524705 五、發明說明（1) 【發明領域】 本發明為一種遊戲地圖更新和下載的方法，特別在掌 上型電子裝置執行關卡式遊戲，透過無線網路與服務網站 聯繫使掌上型電子裝置動態更新遊戲地圖之方法。 【發明背景】 近年來由於行動通訊（mobile communication)技術 及δ又備的快速發展’無線通訊（wireiess communication )逐漸成為廣泛使用的行動通訊技術之一，利用掌上型電 子裝置連接無線網路（wireless network)來獲取資訊已 是時勢所趨，而行動電話（mobile ph〇ne)和個人數位助 理（Personal Digital Assistant, PDA)等無線掌上型 電子裝置因為具有便利性和行動性，設計被利用來提供遊 戲、電子書、新聞、行動銀行等相關服務，但是掌上型電 子裝置的儲存資源有限，無法在其上執行複雜、耗費記憶 體的程式，因此也限制了各項服務的規模，以致到目矿^ 止，掌上型電子裝置上的遊戲型態仍是較陽春，無法=二 圖形數量較多、檔案較大的遊戲。 # 仃 若以目前在個人電腦執行的遊戲軟體來 求動辄數十百萬位元組以上，特別是某些大型遊戲己 關卡的設計，需要耗費的記憶體更是十分可觀，但^有 電子裝置用於儲存資料的快閃磁碟機（FUsh Did)型 ，個人電腦中之硬碟）由於其硬體特性上的限制，目。員 夕只能儲存32百萬位元組（megabyte， MB)，無法容= 大數量的資料，造成目前行動電話和個人數位助理上可：524705 V. Description of the invention (1) [Field of the invention] The present invention is a method for updating and downloading game maps, and especially executes a level game on a palm-type electronic device, and contacts the service website through a wireless network to dynamically update the palm-type electronic device. Method of game map. [Background of the Invention] In recent years, due to the rapid development of mobile communication technology and δ, 'wirelesss communication' has gradually become one of the widely used mobile communication technologies. Palm-type electronic devices are used to connect wireless networks. network) to obtain information is a trend, and wireless palm-type electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are designed to provide convenience and mobility due to their convenience and mobility. Games, e-books, news, mobile banking and other related services, but palm-type electronic devices have limited storage resources and cannot run complex and memory-consuming programs on them, so they also limit the scale of various services to the mine ^ So far, the game type on the palm-type electronic device is still relatively young, and it cannot be = a game with a large number of graphics and a large file. # 仃 If you use the current game software running on your personal computer to get more than tens of millions of bytes, especially the design of some large games, the amount of memory required is even more considerable, but there are electronic The device is a type of flash drive (FUsh Did) used to store data, a hard disk in a personal computer) due to limitations in its hardware characteristics. Members can only store 32 million bytes (megabytes, MB), and cannot hold a large amount of data. As a result, current mobile phones and personal digital assistants can:
五、發明說明（2) 戲都較小型，這些掌上型電子裝置内的簡易 供二費者，因此如何在掌上型電子I 所 一夕樣化的大型遊戲的服務就變得#常 上型i^的貧料儲存方式並導入有效的管理策略 題。電子裝置的儲存空間能完善地運用遂成為一關 發明之概述及目的】 網政ΐ鑑於此’本發明乃為解決上述問題而提出〜 延伸掌上型電子裝置儲存資源的方法本發 費的::ϊ : ΐ型電子裝置内的程式來控制關卡遊戟 當使用者有需要時再進行關卡地 利用^接士以減少遊戲大小對快閃磁碟機資源的消 ΐ = Γ法隨時存取遊戲推出後再設計出的新關 冋遊戲的變化性。 ΠΓ π ί 了達到上述的目的，本發明所提出之方法至 下列步驟： 執行關卡式遊虚戈，瀆取磁碟之一關卡記錄；判 :二：該關卡地圖；連接一服務網站；下載該關卡 及更新邊關卡地圖。 有關本發明之詳細内容及概念，茲就配合圖式 後。 發明之詳細說明】 本發明係提出一種掌上型電子裝置之遊戲地圖 小遊戲 *要， ’使掌 種利 明之 戶斤須耗 圖的下 耗》， 卡， 並 定所需 地圖； 吞兄明如 通過服 524705 五、發明說明（3) 務網站的動態更新和下載的方法，特別針對現今掌上型電 子裝置無法執行大型關卡式遊戲的缺點，提出一種有效使 用掌上型電子裝置内快閃磁碟機的方法，藉由本發明所提 出之方法，將能有效利用磁碟機的儲存空間，改善目前只 能執行小型遊戲的狀況。 本發明以一較佳實施例說明本方法的具體可行性，請 參閱「第1圖」，此圖係本發明所提之掌上型電子裝置動 態更新遊戲地圖之方法之流程圖，說明本發明之主要概念 和自動判定下載關卡地圖的流程，其說明如下： 本發明提出一種動態更新和下載關卡地圖的方法，用 以減少遊戲大小對快閃磁碟機資源的消耗，當用戶進入掌 上型電子裝置遊戲選單，執行關卡式遊戲（步驟1 0 0)， 掌上型電子裝置上的遊戲程式會讀取（load)磁碟中記錄 之關卡（步驟11 0)，讓用戶開始或繼續上次的遊戲，當 用戶欲通過關卡時，則自動判定所需下載之關卡地圖（步 驟1 2 0)，此關卡地圖是指玩家執行遊戲之主要畫面，遊 戲主角於此進行歷險及闖關，在遊戲執行的過程中程式會 持續保持與服務網站（s e r v i c e web s i t e)的聯繫，若判 定有需要下載，則連接服務網站（步驟1 3 0)，下載關卡 地圖（步驟1 4 0)，並更新關卡地圖（步驟1 5 0)和磁碟内 之地圖資料，使用戶可繼續遊戲，如此由程式自動判定直 到用戶退出遊戲為止。 請參閱「第2圖」，此圖係查詢是否推出新關卡的流 程圖，說明由選單查詢是否推出新關卡之步驟，其流程如V. Description of the invention (2) The plays are all smaller. These simple electronic devices in the palm-type electronic device are for the second-payer. Therefore, how can the services of large-scale games that are prototyped in the palm-type electronic device become # 常 上 型 i ^ Lean material storage methods and introduce effective management strategies. The storage space of the electronic device can be fully utilized and it becomes an overview and purpose of the invention] In view of this, the present invention is proposed to solve the above problems ~ The method of extending the storage resources of the palm-type electronic device ϊ: A program in a ΐ-type electronic device to control the level of the game. When the user needs it, he will use the level to make use of it ^ pick up to reduce the size of the game and eliminate the flash drive resources = Γ method to access the game at any time The variability of the new game that was designed later. ΠΓ π ί To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the method proposed by the present invention goes to the following steps: execute a level-type tour, falsify one of the level records of the disk; sentence: two: the level map; connect to a service website; download the Levels and update side level maps. For details and concepts of the present invention, please refer to the drawings. Detailed description of the invention] The present invention proposes a game map mini-game for a palm-type electronic device. The main point is, 'Enable the palm-type household to pay for the consumption of the map.' Card, and determine the required map; Through service 524705 V. Description of the invention (3) Dynamic updating and downloading method of service website, especially for the shortcomings of today's handheld electronic devices that cannot perform large-scale level games, an effective use of flash drives in handheld electronic devices is proposed With the method proposed by the present invention, the storage space of the disk drive can be effectively used, and the situation that only small games can currently be executed is improved. The present invention uses a preferred embodiment to illustrate the specific feasibility of the method. Please refer to "Figure 1", which is a flowchart of a method for dynamically updating a game map on a handheld electronic device according to the present invention, and illustrates the method of the present invention. The main concepts and the process of automatically determining the level map download are explained as follows: The present invention proposes a method for dynamically updating and downloading the level map to reduce the consumption of flash drive resources by the game size when the user enters the palm-type electronic device Game menu, execute level game (step 1 0 0), the game program on the handheld electronic device will read (load) the level recorded in the disk (step 1 10), let the user start or continue the last game, When the user wants to pass the level, the level map to be downloaded is automatically determined (step 120). This level map refers to the main screen of the player during the game execution. The hero of the game performs adventures and breakthroughs during the game execution. The program will continue to maintain contact with the service web site. If it is determined that there is a need to download, connect to the service web site (step 1 3 0), download the level map (step 1 40), and update the level map (step 1 50) and the map data in the disk so that the user can continue the game, so the program will automatically determine until the user exits the game. Please refer to "Figure 2". This figure is a flow chart for querying whether to launch a new level. It explains the steps for querying whether to launch a new level from the menu. The process is as follows:
524705 五、發明說明（4) 下： ，524705 V. Description of the invention (4):
當掌上型電子裝置推出一段時曰後，遊戲廠商可能會 再推出新版遊戲，此時可進入遊戲查詢選單（步驟2 0 0 )，查詢是否推出新關卡（步驟2 1 0)，程式接收查詢指 令後，會與服務網站聯繫，將服務網站提供的遊戲資料與 掌上型電子裝置内的遊戲資料進行比對，程式判斷是否須 下載新關卡（步驟22 0)或其他新版本，若需要更新掌上 型電子裝置上的資料，則下載關卡地圖（步驟2 3 0)，並 更新關卡地圖（步驟240)，待更新完成即顯示訊息（步 驟2 5 0)，使用者退出遊戲查詢選單（步驟2 6 0)。 雖然本發明以前述之較佳實施例揭露如上，然其並非 用以限定本發明，任何熟習此技藝者，在不脫離本發明之 精神和範圍内，當可作些許之更動與潤飾，因此本發明之 保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。When the handheld electronic device is launched for a period of time, the game manufacturer may launch a new version of the game. At this time, you can enter the game query menu (step 2 0 0) to check whether a new level is launched (step 2 1 0). The program receives the query command. After that, it will contact the service website to compare the game data provided by the service website with the game data in the handheld electronic device, and the program determines whether a new level (step 22 0) or other new version must be downloaded. If you need to update the handheld The information on the electronic device downloads the level map (step 2 30), and updates the level map (step 240). A message is displayed after the update is completed (step 2 50), and the user exits the game query menu (step 2 6 0 ). Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiment as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.
第7頁 524705 圖式簡單說明 第1圖為本發明之程式自動判定下載關卡地圖流程 圖；及 第2圖為本發明之程式選單查詢是否推出新關卡流程Page 7 524705 A brief description of the diagram. Figure 1 is the flow chart of the program to automatically determine the level map for downloading according to the present invention; and Figure 2 is the flow chart of the program menu of the present invention to check whether a new level has been launched.
圖 〇 [ 符 號說明】 步 驟 100 執 行 關 卡 式 遊 戲 步 驟 110 讀 取 磁 碟 中 記 錄 之 關 卡 步 驟 120 判 定 所 需 下 載 之 關 卡 地 圖 步 驟 130 連 接 服 務 網 站 步 驟 140 下 載 關 卡 地 圖 步 驟 150 更 新 關 卡 地 圖 步 驟 200 進 入 遊 戲 查 詢 選 單 步 驟 210 查 詢 是 否 推 出 新 關 卡 步 驟 220 程 式 判 斷 是 否 須 下 載 新 關卡 步 驟 230 下 載 關 卡 地 圖 步 驟 240 更 新 關 卡 地 圖 步 驟 250 顯 示 訊 息 步 驟 260 退 出 遊 戲 查 詢 選 單Figure 〇 [Explanation of Symbols] Step 100 Execute the level game step 110 Read the level recorded on the disk Step 120 Determine the level map to download Step 130 Connect the service website step 140 Download the level map Step 150 Update the level map Step 200 Enter the game Query menu step 210 Query whether to launch a new level step 220 Program to determine whether to download a new level step 230 Download the level map step 240 Update the level map step 250 Display a message step 260 Exit the game query menu
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