KR20230053811A - Apparatus and method for watching advertisement - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed in the present application relate to an advertisement viewing device and a method thereof. An advertisement viewing device includes: a storage unit having a waiting queue for storing advertisements; and a control unit which stores the advertisement in a waiting queue based on a user's input when detecting advertisement exposure while a user is playing a game.

Description

Advertisement viewing device and advertisement viewing method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WATCHING ADVERTISEMENT}

Embodiments disclosed in this specification relate to an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method, and more specifically, to an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method that allow viewing of an advertisement generated during an in-game afterward.

Advertising is a means of providing information to consumers in order to sell goods or services.

In general, online games refer to playing based on mutual relationships with other game users while connected to an online network, and attempts to increase the promotional effect by applying various advertisements to these online games are increasing. .

However, from the point of view of the game user, if an advertisement is played during the game, they cannot concentrate on the game, resulting in a decrease in immersion and interest.

Therefore, a new level of function for solving the above problems and further improving user satisfaction has been required.

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. .

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0031421 (published on March 22, 2010)

Embodiments disclosed in this specification are aimed at presenting an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method.

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification are intended to provide an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method that allow a user to view advertisements generated during an in-game at a desired time, for example, after a game ends.

An object of the embodiments disclosed herein is to provide an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method that allow a user to visually check the amount of advertisements stored in a waiting queue using a progress bar.

An object of the embodiments disclosed herein is to provide an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method capable of deleting an advertisement stored in a waiting queue by using a specific item.

An object of the embodiments disclosed herein is to provide an advertisement viewing apparatus and an advertisement viewing method for presenting a quiz for a corresponding advertisement after viewing one advertisement.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, an advertisement viewing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a storage unit having a standby queue for storing advertisements; and a control unit configured to store the advertisement in the standby queue based on the user's input when the advertisement exposure is detected while the user is playing the game.

According to another embodiment, a method of viewing an advertisement in an advertisement viewing apparatus having a standby queue for storing advertisements includes detecting exposure of an advertisement while a user is playing a game; and storing the advertisement in the standby queue based on the user's input.

According to another embodiment, a computer readable recording medium in which a program for performing a method of viewing an advertisement is recorded is disclosed. The advertisement viewing method may include detecting advertisement exposure while a user is playing a game; and storing the advertisement in the standby queue based on the user's input.

According to another embodiment, a computer program stored on a medium for performing a method for viewing advertisements is disclosed. The advertisement viewing method may include detecting advertisement exposure while a user is playing a game; and storing the advertisement in the standby queue based on the user's input.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method are provided.

According to any one of the foregoing problem solving means, an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method are proposed that enable a user to view advertisements generated during an in-game at a desired time, for example, after a game ends. Accordingly, there is an effect that the user can concentrate more on the game.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method are provided that allow a user to visually check the amount of advertisements stored in a waiting queue using a progress bar. Accordingly, the user can check the accumulated advertisements through the progress bar and delete them at an appropriate time to prevent the game from being stopped and the level of immersion being lowered while the game is being played.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method capable of deleting an advertisement stored in a standby queue using a specific item are provided. Accordingly, the user can appropriately empty the waiting queue by using the item without watching the advertisement, thereby preventing time wasted by watching unnecessary advertisements.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, an advertisement viewing device and an advertisement viewing method for presenting a quiz for a corresponding advertisement after viewing one advertisement are provided. Accordingly, there is an effect of maximizing the effect of the advertisement.

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 an advertisement viewing device according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 to 4 are exemplary diagrams for describing an advertisement viewing device according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of viewing an advertisement 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 the case of being “directly connected” but also the case of being “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.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an advertisement viewing device according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are exemplary diagrams illustrating the advertisement viewing device according to an exemplary embodiment.

When an advertisement viewing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 detects that an advertisement is exposed on a game provided by a game providing device according to an advertisement viewing method, the advertisement is stored in a waiting queue based on a user's input, and the user As a device that enables playback of stored advertisements at a desired point in time, for example, when a game ends, may be included in a game providing device or may include a game providing device, and implemented as a device separate from the game providing device, Information for performing an advertisement viewing method may be transmitted and received by communicating with the game providing device.

Such an advertisement viewing device 100 may be implemented as an electronic terminal in which an application capable of interacting with a game user is installed or implemented 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

Also, the server may be implemented as a computer capable of communicating with an electronic terminal having an application for interaction with a user of the advertisement viewing device 100 or a web browser installed thereon, or 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 advertisement viewing apparatus 100 may be implemented in any form of an electronic terminal or a server-client system. When implemented as a server, components constituting the advertisement viewing apparatus 100 are physically separated. It can be performed on multiple servers or on one server.

The advertisement viewing device 100 according to the embodiment may include an input/output unit 110, a communication unit 120, a storage unit 130, and a control 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 job performance result or a state of the advertisement viewing device 100 . For example, the input/output unit 110 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 110 is not limited thereto and may include a configuration supporting various input/outputs.

According to the embodiment, the input unit may receive an input related to a game operation while playing a game from a game user, and may also receive an input regarding an operation related to viewing an advertisement. In addition, the output unit may output and provide a result of an operation according to a game user's manipulation.

The communication unit 120 may perform wired/wireless communication with other devices or networks. For example, the communication unit 120 may communicate with a third server to transmit/receive various types of information for performing an advertisement viewing method. To this end, the communication unit 120 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.

In this case, the wireless communication supported by the communication unit 120 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 120 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

According to an embodiment, when the advertisement viewing device 100 is configured as a server, the communication unit 120 may receive a game user's input from an electronic terminal used by the game user, and an operation result according to the execution of the advertisement viewing method. may be transmitted to an electronic terminal used by a game user.

Various types of data such as files, applications, and programs may be installed and stored in the storage unit 130 . The control unit 140, which will be described later, may access and use data stored in the storage unit 130 or store new data in the storage unit 130. Also, the controller 140 may execute a program installed in the storage unit 130 . For example, the storage unit 130 may be installed with a program for performing the advertisement viewing method, and may store various types of information for performing the advertisement viewing method as described above.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the storage unit 130 may include a waiting queue for storing advertisements.

The controller 140 controls the overall operation of the terminal and may include a processor such as a CPU. The controller 140 may control other components included in the advertisement viewing device 100 to perform an operation corresponding to a game user's input. For example, the controller 140 may execute a program stored in the storage unit 130, read a file stored in the storage unit 130, or store a new file in the storage unit 130.

According to the embodiment, the controller 140 may store advertisements in the waiting queue.

For example, an advertisement may be exposed on a terminal screen of a user playing a game, and the control unit 140 may store the advertisement in a waiting queue based on the user's input when detecting this. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 , when an advertisement (A) is exposed on a screen (D) of a terminal while playing a game, if the user does not want to play the advertisement, a “watch later” button ( B) can be pressed. At this time, the controller 140 may store the corresponding advertisement in the standby queue. Accordingly, the controller 140 may reproduce advertisements stored in the waiting queue when a game being executed by a user ends. On the other hand, when the user clicks the “play” button P, the controller 140 can play the advertisement while the game is stopped, and even if no input is received from the user within a preset time. An advertisement may be played while the game is stopped. As described above, when the user presses the “watch later” button (B), the control unit 140 stores the advertisement in the standby queue and displays the advertisement at the time when the user wants to play the advertisement, for example, when the game ends. can be played That is, the control unit 140 may set the time at which the advertisement is reproduced to a time point different from the time at which the advertisement is exposed based on the user's input. As described above, when the user clicks the "Watch later" button (B), When an input for storing the advertisement in the standby queue is received, the controller 140 may store the advertisement in the standby queue and play the advertisement stored in the standby queue after the game ends. Accordingly, the user can concentrate on the game more by clicking a separate button to store advertisements exposed during the game in the standby queue, and then replaying the stored advertisements at the desired time, for example, at the end of the game. There is an effect that can be done.

In addition, the controller 140 may determine whether or not to proceed with the game based on at least one of the total number of advertisements stored in the waiting queue and the total advertisement playing time.

For example, the standby queue may be provided in the storage unit 130 and may be a separate storage space for storing advertisements. At this time, the storage capacity of the waiting queue may be set in advance. At this time, the storage capacity of the waiting queue may be set to the accumulated total number of advertisements or total advertisement playback time. According to one embodiment, the storage capacity of the waiting queue may be set to store only 10 advertisements or to store only 200 seconds of accumulated playback time of advertisements. Accordingly, the controller 140 may store an advertisement in the waiting queue, but if the storage capacity of the waiting queue exceeds a preset capacity, the user may stop the game being played and execute the advertisement stored in the waiting queue. For example, if the storage capacity of the waiting queue is set to the number of advertisements and the maximum number of advertisements that can be stored is 10, the user's input (e.g. clicking Watch Later) with 10 advertisements stored in the waiting queue When this occurs, the controller 140 may play the advertisement stored in the waiting queue while the game is stopped without storing the advertisement in the waiting queue. In addition, when the storage capacity is set to the playback time of an advertisement and the maximum advertisement playback period that can be stored is 200 seconds, the total playback time of advertisements stored in the waiting queue is 200 seconds and the user's input (e.g., click Watch Later) ) occurs, if the playback time of the advertisement to be stored is 20 seconds, the controller 140 does not store the advertisement in the waiting queue, and allows the advertisement stored in the waiting queue to be played while the game is stopped. can At this time, the controller 140 may delete the corresponding advertisement from the waiting queue when reproduction of the advertisement is completed. As such, when the storage capacity of the waiting queue is full and no more advertisements can be stored, the controller 140 stops the game from progressing and plays advertisements stored in the waiting queue so that the played advertisements can be deleted from the waiting queue. there is. As such, as the advertisement is deleted from the standby queue, a space for storing the advertisement may be secured. In other words, when the waiting queue is full of advertisements, the controller 140 may stop the game being played by the user and play advertisements stored in the waiting queue. At this time, advertisements may be played according to the order stored in the waiting queue. Accordingly, by securing the storage capacity of the waiting queue so that the user can store advertisements exposed while playing the game in the waiting queue, the user can concentrate more on the game.

Meanwhile, when the number of advertisements loaded in the waiting queue decreases within a preset standard, the controller 140 may allow the suspended game to be played again. For example, if the preset criterion is assumed to be 90% of the total storage capacity of the waiting queue, according to the above, the control unit 140, when the storage capacity of the waiting queue is set to the number of advertisements, is 90% of the total capacity of 10 waiting queues. 9, or if the duration of the advertisement is set to 180 seconds, which is 90% of the total capacity of the waiting queue of 200 seconds, the advertisement is played while the game is stopped, and the advertisement stored in the waiting queue is deleted when the user completes viewing. and satisfies the above criteria, the interrupted game can be played again. For example, when 10 advertisements are stored in the standby queue and the control unit 140 detects exposure of an advertisement while a user is playing a game, the user receives an input indicating that the playback time of the advertisement is different from the exposure time of the advertisement. If so, an attempt is made to store the ad in the waiting queue. However, since the waiting queue is already full of advertisements, the controller 140 may stop the ongoing game and play advertisements stored in the waiting queue. At this time, when one advertisement has been played, 9 advertisements are stored in the waiting queue, but when the currently exposed advertisement is stored, 10 advertisements are stored in the waiting queue, so the user must watch one more advertisement to wait. If the advertisement stored in the queue satisfies the preset criteria, the interrupted game can be resumed. At this time, the above-described preset criteria are not limited thereto, and may be set to various reference values by an administrator.

Meanwhile, the controller 140 may delete advertisements stored in the standby queue by viewing advertisements as described above, but may also delete advertisements stored in the standby queue by using a specific item. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 , when the user clicks the “use item” button (I), the controller 140 may delete an advertisement stored in the standby queue. In this case, the specific item may be an item for deleting an advertisement, and may be acquired as a reward through game progress or purchased through paid payment. On the other hand, if the user does not have an item, the control unit 140 may delete the advertisement stored in the standby queue by clicking the "play advertisement" button (P) to reproduce the advertisement.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 2 to 4 , the controller 140 may provide a progress bar (PB) for visually providing the user with how much advertisements have been stored in the waiting queue. That is, as described above, when the waiting queue is filled with advertisements, the controller 140 stops the game being played by the user and plays one of the advertisements stored in the waiting queue so that the user can watch it. As such, the user cannot directly recognize how much advertisements are stored in the waiting queue. Accordingly, the user can secure a certain portion of the storage capacity of the waiting queue by watching at least one advertisement when the game ends, and thus, the game can be prevented from being interrupted while the game is running. However, according to the above, the user cannot check how much advertisements are stored in the waiting queue. Therefore, according to an embodiment, the control unit 140 can solve this problem by providing a progress bar (PB) visually providing how much advertisements are stored in the standby queue. At this time, the length of the progress bar (PB) may correspond to the length of the waiting queue. For example, assuming that the storage capacity of the waiting queue is set to the number of advertisements and the maximum storage capacity is 10, the control unit 140, when 5 advertisements are currently stored in the waiting queue, displays all the corresponding programs when the waiting queue is full. Only about 50% of the length of the grass bar can be marked dark. In addition, assuming that the storage capacity of the waiting queue is set to the playback time of advertisements and that the maximum storage capacity is 200 seconds, the control unit 140 calculates 60 seconds of the total progress bar length when six 20-second advertisements are currently stored in the waiting queue. Only % can be displayed in bold. Accordingly, the user may recognize that there is space left in the waiting queue through the progress bar (PB) to store advertisements.

Meanwhile, when an advertisement is loaded or deleted from the waiting queue, the controller 140 may change the length of the progress bar (PB) based on the number of advertisements or the playing time of the advertisement. For example, if the storage capacity of the standby queue is set to the number of advertisements and the maximum storage capacity is 10, if one advertisement is stored while 4 advertisements are currently stored in the standby queue, the progress bar (PB) Lengths shown in bold may extend from 40% to 50%. Conversely, if one advertisement is deleted in a state where four advertisements are currently stored in the standby queue, the length displayed in bold in the progress bar (PB) may be reduced from 40% to 30%. In addition, if the storage capacity of the standby queue is set to the playback time of the advertisement and the maximum storage capacity is 200 seconds, if one 20-second advertisement is stored in the state where five 20-second advertisements are currently stored in the standby queue, the progress bar ( The shaded length of PB) can be extended from 50% to 60%. Conversely, if one 20-second advertisement is deleted in a state where five 20-second advertisements are currently stored in the waiting queue, the length displayed in bold on the progress bar (PB) may be reduced from 50% to 40%.

On the other hand, the control unit 140 may play a subsequent advertisement of the finished advertisement when reproduction of an advertisement stored in the standby queue is ended and an input for reproduction of the next advertisement is received from the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, advertisements may be played sequentially according to the order of time stored in the waiting queue. At this time, the controller 140 plays the next advertisement when the current advertisement is finished, but the user When an input for reproducing the next advertisement is received as a result of clicking a button N such as "watch the next advertisement", the next advertisement may be reproduced after the reproduction of the advertisement is finished according to the order of time stored in the waiting queue. Through this, the control unit 140 plays the advertisement, but does not continuously reproduce the advertisement, but reproduces the advertisement only when there is a user's input, so that the user can adjust the capacity of the waiting queue by himself. Accordingly, the user can appropriately adjust the capacity of the waiting queue so as not to interfere with the progress of the game. Meanwhile, when the user clicks the “Exit” button O, the controller 140 may resume the game that was stopped.

In addition, when playback of advertisements stored in the waiting queue is terminated and an input for playback of the next advertisement is received from the user, the control unit 140 plays a subsequent advertisement of the terminated advertisement, but the reproduction is terminated before the reproduction of the subsequent advertisement. A quiz related to the advertisement may be provided to the user. For example, when the user clicks the “watch next advertisement” button (N in FIG. 4 ) to play another advertisement after playing one advertisement, the control unit 140 controls the advertisement related to the advertisement for which reproduction has ended. A problem can be provided on the screen so that the next ad is played only when the user gets the problem right. In this way, when the user wants to play consecutive advertisements, the next advertisement is played only when the answer to the question related to the advertisement that has been played is correct, so that the user can focus more on the content of the advertisement while watching the advertisement. Thus, there is an effect that can increase the effect of advertising.

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of viewing an advertisement according to an exemplary embodiment.

The advertisement viewing method shown in FIG. 5 includes steps sequentially processed by the advertisement viewing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 . Therefore, even if the contents are omitted below, the contents described above regarding the advertisement viewing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 can also be used for the advertisement viewing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , when the advertisement viewing apparatus 100 detects an advertisement exposure while a user is playing a game, it receives an input related to reproduction of an advertisement from the user and performs corresponding operations (S510) (S520). ).

Meanwhile, the advertisement viewing apparatus 100 may store an advertisement in a standby queue based on an input received from a user or directly play an exposed advertisement (S530). For example, when the user clicks the “play” button P, the advertisement viewing device 100 may play the advertisement while the game is stopped (S540). That is, when an input related to reproduction of an advertisement is a click of the “play” button (P) by the user, the advertisement viewing apparatus 100 may immediately reproduce the currently exposed advertisement.

On the other hand, when the input related to reproduction of the advertisement received from the user is the user clicking the "Watch Later" button, the advertisement viewing device 100 checks the storage capacity of the waiting queue before storing the advertisement in the waiting queue. It can (S550). At this time, if the waiting queue is not full, the advertisement storage device 100 may store the advertisement in the waiting queue (S560). That is, when the advertisement viewing device 100 receives an input from the user indicating that the playback time of the advertisement is different from the advertisement exposure time, the advertisement viewing device 100 may store the advertisement in the waiting queue unless the waiting queue is full. For example, when an advertisement (A) is exposed on a screen (D) of a terminal while playing a game, the user may press a "watch later" button (B) if he or she does not want to play the advertisement. In this case, if the waiting queue is not full, the advertisement viewing device 100 may store the corresponding advertisement in the waiting queue.

On the other hand, if the standby queue is full, the advertisement storage device 100 may play advertisements stored in the standby queue. At this time, advertisements stored in the waiting queue may be deleted when reproduction is completed.

Meanwhile, the advertisement storage device 100 may delete an advertisement using an item when the standby queue is full. For example, when the advertisement viewing device 100 receives an input from the user that wants the currently exposed advertisement to be stored in the waiting queue, the advertisement viewing device 100 may store the advertisement in the waiting queue. When the advertisement is full, the advertisement may be deleted from the waiting queue by a user's input. For example, when the user's input is to use an item for deleting an advertisement, the advertisement viewing device 100 may immediately delete the advertisement from the waiting queue. Meanwhile, when the number of advertisements loaded in the waiting queue decreases to within a preset standard, the advertisement viewing device 100 may allow the suspended game to be played again. For example, when the waiting queue is full of advertisements and no more advertisements can be stored in the waiting queue, the advertisement viewing device 100 deletes the advertisement from the waiting queue by using an item or playing an advertisement while the game is stopped. do. At this time, the advertisement viewing device 100 may allow the suspended game to be resumed when the number of advertisements loaded in the waiting queue decreases to within a preset standard.

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 advertisement viewing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 5 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.

Also, the advertisement viewing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 5 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, 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)).

Accordingly, the advertisement viewing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 5 may be implemented by executing the above-described computer program 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: advertisement viewing device
110: input/output unit 120: communication unit
130: storage unit 140: control unit

Claims (20)

a storage unit having a standby queue for storing advertisements; and
and a controller configured to store the advertisement in the standby queue based on the user's input when detecting the advertisement exposure while the user is playing the game. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
and storing the advertisement in the waiting queue when a request for reproduction of the advertisement is received as an input of the user at a time point different from an exposure time of the advertisement. According to claim 2,
The control unit,
and playing an advertisement stored in the standby queue when the game ends. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
and determining whether or not to proceed with the game based on at least one of the total number of advertisements stored in the waiting queue and the total advertisement playing time. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
When the waiting queue is filled with advertisements, the user's game progress is stopped and at least one advertisement stored in the waiting queue is played. According to claim 5,
The control unit,
When at least one advertisement stored in the waiting queue is played, the played advertisement is deleted from the waiting queue. According to claim 6,
The control unit,
and allowing the interrupted game to be resumed when the number of advertisements loaded in the waiting queue decreases to within a preset criterion. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
and deleting at least one advertisement stored in the standby queue when the advertisement deletion item is selected and used by the user. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
and providing a progress bar corresponding to the length of the waiting queue. According to claim 9,
The control unit,
and changing the progress bar when the advertisement is stored in the waiting queue. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
and when playback of the advertisement stored in the standby queue is terminated and an input from the user is received, an advertisement following the terminated advertisement is played. An advertisement viewing method in an advertisement viewing apparatus having a waiting queue for storing advertisements,
detecting advertisement exposure while a user is playing a game; and
and storing the advertisement in the waiting queue based on the user's input. According to claim 12,
The step of storing the advertisement in the waiting queue,
and storing the advertisement in the waiting queue when a playback of the advertisement is requested as an input of the user at a time point different from an exposure time of the advertisement. According to claim 12,
The method,
and determining whether or not to proceed with the game based on at least one of the total number of advertisements stored in the waiting queue and the total advertisement playing time. According to claim 12,
The step of storing the advertisement in the waiting queue,
and deleting at least one advertisement stored in the waiting queue when the advertisement deletion item is selected and used by the user. According to claim 12,
The step of storing the advertisement in the waiting queue,
and providing a progress bar corresponding to the length of the waiting queue. 17. The method of claim 16,
Providing a progress bar corresponding to the length of the waiting queue,
and changing the progress bar when the advertisement is stored in the waiting queue. According to claim 12,
The method,
The method of viewing an advertisement further comprising the step of playing a subsequent advertisement after the advertisement stored in the waiting queue is terminated and an input from the user is received. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method according to claim 12 is recorded. A computer program executed by an advertisement viewing device and stored in a medium to perform the advertisement viewing method according to claim 12.

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