character and the character setting information of the temporary character, and when the second user purchases the recommended game product, a reward is given to at least one of the first user and the second user. A method of providing a character, further comprising the step of providing. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method according to claim 9 is recorded. A computer program executed by a character providing device and stored in a medium to perform the character providing method according to claim 9.

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