TW201811408A - Matching system and matching method for game playing - Google Patents

Abstract

A matching system and a matching method for game playing are provided. The matching system includes a remote server, a first mobile apparatus, a console platform and a second mobile apparatus. The first mobile apparatus transmits a room request to the remote server to create a game room corresponding to an executed game program, and obtains a characteristic value related to the game room. The console platform receives the characteristic value from the first mobile apparatus and broadcasts the characteristic value. The second mobile apparatus receives the characteristic value from the console platform. When the second mobile apparatus transmits a search request to the remote server based on the characteristic value, the remote server provides related information of the game room created by the first mobile apparatus to the second mobile apparatus.

Description

Game rubbing system and game rubbing method

The invention relates to a kneading system and a kneading method, and in particular to a game kneading system and a game kneading method which assist players to participate in a game together.

With the development of electronic technology, network communication and entertainment industry, a variety of online games have sprung up, and attracted a lot of players to join them. Generally speaking, whether it is a battle type or a cooperative game type of connected game, usually multiple players need to participate together to play. Therefore, many operators of online games must provide rubbing services. With the aforementioned blending service, players can connect online to find like-minded playmates or opponents anytime, anywhere.

However, the common kneading service does not consider the player's geographical location to do the kneading. In other words, for players who are in the same room or close to each other, common kneading services will not actively put the aforementioned players into the same game. In addition, the kneading service will not actively provide game information for nearby players. In this case, if players in the same room or close proximity want to play together, only one player can open the game room or issue a game invitation first, and then pass the relevant information to other players for those players. Join the right game room or receive a game invitation.

Obviously, players in the same area cannot quickly join the same game through common rubbing services. Therefore, how to provide a more convenient game rubbing system and game rubbing method is still one of the goals of those skilled in the art.

The invention provides a game rubbing system and a game rubbing method, which can assist players who are close or in the same area to join the same game quickly.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a game blending system, including a remote server, a first mobile device, a game entity platform, and a second mobile device. The first mobile device and the second mobile device are connected to a remote server through a network. The first mobile device transmits a room opening request to a remote server to establish a game room corresponding to the executed game program, and obtains a characteristic value related to the foregoing game room. The game entity platform is connected to the first mobile device. The game entity platform receives feature values from the first mobile device and broadcasts the aforementioned feature values. The second mobile device receives the feature value from the game entity platform. When the second mobile device transmits a search request to the remote server based on the feature value, the remote server provides the related information of the game room established by the first mobile device to the second mobile device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second mobile device transmits a join request to the remote server to join the game room based on the associated information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in response to the received join request, the remote server returns a password query message to the second mobile device. After the second mobile device transmits the room password to the remote server based on the password inquiry message, and the remote server confirms that the room password is correct, the remote server allows the second mobile device to join the game room created by the first mobile device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first mobile device further transmits an initial request to the remote server to start the game.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the game entity platform includes a first communication interface and a processing unit. The processing unit is coupled to the first communication interface. The processing unit controls the first communication interface to broadcast the characteristic value based on the first communication technology, and communicates with the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the game entity platform further includes a second communication interface. The second communication interface is coupled to the processing unit. The processing unit controls the second communication interface to read the game data from the data tag based on the second communication technology, and transfers the game data to the first mobile device or the second mobile device through the first communication interface.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a game rubbing method, which is applicable to a game rubbing system. The game mixing system includes a remote server, a first mobile device, a game entity platform, and a second mobile device. The game kneading method includes the following steps. The first mobile device transmits a room opening request to a remote server to create a game room corresponding to the executed game program. The first mobile device obtains feature values related to the game room, and transmits the feature values to the game entity platform. The game entity platform receives the feature value and broadcasts the aforementioned feature value. The second mobile device receives the feature value, and transmits a search request to the remote server based on the feature value. The remote server provides the related information of the game room established by the first mobile device to the second mobile device.

Based on the above, in the game kneading system and the game kneading method provided by the embodiments of the present invention, after a player uses a first mobile device to establish a game room on a remote server, the game entity platform broadcasts the game room and the foregoing Game room related feature values. At this time, other players located in the same area or close to each other may operate the second mobile device to send a search request to the remote server after receiving the feature value. The foregoing search request is based on the feature values broadcasted by the game entity platform, and the remote server provides the related information of the game room established by the first mobile device to the second mobile device. In this way, players who are close or in the same area can quickly join the same game, reducing the waiting time before the game starts.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments are hereinafter described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Reference will now be made in detail to the present exemplary embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or similar parts.

The game rubbing system and the game rubbing method provided by the embodiments of the present invention can assist players who are close or in the same area to join the same game quickly. Specifically, after the game room is established on the remote server and obtains the feature values related to the aforementioned game room, the game blending system and the game blending method share the aforementioned feature values to make the similar or in the same area. Players can use mobile devices to quickly find a specific game room on a remote server based on the aforementioned feature values to join the same game.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a game rubbing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the game blending system 100 includes a remote server 120, a mobile device 140 (ie, a first mobile device), a game entity platform 160, and a mobile device 180 (ie, a second mobile device). In this embodiment, the number of the mobile devices 180 may be one or more, and the upper limit of the number may be determined according to the hardware limitation or software limitation of the game mixing system 100.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device 140 and the mobile device 180 are, for example, a mobile electronic device such as a notebook computer, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld game console, or a handheld electronic device. Device, but the invention is not limited to this. Generally speaking, the mobile device 140 and the mobile device 180 include display elements, storage elements, operating elements, communication interfaces, processors, sound output units, power sources and other device elements to execute various programs and provide various functions.

In the game blending system 100, when the mobile device 140 and the mobile device 180 execute a game program connected to the game, the mobile device 140 and the mobile device 180 are connected to the remote server 120 as a game server through a network, respectively. And provides a game interface for players to watch and operate.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a game entity platform according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the game entity platform 160 includes a first communication interface 162, a second communication interface 164, and a processing unit 166, and the processing unit 166 is coupled to the first communication interface 162 and the second communication interface 164. The first communication interface 162 and the second communication interface 164 each support a first communication technology and a second communication technology, and the first communication technology and the second communication technology are, for example, a WiFi communication standard and Bluetooth communication, respectively. Standard, radio frequency (RF) communication technology, Zigbee communication standard or other wired communication technology and other wireless communication technology. For example, the first communication interface 162 may support a Bluetooth communication standard, and the second communication interface 164 may support a radio frequency (RF) communication technology.

Specifically, the communication range of the game entity platform 160 is limited by the first communication interface 162 and the second communication interface 164 and covers a limited area or space. In an embodiment of the present invention, for the mobile device 140 and the mobile device 180 within the aforementioned communication range, the processing unit 166 of the game entity platform 160 controls the first communication interface 162 to communicate with the first mobile device 140 based on the first communication technology. The second mobile device 180 communicates.

On the other hand, in an embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit 166 of the game entity platform 160 controls the second communication interface 164 to read game data from the data tag based on the second communication technology, and through the first communication interface 162 Transfer game data to the first mobile device 140 or the second mobile device 180. In more detail, the game entity platform 160 is also used to expand game content, such as a new game character, a new game level, or other parts. The data tag is, for example, an item attached to a card, a model, a toy, and the like, and when the aforementioned item is placed on the game entity platform 160, the processing unit 166 controls the second communication interface 164 to read the game data in the data tag. In this embodiment, when the first mobile device 140 or the second mobile device 180 executes a corresponding game program, the processing unit 166 of the game entity platform 160 further controls the first communication interface 162 to transfer the read game data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a game rubbing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game rubbing method proposed in the embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the game rubbing system 100 shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and related embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The detailed operation flow of the game rubbing method will be described below in conjunction with various devices and structures in the game rubbing system 100.

1 and 3, when a player executes a game program on the mobile device 140 and gives an instruction to create a game room, the mobile device 140 transmits a room opening request RR to the remote server 120 (step S305) to correspond to the executed game The program creates a game room. The remote server 120 establishes a game room after receiving the room opening request RR (step S310). In an embodiment of the present invention, after the game room is established, the remote server 120 returns a characteristic value CV, and the mobile device 140 obtains the characteristic value CV related to the game room from the remote server 120 (step S315). ). In this embodiment, the characteristic value CV is, for example, a room number or a specific value, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the remote server 120 may return a specific string or a specific pattern instead of the characteristic value CV, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

It should be noted that, in another embodiment of the present invention, the characteristic value CV may also be determined on the mobile device 140 and transmitted to the remote server 120 along with the house opening request RR. After the remote server 120 establishes the game room, it maps the characteristic value CV to the game room, and then returns a notification message to inform that the game room has been established.

1 and 3, after obtaining the characteristic value CV related to the game room, the mobile device 140 transmits the characteristic value CV to the game entity platform 160 (step S320), and the game entity platform 160 receives the characteristic value CV and broadcasts the characteristic value CV (step S325). In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit 166 of the game entity platform 160 controls the first communication interface 162 and broadcasts the characteristic value CV by using the Bluetooth communication standard, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the processing unit 166 of the game entity platform 160 controls the first communication interface 162 and distributes the characteristic value CV using communication technologies such as the WiFi communication standard and the Zigbee communication standard.

If the mobile device 180 executes the same game program, the mobile device 180 may receive the feature value CV broadcasted by the game entity platform 160. At this time, if other players operate the mobile device 180 to search the game room, the mobile device 180 transmits a search request SR to the remote server 120 based on the feature value (step S330). After receiving the search request SR, the remote server searches for a game room created by the mobile device 140 based on the aforementioned characteristic value CV (step S335), and provides the related information RI of the game room established by the mobile device 140 to the mobile device 180 ( Step S340).

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device 180 may display the associated information RI of the game room established by the mobile device 140 (step S345). When the player further operates the mobile device 180 to join the game room created by the mobile device 140, the mobile device 180 transmits a join request AR to the remote server 120 to join the game room created by the mobile device 140 based on the aforementioned related information RI ( Step S350).

It is worth noting that, in order to protect the privacy of the game room, in an embodiment of the present invention, in response to the received join request AR, the remote server 120 returns a password query message to the mobile device 180. In other words, the game room created by the mobile device 140 may be protected by a password of the mobile device 140 through the mobile device 140 in advance. After receiving the password inquiry message, the mobile device 180 may display an inquiry screen correspondingly. After the player operates the mobile device 180 to correspondingly input the room password, the mobile device 180 transmits the entered room password to the remote server 120 based on the password inquiry message. After the remote server 120 confirms that the room password is correct, the mobile device 180 is allowed to join the game room created by the mobile device 140.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in an embodiment of the present invention, a player of the mobile device 140 can further operate the mobile device 140 to start a game. At this time, the mobile device 140 transmits the start request IR to the remote server 120 to start the game (step S355).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a game rubbing method according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of FIG. 4, a flowchart of adding a plurality of mobile devices 180 executing game programs to a game room is further shown. Each mobile device 180 belongs to a different player, but the process of individually joining the game room created by the mobile device 140 is similar to that shown in FIG. 3, so it will not be repeated here.

It should be noted that in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the feature value CV obtained by the mobile device 140 is mainly broadcasted by the game entity platform 160, and the remaining mobile devices 180 can receive the feature value by means of wired communication or wireless communication. CV, and then quickly search the remote server 120 for the game room created by the mobile device 140 based on the characteristic value CV. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the mobile device 180 may directly obtain the characteristic value CV from the mobile device 140 in other ways. For example, the mobile device 140 is, for example, a specific character string or a specific pattern displaying the feature value CV or a substitute feature value CV. The mobile device 180 directly captures an image including a characteristic value CV, a specific string, or a specific pattern through an optical sensor or a camera. Through image analysis technology, the mobile device 180 can recognize the characteristic value CV, a specific string or a specific pattern, and correspondingly sends a search request SR to the remote server 120 to find a game room created by the mobile device 140. At this time, players holding the mobile device 180 can quickly join the same game without the assistance of the game entity platform 160.

To sum up, in the game kneading system and the game kneading method provided by the embodiments of the present invention, after a player uses a first mobile device to establish a game room on a remote server, it is further broadcasted by the game physical platform. Feature values related to the aforementioned game room. At this time, other players located in the same area or close to each other may operate the second mobile device to send a search request to the remote server after receiving the feature value. The foregoing search request is based on the feature values broadcasted by the game entity platform, and the remote server provides the related information of the game room established by the first mobile device to the second mobile device. In this way, players who are close or in the same area can quickly join the same game, reducing the waiting time before the game starts.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with the examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

100‧‧‧Game Rubbing System

120‧‧‧ remote server

140‧‧‧ the first mobile device

160‧‧‧Game entity platform

162‧‧‧First communication interface

164‧‧‧Second communication interface

166‧‧‧Processing unit

180‧‧‧Second mobile device

RR‧‧‧ Opening Request

CV‧‧‧Eigenvalue

SR‧‧‧Search Request

RI‧‧‧ Related Information

AR‧‧‧Join request

IR‧‧‧Initial request

S305, S310, S315, S320, S325, S330, S335, S340, S345, S350, S355 ‧‧‧Game rubbing method steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a game rubbing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a game entity platform according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a game rubbing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a game rubbing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A game kneading system includes: a remote server; a first mobile device connected to the remote server through a network; the first mobile device transmits a room opening request to the remote server to establish a corresponding game program to be executed A game room and obtain a feature value related to the game room; a game entity platform connected to the first mobile device, the game entity platform receiving the feature value from the first mobile device and broadcasting the feature value; and a second mobile device , Connecting the remote server through the network, and receiving the characteristic value from the game entity platform, when the second mobile device transmits a search request to the remote server based on the characteristic value, the remote server provides The associated information of the game room established by the first mobile device is transmitted to the second mobile device. According to the game rubbing system described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the second mobile device transmits a join request to the remote server to join the game room based on the related information. According to the game rubbing system described in item 2 of the patent application scope, in response to the received join request, the remote server returns a password query message to the second mobile device, and when the second mobile device is based on the The password query message transmits a room password to the remote server, and after the remote server confirms that the room password is correct, the remote server allows the second mobile device to join the game room. As described in item 2 of the patent application scope, the first mobile device further transmits an initial request to the remote server to start the game. The game blending system according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the game entity platform includes: a first communication interface; and a processing unit coupled to the first communication interface, the processing unit controls the first communication interface to be based on The first communication technology broadcasts the characteristic value and communicates with the first mobile device and the second mobile device. The game blending system according to item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the game entity platform further includes: a second communication interface coupled to the processing unit, and the processing unit controls the second communication interface to be based on the second communication technology. The game data is read from the data tag, and the game data is transferred to the first mobile device or the second mobile device through the first communication interface. A game rubbing method suitable for a game rubbing system. The game rubbing system includes a remote server, a first mobile device, a game entity platform, and a second mobile device. The game rubbing method includes: the first action The device transmits a room opening request to the remote server to establish a game room corresponding to the executed game program; the first mobile device obtains a characteristic value related to the game room, and transmits the characteristic value to the game entity platform; The game entity platform receives the feature value and broadcasts the feature value; the second mobile device receives the feature value, and transmits a search request to the remote server based on the feature value; and the remote server provides the first The associated information of the game room established by the mobile device is transmitted to the second mobile device. According to the game rubbing method described in item 7 of the patent application scope, the method further includes: transmitting, by the second mobile device, a join request to the remote server to join the game room based on the associated information. The game rubbing method according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: in response to the received join request, the remote server returns a password inquiry message to the second mobile device; and the second action The device transmits a room password to the remote server based on the password inquiry message; and after the remote server confirms that the room password is correct, allows the second mobile device to join the game room According to the game rubbing method described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, the method further includes: transmitting an initial request from the first mobile device to the remote server to start the game.